SONY KDL-46VL160 - Service mode - LED blinking errors - Service adjustments - Power supply board - APS-236 1-876-466-12 - LCD Television repair and service - Manual

Category: LCD Television Repair and Service 

Contents of this article 

  • Access to service mode 
  • Self Diagnostics Procedure
  • LED blinking codes and causes 
  • Power supply board  


SONY KDL-46VL160 

DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION
If an error occurs, the STANDBY LED automatically begins to fl ash. The number of times the LED fl ashes translates to a probable source of the problem. A definition of the STANDBY LED fl ash indicators is listed in the instruction manual for the user’s knowledge and reference. If an error symptom is diffi cult to reproduce use the Remote Commander to display the record that is stored at the internal NVM to specify the cause.
Diagnostic Indicators
When an error occurs, the STANDBY LED fl ashes a set number of times to indicate the possible cause of the problem. If there is more than one error, the LED will identify the first of the problem areas. If the errors occur simultaneously, the one that corresponds to the fewest fl ashes is identified first. (Results for all of the following diagnostic items are displayed on screen. No error has occurred if the screen displays a “00”)
1. TV must be in standby mode. (Power off).
2. Press the following buttons on the Remote Commander within a second of each other:
DISPLAY > Channel 5 > Volume - > TV POWER .
LED BLINKING AND CAUSES 
LED
Display
Contents
002 :

POW_OVP
Power OVP
003 :
POW_ERR1
Power Error
005 :
T_CON
T-CON Error
006 :
BACKLITE
Backlight Error
007 :
PANLTEMP
Panel Temp Error
008 :
AUD_PROT
Audio Protector
009 :
FAN_ERR
Only Used in XBR models
010:
DTT_ERR

011:
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013:
BALANCER
Panel Error
101 :


DTT_WDT


WDT- Watch Dog Timers (Watch Dog Timers are used to track

Resetting the Diagnostic Indicators
After completing the repair of the set, reset the Self Check screen to set all the display results to “00”.
1. TV must be in standby mode. (Power off).
2. Press DISPLAY > Channel 5 > Volume - > TV POWER .
3. Press Channel 8 , then press Channel 0 . To exit press TV POWER .
ACCESSING SERVICE ADJUSTMENTS
To adjust various set features, use the Remote Commander to put the set
into service mode to display the service menus.
1. TV must be in standby mode. (Power off).
2. Press the following buttons on the Remote Commander within a second of each other:
DISPLAY > Channel 5 > Volume + > TV POWER .
The first service menu (TV) displays.
3. To display the service menu that contains the category you want to adjust, press JUMP on the Remote Commander.
The screen displays the first category in the selected service menu. The screen displays the first category in the selected service menu.
4. To change the category, press 2 or 5 on the Remote Commander.
Note: Pressing 2 or 5 only changes the categories within the service menu displayed.
To change a category on one of the other service menus, press the JUMP button until the correct service menu is displayed.
5. To change the adjustment item, press 1 or 4 on the Remote Commander.
6. To change the data value, press 3 or 6 on the Remote Commander.
7. To write into memory, press MUTING then 0 on the Remote Commander.
8. To exit service mode, turn the power off.
UPDATING MODEL INFORMATION AFTER REPLACING THE FB1 BOARD
Complete the following steps to reset the model information to the correct size after replacing the FB1 Board.
1. Access the Service Menu by pressing the following buttons on the
Remote Commander within a second:
DISPLAY > Channel 5 > Volume + > TV POWER .
The service menu displays.
2. Press the JUMP button until the BEM micro service menu displays.
3. Press 2 until the 0001 MODEL_INFO category displays.
4. Using the 3 or 6 on the remote commander to increase or decrease the value, do one of the following:
If model size is 40” Set to 0
If model size is 46” Set to 1
5. To write into memory, press MUTING then 0 on the Remote Commander.
8. To exit service mode, turn the power off.
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