S ® Lab Manual

RA-3 Chassis and Direct View

WEGATM Television Alignment
Course

Alignment Lab

Course: TVP-09
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Alignment Lab
Models: KV-20FV10
KP-43T70

Prepared by: National Training Department

Sony Service Company
A Division of Sony Electronics Inc.

Course presented by _____________________________________

Date___________________________________________________

Student Name ___________________________________________

 Table of Contents
Lab A (Based on model KV20FV10) 1
Objective 1
1. Pre-Lab Preparation 1
2. Precautions 2
3. Rear Panel Removal and Generator
Connection 2
4. Yoke Support Removal 2
5. Beam Landing / Purity 3
6. Picture Geometry - Yoke Adjustment 5
7. Convergence 6
Convergence - Presetting the TV video levels and yoke controls 7
Convergence - Adjusting the Electrical VStat Control 7
Convergence - Adjusting the Yoke Tabs 8
Convergence - Adjusting the Yoke Controls 11
Convergence - Corner Convergence 14
8. Picture Geometry - Service Mode Adjustments 14
Vertical Adjustments 14
Horizontal Adjustments 15
9. Using the Memory Transfer Reader / Writer 17
Addendum 1 - 27”-32” Adjustments 20
Addendum 2 - Service Mode Item List 22
Addendum 3 - Service Bulletin 387R2 24

Lab B (Based on model KP43T70) 31

Objective 31
1. The New Service Mode 31
2. Positioning the Yoke 34
3. Focus Adjustment 35
Spot Shape 35
Electrical Focus 36
Mechanical Focus 37
4. Coarse Convergence 37
Setting the Video Levels 38
Check of Internal Reference Data 38
Set the Green Geometry 39
Superimpose the Red over the Green 42
Superimpose the Blue over the Green 46
Making the Cursor Data Visible 47
Enter the Fine Convergence Mode 47
Converge Red in the Cursor Area 48
5. Defocusing the Blue Color 48
Change the Picture Mode to VIVID 49
Shut Off the Red and Green Colors from the Service Mode 49
Adjust the Blue Electronic Focus Control so the Dot is a Specified Diameter 49
Return the Red and Green Colors 50
6. Updating the Flash Focus Memory 50

Appendix:
Convergence Using Default Data i
Install the Preset Convergence Data i
Install the Coarse Green Geometry Data i
Installing the Fine Green Geometry Data ii
Sony’s Authorized Service Website iv
 TVP-09 Lab A (Based on model KV20FV10)
Three technicians per TV. The first person reads while the second per-
forms the adjustments. The third will assist both partners. Later when
instructed in the text, the lab partners will rotate positions.

Objective
The purpose of this lab is to teach you about the new flat screen TV adjustment proce-
dures. You will apply these procedures when you replace a picture tube or yoke. After
replacement, degaussing, beam landing, geometry and convergence will be necessary.
Degaussing is done with the internal degaussing coil.

A 20” direct view TV flat screen WEGATM TV will be used to teach these adjustment proce-
dures. The Sony 27” and larger WEGATM TVs have an additional HTRP yoke control and
ring magnets on a WA board. Procedures are given in this lab for those larger screen TV
adjustments in the addendum that follows lab A. The larger screen TV adjustments are
linked to lab A by step numbers so the adjustment sequence is maintained.
‰ Check off the box as you begin to read each step. This will help you follow along during
the adjustment procedure.
In this lab you will check the set, remove the previous class’ convergence parts and con-
verge the set. Convergence will be performed in this order:
Center of the screen
Sides of the screen
Corners of the screen
This direct view TV adjustment lab is divided into nine parts:
1. Pre-Lab Preparation – a checklist
2. Precautions – what not to do
3. Rear Panel Removal and Generator Connection
4. Yoke Support Removal
5. Beam Landing / Purity
6. Picture Geometry - Yoke Adjustment
7. Convergence
8. Picture Geometry – Service Mode Adjustment
9. Using the Memory Transfer Reader / Writer
1. Pre-Lab Preparation
The following equipment is necessary to perform this lab:

Equipment needed:
Test Equipment
1. Insulated tip driver for yoke
adjustments P/N = 7-700-731-04
2. Color / Hatch Generator or VCR for R,
G, B colors and cross hatch tape PB.
3. TV s Remote Control for service access
4. Hexagon alignment tool P/N 7-700-733-
01
5. Not Magnetized + tip screwdriver
6. NVM Reader/Writer P/N = T-9350-109-1
Spare Parts
1. Magnet for purity P/N = 1-452-032-00 (1-
452-094-00 for 27 or larger screen TVs)
2. Permalloy Strips for Convergence P/N = 4-
048-133-01 (4-051-734-21 for larger TVs)
3. Rubber yoke wedges P/N = 4-053-005-01
4. TLH convergence plate P/N = 4-057-714-01
TM
(2-163-920-01 in 27 and 32 Wega TV sets).

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2. Precautions
If the reasons for the following precautions are not understood, you must see your instructor
before proceeding.
· Do not wear a metal watch or rings. Physical and electrical damage to both you and the TV
could occur.
· Do not disconnect the high voltage anode. A loose anode lead may come off.
· Do not manually degauss the picture tube (leave that to the internal degaussing circuit). Some
picture tubes are pre magnetized to aid in purity and convergence.
· Do not touch any exposed contacts or yoke wires. The highest voltage measured on the
exposed yoke contacts of this 20” TV was 8.6Vdc (to cold ground). This was measured on a
new working set. The set you have could still have a defect.
· Do not scratch the CRT glass neck. A scratch weakens the glass considerably and a danger-
ous implosion is possible. Do not use if scratched.
· Do not remove the tape around the neck. The cloth tape prevents the yoke from scratching the
CRT neck and weakening the glass structure. The tape also provides friction to grip the yoke.
If the tape is missing tell your instructor ASAP.
· Use demagnetized tools to avoid magnetizing parts of the TV. A magnetized TV part can
make convergence impossible.

3. Rear Panel Removal and Generator Connection

‰ Step 1. Remove the seven rear cover screws (three in the back) and the rear cover.
‰ Step 2. Set the pattern generator for a green only raster and connect it to the TV’s
video 1 input.
‰ Step 3. Plug in and turn ON the TV. Select the video 1 input to verify the presence of
a green raster. The speakers have been removed so there will be no sound.
‰ Step 4. Switch to a crosshatch pattern. Your objective is to improve the convergence
performed by the last class.
‰ Step 5. Turn OFF the TV and unplug the AC cord.

4. Yoke Support Removal

‰ Step 6. - For 27” and larger WEGA sets - see Addendum 1 on page 20.
TM

‰Step 7. In the following step a NON-magnetized + screwdriver must be used. A magnetized

screwdriver will magnetize the clamp when you touch it and leave a magnetic field that will
make purity or convergence difficult or impossible. With a demagnetized + tip screwdriver,
loosen the yoke clamp screw that holds the yoke in place. Slide the yoke back to free the
rubber supports.
Remove 4 yoke 1
Yoke clamp screw wedges

Yoke 4 Yoke 2
Back

Side View Back View

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‰ Step 8. Remove the four wedge type rubber yoke supports, the Permalloy strips and
the disc magnets on the picture tube bell. Set them aside.
Permalloy Rubber
Strips Wedge

Picture of a yoke in a 20” WEGATM series Sony TV.

5. Beam Landing / Purity

‰ Step 9. Reset the six rings on the yoke by moving tabs to the initial position as shown:
Note that all four of the small points, one on each ring, should line up when the tabs are
in the initial position.

Yoke Side View Yoke Back View – Initial Position

Purity tabs together

H/VStat Purity rings

H/VStat
BMC
Yoke CRT
4 Small points
neck
BMC
H/VStat
BMC rings

In this initial position, the purity rings are both at noon position. The two H/VStat tabs are
at 7 and 10 o’clock positions. The BMC tabs are on the opposite side at the 2 and 5 o’clock
positions. At the left side of the rings, four small points of the plastic BMC and H/VStat
rings should be aligned in a row.

‰ Step 10. - For 27” and larger WEGA sets - see addendum page.
TM

‰ Step 11. Slide the yoke up to the bell (wide part) of the picture tube.
‰ Step 12. Plug in the TV and turn it ON. Input a green raster pattern. You should see a
green colored screen with color impurities.

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‰Step 13. Slide the yoke about ¾” away from the bell of the picture tube so there is a
color on each side of green.

BLUE RED

GREEN

TV screen with yoke pulled back.

With the yoke back about 3/4 away from the bell (over the velocity modulation coil), the
green electron beam misses the green phosphor at the screen’s left and right sides
because of insufficient deflection. B
G
R

GREEN

PURITY
CONTROLS

YOKE
BEAM PULLED BACK

B
G
R

Green Beam striking the wrong phosphors at the sides

.

‰ Step 14. Spread the top purity tabs until there is an equal amount of red and blue at
each side.
‰ Step 15. Slowly slide the yoke toward the bell of the picture tube.
There will be one
point where the screen is entirely green. KEEP THE YOKE LEVEL. Tighten the yoke-
mounting clamp temporarily.

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‰ Step 16. Switch the input signal to a red and then to a blue color to make sure these
colors are uniform.
‰ Step 17. - For 27” and larger WEGA sets - see Addendum 1 on page 20.
TM

‰ Step 18. If the screen is not a uniform color, place a disc magnet at the bell near the
impurity. Move the magnet about until the TV screen’s impurity is affected. Then
rotate the magnet until the TV screen is pure green in that area. Stick the magnet
there. In a larger TV an impurity is more pronounced and more magnets may be
needed so you may have to repeat this step.
Add
magnet
Red
impurity
Yoke
Green

CRT Rear

Caution: If the magnet is too strong (large) or too close to the yoke there will be geometric
distortion. Keep the magnets as far away as you can.
6. Picture Geometry - Yoke Adjustment
Mechanically adjusting the yoke is new to flat screen TV sets. It is crucial to straighten bent
horizontal lines at the top and bottom of the picture.

Bent

‰ Step 19. There is a black picture rotation coil about the yoke. To ensure your yoke
adjustment is true, you will need to unplug the rotation coil. Trace the wires to the C
board and unplug the coil from the C board.

Yoke
‰ Step 20. Input a crosshatch pattern. Black
Rotation
Coil

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‰ Step 21. Rotate the yoke so the crosshatch
pattern is straight at the middle.

‰ Step 22. Never touch any exposed wires or terminals. Only touch the plastic
parts of the yoke at the front of the yoke by the picture tube bell. You may touch the
insulated black picture rotation coil to move the yoke.
This is the most important step in straightening the top and bottom lines. You must tilt
or bend the yoke front to get the top and bottom cross hatch pattern horizontal lines
straight. Grasp the front of the yoke to move it up and down and side to side, while
watching the crosshatch pattern on the TV screen. Position the yoke for straight top
and bottom horizontal lines. You will use the wedges in the next step to hold the yoke
in the bent position. Straight horizontal lines

TV Screen
‰ Step 23. Locate the rubber yoke wedges (P/N 4-053-005-01) you removed. Insert the
top wedge first because the yoke tends to tilt down. Insert the remaining three wedges.
Normally you would permanently stick the wedges down now. Since this lab will be
repeated, you will just insert the old wedges. Permanently sticking the wedges is tricky.
This is done by peeling back a little of the adhesive cover at a corner so you can still
grab the cover when the wedge is upright. Position the wedge upright under the yoke
and then slide the remainder of the cover off the wedge.

‰Step 24. - For 27” and larger WEGA TM

sets - see Addendum 1 on page 21.

7. Convergence
In this part you will converge the three colors into white at the center of the screen using yoke
rings, the sides using the yoke controls, and the corners using Permalloy strips. The convergence
consists of five parts:
· Presetting the TV video levels and yoke controls
· Adjusting the electrical HStat control
· Adjusting the yoke tabs
· Adjusting the yoke controls
· Corner convergence

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Convergence – Presetting the TV Video Levels and Yoke Controls
In the steps to follow you will preset the picture level to 20% and brightness level to 50%.
Then you will preset the two yoke controls to mid rotation.
Menu
‰ Step 25. On the remote, press the MENU button. button

Select
button
‰ Step 26. Press the center “SELECT” button to enter the video adjustments. Use the
down  button to go to the “PICTURE” adjustment and press SELECT again
‰ Step 27. Use the left  button to reduce the picture level to about 20%. Press the
center SELECT button to return to video adjustments.
‰ Step 28. Use the down  button to go to “BRIGHTNESS” and press the center SE-
LECT button.
‰ Step 29. Press the or button to adjust the brightness to 50% (½). Press the MENU
button to exit. This presets the video adjustments.
‰ Step 30. On the 20 and 24” WEGA TV sets, the yoke has two controls on top. Preset
the TLV and YCH controls to the middle of rotation.
20 & 24
TM
WEGA
TV Yoke TLV Deflection
Controls Yoke
Locations TOP VIEW
YCH

Convergence - Adjusting the Electrical HStat Control

The H Stat control is used to converge the three beams into a single white line at the center
of the picture.

‰ Step 31. Locate the black R1750 HStat control on the CRT board
C Bd

CRT Board

‰ Step 32. While observing the center vertical line(s) on the screen, rotate the HStat
control in both directions to see the effects. What lines are affected and how are they
affected when the HStat control is turned clockwise at the shaft? Use the box below to
draw what you observe on the screen.

H Stat
H Stat CCW
CW rotation
rotation

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Adjust the HStat control until the red and blue vertical lines merge onto the green line to
produce a white line. The control should be at or near mid rotation. The following will
cause the HStat control to be incorrectly adjusted to the end of rotation:
1. The yoke rings are not at the initial positions.
2. The yoke is defective.
3. The picture tube or its socket is defective. R G B
4. The H Stat control is broken or not grounded.
HStat Adjustment

CRT

H.
H.V.
H.V. Stat
Resistor

Convergence - Adjusting the Yoke Tabs

You will require the following information to assist you in adjusting the rear yoke tabs.
There are three pairs of ring magnets at the back of the yoke. They are connected to tabs
for adjustment. Read the following information before adjusting the ring magnets:

H Stat Control
(R1750)

WA board on 27” or larger TV sets only.

Rotating the tabs moves the red and blue beams. The following chart and diagram show
the red and blue beam movement.
Yoke Ring Magnets
Magnet Tab Shape # Magnets Beam movement
Blue Mis-Convergence 1 Notch 6 Poles Red and blue beams move in the
(BMC) same direction.
Horizontal/Vertical Static 3 Notches 4 Poles Red and blue beams move in
(H/V Stat) opposite directions.

From the chart you can see in this set that the four pole rings have three notches on their
tabs and the six pole rings have one notch. During manufacture, these two rings are
distinguished by the number of notches. A different manfacturer may use a different num-
ber of notches.

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From the diagram, you can see the four pole rings move the beams in opposite directions
and the six pole rings move the beams in the same direction.
The distance the beams move is dependent upon the magnetic strength. Using a second
ring to cancel or extend the magnetic fields can control the magnetic strength. Therefore
spreading or closing the tabs on each ring controls the beam distance.
The direction of movement can be controlled. Rotating both rings together changes the mag-
netic direction. S

S N

G G
N R B N R B

4 Pole - N S
H/V Stat
S

S 6 Pole -
N S
BMC
N
N

S N
R G B R G B

S S

N S
N

Initially the rings are preset with the south poles facing on top (4 & 6 pole diagram, left). From
this initial position, spreading the tabs has the opposite effect in the 4 pole and 6 pole rings.
Spreading the H/V Stat tabs causes vertical (up/down) beam movement but spreading the BMC
tabs causes horizontal (left/right) beam movement. Generally, rotating both rings together
performs the same beam movement in the other axis.

‰Step 33. The H/V Stat ring magnets are used in pairs.
Spreading these tabs apart controls
the amount of red and blue beam movement. Moving both rings together controls how
much the beams are moved in the other axis.

While looking only at about 6” around the center of the 20” screen, spread or close the yoke’s
three notch H/V Stat tabs so the red and blue horizontal lines are distinctly apart from the
green line. This is performed in preparation for the next ring adjustment. If the vertical lines
are spreading apart too, rotate both rings together until the vertical lines become a single line.

white
B
H/V Stat
beam G
separation R

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‰ Step 34. The BMC ring magnets are also used in pairs, but their affects are the opposite of the
HVStat magnets. Moving both rings together controls the amount of red and blue beam
movement. Spreading the tabs apart controls how much the beams are moved in the other
axis.
B a
G Rotate both one notch
c BMC tabs to move the R &
R B lines up so the spacing is
equal (a=c)

The yoke’s single notch BMC rings move the red and blue beams in the same direction. If one
color is closer to the green than the other, move both BMC rings together to make the horizon-
tal lines equidistant to the green. Spread or close the tabs to keep the vertical lines white.

H/V Stat Ring Adjustment

R
G Spread H/V
B Stat Tabs apart

H/V Stat
tabs
R G B
Rotate both tabs together
(use H Stat control if present
instead of the tabs).

BMC Ring Adjustment

R
G Rotate both
B tabs together
BMC
tabs

R G B
Spread BMC
Tabs apart

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‰ Step 35. It is now time to switch places with your lab partner.
R/B
‰ Step 36. Switch to a dot pattern. G
B/R
‰ Step 37. Rotate both H/V Stat tabs so the dots are aligned vertically (up and down).
‰ Step 38. Spread or close the H/V Stat tabs to converge the dots into one.
‰ Step 39. Switch back to the crosshatch pattern.
Convergence - Adjusting the Yoke Controls
The WEGATM TVs have new adjustments on the deflection yokes. These controls distort the
picture at the ends of rotation.
TLH plate slot 1
20 TLV
TM
WEGA Deflection
TV Yoke Yoke
TOP VIEW
Control
Locations YCH

TLH plate slot 2

TM
New WEGA TV Series Yoke Convergence Adjustments
Name Affected Areas Effect
TLV Top and bottom red/blue horizontal The red lines move apart from the blue.
lines
HTRP (27 & Top and bottom red and blue The top red and blue lines move
larger TVs) horizontal lines. Leave at mid together while the bottom ones move
rotation. apart.
YCH All red and blue vertical lines The red line tilts left while the blue tilts
right.
TLH Plate Left OR right vertical lines The The red and blue lines move apart or
affected area depends on the plate together.
entry side.

HTRP (only 27 & 32 )

TLV
R
B B
R

R R
B B

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 YCH TLH Plate

BR B R B R RGB BGR

The best adjustment of the TLV and YCH yoke controls are performed without the green lines so
you can see the blue lines clearly. In the next three steps the green color will be turned off from the
service mode.

‰ Step 40. Enter the service Mode by first turning OFF the TV set. Then turn the TV back ON
pressing the following buttons on the remote control: Display, #5, Vol +, Power ON.
‰ Step 41. Use the remote control numbers 1 (up) or 4 (down) to move to service item GON.
There is a partial list of service items in addendum 2 after lab A. GON is item number 36 out
of 96 items.
‰ Step 42. While in the service mode item GON, press the remote control number 6 (data down).
This changes the data from 1 to 0. The green color is shut OFF in preparation for the TLV and
YCH adjustments.
TLH plate slot 1
20 TLV
TM
WEGA Deflection
TV Yoke Yoke
TOP VIEW
Control
Locations YCH

TLH plate slot 2

‰ Step 43. The TLV control is one of two controls on the yoke. While looking at the top and
bottom horizontal lines, adjust the TLV control so the red and blue lines merge (superimpose).
Disregard the other line movements.

B
R B R
TLV
Adjustment YCH
R Adjustment
B

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‰ Step 44. The YCH control is the other control on the yoke. Observe the vertical lines at the
middle of the screen. Adjust the YCH control so the top and bottom of these vertical lines
merge. You will notice that the blue color does not show as much when the lines merge.
‰ Step 45. Restore the green color by pressing number 3 to change the GON data back to 1.
‰ Step 46. The TLH plate is not normally needed on small TV sets. However, there are provi-
sions in the yoke frame for this plate insertion. Ask your instructor for a TLH plate and insert it
into the compartment at the left or right side of the yoke. Notice that it moves the very outer left
or right red and blue vertical lines in opposite directions.

Left TLH plate Right insertion Left insertion

insertion point.

TLH
TOP VIEW Plate
Yoke Adj

BR RB
Right THL plate
insertion point.

‰ Step 47. - For 27” and larger WEGATM sets - see Addendum 1 on page 21.

‰ Step 48. Step back and determine where colors peek out from the white cross hatch lines
(misconvergence). Touch up the adjustments. To make this easier, look through this lab for
all the adjustments and list them below:
Controls that affect Vertical Lines Controls that affect Horizontal Lines
1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5.

6. HTRP Yoke control in 27” or larger WEGATM TV sets

7. Y Axis Separation ring magents in 27” or larger WEGATM TV sets

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Convergence – Corner Convergence
Convergence at the corners is corrected by using Permalloy Strips. These strips contain bits of
metal or ferrite fused onto a plastic adhesive strip. The metal inserts alter the yoke’s magnetic
fields. The strips come in different lengths. Order the right length for the size of the yoke.

Permalloy Corner Convergence Strips

24 TV sets and smaller Part number = 4-048-133-01
27 TV sets and larger Part number = 4-051-734-21

‰ Step 49. At each corner of the screen where convergence is needed, insert a Permalloy strip
between the yoke and picture tube. For example, the illustration shows a TV screen with the
upper right corner misconverged. The red line is not straight.

Insert strip here to

correct upper right
G/B
R corner

Yoke

‰ Step 50. Insert a Permalloy strip between the yoke and picture tube. As the strip is inserted,
the screen crosshatch will distort. Move the strip so the distortion is in the area of
misconvergence. Pay particular attention to the bottom of the screen where lettering occurs.
Position the strip so either the red line moves to merge with the green and blue lines or the
green and blue lines both move to merge with the bent red line. Either way there should be a
single white line. On large screen TV sets sometimes two or more strips are required in a
single corner. Have your instructor check the convergence before proceeding to geometry.

‰ Step 51. It is now time to switch places for the last time in this
lab.
8. Picture Geometry – Service Mode Adjustments
In this section you will straighten the picture so the cross hatch pattern forms a rectangle
with uniform size boxes. It is easier to perform all the vertical adjustments as a group.
Vertical Adjustments

‰ Step 52. While still in the service mode, use the #1 and #4 remote control buttons to
locate the name of each vertical register. At each register name use the #3 and #6
buttons to change the data and correct the picture geometry. When finished, save the
data by pressing the remote control MUTE button followed by the ENTER button. The
next picture below the chart illustrates the effects of the data change to the VLIN and
SCOR registers.

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 Service Mode Vertical Adjustment Registers
Name Tools Purpose / Adjustment procedure
VPOS 1. Crosshatch Up/down picture positioning
generator Center the picture.
VSIZ 2. Remote control Height of the picture.
Overscan the picture top and bottom by
approximately 5%.
VLIN Overall Linearity. Adjust for equal spacing of
the boxes at the middle and bottom.
SCOR S signal correction. Adjust the height of the
(VSCO) top row of boxes to equal the others

VLIN & SCOR adjustments:

CORRECT
Vertical lines must be equidistant

INCORRECT
INCORRECT SCOR
Vlin Top must =
bottom must = middle others

Note: You must not have a curved horizontal line along the bottom. Only yoke positioning
and Y splitting axis correction ring magnets (27” and larger TV sets) on the CRT neck can
eliminate a curved horizontal line. Reposition the yoke if the bottom horizontal lines are not
straight.

‰ Step 53. Store the vertical adjustment information by pressing the remote control’s
MUTE button, followed by the ENTER button.

Horizontal Adjustments

‰ Step 54. While still in the service mode, use the remote control #1 (up) and #4 (down)
buttons to locate the name of each horizontal register listed in the next chart. At each
register use the #3 or #6 button to adjust the data. The changes in data result in the
changes to the crosshatch geometry. When finished, save the data by pressing the
MUTE button followed by the ENTER button.

You can make the left and right vertical lines perfectly straight with these eight registers.
The trick is to equalize the distortion on both the left and right sides of the screen, then
eliminate it using another register. The pictures below the chart illustrate the effects of the
data change to all of the registers except the simpler HPOS and HSIZ registers.

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 Service Mode Horizontal Adjustment Registers
Name Tools Purpose
1. HPOS 1. Crosshatch Left/right picture positioning
generator Center the picture so the center line is between
2. TV remote the SO and NY of the SONY emblem.
2. HSIZ control Width of the picture
3. PAMP Vertical lines at the center bow in/out
4. VBOW Vertical lines at the center bow left or right
5. UPIN Vertical lines at the top bend left or right.
6. LPIN Vertical lines at the bottom bend left or right.
7. VANG Rotates the picture left or right
8. TRAP/PPHA Keystones the picture *

3. PAMP adjustment:

4. VBOW adjustment:

5. UPIN adjustment. Correct for upper bends

6. LPIN adjustment. Correct for lower bends

7. VANG adjustment. Correct for picture tilt

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8. TRAP/PPHA adjustment. A Keystone shape is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom
or vise versa:
Keystone
Shapes

‰ Step 55. Store the horizontal adjustment information by pressing the remote control’s
MUTE button followed by the ENTER button.

‰ Step 56. The new yoke has a XCV coil adjustment that affects the straightness of the
left vertical lines. The XCV coil is under the Yoke Board. The effect is more pro-
nounced on the larger 27” TV sets. Using tool P/N 7-700-733-01, adjust the coil until
the left vertical line is straight.
side straighten
view
Yoke
Assembly
XCV
TV screen
Yoke
Board
The TV crosshatch pattern should now be straight, converged, and rectangular.

‰ Step 57. Touch up the focus. The control is located on the flyback transformer.
‰ Step 58. Turn OFF and unplug the TV. Disconnect the video input from the TV.
‰ Step 59. The black rotation coil around the yoke is still unplugged. Plug it back into the
CRT board at connector CN707.
9. Using the Memory Transfer Reader / Writer
In this last section of lab A you will learn how to use the Non-Volatile Memory Reader/
Writer Jig. As an exercise, you will copy memory information from the TV, then alter the
TV’s data. Later if everything goes well, you will restore the original TV information.

‰ Step 60. In the TV set, there is a catch that holds the main board. The catch is
located at the left side of the main board by the letter H. Pull out the catch and slide out
the main and power supply boards to reach the rear power supply connectors.

Main bd PS
Pull
catch

‰ Step 61. On the main board unplug power supply connectors CN120 and CN 550 to
permit the main board to flip up.
‰ Step 62. Behind the tuner is the Micro, IC001. Underneath IC001 is the NVM (memory)
IC003. Slide the main board out and flip it up on its side to expose the memory IC.

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‰ Step 63. Locate the Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) Reader/Writer Jig.
Write completion light Read completion light

Write button Read button

NVM Reader/Writer
Jig Operation/Error light
T-9350-109-1 Power switch

4 switches

‰ Step 64. The cable that plugs into the top of the NVM jig has two connectors and one
clip lead. The clip lead is always grounded (connected to the white/orange ground @
connector pin 4). The two connectors connect to the memory IC.
1
White/blue = pin 1
4
5
NVM Jig
8
White/green = pin 8
Gnd

Memory IC003 in this set is an 8 pin flat pack IC. Locate the Pomona model 5250 SOIC flat
pack IC clip and put the connectors on so that the White/blue wire is pin number 1 and the
White/green wire is pin number 8.

‰ Step 65. Set all the NVM Jig rocker switches to OFF. No damage to our knowledge
has occurred with the switches in the wrong position. Experiment at your own risk.
Switch 1 = Memory size
Switch 2 = Unknown
Switch 3 = Adds pull up resistor to BClk (connector pin 6)
Switch 4 = Adds pull up resistor to Bdata (connector pin 5)

‰ Step 66. Connect the ground clip onto the Micro IC001/pin 30. This is the reset pin.
Your instructor has soldered a wire at pin 30 so you can make the connection.
This ground (reset) connection keeps the Micro inactive while the “NVM” is powered by
the Jig. The ground prevents the Micro from accessing the memory IC while the NVM
Jig is reading or writing to the same memory.

‰ Step 67. Locate memory IC003 and clip the Pomona clip onto it, observing pin outs.
‰ Step 68. Slide the NVM Jig power switch ON and press the READ button. One of three
things will occur:
· The Green Read light comes ON in three seconds – Normal. Memory information was
copied. The time is dependent upon the memory size.

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· The Red Operate/Error light blinks immediately – Failure to copy the memory informa-
tion. Recheck the memory connections, verify ground pin. Unplug the TV. Reset the
ERROR light by turning the Jig OFF.
· The Red Operate/Error light blinks after a while – Failure to copy the memory informa-
tion. Turn memory size switch 1 to the ON position and try again.
‰ Step 69. Unplug the NVM Jig from the TV board and turn OFF the NVM Jig. The
information has been saved in the jig and will remain there even when the Jig is OFF.
The data will remain in the Jig until new information is read into it.
‰ Step 70. Reinstall the main TV board. Reconnect the two power supply connectors.
Slide the boards in and plug in the TV set.
‰ Step71. Turn the set ON in the service mode by pressing the DISPLAY, 5, VOL +, then
the Power ON button on the remote control.
‰ Step 72. The first service adjustment is horizontal size. Press the remote’s # 6 button
and hold it until the data (upper right corner) is 0. Press MUTE, then ENTER to save
this incorrect data.
‰ Step 73. Press category change button #5 on the remote once. This should bring you
to the ID codes that tell the Micro what features this model should have.
‰ Step 74. Press remote button #6 repeatedly to decrease ID-0 data from 89 to 17. Data
17 corresponds to a European TV. Press MUTE, then ENTER to save this incorrect
data.
‰ Step 75. Turn the TV set OFF and then back on (not in the service mode). Is the
picture still shrunken? ________
‰ Step 76. Press the MENU button. Is the menu in English? _____________
‰ Step 77. Turn the TV OFF and unplug it so the Micro does not get power.
‰ Step 78. Slide out the main board to access the memory IC003 again.
‰ Step 79. Clip the NVM Jig onto memory IC003 and the ground clip.
‰ Step 80. Turn the NVM Jig ON and press WRITE. After about three seconds, the write
light will illuminate indicating a successful transfer of data. If the red error light blinks,
recheck your connections, turn OFF the NVM Jig to reset the red error light and try
again. The original information is still in the NVM Jig.
‰ Step 81. Disconnect the NVM Jig and reinstall the main board with the power supply.
‰ Step 82. Plug in the TV and turn it ON. Is the width reduced? _____________
‰ Step 83. Press the MENU button. Is the menu in English? ___________
‰ Step 84. Turn OFF the TV and unplug it.
‰ Step 85. Reinstall the rear cover and fasten with five large screws and two small ones.
Unplug and coil up the TV line cord. Place the remote control on top of the TV.

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 ADDENDUM 1
27” TV Set Adjustments:

‰ Step 6. Before removing the yoke, note the WA board’s position on the CRT neck.
Notice that the edge of the V board clamp is mounted just above the G3 cylinder grid.
Return the V board to this position if it is moved.
WA board / clamp edge
G1

G3 G4 G5 CRT
cathode
G2
Clamp location

‰ Step 10. Reset the two rings on the WA board to the initial position. The ring’s tabs should be
together and both face to the right as shown:

Both tabs should face to

the right.

‰ Step 17. On 27” and larger flat screen WEGA TM

TVs you must remove the side wedges
and tilt or bend the sides of the larger yoke to straighten the left and right vertical lines
of the picture. Reinsert the rubber wedges.

Vertical lines

Yoke Position
Adjustment Tool Purpose
Tilt front of yoke Add wedges P/N = 1. Straighten bent horizontal (left to right) lines.
4-053-005-01 2. Reduce bent vertical lines at the
sides of the screen.

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Step 24. Located on the neck assembly between the yoke and CRT pins are “Y splitting axis”
correction ring magnets. Rotate the tabs of these ring magnets to straighten the pincushion
distortion to the top and bottom horizontal lines.

OK OK

Balance Top and Bottom

Balance Top and Bottom

Y splitting ring No good No good

Incorrect adj. =

‰ Step 47. On the top of the 27” and 32” WEGA TM

TV yokes there is an H-TRP control for
trapezoid correction. Use the non-metallic 2.5mm flat blade type driver (P/N = 7-700-
731-04) to adjust control H-TRP. Make the left and right vertical lines of the picture
straight. If the line cannot be made straight, equalize the distortion at both sides of the
picture.
27 & 32 TLV
TM
TM Deflection
Wega
WEGA Yoke
TV Yoke YCH
TOP VIEW
Controls
Locations HTRP

Straighten Straighten

Adjust the H-TRP control

TM
New Controls on 27 and larger WEGA TV sets
Name Tool Purpose
Y axis ring magnets Fingers Top and bottom pincushion
H-TRP Non-metallic Make the left and right vertical lines as
2.5mm flat blade straight as possible. The final position
must not be at the end of rotation.

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 ADDENDUM 2
INITIAL DATA
PALM/
DATA NTSC PALN VIDEO AVERAGE
NO. ITEM FUNCTION RANGE 20" 25" 20" 25" DATA
1 HSIZ HORIZONTAL SIZE ADJ. 0-63 35 35 38
2 HPOS HORIZONTAL POS. ADJ. 0-63 33 33 21
3 VBOW VRT LINE BOWING ADJ. 0-15 5 5 9
4 VANG VRT LINE BOW SLANT ADJ. 0-15 7 7 5
5 TRAP HORIZ. TRAPEZOID ADJ. 0-15 7 7 7
6 PAMP HORIZ. PIN DISTORTION ADJ. 0-63 7 7 32
7 UPIN UPPER PIN DISTORTION ADJ. 0-63 36 36 39
8 LPIN LOWER PIN DISTORTION ADJ. 0-63 36 36 39
9 VM VELOCITY MODULATION ON/OFF 0, 1 0 0
10 BLK VERTICAL BLANKING ON/OFF 0, 1 0 0
11 VMLV VELOCITY MODULATION LEVEL 0-3 2 Palette mode controls this register 2
12 AGN2 AGING 2 0, 1 0 0
13 REFP REFERENCE PULSE POSITION 0, 1 0 0
14 VBLK VERTICAL BLANKING ON/OFF 0, 1 0 0
15 JPSW 0, 1 0 0
16 VSIZ VERTICAL SIZE ADJ. 0-63 47 47 49
17 VPOS VERTICAL POSITION ADJ. 0-63 32 32 32
18 VLIN VERTICAL LINEARITY ADJ. 0-15 6 6
19 SCOR VERTICAL "S" CORRECTION ADJ. 0-15 8 8
20 VZOM 16:9 CRT Z MODE ON/OFF 0, 1 0 0
21 EHT VRT HI-VOLT. CORRECTION 0-15 6 6
22 ASP ASPECT RATIO CONTROL 0-63 47 47
23 SCRL 16:9 CRT Z MODE TRANS SCROLL 0-63 31 31
24 HBLK HORIZONTAL BLANKING ON/OFF 0, 1 1 1
25 LBLK LEFT BLANKING AFJ. 0-15 12 12
26 RBLK RIGHT BLANKING ADJ. 0-15 5 5
27 VUSN V SAW WAVEFORM COMPRESS 0, 1 0 0
28 HDW H. DRIVE PULSE WIDTH 0, 1 1 1
29 EWDC "PARABOLA’ EW/DC ADJ. 0, 1 0 0
30 LVLN LOWER SCREEN BTM VRT LIN ADJ. 0-15 0 0
31 UVLN UPPER SCREEN BTM BRT LIN ADJ. 0-15 0 0
32 RDRV R OUTPUT DRIVE CONTROL 0-63 31 36
33 GDRV G OUTPUT DRIVE CONTROL 0-63 25 21 26
34 BDRV B OUTPUT DRIVE CONTROL 0-63 25 21 25
35 RCUT R OUTPUT CUTOFF CONTROL 0-15 10 8
36 GCUT G OUTPUT CUTOFF CONTROL 0-15 7 6 6
37 BCUT B OUTPUT CUTOFF CONTROL 0-15 6 7
38 DCOL DYNAMIC COLOR ON/OFF 0, 1 0 1
39 SHUE SUB HUE 0-31 14 12 15
40 SCOL SUB COLOR 0-31 14 15
41 SBRT SUB BRIGHTNESS 0-31 15 13 15
42 RON R OUTPUT ON/OFF 0, 1 1 1
43 GON G OUTPUT ON/OFF 0, 1 1 1
44 BON B OUTPUT ON/OFF 0, 1 1 1
45 AXPL AXIS PAL 0, 1 0 0
46 AXNT AXIS NTSC 0, 1 0 0
47 CBPF CHROMA BPF ON/OFF 0, 1 0 1
48 CTRP Y TRAP FILTER ON/OFF 0, 1 1 1
49 COFF COLOR ON/OFF 0, 1 0 0
50 KOFF SET COLOR KILLER 0, 1 0 0
51 SSHP SUB SHARPNESS 0-15 6 7 7
52 SHPF SHARPNESS CIRCUIT FO 0, 1 1 1
53 PREL PRE/OVR SHOOT SWITCHING 0, 1 1 1
54 Y-DC DC TRANS RATIO SWITCHING 0, 1 1 1

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 INITIAL DATA
PALM/
DATA NTSC PALN VIDEO AVERAGE
NO. ITEM FUNCTION RANGE 20" 25" 20" 25" DATA
55 GAMM GAMMA CORRECTION AMNT 0-3 1 Palette mode controls this register 1
56 ABLM ABL MODE SWITCHING 0, 1 1 1
57 VTH ABL CD VHT SWITCHING 0, 1 1 1
58 YDEL Y DELAY TIME CONTROL 0-15 7 7
59 NCOL NO COLOR ID 0, 1 1 1
60 FSC FSC OUT ON/OFF 0, 1 1 1
61 K-ID KILLER ID CONTROL SW 0, 1 0 0
62 HOSC H VCO OSCILLATION FREQ 0-15 7 7
63 VSS V SYNC SLICE LEVEL 0, 1 1 0 0
64 HSS H SYNC SLICE LEVEL 0, 1 0 0
65 HMSK 0, 1 0 0
66 VTMS SELECT SIGNAL VTIM PIN 0-3 0 0
67 CDMD V CNT DWN MODE SWITCHING 0-3 0 3 0
68 AFC AFC LOOP GAIN SWITCHING 0-3 0 0 0
69 FIFR FIELD FREQUENCY 0-3 3 1 3
70 SBAL SUB BALANCE 0-15 7 7
71 SBAS SUB BASS 0-15 9 9
72 STRE SUB TREBLE 0-15 9 9
73 BBEL BBE LOW 0-15 12 12
74 BBEH BBE HIGH 0-15 9 9
75 SRND SURROUND 0-63 13 13
76 BBE BBE ON/OFF 0, 1 1 1
77 DISP O.S.D. DISPLAY POSITION 0-63 22 5 15
78 TROT TILT CORRECTION 0-63 31 31
79 HCLW HORIZONTAL COUNT LOWER LIMIT 0-127 16 16 16
80 HCHG HORIZONTAL COUNT HIGH LIMIT 0-127 64 64 64
81 ABLO 0, 1 0 1
82 ABL0 0-7 0 7
83 SYSC COLOR SYSTEM 0-7 6 6
84 VENH VERTICAL ENHANCEMENT 0-7 4 Palette mode controls this register 4
85 CBPC 0, 1 0 0
86 BYCF 0, 1 0 0
87 KILC 0, 1 0 0
88 LDOT 0, 1 0 0
89 CORE 0, 1 0 0
90 ID0 0-255 201 See ID Map
91 ID1 0-255 19 See ID Map
92 ID2 0-255 173 See ID Map
93 ID3 0-255 43 See ID Map
94 ID4 0-255 251 See ID Map
95 ID5 0-255 0 See ID Map
96 ID6 0-255 64 See ID Map

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 ADDENDUM 3
Sâ CONFIDENTIAL CSV-1
Sony Service Company
National Technical Services
A Division of Sony Electronics Inc.
Service Bulletin
Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656
TV Products
Model: KV-36FV1, KV-36XBR200 No. 387R2
Subject: Geometric Distortion Date: June 21, 1999
Symptom:
(1335) Geometric distortions, such as; shoulder rolloff (rounding of the horizontal lines at
the top and bottom corners of the screen), or trapezoidal picture, etc.

Solution: If the customer complains of this symptom please follow the adjustment proce-
dure in this bulletin. Before doing so, please check the serial number of the set.
ONLY early production units require a new improved Yoke to be installed.

Parts: This procedure may require the following items, Rotatable Magnets P/N 1-452-
094-00 Permalloy Strips P/N 4-062-047-01, Core Alignment tool P/N 7-700-733-
01

Model: KV: Ser.# Range Description Part #

36FV1 1 9017656 Defl. Yoke 8-451-506-11

36XBR200 1 9017263 Defl. Yoke 8-451-506-11

Distinguishing the New Yoke: The new yoke contains 4 bar magnets added to the outside of the
housing (white arrows). Electrical changes were also made to the windings. (Fig. 1 below)

Fig. 1 Important Note: Many experienced technicians have reported difficulty in obtain-
ing good geometry with proper purity. Please read and perform all the steps in this
procedure. The tilting and positioning of the yoke is critical to this procedure. Sony
recommends the use of a large stand mirror for the geometric and purity adjust-
ments. Adjustments are made to equalize the distortion (make even top to
bottom or left to right). Don’t try to correct only one position on the screen,
therefore it is necessary to perform the entire adjustment procedure to
obtain the best results.
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 Procedure for readjusting the Yoke
1. Set customer menu Tilt Correction adjustment to zero Use the remote to enter the menu and
select the toolbox icon, then select tilt and set this to 0.
2. To be performed only if the yoke is the old type. First, mark the Neck Assembly position
before removing. Remove the old yoke and all the rubber wedges. Also, remove the THL
plate (Fig. 11, right side picture) from the original yoke, since this does not come with the
new yoke.
3. Mount the new yoke and the Neck Assembly (at the previously marked place). If the neck
assembly was not marked before it was removed, then position as illustrated below. The back
of the metal clamp is positioned over the spot indicated by the dashed line.

Neck Assembly Position

End of this element

Back of metal clamp is position over the element indicated by the

dashed line.

4. Set Yoke rings to their zero position. See Fig 2

Tall Purity tabs: Both
tabs together pointing
up to top of set (cutoff
in this picture)
H/V tabs:
Ridges on
top of tab

BMC tabs:
The points of the V shaped
H/V magnets, notches
and the bumps of
the BMC
magnets should
align at this point
on the yoke,
when set to the
zero position
Fig 2

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 Purity Adjustments

If the set is being adjusted in the shop, it is extremely important to face the CRT towards either the East
or West direction, which reduces the influence of the earth’s magnetic field. Later you will be asked to
check adjust it in a North to South position. This only reduces the possibility of readjustment upon
delivery to the customer’s home. however, due to the large flat CRT, some readjustment in the
customers home is likely.
If the set is adjusted in the customer’s home, please face the set in the direction that the customer will
watch it. This will optimize the adjustment. Note: For optimum adjustment, the set should be on for 20
minutes.
5. Remove all purity magnets, permalloy strips and rubber wedges (DY spacers).
6. Do not use an external degausser to degauss the CRT. Turn the set off and on to use the TV’s own
degausser circuit. Please note proper degausser operation: If the set is on for several minutes the
degausser (relay activated) will have had time for the thermistor to cool so that it will degauss properly.
However if the set was just turned on for a short while and then turned on and off, the degausser may
not work properly. In this case, turn the set off and wait 3 to 4 minutes for the thermistor to cool and
then turn the set back on.
7. Make sure the Purity ring tabs are at the zero position. See Fig 2.
8. Loosen the deflection Yoke mounting screw, using a non-magnetized screwdriver.( a standard screw-
driver, one that does not have a magnetized head able to pickup screws).
9. Input a green flat field pattern.
10. Move the deflection yoke backward, and adjust with the purity tabs so that the green is in the center
and red and blue are even on both sides. See Fig. 3 for tab location.
11. Move the entire deflection yoke forward, and adjust so that the entire screen becomes green.
12. Switch the raster signal to Red and Blue and confirm the purity condition. Readjust yoke and rings as
required.
13. Lightly tighten the yoke holding screw with a non-magnetized screwdriver, so that it does not move
back and forth.
14. Input a crosshatch pattern. Adjust the neck assembly rings (See Fig 4 ), so the top and bottom
vertical pincushion is minimized. The purity may be affected by this adjustment. Therefore, a touch
up of the Purity Rings may be required.
15. If after readjusting purity there is slight impurity in the picture, place a disc magnet, P/N 1-452-094-00,
on the CRT bell to correct for the mislanding. Standard purity magnets are not effective, use only this
type.
16. If adjusted in the shop, face the set North to South, turn unit on and off to degauss, and confirm the
purity is correct. If not, readjust.

Location of Ring Magnets (on Yoke) Neck assembly magnets (on WA board- behind yoke)

Neck Assy
Rings For
Geometric
Adjustment

Adjusting for best geometric picture.

Input a crosshatch pattern.
In the service mode turn off the Blue and Red guns. To enter the service mode, start with the set
off and then press the following buttons on the remote in this order in quick succession: Display, 5, Volume
Up, Power. Set will then come on in the service mode.
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The RON & BON are approximately 40 registers after the last ID code. Once selected by using the “1” (up)
and “4” (down) buttons, press the “6” button to turn off. Green pattern is only displayed.
1. Hold the yoke and tilt it up, down, or sideways to obtain the best over all geometric pattern. The yoke
can be held by the rotation coil that surrounds the yoke, when positioning it while viewing the effect on
the screen. When the best position is obtained, place 4 rubber wedges (spacers), part number 4-053-
005-01, between the yoke and CRT to maintain the yoke position. Check that the Horizontal lines are
still as straight as possible. This is one of the most important adjustments to improve Shoulder
Roll off. (Fig. 5)
Lift the yoke up/down and side to
side for the best over all geometric
pattern.

Fig. 5

2. Using the Core Alignment tool (Fig. 6) P/N 7-700-733-01. Adjust the XCV core (Fig.7) to obtain the
straightest lines on the X-axis. (Vertical lines bend in on either the top or bottom as this coil is ad-
justed) Use the crosshatch pattern.
(Right Side View of Yoke – Located near the Bottom of
Yoke)
P/N 7-700-733-01

XCV core
adjustment

Core Alignment tool (Fig.6) XCV core to adj X-axis (Fig. 7)

3. Adjust the HTRP adjustment (Fig.11), which is one of three potentiometers located on the top of the
yoke. Adjust for the least amount of trapezoidal distortion while viewing a crosshatch pattern. (Philips
slotted)

4. Geometric Service Adjustments: Next adjust the following geometric registers in the Service Mode:
(Display, 5, Volume up, power) The sequence of adjustments below are written in the order as they
appear in the service mode. Some adjustments should not be changed, thus they are marked, “Do not
Adjust”.
5. VPOS: Moves pix up and down
6. VSIZ: Increase/decrease vertical size 14. PAMP: Pincushion on the sides
7. PVSZ: Do not adjust 15. UPIN: Upper Pin (Top)
8. VCOM: Do not adjust 16. LPIN: Lower Pin (Bottom)
9. VLIN: Vertical Linearity 17. PPHA: Trapezoidal – Sides Angle in/out
10. VSCO: Vertical Linearity (Top bends in) 18. AFC: Do not adjust
11. HPOS: Moves pix left or right 19. VBOW: Bows vertical lines on the side
12. HSIZ: Increase/decrease Horizontal size 20. VANG: Angles both sides in/out
13. PHSZ: Do not adjust 21. Write Data (Muting then Enter)
Note: Repeat steps as necessary : Equalize Distortions
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 Convergence

Turn the Red and Blue Guns back on. Go to the RON (press 3) & BON (press 3)
Before adjusting set the brightness control to minimum and the Picture control to the
mid-position.
Use either the crosshatch or dot pattern from the generator
Center the H. Stat control. The H Stat control should not be positioned to either side, but should be some-
what centered. (Plastic knob on side of C-Board, RV:1761). The following order is recommended for
adjustment: e V-Stat , BMC and then H-Stat.

1. Adj. the V. Stat rings by opening or closing the tabs to converge red, green, and blue bars in the
center of the screen. (See Fig. 8) The H Stat control should be adjusted to fine-tune the convergence
and should never be set to either side. (Diagrams below illustrate beam dot movement during ring
adjustment)

A d j. th e V . S ta t m a g n e t a n d a d ju s t s ta tic c o n v e rg e n c e
b y o p e n in g , c lo s in g o r ro ta tin g th e ta b s to c o n v e rg e th e R ing Location diagram
R G B d o ts o r c ro s s h a tc h lin e s . (Fig. 8)

B M C R ings O peration

V . S ta t m a g n e t e ffe c ts o n R G B b e a m s B M C A D JU ST: R e fe r to th e d ia g ra m s in s id e th e d o tte d lin e s :

(R e fe r to d ia g ra m s in s id e th e s o lid T h e re s p e c tiv e b e a m d o t p o s itio n re s u ltin g fro m m o v in g e a c h
lin e s ) (Fig 9 :Tw o diagram s abo ve, B M C rin g , w h ic h in te ra c ts w ith o th e r rin g s , s o y o u w ill n e e d
on left hand side ) to g o b a c k a n d fo rth b e tw e e n V -S ta t a n d B M C rin g
a s s e m b lie s fo r o p tim u m c e n te r c o n v e rg e n c e . (Fig. 10)

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2. The BMC (Blue Mis-Convergence) magnet rings will also interact with the V Stat magnet.
Therefore you will need to go back and forth with these two magnets to achieve the best
vertical and horizontal center convergence. All three magnets along with the H Stat control on the C
Board should be touched up as you do the convergence alignment. Fig. 10
3. Once the adjustments are completed the V Stat and BMC adjustment rings should be locked into
place with an acrylic latex paint, especially if the unit is being transported.

Location Of the various adjustment on the Yoke

YCH
THL Plate (only one)
(Must be removed
from original yoke.)

Fig.11
THL plate slits are on both sides of the yoke. The
effect is different on each side, please try mounting
and adjusting (sliding in and out) this plate on each
side to determine best adjustment position.

1. Turn off the Green gun from the Service mode (select GON, press 6). Adjust the YCH so that the
Blue along the vertical center line (Top to Bottom lines) has the least amount of blue showing. If the
blue can not be eliminated then the best compromise between the top and bottom of the screen.

2. Adjust the TLV so that the blue horizontal lines (Lines across the screen) on the top and bottom have
the least amount of blue lines between a & b.

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3. THL Plate Adjust: Note: This plate does not come with the new yoke. It must be removed from the
original. Slide the THL plate into the slot on either side of the deflection yoke assembly in order to
improve the horizontal convergence at the right and left sides of the screen.
The plate can be mounted on either side of the yoke housing. Select the side that gives the best
results. The plate should be secured with locking paint after the adjustment. (See Fig 11)

THL Plate Adj.

4. Corner Convergence should be corrected by use of Permalloy Strips around the Yoke.
Part number 4-062-047-01.

5. Turn green back ON by selecting GON in the service mode and pressing “3” on the remote.
6. Write this data by pressing “muting” then “enter”.
7. Exit Service mode by turning the set OFF and then back ON.
8. Return Brightness and Picture control to their previous settings.
9. This completes the adjustment procedure. Please verify proper geometry and convergence.

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 TVP-09 Lab B (Based on model KP43T70)

Three people per TV. The first person reads while the second performs the
adjustments. The third will assist both. Later when instructed in the text, the
lab partners will rotate positions.

Objective
The purpose of this lab is to provide you with practical knowledge about Sony’s new con-
vergence procedures. Convergence is necessary after a picture tube or yoke replace-
ment. Picture tube aging may also require reconvergence. With Sony’s new microproces-
sor controlled convergence stage, merging of the red, green and blue pictures can be
almost 100%.

In this lab you will explore the new convergence service mode, position and adjust the
green yoke, focus the TV, and then perform coarse and fine convergence of the three
pictures. After convergence, you will update the Flash Focus memory.

‰ Check off the box as you begin to read each step. This locates your step as you switch
places or pause.

Items needed for this lab:

· Demagnetized + tip screwdriver
· TV remote control
· Tape measure to locate the screen center
· Ruler that measures in mm

This projection TV adjustment lab is divided into six parts:

1. The New Service Mode steps 1-11
2. Positioning the yoke steps 12-18
3. Focus Adjustment steps 19-32
4. Coarse Convergence steps 33-78,
5. Fine Convergence steps 79-90
6. Defocusing the blue color steps 70-100
7. Updating the Flash Focus Memory steps 101-108
1. The New Service Mode
The Sony RA-3 and RA-4 chassis projection TV sets contain an additional microprocessor that
manages the convergence. You will access this convergence microprocessor information though
the normal service mode. In the convergence service mode some of the remote control buttons
will have different functions than the normal service mode.
In this chassis, the last service mode category where you left off is remembered as long as the TV
is plugged in. For example, if you turned off the TV in the ID category, the next time you enter the
service mode it will be in the first item of the ID category. If the TV were unplugged the first item of
the first category will appear in the service mode.

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‰ Step 1. Plug in the projection TV set into AC and connect an antenna to it.
‰ Step 2. With the TV initially OFF, press the following buttons on the remote control to enter the
normal service mode:
Display, #5, Vol +, Power

‰ Step 3. Using the remote control channel up/down buttons only, select a TV channel (one
strong enough so the sync is stable). Then press the TV/Video button to select the unused
video 1 input. The TV screen will have a service mode display in green similar to this:
The data numbers shown are samples. category
Your data number will be different.
Service VPNT 00 VPOS 028
000000 00

data

‰ Step 4. You can use the remote control #2 (up) and #5 (down) buttons to jump through the
categories. Press the #2 button three times to move from the initial VPNT category to the PJE
convergence category. The convergence mode is distinctive because the letters are white,
not green. The screen should look like this:
Service Mode Categories

VPNT SC
PJE Convergence screen
VPNV IC
VPNS PP PJE 00 00
PJE DAC White letters FDIS l
3DCM PI
TONE ID
DSP CCD
MC OP

‰ Step 5. Some remote control buttons perform different functions in the PJE convergence ser-
vice mode:
1 2 3 #3 = Color change - Green, Blue, Red.
Remote
Control 4 5 6 #6 = Crosshatch/dots/hatch/dots/OFF
Numbers
7 8 9 #9 = Coarse / Fine Convergence Mode

Press the #6 button to get a white cross hatch pattern on the screen.
What appears on the screen when you press button #6?
1. OFF
2. Cross hatch pattern________________
3. ________________________________
4. ________________________________
5. ________________________________
6. OFF

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‰ Step 6. We need to see why there are duplicate patterns. Switch to TV reception temporally by
pressing the remote control TV/video button several times until you see a channel number.
Kill the volume so you can hear your partner.
With a TV station in the background, press the remote control #6 button several times to cycle
through the patterns again. What is the difference between the two hatch patterns?
Return to a crosshatch pattern (#6 button) and go back to an unused video input (TV/Video
button) so you can see the white convergence service mode letters clearly.

‰ Step 7. You can use the #9 remote control button to alternate between the coarse and fine
convergence modes. Press the #9 button. What appears on the screen? Draw in the answer.

PJE 00 00 Draw
FDIS 1 Answer
here

Coarse Conv Mode Fine Conv Mode

‰ Step 8. While in the fine convergence mode, press the #3 button. The cursor color corre-
sponds to the beam color that is moved during fine convergence.
What happens on the screen each time the #3 button is pressed?
Green cursor
1st time 2nd time 3rd time 4th time

‰ Step 9. Press the #9 button again to return to the coarse convergence mode.
‰ Step 10. In this step you will electronically remove the convergence signals to all three picture
tube sub yokes. Press the #7 button on the remote control. The word INITIAL will appear.

INITIAL

Press ENTER before the word INITIAL disappears. An unconverged crosshatch pattern will
appear with geometric distortion. This convergence reset mode can be saved but you will
spend hours performing convergence before returning to the correct convergence unless you
use default data (see Convergence using default Data in the appendix after this lab B).
This mode is useful for yoke centering and can also be used to determine if a convergence
signal line is actually active or just contains noise.

‰ Step 11. Restore the convergence signals by pressing #0, ENTER.

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2. Positioning the Yoke
If the yoke is incorrectly positioned, convergence cannot be completed because of insufficient R,
G or B color data range. In addition, the Flash Focus feature will show an error code and will not
work. The yokes are positioned after the convergence data is turned off from the convergence
service mode. You will only position the green yoke in this exercise.

‰ Step 12. The yokes are behind the speaker grille. Loosen the front speaker grille from the
back by removing three screws at the left and right bottom corners. Two screws are recessed
inside the hole. The third screw is hidden below the others.

Screw 1

Screw 2

Screw 3

‰ Step 13. Tilt the top of the TV backwards so you can wiggle out the bottom speaker grille. Do
not disconnect the wires from the speaker grill. They contain the remote control’s receiver.
‰ Step 14. The baffle board covers the circuitry where the yokes are. Remove the board’s four
screws and the board itself.
‰ Step 15. While still displaying a crosshatch pattern in the convergence service mode, press the
remote control’s #7, ENTER buttons. The convergence information is disconnected in this
mode and the pattern is distorted everywhere except at the center.
‰ Step 16. The picture tube yoke clamps are accessible from the TV front. You will only use a
demagnetized screwdriver to loosen the yoke clamp. A magnetized driver will magnetize the
clamp upon contact. The beam will shift position (and its position will vary from day to day),
making permanent centering/convergence impossible.
Loosen the clamp connected to the middle (green) picture tube yoke. Rotate the yoke while
watching the picture. With a partner, is it easy to position the yoke so the center horizontal
lines are straight? ___Yes____

‰ Step 17. Can the yoke be pushed up or slid down? _________________

Re-center the green yoke and tighten its clamp.

‰ Step 18. On the remote control, press #0, ENTER to return to the converged state. .

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3. Focus Adjustment
Spot Shape, mechanical focus and electrical focus should be performed prior to convergence.
Focus is adjusted one color at a time. Only the green focus procedure is shown in this lab: The
others colors are adjusted similarly.
Spot Shape
The shaping of the electron beam affects the picture sharpness. Each picture tube has two pairs
of ring magnets on the yoke for shaping. The 2 pole rings (near the CRT pins) are used to center
the electron stream. The 4 pole rings centers the beam in the yoke’s magnetic field so the beam
spot on the screen is round, not oval. Adjust them after yoke or tube replacement before you
perform electrical and mechanical focus.
In this section you will access the yoke and adjust the ring magnets before performing typical
focus adjustments. Not all these adjustments apply to all colors.
Spot Shape Adjustments
Adjustment Color Focus control Target
2 pole Green, Red Clockwise Center dot in spot
4 pole Green, Red, Blue Counter Clockwise Spot must be round
Defocus Blue only Either Enlarge dot

‰ Step 19. Remove the eight screws from the back of the TV that hold the rear (lower) panel. Lift
out and set aside the rear panel.
‰ Step 20. Cover both the red and blue picture tube lenses with a sheet of paper.
‰ Step 21. Each deflection yoke has two pairs of ring magnets. The 2-pole set is near the CRT
pins. Tabs are connected to the rings to move the magnets.

4 pole tabs

Ring Initial
Magnet tab
Location position

2 pole tabs

‰ Step 22. While still in the convergence service mode, press the #6 button on the remote control
several times until you come to a dot pattern.
‰ Step 23. Next you will defocus the green color.Locate the green focus control at the front of
the TV and turn it CLOCKWISE until you can see the dots bloom. Inside the enlarged dot is a
brighter spot.

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 Focus Control Block

‰ Step 24. While looking at the center of the screen, move the 2 pole tabs to place the brighter
spot at the center of the dot.
Dot Spot

Two pole Adjustment

‰ Step 25. Defocus the green color in the other direction by turning the electrical focus control
COUNTER CLOCKWISE.
‰ Step 26. Move the 4-pole magnet tabs so the spot at the center of the picture is round.
Four pole Adjustment

‰ Step 27. You may uncover the red lens and cover the green to perform the 2 and 4 pole
adjustment on the red yoke rings. The 2-pole adjustment is not performed on the blue color.
The 2 pole rings for the blue color will remain in the initial position.

Electrical Focus
This focus is performed while looking at snow or the scanning lines. The scanning line method is
described here.

‰ Step 28. From the front of the TV set find the electrical block where the red, green and blue
focus controls are located. This block also contains the screen controls for a total of six
controls.
‰ Step 29. Place a piece of paper over the red and blue picture tubes lenses to block the light.
Adjust the green focus control on the block for narrowest horizontal and vertical crosshatch
lines. The focus adjustment should coincide with the clearest horizontal scanning lines.

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 Scanning lines

Cross hatch
Narrow cross hatch

‰ Step 30. Repeat this electrical focus procedure for the other two colors. Shift the paper to
cover the unused color lenses.

Mechanical Focus
This focus is performed from the back of the TV. The internal plastic lens is mounted to a wingnut
on the lens housing. The wingnut and lens move on an inclined slot for focus.

‰ Step 31. At the center green lens loosen the wing nut that connects to the lens. While watch-
ing the crosshatch from the back of the screen, slide the loosened wing nut along the incline for
the smallest cross hair width.

Wing Nuts

‰ Step 32. Tighten the wing nut and remove the sheets of paper that cover the lenses.
‰ Step 33. Repeat this procedure for the remaining red and blue colors. To see the blue clearly,
darken the room or have your partner place a piece of paper over the front of the screen to
block the ambient light.
‰ Step 34. Touch up the electrical focus by repeating steps 27-29.
4. Coarse Convergence
Time spent performing a good coarse convergence will save time in the long run and avoid “maxing
out” the fine convergence locations. In this section you will first check the reference information to
see if the internal crosshatch and basic parameter data is correct. Then the green crosshatch is
geometrically set so the picture is straight, rectangular and not bowed. Finally the red and blue
colors can overlay the green pattern. Save frequently.

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The plan for the coarse convergence is to:
· Set the video levels steps 34-41
· Check internal reference data steps 42-43
· Set the green geometry steps 44-52
· Superimpose the red over the green steps 53-77
· Superimpose the blue over the green steps 78-79
Setting the Video Levels
The picture and brightness levels must be reduced to 20% and 50% respectively to prevent dam-
aging the CRTs with an unmoving crosshatch pattern.

‰ Step 35. Press the remote control button #6 a few times to turn the patterns off so the menu
can be seen.
‰ Step 36. Press the MENU button. Press the SELECT at the middle of the arrow buttons twice,
once to enter the video mode and a second time to select the mode.
‰ Step 37. Use the down  arrow to highlight the MOVIE mode (because Vivid and Standard
modes are not adjustable). Press the SELECT button again.
‰ Step 38. Use the down  arrow button again to highlight PICTURE ADJUSTMENT AND
PRESS the SELECT button.
‰ Step 39. Use the down arrow button again to highlight PICTURE and press SELECT.
‰ Step 40. Use the left arrow  button to decrease the picture level to about 20% and press
SELECT. This returns you to the PICTURE ADJUSTMENT page to make brightness adjust-
ments.
‰ Step 41. Press the down arrow  button to highlight brightness. Press the SELECT button.
‰ Step 42. Use the left arrow  button to reduce the brightness to 50%.
Check of Internal Reference Data
In this section, you will check the memory data to see if the internal crosshatch and basic param-
eter data is correct before beginning convergence. Convergence is not possible if the data is
corrupt or incorrect.

‰ Step 43. While in the “PJE” coarse convergence category, you will use the remote control #1
(up) or #4 (down) buttons to verify the contents of the first 17 service mode items. At each
location compare the data with the data listed in the chart. If they are different, use the arrow
buttons to change the TV data to the data listed in the chart.

1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
Remote
Control
Arrow
Buttons

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Use #1 (up) or #3 (down) to change items and the arrow buttons to change data. Press MUTE and
ENTER to store the correct PJE convergence data.
Service Mode PJE Convergence Data
Item # Item Data Category Item Item # Data
00 FDIS 01
01 OSDH 31
PJE 00 00
02 OSDV 25
FDIS
03 FVST 25
04 VIST 0
05 VICU 62
06 COHP 0
07 FIHP 194
Category Item Item # Data
08 TPHP 62
09 DFHP 225
PJE 16 27
10 DFHG -80
BLKP
11 DFVG -15
12 PWM 1 0
13 PWM 2 32
14 HBLD 244
15 HBLW 23
PJE service Mode item # 16
16 BLKP 27

‰ Step 44. It is time to switch places.

The person who was reading will now perform the
adjustments. The person assisting will now read.
Set the Green Geometry
Each item within the convergence menu is numbered except for the last six. The coarse conver-
gence is performed using the last six UN-numbered adjustment items. Not all of the colors have all
adjustments.
There are only centering, skew and pincushion adjustments for the green color. You will use these
adjustments to straighten the picture and form a green rectangle.

‰ Step 45. You are currently in the PJE convergence service mode item number 16. Press and
hold down the remote control #1 (item up) button while watching the item numbers advance.
You will pass Item numbers 17 – 28 that are the Flash Focus memory locations (centering and
skew). Stop after item #34.
You are at the green centering adjustment screen. If the word GRN does not appear on the
screen, press the #3 button to change color back to green (GRN).

PJE ADJ ITEMS Centering Adjustment Screen

VLOW item #33
HPR - item #34 GRN -063 -084
Item up 1 2 3
CENT no item # CENT
SKEW no item #
SIZE no item # Item dwn 4 5 6
Item LIN no item # 7 8 9
UP KEY no item #
PIN no item # SONY
Remote
Control
numbers

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‰ Step 46. Press the remote control #1 button twice more to move from green centering to green
SIZE.
‰ Step 47. Verify that the green size data is –70 and –190. If it is different, use the arrow buttons
to change it to these numbers. GRN -070 -190
SIZE
Horiz data Vert data

‰ Step 48. Press the remote control #3 button once to move down from green SIZE to green
SKEW.
‰ Step 49. Cover the red and blue lenses so they do not interfere with your judgement.
‰ Step 50. Using the center marks or sides of the bezel for straightness, press the remote’s
arrow buttons to make the center lines parallel to the bezel.
Moves SKEW Adjustment
7 8 9 this
way
0
Remote
Control
Arrow
Buttons Moves this
way

‰ Step 51. Locate the middle of each of the four sides of the screen. Use a tape measure to
identify the middle if your teacher did not mark it on the set. x

x x
X = middle
x

Locate the vertical cross hatch line closest to the center. If you are not sure where the center
is, press the #9 button to display the center cursor. Press the #9 button again to return to the
coarse convergence mode.
7 8 9
0
Remote
Control
Arrow
Buttons

Move the center cross hatch lines so they match the markers on the TV bezel. You can use
the first line of the N in SONY to center the vertical line.

Center the
vertical line Center the
Horizontal line

SONY

S O NY
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 Note: The final H & V centering data should be close to 000 for minimum DC voltage into the
yoke. A high number means more current and more stress on the convergence driver ICs. A
very high number also means the yoke is incorrectly positioned. Yoke positioning begins at
step 12. The chart below shows typical data values.
Typical Centering Data
Color H Data V Data
Green 026 021
Blue 059 -070
Red 035 -018

‰ Step 52. Press the remote control #1 button repeatedly so the TV screen changes from
CENTering to the green PINcushion adjustment item.

PJE Adj Items

CENT GRN XXX 250
SKEW PIN Your data
SIZE V Data numbers will be
LIN H Data different
#1 KEY
button PIN

‰ Step 53. Use the remote control top or bottom arrow buttons to adjust the top and bottom bow
so it is straight.
The XXX at the horizontal data location means there is no horizontal pincushion adjustment.
The left and right remote arrow buttons have no effect.
TV screen
Green
Remote Vertical
control Pincushion
Arrow Adjustment
buttons Bows
inward SONY

This completes the green geometry adjustments.

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Superimpose the Red over the Green
There are more red geometry adjustments than green geometry adjustments. The size, skew,
linearity, keystone and pincushion adjustments will be used to place the red crosshatch over the
green cross hatch pattern (convergence). The best way to converge a TV set is to use the adjust-
ments in pairs. Centering is paired with skew, size is paired with linearity, and keystone is paired
with trapezoid adjustments.
Red Skew and Centering Adjustments

‰ Step 54. Remove the paper covering the red lens but keep the blue lens covered.
‰ Step 55. The service mode items are listed in the order below. On the remote control, press
the #4 (item down) button until you see the green centering adjustment screen.

Adj Items List

down CENT GRN -063 -084 RED 051 -059
SKEW CENT CENT
SIZE
LIN
KEY
#4 PIN
button

‰ Step 56. Press the #3 button until GRN changes to RED.

‰ Step 57. Press the remote control’s up arrow button until the red lines separate from the white
line. Did the red lines move an equal amount over the entire screen or move more in one part?
Circle the correct answer.
up
1. Top only moves more
Remote 2. Bottom only moves more
control
Arrow 3. Middle only moves more
buttons 4. Equally all over

‰ Step 58. While looking only at the center of the picture, use the remote control arrow buttons to
superimpose the red lines over the green lines. Disregard the lines at the sides for now.

At the
center,
merge the
red lines
over the
green ones.

‰ Step 59. Press MUTE and then press ENTER to store the centering information.

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‰ Step 60. Press the remote control button #1 to change from centering to SKEW.
#1
button Adj Items List RED 025 000
CENT
SKEW SKEW
SIZE
LIN
KEY
up PIN

‰ Step 61. Use the arrow buttons to tilt the red center lines and place them over the green lines.
Use right Use top
arrow button RED arrow button
to correct SKEW to correct
ADJ

Red Size and Linearity Adjustment

The Linearity adjustment moves the lines more on one side of the screen than the other. You will
adjust Linearity so the mis-convergence is equal on both sides of the screen with reference to the
green. Then you will use the equal movement Size adjustment to converge the red lines onto the
green reference.

‰ Step 62. On the remote control press the #1 (item up) button (once) until you see the red size
adjustment screen:
#1
button Adj Items List RED -096 -246
CENT
SKEW SIZE
SIZE
LIN
KEY
up PIN Size Adjustment Screen

‰ Step 63. Press the remote control’s right arrow button until the red lines separate from the
white line. Did the red lines move an equal amount over the entire screen or move more in one
part? Circle the correct answer.
1. Right and left sides move equally to the right
Remote 2. Right side moves more
control right
Arrow 3. Left side moves more
buttons 4. Right and left sides move equally outward

You will leave the red size mis-adjusted until you have adjusted the red linearity.

‰ Step 64. On the remote control press the #1 button (once) until you see the red Linearity
adjustment screen.

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 #1
button Adj Items List
CENT
SKEW
SIZE
LIN
KEY
PIN Linearity Adjustment Screen
up

‰ Step 65. The XXX data on the screen means the remote control’s up and down arrow buttons
do not work. There is no coarse electrical vertical linearity adjustment for this color.
Press the remote control’s right arrow button until the red horizontal linearity data decreases
by 50. Did the red lines move an equal amount over the entire screen or move only in one
area? Circle the correct answer.

1. The right moved more

Right button 2. The left moved more
3. The middle moved more
4. All the lines move equally right

‰ Step 66. The linearity adjustments move the red at each side an unequal amount. You will
move these left and right lines so they are an equal distance from the green lines. Later, equal
movement adjustments will correct the mis-convergence.
Use the remote control left and right arrow buttons to move the outer red lines so they are
equidistant from the green lines by the same amount (a = b).
Green
Red lines
At the line s center line Red
adjust the horizontal line
linearity so a = b.
a b

‰ Step 67. Now that the red line is an equal distance from the green line, you will use the size
adjustments to move both left and right red lines equally onto the green line. On the remote
control, press the #4 button (once) to return to the red size adjustment.

down Adj Items List

CENT RED -170 -246
SKEW SIZE
SIZE
LIN
KEY
#4 PIN
button

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 The four red cross hatch intersections at the top, bottom and sides must match the four green
intersections. Use the four remote control arrow buttons to shrink or expand the red cross
hatch so they match. Disregard any mis-convergence at the corners of the screen.
1

red Move the red lines

so the lines overlap 2
at these 4 sides. 4
green
4 3
‰ Step 68. Store the red convergence data by pressing MUTE and ENTER buttons.
This completes the coarse convergence in the area marked with an X. These areas are at the
center, middle and sides of the screen.
X

X X X

Red Pincushion Adjustment X

Next you will adjust the red pincushion, keystone and skew while watching the perimeter of the
screen. The previously converged areas are used as reference (Ref).

‰ Step 69. Press the remote control #1 button (three times) until you see the pincushion screen:
#1
button Adj Items List
CENT
x SKEW
X X RED XXXX 254
SIZE PIN
x Ref x LIN
KEY
X x X up PIN

‰ Step 70. Press the remote control down arrow button. How did the top and bottom lines
change?
‰ Step 701. Press the remote control up/down button to straighten the top and bottom red lines:

Red Keystone and Trapezoid Adjustment

These adjustments are also paired. The most effective way to identify and correct a trapezoid
distortion is to first introduce some keystone distortion. The trapezoid distortion is evident and
corrected before restoring the keystone distortion introduced earlier.

‰ Step 72. Press the remote control #4 button (once) to enter the red keystone adjustment. You
will misadjust the keystone adjustment now so you can later perform the skew adjustment.

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 down Adj Items List
RED XXXX 027
CENT
KEY
SKEW
SIZE
LIN
KEY
#4 PIN
button

‰ Step 73. Press the remote control up arrow button and increase the data by 30.
‰ Step 74. Press the remote control #4 (three times) to enter the skew adjustment.
‰ Step 75. Use the remote control up/down arrow keys to move the red lines so they are equidis-
tant to the green lines: move
green
Adjust the skew so
the red lines are an red
equal distance from
the green lines green

‰ Step 76. Press the remote control #1 button (three times) to return to the red keystone adjust-
ment. Use the up/down arrow buttons to flatten out the red line so it converges with the green
line. #1
button Adj Items List
CENT
SKEW Final Keystone
Adjustment white
SIZE
LIN
KEY
up PIN

‰ Step 77. Store the red convergence data by pressing MUTE and ENTER.
This finishes the red coarse adjustment procedure.

‰ Step 78. It is time to switch places.

The person who was reading will now perform the
adjustments. The person assisting will now read.

Superimpose the Blue over the Green

‰ Step 79. Before you perform the blue coarse adjustments, cover the red lens so you can see
the blue color against the green reference color. Adjust the blue by repeating steps 52 to 75.
Place a second  check mark under the first as you read the steps again.
‰ Step 80. Store the blue information into memory by pressing MUTE and ENTER.

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Making the Cursor Data Visible

‰ Step 81. Return to the first PJE convergence screen by using the remote’s #2 button to exit the
convergence service mode and then press button #5 to re-enter.

PJE 00 00 Press PJE 00 01

FDIS arrow up FDIS

‰ Step 82. Press the remote’s arrow up to change the data from 00 to 01. This will display the
cursor data at each location when the fine convergence mode is entered.

Enter the Fine Convergence Mode

‰ Step 83. While still in the TV’s convergence service mode (white letters), press the #9 button
on the remote to enter fine convergence. A green cursor appears at the center cross hairs of
the screen along with its corresponding data.

Center cross
Green hairs of the
cursor screen

What happens if you press the #9 button again?_________________________

Press the #9 button to return to the green cursor.

‰ Step 84. On the remote control press the #3 button several times and record the results on the
screen. Each time you press the #3 button the following happens:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Leave the Red cursor on.

‰ Step 85. You can move the cursor clockwise with the remote control #1 button or counterclock-
wise with the #4 button. Press and hold the #1 button while watching the cursor. What hap-
pens after the cursor reaches the last cross hatch intersection?

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‰ Step 86. The cursor can also be randomly moved to any location for convergence. At the
center of the arrow buttons is a SELECT button. Press it. What happens to the color of the
cursor?
___________________________________ Select
Press the select button again. What happens? button
Remote
control
buttons
____________________________________
Press the button a third time to get a white cursor.

‰ Step 87. Use the four arrow buttons to move the white cursor to a place near the middle of the
screen.

Move
cursor
about here

Converge Red in the Cursor Area

‰ Step 88. Press the SELECT button to change the white cursor back to red.
‰ Step 89. Press and hold the remote control right ¾ arrow button while watching the screen.
How much of an area around the crosshatch is the red mis-converged (bent)? Draw a circle
showing the size of the affected area about the cursor.
How much area
does the fine
convergence
affect? Circle the
# of grids affected. cursor

‰ Step 90. Use the remote control arrow buttons to reconverge this area of the screen.
‰ Step 91. Examine the screen and move the cursor (#1 and #4 buttons) to an area of mis-
convergence. Change colors (#3 button) and converge that area.

‰ Step 92. Store all the convergence data by pressing MUTE, then ENTER.

5. Defocusing the Blue Color

The blue color in projection TVs is spread out (defocused) to provide a more pleasing picture.
In this section you will:
· Change the picture mode to VIVID - step 93.
· Shut off the red and green colors from the service mode - steps 94-100.
· Adjust the blue electronic focus control so the dot is a specified diameter - step 101.
· Return the red and green colors - step 102.

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Change the Picture Mode to VIVID

‰ Step 93. Before you defocus the blue dot, you must first enter the VIVID picture mode. Press
the MENU button on the remote control and the select button twice to enter the picture mode.
Use the arrow buttons to highlight (light green) VIVID. Press the SELECT button to activate.

Shut Off the Red and Green Colors from the Service Mode
You could also quickly cover the green and red lenses to turn off these colors but sometimes you
cannot access the lenses. Therefore this portion of the lab is an exercise in versatility, not in
speed.

‰ Step 94. While still in the convergence service mode (white cross hatch), press the #6 button
on the remote control until you see dots in a black background.
‰ Step 95. Next you will step though the service mode categories to locate VPNT. On the
remote control, press the #5 button (three times) to move from PJE (convergence) to VPNT.
Service Mode Categories
VPNT SC
VPNV IC SERVICE VPNT 00 VPOS 030
VPNS PP 000000 00 Adjustment
PJE DAC data
Category
3DCM PI name
TONE ID number
DSP CCD
MC OP

‰ Step 96. While in the VPNT category, press the #1 button repeatedly to enter adjustment
number 28, RON.
‰ Step 97. Press the remote control #6 button to change the red data to 0. This will turn OFF the
red color. The RON data of 0 cannot be saved and will return when the TV is powered back on.
‰ Step 98. Press the #1 button (once) to enter adjustment number 29 named GON.
‰ Step 99. Press the remote control #6 button to change the green data to 0. This will turn OFF
the green color so you will have no green lettering. The GON data cannot be saved either.
‰ Step 100. Return to the PJE convergence category by pressing the #2 button three times. You
should only see blue dots on the screen. If you do not see the dots, shut off the TV set to
restore the colors, enter the service mode, and return to step 92.

Adjust the Blue Electronic Focus Control so the Dot is a Specified Diameter

‰ Step 101. Locate the blue electronic focus control behind the speaker baffle. Adjust the blue
control so the blue dots are 6mm in diameter. The diameter will depend upon the screen size.

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 Size of defocused blue dots
Projection TV Height of blue spot
Screen Size
43 6mm
48 7mm
53 8mm
61 9mm

Return the Red and Green Colors

‰ Step 102. Press the #5 button three times to return to the VPNT category. Then press the #1
button repeatedly to locate items 28 and 29. Change their data from 00 to 01 by pressing the
#3 button. Turning OFF the TV set will also reset the data at these locations, but some fine
convergence (cursor) data may be lost.

6. Updating the Flash Focus Memory

After coarse and fine convergence, the Flash Focus memory information must be revised. The
Flash Focus memory data is revised in the service mode. The Flash Focus data is independent of
the convergence data already memorized.
Failure to revise the Flash Focus memory will result in mis-convergence when the customer presses
the front panel flash focus button or accesses it from the menu. Mis-convergence would occur
because the TV would align the centering, skew and linearity based upon the old convergence
data. You must revise this memory information at the conclusion of convergence. You will revise
the flash memory in the next step.

‰ Step 103. The Flash Focus memory is revised by pressing the Flash Focus button while in the
service mode. After verifying that you are in the service mode (green or white service item
lettering), press the front panel FLASH FOCUS button. The screen will present patterns while
the Flash Focus stage memorizes the new centering and skew convergence you performed.
Flash Focus takes five seconds.
Note: In the original auto/flash focus RA-4 and DR-1 chassis projection TVs, after pressing the
auto focus button in the service mode, there appears to be a centering shift to some colors
(looks mis-converged). There is no shift (mis-convergence) stored in memory. Turn the TV
OFF and then back ON. The picture will be OK.
Flash Focus can be accessed from the menu instead of the front panel. Press the menu
button to find flash focus under the “Set Up” sub menu. Press the menu button again to
cancel.

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‰ Step 104. In the next series of steps you will misadjust the green centering and try to load this
data into the Flash Focus memory. Quickly access the green centering adjustment screen by
pressing category buttons #2 or #5 to find the category after PJE, which is the 3DCM category.
Press item button #4 to return from category 3DCM to the end of PJE where the centering
adjustments are.
Service Mode Categories
VPNT SC down Adj Items List
VPNV IC CENT
VPNS PP SKEW
PJE DAC SIZE
3DCM PI LIN
TONE ID KEY
DSP CCD #4 PIN
MC OP button

‰ Step 105. On the remote control press and hold the right arrow button down until the data is at
about -200. Store this incorrect data by pressing MUTE, then ENTER.

GRN 035 030

CENT

‰ Step 106. Press the front panel FLASH FOCUS button in the service mode to store this new
data into the flash focus memory. What appears on the screen? Draw the answer below.

The error message you see on the screen begins with the letter E followed by a number, then the
defective color. A list of error codes is printed on the next page:

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 Flash Focus Error Codes
Code Description Meaning
E10 Screen sensor output is LOW Check top #0 sensor wiring, convergence off
in corner, sensor defect.
E11 Screen sensor output is LOW Check left #1 sensor wiring, convergence off
in corner, sensor defect.
E12 Screen sensor output is LOW Check right #2 sensor wiring, convergence off
in corner, sensor defect.
E13 Screen sensor output is LOW Check bottom #3 sensor wiring, convergence
off in corner, sensor defect.
E20 Screen sensor output is HIGH Check sensor Op-Amps on Convergence
board for #0 sensor.
E21 Screen sensor output is HIGH Check sensor Op-Amps on Convergence
board for #1 sensor.
E22 Screen sensor output is HIGH Check sensor Op-Amps on Convergence
board for #2 sensor.
E23 Screen sensor output is HIGH Check sensor Op-Amps on Convergence
board for #3 sensor.
E30 Adjustment pattern to sensor loop Defect in registering information on the
counter overflow. convergence board.
E40 and Registration data overflow. Beam Defect in convergence yoke driver ICs.
E50 movement is insufficient to match
stored patterns.
E60 or Offset overflow. Convergence Convergence patterns displayed are out of
E70 information out of range. normal range.

0
Screen
sensor 1 TV screen 2
location
3

Error example: E70G = The green (G) patterns are too far out of range to be stored in the Flash
Focus memory. A mis-adjusted green yoke typically causes this. Other patterns can be stored
even though an error is displayed.

‰ Step 107. Shut the TV OFF and turn it back ON. Is the TV miss-converged? _______
‰ Step 108. Press the front panel flash focus button in the normal customer operation mode. If
the picture is now OK, shut the TV OFF. If is not, ask your instructor to help you retrace your
steps.
‰ Step 109. You will automatically reset this TV to the initial factory presets. This will erase most
of the information the customer put into the menu, such as channel label, favorite and active
channels, menu language, parental control password, last service mode location, etc. Do not
do this at home unless you have to.
With the TV set OFF, enter the service mode by pressing DISPLAY, #5, Vol +, Power. After
you have confirmed the service mode entry, press buttons 0, 8 and ENTER. The TV will show
the word RESET in the upper right corner, reset, shut OFF and turn back ON. This will take

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 about seven seconds from the time you press ENTER. Turn down the volume after the TV has
reset the menu information to factory settings. The menu reset did not change the conver-
gence data.

‰ Step 110. This completes the convergence procedures for the KP43T70, RA-3 projection TV
chassis.
· Shut off the TV and install the front baffle board (four screws).
· Install the speaker grille (six screws).
· Install the rear panel too (eight screws).
· Then help your instructor box up the TV. Thank you.
See your instructor if you did not perform Lab A.

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 LAB APPENDIX Service Mode PJE Preset Convergence
Convergence Using Default Data Data
If the convergence data on a Flash Focus PJ Item # Item Data
TV was erased or became corrupt, you will not 00 FDIS 01
have a reference to begin convergence. By 01 OSDH 31
pre-installing data from another set you can form 02 OSDV 25
a green reference grid. . This will save you con- 03 FVST 25
04 VIST 0
siderable time. To do this you will have to in-
05 VICU 62
stall: 06 COHP 0
· Preset Convergence data, 07 FIHP 194
· Green Coarse Convergence data and the 08 TPHP 62
· Green Fine Convergence data 09 DFHP 225
After the reference grid is established, you can 10 DFHG -80
converge by overlaying the red and blue colors 11 DFVG -15
over the green. 12 PWM 1 0
13 PWM 2 32
The reference data used was taken from the 14 HBLD 244
15 HBLW 23
model KP43T70 Flash Focus Projection (PJ) TV.
16 BLKP 27

Install the Preset Convergence Data Install the Coarse Green Geometry Data
1. Enter the service mode (With the PJ TV OFF, Next you will preload the coarse green geom-
on the remote press DISPLAY, #5, Vol +, etry data but you can not start the convergence
Power ON. The set will come on with green yet. Do not change the green SIZE data or the
letters). green picture will be too large or small to con-
2. Press #2 several times until the service mode verge.
letters change from GREEN to WHITE. This 1. While still in the convergence mode (white
is the Convergence mode. letters) press remote button #1 several times
3. The first item (#00) in the convergence mode to advance to the first GRN CENT item. If
is FDIS. To see the FINE convergence data the GRN does not appear on the screen,
later you will change this data to 01. On the press the remote’s #3 button a few times until
remote locate the navigator arrow buttons and GRN appears.
press the 5 UP button. The data will change 2. Using the 3or 4 arrow navigator buttons
from 00 to 01 (this can not be saved). enter the H data numbers as shown in the
4. Press the remote control #1 button to advance chart.
to the next item for conformation or change.
5. Item numbers 01 to 16 should be the SAME Sample Green Geometry Data
data shown in the chart below. If it is not, use Item H data V data
the 5or 6 navigator buttons to install this data. Cent 026 021
Press MUTE, ENTER to save the new data. Skew -036 030
Size -70 -190
Lin xxxx xxxx
Key xxxx Xxxx
Pin xxxx 280

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Data locations marked xxxx can not be changed. Grid Cursor Green Color Data
1. Using the 5 or 6buttons, enter the V data ONLY
from the chart. H data V data
2. Use the remotes #1 button to advance to the H7 Center 12 10
next item and input its corresponding data. H9 right cent 12 10
J9 12 25
J7 below cent 11 25
Installing the Fine Green Geometry Data
J5 -1 25
The fine green geometry data must be installed H5 left cent 0 8
or convergence can not be performed. The data F5 5 3
for the green is crucial because it is used as the F7 above cent 13 0
reference to adjust the remaining colors. F9 12 0
3. Using the remote, press #6 to get a cross- F11 10 -5
hatch on the screen. H11 right center 11 8
4. Using the remote, press #9 to enter the FINE J11 13 26
convergence mode. Because you entered L11 15 31
data 01 into the FDIS earlier in step 03, the L9 13 30
L7 below cent 9 29
fine convergence data will appear on the
L5 -3 32
screen. L3 -2 35
5. The courser should be at the center of the J3 2 28
crosshatch pattern. If the cursor is not green H3 left center 6 8
color, press the #3 button until it is. F3 8 -8
6. You will use the remote’s #1 (CW) and #4 D3 12 -8
(CCW) buttons to move the cursor clockwise D5 8 -4
or counter clockwise. D7 above cent 18 3
7. Use the remote’s arrow buttons to increase D9 14 0
or decrease the data so it matches the data D11 13 -3
D12 -1 -15
in the chart that follows.
F12 0 -12
For cursor location purposes the top row is num- H12 right center 4 6
bered and the side row is lettered. J12 6 29
The service mode’s internal crosshatch has 15 L12 7 35
horizontal lines and 13 vertical lines. The cen- N12 8 14
ter is at grid location H7. N11 20 11
N9 15 14
1 7
A N7 below cent 7 15
N5 -11 16
N3 -9 19
N2 -11 15
H L2 -3 40
J2 -2 30
H2 left center -1 5
F2 6 -13
O D2 11 -13
B2 11 3
At most grid locations, there is corresponding H B3 11 -2
data and V data. When the cursor is moved to a B5 8 0
grid location its corresponding data will appear. B7 above cent 19 3
1. Move the cursor to each location and install B9 16 3
the H and V data from this chart: This should B11 17 2
cut your convergence time by more than half. B12 1 -1
Converge the red and blue colors to the B13 -34 24
green reference you just established. D13 -15 16
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H1 left cent 19 24
F1 11 -15
D1 3 -33
B1 6 11
A1 15 -31
A2 13 6
A3 4 -1
A5 7 -5
A7 above cent 17 0
A9 27 -2
A11 23 3
A12 5 10
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