SERVICE MANUAL COLOR TELEVISION 50A60 , 50A50 55A60 , 61A60 FILE NO. 020-200012 N0NSP Chassis (TAC0050) (TAC0052) PUBLISHED IN JAPAN, May., 2000 S (TAC0051) (TAC0053)
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: BEFORE SERVICING THIS CHASSIS, READ THE “X-RAY RADIATION PRECAUTION”, “SAFETY PRECAU- TION” AND “PRODUCT SAFETY NOTICE” INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. 1. Excessive high voltage can produce potentially hazardous X-RAY RADIATION. To avoid such hazards, the high volt- age must not be above the specified limit.
CRT ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT AND MOUNTING CAUTION : DO NOT LOOSEN THE HEX HEAD BOLTS WITH SPRINGS (12 PCS), BECAUSE THOSE ARE FOR SEALING OF CRT COOLANT. 8 o’clock 4 o’clock Lens Assembly CRT Assembly CRT Anode Cap Assembly S.V.M. Coil CRT DRIVE Board Attention Serviceman Adjustment Screws...
TO REMOVE CRT (Same procedure for R, G, B) 1. Remove CRT DRIVE Board, S. V. M. COIL and DEF. YOKE from CRT. 2. Remove Lens Assembly. 3. Detach CRT Anode Cap from CRT. 4. Remove CRT Assembly from CRT Mounting. CRT REPLACEMENT (Same procedure for R, G, B) Reverse the removal procedures except the followings.
WARNING : BEFORE SERVICING THIS CHASSIS, READ THE “X-RAY RADIATION PRECAUTION”, “SAFETY PRE- CAUTION” AND “PRODUCT SAFETY NOTICE” ON PAGE 3 OF THIS MANUAL. PICTURE TUBE COMPONENTS ADJUSTMENT DESCRIPTION OF NECK COMPONENTS Deflection yoke and convergence yoke The position on the neck is required most front (CRT funnel side) and the screw is fastened after rotating yoke adjusting picture tilt.
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LOCATION OF SCREEN AND FOCUS VR’S SCREEN VR FOCUS VR – 7 –...
REPLACEMENT OF THE CRT Service parts are provided for each R, G and B. The contents of the parts are as follows. 50A50 50A60 HITACHI 55A60 61A60 REPLACEMENT OF HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE ANODE LEAD RUBBER BOOT LEAD HOLDER Fig. a Z450 TPA5007 23796001 23005397...
1. ENTERING TO SERVICE MODE 1) Press MUTE button once on Remote Control. MUTE 2. DISPLAYING THE ADJUSTMENT MENU 1) Press MENU button on TV. Service mode Press Press 3. KEY FUNCTION IN THE SERVICE MODE The following key entry during display of adjustment menu provides special functions. Screen adjustment mode ON/OFF: Selection of the adjustment items : Change of the data value :...
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4. SELECTING THE ADJUSTING ITEMS 1) Every pressing of CHANNEL s button in the service mode changes the adjustment items in the order of table-2. (t button for reverse order) Refer to table-2 for preset data of adjustment mode. (See SETTING & ADJUSTING DATA on page 17) 5.
ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENT ITEM VERTICAL POSITION (VCEN) 1. Call up the adjustment mode display, then select item VCEN. 2. Press the VOLUME s or t button to get the voltage +30 10 mV. 3. Measuring method of voltage as follows. SUB-BRIGHTNESS 1.
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ITEM HEIGHT 1. Call up the adjustment mode display, then select the item HIT. (HIT) 2. Press the VOLUME s or t button to get the picture so the top of raster begins to lack. 3. Press the VOLUME s button to advance the data by 10 steps. Note : Check the vertical picture position is correct.
CONVERGENCE ADJUSTMENT Adjust convergence from center to circumference in order. KEY FUNCTION IN THE CONVERGENCE ADJUSTMENT: Up : 2 button Selet Green color: 3 button Left : 4 button Blinking of cursor ON/OFF: 5 button Right: 6 button Adjust mode ON/OFF: 7 button Down: 8 button...
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NOTES In many cases, color misconvergence may be corrected by returning HIT and WID data in main deflection side to initial adjusting values. Following cases will surely require readjustment of convergence. CRT REPLACEMENT When CRT is replaced, main deflection readjustment and color matching are required. Perform following procedures.
SCREEN AND MIRROR ALIGNMENTS ASSEMBLING OF FRONT SCREEN Fresnel sheet Protect shield FRONT (for 50”) Lenticular sheet Protect shield FRONT Fresnel sheet Stick cotton cloth tape Label with part Label with part number number (for 55”, 61”) Lenticular sheet Protect shield Stick contton cloth tape FRONT...
HIGH VOLTAGE CHECK CAUTION: There is no HIGH VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT on this chassis. Checking should be done following the steps below. 1. Connect an accurate high voltage meter to the anode of the picture tube. 2. Turn on the receiver. Set the BRIGHTNESS and CON- TRAST to minimum (zero beam current).
CHAPTER 2 SPECIFIC INFORMATIONS SETTING & ADJUSTING DATA SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS HIGH VOLTAGE AT ZERO BEAM: MAX HIGH VOLTAGE: SERVICE MODE ADJUSTING ITEMS AND DATA IN THE SERVICE MODE: Item Name of adjustment RCUT R CUTOFF GCUT G CUTOFF BCUT B CUTOFF GDRV G DRIVE BDRV...
LOCATION OF CONTROLS (Representative : 50A60) TV front Behind the door AUDIO S-VIDEO VIDEO L/MONO Video Audio inputs TV rear MENU POWER POWER VOLUMET S MENU ANT (75 ) ANT-1 AUDIO CENTER CHANNEL IN S-VIDEO ANT-2 AUDIO VIDEO VIDEO MONO MONO AUDIO AUDIO...
Remote Control LIGHT TV/CABLE/VCR switch Set to “TV” to control the TV. MUTE Channel Number C. CAPT ENTER FAV t RESET PIP CH t RECALL POWER LIGHT MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER CABLE CH RTN ADV/ PIP CH ENTER ADV/ PIP CH STOP SOURCE PLAY PIP TV/VCR REW...
PROGRAMMING CHANNEL MEMORY The channel memory is the list of TV channel numbers the TV tunes in when you press the CHANNEL s or t button. First, use the TV/CABLE and CH PROGRAM functions to preset all active channels in your area automatically. If necessary, arrange the preset channels with the ADD/ERASE functions so that you can tune into only desired channels.
CHASSIS REPLACEMENT PARTS LIST WARNING: BEFORE SERVICING THIS CHASSIS, READ THE “X-RAY RADIATION PRECAUTION”, “SAFETY PRE- CAUTION” AND “PRODUCT SAFETY NOTICE” ON PAGE 3 OF THIS MANUAL. CAUTION: The international hazard symbols “ which have special characteristics important for safety and should be replaced only with types identical to those in the original circuit or specified in the parts list.
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Location Part No. Description C415 24092484 CD, 1500pF, (50A60/55A60/61A60) C416 24828333 PF, 0.033?F, 200V C417 24679229 EL, 2.2?F, 20%, 250V C418 24679330 EL, 33?F, 20%, 250V C419 24669479 EL, 4.7?F, 20%, 50V C423 24640908 EL, 33?F, 20%, 160V C426 24211222 CD, 2200pF, (50A60/55A60/61A60) C427...
SPECIFICATIONS (Representative: 50A60) TELEVISION SYSTEM CHANNEL COVERAGE POWER SOURCE POWER CONSUMPTION AUDIO POWER SPEAKER TYPE VIDEO/AUDIO TERMINALS DIMENSIONS/MASS SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES *Please refer to owner's manual in detail. NTSC standard VHF: 2 through 13 UHF: 14 through 69 Cable TV: Mid band (A-8 through A-1, A through I) Super band (J through W) Hyper band (AA through ZZ, AAA, BBB) Ultra band (65 through 94, 100 through 125)