Adjustment > Adjustment Procedure

(5) LCD White Balance

 

LCD ADJUSTMENT MENU screen

 

 

MANUAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM for SERVICE STATION

 

Preparations:

1)

Connect the oscilloscope CH1 to “LCD-R (pin 3)” of

LCD ADJUSTMENT MENU

 

 

Skylark Connection jig.

LCD ADJUSTMENT MENU

 

2)

Connect the oscilloscope CH2 to “LCD-G (pin 5)” of

PLL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skylark Connection jig.

CONTRAST

 

3)

Connect the oscilloscope EXT TRIG to video output.

 

 

 

 

4) Switch the oscilloscope V-MODE to “ALT” and

BRIGHT

 

 

5)

TRIGGER SOURCE to “EXT”.

 

 

 

Set the switches and knobs on oscilloscope so that the

WHITE BALANCE

1

 

 

 

CH1 and CH2 waveforms appear as shown in Fig. 6-4-

 

 

 

 

11.

2

EXECUTE

RETURN

 

Procedure

 

 

 

1) Choose WHITE BALANCE on the LCD ADJUSTMENT

 

 

 

CONNECTION

MENU screen.

SUB CONTRAST RED ADJUSTMENT

2) Click the EXECUTE button on LCD ADJUSTMENT

screen.

MENU screen to proceed with the SUB CONTRAST

 

MANUAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM for SERVICE STATION

RED ADJUSTMENT screen.

 

SUB CONTRAST RED ADJUSTMENT

3) Click the UP and DOWN buttons so that level a of CH1

 

 

 

waveform is equal to level b of CH2 waveform. Click the

 

 

button at approx. 2-second intervals while checking any

 

 

increase or decrease in level a.

 

 

 

4) After step 3) is complete, be sure to click the NEXT

 

UP

DOWN

 

 

 

button, and then proceed with the SUB BRIGHT RED

 

 

3

ADJUSTMENT screen.

 

 

 

 

 

Note that clicking the RETURN button will restore the

 

 

 

LCD ADJUSTMENT MENU screen to the status before

4

NEXT

RETURN

the adjustment was performed.

 

 

 

5) Use the same procedure as in step 3) to equalize levels c

CONNECTION

 

 

and d of the waveform.

 

 

SUB BRIGHT RED ADJUSTMENT screen.

6) After step 5) is complete, be sure to click the NEXT

MANUAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM for SERVICE STATION

button, and then proceed with the SUB CONTRAST

 

 

 

BLUE ADJUSTMENT screen.

SUB BRIGHT RED ADJUSTMENT

c

a

 

 

DOWN

 

 

 

UP

 

 

 

 

5

d

b

6

NEXT

RETURN

 

 

Fig. 6-4-11 Waveform of LCD White Balance Adjustment

CONNECTION

 

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Hitachi service manual Waveform of LCD White Balance Adjustment

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