-LCD TV Display failure symptoms and possible causes-

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Case 1-Abnormal Display. T-Con, Solder defect, 1 or more cable connector Broken or with bad solder
connections.
Case 2-Abnormal Display. T-Con, Solder defect, 1 or more cable connector Broken or with bad solder
connections.
Case 3-Abnormal Display. T-Con, Solder defect, 1 or more cable connector Broken or with bad solder
connections.
Case -Abnormal Display. T-Con, Solder defect, 1 or more cable connector Broken or with bad solder
connections.
Case !-Abnormal Display. T-Con, Solder defect, 1 or more cable connector Broken or with bad solder
connections.
1
Case "-Abnormal Display. Bad components in power section of t-con.
Case #-Noise. Solder defect or shorted components on t-con.
Case $-Abnormal Display. Bad components in power section of t-con.
Case %-Noise. Solder defect or shorted components on t-con.
Case 1&-Abnormal Display. Bad components in power section of t-con.
Case 11-Abnormal Display. Bad components in power section of t-con.
Case 12-Noise. Bad solder connections, shorted or open components on t-con.
Case 13-Noise. Bad solder connections, shorted or open components on t-con.
Case 1-No display and back lihts are lit. T-con !"se #pen or Bad components in power section of t-
con. No $oltae to t-con from main board or power s"pply%main board or power s"pply fail"re&.
Case 1!-No back liht. 'n$erter fail"re or power s"pply fail"re.
Case 1"-Dim back liht. 'n$erter fail"re.
Case 1#-Dim back liht. 'n$erter fail"re.
Case 1$-Dim back liht. 'n$erter fail"re.
Replace or repair T-con/LCD controller board (also possibly main or PSU board for case 14) for cases 1-
14
Replace or repair in!erter and or PSU board for cases 1"-1#
2
Case 1%-(ne$en display. cell defect.
Case 2&-(ne$en display. cell defect.
Case 21-Damae from applied press"re to panel. Bad panel
Case 22-Crosstalk. cell defect.
Case 23-Crosstalk. cell defect.
Case 2-)anel cracked.
Case 2!-*ertical block. !ailed dri$er 'C, TC)+C#! failed AC! bondin to panel bad connection
from dri$er 'C to TC)+C#!.
Case 2"-*ertical line. !ailed dri$er 'C, TC)+C#! failed AC! bondin to panel, bad connection
from dri$er 'C to TC)+C#!.
Case 2#-*ertical block. !ailed dri$er 'C, TC)+C#! failed AC! bondin to panel, bad connection
from dri$er 'C to TC)+C#!.
Case 2$-*ertical block. !ailed dri$er 'C, TC)+C#! failed AC! bondin to panel, bad connection
from dri$er 'C to TC)+C#!.
Case 2%-,ori-ontal block. !ailed dri$er 'C, TC)+C#! failed AC! bondin to panel, bad connection
from dri$er 'C to TC)+C#!.
Case 3&-,ori-ontal block. !ailed dri$er 'C, TC)+C#! failed AC! bondin to panel, bad connection
from dri$er 'C to TC)+C#!.
Case 31-,ori-ontal line. Dri$er 'C abnormal o"tp"t. !ailed dri$er 'C, TC)+C#! failed AC! bondin to
panel, bad connection from dri$er 'C to TC)+C#!.
3
Case 32-,ori-ontal block. !ailed dri$er 'C, TC)+C#! failed AC! bondin to panel bad connection
from dri$er 'C to TC)+C#!.
Case 33-,ori-ontal block. !ailed dri$er 'C, TC)+C#! failed AC! bondin to panel bad connection
from dri$er 'C to TC)+C#!.
'eplace LCD panel for cases 1%-2(
'eplace LCD panel or de)ise a techni*ue for repairing bonding failure of TCP+C,- for cases 2!-
3!(
List of acronyms and abbre)iations used and their meanings.
C#!. Chip on film+fle/
TC). Tape carrier packae
'C. 'nterated circ"it
T-con. Timin controller%board&
0CD. 0i1"id crystal display
AC!. Anisotropic cond"cti$e film

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