Acer S1200 Series User manual

SERVICE MANUAL
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Date Revise Version Description
2008.8.25 V1.0 Initial Issue
S1200
CopyrightAugust.2008 All Rights Reserved P/N: 36.8BJ03G001

S1200 Condential II
Preface
This manual is applied to S1200 projection system. The manual gives you a brief
description of basic technical information to help in service and maintain the product.
Your customers will appreciate the quick response time when you immediately identify
problems that occur with our products. We expect your customers will appreciate the
service that you offer them.
This manual is for technicians and people who have an electronic background. Please
send the product back to the distributor for repairing and do not attempt to do anything that
is complex or is not mentioned in the troubleshooting.
Notice:
The information found in this manual is subject to change without prior notice. Any
subsequent changes made to the data herein will be incorporated in future edition.
S1200 Service Manual
Copyright August.2008
All Rights Reserved
Manual Version1.0

S1200 Condential
III
Table of Content
Chapter 1 Introduction
Highlight 1-1
Compatible Mode 1-3
Product Overview 1-8
Chapter 2 Disassembly Process
Equipment Needed & Product Overview 2-1
Disassemble Lamp Cover Module 2-2
Disassemble Lamp Module 2-3
Disassemble Top Cover Module 2-4
Disassemble Key Pad Board Module 2-5
Disassemble Focus Ring 2-6
Disassemble Top Shielding 2-7
Disassemble Front Cover Module and IR Sensor Board 2-8
Disassemble Main Board 2-9
Disassemble Engine Module 2-10
Disassemble Clor Wheel Module 2-11
Disassemble DMD Board and DMD Chip 2-12
Disassemble Speaker Module 2-13
Disassemble System Fan Module 2-14
Disassemble Blower 2-15
Disassemble Front Cover 2-16
Disassemble Lamp Driver 2-16
Disassemble LVPS 2-17
Disassemble Bottom cover 2-18
Rod Adjustment 2-20

S1200 Condential
IV
Re-write Lamp Usage Hour 2-21
Assemble Bottom cover 2-22
Assemble LVPS 2-23
Assemble Lamp Driver 2-24
Assemble Front Cover 2-25
Assemble Blower 2-26
Assemble System Fan Module 2-27
Assemble Speaker Module 2-28
Assemble DMD Board and DMD Chip 2-29
Assemble Color Wheel Module 2-30
Assemble Engine Module 2-31
Assemble Main Board 2-32
Assemble Front Cover Module and IR Sensor Board 2-33
Assemble Top Shielding 2-34
Assemble Focus Ring 2-35
Assemble Key Pad Board Module 2-36
Assemble Top Cover Module 2-37
Assemble Lamp Module 2-38
Assemble Lamp Cover Module 2-39
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
LED Lighting Message 3-1
Main Procedure 3-3
Beep Sound 3-3
Chapter 4 Function Test & Alignment Procedure
Test Equipment Needed 4-1
Service Mode 4-2
OSD Reset 4-3
Test Condition 4-4

S1200 Condential V
Test Inspection Procedure 4-5
PC Mode 4-6
Video Performance 4-7
Optical Performance Measure 4-8
Other 4-9
Chapter 5 Firmware Upgrade
Equipment Needed 5-1
DLP Composer Lite Setup Procedure 5-2
USB Driver Upgrade Procedure 5-4
Firmware Upgrade Procedure 5-5
Chapter 6 EDID Upgrade
EDID Introduction 6-1
Equipment Needed 6-2
Setup Procedure 6-3
EDID Key-In Procedure 6-3
Setup Procedure (HDMI) 6-7
Default Language Reset 6-9
Appendix A S1200 Exploded Overview I
Appendix B Serial Number System Denition I
PCBA Code Denition II
Appendix C RS232 function command summary table I

s1200 Condential 1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Highlight
No Item Description
1Dimensions (WxDxH) - 269x113x275
2Weight - 3kg
3 Tilt Angle - 5 degree with elevator mechanism
4 TI DMD TI DMD 0.55” 12° 2xLVDS Type-X XGA Digital Mirror Device
6 Number of active dots Number of active dots : 1024(H) x 768(V)
7 Power Supply
- Universal AC 100 – 240 V 50-60 Hz with PFC input
- 200W for OSRAM E20.8 Lamp @ normal operation
- Variance FAN speed control (Depends on temperature varant)
8 Terminal
- One HDMI Female Terminal
- One VGA input ( One D-SUB)
- One D-Sub 15-Pin output
- One Mini DIN 3-Pin Connector for RS232 control input
- Video input (One RCA jack Type, One Mini DIN 4-pin S-
video)
- Audio input (One Phone jack Type)
9 Lamp - 200 – Watt OSRAM E20.8 Lamp (user replaceable) dimmble
to 160 W
10 Projection lens - F# 2.59 ~6.97, with 0.6 throw ratio
11 Keystone correction - +/ -40 degree (80 degree)
12 Throw Distance - 0.5– 3.7m (focus range) Better display at 60”
13 Throw Ratio - 0.6:1 distance/width @60”
14 Lamp life - 2500 hours min, 50% survival rate (Full power Mode)
- 4000 hours min, 50% survival rate (Echo power Mode)

s1200 Condential 1-2
No Item Description
15 Input signal spec
- Hsync Frequency 31.5 k ~ 100 kHz
- Vsync Frequency 50 ~ 85 Hz
- Video Signal RGB (PC)
● Analog RGB 0.7Vp-p, 75 ohm, Separate TTL H,V Sync
● Analog RGB 1Vp-p, 75 ohm, Sync. On Green signal
● Analog RGB 0.7Vp-p, 75 ohm, Composite TTL Sync- Video
● Composite video 1Vp-p,75 ohm
● S-video Luminance 0.714Vp-p, 75 ohm
● Chrominance 0.286Vp-p, 75 ohm
● Component Video 1Vp-p, 75 ohm
16 Video Compatibility
- Standards :
● NTSC (3.58/4.43)
● PAL (B/D/G/H/I/M/N)
● SECAM (B/D/G/K/K1/L)
● HDTV - 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080P
17 Brightness
Engineering spec:
- 2250 ANSI Lumens (Typical; Full power mode)
- 2000 ANSI Lumens (Minimum; Full power mode)
Marketing spec:
-2500 Lumens
18 Contrast
Engineering spec:
- 1300 : 1 Full White and Black (Minimum; Full power mode)
- 1700 : 1 Full White and Black (Typical; Full power mode)
Marketing spec:
-1900:1 Full White and Black
19 Uniformity
Engineering spec:
- 65% Japan standard (Minimum; Full power mode)
- 80% Japan standard (Typical; Full power mode)
Marketing spec:
-85%
20 Color Wheel
- 6 segments
- 7200 rpm(2X)
- 9000 rpm@3X PAL 50Hz
- 10800 rpm@3X NTSC 60Hz
Segment Angle: R85Y37G90C28W42B78
21 Temperature - Operating: 5°C -- 35°C
- Storage: -20°C -- 60°C
22 Maximum Humidity - Operating: 5°C -- 35°C, 80%RH (Max.), non-condensing
- Storage: -20°C -- 60°C, 80%RH (Max.), non-condensing
23 System controller - TI DDP2230
24 Number of active dots
- Number of active dots : 1024(H) x 768(V)

s1200 Condential 1-3
1-2 Compatible Mode
A. Analog
Compatibility Resolution V-Sync [Hz] H-Sync [KHz]
1. VGA Analog - PC Signal
i Mac DV (G3) 1024X768 75 60.00
VGA
640x480 60 31.50
640x480 72 37.90
640x480 75 37.50
720x400 70 31.50
SVGA
800x600 56 35.20
800x600 60 37.90
800x600 72 48.10
800x600 75 46.90
832x624 75 49.725
XGA
1024x768 60 48.40
1024x768 70 56.50
1024x768 75 60.00
SXGA 1280x1024 60 63.98
1280x1024 75 79.98
QuadVGA 1280x960 60 59.70
SXGA+ 1400x1050 60 63.98
UXGA 1600x1200 60 75.00
Power Mac G4
640x480 66.6(67) 34.93
800x600 60 37.90
1024x768 60 48.40
1152x870 75 68.68
PowerBook G4
640x480 60 31.35
640x480 66.6(67) 34.93
800x600 60 37.90
1024x768 60 48.40
1152x870 75 68.68
i Mac DV(G3) 1024x768 75 60.00
Aspire One 1024x600 60 48.22
2. VGA Analog - Extended Wide timing
WXGA
1280x720 60 45.00
1280x800 60 49.702
1440x900 60 55.935
1680x1050 60 65.290

s1200 Condential 1-4
1-2 Compatible Mode
B. Digital
Compatibility Resolution V-Sync [Hz] H-Sync [KHz]
(1) HDMI - PC Signal
VGA
640x480 60 31.50
640x480 72 37.90
640x480 75 37.50
720x400 70 31.50
SVGA
800x600 56 35.20
800x600 60 37.90
800x600 72 48.10
800x600 75 46.90
832x624 75 49.725
XGA
1024x768 60 48.40
1024x768 70 56.50
1024x768 75 60.00
SXGA 1280x1024 60 63.98
1280x1024 75 79.98
Quad VGA 1280x960 60 59.70
SXGA+ 1400x1050 60 63.98
UXGA 1600x1200 60 75.00
Power Mac G4
640x480 66.6(67) 34.93
800x600 60 37.90
1024x768 60 48.40
1152x870 75 68.68
PowerBook G4
640x480 60 31.35
640x480 66.6(67) 34.93
800x600 60 37.90
1024x768 60 48.40
1152x870 75 68.68
i Mac DV(G3) 1024x768 75 60.00
(2) HDMI - Extended Wide timing
WXGA
1280x720 60 45.00
1280x800 60 49.702
1440x900 60 55.935
1680x1050 60 65.290

s1200 Condential 1-5
Compatibility Resolution V-Sync [Hz] H-Sync [KHz]
(3) HDMI - Video Signal
480i (NTSC) 720x480
(1440x480) 59.94(29.97) 27.00
480p (NTSC) 720x480 59.94 31.47
576i (PAL) 720x576
(1440x576) 50(25) 27.00
576p (PAL) 720x576 50 31.25
720p (NTSC) 1280x720 60 45.00
720p (PAL) 1280x720 50 37.50
1080i (NTSC) 1920x1080 60(30) 33.75
1080i (PAL) 1920x1080 50 56.25
1080p (NTSC) 1920x1080 60 67.50
1080p (PAL) 1920x1080 50 56.25
1-2 Compatible Mode
B. Digital

s1200 Condential 1-6
1-3 Product Overview
Projector Outlook
Front /Upper side
Item Description Item Description
1Power button 5 Lens cap
2Focus ring 6 Control panel
3 Zoom Lens 7 Remote control receivers
4 Elevator button

s1200 Condential 1-7
Rear side
Item Description Item Description
1USB connector 6 S-Video input connector
2HDMI connector 7 Audio input connector
3
PC analog signal/HDTV/SCART/
component video input connector
(VGA IN )
8 RS232 connector
4Monitor loop-through output
connector (VGA-Out) 9 Power socket
5 Composite video input connector 10 KensingtonTM lock port

s1200 Condential 1-8
Control Panel
Item Function Description
1LAMP Lamp Indicator LED.
2KEYSTONE Adjusts the image to compensate for distortion
caused by tilting the projector.
3 RESYNC Automatically synchronizes the projector to the
input source.
4 MENU
• Press “MENU” to launch the Onscreen display
(OSD) menu, back to the previous step for the
OSD menu operation or exit the OSD menu.
• Conrm your selection of items.
5 POWER
Power button and Power Indicator LED.
Refer to the “Turning the Projector On/Off”
section.
6 TEMP Temp Indicator LED.
7 Four directional select keys Use to select items or make
adjustments to your selection.
8 SOURCE Press “SOURCE” to choose RGB, Component, SVideo,
Composite, SCART and HDMI™ sources.
9 Empowering key Unique Acer functions: eOpening, eView, eTimer,
ePower Management.

s1200 Condential 1-9
Remote Control Layout

s1200 Condential 1-10
Item Icon Function Description
1Infrared
transmitter Sends signals to the projector.
2Laser pointer Aim the remote at the viewing screen.
3 FREEZE To pause the screen image.
4 HIDE Momentarily turns off the video. Press “HIDE” to hide the
image, press again to display the image.
5 RESYNC Automatically synchronizes the projector to the input source.
6 SOURCE Press “SOURCE” to choose from RGB, Component, S-Video,
Composite, SCART and HDMI™ sources.
7 POWER Refer to the “Turning the Projector On/Off” section.
8 ASPECT RATIO To choose the desired aspect ratio (Auto/4:3/16:9)
9 ZOOM Zooms the projector display in or out.
10 Laser button
Aim the remote at the viewing screen, press and hold this
button to activate the laser pointer.
This function is not supported in Japanese market.
11 Empowering key Unique Acer functions: eOpening, eView, eTimer, ePower
Management.
12 KEYSTONE Adjusts the image to compensate for distortion caused by
tilting the projector (± 40 degrees).
13 MENU
• Press “MENU” to launch the Onscreen display (OSD)
menu, back to the previous step for the OSD menu
operation or exit the OSD menu.
• Conrm your selection of items.
14 PAGE
For computer mode only. Use this button to select the next or
previous page. This function is only available when connected
to a computer via a USB cable.
15 RGB Press “RGB” for true-color optimization.
16 BRIGHTNESS Press “BRIGHTNESS” to adjust the brightness of the image.
17 CONTRAST Use the “CONTRAST” option to control the difference
between the lightest and darkest parts of the picture.
18 COLOR Press “COLOR” to adjust the color temperature of image.
19 VGA
Press “VGA” to change source to the VGA connector. This
connector supports analog RGB, YPbPr (480p/576p/720p/
1080i), YCbCr (480i/576i) and RGBsync.
20 COMPONENT
Press “COMPONENT” to change source to Component video.
This connection supports YPbPr (480p/576p/720p/1080i) and
YCbCr (480i/576i).
21 S-VIDEO To change source to S-Video.
22 VIDEO To change source to COMPOSITE VIDEO.
23 DVI No function.

s1200 Condential 1-11
Item Icon Function Description
24 HDMI™ To change source to HDMI™. (for the model if with HDMI™
connector)
25 MUTE To turn on/off the volume.
26 WIRELESS No function.
27 KeyPad 0~9 Press “0~9” to input a password in the “Security”.
28 Four directional
select keys
Use up, down, left, right buttons to select items or make
adjustments to your selection.
Note: “#” Japan area is not supported.

s1200 Condential 1-12
Connecting the Projector
Item Description Item Description
1Power cord 6 S-Video cable
2VGA cable 7 Audio cable jack/jack
3 Composite video cable 8 RS232 cable
4 USB cable 9 HDMI cable
5 VGA to component/HDTV adapter 10 3 RCA component cable
Note: To ensure the projector works well with your computer,please
makesure the timing of the display mode is compatible with
the projector.

s1200 Condential 1-13
System Block Diagram

s1200 Condential 1-14
Bottom Cover Dimension

S1200 Condential 2-1
Chapter 2
Disassembly& Assembly Process
2-1 Equipment Needed & Product Overview
1. Screw Bit (+) :107
2. Hex Sleeves 5mm
3. Long Nose Nipper
4. Screw Bit (+) :102
5. Hex Sleeves 7mm
6. Tweezers
7. S1200 unit
* Before you start: This process is protective level II. Operators should wear electrostatic chains.
* Note: If you need to replace the main board, you have to get into service mode and record the
lamp usage hour. please refer to section 2-21.