Barco ILite 6 User manual

ILite 6/8/10/12 display
Service manual
R5976865/02
14/12/2007

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Table of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Safety................................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Servicing safety instructions ......................................................................................................... 4
2. General............................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Exploded view of an ILite tile......................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Spare parts and service kits.......................................................................................................... 7
3. Diagnostic ....... .. .............. ...... .. .............. ...... .. .............. ...... .. .............. ...... .. .......... 9
3.1 ILite tile diagnostic . . ................................................................................................................. 10
3.2 Power unit diagnostic................................................................................................................ 11
4. Troubleshooting ...... ...... .. .............. .. ............ ...... ...... .. .............. .. .............. .. ...........13
4.1 No image on ILite display .. ......................................................................................................... 14
4.2 No image on part of ILite display. . ..................................................................................................15
4.3 No image on ILite tile ................................................................................................................16
4.4 Fan fail ...............................................................................................................................17
5. Tile disassembling ................................................................................................19
5.1 Removing the re-sync unit ..........................................................................................................20
5.2 Removing the cover ................................................................................................................. 21
5.3 Removing the handles of the cover .................................................................................................22
5.4 Removing the power assembly . . . ..................................................................................................23
5.5 Removing the power unit............................................................................................................24
5.6 Removing the fan.................................................................................................................... 26
5.7 Removing the controller unit ........................................................................................................27
5.8 Removing the DIMM-PC ............................................................................................................28
5.9 Removing the LED driver............................................................................................................29
5.10 Removing a LED module. . . ......................................................................................................... 30
5.11 Removing the mask .................................................................................................................31
6. Tile reassembling .................................................................................................33
6.1 Installing a new mask................................................................................................................34
6.2 Installing a LED module .............................................................................................................36
6.3 Installing the LED driver.............................................................................................................37
6.4 Installing the DIMM-PC..............................................................................................................38
6.5 Installing the controller unit..........................................................................................................39
6.6 Installing the fan .....................................................................................................................40
6.7 Installing the power unit ............................................................................................................. 42
6.8 Installing the power assembly.......................................................................................................44
6.9 Installing the handles of the cover .................................................................................................. 45
6.10 Installing the cover...................................................................................................................46
6.11 Installing the re-sync unit............................................................................................................47
7. Maintenance........................................................................................................49
7.1 Cleaning the outside of the ILite display . ... ........................................................................................50
7.2 Cleaning the inside of the ILite tile ..................................................................................................51
7.3 Software update .....................................................................................................................52
7.4 Color calibration .....................................................................................................................53
7.5 Creating a mould and small stick ...................................................................................................54
7.6 Replacing a bad LED................................................................................................................55
A. On screen display messages.....................................................................................59
A.1 OSD messages ......................................................................................................................60
B. Specifications .......................................................................................................65
B.1 ILite tile dimensions .................................................................................................................66
B.2 ILite 6 specifications.................................................................................................................67
B.3 ILite 6 XP specifications............................................................................................................. 68
B.4 ILite 6 MD specifications ............................................................................................................69
B.5 ILite 6 BK specifications............................................................................................................. 70
B.6 ILite 8 specifications.................................................................................................................71
B.7 ILite 8 MD specifications ............................................................................................................72
B.8 ILite 10 specifications ...............................................................................................................73
B.9 ILite 10 MD specifications...........................................................................................................74
B.10 ILite 12 specifications ...............................................................................................................75
B.11 ILite 12 MD specifications...........................................................................................................76
Index......................................................................................................................77
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1. Safety
1. SAFETY
About this chapter
Read this chapter attentively. It contains important information to prevent personal injury while servicing an ILite 6/8/10/12 dis-
play on-site. Furthermore, it included several cautions to prevent damage to the ILite 6/8/10/12 tile. Ensure you understand and
follow all the safety guidelines, safety instructions and warnings mentioned in this chapter before performing any servicing on the
ILite 6/8/10/12 display. After this chapter additional “warnings” and “cautions” are given depending on the servicing procedure. Read
and follow these “warnings” and “cautions” as well.
Overview
• Servicing safety instructions
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1. Safety
1.1 Servicing safety instructions
WARNING:Servicingmustbedonebyauthorizedandqualified technical personnel only, which are thor-
oughly familiar with the product and all of the proper safety checks of this product.
Personal protection
WARNING:Ensure you understand and follow all the safety guidelines, safety instructions, warnings and
cautions mentioned in this manual.
WARNING:Be aware of suspended loads.
WARNING:Wear a hard hat to reduce the risk of personal injury.
WARNING:Be careful while working with heavy loads.
WARNING:Mind your fingers while working with heavy loads.
Safety precautions:
• Follow all servicing and safety instructions mentioned in the servicing procedures.
• Unplug the tile AC power cord from the AC power source and wait about 10 minutes before start any servicing to the tile. This
to allow the capacitors to discharge.
• Some boards contains electrostatically sensitive devices (ESD). Take the necessary precautions to prevent the incidence of
component damage caused by static electricity.
• Do not modify and/or replicate any component. Barco uses specific materials and manufacturing processes in order to achieve
part strength. No other parts then Barco parts are allowed.
Additional on-site servicing safety precautions:
• Fence off a restricted area of at least 3 meters around the LED-wall using an eye-catching fence and “KEEP OUT” signs. This
to prevent unauthorized persons coming near the LED-wall during servicing.
• Inspect the complete LED-wall for security, wear, deformation, corrosion, and any other circumstances that may effect the load
handling capability of the part.
• Do not modify and/or replicate any component. Barco uses specific materials and manufacturing processes in order to achieve
part strength. No other parts than Barco parts are allowed.
• Both hands must be free for servicing ILite 6/8/10/12 tiles in a LED-wall. Therefore the use of a ladder to access a tile is
forbidden. Only the use of a scaffold or a Z-lift is allowed.
• Do not use the stacker system of the LED-wall to climb into the ILite 6/8/10/12 display. Always use a scaffold or Z-lift to perform
any servicing or repairing to the display.
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2. General
2. GENERAL
Every reference to ILite (or ILite 6/8/10/12) in this manual includes also the derived products like XP, BK, MD
and LD.
About this chapter
This chapter gives an overview of all the parts inside an ILite tile. Furthermore, a list with the part numbers and service kits is given.
Overview
• Exploded view of an ILite tile
• Spare parts and service kits
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2. General
2.1 Exploded view of an ILite tile
Exploded view
H
I J K L M
G
A B C D
FE
Image 2-1
Ref. Description
AILitemask
B ILite LED board
CILite LED board insulation sheet
D ILite LED board heat sink
EILite LED modules (4 x 4). Assembly of mask, LED board, insulation sheet and heat sink
F ILite module base plate
GILite LED driver
H ILite controller
I ILite power support plate
J ILite power unit
KILite fan
LILitecover
M ILite re-sync unit
A small DIMM-PC is plugged into a socket on the controller. This DIMM-PC is not visible in the above illustra-
tion.
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2. General
2.2 Spare parts and service kits
Common spare parts for all ILite tiles
The fan, the power unit, the re-sync unit and the handles are for all ILite 6/8/10/12 tiles the same.
Discription Art. no.
Fan + power support plate B3618031DK
Power unit + fan + power support plate B557198K
Re-sync unit R7635041K
Left & right handle R724432K
LED repair kits and spare parts of an ILite tile
Tile LED repair kit Mask DIM-PC Cover
ILite 6 R9851620 R817613 R764529K R817631K
ILite6XP R9851620 R817613 R765279K R817631K
ILite 6 MD R9852870 R817613 R764624K R817637K
ILite6BK R9851623 R724105 R765279K R817631K
ILite 8 R9851621 R817612 R764529K R817631K
ILite 8 MD R9852880 R817612 R764625K R817637K
ILite8LD R9852880 R817612 R764625K R817638
ILite 10 R9851622 R817614 R764529K R817631K
ILite 10 MD R9852890 R817614 R764625K R817637K
ILite 10 LD R9852890 R817614 R764625K R817638
ILite 12 R817619 R764523K R817631K
ILite 12 MD R9852900 R817619 R764667K R817637K
Each LED repair kit contains, next to the LED’s, also masks with the same pitch of the tiles wherefore the kit
was designed for.
Never swap a LED module or LED driver or controller from an ILite tile, because measurement results of the
LED module are stored on the LED driver and controller. So, these boards are matched to each other during
the factory measurement process. Even a swap among the LED modules or LED drivers of the same tile
is not allowed. Neglecting this will result in poor video images displayed on the LED wall. The swapped
LED modules or LED drivers will become visible as quadrants with different light output. Always return the
complete ILite tile to factory for repair and re-measurement in case of a malfunction controller or one or more
malfunction LED modules or LED drivers.
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2. General
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3. Diagnostic
3. DIAGNOSTIC
About this chapter
This chapter describes the status LED’s on the re-sync unit of the ILite tile. Understanding the meaning of these LED’s will helps you
to make a diagnose in case of a malfunction LED wall. Furthermore, you will find the procedure to start up the power unit manually.
With this procedure you can check the good working condition of the power unit.
Overview
• ILite tile diagnostic
• Power unit diagnostic
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3. Diagnostic
3.1 ILite tile diagnostic
Status LED’s re-sync unit
The re-sync unit of the ILite tile is provided with three status LED’s. One green and two red LED’s. The LED’s are horizontally
mounted with the green LED in the middle. The green LED lights up indicating the SMPS has started and the re-sync unit is operating
normally. The red LED’s indicate the status of the sync pulses and the incoming data signal.
Left red LED (A)
Green LED (B)
Right red LED (C)
Image 3-1
A Left red LED.
B Green LED.
C Right red LED.
Left red LED Green LED Right red
LED
Diagnostic
Flashing ON OFF ILite tile receives start-up signal on the left I/O port but no sync is present on the
data signal.
OFF ON Flashing ILite tile receives start-up signal on the right I/O port but no sync is present
on the data signal.
Flashing ON Flashing ILite tile receives no start-up signal and no sync is present.
ON ON OFF ILite tile is functioning normal, data signal and sync are received on the left
I/O port.
OFF ON ON ILite tile is functioning normal, data signal and sync are received on the right
I/O port.
OFF ON OFF The power unit of the ILite tile is started but the re-sync unit is malfunctioning.
OFF OFF OFF The power unit of the ILite tile is not started or the resync-unit is malfunctioning.
ON OFF OFF Re-sync unit receives data from the left but no power.
OFF OFF ON Re-sync unit receives data from the right but no power.
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3. Diagnostic
3.2 Power unit diagnostic
Starting up the power unit manually
The green status LED on the re-sync unit lights up continuous in case the power unit operates normal. In case the green status LED
doesn’t light up doesn’t mean by default that the power unit is malfunctioning.
To determine the cause of a malfunction ILite tile it can be very interesting to exclude the possibility of a bad power unit. Normally
the power unit receives a ’START’ signal from the re-sync unit. When this signal does not reach the power unit, because for example
a malfunction re-sync unit, the power unit does not start up. If the power unit starts up manually, the cause of the malfunction ILite
tile is not located on the power unit.
Necessary tools
• Torx T20 (for recent version of ILite tile).
• 7 mm nut driver (for earlier version of ILite tile).
Necessary parts
Jumper link.
How to start up the power unit manually ?
1. Remove the ILite cover.
2. Place a jumper link upon connector J10 (ENABLE TRIAC) of the power unit.
Image 3-2
3. Power up the power unit by reconnecting the power cord. Ensure the power source is energized.
4. Determine the good or bad operation of the power unit. In case the fan starts turning continuously indicates that the power unit
function normally. Ensure that the wire unit of the fan is plugged in.
5. Unplug the power cord from the power unit.
6. Remove the jumper link from connector J10.
Caution: Never install an ILite tile permanently with a jumper link on connector J10.
7. Reinstall the ILite cover.
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4. Troubleshooting
4. TROUBLESHOOTING
About this chapter
In this chapter you will find several troubleshooting check lists each time based on a certain phenomenon of the ILite display or tile.
For every situation a solution is given. Always start with the first row of the troubleshooting check list and continue with the next row
until the problem is solved. Contact Barco in case the problem remains after
Overview
• No image on ILite display
• No image on part of ILite display
• No image on ILite tile
•Fanfail
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4. Troubleshooting
4.1 No image on ILite display
Troubleshooting check list
Situation Solution
ILite tiles are not energized. 1. Check if the power source is energized.
2. Check if the power cord is well connected between the power source and the
LED-wall.
3. Check the power distribution network of the ILite display system.
Digitizer is not energized. 1. Check if the power cord of the digitizer is connected with the power source.
2. Check if the main switch at the rear of the digitizer is switched on.
Fiberlink Transmitter is not energized. 1. Check if the power cord of the Fiberlink Transmitter is connected with the power
source.
2. Check if the main switch at the rear of the Fiberlink Transmitter is switched on.
Fiberlink Receiver is not energized. Check if the power cord of the Fiberlink Transmitter is connected with the power source.
Wrong digitizer settings in
XLite toolset. 1. Ensure the “Output selection” of the digitizer is set to : “Barco LED Wall”.
2. Ensure that “Start system LED-wall” is set to : “ON”.
3. Check if “Alfa Blending” is not set to 255, but lower.
4. Check if “Color Key” is set to “OFF”.
5. Check if the correct type of input slot is selected in the XLite toolset. (e.g. S-Video
instead of Video or verse versa).
Wrong digitizer timings set in
XLite toolset.
See user guide of the XLite toolset to determine the correct timings or use the wizard in
the XLite toolset program.
Error message on LCD status display
of the Fiberlink Transmitter.
See installation manual of the Fiberlink Transmitter to resolve the problem.
Note that the message “RX-TX MISMATCHED OK” is not an error. This message
indicates that the Fiberlink Transmitter and Receiver are not mismatched.
A video signal with black content is
applied to the selected input slot of
the Digitizer.
Apply another video signal to the selected input slot or select another input slot that
does not contain black content.
LED-wall receives no data signal from
Digitizer
Check all data connections between Digitizer and LED-wall.
Malfunction re-sync unit of the first tile
in the LED-wall.
Replace the re-sync unit of the first tile in the LED-wall.
Malfunction digitizer. Replace the Digitizer.
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4. Troubleshooting
4.2 No image on part of ILite display
Troubleshooting check list
Situation Solution
No image on one half of the ILite
display. The data path is somewhere
interrupted causing this problem.
Either a part of the upper or lower half
of the display is inactive depending on
how the data cabling was realized.
1. Check if the data cable between the last active and the first inactive tile in the data
path is not damaged. If so, replace the data cable.
2. Check if the data cable between the last active and the first inactive tile in the data
path is well connected with the re-sync unit. Ensure to fasten the thumbscrews
of the data cable.
3. Ensure that the re-sync unit of the last active and the first inactive tile is properly
attached to the tile.
4. Replace the re-sync unit of the last active tile. If the problem remains place the
old re-sync unit back on the last active tile and replace the re-sync unit of the first
inactive tile in the data path.
Vertical banner without content on the
ILite display. A column or a part of a
column of tiles is not energized.
1. Check if all circuit breakers of the power box are switched on.
2. Check the power connection between the power box and the first tile in the power
branch of this inactive banner of tiles.
3. Check the power cable between the last active and the first inactive tile is not
damaged. If so replace the power cable.
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4. Troubleshooting
4.3 No image on ILite tile
Troubleshooting check list
Situation Solution
One red status LED on the re-sync
unit lights up but the green LED in the
middle does not.
The power unit doesn’t receive the ’START’ signal from the re-sync unit or the power
unit is defect. Remove the tile cover and try to start up the power unit manually (see
"Power unit diagnostic", page 11). If successful replace the re-sync unit, otherwise
replace the defect power unit.
The status LED’s of the re-sync unit
indicate an normal operation of the tile
but no content appears on the tile.
Re-sync unit and power unit are operating normally. The cause of the problem is
probably located on the controller unit. Try to update the software of the ILite tile using
the XLite toolset. If the problem remains replace the ILite tile and send it back to
factory for repair.
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