THOMSON Chipper Check II User manual

Chipper Check II
User Manual

Contents
What is Chipper Check II (CCII)?......................................................4
Chipper Check (CC) vs. Chipper Check II (CCII) .............................4
Chipper Check II Interface ................................................................5
Connecting the Interface Box to the PC............................................7
CCII Install Software..........................................................................7
CCII Software Start-UP....................................................................10
Entering the Service Mode ..............................................................13
CTC175, 176, 177, 186 & 187 Setup Procedure...........................14
CTC178, 179, 188 & 189 Setup Procedures .................................16
Procedure: ..................................................................................16
Dead Set .....................................................................................18
CTC195, 197 & 203 Setup Procedures..........................................19
Procedure: ..................................................................................19
Dead Set .....................................................................................20
Setup MM101, MM102, CTC210, CTC211, and LCOS Chassis....20
Procedure: ..................................................................................21
PTV Convergence Setup............................................................21
Dead Set .....................................................................................21
Setup DTV306, DTV307 Chassis ...................................................22
Service Mode (Manually).............................................................22
TECI1 Switch Position ................................................................23
ATC221 and ITC222 Setup Procedure...........................................23
Procedure: ..................................................................................24
Dead Set .....................................................................................24
DLP, ATC311, 321, 322, and 323 Setup.........................................25
Establishing a connection: ..........................................................25
Dead Set .....................................................................................28
Interface Box Diagnostic Tests........................................................29
Frequently Asked Questions ...........................................................34
Contact Phone Numbers .................................................................36

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What is Chipper Check II (CCII)?
ChipperCheckIIisanadvanced interfaceboxthat providescommunicationbetween theTV
setbeingservicedandapersonalcomputer. TheinterfaceconvertstheI2Cbuscommunication
oftheTV toserialcommunication usedbythe PC. WiththeChipperChecksoftware,thePC
isabletocontrol certain functionsoftheTVand perform some alignments.
OtherfunctionsofCCIIaresoftware upgrade, read error codes,anddownload/restorethe
EEPROM(chassisalignmentdata).
ChipperCheckIIhardware consists of severalitems. Thehardwareitemsare:
•ChipperCheckII interface box
•InterfaceCables(serialand parallel cables)
•TECI1Adapter Board and Cables
•(2) LegacyAdapter Boards
•ITC222Cable
YoucanfindadditionalinformationaboutChipperCheckIIat:http://www.thomsonnetwork.com.
Chipper Check (CC) vs. Chipper Check II (CCII)
The original interface box worked as designed for chassis of it’s time but as technology
progressed,therewas a needtochangethe interface andalongcameCCII. The difference
betweenCC andCCIIisthetri-level logicofCCIIoverthebi-levellogicofCC. BygoingtoTri-
level,CCIIandamodifiedCC would be able to interface withthemoreadvancedchassis.

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The modification was simple, just add the daughter board to the original CC interfaces and
theCCbecometri-level logic compatible. AmodifiedCCcircuitboardwill look similar tothe
onebelow:
The new interface CCII and a modified CC incorporates the tri-level logic circuit and are
backwardscompatible.
Chipper Check II Interface
Therearetwotypes of interfaceboxes,themodified CF002 andCF003. Atri-levelinterface
istheonlyone that iscompatiblewithcurrent chassis.
ThePurposeofthe interface boxistoallowa PC tobeconnectedtothe TV setviaadapters
andcables.
Tomake theconnectionto thePC,aparallelprinter cableisused. This cableconnectstothe
parallelportonthe PC andtheCentrexendconnects to theinterfacebox.
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ThePS2cableisconnectedbetweentheinterface box and adapter board.
There are 3 adapter boards; two legacy adapters and one TECI1. The TECI1 board has
many plugs and a switch. These plugs are for connecting different cables for the different
chassis. Theswitchis forconvergencecommunicationson PTVproducts. Becauseoftheir
separatebuslines,theconvergencecommunications requires a connection separate from
themainI2C bus. Thelargerthree pinconnectorisfor convergenceI2Cbuscommunication.
Inadditionto theTECI1adapter andcables,there arereplacementsforthelegacyadapters.
These replacement cables connect to the TECI1 adapter and provide connection to older
legacysets.

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Connecting the Interface Box to the PC
Usingtheparallelcable,locatetheprinterportonthePCandconnectthe25-pinDinconnector
to it. The other end of the printer cable (Centrex connector) connects to the interface box.
Thisistheonly connectionbetweenthePCand theinterfacebox.
Next, connect the serial cable to the interface box and to the appropriate adapter. The
appropriateadapterdependsonwhatchassis isbeingserviced. Do notconnectthe adapter
or cable to the instrument being serviced until instructed to do so by the Chipper Check
software. Eachchassisis different onthesetupand connectionpoint. Informationonsetup
andhookupisfoundinthe Help files of the Chipper Checkprogram.
CCII Install Software
TheChipperCheck softwareisalwayschanging. Tomakesureyouhave thelatestversion,
goto www.thomsonnetwork.net. Under “OrderChipperCheck”,thelatestversionofsoftware
willbeshownandavailable for download. Ifyoualreadyhavethelatest, there is noneedto
downloadthisversion. If not,thendownload thelatestversion.
Oncedownloaded,double clickontheEXEfileandit willselfinstall. Very littleuserinterface
is required for installation. Just follow the on-screen prompts and when done, the PC will
need to be restarted. Restart is necessary because registry information is changed during
theinstalland in orderforthosechanges totakeeffectit requires thecomputerberestarted.
Oncethe PC is restarted, Chipper Check software is ready for use.
Thefirstscreento comeupistheWelcome screen. Thisscreenisthe“are sureyouwantto
install”screen. OptionsareOKor Cancel. OK will start theinstallationandCancelwillstop
theinstallation.
Ifyourupdating apreviousversion ofCCII,theinstall softwarewillautomaticallyremoveany
previousversionofChipperCheck.

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Thenextuserinputrequiredscreen asksforthe “DestinationDirectory”. Thisis thedirectory
inwhichyouwanttheinstallprogramtostoretheChipperCheckfiles. Itisrecommendedyou
acceptthedefaultlocation but isnotnecessary.
Afterthedestinationisselectedtheinstallationprocessisstartedandtheprogressisdisplayed
forreferenceonly bythefollowinggraphic.
When all the files are copied to the destination folder, a screen is displayed indicating the
default port is LPT1. This is the communications port Chipper Check interface uses to
communicate with the PC. If you are already using LPT1 for a printer or other peripheral
device,youmustchangethe INIfiletoindicatewhichporttouse. The onlyoptionsare LPT1,
LPT2,orLPT3. SelectOKto accept the default LPT1 port.

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Next is the program group selection. It is recommended you select the default location but
not necessary. This will allow you to customize where you launch Chipper Check program
from.
Thelastwindowdisplayedwillindicatethatchangeshavebeenmadetothecomputerregistry
andthePC willneedtobe rebooted beforethechangeswill takeeffect. Thisisimportant for
Chipper Check operation. Failing to reboot can result in Chipper Check failure. Once the
PCisrebooted,ChipperCheck will function correctly.

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CCII Software Start-UP
To start the Chipper Check software, locate the start button on the task bar with the mouse
pointerandclick it. Thenpointto “Programsandlocatethe programgroup“Chipper Check”.
Onceinthe programgroupofChipper Check,locatetheCCII programiconand clickit. This
willlaunchthe ChipperChecksoftware.
Thefirsttime CCII softwareisrun,the ServicerInformationentryscreen is thefirstscreento
appear. Once filled in,thisscreenwillnotreappear. The Servicer Informationentryscreen
allowstheServicertopersonalize their versionofChipperCheck.
Optionsare:
•Fillinallinformationandclickonthe“OK”button. Thiswillpreventthisentry screen
frombeingdisplayedagain.
•Select“Cancel” buttontobypasswithoutenteringany information. Doingsowillallow
futurestartsofChipper Check todisplaythisentry screen.
•The“Help”button launchesapop-up windowdisplayinghelpinformation.
Dependingontheversionofsoftware,themainscreendisplayedaftertheServicerInformation
screenisthestartscreenofChipperCheck. Inthefollowingexample(Version 1.86), there
areseveraloptionsdependingonwhatchassisisbeingserviced.