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    2006 LCD Models – North America FLM-4034B, FLM-4232HM, FLM-4234BH SERVICE MANUAL Bezel covers vary by model 20070415[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 2 Important Service and Safety Information Prior to using this service manual, pl ease ensure that you have carefully followed all the procedures outlined in the user's manual for this product. (1) Read all of these in structions. (2) Save these instructions. (3) Follow all warnings and instructions mar ked on the product. (4)[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 3 Important Service and Safety Information Service work should be performed only by qualif ied service technicians fa miliar with all safety checks and these service guidelines: ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD Always disconnect AC power before servici ng! Never modify any circuit! Never insert any objects into the holes in the TV case! ELECT[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 4 Important Service and Safety Information PRECAUTIONS FOR USING LEAD-FREE SOLDER Components within this television use lead-fre e solder (Sn-Ag-Cu) . Whenever sold ering, look at the markings on boards and compon ents within the television to d ete rmine the corr ect solder type according to the table below. 5 LEAD-FREE (Pb-Free) [...]

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    www.polaroid.com 5 Table of Contents 1. Operation ......................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Troubleshooting / Flow Charts .................................................................................................. ....... 14 3. Polaroid Displ[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 6 1. Operation[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 8 Original Remote Control[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 10 New Remote Control[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 12 The operation of each OSD control is described in the following ta ble: Menu Options Sub-Options Function and Description Picture Mode Vivid → Hi-Bright → Cinema → Sport → User. Press repeatedly for different picture modes: Vivid → Hi-Bright → Cinema → Sport → User. Contrast 0…100 (75) Fine tune the contrast. B[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 13 Closed Caption C1,C2,C3,C4,T1,T2, TT4,and Of f Set the closed caption mo de. Input Password Input the 4-digit password. “0000” Block MPAA Rating Set the input source that you want to lock. Block TV Rating Input the old password first, and then input the new password. Block MPAA Unrated Block all unrated movies. V-chip Block [...]

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    www.polaroid.com 14 2. Troubleshooting / Flow Charts Note: Reseat all cables, check fuse by AC plu g, perform a clear or reset in factory mode and retest before ordering parts. Can’t power on your TV? This TV is equipped with a safet y fuse. In the event of an electrical stor m or power outage the safety fuse is designed to protect your TV. If yo[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 18 3. Polaroid Display Cell Defect Specification In some cases, a panel may have d efective cell s that cannot be c ontrolled. These defective cells can be categor ized into two ty pes; (1) Non-lighting or dark cell defect: defect in wh ich the cell is always off (2) Non-extinguishing or bright cell defect : defect in which the cel[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 19 4. Before Returning This Product to the User Before returning this product to the user, always perform the following safety checks: (4) Inspect all wiring to be sure no wires are pi nched between the chassis or any m etal parts. (5) Inspect all protective devices for prop er installation, in cl uding non-metallic controls, insul[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 20 5. Disassembly Procedure Note: Before disassembly of any part the TV, m ake sure the power is OFF, and the power cord is removed from the wall outlet. Allow ti me for power within all system boards to discharge before you begin disasse mbly. N ever insert any objects into the vent holes in the TV case. Note: Before returning thi[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 21 Stand and Control Box Removal – All Models Lay TV flat on workbenc h. Be careful t o protect t he front bez el and LCD screen from being sc ratched. U se protective cloth between work bench and TV front. Note: Before disassembly of any part the TV, m ake sure the power is OFF, and the power cord is removed from the wall outlet[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 22 (3) Remove 2 screws (A) from the Control Box. (4) Lift the Control Box upwards, and then towards to bottom of the TV to unh ook it. (5) Unplug the 2 cables (A) from the Control Box, and remove the Box from the TV. Note: Before returning this product to the end user, you must follow the steps outlined in the section, Before Retur[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 23 Rear Cabinet Cover, LCD Pane l and Front Bezel – FLM -4034B Note: Before disassembly of any part the TV, m ake sure the power is OFF, and the power cord is removed from the wall outlet. Allow ti me for power within all system boards to discharge before you begin disasse mbly. N ever insert any objects into the vent holes in th[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 24 (3) Remove 4 EMI Foam Stand offs (A) and EM I Aluminum Foil Shielding Tape (B). NOTE: You MUST re-install the EMI Foam Standoffs and EMI Al uminum Foil Shielding Tape when reassembling the TV. (4) From the D-sub board, remove the Speaker wires, Fron t/Side C ontrol Button wire, LCD Panel wire, and A/V wire. (5) Remove the black [...]

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    www.polaroid.com 25 (6) Remove 8 screws (A) and r emove the stand support frame from th e TV. (7) Remove 4 screws (A) from the left side frame support. (8) Remove 4 screws (A) from the right side frame support. A A A[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 26 (9) Remove 4 screws (A) from the bottom of the left and right side frame supports, and remove the frame supports from the TV. (10) Remove 6 screws (A) from the LCD Panel, and rem ove it from the TV. NOTE: To avoid damage, TWO PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED to lift the LCD Panel from the TV. Note: Before returning this product to the end us[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 27 Rear Cabinet Cover, LCD Panel and Front Bezel – FLM-4232H M, FLM4234BH Note: Before disassembly of any part the TV, m ake sure the power is OFF, and the power cord is removed from the wall outlet. Allow ti me for power within all system boards to discharge before you begin disasse mbly. N ever insert any objects into the vent [...]

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    www.polaroid.com 28 (3) Remove 4 EMI Foam Stand offs (A) and EM I Aluminum Foil Shielding Tape (B). NOTE: You MUST re-install the EMI Foam Standoffs and EMI Al uminum Foil Shielding Tape when reassembling the TV. (4) From the D-sub board, remove the Speaker wires, Fron t/Side C ontrol Button wire, LCD Panel wire, and A/V wire. (5) Remove the black [...]

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    www.polaroid.com 29 (6) Remove 12 screws (A) and remove the stand support frame from the TV. (7) Remove 6 screws (A) from the left side frame support. (8) Remove 6 screws (A) from the right side frame support. A A A[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 30 (9) Remove 6 screws (A) from the left side frame support. Close-up of screws in frame support (2 screws in each slot). (10) Remove 6 screws (A) from the right side frame supp ort. Close-up of screws in frame support (2 screws in each slot). (11) Remove 2 screws (A) from the left and ri ght frame suppo rts (4 total), and remove b[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 31 (12) Remove 18 screws (A) from the LCD Panel, and remove it from the TV. NOTE: To avoid damage, TWO PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED to lift the LCD Panel from the TV. Note: Before returning this product to the end user, you must follow the steps outlined in the section, Before Returning Th is Product to the User, on page 19. This procedure [...]

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    www.polaroid.com 32 A/V Board Removal and Replacement Note: Before disassembly of any part the TV, m ake sure the power is OFF, and the power cord is removed from the wall outlet. Allow ti me for power within all system boards to discharge before you begin disasse mbly. N ever insert any objects into the vent holes in the TV case. (1) Disassemble c[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 33 IR Board Removal and Replacement Note: Before disassembly of any part the TV, m ake sure the power is OFF, and the power cord is removed from the wall outlet. Allow ti me for power within all system boards to discharge before you begin disasse mbly. N ever insert any objects into the vent holes in the TV case. (1) Disassemble re[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 34 Front/Side Control Buttons Removal and Replacement Note: Before disassembly of any part the TV, m ake sure the power is OFF, and the power cord is removed from the wall outlet. Allow ti me for power within all system boards to discharge before you begin disasse mbly. N ever insert any objects into the vent holes in the TV case. [...]

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    www.polaroid.com 35 6. Spare Parts Lists Attention Service Centers Some models consist of parts with multip le versions. Replacement parts in th e spare part lists with an asteris k (*) are multiple version parts. Th e TV serial number Model Version is used to iden tify the replac ement part(s) needed for repair. Below is the Polaroid serial num be[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 36 Polaroid FLM-4034B Part Number Description 600-181-3200-LIH AC Power Cord 621-181-60002H Audio Cable 621-181-2000H Composite Video Cabl e 621-181-3020P-1H Component Cable 845-C45-GF1XA-PH Remote C ontrol 909-KS0-GF401XA2H Control Box Assembly (S amsung) 899-K00-GF271XAH Front/Side Control Button Bd. 154-501-GF370-AH Front/Side C[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 37 Polaroid FLM-4234BH Model Version* Part Number Description 600-181-3200-LIH AC Power Cord 621-181-60002H Audio Cable 621-181-2000H Composite Video Cable 621-181-3020P-1H Component Cable 845-C45-GF1XA-PH Remote Control 01 909-KJ0-GF421UA2H Control Box Assembly (CMO L05) 02 909-KL0-GF4211UA2H Control Box Assembly (LG) 899-K00-GF27[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 38 7. Exploded View Diagram FLM-4034B FLM-4232HM, FLM-4234BH[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 39 8. Block Diagram[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 41 9. Schematics Power & LDO[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 42 VGA In / LVDS & Back Lig ht[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 43 Audio ADC/DAC & OP[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 44 GPIO & Placement[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 45 Power[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 46 Tuner[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 47 HMDI connector is a type A receptacle for video/audio mode. 1. TMDS Data 2+ 9. TMDS Data 0- 17. CEC/GND 2. TMDS Data 2 shield 10. Clock + 18. +5V Power 3. TMDS Data 2- 11. Clock shield 19. Hot Plug Detect 4. TMDS Data 1+ 12. Clock - 5. TMDS Data 1 shield 13. CEC 6. TMDS Data 1- 14. NC 7. TMDS Data 0+ 15. DDC CLK 8. TMDS Data 0 s[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 48 HDMI Format DVI 1.0 Level/Impedance 0.5~3.0Vp-p/100 Ohm (Differential),50 Ohm (Single ending) TMDS Mode Single Link Frequency Fh = 31~80 kHz Fv = 56~76 Hz Maximum Pixel Clock 135 MHz DDC 1/2B Compliant with Revision 1.0 Connector HDMI x 1 Analog HD15 PC Signal (RGB) Format R, G, B Analog Level/Impedance 0.7Vp-p / 75 Ω DDC 1/2B[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 49 RGB PC Timing STANDARD RESOLUTION V FREQ Hz H FREQ kHz CLK MHz VGA 640x480 60 31.47 25.16 VGA 640x480 75 37.5 31.5 SVGA 800x600 60 37.88 40 SVGA 800x600 75 46.9 49.5 XGA 1024x768 60 48.36 65.0 XGA 1024x768 75 60.02 78.75 SXGA 1280x1024 60 64 108 SXGA 1280x1024 75 80 135 MAC 640x480 67 35 30.24 Non-VESA 720x400 70 31.5 28 Video &[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 50 Power Source AC100 – 240 V, 60/50 Hz Sound Output 10W X2, 8 Ohm. Signal Connector Pin Assignment Pin Assignment Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1. Red 6. Red Ground 11. Ground 2. Green 7. Green Gro und 12. SDA 3. Blue 8. Blue Ground 13. Horizontal Sync. 4. Ground 9. Not Connected 14. Vertical Sync. 5. Self Test 10. Sync. Ground [...]

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    www.polaroid.com 51 10. PCB Layout Diagrams Keypad Board (Component Side T op) Keypad Board (Component Side B ottom) IR/LED Board (Component Side T op) AUX AV Board (Component Si de Top)[...]

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    www.polaroid.com 52 D-SUB 37 Pin Board (C omponent Side Top)[...]