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XV-Z9000U/E SERVICE MANUAL SERVICE-ANLEITUNG S81Y7XVZ9000U DLP PROJECTOR DLP PROJEKTOR MODELS XV-Z9000U/E MODELLE In the interests of user-safety (Required by safety regulations in some countries) the set should be restored to its original condition and only parts identical to those specified should be used.
Weight (approx.) 20.9 lbs.(9.5 kg) Supplied accessories Remote control, Two AA size batteries, Power cord (11' 10" ,3.6 m(XV-Z9000U), 1.8m(XV-Z9000E)), Lens cap (attached), DLP projector operation manual, CD-ROM, CD-ROM operation manual, Terminal cover, Video cable(XV-Z9000E), VGA cable(XV-Z9000E), 21pin-RCA adaptor(XV- Z9000E), Guarrantee card for U.S., Guarrantee card for CANADA.
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XV-Z9000U/E IMPORTANT SERVICE SAFETY NOTES (for USA) Ë Service work should be performed only by qualified service technicians who are thoroughly familiar with all safety checks and servicing guidelines as follows: » Use an AC voltmeter with sensitivity of 5000 ohm per WARNING volt., or higher, sensitivity to measure the AC voltage...
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XV-Z9000U/E WARNING: High brightness light source, do not stare into the beam of light, or view directly. Be especially careful that children do not stare directly in to the beam of light. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO MOISTURE OR WET LOCATIONS.
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XV-Z9000U/E Location of Controls Projector Front and Top View Remote control sensor Lens shift dial Zoom knob TEMPERATURE WARNING indicator LAMP REPLACEMENT indicator Focus ring POWER indicator Adjuster Intake ventilative hole Adjuster Remote control sensor Lens cap MENU button RESIZE button ADJUSTMENT buttons ('/"/\/|)
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XV-Z9000U/E Projector Side and Rear Vie Intake ventilative hole Intake ventilative hole 4 Exhaust ventilative hole Remote control sensor S-VIDEO INPUT 3 terminal (4-pin Mini DIN) RS-232C port INPUT 5 COMPUTER-RGB port INPUT 1 COMPONENT/ (9-pin D-sub) (15-pin Mini D-sub)
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XV-Z9000U/E Remote Control Front View POWER buttons (ON/OFF) MENU button ENTER button ADJUSTMENT buttons (\/|/'/") UNDO button INPUT 1 button INPUT 3 button INPUT 2 button INPUT 5 button INPUT 4 button RESIZE button THEATER MODE button CLR TEMP buttons...
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XV-Z9000U/E The remote control can be used to contr ol the projec- tor within the range shown on the left. Remote Control • The signal from the remote control can be reflected off a 23 (7 m) 30˚ screen for easy operation. However, the effective distance of the signal may differ due to the scr een material.
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XV-Z9000U/E Connection Pin Assignments INPUT 5 RGB Signal Input Port: 15-pin Mini D-sub female connector RGB Input Analog 8. Earth (blue) 1. Video input (red) 9. Not connected 2. Video input 10. GND (green/sync on green) 11. GND 3. Video input (blue) 12.
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XV-Z9000U/E Dimensions Rear View Side View Top View Side View Front View (475) Bottom View Unit: inches (mm)
XV-Z9000U/E REMOVING OF MAJOR PARTS 1. Removing the top panels 1-1. Remove the six lock screw. 2-1. Remove the two screws and detach the LED PWB. 1-2. Press on side Arrow A of the bottom body 2-2. Remove the one screw and detach the R/C PWB.
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XV-Z9000U/E 2. Removing the cooling fan and PWB unit assembly. 3-1. Disconnect the eleven connectors. 3-2. Remove the two screws and detach the lamp socket. 3-3. Remove the two screws and detach the cooling fan. 3-4. Remove the four screws and detach the PWB unit assembly.
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XV-Z9000U/E 3. Removing the rear panel, PC unit, cooling duct and main PWB unit. 4-1. Remove the two screws. 4-2. Remove the three screws and detach the rear panel. 5-1. Remove the two screws. 5-2. Remove the four hexagonal supports and detach the shield plate.
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XV-Z9000U/E 4. Removing the power unit shield , power/ballast unit and power unit. Remove the seven screws and detach the power unit shield. 10-1. Remove the two screws. 10-2. Remove the four white supports and detach the power unit. Remove the four screws and detach the power unit.
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XV-Z9000U/E 5. Removing the optical mechanism unit and R/C PWB unit. Remove the six screws and detach the optical mechanism unit. Remove the one screw and detach the R/C PWB unit. Optical mechanism unit R/C PWB unit...
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XV-Z9000U/E 6. Removing the lamp unit, CW fan, outlet fan, bimetal, wind way duct, shield plate and formater PWB. Remove the three screws and detach the lamp unit. Remove the two screws and detach the CW fan. Remove the three screws and detach the outlet fan.
The lamp does not • Lamp circuit failure. • Take the projector to your nearest MENT indicator light up. Authorized Sharp Vision Service Center or The lamp requires • Lamp has been used for Dealer for repair. replacement. over 1,900 hours.
XV-Z9000U/E THE OPTICAL UNIT OUTLINE Layout for proper setup of the optical components and parts (top view) Projection lens Prism DMD Chips Condensor lens IR-cut mirror Light tunnel Relay lens Fold mirror Condensor lens Color filter Lamp Item Descriptions 1 Lamp The DC Light source lamp with parabola reflector.
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XV-Z9000U/E Adjusting the mirrors Make adjustment by the indication territory on the screen to prevent the circumference of the screen from getting dark because a lighting range deviated. 1. Remove the top body so that the optical unit may be seen. Display white only screen on the screen.
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XV-Z9000U/E When the DMD unit has been replaced Note: DMD chip and Formatter PWB are supplied at the same time, and an exchange only with DMD isn't done.Refer to "REMOVING OF MAJOR PARTS" when exchanging Formatter PWB. There is no need to readjust the back focal distance of the projection lens. If focusing is noticeably poor, however, make this readjustment.
XV-Z9000U/E ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENT Hook up a signal generator, or a DOSV or Mac personal computer to the projector in order to feed the signals specified in the Adjusting conditions. Adjusting point Adjusting conditions Adjusting procedure EEPROM 1. Make the following settings.
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XV-Z9000U/E Adjusting point Adjusting conditions Adjusting procedure 1. Make sure the 100% and 95% white and the 0% RGB tone 1. Feed the SMPTE pattern and 5% black tones are visible. reproduction signal. adjustment 2. If the black tone appears otherwise, finely adjust the INPUT5 R-BRIGHT, G-BRIGHT and B-BRIGHT settings.
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XV-Z9000U/E Adjusting point Adjusting conditions Adjusting procedure 1. Check the fixed setting. NTSC color 1. Feed the internal 8CH (split Fixed setting: 105 saturation color bar) signal. adjustment INPUT4 2. Select the following group and subject. Group: VIDEO1 Subject: N-COLOR 1.
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XV-Z9000U/E Adjusting point Adjusting conditions Adjusting procedure White balance 1. Take the adjustment con- Make sure there is no white balance difference be- checking and ditions discussed for Item tween the set and the standard monitor. readjustment Color-related 1. Feed the color bar signal.
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6) Adjust the CR-OFFSET setting of Group DTV to 20. 7) When the CB-OFFSET and CR-OFFSET settings have been made, add 5 points to the G-BRIGHT setting for Model XV-Z9000U and 4 points for Model XV-Z9000E. 8) Finally press SW2002 to exit from the process mode.
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XV-Z9000U/E Process menu 1 Group Sub Group Subject Adjust PC Image R-BRIGHT G-BRIGHT B-BRIGHT Adjust HDDE formatter VOLTAGE CW-INDEX R-BRIGHT G-BRIGHT B-BRIGHT R-GAIN G-GAIN B-GAIN Adjust Component G-BRIGHT (High Definition) CB-OFFSET CR-OFFSET Adjust VIDEO Image VIDEO1 NTSC-H PICTURE BRIGHT TINT...
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XV-Z9000U/E Process menu 2 Group Sub Group Subject Process mode LINE TEMP OFF SENSOR CHECK INITIAL SETTING TIME LAMP Sample Pattern PATTERN RGB(50) CROSS STEP COLOR Adjust CVIC CVIC MODDE -PROGRESSIVE FILM C-LEVEL C-LIMIT C-LPF C-THRESH C-MISSTH C-MOVIEA C-MOVIEB C-MOVIEC...
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XV-Z9000U/E Process menu 3 Group Sub Group Subject Adjust CVIC CVIC BBN-TBL0 -ENHANCE-VIDEO BBN-TBL1 DFC-TBL0 DFC-DIR0 DFC-EDG0 DFCTBL1 DFC-DIR1 DFC-EDG1 CVIC BBN-TBL0 -ENHANCE-HDTV BBN-TBL1 DFC-TBL DFC-DIR DFC-EDG CVIC BBN-GAIN0 -ENHANCE-RGB BBN-GAIN1 BBN-GAIN2 BBN-TBL DFC-TBL DFC-DIR DFC-EDG CVIC CUBIC-RGB -SCREEN CUBIC-VIDEO...
XV-Z9000U/E TROUBLE SHOOTING TABLE Checking the basic performance Is the POWER LED on or flickering in red or blue? Go to "Checking the power unit" Is the set turned on by the set's or remote controller's power key? Go to "Checking the microcomputer peripherals"...
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XV-Z9000U/E Checking the power unit Are all the connectors inside the power unit tightly connected? Insert the connectors CN7105, 7103, 7101AND 7102 tightly. Is the lamp cover closed completely? Tighten up the lamp door closed with the screws. Is the bimetal switch off?
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XV-Z9000U/E Checking the PC PWB Is the user menu properly displayed? Check the on-screen display. Check the basic signal flow. The signal flow from CVIC_IC to the panel output is the same for the component and video signals. Therefore the lines after CVIC are not checked.
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XV-Z9000U/E Checking the RGB input Feed the sync-separated DTV RGB signal to INPUT1 or INPUT2. (The 480i and 580i component signals are not included.) Using the front-panel key or the remote control, select INPUT1 or INPUT2. Does the image appear? Check to see if the video input is as specified.
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XV-Z9000U/E Checking the video input Make sure the input signal setting is as specified. Is there the video signal at the land of C8077? Input PWB defective. Check the sync signal. IC8025 or IC8004 defective. Checking the input signal setting...
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XV-Z9000U/E Checking the sync signal Is there vertical sync signal at TL8134? Is there horizontal sync signal at TL8133? Check the input signal setting. Input PWB defective. Is there vertical sync signal at TL8131? Is there horizontal sync signal at TL8130?
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XV-Z9000U/E Checking the RGB signal Is the type of signal set at RGB? Set to the RGB signal. Call the process mode. Select R, G and B separately on the pattern menu. Go to “Checking the GA4 peripheral circuits”. Set the signal generator to...
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XV-Z9000U/E Checking the GA4 peripheral circuits Call the process mode, and select R, G and B separately on the pattern menu. Are there specified R, G and B video output signals? End of checking the GA4 peripheral circuits. Are the measured signals...
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XV-Z9000U/E Checking the component inputs (Except for 480I) Feed the component signal to INPUT1 or INPUT2. Using the front panel key or the remote control, select INPUT1 or INPUT2. Does an image appear on the screen? Go to "Checking the SOG circuit".
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XV-Z9000U/E Checking the SOG circuit Measure the signal at TL8136 on the oscilloscope. Is the composite sync signal played back timely? There is no problem with the SOG circuit. End. Measure the land of C8069 on the oscilloscope. Is there the Y signal including the sync signal? Go to “Checking the input...
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XV-Z9000U/E Checking the video input Feed the composite video signal to INPUT4. Using the front panel key or the remote control, select INPUT4. Select VIDEO as the type of signal on the user menu. Does the image appear? Go to "Checking the video sync signal".
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XV-Z9000U/E Measure the VPC (IC8338) clock signal at TL8004. Is the clock signal as specified? IC8338 defective. Go to “Checking the video sync signal”. IC8025 or its peripheral circuit defective. Checking the video sync signal Using the oscilloscope, measure the signal at TL8140.
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XV-Z9000U/E Checking the DSUB input. Feed the PC-RGB signal to INPUT5. Select INPUT5 as the input. Check to see if there are the R, G and B signals at pins (126), (136) Does the image appear? and (146) of IC8004.
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XV-Z9000U/E Checking the lamp light-up The lamp fails to light up. Is discharge sound heard when turning on the power switch? Is the lamp or CW line socket out of position? Reconnect the sockets tightly. Replace the lamp or the...
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XV-Z9000U/E No horizontal synchronization Is the terminal input connection as specified? Is the cable tightly connected? Use the specified cable. Reconnect it tight enough. Is there the horizontal sync pulse at pin (14) of IC2506? Check the line between IC2506 and the input terminal.
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XV-Z9000U/E Checking IC3504 (3D Noise Reduction) and its Peripheral Circuits Are there the input signals at pins (88) (Y signal) and (96) (C signal) of IC3504? Check the signal input circuit or IC2505 and its peripheral circuits. Are there the output...
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XV-Z9000U/E Checking the Component and RGB Inputs Are there signals at pins (34), (36) and (38) of IC2505? Check the signal input circuit or IC2505 and its peripheral circuits. There are no RGB colors. Check the circuit of the color that fails to appear.
XV-Z9000U/E DESCRIPTION OF BESCHREIBUNG DES SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM SCHEMATISCHEN SCHALTPLANS VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT CONDITION: SPANNUNGSMESSUNGEN: 1. Voltages at test points are measured at the 1. Spannungen an den Prüfpunkten werden bei einer Netzspannung von 220V gemessen, Signale werden supply voltage of AC 220V. Signals are fed by a für die Wartung mit einem Farbbalken-Signal generator...
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XV-Z9000U/E WAVEFORMS / WELLENFORMEN 1 P3580 32 2 P3580 34 3 P3580 4 4 P3580 47 (VIDEO AC) (Y-signal) (CHROMA signal) (RGB) H : 20µ sec/div H : 10µ sec/div H : 10µ sec/div H : 20µ sec/div V : 500mV/div V : 0.2V/div...
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XV-Z9000U/E XV-Z9000U/E Ë MAIN UNIT / HAUPT-EINHEIT -1/5...
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XV-Z9000U/E XV-Z9000U/E Ë MAIN UNIT / HAUPT-EINHEIT -2/5...
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XV-Z9000U/E XV-Z9000U/E Ë MAIN UNIT / HAUPT-EINHEIT -3/5...
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XV-Z9000U/E XV-Z9000U/E Ë MAIN UNIT / HAUPT-EINHEIT -4/5...
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XV-Z9000U/E XV-Z9000U/E Ë MAIN UNIT / HAUPT-EINHEIT -5/5...
XV-Z9000U/E PRINTED WIRING BOARD ASSEMBLIES LEITERPLATTENEINHEITEN Power Unit (Component Side) Netzteinheit (Bestückungsseite) Power Unit (Wiring Side) Netzteinheit (Leiterbahnseite)
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XV-Z9000U/E Main Unit (Component Side) Haupt-einheit (Bestückungsseite)
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XV-Z9000U/E Main Unit (Wiring Side) Haupt-einheit (Leiterbahnseite)
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XV-Z9000U/E Key Unit (Component Side) Taste-Einheit (Bestückungsseite) R/C Receiver (Rear) Unit (Component Side) Einlasseinheit (Hinter) (Bestückungsseite) R/C Receiver (Front) Unit (Component Side) Einlasseinheit (Vorder) (Bestückungsseite) LED Unit (Component Side) LED-Einheit (Bestückungsseite)
Contact your nearest SHARP Parts Distributor. For location of SHARP Parts Distributor, 5. KODE 6. QUANTITÄT Please call Toll-Free; 1-800-BE-SHARP in CANADA: Contact SHARP Electronics of Canada Limited Phone (416) 890-2100. MARK: SPARE PARTS-DELIVERY SECTION MARKIERUNG : ERSATZTEILE-LIEFERUNG Ref. No.