Full repair guide of LCD screen failure

LCD screen repair, bad LCD panel analysis, and solution

Working principle diagram of the LCD module

Definition
Vin: PWB input voltage (12V)
VDD: ASIC, source IC, gate IC driving power (3.3v)
VGH: TFT component switching voltage (~30V)
VGL: TFT component turn-off voltage (~ -6v)
VAA: step control voltage (~17V)
VCOM: liquid crystal reversal reference voltage (~7V)
No picture after Vin, VDD and VAA malfunction
Abnormal screen or slow screen switching after VGH and VGL failure
After the failure of Vcom, the picture will be weak or flickering

LCD fault(Liquid crystal fault)

1. Picture color loss

Phenomenon: the picture is lack of color, or there are R/G/B color stripes under the step
picture

Possible Causes Repair proposal Note

Replace LVDS
Bad LVDS conn.
connector
Missing/burned RX
Replace RX resistor
resistor
ASIC NG Replace ASIC

Analysis and solution:

1. #Confirm whether LVDS matching resistance is intact in appearance.
2. #Confirm whether the LVDS connector is OK or not. If the picture changed after pressing LVDS
cable lightly, then something wrong with LVDS conn.
3. #If all the above is OK, measure the LVDS voltage value. Under normal conditions, the LVDS
signal’s RX+/ RX-voltage value is about 1.2v, and RX+/ RX-difference value is about 200mV. At
the same time, the resistance of the LVDS signal to ground and the resistance between the LVDS
signal pairs can be measured (100 ohms). If there is an exception to these values, try replacing the
ASIC.

2. Striped screen

Phenomenon: full-screen vertical stripes (not gradient stripes) appear on the LCD display. In
most cases, the display cannot be switched.

Possible
How to Repair Note
Causes
ASIC NG Replace ASIC No EIO signal
COF VAA short to
COF
GND
COF replacement
COF
（LCD Check COF
damaged（S/
bonding&pressing appearance first
G）
equipment required)
COF comes
loose
PWM-IC NG Replace PWM-IC VAA short to GND
Components
Other
associated with VAA
components
have less chance of
NG
NG

Analysis and solution:

1. #Confirm whether the COF on side X is hot compared with the normal temperature, whether
there is fracture or wear crack, and whether the COF is burnt.
2. #Confirm whether the VAA is normal (normally about 17V). If abnormal, disconnect the RP32 to
confirm whether it is caused by DC/DC loop or X-side COF: disconnect RP32, if the VAA is
normal, the COF is bad, CO must be changed; COF can be Disconnect one by one to determine
which NG disconnects RP32, VAA NG, try to change UP1; at the same time, confirm whether the
continuity of the surrounding triode is OK.
3. #Confirm whether EIO is OK (normal is 0.03v) and try to change ASIC if there is any
abnormality.
4. #Determine whether the gate IC is OK. There is a signal test point on the back of COG-IC, and
the green paint can be scraped for measurement confirmation; If there is a gate IC problem, which
IC fault can be confirmed. The confirmation of gate IC fault is only for analysis when you are
interested, and this method is not recommended.

3. Bad tone picture

Phenomenon: gradient fault occurs in the tone gradient screen or some gradient NG happens
Possible
How to Repair Note
Causes
Gamma-IC
Replace Gamma-IC
NG
PWB line
If the line is broken, the
scratch
PWB must be replaced.
Insulation tape on
（LCD
(gamma the scratch
bonding&pressing
line)
equipment required)
COF replacement
（LCD
COF-IC NG bonding&pressing Gamma-IC NG
equipment
required)

Analysis and solution:

1. #Measure GM1~GM14, the values are arranged from large to small. In general, a certain gamma
value will be abnormal in the case of NG, then try to replace gamma-IC;
2. #See if there is any damage to the gamma line on the back of the PWB;
3. #If all of the above are OK, you should try to change the COF. You can disconnect the COF one
by one to determine which IC is NG.
4. Half of the picture is abnormal

Phenomenon: The left and right screens are different

Possible Causes How to Repair Note

Skew conductive Reattach or remove the
foam shorts RSDS conductive foam
RSDS
ASIC NG Replace ASIC
abnormal
RSDS matching
Replace RSDS resistor
resistance NG
COF replacement
S-COF-IC poor
（LCD
bonding on the
bonding&pressing
PWB side
equipment required)
COF driver
S-COF-IC NG
RSDS NG

Analysis and solution:

Because the RSDS transmission basically adopts the double-channel mode, the analysis only needs
to be carried out on the RSDS loop.
1. #Confirm whether the conductive foam is short-circuited RSDS
2. #Confirm whether X-COF has poor bonding
3. #Confirm whether the RSDS value is correct, normal RSDS is about 1.2v, and the signal
difference is about 200mV; At the same time, we can confirm the resistance between RSDS signal
(normal 100 or 50 ohms) and RSDS resistance to ground. If the voltage is NG, check if the ASIC
and X-COF are hot.
Note: Confirm S1 RSDS if the left half screen is abnormal; confirm S8 RSDS if the right half
screen is abnormal.
4. #In general, ASIC is mostly invalid, please try to replace it first;
5. #If it is still NG, remove the COF from the middle or last COF, and the RSDS voltage returns to
normal.
5. The panel color is whitish

Phenomenon: The screen can be switched normally, but the full-screen color is
whitened/inaccurate.

Possible Causes How to Repair Note

Vcom
value is
Vcom Reset VR knob
not
value adjusted
deviates
VR knob is
Replace VR knob
broken
PWM-IC
Replace PWM-IC
NG
Gate-IC
VGH/ replacement
VGL NG Gate-IC （LCD
NG bonding&pressin
g equipment
required)
Polarizer / CELL To change the The degree of
 polarizer, a
whitening of the
polarizer
picture changes
damaged attaching
with different
machine is
viewing angles
required

Analysis and solution:

1. #Adjust the VR knob to see whether it can be adjusted and whether the screen performance
changes. At the same time, confirm the VCOM value (about 7v), if NG, replace the VR knob.

2.
#Confirm VGH/VGL voltage (about 30V VGH and -6v VGL), and confirm whether it is DC/DC
loop NG or COF IC NG; The corresponding resistance of disconnected VGH and VGL can
determine whether it is a DC/DC problem or a COF-IC problem. If it is DC/DC NG, try to replace
UP1 or confirm whether the corresponding transistor is OK.
3. #If the whiteness changes significantly with the view Angle, and above 1&2 analysis is all OK,
polarizer NG or CELL NG can be basically determined.

6. Slow screen switching

Phenomenon: the color of the LCD screen is dark. The picture can be switched, but the screen
conversion is slow.

Possible Causes How to Repair Note

WOA line is broken Replace PCB PCB scrapped
Gate-IC NG Replace Gate-IC
X1 Poor Looseness Replace X1

Analysis and solution:

1. #Confirm whether X1 is OK.
2. #Confirm whether WOA is disconnected when the CELL source goes to the gate side.
3. #Confirm whether the gate IC is OK. There is a signal test point on the back of COG IC, which
can scrape the green paint for measurement confirmation; Or cut COF halfway from G3. If there is
a gate-ic problem, which IC fault can be confirmed.
The confirmation of gate IC fault is only for analysis when interested, this method is not
recommended.
7. No display

Phenomenon: backlight is bright when the LCD panel is black

Possible Causes How to Repair Note
LVDS Wrong pin
connector Poor Replace conn.
NG connection
F1 fuse
Replace FP1
open
Suitable for
Reattach or
LCD module
Conductive foam short remove the
models with
circuit element conductive
conductive
foam
foam
Suitable for
FFC Goldfinger short LCD models
Replace FFC
circuit with L/R
boards
3.3V short to
ground
ASIC NG Replace ASIC
No control
signal
DC/DC PWM-IC Replace PWM-
NG NG IC
（无 X-COF NG COF
VAA） replacement
（LCD
bonding&pressi
 ng equipment
required)
QP1 burned Replace QP1
COF
replacement
（LCD
G-COF NG
bonding&pressi
ng equipment
required)
Other
Replace other
components
components
NG

Analysis and solution:

1. #Confirm whether the conductive foam is skewed and short-circuit VAA capacitor ( LCD model
with conductive foam)
2. #Confirm whether there is 12V input, if not, confirm whether the connector is OK, and confirm
the resistance value of 12V voltage to earth; If conn. NG, change conn.; If 12V is short-circuited to
the ground, disconnect FP1 to determine the short-circuiting circuit.
3. #Confirm whether FP1 is open; if open, replaces fuse. If the 12V accessory of this model has a
reverse diode, confirm the continuity of the diode and check whether it is burnt.
4. #Confirm whether VAA is OK. For model with L/R board, remove FFC and confirm whether the
screen can be switched or whether VAA is normal.
If VAA becomes normal:
A. Confirm whether the FFC has a pin short circuit and whether the FFC connector has a pin short
circuit.
B. Confirm VAA resistance to ground at VAA test point of R plate (A short circuit usually occurs),
disconnect the corresponding capacitance of the following 3 COF, and confirm VAA resistance to
the ground again. If OK, replace the capacitor, if NG, replace COF. If VAA is still NG, confirm
DC/DC loop as all models.
5. #Confirm whether the conductivity of the diode and triode in the DC/DC loop is OK, and change
the corresponding components if NG.
6. #Disconnect RP32 to confirm VAA, if NG, try to change the PWM IC (in general, it will be
good), if still NG, try to change the gamma-ic or corresponding to the VAA several large
capacitances (in general, it is rare, this situation is generally accompanied by VAA to the ground
short circuit).
7. #Disconnect RP32. If VAA is normal, measure the resistance to the ground at the other end of
RP32. If still NG, you can change COF only.
8. #If VAA is normal at the beginning, there may be some problems with the control model (EIO
can be measured). Try to change ASIC.
8. Display with vertical strips and lines

Phenomenon: vertical strips and lines appears in full screen

Possible Causes How to Repair Note

COF poor
bonding (PWB COF replacement （LCD
side) bonding&pressing equipment
required)
Poor COF

Analysis and solution:

1. #Press COF and see if the display changes to determine if COF is OK.
2. #Confirm whether COF is hot or damaged. If COF needs to be replaced, LCD bonding&pressing
equipment is required.
3. #Shaking module, if vertical lines disappear or reappear, then it can be judged that the possible
cause is COF pin broken, and the crease should be found under the OM microscope.
4. #Press the LCD glass side of the panel, if the vertical lines disappear or reappear, it can be judged
that the cause of poor contact, OM checking should be able to find the poor contact.
5. #If there is no display change in pressing, confirm whether ITO is damaged under the OM
microscope, or pin signal waveform corresponding to needle COF.

Backlight failure
1. The screen does not light up

Phenomenon: the backlight is not lit, or it flashes off

Possible How to
Note
Causes Repair
Replace Depending on the backlight
Lamp line is
the lamp structure, there will be
broken
tubing different results. The failure
Broken high Replace of the performance may be a
and low plugs point-off, or it may be a
voltage plugs
Replace
Lamp holder lamp/lamp
holder
Poor Replace
engagement of lamp/lamp
lamp holder holder backlight with a dark band.
Lamp is Replace
broken the lamp
Lamp welding
Resolder
failure

Analysis and solution:

1. #Change the power board and inverter to determine if something wrong with the LCD panel
itself.
2. #Check whether the light pipe and plug are OK, especially if the plug is burnt or yellow.
3. #Remove the backlight and confirm the status of the lamp holder and tube.
4. #The above disassembly judgment can basically solve the problems of point-off in the market. If
you can’t tell the truth, you can directly change the lamp tube.
2. The dark band of the backlight

Possible How to
Note
Causes Repair
Reconnect / Depending on the
Lamp line is
replace lamp protection status of the
broken
tubing power board, it may be a
Plug Replace plugs backlight with a dark band
disconnected /
burned
Replace the
Lamp is broken
lamp or it may be a point-off.
Lamp welding Replace the
failure lamp
3. Bad backlight / dark area

Phenomenon: The backlight is not lit or flashes off; or after the backlight is lit, the display
appears dark along the edge of the front shell.

How to
Possible Causes Note
Repair
Insulate or
The light bar is short-
change the
circuited to ground
light bar
Change the
Lightbar plug pin off
light bar
The light bar cable
Reinsert the
plug is not fully
light bar
inserted into the conn.
Change
Lightbar conn. Pin is
conn. Or re-
skewed
insert the pin
Light strip conn. Off Reweld If the PCB copper
Conn. foil comes off, the
 light bar needs to be
replaced
Replace the
Bad light bar
light bar
Analysis and solution:
1. #Change the power board first to determine whether the LCD panel itself is defective.
2. #look at the appearance of the light bar to determine whether there is a problem with the light bar.
3. #Disassemble the backlight, confirm whether there is a short circuit with broken skin on the lamp
strip, whether the plug of the lamp strip is fully integrated with the socket, whether the pin is
aslant/off, whether the connector is off, and whether the LED bead is black and injured.
4. #The fault of the product is basically caused by the above reasons. If the appearance is fault-free,
the lamp bar can be crossed to confirm whether the phenomenon follows the lamp bar, or the
voltage of the lamp bar and the conduction condition between the lamp beads can be measured.
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