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CID problem with my Omega
« on: 10 July 2009, 14:38:46 »
I'm hoping someone can help me resolve a problem with my display. I bought the car at the weekend and had the common problem with the CID flickering etc, I managed to purchase an LCD screen (Sharp LQAW136t) from ebay but when I installed it the display was inverted (like a mirror image) I'm wondering if it can be fixed/programmed to correct it, don't really want to pay the £500 as quoted by my local VX garage.

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Re: CID problem with my Omega
« Reply #1 on: 10 July 2009, 14:40:09 »
That has happened to someone here before, cannot remember the resolution though....
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Re: CID problem with my Omega
« Reply #2 on: 10 July 2009, 14:41:37 »
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Re: CID problem with my Omega
« Reply #3 on: 10 July 2009, 14:45:17 »
seems to either be a fault with the screen, or voltage on pins 5 & 6 causes the invertion
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Re: CID problem with my Omega
« Reply #4 on: 10 July 2009, 15:03:57 »
Thanks Jimbob for your fast responce, all I did was swap the LCD screen I have since found out that the replacement LCD screen was originally fitted to a Mercedes COMAND 2.0 would this be the problem?
Can the voltage be adjusted?
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Re: CID problem with my Omega
« Reply #5 on: 10 July 2009, 19:38:32 »
Press and hold MAIN for 8s, then release, then press BC, and post up the numbers.  Wonder if config is wrong, but fail to see how that can happen just by changing LCD :-/
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Re: CID problem with my Omega
« Reply #6 on: 10 July 2009, 21:19:38 »
Is there a configuration setting that can be changed to correct the display, have removed display to check connections, all looks fine.
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Re: CID problem with my Omega
« Reply #7 on: 10 July 2009, 21:33:33 »
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Is there a configuration setting that can be changed to correct the display, have removed display to check connections, all looks fine.
Seem to recall Astra one is upside down.  BUT if all you have done is changed the LCD, and not the 2 boards, it won't be config...
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Re: CID problem with my Omega
« Reply #8 on: 10 July 2009, 21:46:03 »
Could the LCD have been configured differently as it came from a Mercedes comand unit?
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Re: CID problem with my Omega
« Reply #9 on: 10 July 2009, 21:51:21 »
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Could the LCD have been configured differently as it came from a Mercedes comand unit?
the LCD is a std part
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Re: CID problem with my Omega
« Reply #10 on: 10 July 2009, 21:58:56 »
Will get the continuity meter out hopefully just a bad connection if not must be faulty main board or needs some sort of configuring the latter would be ok also.
My brains fried with this one LOL.  :'(
Thanks for all your help guys.
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Re: CID problem with my Omega
« Reply #11 on: 10 July 2009, 22:10:04 »
Pin 5 on the LCD is on the one to check (assuming its mirrored and not inverted, if the later then its pin 6). Both pins shoudl be low (unless the CID is inverting the image as standard which I cant comment on)

Data sheet is here:

http://document.sharpsma.com/Handler/getfile_handler3.asp?nodeid=Documents&fileid=691AA3A951FA42978148C28CB5799304
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Re: CID problem with my Omega
« Reply #12 on: 10 July 2009, 22:28:58 »
Sorry for being dumb but what do you mean by being low?
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Re: CID problem with my Omega
« Reply #13 on: 10 July 2009, 22:30:31 »
0V....i.e pulled to a low voltage.

So check for shorts in the connector etc and on the ribbon to the adjacent pin
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Re: CID problem with my Omega
« Reply #14 on: 10 July 2009, 23:01:03 »
I had flickering on mine 2 years ago. Got a replacement and went to TB - if I remember correctly there was an inverted image on that occasion and i sent the unit back to the German ebay supplier - I will try and find the emails but they had definitely done something wrong on the refurb - it came back within a couple of days and was fine.

Therefore the problem maybe one of the 2 on board pcbs and not a sharp screen problem.
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