SD2020 Stereoscopic Monitor USER'S GUIDE www.planar.com Usage Notice To prevent the risk of fire or shock hazards, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. Do not open or disassemble the product, as this may cause electric shock. Follow all warnings, precautions, and maintenance as recommended in this user's guide to maximize the life and performance of your unit. Do · Turn off the monitors before cleaning. · Use only a dry, soft cloth or clean room wipe when cleaning the LCD panel surface or the half-mirror. · Use a soft cloth moistened with water and/or mild detergent to clean the display housing and stand. · Use only high quality and safety approved AC/DC power adapters. · Disconnect the power plug from the grounded AC outlet if the product will not be used for a long period of time. Don't · Do not touch the LCD panel or half-mirror surfaces with sharp or hard objects. · Do not use abrasive cleaners, waxes, or solvents for your cleaning. · Do not operate the product under the following conditions: -- In an extremely hot, cold, or humid environment -- In areas susceptible to excessive dust and dirt -- Near any appliance generating a strong magnetic field -- In direct sunlight SD2020W | ii | User's Guide Box Contents The SD2020 shipping box contains the following components. Bottom monitor assembly with mirror support arms and mirror adjustment screws Bottom cable management cover Top monitor assembly Top cable management cover Beamsplitter assembly Two power cords (6-ft) Two DVI cables (6-ft and 12-ft) Two Analog VGA cables (6-ft and 10-ft) SD2020W | iii | User's Guide Mirror-flip PCI card Short DVI cables (14-in) Two AC adapters Product user's guide Planar CD-ROM Captain-style glasses (2 ea) Spring clip-style glasses (1 ea) Terminator-style glasses (2 ea) Soft, dry cloths (3 ea) Moistened cleaning pads (6 ea) NOTE: Both the Captain-style and the Terminator-style glasses, for use with the SD2020 monitor, feature the Planar logo on each side and white arm tips. These two markers differentiate the glasses from those shipped with other stereo monitors. SD2020W | iv | User's Guide Contents Usage Notice .................................................................................................... ii Do .................................................................................................................. ii Don't ............................................................................................................. ii Box Contents ................................................................................................... iii Stereoscopic Viewing..................................................................................... 1 StereoMirrorTM Technology ........................................................................... 2 Getting Started ................................................................................................ 4 Assemble the unit ..................................................................................... 4 Select a graphics card .............................................................................. 6 Install the mirror-flip PCI card ................................................................ 6 Connect the cables ................................................................................... 7 Connect the power cords ........................................................................ 8 Check the alignment ................................................................................ 8 Product Use ...................................................................................................... 9 Operating in 2D mode ............................................................................. 9 User controls and OSD menu ................................................................. 9 Monitor Specifications .................................................................................10 Displays ......................................................................................................10 Video...........................................................................................................10 Plug and Play ............................................................................................10 Power management ...............................................................................11 Environment .............................................................................................11 Size and weight........................................................................................11 System Care ....................................................................................................12 Software Compatibility................................................................................12 Accessories .....................................................................................................12 CRT Recycling .................................................................................................13 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................13 Warning Signals.............................................................................................14 Warranty ..........................................................................................................14 Product Registration ....................................................................................14 Important Recycle Instructions .................................................................14 SD2020W |v| User's Guide Stereoscopic Viewing We live in a three-dimensional world. The human visual system can process the slightly different views of the world and translate the views into the perception of depth. This process is called stereopsis. In the last two centuries much effort has been devoted to the reproduction of depth perception, primarily with photography and more recently with computer graphic images. Stereoscopic/3D viewing can help a viewer make faster, more accurate, and more enjoyable interpretations of imagery. The SD2020 StereoMirrorTM monitor, in particular, creates an unprecedented level of stereo/3D viewing quality and viewer comfort. Stereo viewing is useful for the following applications: · Photogrammetry and remote sensing · Geospatial image analysis · Geophysical modeling · Molecular modeling · Computer games · Oil and gas exploration · Architecture and mechanical design · Stereo photography or videography · Medical imaging (not as yet FDA 510(k) approved) · Surgical planning · Teaching of anatomy · Simulation · Complex data analysis The StereoMirror monitor. For some individuals, prolonged use of any stereoscopic monitor may cause discomfort. Take a break from stereo viewing if you sense eye fatigue. Individuals who are unaccustomed to using stereoscopic 3D monitors may require a period of adaptation. SD2020 |1| User's Guide StereoMirrorTM Technology A StereoMirrorTM monitor consists of two AMLCD (Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display) units, oriented at a 110º angle and mounted on a specially designed stand. A passive beamsplitter mirror bisects the angle formed between the two monitors, and there is a fine mechanical adjustment for the mirror angle between the two displays. One side of the glass mirror has a reflective coating, and the other side has an anti-reflective coating to minimize secondary reflections. The mirror has been treated with a hard top coating to accommodate cleaning. In general, the objective of a stereoscopic display is to efficiently present a left eye image solely to the left eye while the right eye image is directed to the right eye. This allows the human visual system to merge the two images and results in the h perception of depth, wit tor age or stereopsis. In the ni Im Right Eye Mo StereoMirrorTM design op ht Eye T this stereo separation Rig is achieved using the principle of conservation of polarization. Left Eye Bottom Liquid crystal displays Monitor operate based on the with Left ability of liquid crystal Eye Image Beamsplitter material to modulate Mirror plane-polarized light. The two AMLCDs in the Operating principle of the StereoMirror monitor. SD2020 model have been manufactured so that the polarized light emitted from the top monitor is 90° rotated from that of the bottom monitor. The image from the lower monitor is seen through the mirror, as shown in the illustration above. When stereo pair images from the two monitors are viewed through crossed-polarizing glasses (glasses with polarizing films mounted on the eyepieces with their planes of polarization at a right angle to one another), the user only sees the left eye image with the eyepiece having the 0°-oriented polarizer and the right eye image with the eyepiece having the 90° polarizer. Light with a perpendicular polarization is not transmitted. The result is a single, fused stereoscopic image. SD2020 |2| User's Guide A block diagram describing the process of driving a StereoMirrorTM monitor with a computer is shown in the illustration below. The left eye and right eye images are sent to their respective AMLCDs independently and without any special treatment (with the exception of accommodating for the fact that the upper monitor is seen in a mirror; see discussion below). Presenting the stereo pair of images requires a setup or software application that accommodates dual-monitor stereo viewing. No additional modification is needed for use with the StereoMirrorTM monitor design. Any software application that uses the OpenGL quad-buffered stereo features is compatible with the StereoMirrorTM . Quad-buffered stereo is a feature of the OpenGL 3D graphics library that allows an application to define two separate right/left eye viewpoints instead of the normal single monoscopic viewpoint. The two viewpoints are defined to give the correct parallax separation for the proper stereo effect. Computer & Dual output Once the two viewSoftware graphics card Application points have been defined the 3D scene is rendered identically Left Eye Right Eye for each of the two Image Image viewpoints. Many Top commercial 3D Monitor applications already Mirror-flip have stereo viewing PCI Card modes using the OpenGL stereo features. Since the upper display of the monitor Bottom is seen in reflection, a Monitor StereoMirrorTM mirror-flip operation must be performed on that data path. In Driving the StereoMirror monitor. the current product this is accomplished using an auxiliary signal processing board in the data path to the upper monitor. Driving a StereoMirrorTM monitor is identical to driving a pair of projection displays used to show stereoscopic images with crossed polarizers in the two separate light paths. An off-the-shelf, dual-output graphics card is employed to drive the two monitors, again with no special preparation. For more information on StereoMirrorTM technology, go to www.planar.com/advantages/whitepapers. SD2020 |3| User's Guide Getting Started Read all instructions before assembling the monitor. Improper assembly can result in damage to the display components. Assemble the unit 1. Remove the bottom monitor assembly from the shipping box and place it on a sturdy table or desktop. To keep the display surface clean, avoid touching the screen. 2. Remove the top monitor assembly from the shipping box. Remove the cover of the cable management compartment. 3. Slide the aluminum flanges of the upper assembly into the holes on the cross bracket of the bottom monitor assembly until fully seated. Continue to support the top monitor assembly and tighten the four thumb screws. SD2020 |4| User's Guide 4. Thread the cables from the top monitor through the rectangular hole in the cross bracket. 5. Replace the top and bottom cable covers, if desired. 6. Remove the beamsplitter from the shipping case. With the StereoMirrorTM logo oriented to the lower right, insert the pins located on either side of the mirror frame into the corresponding slots on the mirror support arms. The pins should rest in the fully forward position of the mounting arm slots. SD2020 |5| User's Guide Select a graphics card The SD2020 unit requires a dual-output graphics card to drive the two monitors with a DVI signal. For professional applications that use OpenGL quad-buffered stereo, the graphics card should support OpenGL stereo as well. Typically, the two monitors should be in clone mode for these applications. There are several compatible graphics card families. The Matrox® ParheliaTM line, the nVidia® QuadroTM FX line, and the 3Dlabs® Wildcat RealizmTM line have all been tested and are compatible. Matrox® offers the Parhelia Precision SDT card which incorporates the image inversion functionality of the mirror-flip PCI card. The nVidia® GeForce® line offers several dual ...