User manual PLANAR PX212M - Product Manual

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For lamp specific disposal information check WWW.LAMPRECYCLE.ORG. 1 Table of Contents Usage Notice Precautions ................................................................................. 2 Introduction About the Product ....................................................................... 3 Package Overview ...................................................................... 4 Installation Product Overview ........................................................................ 5 Start Your Installation .................................................................. 9 User Controls Front Panel Controls ................................................................... 11 How to Use the OSD Menus ....................................................... 12 On-Screen Display Menus .......................................................... 13 Appendices Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 14 Warning Signal ............................................................................ 15 Product Dimensions .................................................................... 16 Compatibility Modes ................................................................... 17 Pivot Software Installation........................................................... 18 2 Usage Notice Warning- To prevent the risk of fire or shock hazards, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. Please do not open or disassemble the product as this may cause electric shock. Warning- Precautions Follow all warnings, precautions and maintenance as recommended in this users manual to maximize the life of your unit. Do: q q q q q Turn off the product before cleaning. Use only a dry soft cloth or clean room wiper when cleaning the LCD Display screen surface. Use a soft cloth moistened with mild detergent to clean the display housing. Use only a high quality and safety approved AC/DC power adapter. Disconnect the power plug from the AC outlet if the product is not going to be used for an extended period of time. Don't: q q q Do not touch the LCD Display screen surface 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: - Extremely hot, cold or humid environment. - Areas susceptible to excessive dust and dirt. - Near any appliance generating a strong magnetic field. - Place in direct sunlight. 3 Introduction About the Product Having a 21.3 LCD dsiplay with an active matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD), this product also demonstrate the following outstanding features. q q q q q q q q q q q q q Dual Analog and Digital signal input 21.3" diagonal screen size 1600 x 1200 high resolution Wide Viewing Angle Technology 31.5 ~ 91.1 kHz horizontal scan 56 ~ 85 Hz refresh rate Auto Adjustment and Re-scaling function High quality full screen re-scaling capability Multilingual OSD user controls VESA DPMS power saving Video capability Audio capability Kensington lock capability 4 Package Overview LCD Display Power Adapter Power Cord VGA Signal Cable DVI-D Cable Audio-In Cable S-Video Cable Video Cable User's Guide Landing Strip Family Product CD CD-ROM for Pivot software 5 Installation Product Overview u Front View Liquid Crystal Display (LCD Display) Panel Controls Stand u Back View Kensington Security Lock Slot Connector Ports (Inside the back cover) V ID E O S - V ID E O DVI Input Port DC-In Analog Input Port Audio Composite Video S-Video 6 u Tilt Grasp the LCD Display with both hands and adjust the tilt as desired. Tilt Angle:-5° ~ 35° u Kensington Security Slot The monitor can be secured to your desk or any other fixed object with Kensington lock security products. Kensington lock is not included. Kensington Security Slot 7 u VESA Mount on your monitor This monitor conforms to the VESA Flat Panel Mounting Physical Mounting Interface Standard which defines a physical mounting interface for flat panel monitors, and corresponding standards for flat panel monitor mounting devices, such as wall and table arms.The VESA mounting interface is located on the back of your monitor. The VESA Mounting slots of this model are located inside the rear cover (shown in the following figure). To mount the monitor on a swing arm or other mounting fixture, follow the instruction included with the mounting fixture to be used. Slots 100mm 100mm VESA Mounting Interface Warning! Please select the proper screws! The depth from plastic back cover to the bottom of the screw hole is 8mm.The spec is M4 screw. 8 Start Your Installation u Connecting the Display (Figure 10.1) To setup this display, please refer to the following figure and procedures. 1. Be sure all equipment is turned off. 2. Connect the DC power cord to the power connector; plug one end of the AC power cord into the power adapter, and the other end into an electrical outlet(). 3. For the PC with Analog output: Connect the VGA signal cable from display VGA input connector to the 15-pin connector of your host computer and tighten the screws(). 4. For the PC with DVI digital output: Connect the DVI signal cable to the connector of the display card in your computer; connect the other side to the DVI-D input port of your display. Tighten the screws(). 5. If your video source uses a round, four-prong S-Video connector, please use the S-Video cable(). 6. If your video source uses a round, one-prong composite video connector, please use the video cable(). 7. If your audio source uses a round, one-prong composite audio connector, please use the audio cable(). 8. Turn on your computer, display and video source. Notice:To ensure the LCD Display will work well with your computer,please configure the display mode of your graphics card to make it less than or equal to 1600 x 1200 resolution and make sure the timing of the display mode is compatible with the LCD screen. We have listed the "Compatibility Modes" of this LCD screen in appendices for your reference. 9 Figure 10.1 Video Cable Audio Cable S-Video Cable V ID E O S -V ID E O Power Adapter & Power Cord DVI-D Cable VGA Cable 10 User Controls Front Panel Controls 11 No / Icon Control Menu button Function MENU To pop the OSD menus. To select the adjustment items from OSD menus. To activate the "Auto adjustment" function to obtain an optimum image. 1. Decreases the brightness of the display image. 2. Decreases the value of the adjustment items. 1. Increases the brightness of the display image. 2. Increases the value of the adjustment items. 1. Green indicates the display is turned on. 2. Amber indicates the display is in power-save mode. Switches On/Off the power to the LCD Display. S E LE C T Select/Auto 3 Brightness Minus/Minus 4 Brightness Plus/Plus Power LED Power Switch 12 How to Use the OSD Menus 1. Press the "MENU" button to pop up the "on-screen menu" and to select among the four Main Menus. 2. Choose the adjustment items by pressing the "SELECT" button. 3. Adjust the value of the adjustment items by pressing the "3" or "4" button. 4. After a period of inactivity.*(base on a user setting) the OSD menus will automatically disappear. 13 On-Screen Display Menus Main Menu Menu Level 1 Menu Level 2 Brightness Contrast Hue DISPLAY Saturation Flesh-tone Black Level * Scaling Auto Adjust * Description To adjust the brightness. To adjust the contrast of the image. Adjusts the red-green color balance of the image. Adjusts the image from black and white to full saturated colour. off/Week/Soft/Strong To adjust black level of the image 1:1/Full/Aspect Select Synchoronizes the signal timing of the display to that of the graphics card. When you experience an unstable to flickering image,use this function to make an adjustment. Changes the displays data frequency to match the frequency of your graphics card. When you experience a vertical flickering bar,use this function to make an adjustment. Adjusts the sharpness of the image. In/Out Left/Right Up/Down Changes the vertical position of the image Changes the horizontal position of the image On/Off Off/1.8/2.2 Custom / 6500k / 9300k Adjusts Red colour intensity Adjusts Green colour intensity Adjusts Blue colour intensty Allows you to select PIP, PAP model, or Off. Allows you to adjust size of display ( Small/Med./Large ) Changes the vertical position of the PIP window Changes the horizontal position of the PIP window Allows you to choose the signal ( VGA/DVT/Composite/S-Video ) Vertical Horizontal Transparency Time out OSD Zoom Icon 4 Adjusts the vertical position of the OSD Adjusts the horizontal position of the OSD Changes the opaqueness of the OSD background. Adjusts the amount of time the OSD menu remains to display On/Off Allow you to choose the OSD menu language ( English/Chinese/Japanese/French/German/Spanish/Italian/Korean ) Factory Reset Volume Mute To return the display parameters of the current mode to their factory default settings. To adjust the sound volume. Allows you to disable the sound immediately. 0 ~ 100 0 ~ 255 0 ~ 255 0 ~ 10 5 ~ 60 ADJ Scale 0 ~ 100 0 ~ 100 -45+45 0 ~ 100 0 ~ 100 Phase * IMAGE 0 ~ 255 Clock * Icon 1 Sharpness ** Zoom Zoom Horizontal Pan Zoom Vertical Pan Vertical * Horizontal * sRGB Gamma Correction Color Temperature Red Green Blue PIP Mode PIP Size Vertical Horizontal 0 ~ 255 POSITION 0 ~ 255 0 ~ 255 COLOR 0 ~ 255 0 ~ 255 0 ~ 255 PIP CONTROL 0 ~ 100 0 ~ 100 Icon 2 Icon 3 Icon 5 Icon 6 Note : The symbol ( * ) means the VGA signal only The symbol ( ** ) means the VGA/Composite/S-Video signal 14 Appendix Troubleshooting If you are experiencing trouble with the LCD display, refer to the following trouble shooting. If the problem persists, please contact your local dealer or our service center. Problem: No image appears on screen. 4 Check that all the I/O and power connectors are correctly and well connected as described in the "Installation" section. 4 Make sure the pins of the connectors are not crooked or broken. Problem: Partial image or incorrectly displayed image. 4 Check to see if the resolution of your computer is higher than that of the LCD Display. 4 Reconfigure the resolution of your computer to make it less than or equal to 1600 x 1200. Problem: Image has vertical flickering line bars. 4 Use "Frequency" to make an adjustment. 4 Check and reconfigure the display mode of the vertical refresh rate of your graphics card to make it compatible with the LCD Display. Problem: Image is unstable and flickering 4 Use "Tracking" to make an adjustment. Problem: Image is scrolling 4 Check and make sure the VGA signal cable (or adapter) is well connected. 4 Check and reconfigure the display mode of the vertical refresh rate of your graphics card to make it compatible with the LCD Display. Problem: Vague image (characters and graphics) 4 Use "Frequency" to make an adjustment. If this problem still exists, use "Tracking" to make an adjustment. 15 Warning Signal Sometimes you may see warning messages for this LCD Display. This means that the LCD Display cannot correctly receive the signal from the computer graphics card. 4No Signal This message means that the LCD Display has been powered on but it cannot receive any signal from the computer graphics card. Check all the power switches, power cables, and VGA signal cable. 4Out Of Range This message means that the signal of the computer graphics card is not compatible with the LCD Display. When the signal is not included in the compatibility mode we have listed in the Appendices of this manual, the LCD Display will show this message. 16 Product Dimensions 482.28 mm / 18.98" 533.14mm/20.98" Front View 64.5mm/2.54" Side View 222.00mm/8.74" Top View 17 Compatibility Modes Mode IBM VGA IBM VGA IBM VGA VESA VGA VESA VGA VESA VGA VESA SVGA VESA SVGA VESA SVGA VESA SVGA VESA SVGA VESA XGA VESA XGA VESA XGA VESA XGA VESA VESA SXGA VESA SXGA VESA SXGA VESA UXGA Apple Mac Apple Mac Apple Mac Apple Mac SunMicro SunMicro Resolution 640 x 350 640 x 480 720 x 400 640 x 480 640 x 480 640 x 480 800 x 600 800 x 600 800 x 600 800 x 600 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1024 x 768 1024 x 768 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 1280 x 1024 1280 x 1024 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 640 x 480 640 x 480 832 x 624 1024 x 768 1152 x 900 1152 x 900 Frequency (Hz) 70 60 70 72 75 85 56 60 72 75 85 60 70 75 85 75 60 75 85 60 67 67 75 75 66 76 H. Frequency (kHz) 31.5 31.5 31.5 37.9 37.5 43.3 35.1 37.9 48.1 46.9 53.7 48.4 56.5 60.0 68.7 67.5 64.0 80 91.1 75.0 34.9 35.0 49.7 60.2 61.8 71.1 18 Pivot Software Installation Follows are the procedures for pivot software set up. 1. Insert the Pivot Pro CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driver. 2. Run the Start_Pivot program and select the pivot option to install portrait displays software on your computer. 3. Restart your computer. To Change orientation, right click anywhere on the desktop and select Rotate 0, 90, 180, or 270 from the menu. Now hold the edges of your display and rotate it. 4. Start exploring the benefits of your new portrait monitor. Web pages, E-mail, reports and letters are best viewed in portrait orientation. They can be viewed and edited without the need to scroll the page. Planar Systems,Inc. Customer Service Online Support : http://www.planar.com/support Email : PlanarSupport@planar.com Tel : 1-866-PLANAR-1 (1-886-752-6271) Hours : M-F, 8am-8pm Eastern Time (5am-5pm Pacific Time) ©2006 Planar Systems, Inc. Planar is a registered trademark of Planar Systems, Inc. Other brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Technical information in this document is subject to change without notice. P/N:36.61604G002 Rev.C