Eizo L685 manual

User’ s Manual Color LCD Monitor[...]

English 2 SAFETY SYMBOLS This manual uses the safety symbols bel ow . They denote critical information. Please read them carefully . W ARNI NG Failure to abide b y the information in a W ARNING ma y result in serious in j ur y and can be life threatening. CA UTION Failure to abide by the information in a CAUTION may result in moderate injury and/or[...]

English T ABLE OF CONTE NTS 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS PRECA UTIONS ...................................................................................... 4 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 9 1-1. Features .................................................................................[...]

English 4 PRECA UTIONS PRECA UTIONS IMPOR T ANT! • This product has been a djusted specifically f or use in the region to which it was originally shipped. If operated outside th e region to which it wa s originally shipped, the product ma y not perf or m as stated in the specifications. • T o ensure personal safety and pro per maint enance , pl[...]

English PRECA UTIONS 5 WA R N I N G Keep small objects or liquids a way fr om the unit. Small objects accidentally falling through the ventilation slots into the cabinet or spillage into the cabinet may result in fire, electric shock, or equipment damage. If an object or liquid falls/spills into the cabinet, unplug the unit immediately . Have the u[...]

English 6 PRECA UTIONS WA R N I N G The equipment m ust be connected to a ground ed main outlet. Not doing so may cause in fire or electric shock. Use the correct v oltage. * Do not overload your power circuit, as this may result in fire or electric shock. * The unit is designed for use with a specific voltage only . Connection to another voltage t[...]

English PRECA UTIONS 7 CA UTION Handle with care when carrying the unit. Disconnect the p ower cord and cables when movin g the unit. Movin g the unit with the cord attached is dangerous. It may result in injury or equipment damage. When handling the unit, grip the bottom of the unit firmly with both hands ensuring the panel faces ou tward be fore [...]

English 8 PRECA UTIONS LCD P anel The screen may have defective pixels. Thes e pixels may appear as slightly light or dark area on the screen. This is due to the characteristics of the panel itself, and not the product. The backli g ht of the LC D p anel has a fixed life s p an. When the screen becomes dark or begins to flicker , please contact you[...]

English 1. INTRODUCTIO N 9 1. INTR ODUCTION Thank you very muc h for choosing an EIZO Color Monitor . 1-1. Features • Dual inputs compliant • DVI (p. 44) Digital input (T MDS (p. 45)) compliant • Horizontal scanning frequency: 27 - 82 kHz (Digital inpu t: 27 - 64 kHz) V ertical scanning frequency: 50 - 85 Hz V ertical (1280 x 1024 ~ 75 Hz) V [...]

English 10 1. INTRODUCTIO N 1-3. Controls & Connector s Fr ont ENTER AUT O SIGNAL 1 - 2 (4) (2) (5) (6) (3) (7) (8) (1) (1) ScreenManager  (2) Main P owe r Switch (3) Input signal selection b utton (4) A uto Adjustment Button (5) Enter Button (6) Control Buttons (7) P ower Button (8) P ower Indi cator *1 Green Operation Y ellow P ower saving[...]

English 1. INTRODUCTIO N 11 Rear (9) (11) (10) (12) (13) (14) (15) (9) Height Adjustab le Stand (Detachab le) *2 (10) P o wer T er minal Cov ers for the Optional peripheral (11) Security Lock Slot *3 (12) D VI-I Input Connector x 2 (SIGNAL 1, SIGNAL 2) (13) USB P or t (4 Downstream) (14) USB P or t (1 Upstream) (15) P ower Connec tor *2 The LCD mon[...]

English 12 2. CABLE CONNECTION 2. CABLE CONNECTION 2-1. Before connecting Before connecting your mo nitor to the PC, ch ange the display screen settings (res olution p. 45) and frequency) in accord ance with the charts below . NO TE • When your computer and displ a y suppor t VESA DDC, the suitab le resolution and the refresh rate are set b y jus[...]

English 2. CABLE CONNECTION 13 2-2. Connecting the signal cable NO TE • Be sure that the pow er s witches of both the PC and the monitor are OFF . 1. Plug the signal cable into the c onnector at the rear o f the monitor and the other end of the cable in to the video connector on the PC. After connecting, secure the connect ion with the screw-i n [...]

English 14 2. CABLE CONNECTION 3. Lead the power cord and signal cable into the cable holder at rear of the monitor . NO TE • The cables a re recommended to lead wit h slight sag f or the smooth motion of the stand and the P or trait/Landscape displa y . 4. Plug the other end of the power cord into a power outlet. WA R N I N G Use the enc losed p[...]

English 2. CABLE CONNECTION 15 2-3. Connecting two PCs to the monitor T wo PCs can be connected to the monitor thro ugh the Sign al 1 and the Signal 2 on the back of the monitor . Connecting Examples PC 1 PC 2 (Ex.1) Analog D-Sub mini 15 pin Signal Cable (FD-C16 enclosed) Signal Cable (FD-C04 enclosed) DV I Digital (Ex.2) Analog D-Sub mini 15 pin S[...]

English 16 2. CABLE CONNECTION Selecting the active input The Input signal selection button on the front pa nel can be use d to select either Signal 1 or Signal 2 as the ac tive input at any ti me. Every time the but ton is pressed, the in put changes. When switchi ng the signal, the k ind of the input sign al (Signal1 or 2/Anal og or Digital) is d[...]

English 3. ScreenManager 17 3. ScreenMana g er 3-1. How to use the ScreenMana ger ENTER AUT O SIGNAL 1 - 2 1. Entering the ScreenManager Push the Enter button once to display the main menu of the ScreenM anager . [ Main Menu ] 2. Making Adjustments and Settings (1) Select the desired sub menu icon using the Control buttons and push the Enter button[...]

English 18 3. ScreenManager 3-2. ScreenManager A djustments and Settings. The following table shows all the ScreenMa nager’ s adjustment and setting menus. “*” indicates adjustments of analog input only and “** ” indicates digital input only . Main menu Sub menu Reference Clock * Phase * P osition Resolution Smoothing Contrast/Brightness [...]

English 3. ScreenManager 19 3-3. Useful Functions Adjustment Lock Use the “Adjustment Lock ” function to prevent an y accidental chan ges. Lock ed function • A uto adjustme nt b utton adjustments and settings in the ScreenManager . • A uto Adjustment Button Unlock ed function • Adjustment of contrast and br ightness by the control b utton[...]

English 20 3. ScreenManager EIZO Logo appearing function When switching on the power button o n the front panel, the EIZO logo is displyed for a while. If you desire to display or undisplay this logo, use this function. (Default is logo appearing. ) • T o undisplay Switch off the monitor’ s power by the power switch on the front panel, then hol[...]

English 4. ADJUSTMENT 21 4. A DJUSTMENT 4-1. Screen A djustment NO TE • Allow the LCD monitor to stabiliz e for at least 20 min utes bef ore making image adjustments. When connecting the D VI-I cable for d igital input, see page 25. Analog Input Screen adjustments for the LCD m onitor should be used in suppressi ng screen flickering and also for [...]

English 22 4. ADJUSTMENT 3. Adjust by using <Screen> menu in the ScreenManager . (1) V ertical bars appear on the screen → Use the <Clock> (p.44) adjustment. Select the “Clock” and eliminate the vert ical bars by using the right and left of the control buttons. Do not continuousl y press the control buttons, as the adjustment valu[...]

English 4. ADJUSTMENT 23 (3) The screen positi on is not incorrect. → Use the <Position> adjustment. The correct displayed position of the mo nitor is decided because the number and the position of the pixels are fixed. The <Position> adjustment moves the image to the correct position. Select <Position> and adjust the position o[...]

English 24 4. ADJUSTMENT 4. Adjust the output signal range (D ynamic Range) of the signal. → Use the <Range Adjustment> (p.45) of <C olorManagerment> menu. This controls the level of output signal range to display the whole color gradation (256 colors). [Procedure 1] Push the Auto adjustment button on the fr ont panel while displaying[...]

English 4. ADJUSTMENT 25 Digital input The monitor displays the digital input image correctl y based on its pre-setting data. However , if the image position is not correct or larger than the actual image screen, please adjust the following adjustment items using the “Screen” menu of the ScreenManager . 1. The screen position is incorrect. → [...]

English 26 4. ADJUSTMENT 4-2. Displaying a lo w resolutions The lower resolutions are enlarged to full scr een automatically . Using the <Screen Size> function in the <Others> menu enables to change the screen size. 1. Enlarge the screen size when displaying a low resolution. → Select the <Screen Size>. Select the <Screen Siz[...]

English 4. ADJUSTMENT 27 3. Set the brightness of the black area surrounding the displayed image. → Set the <Border Intensity>. In the <Enlarge> mode or <Full Screen> mode, the o uter area (border) is usually black. Select <Border Intensity> in the <Others> menu an d adjust by using the right and left buttons. Border[...]

English 28 4. ADJUSTMENT 4-3. Color Adjustment The <ColorManagemen t> menu in the ScreenMa nager enabl es to change the color of the screen. By using the <Color Mode>, the adjustment mode can be selected from <Custom mode> (to adjust the color settings according to your preference) and <sRGB> mode. In the analog input, perfo[...]

English 4. ADJUSTMENT 29 T o change the flesh color , etc. → Use the <Hue> adjustment. The <Hue> can be selected from –20 to 20. NO TE • The <Hue> adjustment ma y cause undispla ya ble colo r tone. T o change each color (red, green and blue) → Use the <Gain> (p.44) adjustment. By adjusting the red, green and blue col[...]

English 30 4. ADJUSTMENT 4-4. P ower -save Setup The <PowerManager> me nu in the ScreenManager enables to set the power -save setup. NO TE • Do your pa r t to conserve energy , tur n off the monitor when y ou are finished using it. Disconnecting the monitor from the po wer supply is recommended to sa ve energy completely . • Even if the m[...]

English 4. ADJUSTMENT 31 T o set the power save with ScreenSaver (EIZO MPMS) software. [Procedure] (1) Set the PC’ s appropriate ScreenSaver se ttings or blank the screen (totally black screen). (2) Select <EIZO DPMS> in the <PowerManager> menu. [Power saving system] PC Monitor LED Operation Operation Green Blank the screen (ScreenSav[...]

English 32 5. MAKING USE OF USB (Universal Serial Bus) 5. MAKING USE OF USB (Univer sal Serial Bus) This monitor provides a hub which supports the USB s tandard. When connecting to a USB compliant PC or another hub, the m onitor functions as a hub to which the USB compliant peripherals ca n be easily connected. Required system en viro nment • PC [...]

English 5. MAKING USE OF USB (Universal Serial Bus) 33 After connecting the USB cable, the USB function can be set up au tomatically . 3. After setting up, the monitor’ s US B hub is available for connecting USB compliant peripherals to the downstream ports of the monitor . Connecting Examples PC K e yboard Printer Mouse Downstream Downstream por[...]

English 34 6. A TT A CHING AN ARM ST AND 6. A TT A CHING AN ARM ST AND The LCD monitor can be used with an ar m stand by re moving the tilt stand and attaching the arm s tand to the LCD m onitor . NO TE • Use an arm stand that satisfies the follo wings. - When using the LCD monitor with an arm stand, the ar m stand must be VESA approv ed: *Use an[...]

English 6. A TT ACHING AN ARM ST AND 35 4. Attach an arm stand to the LCD monitor securely . M4 Mounting Screws: M4 x 15 (mm) BZn/Fe Arm-stand[...]

English 36 7. TROUBLE SHOO TING 7. TR OUBLESHOO TING If a problem persists even after applying the sugges ted remedies, contact an EIZO dealer . • No picture problems → See No.1 ~ No.2 • Imaging problems → See No.3 ~ No.13 • Other problems → See No.14 ~ No.18 • USB problems → See No.19 ~ No.20 Prob lems P oints to check with pos sib[...]

English 7. TROUBLE SHOO TING 37 Prob lems P oints to check with pos sible solutions 3. Display posi tion is incorrect.  Adjust the image position using the <Position> (p.23) If the problem persists, use the graphics board’ s utility software to change the display position if available. 4. Screen image is smaller or larger than the actual[...]

English 38 7. TROUBLE SHOO TING Prob lems P oints to check with pos sible solutions 11. The screen has def ective pix els (e.g. slightly light or dark).  This is due to the characteristics of the panel itself, and not the LCD product. 12. Fingerprints remain on the screen.  Leaving the screen white may solve the problem. 13. The noise appear [...]

English 7. TROUBLE SHOO TING 39 Prob lems P oints to check with pos sible solutions 18. Frequency does not c hange after installing “Monitor inform ation file” in the attached utility disk on Windows 95/ 98/2000.  Use the graphics board’ s utility software to change the input signal frequenc y . 19. USB function cannot be setup.  Check [...]

English 40 8. CLEANING 8. CLEANING Periodic cleaning is recommended to keep the monitor looking new and to prolong its operation lifetime. NO TE • Ne v er use thinner , benzene , alcohol (ethanol, methanol, or isoprop yl alcohol), abrasiv e cleaners, or other strong solv ents, as these ma y cause damage to the cabinet or LCD panel. Cabinet T o re[...]

English 9. SPECIFICA TIONS 41 9. SPECIFICA TIONS LCD P anel 46 cm (18.1 inch), TFT color LCD panel with Anti-Glare Hard Coating, Viewing Angle: Horizontal: 170 ° , V er tical: 170 ° Image F orm ation Time: approx. 78 ms Dot Pitch 0.2805 mm Horizontal Scan F requency 27 ∼ 82 kHz (Automatic) (Digital): 27 ~ 64 kHz V er tical Scan Frequency 50 Hz [...]

English 42 9. SPECIFICA TIONS Default settings Analog input Digital input Contrast 100% 100% Brightness 100% 100% Smoothing 3 Color Mode Standard ColorManagement T emperature Off (Nor mal white) P owerManager VESA DPMS D VI DMPM Screen Size Full Input Prior ity Signal 1 Menu Off Timer Disable Menu Size Nor mal Menu Settings Menu Off Timer 45 second[...]

English 9. SPECIFICA TIONS 43 Pin Assignment DVI-I Connector Pin No. Signal Pin No. Signal Pin No. Signal 1 TMDS Data2- 11 TMDS Data1/3 Shield 21 NC 2 TMDS Data2+ 12 NC 22 TMDS Cloc k shield 3 TMDS Data2/4 Shield 13 NC 23 TMDS Clo c k+ 4 NC* 14 +5V P ower 24 TMDS Clock- 5 NC 15 Ground (retur n f or +5V , Hsync and Vsync) C1 Analog Red 6 DDC Clock ([...]

English 44 10. GLOSSAR Y 10. GLOSSAR Y Afterimage The Afterimage is particular to LCD monitors when the monitor sc reen is left on for a long period without use. The “Afterimage” can be r emoved grad ually by chan ging the displayed image. Clock With the analog input si gnal displ ay , the analog si gnal is converted t o a digital sig nal by th[...]

English 10. GLOSSAR Y 45 Range Adjustment The Range Adjustment controls the level of output signal ran ge to display the wh ole color gradatio n. Resolution The LCD panel consists of a fixed number of pixel elements w hich are illuminated to form the screen image. The EIZO L685 di splay panel consists of 1280 horizontal pixels and 1024 vertical pix[...]

English 46 MEMO MEMO[...]

APPENDIX/ANHANG/ANNEXE i APPENDIX/ANHANG/ANNEXE Preset Timing Chart for Analog input Timing-Über sichten für Ana log Eingang Synchr onis ation des Signaux pour Analog n umerique Based on the signal diagram show n below 25 factory presets ha ve been registered in the monitor's microprocessor . Der integrierte Mikroprozessor des Monitors unter[...]

ii APPENDIX/ANHANG/ANNEXE Dot Clock MHz Sync P olarity Frequencies A: Fr ont Por c h B: Sync P eriod Mode H V H kHz V Hz H µs/Dot V ms/Line H µs/ Dot V ms/ Line VGA 640 × 480 25.175 Nega. Nega. 31.469 59.940 0.318/ 8 0.064/ 2 3.813/ 96 0.054/ 2 VGA 720 × 400 28.322 Nega. P osi. 31.468 70.087 0.636/ 18 0.381/ 12 3.813/ 108 0.064/ 2 Macintosh 640[...]

APPENDIX/ANHANG/ANNEXE iii C: Bac k P o r ch D: Blanking Period E: Display P eriod F: T otal Cycle H µs/ Dot V ms/ Line H µs/ Dot V ms/ Line H µs/ Dot V ms/ Line H µs/ Dot V ms/ Line 1.589/ 40 0.794/ 25 5.720/ 144 0.922/ 29 25.442/ 640 15.253/ 480 31.778/ 800 16.683/ 525 1.907/ 54 1. 1 11/ 35 6.356/ 180 1.556/ 49 25.422/ 720 12.7 11 / 400 31.77[...]

iv APPENDIX/ANHANG/ANNEXE Dot Clock MHz Sync P olarity Frequencies A: Fr ont P or ch B: Sync Period Mode H V H kHz V Hz H µs/Dot V ms/Line H µs/ Dot V ms/ Line W orkstation 1 152 × 900 94.2 Composite, Nega. 61.974 66.141 0.425/ 40 0.032/ 2 1.359/ 128 0.065/ 4 W orkstation 1 152 × 900 107.50 Composite, Nega. 71.858 76.202 0.223/ 24 0.028/ 2 1.26[...]

APPENDIX/ANHANG/ANNEXE v C: Bac k P o r ch D: Blanking Period E: Display P eriod F: T otal Cycle H µs/ Dot V ms/ Line H µs/ Dot V ms/ Line H µs/ Dot V ms/ Line H µs/ Dot V ms/ Line 2.123/ 200 0.500/ 31 3.907/ 368 0.597/ 37 12.229/ 11 52 14.522/ 900 16.136/ 1520 15. 119/ 937 1.712/ 184 0.459/ 33 3.200/ 344 0.598/ 43 10.716/ 11 52 12.525/ 900 13.[...]

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Environmental Requirements Flame retardants Flame retardants are present in printed circuit boards, cables, wires, casings and housings. Their purpose is to prevent, or at least to delay the spread of fire. Up to 30% of the plastic in a computer casing can consi st of flame retard ant substances. Most fl ame retardants contain bromine or chloride, [...]

For U.S.A, Canada, etc. (rated 100-120 V ac) Only FCC Declaration of Conformity W e, the Responsible Party EIZO NANAO TECH NOLOGIES INC. 5710 W arland Drive, Cypress, CA 90630 Phone: (562) 431-5011 declare that the product T rade name: EIZO Model: FlexScan L685 is in conformity with Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. Operation of this product is subject to[...]

Hinweis zur Ergonomie : Dieser Monitor erfüllt die Anforderungen an die Ergonomie nac h EK1-ITB 2000 mit dem V ideosignal, 1280 Punk te × 1024 Zeilen, RGB analog, 0,7 Vp-p und mindestens 75,0 Hz Bildwiederholfrequenz, non interlaced. W eiter hin wird aus ergonomisch en Gründen empfohlen, die Grundfarbe Blau nicht auf dun klem Untergru nd zu verw[...]