Panasonic BT-LH2600W manual

Operating Instructions LCD Video Monitor BT- P Model No. BT- E S0506M0 -H Printed in Japan VQT0X 79 ENGLISH D Bef ore oper ating this product, plea se read the instruct ions carefully and sa v e this manual f or future use .[...]

2 indicates safe ty information. g THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE GROUNDED T o ensure saf e oper ation, the thre e-pin plug must be inser ted only into a sta ndard three-pin po wer outlet which is eff ectiv ely ground ed through normal household wiring. Extension cords used with the equipment must ha ve t hree cores and be correctly wired t o provide conne[...]

3 FCC NO TICE (USA) IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 1) Read these instructions . 2) Keep these instruc tions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follo w all instructions. 5) Do not use this appar atus near w ater . 6) Clean on ly with dr y cloth. 7) Do not b lock an y ven tilation openings. Install in accordance with the man uf acturer’ s instructions. 8)[...]

4 Read this first ! (for BT-LH2600WE) indicates safe ty information. Operating pr ecaution Operation near any applian ce which generates st rong magnetic f ields may giv e r ise to noise in the video and audio signals . If this should be the case , deal with the sit uation b y , for inst ance, mo ving the source of the magnet ic f ields a wa y from[...]

5 Read this first ! (for BT-LH2600WE) (continued) indicates saf ety information. Information on Disposal f or Users of W aste Electr ical & Electronic Equipmen t (private households) This symbol on the products and/or accompanying documents means that used electr ical and electronic products should not be mix ed with general household waste. F [...]

6 • The liquid crystal por tion is manuf actured with highly precise te chnolog y . It includes ove r 99.99% eff ectiv e pix els, but 0.01% or less of the pix els are either missing, or hav e fix ed lighting (red, b lue, gr een). This is not a sign of malfunction. • The liquid crystal protection panel is a specially manuf act ured componen t. W[...]

7 The BT -LH2600W liquid crystal monitor was designed especially f or broadcasting ser vice and busin ess use. It is equipped with a high perf or mance 26-inch wide liquid crystal display pa nel. g High perf ormance liquid crystal panel This monitor achie ves o utstanding color rep roducti on, a wide vie wing angle , and high-speed response . g Imm[...]

8 Video monitor unit Fr ont view Rear vie w Rear panel ( J page 10) P ower su pply ( J page 11) F ron t panel ( J page 9) Fa n ( J page 21) T ally ( J page 26, 30) Controls and Their Functions[...]

9 PO WER switch This s witches the po wer supply ON/ OFF . When the pow er is ON, the LED (gree n) lights up . INPUT SELECT button This selects the signal input line . The green LED light abo ve the but ton indicates the selected input signal. VIDEO : Video input Y/C : Y/C input SDI1 : Serial digital interface input (HD/SD compatible) SDI2 : Serial[...]

10 SDI (HD/SD) terminal (BNC) IN1 : This is the SDI input ter minal (c ompatible with HD/SD automatic switching). IN2 : This is the SDI input ter minal (c ompatible with HD/SD automatic switching). SWITCHED OUT : This is the activ e through-out terminal f or th e SDI input signal being disp lay ed on the screen. * S DI activ e through-out Signal ou[...]

11 1. Attach the power cord to the mo nitor unit. 2. Connect th e power cord to the power outle t. 1. Attach the mains lead to the monitor unit. 2. Connect the A C mains lead to the power outlet. Connecting and fixing the po wer cor d (for the U .S.A. and Canada) P ower cord hook Using the power cord hook and the scre w , attach the po wer cord to [...]

12 Six types of inf ormation are displa yed on the screen. The input signal status , picture adjust ing knob status, shar pness displa y , function displa y , audio lev el meter display an d the menu displa y . 1. The selected input line ( J pa ge 9, ) • VIDEO , Y/C, SDI1, SDI2, YP B P R /RGB-VIDEO/R GB-COMP . 2. V arious displa y (FILM mode) •[...]

13 • Y ou can s et FUNCTION display in the menu. • When “FUNCTION DIS PLA Y” ( J pa ge 22) is “O N” and either [FUNCTION1] or [FUNCTION5] is pressed, the unit displa ys the status of the FUNCTION item set. • The displa y disappears if remains idle for 2 seconds . • The operational status is displa yed in “XXXXX” ( J page 23 “O[...]

14 1. Pu sh [MENU] to disp lay the MAIN menu. 2. Push [ , ] to select the menu, then push [ENTER]. 3. Push [ , ] to select the sub menu, the n push [ENTER]. The setting v alues in the sub menu change to green. 4. Push [ , ] to select the setting v alues, t hen push [ENTER]. Push [MENU] to cancel . T o return to the previous screen Push [MENU]. Menu[...]

15 Y ou can change the menu settin g values and picture adjusting knob settin gs, then sa ve and load up to 5 combinations of screen adjustment values as user data. Y ou can also retur n the setting va lues and adjustment values to the factory preset settin gs. The f ollowing settings are included in user data . • Menu sett ings e xcept f or “S[...]

16 Menu configuration MAIN MENU VIDEO CONFIG SYSTEM CONFIG FUNCTION INPUT SELECT GPI MARKER GAMMA SELECT FILM GAMMA COLOR TEMP . SHARPNESS MODE SHARPNESS H SHARPNESS V I-P MODE MONO ANAMO SD ASPECT SCAN NOISE WIPE CONT ./BACK. BA CKLIGHT SUB WINDO W WFM POSITION MENU POSITION RO T AR Y POSITION ST A TUS DISPLA Y SETUP LOAD SETUP SA VE F AN MOT OR C[...]

17 The underlined v alues are f actory preset setting v alues. *1 The setting be comes “On” when t he unit receiv es marker-related contr ol during REMO TE operation. (Priority goes to GPI wh en GPI settin gs exist.) *2 When controlling the mark er settings using the GPI function ( J page 30), these settings be come disabled . These are not ope[...]

18 g 16:9 marker (Displa yed when using HD , or when using SD with a 16:9 aspe ct ratio) The marker is only displa yed as a ve r tical bar . In addition, the section beco mes the “MARKER BA CK” item. VIST A marker , CNSCO marker A horizontal dotted line is display ed as the m arker . When “UNDER” is set in “SCAN” in the “V IDEO CONFIG[...]

19 The underlined v alues are f actory preset setting v alues. *1 During 2 screen display , the changes are not reflected in the still image of the main window . *2 When “RGB-COMP . ” is selec ted in “YP B P R /RGB” in the “INPUT SELECT” menu ( J page 27), this does not operate. *3 The f ollowing sharpness values can each be set, 1) VID[...]

20 3 g WB adjustment mode Y ou can adjust “WHITE BALANCE V AR1” – “WHITE BALAN C E V AR3” (W B) by selecting “V AR1” – “V AR3” in “COLOR TEMP . ” in the “VIDEO CO NFIG” menu. The underlined v alues are f actor y preset setting v alues. *1 When “COLOR TEMP . ” is select ed and [ENTER] is pr essed follo wing item ch an[...]

21 The underlined v alues are f actory preset setting v alues. *1 When the monit or is shipped from the f actor y , “USER1” – “USER5” and “F A CT O R Y” all hav e the same details. *2 F actor y preset settings are The U .S.A. and Canada: SMPTE-C , Others: EBU . SYSTEM CONFIG Sub menu Settings Explanation CONT ./BA CK . <CONTRAST>[...]

22 The underlined v alues are f actor y preset setting v alues. *1 If these settings are changed, th e menu settings will also change. FUNCTION Sub menu Settings Expla nation FUNCTION 1 – FUNCTION 5 <HV DELA Y> <A UT OSETUP> <BLUE ONL Y> <GAMMA SELECT> <SD ASPECT> <SCAN> <SUB WINDOW> <WFM> <MARKE[...]

23 g Restrictions on v arious FUNCTION settings Under the f ollowing conditions , v arious settings are disab led. g Operation items disp lay ed when a FUNC TION button is used When any of the buttons , [FUNCTION1] to [FUNCTION5] , is pressed, the f ollowing messages are displa yed according to the op eration assi gned to the pressed b utton. •H [...]

24 g About HV DELA Y This displa ys the video b lanking period. By pushing the b utton, y ou can s witch through the H b lanking displa y J V blanking display J H and V b lanking display J no blanking display . g About the SUB WINDO W Y ou can compare sav ed still and movi ng images b y using the “SUB WIND O W” function to se parate the main wi[...]

25 g About WFM Y ou can displa y the wa ve f orm monitor using the “WFM” functi on. The displa y changes each time y ou press one of the bu ttons, [ FUNCTION1] to [FUNCTION5] ( J page 22), assigned with the [WFM ] function (T o use the “WFM” func tion, you must assign it to one of the [FUNCTION1 ] to [FUNCTION5] buttons). Ev en if “WFM”[...]

26 The “GPI CONTR OL ” item is used to set enable/disen able of all GPI functi ons, and assigns fu nctions to each of the GPI ter minal pins ( J page 30). The underlined v alues are f actor y preset setting v alues. Note: Please be a ware that the f ollowing can not be perf or med. • “SD ASPECT” operation when input signal is HD or PC •[...]

27 The underlined v alues are f actory preset setting v alues. *1 “A UT O” is set when the monitor is shipped from the factory , but if there are concerns about noise etc. from outside the input signal, we recommend assigning specif ic format. g COMP . The f ollowing menus are s witched by selecting “RGB-COMP . ” in “YP B P R /RGB” in t[...]

28 g “PHASE” and “CLOCK” factory preset sett ing valu es Adjusting the speak e r output. The underlined v alues are f actor y preset setting v alues. *1 When speak er output set in “ INPUT SELECT” menu is a nalog, the le vel meter does no t mov e regardless of its displa y status . FORMA T CLOCK PHASE FORMA T CLOCK PHASE 640x400(70Hz) 8[...]

29 Main Menu (continued) The underlined v alues are f actory preset setting v alues. *1 The menu can be displa yed when the loc k is engaged. The only men u setting that can be change d when the loc k is engaged is the “CONTR OL/LOCAL ENA. ” item. When the loc k is engaged, the pi cture adjusting knob is disab led. Operations when the loc k is [...]

30 REMOTE Specifications REMO TE operation is poss ible on this mo nitor using the GPI/RS-232C terminal. Each of the items in the GPI screen ar e compatible with the f o llowing terminals. Y ou can assign functions to each terminal in the menu GPI screen ( J page 26). The functions assign ed to each terminal operate when the GND (5 Pin) is connecte[...]

31 REMOTE Specifications (continued) g Assignment of item pri ority levels • When both “MARKER1” and “MARKER2 ” are ON at the same time , “MARKER1” has priority . How e ver , when the displa y aspect is 4:3, the “MARKER1” aspect is 16:9, and the “MARKER2” aspect is 4:3, “MARKER2” is displa yed . In this case, the “MARKER[...]

32 REMOTE Specifications (continued) g Setting command No Command Explanation Data Response 1 IIS Input s witch 0: SDI1 1: SDI2 2: VIDEO 3: YP B P R /RGB 4: Y/C IIS 2 VPC Image quality adjustment CON00-60 : Contr ast settings BRI00-60 : Brightn ess settings CRO00-60 : Chroma settings PHA00-60 : Phase settings VPC 3 OBO Blue only 0 : OFF 1: ON OBO 4[...]

33 REMOTE Specifications (continued) g Query command *1 When th e aspect ratio is 16:9, th e state of 1 6:9 mar kers is retur ned, and when 4 :3, the stat e of 4:3 markers is returned. No Command Ex planation Data Response 1 QIS Input selection 0: SDI1 1: S DI2 2: YP B P R 3: RGB-V IDEO 4: VIDEO 5: Y/C 6: RGB-COMP . 2 QPC Image quality adjustment C[...]

34 Error/Warning Displays If f or any reason an error occurs in this m onitor , the LEDs abov e the picture adjusting knob flash at 1-sec ond intervals (inf or ming y ou of the error/w arning display) . Maintenance • T o clean the cabinet or surface of the liquid cr ystal protection panel, gently wipe with a soft, dr y cloth. If the surfaces are [...]

35 Specifications g General Input power is the safety inf omation. Dimensions: • Including stand 663 (W) mm x 456.1 (H) mm x 270 (D) mm [26-3/32 (W) inches x 17-31/32 (H) inches x 10-5/8 (D) inches] • Main body only , not including stand 663 (W) mm x 441.5 (H) mm x 114 (D) mm [26-3/32 (W) inches x 17-3/8 (H) inches x 4-1/2 (D) inches] We i g h [...]

36 g List of compatible si gnal formats ( : Compa tible, : Limited compatibility) *1 When 1035/59.94I sign al is input, displa yed as 1080/59.94I. Ot her v arious mar ker displa ys will use the 1080/ 59.94I mark er . *2 When 1035/60I signal is i nput, displa yed as 1080/60I. Other v ari ous marker displa ys will use the 1080/60I marker . W eight an[...]

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