JVC GD-17L1G manual

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    ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONS LCD DISPLAY MONITOR GD-19L1G GD-17L1G Thank you for purchasing this J VC LCD disp lay monit or. Before using it, read and follow all inst ructions car efully to take full adv antage of the monito r’s capabilities. (* “LCD ” stands for Liquid Cr ystal Display .) For Customer Use: Enter bel ow the Serial No. w hich is l oca[...]

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    2 Content s Safety Pr ecautions .................................................................................................... 3 Inst allation .................................................................................................................. 6 Unpacking th e Monitor .............................................................[...]

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    3 ENGLISH Safety Precautions In order to prev ent any fatal ac cidents caused by disoperat ion or mishandlin g the monitor, be fu lly aware of all t he following precauti ons. WARNINGS To prevent f ire or shock haz ard, do not ex pose this mo nitor t o rain or m oisture. Dangero us high v oltages are presen t inside the u nit. Do not remov e the ba[...]

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    4 – in places subject to dir ect sunlig ht, – in badly v entilated pla ces, – in automob iles with doors closed. ● Do not cov er the venti lation slots w hile in operation as this could obstruct the re quired ventila tion flow . ● W hen dust accumulates on t he screen surface, clean it with a s oft cloth. ● Unplug thi s unit fro m the A[...]

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    5 ENGLISH Information for Users on Disposal of Old E quipment [ E u r o p e a n U n i o n ] This symb ol indicates t hat the electrical a nd electronic equ ipment should not be disposed as general ho usehold waste a t its end-of-lif e. Instead, the pro duct should be handed over to the appli cable collection point for the recy cling of e lectrical [...]

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    6 Inst allation Please follow the instruction s in this chapter to install y our LCD Monitor. Note: Before connecting your monitor , first read thr ough the instruct ions in this chapt er and the saf ety precauti ons in the previous chapter . Unp acking t he Monitor When you are u npacking the moni tor, make sure t hat you h ave the follow ing item[...]

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    7 ENGLISH Inst allation on wall This monitor can be inst alled on w alls with Wa ll M ounting Unit (TS-C V10 W G) made by JVC of another sal es. Moreov er , another wall mounting un it, in accordan ce with VE SA sta ndard on mar kets can b e also used . Note : ● Please reques t the insta llati on on the w all to a special e ngineer . When inst [...]

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    8 Controls and Features □ 1 ' + ' and ' - ' buttons Press these b uttons to adju st the sound volume. When a menu a ppears, use these buttons for menu operatio n. (see pa ge 12). □ 2 ‘MENU’ button Use th is button for menu o peration. (See pag e 12) □ 3 Down ( ▼ ) button Use this button for menu oper ation. (See [...]

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    9 ENGLISH □ 10 AC inlet Connect th e provided AC p ower cord 17 to this inlet. Then conne ct the AC power cord 17 to the AC outlet (120V AC or 220~240V AC, 50Hz /60Hz) □ 11 PC input ter minal You can c onnect thi s monitor to your PC. Before using th is terminal, ple ase see the "Video Modes (Analog R GB sign al)” and “Unknow n Video M[...]

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    10 Remote control b uttons and functions 1 ‘POWER ON’ button Turns the monit or on. 2 ‘POWER OFF’ button Turns the monit or off (standby ). 3 ‘PC’ button Selects the PC input. 4 ‘COMPO.’ button Selects the Compo n ent (Y/B-Y/R-Y) input . 5 ‘Y/C’ (S-video) button Selects the Y/C (S-v ideo) inp ut. 6 ‘VIDEO’ button Selects the[...]

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    11 ENGLISH Wa rn i n g Don’t use liquid, aero sol, or abrasive cleaning solution s to clean the screen. Using Y our Monitor This chapter contains infor m ati on about using your LCD Monitor. T urni ng the Mo nitor On an d Off Use the pow er ( ) button on the monitor or PO W ER button on the remote control to turn the monitor on and off. When the [...]

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    12 Using the M enu This chapter contains infor m ati on about how to cha nge mo nitor set tings for y our LCD Monitor. It i s des igned w ith an menu to he lp you ea sily adjust to its opti mum performance . Note: In the PC mode , do the “AUTO AD JUST” setting firs t, before adjusting any settings. For det ails, see “AUTO ADJUST” on page 17[...]

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    13 ENGLISH PICTURE ADJ. SHA RPNESS SOFT 1 2 3 4 5 SHA RP Note : If the it em do not hav e the sub-menu, go to st ep 4. 4. Adjust th e item or change set ting of th e item. With the remote control: Press the ‘ + ’ or ‘ - ’ butt on. With the control buttons on the front panel: Press the ‘ + ’ or ‘ - ’ butt on. Notes : You [...]

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    14 LUMIN A NCE menu LUMINANCE BA CK LIGHT 80 CONTRAST 50 Exit BACK LIGHT : Y ou can adjust th e light output of the backl ight. CONTRAST : Y ou can adjust the contr ast of the p icture. Exit : Y ou can return to th e main menu. PICTURE ADJ. menu PICTURE ADJ. P H A S E 5 0 CHROMA 50 SHA RPNESS 3 Exit PHASE : Y ou can adju st the pictur e hue[...]

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    15 ENGLISH COLOR TEMP . menu COLOR TEMP . HIGH MID. LOW USER Exit Choose one of four Co lor temperatur e settings; HIGH , MID ., LOW and USER. Exit : Y ou can return to th e main menu. “USER ” setting: Y ou can adjust th e "USER" set ting. 1. Choose "USER", and th en press 'SELECT' butto n or ‘ + ’ o r ‘ [...]

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    16 FUNCTION SEL. menu FUNCTION SEL. ST A TUS DISPLA Y AUT O INPUT INFORMA TION CONTROL LOCK OFF Exit ST A TUS DISPL A Y : If "ST A TUS DISPLA Y" is set to "AUT O", the st atus inform ation will appe ars when ch anging input or turning the monitor on. If it is set to "OFF", no informat ion appears. INPUT INFORMA TION [...]

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    17 ENGLISH Using the M onitor in the PC mode Since the inh erent format of th is monit or is 1280 pix els by 1024 li nes, the monitor w ill perform best w hen your PC is set to a screen re solution of 1280 x 1024. If you use a lower resolutio n (such a s 640 x 480), the im age is ex panded to fill the screen. Your monit or suppor ts many common vid[...]

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    18 The menu fl owchart of the Vide o mode *The men u can not be displayed w hen "NO SYN C" is displ ayed.[...]

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    19 ENGLISH The menu flo w chart of the PC mode *The men u cannot b e displayed w hen "NO SYN C" is displ ayed.[...]

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    20 Basic Connection Example Notes: ・ Before connect ing your syst em, make sure th at all d evices are turned off. ・ The illu stration show s some ex amples of different co nnections. T erminal connectio ns may differ depending o n the device s. Be sure to re fer to the manu als provid ed with th e device s. (Component input) (S-Video input) PC[...]

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    21 ENGLISH T roubleshooting Solutions to common problem s related to your monitor are d escribed here. If none of t he soluti ons presented here solove the problem, unplug the mo nitor and consult a JVC- authorised dea ler or serv ice centre for assi stance. A. My monitor doesn’t work.  Check that the pow er cord is s ecurely plugged int o the[...]

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    22 Item Model Specifications GD-19L1G GD-17L1G  Typ e : LCD DISPLA Y MONIT OR  LCD panel : 19-in(48.3cm),T FT active m atrix 1280 x 1024 dot 17-in(43.2 cm),TFT active matrix 1280 x 1024 dot  Luminance 250 cd/m 2 (TY P .) 300 cd/m 2 (T YP .)  Contrast Ratio 1000 : 1 (TYP .) 500 : 1 (TYP .)  Display colors : 16700000 co lors [...]

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    23 ENGLISH Dimensio ns Unit : mm(inch) <GD-19L1G> < Front Vie w > < Side V iew > < Back View > <GD-17L1G> < Front Vie w > < Side V iew > < Back Vi ew > VESA mount ing hole VESA mount ing hole VESA mount ing hole VESA mount ing hole[...]

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    24  Video Modes ( Analog RGB Sign al) Your LCD monitor supp orts the follow ing industry-standard combinations of screen resolut ion and refresh r ates. For optimum p erformance, set y our PC to the screen resol ution of 1280 x 1024 at 60 Hz refresh r ate. Supporte d Resolut ion (dots x lin es) V er tical Fr equenc y (Refresh Rate) VGA 640 x 480[...]