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    1-866-PLANAR-1 customerservice@ planar.com FWT1744NU Manual[...]

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    Preface i P REFACE About this manua l This manual is desi gned to assist you in setting up and using the LCD monitor. Inform ation in this docum ent has been carefully checked for accura cy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctne ss of the contents. The informat ion in this document i s subject to change wi thout notice. This docum ent con[...]

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    Planar User’s Manual ii Canadian Doc No tice For Class B Computing Devices This digital apparatus does not exceed the C lass B limi ts for radio noise emi ssions from digital apparatus as set out i n the Radio Interferenc e Regulation of the Canadian Department of Communicat ions. “Le présent appareil num érique n’èmet pas de bruits radio?[...]

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    Preface iii Table of Contents PREFACE ...... ............ .............. .............. ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. ...... ...... .............. .............. .............. .............. ..... I CHAPTER 1 .............. ............ ................ .............. ............ .............. .........[...]

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    1 C HAPTER 1 The LCD Monitor Your New Planar LCD Monitor! Your LCD monitor has b een designed to be versatile, ergonomic, and easy to use. The LCD monitor is capable of display ing most standards, from 6 40 x 480 VGA to 1280 x 1 024 SXGA. The d igital controls located on the front panel allow you to easily adjust the monitor’s display parame ters[...]

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    Planar User’s Manual 2 2. Monitor Stand The monitor stan d supp orts the LCD panel. 3. LCD Screen The LCD mo nitor screen is a 17.4 -inch TFT 1280 x 1024 RGB SXGA screen. 4. LCD Monitor Ke ypad Activates and adjusts the monitors settings through an On Screen Dis play (OSD). The LCD Monitor — Rear View 1. Stereo Speakers (optional) The LCD m oni[...]

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    Chapter 1 3 Adjusting the Monitor’s Position Your LCD monitor’s tilting angle can be adjusted in the landscape. Adjusting the Tilting Angle The LCD monitor’s angle sett ings range from -5 ° to 25 ° in the landscape. Forcing the monitor past its ma ximum extension can result in damage to the monitor. Connecting AC Power Refer to the follo wi[...]

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    Planar User’s Manual 4 Connecting Video 1. Turn off y our PC and the LCD monitor before conn ecting your LCD mon itor to the computer. 2. Loop the 1.5M VG A cable through the hole in th e LCD monitor’s stand and plug it into the LCD monitor’ s VGA ca ble connector. 3. Connect the other end of the VGA cab le to the PC’s VGA port. 4. Tighten [...]

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    Chapter 1 5 Power Management System The LCD monitor complies w ith the VESA DPMS power man agement proposal. The VESA DPMS proposal provides pow er saving mode s by detecting the horizo ntal or vertical sync signal. When the LCD monitor is in power sa ving mode or detects an incorrect timing, the m onitor screen will be blank and the power LED in d[...]

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    6 C HAPTER 2 The Display Controls LCD Monitor Control Panel 1. Power/OSD Menu Button Push the power switch to turn the monitor on and off. Pres s this button to pop up the OSD (On- Screen Display) menu. This bu tton is also a Function Select button. 2. ◄ Function ► Select B uttons These two buttons allow you to select the co ntrol functions in [...]

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    Chapter 2 7 OSD Main Menu To access the OSD Main Menu, simply press the Power/Menu button. The following screen will appear. The 7-topline menus are: The Auto Ad just option lets the monitor d etermine and select the settings that ar e most appropriate for your system requir ements. This fu nction will tu n e the display to your computers video car[...]

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    Planar User’s Manual 8 Auto Adjust Proce dure Pressing the Adjust key while the Auto Adjust topline menu is selected, activa tes the Auto Adjus t procedure. The Auto Adjust procedure takes approximately 2 second s to complete. Once finished , th e OSD menu will dis appear after a short time-out perio d. The Monitor- Control Option Pressing the Ad[...]

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    Chapter 2 9 Information: The Information submenu displays the current resolution, verti cal refresh rate, and moni tor firmware version. Exit: Press the Adju st button to exit the Misc-Contr ol submenu. Graphic Control Option Pressing the Adjust key while the Gr aphic Control icon is selected activates the Graphic Control subm enu. Use the ◄ Func[...]

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    10 A PPENDIX A Technical Information TFT LCD Monitor Specifications Model Planar FWT1744NU LCD Panel 17.4” SXGA Control Fu nct io ns Pow er Software Power switch with LED indicator (Press to turn off, over 1 sec. to turn on) Main Menu Submenu Auto Adjust Monitor Control Horizontal Position/Verti cal Position/Phase/Clock /Reset/Exit OSD Control OS[...]

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    11 A PPENDIX B Supported Timing Timing for Model FWT1 744NU (SXGA Resolutio n) Item Standards Resolution Dot Clock (MHz) Vertical Scanning Frequency (Hz) Horizontal Scanning Frequency (kHz) Sync Polarity or composite sync (H/V) Operating Mode 1 NEC PC98 64 0x400 25.20 70.15 31.50 -/- A 2 NEC PC98 64 0x400 21.05 56.42 24.83 -/- A 3 MAC 13” mode 64[...]

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    12 A PPENDIX C Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures This LCD monitor comes p re-adjusted with stand ard VGA timing. Due to output timing differences among various VGA cards, you m ay initially experience an unstable or unclear dis play when a new display mode or new VGA card is selected . Before a pplying any of the f ollowing troubleshoot in[...]