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Planar PT1520MU manual

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    PT1520MU T ouchscreen LCD Monitor USER’S GUIDE www .planar .com[...]

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    Important Re cycle In structions: LCD Lamp(s) inside this product cont ai n mercury . This product may contain other electronic waste that c an be hazardous if not dispo sed of properly . Recycl e or dispose in accordance with local, st ate, or federal Laws. For more information, contact the El ectron ic Industries Allianc e at WWW .EIAE.ORG . F or[...]

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    1 T able of Content s Usage Notice Precautions ......................................................................................... 2 Introduction About Planar ’s PT1520MU .................................................................. 3 T ouch Screen for PT1520MU……………………………… …………….4 Package Overview ....[...]

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    2 Usage Notice W arning - T o prevent the risk of fire or shock hazards, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. W arning - Please do not open or disassemble the product as this may cause electric shock. Precautions Follow all warnings, pre cautions and maintenanc e as recommended in this user ’s manual to maximize the life of y our unit.[...]

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    3 Introduction About Planar ’ s PT1520MU The PT1520MU is a 15” flat panel screen with an active matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD). Features include:  Direct analog signal input  Active matrix TFT LCD technology  1024x768 XGA resolution  15” viewable display area  31.5 ~ 60 kHz horizont al scan  [...]

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    4 T ouch Screen for PT1520MU  3m® 5-wire Resistive touch scr een for finger and stylu s input  Surface: Anti-glare treatment  Interface: USB  Durability: 35 million touc hes at a single point  Hardness of surface: 4H per ASTM D3363-92  Operating force: S tylus- <25 g (average) Finger - <50 g (average)  T ransmissivity: 8[...]

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    5 Package Overview LCD Display Power Adapter Power Cord VGA Signal Cable Audio-in Cable USB Cable User ’s Guide Landing S trip Touchscreen Driver Installation CD-ROM[...]

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    6 Inst allation Product Overview  Front View  Back Vie w Connector Ports as shown below VGA input Panel Controls S tand Liquid Crystal Display (LCD Display) Audio-in DC P o w er -In USB[...]

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    7  T ilt T urn the knob. Once loosened, grasp the LCD display with both hands to adjust the tilt as desired. T ighten the knob once the display is in the desired location.  Kensington® Security Slot The monitor can be secured to your d esk or any other fixed obj ect with Kensington lock secur ity product s . Th e Kensington lock is not inclu[...]

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    8  VESA Mou nt This monitor conforms to the VESA Flat Panel Mounting Physical Mounting Interface S tandard 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 [...]

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    9  Cable Management . 1. Pull all the cables backward while the tilt angle is 0 ° . 2. Pull all the cables forward while the tilt angle is 90 ° .[...]

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    1 0 S t art Y our Inst allation  Connecting the Display (Figure 10.1) T o setup this display , please refer to t he f ollowing fi gure and procedure s. 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[...]

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    11 Figure 10.1 X Power Cord Y VGA Cable Z Audio-In Cable [ USB Cable[...]

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    12 User Controls Front Panel Controls No / Icon Control Function X Power Switch Turns on/ of f the power of the LCD display . Y Power LED 1. Green indicates the display is turned on. 2. Amber indicates the display is i n power-saving mode. Z S Select/Auto Select - T o select the adjustment items from OSD menus. Auto - T o activate the “Auto Adjus[...]

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    1 3 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/Auto” button. 3. Adjust the value of the adjustment it ems by pressing the “ + ”or “ - “ button. 4. The OSD menu will automatically close if[...]

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    14 On-Screen Display Menus Main Menu Menu Level 2 Function Description Remark Auto-Adjustment Choose this functi on to obt ain an optim um image. Contrast Adjusts the contrast of the display image. The range i s 0~100. Default is 50 Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the image. T he range is 0~100. Default is 70 Horizontal Posi tion Changes the h[...]

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    1 5 Appendix T roubleshooting If you are experiencing trouble with the LCD display , refer to the following. If the problem persist s, please contact Planar . Problem: No image appears on screen.  Check that all the I/O and power connect ors are correctly inst alled and well connected as described in the “Inst allation” section.  Make sur[...]

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    1 6 W arning Signal If you see warning messages on your LCD screen, this m eans that the LCD display cannot receive a clean signal fr om the computer graphics card. There are three kinds of sources for t his problem. Please check the cable connections or cont act Planar for more information.  No Signal This message means that the LCD Disp lay ha[...]

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    17 Product Dimensions Front View Side View T op View[...]

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    1 8 Comp atibility Modes Mode Resolution V . Frequency (Hz) H. Frequency (kHz) IBM VGA 640 x 350 70 31.5 IBM VGA 640 x 400 70 31.5 IBM VGA 720 x 400 70 31.5 IBM VGA 640 x 480 60 31.5 VESA VGA 640 x 480 72 37.9 VESA VGA 640 x 480 75 37.5 VESA SVGA 800 x 600 56 35.2 VESA SVGA 800 x 600 60 37.9 VESA SVGA 800 x 600 72 48.1 VESA SVGA 800 x 600 75 46.9 V[...]

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    1 9 T ouch Screen Driver Inst allation Please note: the PT1520MU is Microsof t Windows® HID (Human In terface Device) compatible. No ad ditional soft ware driver is required for general operation of the monitor . Simply plug in the USB cable to the monitor and computer and power up. The comput er will automatical ly recognize and operate the PT152[...]

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    P/N:36.64501G01 1 Rev .A 020-0410-00A[...]