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    PT191MU T ouchscreen Mon itor U SE R’S GUIDE www.planar .c om[...]

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    2 PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice . T his document contains proprietary information that is protected by co pyright. All rights ar e reser ved. No part of this document may be reproduced , translated to another language or stored in a r etrieval system, or trans[...]

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    PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) 3 T able of Contents Usage Notice Pr ecautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Introduction About the Pr oduc t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) Usage Notice Precautions F ollow all warnings, prec autions and maintenance as recommended in this user’ s manual to maximize the life of your unit. Do: q T urn o the produc t befor e cleaning. q Use only a dry sof t cloth or clean room wiper when cleaning the L CD panel sur face. q Use a soft cloth m[...]

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    PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) 5 Introduction About Plan ar’ s PT191MU The PT191MU is a 19”  at panel screen with an active matrix, thin- lm transis- tor ( TFT ), liquid cr ystal display (L CD). F eatures include: q Analog and Digital dual signal input q 19” diagonal screen size q 1280 x 1024 high resolution q 16.7 million dis[...]

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    6 PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) Touchscreen for PT191MU q Sur face: Anti-glare treatment q Inter face: USB q Durability : Capacitive: 225 million activations q Hardness of surface = Capacitive: 6.5 Mohs q T ransmittance: Up to 91.5% typical q S/W Driver Compatibility: W indows® 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP , Linux[...]

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    PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) 7 Package Overvie w L CD Display VGA Signal Cable USB Upstream Cable Po wer Adapter DVI-D Cable Po wer Cord Audio-In Cable User’ s Guide Landing Strip T ouchscreen Driver Installation CD-ROM[...]

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    8 PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) Inst allation Product Overvie w • F ront V iew • Rear View L CD Display Fr ont Panel Con- trols Stand[...]

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    PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) 9 • USB Hub P or ts 1. USB Downstream P or ts These two USB ports are available for connecting USB type peripheral devices such as keyboard , mouse, printer and so on. 2. USB Upstream P or t This P or t is for connecting the USB Upstream cable to computer’ s or other hub ’ s USB por t.[...]

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    10 PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) • VESA Mount your monitor • VESA Mount your monitor • VESA Mount your monitor • VESA Mount your monitor • VESA Mount your monitor This monitor conforms to the VESA Flat Panel Mounting Physical Mounting Interface Standard which denes a physical mounting interface for at panel monitors, and [...]

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    PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) 11 St ar t Y our Inst allation • Connecting the display (F igure 1.1) T o setup this display , please refer to the f ollowing  gure and proc edures. 1. Be sure all equipment is o . 2. Connect the DC power cor d to the power connector . Plug one end of the AC pow er cord into the power adapt er , and [...]

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    12 PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) F igure 1.1[...]

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    PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) 13 User Controls F ront Panel Controls Select/Auto T o pop up the OSD menus. Select- T o select the adjust ment items from OSD menus. Auto- T o activate the “ Auto Adjustment” func tion to obtain an optimum image. 1. Decreases the brightness of the display image. 2. Decreases value of the adjustment item[...]

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    14 PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) Ho w to Use the OSD Menus 1. Pr ess the “M E NU” button to pop up the on-screen menu and to select between the four main menus. 2. Choose the adjustment items by pressing the “ SELEC T/A UTO” butt on. 3. Adjust the value of the adjustment items by pr essing the “ | ” or “ } ” button. 4. On[...]

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    PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) 15 On-Screen Display Menus F irst OSD M enu: } Auto-Adjustment* Choose this func tion to obtain an optimum image. } Contrast Adjusts the contrast of the display image. } Horizontal P osition* Changes the horizontal position of the image. } V er tical Position* Changes the ver tical position of the image. } C[...]

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    16 PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) On-Screen Display Menus Second OSD Menu: } Display Mode Selects this func tion to demonstrate the display r esolution, ver tical refresh, and horiz ontal scan of the current mode. } OSD O - Time Adjusts the time period for OSD menu disappear . } Language Chooses the language you need. } Sharpness Adjus[...]

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    PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) 17 On-Screen Display Menus Third OSD Menu: } V olume It allows you to contr ol the volume sound. } Mute It allows you to disable the sound immediately . } Input Selec t It allows you to change the video mode between multiple connections.[...]

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    18 PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) On-Screen Display Menus F our th OSD Menu: } Color Setting Adjusts the color temperatur e. } Color Adjustment-Red It allows you to adjust the red c olor of the display . } Color Adjustment-Green It allows you to adjust the gr een color of the display . } Color Adjustment-Blue It allows you to adjust the b[...]

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    PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) 19 Appendix T rou bleshooting If you are experiencing trouble with the L CD display , refer to the follo wing. If the problem persists, please c ontac t your local dealer or our service center . Pr oblem: No image appears on screen. } Check that all the I/O and power connectors ar e installed correctly and w[...]

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    20 PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) W arning Sign al Sometimes you probably will see the warning messages from this L CD screen. This means that the L CD display cannot exactly receive the signal fr om the computer graphic car d. There ar e three k ind of situations may happen. Please check with the con- nected cables or contact your local [...]

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    PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) 21 Product Dimensions[...]

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    22 PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) Compatibility Modes IBM VGA IBM VGA IBM VGA IBM VGA VESA VGA VESA VGA VESA SVGA VESA SVGA VESA SVGA VESA SVGA VESA X GA VESA X GA VESA SX GA VESA SX GA VESA SX GA Apple Macintosh L C Apple Macintosh II Apple Macintosh Apple Macintosh 640 x 350 640 x 400 720 x 400 640 x 480 640 x 480 640 x 480 800 x 600 80[...]

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    PT191MU User ’ s Guide (020-0418-00 B) 23 Touchscreen Driver Installation Driver Installation f or PT191MU: Capacitive T ouchscreen with USB Connection. T ouch driver information is located on the enclosed CD-ROM for the f ollowing operating systems: Microsoft Windows® XP , Windows 2000, Window s NT 4.0, Window s M e, and Windo ws 9X and Linux. [...]

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    Planar Systems , I nc. Customer Service 24x7 Online T echnical Support: http://w ww .planar .com/suppor t 1195 NW Compton Drive Beaverton, OR 97006-1992 T el: 1-866-PLANAR1 (866) 752-6271 (US only) 1-503-748-5799 (outside the US) Email: PlanarSupport@planar .com Hours: M-F , 5am - 5pm P aci c Time © 2006 Planar Systems, Inc. 11/06 Planar is a r[...]