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    1 ENGLISH Table of Contents Chapter 1 Intr oduction ...................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Important Sa fety Pr ecauti ons............................................................................................... ............ 1 1.2 Important Notices .........................[...]

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    2 ENGLISH  Power cord protection—The power cords m ust be routed properly to prevent people fr om stepping on them or objects from re sting on them. Check the cords at the plugs and product.  If the AC adapter is misplaced or needs to be replaced, obtain the same type of adapter.  Overloading—Do not overload AC outlets or extension co [...]

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    3 ENGLISH 13. Unplug this apparatus duri ng lightning storm s or when unused for long periods of tim e. 14. Refer all servicing to qualified serv ice personnel. Servicing is re quired when the apparatus has been dam aged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is dam aged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the[...]

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    4 ENGLISH 1.2 Important Notices Please use the product under a normal environment 1. Try to avoid the following circumstances. * Heat or direct sunlight places * Location with huge magnetic field * Unstable or vibrational places * Exposure to rain or moisture places 2. For the unauthorized person, please don't serv e this product: otherwise th[...]

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    5 ENGLISH 3 . T o t e a r o f f t h e l a b e l . (See figure 1-4) Figure 1-4 1.7 Viewing Angle Adjustment This product is designed to allow users to have a comfortable viewing angle. The viewing angle can be adjusted from -5°to +25°. (See F i g u r e 1-5). Figure 1-5 When you want to close the base and body to 90°, you need to release a button [...]

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    6 ENGLISH Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Product Outward 2.1.1 Front view of main body Figure 2-1 Figure 2-2 1 Indicator for Power LED lights Green color --- Power is ON. LED lights Orange --- Monitor is in "Power Saving Mode". LED is off --- Power is OFF. 2 IR receiver IR receiver. 3 Power Turn on or off the main body. 4 Menu Open the OSD me[...]

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    7 ENGLISH 2.2 System Installation: Please refer to the example closest to your configuration Please turn off the power of all devices before c onnection. For audio connection, please use RCA audio (L+R) connector. For video connection, please choose either RCA video connector or s-video connector. Moreover, for connection to monitor alone please om[...]

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    8 ENGLISH Chapter 3 Operation Instruction 3.1 IR Control POWER 4:3 / 16:9 Switch between power-on and power-off. Select the screen scale. MUTE OK Turn the sound on/off. Enter. MPX Select the sound output Adjust the selected item on menu or adjust the volume. VOLUME Adjust the volume. * Press to select desired item on the menu * Press to select desi[...]

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    9 ENGLISH 3.2 Advanced Setting 3.2.1 TV settings The OSD shown below displays when you press "MENU" (on main body) or " " (on remote control) button. You can see four options shown as below. PICTURE: CONTRAST, BRIGHTNESS, COLOR, SHARPNESS, HUE . AUDIO: VOLUME, MUTE, BALANCE, TREBLE, BASS. RESET: LANGUAGE, RECALL. SETUP: MTS, AIR[...]

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    10 ENGLISH PICTURE CONTRAST Press " " (on main body) or " ← , → " (on remote control) button to increase or decrease the screen display. BRIGHTNESS Press " " (on main body) or " ← , → " (on remote control) button to increase or decrease the screen brightness. COLOR Press " " (on main body) o[...]

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    11 ENGLISH RESET LANGUAGE Press " " (on main body) or " ← , → " (on remote control) button t o select the LANGUAGE. RECALL Press " " (on main body) or " ← , → " (on remote control) button to RECALL, the recall function will return all adjusted parameters to factory preset values. SETUP MTS Press "[...]

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    12 ENGLISH CLOSED CAPTION CLOSED CAPTION 1.Press " " (on main body) or " ← , → " (on remote control) button to select the CLOSED CAPTION NO or YES. 2. Press " " (on main body) or " ← , → " (on remote control) button to select the MODE for CC SYSTEM. PROTECTION PROTECTION 1. Press " " (on mai[...]

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    13 ENGLISH RESET Press " MENU " (on main body)select " ↑ , ↓ " (on remote control) button to RESET then press OK to enter. PICTURE CONTRAST Press " " (on main body) or " ← , → " (on remote control) button to increase or decrease the screen display. BRIGHTNESS Press " " (on main body) or &quo[...]

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    14 ENGLISH BASS Press " " (on main body) or " ← , → " (on remote control) button to adjust lower or raise the bass RESET LANGUAGE Press " " (on main body) or " ← , → " (on remote control) button t o select the LANGUAGE. RECALL Press " " (on main body) or " ← , → " (on remote co[...]

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    15 ENGLISH 3.2.4 PC OSD function description Icon Function Function Description BRIGHTNESS This function increases or decreas es the brightness of the image. CONTRAST This function increases or decreases th e difference between the dark and light color. H-POSITION This function shifts the entire display image left or right. V-POSITION This function[...]

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    16 ENGLISH Chapter 4 Technical Information 4.1 Specifications LCD Panel Size 17" (43 cm) Display Type Active matrix color TFT LCD Resolution 1280 x 768 Display Dot 1280 x (RGB) x 768 Display Area (mm) 369.6 x 221.7 (H x V) Display Color 16.2M Brightness 450 cd/m 2 (typical) Contrast Ratio 600:1 (typical) Response Time Ta=25°C T on=15ms T off=[...]

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    17 ENGLISH Sync Input Signal Separate TTL compatible horizontal and vertical synchronization Polarity Positive and negative Plug & Play Supports VESA DDC1 and DDC2B functions External Connection Power Input (AC input) AC socket Video Cable 1.5M with 15-pin D-sub connector Audio Cable 1.5M with Stereo Jack Environment Operating Condition: Temper[...]

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    18 ENGLISH 4.2 Standard Timing Table If the selected timing is NOT included in table below, this LCD monitor will use the most suitable available timing. Nominal Frequency (KHz) Sync Polarity Nominal Freq. (Hz) Sync Polarity Mode Resolution Total Horizontal Vertical Nominal Pixel Clock (MHz) VESA MODES 640x480@60Hz 800 x 525 31.469 N 59.940 N 25.17[...]

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    19 ENGLISH Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This LCD Monitor has pre-adjusted using fact ory standard VGA timings. Due to the output timing differences among various VGA cards in the market, us ers may initially experience an unstable or unclear display whenever a new display mode or new VGA car d is selected. Attention This LCD Monitor Supports Multiple [...]

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    Planar Systems, Inc. 1195 NW Compton Drive Beaverton, OR 97006-1992 Customer Service Online Support : http://www.planar.com/support Email : PlanarSupport@planar.com Tel : 1-866-PLANAR1 (1-866-752-6271) Hours : M-F, 8am-8pm Eastern Time (5am - 5pm Paci fic Time) © 2005 Planar Systems, In c. Planar is a r egistered tr ademark of Planar Sy stems, Inc[...]