Sony LMD-940W manual

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    4-134-739- 11 (3) LCD Monitor © 2009 Sony Corporation LMD-940W Oper ating In structions[...]

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    2 Owner’ s Recor d The model and seri al numbers are l ocated at the re ar . Record these numbers i n the spaces pro vided belo w . Refer to these numb ers whene ver you call upon y our Sony d ealer re gardi ng this prod uct. Model No .___________ ________ _ Serial No. ______ ____________ __ • Read these instructi ons. • K eep these instruct [...]

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    3 3. Interna l air amb ient t empera ture of the rac k When this produ ct is installed i n a rack, please make sure that the internal air ambient temperature of the rack is within th e specified limi t of this prod uct. 4. Pre venti on agai nst ac hie ving hazar dous cond ition due t o uneven mecha nica l loading When this produ ct is installed i n[...]

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    Table o f Conten ts 4 Table o f Contents Precaution ....... ........................... .................. .......... 5 On Safety ....................... .................. ................... 5 On Installat ion ............... .................. .................. . 5 Handling t he LCD Screen ............... ................... 5 About the Fl uore[...]

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    Precaut ion 5 Precauti on On Safety • Op erate th e unit only w ith a p ower so urce as speci fied in the “Specifi cations” secti on. • A nameplate indicating operati ng voltage, et c., is located on the bottom. • Should any sol id objec t or li quid fall int o the c abinet, unplug t he unit and ha ve it check ed by quali fied personnel b[...]

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    Features 6 On Repackin g Do not throw away t he carton and p acking materials. They make an idea l contai ner which to transpo rt the unit. On Mounting on a Rack Leave 1U sp ace empty a bove an d below t he monit or to ensure adequate air circulation or install a fan to maintain the monitor’s pe rformance. If you have any questio ns about th is u[...]

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    Featur es 7 Protecti on pl ate You can attach and de tach the LCD screen’s protect ion plate easily with the four screws. Stron g, slim and lightw eight The strong, slim, and lightweigh t desig n of the aluminum die-cast ch assis makes the monitor su itable for use wit h rack mounts or a s a portabl e monitor. This reduces the wei ght burden on a[...]

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    Locatio n and Function of Parts and Controls 8 Location and Function of Part s and Controls Front Panel a Tally lam p You can che ck the status of t he monito r by the color of the tall y lam p. The tally lamp lig hts in red, green or amber according to the s ettin g of PA RALL EL REMOT E in the RE MOTE menu. b Protec tion plate You can detach the [...]

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    Locatio n and Function of Parts and Controls 9 For detai ls of th e function assi gned to t he functi on button, see page 22. h Menu operation buttons Displays or sets the on -screen menu. MENU SEL (menu selection) control When th e menu is display ed, tur n the cont rol to se lect a menu it em or sett ing valu e, and th en press the cont rol to co[...]

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    Locatio n and Function of Parts and Controls 10 Input Signals and Adju stable/Setting Items a : Adjustable/can be set × : Not a djustable/cannot b e set *1 Adjustment of SUB CONTROL is the same. *2 Only th e interla ce signal is in put. *3 The a udi o leve ls of WFM or A LM ar e disp layed w hen SD I signal is i nput. Sele ct the di splayed audio [...]

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    Locatio n and Function of Parts and Controls 11 Rear/Bottom Panel a SDI (3G/HD/SD) input an d output co nnectors (BNC) IN connector Input c onnector for serial d igital comp onent signa ls. OUT connector Output conn ector for serial di gital comp onent signals. Note The signal from the OUT connector do es not satisfy the ON-LINE signal specificat i[...]

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    Installing to the Rack (Using MB-531) 12 CAUTION • For safety, do not connect t he connector for peripheral device wiri ng tha t might ha ve excessive v oltage to t his port. Follo w the instr ucti ons for th is port. • When an opti onal LAN cabl e is connected, u se a shield ty pe cable to prevent mi ss-operati on due to noises. • The connec[...]

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    Power Sup ply 13 Power Supply Attaching the AC A daptor Attaching Removing Notes • The AC adaptor is for LM D-940W only . It cannot be used with o ther produ cts. • To remove the AC ad aptor, fi rst un plug the AC powe r cord and the n remove the AC adaptor. Connecting the AC Power Cord Attach the AC adaptor to the monito r, and then connect th[...]

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    Selecti ng the Defa ult Setti ngs 14 Selecti ng the De fault Settings When you tu rn on the u nit for the first time afte r purchasing it, select the area where you intend to us e this unit fr om among the op tions. The def ault se tting valu es for each area 1 Press the 1 (st andby) switch. The unit is turned on and the SE LECT SET TING screen app[...]

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    Selecting t he Menu Lang uage 15 2 If L ATIN A MER ICA is select ed: 4 If AS IA EXCEP T JAPA N is s electe d: Custo mers who will u se this uni t in the shad ed areas shown in the map below should select NTSC ARE A. Other customer s should sele ct PAL AREA. 3 Press the MENU SE L contr ol or the E NTER button. The SELECT SETTING screen disappears an[...]

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    Using the Menu 16 The setting items (icon s) in the se lected menu are displ aye d in ye llo w. 4 Turn the ME NU SEL co ntrol to select “LANGUAGE”, then press the MENU SEL control or th e ENT ER butt on. The selecte d item is displa yed in yello w. 5 Turn the ME NU SEL co ntrol to se lect a lan guage, then press the MENU SEL control or the ENTE[...]

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    Using the Menu 17 The menu icon presently sel ected is sh own in yell ow and se tting it ems are d isplaye d. 3 Select an it em. Turn the MENU SEL cont rol to se lect the ite m, then press the MENU SEL cont rol or the E NTER button. The item t o be changed i s displaye d in yellow. If the men u consists of multiple pages, turn th e MENU SEL co ntro[...]

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    Adjustment Using the Menus 18 Adjustment Using the Menus Items The screen menu of th is monitor c onsists o f the follow ing i tems. STATU S (the item s indica te the current se ttings.) FORMAT COLOR TEM P HDMI FORMAT NTSC SE TUP SCAN MODE POWER SAVING I/P MODE Model name a nd serial numbe r COLOR TEMP/SPACE COLOR TEM P MANUAL ADJUSTM ENT COLOR SP [...]

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    Adjustment Using the Men us 19 You need to us e the measurement in strument to adjust the white b alance. Recommended: Konica M inolta colo r analyzer CA-210 USER CONTROL menu The USER CONTRO L menu is used for adj usting the picture. Items th at cannot b e adjusted d ependi ng on the i nput signal are d isplayed in black . For detail s of input si[...]

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    Adjustment Using the Menus 20 USER CONFIG menu The USE R CONFIG menu is used for setti ng the system, marker, WFM/ ALM display, fun ction but ton, and audio. SYSTEM SE TTING AUTO CHROMA/ PHA SE Adjusts color in tensity (CHROMA) and tones (PHASE). • AUTO ADJ VALUE : Selects ON or OF F of the auto adjustme nt. Whe n you set to OFF, th is parameter [...]

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    Adjustment Using the Men us 21 MARKER SETTING WFM/ALM (waveform monitor and audio level meter) DISPLAY SETTING I/P MODE (p icture delay minimum) Selects to set the dela y by the picture proce ssing t o th e mini mum level when th e interlace signal is inpu t. • INTER-FIELD : Mode fo r giving precedence t o the pict ure qua lity. Perform s interpo[...]

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    Adjustment Using the Menus 22 FUNCTION BUTTON SETTING About the function assigned to the function button SCAN Press the button t o change the scan si ze of the pictu re. With every press of the b utton for the 4:3 di splay, the picture switche s in the sequence NORMAL scan t OVER scan t NATIVE. Wit h ev ery pr ess of the bu tton for the 16:9 displa[...]

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    Adjustment Using the Men us 23 ASPECT Press the butto n to set the a spect ratio of t he picture, 4: 3 or 16:9 . Note The pane l of the mon itor is 15:9. When the 16:9 sign al is di splayed, bl ack bars appear in the upper and l ower positio ns of the displ ay. This is not a malfuncti on (see “Sca n mode imag e” on page 23) . BLUE ONLY Press th[...]

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    Adjustment Using the Menus 24 AUDIO SETTING REMOTE menu 768 × 4 80 (5 75i, 57 6P) – The image is scale d horizon tally to di splay in an as pect ratio of 4:3. Submenu Se tting SDI AUDIO SETTING Sets the audio channel when SDI signal is input. • 3G/HD/S D : Select s fr om amon g channe ls CH1 to CH16, od d channel + even chann el (CH1+CH2, CH3+[...]

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    Adjustment Using the Men us 25 KEY INHIBIT menu You can lock t he setti ng so th at they cann ot be change d by an una uthorized u ser. Select OFF or ON. If you set t o ON, all i tems are displ ayed in bl ack, indicating t he items are locke d. SERIAL REMOTE MONITOR CONTROLLER CONNECTION Selects the mode to be use d. • OFF : SERIAL REMOTE d oes n[...]

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    Troublesho oting / Specif ications 26 Troubleshooting This secti on may help you isolate the cause of a problem and as a result , eliminate the need to contact technical support. • The unit ca nnot be op erated t The key prot ection function works. Se t the KEY INHIBIT setti ng to OFF in the KEY INHIBIT menu. Or, a function t hat does not work is[...]

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    Specifications 27 General Power AC 100 t o 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 0.5 A to 0.3 A DC 12 V, 1.9 A Power consumption Maximum: approx . 27 W Peak inrush current (1) Power ON, current probe method: 30 A (100 V), 60 A (240 V) (2) Hot switching inru sh current, measured in accord ance with European standard EN 55103-1: 14 A (230 V) Dimensio ns Approx. 2 22.4 ×[...]

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    Specifications 28 Pin assignment PARALLEL REMOTE c onnector Modula r connector (8-pin) You can allo cate functi ons usin g the REMOTE menu (see page 24) . Wiring required to use th e Remote Control Connect the fu nction you want to use with a Remot e Control t o the Gro und (Pin 5). Available signal formats The unit is a pplica ble to the followin [...]

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    Dimensions 29 Dimensions Front Side Bottom (Without t he stand) Top Sid e (When the stand is moved) 222.4 ( 8 7 / 8 ) 183.5 ( 7 1 / 4 ) 166 ( 6 5 / 8 ) 17.5 ( 23 / 32 ) 148.8 ( 5 7 / 8 ) 161.8 ( 6 3 / 8 ) 13 ( 17 / 32 ) 161.5 ( 6 3 / 8 ) 130 ( 5 1 / 8 ) 149.6 ( 6 ) 5.6 ( 1 / 4 ) 70 ( 2 7 / 8 ) 60 ( 2 3 / 8 ) 173.6 ( 6 7 / 8 ) 16 ( 21 / 32 ) 33.2 (1[...]

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