Eizo L985 EX manual

User’ s Manual Color LCD Monitor[...]

English 2 SAFETY SYMBOLS This manual uses the safety symbols bel ow . They denote critical information. Please read them carefully . W ARNI NG Failure to abide b y the information in a W ARNING ma y result in serious in j ur y and can be life threatening. Indicates a prohibited action. Indicates to ground for safety . Copyright© 2002 by EIZO NANAO[...]

English T ABLE OF CONTENTS PRECA UTIONS ................................................................................ 4 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 9 1-1. Features ........................................................................................................ 9 1-[...]

English PRECA UTIONS IMPOR T ANT! • This product has been a djusted specifically f or use in the region to which it w as originally shipped. If operated outsi de the region to which it w as originally shipped, the product ma y not perform as stated in the specifications. • T o ensure personal saf ety and proper maint enance , please read this s[...]

English If an object or liquid falls/spills into the cabinet, unplug the unit immediately . Have the unit checked by a qualified serv ice engineer be fore using it again. If the unit falls, disconnect the power immediately and ask your dealer for advice. Do not continue usi ng a dama ged unit. Using a damage d unit may result in fire or electric sh[...]

English Follow local regulation or la ws for safe disposal. The backlight of the LCD panel contains mercury . 6 PRECA UTIONS WA R N I N G * The unit is designed for use with a specific voltage only . Connection to another voltage than specified in this User’ s Manual may cause fire, electric shock, or equipment damage. * Do not overload your powe[...]

English PRECA UTIONS 7 CA UTION When handling the unit, grip the bottom of the unit firmly with both hands ensuring the panel faces ou tward be fore lifting. Dropping the unit may result in injury or equipmen t damage. Do not bloc k the ventilation slots on the cabinet. * Do not place any objects on the ventilation slots. * Do not install the unit [...]

English 8 PRECA UTIONS LCD P anel In order to suppress the luminosity change by long-term use an d to maintain the stable luminosity , use of a monito r in lower brightness is recommended. The screen may have defective pixels. Thes e pixels may appear as slightly light or dark area on the screen. This is due to the characteristics of the panel itse[...]

English 1. INTRODUCTIO N 9 1. INTR ODUCTION Thank you very muc h for choosing an EIZO Color Monitor . 1-1. Features • Dual inputs compliant (DVI -I a nd D-Sub mini 15 pin connecters) • DVI (p. 44) Digital input (T MDS (p. 45)) compliant • [Horizontal scanning frequency] Analog:24 - 94 kHz Digital: 31 - 76 kHz [V ertical scanning frequency] An[...]

English Y ellow P ower saving Control P anel FineContrast Menu 1-3. Controls & Connector s Fr ont (1) ScreenManager Main Menu ENTER AUT O SIGNAL 1 - 2 (4) (2) (5) (6) (3) (7) (8) (1) ® (2) Main P owe r Switch (3) Input signal selection b utton (4) A u to Adjustment Button (5) Enter Button (6) Control Buttons *1 (7) P ow er Button (8) P ow er I[...]

English Bottom Rear (9) (11) (10) (12) (13)(14) (15) (9) Height Adjustab le Stand (Detachab le) * 3 (10) P ow er T er minal Cov ers for the Optional peripheral (11) Secur ity Lock Slot *4 (12) D VI-I Input Connector (13) D-Sub min 15 pin Input Connector (14) USB P or t (1 Upstream) (15) P ower Connec tor *3 The LCD monitor has the capability of the[...]

English 12 2. CABLE CONNECTION 2. CABLE CONNECTION 2-1. Before connecting Before connecting your mo nitor to the PC, ch ange the display screen settings (resolution p. 45) and frequency) in accord ance with the charts below . NO TE • When your computer and displa y suppor t VESA DDC , the suitable resolution and the refresh rate are set b y just [...]

English Po w e r C o r d 2-2. Connecting the signal cable NO TE • Be sure that the pow er s witches of both the PC and the monitor are OFF . 1. Plug the signal cable into the c onnector at the rear of the monitor and the other end of the cable in to the video connector on the PC. After connecting, secure the connect ion with the screw-i n fastene[...]

English Input Connector (monitor) / D VI Digital graphics board NO TE • The monitor is not compatib le with a P ower Mac G4/G4 Cu be ADC (Apple Displa y Connector) 2. Plug the power cord into the powe r connector on the rear of the monitor . 3. Lead the power cord and signal cable into the cable holder at rear of the monitor . NO TE • When hous[...]

English WA R N I N G The equipment m ust be connected to a ground ed main outlet. Not doing so may cause in fire or electric shock. Not doing so may cause in fire or electric shock. 5. T urn on the monitor's power button and then switch on the PC's power . The monitor’ s power indica tor will light up (blue). If an image does not appear[...]

English Signal Cable (MD-C87/100 enclosed) D-Sub mini 15 pin Analog (Ex.2) Digital Signal 1 Signal2 2-3. Connecting two PCs to the monitor T wo PCs can be connected to the monitor thro ugh the Sign al 1 and the Signal 2 on the back of the monitor . Connecting Examples PC 1 PC 2 (Ex.1) Analog D-Sub mini 15 pin Signal Cable (FD-C16 enclosed) DV I Sig[...]

English 2. CABLE CONNECTION 17 The priority input signal This function is used to select which PC will have priority to control the monitor when utilizing two PCs. The monitor constant ly checks the input signals and switche s automatically in accordanc e with the “Input Priority” setting (see table below). Once a priority is set, whenever a ch[...]

English ScreenManager allows you to adjust screen performance thou gh the main menu and select a FineContrast mode easily . NO TE • Main Menu and FineCo ntrast Menu can not be activ ated at the same time . 1. Entering the ScreenManager Push the Enter button once to display the main menu of the ScreenM anager . 2. Making Adjustments and Settings ([...]

English 3. ScreenManager 19 3-2. ScreenManager A djustments and Settings. The following table shows all the ScreenMa nager’ s adjustment and setting menus. “*” indicates adjustments of analo g input only and “**” indicates digital input only . Main menu Sub menu Reference Clock * Phase * P osition Resolution Range Adjustment * Smoothing S[...]

English 20 3. ScreenManager *1 The adjustable functions depend on the sel ected FineContrast mo de. The above table shows the sub menus when the ‘custom’ mode is selected (see page 30). *2 The displaying time of the FineCo ntrast Menu can not be changed. *3 Due to the inspection on the factory , the usage time m ay not be “0 hour” at ship p[...]

English 3. ScreenManager 21 Color adjustment of the mode settings <Brightness>, <T emperature> and < Gamma> settings can be adjuste d on the FineContrast Menu. Select the desired function icon w ith the Up/Down control buttons and adjust with the Left/ Right buttons. (Set ting(s) of < T emperature> and/or <Gamma> is de[...]

English 22 3. ScreenManager 3-4. Useful Functions Adjustment Lock Use the “Adjustment Lock ” function to prevent any ac cidental changes. Lock e d function • Auto adjustment bu tton adjustments and settings in the ScreenManager . • Auto Adjustment Button Unlock ed function • Selecting of the FineContrast mode by the control bu ttons. • [...]

English 3. ScreenManager 23 P ower Indicator setting Light off the power indicator . This function is available for the multiple panels settings. [Procedure] (1) Select <Power Indicator> in the ScreenManager <Others> menu. (2) Select “Disable”. EIZO Logo appearing function When switching on the power button o n the front panel, the [...]

English 24 4. ADJUSTMENT 4. A DJUSTMENT 4-1. Screen Adjustment NO TE • Allow the LCD monitor to stabiliz e for at least 20 min utes before making image adjustments. When connecting the D VI cable f or digital input, see page 27. Analog Input Screen adjustments for the LCD m onitor should be used in suppressi ng screen flickering and also for adju[...]

English If the horizontal flickering, blur or bars appear , proceed to “Phase” adjustment as follows. NO TE • When adjusting the <Cloc k>, the hor izontal scree n size will also ch ange. (2) Horizontal flickering, blurring or bars appear on the screen. → Use the <Phase> (p.45) adjustment. Select the <Phase> and eliminate t[...]

English 26 4. ADJUSTMENT (3) The screen positi on is not incorrect. → Use the <Position> adjustment. The correct displayed position of the mo nitor is decided because the number and the position of the pixels are fixed. The <Position > adjustment moves the image to the correct position. Select <Position> and adjust the position [...]

English 4. ADJUSTMENT 27 4. Adjust the output signal range (D ynamic Range) of the signal. → Use the <Range Adjustment> (p.45) of <Screen> menu. This controls the level of output signal range to display the whole color gradation (256 colors). [Procedure] Push the Auto adjustment button on the front panel while displaying the <Range[...]

English Full (Default Setting) (1280 × 1024) Enlarged Nor mal (1600 × 1200) (1500 × 1200) 4-2. Displaying a lo w resolutions The lower resolutions are enlarged to full scr een automatically . Using the <Screen Size> function in the <Others> menu enables to change the screen size. 1. Enlarge the screen size when displaying a low resol[...]

English Border 3. Set the brightness of the black area surrounding the displayed image. → Set the <Border Intensity>. In the <Enlarge> mode or <Full Screen> mode, the o uter area (border) is usually black. Select <Border Intensity> in the <Others> menu an d adjust by using the right and left buttons. 4. ADJUSTMENT 29[...]

English Color settings of each FineCon trast mode can be adjusted and saved by using the <Color> menu of the ScreenManager . In the analog input, perform the “Range Adjustment” (p.27) before making the color adjustments. During color adjustments, the FineContrast mode cannot be changed. Select the mode in adv ance by using the FineContr a[...]

English T o set the gamma value 1.4 ∼ 3.0 NO TE • If setting the gamma value, the using t he monitor in the digital signal input is recommended. If using the monitor in the analog input signal, set the gamma value from 1.8 to 2.2. T o chang e the saturation -16 ∼ 16 Setting the minimum le vel (-16) tur ns the image to the monochrome. Saturati[...]

English 32 4. ADJUSTMENT 4-4. P o wer -save Setup The <PowerManager> me nu in the ScreenManager enables to set the power -save setup. NO TE • Do you r par t to conser ve energy , tur n off the monitor when you are finished using it. Disconnecting the monitor from the po wer supply is recommended to sa ve en ergy completely . • Even if the[...]

English 4. ADJUSTMENT 33 T o set the power sa ve with ScreenSaver (EIZO MPMS) software. [Procedure] (1) Set the PC’ s appropriate ScreenSaver se ttings or blank the screen (totally black screen). (2) Select <EIZO DPMS> in the <PowerManager> menu. [Power saving system] PC Monitor LED Operation Operation Blue Blank the screen (ScreenSav[...]

English 34 5. A TT A CHING AN ARM ST AND 5. A TT A CHING AN ARM ST AND The LCD monitor can be used with an ar m stand by re moving the tilt stand and attaching the arm s t and to the LCD moni tor . NO TE • Use an arm stand that satisfies the follo wings. - When using the LCD monitor with an arm stand, the ar m stand must be VESA approv ed: Use an[...]

English 5. A TT ACHING AN ARM ST AND 35 4. Attach an arm stand to the LCD monitor secu rely . M4 Mounting Screws: M4 x 15 (mm) BZn/Fe Arm-stand[...]

English 36 6. TROUBLE SHOO TING 6. TR OUBLESHOO TING If a problem persists even after applying the sugges ted remedies, contact an EIZO dealer . • No picture problems → See No.1 ~ No.2 • Imaging problems → See No.3 ~ No.14 • Other problems → See No.15 ~ No.19 • USB problems → See No.20 Prob lems Points to c heck with possib le solut[...]

English 6. TROUBLESHOO TING 37 Prob lems Points to c heck with possib le solutions 5. V er tical bars of distortion appear .  Decrease the vertical bars using th e <Clock>. (p.2 5) 6. The character s and images have several vertical bars on their right side. 3. Display posi tion is incorrect.  Adjust the image position using the <Pos[...]

English 38 6. TROUBLE SHOO TING Prob lems Points to c heck with possib le solutions 11. Afterimages appear .  When the screen image is chan ged after displayi ng the same image for a long period, an afterimage may appear . The “Afterimage” can be removed gradually b y changing the di splayed imag e. Use the “Off T imer” function and avoi[...]

English 6. TROUBLESHOO TING 39 Prob lems Points to c heck with possib le solutions 20. USB function cannot be setup.  Check that the USB cable is correctly connected.  Check that the PC and OS are USB compliant. (For verification of USB support, consult the manufacturer of each system.)  Check the PC’ s BIOS setting for USB. (For details[...]

English 40 7. CLEANING 7. CLEANING Periodic cleaning is recommended to keep the monitor looking new and to prolong its operation lifetime. NO TE • Ne ver use thinner , benzen e, alcohol (ethanol, meth anol, or isoprop yl alcohol), abrasiv e cleaners, or other strong solv ents, as these ma y cause damage to the cabinet or LCD panel. Cabinet T o re[...]

English 8. SPECIFICA TIONS 41 8. SPECIFICA TIONS LCD P anel 54 cm (21.3 inch), TFT colo r LCD panel with Anti-Glare Hard Coating, Viewing Angle: H orizontal: 170 ° , V er tical: 17 0 ° Response Time: appro x. 40 m s Dot Pitch 0.270 mm Horizontal Scan F requency Analog: 24 ∼ 94 kHz (Automatic) Digital: 31 ~ 76 kHz V er tical Scan F requency Anal[...]

English 42 8. SPECIFICA TIONS Default settings Disable Menu Settings Men u Size: Nor m al, Menu Off Timer : 45 seconds Beep On Language English Beeper settings Shor t beep ScreenManager item selected. Long beep A uto Adjustment button pressed. ScreenManager data-save e xecuted. 4 shor t beeps Monitor not connected correctly . PC tur ned off . Monit[...]

English 8. SPECIFICA TIONS 43 Pin A ssignment DVI-I Connector Pin No. Signal Pin No. Signal Pin No. Signal 1 TMDS Data2- 11 TMDS Data1/3 Shield 21 NC 2 TMDS Data2+ 12 NC 22 TMDS Clock shield 3 TMDS Data2/4 Shield 13 NC 23 TMDS Clock+ 4 NC* 14 +5V P ower 24 TMDS Clock- 5 NC 15 Ground (return for +5V , Hsync and Vsync) C1 Analog Red 6 DDC Clock (SCL)[...]

English 44 9. GLOSSAR Y 9. GLOSSAR Y Afterimage The Afterimage is particular to L CD monitors when t he monitor screen is left on for a long period without use. The “Afterima ge ” can be removed gradu ally by changing the displayed image. Clock With the analog inpu t signal displ ay , the analog si gnal is conver ted to a digital si gnal by the[...]

English 9. GLOSSAR Y 45 Phase The phase adjustment decides the samplin g timing point for converting the analog input signal to a digital sign al. Adjusting the phase after the clock adjustment wil l produce a clear screen. Range Adjustment The Range Adjustment controls the level of output signal ran ge to display the wh ole color gradatio n. Resol[...]

APPENDIX/ANHANG/ANNEXE i APPENDIX/ANHANG/ANNEXE Preset Timing Chart for A nalog input Timing-Über sichten für An alog Eingang Synchr onisation des Signaux pour Analog nu merique Based on the signal diagram show n below 27 factory presets have b een registered in the monitor's microprocessor . Der integrierte Mikroprozessor des Monitors unter[...]

VESA 640 × 480 @ 72 Hz 31.5 VESA 1024 × 768 @ 60 Hz VESA Sync P olarity Mode Dot Cloc k MHz Nega. Nega. 37.86 65.0 Nega. Nega. 1280 × 1024 @ 85 Hz 157.5 P osi. Frequencies 72.81 VESA 48.36 60.00 P osi. 91.14 85.02 H V H kHz 640 × 480 @ 75 Hz 31.5 Nega. Nega. VESA 1024 × 768 @ 70 Hz 75.0 Nega. VESA 1600 × 1200 @ 60 Hz 162.0 V Hz VG A 37.50 75.[...]

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Environmental Requirements Flame retardants Flame retardants are present in printed circuit boards, cables, wires, casings and housings. Their purpose is to prevent, or at least to delay the spread of fire. Up to 30% of the plastic in a computer casing can consi st of flame retard ant substances. Most fl ame retardants contain bromine or chloride, [...]

For U.S.A, Canada, etc. (rated 100-120 V ac) Only FCC Declaration of Conformity W e, the Responsible Party EIZO NANAO TECHNOLOGIES IN C. 5710 W arland Drive, Cypress, CA 90 630 Phone: (562) 431-5011 declare that the product T rade name: EIZO Model: FlexScan L985EX is in conformity with Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. Operation of this product is subject[...]

Hinweis zur Ergonomie : Dieser Monitor erfüllt die Anforderungen an die Ergonomie nac h EK1-ITB 2000 mit dem V ideosignal, 1600 Punkte × 1200 Zeilen, RGB analog, 0,7 Vp-p und mindestens 75,0 Hz Bildwiederholfrequenz, non interlaced. W eiter hin wird aus ergonomisch en Gründen empfohlen, die Grundfarbe Blau nicht auf dun klem Untergru nd zu verwe[...]