Planar LC1200R manual

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LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 2 of 29 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 4 2 BASIC CONSTRUCTION 4 2.1 LCD Display 4 2.2 Weight 5 2.3 Mechanical 5 2.4 Cooli ng Fans 7 2.5 Connectors 7 2.6 Interface Cables 7 2.7 Power Supply 8 2.8 LCD Controller Board 8 2.9 Inverter Board 8 2.10 Photod iode Board 8 2.11 Button Board 9 3 ENVIRONM ENTAL 9 3[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 3 of 29 7.3 Dis play Uniform ity 23 7.4 Display Chromaticity 23 8 DISPLA Y COSMETICS 24 8.1 Black Display Picture Mod e 24 8.2 White Display Picture Mode 24 9 REGULATORY A GENCY REQUIREM ENTS 24 9.1 Safety Certification 24 9.2 CE Marketing 24 9.3 RFI Emission Certification 25 9.4 System Transient Dist urb[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 4 of 29 1 Introducti on This document defines the electromechanical parameters and operating characteristics for The Planar Systems, Inc. LC1200R, Very High Bright, 12.1” Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMLCD) based product. It is i ntended for operation as a component i n a high ambient light, ou[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 5 of 29 2.1.2 Display format The LC1200R is compatible with IBM VGA1 and VESA2 video standards. Its operating frequency range is 31.5 kHz to 56.5 kHz horizontal; 60 Hz to 72 Hz (non-interlaced) vertical. Specific video resolutions suppo rted in Table 1 Table Table Table Table 1 1 1 1 Video Resolut ion Num[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 6 of 29 92. 50 2X M 4 m o unt ing ho le s Rem o v able Button Boa r d Door to Us er con tr ol C o nne c t o rs 185.08 57.5 4X Fa n i nl e t B A Fro n t Vie w Rear Vi ew Ri ght V i ew Cen ter 185 Activ e Area 123 Acti v e area 301 152. 15 246 Activ e ar e a 63 235 Top o f rem ovable 83 st a nd o ff 4X M 3 [...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 7 of 29 2.4 Cooling Fans Four (4 ) therm ostat ically con trolled cooling fans are provide d to coo l the rea r of th e displa y. The ther mostat is set t o turn th e fans on when the v ideo boa rd temper ature r eache s 30 ° C. If the display is used in di rect sunlight, airflo w must be directed across[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 8 of 29 2.7 Power Supply The LC1200R does not ship wi th a power supply. It is recommended that the Planar Systems, Inc. power adapter, part number 997-3066-00 (US) or 997-3067-00 (EU) be pu rchased with each unit. Refer to Sect ion 5 f or pow er requir ements . 2.8 LCD Controller Board The LCD controller[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 9 of 29 2.11 Button Board The button board control s the user controls noted in Section 6.1 LCD Controller Bo ard Controls It can be rem oved or moun ted in anoth er area aft er initia l adjust ments are mad e. 3 Environment al 3.1 Temperature and Humidity The LC1200R withstands operati ng and storage env[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 10 of 29 3.2 Direct Sunlight Operation This mon itor will absorb approx imately 45 W of solar power on the front surface of the display in a typ ical set up when facing t he sun dir ectly. It is the in tegrat or’s res ponsibi lity to design a syst em that cools the fro nt surface adequately. Otherwise, [...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 11 of 29 4 Video Sign al Req uirements 4.1 Video Input Lines The v ideo sig nal conne ctor t hat connec ts to t he cust omer’s eq uipment is a fe male 15- pin con nector in a high dens ity 9-p in D-S hell hous ing. P in numbe r ass ignments a re define d in Ta ble 4, an d phys ical l ay o ut a s s e en [...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 12 of 29 define d as a lev el betwe en 0-mv a nd 10- mv. The white s tate (full white) is depen dent on the VGA controller dri ving the LC1200R. M aximum levels may range from 550-mv to 714-mv. Nominal 680-mv input voltage shall be defined as the d efault for supplier setup requirements. Disp layed ima ge[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 13 of 29 Figure 4 TTL Allowabl e Signal Levels[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 14 of 29 4.2.3 Mode Detection The polarity of incoming horizontal/vertical frequencies and synchronization pulses define the vid eo resolution being presented. Video modes are listed in Table 5 Video Mode Definitions . Table Table Table Table 5 5 5 5 Video Mode Definit ions Video Mode Definitions Video Mo[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 15 of 29 4.4 Timing and Frequency 4.4.1 Video, Horizontal and Vertical Sync Figure 6 illustrate vi deo timing relationships the LC1200R operates withi n when the specified video mode (Table 5 Video Mode Definiti ons) is applied. Front Po rch defines the time from end of active video data to the start o f [...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 16 of 29 Pulse Vertical Front Porch 0.381 ms 12 lines 0.318 ms 10 lines 0.770 ms 37 lines 0.053 ms 3 lines Vertical Back Porch 1.112 ms 35 lines 1.049 ms 33 lines 0.478 ms 23 lines 0.514 ms 29 lines Vertical Acti ve Display 12.711 ms 400 lines 15.254 ms 480 lines 12.480 ms 600 lines 13.599 ms 768 lines Ve[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 17 of 29 The LC1200R is not damaged by input voltages ranging from 0-vdc to 12.4-vdc. 5.3 Power On-Off Sequences The LC1200R will autom atically return to normal o peration upon resumption of power after a power loss. 6 User Contr ols 6.1 LCD Controller Board Controls The dis play c omes fr om the fact or[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 18 of 29 The Ga in adjus tment is to all ow the fu ll sca le of th e input video t o be util ized. T he dire ction of this adjustment will reverse when a limit is reached. Fo r example, it will adju st from maximum to mini mum, then reverse and go fro m mini mum to maximum . The best way to make thi s adj[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 19 of 29 6.2.2 Max Bright Jumper The ph otodi ode board can b e remove d from t he sy stem. When t he phot odiode board is unplugged the LC1200R wil l default to the minimum brightness mode. If the user would like to display t o run at maxi mum brig htness , the MA X BRIGHT, JP1, ju mper mu st be ins erte[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 20 of 29 6.3 Dimming 6.3.1 Photodiode Board and Automatic Dimming Connector The ph otodi ode board must be mount ed in t he user ’s sys tem so th at the p hotodi ode is exposed to the ambient light. In bright conditions, the LC1200R will adjust to max imum brightness. In dark conditio ns, the LC1200R wi[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 21 of 29 The typi cal monitor bri ghtness vs. ambient is as follows: Figure Figure Figure Figure 9 9 9 9. Monitor Brightness vs. Ambient . Monitor Brightn e ss vs. Ambient . Monitor Brightn e ss vs. Ambient . Monitor Brightn e ss vs. Ambient 6.3.4 Manual Brightness Mode For man ual br ightnes s mode, appl[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 22 of 29 Figure Figure Figure Figure 10 10 10 10 0 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 11 .5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 DIM inp ut, volt s B right n es s, nit s 6.3.5 Maximum Brightness Mode If co nstant maximum bright ness is desired, a jumper may be installe d at loc atio n JP1 on the inverter board. The jumper [...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 23 of 29 Pl anar LC 12 Vi e w in g An g l e 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 -80 -6 0 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 Hor i z on tal Vi e w in g A n gle (° ) Con tr as t Rat i o 7.3 Display View Angle 110 Hor. -35 . + 55 vert. CR> 10 Pl an a r L C12 View in g An gle 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 -80 -60 -4 0 -20 0 2[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 24 of 29 White color is concentrated aroun d 5600ºK color temperature. 8 Displa y Cosmet ics The e xternal v isual i nspect ion shal l be con ducted with the unaide d eye at a minim um of 35 cm [14in ] from t he displa y surfa ce. The re are acc eptable defects when the display is in th e black mode and [...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 25 of 29 Council Di rective 89/336/EEC, 92/ 31/EEC and 93/68/EEC (Latest Amendment) on the approximatio n of the laws of the Me mber S tates relating to elect romag netic co mpatibil ity is b ased on complia nce with t he foll owing h armon ized sta ndards: • Electromagneti c Emissions EN 55022 Class A:[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 26 of 29 Figure Figure Figure Figure 11 11 11 11 Sample o f Product labeling Sample of Product labeling Sample of Product labeling Sample of Product labeling 9.6 ROHS Compliance This product will be com pliant by June 30, 2006 10 Reliabi lity 10.1 Design Workload The LC1200R is capable of operating 24 hou[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 27 of 29 claim noti ce and only after receiving Seller’s Retur n Goods Authorizatio n. Seller shall, at its sole option, repai r or rep l ace the Goods. If Go ods were repaire d, alte red or m odified by perso ns other than S eller, th is war ranty is void. Condit ions re sulting from nor mal wea r and [...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 28 of 29 Hours: M-F, 7:00am - 4p m CET 13 Glossar y of T erms Aspect Rati o: The ratio of widt h to height of a display surface. The st andard television aspect ra ti o is 4:3. Back Porc h : T he portion of a c omposite display signal which lies bet ween the trai ling edges of a horizont al sync pulse and[...]

LC1200R User ’s Gui de 021-0183-00 Re v A 29 of 29 Lumina nce: Luminous i ntensity ref lected or emitt ed by a surface i n a given di rection per uni t of appar en t a rea. Measured in nits. Lumen: The unit of lumi nous flux or rate of lumi nous energy flow. It is equal to th e flux radiati n g t hrough a unit solid angle (st eradian) from a unif[...]