Planar m52L manual

m52L Quick St ar t Guide 020-0910-00A This guide walks you through the basic setup needed to get your new Planar displays up an d running. Detailed information is contained in the Installation Guide, which is in a CD-ROM on the back of this guide. Plan ar Sys tems, In c. 1195 NW Compton Drive Beaverton, OR 97006-1992 Phone: +1 503 748 1100 T oll-fr[...]

Product and Saf ety Inf orm ation The m52L is a 52” diagonal direct-view L CD monitor that can be wall-mounted, ceiling mounted or mounted on a stan d. The display can be por trait or landscape. Mountin g should be done so the logo is a s shown. The m52L is 5" deep. I t has an aspect ratio of 1 .77 (16:9). I t accepts a wide range of input p[...]

2 Unpacking the Display Unpacking the Display Planning Before y ou unpack your displays, you should hav e a detailed plan of how the displays are to be c onfigured. It should include the follo wing calculations: •P o w e r ( m a x . o f three units per 20A circuit for 1 15V operation) •C a b l e r u n s • V entilation and cooling requirements[...]

3 Installi ng the VIM Inst alling the Video Input Module (VIM) If you r eceive the optional V ideo Input Module (VIM) separ ately , use the following instructions to install it. Y our VIM shipment should include the f ollowing items: VIM boar d, new VIM cover , mounting screws, washers/nuts and a g round strap. 1 Attach the ground strap to y our wr[...]

4 Inst alling Scree n Brackets Inst alling Screen Brackets The f ollowing diagram show s where to place sc reen brackets if you are tiling the m52L. Before you install a display on a wall, install brackets on the back of the displays. Lining Up Screen Brackets 1 Use the handles to pull displays closer together . 2 Slide the coupler over both bracke[...]

5 Conn ecting Source Cables Conn ecting Source Cables The three types of picture sources ar e: • Analog computer (fr om UXGA down to VGA) • Digital computer - includes HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Pr otec tion), which prevents the copying of digit a l audio and video conten t • Video (optional with VIM) • S-Video (50Hz or 60 Hz) •[...]

6 Co nn ecting P ow er , T urning It On/Off Conn ecting P o w er , T urning Display On/Off The m52L typically draws up to 4.5A at 115V or 2.25A at 23 0V . F or countries outside of Nor th America, it is the responsibility of the installer to pro vide the power supply cord cert ified for use in the destination country. Connect a power cable to the p[...]

7 Using t he Remote, Menus Using the Remote and Menus Using the Remote Control The re mote cont rol wor ks muc h li ke a re mote cont rol for a T V or DVD player , but it does more. Among other things, it opens menus, ch anges values and moves t he image. The re mote cont rol op erate s wi th I R (i nfra red) sign als goin g to the IR receiver , wh[...]

8 Selecting a Source Selecting a Source In this guide, a source is any type of pic ture. It might be an an a- log computer image, a video pr ocessor , a VCR or DVD , or it might be a DVI picture from a computer . Selecting the Source Automatically 1 Pr e ss SOURCE on the remot e. The m52L goes to the next connector tha t has a valid picture on it a[...]

9 Adjust Le vels, Analog Adjusting Le vels f or An alog Sources This page applies to analog RGB (c omputer) pictures onl y. Th e levels are best adjusted semi-automa tically. F or analog RGB pict ures, the levels for black and white var y from one computer to anot her , or from one video processor to another . They even var y between vide o outputs[...]

10 Adjust Input Le vels, P osition Adjusting Input Le vels and P osition Adjusting Le vels f o r Video Sources Video sour ces are adjusted best if a color bar test pattern is availa ble from the video sourc e: the DVD or VCR player . If not, you will ha ve to adjust by eye and the “f eel” of the picture. Note: When a video source is selected, A[...]

11 Color Balancing Color Balancing f or On e Display Color Bala nce is used to match the color s of adjacen t displays when several displays are arranged in an array . Y o u can also use it to adjust the color of a single display . F or one display , the Color Balan ce controls can be used to set the color t emperature of that display . 1 T o acces[...]

12 Color Balancing Color Balancing f or Multiple Displays Color balancing makes the individua l displays in an array show the same colors. Colors var y sl ightly from one display to the next, because of slight var iations in the ba ckli ghts and display panels. Color balancing can compensa te for this. When your wall is first installed, the install[...]

13 Recommended Usage Recommended Usage In order to get the most out of your m52L, use the following recomme nded guidelines to optimize the displa y. Burn-In V ersus T emporar y Im age Retention Burn-in causes the screen to retain a n image essentially forever , with little or no way to correct the problem. Under nor mal use, an m52L will not exper[...]

14 Conf ormity Declaration of Conf ormity Manufacturer's Name: Planar Syst ems, In c. Manufacturer 's Address: 1195 NW Compton Drive Beaverton, OR 97006 Declares that the products Model Numb ers: m52L (Direc t-view LCD) Conforms with the pro visions of: Council Directive 2004/108/EC on El ectromagnetic Compatibility ; EN55022:1998 R adiat[...]