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Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual iii PRE L IMINAR Y ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY For LCD Displays Congratulations on y our purchase of a Vidikro n video product an d welcome to the Vidikron fa mily! With proper installation , setu p and care, y ou should enjoy ma ny years of unparallel ed video performan ce. This is a LIMITED WAR[...]

iv Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Vidikron limits its obligations under any im plied warranties under state laws to a period not to exceed the warranty period. Th ere are no express warr anties. Vidikron also excl udes any obligation on its part for incidenta l or consequential dama ges related to the failure [...]

Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual v PRE L IMINAR Y To locate the name and address of the ne arest Vidikron Authoriz ed Service Center, or for additi onal information about this Limi ted Warranty, please call or write: VIDIKRON A ttn: C ustomer Service Depar tment 2900 F aber Street Union City , C A 94587 Ph: (510) 324-5900 F ax[...]

vi Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Thank you for your purchase of this quality Vidikron product! For best performance, plea se read this manual carefully as it is yo ur guide through the menu s and operation. 1. Read these instructions . 2. Keep these instructio ns. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructi[...]

Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual vii PRE L IMINAR Y Manufacturer’s Name: Vidikron, a su bsidiary of Planar Systems, Inc. Manufacturer’s Addre ss: 2900 Faber Street, Union City, CA 945 8 7 hereby declares that th e products Model Numbers: VL-52, VL-57 conform with the provisions of: Council Directive 2004/10 8 /EC on Electr[...]

viii Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y NOTE: This equipment has been tested and fo und to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These li mits are designed to provide reas onable prot ection against harmful inte rference in a residential in stallatio n. This [...]

Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual ix 1 Table of Contents PRE L IMINAR Y ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY .............. ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ iii Important Safety Instr uctions ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ..........[...]

Table of Contents x Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4. Operation ....... ................. ............ ................ ................. ................ ................ ............. . ....... 23 Turning o n the Pow er .......... ........... ........ .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... [...]

Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual xi PRE L IMINAR Y 1 List of Figures 2-1. DView Con trols and Indicato rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2-2. DView Rear -Panel Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 1 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.1 About This Manual This Owner’s Manual describes how to insta ll, set up and operate the Vidikron DView™ VL-52/VL-57 Flat- Panel LCDs. Throughout this manua l, the Vidikron DView™ VL-52/VL-57 Flat-Panel LCDs are re ferred to simply as the “DView .” Target Audience [...]

Introduction 2 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installati on/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Graphic Conv entions: These symbols appear in numerous plac es throughout the manu al, to emphasize points tha t you must keep in mi nd to avoid problems with your equipment or injury: 1.2 Using This Manual Use the following table to locate the spe cif ic informat[...]

Introduction Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 3 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits Vidikron presents the DVie w™ VL-52/VL-57 Flat-Panel LCDs, perfect for those who demand our award-winning flat panel perfor mance along with advanced LCD technology and lightweight design. The DView incorporates the superb I[...]

Introduction 4 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installati on/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Notes:[...]

Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 5 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.1 DView at a Glance Controls and Indicators Figure 2-1 shows th e locations of the DView controls and indicators. Figure 2-1. DView Controls and Indicators 1. A V Button (Input So urce Selection) To select a source, press the AV button (with no menus visible on-scree n). Use [...]

Controls and Functions 6 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installati on/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4. / When a menu is visible on-screen, these butto ns operate identi cally to the up- and down-arrow ( and ) buttons on the DView remote control unit. 5. Powe r B ut t on 6. Remote C ontrol Sensor 7. Status Indicator LED - Lights red to indicate that the[...]

Controls and Functions Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 7 PRE L IMINAR Y 1. INPUT2 Audio Input 2. INPUT2 Composit e V ideo Input Standard composite video input for co nnecting a VCR, camcorder, laser disc player or other composite video source. 3. INPUT2 S-V ideo Input Standard S-Video input for connecting a DVD player, sate l[...]

Controls and Functions 8 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installati on/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 23. DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (T osLink – Optical) Connect either #22 or #23 to the digital au dio input of an A/V am plifier with a Dolby Digital ® decoder. 24. RS -232 CONTROL PORT A female, 9-pin D-sub connector for inte rfacing with a PC or home theater[...]

Controls and Functions Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 9 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.2 DView Remote Control Figure 2-3 shows the DView remote contro l, and the paragraphs that follow describe its functionality . Figure 2-3. DView Remote Control 45 0 –T V 12 3 6 HDMI2 RGB HD HDMI1 MEMORY MENU MENU EXIT EXIT ENTER ENTER INPUT INPUT 1 78[...]

Controls and Functions 10 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 1. OFF / ON Use these buttons to turn the DView on or off. 2. Numeric Buttons Use these buttons to en ter menu pass codes. 3. Source Selection Buttons INPUT 1 Press this button to switch to Input 1. INPUT 2 Press this button to switch to Input 2. INPUT [...]

Controls and Functions Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 11 PRE L IMINAR Y 5. Aspect Ratio Selec tion Buttons ANA (16:9 Anamorphic) For 16:9 DVDs or HDTV program material. 4X3 (Standard 4:3) The input signal is scaled to fit 4:3 di splay mode in the cen ter of the sc reen. LETBO X (Letterbo x) Image in letterbox form at is enla[...]

Controls and Functions 12 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 10. TIMER OFF Button Press this button to set the slee p timer. Press it repeatedly to scroll through the available options (Off, 10 , 30, 60, 120 or 1 8 0 minutes). 11. Sound Control Butt ons S.MODE Press this button repeatedly to scroll throug h the a[...]

Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 13 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.1 Remote Control Battery Installation To install batteries in the remote control: 1. Slide the battery cov er in the direct ion of the arrow an d remove it. 2. Insert the included batteries. Ensure that the polarities correct ly match the an d markings inside the battery com[...]

Installation 14 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.2 Quick Setup Table 3-1 gives a quick overview of the DView installation process. The sections following this one provide detailed instructions. Installation should be performed by a qualified custom video installation specialist. Table 3-1. Installation Overvi[...]

Installation Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 15 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.3 Installation Considerations Proper installation of your DView will ensur e the highest possible pictur e quality. Whethe r you are installing the DVie w temporarily or per m anently, you should ta ke the followin g into account to ensure that it performs optim[...]

Installation 16 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting the DView to Source Components Connect your video sources to the DView as shown and described in the sections tha t follow. HDMI Connections: The DView has two HDMI inputs for connecting a BD/HD-DVD/DVD player, DTV decoder, personal compute r or any ot[...]

Installation Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 17 PRE L IMINAR Y RGB Connections: The DView has an RGB input for connecting a pe rsonal computer ; see Figure 3-2 . Figure 3-2. Analog RGB Connections 1. Refer to Computer Signa l Compatibility on page 57 for a list of computer signals compati ble with the DView. Use with signals [...]

Installation 18 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Component Video Connections: If you have a DVD player or DTV d ecoder with a component (YPbPr) output, conn ect it to INPUT 3 or INPUT 4 of th e DView as shown in Figure 3-3 . Figure 3-3. Component Video Connectio ns Composite/S-Video Connections: The DView has t[...]

Installation Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 19 PRE L IMINAR Y Monitor OUT Connection The DView has stereo au dio and Composite video outpu ts for connecting to a second VCR or other auxiliar y equipment. Connec t the AV OUT audio and video jacks to the audio and video inputs of the VCR or other e quipment as shown in Figure [...]

Installation 20 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting External Speakers (O ptional) Connect the (positive) and (negative) spea ker wires to the rear-panel SPEAKER-R and SPEAKER-L terminals; see Figure 3-7 . Maintain the c orrect polarity . For more information, refer to the owner’s man ual for your spea[...]

Installation Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 21 PRE L IMINAR Y RS-232 Controller Connection Use a straight-through RS-232 cable with a 9-pin male connector to connect a PC or home theater control/automation syst em (if present) to the RS-2 32 port on the DView; see Figure 3-9 . For more information about usin g this connecti [...]

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Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 23 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.1 Turning on the Power 1. Turn on your source compo nents. 2. Plug the female end of the su pplied power cord into the AC re ceptacle on the rear of the DView (AC 100V ~ 240V). Se e Figure 2-2 . 3. Connect the oth er end to your AC power source. 4. Turn on the main powe r sw[...]

Operation 24 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4.3 Setting the PC Display Properties To maximize image quality when using the DVie w wi th a personal computer, you may need to adjust the display properties of your PC video card. To do this: 1. Choose Settings from the Windows Start menu and click on “Control P[...]

Operation Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 25 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.4 Using the On-Screen Menus To use the on-screen me nus: 1. Press MENU to display the Main Menu. 2. To select a menu item, use the up- or down-arr ow buttons ( , ) on the remote control to highligh t it. 3. Press ENTER or the right-arrow button ( ) to access that m[...]

Operation 26 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-1. DView OSD Menu Structure Setup OSD Language English, Français, Español, Português or Deutsch PC Mode Adjust Auto Adjust Clock Phase H. Position V. Posit ion Factory Reset Caption Display On / Off Digital Service1, Service2, Service3 ... Se rvice6 Anal[...]

Operation Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 27 PRE L IMINAR Y Main Menu The Main Menu is the starting poin t for accessing all DView functions. (The ISF Calibration menu is not accessible until you enter a passcode.) Source From the Main Menu, select Source to choose a video signal source. The active source is indicated by an a[...]

Operation 28 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings Aspect Ratio Remote Control Key Description 16:9 ANA Select 16:9 to view 16:9 DVDs and HDTV programs in their native aspect ratio. 4:3 images are stretched horizontally to fit a 16:9 display. 4:3 4X3 4:3 scales the input signal to fi[...]

Operation Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 29 PRE L IMINAR Y Picture Adjust Use the controls in the Picture Adjust menu to calibrate your DView for optimum picture quality. The DView has been designed to incorporat e se tup and calibration stan dards established by the Imaging Science Foundati on (ISF). The ISF has deve loped [...]

Operation 30 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y PLUGE patterns vary but generally consist of some combinatio n of black, white and gray areas against a black background. The example abov e includes two vertical bars and four shaded boxes. Select Brightness from the Pict ure Adjust menu. Using the left- an d right[...]

Operation Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 31 PRE L IMINAR Y Color Saturation: On your external test pattern source, select a color bar pa ttern like the one shown in Figure 4-4 . Figure 4-4. Typical Color Bar Pattern for Adjusting Co lor Saturation and Tint Select Color fro m the Picture Adjust menu. While l ooking at the col[...]

Operation 32 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Sharpness: “Sharpness” is the amount of high-frequency detail in the image. To adjust sharpness, select Sharpness from the Picture Adjust menu and press ENTER . On your external test pattern sou rce, select a pattern like the one shown in Figure 4- 5 . Adjust as[...]

Operation Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 33 PRE L IMINAR Y Each color temperature setting has six (6) “white balance” parameters associ ated with it (two each for red, gre en and blue). These are descr ibed later in this section; re fer to White Balance on page 40 . Gamma: The Gamma control determines how gray shades are[...]

Operation 34 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Speaker: To disable the speakers, sele ct Speaker from the Audio me nu, set it to Off and press ENTER . The effect is similar to using th e MUTE button, except that the DView “re members” this setting if you turn off the display, then turn it back on. Audio Dela[...]

Operation Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 35 PRE L IMINAR Y For best results, use a good te st pattern such as a smooth gr ay consisting of a clear pattern of black and white pixels, or a similar “half on, ha lf off” graphic image. (You may not ice that you can stabilize the image at more th an one point. Use either setti[...]

Operation 36 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Parental Control: To block the display of television programs or movies based on their ratings, select Parental Contro l from the Setup menu and p ress ENTER . Enter the default Personal Identification Number (PIN) – 0000 – and press ENTER again. • Parental Lo[...]

Operation Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 37 PRE L IMINAR Y • Change PIN: The default P IN for acc essing the pare ntal contro ls or bypassing content restrictions is 0000 . Vidikron recommends chan ging this to something less obvious. Letterbox Mode: S elect Letterbox Mode from the Setup menu to change the zoom factor that[...]

Operation 38 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Film Mode: To smooth out moving images from interlaced, stan dard -definition (SD) sources, select Film Mode and set it to Automatic. In most cases, the DView detects the proper “pull-do wn” rate and vertical fr equency. However, if your so urce is jittery and/o[...]

Operation Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 39 PRE L IMINAR Y • Color Temp.: To choose a color temperature setting, select Color Temp. from th e Picture Adjust menu and press ENTER . (Color te mperature defines the “color of gray.”) Th e choices are 5400 K, 6500K, 8 500K and Custom. Th e default setting, 650 0K, is approp[...]

Operation 40 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y White Balance: To remove any trace of colo r from th e white areas of the displayed image, set the Color Temp. to Custom. Then, choose White Balance from the ISF Calibration menu and press ENTER . •G a i n : Use the Gain controls to correct co lor imbalances in th[...]

Operation Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 41 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.5 Using Picture-In-Picture (PIP) To use PIP, press the PIP ( ) button. The PIP window appears inside the main image window. Press PIP again to switch to side-by-side PIP mode. Press PIP again to turn PIP off. ASPECT SIZE POSITION PIP SWAP TV/A V S.SWAP TIMER OFF 2.[...]

Operation 42 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Press the TV /A V button ( ) to select a PIP signal source. For each source , Table 4 -3 shows which of the other source s are availabl e as a PIP source. Table 4-3. Available Main and PIP Source Combinations PIP Input Source INPUT1 INPUT2 INPUT3 INPUT4 RGB HDMI1 HD[...]

Operation Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 43 PRE L IMINAR Y Changing the PIP Position To change the PIP window position, press the POSITION ( ) button on the remote control repeatedly until the window i s in the desired position. Changing the PIP Size To change the PIP wi ndow size, press the SIZE ( ) button on the remote con[...]

Operation 44 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Swapping the Main and PIP Images To swap the main and PIP images, press the SW AP button on the remote control . Swapping the Main and PIP Audio Programs To swap the main and PIP audio programs, press the S.SW AP button on the remote control. ➤ ASPECT SIZE POSITIO[...]

Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 45 PRE L IMINAR Y 5.1 Cleaning Regular clea ning will e xtend the li fe and perfo rmance of the DView. Be fore cleaning , be sure to unplug the po wer cord from the pow er outlet. Cleaning the Display Panel Body and Remote Control Do not under any circumstances us e solvents such as benzene o r[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 46 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Picture is okay, but there is no sound. • Audio output is muted. • Volume setting is too low. • Source component is connected incorrectly or not at all. • Speakers are connected incorrectly or not at all. • Audio settings are incorrec[...]

Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 47 PRE L IMINAR Y 6.1 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration To interface the DView with a home t heater automation/control syst em or a PC running terminal emulation sof tware, connec t it to your control system or PC as sho wn in Figure 3-9 . (Use a straight-through cable.) Configure the RS[...]

Serial Communications 48 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y [ S4E 000# Aspect ratio selection 0 = 4:3 (Standard) 1 = IntelliWide 2 = Letterbox 3 = 16:9 (Anamorphic) Example: [S4E0002 selects Letterbox [ S4G 000# PIP Input selection 1 = Input1 2 = Input2 3 = Input3 4 = Input4 6 = RGB 8 = HDMI1 9 = HDMI2 Example: [[...]

Serial Communications Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 49 PRE L IMINAR Y The following serial commands are meant to emulat e buttons on the remote control. Each bu tton has its own serial command, so effectively it is as if you were us ing the IR remote on ly you’ll be doing so via serial commands. These commands provide act[...]

Serial Communications 50 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 0039 LETTERBOX 0126 INTELLIWIDE [ key 0007 Right-Arrow key 0016 Down-Arrow key 0018 Up-Arrow key 0011 Left-Arrow key 0046 ENTER [ key 0026 MENU [ key 0100 EXIT [ key 0063 PIP ASPECT RATIO 0047 PIP SIZE 0034 PIP POSITION 0032 PIP 0037 TIMER OFF 0052 S.SWA[...]

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Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 53 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.1 DView Specifications Table 7-1 lists the DV iew specifications. 7 Specifications Table 7-1. DView Specifications Native Resolution: 1920 x 10 8 0 Screen Size: VL-52 = 52 in. (diagonal) VL-57 = 57 in. (diagonal) Screen Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Available Aspect Ratios: 4:3, Letter[...]

Specifications 54 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Regulatory Approvals: Complies with FCC, CE, C-Tick , NRTL, GOST, MIC, SABS , RoHS, China RoHS Limited Warranty: One (1) year parts and labor from the date of delivery to the end user. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Table 7-1. DView Specif[...]

Specifications Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 55 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.2 DView Dimensions Figure 7-1 and Figur e 7-2 show the DVie w di mensions (all dimensio ns are in inches). Figure 7-1. VL-52 Dimensions 49.84 23.62 W all Mount Screw 6 x M8 T ap 45.35 4.51 9.84 7.87 7.87 5.55 25.51 3.72 30.00 33.72[...]

Specifications 56 Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operatio n Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 7-2. VL-57 Dimensions W all Mount Screw 6 x M8 T ap 53.70 23.62 49.21 4.51 9.84 7.87 7.87 6.61 27.64 3.72 32.13 35.85[...]

Specifications Vidikron VL-52 and VL-57 Installation/Operation Manual 57 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.3 Computer Signal Compatibility The DView can display video signals from a va riety of c omputer sour ces via its RGB-HD and HDMI inputs. Table 7-2 lists the signal types that are compatible with the DView, and indicates which of those are VESA standards. Tabl[...]

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