ViewSonic VPW505 manual

USER GUIDE VPW505 50” PLA SMA DI SPLAY[...]

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ViewSonic VPW505 1 Copyright © V iewSonic Corporation, 2002. All rights reserved. Macintosh, Mac and Power Macintosh are re gistered trademarks of A pple Computer , Inc. Microsoft, W indows, W indows NT , and the W indows logo are registered tra demarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. V iewSonic, the three birds [...]

2 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 P ACKAGE CONTENTS Supplie d Accessor ies Please verify that you r eceived the following items with your package content: Note: Only suitable power cable is provided for the country of destination. Power Cable China Plasm a Displa y Remote Control Quick Sta rt Guide(QSG) CD WIZARD Power Cable EU Power Cable UK Power Cable US VGA[...]

ViewSonic VPW505 3  Quiet Fanless Operation Quiet ope ration without fan noise - ex cellent for home th eater relate d applications.  Advanced Digital Ima ge Proces sing Advanced di gital processor w ith ada ptive motio n de-int erlacing con verts al l 15KHz signals into progres sive scan for a b righter , flicker f r ee ima ge.  3:2 Pull-[...]

4 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 UNDERST ANDING YOUR DISPLA Y Front View Rear View Power (Standby) Button T urns power o n/off fro m standby mode. There is a 3- second wait bet ween on/off cycles . Status LED  Not Illuminat ed - No AC Power detected If the main power switch ( rear of p anel) is turne d off, this LED will n ot il lumi nate .  Solid Y ello[...]

ViewSonic VPW505 5 Remote Control Sound Mute On/ O ff Vo l u m e + / - T urn s volume up or do wn. Standby Powe r On/Off Push this b u tton to turn on the disp lay from Standby mo de. Push it again to tu rn of f to Standb y mode. SW A P This key swaps the main a nd sub pictur e windo ws under PIP or POP mod es. (Se e page 1 4) PIP Position This key[...]

6 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 CONNECTING THE DISPLA Y Conn ecting a DV D Player Using Component V ideo Input 1. Connect the green-colored (labeled as “Y”) jack from the DVD to t he green-colored“ Y1” jack of the di splay . 2. Connect the red-colored ( labeled as “P R ”or “C R ”) jack from the D VD to the r ed- col ore d “P R 1/C R 1” jac[...]

ViewSonic VPW505 7 Connect ing a HD TV Decode r Set -T op Bo x Using Component V ideo Input 1. Connect the green (labele d as “Y”) jack fr om the HDTV Set T op Box to the gree n “Y1” jack of the disp lay . 2. Connect the red ( labeled a s “P R ” or “ C R ”) jack from the HDTV Set T op Box t o the red “P R 1/C R 1” jac k of the d[...]

8 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 Conn ecting a VC R Using S-V ideo Input 1. Connect the S- V ideo (4-pin DIN) conn ector from the VC R to t he “ S-VI DEO ” inpu t on the ba ck o f disp lay . 2. Connect the red (R) and whi te (L) au dio jacks from the VCR to the R and L audio -in jacks locate d next to the S-VI DEO connector . Using Composite Input 1. Conne[...]

9 ViewSonic VPW505 Conn ecting a PC Using RGB or D VI V ideo Input 1. For most PC’ s, connec t the 15-pin D-Sub RGB connect or from the ba ck of the PC to t he RGB-IN Connector located on the back of the display . If you have a PC that is equipped wi th a DVI (Digit al V isual I nterfac e), you may co nnect the PC DVI co nnec- tor fr om the back [...]

10 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 Powering ON / OFF Using Front Panel or Remote Contro l 1. Confirm the dis play is plugg ed into the wall out let and th e main AC switc h located in the rear of the display is switched to t he ON positi on. If the power is p lugged in and t he AC switch is on, t he ST A TU S LE D wi ll ill umin ate a s oli d yell ow color . 2.[...]

ViewSonic VPW505 11 Adjust ing Soun d V olum e Using Front Panel or Remote Control 1. T o turn up s ound volume, press VOLUME + on either the fron t panel of displ ay or on the remote control . 2. T o turn down soun d volume, press VOLUME - on either the fron t panel of displ ay or on the remote control . Using MUTE 1. If you wou ld like to sil enc[...]

12 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 RUNNING HDTV Understanding HDTV What is Di gital T elevisi on or DTV? Digital TVs are te levisions that can receive and display digita l television b r oadcast s sent using any o ne of three fo llowing categori es: HDTV (High Defin ition TV), EDTV (Enhanced Digi tal TV), and SDTV (Sta ndard Definit ion TV). What is t he Differ[...]

ViewSonic VPW505 13 How is a HDTV/EDTV/SDTV Different from a HDTV/EDTV/SDTV display? In order to receive dig ital bro a dcasts, a digital “rec eiver” or “decoder” must be used to re ceive and decode digita l broadcast si gnals. Digital decoders can be built into the displ ay itself or they may come in the form of a Set T op Box that is adde[...]

14 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS Picture- In-Pictur e (PIP) / Split Screen T urn On PIP o r POP Mode 1. Press the PIP key once on the remote c ontrol to engage i n PIP mode. Pre ssing the PIP again will switch to POP mode. Pressi ng the PIP key seque n- tiall y will cycle bet ween: 2. When engag ed in PIP mode, a small window is dis- playe[...]

ViewSonic VPW505 15 Picture-In-P icture (PIP) / Split Screen - Con’t Notes:  PIP mode c an only be turned on if the displa y’ s input is s e t to: A V , S-V ideo, Component 1and 2. If the dis- play’ s main input is set to RGB or DVI, t he PIP and POP wi ll not f unction.  If the di splay’ s input i s set to Component 1 or Component 2,[...]

16 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 Wi descreen (1 6:9 Aspect Ratio) V iewing Modes Understanding Wi descreen Modes This pl asma display is capable of di splaying a widescree n image on th e native 16:9 asp ect ratio scre en. However , not all availabl e broadcas t or video con- tent f its perf ectly in a widescreen (16: 9) format resul t ing in u nused screen s[...]

ViewSonic VPW505 17 Wi descreen V iewing Modes ( Con’t) Accessing Wi descreen Viewing Modes using OSD Y ou can also u se the OSD menu to acce ss the same wide - screen an d zoom mode funct ions. T o access these modes using OSD: 1. Press the MENU +/- key s on the remote or the front contro l panel. 2. Make sure that the foll owing “Picture” O[...]

18 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 Sleep Timer Se tting s Setting Sleep Ti mer Using OSD T o set t he sleep timer using the OSD s creen: 1. Press the MENU +/- key s on the remote or the fr ont control pan el. 2. Use the ADJ +/ - keys to naviga te to “OTHER” OSD sub-me nu as dis- playe d be low . 3. Use the MENU + /- keys to na vigate to SLEEP func tion. 4. [...]

ViewSonic VPW505 19 V ariable and Fix ed Audio Outp ut Setting Output Using OSD Y ou can set the ty pe of output this displa y outputs from its audio ou tput jack lo cated in the rear of the displa y . By using a n OSD based switch, you c an easily choose between var iable or fixed aud io outputs. T o set t he audio out put setting: 1. Press the ME[...]

20 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 Signal Freq uency Info rmatio n Displa y Displayi ng Frequenc y of Signal This dis play is capab le of dis playing the fre quency lev el of the signal being displaye d. T o see signal f re- quency inform ation: 1. Press the MENU +/- key s on the remote or the fr ont control pan el. 2. Use the ADJ +/ - keys to naviga te to the [...]

ViewSonic VPW505 21 ADJUSTING PICTURE For A V / S-V ideo Accessing Pi cture Adjustment Mode V arious pict ure adjust ments can be set using the Pictur e Adjustmen t OSD menu. T o acces s the OSD menu: 1. Press the MENU +/- keys o n the remote or th e front c on- trol pane l. 2. The first men u displayed is the P I CTURE menu. Make sure tha t the ?[...]

22 ViewSonic VPW505 For Co mponent Video Accessing Picture Adju stment Mode V arious pictu r e adjust ments can be set us ing the Picture Adjustment OSD menu . T o acces s the OSD menu: 1. Press the MENU +/- key s on the remote or the front con- trol p anel. 2. The first menu displayed is t he PICTURE menu. Make sure t hat the “P icture” OSD me[...]

23 ViewSonic VPW505 For Compon ent Video - Con’t Accessing Geometric Adjust Mode V arious geometric adjustment can be set using the GEO- MERIC ADJUST submenu. T o access the GEOMERIC ADJUST submenu: 1. Press the Menu +/- keys on the remot e or the front control panel. 2. The fir s t menu dis played is the PI CTURE menu. Make sure th at the “Pic[...]

24 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 For RGB / DVI Accessing Pi cture Adjustment Mode V arious pict ure adjust ments can be set using the Pictur e Adjustmen t OSD menu. T o acces s the OSD menu: 1. Press th e MENU +/- ke ys on the r emote or the fron t cont rol pan el. 2. The first men u displayed is the P ICTURE menu. Mak e sur e tha t th e “Pic ture ” OS D [...]

ViewSonic VPW505 25 SPECIFICA TIONS Display Panel Screen s ize Diagonal 50 inch Number of pi xels 1366(Hori zontal, RGB T rio ) X 76 8(V ertical)pi xels Pixel Pitc h 0.81 mm X 0.81mm Chromatical l y x=0.270±0. 03, y=0.270±0.03( color temperatu re mode 1) a t center blo ck white pattern 100% (mosaic). Power Source Input vo ltage 100 ~ 240 V ac , 5[...]

26 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 Pin Assignments For D-SUB Connector (In / Loop Out) Pin Signal As signment Pin Signal Assignmen t Pin Signal As signment 1 RED 6 RED GND 1 1 GND 2 GREEN 7 GREEN GND 12 SDA 3 BLUE 8 BLUE GND 13 H-SYNC 4 GND 9 NC 14 V-SYNC 5 GND 10 GND 15 SCL Pin Assignments For 24 Pin DVI Connector(Digi tal Only) Pin Signal Assi gnment Pin Sign[...]

ViewSonic VPW505 27 RGB/DVI For Appl e Standard Refresh Horizontal V ertical V-Sync H-Sync Mode Rate Resolu tio n Resolu tion Pola rity Polar ity Do t ra te No. Resoluti on (Hz) (K Hz) (Hz) (TTL) (TTL) (MHz) 24 640 x 480 67 35.00 66.67 - - 30.240 25 832 x 624 75 49.73 74.55 - - 57.283 26 1 152 x 870 75 68.68 75.06 - - 100.000 Y/PB/PR For C omponent[...]

28 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 Emission Requirement The u nit meet the EM I li mits in al l scr een m odes as q ualif ied b y FC C cl ass B part 15. Power Management Mode H-sync V-sync Video Power dissipati on Normal Pulse Pulse Active Normal power Stand-by No pulse No puls e No video Power of f Power s aving Pulse No pulse blanked Less tha n 5 watts No pul[...]

29 ViewSonic VPW505 W ALL MOUNT (OPT ION) Rear View Note:  Follow mount b racket instru ction inc l uded in moun ting kit.  This type o f equipment is to be insta l led by qua lified insta llers, plea se contact with a uthorized deal er for instal lati on.[...]

30 ViewSonic VPW505 APPENDIX TV TUNER SETTING NTSC TV T uner Setting TV / Cable TV Conn ectio ns Connecting t o TV or Cable TV 1. Confirm your display is e quipped with a TV t uner . Y ou can tell by looking at the connection j acks located on th e back of the dis play . If there is a threaded-s crew type of connector (call ed the RF co nnector), t[...]

ViewSonic VPW505 31 Remote Co ntrol Sound Mute On/ O ff Vo l u m e + / - T urn s volume up or do wn. Standby Powe r On/Off Push this b u tton to turn on the disp lay from Standby mo de. Push it again to tu rn of f to Standb y mode. SW A P This key swaps the main a nd sub pictur e windo ws under PIP or POP mod es. (Se e page 1 4) PIP Position This k[...]

32 ViewSonic VPW505 Sel ecting Si gnal Sourc e Input Select (T oggle) Direct Input Selectio n Keys Using Front Panel or Remote Control 1. Press t he INPUT key on the fr ont panel or the INPUT SELECT key on the remote cont rol. 2. Pressing the INPUT key wil l cycle the di splay thru all ava i lable i nput signal sour ces in the foll owing order: Usi[...]

ViewSonic VPW505 33 TV T u ner Setting s Accessing the TV Settings Menu If your display i s equipped with t he optiona l tuner module, ava ilable TV tuner set tings can be dis played by: 1. Press the MENU +/- key s on the remote or the fr ont contr ol panel. 2. Use the ADJ +/ - keys to naviga te to “TV” OSD sub-me nu as displ ayed belo w . 3. U[...]

34 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 Favorit e Channel / Ch anne l Lock Favorite Channel and Channel Lock Settings Favorit e Channel and Channel Lock sett ings can be set from both the OSD or the remote cont rol. When using the OSD: 1. Press the MENU +/- key s on the remote or the fr ont control pan el. 2. Use the ADJ +/ - keys to naviga te to “TV” OSD sub-me[...]

35 ViewSonic VPW505 Parental Guide Accessing V-Chip V-Chip (Pa rental Guide) f unction pr events ch ildren from watching unsuitable p rograms. 1. T o se t V-C hip, pre ss the V-Ch ip ke y on re mo te con tro l to en ter Pa ren - tal Gu ide se ttin g. 2. Y ou will now be prompte d to enter a passcod e using your remote con- trol’ s keypad . If you[...]

36 ViewSonic VPW505 P ASSCODE S etting Overview The security passc ode setting is used to limit access to Parental Guide ( V-Chip) and Channel Lock functions. The same s e curity passcode is used for both functionality . By default, this display is shipped with the security passcode set at 0000. Changing the Passcode T o change the security passcod[...]

37 ViewSonic VPW505 ADJUSTING PICT URE For TV Accessing Picture Adju stment Mode V arious pictu r e adjust ments can be set us ing the Picture Adjustment OSD menu . T o acces s the OSD menu: 1. Press the MENU +/- key s on the remote or the front con- trol p anel. 2. The first menu displayed is t he PICTURE menu. Make sure t hat the “P icture” O[...]

38 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 TROUBLE SHOOTING T roublesho ot C ommon Con ditions The foll owing list repr esents po ssible anomalies that you may encoun ter and methods fo r remedy . Please refer to this chec klist pr ior to conta cting a se rvice repre sentative. Symptom Possib le Cause Remedy No pictu re is displ ayed 1. The powe r cord is di sconn ecte[...]

ViewSonic VPW505 39 Custome r Support For tech nical support or product servic e, see the ta ble below o r contact your r eseller . NOTE: Y ou will need the product se rial number . Country/Region W eb site T = T elephone F = F AX Email United States Canada views onic.com /suppo rt views onic.com /suppo rt T : (800) 688-6688 F: (909) 468-1202 T : ([...]

40 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 LIMITED W ARRANTY VIEWS ONIC Pla sma Display What the w arranty covers : V iewSonic ® warrants its products to be free fro m defects in mat erial and wo rkmanship du r ing the w arranty period. If a produ ct proves to be defect ive in material o r workmanship during the warranty period, V iewSonic will at its sole option repa[...]

ViewSonic VPW505 41 Power Cord Safety Guidelines Caution: Use a power cab le that is properly grounded. Always use an AC power co rd that meets your cou ntry’ s safety standard. AC PLUG CORD PRECA UTIONS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR YOUR SAFETY P LEASE REA D THE FOLLOWI NG TEXT CAREFULL Y . IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUIT ABLE FOR THE S OCKET [...]

42 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS W ARNINGS & PRECAUTIONS  T o prevent damage which may result in fire or shock haza rd, do not ex pose this pr oduct to rai n or moisture .  T o prevent electr ic shock, d o not remove cover . No use r servic eable parts ar e inside. Refer s ervicing to qual ified se rvice perso nnel onl[...]

ViewSonic VPW505 43 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Cautions When Using the Plasma Display  Do not brin g your hands, face o r objects clos e to the ventil ation holes of t he plasma di s- play . T op of plasma displ ay is usua lly very hot due t o the high temper ature of exhaust air being r e leased t hrough the venti lation ho les. Burns or personal[...]

44 Vi ewSoni c VPW505 FCC Infor matio n This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovi de reasonable protec tion against harmful interfere nce in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate rad [...]