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N1800TV LCDTV Display
User Guide
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Contents Product Registration.................................................................2 For Your Records.....................................................................2 Important Product Safety Instructions......................................3 Antenna Installation Instructions...............................................4 Cleaning the LCD Display........................................................4 Getting Started Package Contents............................................
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Copyright © ViewSonic Corporation, 2003. All rights reserved. Macintosh and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. ViewSonic, the three birds logo, OnView, ViewMatch, and ViewMeter are registered trademarks of ViewSonic Corporation. VESA is a registered trademark of the Video Electronics Standards Association. DPMS and DDC ar
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IMPORTANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ATTENTION: Follow and obey all warnings and instructions marked on your product and its operating instructions. For your safety, please read all the safety and operating instructions before you operate this product follow its opeatring and keep this user guide for future reference. INSTALLATION 1. Grounding or Polarization Your product may be equipped with a polarized alternating-current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). This plug wi
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ANTENNA INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges, Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, connection to grounding el
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Getting Started ® Congratulations on your purchase of a ViewSonic LCDTV display. Important! Save the original box and all packing material for future shipping needs. NOTE: The word Windows refers to Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, XP, 2000 and Me (Millennium Edition). Package Contents Your LCDTV display package includes: LCDTV Display Audio Cable Power Cord VGA Cable ViewSonic Wizard CD-ROM 29-Key Remote Control with batteries RF Cable Quick Start Guide Video Cable PC Audio Adapter NOTE: CD inc
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Front View of the Product 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 Volume Down 1 Decrease sound volume or adjust a highlighted control while in OSD Menu. Volume Up 2 Increase sound volume or adjust a highlighted control while in OSD menu. MENU 3 Turn OSD menu ON/OFF. CH Down 4 Channel up when source is at TV or select a control while in OSD menu. CH UP 5 Channel down when source is at TV or select a control while in OSD menu. ENTER 6 To highlight a control in OSD menu. Power LED indicator 7 Power button 8 Remote contr
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Rear View of the Product A B D E H J C F G I YPbPr signal input A Connect the external video devices with component output to these jacks. VGA signal input B Using the 15-Pin VGA cable provided, connect one side to your PC and the other side to this port. Power (AC input) C Using cable provided, connect to a power source. Audio output D Using cable provided, connect this port to your speaker. Audio input of PC E Using cable provided, connect this port to the sound card on your PC. Video signal A
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Remote Control Turn sound on/off Turn power on/off Available in OSD menu Use / arrows to choose a control, use ENTER to select a control, use / arrows to adjust the selected control Select between MONO,Stereo and SAP when available OSD Menu ON/OFF Display source and channel information Source select between Switch between offair AV, S-Video, YPbPr, TV or cable TV and PC TV Sleep time setting Channel UP/DOWN adjustment Switch channel number key Volume UP/DOWN adjustment Recall pr
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Installation 1. Insert Remote Control Batteries 1 Remove the battery cover by pulling then lifting the knob on the cover. 2 Insert the batteries, corresponding to the (+) and (-) markings on the battery compartment. 3 Reattach the battery cover. CAUTION Only use the specified AAA batteries. Do not mix new and old batteries. This may result in cracking or leakage, which may pose a risk of fire or lead to personal injury. Insert batterise according to (+) and (-) markings. Inserting the batteries
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OPTIONAL: To connect an external amplifier, connect the stereo mini cable from the monitor's AUDIO OUT port to the appropriate AUDIO IN port on a compatible amplifier as shown on the right. 3. Connect AV, S, YPbPr, Antenna to Video Devices Connect Video/Audio cables form compatible devices into the back panel of N1800TV. ViewSonic N1800TV 10
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4. Connect power cables Connect the power cord to the N1800TV then to a properly grounded AC outlet. 5. Turn Power ON Press the Power ON button on the front of the LCD display. Or press the Power On (red) button on the Remote Control. Turn computer power ON. 6. Select input source for your LCD TV display, via either OSD menu or Remote control 1) Insert the ViewSonic Wizard CD into the your computer CD drive, wait for the CD to auto-start and then follow the on-screen instruction. 2) F
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OSD Functions All the function settings for your LCDTV display are controlled either via the remote control or using the proper buttons underneath the front panel. Press MENU key to display OSD Menu, and press MENU key again will change menu page. OSD menu may appear to be different, depend on the current source input. Source Input: TV Picture Menu Contrast: To adjust the contrast ratio of the image. (right: low contrast, left: high contrast) Brightness: To adjust the luminance of the image. (ri
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Option Menu C-Caption: To turn Closed Caption feature on/off, or select the type of closed caption desired. Source Select: To choose a desired input source between PC, YPbPr, S-Video, AV and TV/CATV. Memory Recall: Recall factory pre-sets. Setup Menu TV/CATV SELECT: To select TV signal input between off-air and cable service. AutoScan: To search for available TV /CATV channels. Channel (Add, Delete): Use to add or skip TV channel after Autoscan. V-CHIP Control: To turn V-Chip function on/off, se
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V-Chip setting: To enable V-Chip functions please enter 0000 if you have not assigned the special password. Use remote control arrow keys to select V-CHIP Blocking to set parental guidelines on or off. Select MPAA Rating Guide to set rating grade. Use remote control arrow keys to move cursor to desire rating grade. When the text turns red, press ENTER key to set block (B) or unblock (U) condition. Movie Ratings The MPAA movie ratings are defined as following. Rating Defined as Rating Def
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Select TV Rating Guide to set rating grade. Use remote control arrow keys to move cursor to desire rating grade. When the text turns red, press ENTER key to set block (B) or unblock (U) condition. TV Ratings The TV ratings are divided into two grounds age-based and content-based. Age Defined as Age Defined as TV-Y All Children TV-PG Parental Guidance Suggested TV-Y7 Directed to Older Children TV-14 Parents Strongly Cautioned TV-G General Audience TV-MA Mature Audience Only Con
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Use remote control numbering keys to confirm the number again, then press ENTER. ViewSonic N1800TV 16
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Source Input: YPbPr, AV, S-Video Picture Menu Contrast: To adjust the contrast ratio of the image level. Brightness: To adjust the brightness ratio of the image level. Color: To adjust color saturation. (right: pale color, left: brilliant color) Tint: To adjust the video hue level. (right: more greenish tone, left: more reddish tone) Sharpness: To adjust the picture sharpness. (right: soft, left: sharper) (Tint/ Sharpness not available in YPbPr) Sound Menu Balance: To adjust the left and right a
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Option Menu Source Select: To choose a desired input source between PC, YPbPr, S-Video, AV and TV/CATV. Memory Recall: Recall factory pre-sets. ViewSonic N1800TV 18
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Source Input: PC Main Menu: Auto Adjust: Auto adjust pictures horizontal position, vertical position, fine tune and H-Size. Contrast: To adjust the contrast ratio of the image. Brightness: To adjust the brightness level of the image. ViewSonic N1800TV 19
