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PLANAR LCD MONITOR PL201M MANUAL www.planar.com
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FCC Information 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 provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not insta
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Important Safety Instructions 1. Read the Safety Instructions carefully and keep it for later use. 2. Beware of all warning and instruction signs marked on the products. 3. When cleaning, cut off the electrical supply at all times. Never use liquid or aerosol detergent, use a damp rag instead. 4. Always keep the product away from heavy moisture. 5. keep this product stable at any time. Otherwise the product may fall, hazarding the safety and causing serious damage. 6. Do not clog apert
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CONTENTS Note: To access our Users Guide Homepage (Page 3) at anytime, simply click on the below Homepage icon or use the arrow icon(s) to browse through each page. When in Homepage, clicking on your desired topic will automatically open each page. FCC Information………………………………………………………. 1 FCC Warning………………………………………………………….. 1 Safety Precautions………
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Getting Started Congratulations on your purchase of a TFT LCD Color Monitor. This section lists package contents, features, precautions, as well as cleaning and installation instructions. Important! Please keep the original box and all packing material for future shipping needs. Package Contents Your TFT LCD Color Monitor package includes the following: TFT LCD Color Monitor Video cable with 15 pin D-Sub connector/ DVI Cable Power cord User Guide Unique Features • H
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Precautions Sit at least 18"(45 cm) away from the TFT LCD Color Monitor. Do not press on the LCD panel as it is very fragile. Do not touch the LCD panel with your bare hands, as the grease from your skin is difficult to remove and may damage the screen. Do not expose the LCD monitor directly under sunlight or other heat sources. When in u
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Quick Installation 1. Make sure the computer and the LCD monitor are both turned off. 2. Attach the power cord to the LCD monitor. 3. When using a power cord, plug the male end in a wall socket. 4. If using a PC power cord, plug the male end in the socket of the computer power supply (if equipped). 5. Plug one end of the video cable in the (Analog or Digital) video signal connector of LCD monitor and the other end in video signal connector of the computer. 6. Turn on
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OPERATIONS To turn the TFT LCD COLOR Monitor on, push the power button at the front of the LCD monitor to active. When the power light turns green, the LCD is ready to use. To turn the LCD off, push the power switch button to de- activate the monitor. Front Control Panel To scroll up Power LED or down the menu. Power Switch To select menu item
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O 45 O 20 Panel Tilt Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 2-1 Diagram 2-2 Diagram 1 – Illustrates the display can tilt forward or backwards. Diagram 2 – Illustrates the display can rotate left or right. Diagram 2 –1 Swivel angle left Diagram 2 –2 Swivel angle right 8 O 5 O 45
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MAIN MENU The Main Menu is shown below. CONTRAST / BRIGHTNESS IMAGE ADJUST COLOR ADJUST ADVANCED MENU AUDIO MENU SETUP MENU MEMORY RECALL A B : SELECT : EXIT CONTRAST adjusts the difference between the image background (black level) and the foreground (white level). BRIGHTNESS adjusts the background bl
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IMAGE ADJUST MENU The Image Adjust Menu is shown below. IMAGE ADJUST AUTO TUNE H. / V. POSITION H. SIZE PHASE ZOOM A : SELECT : EXIT B AUTO – TUNE automatically sizes, enters, and fine-tunes the video signal to eliminate noise and distortion. Press [ B ] button to activate Auto-tune. H POSITION (Horizontal Position) moves the screen image to the left or to the right. [ ▽] button moves the screen image to the left, [ △ ] button moves the scre
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H. SIZE (Horizontal Size) adjusts the width of the screen image. H. SIZE = = A : EXIT [ ▽ ] button decreases the width of the screen image, [ △ ] button increases the width of the screen image. PHASE minimizes the video distortion. PHASE = = A : EXIT Press the [ ▽ ] or [ △ ] button to adjust your preference. Please n
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COLOR ADJUST MENU The Color Adjust Menu is shown below: COLOR ADJUST COLOR TEMPERATURE USER COLOR TEMPERATURE A : EXIT B : SELECT COLOR TEMP SELECT provides several color options: several preset color temperatures User Color which allows you to adjust the Red (R), Green (G), and Blue (B). The factory setting for this product is 9300K (9300 Kelvin). COLOR TEMPERATURE 9300K 6500K 5400K 5000K = = A : EXIT B : SELECT Press [ ▽ ]
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USER COLOR TEMP. Individual adjustments for red, green, and blue. Press [ △ ] button to increase red, blue or green. Press [ ▽] button to decrease USER COLOR TEMPERATURE R B G Gamma Press to Enter /+ = = A : EXIT B : SELECT GAMMA Individual adjustments for white, red, blue and green colors. Press [ ▽] or [ △ ] to sel
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AUDIO MENU The Audio Menu is shown below. AUDIO MENU VOLUME MUTE A : EXIT B : SELECT VOLUME adjusts the volume of the audio output. VOLUME = = A : EXIT Press [ ▽] button to decrease the volume, [ △] button to increase the volume. Shortcut: Press [ ▽] or [ △ ] button at anytime to activate and adjust volume level. MUTE turns Off the volume output. MUTE Off On A : EXIT Press [ ▽] or [ △ ] button to select Off or On.
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ADVANCED MENU Selecting the Advanced Menu from the main menu takes you to the submenu shown below. ADVANCED MENU SCALING SHARPNESS INFORMATION A : EXIT B : SELECT SCALING adjusts the video input signal to the screen size using the following options. SCALING Fill All FILL ASPECT RATIO 1:1 A : EXIT Press [ ▽] or [ △ ] button to s
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SETUP MENU The Setup Menu takes you to the sub-menu shown below. SETUP MENU INPUT SELECT LANGUAGE SELECT OSD POSITION OSD TIME OUT A : EXIT B : SELECT INPUT SELECT allows you to toggle between two input ports between an analog and digital signal. INPUT SELECT ANALOG DIGITAL A : EXIT B : SELECT Press [ ▽] or [ △ ] button to select an input signal. LANGUAGE SELECT allows you to choose the language used in the menus and control
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OSD POSITION allows you to move the on-screen display menus and control screens. OSD POSITION H. POSITION V . POSITION = = A : EXIT B : SELECT Press [ ] or [ △] button OSD TIMEOUT sets the length of time the on-screen display screen is displayed. For example, with a “30 second”
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Specifications LCD Type 20.1" (full 20.1" viewable diagonal area) TFT (Thin Film Transistor), Active Matrix Panel Pixel Pitch 0.255mm pixel pitch Color Filter Pixel RGB vertical stripe Color 16.7M (8 bit color) Glass surface Anti-Glare Response time Ton = 15 ms (Typ.), Toff = 10 ms (Typ.) Maximum Horizontal 170° @ CR>10 (Min.) Viewing Angles Vertical 170° @ CR>10 (Min.) Input Signal Video Sync: RGB Analog (0.7 / 1.0Vp-p, 75 ohms) DVI Digital
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Factory Preset Timing Polarity Timing Hor. Freq. (KHZ) Ver. Freq. (HZ) (H/V) VGA 640 X 350 31.47 70.08 + / - VGA 720 X 400 31.47 70.08 - / + VGA 640 X 400 31.47 70.08 - / + VGA 640 X 480 31.47 59.94 - / - VESA 640 X 480 37.86 72.81 - / - VESA 640 X 480 37.50 75.00 - / - VESA 800 X 600 37.50 75.00 - / - VESA 640 X 480 35.00 66.67 Composite VESA 800
