Planar LC1503R User manual

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LC1503R/LC1503R‐C
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USER’SGUIDE
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Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Thisdocumentcontains
proprietaryinformationthatisprotectedbycopyright.Allrightsarereserved.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybe
reproduced,translatedtoanotherlanguageorstoredinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedbyanymeans,
electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutpriorwrittenpermission.
WindowsisaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoft,Inc.
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Otherbrandsorproductnamesaretrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.
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EuropeanUnion2002/95/ECDirectiveontheRestrictionofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)
InFebruary2003,theEuropeanUnionissuedDirective2002/95/EContheRestrictionofHazardousSubstances,
commonlyknownasRoHS,incertainelectricalandelectronicequipment.Itrestrictstheuseofsixhazardous
substances,includinglead(Pb).
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TheDirectivestatesthatallnewproductswithinitsscope,placedontheEuropeanmarketafterJuly1,2006must
becompliantwithitsrequirements.
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PlanarSystemsInc.isfullyinsupportofandcompliantwithEUDirective2002/95/ECforapplicableproducts
withinitsscope.
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APlanarpartnumberwillbemodifiedwithan“LF”suffixdesignationtoindicateRoHScompliance,asshownon
thepartnumberlabelaffixedtothedisplayandontheboxcontainingthedisplay.
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ImportantRecycleInstruction: 
LCDLamp(s)insidethisproductcontainmercury.Thisproductmaycontain
otherelectronicwastethatcanbehazardousifnotdisposedofproperly.
Recycleordisposeinaccordancewithlocal,state,orfederalLaws.Formoreinformation,contactthe
ElectronicIndustriesAllianceatWWW.EIAE.ORG.
ForlampspecificdisposalinformationcheckWWW.LAMPRECYCLE.ORG.
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DATE: DESCRIPTION:
September2011Documentrelease
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Table of Contents
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UsageNotice
Precautions...............................................................................4
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Introduction
AboutPlanar’sLC1503R..............................................................5
PackageOverview.....................................................................6
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Installation
ProductOverview.......................................................................7
MountingtheDisplay................................................................9
InstallingtheOptionalCoolingKit............................................10
ConnectingtheDisplay.............................................................11
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UserControls
UserControls............................................................................12
HowToUseOnScreenDisplay(OSD)Menus...........................13
On‐ScreenDisplayMenuItems.................................................14
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Appendices
AppendixA–VideoModes.......................................................17
AppendixB–Troubleshooting..................................................18
AppendixC–WarningSignals..................................................19
AppendixD–ProductDimensions...........................................20
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ProductRegistration..............................................................26
SupportandService...............................................................26

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UsageNotice
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Precautions
Followallwarnings,precautionsandmaintenanceasrecommendedinthisuser’sguideto
maximizethelifeofyourunit.
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Do:
Turnofftheproductbeforecleaning.
LCDfrontsurfacemaybecleanedusingasoftcleanclothmoistenedwithmildwindow
glasscommercialcleanersor50/50mixtureofwaterandisopropylalcohol.
UseonlyhighqualityandsafetyapprovedAC/DCpoweradapterthatcomeswithyour
monitor.
DisconnectthepowerplugfromACoutletiftheproductisnotusedforanextended
periodoftime.
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Don’t:
DonottouchtheLCDdisplayscreensurfacewithsharporhardobjects.
Donotuseabrasivecleaners,waxesorsolventsforcleaning.
Donotoperatetheproductunderthefollowingconditions:
oExtremelyhot,coldorhumidenvironment.
oAreassusceptibletoexcessivedustanddirt.
oNearanyappliancegeneratingastrongmagneticfield.
oIndirectsunlight.
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WARNING–Topreventtheriskoffireorshockhazards,donotexpose
thisproducttorainormoisture.
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WARNING–Pleasedonotopenordisassembletheproductasthismay
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Introduction
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About Planar’s LC1503R
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LC1503Risasmartpaneldesignwhichiscomposedofanactivematrix,thin‐filmtransistor
(TFT)liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD).Ithasa15"diagonallymeasuredactivedisplayareawithXGA
resolution(1024x768).
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Featuresinclude:
1,600nits
LongLifetimeLEDBacklightPoweredbyDurapixel™Technology
Wideviewingangle
Broadoperatingtemperaturerange
Fastresponsetime:8ms(typ.)
Highcontrastratio:600:1(typ.)
XGA(1024x768pixels)resolution
LVDSinterface(6bit+FRC)
HighPerformanceEdge‐littypebacklight
PSWGstandard
RoHscompliance
TCO’03compliance
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Applicationsinclude:
Display
OutdoorDigitalSignage
QuickServiceRestaurantDisplayProduct
Transportation
GasStationForecourtDisplays

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Package Overview
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LCDDisplayPowerCordVGASignalCable
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DCPowerSupplyBracketsScrews(4)
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Installation
ProductOverview
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FrontView
LC1503R
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RearView
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FrontView
LC1503R‐C
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RearView
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MountingtheDisplay
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IMPORTANT!Themountinginstructionsareforthequalifiedinstallationpersononly!
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ThePlanarLC1503Rcanbemountedthreedifferentways.Therearofthedisplayis
compatiblewithaVESA75mountinginterface,thesidesofthedisplaysupportside‐oriented
mounting,ortheenclosedmountingbracketscanbeattachedtothesideofthedisplayfor
rear/front‐orientedmounting.
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VESA75Mounting
1. ChooseaVESA75compatiblebracketthatcansupportaminimumof13.2lbs.
2. Followthemanufacturersinstructionsforconnectingthemountingbrackettothe
displayunit.
3. Makesuretouseallfourscrewstosecurelymountthedisplaytothebracketand
securethebrackettoastablemountingsurface.
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Side‐OrientedMounting
1. Chooseamountinglocationthatcansupportaminimumof13.2lbs.
2. Alignthedisplayinthemountinglocationandverifythescrewholesarecorrectly
positionedonbothsidesofthemountinglocationandthedisplay.
3. Choosescrewsofappropriatelengthtotraversethethicknessofthemounting
surfaceandsecurelyattachtothedisplay.
4. Connectallfourscrewstothedisplayandtightenfirmly.
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Rear/Front‐OrientedMounting
1. Chooseamountinglocationthatcansupportaminimumof13.2lbs.
2. Determinewhetheryouwantarearorfrontorientedmount,andpositionthe
mountingbracketsaccordingly.
3. Attachthemountingbracketstothesideofthedisplayusingtheenclosedscrews
andtightenfirmly.
4. Connectthemountingbracketstothemountingsurfacesecurely.
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InstallingtheOptionalCoolingKit
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IMPORTANT!Theoptionalcoolingkitshouldonlybeinstalledbyqualifiedpersonnel.
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ThePlanarLC1503Rcanbefittedwithanoptionalcoolingkittoexpandthetemperaturerange
ofthedisplayforspecificapplications.TheoptionalcoolingkitistypicallyinstalledbyPlanar
personnelatassemblytimebutcanbeinstalledinthefieldundersomecircumstances.Take
allnecessaryprecautionswheninstallingtheLC1503Rcoolingkitasdamagetothedisplaycan
occurwithoutpropercare.Forbestresults,thecoolingkitshouldbeusedwithacoverglass
placedinsidetheframe(notprovided).
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1. DisconnectthepowercordfromtheLC1503R.
2. UnpacktheCoolingKitfromthepackaging.
3. Laythecoolingkitfacedownonasturdysurface(fanventspointingup).
4. PositiontheLC1503Rsuchthebottomofthedisplayisrestingontheframeofthe
coolingkit.
5. Carefullyanglethebaseofthedisplayintotheframeofthecoolingkitbeingsure
nottopressthesharpedgesofthecoolingkitintotheLCDfrontsurface.When
completelyinserted,thecoolingkitframewillsecurelyencompasstheleft,right,
andbottomsidesofthedisplay.
6. Securethecoolingkittotheleftandrightsidesusingthefourscrewsprovided.
7. Connectthepowercordfromthecoolingkittothedisplayunit.
8. ConnecttheVGAcablefromthehostcomputertothedisplayunit.
9. Connectthepowercabletothewalloutletandthecoolingkitpowerconnector.
10. Poweronthedisplayandthehostcomputer.
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ConnectingtheDisplay(Figure1.1)
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Tosetupthisdisplay,pleaserefertothefollowingfigureandprocedures.
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1. Besureallequipmentisoff.
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2. ConnecttheDCadaptertothepowerconnectoronthemonitorandtheotherendto
thepowercordandthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.
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3. ConnecttheVGAsignalcablefromthedisplay’sVGAinputconnectortotheVGAport
connectorofyourhostcomputerandtightenthethumb‐screws(1.1).
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4. Poweronthedisplayandthenpoweronyourhostcomputer.
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Notice:ToensuretheLCDdisplayworkswellwithyourcomputer,configurethedisplaymode
ofyourgraphiccard,lessthanorequalto1024x768resolutionandmakesurethetimingof
thedisplaymodeiscompatiblewiththeLCDpanel.“VideoModes”ofthisLCDpanelarelisted
intheappendicesforyourreference.
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Figure1.1
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UserControls
PanelControls
ButtonNumberButtonNameButtonFunction
1PowerOn/OffTurnsthedisplayonoroff
2Left/DecreaseMovesselectionleft/Decreasesselectedvalue
3Menu/SelectBringsupthemenu/Selectsitem
4Right/IncreaseMovesselectionright/Increasesselectedvalue
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HowtoUsetheOn‐ScreenDisplay(OSD)Menus 
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1. Pressthe“MENU”buttontopopupthe“on‐screenmenu”shownbelow.Thetiming
displaystheresolutionandhorizontal/verticalfrequencyofthedisplaywhiletheversion
displaysthecurrentfirmwareversioninstalledonthedisplay.
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2. Pressthe“Right”or“Left”buttonstochangetheselecteditem.Pressthe“Menu”
buttontoopentheassociatedsub‐menuorthecontroltobeadjusted.
3. Adjustthevalueoftheadjustmentitemsbypressingthe“Right”or“Left”buttons.
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WiththeOSDmenuonscreen,pressthe“Exit”optiontoexitasub‐menuandreturnto
themainmenuortoexittheOSD.
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Exit:ReturntothepreviousscreenorexitOSD.
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TheOSDmenuwillautomaticallycloseifleftidleforatime.
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TolocktheOSD/Keypadbuttons,pressthe“Menu”and“Right”keyssimultaneously.
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The“KEYPADLOCK”confirmationscreenwilldisplayforthreeseconds.Whilethelock
isactivated,anykeypresswillresultinshowing“KEYPADLOCK”onthedisplay.
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7. TounlocktheOSD/Keypadbuttons,pressthe“Menu”and“Right”keyssimultaneously.
The“KEYPADUNLOCKED”confirmationscreenwilldisplayforthreeseconds.
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On‐ScreenDisplayMenuItems
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MainOSDMenu:
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 OSDBrightness:Adjustthebrightnessoftheon‐screendisplaymenubyusingthe
left/rightbuttonstodecrease/increasethevaluefromzeroto100.
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 Brightness:Adjustthebrightnessofthedisplaybyusingtheleft/rightbuttonsto
decrease/increasethebrightnesssettingfromzeroto100.
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 Contrast:Adjustthecontrastofthedisplaybyusingtheleft/rightbuttonsto
decrease/increasethecontrastvaluefromzeroto100.
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 Exit:Exitthissub‐menuandreturntothemainOSDmenu.
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ColorMenu: 
 Auto‐Color:Configurethedisplaytomaintainoptimalcolorconfiguration
automatically.
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 StandardRGB:ConfigurethedisplayusingthesRGBcolorspacestandards.
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 ColorTemperature:Bringsupthefollowingsub‐menuitems.
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 UserMode(Default):UserconfigurableRGBsettings.
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  ColorTemperature6500K:Astandard“warm”colorscheme.
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  ColorTemperature9300K:Astandard“cold”colorscheme.
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  Exit:Exitthissub‐menuandreturntotheColorMenu.
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 Exit:Exitthissub‐menuandreturntothemainOSDmenu.
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ImageMenu: 
 Auto‐Adjust:Configurethedisplaytoautomaticallydeterminetheoptimal
horizontal/verticalfrequencies.
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 Clock:Manuallyadjusttheclock/pitchcontrolstoeliminateverticalbanding.(Note:
Thedisplaywillbe‘wider’whenusingthisfunction.)
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 Phase:Manuallyadjustthephasecontrolstoeliminatehorizontalstreaking.
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 HorizontalPosition:Adjustthehorizontallocationoftheimageonthedisplayby
usingtheleft/rightadjustments.
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 VerticalPosition:Adjusttheverticallocationoftheimageonthedisplaybyusingthe
left/rightadjustmentstomovetheimagedown/up.
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 Exit:Exitthissub‐menuandreturntothemainOSDmenu.
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ToolsMenu: 
 OSDControl:Bringsupthefollowingsub‐menuitems.
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  OSDTime:SetsthetimeoutfortheOSDdisplayfromtwo
secondsto16seconds.
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  OSDHorizontalPosition:Adjuststhehorizontallocationofthe
OSDbyusingtheleft/rightadjustments.
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  OSDVerticalPosition:AdjuststheverticallocationoftheOSD
byusingtheleft/rightadjustmentstomovethedisplaydown/up.
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  Exit:Exitthissub‐menuandreturntotheToolsMenu.
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 FactoryReset:Restorethedisplaytotheoriginalfactorysettingsanddiscardany
user‐configuredsettings.
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 Sharpness:Manuallyconfigurethesharpnessofthedisplay.
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 DOS‐mode/GFX‐mode:Manuallyselectthismodetousethedisplayin640x400(DOS
Mode)or720x400(GraphicsMode).
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 Exit:Exitthissub‐menuandreturntothemainOSDmenu.
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AppendixA‐VideoModes
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Mode Resolution H-Frequency(khz) V-Frequency(hz)
IBMVGA720x40031.4770
IBMVGA640x48031.4760
AppleMacII640x48035.0066
VESAVGA640x48037.8672
VESAVGA640x48037.5075
VESAVGA800x60035.1656
VESAVGA800x60037.8860
VESAVGA800x60048.0872
VESAVGA800x60046.8875
AppleMac832x62449.7275
VESAXGA1024x76856.4870
VESAXGA1024x76860.0275
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AppendixB‐Troubleshooting
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IfyouareexperiencingtroublewiththeLCDdisplay,refertothefollowing.Iftheproblem
persists,pleasecontactyourlocaldealerorvisitPlanarSupportatwww.planar.com/support.
Seesupportcontactinformationonrearcover.
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Problem:Noimageappearsonscreen.
CheckthatalltheI/Oandpowerconnectorsareinstalledcorrectlyandwell
connectedasdescribedinthe“Installation”section.
Makesurethepinsoftheconnectorsarenotcrookedorbroken.
Reconfiguretheresolutionofyourcomputertomakeitlessthanorequalto
1024x768.
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Problem:Partialimageorincorrectlydisplayedimage.
ChecktoseeiftheresolutionofyourcomputerishigherthanthatoftheLCDdisplay.
Reconfiguretheresolutionofyourcomputertomakeitlessthanorequalto
1024x768.
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Problem:Imagehasflickeringverticallinebars.
Use“HORIZONTALSIZE”tomakeanadjustment.
Checkandreconfigurethedisplaymodeoftheverticalrefreshrateofyourgraphiccard
tomakeitcompatiblewiththeLCDdisplay.
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Problem:Imageisunstableandflickering
Use“FINE”tomakeanadjustment.
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Problem:Imageisscrolling
CheckandmakesuretheVGAsignalcable(oradapter)iswellconnected.
Checkandreconfigurethedisplaymodeoftheverticalrefreshrateofyourgraphiccard
tomakeitcompatiblewiththeLCDdisplay.
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Problem:Vagueimage(charactersandgraphics)
Use“HORIZONTALSIZE”tomakeanadjustment.Iftheproblempersists,use“FINE”to
makeanadjustment.
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AppendixC‐WarningSignals
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IfyouseewarningmessagesonyourLCDscreen,thismeansthattheLCDdisplaycannot
receiveacleansignalfromthecomputergraphicscard.
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Theremaybethreesourcesforthisproblem.Pleasecheckthecableconnectionsorcontact
yourlocaldealerorourservicecenterformoreinformation.
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NoSignal
ThismessagemeansthattheLCDdisplayhasbeenpoweredonbutitcannotreceive
anysignalfromthecomputergraphiccard.Checkallthepowerswitches,powercables,
andVGAsignalcable.
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GoingtoSleep
ThismessagemeansthattheLCDdisplayisenteringthepowersavingmode.In
addition,theLCDdisplaywillentersleepmodewhenexperiencingasuddensignal
disconnectionproblem.Themonitorcanbere‐activatedbypressingthekeyboard,
triggeringthemouseortouchingthescreen.
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OutofRange
Thismessagemeansthatthesignalofthecomputergraphiccardisnotcompatible
withtheLCDdisplay.Whenthesignalisnotincludedinthe“VideoModes”listwehave
listedintheAppendicesofthismanual,theLCDdisplaywilldisplaythismessage.
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AppendixD‐ProductDimensions
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