Planar PT170 User manual

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Usage Notice
Precautions ................................................................................. 2
Introduction
About the Product ....................................................................... 3
Package Overview ...................................................................... 4
Installation
Product Overview........................................................................ 5
Start Your Installation .................................................................. 8
User Controls
ront Panel Controls ................................................................... 10
How to Use the OSD Menus ....................................................... 11
On-Screen Display Menus.......................................................... 12
Appendix
Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 16
Warning Signal ............................................................................ 17
Product Dimensions .................................................................... 18
Compatibility Modes ................................................................... 19
Touch Screen Driver Installation ................................................. 20
Table of Contents

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Usage Notice
Warning- To prevent the risk of fire or shock hazards, do not
expose this product to rain or moisture.
Warning- Please do not open or disassemble the product as this
may cause electric shock.
Precautions
Follow all warnings, precautions and maintenance as recom-
mended in this users manual to maximize the life of your unit.
Do:
qTurn off the product before cleaning.
qUse only a dry soft cloth or clean room wiper when cleaning the
LCD panel surface.
qUse a soft cloth moistened with mild detergent to clean the
display housing.
qUse only high quality and safety approved AC/DC power
adapter.
qDisconnect the power plug from AC outlet if the product is not
used for a long period of time.
Dont:
qDo not touch the LCD panel surface with sharp or hard ob ects.
qDo not use abrasive cleaners, waxes or solvents for your
cleaning.
qDo not operate the product under the following conditions:
- Extremely hot, cold or humid environment.
- Areas susceptible to excessive dust and dirt.
- Near any appliance generating a strong magnetic field.
- Place in direct sunlight.

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Introduction
About the Product
Having a 17 flat panel screen with an active matrix, thin-film transistor
(TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) , this product also demonstrates
following outstanding features.
qAnalog signal input
qActive matrix TFT LCD technology
q1280 x 1024 addressable pixels
q17 diagonal screen size
q31.5 ~ 80 kHz horizontal scan
q56 ~ 75 Hz refresh rate
qVESA wall mountable
qAuto-ad ustment
qMultilingual OSD user controls
qVESA DPMS power saving
qBuilt-in speakers for multimedia application
qResistive type touch screen
qKensington lock capability

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RS-232 Series Cable
(for Touch screen )
Package Overview
LCD Display
VGA Signal Cable
Power Adapter Power Cord
Users Manual Quick Start Guide
Audio-In Cable
Notice: One end of the VGA Signal cable already connected to the LCD display.
Family Product CD
CD-ROM
(for Touch screen)

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Installation
Product Overview
uFront View
LCD Display
Stand
Panel
Controls
Speakers
uRear View
Connector
Ports A
Connector
Ports C
Connector
Ports B
( Inside
the back
cover)

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uu
uu
uConnector Port A
VGA
input
DC
Power-In
Audio-In
uu
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uConnector Ports B
uu
uu
uConnector Ports C
RS-232
(For Touch Screen)
Touch Function

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uRemove the Back Cover
Please follow the instruction to remove the cover on the back panel of the
LCD so that you can connect the cables in Connector Ports B.
1. To remove the back cover, follow the arrows in Figure A and press with
both your thumbs. The cover should be easily removed by pressing firmly.
2. Follow the instruction on P.9 (Figure 9.1) to connect the cables in
Connector Ports B.
3. Fix the cover back to the LCD. You may also keep the cables in order
with the cable organizer.
Cable
Organizer
Note: You can place the L D horizontally to make it easier to connect
the cables. Please make sure that you place it on an even surface lest
the L D should be damaged by scratches or collision.
A
Back Cover

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uConnecting the Displa (Figure 9.1)
To setup this display, please refer to the following figure and procedures.
1. Be sure all equipment are off.
2. Connect the DC power cord to the power connector( The arrow sign é
must face down) ; plug one end of the AC power cord into the power
adapter, and then the other end into an electrical outlet().
3. For the PC with Analog output: Connect the VGA signal cable from
display VGA input connector to the 15-pin connector of your host
computer and tighten the screws().
4. Connect the Audio-In cable from audio input port of your display to the
Audio-out port of your computer().
5. Connect the RS-232 cable from RS-232 port of your display to the
RS-232 port of your computer().
6. Turn on your computer, display and video source.
Start Your Installation
Notice: To ensure the LCD display can work well with your computer,
please configure the display mode of your graphic card to make
it less than or equal to 1280 x 1024 resolution and make sure
timing of the display mode is compatible with the LCD display.
We have listed the Compatibility Modes of this LCD display in
appendices for your reference.

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Figure 9.1
 

VGA
Cable

Power
Adapter
& Power
Cord

Audio-In
Cable

RS232 cable

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User Controls
Front Panel Controls
No./ Icon Control Function
MENU Menu button To pop up the OSD menus.
SELECT/AUTO Select/Auto Select- To select the ad ust-
ment items from OSD menus.
Auto- To activate the Auto
Ad ustment function to obtain
an optimum image.
3Brightness Minus/Minus 1. Decreases the brightness of
the display image.
2. Decreases value of the
ad ustment items.
4Brightness Plus/Plus 1. Increases the brightness of
the display image.
2. Increases value of the
ad ustment items.
Power Switch Switches on/off the power of the
LCD display.
Power LED 1. Green indicates the display is
turned on.
2. Amber indicates the display in
power-saving mode.
  

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How to se the OSD Menus
1. Press the Menu button to pop up the on-screen menu and to select
between the four Main Menus.
2. Choose the adjustment items by pressing the Select/Auto button.
3. Adjust the value of the adjustment items by pressing the 3 or 4
button.
4. Once you dont operate the OSD menus after a pre-set time, the OSD
menus will automatically disappear.

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On-Screen Display Menus
4Auto-Adjustment
Choose this function to obtain an optimum image.
4Contrast
Ad usts the contrast of the display image.
4Horizontal Position
Changes the horizontal position of the image.
4Vertical Position
Changes the vertical position of the image.
4Frequency
Changes the display data frequency to match the frequency of your
graphic card. When you are experiencing vertical flickering bar, use
this function to make an ad ustment.
4Trackin
Synchronizes the signal timing of the display to that of the graphic card.
When you are experiencing unstable to flickering image, use this function
to make an ad ustment.
First OSD Menu:
Auto-Adjustment
Contrast
Horizontal Position
Vertical Position
Frequency
Tracking
Main Menu
Page 1
No Yes

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Second OSD Menu:
4Display Mode
Selects this function to demonstrate the display resolution, vertical refresh,
and horizontal scan of the current mode.
4OSD Off-Time
Ad usts the time period for OSD menu to disappear.
4Lan ua e
Chooses the language you need.
4Text-Graphic
Toggles between VGA text mode (mode M03H) and graphic mode (mode
M13H).
4Sharpness
Ad ust the sharpness of the image.
4Reset
Returns the display parameters of the current mode to its factory default
settings.
Display Mode
OSD Off-Time
Language
Text-Graphic
Sharpness
Reset
Main Menu
Page 2
1280* 1024
FH: 80 kHz (++
++
+)
FV: 75 Hz (++
++
+)

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Third OSD Menu:
4Volume
It allows you to control the volume sound.
4Mute
It allows you to disable the sound immediately.
Volume
Mute
Main Menu
Page 3
+
-0 20 40

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Fourth OSD Menu:
4Color Settin
Ad usts the color temperature.
4Color Adjustment-Red
It allows you to ad ust the red color of the display.
4Color Adjustment-Green
It allows you to ad ust the green color of the display.
4Color Adjustment-Blue
It allows you to ad ust the blue color of the display.
Color Setting
Color Adjustment-Red
Color Adjustment-Green
Color Adjustment-Blue
Main Menu
Page 4
6500K
9300K
Custom
Preset

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Troubleshooting
If you are experiencing trouble with the L D display, refer to the
following. If the problem persists, please contact your local dealer or
our service center.
Problem: No ima e appears on screen.
4Check that all the I/O and power connectors are correctly and
well connected as described in the  Installation  section.
4Make sure the pins of the connectors are not crooked or broken.
Problem: Partial ima e or incorrectly displayed ima e.
4Check to see if the resolution of your computer is higher than that
of the LCD display.
4Reconfigure the resolution of your computer to make it less than
or equal to 1280 x 1024.
Problem: Ima e has flickerin vertical line bars.
4Use  Frequency  to make an ad ustment.
4Check and reconfigure the display mode of the vertical refresh
rate of your graphic card to make it compatible with the LCD
display.
Problem: Ima e is unstable and flickerin
4Use  Tracking  to make an ad ustment.
Problem: Ima e is scrollin
4Check and make sure the VGA signal cable (or adapter) is well
connected.
4Check and reconfigure the display mode of the vertical refresh
rate of your graphic card to make it compatible with the LCD
display.
Problem: Va ue ima e (characters and raphics)
4Use  Frequency  to make an ad ustment. If this problem still exists,
use Tracking to make an ad ustment.
Appendix

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Warning Signal
Sometimes you probably will see the warning messages from this L D
screen. This means that the L D display cannot exactly receive the
signal from the computer graphic card.
There are three kinds of situations that may happen. Please check the
cable connections or contact your local dealer for more information.
4No 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.
4Going to Sleep
This message means that the LCD display is under the power saving
mode. In addition, the LCD display will go to this sleeping mode when
experiencing a sudden signal disconnecting problem.
4Unsupport Mode
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
compatibility mode we have listed in the Appendices of this manual, the
LCD display will appear this message.

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Product Dimensions
414mm/16.3
210mm/8.3
Front View
Top View
412mm/16.2
Side View
64.6mm/2.54

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Compatibility Modes
Mode Resolution V. Frequency
(Hz)
H. Frequency
(kHz)