Planar PT1700MX User manual

PT1700MX / PT1701MX /
PT1705MU
Touch Screen LCD Monitors
USER’S GUIDE
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Table of Contents
Usage Notice ........................................................................... 3
Precautions .....................................................................................................3
Introduction ............................................................................. 4
About Planar’s PT1700MX / PT1701MX / PT1705MU ...................................4
Touch Screen for PT1700MX..........................................................................5
Touch Screen for PT1701MX..........................................................................5
Touch Screen for PT1705MU .........................................................................5
Package Overview ..........................................................................................7
Installation ............................................................................... 8
Product Overview............................................................................................8
Kensington Security Slot.................................................................................9
VESA Mount your monitor.............................................................................10
Start Your Installation ....................................................................................12
User Controls ........................................................................ 15
Front Panel Controls .....................................................................................15
How to Use the OSD Menus.........................................................................16
On-Screen Display Menus ............................................................................17
Appendix................................................................................ 18
Troubleshooting.............................................................................................18
Warning Signal..............................................................................................19
 No Signal ...................................................................................................19
 Going to sleep............................................................................................19
 Out of Range .............................................................................................19
Product Dimensions......................................................................................20

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Compatibility Modes......................................................................................21
Touch Screen Driver Installation ...................................................................22
Product Registration and Technical Support.................................................27

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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 recommended in this
user’s manual to maximize the life of your unit.
Do:
Turn off the product before cleaning.
Touch screen 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 a soft cloth moistened with mild detergent to clean the display
housing.
Use only high quality and safety approved AC/DC adapter.
Disconnect the power plug from AC outlet if the product is not going
to be used for an extended period of time.
Don’t:
Do not touch the LCD Display screen surface with sharp or hard
objects.
Do not use abrasive cleaners, waxes or solvents for your cleaning.
Do 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.
- In direct sunlight.

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Introduction
About Planar’s PT1700MX / PT1701MX / PT1705MU
The PT1700MX / PT1701MX / PT1705MU is a 17” flat panel screen with an
active matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD).
Features include:
Direct Analog signal input
Active matrix TFT LCD technology
1280x1024 SXGA resolution
17” viewable display area
31.5 ~ 80 kHz horizontal scan
56.3 ~ 75 Hz high refresh rate
0.264mm x 0.264mm Pixel pitch
Auto adjustment function
Multilingual OSD user controls
VESA DPMS power saving
Kensington security slot
75 mm / 100 mm VESA mount
Removable base for flexible mounting solutions.
PT1700MX - 5-wire resistive touch screen with dual RS-232 Serial/USB
controllers
PT1701MX – Capacitive touch screen with dual RS-232 Serial/USB
controllers
PT1705MU - SAW touch screen with USB controller
Built-in speakers-1W X 2

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Touch Screen for PT1700MX
5-wire resistive touch screen for finger and stylus input
Surface: Anti-glare treatment
Interface: Dual RS-232 Serial/USB controller
Durability: 35 million touches at a single point
Hardness of surface: 3H Typical
Operating force: 40g~200g when using a silicon rubber tipped pen with a 1
mm diameter minimum and a hardness of 60 degree.
Transmittance: 82%±5%
Driver: Windows
®
VISTA, XP, 2000, ME, 98, CE, XP Embedded, Linux,
Apple
®
Mac OS
Touch Screen for PT1701MX
Capacitive touch screen for finger input
Surface: Anti-glare treatment
Interface: Dual RS-232 Serial/USB controller
Durability: 200 million touches at a single point
Hardness of surface: 6H Typical
Operating force: + 15g
Transmittance: 85%±5%
Driver: Windows® VISTA, XP, 2000, ME, 98, CE, XP Embedded, Linux,
Apple® Mac OS
Touch Screen for PT1705MU
Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) touch screen for finger and stylus input
Surface: Anti-glare treatment
Interface: USB controller

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Durability: 30 million touches at a single point
Hardness of surface: Mohs’ Hardness rating of 7
Operating force: 80g (min.) when using a soft-tipped stylus with an 8mm
diameter minimum.
Transmittance: 92%±5%
Driver: Windows® VISTA, XP, 2000, 98

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Package Overview
LCD Display Power Cord VGA Signal Cable
USB Cable - Type A to B Audio-in Cable RS-232 Cable
(PT1700MX/PT1701MX)
Landing Strip Touch Screen Driver
Installation CD-ROM
User’s Guide
DC Power Supply
(sold separately)

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Installation
Product Overview
 Front View
 PT1700MX/PT1701MX Bottom View (Without Stand)
 PT1705MU Bottom View (Without Stand)

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Kensington Security Slot
The monitor can be secured to your desk or any other fixed object with
Kensington lock security products. The Kensington lock is not included.

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VESA Mount your monitor
This monitor conforms to the VESA Flat Panel Mounting Physical Mounting
Interface Standard which defines a physical mounting interface for flat panel
monitors, and corresponding standards for flat panel monitor mounting devices,
such as wall and table arms. The VESA mounting interface is located on the
back of your monitor.
To mount the monitor on a swing arm or other mounting fixture, follow the
instructions included with the mounting fixture to be used.
Warning!
Please select the proper screws!
The distance between the back cover surface and the bottom of the screw hole
is 8mm Please use M4 screw diameter with a maximum length of 8 mm.

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Remove the Deskstand
1. Remove stand
back cover.
2. Remove hinge
cover
3. Remove 4 screws
and then remove
hinge.

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Start Your Installation
Remove the Back Cover
Please follow these instructions to remove the cover on the back panel of the
LCD so that you can hookup the cables to associated connector.
Figure A.
To remove the back cover, follow the arrows in Figure A and pull out with your
fingers and the cover should be removed from the stand.
Follow the instructions on page 14 ( Figure 11.1 ) to connect the cables to the
appropriate connectors.
Attach the cover back to the LCD stand by pressing firmly until the tabs snap
into place. You may also keep the cables in order by using the cable organizer.

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Connecting the Display (Figure 11.1)
To setup this display, please refer to the following figure and procedures.
1. Be sure all equipment is turned off.
2. Connect the AC power cord to the power connector on the monitor and
the other end into an electrical outlet (11.1).
3. Connect the D-SUB cable from the display’s VGA input connector to the
D-SUB connector of your host computer and tighten the screws (11.1).
4. Connect the Audio-In cable from the audio input port of your display to the
Audio-out port of your computer (11.1).
5. Connect the RS-232 or USB cable from the RS-232 or USB port of your
display to the RS-232 port (11.1) or USB port (11.1) of your computer.
6. Configure the touch screen. Refer to the “Touch Screen Driver
Installation” section on page 22.
7. Once the touch screen is configured, the monitor is ready for use.
To ensure the LCD display works well with your computer, please configure
the display mode of your graphics card to make it less than or equal to
1280 x 1024 resolution and make sure the timing of the display mode is
compatible with the LCD display.
We have listed the compatible “Video Modes” of your LCD
display in the appendix for your reference.

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Figure 11.1

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User Controls
Front Panel Controls
No Icon
Menu
/
No / Icon Control Function
 MENU Menu button Display the OSD menus
 Brightness
Plus/Plus
1. Increases the brightness of the display
image.
2. Increases value of the adjustment items.
 Brightness
Minus/Minus
1.Decreases the brightness of the display
image.
2. Decreases value of the adjustment items.

Select
Auto
Select – To select the adjustment items from
OSD menus.
Auto – To activate the “Auto Adjustment”
function to obtain an optimum image.
 Power Switch Switches on/off the power of the LCD display.

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How to Use the OSD Menus
1. Press the "MENU" button to pop up the “on-screen menu” and to select
among 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 “”or ““ button.
1. The OSD menu will automatically close, if you have left it idle for a pre-set
time.
2. To disable the OSD menu buttons, please follow the instructions below:
(Please note: the monitor has to be ON with a valid signal preset)
a. Press and hold the “Power“ and “Menu” key simultaneously for 4
seconds.
b. The wording “OSD Locked” will appear for 4 seconds on the monitor.
This indicates that all the buttons, with the exception of the power
button, are now disabled.
3. To enable the OSD menu buttons, please follow the instructions below.
(Please note: the monitor has to be ON with a valid signal present.)
a. Press and hold the “Power” and “Menu” key simultaneously for 4
seconds.
b. The wording “OSD Unlocked” will appear for 4 seconds on the
monitor. This indicates that all the buttons are now enabled.

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On-Screen Display Menus
Main OSD Menu:
ITEM SUB MENU CONTENT
Contrast 0-100 Adjusts the maximum luminance level of the monitor
Brightness 0-100 Adjusts the backlight of the monitor
Auto Adjust NO/YES Automatically adjusts the system clock
Left/Right 0-100 The screen is moved horizontally right and left (1 pixel pitch
increment)
Down/Up 0-100 The screen is moved vertically up and down (1 line
increment)
Horizontal size 0-100 The ratio of dividing frequency of the dot clock is adjusted.
Fine tune 0-100 The phase of the dot clock is adjusted.
OSD Left/Right 0-100 Adjusts the OSD menu screen position left or right.
OSD Up/Down 0-100 Adjusts the OSD menu screen position up or down
OSD Time out 0-100 Adjusts the amount of the OSD menu is displayed
OSD Language
Select the language used for the OSD menu from among
English, French, Japanese, Deutsch, Spanish, Italian,
Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese
Volume 0-100 Controls the sound volume .
Mute No/Yes Disables the sound immediately .

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Appendix
Troubleshooting
If you are experiencing trouble with the LCD display, refer to the following. If
the problem persists, please contact your local dealer or our service center.
Problem: No image appears on screen.
 Check that all the I/O and power connectors are correctly and well
connected as described in the “Installation” section.
 Make sure the pins of the connectors are not crooked or broken.
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
1280 x 1024.
Problem: Image has vertical flickering line bars.
 Use "Clock" 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.
Problem: Image is unstable and flickering
 Use "Phase" to make an adjustment.
Problem: Image is scrolling
 Check and make sure the VGA signal cable (or adapter) is securely
connected.
 Check and reconfigure the display mode of the vertical refresh rate of your
graphics card to make it compatible with the LCD Display.
Problem: Vague image (characters and graphics)
 Use "Clock" to make an adjustment. If this problem still exists, use “Phase”
to make an adjustment.