ViewSonic NexTVision N1700w User manual

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NexTVision
LCD Display
User Guide
Guide de l’utilisateur
Bedienungsanleitung
Guía del usuario
Guida dell’utente
Guia do Usuário
Användarhandbok
Käyttöopas
N1700
w
Full 17.0" Wide Diagonal Viewable Screen

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Contents
Getting Started.................................................................. 3
Pack age Contents 3
Precau tions 3
Quick Installation 4
Installation of Wall Mount (Opt ional) 5
Using the Display (PC).................................................... 6
Setting the Timing Mode (PC RGB Input) 6
Connecting AV or adding a TV tuner............................... 7
Adjusting the Screen I mage 8
Remote Controls 10
Main Menu Controls 12
System Tab 12
VIDEO Tab 16
TV Tab 18
Audio Tab 20
Parental Control Tab 22
OSD Ta b 24
OSD and Power Lock Settings 27
Other Information ............................................................. 28
Specificat ions 28
Tr oubleshooting 29
Customer Suppor t 30
Cleaning the Display 31
Limited War ranty 32
Appendix ........................................................................... 33
Safety Guidelines 33
Compliance Infor mation for U.S.A. 34

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Getting Started
Congratu lations on your purc hase of a ViewSonic
®
NexTVision
®
display.
Important! Sa ve the origin al bo x an d all pa cking mat erial for fut ure s hippi ng
needs.
The NexTVision line o f displays is the next innovation from ViewSonic.
Through the us e of the new VX P port (locate d on the rear of the monito r)
numer ous expansion options are available for your NexTVision display.
Package Contents
Your NexTVision package inc ludes:
• NexTVision N1700w Display
• Remote Control (included battery)
• US Power cord
• Schuk o (Europe) Power cor d
• Analog VGA Video Cable
• Audio cable (ste reo mini jack )
• AC/DC Adap ter
• ViewSonic Wiz ard CD-ROM and Quick Start Guide
• The pack age may also include a VXP Adapter depen ding on region of
purch ase
NOTE:Th e ViewSon ic W izar d CD inc ludes the U ser Guide P DF f iles an d INF/IC M dis play
optimi zation fil es. T he INF f ile ens ures comp atibili ty with W indows o perating s ystems , and the
ICM f ile ( Image C olor M atch ing) ens ur es ac cur ate on-s cr een col or s. ViewSon ic r ecom mends
that you install both fi les.
Precautions

Sit at leas t 18" fr om your NexT Vis ion
dis play.
 Avoid touching the screen. Skin oils are
diff ic ult to r emove.
 Never remove the rear cover. You r
Ne xTVi si on displ ay contains h igh- voltage
part s. You m ay be s eri ousl y i njur ed if you
touch them .

Avoi d exposing your N exT Vision dis play to
dir ect s unlight or another he at sourc e.
Ori ent your N exT Vis ion dis play away from
dir ect s unligh t to r educe g lare.

Al ways handle your NexT Vi sion d ispl ay
wi th c ar e whe n mo v in g i t.

Place your NexTVision display in a well
ventila ted area. Do no t place anything on
your Ne xTVisi on di spl ay tha t preven ts heat
dis sipa tion.

Ensure the area around the NexTVision
dis play is cle an and fr ee of moi sture .

Do no t place hea vy obj ects on the
Ne xTVi si on displ ay, vi deo cabl e, or power
cord.
 If sm oke, abnor mal noise , o r s trange od or
is pr es ent, immed iately switch the
Ne xTVi s ion dis play off a nd call your dealer
or V iewSoni c. It is danger ous to c ontinue
usi ng the NexT Vi si on displ ay.

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Quick Installation
1 Remove two rear panel covers
2 Connect power cord and AC/DC
adapter
3 Connect video cable

Make s ure both the LCD display and
com puter ar e turn ed OFF

Co nnect the video c able fr om the LC D
display to the computer

Macintosh users: Mo dels ol der tha n G 3
r equire a M acintos h adapter . Attach the
adapter to the c omputer a nd plug the video
cab le into the adapter . To or der a
Vi ewSonic® M aci ntosh adapter, contact
Vi ewSonic Customer Support.
4 Turn ON LCD display and computer
T ur n ON th e LC D di s pla y, then tur n ON the
computer.
NOTE: W i ndows us ers m ay rec eive a
message asking them to install the INF file.
T his is on the CD.
5 Insert the ViewSonic Wizard CD into
the computer’s CD drive.
Fol low the on -sc ree n instr uc tions If your
co mputer d oes not have a CD -R OM dr ive,
se e “Cu stom er Sup por t."
(1) W ait for the CD- RO M to auto-s tart.
NOTE: If the C D- ROM does not auto-s tart:
doubl e-c lic k on the CD -R OM i con in the
W in dows Explo rer , then do uble- cl ick on
viewsonic.exe.
(2) Foll ow the on -sc ree n instr uc tions.
6 Audio Installation (optional)

Speakers Connect the audio c able ( line
co lor) to the AUD IO OUT por t of your
com puter’ s sou nd car d, then to the LC D
display’s AUDIO IN (line color) port (see
il lustr ation bel ow).
7 Windows users: Set the timing mode
(resolution and refresh rate)
Example: 1 280 x 768 @ 60 Hz.
For i nstr uc tions on c hanging th e r es olution
and ref r esh r ate, see the graph ic c ard’ s use r
guide .
8.Installation is complete. Enjoy your
new ViewSonic, LCD display.
You can register your product online at the
websi te for your r egion. S ee the Cus tomer
Supp ort table in th is guid e. (page 32)
A
udio In
Video(D-sub) IN
Rear panel
covers
VXP
Power cord and
A
C/DC adapter
Power IN
Compute r
power cord
A
udio Out
A
C outlet
DVI

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Installation of Wall Mount (Optional)
To obtain a wall-mounting kit, contact ViewSonic or your local dealer. Refer
to the i nstr uctions that co m e with the Wall Moun t kit. To convert your Display
from a des k-mount ed t o a wall-mounted display, do the following:
Four scr ew holes fo r wall moun t
1. Disc onnect Po wer.
2. La y th e Display fa ce down on a
towel or blanket.
3. Remot e the 4 s cr ews holding
the desk mount
4. Remot e t he four rubbe r plugs
shown
5. Att ach the mounting brack et
from the VE SA c ompat ible wall
mounting kit (100 mm x 100
mm size).
6. Att ach the Display to the wall,
following the ins truct ions in the
wall-mounting kit.

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Using the Display (PC)
Setting the Timing Mode (PC RGB Input)
Sett ing the timing mo de is impor tant fo r m axim izing th e qual ity of the scr een
image and minimizing eye str ain. The timing mode c onsist s of the
resolution (example 1280 x 768) and refresh rate (or vertical fr equency;
example 60 Hz). After setting the timing mode, us e the OSD c ontrols to
adjust the s cre en imag e.
NOTE: For the bes t p icture qua lity set your Ne xTVision
®
displ a y t im ing mo de
to: 1280 x 768 @ 60Hz.
To set the Timing Mode:
1. Set the resolut ion: Right-click o n t he Windows desk top > Properties
>Settings > se t the resolution.
2. Set the refr esh rat e: See your graphic c ard's u ser guide for inst ruct ions.
WARNING:Do not s et the graphic s card in your computer to exceed the
maximum refresh rate of 75Hz; doing s o ma y result in permanent damage to
your Display.

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Connecting AV or adding a TV
tuner
Your NexTVision Display is c ompatible with mos t AV devices by way of the
innovative VXP port. (As like f ollow VXP25 figure) .
Dependi ng on where pur chased, your dis pla y ma y alre ady include a VXP TV
Module or VXP Video Adapter Module that allows connec tion to most AV
Devic es. Th ese mo du les m ay a lso be p urchas ed sep aratel y, p lease contac t
ViewSonic for more informat ion (www.viewsonic .com) .
Further det ail about AV connections ar e available within the pack age of the
VXP adapter inc luded.
VXP25 f igure

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S
p
eake
r
A
ls o a sh ortcut to dis play the C ontras
t
adjus tment contr ol sc ree n.
(Navigates down or up while in OSD)
Displays the Main Menu or
exits the c ontrol s cr een and
saves adjustments.
Adjusting the Screen Image
Use the buttons on the front c ontrol panel (or included remot e control) to
display and adjust the On Screen Display (OSD)
contro ls which display on
the sc reen. The OSD c ontrols are explained at the top of the next page and
are defined in “Main Menu Controls” on page 12.
Mai n Menu with OSD
c ontrols
S
p
eake
r
Front Control Pane l
shown below in detail
Sc rol ls thr ough menu option s and
adjus ts the dis played contr ol.
Power light
Gr een = ON
Ora nge = Power
Savin
g
Power On/Off
Used to invoke and
OSD selection
Mute.
Decreases or increases
volume.
(Na vigates left or r ight while inside
of OSD)

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Shortcuts
Shortc uts al low q uick acces s to c omm only us ed fu nctio ns withou t na vigati ng
through the OSD. The following shortc uts are available:
Button Combinations Function
[RIGHT] + [DOWN]
(Hold for 0.5 Sec)
AUTO TUNE. Automatically adjusts
Image Size, Posit ion, and Phas e.
[MUTE] + [RIGHT] +
[DOWN]
(Hold for 3.0 Sec)
FULL RESET.
[MENU] + [LEFT] OSD LOCK TOGGLE.
[MENU] + [RIGHT] POWER LOCK.
[ENTER]
(W hen OSD NOT
ACTIVE)
Input Select . J umps direct ly to ne xt Inp ut.
[RIGHT]
(W hen OSD NOT
Active)
VOLUME DOWN
[LEFT]
(W hen OSD NOT
ACTIVE)
VOLUME UP
[UP]
(W hen OSD NOT
ACTIVE)
Channel UP
(only when VXP TV Tuner Adapter is
pres ent)
[DOWN]
(W hen OSD Not Active)
Channel DOWN
(only when VXP TV Tuner Adapter is
pres ent)