Acer Everyday G276HL manual

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    User Guide Acer LCD Monitor[...]

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    Changes may be made peri odically to the informati on in this publication without obl igation to notify any person of s uch revisions or change s. Such changes will be incorporated in n ew e diti ons of th is manual or supple me n tar y do cu ments and pub lications. This company makes no representations or warranties, either expre ssed or implied,[...]

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    iii Information for your safety and comfort Safety instructions Read these instructions carefully. Keep this document for future reference. Follow all warnings and instruct ions marked on the product. • Due to the nature of the fluorescent light, the screen may flicker during initial use. Turn off the power switch and then tu rn it on again to ma[...]

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    iv Accessibility Be sure that the po we r outle t you plug the p ower cord into is easily accessible and located as close to the equipmen t operator as possible. When you need to disconnect power from the equipment , be sur e to unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet. Safe listening To protect your hearing, follow these instructi ons. •[...]

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    v ampere rating of the equipment plugge d into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, make sure that th e total rating of all products plugg ed into the wall outlet does not exceed the fuse rating. • Do not overload a power outlet, strip or receptacle by plugging in too many devices. The overall system load mus[...]

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    vi Note: Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions, since improper adju stm e nt of ot her controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the produc t to normal condition. Po te n tially explosiv e environme nts Switch off your device in any area with a potent[...]

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    vii Nevertheless, some pixels may occasion ally misfire or appear as black or red dots. This has no effect on the re corded image and do es not constitute a malfunction. This product has been shipped en abled for power management: • Activate display’s Sleep mode with in 15 minutes of user inactivity. • Activate computer’s Sleep mode within [...]

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    viii Taking care of your vision Long viewing hours, wearing in correct glasses or contact lenses, glare, excessive room lighting, poorly focused screens, very small typefaces and low-contrast displays could stress your eyes. The fo llowing sections provide suggestions on how to reduce eyestrain. Eyes • Rest your eyes frequently. • Give your eye[...]

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS UNPACKING ..................................... .................................................... ... 1 ATTACHING / REMOVING THE BASE ........................................ ............. 2 SCREEN POSITION ADJUSTMENT ............. ............................................. 2 CONNECTING THE POWER CORD .......................[...]

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    EN-1 UNPACKING Please check the foll owing items are present when you unpack the box, and save the packing materials in ca se yo u will need to ship or transport the monitor in future. z LCD Monitor z AC Power Cord z D-Sub Cable (Optional) z DVI Cable (Optional) z AC Adapter z User Manual z Quick Start Guide LCD monitor[...]

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    EN-2 ATTACHING / REMOVING THE BASE SCREEN POSITION ADJUSTMENT In order to o ptimize the best viewing pos ition, you can adjust the tilt of the monitor by using both of your hands to hold the edges of the monitor as shown in the figure below. The monitor can be adju sted to 15 degrees up or 5 degrees down as indicated by arrow below. Note: Remove th[...]

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    EN-3 CONNECTING THE POWER CORD z Check first to make sure that the power cord you use is the correct type required for your area. z This monitor has a universal power supp ly that allows operation in either 100/120V AC or 220/240 V AC voltage area. No user-adjustment is required. z Plug one end of the AC power cord to the adapter, and plug the othe[...]

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    EN-4 POWER SAVING The monitor will be driven into Powe r Saving” mode by the control signal from the display controller, as indi cated by the amber-color power LED. The power saving states will be kept until a control signa l has been detected or the keyboard or mouse is activate d. The recovery time from Active OFF state back to ON state is arou[...]

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    EN-5 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT 15-Pin Color Display Signal Cable PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1. Red 9. +5V 2. Green 10. Logic Ground 3. Blue 11. Monitor Ground 4. Monitor Ground 12. DDC-Serial Data 5. DDC-return 13. H-Sync 6. R-Ground 14. V-Sync 7. G-Ground 15. DDC-Serial Clock 8. B-Ground[...]

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    EN-6 24-Pin Color Display Signal Cable* 19-Pin Color Display Signal Cable* * only for certain models PIN Meaning PIN Meaning 1. TMDS Data2- 13. NC 2. TMDS Data2+ 14. +5V Power 3. TMDS Data 2 /4 Shield 15. Logic Ground 4. NC 16. Hot Plug Detect 5. NC 17. TMDS Data0- 6. DDC Clock 18. TMDS Data0+ 7. DDC Data 19. TMDS Data 0/5 Shield 8. NC 20. NC 9. TM[...]

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    EN-7 STANDARD TIMING TABLE Mode Resolution 1 640 x 480 60 Hz 2 MAC 640 x 480 66.66 Hz 3 VESA 720 x 400 70 Hz 4 SVGA 800 x 600 56 Hz 5 SVGA 800 x 600 60 Hz 6 XGA 1024 x 768 60 Hz 7 XGA 1024 x 768 70 Hz 8 VESA 1152 x 86 4 75 Hz 9 SXGA 1280 x1024 60 Hz 10 VESA 1280 x 72 0 60 Hz 11 WXGA 1280 x 800 60 Hz 12 WXGA+ 1440 x 900 60 Hz 13 WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 6[...]

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    EN-8 INSTALLATION To install the monitor to your host system, please follow the steps as given below: Steps 1. 1-1 Connect Video Cable a. Make sure both the monitor and computer are powered-OFF. b. Connect the VGA video cable to the computer. 1-2 Connect Digital Cable (Only Dual -input model) a. Make sure both the monitor and computer are powered-O[...]

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    EN-9 USER CONTROLS Base Controls Power Switch / Powe r LED: To turn the monitor ON or OFF. Lights up to indicate th e power is turned ON. W / X Minus / Plus: If the OSD is active, press the Minus or Plus buttons to t oggle between the OSD options. MENU OSD functions Press this botton to act ivate the OSD me nu. AUTO Auto Adjust: Press this button t[...]

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    EN-10 Acer eColor Management Operation instructions Step 1: Press “ ” Key to open the Acer eColor Management OSD and access the scenario modes Step 2: Press “ W “ or “ X ” to select the mode Step 3: Press “ AUTO “ Key to confirm the mode and run Auto Adjust. Features and Benefits Main Menu ico n Sub Menu icon Sub Menu item Descripti[...]

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    EN-11 Adjusting the OSD settings The OSD can be used for adjusting the settings of your LCD Monitor. Press the MENU key to open the OSD. You can use the OSD to adjust the picture quality, OSD position and ge neral settings. For advanced settings, please refer to following page: Adjusting th e picture quality 1 P ress the MENU key to bring up the OS[...]

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    EN-12 Adjusting the OSD position 1 P ress the MENU key to bring up the OSD. 2 Using th e directional keys, select OSD from the on screen display. Then navigate to the feature you wish to adjust.[...]

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    EN-13 Adjusting the setting 1 P ress the MENU key to bring up the OSD. 2 Using the e / f keys, select Setting from the OSD. Then navigate to the feature you wish to adjust. 3 T he Setting menu can be used to adjust the screen Menu Language and other important settings.[...]

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    EN-14 Product information 1 P ress the MENU key to bring up the OSD. 2 Using the e / f keys, select Information from the OSD. Then the basic information of LCD monitor will show up for current input.[...]

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    EN-15 TROUBLESH OOTING Before sending your LCD monitor for servicing, please check the trouble- shooting list below to see if you can self-diagnose the problem. (VGA Mode) Problems Current Status Remedy No Picture LED ON z Using OSD, adjust brightness and contrast to maximum or reset to their default settings. LED OFF z Check the po wer switch. z C[...]

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    EN-16 (DVI/HDMI Mode) Problems Current Status Remedy No Picture LED ON z Using OSD, adjust bright ness and contrast to maximum or reset to their default settings. LED OFF z Check the power switch. z Check if AC power cord is properly connected to the monito r. LED displays amber color z Check if video si gnal cable i s properly con nected at the ba[...]

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    EN-17 Acer Incorporated 8F, 88, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi New Taipei City 221, Ta iwan Declaration of Conformity We, Acer Incorporated 8F, 88, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizh i, New Taipei City 221 , Taiwan Contact Person: Mr. RU Jan, e-mail: ru_jan@acer.com. tw And, Acer Italy s.r.l Via Lepetit, 40, 20020 Lainate (MI) Italy Tel: +39-02-939- 921, [...]

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    EN-18 Acer America Corporation 333 West San Carl os St., San Jose CA 95110, U. S. A. Tel : 254- 298-4000 Fax : 254- 298-4147 www.acer.com Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Confo rmity This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to th e following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harm ful inter[...]

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    EN-19 ENERGY STAR® Acer’s ENERGY STAR qualified products save you money by reducing ener gy costs and helps protect the environm ent without sacrificing featur es or performance. Acer is proud to offer our customer s products with the ENERGY STAR mark. What is ENERGY STAR? Products that are ENERGY STAR qualified use less ene rgy and prevent gree[...]

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    Installing an UltraRes Display on a Wall Planar UltraRes User Manual 21 Inst alling an UltraRes Display on a W all Caution: F or whatever structure is used to mount the displa y , be sure that it is sufficiently engineered t o handle the weight of the display . Also be sure t o purchase the corr ect hardware needed t o suppor t the display mounted [...]

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    Installing an UltraRes Display on a Wall Planar UltraRes User Manual 22 3 Use the pro vided template t o determine the cen ter points of the wall mounts . The “V ” notches ar e labeled “L ” for a landscape displa y or “P” for a por trait display . Use the appropria te “ V ” notch to alig n with the horizontal line dra wn in the prev[...]

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    Installing an UltraRes Display on a Wall Planar UltraRes User Manual 24 7 If you have scr ewed the template in place , remo ve each screw and the templ ate. 8 Line up the middle hole of the top wall mount with the scr ew hole drilled from the templat e. Note: This picture shows mounts f or a landscape installation. 9 Tighten the scr ew into the mou[...]

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    Installing an UltraRes Display on a Wall Planar UltraRes User Manual 26 14 Using three ph ysically capable people, carefully hang the back of the displa y onto the top wall mount br acket using the square brackets on the back of the display .[...]

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    Installing an UltraRes Display on a Wall Planar UltraRes User Manual 27 Caution: Be sure these ar e securely hung , as the top of the wall mount will hold all of the weight of the displa y . 15 On the bottom wall mount, ther e is locking hardware in the low er corners of the mount. Push the har dware up and finger tight en the captive scr ews on th[...]

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    Installing an UltraRes Display on a Wall Planar UltraRes User Manual 28 Using the Kickst and Bracket The kickstand bracket is used for service mode, without having t o remov e the display from the wall . Use the f ollowing instructions to put the display in service mode. 1 Loosen the captiv e locking screws on both sides of the bottom mount, and le[...]

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    Planar UltraRes User Manual 29 Conn ections T o get the UltraRes display up and running , you need to make thr ee main connections: AC pow er , the wired IR module and your sourc es. Conn ecting AC P ow er Using the supplied A C power c ord , connect one end to a grounded outlet and the other to the A C power input next to the I/O panel the bottom [...]

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    Connecting Sources Planar UltraRes User Manual 30 Conn ecting Sources There ar e three modes of operation 1 Single Input • 4K @ 24/25/30Hz • PC with DisplayP or t 1.1a or 1.2 output • 4K Blu-ray pla yer • 1080p @ 24/25/30/50/60Hz • 1080i @ 50/60Hz • 720p @ 50/60Hz 2 F our-headed input • 4K @ 24/25/30Hz • 4K Blu-ray pla yer • 1080p[...]

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    Connecting Sources Planar UltraRes User Manual 31 Selecting a single source with the remote Pr ess the button that has the 4K source c onnected Select Single[...]

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    Connecting Sources Planar UltraRes User Manual 32 Selecting a single source with UltraRes Control Software Note: F or a more complete description of the Contr ol Software, how to install it and ho w to use it, see "Installing the UltraRes Control Software" on page 49 and "Using the UltraRes Contr ol Soft ware" on page 53. Settin[...]

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    Connecting Sources Planar UltraRes User Manual 33 Selecting multiple sources with UltraRes Control Software When you use the Ultr aRes Contr ol software to set up multiple sourc es, ther e are three diff erent settings per input channel . Make sure you ha ve selected the Multiple Inputs radio button in the lo wer left corner . There ar e three basi[...]

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    Connecting Sources Planar UltraRes User Manual 34 2 In the Multiple Input Setup area, select the input that will be used for Input 1 . Note: Y ou can’ t use both input connec tors at the same time on one input. 3 Do the same for each of the other input sour ces . Select the first source from either group Be sure y ou have selected this Not both a[...]

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    Connecting Sources Planar UltraRes User Manual 35 4 When you ha ve finished , click Update . Setting up f or 4K Suppor t Setting up the EDID inf orm ation The UR8450 defaults to an EDID tha t indicates it is 1080p/60Hz display . Many graphics car ds can ’t handle 4K timing, so y ou must setup the EDIDs to indicate 4K timing. Y ou must do this f o[...]

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    Connecting Sources Planar UltraRes User Manual 36 3 Set the EDID T ype to 4K Pr eferred . Screen Resolution Setup If your source is 4K @ 24Hz, you will use tha t one. ( This is the best one for film content.) F or all others, use 4K @ 30Hz. 1 On the Desktop of your c omputer , right click and choose “Screen Resolution. ” 2 In the dropdown list [...]

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    Connecting Sources Planar UltraRes User Manual 37 5 After this is done, click K eep Changes .[...]

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    Connecting Sources Planar UltraRes User Manual 38 6 Use the Resolution selection box to see if 3840x2160 is alr eady listed • If it is currently selected , y ou are finished. • If it is in the list but not selec ted , select it and click Apply . • If it is not in the list , then you hav e to set it up as a custom r esolution. This is often re[...]

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    Planar UltraRes User Manual 40 AMD Graphics Card Setup f or Quadrant Outputs 1 Right click on the desktop and select Cataly st Con trol C enter . 2 Select AMD Eyefinity Multi-Display , then select Create E yefinity Displa y Group .[...]

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    AMD Graphics Card Setup for Quadrant Outputs Planar UltraRes User Manual 41 3 Each quadrant will be shown separ ately in blue . Select each quadrant in the C CC windo w to indicate its location. C CC will arrange the quadr ants to show one unified display . 4 Click Done . AMD g raphics card setup is c omplete.[...]

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    Planar UltraRes User Manual 42 NVIDIA Graphics Card Setup f or Single Output Note: Older versions of the NVIDIA driv ers do not suppor t 4K. T o see the version of your current car d, right click on the deskt op and select NVIDIA C ONTROL P ANEL . Now go to Help  S ystem Informa tion . Check the Driver v ersion field. It should be 311.15 or late[...]

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    NVIDIA Graphics Card Setup for Single Output Planar UltraRes User Manual 43 2 Select Change Resolution on the lef t. 3 Select Planar Systems Inc . Planar UR8450 in the list of display s. 4 Click the Cust omize button at the bott om. Check Enable resolutions not exposed b y the display . 5 Click Create C ustom Resolution .[...]

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    NVIDIA Graphics Card Setup for Single Output Planar UltraRes User Manual 44 6 Set the parameters as shown in the table: Note: If your NVIDIA card is new er , beyond 311, you can skip this manual setup . Instead, in the Standard: dropdo wn list, choose CV T Reduced Blanking or Aut omatic . 7 Click the T est button. Par ameter 4K @ 24Hz output timing[...]

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    NVIDIA Graphics Card Setup for Single Output Planar UltraRes User Manual 45 8 Click Ye s to sa ve y our new timing. The new timing will sho w in the Customiz e list. Click OK . 9 Click Ye s to c onfirm the change.[...]

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    NVIDIA Graphics Card Setup for Single Output Planar UltraRes User Manual 46 10 Close the NVIDIA Contr ol P anel window .[...]

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    Planar UltraRes User Manual 47 NVIDIA Graphics Card Setup f or Quadrant Output 1 Right click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Contr ol Panel . 2 Select S et up Premium Mosaic and check Enable P remium Mosaic .[...]

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    NVIDIA Graphics Card Setup for Quadrant Output Planar UltraRes User Manual 48 3 Check the box f or all four of the display s shown. 4 Under Configur ation , selec t 2x2 . 5 Arrange the display numbers t o match the diagr am shown abov e. 6 Click Apply .[...]

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    Planar UltraRes User Manual 49 Inst alling the UltraRes Control Software The UltraRes C ontrol software is used as your primary tool for displa y setup . Use the follo wing instructions to install the UltraRes Contr ol soft ware . 1 Sav e the UltraRes C ontrol .msi progr am to your c omputer’ s hard driv e. 2 Double click the msi file to open the[...]

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    Planar UltraRes User Manual 50 3 Click Next to continue. 4 If you want to sa ve the UltraRes C ontrol files t o a differ ent location, click the Brow se button and save to the f older of your choice. 5 If you want to see ho w much space is on your har d drive , click the Disk Cost ... button to r eview storage capacity . 6 Do one of the follo wing:[...]

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    Planar UltraRes User Manual 51 8 Click Next to continue. 9 As the installation is occurring , you will see the status bar for up to a c ouple of minutes.[...]

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    Installing USB Drivers Planar UltraRes User Manual 52 10 Once the installation is complet e, click Close t o close the program. Inst alling USB Driv ers When you install the Ultr aRes Contr ol soft ware , it will automatically install the necessary USB drivers needed for communication between y our computer and t o the UltraRes display . Y ou only [...]

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    Installing USB Drivers Planar UltraRes User Manual 53 Using the UltraRes Control Software When you first open the Ultr aRes Contr ol software, y ou will see a window similar to the follo wing. Notice tha t until you connect the inputs to the displa y , the “Status” at the top of the window will sho w “Disconnected. ” 1 Connect from the PC o[...]

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    Setting Up Sources Planar UltraRes User Manual 55 4 If the connection is successful, the “Status” at the top of the windo w will show “C onnec ted. ” Note that all tabs are now ac cessible and can now be changed if needed. Setting Up Sources This inf ormation is cov ered earlier in the manual. Please see "Setting up for Single Input So[...]

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    Auto Power Off Timer Planar UltraRes User Manual 56 Auto P o w er Off T imer If there is no incoming sourc e for a c er tain amount of time and you want t o turn power off aut omatically , use the Auto P ower Off Timer slider on the Settings tab and select bet ween 1-60 seconds . St andby Mode Standby Mode allo ws you t o choose between a low pow e[...]

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    Changing Backlight Intensity Planar UltraRes User Manual 57 Changing Backlight Intensity T o change the brightness of the display , use the Backlight control on the Display tab . If you want a brighter displa y , move the slider tow ards a higher number . I f you want to conserve power and incr ease back light life, mo ve the slider to wards a lo w[...]

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    Changing Frame Delay Planar UltraRes User Manual 58 Changing F rame Delay With some quadr ant sources , the top and bottom halves of display can sho w frame tearing , at a delay of one frame per sec ond. If you see frame t earing, use the T op Half Fr ame Display and Bottom Half F rame Dela y sliders to compensat e.[...]

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    Splash Screen Planar UltraRes User Manual 59 Splash Screen Under the S ETTINGS tab , you can select whether or not to display a Splash Screen. Choose L ANDSCAPE or P ORTRAIT to display the splash scr een for fiv e seconds , or O FF . The splash screen is only displa yed when the UR8450 is powering up .[...]

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    Order of Adjustment Planar UltraRes User Manual 60 Order of Adjustment It is good prac tice to adjust the image using the c ontrols that f ollow in the order they are giv en. Brightn ess Use an external test pattern tha t has a PL UGE. This typically shows white and black chips and several g ray chips in between. Adjust the Brightness c ontrol unti[...]

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    Order of Adjustment Planar UltraRes User Manual 61 Color T emperature Color T emp determines how “warm ” or “ cool” the colors are o verall . This contr ol adjust all the colors, including whit e, but does not aff ec t the Brightness or Contrast settings. A C olor T emperature of 6500K is appro ximately the colors you see in bright sunlight[...]

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    Gain Planar UltraRes User Manual 62 Gain The Gains tab adjusts for c olor imbalance in the bright areas . A good way t o do this is to use a test patt ern consisting mostly of solid white ar eas. If the white ar eas contain traces of r ed, gr een or blue, decr ease the Gain for that c olor .[...]

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    Offset Planar UltraRes User Manual 63 Offset The Offset tab corr ects for color imbalances in the dark ar eas of the image. A good way t o do this is to use a test patt ern consisting mostly of dark gra y areas, such as a 30 IRE “window” pattern. If the gray areas c ontain traces of r ed, green, or blue , decrease the Offset for that c olor . D[...]

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    Upgrading Firmware Planar UltraRes User Manual 64 Upgrading F irmware Upgrading firm ware can only be done thr ough the UltraRes Control software using a USB connection. 1 Select the F ILE menu bar and then U PGRADE F IRMWARE .[...]

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    Error Log Planar UltraRes User Manual 66 Error Log T o see the last 50 errors that hav e occurred , select the Error Log tab in the Ultr aRes Contr ol software, as sho wn below . F or a complete list of the error codes , see "Error Codes in the UltraRes C ontrol Sof tware" on page 118.[...]

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    DHCP Network Setup Planar UltraRes User Manual 67 Network Settings DHCP Network Setup 1 T urn on the display . 2 Open the UltraRes Contr ol tool and connect to the display . 3 Select the I nfo tab . The IP addr ess is shown tow ards the bottom of the tab . 4 One of the follo wing will occur: • If the IP address is 192.168.12.12, then DHCP failed.[...]

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    DHCP Network Setup Planar UltraRes User Manual 68 5 If the IP address shows an ything else, then DHCP succeeded . T o confirm the connection, open a Windows c ommand prompt and use the “ping ” command with the IP address shown in Ultr aRes Contr ol. Note: If you cannot confirm a connection, check with your Network A dministrator for more inform[...]

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    Static IP Network Setup Planar UltraRes User Manual 70 4 Open Network and S haring Cen ter . 5 Click Change adapter settings in the left side pane. 6 Right-click on the local area connection that corresponds to the network inter face that is connected t o the UltraRes and then select Properties .[...]

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    Static IP Network Setup Planar UltraRes User Manual 71 7 Select Internet Prot ocol V ersion 4 ( T CP/IPv4) and then click the Properties button.[...]

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    Static IP Network Setup Planar UltraRes User Manual 72 8 Select the Use the following IP addr ess radio button and then ent er 192.168.12.100 for the IP addr ess , 255.255.255.0 f or the Subnet mask and 192.168.12.1 for the Default gatew ay . Click OK to dismiss the IPv4 P roper ties window . Then click Close to dismiss the Local A rea C onnection [...]

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    Remote Monitoring Unit Status Planar UltraRes User Manual 74 Remote Monitoring Unit St atus The Unit Status page sho ws a list of the differ ent system settings for the displa y , including power , signal format and which sour ces are connected with which inputs. It also shows all curr ent firm ware inf ormation, the display ID and the serial numbe[...]

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    Remote Monitoring Display Control Planar UltraRes User Manual 75 Remote Monitoring P o wer On/Off P ower On/Off buttons con trol the LED pow er , not the AC power . Y ou cannot control AC po wer thr ough Planar UltraRes Remote Monitoring . This section has four options f or which you can schedule an automa tic power on/off . The options are: • No[...]

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    Remote Monitoring Source Setup Planar UltraRes User Manual 76 Remote Monitoring Source Setup The Sourc e Setup page allows you t o per form the same tasks that y ou can using the Remote Monitoring software: • Select single or multiple input mode • Select an input source for each input in single input mode • Select different options f or input[...]

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    Remote Monitoring Advanced Setup Planar UltraRes User Manual 77 Remote Monitoring Adv anced Setup The A dvanced Setup page allows y ou to per form man y of the same tasks that you can on the UltraRes Monitoring software prog ram. This includes selecting the power mode that works best f or your display , either low po wer or fast startup. Y ou can a[...]

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    Remote Monitoring Network Setup Planar UltraRes User Manual 78 Remote Monitoring Network Setup This page allow s you to c onfigure network settings and whether or not y ou use DHCP . For mor e information about setting up DHCP , see "DHCP Network Setup" on page 67. 1 The Hostname bo x will display Planar as the default. Change this name t[...]

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    Remote Monitoring Network Setup Planar UltraRes User Manual 79 4 Under the DHCP section, selec t the Y es, use DHCP radio button. a Change the default DHCP timeout (ten seconds) only if instructed by y our network administrat or . b Y ou do not need to fill in anything under the Sta tic (non-DHCP) Network Settings section. However , if you do, thes[...]

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    Remote Monitoring Network Setup Planar UltraRes User Manual 80 Remote Monitoring Date and T ime Use this page to change dat e and time information as needed . 1 Set the date and time manually in the box under the Manual Dat e and Time section. The date format is v er y exact. Fill in the curr ent date and time using exactly the format shown on the [...]

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    Remote Monitoring Network Setup Planar UltraRes User Manual 81 Remote Monitoring Access Control The A ccess C ontrol page allow s you to set par ameters needed to acc ess the web , the Remote Monitoring network and RS232 commands . I t also allows you t o select the correct baud rat e.[...]

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    Remote Monitoring Network Setup Planar UltraRes User Manual 82 Remote Monitoring Software Setup (Upgrading Network F irmware) This page allow s you to upload the la test UltraRes Remote Monit oring soft ware . Y ou can also reset all of y our settings to the factor y defaults, as w ell as choose the web page link that is associated with the Planar [...]

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    Remote Monitoring Reboot Planar UltraRes User Manual 83 4 When you click Reset ALL t o F ac tory Default , you receiv e the Confirm F actor y Reset page. Click OK, Reset to F ac tory Defaults and Reboot if you are sur e you want to r eset ALL settings to the fac tory default. 5 The top of each page sho ws the Planar logo, which is a link t o http:/[...]

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    RS232 Communication Planar UltraRes User Manual 85 RS232 Comm unication RS232 contr ol is not necessary for operation, but is a con venient wa y to contr ol displays fr om a computer a t a distance. If your installa tion will not use RS232 control , you can skip this section. M ost things you can do with the r emote, y ou can do with RS232 commands[...]

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    RS232 Communication Planar UltraRes User Manual 86 Setting Up Single Inputs Using RS232 Comm ands Y ou can set up single inputs using RS232 commands. A s is typical with using RS232 commands, y ou can pull up a basic program such as T era T erm to send c ommands. Below is a short example.[...]

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    RS232 Commands Planar UltraRes User Manual 87 RS232 Comm ands The RS232 connection must use the follo wing settings: • 19200 baud rate • 8 data bits • 1 stop bit • No parity bit • No HW (RTS/C TS) or SW (XON/X OFF) flow contr ol RS232 Comm and F orm at Commands sent fr om the initiator to the follo wer must hav e the follo wing format : ([...]

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    RS232 Response Format Planar UltraRes User Manual 88 RS232 Response F orm at Responses sent from the f ollower t o the initiator shall ha ve the f ollowing f ormat: (u;www:x=z) [CR] Where: • ‘(‘ and ‘)’ indicate the star t and end of the command data. If these characters are present, the display pr ocessor shall assume that “valid” di[...]

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    RS232 Command/Response Examples Planar UltraRes User Manual 89 RS232 Comm and/Response Examples The f ollowing section gives examples of commands and their r esponses: Example: Power query when unit is powered on Command: (PWR?) [CR] Response: (0;PWR=1) [CR] Example: Set power to 0 (off) Command: (PWR=0) [CR] Response: (0;PWR=0) [CR] Example: Incre[...]

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    Supported UltraRes RS232 Commands Planar UltraRes User Manual 90 Suppor ted UltraRes RS232 Comm ands The f ollowing section lists the commands that are curr ently suppor t on the UltraRes display . Setting Command C ode Read/W rite Inc/Dec Min V alue Max V alue String? Passw ord Prot ected? Notes Auto Power Off Enable APE R/W No 0 1 No No 0 = Off 1[...]

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    Supported UltraRes RS232 Commands Planar UltraRes User Manual 91 Display Green Offset DGO R/W No 0 200 No No Display Red Gain DRG R/W No 0 200 No No Display Red Offset DRO R/W No 0 200 No No EDID T ype ED T R/W No 0 1 No No 0 = 4K Pr eferr ed EDID 1 = 1080p Pr eferr ed EDID 2 = 960x2160 Pr eferr ed EDID 3 = 1920x2160 Pr eferr ed EDID Error L og 1 E[...]

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    Supported UltraRes RS232 Commands Planar UltraRes User Manual 92 Information Boot V ersion IBV R No N/A N/A Y es No Information Curr ent Color Space ICC R No 0 3 No No 0 = REC601 1 = REC709 2 = RGB 3 = RGB Video Information FPGA 1 V ersion IF1 R No N/A N/A Y es No Information FPGA 2 V ersion IF2 R No N/A N/A Y es No Information FPGA 3 V ersion IF3 [...]

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    Supported UltraRes RS232 Commands Planar UltraRes User Manual 93 Information Serial Number ISN R No N/A N/A Y es No Information T emperature Sensor ITS R No N/A N/A No No V alue returned is in Celsius Remote Key KEY W No 0 92 No No 1 = On 2 = Off 3 = Menu 4 = Enter 5 = Up 6 = Down 7 = Left 8 = Right 19 = HDMI 1 20 = HDMI 2 21 = HDMI 3 22 = HDMI 4 8[...]

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    Supported UltraRes RS232 Commands Planar UltraRes User Manual 94 Multiple Input 4 MI4 R/W No 0 2 No No 0 = Based on Input Source 1 = DisplayP or t 4 2 = HDMI 4 P ower PWR R/W No 0 1 No No 0 = Off 1 = On Splash Enable SPE R/W No 0 2 No No 0 = Off 1 = Landscape 2 = P or trait Status ST A R No 0 4 No No 0 = Standby 1 = P owering Up 2 = On 3 = P owerin[...]

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    SNMP Monitoring Planar UltraRes User Manual 95 SNMP Monitoring The curren t settings and status of UltraRes units can be r emotely monitor ed using SNMP (Simple Network Management Pr otocol), if the SNMP option is enabled through the w eb brow ser settings. The MIB (Management Information Base) used f or all Planar display pr oducts is available by[...]

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    SNMP Monitoring Planar UltraRes User Manual 96 plnrInputPixelClock Dot clock value MHz x 100 plnrT emp1 Internal temperatur e sensor value Degrees C. See RS232 code “ITS”[...]

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    Sending RS232 Commands Via UDP Planar UltraRes User Manual 97 Sending RS232 Comm ands Via UDP The UDP port 57 accepts the same command sets as RS232. It is conv enient for IP control applications and can be t ested with a UDP terminal pr ogram such as Hercules . Note: Ensure that the Enable ASCII c ommand service (UDP por t 57) box is checked on th[...]

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    Using Discrete IR Codes Planar UltraRes User Manual 98 Using Discrete IR Codes The UltraRes displa y accepts c ommands in the form of IR signals that c onform t o the NEC protoc ol. Each UltraRes r emote control has an NEC con trol code associat ed with it. Y ou can use these codes to prog ram a third-party “univ ersal” remote contr ol to work [...]

  • Page 107

    Using Discrete IR Codes Planar UltraRes User Manual 99 Suppor ted UltraRes IR Comm ands Remote C ontrol Button Name Addr ess Data NEC Data Fr om Remote On 1785 1 0x06F901FE HDMI 1 1785 2 0x06F902FD DisplayP or t 1 1785 3 0x06F903FC HDMI 2 1785 6 0x06F906F9 DisplayP or t 2 1785 7 0x06F907F8 Off 1785 9 0x06F909F6 HDMI 3 1785 10 0x06F90AF5 DisplayP or[...]

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    Uninstalling the MultiTouch Driver Planar UltraRes User Manual 102 2 Click on the MultiT ouch Driver . 3 Select the Uninstall option.[...]

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    Planar UltraRes User Manual 103 Specif ications L CD Module Specifications Specification UltraRes Displa y Standard T ouch Standard T ouch Dimensions inches mm Width 75.5” 75.8" 1918.7mm 1924.3mm Height 43.7” 43.9" 1110.7mm 1115.9mm Diagonal overall 87.2” 87.6" 2217mm 2225mm Depth - without mount 3.05” 3.48" 77.5mm 88.5m[...]

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    Planar UltraRes User Manual 104 Viewing Angle 2D content 3D content left/right 3D content up/down 89° in all directions 89° in all directions 26° combined 30° combined Color gamut 72% NTSC 100% REC709 Red (x,y) Green (x,y) Blue (x,y) White (x,y) 0.645, 0.335 0.300, 0.620 0.150, 0.060 0.279, 0.292 Native color t emperature 10,000K Number of colo[...]

  • Page 113

    Signal Compatibility Planar UltraRes User Manual 105 Sign al Compatibility The UltraRes displa y suppor ts the follo wing video modes. Signal T ype Resolution Fr ame R ate (Hz) Line Rate (kHz) Pix el R ate (MHz) HDMI - RGB HDMI - YUV DisplayP or t - RGB DisplayP or t - YUV Referenc es PC 640x480 60 31.469 25.175 ✓✓ VESA DMT , CEA-861-E Format 1[...]

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    Signal Compatibility Planar UltraRes User Manual 106 Multiple Input Co mpatibility Signal T ype Resolution F rame Rate (Hz) PC 640 x 480 60 ✓ 960 x 2160 60 ✓ 1920 x 2160 60 ✓✓ ✓✓ 1920 x 2160 60 ✓✓ 3840 x 2160 24 ✓✓ 3840 x 2160 30 ✓✓ ED T V 480p 60 ✓ 576p 50 ✓ HD T V 1080i 50 ✓ 1080i 60 ✓ 720p 50 ✓ 720p 60 ✓ 1080p[...]

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    Planar UltraRes User Manual 107 UltraRes Dimensions Display Dimensions - F ront, Side and T op Vie ws [dimension in inches] dimension in mm[...]

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    Display Dimensions - Rear View Planar UltraRes User Manual 108 Display Dimensions - Rear View[...]

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    Display Dimensions - Rear View Planar UltraRes User Manual 109 Rear View - W all Mount Hangers and Service Pan el Locations[...]

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    Landscape Wall Mounts - Front and Bottom Views Planar UltraRes User Manual 110 Landscape W all Mounts - F ront and Bottom Vie ws Note: Shown fr om the bottom of the panel.[...]

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    Landscape Wall Mounts - Sides Views Planar UltraRes User Manual 111 Landscape W all Mounts - Sides Vie ws[...]

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    Portrait Wall Mounts - Front View Planar UltraRes User Manual 112 P ortrait W all Mounts - F ront View Note: Shown fr om the bottom of the panel.[...]

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    Portrait Wall Mounts - Sides Views Planar UltraRes User Manual 113 P ortrait W all Mounts - Sides Vie ws[...]