IBM Rack Mount Industrial Monitor HIS-RL17 manual

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    Hope Industrial Systems, Inc. User M anual 17” Rack M ount Indust rial Monitor Revision D Model No. HIS-RL17- _ _ _ D[...]

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    2 Table of Contents SA FETY A ND REGULATORY INF ORM A T ION ....................................................................3 W arning ......................................... .....................................................................................3 FCC Notice .......................................................................[...]

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    3 Safety and Regulatory Information Warning To p revent fire or sho ck hazard, do no t expose the un it to rain or mo isture. Dangerously high vo ltages are present inside t he unit. Do n ot disassemble th e unit. Refer servicing to qualified person nel only. This equ ipment is no t intended for use in critical applicatio ns wh ere its failure to o[...]

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    4 Control Panel Buttons and Indicators Control Panel But ton Mo de Description OSD M enu Alway s Opens the On-Scr een Display (OSD) m enu. Also used to exit the OSD m enu or to return to the pre- vious menu. W hen the OSD Menu is NOT Display ed Perform s a c ustom function selected by the user. To conf igure the custom ized function: OSD Menu > [...]

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    5 Control Panel But ton Mo de Description A uto Adjust Alway s Use this button for auto adjus tm ent of the display . Auto adjustm ent allows the monitor to self-adj ust to the incoming video signal. The values of f ine, coarse and position are adjusted autom atically. Auto adjustm ent will al so occ ur autom atically each time the com puter r esol[...]

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    6 On Screen Display Functions Picture Men u Description Brightness Adjusts the brightness. Direct A ccess Feature : W hen OSD is not on the screen, push the button to adjust the brightness. Contrast Adjusts the contras t. Mag icBright Provides an optimum viewing envi ronm ent depending on the contents of the im age on screen. T here are six m odes [...]

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    7 Color Men u Description Mag icColor Impr oves digital image and display s natural color m ore clearly w ithout disturbing the image quality . Ther e are four m odes available: 1) Off: Dis ables the MagicColor feature 2) Demo: Displays a split screen—on the right is the screen before apply ing MagicColor and on the left is the screen after apply[...]

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    8 Image Men u Description Coarse Rem oves noise such as vertical stripes. C oarse adjustm ent m ay move the screen im age area. You may relocate it to the center using the Hori- zontal Control menu. Fine Rem oves noise such as horizontal stripes. If the noise persists after f ine tuning, repeat it after adjusting the frequenc y (ref resh rate) on y[...]

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    9 Setup Men u Description Reset Returns settings to f actory defaults. Customiz ed Key Allows y ou to specify a function to activate w hen the Custom ized Key is pressed. Select f rom one of three func tion options: • Mag icBright • Mag icColor • Color Effect Off T imer Allows y ou to set a time for the monitor to turn of f autom atically . T[...]

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    10 Installation Instructions Preparing for Installa tion Important! Perform the fo llowin g steps BEFORE In stallation of t he monito r into the panel. 1. Ensure that suff icient power is availabl e. 2. Ensure that suff icient space is available to allow for proper air f low into and out of the unit. 3. Ensure that the air temper ature around the u[...]

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    11 Installatio n into Rack Hope Industrial Sy stem s’ Rack Mount Monitors conf orm to Electronic Industries Ass ociation standard EIA-310-D. Our m onitors will fit in ty pe A, B, or C rack with a wi dth of 19” ( 482.6 mm ) (preferr ed EIA rack width). The HIS-RL17 has a panel height of 8U.[...]

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    12 Touchscreen Driver Installation The enclosed CD- ROM contains docum entation and drivers for all major operating sy stem s (touchscr een models only). To be sure you have the m ost cur rent inform ation, check the fol- lowing Internet address: http://HISmonitors.c om /Touchs creen_Drivers.htm[...]

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    13 Setting the Timing Mode Setting the timing mode of yo ur com puter gr aphics adapter (or other video source) is impor- tant for m axim izing the qual ity of the s creen im age and for m inimizing ey e strain. The tim ing mode c onsists of the resolution (exam ple 1280 x 1024) and refr esh rate (or vertical fr equency ; exam ple 60 Hz). After set[...]

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    14 Cleaning CA UTIO N! DO NOT USE ABRA SIVE MA TERIALS SUCH A S PA PER TOWELS O R DIRTY SHOP RA GS ON T HE DISPLAY A S IT WILL SCRATCH TH E PROTECT IVE COATING. A LWAYS USE A SOFT CLOT H, PREFERABLY MADE OF COTT ON. Resistive Touchsc reen Mode l Any standard glass c leaner can be used to clean the touchscreen. Alway s spr ay the glass cleaner on th[...]

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    15 Troubleshooting Symptom Check List Solutions Do y ou see the “Check Signal Cable” mes sage on screen? Check the video connection from the monitor to the com puter. If running W indows and the computer power is on, reboot the computer and watch for the initial boot and w indows screen. If you see the ini tial screens, then the image goes dark[...]

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    16 Symptom Check List Solutions Image on screen is not perfect Many possible causes . Try the following solutions. • Make sur e the PC display resolution matc hes one the factor y preset tim ings shown in this manual. • Recall factory setting. Refer to OSD functions in this m anual. • Fine tune the picture by perform ing the following adjustm[...]

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    17 Draw ings Front and Side View s[...]

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    18 Rear and Bottom View s[...]

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    19 Specifications Display Type Thin-f ilm transis tor (T FT) Ac tive Matrix Liquid Cry stal Size 17” (43 cm ) diagonal Image Size 13.3” (338 m m ) x 10.6” (270 m m ) Native Resolution SXGA (1280 x 1024, 5:4 aspect r atio) Plug and Play VESA DDC 2B Minimum Resolution 640 x 350 Pixel Pitch 0.264 mm x 0.264 m m Num ber of Colors 16.8 million Vie[...]

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    20 Video Input Connectors HD-15 (optional BNC input; see “Input Signal Formats” for a list of com patible video signals) Input Signal Formats RGB Analog video, 0.7Vp-p Positi ve at 75 Ohm s (+/- 5%), T T L Level (V high ≥ 2.0 V, V low ≤ 0.8 V) Com patible sy nc m odes: Separate H/V sync, Combined sync, Sy nc on Green Note: NT SC/PAL com pos[...]

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    21 Rack Compa tibility EIA Standard EIA-310-D Rack W idth 482.6 mm (19.00”) (prefer red EIA width) EIA Type Rack A, B, or C Mounting 8 Slots, 6.4 mm wide Panel Height 8U, 13.97” (354.8 m m) Enclosure Rating NEMA 1 Physical Depth 2.01” (50.9 m m ) behind bezel Bezel Black Powder-Coated Carbon Steel Front Bezel outside dimensions 19.00” (482.[...]

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    22 Factory Prese t Timing Resolution Horizont al Frequency (kHz) Vertical Frequency (Hz) Pixel Clock (M Hz) Sync Polarity (H/V) IBM, 640 x 350 31.469 70.086 25.175 +/- IBM, 640 x 480 31.469 59.940 25.175 -/- IBM, 720 x 400 31.469 70.087 28.322 -/+ MAC, 640 x 480 35.000 66.667 30.240 -/- MAC, 832 x 624 49.726 74.551 57.284 -/- MAC, 1152 x 870 68.681[...]

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    23 Warranty Statement Who is Covered ? This warranty covers the pu rchas er of thi s produ ct onl y and is not tran sferabl e without ou r written co n- sent. What Does This Wa rranty Cover and Wha t is the Pe riod of Coverage ? The warranty remai ns in force fo r a three year perio d begi nning on the d ate we invoic e you for the produc t unles s[...]

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    24 Hope Indust rial Systems, Inc. 1325 Northm eadow Parkway Suite 100 Roswell, GA 30076 Toll Free: (877) 762-9790 Phone: (678) 762-9790 Fax: (678) 762-9789 Sales and Custom er Service: sales@HISm onitors.com Support and Returns: support@HISm onitors.com Accounting Departm ent: accounting@HISm onitors.com www .HISm onitors.com Publication RL17D, Feb[...]