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    Diamond View DV180 Colour LCD Monitor 18.1” (45.9 cm) LCD Panel Size User’s Manual[...]

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    1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND MAINTENANCE .................................... 3 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................. 4 U NPACKING THE M ONITOR ............................................................................. 4 F EATURES .........[...]

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    2 Copyright Copyright ©1999 Mitsubishi Electric Austra lia Pty. Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated in to any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electr onic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise[...]

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    1 Safety Instructions and Maintenance Safety Instructions z The power supply cord connects t he monitor to the electrical mains power supply. The socket outlet shall be near the monitor and shall be easily accessible. z This monitor should be operated from the type of power indicated on the rating label on the base of the monitor. If you are not su[...]

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    2 Introduction Unpacking the Monitor Check following items. If they are missing or damaged, consult your place of purchase immediately. z Diamond View DV180 TFT LCD monitor with signal cable and built-in USB hub z Floppy diskette containing Window s 95, 98 and 2000 drivers, and the test pattern display program for Automatic setup of the display (Au[...]

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    5 z High Quality Ratiometric Expansion With any kind of resolution, your DV180 monitor can always display a full-screen image. z 16 Million Colour (True Colour) Display With dithering support, the DV180 monitor enhances the visual effect and offers you a better resolution of image quality. z High Brightness and Contrast Brightness of up to 235 cd/m[...]

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    Installing the Monitor 6 The DV180 monitor is equipped with an auto-sensing power supply that will operate within the voltage range of 100 to 240 Volts AC, at 50~60 Hz. 3 1. Make sure that the system power is turned off. 2. Plug the signal cable into the VGA signal connector at the rear of the PC. 3. Plug the end of the power cord to the monitor. 4[...]

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    Connecting the Microphone After connecting the microphone to the com puter’s sound card, you can use it for video conferencing, to record or edit audio files and for many other applications. 1. Turn the computer system off. 2. Plug one end of audio cable into the LINE IN port at the rear of the computer and the other end to the mi crophone connec[...]

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    ) To adjust the audio volume, use the vo lume control at the right side of your monitor. Connecting Headphones Plug your headphones into the headphone connector at the rear of monitor to avoid disturbing others while still being able to hear audio through the monitor. 8[...]

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    Connecting USB Devices With the Diamond View DV180’s built-in hub, you can easily connect up to 4 USB devices to the computer via the hub. To connect the USB hub to the PC: 1. Turn the system power off. 2. Connect the USB cable to the com puter and to the upstream USB port at the rear of monitor. 3. Connect the USB cables of any ot her peripheral[...]

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    4 Setting up and Using the DV180 The Control Panel A uto A djust. Wheel Pow er Sw itch: Turns the monitor on or off. AutoKey: A utomatically adjusts the display’s colour temperature, Horizontal Position, Vertical Position, Clock Phase and Pixel Clock. Adj. (Adjust) Wheel: Rotate and press this to access the On Screen Display (OSD). Audio Volume C[...]

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    11 Automatic Image Adjustment The easiest way to set up the monitor is to display the adjustment test pattern and use the monitor’s AUTO button. The display must be adjusted manually if the test pattern is not available. Please refer to Manual Display Setup on page 18 for details. The display must be adjusted: • When the monitor is first instal[...]

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    Using the On Screen Display The DV180 monitor’s On Screen Display (OSD) allows the brightness, contrast and other image parameters to be easily adjusted for optimum performance. Press the Adjustment ( Adj. ) wheel once to open the OSD. Menu items are selected by pressing the wheel in once. Turn the wheel to highlight the required menu item and se[...]

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    The On Screen Display The On Screen Display (OSD) allows you to adjust the image displayed on the monitor for optimum image clarity and comfortable viewing. A description of the OSD’s menus and their use follows: 1. The Luminance Menu 1. Press the Adjustment wheel to disp lay the main menu. The first function is Luminance. Press the wheel a secon[...]

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    2. The Geometry Menu OSD Icon Description Hor. (horizontal) Position A djusts the horizontal position of the display. Ver. (vertical) Position 14 A djusts the vertical position of the display. Phase A djusts the phase of pixel clock. It can improve the focus and stability of your screen as well. Pixel Clock A djusts the frequency of the pixel. With[...]

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    3. Colour Adjustment Turn the Adjustment wheel to select t he colour that you wish to change. Press the wheel again and turn it to adjust the level of that colour. If you want to recall a factory preset colour, select and press the wheel. OSD Icon Description Factory Default Recall Recall the preset colour settings. R Red level 75 G Green level 75 [...]

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    If you are using a signal with a timing t hat is not listed on the preset timing table, "Non Preset Mode" will be shown on this page. 5. Miscellaneous OSD Position OSD Icon Description Hor. (horizontal) Position adjusts horizontal position of the OSD. 16 Ver. (vertical) Position adjusts vertical position of the OSD. Zoom OSD Icon Descript[...]

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    ON Enlarges the image to full screen size. If your image already takes up the full screen, this function has no affect. OFF Reduces the screen size. Language Selection De: Deutsche En : English Es : Español Fr : Français It : Italiano Ja : Japanese Return Return to last OSD. 6. Return Return : exits the main menu. 17[...]

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    Manual Display Setup The monitor’s display can be manually set up using the Geometry menu. For best performance set the graphics produced by the computer to a resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels. A refresh rate of 75 Hz is also recommended. The image adjustment is easiest if the te st pattern is used. Alternatively, an image with fine text can be us[...]

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    Supported Graphics Signals and Timings Input Signal from the Computer Multi-scan operation 5 Resolution Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Vertical Frequency (Hz) Dot Clock Frequency (MHz) Remark Actual display resolution 640 x 350 31.47 70.08 25.17 DOS 19 640 x 350 37.86 85.10 31.50 VESA 720 x 400 31.47 70.08 28.32 DOS 720 x 400 37.93 85.00 35.50 VESA 640[...]

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    20 ) Signal timings not shown in the table may not be supported. We recommend that you set your graphics card to use one of the factory preset timings to achieve the optimum screen image. ) There are 22 modes that are compatible with VESA standards, Windows 95, 98 and NT, and the Apple Macintosh. ) In some rare cases, the screen may show a small am[...]

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    6 Troubleshooting and Useful Hints Troubleshooting If you encounter any problems using this product, make sure that your monitor is properly installed. Please refer to chapter 4 of this manual for the installation guide. The answers to some common questions follow: 9 There is some noise or flickering on the screen or the picture is unstable. Check:[...]

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    22 9 There is no picture on the screen. Check:  Power saving mode. Press any key or move the mouse to deactivate power saving and turn the monitor on.  Power cord. Check that it is securely plugged into the wall socket and into the monitor and that the wall socket is switched on.  Signal cable connector pins. If there are bent or missing p[...]

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    23 9 The Auto key does not function properly and an "unsupported" message shows.  In some non-full-screen patterns, the Auto-key function cannot work properly and an "unsupported" OSD will pop up. In this situation, you need to use the Adjust wheel to set your screen up manually. 9 The sound of speakers distorts and the scree[...]

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    24 Specifications 7 LCD Panel 18.1” (46 cm) diagonal Active Matrix TFT Maximum Resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels at 75 Hz refresh rate Display Area 359 mm (H) x 287 mm (V) Brightness 235 cd/m² (typical) Contrast Ratio 300:1 Video Input Analogue RGB Horizontal Scanning 31.5 ~ 80 kHz Vertical Scanning 56 ~ 85 Hz Refer to page 18 Supported Graphics Sig[...]

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    8 Contacting Mitsubishi Electric Australia Address: Mitsubishi Electric Australia Pty. Ltd. 348 Victoria Road, Rydalmere, NSW, 2116 Telephone: (02) 9684-7777 Fax: (02) 9898-0484 Web site: http://www.mits ubishi-electric.com.au Tech. Support: support@meaust.meap.com New Zealand Address: MELCO New Zealand Ltd. 1 Parliament Street, Lower Hutt Telephon[...]