Mitsubishi Electronics MDT421S manual

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    42" LCD Display Monitor USER’S MANUAL BEDIENERHANDBUCH MANUAL DEL USUARIO MANUEL UTILISATEUR MANUALE UTENTE GEBRUIKERSHANDLEIDING Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals[...]

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    English English-1 Important Information ......................................................................................................... .......................... English-2 Safety Precautions, Maintenance & Recommended Use ........................................................................... English-4 Contents ..................[...]

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    English-2 Important Information DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions. (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer ence received, including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation. U.S. Responsible [...]

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    English English-3 Important Information TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, MAKE SURE POWER CORD IS UNPLUGGED FROM WALL SOCKET . TO FULL Y DISENGAGE THE POWER TO THE UNIT , PLEASE DISCONNECT THE POWER CORD FROM THE AC OUTLET . DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This s[...]

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    English-4 • The power cable connector is the primary means of detaching the system from the power supply . The monitor should be installed close to a power outlet, which is easily accessible. • Handle with care when transporting. Save packaging for transporting. • Please clean the holes of back cabinet to reject dirt and dust at least once a [...]

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    English English-5 Contents * Remember to save your original box and packing material to transport or ship the monitor . Y our new MDT421S monitor box* should contain the following: • LCD monitor • Power Cord (3 m) • Video Signal Cable (4 m) • User’ s Manual • Wireless Remote Contr ol and AAA Batteries • Clamper x 2 (T o prevent fr om [...]

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    English-6 ON OFF UP ( ) button Activates the OSD menu when the OSD menu is turned-off. Acts as button to move the highlighted area up to select the adjustment with OSD menu. DOWN ( ) button Activates the OSD menu when the OSD menu is turned-off. Acts as button to move the highlighted area down to select the adjustment with OSD menu. EXIT button Pre[...]

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    English English-7 EXTERNAL SPEAKER TERMINAL T o output the audio signal for external speakers from AUDIO 1, 2, 3 jack or HDMI. AUDIO OUT T o output the audio signal from the AUDIO IN 1, 2, 3 jack or HDMI. AUDIO IN 1, 2, 3 T o input the audio signal from external equipment such as a computer , VCR or DVD player . RGB 1 IN (HDMI) T o input the digita[...]

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    English-8 Wir eless Remote Control POWER button Switches the power on/off. * If LED Power Indicator on the monitor is not glowing, then no controls will work. INPUT button Selects from input signal, [RGB1] (HDMI), [RGB2] (DVI-D), [RGB3] (D-SUB), [RGB4] (BNC), [RGB5]* (CA T5), [RGB6] (DIS- PLA Y PORT), [DVD/HD] (YPbPr), [VIDEO<S>] and [VIDEO].[...]

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    English English-9 < Operating Range for the Remote Control > Point the top of the remote contr ol toward the LCD monitor's remote sensor during button operation. Use the remote contr ol within a distance of about 7 m/23 ft. from the fr ont of the LCD monitor's remote contr ol sensor and at a horizontal and vertical angle of within 3[...]

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    English-10 1. Determine the installation location CAUTION: DO NOT A TTEMPT TO INST ALL THE LCD MONITOR BY YOURSELF . Installing your LCD display must be done by a quali fi ed tech- nician. Contact your dealer for more information. CAUTION: MOVING OR INST ALLING THE LCD MONITOR MUST BE DONE BY TWO OR MORE PEOPLE. Failure to follow this caution may [...]

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    English English-11 6. Operate the attached external equipment Display the signal on the external equipment you wish. 7. Adjust the sound Make adjustments lowering or rising the volume as requir ed. 8. Adjust the screen (See pages 24-34) Make adjustments to the display position or settings if re- quired. 9. Adjust the image (See pages 24-34) Make ad[...]

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    English-12 13. When MDT421S is installed in portrait position Conditions MDT421S can be installed in portrait position, under the fol- lowing conditions: Caution: Portrait position is effective only when wall-mounted or ceiling-mounted. The stands (legs) can not be fi tted to the monitor in portrait position. Placing the monitor in portrait positi[...]

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    English English-13 1. Connect the USB connector of the supplied CA T5 Tx BOX and that of the computer using a commercially available USB cable. (When the USB driver isn’t available, connect an RS-232C cable in addition to the USB cable. In this case, the USB cable serves for supplying the power to the CA T5 Tx BOX.) See page 35. 2. Connect the D-[...]

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    English-14 3. V entilation Requirements for enclosur e mounting T o allow heat to disperse, leave space between surrounding objects as shown in the diagram below . 4. T o avoid monitor from falling When installing the monitor using the tabletop stands (op- tional), take measures to pr event the monitor from falling over in case of an earthquake or [...]

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    English English-15 Connections Before making connections: * First turn off the power of all the attached equipment and make connections. * Refer to the user manual included with each separate piece of equipment. Wiring Diagram LCD monitor VCR (RCA) LCD monitor (second monitor) Stereo amplifier Personal computer (analog RGB) Personal computer (DVI-D[...]

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    English-16 Connecting a Personal Computer By connecting your computer to your LCD monitor , you can display images on your computer's screen. Some video cards may not display an image corr ectly . Connect the LCD Monitor to a Personal Computer • T o connect the computer to the RGB 3 IN connector (mini D-sub 15 pin) on the LCD monitor , use t[...]

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    English English-17 Connecting with Digital Interface Equipment Connections can be made with equipment that is equipped with a digital interface compliant with the DVI (Digital Visual Interface) standard. Connect the LCD Monitor to a Computer with a Digital Output • T o connect the computer to the RGB 2 IN connector (DVI-D) on the LCD monitor , us[...]

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    English-18 Connecting a DVD Player with component output / HDMI output / DVI output Y ou can connect DVD players equipped with a component output, HDMI output, and DVI output to your LCD monitor . Refer to your DVD player owner’ s manual for more information. Connect the LCD Monitor to a DVD Player • T o connect a DVD player equipped with a com[...]

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    English English-19 Connecting to a VCR / Ster eo Ampli fi er Y ou can connect your VCR / stereo ampli fi er to your LCD monitor . Refer to your VCR / stereo ampli fi er owner's manual for mor e information. Connect the LCD Monitor to a VCR / Stereo Ampli fi er • T o connect the VCR to the VIDEO IN connector (RCA, BNC, or S-VIDEO) on the [...]

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    English-20 1. Pr essing the Main Power Switch. NOTE: When the Main Power Switch is used to power off the LCD monitor , the remote control and the power button will not activate the on mode and both green and r ed power indicator turn off. Be sure to turn the Main Power Switch to the on mode before using these two options. 2. Pr essing the power but[...]

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    English English-21 Power Indicator Status Power ON Green Power OFF Red Red On Green Blinking Po w er Standby Red, Green Red Blinking * Power Standby when “SCHEDULE” is enable Diagnosis (Detecting failure) See troubleshooting on page 38. Using Power Management The LCD monitor follows the VESA approved DPM Power Management function. The power man[...]

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    English-22 Information OSD RGB1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Video Input mode Input signal Information Audio input mode Picture Size mode RGB3 1024 x 768 48kHz 60Hz AUDIO : 1 SIZE : FULL ) DVD/HD Video Input mode Audio input mode Picture Size mode DVD/HD AUDIO : 3 SIZE : FULL VIDEO<S>, VIDEO Video Input mode Input Signal Color System mode Audio input mode [...]

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    English English-23 OSD (On-Scr een-Display) Contr ols Press MENU button to open Main menu. Press UP or DOWN button to select sub-menu. Press EXIT button to open Main menu. Press UP or DOWN button to select sub-menu. After selecting the sub-menu using UP or DOWN button and pressing INPUT button to enter the selected sub-menu, make adjustment using P[...]

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    English-24 PICTURE Main-Menu BRIGHTNESS Adjusts the overall image and background scr een brightness. Press + button to incr ease brightness. Press - button to decr ease brightness. CONTRAST Adjusts the image brightness in relation to the input signal. Press + button to incr ease contrast. Press - button to decr ease contrast. SHARPNESS This functio[...]

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    English English-25 AUTO BRIGHTNESS This function controls the scr een brightness depending on the ambient light for easy viewing. In addition, it changes the screen brightness depending on the ambient light and what ar e displayed on the screen to reduce power consumption as low as possible. [AUTO BRIGHTNESS] LOCAL: The auto brightness function is [...]

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    English-26 OFF H FLIP V FLIP Horizontally rotated V ertically r otated SCREEN Main-Menu H POSITION Controls Horizontal Image position within the display ar ea of the LCD. Press + button to move scr een to right. Press - button to move scr een to left. V POSITION Controls Vertical Image position within the display area of the LCD. Press + button to [...]

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    English English-27 AUDIO Main-Menu PIP (PICTURE IN PICTURE) Note: The “PIP” and “POP” modes do not function when the screen size is “CUSTOM” or “REAL”. Main-Menu BALANCE Adjust the balance of L/R volume. Press + button to move the ster eo sound image to right. Sound of the left side will be small. Press - button to move the ster eo [...]

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    English-28 CONFIGURA TION 1 Main-Menu AUTO SETUP * : INPUT RGB3, 4, 5 only Press “SET” button to automatically adjust scr een size, horizontal position, vertical position, clock, clock phase, white level and black level. Press “EXIT” button to cancel execution AUTO SETUP and then will r eturn to the previous menu. AUTO ADJUST * : INPUT RGB3[...]

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    English English-29 CONFIGURA TION 2 Main-Menu CA T5 CONTROL * : Selectable only when the optional CA T5 Rx BOX is mounted. [CA T5 CABLE LENGTH] Select the cable length, and the defaults of all the adjustment values are automatically determined. Select the length that is closest to the actual length of your cable. [CA T5 EQ] Make adjustment so that [...]

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    English-30 ADV ANCED OPTION Main-Menu INPUT RESOLUTION * : INPUT RGB3, 4, 5 only Selects to decision of input signal about below timings, 1024x768, 1280x768 and 1360x768. AUTO: Determines the resolution automatically . 1024x768: Determines the resolution as 1024x768 1280x768: Determines the resolution as 1280x768 1360x768: Determines the resolution[...]

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    English English-31 HEAT STATUS Information of status for COOLING FAN, BRIGHTNESS and TEMPERATURE. COOLING FAN comes to run when inside temperature is over a guaranteed limit. In this case warning is displayed on the screen. POWER ON DELA Y Adjusts the delay time from “standby” to “power on” mode. “POWER ON DELAY” time is selectable from[...]

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    English-32 NOTE < IMAGE PERSISTENCE > Please be aware that LCD T echnology may experience a phenomenon known as Image Persistence. Image Persistence occurs when residual or “ghost” image of a pr evious image remains visible on the scr een. Unlike CRT monitors, LCD monitors’ image persistence is not permanent, but constant images being d[...]

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    English English-33 < PIP , POP and SIDE BY SIDE > The following table shows the combination of signal inputs under which the “PIP” and “POP” modes function. These modes do not function, however , when the screen size is “CUSTOM” or “REAL”. < Supplemental information of the auto brightness function > T o control multiple [...]

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    English-34 T o use a computer to control the monitors When using a computer to control the monitors, you must pr epare an application softwar e program for contr ol by yourself. 1. Connect the RS-232C IN connector of the Master monitor shown above and the RS-232C connector of the computer using an RS-232C cable. Or , using a CA T5 cable, connect th[...]

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    English English-35 Contr olling the LCD monitor via RS-232C/RS-485 Remote Contr ol This LCD monitor can be controlled by a personal computer connected with an RS-232C cable or a CA T5 cable via the CA T5 Tx BOX (option) and CA T5 Rx BOX (option). Functions that can be controlled by the personal computer ar e: • Power ON or OFF • Switching betwe[...]

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    English-36 3) Control sequence (1) The command from a computer to the LCD monitor will be sent in 600 ms. (2) The LCD monitor will send a return command 600 ms* after it has received and encoded. If the command isn’ t received correctly , the LCD monitor will not send the return command. (3) The personal computer checks the command and con fi rm[...]

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    English English-37 Color Control Systems: Allows you to adjust the colors on your screen and customize the color accuracy of your monitor to a variety of standards. sRGB Color Control: A new optimized color management standard which allows for color matching on computer displays and other peripherals. The sRGB standard, which is based on a calibrat[...]

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    English-38 T r oubleshooting No picture • The signal cable should be completely connected to the display card/computer . • The display card should be completely seated in its slot. • Front Power Switch and computer power switch should be in the ON position. • Check to make sure that a supported mode has been selected on the display card or [...]

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    English English-39 No Sound • Check to see if speaker cable is properly connected. • Check to see if mute is activated. • Check to see if volume is set at minimum. Remote Control is not available • Check the Remote Control’ s batteries status. • Check if batteries are inserted correctly . • Check if the Remote Control is pointing at t[...]

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    English-40 Speci fi cations Speci fi cations (MDT421S) Product Specifications LCD Module Frequency Pixel Clock Viewable Size Input Signal PC-Input: VIDEO Input: AUDIO Input: RS-232C: Output Signal PC-Output: VIDEO Output: AUDIO Output: Speaker Output: RS-232C: Resolutions Supported Power Supply Power Consumption Operational Environment Storage En[...]

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    English English-41 Pin Assignment 1) Analog RGB input (Mini D-SUB 15P): RGB3 Mini D-SUB 15P 1 V ideo Signal Red Video Signal Gr een Video Signal Blue GND DDC-GND Red-GND Green-GND Blue-GND +5V (DDC) SYNC-GND GND DDC-SDA H-SYNC V -SYNC DDC-SCL 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 3 4 5 Pin No Name 5 10 15 1 6 11 2) Analog RGB input (CA T5): RGB5 CA T5 Pin# a[...]

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    English-42 5) Digital RGB input (DISPLA Y PORT): RGB6 2 1 19 DISPLA Y PORT 20 Pin No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pin No 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Name ML_Lane 3 (n) GND ML_Lane 3 (p) ML_Lane 2 (n) GND ML_Lane 2 (p) ML_Lane 1 (n) GND ML_Lane 1 (p) ML_Lane 0 (n) Name GND T op ML_Lane 0 (p) CONFIG1 CONFIG2 AUX CH (p) GND AUX CH (n) Hot Plug Detect Return[...]