NEC PX-61XM3G manual

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    PlasmaSync Plasma Monitor PlasmaSync 61XM3 PX-61XM3G Model Information Modell-Informationen Informations modèle Información del modelo Informazioni sul modello нформация о модели Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals CONFIDENTIAL 4-1 USER' S MANUAL[...]

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    E-1 Specifications Screen Size 1351(H)  760(V) mm 53.2"(H)  29.9"(V) inches diagonal 61" Aspect Ratio 16 : 9 Resolution 1365(H)  768(V) pixels Pixel Pitch 0.99(H)  0.99(V) mm 0.039"(H)  0.039"(V) inches Color Processing 4,096 steps, 68.7 billion colors Signals Synchronization Range Horizontal : 15.5 to 1 10 k[...]

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    E-2 T able of Signals Suppor ted Suppor ted resolution • When the screen mode is NORMAL, each signal is converted to a 1024 dots  768 lines signal. (Except for * 2, 3, 4 ) • When the screen mode is TRUE, the picture is displayed in the original resolution. • When the screen mode is FULL, each signal is converted to a 1365 dots  768 line[...]

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    E-3 Impor tant Infor mation W arning Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on apparatus. T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cau[...]

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    ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO Operation Manual (Enhanced split screen Model) For the specifications of your plasma monitor , refer to “Model Information”. У  Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals CONFIDENTIAL 4-5[...]

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    E-2 Precautions Please read this manual carefully before using your plasma monitor and keep the manual handy for future reference. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. This symbol warns the us[...]

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    E-3 Contents Contents of the Package 䡺 Plasma monitor 䡺 Power cord 䡺 Remote control with two AAA Batteries 䡺 Manuals (Model Information and Operation) 䡺 Safety metal fittings* 䡺 Ferrite cores, bands 䡺 Cable clamps * Contents will differ according to the model. * These are fittings for fastening the unit to a wall to prevent tipping du[...]

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    E-4 50 mm (2") 50 mm (2") 50 mm (2") Wall Wall 50 mm (2") 50 mm (2") Y ou can attach your optional mounts or stand to the plasma monitor in one of the following two ways: * While it is upright. (See Drawing A) * As it is laid down with the screen face down (See Drawing B). Lay the protective sheet, which was wrapped around [...]

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    E-5 Note: 1. The VIDEO1 and RGB1 terminals can be used for either INPUT or OUTPUT . When LOOP OUT is ON, do not connect an OUTPUT signal fr om another unit, that will place an extraor dinary load on the other unit and may damage it. 2. LOOP OUT can not be turned ON while signals ar e input to the RGB1 terminal. 3. LOOP OUT can be turned ON while si[...]

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    E-6 Appro x. 7m / 23ft MENU/ENTER INPUT SELECT DOWN UP LEFT/ - RIGHT/ + /EXIT VOLUME MENU/ENTER INPUT SELECT DOWN UP LEFT/ - RIGHT/ + /EXIT VOLUME OPTION1 EXIT OSM BNC INPUT D-SUB INPUT RGB SELECT HD SELECT INPUT SKIP ALL RESET : RGB : RGB : AUTO : 1080B : OFF : OFF 1024  768 SEL. RETURN MENU/ENTER OK T op side Bottom side 90 ° Caution on when [...]

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    E-7 q Power T urns the monitor ’ s power on and off. w Remote sensor window Receives the signals from the remote control. e POWER/ST ANDBY indicator When the power is on ............................. Lights green. When the power is in the standby mode ... Lights red. r INPUT SELECT / EXIT Switches the input. The available inputs depend on the set[...]

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    E-8 A AC IN Connect the included power cord here. B EXT SPEAKER L and R Connect speakers (optional) here. Maintain the correct polarity . Connect the (positive) speaker wire to the EXT SPEAKER terminal and the (negative) speaker wire to the EXT SPEAKER terminal on both LEFT and RIGHT channels. Please refer to your speaker ’ s owner ’ s manual. [...]

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    E-9 q POWER ON/ST ANDBY Switches the power on/standby . (This does not operate when POWER/ST ANDBY indicator of the main unit is off.) w RGB/PC Press this button to select RGB/PC as the source. RGB/PC can also be selected using the INPUT SELECT button on the monitor . e DVD / HD Press this button to select DVD/HD as the source. DVD/HD can also be s[...]

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    E-10 Basic Operations POWER T o turn the unit ON and OFF: 1. Plug the power cord into an active AC power outlet. 2. Press the Power button (on the unit). The monitor ’ s POWER/ST ANDBY indicator turns red and the standby mode is set. 3. Press the POWER ON button (on the remote control) to turn on the unit. The monitor ’ s POWER/ST ANDBY indicat[...]

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    E-11 WIDE Operations Wide Screen Operation (manual) W ith this function, you can select one of six screen sizes. When viewing videos or digital video discs 1. Press the WIDE button on the remote control. 2. W ithin 3 seconds ... Press the WIDE button again. The screen size switches as follows: → NORMAL → FULL → ST ADIUM → ZOOM → 2.35:1 ?[...]

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    E-12 FULL size screen The image is expanded in the horizontal and vertical direction. ZOOM size screen When wide signals are input. TRUE The image is true resolution. FULL Information  Supported resolution See page E-2 of Model Information for details on the display output of the various VESA signal standards supported by the monitor .  “PI[...]

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    E-13 Showing a couple of pictures on the screen at the same time * An RGB-input picture may not be displayed in these modes, depending on the input signal specifications. 1. Press the button to select a screen mode from among single mode, side-by-side, and picture-in-picture. Note: Pictur e A and B on the above scr een ar e not always of the same h[...]

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    E-14 Operations in the Picture-in-picture mode T o move the position of the sub screen, press the cursor  or  button. T o change the size of the sub screen, press the  button. VIDEO1 RGB/PC1 A B VIDEO1 RGB/PC1 A B VIDEO1 RGB/PC1 A B VIDEO1 RGB/PC1 A B  butt on  butt on  butt on  butt on T o make the desired picture active, pres[...]

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    E-15 Menu Operations The OSM window is displayed with respect to the screen as shown on the diagram. * Depending on the screen ’ s mode, the OSM may be displayed differently . In the explanation, the OSM section is shown close up. MAIN MENU 1 / 2 MENU/ENTER EXIT PICTURE AUDIO IMAGE ADJUST OPTION1 ADV ANCED OSM NEXT PA GE : OFF SEL. EXIT OK The fo[...]

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    E-16 Main menu Sub menu Sub menu 2 Sub menu 3 Sub menu 4 RESET REFERENCE PICTURE CONTRAST  ←→  0 ← 52 → 72 YES E-18 BRIGHTNESS  ←→  0 ← 32 → 64 YES E-18 SHARPNESS  ←→  0 ← 16 → 32 YES E-18 COLOR  ←→  0 ← 32 → 64 YES E-18 TINT R ←→ G 0 ← 32 → 64 YES E-18 PICTURE MODE BRIGHT/NORMAL/THEA [...]

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    E-17 *1 Only when AUTO PICTURE is OFF *2 RGB/PC only Main menu Sub menu Sub menu 2 Sub menu 3 Sub menu 4 RESET REFERENCE OPTION2 PWR. MGT . OFF ←→ ON YES E-23 CINEMA MODE OFF ←→ ON YES E-23 LONG LIFE PLE AUTO/LOCK 1/LOCK 2/LOCK 3 YES E-23 ORBITER AUTO 1 YES E-24 AUTO 2 YES E-24 MANUAL H-DOT/V-LINE/TIME YES E-24 OFF YES E-24 INVERSE OFF YES [...]

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    E-18 Picture Settings Menu Adjusting the picture The contrast, brightness, sharpness, color and tint can be adjusted as desired. Example: Adjusting the contrast On “ CONTRAST ” of “ PICTURE ” menu, adjust the contrast. PICTURE 1 / 2 EXIT CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS SHARPNESS COLOR TINT PICTURE MODE NR NEXT P AGE : NORMAL : OFF SEL. RETURN ADJ. CONT[...]

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    E-19 Adjusting the color to the desired level Use this procedure to adjust the white balance for each color temperature to achieve the desired color quality . Example: Adjusting the “ GAIN RED ” of “ HIGH ” color temperature Set “ ADV ANCED OSM ” to “ ON ” in the main menu (1/ 2), then perform the following operations. On “ COLOR [...]

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    E-20 Audio Settings Menu Adjusting the treble, bass and left/right balance and audio input select The treble, bass and left/right balance can be adjusted to suit your tastes. Example: Adjusting the bass On “BASS” of “AUDIO” menu, adjust the bass. AU DI O EXIT BAS S TREBLE BALANCE A UDIO INPUT1 A UDIO INPUT2 A UDIO INPUT3 : VIDEO1 : HD/D VD1[...]

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    E-21 Option1 Settings Menu Setting the on-screen menu This sets the position of the menu, the display format (horizontal or vertical) etc. Example: T urning the DISPLA Y OSM of f On “ OPTION1 ” menu, select “ OSM ” , then press the MENU/ ENTER button. The “ OSM ” menu appears. On “ DISPLA Y OSM ” of “ OSM ” menu, select “ OFF [...]

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    E-22 Information 䡵 RGB SELECT modes One of these 7 modes must be selected in order to display the following signals correctly . AUTO: Select the suitable mode for the specifications of input signals as listed in the table “ Computer input signals supported by this system ” on page E-2 of Model Information. STILL: T o display VESA standard sig[...]

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    E-23 Option2 Settings Menu Setting the power management for computer images This energy-saving (power management) function automatically reduces the monitor ’ s power consumption if no operation is performed for a certain amount of time. Example: T urning the power management function on Set “ADV ANCED OSM” to “ON” in the main menu (1/ 2)[...]

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    E-24 ORBITER Use this to set the picture shift. Example: Setting “ ORBITER ” to “ AUTO1 ” On “ ORBITER ” of “ LONG LIFE ” menu, select “ AUTO1 ” . LONG LIFE EXIT PLE ORBITER INVERSE SCREEN WIPER SOFT FOCUS : AUTO : AUTO 1 : OFF : OFF : OFF SEL. RETURN ADJ. Information 䡵 ORBITER settings OFF: Orbiter mode does not function. Thi[...]

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    E-25 SCREEN WIPER When this is set to ON, a white vertical bar moves repeatedly from the left and of the screen to the right end at a constant speed. Example: Setting “ SCREEN WIPER ” to “ ON ” On “ SCREEN WIPER ” of “ LONG LIFE ” menu, select “ ON ” . LONG LIFE EXIT PLE ORBITER INVERSE SCREEN WIPER SOFT FOCUS : AUTO : OFF : OFF[...]

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    E-26 Setting the picture size for RGB input signals Use this procedure to switch the setting to “ ON ” or “ OFF ” . Example: Setting the “ PICTURE SIZE ” mode to “ OFF ” Set “ ADV ANCED OSM ” to “ ON ” in the main menu (1/ 2), then perform the following operations. On “ PICTURE SIZE ” of “ OPTION2 ” menu, select “ [...]

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    E-27 PROGRAM TIMER This sets the day and time at which the power will be switched ON/OFF as well as the input mode. Example: Setting so that the power will be switched on at 8:30 A.M., Monday , displaying RGB2 source, and switched off at 10:30 A.M. On “PROGRAM” of “TIMER” menu, select “ON”, then press the MENU/ENTER button. The “PROGR[...]

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    E-28 Setting the power on mode This function sets the input mode at the time the power is switched on. Example: Setting “ VIDEO2 ” Set “ADV ANCED OSM” to “ON” in the main menu (1/ 2), then perform the following operations. On “ PWR. ON MODE ” of “ OPTION3 ” menu, select “ VIDEO2 ” . The available sources depend on the settin[...]

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    E-29 ID number setting When using more than one of these displays, this function sets ID numbers so that operation of the remote control does not cause multiple monitors to operate at the same time. Example: Setting “ 2 ” Set “ ADV ANCED OSM ” to “ ON ” in the main menu (1/ 2), then perform the following operations. On “ ID NUMBER ”[...]

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    E-30 DISP . MODE Select the screen mode from between two options (Splitting, Blanking). Example: Setting “ BLANK ” On “ DISP . MODE ” of “ VIDEO W ALL ” menu, select “ BLANK ” . VIDEO W ALL EXIT DIVIDER POSITION DISP . MODE A UTO ID IMA GE ADJUST P . ON DELA Y PLE LINK REPEA T TIMER : 1 : BLANK : OFF : OFF : OFF : OFF SEL. RETURN AD[...]

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    E-31 PLE LINK Use this function to set a uniform brightness for each display . T urn on the AUTO ID and set the DIVIDER (at 1, 4 or 9) before the following operations. Example: Setting “ ON ” On “ PLE LINK ” of “ VIDEO W ALL ” menu, select “ ON ” , then press the MENU/ENTER button. VIDEO W ALL EXIT DIVIDER POSITION DISP . MODE A UTO[...]

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    E-32 Option4 Settings Menu Erasing the sub screen image when there is no input signal This function automatically erases the black frame of the sub screen when there is no sub screen input signal. This feature is available only when the picuture-in-picuture mode is selected. Example: Set to “ OFF ” Set “ ADV ANCED OSM ” to “ ON ” in the[...]

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    E-33 Switching the input source quickly This feature enables quick input selection. After setting ON, press the CLEAR/SEAMLESS SW button for quick switching between the two selected input signals. Example: Set to switch quickly between RGB1 and RGB2. Set “ ADV ANCED OSM ” to “ ON ” in the main menu (1/ 2), then perform the following operati[...]

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    E-34 Color System Settings Menu Setting the video signal format Use these operations to set the color systems of composite video signals or Y/C input signals. Example: Setting the color system to “ 3.58 NTSC ” On the MAIN MENU, select “ COLOR SYSTEM ” , then press the MENU/ENTER button. The “ COLOR SYSTEM ” screen appears. On “ COLOR [...]

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    E-35 Application These specifications cover the communications control of the plasma monitor by external equipment. Connections Connections are made as described below . Connector on the plasma monitor side: EXTERNAL CONTROL connector . Use a crossed (reverse) cable. T ype of connector: D-Sub 9-pin male 1 5 9 6 2 34 7 8 Communication Parameters (1)[...]

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    E-36 If the picture quality is poor or there is some other problem, check the adjustments, operations, etc., before requesting service. T roubleshooting *1 Overheat protector If the monitor becomes too hot, the overheat protector will be activated and the monitor will be turned off. If this happens, turn of f the power to the monitor and unplug the[...]