NEC PX-61XM4G manual

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    PlasmaSync Plasma Monitor (Enhanced split screen Model) PlasmaSync 42XM4 PX-42XM4G PlasmaSync 50XM5 PX-50XM5G PlasmaSync 61XM4 PX-61XM4G User’ s Manual Benutzerhandbuch Manuel d’utilisation Manual del Usuario Manuale dell’utente ук оводство по льзователя Bruksanvisning Kullanım Kılavuzu Εγχειρίδιο Χρήσ[...]

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    User’ s Manual (Enhanced split screen Model) ENGLISH Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals[...]

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    En-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-SER VICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. This symbol warns the [...]

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    En-3 NOTE: When you connect a computer to this monitor , use an RGB cable including the ferrite core on both ends of the cable. And regarding power cable, attach the supplied ferrite cores. If you do not do this, this monitor will not conform to mandatory CE or C-T ick standards. Set the ferrite cores on both ends of the power cable (supplied). Use[...]

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    En-4 Contents Contents of the Package 䡺 Plasma monitor 䡺 Power cord 䡺 Remote control with two AAA Batteries 䡺 Manuals (Start up Guide and CD-ROM) 䡺 Ferrite cores 䡺 Cable clamps Options • W all mount unit • Ceiling mount unit • T ilt mount unit • T abletop Stand • Attachable speakers Important Information ......................[...]

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    En-5 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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    En-6 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 as it may damage the other unit due to an extraor dinary load. 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 signals ar e in[...]

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

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    En-8 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. Functions as the EXIT buttons in the [...]

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    En-9 VIDEO (IN/OUT) (IN/OUT) AUDIO 1 DVD 1 / HD 1 R 1 3 2 ( MONO ) L Y Cb/P b Cr/Pr RGB 2 / DVD 2 / HD 2 RGB 1 VD HD DVI ( Digital RGB ) R L AUDIO 2 ( MONO ) R L AUDIO 3 ( MONO ) R/Cr/Pr G/Y B/Cb /Pb RGB 3 IN OU T REMOTE EXTERNAL CONTROL VIDEO (IN/OUT) AUDIO 1 DVD 1 / HD 1 Y L/R L/R Cb/Pb Cr/ Pr RGB 2 / DVD 2 / HD 2 RGB 1 VD L/R HD DVI AUDIO 2 AUDI[...]

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    En-10 VIDEO VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 AUDIO 1 DVD 1 / HD 1 R ( MONO ) L Y Cb /Pb Cr/ Pr RGB 2 / DVD 2 / HD 2 RGB 1 R/ VD G/ B/ HD DVI ( Digital RGB ) AUDIO 2 R ( MONO ) L AUDIO 3 R ( MONO ) L Cr/Pr Y Cb/Pb RGB 3 B D C E F G H I J K External Control IN OU T REMOTE A Rear View/ T erminal Board 51/61 inch A AC IN Connect the included power cord here. B [...]

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    En-11 q POWER ON/ST ANDBY Switches the power on/standby . (This does not operate when the POWER/ST ANDBY indicator of the plasma 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 b[...]

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    En-12 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 indica[...]

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    En-13 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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    En-14 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 En-39 for details on the display output of the various VESA signal standards supported by the monitor .  “PICTURE SIZE” sett[...]

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    En-15 Showing a couple of pictures on the screen at the same time * There may be some RGB-input signals that may not be displayed as not all signals are supported. 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 height. [...]

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    En-16 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, pre[...]

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    En-17 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. SEL. MAIN MENU 1 / 2 PICTURE AUDIO IMAGE ADJUST OPTION1 ADVANCED OSM NEXT PAGE : OFF EXIT MENU/ENTER OK EXIT The foll[...]

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    En-18 Main menu Sub menu Sub menu 2 Sub menu 3 Sub menu 4 RESET REFERENCE PICTURE CONTRAST  ←→  0 ← 52 → 72 YES En-20 BRIGHTNESS  ←→  0 ← 32 → 64 YES En-20 SHARPNESS  ←→  0 ← 16 → 32 YES En-20 COLOR  ←→  0 ← 32 → 64 YES En-20 TINT R ←→ G 0 ← 32 → 64 YES En-20 PICTURE MODE BRIGHT/NORMAL[...]

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    En-19 *1 Only when AUTO PICTURE is OFF *2 RGB/PC only *3 “ PICTURE SIZE ” , “ TRUE ” and “ LOW T ONE ” are only for 50 and 61 inch types. Main menu Sub menu Sub menu 2 Sub menu 3 Sub menu 4 RESET REFERENCE OPTION2 PWR. MGT . OFF ←→ ON YES En-25 CINEMA MODE OFF ←→ ON YES En-25 LONG LIFE PLE AUTO/LOCK 1/LOCK 2/LOCK 3 YES En-25 ORB[...]

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    En-20 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. SEL. ADJ. RETURN PICTURE 1 / 2 CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS SHARPNESS COLOR TINT PICTURE MODE NR NEXT P AGE : NORMAL : OFF : 52 : 32 : [...]

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    En-21 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. On “ COLOR TEMP . ” of “ PICTURE ” menu, select ?[...]

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    En-22 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. SEL. ADJ. RETURN AUDIO BASS TREBLE BALANCE AUDIO INPUT 1 AUDIO INPUT 2 AUDIO INPUT 3 : VIDEO1 [...]

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    En-23 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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    En-24 Information 䡵 RGB SELECT modes 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 En-39. The others: The available resolutions are shown. See page En-39 for the details of the above settings. Setting high definition images to the suita[...]

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    En-25 Option2 Settings Menu Set “ADV ANCED OSM” to “ON” in the MAIN 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 On ?[...]

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    En-26 ORBITER Use this to set the picture shift. Example: Setting “ ORBITER ” to “ AUTO2 ” On “ ORBITER ” of “ LONG LIFE ” menu, select “ AUT O2 ” . SEL. ADJ. RETURN EXIT LONG LIFE PLE ORBITER INVERSE SCREEN WIPER SOFT FOCUS : AUTO : A UTO2 : OFF : OFF : OFF Information 䡵 ORBITER settings OFF: Orbiter mode does not function. T[...]

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    En-27 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 ” . SEL. ADJ. RETURN EXIT LONG LIFE PLE ORBITER INVERSE SCREEN WIPER SOFT FOCUS [...]

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    En-28 Setting the picture size for RGB input signals Use this procedure to switch the setting to “ ON ” or “ OFF ” . * This function is available only for 50 and 61 inch types. Example: Setting the “ PICTURE SIZE ” mode to “ OFF ” On “ PICTURE SIZE ” of “ OPTION2 ” menu, select “ OFF ” . SEL. ADJ. RETURN EXIT OPTION 2 2 [...]

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    En-29 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 “PROG[...]

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    En-30 Setting the power on mode This function sets the input mode and the sound volume at the time the power is switched on. Example: Setting the input mode to “ VIDEO2 ” On “ OPTION3 ” menu, select “ PWR.ON MODE ” , then press the MENU/ENTER button. The “ PWR.ON MODE ” screen appears. On “ INPUT ” of “ PWR.ON MODE ” menu, s[...]

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    En-31 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 ” On “ ID NUMBER ” of “ OPTION3 ” menu, select “ 2 ” . SEL. ADJ. RETURN OPTION 3 3 / 4 PREVIOUS P AGE TIMER PWR. [...]

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    En-32 DISP . MODE Select the screen mode between two choices (Splitting, Blanking). Example: Setting “ BLANK ” On “ DISP . MODE ” of “ VIDEO W ALL ” menu, s e le c t “ BLANK ” . SEL. ADJ. RETURN VIDEO W ALL DIVIDER POSITION DISP . MODE AUTO ID IMAGE ADJUST P . ON DELA Y PLE LINK REPEA T TIMER : 1 : BLANK : OFF : OFF : OFF : OFF EXIT[...]

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    En-33 PLE LINK Use this function to set a uniform brightness for each display . T urn on the AUT O 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. SEL. ADJ. RETURN VIDEO W ALL DIVIDER POSITION DIS[...]

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    En-34 Option4 Settings Menu Set “ ADV ANCED OSM ” to “ ON ” in the MAIN MENU. Removing the sub screen area when there is no input signal detected for the sub picture This function automatically removes 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 mod[...]

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    En-35 RGB/PC1 RGB/PC1 RGB/PC1 RGB/PC1 RGB/PC1 RGB/PC1 Side-by-Side Picture-in-Picture SELECT/ FREEZE button SELECT/ FREEZE button S BY S1 RGB/PC1 RGB/PC1 or S BY S2 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 si[...]

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    En-36 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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    En-37 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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    En-38 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 th[...]

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    En-39 T able of Signals Suppor ted Suppor ted resolution (42XM4) • When the screen mode is NORMAL, each signal is converted to a 768 dots ⳯ 768 lines signal. (Except for * 2, 4 ) • When the screen mode is FULL, each signal is converted to a 1024 dots ⳯ 768 lines signal. Computer input signals supported by this system Screen mode Dots ⳯ li[...]

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    En-40 *1 Only when using a graphic accelerator board that is capable of displaying 852 ⳯ 480. *2 Display only 640 lines with the screen center of the vertical orientation located at the center . *3 The picture is displayed in the original resolution. The picture will be compressed for other signals. *4 Aspect ratio is 5:4. This signal is converte[...]

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    En-41 Suppor ted resolution (50XM5/61XM4) • 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 lines signal. (Ex[...]

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    En-42 *1 Only when using a graphic accelerator board that is capable of displaying 852 ⳯ 480. *2 This signal is converted to a 1024 dots ⳯ 640 lines signal. *3 The picture is displayed in the original resolution. *4 Aspect ratio is 5:4. This signal is converted to a 960 dots ⳯ 768 lines signal. *5 Normally the RGB select mode suite for the in[...]

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    En-43 Specifications Screen Size 922(H) ⳯ 515(V) mm 36.3"(H) ⳯ 20.3"(V) inches diagonal 42" Aspect Ratio 16 : 9 Resolution 1024(H) ⳯ 768(V) pixels Pixel Pitch 0.9(H) ⳯ 0.671(V) mm 0.036"(H) ⳯ 0.027"(V) inches Color Processing 4,096 steps, 68.7 billion colors Signals Synchronization Range Horizontal : 15.5 to 1 10.[...]

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    En-44 Specifications Units are in mm (inch) 96 (3.8") 38 (1.5") 58 (2.3") 1222 (48.1") 736 (30") 1106 (43.5") 622 (24.5") Screen Size 1 106(H) ⳯ 622(V) mm 43.5"(H) ⳯ 24.5"(V) inches diagonal 50" Aspect Ratio 16 : 9 Resolution 1365(H) ⳯ 768(V) pixels Pixel Pitch 0.81(H) ⳯ 0.81(V) mm 0.032&quo[...]

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    En-45 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[...]