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MAN058 Rev Date 12/5/2008 CM-RK17 CM-WL17 CM-DT17 TFT/LCD MONITOR Installation and Operation Manual CRYSTALMON TM Series NETWORK TECHNOLOGI ES INCORPORATED Te l:33 0-5 62 -70 70 Fax : 33 0-5 6 2- 1 99 9 1275 D an ner Dr Au ro ra, OH 44 20 2 ww w.ne twor ktechi nc. com NTI R[...]
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i MAN058 Rev Date 12/5/2008 TRADEMARK CRYSTALMON is a trademark of Network Techno logies Inc in the U.S. and other co untries. COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2005, 2008 by Net work Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, store d in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, el ectronic, me[...]
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ii MAN058 Rev Date 12/5/2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction................................................................................................................... ................................................. 1 Overview ..................................................................................................................[...]
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iii MAN058 Rev Date 12/5/2008 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1- Mount CM -RK17 to a rack .............................................................................................. ................................. 6 Figure 2- Mount CM-WL17 to an arm or bracket ............................................................................................[...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 1 INTRODUCTION Overview The CRYSTALMON series TFT/LCD mo nitors provide the i ndustrial or commercial user with superi or picture quality, multiple video formats, and a stur dy industrial enclosure. It also offers several mounting options, as well a s the ability to integrate with existing NTI products. T he CRYSTALM[...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 2 MA TERIALS Materials supplied with this kit: 9 NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD Monitor 9 120 or 240VAC at 50 or 60Hz-12VDC/5 A via AC Adapter 9 Power Supply Holder 9 2- Cable clamps 9 4- #4-40 x 3/16” black Phillips-pan head screws 9 6 foot VGA cable-VEXT-6-MM (15HD male-mal e connectors) 9 6.5 foot DVI video cable-DVI-DS[...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 3 PRECAUTIONS • Do not apply pressure to the display portion of t he CRYSTALMON because the LCD panel and backlight ca n be easily damaged. • Do not cover or block the vent hole s in the case. • Be sure to turn OFF the power supply before connect ing and disconnecting vide o source cable(s). • Be careful not [...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 4 FEA TURES AND FUNCTIONS Main Controls 1. Power Button - to turn the LCD and backlight ON and OFF. 2. Power LED - to indicate the power status of the monitor Green= Power On, Video Input OK Red= Suspend/Standby, or Input Out of Range 3. Menu Button - to open OSD menu (wh en OSD menu is OFF) 4. Arrow Up Butt on - to [...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 5 7. 12VDC Power Jack - for connection of AC adapter 8. DVI Video Port - DVI-D female- for connecting DVI type video source 9. VGA Video Port - 15HD female- for connecting VGA type video source 10. Power Supply Holder - for supporting the po wer supply (when desktop or rack-mounted ) 10 RE AR V IEW O F CR YST ALMO N [...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 6 INST ALLA TION Mounting Mount the CRYSTALMON as intended for the application. Rack Mount Secure the CRYSTALMON (model CM-RK1 7) to a rack usi ng appropriate hardware throug h the holes provided (see Fig. 1). Mount using at least two screws on ea ch side. Figure 1- Mount CM-RK17 to a rack Wall Mount- with Arm Mount [...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 7 Figure 2- Mount CM-WL17 to an arm or bracket Wall Mount- Direct-To-Wall If it is desired to mount the CRYSTALMON directly to the wall (model CM-WL17 ), two keyhole slots have been provided on the back of the CRYSTALMON for thi s purpose (see Fig. 2). CAUTION: Each fastener used for direct wall mounting must be rate[...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 8 Power Suppl y Bracket A power supply bracket has bee n supplied for the convenient moun ting of the power supply for the CRYSTALMON. This bracket can be directly mounted to the CRYSTA LMON. Two possible mounting location s are shown in Fig. 2 on Page 5. Two #4-40 x 3/16” black scre ws have been supplied to secu r[...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 9 Power Up 1. Connect the AC adapter to the power jack on the CR YSTALMON. Make sure the power connector is fully inserted. 2. Plug the AC adapter into a power source and pres s the power button to power u p the CRYSTALMON. 3. If the video source(s) are not yet ON , apply power to them at this time. Figure 5- Connect[...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 10 DISPLA Y FUNCTIONS The CRYSTALMON 17” monitor supp orts resolutions up to SXGA (1280x1 024) with a refresh rate at between 55 and 76Hz. The quality of the image on the LCD monitor is adjustable using an On Scre en Display (OSD) menu usi ng the control buttons on the CRYSTALM ON. Standard Controls • The CRYSTAL[...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 11 OSD Control Menu The OSD (On Screen Displ ay) Menu enables the use r to sele ct the desired characteristics of the LCD displa y. To activate the OSD Menu, press the Menu button (ab ove). To turn the Menu back OFF, either select "EXIT" from the main menu or just wait 10-60 secon ds and it will automat ica[...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 12 Setup Menu Selecting the Setup menu will bring up a screen in which the user can adjust OSD POSITION-the position of the OSD m enus on the LCD di splay (positions 0-4 ) OSD TIME-the length of time the user can be idle before the OSD menu automat ically exits (adjustable from 10 to 60 seconds) LANGUAGE-[...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 13 SPEC IFICA TIONS LCD Display area………………………… ……..337.92mm (W)x270.336 (H) (17 in ch diagonal) Panel Type………………………………… TFT Active Number of Pixels .....................................1280 (H)x 1024 (V) Number of Colo rs ....................................16.2 Milli[...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 14 DIMENSIONS 16.5" 12.2" 3.7" FRONT VIEW SIDE VIEW CM-WL17 (ALSO APPLIES TO CM- DT17 WITHOUT DESKTOP S TAND SHOWN)[...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 15 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution Power LED is OFF Check to see if AC adapter is fully inserte d Power LED is red Chec k connections of video source ca bles Make sure video sources are switched ON Power LED is green, but there's no pictu re Check to see if Horizontal Sync is out of range. Also check brightness[...]
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NTI CRYSTALMON TFT/LCD M ONITOR 16 W ARRANTY INFORMA TION The warranty period on this product (parts and labor) is t wo (2 ) years from the date of purc hase. Please contact Network Technologies Inc at (800) 742-8324 (800-RGB-TECH) or (330) 562- 7070 or visit our website at http://www.networktechinc.com for information regarding repairs and/or re t[...]