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    Operating Instructions LCD Video Monitor TW0911KT 0 -PS Printed in TAIWAN VQT3 X39-1 ENGLISH Model No. BT-L2150P Model No. BT-L2150E Model No. BT-L1500P Model No. BT-L1500E BT-L21 50P/ BT-L21 50E BT -L150 0P/BT- L1500E DEUTSCH Für Erlauterungen in Deutsch, konsultieren Sie bitte die mitgelieferte CD-ROM. FRANÇAIS P our des explications en frança[...]

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    2 Read this first ! (f or BT-L2150P/1500P) indica tes safety informa tion. W ARNING: This equipme nt must be gr ounded. T o ensure saf e oper ation, t he three-pin plug must be inser ted only into a standard three-pin pow er outlet which is eff ectiv ely g rounded through normal household wiring. Extension cords used with the equipment m ust ha v e[...]

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    Read this fi rst ! (for BT-L2150P/1500P) (continued) 3 indica tes safety informa tion. IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTR U CTIONS 1) Read th ese instr uctio ns. 2) K ee p these i nstruc tions. 3) Heed all w arning s . 4) F ollow al l instr uctions. 5) Do not use thi s apparatus n ear water . 6) Cl ean only with dr y clo th. 7) Do not block any v e ntilation [...]

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    4 Read this first ! (f or BT-L2150E/1500E) indica tes safety informa tion. W ARN ING: This equipmen t must be ear thed. T o ensure saf e operation, the th ree-pin plug must be inser ted only into a standard three-p in powe r point which is eff ectiv ely ear thed through normal house- hold wir ing. Extension cords used with the equipme nt must ha ve[...]

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    Read this fi rst ! (for BT-L2150E/1500E) (continued) 5 indica tes safety informa tion. FOR U .K. ONL Y This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 10 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 10 amps and that it i[...]

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    Read this fi rst ! (for BT-L2150E/1500E) (continued) 6 EMC NO TICE FOR THE PURCHASER/USER OF THE APP ARA TUS 1. Applicable standar ds and operating en vironment The apparatus is complia nt with: • standards EN5510 3-1 and E N55103-2 2009, and • electromagne tic environment s E1, E2, E3 and E4. 2. Pre-requisite conditions to ac hieving complianc[...]

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    7 About this manual • The BT -L2150P /2150E an d the BT -L1500P /1500E is referred to as “the unit” in thi s manual. • The ima ges and diagrams used in this m anual are f o r reference pur pos es and m a y differ from the actual pro duct and disp lays. • HDMI, the HDM I logo , and High-De finition M ultimedi a Interface are trademar ks or[...]

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    8 Contents Read this f irst ! (f or BT -L2 150P/1500 P) . . . . . . . . . . 2 Read this f irst ! (f or BT -L2 150E/1500 E) . . . . . . . . . . 4 T ranspor tation precaut ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Precautions for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    9 Outline Designe d especi ally for use in p rof e ssional broadcast ing, the B T -L2150P/215 0E and the BT -L1500P/ 1500E com e with a 54 .6 cm (21 .5-inch) and 39.1 c m (15.4-inc h) wide LCD s creen, re spectively . ■ High perfo r mance panel These m onitors achi e ve outstan ding col or reprod uction, a wide viewing an gle, and high-s peed res[...]

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    10 Dimensions ■ BT -L2150 P/BT -L21 50E ■ BT -L1500 P/BT -L15 00E 205.5 (8-1/16) 374 (14-3/4) 538 (21-3/16) 26.5 (1-1/16) 265.5 (10-7/16) 426 (16-3/4) 100 (3-15/16) 100 (3-15/16) 213.5 (8-3/8) 70 (2-3/4) 43 (1-11/16) 81 (3-3/16) 240 (9-7/16) U n i t: m m (i nc h es ) 173 (6-13/16) 397 (15-5/8) 360.5 (14-3/16) 308.5 (12-1/8) 132.5 (5-3/16) 265.5[...]

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    11 Controls and Their Functions • The illust rations show e xample s of BT -L2150P /2150E. Video monitor unit Fr ont Rear Rear panel ( J page 13) P ower suppl y ( J page 1 4) F ro nt panel ( J page 12) Ta l l y l a m p ( J p age 9, 25) indica tes the pr otective panel sc rew (10 screws for BT -L2150P/2 150E, 8 for BT -L150 0P/1500E). indica tes s[...]

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    Controls an d Their Function s (continued) 12 • The illus tration shows an example of BT -L2150P/21 50E. Speak ers Outputs au dio from the A UDIO I N ter minal, t he SDI IN termi nal (embedd ed audio) an d the HDMI ter minal (e mbedded audio ). • Connecti ng headpho nes to the HEADPHO NES output conn ector tur ns off the spea kers . HEADPHONES [...]

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    Contro ls and Their Fu nctions (con tinued) 13 SDI IN (HD/SD) term inals (BNC) 1 : SD I input ter minal (compa tible with HD/SD automatic s w itching ) 2 : SD I input ter minal (compa tible with HD/SD automatic s w itching ) • These ter minals su ppor t embedded audio . HDMI terminal HDCP com pliant HDM I signal input ter min al • This termi na[...]

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    14 Power Supply 1. Attach the po wer cable to the monitor unit. 2. Connect the powe r cable to the po wer outlet. Adjusting the Monitor Angle Tilt t he unit toward the d irectio n of the arr ows to gain the monitor angle mos t fit for viewing. • The unit can be til ted up to 1 0 degrees forward and 15 d egrees backward. Connecting and fixing the [...]

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    15 How to Use the On Screen Menu The sc reen disp lays five types of inform ation: inp ut signal status, pictur e adjust ing buttons/volume button s tatus, shar pne ss disp la y , menu displ a y and clo sed capt ion disp la y . 1. The selected input line ( J page 12, ) • VIDEO, SDI1, SDI2, H DMI, YP B P R , PC 2. Signal format • Use ST A TU S D[...]

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    How to Use th e On Screen Menu (continued) 16 • This is the menu dis pla y . • It disap pears after approximately 2 minutes of inactio n. • Use the menu to disp lay and se t closed ca ption display for VIDEO ( NTSC) signals. It a lso all ows y ou to select C APTION CHANNEL (CC1 to CC4). • When v ideo signal s are inp ut while CLOSED CAPTION[...]

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    How to Use th e On Screen Menu (continued) 17 1. Pres s [ME N U] to displ ay th e MAIN ME NU . 2. Press [ , ] t o select a menu and press [ENT ER ]. 3. Pres s [ , ] to se lect a sub menu and p ress [ENTER]. The se ttings in the su b menu chang e to gree n. 4. Pres s [ , ] to select a set ting and p ress [ENTER]. T o canc el, pres s [MENU]. T o retu[...]

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    18 Main Menu Under lined values in dicate factor y de f a ults. * 1 When CLOSED CAPTION is set to ON, this setting automatically tur ns to OFF . * 2 This setting is enab led only f or HD and SD s ignal input in 16:9 aspect ratio mode . * 3 This setting is enab led f or SD signal input in 4:3 aspect ratio mode . * 4 The eff ective horiz ontal area o[...]

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    Main Menu (co ntinued) 19 ■ 16:9 marker (Display e d f or HD input and SD input in 16:9 aspect rati o) Aspect m arker is only displ ay ed a s a ver tical ba r . The sh aded ar eas are grey in the illu stratio ns to indicate MARKER s pecificat ions, but are not grey on the screen . Safe area ma rker Safe area mar ker is displayed as a dotted line.[...]

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    Main Menu (co ntinued) 20 Under lined values in dicate factor y de f a ults. * 1 This fun ction is no t av aila ble when PC is se lected in the INPUT SE LECT menu ( J page 21 ). * 2 The following sha r pness values are av ai lable and the s ettings for the sele cted inpu t signal is displayed. Adjus tment statu s duri ng selectio n appears at the b[...]

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    Main Menu (co ntinued) 21 Under lined values in dicate factor y de f a ults. * 1 F actor y default setting f or the BT -L2150 P/1500P . * 2 F actor y default setting f or the BT -L2150 E/1500 E. * 3 ITU-7 09 is an ITU -R BT .709 s tandard. Enables and disables all G PI function s enabled by GPI CONT ROL. Under lined values in dicate factor y de f a[...]

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    Main Menu (co ntinued) 22 ■ PC The menus shown below app ear when PC is selec ted as the input si gnal. Under lined values in dicate factor y de f a ults. * 1 "EXE CUTING" is di splay ed dur ing A U T O SETUP and " COMPLE TE" appea rs when s etup comp letes. "INCOM PLETE" is d ispla yed if setup c ould not be complet[...]

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    Main Menu (co ntinued) 23 Sets s peaker and headph ones outp ut. Under lined values in dicate factor y de f a ults. * 1 When an HDM I signal is select ed, CH1 i s output to the left chan nel and CH2 to the r ight ch annel. Under lined values in dicate factor y de f a ults. * 2 A v ailable dur ing VIDE O (NTSC) in put. * 3 When MA RKER is se t to ON[...]

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    Main Menu (co ntinued) 24 * 1 "XXXX XX" ind icat es th e nu mber of hou rs . "XXX XXX": 17520 0h (about 20 years), 1752 00 or greater number resu lts in “O VER”. ■ List of setting restrictions ( 3 : Can be set and is available ) * 2 Enabled dur ing NTS C f or mat input * 3 Can be s et but is not available . HOURS METER Sub[...]

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    25 REMOTE Specifications This mon itor per mits remo te operation fr om an externa l. GPI s creen items corres pond to the following ter m inals. The fun ctions a ssigned to e ach ter minal operate when GND (pin 5) is sho r t-circui ted (ON) o r open (OFF) . ■ Operating condit i ons Lev el operation: Operates wh en GND is shor t- circui ted. Edge[...]

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    26 Detaching and Attachi ng th e Protective P anel The LC D panel is cov er ed by a prote ctiv e panel to pro tect it fro m damage during transpor tati on. Remove the prot ect iv e panel bef ore use . • The i llustration show s an example f or BT -L21 50P/ 2150 E. indic ates sc rews f oun d only on BT -L2150P/ 2150 E (not pres ent on BT -L 1500P/[...]

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    27 Detaching and Attaching the Tilt Stand The tilt s tand is deta chable. • When detac hing and attac hing the protec tive panel, it is recomm ended that you place the un it flat on the edg e of a desk or table with a soft c loth or si milar mate rial s pread und er neath. • The i llustration shows a n e xample for BT -L2150P/ 2150 E. 1. Unscre[...]

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    28 Specifications ■ General P ower input Dimensions (W x H x D): <BT -L215 0P/2150E> 538 mm x 426 mm x 240 mm (21-3/16 i nches x 16- 3/4 inches x 9-7/16 i nches) (inclu ding tilt st and) 538 mm x 374 mm x 70 mm (21-3/16 i nches x 14- 3/4 inches x 2-3/4 in ches) (monito r only , not inc luding ti lt stand) <BT -L150 0P/1500E> 397 mm x [...]

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    Specifications (con tinued) 29 ■ List of comp atible signal formats( 3 :Compatible) * 1 Not supp or ted by the BT -L15 00P/1500E. " UNSUPPORT SIGNAL" appears." Input signal Display character example VIDEO SDI1 SDI2 HDMI YP B P R PC NTSC NTSC 3 PA L PA L 3 640 x 480 /59.94p 640 x 480 (60p) 3 640 x 480 /60p 640 x 480 (60p) 3 480/59. [...]

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    30 INDEX Numerics 16:9 .................... ........... ................. ............................ .......... 18 4:3 ...................... ........... ................. ............................ .......... 18 A Accessorie s ........................ ...................... ................. ............ 8 Adjusting angle ................... .[...]

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    31 MEMO[...]

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