Pioneer PDP-614MX manual

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    パイオニア業務_表1-4(墨) 2004Aug27 20:46 プラズマディスプレイ PDP-614MX Plasma Display Écran à plasma Operating Instructions Mode d’emploi Contents related to system specifications, power requirements, accessories, and other information differ with respect to the country where this unit is purchased. For customers living in t[...]

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    English En Operating Instructions Thank you very much for purchasing this PIONEER product. Before using your Plasma Display , please carefully read the “Important Information” and these “Operating Instructions” so you will know how to operate the Plasma Display properly . Keep this manual in a safe place. Y ou will find it useful in the fut[...]

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    English Important Information 2 En i En 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 SERVICE [...]

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    English Important Information 4 En iii En DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions. (1) This device ma y not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. U.S. Resp[...]

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    English Important Information 6 En Should this product require ser vice in the U.S.A. and you wish to locate the nearest P ioneer Authorized Independent Ser vice Company , or if you wish to purchase replacement parts, operating instructions, ser vice manuals, or accessories, please call the number shown below . 8 0 0 – 4 2 1 – 1 6 2 5 Please do[...]

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    English Installation 2 En 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, whi[...]

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    English Installation 4 En OPTION1 RETURN SEL. OK : RGB  : RGB  : AUTO  : 1080B  : OFF  : OFF 1024 768 MENU EXIT OSD  BNC INPUT  D-SUB INPUT  RGB SELECT  HD SELECT  INPUT SKIP  ALL RESET Bottom side T op side Caution on when the plasma monitor is installed ver tically • Use the o[...]

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    English Part Names and Function 6 En 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 s[...]

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    English Basic Operations 8 En 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 ST ANDBY/ON 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 [...]

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    English WIDE Operations 10 En FULL size screen The image is expanded in the horizontal and vertical direction. ZOOM size screen When wide signals are input. FULL DOT BY DOT The image is dot by dot resolution. * “D BY D” can be switched only when a 1280 dot  768 line signal is input. Information  Supported resolution See page 30 for detail[...]

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    English OSD (On Screen Display) Controls 12 En Main menu Sub menu Sub menu 2 Sub menu 3 Sub menu 4 RESET REFERENCE PICTURE CONTRAST  @A  0 @ 52 A 72 YES 14 BRIGHTNESS  @A  0 @ 32 A 64 YES 14 SHARPNESS  @A  0 @ 16 A 32 YES 14 COLOR  @A  0 @ 32 A 64 YES 14 TINT R @A G 0 @ 32 A 64 YES 14 A V SELECTION DYNAMIC/STD/MOVIE1/MOVIE2/[...]

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    English OSD (On Screen Display) Controls 14 En 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 CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS SHARPNESS COLOR TINT A V SELECTION DNR NEXT P AGE :[...]

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    English OSD (On Screen Display) Controls 16 En SOUND 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 “SOUND” menu, adjust the bass. SOUND BASS TREBLE BALANCE AUDIO INPUT1 AUDIO INPUT2 A[...]

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    English OSD (On Screen Display) Controls 18 En Setting high definition images to the suitable screen size Use this procedure to set whether the number of vertical lines of the input high definition image is 1035 or 1080. Example: Setting the “HD SELECT” mode to “1035I” On “HD SELECT” of “OPTION1” menu, select “1035I”. OPTION1 1 [...]

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    English OSD (On Screen Display) Controls 20 En ORBITER Use this to set the picture shift. Example: Setting “ORBITER” to “AUTO1” On “ORBITER” of “LONG LIFE” menu, select “AUTO1”. LONG LIFE ABL ORBITER INVERSE SCREEN WIPER SOFT FOCUS : AUT O : AUT O1 : OFF : OFF : OFF SEL. ADJ. EXIT RETURN Information  ORBITER settings OFF: Orb[...]

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    English OSD (On Screen Display) Controls 22 En Setting the screen size for S1/S2 video input If the S-video signal contains screen size information, the image will be automatically adjusted to fit the screen when this S1/S2 is set to AUTO. This feature is available only when an S-video signal is input via the VIDEO3 terminal. Example: Setting “S1[...]

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    English OSD (On Screen Display) Controls 24 En 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 OSD” to “ON” in the main menu (1/ 2), then perform the following operations. On “PWR. ON MODE” of “ OPTION3” menu, s e le c t “VIDEO2”. The [...]

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    English OSD (On Screen Display) Controls 26 En AUTO ID This feature automatically sets the ID numbers of multiple displays connected to each other . Example: Setting “ON” Set the ID number for the No. 1 display on ID NUMBER menu. On “AUTO ID” of “VIDEO W ALL” menu, se le c t “ON”, then press the MENU/SET button. AUTO ID : ON 1 2 4 3[...]

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    English OSD (On Screen Display) Controls 28 En 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/SET button. The “COLOR SYSTEM[...]

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    English 30 En T able of Signals Suppor ted Screen size Suppor ted resolution • When the screen size is 4:3, each signal is converted to a 1024 dots  768 lines signal. (Except for * 2, 3, 4 ) • When the screen size is Dot by Dot, the picture is displayed in the original resolution. • When the screen size is FULL, each signal is converted to[...]

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    English 32 En T roubleshooting Remedy • If there are no abnormalities in the image and sound, the noise is caused by the cabinet reacting to changes in temperature. This will not affect performance. • Leave some space between the display and the connected components. • Replace both batteries with new ones. • Set IR REMOTE OFF on OPTION3 men[...]