Planar PX212M manual

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    Planar Systems, Inc. 1 195 NW Compton Drive Beaverton, OR 97006-1992 www .planar .com Customer Service Planar provides the following technical support services: Internet Support For support availa ble 24/7 visit Planar's Online T echnical Support at www .planar .com/support. Our Online T echnica l Support is where you'll find solu tions t[...]

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    The information contained in this document is subje ct to cha nge without notice. This document contains proprietary inf ormation that is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, tra nslated to a nother la n- guage or stored in a retrieval system, or tra nsmitted by a ny mea ns, electronic, mecha [...]

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    1 Usage Notice Precautions ................................................................................. 2 Introduction About the Product ....................................................................... 3 Package Overview ...................................................................... 4 Installation Product Overview ..............[...]

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    2 Usage Notice Warning- T o prevent the risk of fire or shock hazards, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. Warning- Please do not open or disassemble the product as this may cause electric shock. Precautions Follow all warnings, precautions and maintenance as recommended in this user  s manual to maximize the life of your unit. Do: q[...]

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    3 Introduction About the Product Having a 21.3 LCD dsiplay with an active matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD), this product also demonstrate the following outstanding features. q Dual Analog and Digital signal input q 21.3” diagonal screen size q 1600 x 1200 high resolution q Wide Viewing Angle T echnology q 31.5 ~ [...]

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    4 Package Overview LCD Display Power Adapter Power Cord VGA Signal Ca ble DVI-D Cabl e Audio-In Cable S-Vi de o Cabl e Video Cable User’s Guide Landi ng St rip CD-ROM for Pivo t softwa re Regist er Y our P lanar Product s T oday Thank you f or cho osing Pla nar. T o assure you recei ve all t he benef it s of your P lanar pr oduct and ser vices, r[...]

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    5 Installation Product Overview u Front View Stand Panel Controls u Back V iew Connector Ports (Inside the back cover) Kensington Security Lock Slot S-VIDEO VIDEO DC-In DVI Input Port Analog Input Port Composite Video S-Video Liquid Crystal Display (LCD Display) Audio[...]

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    6 u Kensington Security Slot The monitor can be secured to your desk or any other fixed object with Kensington lock security products. Kensington lock is not included. Kensington Security Slot T ilt Angle:-5 ° ~ 35 ° u Tilt Grasp the LCD Display with both hands and adjust the tilt as desired.[...]

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    7 K VESA Mount on your monitor This monitor conforms to the VESA Flat Panel Mounting Physical Mounting Interface Standard which defines a physical mounting interface for flat panel monitors, and corresponding standards for flat panel monitor mounting devices, such as wall and table arms.The VESA mounting interface is located on the back of your [...]

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    8 u Connecting the Display (Figure 10.1) T o setup this display , please refer to the following figure and procedures. 1. Be sure all equipment is turned off. 2. Connect the DC power cord to the power connector; plug one end of the AC power cord into the power adapt er, and the other end into an electrical outlet(  ). 3. For the PC with Analog o[...]

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    9 S- VI DEO VI D EO Figure 10.1  S-Video Cable  Video Cable  DVI-D Cable  VGA Cable  Power Adapter & Power Cord  Audio Cable[...]

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    11 Front Panel Controls n o c I / o Nl o r t n o Cn o i t c n u F U N E Mn o t t u b u n e M. s u n e m D S O e h t p o p o T T C E L E So t u A / t c e l e S s m e t i t n e m t s u j d a e h t t c e l e s o T . s u n e m D S O m o r f " t n e m t s u j d a o t u A " e h t e t a v i t c a o T m u m i t p o n a n i a t b o o t n o i t c n[...]

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    12 How to Use the OSD Menus 1. Press the “MENU” button to pop up the “on-screen menu” and to select among the four Main Menus. 2. Choose the adjustment items by pressing the “SELECT” button. 3. Adjust the value of the adjustment items by pressing the “ ! ” or “ " ” button. 4. After a period of inactivity .*(base on a user s[...]

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    13 On-Scr een Display Menus Main Menu Menu Level 1 Menu Level 2 Description ADJ Scale Brightness To adjust the brightness. 0 ~ 100 Contrast To adjust the contrast of the image. 0 ~ 100 Hue Adjusts the red-green color balance of the image. -45+45 Saturation Adjusts the image from black and white to full saturated colour. 0 ~ 100 Flesh-tone off/Week/[...]

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    14 T roubleshooting If you are experiencing trouble with the LCD display, refer to the following trouble shooting. If the problem persists, please contact your local dealer or our service center. Problem: No image appears on screen. " Check that all the I/O and power connectors are correctly and well connected as described in the “Installati[...]

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    15 W arning Signal " No Signal This message means that the LCD Display has been powered on but it cannot receive any signal from the computer graphics card. Check all the power switches, power cables, and VGA signal cable. " Out Of Range This message means that the signal of the computer graphics card is not compatible with the LCD Displa[...]

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    16 Product Dimensions Side View 64.5mm/2.54” 222.00mm/8.74” T op View Front View 482.28 mm / 18.98” 533.14mm/20.98”[...]

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    17 Compatibility Modes e d o Mn o i t u l o s e R) z H ( y c n e u q e r F) z H k ( y c n e u q e r F . H A G V M B I0 5 3 x 0 4 60 75 . 1 3 A G V M B I0 8 4 x 0 4 60 65 . 1 3 A G V M B I0 0 4 x 0 2 70 75 . 1 3 A G V A S E V0 8 4 x 0 4 62 79 . 7 3 A G V A S E V0 8 4 x 0 4 65 75 . 7 3 A G V A S E V0 8 4 x 0 4 65 83 . 3 4 A G V S A S E V0 0 6 x 0 0 8[...]

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    18 Pivot Software Installation Follows are the procedures for pivot software set up. 1. Insert the Pivot Pro CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driver. 2. Run the Start_Pivot progra m a nd sele ct the pivot option to install portrait displays software on your computer. 3. Restart your computer . T o Cha nge orientation, right click a nywhere on the des ktop[...]

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    Planar Systems, Inc 1 195 NW Compton Drive Beaverton, OR 97006-1992 www .planar .com © 2006 Plan ar Systems, In c. Planar is a regist ered trademark of Planar Syst ems, Inc. Other br ands and names are the pr operty of their r espective ow ners. T echnical inform ation in this documen t is subject to c hange wi thout notic e. P/N:36.616 04G002 Rev[...]