Sharp PN-A601 manual

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    PN-A601 LCD MONIT OR OPERA TION MANUAL[...]

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    IMPORT ANT : T o aid reporting in case of loss or theft, please record the product’s model and serial numbers in the space provided. The numbers are located in the rear of the product. Model No.: Serial No.: U.S.A. ONL Y FOR CUSTOMERS IN U.K. IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: GREEN-AND-YELL[...]

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    3 E IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION W ARNING:  TOREDUCE THERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTEXPOSE THISPRODUCT TORAINORMOISTURE. RISKOFELECTRIC SHOCK DONOTOPEN CAUTION CAUTION:  TOREDUCE THERISKOFELECTRIC SHOCK,DONOTREMOVECOVER. NOUSER-SERVICEABLEP [...]

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    4 E IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION (Continued) A. Information on Disposal for Users (private households) 1. In the European Union Attention:Ifyouwanttodisposeofthisequipment,pleasedonotusetheordinarydustbin! Usedelectricalandelectronicequipmentmustbetreatedseparatelyandinacco[...]

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    5 E ThankyouforyourpurchaseofaSHARPLCDproduct. T oensuresafetyandmanyyearsoftrouble-freeoperationofyour product, please read the Safety Precautions carefully before using this product. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Electricityisusedtoperformmanyusefulfunctions,butitca[...]

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    6 E SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (Continued)  19. Batteries—Incorrectuseofbatteriesmaycausethebatteriestoburstorignite. A leakybatterymaycorrodetheequipment, dirty your hands or spoil your clothing. In order to avoid these problems, make sure to observe the precautions below:   •U[...]

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    7 E - The TFTcolorLCDpanelusedinthismonitorismadewith theapplicationofhighprecisiontechnology .However ,there may be minute points on the screen where pixels never light or are permanently lit. Also, if the screen is viewed from an acute angle there may be uneven colors or brightness[...]

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    8 E MOUNTING PRECAUTIONS • Thisproductisforuseindoors. • A mountingbracketcompliantwithVESA specicationsis required. • Sincethemonitorisheavy ,consultyourdealerbefore installing, removing or moving the monitor . • Mountingthemonitoronthewallre[...]

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    9 E Contents Supplied Components If any component should be missing, please contact your dealer .  LiquidCrystalDisplayMonitor:1  Remotecontrolunit:1  Cableclamp:2  Powercord:1  R-6battery(“AA”size):2  CD-ROM(UtilityDiskforWindows):1  Setupmanual:1  Protec[...]

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    10 E n Front view 1 34 56 2 1. LCD panel 2. Brightness sensor 3. Remote control sensor 4. Input switch 5. Power switch 6. Power LED TIPS • Useapointedobjectsuchasapentiptopressthe switches at the front of the monitor . • Whenyouusethebrightnesssensor ,youcanautomatically chang[...]

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    11 E Part Names n Remote control unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 9 10 11 8 1. Signal transmitter 2. POWER button 3. MUTE button 4. VOL +/Cursor control ( ) button 5. BRIGHT -/Cursor control ( ) button 6. DISPLA Y button 7. MODE button 8. INPUT button 9. MENU button 10. BRIGHT +/Cursor control ( ) button 1 1. VOL -/Cursor control ( ) button 12. SIZE button[...]

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    12 E 11 10 9 8 1 2 3 4 5 7 12 6 15 14 13 17 16 When the PN-ZB01 (optional) is attached Caution • Besuretoturnoffthemainpowerswitchanddisconnect the plug from the power outlet before connecting/ disconnecting cables. Also, read the manual of the equipmenttobeconnected. • Becarefulnottoc[...]

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    13 E Connecting Peripheral Equipment (Exampleconnection) shows the signal flow PC/A V DVI-D input terminal First monitor Second monitor PC/A V DVI-D output termina l PC/A V DVI-D input terminal Digital signal (DVI) cables (commercially available) To PC digital RGB output terminal TIPS • Thelengthofthesignalcablesorsurro[...]

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    14 E ■ Connection with the control kit (optional) Caution • Whenattachingtheremotecontrolsensorbox,turnthe mainpowerswitchOFF . • Exceptfortheremotecontrolsensorboxconnectioncable, do not insert any other cable into the control kit terminal. Also, do not connect any connecti[...]

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    15 E Preparing the Remote Control Unit Installing the batteries 1. Pressthecovergentlyandslideitinthedirectionofthe arrow . 2. See the instructions in the compartment and put in the batteries(R-6(“AA”size)x2)withtheirplus(+)andminus (-)sidesorientedcorrectly . 3[...]

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    16 E Binding Cables The cables connected to the terminals on the rear of the monitor can be fastened with the cable clamps. Insert the cable clamp into the cable clamp attachment on the rear of the monitor and fasten the cables. : Cable clamp attachment Cable clamp Cable Cable clamp attachment Connecting the Power Cord Caution • Useonlyt[...]

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    17 E Removing the Handles The handles can be removed. Remove the handle screws and remove the handles and handle spacers. Caution • Thehandles,handlescrewsandhandlespacersarefor thismonitor .Donotusethemforanyotherdevices. • Whenattachingthehandles,performthestepsf[...]

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    18 E T urning Power On/Off Caution • T urnonthemonitorrstbeforeturningonthePCor playback device. T urning on the main power Main power switch Caution • Themainpowermustbeturnedon/offwiththemainpower switch.Donotconnect/disconnectthepowercordorturn[...]

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    19 E Basic Operation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. INPUT (Input mode selection) The menu is displayed. Press or to select the input mode, and press to enter . Input mode Video Audio PCD-SUB PCD-subinputterminal *1 Audio input terminal PCHDMI PC/A VHDMIinputterminal *2 *3 A VHDMI PC/A VHDMIinputterminal *2 A VCOMPONENT PC[...]

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    E 20 Basic Operation n Switching the screen size Evenwhenthescreensizeischanged,thedisplaymayremainthesamedependingontheinputsignal. WIDE PCinput Displaysimagesoitllstheentirescreen. A Vinput Animagewitha4:3aspectratioisstretchedtoll[...]

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    21 E Menu Items Displaying the menu screen Videoandaudioadjustmentandsettingsofvariousfunctions are enabled. This section describes how to use the menu items. See pages 22 to 26 for details of each menu items. Caution • Donotturnthemainpowerswitchoffwhilethemenuitems arebeing[...]

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    E 22 Menu item details The menu will differ depending on the input mode. n SCREEN Y ou can move the menu screen display position each time DISPLA Y is pressed. AUTO (PC D-SUB/PC RGB) TheCLOCK,PHASE,H-POS,andV -POSareautomatically adjusted. Pressing performsadjustment. Usethisautomaticadjustmentwhenyouuse[...]

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    E 23 USER AdjustseachitemwhentheWHITEBALANCEissetto USER. R-CONTRAST .... Adjustsbright-tonedredcomponent. G-CONTRAST .... Adjustsbright-tonedgreencomponent. B-CONTRAST .... Adjustsbright-tonedbluecomponent. R-OFFSET .......... Adjustsdark-tonedredcomponent. G-OFFSET ......... Adjust[...]

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    E 24 Menu Items HDMI AUTO VIEW WhenONisselected,thescreensizeisadjusted automaticallyaccordingtothescreensizecontrolsignal includedinthevideosignalinputfromthe A VHDMIinput terminal. BRIGHTNESS SENSOR WhensettoONorON:DISPLA Y ,thebrightness?[...]

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    E 25 Menu Items n OPTION DA TE/TIME SETTING Set the date and time. Press or to select the date and time, and press or to change the numerical values. Setthedatein“Month/Day/Y ear”order . Setthetimeona12-hourbasis.(Factorydefault) DA TE/TIME FORMA T Sets the date/time display format. DA TE .................[...]

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    E 26 Menu Items n MUL TI ENLARGE (See page 27.) Sets whether or not to use the enlarge function. ADV ANCED (ENLARGE) ENLARGEH/ENLARGEV ......... Sets the number of screen splits (number of monitors)inthehorizontal/verticaldirectionusedfor the enlargement. ENLARGE-POS ......... Specify the split screen to be displaye[...]

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    E 27 n Dual screen display Y oucandisplaythescreensofthePCinputsignaland A V input signal simultaneously . Setthisfunctionwith“PIPMODES”inthePIP/PbyP menu. PIP Main screen Sub screen A sub s cree n is displ ayed inside a main screen. PbyP Main screen Sub screen A main screen and a s[...]

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    E 28 n ZOOM2 SPECIAL SETTING If you connect a laptop computer with any of the following screen resolutions and black bands appear around the screen,setZOOM2SPECIAL SETTINGofINPUTSIGNAL on theOPTIONmenutoONandthenselectZOOM2intheSIZE setting. This displays the area inside the black band.[...]

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    E 29 n ADV ANCED items (A V input) (See page 22 for additional Menu item details.) FLESH TONE Adjustthehuecontrol. 3D-NR Reduce the noise of playback images on video. Settingahigherlevelreducesmorenoise.However ,itmay cause blurring on an image. MPEG-NR Reduce block noise caused by digital compression. 3D-Y/C [...]

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    30 E Y oucanreturnthesettingstotheirfactory-presetvaluesand restrict operations. 1. Press SIZE until “F” is displayed in the upper left area of the screen, then while “F” is being displayed, press , , , and in that order . OFF UNLOCKED ON1 ON LED OFF MONI TO R FUNCTION 1/1 AL L RESET ADJUSTMENT LOCK ADJUSTMENT [...]

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    31 E Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C) Y oucancontrolthismonitorfromaPCviaRS-232C(COM port)onthePC. Y ou can also connect multiple monitors via a daisy chain by usingaPC.ByassigningIDnumberstoeachmonitor(see page33),youcanmakeinputmodeselection[...]

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    E 32 Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C) n Response code format When a command has been executed correctly O K Return code (0D H , 0A H ) A response is returned after a command is executed. * IfanIDnumberhasbeenassigned O K SPC 0 0 1 ID number of respondin g monitor Space (20 H ) Return code (0D H , 0A H ) When a comman[...]

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    E 33 Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C) Advanced operation This section explains commands for daisy chain connection. The basic communication procedure is the same as in the “One-to-oneconnectionwithaPC”section. n ID numbers Y oucanassignauniqueIDnumbertoeachmonitor(see page 24). This all[...]

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    E 34 Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C) IDLK ........ TheparameterofthiscommandsetstheID numberofthemonitor . Themonitorissubjecttoall subsequentcommands. Example: IDLK0002 ← Followingcommandsareforthemonitor withIDnumber:2. W AIT ← Searchingfo[...]

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    E 35 n Repeater control command RepeatercontrolisachievedbysettingtheFOURTH CHARACTERoftheparameterto“+”. Example: VOLM030+ ← Setsvolumeofallmonitorsto30. In repeater control, responses are returned by all the connected monitors. If you want to determine that a value has been returne[...]

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    E 36 RS-232C command table How to read the command table Command: Commandeld(Seepage31.) Direction: W Whenthe“Parameter”issetintheparametereld(seepage31),thecommandfunctionsasdescribed under“Control/ResponseContents”. R The returned value indicated under “[...]

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    E 37 SCREEN menu Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents *1 *2 (A) (B) AUTO ASNC W 1 WhentheinputmodeisPCD-SUB,PCRGB. - ○ ○ CLOCK CLCK WR 0-1200 0-1200 WhentheinputmodeisPCD-SUB,PCRGB. V ariesdependingonthesignal. PHASE PHSE WR 0-63 0-63 Whentheinp[...]

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    E 38 PICTURE menu Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents *1 *2 (A) (B) AUTO AGIN W 1 WhentheinputmodeisPCD-SUB,PCRGB. - ○ ○ ANALOGGAIN ANGA WR 0-127 0-127 WhentheinputmodeisPCD-SUB,PCRGB. ○ ANALOGOFFSET ANOF WR 0-127 0-127 WhentheinputmodeisPC?[...]

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    E 39 AUDIO menu Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents *1 *2 (A) (B) TREBLE AUTR WR -5-5 -5-5 ○ ○ ○ BASS AUBS WR -5-5 -5-5 BALANCE AUBL WR -10-10 -10-10 RESET ARST W 3 - SETUP menu Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents *1 *2 (A) (B) OSDH-POSITION OSDH WR 0-100 0-100 ○ ○ ?[...]

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    E 40 Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C) OPTION menu Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents *1 *2 (A) (B) DA TE/TIMESETTING DA TE WR AABBCCDDEE AABBCCDDEE AA:Y ear,BB:Month,CC:Day ,DD:Time,EE:Minute ○ ○ ○ DA TEDISPLA Y FORMA T DTFT WR 0-2 0-2 0:YYYY/MM/DD,1:MM/[...]

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    E 41 MUL TI menu Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents *1 *2 (A) (B) ENLARGE ENLG WR 0-1 0-1 0:OFF ,1:ON - ○ ○ ENLARGEMODE EMAG WR 0-4 0-4 0:OFF ,1:2x2,2:3x3,3:4x4,4:5x5 EMHV WR 1 1-55 1 1-55 1x1(OFF)to5x5(“mxn”is?[...]

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    E 42 PIP/PbyP menu Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents *1 *2 (A) (B) PIPMODES MWIN WR 0-3 0-3 0:OFF ,1:PIP ,2:PbyP ,3:PbyP2 ○ ○ ○ PIPSIZE MPSZ WR 1-64 1-64 ○ PIP POS THELONGEST DIRECTION MHPS W 0-100 ○ R 0-100 ○ THESHORTEST DIRECTION MVPS W 0-100 ○ R 0-100 ○ PIP[...]

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    E 43 Others Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents *1 *2 (A) (B) SCREENSIZE(PC) WIDE WR 1-5 1-5 1:WIDE,2:NORMAL,3:DotbyDot,4:ZOOM1,5:ZOOM2 ○ ○ ○ SCREENSIZE(A V) WIDE WR 1-5 1-5 1:WIDE,2:ZOOM1,3:ZOOM2,4:NORMAL,5:DotbyDot ○ VOLUME VOLM [...]

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    44 E WhenthePN-ZB01(optional)isattached,yourmonitorcan beconnectedtoaLANallowingyoutocontrolitfromaPCon the LAN. Y oucanalsocongurethemonitortosende-mailnotication when it has a problem. Theconnectionrequiresacommerciallyavailable[...]

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    45 E 45 ■ T o set from a PC WhenthemonitorisconnectedtoaPC,LANsettingscanbe conguredviaPC. Set up process (1)ConnectyourmonitortoaPC (2)SpecifythePC’sIP address (3)Congurethemonitor ’sLANsettings (1) Connecting your monitor to a PC Connecta?[...]

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    46 E 46 7. Specifythe“DHCPCLIENT”,“IP  ADDRESS”,etc. DHCP CLIENT IfyourLANhasaDHCPserverandyouwishtoobtainan address automatically , change this setting to “ON”. T osettheaddressmanually ,setthisto“OFF”. IP ADDRESS IftheDHCPCLIENT is?[...]

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    47 E 47 ■ INFORMA TION Information about this monitor appears. ■ CONTROL Y ou can control the operations corresponding to the buttons ( POWER INPUT SIZE )ontheremotecontrolunit.(Seepage19.) TIPS • Instandbymode,PowerONistheoperationavailable. ■ ADJUSTMENT Y oucanadjustthesesetti[...]

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    48 E 48 ■ NETWORK (LAN SETUP) This screen allows you to set the settings necessary when the monitor is connected to a LAN. DHCP CLIENT IfyourLANhasaDHCPserverandyouwishtoobtainan address automatically , change this setting to “ON”. T osettheaddressmanually ,setthisto“OFF”. [...]

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    49 E 49 ■ NETWORK (GENERAL) This screen allows you to specify the general LAN settings. MONITOR NAME Specify a name for this monitor as it should appear on the InternetExplorerscreen. AUTO LOGOUT TIME Specify the time (in minutes) to elapse before automatically disconnecting this monitor from the network. Specifyinminutesfrom1?[...]

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    50 E 50 ■ MAIL (RECIPIENT) Thisscreenallowsyoutospecifytherecipientsofthee-mail sent periodically or when the monitor has an error . RECIPIENT E-MAIL ADDRESSES Specifythee-mailaddressestosenderrornoticatione-mail to. CONDITION Specify the conditions to send mails. Whenyoucheck?[...]

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    51 E 51 Controlling the Monitor with a PC (LAN) ■ SNMP Y oucanconguresettingsrelatedtoSNMP . SNMP SETTING Set whether to enable or disable SNMP . VERSION Set the version of the SNMP to be supported. COMMUNITY NAME 1 to 3 Setthenameofthecommunityrequiredfortheaccess. USER 1 to 3 Set the user name, pa[...]

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    52 E T roubleshooting If you are experiencing any problem with your display , before calling for service, please review the following troubleshooting tips. There is no picture or sound. • Isthepowercorddisconnected?(Seepage16.) • Isthemainpowerswitchoff?(Seepage18.) • Isthemoni[...]

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    53 E 53 The Power LED is ashing in red and green alternately . When “TEMPERA TURE” is displayed in the corner of the screen. • Whentheinternaltemperatureofthemonitorrises excessively , the brightness of the backlight decreases automaticallyinordertopreventhigh-temperature- relatedproblems.[...]

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    54 E Specications n PN-A601 Product Specications Model PN-A601 LCDcomponent 60"Class[60inch(152.5cm)diagonal]TFT LCD Max. resolution (pixels) 1920x1080 Max. colors Approx.1.06billioncolors Pixel pitch 0.692mm(H)×0.692mm(V) Viewingangle 176°right/left/up/down(contrastr[...]

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    55 E Specications n Dimensional Drawings Note that the values shown are approximate values. Unit: inch [mm] 54-1/8 [1374] Opening width (52-1/2 [1334]) Opening height (29-5/8 [753]) 31-1/4 [793] 3-9/16 [90] 7-7/8 [200] 5-13/16 [147] 52-3/8 [1331] 49-1/8 [1247] 2-7/8 [73] 7-7/8 [200] 7-7/8 [200] VESA holes * 3-15/16 [100] 3-15/16 [100]  When?[...]

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    56 E n Compatible signal timing (PC) VESA Wide US TEXT Sun Screen resolution Hsyn c V syn c D ot frequency Digital 640 × 480 800 × 600 848 × 480 1024 × 768 1 152 × 864 1280 × 768 1280 × 800 1280 × 960 1280 × 1024 1360 × 768 1400 × 1050 1440 × 900 1600 × 1200 *1 1680 × 1050 1920 × 1200 *1 1280 × 720 1920 × 1080 720 × 400 1024 × 76[...]

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    57 E n Compatible signal timing (A V) Screen resolution Frequency DVI-D* 1 HDMI Component 1920×1080p 24Hz - Ye s - 50Hz Ye s Ye s Ye s 59.94Hz Ye s Ye s Ye s 60Hz Ye s Ye s Ye s 1920×1080i 50Hz Ye s Ye s Ye s 59.94Hz Ye s Ye s Ye s 60Hz Ye s Ye s Ye s 1280×720p 50Hz Ye s Ye s Ye s 59.94Hz Ye s Ye s Ye s 60Hz Ye s Ye s Ye s 720?[...]

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    58 E Specications n PC/A V DVI-D input terminal pins (DVI-D 24 pin) No. Function No. Function 1 TMDSdata2- 13 N.C. 2 TMDSdata2+ 14 +5V 3 TMDSdata2/4shield 15 GND 4 N.C. 16 Hot-plugdetection 5 N.C. 17 TMDSdata0- 6 DDCclock 18 TMDSdata0+ 7 DDCdata 19 TMDSdata0/5shield 8 N.C. 20 N.C. 9 TMDSdata?[...]

  • Page 59

    59 E Mounting Precautions (For SHARP dealers and service engineers) • Wheninstalling,removingormovingthemonitor ,ensurethatthisiscarriedoutbyatleast2people. • Besuretouseawall-mountbracketdesignedordesignatedformountingthemonitor . • Thismoni[...]

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