Sharp PN-E521 manual

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    PN-E601 PN-E521 LCD MONIT OR OPERA TION GUIDE[...]

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    2 E This guide contains instructions regarding operation, settings, and similar details. For instructions regarding connection and installation, refer to the included Operation Manual. Manual Scope - Microsoft, Windows and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. - HDMI, the HDMI Logo and High-Denition Multimedia Int[...]

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    3 E n Front view 1 2 345 1. LCD panel 2. Remote control sensor 3. Input switch (See page 5.) 4. Power switch 5. Power LED TIPS • Use a pointed object such as a pen tip to press the switches at the front of the monitor . Part Names n Rear view When the PN-ZB01 (optional) is attached 1 18 17 16 15 19 79 2 5 6 4 10 11 22 21 20 24 23 12 13 14 3 8 1. [...]

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

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    5 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 . * Y ou can select the input terminal by pressing the input switch of the monitor . Input mode Video Audio PC D-SUB PC D-sub input terminal Audio input terminal PC HDMI PC/A V HDMI input terminal *1 *2 A [...]

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    E 6 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 the entire screen. ZOOM 1 PC input An image with a 4:3 aspect ratio is enla[...]

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    7 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 10 to 13 for details of each menu items. Caution • Do not turn the main power switch off while the menu items are being displayed. Doing so may initialize the settings. n E[...]

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    E 8 Menu Items List of menu items The displayed menu items vary depending on whether or not the PN-ZB01 (optional) is attached. ○: Item is available, -: Item is not available. Menu Item PN-ZB01 (optional) Not attached Attached SCREEN AUTO ○ ○ CLOCK ○ ○ PHASE ○ ○ H-POS ○ ○ V -POS ○ ○ H-SIZE ○ ○ V -SIZE ○ ○ H-RESOLUTION [...]

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    E 9 Menu Item PN-ZB01 (optional) Not attached Attached OPTION DA TE/TIME SETTING ○ ○ SCHEDULE ○ ○ INPUT SELECT DVI - ○ BNC - ○ HDMI ○ ○ AUDIO SELECT PC DVI-D - ○ PC HDMI ○ ○ PC D-SUB - ○ PC RGB - ○ A V DVI-D - ○ A V HDMI ○ ○ A V COMPONENT - ○ A V S-VIDEO - ○ A V VIDEO - ○ INPUT SIGNAL 480 LINES ○ ○ 768 LINE[...]

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    E 10 Menu item details The menu will differ depending on the input mode. n SCREEN 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 the PC D-sub input terminal or PC RGB input terminals to display a PC screen for the rst time or when you[...]

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    E 11 n AUDIO TREBLE Adjusts the volume of treble-level sound. BASS Adjusts the volume of bass-level sound. BALANCE Adjusts the balance of the audio sound between right and left. RESET Resets the values of the AUDIO menu items to the factory preset values. Select “ON” and then press MENU . n SETUP OSD H-POSITION Adjusts the horizontal display po[...]

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    E 12 Menu Items AUTO INPUT CHANGE Specify whether to change inputs automatically . When ON is selected and no signal is present in the selected input mode, AUTO INPUT CHANGE automatically changes the selected mode to another mode where a video signal is present. When video signals exist in multiple input modes, the switching priority is as follows:[...]

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    E 13 Menu Items n PIP/PbyP PIP MODES Sets the display method. OFF .........Displays one screen. PIP ...........Displays a sub screen inside a main screen. PbyP ........ Displays a main screen and a sub screen in a line. PbyP2 ...... Displays a main screen which measures 1280 pixels in the longest direction and a sub screen in a line. PIP SIZE Sets [...]

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    E 14 Menu Items n Enlarge • Y ou can align several monitors and integrate them into a single large screen to display . • Up to ve monitors can be aligned in both the horizontal and vertical directions. • Each monitor displays enlarg ed views of separated images. (Example) Horizontal direction: 2 monitors Ve rtical direction: 2 monitors Hor[...]

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    E 15 n SCHEDULE Y ou can set the time to switch the monitor on and off. Set th is funct ion with “SCHEDU LE” in t he OPTIO N menu. (See page 12.) SCHEDULE No. POWER DA Y OF THE WEE KT IME INPU T XXXX/XX/XX XXX XX:XX:XX (2) OK … [MENU] 1920x1080 V: 60 Hz H: 67.5 kHz (1) (3) (4) (5) PC D-SUB 1. Press or to select the SCHEDULE number , and press[...]

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    E 16 n ADV ANCED items (A V input) (See page 10 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 (A V VIDEO) Specify whether[...]

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    17 E Y ou can return the settings to their factory-preset values and restrict operations. 1. After pressing SIZE for about 5 seconds, press , , , and in that order . OFF UNLOCKED ON ON LED OFF MONI TO R FUNCTION 1/1 AL L RESET ADJUSTMENT LOCK RS-232C OSD DISPL AY LED TEMPER AT URE ALERT ST AT US ALERT POWER BUT TO N CONTROLLER INPUT END … [MENU] [...]

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    18 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 19), you can make input mode selection/adjustment or can check the status of a specic monitor . Preca[...]

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    E 19 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 command has not been [...]

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    E 20 Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C) n Commands for ID control The command examples shown on this page assume the following connection and ID number set up. ID number: 1 ID number: 2 ID number: 3 ID number: 4 IDST ......... A monitor receiving this command sets its own ID number in the parameter eld. Example: IDST0001 OK 001 ← The [...]

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    E 21 Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C) n Repeater control This system has a function to allow setting of multiple monitors connected in a daisy chain using a single command. This function is called repeater control. Y ou can use Repeater control function without assigning ID numbers. [E xamp l e ] Set 1 Set 2 Set 3S et 4 * If monitors are[...]

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    E 22 RS-232C command table How to read the command table Command: Command eld (See page 18.) Direction: W When the “Parameter” is set in the parameter eld (see page 18), the command functions as described under “Control/Response Contents”. R The returned value indicated under “Reply” can be obtained by setting “????”, “ ?”[...]

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    E 23 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. - ○ ○ CONTRAST CONT WR 0-60 0-60 0-127 on PC D-SUB, PC RGB. ○ BLACK LEVEL BL VL WR 0-60 0-60 0-127 on PC D-SUB, PC RGB. TINT TINT WR 0-60 0-60 COLORS COLR WR 0-60 0-60 SHARPNESS SHRP WR 0-[...]

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    E 24 SETUP menu Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents *1 *2 (A) (B) OSD H-POSITION OSDH WR 0-100 0-100 ○ ○ ○ OSD V -POSITION OSDV WR 0-100 0-100 MONITOR STDR WR 0-1 0-1 0: LANDSCAPE, 1: POR TRAIT ○ MONAURAL AUDIO MONO WR 0-1 0-1 0: OFF , 1: ON ○ LANGUAGE LANG WR 14 14 ENGLISH ○ 1 1 DEUTSCH 2 2 FRANÇAIS 3 [...]

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    E 25 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 ○ ○ ○ SCHEDULE SC01- SC08 WR ABCDEFFGGH ABCDEFFGGH Schedule of a specied number A: Schedule 0= Not effective, 1 = Effective B: Power 0 = O[...]

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    E 26 Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C) ENLARGE menu (When the input mode is PC) Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents *1 *2 (A) (B) 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 expressed as “mn”, where m [...]

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    E 27 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 1-12 1-12 ○ PIP POS THE LONGEST DIRECTION MHPS W 0-100 ○ R 0-100 ○ THE SHORTEST DIRECTION MVPS W 0-100 ○ R 0-100 ○ PIP POS LD+SD BA TCH MPOS W 0-1[...]

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    E 28 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 WR 0-31 0-31 ○ MUTE MUTE WR 0-1 0-1 0: OFF , 1: ON[...]

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    29 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 LAN cable (UTP cable, Category 5, straight through). Hub LAN terminal LAN cabl[...]

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    30 E 30 ■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 commercially available crossover LAN cable (UPT cable, Cat[...]

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    31 E 31 5. Click on “LAN SETUP” under NETWORK. 6. 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 set to “OFF”, specify an IP[...]

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    32 E 32 ■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 5.) TIPS • In standby mode, Power ON is the operation available. • MONITOR POWER turns the monitor power ON/ OFF regardless of the POWER BUTTON s[...]

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    33 E 33 ■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”. IP ADDRESS If the DHCP CLIENT is set to [...]

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    34 E 34 ■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 to 65535.[...]

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    35 E 35 ■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 PERIODICAL, specify the date and time to[...]

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    36 E 36 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, password, authentication metho[...]

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    37 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? • Is the main power switch off? • Is the monitor in standby mode (the power LED illuminating in orange)? • Make sure corre[...]

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    PN-E601E521 G EN10B(3)[...]