Sharp PN-U423 manual

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    PN-U553 PN-U473 PN-U423 LCD MONIT OR OPERA TION MANUAL[...]

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    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 accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment, recovery and recycling of used electric[...]

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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 ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning ash wit[...]

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    4 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 can also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly[...]

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    5 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: • Use the specied batteries only . • Install the batterie[...]

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    6 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. Please note that these are not malfunctions but[...]

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    7 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 . • Do not hold the monitor by the speakers. • Mounting the monitor on the wall requires special expertise an[...]

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    8 E 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  R-6 battery (“AA” size): 2  CD-ROM (Utility Disk for Windows): 1  Setup Manual: 1  V ertical sticker (Logo): 1  V ertical sticker (Operation p[...]

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    9 E n Front view 6 7 4 5 8 82 4 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9 22 23 23 4 5 * 1 Guideline Part Names n Rear view Caution • Consult your SHARP dealer for attachment/detachment of optional parts. • When lifting or moving the monitor , do not hold by the speakers. 1. LCD panel 2. Power LED (See page 16.) 3. Remote control sensor (See page 1[...]

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    10 E Part Names n Remote control unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 8 7 9 10 1. Signal transmitter 2. POWER button (See page 16.) 3. MUTE button (See page 18.) 4. VOL +/- buttons (See page 18.) BRIGHT +/- buttons (See page 18.) Cursor control ( / / / ) buttons 5. DISPLA Y button (See page 18.) 6. MODE button (See page 18.) 7. INPUT button (See page 18.) 8. MENU b[...]

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    11 E 94 75 10 8 11 12 13 12 36 Connecting Peripheral Equipment 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 confuse the input terminal with the output terminal when connecting [...]

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    12 E Connecting Peripheral Equipment 7. Audio1 input terminal • Use an audio cable without resistance. • Set the audio input terminal to be used in each input mode in AUDIO SELECT on the SETUP menu. 8. Audio2 input terminals • Set the audio input terminal to be used in each input mode in AUDIO SELECT on the SETUP menu. 9. DVI-D output termina[...]

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    13 E Connecting the Power Cord Caution • Use only the power cord supplied with the monitor . 1. T urn of f the main power switch. 2. Plug the power cord (supplied) into the AC input terminal. 3. Plug the power cord (supplied) into the AC power outlet. Power cord (Supplied) AC input terminal For power outlet Main power switch 3 2 1[...]

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    14 E Binding Cables The cables connected to the terminals on the rear of the monitor can be fastened with the cable clamp. Attach the cable clamp into the cable clamp attachment on the rear of the monitor and fasten the cables. [PN-U473] [PN-U553] [PN-U423] Cable clamp attachment Cable Cable clamp[...]

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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 supplied batteries (R-6 (“AA” size) x 2) with their plus (+) and minus (-) sides oriented correctly . 3. Close the cover . TIPS • When the batteries be[...]

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    16 E 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 the breaker on/off while the main power switch is on. • When switching the main power s[...]

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    17 E T urning Power On/Off n Operation mode When the monitor is turned on for the rst time after being shipped from the factory , the operation mode setting screen will be displayed. Set it to MODE1 or MODE2. MODE1 ....OFF IF NO OPERA TION is set to ON, and ST ANDBY MODE is set to LOW POWER. (These settings can not be changed.) If there is no op[...]

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    18 E Basic Operation 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 7 6 1. INPUT (Input mode selection) The menu is displayed. Press or to select the input mode, and press ENTER to enter . * Y ou can select the input terminal by pressing the input switch of the monitor . Input mode Video Audio DVI-D DVI-D input terminal * DisplayPort DisplayPort input terminal HDMI HDMI input t[...]

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    19 E 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 Displays image so it lls the entire screen. NORMAL Displays image so it lls the screen without changing the aspect ratio of the input signals. Dot by Dot Displays the dots of the input sign[...]

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    20 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 21 to 27 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 [...]

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    21 E Menu item details The menu will differ depending on the input mode. n SCREEN AUTO (D-SUB) The CLOCK, PHASE, H-POS, and V -POS are automatically adjusted. Pressing ENTER performs adjustment. Use this automatic adjustment when you use the D-SUB to display a PC screen for the rst time or when you change the setting of the PC. (See page 28.) SE[...]

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    22 E n PICTURE BRIGHT Adjusts the backlight brightness. CONTRAST Adjusts the difference between the bright and dark portions of the image. BLACK LEVEL Adjusts the entire brightness of the video signals. TINT (HDMI/COMPONENT/VIDEO) Adjusts the hue. Selecting - changes the color towards green, and selecting + changes it towards magenta. COLORS (HDMI/[...]

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    23 E Menu Items 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 ENTER . n SETUP DA TE/TIME SETTING Set the date and [...]

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    24 E Menu Items n MONITOR MONITOR Select the installation direction of the monitor . LANDSCAPE ............Landscape orientation PORTRAIT ............... Portrait orientation OSD H-POSITION Adjusts the horizontal display position of menu screen. OSD V -POSITION Adjusts the vertical display position of menu screen. OPERA TION MODE MODE1 ...... OFF I[...]

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    25 E Menu Items n OTHERS SCREEN MOTION Residual images can be reduced by moving the entire screen vertically and horizontally . Set the time (operating interval) until the screen moves. POWER MANAGEMENT POWER MANAGEMENT determines whether or not to switch modes from no signal to the input signal standby mode. When the input mode is DisplayPort, HDM[...]

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    26 E n Dual screen display Y ou can display two screens simultaneously . Set this function with PIP MODES of PIP/PbyP in the MUL TI/ PIP menu. PIP Main screen Sub screen A sub s creen is displ ayed inside a main screen. PbyP Main screen Sub screen A main screen and a sub screen are display ed in a line. PbyP2 Main screen Sub screen Displays a main [...]

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    27 E Menu Items Caution • Do not switch off the main power after setting the SCHEDULE. • Specify the correct date and time. (See page 23.) SCHEDULE does not function unless the date and time are specied. • Check regularly that the set date and time are correct. TIPS • Up to 7 SCHEDULE items can be registered. • Setting the SCHEDULE [...]

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    28 E Menu Items Adjustments for PC screen display n Automatic adjustment When you use the D-SUB to display a PC screen for the rst time, or when you change the setting of the PC, use the automatic screen adjustment. 1. Switch the input to D-SUB and display the adjustment pattern. (See the description below .) 2. Press MENU and use or to display [...]

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    29 E Y ou can return the settings to their factory-preset values and restrict operations. 1. Hold SIZE down until “F” appears in the upper left corner of the screen. 2. While “F” appears, press , , , in that order . ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ OFF ON ON FUNCTION ALL RESET ADJUSTMENT LOCK OSD DISPL AY LED OK…[ENTER] BACK…[RETURN] 3. Select a[...]

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    30 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 31), you can make input mode selection/adjustment or can check the status of a specic monitor . TIPS [...]

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    31 E 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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    32 E 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: 3I D number: 4 IDST ........ . A monitorreceivingthiscommandsetsitsownID numberi[...]

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    33 E 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. [Example] Set 1 Set 2 Set 3S et 4 * If monitors are con[...]

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    34 E RS-232C command table How to read the command table Command: Command eld (See page 30.) Direction: W When the “Parameter” is set in the parameter eld (see page 30), 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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    35 E PICTURE menu Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents * BRIGHT VLMP WR 0-31 0-31 ○ CONTRAST CONT WR 0-100 0-100 BLACK LEVEL BL VL WR 0-100 0-100 TINT (HDMI, COMPONENT , VIDEO) TINT WR 0-100 0-100 COLORS (HDMI, COMPONENT , VIDEO) COLR WR 0-100 0-100 SHARPNESS SHRP WR 0-100 0-100 COLOR ADJUSTMENT COLOR MODE BMOD WR [...]

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    36 E SETUP menu Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents * DA TE/TIME SETTING DA TE WR AABBCCDDEE AABBCCDDEE AA: Y ear, BB: Month, CC: Day , DD: Hour, EE: Minute ○ SCHEDULE SH01- SH07 WR ABBCCDDEEF GHIJKLMNO ABBCCDDEEF GHIJKLMNO Schedule of a specied number A : Schedule 0= Not effective, 1 = Effective B : Power-on h[...]

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    37 E MUL TI/PIP menu Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents * ENLARGE ENLG WR 0-1 0-1 0: OFF , 1: ON - ENLARGE MODE 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 and n are the numbers of monitors specied for the longest direction and the shortest direction respectively .) [...]

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    38 E Others Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents * VOLUME VOLM WR 0-31 0-31 ○ MUTE MUTE WR 0-1 0-1 0: OFF , 1: ON - TEMPERA TURE SENSOR DST A R 0 Internal temperature normal ○ 1 Internal temperature abnormal has occurred and the monitor is in standby mode 2 Internal temperature abnormal occurred (T o delete the i[...]

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    39 E Y our monitor can be connected to a LAN allowing you to control it from a PC on the LAN. The connection requires a commercially available LAN cable (UTP cable, Category 5, straight through). Hub LAN terminal LAN cable (commercially available, straight) Network (LAN) TIPS • Y oumustassignanIPaddresstothemonitorby[...]

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    40 E ■ 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, Category 5) to t[...]

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    41 E 6. Click SETUP . 7. Click [ ] next to LAN SETUP . 8. 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 address. SUBNET MASK I[...]

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    42 E Controlling the Monitor with a PC (LAN) ■ PC operation 1 2 3 5 4 SCREEN Page 21 PICTURE Page 22 INPUT SOURCE Page 18 AUDIO Page 23 VOLUME Page 18 SETUP Page 23 SCHEDULE Page 27 LAN SETUP Page 43 MONITOR Page 24 MUL TI/PIP Page 24 OTHERS Page 25 SNMP Page 43 FUNCTION Page 29 For details on each item, see below . 1. Display a setting screen. 2[...]

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    43 E ■ LAN SETUP / SECURITY / GENERAL 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 OFF , spe[...]

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    44 E Controlling the Monitor with a PC (LAN) “Advanced operation” Command-based control Y ou can control the monitor using RS-232C commands (see page 34) via terminal software and other appropriate applications. In order to use this function, enable a connection to the monitor through Internet Explorer . Read the manual for the terminal softwar[...]

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    45 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 13.) • Is the main power switch off? (See page 16.) • Is the monitor in standby mode (the power LED illuminating i[...]

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    46 E The Power LED is ashing in red and green alternately . • When the internal temperature of the monitor rises excessively , the brightness of the backlight decreases automatically in order to prevent high-temperature-related problems. When this occurs, the Power LED ashes red and green alternately . • If the internal temperature rises [...]

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    47 E Specications n Product Specications Model PN-U553 PN-U473 PN-U423 LCD component 55" Class [54-5/8 inch (138.8cm) diagonal] TFT LCD 47" Class [46-15/16 inch (1 19.3cm) diagonal] TFT LCD 42" Class [42 inch (106.7cm) diagonal] TFT LCD Max. resolution (pixels) 1920 x 1080 Max. colors Approx. 1.06 billion colors Pixel pitch 0.6[...]

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    48 E Specications n Dimensional Drawings Note that the values shown are approximate values. Opening height (26-7/8 [683]) Opening width (47-1 1/16 [1212]) 28-3/8 [721] 49-3/16 [1250] Opening width (41-1/8 [1044]) 24-1 1/16 [627] 42-5/8 [1083] Opening width (36-3/4 [934]) Opening height ( 20-3/4 [ 527]) 22-1/4 [565] 38-5/16 [973] 1 [ 26 ] 2-1/4 [[...]

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    49 E n Power management This monitor conforms to VESA DPMS and DVI DMPM. Both your video card and computer must support the same standard in order for the monitor ’s power management function to work. DPMS: Display Power Management Signaling DPMS Screen Power consumption* Hsync Vsync ON ST A TE Display 130 W 130 W 1 15 W Y es Y es ST ANDBY No dis[...]

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    50 E n Compatible signal timing (PC) * Displays a reduced image, except in Dot by Dot. In Dot by Dot, the image will be cut down to panel size then displayed. VESA Wide US TEXT Sun Screen resolution Hsync Vsync Dot frequency Digital 640 × 480 800 × 600 848 × 480 1024 × 768 1 152 × 864 1280 × 768 1280 × 800 1280 × 960 1280 × 1024 1360 × 76[...]

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    51 E Specications n 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 1- 21 N.C. 10 TMDS data 1+ 22 TMDS clock sh[...]

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    52 E Specications n DVI-D output 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 1- 21 N.C. 10 TMDS data 1+ 22 TMDS clock s[...]

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    53 E • 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 monitor is designed to be installed on a concrete wall or pillar . Reinforced work might be necessary for some materials such as plaster /[...]

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    PN-U553U473U423 Me EN13G(1)[...]