Sony LMD-1420MD manual

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    2-659-026- 13 (1) LCD Monitor © 2005 Sony Corporation LMD-1420MD Instructions f or Use[...]

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    2 Owner’ s Recor d The model and seri al numbers are l ocated at the re ar . Record these numbers i n the spaces pr ovided bel ow . Refer to these numbers whene ver you ca ll upon your Sony d ealer regar ding this pr oduct. Model No. _____ _______________ Serial No. _________ ___________ WA R N I N G T o r educe the risk of f ire or electric sh o[...]

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    3 Important safegua rds/n otices f or use in t he medical env ironme nts 1. Al l the equi pment connected to this u nit shall be certif ied according to S tandard IEC 60601- 1, IEC609 50-1, IEC6006 5 or other IEC/ISO St andards applicable t o the equi pment. 2. When this uni t is used togeth er with ot her eq uipm ent in the patient area*, the eq u[...]

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    4 T able of Conten ts Prec aution ................ .................................... .......... 5 On Safety ....................... ..................................... 5 On Installat ion ............... .................................... . 5 Handling t he LCD Scre en ............... .................. . 5 About the Fl uorescent T ube .......[...]

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    Precaut ion 5 Precauti on On S afe ty • Operate the uni t only with a po wer source as specif ied in the “Speci f ications” sect ion. • A namepla te indicating operating v oltage , power consumptio n, etc., is located on the rear pan el. • Should an y solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug t h e unit an d hav e it checke d b[...]

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    F eatures 6 On Repac king Do not thro w away the c arton and packing mat e rials. The y make an ideal container which to transport th e unit. On Mounting on a Rac k Leav e 1U space empty abo ve and belo w the monitor to ensure adequate air circulation or i nstall a f an to maintain the monitor’ s performan ce. If you ha ve an y questions ab out t[...]

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    F eatures 7 Exter nal syn c inpu t When the EXT SYN C button is in the on posi tion, the unit can be operated on the sync si gnal supplied from an exter nal sync generator . Automatic termin ation (con nector with mark only) The input connector is termi nated interna lly at 75 ohms when nothi ng has been conn ected to the output connector . If a ca[...]

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    Locatio n and Function of P ar ts and Controls 8 Location and Function of P ar t s and Controls Fr ont P a nel a Ta l l y l a m p The lamp lights i n green when this unit is c ontroll ed from the P ARALELL RE MO T E terminal on the rear panel o f the uni t. b PO WER switch and indi cator Press to turn on the po wer . The indicat or turns on. Press [...]

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    Locatio n and Function of P ar ts and Controls 9 j SDI b utto n Press to monitor the signal from th e OPTION IN connector . k RGB/COMPONENT button Press to moni tor the signal th rough the IN (in put) connector of the RGB/COMPONENT co nnectors. l LINE B button Press to moni tor the signal th rough the IN (in put) connector of the LINE B connectors.[...]

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    Locatio n and Function of P ar ts and Controls 10 Rear P anel a OPTION IN conn ector (D-sub 9-pi n, female) When op tional S DI input adapto r BKM-320D i s connected, S DI signals ar e input. Press the SDI button to mo nitor the signal. Note Do not inst all the equipment othe r than BKM- 320D. It causes to damage the unit or the equipment. b OPTION[...]

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    Installing to the Rac k 11 VIDEO IN /OUT (BNC) These are t he input/outp ut connectors for a composite vi deo signal . Connect them to the composite video input/output con nectors on equipment such as a VCR, video camera , or another mon itor . A UDI O IN/ OUT (RCA pin) These are the inpu t/output jack s f or an audio sig nal. Connect them t o the [...]

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    Connecti ng the AC P ow er Cord / Attaching th e Input Adaptor 12 Connecting t he A C Po w e r C o r d Conne ct the supplie d A C power cord as illu strated. 1 Plug the A C po wer cord into the A C IN socket o n the rear pane l. Then, att ach the A C plug holder (suppl ied) to the A C po wer cord. 2 Slide t he A C p lug hold er over the cord un til[...]

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    Selecti ng the Default Settings 13 Selecting the Default Settings When you tu rn on the u nit for the first time after purchasing it, select the area where you intend t o use this unit fr om among the op tions. The def ault settin g values f or eac h area 1 Press the PO WE R switch. The po wer is turned on and the SELECT SETTING screen appears. 2 P[...]

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    Selecti ng the Menu Languag e 14 4 If ASIA E XCEPT JAP A N is se lected: Customers wh o will use this unit in the shaded areas sho wn in the map belo w should select NTS C AREA. Other custo mers should select P AL AREA. 3 Press the M or m button to narrow the area further and then press the , or ENTER b utton. The SELECT SETTING screen disappears a[...]

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    Using the Me nu 15 3 Press the M or m button to se lect the US ER CONFIG 1/2 (User Conf igurati on 1/2) menu, t hen press the , o r ENTER butt on. The settin g items (ico ns) in the selected men u are displa yed in yell ow . 4 Press the M or m button to sele ct “LANGU A GE , ” then press the , or E NTER b utton. The sel ected ite m is disp laye[...]

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    Adju stm ent U sing th e Me nus 16 3 Press the M or m button to select the item, then press the , o r ENTER b utton. The it em to be chan ged is displ ayed in yell ow . Note If the menu consists of multip le pages, p ress M or m to go t o the desired menu page . 4 Make t he setti ng or adjustme nt on an item. When changin g the adju stme nt leve l:[...]

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    Adjustment Us ing the Men us 17 KEY INHIBIT KEY INHIB IT Adjusting and Chang ing the Settings ST A TUS menu The ST A TUS menu is used t o display th e current status of the unit. The follo w ing items are disp layed: •S i g n a l f o r m a t • Color t emperature • Gamma • Component le vel •N T S C s e t u p • RGB/COMP SEL •S c a n m o[...]

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    Adju stm ent U sing th e Me nus 18 USER CONFIG menu Y ou can sele ct a language, et c. Items tha t cannot b e adjusted d epending on the input signal are di splayed in blue. Scan m ode imag e Submenu Se tting RGB/COMP SEL When a si gnal input vi a the IN (inp ut) connector of the RGB/ COM PONENT conne ctor is being monit ored, base d on th e signal[...]

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    T roubl eshoot ing 19 REMO TE P A RALLEL menu Select the P ARALLEL REMO TE connecto r pins for which you w ant to change the f unction. Y ou can assign v arious functions to 1 to 4 pins and 6 to 8 pins. Th e followin g lists the functio ns you can assig n to the p ins. • – – – (“– – –”: No fu nction is assi gned.) •L I N E A •[...]

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    Specifications 20 Specifi cations Picture perform ance LCD pa nel a-Si TF T Active Matrix Picture si ze 14 type 283 × 2 12 × 354 mm (W/ H/ Diagonal) (11 1 / 4 × 8 3 / 8 ×14 i nches) Resoluti on 640 × 480 dots ( VGA) V iewing ang le 85°/8 5°/85°/85° (t ypical) Sca n Un der –3 % Normal 5 % Aspect rati o 4:3 Display col or 16,200,000 Input/[...]

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    Specifications 21 Storage and tran s port cond itions T emperature –20 °C to 55 °C (– 4 °F to 131 °F ) Humidity 0% to 90% Pressur e 700 hPa to 1060 hPa Accessories supplied A C power cord (1) A C plug hol der (2) Instructions fo r Use (1) CD-R OM (1 ) Quick Reference (1) When you F irst Use the Moni tor (1) W arranty Card (1) Using the CD-R[...]

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    Specifications 22 Video signal f ormats The unit is a pplicab le to the fol lowing signal format s. When an opt ional input adapt or is installed, t he unit is appl icable t o the foll owi ng signal formats. When B KM- 320D is inst alle d Input System T otal lines Active lines Frame rate Scanning format Aspec t ratio Signal standard 575/50 I (P AL)[...]

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    Dimensions 23 Dimensions Fr ont Rear Sid e Bottom LINE A LINE B SDI SCAN ASPECT RESET MENU VOLUME POWER ENTER RGB/ COMPONENT EXT SYNC BLUE ONLY 343 (13 5 / 8 ) 138.1 (5 1 / 2 ) 165.9 (6 5 / 8 ) 213.8 (8 1 / 2 ) 2.5 ( 1 / 8 ) LINE A LINE B PARALLEL REMOTE RGB/COMPONENT OPTION AUDIO IN OPTION IN VIDEO IN OUT VIDEO IN OUT G/Y IN OUT B/P B IN OUT EXT S[...]

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    Sony Cor poration[...]