Sony LMD-1950MD manual

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    2-634-880- 12 (1) LCD Monitor © 2005 Sony Corporation LMD-1950MD 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 4. The operato r should tak e precauti ons to a void touching the rear panel inpu t and output circuitr y and the patient at the same time. 5. Model LMD- 1950MD is a monit or intende d for use in a medical en vironment to display pictures from cameras or other systems. T hese models are nonpatient care equipment with resp ect to the requirement o[...]

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    4 T able of Cont ents Prec aution ................ .................................... .......... 5 On Safety ....................... .................................... . 5 On Installat ion ................................. ................... 5 About the LCD Display Panel .................. .......... 5 About the Fluorescent T ube ............ [...]

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    Precaut ion 5 Precauti on On Sa fety • Operate the u nit on 100-240 V A C only . • The name plate in dicating opera ting v oltage, etc. is located on the A C adaptor . • Should an y solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet , unplug t he unit an d hav e it checke d by qualif ied personnel before oper ating it any further . • Unplug the u[...]

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    F eatures 6 On Repacking • Do not thro w aw ay the carton an d packing materi als. They make an id eal container whi ch to transport t he unit. If you ha ve an y questi ons about t his unit, contact yo ur authorized Sony d ealer . On F an Er r or • The fan for coo ling the un it is built in. W hen the “F AN ER R O R” m essa ge is di spla ye[...]

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    F eatur es 7 High im age -quality /high -resolut ion SX GA LCD pane l An SXGA hig h-resolution (1280 × 1024 dot s) panel and high br ightness/u ltra-wide f i eld of vie w technology enable you to use the monitor u nder var ious light ing conditions a nd in numerous w ays (installing on wall, using se veral mo nitors to v i e w an image, and so on.[...]

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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 ane l a (Po wer) switch Press to turn on the power and to turn off the power . When the po wer is turned on , the PO WER indicat or lights. b T a lly lamp T urning thi s lamp on o r off can be d one with a Remote Cont rol. F or details , refer t[...]

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    Locatio n and Function of P ar ts and Controls 9 Notes • The si gnal set to “OF F” in the INPU T SELEC T menu is not select ed with the INPUT ke y and ski pped. T o select the signal, select “ON”. • When an input adaptor is not attached, “OPTION” is skipped aut omatically . k - (Key in hibit) indicat or When the key in hibit fu ncti[...]

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    Locatio n and Function of P ar ts and Controls 10 Input Signals and Adju stable/Setting Items a : Ad justa ble/ca n be set × : Not ad justable/cannot be set *1 The signal can be inp ut withou t an input adaptor . When a BKM-227W is att ached, a number of t he input is i ncreased. *2 The signal can be inp ut withou t an input adaptor . When a BKM-2[...]

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    Locatio n and Function of P ar ts and Controls 11 Bottom a COMPOSITE i nput conn ector (BN C) Input c onnector for composite si gnals. b Y/C input conn ector (4-pin mini-DIN ) Input c onnector for Y/C si gnals. c G/Y input connector (BNC) Input c onnector for G of RGB an d component Y (luminance) signals. d B/P B input connect or (BNC) Input co nne[...]

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    Connecti ng the AC P ower Cord 12 m P ARALLEL R EMO TE terminal (modular connect or , 8-pin) Conne cts a parallel swit ch and c ontrols th e moni tor exte rnal ly . For safety , do not conn ect the connector for peripheral device wiring th at might have excessi ve voltage to th is modular connec tor . F or details on t he pin assi gnment and f acto[...]

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    Attac hing th e Input Adapto r 13 3 Insert the DC IN connector into the D C IN socket on the bot tom of t his unit until it locks. T o remove t he A C power cor d First, pull out the A C plug holder while pr essing the lock levers. Next, p u ll out th e DC IN connec tor from th e DC IN socket whil e pressing the l ock le ver . Attac hing the Input [...]

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    Selecti ng the Def ault Settings 14 Selecti ng the Default Settings When you turn on the u nit for the first time after purchasing it, select the area where you intend to use this unit fr om among the op tions. The def ault setti n g v alues f or eac h area 1 Pres s the PO WER swit ch to tu rn on the uni t. The po wer is turned on and the SELECT SE[...]

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    Selectin g the Me nu Language 15 4 If AS IA EXC EPT J AP AN is selec ted: Custo mers who wi ll use this u nit in the sha ded areas sho wn in the map belo w should select NTSC ARE A. Other customer s should sele ct P AL AREA. 3 Press the ENTER key . The area setting is ex ecuted and the COMPLETED screen is displayed. Press the M ENU key to return to[...]

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    Using the Menu 16 4 Press the M or m key to select “LANGU A GE”, then press the , or ENTE R key . The selecte d item is disp layed in y ellow . 5 Press the M or m ke y to select a l anguage, the n press the ENTER k ey . The menu ch anges to the sel ected language. T o clear the menu Press the MENU ke y . The menu di sappears automaticall y if a[...]

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    Loading US ER MEMOR Y 17 3 Select an it em. Use the M or m k ey to select the item, then press the , or ENTER key . The item t o be changed i s displayed in yell ow . Note If the menu c onsists of mul tiple pages, press M or m to go to the desired menu page. 4 Make the setting o r adjustment on a n item. When changing t he adjustment le vel: T o in[...]

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    Adju stm ent U sin g the Me nus 18 Adjustment Using the Men us Items ST A TUS (the items indicate the current settings.) (on page 19) For th e video input FORMA T COLOR TEMP GAMMA COMP LE VEL NTSC SETU P Model name an d serial number OPTION A and serial number OPTION B and ser ial number For the D V I/HD15 input FORMA T fH fV COLOR TEMP GAMMA Model[...]

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    Adjustment Us ing the Men us 19 Adjusting and Chang ing the Settings ST A TUS menu The ST A TUS menu is used to di splay the current stat us of the unit. The follo w ing items are disp layed: For the video input •F O R M A T • COLOR TEMP • GAMMA • COMP LE VEL •N T S C S E T U P • Model name and ser ial numbe r • OPTION A and serial nu[...]

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    Adju stm ent U sin g the Me nus 20 USER CONTROL men u The USER CONTR OL menu is used for adjusting the picture. Items tha t cannot b e adjusted d epending on the input signal are di splayed i n blue. Submenu Sett ing CHR OMA Adjusts color intensit y . The higher the settin g, the g reater the intensity . The lo wer the setting, th e lo wer the int [...]

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    Adjustment Us ing the Men us 21 Scan m o de i mage *1 The image illustrated sho ws the input signal b y broken l ine and the ef fici ent picture size by the soli d line. *2 NORMAL: 7% ov er scan OV E R : 2 0 % o v e r s c a n *3 –3% under scan USER CONFIG menu Y ou can sele ct a language, et c. The item that cannot be acce ssed according to the i[...]

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    Adju stm ent U sin g the Me nus 22 REMO TE menu PO WER SA VING Sets the power saving mode “ON” or “OFF”. When set to “ON”, the monito r goes in to power saving mode if no signal is in put for about one minu te. COMPUTER DETECT The appropriate preset m emory is set for the signal from D VI and HD15 inpu t connecto r . Selec t “PRESET1?[...]

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    Adjustment Us ing the Men us 23 USER MEMOR Y menu Savi ng the user memory Y ou can sa ve the 20 picture settings wi th the name. T o load the pi cture in th e sa ved se t ting, see “ Loading USER MEMOR Y” on page 17. T o sa ve the picture setti ng 1 Press the M or m key to select the memory number in the USER MEMO R Y menu, then press th e , or[...]

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    Adju stm ent U sin g the Me nus 24 T o ch ang e th e name 1 Press the M or m ke y to sel ect the memory number in the USER MEMO R Y menu, then press th e , or ENTER key . The USER ME MOR Y setting menu appe ars. 2 Press the m ke y to select “N AME”, then press the , or ENTER key . The menu for setting t he user name a ppears. 3 Change the user [...]

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    T roubl eshoot ing 25 USER SER VICE men u The USER SER VICE menu is provided f or an y adjustments or settings other than those listed abo ve. T o access the USE R SER VICE menu, press and hol d the MENU ke y when the menu is not displ ayed. The item that cannot be accessed accordi ng to the input signal i s displayed in blue. T r oub leshooting Th[...]

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    Specifications 26 Specifi cations Picture perform ance LCD pa nel a-Si TF T Active Matrix Pixe l eff icienc y 99.99 % V iewin g angle (up/d own/le ft/rig ht, contra st > 10:1) 89°/89°/ 89°/89° (typ ical) Scan Under scan –3 % Normal 7 % Over scan 2 0 % Eff icient pict ure size Approx. 376 × 301, 482 m m (w/h, di a) (14 7 / 8 × 11 7 / 8 , [...]

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    Specifications 27 Optional accessories SDI 4:2 :2 input ada ptor BKM-220D HD/D1-SDI input ada ptor BKM-243HS NTSC/P AL input adaptor BKM-227W Analog C omponent in put adaptor BKM-229X *1 Monito r stand SU-560 *1 Use optional input adapto r BKM- 229X with a serial number 2100001 and highe r for th is unit. Medical Specifica tions Protecti on against[...]

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    Specifications 28 Video signal f ormats The unit is a pplicab le to the following signal format s. *1 The sig nal format is disp layed as 1080 /60I on the screen. A slightly squ ashed picture is displayed a t a little lo wer position, because t he pictu re is display ed in 1035/1080 picture ratio o n a 16:9 screen. Adjust the position t o the cent [...]

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    Specifications 29 When an optional input ad aptor is installed The unit is a pplicab le to the following signal fo rmats. When BKM- 220D/243H S is inst alled When B KM-22 7W/229X is install ed * A slig htly squashe d picture i s displayed at a litt le lo wer position, b ecause the pict ure is displayed in 1035/108 0 picture r atio on a 16: 9 screen[...]

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    Dimensions/Mass 30 PRESE T2 * Down con vert display . PRESE T3 PRESE T4 PRESE T5 Dimensions/Mass Front When an o ptiona l st and S U-560 is attache d To p Pr eset s ign al fH [kH z] fV [Hz] HD15 1514×48 3* 31.5 60 1476×57 6* 31.3 50 DV I 1280 ×483 31.5 60 1280 ×576 31.3 50 Pr eset s ign al fH [kH z] fV [Hz] HD15 720×4 83 31.5 60 720×5 76 31.3[...]

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    Dimensions/ Mass 31 Side When an o ptional st and SU- 560 is attac hed *Tilt angle Mass Approx.9.2 kg (20 lb 4 oz) (When no input ada ptor is attached) Approx. 9.7 kg (21 lb 6 oz) (When two BKM-229X are a ttached) AC a d a p t o r Mass Approx.1.4kg (3 lb 1 oz) 44 (1 3 / 4 ) 118 (4 3 / 4 ) 3 0 2 (12) 2 8 7 (11 3 / 8 ) 1 2 5 (5) 28˚* 1 9 5 (7 3 / 4 [...]

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