Westinghouse SK-26H640G manual

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS i English T ABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION .......................................... 2 Warnings ............................................................... ..... 2 NOTICES .............................................................. ..... 3 FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT ............................... 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS ii English BASIC OPERATIONS ................................................... 2 2 TURNING THE POWER ON AND OFF ....................... 2 2 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME ....................................... 2 2 CHANGING CHANNELS ........................................... 2 3 SELECTING THE INPUT SOURCE ......................... ... 2 [...]

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    DIGIT AL TELEVISION TRANSITION NO TICE 1 English DIGIT AL TELEVISION TRANSITION NOTICE This device contains a digi tal television tuner , so it should receive di gital over the air TV programming, with a suitable anten na, after the end of full-power analog TV broadcasting in the United S tates on June 12, 120 09. The nationwide switch to digital t[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION 2 English IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock: • Do not expose this product to rain or moisture. • Do not remove the rear cover. Ther e are no user-servic eable parts inside. Refer all servicing requirements to qualified service personnel. • The plug should be connected to a main s so[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION 3 English NO TICES Important Notices Concerning Power Cord Selection The specific power cord for this LCD TV is enclosed and has been selected a ccording to the country of destination. Use the enclosed power cord to prevent electric shock. Observe the following guidel ines if it is necessary to replace the original cord set[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION 4 English FCC COMPLIANCE ST A T EMENT This equipment has been tested and complies with th e limits for a Class B digit al device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against ha rmful interference in a residential in stallation. This equipment generates, us es, an[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION 5 English IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Make sure to note and follow al l warnings and instructions marked on the LCD TV . Observe the following sa fety instructions. • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water. • C[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION 6 English Circuit Over load Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or power strips. This can result in a fire or electronic shock. Po wer Cord Pro tection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be wal ked on or pinched by items placed upon or agai nst t hem. Periodically inspect the cords[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION 7 English WARNINGS AND PRECA UTIONS • Do not orient the LCD TV towards direct sunlight to reduce glare. • If the LCD TV will not be used for a long period of time, unplug the unit and remove the batteries from the remote control. • Avoid touching the display screen by hand or any object. • Never remove the rear cove[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION 8 English ANTENNA INST ALLA TION SAFETY Out door Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the LCD TV , be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded to pr event vol tage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Elec trical Code, ANS/NFP A 70, provides information on pr[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION 9 English CLEANING THE LCD TV T o clean the screen : 1 Wipe the screen with a clean, soft, li nt-free cloth . This removes dust a nd other parti cl es. 2 If it is still not clean, apply a sma ll amount of non-ammonia, non-alcohol based glass cleaner onto a clean, soft, lint-free cloth, and wipe the screen. T o clean the cas[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION 10 English[...]

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    P A CKAGE CONTENTS 11 English P A CKAG E CONTENTS 26” LCD TV Unit Remote Control (with 2x AAA batteries) LCD TV Base Quick Connect Gu id e Power Cord W arranty Card User Manual W arranty Brochu re Product Brochure M4 x L10 mm Sc rew for Base[...]

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    CONTROL P ANEL 12 English CONTROL P ANEL Item Description 1. Power T oggles th e power on and off. 2. Source Select the video input source; in a menu screen, execute a command. 3. Menu Display the LCD TV setup screen. 4. V olume +/- During playback, adjust the volume; in a menu screen, select an item. 5. Channel +/- During TV viewing, adjust the ch[...]

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    TERMINALS 13 English TERMINALS Item Function 1. AC in Connect the power cord from this outlet to a power source. 2. Service port USB For service only . 3. HDMI 1 / 2 Connect to an external video device such as a DVD player , game system, cable, or satellite box. 4. PC Audio in Connect to the audio out port of a computer . 5. PC VGA Using a 15-pin V[...]

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    REMO TE CONTROL 14 English REMO TE CONTR OL Item Description 1. Power T oggle the TV power on and off. 2. Mute Mute the sound. Press it again to toggle the sound back on. 3. Channel keys Key in the channel number . 4. Enter ENT Execute a channel entry . 5. V ol +/- Adjust the system volume. 6. Input Select the video input source. 7. Ch / Change the[...]

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    REMO TE CONTROL OPERA TION 15 English REMO TE CONTR OL OPERA TION INST ALLING THE REMO TE CONTRO L BA TTERIES 1 Remove the battery cov er . 2 Insert the batteries. Make sure the (+) and (–) marks on the batteries match those inside the compartment. 3 Re-att ach the battery cover . REMO TE CONTROL TRANSMISSION RANGE T ransmission range depends upo[...]

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    L CD TV BA SE 16 English LCD TV B A SE INST ALLING THE LCD TV B ASE 1 Open the LCD TV carton box. 2 Remove the LCD TV base. 3 Remove the plastic bag. 4 Remove the two top carton stabilizers from the LCD TV . 5 Remove the protective plastic covering the LCD TV . 6 Grasp the two sides of the LCD TV and then pull it out of the carton box. 7 Remove the[...]

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    L CD TV B ASE 17 English REMO VING THE LCD TV B ASE If you intend to repack the LCD TV unit (for shipping or storage) or you want to change the installation to a wal l mount option, you must first remove the LCD T V base. 1 T urn off the LCD TV a nd all connecte d devices. 2 Disconnect the power cord from the LCD TV . 3 Disconnect all signal cables[...]

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    ANTENNA CONNECTION 18 English ANTENNA CONNECTION OUTDOOR ANTENNA CONNECTION CABLE TV (CTV/DTV) CONNECTION The unit has a TV tun er (75 ohm coaxial cable connector) located on the rear I/O panel for easy cable hookup. When connecting the 75 ohm coaxial ca ble to the unit, screw the 75 ohm cab le to the TV tun er . Some cable TV companies offer premi[...]

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    EXTERNAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS 19 English • A position on the RF switch (not supp lied) – You can view all unscrambled channels by using the TV's channel keys. • B position on the RF switch (not s upplied) – You can view the scrambled channels via the converter/descrambler by using the converter's channel keys. EXTERNAL DEVICE CONNEC[...]

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    EXTERNAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS 20 English The following diag ram shows the external device con nections. DVD Player DVD Player (with DVI terminal) (with HDMI terminal) DVI-HDMI conversion cable HDMI DVI HDMI HDMI Home Video game system Camcorder VCR DVD Player Digital T V turner Video Audio (L) Audio (R) S-Video cable Antenna cab le Audio Video 3.5 mm[...]

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    POWER CONNECTION 21 English POWER CONN ECTION CONNECTING AC POWER Connect the power cord to the LCD TV then to a proper AC outlet. INITIAL SETUP Press on the control panel or on the remote control to turn on the LCD TV . Select the desired language and se lect Ye s to use the SetupWizard. The SetupWizar d will guide you on how to set up the LCD TV?[...]

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    B ASIC OPERA TIONS 22 English BASIC OPERA TIONS TURNING THE POWER ON A ND OFF T urning on the powe r Press on the control p anel or on the rem ote control to turn on the LCD TV . T u rning off the power Press on the control p anel or on th e remo te control to turn off the LCD TV . The LED behavi or will depen d on the enab led Power settings. ADJU[...]

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    B ASIC OPERA TIONS 23 English CHANGING CHANNELS Referred to in the following instructions to change chann els. Using the Ch / Buttons Browse channels T o brow se through the available channels, press Ch / on the remote control or on the control panel. Using the Channel Keys Selecting channel T o change to a certain chann el, key in the channel n um[...]

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    B ASIC OPERA TIONS 24 English Using the Input Key Select source us in g Input Key 1 Press Input . 2 A list of supported video sources is displayed. 3 Press / to select the preferred source. 4 Press to switch to the selected input source. ADJUSTING THE DISPLA Y FORMA T The input source can sometimes affect the way images are displayed on-screen. Y o[...]

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    SETUP MENUS 25 English SETUP MENUS SETUP MENU OPERA TION Use the setup menus to configure the various op erational settings of the LCD TV . Displaying the setup menu screen Press on the remo te control or Menu on the control panel to disp lay the setup menu screen. Navigating the setup menu screen Use the buttons on the remote con trol or on the co[...]

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    SETUP MENU S 26 English PICTURE Use the Picture sub-menus to configure the display quality . Press on the remote control or Menu on th e control panel to display the setup menu screen then select Picture to disp lay the Picture sub-menu. The following options are available: Brightness, Contrast , Saturation, Video Presets, Sharpness, Color temperat[...]

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    SETUP MENUS 27 English Saturation Use Saturati on to adjust th e color intensity . Adjusting Saturation 1 Use the / keys to select Saturation and press . 2 Press the / keys on the remote control to adjust the option level. 3 Pres s to save and exit the screen. V ideo Presets Use this sub-me nu to select one of four pr e set view options optimized f[...]

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    SETUP MENU S 28 English Adjusting Video Presets 1 Use the / keys to select Video Presets and press . 2 Press the / keys on the remote control to select the desired option. 3 Press to save and exit the screen. Sharpness Use Sharpness to adjust the sharpness or softness of the display . Adjusting Sh arpness 1 Use the / keys to select Sharpness and pr[...]

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    SETUP MENUS 29 English Adjusting Color T emper atur e 1 Use the / keys to select Color temp erature and press . 2 Press the / keys on the remote control to select the desired option. 3 Press to save and exit the screen. Hue Use Hue to adjust the balance of the red, green, and blue co lors in the display . Adjusting Hue 1 Use the / keys to select Hu[...]

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    SETUP MENU S 30 English AU D I O Use the Audio sub-menus to configure the au dio q uality . These settings apply to the LCD TV speakers only . Any conn ected audio devices are not affected. Press on the remote control or Menu on th e control panel to display the setup menu screen then select Audio to display the Audio sub-menu. The following option[...]

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    SETUP MENUS 31 English Balance Use Balance to adjust the sound balance betwe en the L/R speakers. Adjusting Balance 1 Use the / keys to select Balance and press . 2 Press the / keys on the remote control to adjust the option level. 3 Press to save and exit the screen. TV Speaker Use this sub-me nu to toggle the LCD TV speakers on and off. Adjusting[...]

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    SETUP MENU S 32 English Audio Preset Use this sub-me nu to select one of four pr e set audio options optimized for different sounding conditions. The follo wing opt ions are availa ble: • Rock : Sets the equalizer to the Rock mode. • Pop : Sets the equalizer to the Pop mode. • Classical : Sets the equalizer to the Classical mode. • Flat : S[...]

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    SETUP MENUS 33 English VIEW MODE Use the View Mode sub-menu to select the display's aspect ra tio. Press on the remote control or Menu on th e control panel to display the setup menu screen then select Vi e w M o de to display the View Mode sub-menu. The follo wing opt ions are availa ble: •1 : 1 M o d e : Matches the incoming resolution exa[...]

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    SETUP MENU S 34 English • Overscan : Picture is scaled down to fit the display area. H. Position Use this sub-menu to adjust the displ ay’s horizontal position. V. P o s i t i o n Use this sub-menu to adjust the displ ay’s vertical position. Fine Tune Use this sub-m enu to fine tune the di splay . Auto Sync Use this sub-me nu to synchronize t[...]

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    SETUP MENUS 35 English CHANNELS Use the Channels sub-menus to manage the channel list, la nguage sound, and to scan for available TV channels in your area. Press on the remote control or Menu on th e control panel to display the setup menu screen then select Channels to display the Channels sub-menu. The following options are available: Favorite , [...]

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    SETUP MENU S 36 English Skip List Use Skip List to select th e channels you want to skip. Adding Channels to Skip List 1 Use the / keys to select Skip List and press . Th e Channel Skip List screen appear s. 2 Use the / keys to select the desired channel. 3 Press repeatedly to check (add to the Sk ip list) or unc heck (clear to the Skip list) the c[...]

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    SETUP MENUS 37 English Channel Edit Use Channel Edit to assign a name to a channel. Editing Channel Names 1 Use the / keys to select Channe l Edit and press . The Channel Name Edit screen appears. 2 Use the / keys to select the desired channel and press to op en the Edit Name screen. 3 Use the / / / keys to move the cursor to the character you want[...]

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    SETUP MENU S 38 English MTS Use MTS to select multichannel television sound. The follo wing opt ions are availa ble: • Mono : Allows mono output (useful when stereo is noisy or inconsistent). • Stereo : Allows stereo sound for s uperior TV viewing experience. • SAP : Allows secon d audio program fr om the speakers while watching a scene in th[...]

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    SETUP MENUS 39 English Adjusting Audi o Language 1 Use the / keys to select Audio Langu age and press . 2 Press the / keys on the remote control to select English , French or Span is h . 3 Pres s to save and exit the screen. Auto Search Select Auto Search and press and the Auto Search aut omatical ly creates a list of receivable channels for the so[...]

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    SETUP MENU S 40 English SETTINGS Use the Settings sub-menus to configure the LCD TV operation al setup and view the current firmware version. Press on the remote control or Menu on th e control panel to display the setup menu screen then select Settings to di splay the Settings sub-menu. The follow ing options are available: Date and Time, Clo sed [...]

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    SETUP MENUS 41 English Adjusting Date and Time 1 Use the / keys to select Date and Time and press . 2 Use the / keys to select Date or Current Time and press . 3 Use the / keys to select a date or time segment. 4 Use the / keys to adjust the value. 5 Press to save and exit the screen. Adjusting Daylig ht Saving 1 Use the / keys to select Date and T[...]

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    SETUP MENU S 42 English • Font : Can be set to As Broadcaster , Style 1 , Style 2 , Style 3 , Style 4 , Style 5 , Style 6 , or Style 7 . • Siz e : Can be set to As Broadcaster , Small , Medium , or Larg e . • Font Color : Can be set to As Broadcaster , Black , Whi te , Green , Blue , Red , Cyan , Yellow , or Magenta . • Backg round Color : [...]

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    SETUP MENUS 43 English • TV Rating : Use this sub-menu to customize US TV Rating programs. Adjusting TV Rating 1 Use the / keys to select TV Rating and press . 2 Use the / / / keys to select the desired rating and press repeatedly to block or unbloc k. Y ou can also select Lock All to block all or Unlock All to unblock all. 3 Pres s to save and e[...]

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    SETUP MENU S 44 English • MPAA Rating : Use this sub-menu to select t he ratings of allowable movies. Adjusting MP AA Rating 1 Use the / keys to select MP AA Rating and press . 2 Use the / / / keys to select the desired rating and press repeatedly to block or unblock. 3 Press to save and exit the screen. Rating Description G Contains nothing most[...]

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    SETUP MENUS 45 English • Canada English : Use this sub-menu to select the classification categories (based on Canadian ratings) of allowable TV programs and movies. Adjusting Cana da English Ra ting 1 Use the / keys to select Canada Engl ish and press . 2 Use the / / / keys to select the desired rating and press repeatedly to block or unblock. 3 [...]

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    SETUP MENU S 46 English • Canada French : Use this sub-menu to select the ratings of allowable TV programs and movies. These ratings are based on the classification categories determined by La Régie du cinéma du Québec. Adjusting Canada French Rating 1 Use the / keys to select Canada Fren ch Rating and pres s . 2 Use the / / / keys to select t[...]

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    SETUP MENUS 47 English • V2.0 (Open V-Chip) : V-Chip 2.0 enabled. • Channel Block : Chann el Block allows you to block channels. Adjusting Channel Block 1 Use the / keys to select Channel Block and press . 2 Use the / keys to select the desired channel and press repeatedly to block or unblock. 3 Press to save and exit the screen. • Ch ange Pa[...]

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    SETUP MENU S 48 English OSD Timeout Use OSD Timeout to adjust the OSD duratio n on the screen: 10 sec, 20 sec, or 30 sec. Adjusting OSD Timeout 1 Use the / keys to select OSD Timeo ut and press . 2 Press the / keys on the remote control to select 10 sec , 20 sec , or 30 sec . 3 Press to save and exit the screen. OSD Language Use OSD Language to sel[...]

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    SETUP MENUS 49 English Power Control Settings Use this sub-menu to configure powe r-related settings for the LCD TV . The follo wing opt ions are availa ble: • LED Setting : Use this sub-menu to select the LCD TV power indicator behavior after turning on the set. • VGA port -DPMS : Use this setting to enable or disable VGA port -DPMS. Adjusting[...]

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    SETUP MENU S 50 English Reset All Select Ye s on this sub-menu to reset all LCD TV operational settings. Do this only if any of the following conditions occurs: • The system fails to respond to the re mote control (make sure the remote control batteries are still working an d that you are within the transmission range). • The new configuration [...]

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    WALL MOUNT OPTION 51 English WALL MOUNT OPTION The LCD TV has been fitted with VESA FPMP MI compliant mounting holes. These 200 x 100 mm mounting holes allow the unit to be mounted on a wal l. Use the four M6 x L10 mm screws to wall mount the LCD TV . WALL MOUNT INST ALLA TION REMINDERS • Remove the LCD TV base first before mounting the unit on a[...]

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    TROUBLESHOO TING 52 English TROUBLESHOO TING Problem Corrective Action No power • Make sure the power indicator is illuminated blue. • Make sure the power cord is securely conne cted to the AC-in jack and is plugged into a functional AC outlet. You may want to plug in another electrical device to the power outlet to verify that it is supplying [...]

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    TROUBLESHOO TING 53 English No picture or the No Signal message appears when a VGA cable is connected. • Make sure the VGA cable is properly conne cted to the LCD TV’s VGA port. • Decrease the video resolution setting on the computer a nd try again. • Adjust the display settings. Picture is cut off or appear in a sidebar screen. Press to ad[...]

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    TROUBLESHOO TING 54 English No sound • Make sure the audio input cable is properly connected to the correct terminal, and that the correct input mode is enabled. • The volume may be muted, press or Vol+ key to turn on the volume. • Adjust the Bass, Treble, and Balance settings in Audio menu. • If you are using the TV speakers, ma ke sure th[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS 55 English SPECIFICA TIONS Item Specific ation Model Name SK-26H640G Panel Active Area (Diagonal, mm) 575.769 x 323.712 Resolution 1366x768 Brightness (N its, typ) 450 Contrast Ratio ( S tatic, typ) 800:1 Response T ime (m s, typ) 5ms Aspect Ratio 1.77 (16:9) Color Depth 16.7M Color Gamut 72% Audio/Video Input/Outpu t T erminals •[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS 56 English Physical S pecificatio ns Dimensions (WxHxD) With stand: 657x499x193 mm Without stand: 657x447x99 mm Weight (Net) 7.4 kg Weight (Gross) 10.1 kg NOTES : • These product specifications are subject to change without user notification. • Do not set your computer graphics card to exceed the unit’s refresh rates; doing so[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS 57 English[...]