Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FWT1744NU Planar
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Preface i P REFACE About this manua l This manual is desi gned to assist you in setting up and using the LCD monitor. Inform ation in this docum ent has been carefully checked for accura cy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctne ss of the contents.
Planar User’s Manual ii Canadian Doc No tice For Class B Computing Devices This digital apparatus does not exceed the C lass B limi ts for radio noise emi ssions from digital apparatus as set out i n the Radio Interferenc e Regulation of the Canadian Department of Communicat ions.
Preface iii Table of Contents PREFACE ...... ............ .............. .............. ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. ...... ...... .............. .............. .............. .............. ..... I CHAPTER 1 .
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1 C HAPTER 1 The LCD Monitor Your New Planar LCD Monitor! Your LCD monitor has b een designed to be versatile, ergonomic, and easy to use. The LCD monitor is capable of display ing most standards, from 6 40 x 480 VGA to 1280 x 1 024 SXGA.
Planar User’s Manual 2 2. Monitor Stand The monitor stan d supp orts the LCD panel. 3. LCD Screen The LCD mo nitor screen is a 17.4 -inch TFT 1280 x 1024 RGB SXGA screen. 4. LCD Monitor Ke ypad Activates and adjusts the monitors settings through an On Screen Dis play (OSD).
Chapter 1 3 Adjusting the Monitor’s Position Your LCD monitor’s tilting angle can be adjusted in the landscape. Adjusting the Tilting Angle The LCD monitor’s angle sett ings range from -5 ° to 25 ° in the landscape. Forcing the monitor past its ma ximum extension can result in damage to the monitor.
Planar User’s Manual 4 Connecting Video 1. Turn off y our PC and the LCD monitor before conn ecting your LCD mon itor to the computer. 2. Loop the 1.5M VG A cable through the hole in th e LCD monitor’s stand and plug it into the LCD monitor’ s VGA ca ble connector.
Chapter 1 5 Power Management System The LCD monitor complies w ith the VESA DPMS power man agement proposal. The VESA DPMS proposal provides pow er saving mode s by detecting the horizo ntal or vertical sync signal.
6 C HAPTER 2 The Display Controls LCD Monitor Control Panel 1. Power/OSD Menu Button Push the power switch to turn the monitor on and off. Pres s this button to pop up the OSD (On- Screen Display) menu. This bu tton is also a Function Select button. 2.
Chapter 2 7 OSD Main Menu To access the OSD Main Menu, simply press the Power/Menu button. The following screen will appear. The 7-topline menus are: The Auto Ad just option lets the monitor d etermine and select the settings that ar e most appropriate for your system requir ements.
Planar User’s Manual 8 Auto Adjust Proce dure Pressing the Adjust key while the Auto Adjust topline menu is selected, activa tes the Auto Adjus t procedure. The Auto Adjust procedure takes approximately 2 second s to complete. Once finished , th e OSD menu will dis appear after a short time-out perio d.
Chapter 2 9 Information: The Information submenu displays the current resolution, verti cal refresh rate, and moni tor firmware version. Exit: Press the Adju st button to exit the Misc-Contr ol submenu. Graphic Control Option Pressing the Adjust key while the Gr aphic Control icon is selected activates the Graphic Control subm enu.
10 A PPENDIX A Technical Information TFT LCD Monitor Specifications Model Planar FWT1744NU LCD Panel 17.4” SXGA Control Fu nct io ns Pow er Software Power switch with LED indicator (Press to turn off, over 1 sec.
11 A PPENDIX B Supported Timing Timing for Model FWT1 744NU (SXGA Resolutio n) Item Standards Resolution Dot Clock (MHz) Vertical Scanning Frequency (Hz) Horizontal Scanning Frequency (kHz) Sync Polarity or composite sync (H/V) Operating Mode 1 NEC PC98 64 0x400 25.
12 A PPENDIX C Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures This LCD monitor comes p re-adjusted with stand ard VGA timing. Due to output timing differences among various VGA cards, you m ay initially experience an unstable or unclear dis play when a new display mode or new VGA card is selected .
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