Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DV156 Mitsubishi Electronics
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DIAMOND VIE W DV156 Colour TFT LCD Monitor 15” (38.4 cm) LCD Panel Size.
i Table of Contents 1 1 Important Safety Instructions ........................................... 3 2 2 Features ............................................................................. 4 3 3 Unpacking the Monitor.................................
ii Copyright Notice Copyright 2001, Mitsubishi Electr ic Australia Pty. Ltd. Al l rights reserved. No part of this publicat ion may be reproduced, transmi tted, transcribed, stored in a retrie val sys.
3 1 1 Importan t Safe ty Instructi ons Please read the following safety instruct ions before installing or cleaning your Diamond V iew monitor : 1. Unplug the mon itor’s power cable fro m the wall out let be fore c leaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol c leaners.
4 2 2 Featur es Your Diamond V iew DV156 Monitor features: ♦ XGA (1024 x 768 pixel) Resol utio n LCD Pane l ♦ High Bri ghtness – 250 cd /m 2 ♦ Very High Co ntrast Ratio – 400:1 ♦ True C olour D isplay Wi th d ithering support, Dia mond View DV156 monitor enhances the visual ef fect and o ff ers you better i mage qual ity.
5 3 3 Unpacking the Monito r Please check that the fol lowing ite ms are inc luded with your moni tor. If they are missing or da maged, please contact your p lace of purchase im mediately .
6 4 4 Hard ware Ins tal latio n Your monitor is equipped with an auto matic power supply with a vo ltage range fro m 90 to 264 Volts AC at a f requency of 50 to 60 Hz. Make sure that your local power supply is within the supported range. If you are unsure, please contact your electr icit y supplier.
7 Aud io Cable Installat ion 1. Remo ve the rear cov er and then take the base cover o ff . 2. Connect the stereo audio cable f rom the Audio output of you r sound card to the Audio Input o f the monitor . 3. Replace the base co ver and the rear co ver .
8 5 5 Windows Soft ware Installa tion To get best per formance with Windows 95, 98, Mi llenniu m Edi tion or 2000 you should use the W indows driver suppl ied with your DV156 m onitor.
9 3. Click Next again and then c lick Co ntin ue . Th e drive r and moni tor colour profi le will be installed. Click Fini sh to complete the instal lation. Windows Mil lenniu m Edition (W indows Me) The f irst ti me you start Windows with a new monitor, the system will detect it and automatica lly start the Add New Hardware wizard.
10 6 6 Setting th e Displa y Resolution Choosing The Best Resolution All L iquid Crystal D isplays (LCDs) have a fi xed resolution that is the same as the max imu m resolution that may be d isplayed on the LCD. In the case of the DV156 the LCD resolut ion is 1024 x 768 pixe ls.
11 Supported Graphics Modes and Refr esh Rate Sele ction There is no need to choose the highest possible refresh rate when using an LCD monitor . It is not technica lly possible for an LCD monitor to f licker. E ven at a refresh rate o f 60 Hz you will ge t an absolutely fl icker-fr ee i mage.
12 • When you shut Wi ndows do wn you may see inter ference l ines on your screen. This caused by the manner in which Wi ndows controls the graphics card at this point and is norma l with al l LCD m onitors.
13 7 7 Adjust ing the Monitor Picture Optimisation The easiest way to obtain an opti mal p icture is by using the AUTO but ton. This only works reliably if the graphics adaptor is set to use one of the monitor ’ s factory modes (see Table 1 in the pre vi ous chapter) and i f you are displaying an appropriate ful l-screen test pattern.
14 Power: Turn the mon itor on or o ff . AUTO: Automat ically adjusts the vert ical position, pi xel phase, horizontal posit ion and pixe l clock . Exit: Return to the main menu or ex it the OSD menu without saving. Press the exit key when the OSD is not displayed to adjust the audio v olu me.
15 The centre section will c learly show the alternat ing black and white lines or a unifor m level o f noise wil l appear across the image. C lose the clock submenu by pressing Exit . 6. Use the wheel to select Hori zontal Posi tion and press Enter .
16 8 8 Securi ty Lo ck Installa tion The Diamond View DV156 can be secured to your desk or any other fi xed object with a Kensington lock security product . The Kensington lock ‘ s cable can be attached to a slot located at the rear of the mon itor.
17 9 9 Frequentl y Asked Questio ns The image is bl urred, how can I get the best quali ty p icture? ♦ Read chapter 6, Setting the Display Resolution , and select a graphics signal with the correct resolution and ref resh rate. Then read chapter 7, Adjusting the Monitor , and m ake adjustments to the d isplayed image based on these instructions.
18 No image is displayed , what can I do? ♦ Check that the light (LED) ne xt to the monitor ’ s power button is li t and is green in co lour. I f the LED is green, press the Exit but ton on the mon itor to access the On Screen Display.
19 1 1 0 0 Specific ations Model Diamon d View DV1 56 Display Characteris tics Display Type 15 “ acti ve matri x Th in F ilm Transistor Liquid Crystal D isplay Viewable Dia gonal Area 38.1 cm / 15 ” Native (Maximum) Resol utio n 1,024 x 768 pi xels Colours 16.
20 Input Signal Line Fre quency 31.5 - 60.2 kHz mu lti- frequency Image Freque ncy (Refresh Rate) 56.3 - 75.0 Hz Wi thin the parameters deta iled in chapter 6 Video S ignal RGB analog (Posit iv e polari ty) 0.
21 1 1 1 1 Servic e Cont acts If prob lems re main af ter checking this manual , please contact your place of purchase or contact: Au stralia Visit the Custo mer Support section of Mitsubishi E lectric Australia ’ s web site at www.m itsubish i-electric.
22 Victoria an d Tasma nia 4 / 303 Burwood Hwy East Burwood, Vic, 3151 Telephone: (03) 9262-9899 Fax: (03) 9262-9850 Western Australia 5 / 329 Coll ier Road Bassendea n, WA , 6054 Telephone: (08) 9377-3411 Fax: (08) 9377-3499 New Zealand Contact: Melco New Zealand Ltd.
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