Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PL170M Planar
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PLANAR LCD MONITOR PL170M MANUAL www.planar.com.
E N G L I S H Important Safety Instructions Read the Safety Instructions care fully and keep it for later use. Be aware of all warnings and instruction sign s marked on the products. When cleaning, cut off the electrical sup ply at all times.
E N G L I S H Contents Note : To acce ss our Users Guide Ho mepage (Pag e 2) at anytime, simply cl ick on the below Homepage ico n or use the arrow icon(s) to browse thr ough each page. Wh en in Homepage, click ing on you r desired topic will a utomatically open each page .
E N G L I S H Getting Started Congratulations on you r purchase of this TFT L CD Monitor. Please re ad this section ca refully to get instant understanding of this product and its correct operations. Important! Please keep the original carton and all packing materials for future shipping needs.
E N G L I S H Precautions Sit at least 18"(45 cm) away from the screen when in use. Do not press on the LCD panel as it is very fragile. Do not touch the LCD panel with your bare h ands. Oil from your ski n is difficult to remove and may damage the screen.
E N G L I S H Adjusting the Monitor Press down on the stand and gently adjust the monitor to a suitable viewing angle (see Figure below). Please note that this m onitor can only be tilted forwa rd to 5 degree and backward to 20 degrees. To prevent d amage to the monitor, do n ot press the screen over its tolerant angles.
E N G L I S H Quick Installation Make sure the computer is turned off. Attach the female end of the power cord (Indi cation F) to the adapter (Indi cation E), then plug the adapter connector to the powe r “DC-IN (Indication A)” jack of the LCD monitor.
Operations Push the power button (Indication E) on the front of the LCD monitor to turn it on. When th e power light (Indication F) turns green, t he LCD is ready to use. P ush the power switch butto n to turn off. E N G L I S H Function Keys E B A C D F A.
E N G L I S H OSD Main Menu For screen adjustments, press the [Menu] button to display the OSD (O n-Screen Display) Main Menu shown below. Press the [ +] or [ − ] button to scroll up or down the menu to your required options.
COLOR Sub-Menu E N G L I S H Under the Main Menu, select COLOR using the [+] or [ − ] button, then pre ss [Menu] button to activate the COLOR Sub-Menu shown a s above. Under the COLOR Sub-Menu, pres s [+] or [ − ] button to scroll up or down to your desired preset color mode.
move the screen to the right, [ − ] button to move to the left. Press [Menu] to return to LCD ADJUST Sub-Menu. E N G L I S H V–POSITION Moves the screen image up or down. Select V-POSITION using the [+] or [ − ] button, then press [Menu] to a ctivate the fu nction.
V-OSD POSITION Moves the OSD position on th e screen up or down. Select V-OS D POSITION using [+] or [ − ] button, then press [Menu] button to activate the fun ction. Press the [+] button to move the OSD position up, [ − ] button to move down. Then Press [Menu] to return to MISC Sub-Menu after adjustment.
E N G L I S H Technical Data Specifications LCD Size 17.0" (full 17.0" viewable diagona l area) Type TFT (Thin Film Transistor), Active Matrix Panel Color 16.7M Glass surface Anti-Glare Viewing Angle 150º (H) x 125º (V) Luminance 250 cd/m 2 Contrast Ratio 350:1 Input Signal Video RGB Analog Video Sync Sync H.
E N G L I S H Factory Preset Timings Timing Horizontal Frequenc y (KHz ) Vertical Frequency (Hz) Sync Polarity (H/V) VGA 640 X 350 31.470 70.089 + / - VGA 720 X 400 31.467 70.082 - / + VGA 640 X 400 31.469 70.087 - / + VESA 640 X 480 31.469 59.940 - / - VESA 640 X 480 37.
E N G L I S H Appendix FCC Information This equipment has been tested an d found to co mply with the limits for a Class B digi tal device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rule s. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfere nce in a residential installation.
E N G L I S H _ Planar Systems, Inc Customer Service E-mail: desktopmonitors@planar.com Tel: 1-866-PLANAR-1 (1-866-752-6271) Hours: M-F, 7am - 6pm Pacific Time © 2002 Planar Systems, Inc. 05/ 02 Planar is a r egistered t rademark of Planar Sy stems, Inc.
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