Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PL201M Planar
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PLANAR LCD MONITOR PL201M MANUAL www.planar.com.
1 FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provi de reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read the Safety Instructions carefully and keep it for later use. 2. Beware of all warning and instruction signs marked on the products. 3. When cleaning, cut off the electric al supply at all times. Never us e liquid or aerosol detergent, use a damp rag instead.
3 CONTENTS Note : To access our Users Guide Homepage (Page 3) at anytime, sim ply click on the below Homepage icon or use the arrow icon(s) to browse through each page. When in Homepage, clicking on your desired topic will automatically open each page .
4 Getting Started Congratulations on your purchase of a TFT LCD Color Moni tor. This section lists package contents, features, precautions, as well as cleaning and installation instructions. Important! Please keep the original box and all packing material for future shipping needs.
5 Precautions Sit at least 18"(45 cm) away from the TFT LCD Color Monitor. Do not press on the LCD panel as it is very fragile. Do not touch the LCD panel with your bare hands, as t he grease from your skin is difficult to remove and may damage the screen.
6 Quick Installation 1. Make sure the computer and the LCD monitor are both turned off. 2. Attach the power cord to the LCD monitor. 3. When using a power cord, plug the male end in a wall socket. 4. If using a PC pow er cord, plug the male end in the socket of the computer power supply (if equipped).
7 OPERATIONS To turn the TFT LCD COLOR Monitor on, push the power button at the front of the LCD monitor to active. When the power light turns green, the LCD is ready to use. To turn the LCD off, push the power sw itch button to de- activate the monitor.
8 Panel Tilt Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 2-1 Diagram 2-2 Diagram 1 – Illustrates the display can tilt forward or backw ards. Diagram 2 – Illustrates the display can rotate left or right.
9 MAIN MENU The Main Menu is shown below. CO NT R A S T / B RI G HT NE SS I M AG E AD JUS T CO L OR A D JU ST SETUP ME NU ME MOR Y R E CA L L ADVA N C E D M EN U A UDIO MENU : E X I T A : SELECT B CONTRAST adjusts the difference between the image background (black level) and the foreground (white level).
10 IMAGE ADJUST MENU The Image Adjust Menu is shown below. I M AGE AD JU ST A U TO TUN E H. / V . PO SITION H. SIZ E PH A S E ZOOM : E X I T A : SEL ECT B AUTO – TUNE automatically sizes, enters, and fine-tunes the video signal to eliminate noise and distortion.
11 H. SIZE (Horizontal Size) adjusts the width of the screen image. H. SIZE = = : EXI T A [ ▽ ] button decreases the width of the screen image, [ △ ] button increases the width of the screen image. PHASE minimizes the video distortion. PH A SE = = : EXI T A Press the [ ▽ ] or [ △ ] button to adjust your preference.
12 COLOR ADJUST MENU The Color Adjust Menu is shown below: CO L OR A D JU S T C O L O R T E M P E R AT U R E U S E R C O LO R T E M P E R AT U R E : S E L E C T : EXI T A B COLOR TEMP SELECT provides several color options: se veral preset color temperatures User Color which allows you to adjust the Red (R), Green (G), and Blue (B).
13 USER COLOR TEMP. Individual adjustments for red, green, and blue. Press [ △ ] button to increase red, blue or green. Press [ ▽ ] button to decrease R B G Ga mm a U S ER C O LO R TEM PER A TU R E = = : S E LE C T : EXI T A B / + P r e s s t o E n t e r GAMMA Individual adjustments for white, red, blue and green colors.
14 AUDIO MENU The Audio Menu is shown below. VO LU M E MU T E A UDIO MENU : SEL ECT : EXI T A B VOLUME adjusts the volume of the audio output. VO LUM E = = : E X I T A Press [ ▽ ] button to decrease the volume, [ △ ] button to increase the volume.
15 ADVANCED MENU Selecting the Advanced Menu from the main menu takes you to the submenu shown below. SC A LIN G SHARPNESS INF OR M A T ION ADVA N C E D M EN U : EXI T A : S E L E C T B SCALING adjusts the video input signal to the screen size using the following options.
16 SETUP MENU The Setup Menu takes you to the sub-menu shown below. I NPUT SEL ECT L ANGUAG E SEL EC T OSD POSI TIO N OSD TIME OUT SET UP M ENU : EXI T A : SEL EC T B INPUT SELECT allows you to toggle between tw o input ports between an analog and digital signal.
17 OSD POSITION allows you to move the on-screen display menus and control screens. H . POSITI ON V . P O S I T I O N OSD POS ITION = = : S E LE C T : EXI T A B Press [ ] or [ △ ] button OSD TIMEOUT sets the length of time the on-screen display screen is displayed.
18 Specifications LCD Type 20.1" (full 20.1" view able diagonal area) TFT (Thin Film Transis tor), Active Matrix Panel Pixel Pitch 0.255mm pixel pitch Color Filter Pixel RGB vertical stripe Color 16.7M (8 bit color) Glass surface Anti-Glare Response time Ton = 15 ms (Typ.
19 Factory Preset T iming Timing Hor. Freq. (KHZ) Ver. Freq. (HZ) Polarity (H/V) VGA 640 X 350 31.47 70.08 + / - VGA 720 X 400 31.47 70.08 - / + VGA 640 X 400 31.47 70.08 - / + VGA 640 X 480 31.47 59.94 - / - VESA 640 X 480 37.86 72.81 - / - VESA 640 X 480 37.
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