Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PQ1710M Planar
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USER’S GUIDE www.planar.com PQ1710M LCD Monitor.
2 Planar Systems, Inc 1195 NW Compt on Drive Beaverton, OR 97006-1992 www.plan ar.com Customer Servic e Planar provides th e following technical support services: Inter net Sup port For support available 24/7 vi sit Planar's Online Techni cal Support at www.
3 The informati on containe d in th is document is subject to change without notice. This document contains proprietary information t hat is protected by copyright.
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5 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR YOUR SAFETY For Your Safety ------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- -- ---- ---- -4 GENERAL NOTES 1. Introduction ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---------------------------------- ---------------- ------ ---- ---- 6 1.
6 FOR YO UR SA FETY Before operati ng the monitor, please read this manu al thoroughly. This manual s hould be retained fo r future referen ce. FCC Class B Radio Frequ ency Interfer ence Statement WAR.
7 PRECAUTIONS 1. Unplug the monit or from the power so urce whe n you clea n the monitor. Do not use li quid cleane rs or aerosol c lea ners. Use a cloth to clean it. If that doesn’t do , please use LC D screen clea ners. 2. Do not use attachment s not recommended as th e y may cause h azards.
8 GENERAL NOTES 1.Introduction 1.1 General In formation This monitor is a high- performance in telligent multi-scan ning color monitor utilizing active matrix TFT LCD display that uses amorphous s ilicon TFT as a switchin g device.
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10 2. Installation The following chapters explai n how to install th e base an d connec t the monit or to your personal comp uter. 2.1 I nstal ling the Bas e Follow these steps to install the base: 1. Lay the monitor face down. 2. Assemble the ba se to the arm with scr ew.
11 2.3 Self Test Patt ern If there is no horizont al or v ertical s ign al, your monitor will display the self test pattern to indicate no signal input. Afte r a few seco nds, the m onitor will en ter into waiting and saving power mode. The LED will be red and f lash ing.
12 3. Operation of the monitor 3.1 Po wer On/ Off Swi tch This is a light -touch digital -control key . It is used to turn the monitor on or off. 3.2 Po we r LED Indi cat or When the mon itor is workin g, the power LED is gre en. If th e monitor is in sa ving power mode , the power LED wi ll be r ed and flashing.
13 13. Recall 14. Languages 15. Exit 16. Selected func tion n ame 17. Resolution 18. H-frequ ency 19. V-frequency 20. Progre ssive ba r of adjustment 21. Percentage of adjustment 22. Planar LOGO 3.3.5 Meaning of the Menu in DVI Mode 1. Brightness 2. Contrast 3.
14 3.3.6 Function Table Display contents Function AUTO ADJUSTMENT Automatically adjust to obtain the best setting BRIGHTNESS Adj ust the brightness CONTRAST Adj ust the contrast H-POSITION Move the sc.
15 3.3.7 Special Functions Auto Adjus tment ( ) When you ch oose th is function, the mo nitor will enter into automatically adjustment mod e. After a few seconds, t he monito r will be in the best vi sual display mode.
16 3.4 Safety M ode When the video signal exce eds the frequency range of th e monitor, th e monitor MCU will stop horizon tal and vert ical scan ning in or der to pr otect the mo nitor the foll owing image wil l be displaye d on the scre en. After a f ew seconds, t he monitor will enter tur n-off mode.
17 3.6 Plu g & Play This monitor meets the standard of VESA DDC. When using video card with VESA DDC1/2B, it will auto-scan video fr equency, output power, function and other dat a to the PC when c omputer is on. It wil l go into the proper video mod e and frequency.
18 4. Specifications Model PQ1710M Panel 17 ″ Resolution 1280 x 1024 Active a rea 338mm x 270mm Pixel pitch 0.264mm x 0.264mm Contrast 700:1 Brightness 300 cd/m 2 Response time 8ms Disp lay colo rs 16.
19 5. Simple Troublesh ooting Symptom Solution No picture / no LED Check if the power cor d, the monitor an d the power plug are well connected. Check also if the monitor is off. No picture / Red LED flashing Check if the PC video card and signal cable are wel l connected and check if signal cable is properly connected with monitor.
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