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PLANAR LCD MONITOR PV150 MANUAL www.planar.com.
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Preface i P REFACE About this manua l This manua l is designed to assist you in setting up and using y our New Planar LCD Moni tor. Informati on in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given t o the correctness of the con- tents.
Planar User’s Manual ii This digital apparatus does not exc eed the Class B limi ts for radio noise em issions from digital a pparatus as set out in the R adio Inte rference Regul ation of the Canadian Departm ent of Com muni cations.
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1 C HAPTER 1 Your New Planar LCD Monitor Your New Planar LCD Monitor! Your New Planar LCD Monitor has been designed to be versatile, ergonomic and user-friendly. Your New Planar LCD Monitor is capable of displaying most standards, from 640 x 480 VGA to 1024 x 768 XGA.
Planar User’s Manual 2 Your New Planar LCD Monitor — Fro nt View 1. Power-On Indicator This LED indic ator stays lit when the power is on and when the monit o r is receiving a proper video signal. The LED will blink slowly when the LCD monitor is in power savi ng mode.
Chapter 1 3 6. Audio Line-in (optional) Connec t your PC’ s line-out to this jack to listen the PC ’ s audio on the LCD monito r ’ s stereo speake rs.
Planar User’s Manual 4 Connecting Video 1. T urn off your PC an d the LCD monitor before connecting your LCD monitor to the compute r . 2. Loop the 1.5M VGA cab le through the hole in the LCD monitor ’ s stand and plug it into the LCD moni- tor ’ s VGA cable connector .
Chapter 1 5 Connecting USB Devices The following section c overs connecting USB devic es. The LCD monitor support s an upstream and two downstream USB connections. Upstream You can connect the LCD monitor’s upst ream USB port to yo ur PC’s USB port and use t he LCD monitor a s a USB hub.
6 C HAPTER 2 The Display Controls LCD Monitor Control Panel 1. OSD Menu Button Press this button to activate the OSD (On-Screen Display) menu. This button is also used as the ◄ Selection button. 2. Adjust Button This button allows you to apply settings and enter submenus in the OSD.
Chapter 2 7 The 7-topline menus are: The Auto Ad just option lets th e monito r determin e and select the settings that are most appro priate for your system requirements .
Planar User’s Manual 8 The Monitor- Control Option Pressing the Adju st key while the Monito r Control ico n is selected activates the Monitor Contro l submenu. U se the ◄ FUNCTION ► sel ect buttons to scroll between the submenu items. You should only use this menu item if the result s of the Auto Adjust function are not satisfactor y .
Chapter 2 9 Pressing the Adjus t key while the Graphic Control icon is selected activates the Graphic Control submen u. Use the ◄ FUNCTION ► select buttons to scroll between the submen u items. Contrast: Press the Adjust buttons to adjust the difference between th e lightest and darkest areas on the d is- play.
10 A PPENDIX A Technical Information Planar TFT LCD Monitor Specifications Model Planar WT1503Z LCD Panel 15"XGA Control Fu nct io ns Pow er Software Pow er switch with LED indicator (Press to turn off, over 1 sec.
11 A PPENDIX B Supported Timing Timing for Model WT1503Z (XGA Resolution) Item Standards Resolution Dot Clock (MHz) Vertical Scanning Frequency (Hz) Horizontal Scanning Frequency (kHz) 1 NEC PC98 640x400 25.20 70.15 31.50 2 NEC PC98 640x400 21.05 56.42 24.
12 A PPENDIX C Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures This LCD Monitor was pre-adjusted in the factory with standard VGA timing. Due to output timing differences among various VGA cards, you may initially experience an unstable or unclear display when a new display mode or new VGA card is selecte d.
An important point after buying a device Planar PV150 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Planar PV150 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Planar PV150 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Planar PV150 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Planar PV150 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Planar PV150, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Planar PV150.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Planar PV150. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Planar PV150 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
