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Sol aris L C4 0 Owners Manual R9004120 (Ev ents) R9004125 (M edia) R5976672/04 13/01/2005.
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Table of con tents T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . S a f e t y I n s t r u c t i o n s .................................................................................................. 3 1.1 General instructions . . . .......................... ..............
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1. Safety Instruct ions 1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1.1 General instructions Scope This document includes safety considerations of the Solaris LC 40 . Throughout this manual, the term SERVICE PERSONNEL ref.
1. Safety Instructions General • Always plug power cord into appliance before plugging i nto outlet. • Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product where persons will walk on the cord. • Always unplug appliance from electrical outlet before cleaning and servicing and when not in use.
1. Safety Instruct ions 1.4 Safety on Cleaning Cabinet Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. T o keep the cabinet looking brand-new , periodically clean it with a soft cl oth.
1. Safety Instructions Installati on partially outdoors The unit is designed for indoor use, and is not suited for open-air use. Installation in locations that are even partially exposed to the elemen.
2. Packaging and Dimension s 2. P ACKAGING AND DIMENSIONS Overview • Box content • Packaging • Dimensions 2.1 Box content Content Standard delivered for : R9004120 R9004125 • 1 Solaris LC40 (weight : 24.5 kg) • 2 power cables with outlet plug type CEE7 and ANSI 73.
2. Packagin g and Dimens ions 2.3 Dimensions Front view 863 950 452.5 518.25 610 Image 2-1 Front view Back view 950 234 100 610 Image 2-2 Back view 8 R5976672 SO LARIS LC40 13/01/2005.
2. Packaging and Dimension s Bottom view 1 0 7 Image 2-3 Bottom view R5976672 SO LARIS LC40 13/01/2005 9.
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3. Insta llation Guidelines 3. INST ALLA TION GUIDELINES Overview • General • Solaris LC40 configurations • Battery Insertion in the R emote Control 3.1 General Environmental conditi ons • Operating temperature : 5° to 40°C (41° to 104°F) • Humidity : max 85% 3.
3. In stallation Gu idelines 3.3 Battery Insertion in the Remote Control Where to find the batterie s The batteries are not placed in the remote control to avoid remote c ontrol operation in its package, resulting in a shorter battery life time. How to i nstall the batterie s 1.
4. Connecti ons 4. CONNECTIONS Overview • Power connection • Input source connections • RGB out at native screen resolution (WXGA) • Communication Connections • Cable cover 4.1 Power connection AC power (mains) cord connection Use the supplied power cord to connect your LCD panel to the wall outlet.
4. Connecti ons Ref Input con nector Source B RGB analog (BNC) RGB C SDI SDI Overview optional inp uts Ref Input slot Input mod ule Source D Universal input for data sources DVI input DVI digital DVI .
4. Connecti ons DVI-Digital • Sing le link • Differential input voltage : 200mV - 800mV DVI-Analog • RGB input = 0.7 V pp ±3 d B • TTL sync input : U min =2 .
4. Connecti ons 4.2.3 RGB analog input Input specificat ions DVI RGB out (1280x768) RG B HV RS232 OUT IN LAN RGB analog R GB HVI N O U T SDI RGB analog R GB HVI N O U T SDI Image 4-3 RGB analog input Pixel clock : 20 .. 165 MHz Horizontal sync range : 15 .
4. Connecti ons 4.2.4 Serial Digital Int erface Specifications DVI RGB out (1280x768) RG B HV RS232 OUT IN LAN RGB analog R GB HVI N O U T SDI RGB analog B HVI N O U T SDI Image 4-4 SDI input SMPTE259M compatible serial digital signals only . SDI input : BNC SDI output : BNC (= loop through) T ypical : 0.
4. Connecti ons How to sel ect with the RCU. 1. Press 8 on the RCU How to select the Compact PC via th e menu structure? 1. Press on the thumb wheel or press ENTER on the RCU to activate the menus. The main menu will be displayed on the screen. (menu 4-7) 2.
4. Connecti ons Video Composite Vide o – – – – Vide o – S-Vi deo S-Video S-Video – – – – – Pin configurat ion 4 pin connector View on input module : 4 3 1 2 Image 4-6 For S-Video F.
4. Connecti ons For S-Video : press 3 on the RCU. How to select an input via t he menu structure 1. Press on the thumb wheel or press ENTER on the RCU to activate the menus. The main menu will be displayed on the screen. (menu 4-12) 2. Turn the thumb wheel or use the up or down arrow keys to select Input selection .
4. Connecti ons 4. Press the thumb wheel or press ENTER on the RCU. Solaris LC40 Select input Image settings Audio settings PiP settings Compact PC Control Advanced settings Standby Back Menu 4-14 Input Selection 1. Video 2. RGB 3. S-Video 4. DVI 5. SDI 6.
4. Connecti ons Only the signal on the selected input will be displayed. Solaris LC40 Select input Image settings Audio settings PiP settings Compact PC Control Advanced settings Standby Back Menu 4-16 Select input 1. Video 2. RGB 3. S-Video 4. HD-SDI 5.
4. Connecti ons Specifications R G BH V Image 4-9 RGBHV inputs : 0.7V pp ±3 dB How to sel ect with the RCU. 1. Press 4 on the RCU How to select the RGB input via th e menu structure? 1. Press on the thumb wheel or press ENTER on the RCU to activate the menus.
4. Connecti ons Adjustment steps : • T reble / bass : from -14dB to +14dB, s teps of 2dB • Balance : from -79dB to 0dB, steps of 1dB • V olume adjustable in steps of 0.5dB • Subwoofer out in steps of 1 dB Output specif ications Left and right o utput channel + subwoofe r channel.
4. Connecti ons Although thi s is a standard analog RGBHV o utput, it is only mean t to be used by another Solaris dis plays. The output s ignals ar e not CRT-c ompatible , so they may not display corr ectly on a st andard moni tor 4.4 Communication Connections 4.
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5. Getting Started 5. GETTING ST ARTED Overview • T erminology overview RCU • Switching ON/OFF •U s i n g t h e R C U • LCD panel address • Locking the Solaris LC40 for IR signals • Quick access to Pict ure in Picture 5.
5. Getting Started Ref. Function Description 5 Digit buttons Allows to directly select sources. • 0. No source 1. Video • 2. configurable input 2 •3 . S - V i d e o • 4. O ptional input •5 . S D I •6 . R G B •7 . D V I • 8. C ompact PC 9.
5. Getting Started 2. Turn the thumb wheel to scroll through the menu and select Standby . 3. Press the thu mb wheel. The display goes in standby . Solaris LC40 Select input Image settings Audio settings PiP settings Compact PC Control Advanced settings Standby Back Menu 5-1 Power off 1.
5. Getting Started 5.4 LCD panel address Overview • IR address • Displaying and Programming IR addresses into the RCU • RS232 address • Controlling the Solaris LC40 with the RCU 5.
5. Getting Started Picture Con trols When an image control is pressed, a text box with a bar scale, icon and function name of the control, e.g. ’brightness...’ appears on the screen (only if OSD is ON). The leng th of the bar scale and the value of the numeric indication indicate the current me morized setting for this source.
5. Getting Started T reble T reble control adjusts the treble l evel (high tones). Use the + button for more high tones. Use the - button for less high tones. Balance Is only ef fective if a exte rnal amplifier with loudspeakers is connected to the audio output.
5. Getting Started E.g. to show source 4 in a PiP window, enter 94 with the digits on the RCU. The selected s ource will be displayed on the same place as it was previously displayed during previous PiP session. A PiP source is always displayed in landscape.
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6. Getting used to th e Menu Struct ure 6. GETTING USED TO THE MENU STRUCTURE Overview • How to start up the menus • Using the menus • Adjusting a control in a Slider box 6.1 How to start up the menus Box menu structure The Solaris LC40 has a box based menu structure with a parent - child relationship.
6 . G e t t i n gu s e dt ot h eM e n uS t r u c t u r e 6.3 Adjusting a control in a Slider box Adjusting wi th normal speed. 1. Press the ↑ or ↓ keys to adjust a bar scale with normal speed. This adjustment is a fine adjustment. The bar scale will move in t he corresponding direction.
7. Input Selection 7. INPUT SELECTION Overview • Start up the Input Selection • Selecting an Input Source • Configuring input 2 • Selecting Compact PC 7.1 Start up the Input Selection Steps to be taken 1. Press ENTER or ADJUST to start up the men us.
7. Input Selection 2. Press ENTER to selec t. Select input 1. Video 2. RGB 3. S-Video 4. HD-SDI 5. SDI 6. RGB 7. DVI 8. Compact PC Configure input 2 Configure HD-SDI Back Menu 7-4 7.3 Configuring inpu t 2 Steps to be taken 1. Select Configure input 2 and p ress ENTER .
7. Input Selection For further functionality of the C ompact PC, see user manual of the Com pact PC. When no compact PC is inserted in the do cking slot, a message no signal will be displayed and the display remains o n input 8 unt il a new inpu t is select ed or the When no signal function activates.
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8. Image Settings 8. IMAGE SETTINGS Overview • Image Settings Menu overview • Aspect Ratio • Brightness • Contrast • Color Saturation • T int (hue) • Sharpness • Viewport • Phase 8.
8. Image Settings 2. Press ENTER to selec t. Image settings menu will be displayed (menu 8-1) 3. Select Aspect ratio . 4. Press ENTER . The aspect ratio menu will be displayed.
8. Image Settings 8.4 Contrast About Contrast The Contrast function is used to adjust the contrast between the light and dark areas of the displayed image. How to change the Contrast ? 1. Select Image Set tings . 2. Press ENTER to selec t. Image settings menu will be displayed (menu 8-4) 3.
8. Image Settings 8.6 Tint (hue) About Ti nt (hue) The Tint function is used to adjust color hue to obtain true color reproduction and is only active for Video and S-Video when th e NTSC color system is used. For P AL and SECAM so urces, tint is not accessible.
8. Image Settings 8.8 Viewport Overview • About Viewport • Viewport creation • Automatic Viewport function • T otal pixels setup 8.8.1 About Viewport Overview A viewport is a window on the input source. The source co ntent will be cropped to the dimensions of that viewport window .
8. Image Settings The Viewport menu will be displayed. (menu 8-9) Image Settings Aspect ratio Brightness Contrast (Color) Saturation Tint Sharpness Viewport Phase Back Menu 8-8 Viewport Horizontal start Width Vertical start Height Total pixels Automatic Back Menu 8-9 Different st eps to create a viewport .
8. Image Settings Creating a horizontal st art position 1. Select Horizon tal start . (menu 8-10) 2. Press ENTER to activate. A slider bar will be displayed. T he maximum indicated values are in pixels and depends on input source. 3. Use the ↑ or ↓ to set up the horizontal start position.
8. Image Settings 2. Press ENTER to activate. A slider bar will be displayed. The actual viewport setting will indicated. 3. Use the ↑ or ↓ to set up the height of the viewport. When set up the height of viewport, the image will be rescaled to the height of the LCD panel, see image 8-2 part F .
8. Image Settings A message will be displayed while the Solaris LC40 exam ines the input signal : “Detection busy”. The image jumps to the active area within the input signal. Viewport Horizontal start Width Vertical start Height Total pixels Automatic Back Menu 8-14 8.
8. Image Settings Image 8-5 Jittering on image How to change the Phase ? 1. Select Image Set tings . 2. Press ENTER to selec t. Image settings menu will be displayed (menu 8-16) 3. Select Phase . 4. Press ENTER to activate. A slider box appears. 5. Use the ↑ or ↓ to change th e Phase and refine the jitter .
9. Audio Settings 9. AUDIO SETTINGS Overview • Audio settings menu overview • Starting up the audio controls • V olume control • Balance co ntrol • Bass control • T reble control • Subwoofer control Audio settings are only active wh en the Solaris LC40 is equipped with an audio pre-a mplifier input board.
9. Audio Settings A slider bar will be displayed. 3. Use the ↑ or ↓ to adjust the volume to the d esired level. Audio settings Volume Balance Bass Treble Subwoofer Back Menu 9-3 9.4 Balance control Steps to be taken 1. Select Balance in the Audio settings menu.
9. Audio Settings 9.6 T reble control Steps to be taken 1. Select T reble in the Audio settings menu. (menu 9-6) 2. Press ENTER to activate. A slider bar will be displayed. 3. Use the ↑ or ↓ to adjust the treble (h igh tones) to the desired level.
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10. PiP Settings 10. PIP SETTINGS Overview • Introduction to PiP • Select PiP input • PiP size • PiP pos ition 10.1 Introduction to PiP PiP PiP stands for "Picture in Picture" and allows to display multiple windows containing each of them an image.
10. PiP Settings 10.3 PiP s ize What can be done ? The size of the PiP window can be changed. That can be done proportionally in both directions or individually for width and height Overview •S c a l e • Horizontal size • V ertical size 10.3.1 Scale How to scal e 1.
10. PiP Settings 10.3.2 Horizontal size How to size horiz ontally 1. Press ENTE R or ADJU ST to start up the menus. (menu 10-7) 2. Select PiP setting s . 3. Press ENTER to selec t. The PiP settings menu will be displayed. (menu 10-8) 4. Select PiP size .
10. PiP Settings The center of the PiP image is taken as reference to enlarge or redu ce the vertical size. The indicated value is a percentage of the total PiP window size.
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11. Compact PC Control 1 1. COMP ACT PC CONTROL Overview • Display control by Compact PC 1 1 . 1 D i s p l a yc o n t r o lb yC o m p a c tP C About display cont rol The display can be controlled by its internal processor or by an optional inserted compact PC.
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12. Advanced Setting s 12. ADV ANCED SETTINGS Overview • Advanced Settings menu overview • Gamma • Color T emperature • Input Balance • Noise Reduction • Film mode detection • Video Gain • Display Settings • Installation •S e r v i c e 12.
12. Advanced Settings How to change t he gamma 1. Select Advanced Settings . 2. Press ENTER to activate. The Advanced Settings menu will be displayed. (menu 12-1) 3. Select Gamma . 4. Press ENTER to selec t. The Gamma menu will be displayed. The actual value will be indicated with a *.
12. Advanced Setting s The color temperature of the image is adapted and a * shows the active setting. Advanced Settings Gamma Color Temperature Input Balance Noise Reduction Film mode detection [ON] .
12. Advanced Settings B Black level 0.7V Image 12-1 Black level ∆ G ∆Β ∆ R R G B Image 12-2 One can concl ude he re that a good color trackin g can only be met by using three previously (input).
12. Advanced Setting s 12.4.2 Adjusting the input balance How can it be done ? T o balance the three color signals of a particular source there are conditions; in fact we must know the black and the white level of the source i.
12. Advanced Settings A slider bar appears. Adjust with the ↑ or ↓ until there is no blue noise visible in the black areas. Advanced Settings Gamma Color Temperature Input Balance Noise Reduction .
12. Advanced Setting s When Automatic is selected, the Adjust option is grayed out. Advanced Settings Gamma Color Temperature Input Balance Noise Reduction Film mode detection [ON] Video AGC Display Settings Installation Service Back Menu 12-14 Noise Reduction Adjust [Manually] Back Menu 12-15 Adjusting th e noise reduction manual ly .
12. Advanced Settings [on] : film mode detection is enabled. [off] : film mode detection is disabled. Advanced Settings Gamma Color Temperature Input Balance Noise Reduction Film mode detection [ON] Video AGC Display Settings Installation Service Back Menu 12-16 12.
12. Advanced Setting s 12.8.1 Rotate Rotate is only available w hen the optional rotator modu le is inserted in the Solaris LC40. About ro tate With the rotate function it is possible to go fro m a normal landscape i mage to a portrait image.
12. Advanced Settings How to change the backl ight ? 1. Select Advanced Settings . 2. Press ENTER to activate. The Advanced Settings menu will be displayed. (menu 12-21) 3. Select Display Settings . 4. Press ENTER to activate. The Display settings men u will be displayed.
12. Advanced Setting s Possible file mani pulations The possible file manipulations are : • Load : insta llation of a file for a new source 12.9.1.2 Load file set up About load fi le With load file, a file containing source specific settings for that source, will be loaded.
12. Advanced Settings 8. If you want to load from a list of m atching file, select List matching files . If you want to load from the all available files, select List all files . 9. Select the desire d file and press ENTER . While scrolling through the files, the image will be online a dapted.
12. Advanced Setting s Or , turn the thumb wheel to change the first digit. Press the thumb wheel to enter the selected value and to jump to the next digit. Handle in the same way for the second digit. When no signal Standby : [off] Delay (min) : 5 Back Menu 12-33 Shutdown delay Enter new value 05 Menu 12-34 12.
12. Advanced Settings 4. Press ENTER to activate. The Installation menu will be displayed. (menu 12-39) 5. Press ENTER to activate. The Tile setup menu will be displayed. (menu 12-40) 6. Select Tiled setup [yes] or [no]. 7. Press ENTER to toggle between [yes] or [no].
12. Advanced Setting s 6. Enter the column number in which the display (tile) is situated. Tiled setup Tiled setup : [yes] Complete setup has: Rows: 3 Columns: 3 This panel is: Row: 1 Colomn: 1 Back M.
12. Advanced Settings How to display th e identificat ion screen ? 1. Press ENTER to activate the menu structure. 2. Select Advance d Settings and press ENTER to activ ate. The advanced settings menu will be displayed. (menu 12-45) 3. Select Service .
12. Advanced Setting s 12.10.3.1RS232 addr ess How to change the RS232 address ? 1. Press ENTER to activate the menu structure. 2. Select Advance d Settings and press ENTER to activ ate. The advanced settings menu will be displayed. (menu 12-51) 3. Select Service .
12. Advanced Settings Possible values: - 9600 - 19200 - 30400 - 57600 - 1 15200 - 230400 Advanced Settings Gamma Color Temperature Input Balance Noise Reduction Film mode detection [ON] Video AGC Disp.
12. Advanced Setting s How to change ? 1. Press ENTER on the RCU or press the thumb wheel once. The main menu will be displayed. (menu 12-61) 2. Select Service and press ENTER or the thumb wheel. The service menu will be displayed. (menu 12-62) 3. Select IR locking and press ENTER .
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A. Standard Source Set up Fil es A. ST ANDARD SOURCE SET UP FILES A.1 T able overview Ta b l e The following standard source files are pre-programmed in the display .
A. Standard Source Set up Files sunews76 0 12326 1066 1664 1024 1280 sg_60_1 0 15649 1065 1680 1024 1280 pro_ntsc 0 31777 525 910 480 735 ews_60 0 15649 1064 1680 1024 1280 sg_50 0 16000 1250 2085 120.
B. Optional Mount ing Equipment B. OPTIONAL MOUNTING EQUIPMENT Overview • W all Mounting Support • T able mounting support B.1 W all Mounting Support B.
B. Optional Mount ing Equipment A B B C C D Image B-2 Wa ll mount support A B Image B-3 A W all mount spacer B Wall mount bolt A Image B-4 86 R5976672 SO LARIS LC40 13/01/2005.
B. Optional Mount ing Equipment Image B-5 Final result B.1.3 V ertical Wall Moun ting Support How to mount 1. Use the center cross (A) which indicates the middle of the So laris LC40 to mark the drill holes (B) for the wall support. The diagonals of the Solaris LC40 must cross each other in the center of the center cross, see image B-9.
B. Optional Mount ing Equipment A B B C C D Image B-6 A B Image B-7 A W all mount spacer B Wall mount bolt A Image B-8 88 R5976672 SO LARIS LC40 13/01/2005.
B. Optional Mount ing Equipment Image B-9 Final result B.2 T able mounting support How to use 1. Turn in a little bid four bolt on the backside of the Solaris LC40 (A). (i mage B-1 0) 2. Hook the panel into the mounting holes of the table mount support (A).
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C. Specifications C. SPECIFICA TIONS C.1 Specifications Solaris LC40 Overview Te c h n o l o g y TFT LCD Hor . viewing ang le 170° V e rt. viewing angle 170° Lifetime typical 50.
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Gloss ary GLOSSAR Y 2:2 pull-down The process of transferring 24-frames/sec film format into video by repeating each frame (used for P AL DVD’s) as two video fields. (A D) 3:2 pull-down Method used to map the 24 fps of film onto the 30 fps (60 fields) o r 25 fps (50 fields), so tha t one film frame occupies three video fields, the next two, etc.
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Index INDEX A Address 30 Program 30 RCU 30 setting 30 IR address 30 RS232 address 30 Advanced settings 63–65, 68–72, 74–75, 77–80 Color temperature 6 4 Display settings 70–71 Backlight 71 Ro.
Index When no signal 74 Installation Guidelines 1 1 Configurations 1 1 General 1 1 IR address 30 IR lockin g 32 L Language setup 75 LCD panel 30, 32 Controlling 30 IR locking 32 Loop through connectio.
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