m70L Installation &
Configuration Guide
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Disposal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Burn-In Versus Temporary Image Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
What is Temporary Image Retention?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Installing an m70L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Unpacking and Checking Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Accessories With Each m70L Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Quick Start Guide, Installation & Configuration Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Power Cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
VGA Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rip-Ties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Customer-Supplied Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing the Video Input Module (VIM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting Source Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting Picture Sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the DVI Out Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Selecting the Correct Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Configuring an m70L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Component Video Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Composite Video and S-Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
SD/HD SDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Adjusting Input Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Adjusting Levels for Analog Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Adjusting Levels for Video Sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Making a Checkerboard Pattern With Paint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Top/Left. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Unit Column and Unit Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Wall Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Adjusting Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
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Adjusting Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Picture Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Horizontal Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Vertical Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Viewport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Display Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Viewport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Adjusting Color Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Understanding Color Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Adjusting Color Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Color Balancing a Single Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Tips for Color Balancing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Advanced Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Miscellaneous Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Curtain Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Plug and Play (EDID Enable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Preferred Source Detection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Allow Frame Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Auto Setup Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Retry on Lost Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
“Do” Checkboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Do Frequency and Do Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Do Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
H Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
V Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Menu Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rotate Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Message in Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Recall Last MIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Setting the Clock/Scheduling an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Scheduling an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Backlight Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Manual Backlight Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Auto Backlight Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
High Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Auto Backlight On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Turn Backlight Off With No Source and DPMS Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Serial Port Settings and Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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ASCII Response Terminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Advantages of Saving Configurations to Memory Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Changing the Name of the Memory Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Deleting a Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Basic Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Internal Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Accessing Planar’s Technical Support Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Downloading Additional Documentation and Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Downloading Utility Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
m70L Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Regulatory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
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Introduction
The m70L is a 70” diagonal direct-view LCD monitor that can be wall-mounted,
ceiling mounted or mounted on a stand. The display can be portrait or landscape.
Mounting should be done so the logo is shown as below.
Planar
Landscape
Portrait
The m70L is only 5.8” deep. It has an aspect ratio of 1.77 (16:9). Its native resolution is
HD (1920 x 1080). It accepts a wide range of input pictures from VGA to 1080p.
With the optional Video Input Module, the m70L accepts NTSC and PAL as composite,
component, S-Video or SDI. The m70L also accepts composite SECAM and
component VGA to 1080p video inputs through the analog connection, as well as
HD-SDI input (1080i, 720p).
Caution: This manual is intended for use by qualified service persons and end users with
experience installing LCD displays.
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Safety for You and the m70L
Safety for You and the m70L
This display was designed with safety in mind. If you don’t heed the safety warnings
and cautions, you could get hurt. The safety warnings are on stickers in various places
in and on the display.
General Safety Precautions
There are some other things you should know related to safety:
WARNING! Wall mounts must be secure.
If the display is hung on a wall, the wall must be strong enough to hold it. The m70L
weighs about 163lbs (74kg). Simply mounting it to wallboard or wall paneling won’t
be adequate or safe. The mounting method must be capable of holding several times
this weight.
Caution: The screen could be damaged by heavy pressure.
Slight pressure on the LCD will cause distortion of the image. Heavier pressure will
cause permanent damage. m70Ls should be mounted where viewers cannot touch
the screen or insert small objects in the openings that will create hazards by
contacting bare conductive parts.
Caution: The front polarizer is soft and subject to scratches from sharp objects.
The polarizer is a thin sheet of film laminated to the outside layer of glass on the LCD
screen. Take care when handling items near the screen.
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Caution: This product contains a lithium battery. There is a risk of explosion if the battery is
replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of the battery according to the instructions on the
next page.
WARNING! The backlight contains mercury.
Lamp(s) inside this product contain mercury. This product may contain other electronic waste
that can be hazardous if not disposed of properly. Recycle or dispose in accordance with local,
state, or federal Laws. For more information, contact the Electronic Industries Alliance at
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Recommended Usage
Recommended Usage
In order to get the most out of your m70L, use the following recommended
guidelines to optimize the display.
Burn-In Versus Temporary Image Retention
Burn-in causes the screen to retain an image essentially forever, with little or no way
to correct the problem. Under normal use, an m70L will not experience burn-in, as
plasma displays do, nor will it retain images in any way.
Normal use of an m70L is defined as displaying continuously changing video
patterns or images. However, m70Ls can experience temporary image retention
when recommended usage guidelines are not followed.
What is Temporary Image Retention?
Temporary image retention (TIR) can occur when a static image is displayed
continuously for extended periods of time (12 hours or longer). An electrical charge
differential may build up between the electrodes of the liquid crystal, which causes a
negative-color video image (color-inverted and brightness-inverted version of the
previous image) to be retained when a new image is displayed. This behavior is true
for any LCD device from any LCD manufacturer.
Here are some guidelines to help you avoid TIR:
• Use the m70L to show a screen saver, moving images or still pictures that
change regularly. When using high-contrast images, reposition the images
frequently.
• Turn off the display when it is not in use. There are several ways to do this
automatically:
• To use your source computer’s Power Options Properties, set up your
computer to turn off the monitor when not in use. You also need to check the
DPMS checkbox and set the DPMS DELAY box in the BACKLIGHT CONTROL
menu.
Caution: We suggest turning off the backlight power for six hours per day. Normal use of
any LCD device does not cause TIR.
Static Image Applications
Typical static image applications include airports, transit stations, stock markets,
banks, and command/control installations, or anywhere a fixed image is displayed
continuously for 12 or more hours.
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Recommended Usage
Normal Use Thermal Guidelines
Normal use of an m70L is defined as operating in the open air to prevent heat
buildup, and without direct or indirect heat sources such as adjacent displays,
lighting fixtures, heating ducts, or direct sunlight that can cause the display to
experience high operating temperatures. At 2000 meters or below, the maximum
ambient operating temperature cannot be above 35º C nor below the minimum
ambient operating temperature of 0º C. If one of these conditions exists, it is up to
the installer to ensure that display placement is changed, thermal shielding is
provided and/or additional ventilation is provided to keep the display within its
nominal operating parameters.
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VESA Mounts, General Description
VESA Mounts, General Description
VESA mounts are used to secure the m70L for display. The m70L can be installed
using a variety of VESA mounts available through Planar. If you do not have a VESA
mount and would like to purchase one, contact Planar.
If you purchased a VESA mount, you should have a received a separate box with
mounting supplies and an Installation manual. Follow these instructions carefully.
Keep in mind the following general installation guidelines:
• Screw length is crucial and will vary depending on the type of mount you use.
Total screw length will include the penetration length plus the length required
by the type of VESA mount in use.
Caution: Shorter screws will result in insufficient mounting strength and longer screws
could puncture parts inside the display.
• Prior to installation, make sure you know where all of the mounting points are
located.
• Follow all safety precautions outlined in the VESA Installation manual.
• Verify the parts received with the list shown in the VESA Installation manual.
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Installing an m70L
This section explains how to install an m70L. We suggest that you read the entire
section before you attempt to install the unit.
Before You Begin
Make sure you have all the items in these checklists before you begin unpacking and
installing your m70L(s).
Plan Your Installation
You should have a detailed plan of how the units are to be configured. The plan
should include calculations for the following:
• Power (maximum of two units per 20A circuit for 115V operation)
• Cable runs
• Ventilation and cooling requirements - If the display is enclosed, you must
provide a space for exhaust air from the display to get away. If the space behind
the display has no air circulation, the display will get too hot. If the air does not
circulate well enough naturally, consider planning for A/C venting. The installer
is responsible for ensuring that the ambient temperature is always within
specifications.
Caution: Because the m70L has an airflow that pulls air from the bottom of display and
pushes it out the top, you cannot stack displays directly on top of each other. (In Portrait
mode air would be pulled from left to right.) Placing displays directly above or next to each
other will cause the warm exhaust air from one display to flow into the other display.
• If hanging display on a wall, location of studs in the wall
Prepare Your Installation Location
You should have prepared the area where you will install the unit. If custom
enclosures are part of the installation, they must be fully designed to accommodate
the installed unit and ventilation and cooling requirements.
Tools and Other Things You May Need
• Tools:
• Needle nose pliers to remove staples from the bottom of the shipping box
• Utility knife to cut shrink wrap or box banding
• Stud finder (if hanging display on a wall)
• Computer network LAN cables (straight through - no crossover) to interconnect
multiple displays for RS232 control
• LCD screen cleaner or LCD wipes, available at most electronics stores
• At least two very strong people to help lift unit into place. If possible, more than
two people are recommended.
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Before You Begin
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Installation Checklist
Installation Checklist
Use this quick checklist to ensure you have performed the installation steps in the
correct order.
1
Unpack the display and check the contents see "Unpacking and Checking
2
Install power and source cables:
Unpacking and Checking Accessories
Accessories With Each m70L Display
Quick Start Guide, Installation & Configuration Guide
The Quick Start Guide provides the basic setup needed to get the m70L up and
running. It does not contain the detailed information included in this Installation &
Configuration Guide.
Remote Control
The batteries are already installed.
Power Cord
For use in North America.
VGA Cable
15-pin cable for analog computer pictures
(although this is called a VGA cable, it carries
anything up to UXGA).
Note: Although VGA and DVI cables are included with every unit, you may wish to obtain a
long-run VGA or DVI cable if your source is located far away from the display(s).
Rip-Ties
These are included if you want to bundle cables. They can be
attached to the chassis or to a mount.
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Unpacking and Checking Accessories
Optional Accessories
VIMs For composite, S-Video, component
and SDI sources. This is typically installed
before the display is shipped.
Customer-Supplied Accessories
Make sure you have the following customer-supplied items as needed to complete
your installation:
• RJ45 to 9-pin adapter, if
you will use RS232
commands to control
the displays
• RJ45 cable, computer
network type
• Component video
cables
• S-Video cables
• DVI cables
• SDI cables
• RS232 cable
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Installing the Video Input Module (VIM)
Installing the Video Input Module (VIM)
If you receive the optional Video Input Module (VIM) separately, use the following
instructions to install it.
Your VIM shipment should include the following items:
• VIM board
• New VIM cover
• Mounting screws
• Washers/nuts
• Ground strap
1
2
Attach the ground strap to your wrist and the chassis.
Turn off the AC power and unplug all cables.
WARNING! Always turn off power and remove the power cord when adding or removing an
electronic part.
Power switch
Power cord
3
4
Remove the screws that secure the old VIM cover. Place the screws aside.
Remove the old VIM cover.
WARNING! Failure to properly use a grounding strap can destroy sensitive electronic compo-
nents in the VIM board.
5
Remove the VIM board from its shipping pouch and anti-static bag.
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Installing the Video Input Module (VIM)
6
7
Install the VIM board in its place, pressing the VIM board connector into the
control board connector; it is a snug fit.
Install the four screws that secure the VIM board.
Connector
8
Slide the new VIM board cover in place, making sure the connectors are aligned
over the holes in the cover.
9
Secure the washers and nuts on the SD/HD SDI connectors.
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Installing the Video Input Module (VIM)
10 Install the screws that secure the new VIM cover.
11 Reconnect all cables, including the power cord. It is now safe to turn on the AC
power.
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Connecting Source Cables
Connecting Source Cables
All cabling for the m70L must be run through the rear of the display.
Connecting Picture Sources
The three main types of inputs are:
• Analog computer (from UXGA down to VGA)
• Digital computer
• Video (optional with VIM)
• Composite (NTSC, PAL or SECAM)
• S-Video (50Hz or 60 Hz)
• Component (480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i)
• SDI (Serial digital interface inputs from 480i to 1080p)
Analog
input
Digital
input
Video Inputs
Digital
output
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Connecting Source Cables
Using the DVI Out Connector
Digital Video Interface (DVI) digitally connects computers to their monitors or
connects to any display with a DVI input.
The m70L converts the analog inputs to DVI and makes this available at the Digital
Out connector. This means you can bring in a picture source - UXGA, SXGA, VGA,
1080p - to the first display and connect the rest of the displays in the loop with DVI.
The advantages of DVI are:
• DVI is less subject to picture degradation than analog methods of loop-
through. (However, even with DVI, loop-through is not infinite.)
• DVI inputs require much less setup and adjustment. You adjust the picture in
the first unit only, the unit with the analog input. Setup time is reduced.
Note: When the analog source is selected, the signal coming from the DVI out connector will
be accepted and displayed by other m70L displays. However, it does not strictly conform to
the DVI standard. Non-Planar units will not be able to display this signal.
Depending on which input is selected, the Digital Out connector will show the
picture from the analog input or the digital input.
Selecting the Correct Input
The following table gives you common examples of which devices have which
inputs. In terms of input quality, the table is in order of the most desirable input to
the least desirable input.
Input
Found on the Following Devices
DVI
SDI
Computers with digital out capability
Studio quality video equipment
Analog
Computers, laptops
RGB and RGBS from video processors or other professional
equipment (may need BNC to DB15 adapter cable). These
may have separate sync, composite or sync on green.
Component
S-Video
DVD players
Set top boxes (e.g. for cable TV or satellite TV)
Any YPbPr signal
DVD players
Set top boxes
VCRs
Composite
TV tuners
VCRs
Set top boxes
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Connecting Power
Connecting Power
The display typically draws 6.5A at 115V or 3.25A at 230V. For countries outside of
North America, it is the responsibility of the installer to provide the power supply
cord certified for use in the destination country.
Connect a power cable to the power supply and to an AC source. The power supply is
auto-ranging, so it works with any source from 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz.
Note: Not for connection to two-phase systems. For connection to single-phase supplies
only.
The AC Master switch is next to the power receptacle, both of which are located in
the rear of the display.
Power receptacle and power switch location
About UPS Supplies
Some installations use a UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply. Most UPS devices will
work with the m70L. Review the power specifications of your UPS device to make
sure it is compatible with the m70L.
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RS232 Communication
RS232 Communication
RS232 control is not necessary for operation, but it is a convenient way to control
displays from a computer at a distance. If your installation will not use RS232 control,
skip this section.
Everything you can do with the remote, you can do with RS232 commands. Plus, you
can send inquiries to the displays and find out the current settings and values.
RS232 connections are made with cables like Ethernet straight-through cables.
You need an adapter to go from the computer’s 9-pin serial output connector to an
RJ-45 connector. Adapters of this type are readily available at computer and
electronic supply stores. You will only need one adapter. The adapter is not pre-
wired. You will make three connections inside the adapter, as described below.
Note: It is important that the RJ-45 cable has “straight through” connections. To see if your
cable is correct, hold the two connectors side by side with the ends pointing in the same
direction. Look at the sides of the connectors that do not have the locking tab. If the colors of
the wires inside the connectors are the same left to right for both connectors, this is the
correct cable. If the colors are mirror reflections of each other, it is the wrong type.
Wiring the adapter
To go from 9-pin D-sub serial connector on
the back of the computer to an RJ45
connector, use a standard RJ45-to-9-pin
adapter. Wire it internally as shown. The
wiring shown for this adapter is correct for
straight-through cables. Straight-through
cables are wired 1-to-1, 2-to-2, etc.
8
1
5
4
3
2
1
RJ45
9-pin
9
8
7
6
Yellow wire
Black wire
Green wire
6
3
5
3
2
5
RJ45 looking into
the socket
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RS232 Communication
Connecting RS232 Cables
1
Connect the 9-pin adapter to the serial output connector of the controlling
computer. (This computer does not have to be the same one as the computer
used as a picture source.) The serial output is sometimes called the Comm Port,
and sometimes there is more than one.
For more information about configuring RS232 communications, see "Serial Port
RS232 port connection
is on the control board.
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Configuring an m70L
After you select the picture source, most of the remaining setup is automatic,
although you can override the automatic settings and adjust them manually.
The source picture - from computer, video, DVD player - is not always perfect in its
size or resolution; it does not always conform exactly to a standard. The display can
compensate for this.
You’ll find it easier to configure your displays when you perform the steps in the
following order:
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Using the Remote
Using the Remote
The remote control operates with IR (infrared) signals going to
the IR receiver (located in the lower right corner of the screen for
landscape and in the lower left corner for portrait).
(Later, to prevent accidental adjustment of the display, you can
disable the remote control function using an RS232 command.)
Note: The remote control has a large spread of its IR radiation. It is
difficult from a distance to control only one display in an array; step
closer.
If the Remote Doesn’t Work
• The batteries in the remote are dead or installed wrong.
• The remote was not aimed at the screen.
• Something is blocking the IR receiver in the display.
• IR remote action was disabled by an RS232 command.
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Selecting the Source
Selecting the Source
Selecting the source means choosing the input connector from where the picture is
coming. Selecting the source (picture) manually is usually quicker than using the
SOURCE button.
You’ll choose from the connectors shown in the table below, depending on whether
your display has the optional VIM installed.
Source Connectors
Without VIM
With VIM
Analog
Analog
Digital
Digital
Component
S-Video
Composite
SD/HD SDI
Analog
input
With VIM
Digital
input
Digital
loop-
through
Connect the power cord and turn on the power switch. If the power was already on,
and the backlights are off, press the ON button on the remote.
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Selecting the Source
Computer Sources
Use the HD-15 connector for standard analog inputs, the type used for years with
computers. For digital inputs, use the DVI connector. Either of these accept pictures
of the following common standards as well as many, many others:
Type
VGA
Resolution
640 x 480
SVGA
XGA
800 x 600
1024 x 768
SXGA
WXGA
UXGA
HD1920
VESA
1280 x 1024
1360 x 768, 1366 x 768
1600 x 1200
1920 x 1080
640 x 400
Component Video Sources
Component video sources are assumed to be YPbPr and the colorspace is set
accordingly.
DVD and Component Video Sources
DVD players have composite video and S-Video outputs, and sometimes have
component video outputs from three RCA connectors.
Note: HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) is not supported.
Composite Video and S-Video
These two inputs accept NTSC and PAL. The composite connector also accepts
SECAM video.
SD/HD SDI
This input accepts NTSC, PAL, 720p and 1080i.
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Automatically Selecting the Source
Automatically Selecting the Source
1
Aim the remote control at the screen and press SOURCE.
a
The display looks at each of the connectors and stops on the first one that is
receiving a valid picture.
b
c
If this is successful (it may take 10 seconds) stop here.
If you have several sources connected, press SOURCE again to go to the next
one with a picture.
d
If you get no picture or have other trouble, see "Manually Selecting the
Manually Selecting the Source
1
After the display is on, press FREQ/PHASE on the remote. This opens the PICTURE
menu.
2
Using the up/down arrows, select the SOURCE line and press ENTER.
Picture
Source
Analog
Sync Type
Separate H&V
Vertical Frequency (frame locked)
Horizontal Frequency
60Hz
50.00kHz
Pixel Frequency
80.10MHz
VLines: 525
Mode ID: 31
HPer: 3178
Horizontal Resolution
Vertical Resolution
Frequency
1366
768
1602
22.5°
4
Phase
Sharpness
Input Levels
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Manually Selecting the Source
3
The SOURCE popup menu displays to the right of the PICTURE menu.
Analog
Digital
Component (YPbPr)
S-Video
Composite
SDI
Note: If the display does not have a VIM (Video Input Module) installed, only the first two
items will appear in this menu.
4
With the arrow keys, select the input connector you want and press ENTER.
Within a second or two the display analyzes the picture, adjusts to it, and displays
it. If you see no picture:
a
If you see an “out of range” message on the display, the input from the source
cannot be displayed. Try changing what the source is outputting.
b
If you see a “source absent” message on the display, the data from the source
is not reaching the display. Try disconnecting and reconnecting the cables
between the source and the display, and make sure the source is powered on.
If the source is a laptop, ensure that the VGA output on the rear of the source
is enabled.
c
If no message is displayed, maybe the source has timed out and is displaying
a blank screen.
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5
The next pictures show examples of the how the PICTURE menu appears when
different sources are selected. When you are finished, press MENU.
• Analog
Picture
Source
Analog
Sync Type
Separate H&V
Vertical Frequency (frame locked)
Horizontal Frequency
60Hz
50.00kHz
Pixel Frequency
80.10MHz
VLines: 525
Mode ID: 31
HPer: 3178
Horizontal Resolution
Vertical Resolution
Frequency
1366
768
1602
22.5°
4
Phase
Sharpness
Input Levels
• Digital
Picture
Source
Digital
Vertical Frequency (frame locked)
Horizontal Frequency
60Hz
50.00kHz
Horizontal Resolution
Vertical Resolution
1366
768
4
Sharpness
Input Levels
• S-Video
Picture
Source
S-Video
Video Standard
NTSC 60 Hz/3.58 MHz
Vertical Frequency (frame locked)
Sharpness
60Hz
4
Input Levels
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Manually Selecting the Source
• Composite
Picture
Source
Video Standard
Comp Video
NTSC 60 Hz/3.58 MHz
Vertical Frequency (frame locked)
Sharpness
60Hz
4
Input Levels
• Component (YPbPr)
Picture
Source
Component (YPbPr)
NTSC 60 Hz/3.58 MHz
Video Standard
Vertical Frequency (frame locked)
Horizontal Frequency
60Hz
50.00kHz
Horizontal Resolution
Vertical Resolution
Frequency
1366
768
1602
22.5°
4
Phase
Sharpness
Input Levels
• SDI
Picture
Source
SDI
Vertical Frequency (frame locked)
Horizontal Frequency
60Hz
50.00kHz
Horizontal Resolution
Vertical Resolution
Sharpness
1366
768
4
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Adjusting Input Levels
Adjusting Input Levels
For all sources, adjusting to the source’s picture means learning what that source
means by black and white.
For analog sources, black is supposed to be a voltage of zero coming from the
computer’s video card, but it almost never is. White is supposed to be a voltage of 0.7
volts, but it usually isn’t either.
For digital sources, black is supposed to be a code of 0, but in some cases it is a code
of 16. White is supposed to be a code of 255, but in some cases it is a code of 235.
The Input Level adjustment process asks you to provide a picture from the source
that is black, then one that is pure white. With these, you can quickly and
automatically make the display “learn” what this source means by black and white.
The result? Good pictures, using all the dynamic range of color coming from the
source.
Note: For Input Levels, you must use the computer or source you will use for the program.
For example, don’t make this adjustment with your work laptop and then switch to another
computer for the display’s program of pictures.
Adjusting Levels for Analog Sources
This section applies to Analog RGB (computer) pictures only. The levels are best
adjusted semi-automatically.
Why Adjust Levels?
For Analog RGB pictures, the levels for black and white vary from one computer to
another, or from one video processor to another. They even vary between video
outputs from a multiple-output video card in a computer.
Your pictures will not look their best on the display until you adjust for these
differences. This is not about adjusting color or contrast. It’s about telling the display
what the computer or processor means by black and by white.
Semi-Automatic Level Adjustment
1
Select a source in the PICTURE menu.
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2
To access the INPUT LEVELS menu, press LEVEL on the remote.
Input Levels
Auto Black Level (offset)
Auto White Level (gain)
Center Point
64
124
99
79
Black Level (offset)-All
Red
89
67
83
99
99
99
99
Green
Blue
White Level (gain)-All
Red
Green
Blue
3
From the computer source, display an all-black picture. This must come from the
computer source that will be used for the program. We suggest you display a black
screen using the Windows Paint program.
Note: Black Level must be done before White Level.
4
In the INPUT LEVELS menu, select AUTO BLACK LEVEL and press ENTER. This menu
line says “Working…” until the process is complete.
Note: When doing Auto Black and Auto White with an interlaced analog input, the color of
the picture will change while it is working and then will change back to normal.
5
6
From the computer source, display an all-white picture.
In the INPUT LEVELS menu select AUTO WHITE LEVEL and press ENTER. Wait for
“Working…” to disappear.
The display is now adjusted to the black and white levels of this computer using
this video card. If you change computers or video output cards in the computer,
you must do this again.
7
8
Although it is not required, we recommend that you save the configuration to a
If you have more than one source coming through the same connector, adjust
Input Levels for each source.
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Adjusting Input Levels
Manual Level Adjustment
1
2
Select a source in the PICTURE menu.
To access the INPUT LEVELS menu, press LEVEL on the remote.
Input Levels
Auto Black Level (offset)
Auto White Level (gain)
Center Point
64
124
99
79
Black Level (offset)-All
Red
89
67
83
99
99
99
99
Green
Blue
White Level (gain)-All
Red
Green
Blue
3
Display an all-black picture from the source computer.
Note: Black Level must be done before White Level.
4
In the INPUT LEVELS menu, select BLACK LEVEL and adjust it up and down with
the + or - keys to make the three CENTER POINT values go to zero. Once any value
reaches zero, use the individual colors under BLACK LEVEL to adjust the other two
values to zero.
5
6
Display an all-white picture from the source computer.
Adjust WHITE LEVEL (GAIN) until the CENTER POINT values go to 255. Once any
value reaches 255, use the individual colors under WHITE LEVEL to adjust the
other two values to 255 (or 254).
7
8
Although it is not required, we recommend that you save the configuration to a
If you have more than one source coming through the same connector, adjust
Input Levels for each source.
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Adjusting Levels for Digital Sources
Caution: These controls are advanced level controls and should not be adjusted unless you
have been instructed by the factory or are familiar with black level adjustments.
Digital computer sources do not normally need adjustment, but the controls are
there if you need them. They are used to correct the digital blacks that come from
video cards that have incorrect levels.
1
2
Select a source in the PICTURE menu.
To view the INPUT LEVELS menu, press LEVEL on the remote. (The INPUT LEVELS
menu looks different for different colorspaces. The INPUT LEVELS menu for Digital
RGB sources is shown below).
Input Levels
Center Point
255
255
255
128
Black Level (offset)All
Red
128
128
128
132
120
154
122
Green
Blue
White Level (gain) -All
Red
Green
Blue
Set to Nominal for RGB Levels (0-255)
Set to Nominal for Video Levels (16-235)
3
4
If you have changed black and white levels, select the SET TO NOMINAL FOR RGB
LEVELS line to change them back to the default. This is the default for most
sources.
It would be rare for you to adjust black and white levels for a digital source.
However, depending on the source, what black and white “mean” can be
different. In most cases, black will be 0 and white will be 255. However, for some
sources, such as DVD players, black can be 16 and white can be 235. If this is the
case, select the SET TO NOMINAL FOR VIDEO LEVELS line and press ENTER. This
will change the black and white levels to the required values to correctly display
the range of colors in the display.
5
Although it is not required, we recommend that you save the configuration to a
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6
If you have more than one source coming through the same connector, adjust
Input Levels for each source.
Adjusting Levels for Video Sources
Video sources are best adjusted if a color bar test pattern is available from the video
source: the DVD or VCR player. If you do not have access to a color bar test pattern,
you will have to adjust the picture by eye from the video source using the INPUT
LEVELS menu.
Note: When a video source is selected, Auto Setup Options are not available. Adjustments
must be made manually.
Adjusting the Picture With Color Bars
1
2
Select a source in the PICTURE menu.
To access the INPUT LEVELS menu, press LEVEL on the remote.
Input Levels
Brightness
Contrast
Saturation
Hue
140
165
150
128
Blue Only
Note: These controls are also used for analog sources when you select component video.
3
4
5
If possible, use a SMPTE color bar pattern from the video source you will use for
the program material.
In the INPUT LEVELS menu, check BLUE ONLY. You should only see the alternate
color bars, all of them blue.
Adjust SATURATION to make the outer two color bars match. Match them in
brightness; they will already match in color.
6
7
Adjust HUE to make the inner two color bars match.
Uncheck BLUE ONLY.
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8
If the color bar pattern has a pluge, you can use it to adjust Brightness. Pluge
stands for Picture Line-Up Generation Equipment. A pluge is used to calibrate the
black level on a video monitor.
Pluge
Adjust Brightness so you cannot
see the different between these
two marks,
but you can see the difference
between these two marks.
9
Although it is not required, we recommend that you save the configuration to a
10 If you have more than one source coming through the same connector, adjust
Input Levels for each source.
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Adjusting Frequency and Phase
Adjusting Frequency and Phase
Frequency and Phase are mostly adjusted for computer sources and must be made
using the computer that has, or will have, program content. Although Frequency and
Phase can also be adjusted for component sources, it is not usually necessary.
If you press the SETUP button on the remote, the automatic adjustment of Frequency
automatic adjustment is not good enough, adjust it manually. (See "Adjusting
Frequency Manually" on page 38.) If the image shows vertical banding, adjust the
Frequency. If the image has noticeable horizontal streaks moving through the image,
adjust the Phase.
Note: Auto Setup Options rely on the content displayed on the screen. You will get best
results with something that has a lot of changes, such as a checkerboard pattern.
Making a Checkerboard Pattern With Paint
You will need to display a checkerboard pattern from the source computer. You can
make one with the Windows Paint program.
1
2
3
Choose Image > Attributes to open a dialog box.
In the Units section, choose pixels. In the Color section, choose Black and White.
Set the Width and Height in pixels to match the native resolution of the Planar
display.
4
5
When you click OK, the program gives you a warning about losing color. Click Yes.
At the bottom of the window, click on the checkerboard pattern. This is the 9th
box from the left on the bottom row.
6
7
Choose the paint bucket icon and click in the picture area. It will fill
with a checkerboard pattern.
Save this picture as a bit map (.BMP) file to the hard drive so you can use it again.
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Adjusting Frequency and Phase
Adjusting Frequency Manually
1
Press FREQ/PHASE on the remote. This opens the PICTURE menu. Confirm that the
source is ANALOG.
2
3
Display a checkerboard pattern from the computer.
Select FREQUENCY in the menu and use the + or - keys to change the Frequency.
Don’t worry about the number that appears in the menu. Look at the screen. As the
Frequency is moved away from the ideal setting, more and more vertical bands will
appear in the picture. Adjust Frequency so there are no vertical bands.
Note: Be sure there are no zoom adjustments in effect when adjusting Frequency. If there
are, you will not be able to get rid of all the vertical bands.
Adjusting Phase Manually
1
With the checkerboard pattern still on the screen, select PHASE in the menu.
2
Adjust the Phase with the + or - keys on the remote. As the Phase changes, at
some points you will notice more horizontal streaking. Find a point that has no
streaking or minimal streaking. There is usually a fairly broad range of no
streaking, so settle for the point in the middle of this range.
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Aspect Ratio Settings
Aspect Ratio Settings
The aspect ratio of any picture is its width divided by its height. W/H = Aspect Ratio
The native aspect ratio of the m70L is 1.77. This is sometimes referred to as 16:9. This
is the HDTV picture format. The native resolution is HD (1920 x 1080).
Many pictures do not have this aspect ratio. Standard television, VGA, SVGA, and XGA
signals are 1.33. Movies from DVDs vary depending on the original film format, but
are often 1.85. The larger the number, the “wider” the picture seems.
When the incoming picture is a different aspect ratio from the screen, the display
Scale Mode Settings
1
To select the Scale Mode, press WALL on the remote to display the ASPECT RATIO
& WALL menu.
Aspect Ratio & Wall
Scale Mode
Crop
Justify
Center
Overscan
Wall Width
Wall Height
Unit Column
Unit Row
0%
1
1
1
1
Wall Mode
Frame Compensation
Frame Height
Frame Width
97 pixels
157 pixels
2
With SCALE MODE highlighted, press ENTER. The SCALE MODE submenu displays.
Fill All
Crop
Letterbox/Pillarbox
Widescreen (16x9)
Normal Video (4x3)
One to One
The scale modes are “radio” buttons; you can only choose one at a time.
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Aspect Ratio Settings
Note: The display is not capable of compressing the image in one direction while stretching
it in the other. For example, if you try to display a UXGA (1600 x 1200) on an m70L (1920 x
1080) at Fill All, the display will letterbox the image and the following note will appear at the
bottom of the menu: “Can’t display - Change Scale Mode.” You can leave the scale mode at
Fill All or change it to Letterbox. You can also select Crop or One to One.
Note: The SCALE MODE menu icons change to indicate the effect each mode will have on
the picture based on the JUSTIFY and SCALE MODE settings, and the source resolution.
Affect on Input Type on 4 x 3 Display
Affect on Input Type on 16 x 9 Display
Scale
Mode
4 x 3 source
(e.g. Standard Video
or VGA/SVGA/XGA)
16 x 9 source
(e.g. 1080i or WXGA
computer source)
4 x 3 source
(e.g. Standard Video,
VGA/SVGA/XGA)
16 x 9 source
(e.g. 1080i or WXGA
computer source)
Fill All
No distortion
Compresses width to fit Stretches width of image
Displays full image
without distortion
Fill All makes the picture fit top-to-bottom and left-to-right, regardless of how this stretches or compresses the picture.
Fill All distorts the picture, when the aspect ratio of the incoming picture is not the same as the display.
Crop
No distortion
Crops width of image;
fits height of image
without distortion
Crops top and bottom of
image; fits width of image
without distortion
Displays full image
without distortion
Crop expands non-native aspect ratio pictures until the second edges touch the border and lets the other edges of the
picture fall outside the display and get cropped.
Letterbox/
Pillarbox
No distortion
Fits width of image
without distortion; fills
height with border
Fits height of image
without distortion; fills
width with border
Displays full image
without distortion
Letterbox/Pillarbox expands the picture until the first edges (top-bottom or left-right) touch the border of the
display, and then fills in the other sides with a solid color.
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Aspect Ratio Settings
Affect on Input Type on 4 x 3 Display
Affect on Input Type on 16 x 9 Display
Scale
Mode
4 x 3 source
(e.g. Standard Video
or VGA/SVGA/XGA)
16 x 9 source
(e.g. 1080i or WXGA
computer source)
4 x 3 source
(e.g. Standard Video,
VGA/SVGA/XGA)
16 x 9 source
(e.g. 1080i or WXGA
computer source)
Wide-
screen
Stretches width of
image; fills Top and
Bottom with border
Fits width of image
without distortion; fills
height with border
Stretches image to fill
width without affecting
height
Displays full image
without distortion
Widescreen (16x9) forces the aspect ratio to 16 x 9 (1.77), the standard for many DVD movies. This will distort any
picture other than 16 x 9 aspect ratio pictures. Widescreen can be used to display anamorphic DVDs on an array.
Normal
Video
No distortion
Compresses width to
fit, no border
Fits height and width of
image without distortion;
fills width with border
Fits height of image,
compresses width and
fills with border
.
Normal Video (4x3) forces a 4 x 3 (1.33) aspect ratio, the ratio of standard television. Normal Video is used to display
standard video on the analog or component inputs. Its resolution is 720 x 640, which is not 4 x 3, but it should be
displayed as 4 x 3 (the pixels aren't square).
One to
One
No distortion
Fits width of image
without distortion; fills
height with border
Displays image without
distortion at actual size
with border on all sides
Displays full image
without distortion
Example above
represents an XGA
input on an XGA
resolution display
(1024 x 768)
Example above
represents a 1080i
(1920 x 1080)
resolution
Example above represents Example above is for
a VGA input
1366 x 768 input on
1366 x 768 native
resolution or 1920 x 1080
input on 1920 x 1080
native resolution
One to One maintains the original size and aspect ratio of the picture. This may leave blank areas on all four sides. For
instance, a VGA picture (640 x 480) on a 16 x 9 display will occupy only a small area in the center of the screen. For UXGA
sources on a 16 x 9 display, this will crop the picture top, bottom, and sides. The primary use of One to One is to display the
image without scaling artifacts and with minor cropping.
The One to One Scale Mode will produce different cropping results and the image size will be different for each input
resolution.
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Aspect Ratio Settings
Justify Settings
Justify determines how the picture will be placed in a wall of displays. For a single
display, Justify determines placement on the screen. If the image is not large enough
to fill all the displays in the wall, some will be left blank.
Top/Left
Positions the image starting with the top, leftmost display, then across and down.
Center
Positions the image starting with the center of the image in the center of the wall
spreading out equally to all displays.
Bottom/Right
Positions the image starting with the bottom, rightmost display, then across and up.
Overscan
This is used to hide blank areas and stray lines in the edges of an image. The lower
the overscan setting, the more of the optical image that is seen. Planar displays have
a default overscan of 3% for S-Video and composite video images. Standard CRT
televisions have an overscan of about 5%, which may actually hide content or images
that you want to see.
Wall Width and Wall Height
These show the number of displays wide and high for the picture. This may be
different from the physical size of the wall. You could build a 4 x 3 array of displays
and use WALL MODE to put a single picture on the four displays in the upper left
corner, for instance.
Unit Column and Unit Row
These represent the position of the display in this “array.” For example, in the 4 x 3
array of displays shown below, Unit numbering starts at the top left corner of the
array. This display would have a Unit Column value of 1 and a Unit Row value of 1.
Wall Mode
When checked, this turns on the Planar Big Picture™ feature. When not checked, the
display shows the whole picture.
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Adjusting Sharpness
Adjusting Sharpness
After you set the Scale Mode to the one you will use for the program, select the
Sharpness level in the PICTURE menu to reduce scaling artifacts. If you are not scaling
your image, you may skip this section. (For instructions on how to set Scale Mode, see
Sharpness Settings
The Sharpness setting is in the PICTURE menu (press FREQ/PHASE
on the remote).
Picture
Source
S-Video
Video Standard
NTSC 60 Hz/3.58 MHz
Vertical Frequency (frame locked)
Sharpness
60Hz
4
Input Levels
Sharpness settings determine how crisp the image should be. There are sixteen levels
of sharpness, where 0 is the softest and 15 is the sharpest. Seven is the default.
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Adjusting Position
Adjusting Position
Position moves the picture on the screen but does not move the menus.
Picture Position
Press the SIZE/POS button once on the remote to open the PICTURE POSITION menu.
The four arrow keys move the picture on the screen.
Picture Position
Use arrow keys to move image
Horizontal Position
Vertical Position
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The numbers for HORIZONTAL POSITION and VERTICAL POSITION
refer to the number of pixels from sync to the first displayed
pixel. These numbers get smaller as the picture moves up and to
the left.
Horizontal Position
This number shows the number of pixels from the beginning of H sync to the first
active pixel. Because there are many black pixels after H sync, this number will not be
zero when the picture is at the left border of the screen.
Vertical Position
This number is the number of lines from V sync to the first active line, so it will not be
zero when the picture is at the top of the screen.
Note: Adjusting the VERTICAL POSITION too far may cause the image to jump or hop. If the
image appears to flicker or hop, readjust the VERTICAL POSITION.
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Viewport
Viewport
Use the VIEWPORT menu (MAIN > SIZE & POSITION > VIEWPORT WINDOW) to adjust
the number of pixels actually used on the display. You can’t increase this number, but
you can reduce it.
Main Menu
Picture
Size & Position
Picture Position
Size & Position
Aspect Ratio & Wall
Zoom Window Top & Left
Zoom Window Bottom & Right
Viewport Window Top & Left
Viewport Window Bottom & Right
Reset All Windows to Default
Memory
Diagnostics
Advanced Options
Program Information
Display Resolution
Shows the resolution of the unit. This has nothing to do with the resolution of the
source picture.
Viewport
Shows the number of display pixels being used.
Viewport Top & Left
Viewport Bottom & Right
Arrows move top and left
Arrows move bottom and right
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Display Resolution
Viewport
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
Display Resolution
Viewport
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
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Adjusting Color Balance
Adjusting Color Balance
Color Balance is used to match the colors of adjacent displays when several displays
are arranged in an array. You may also use it to adjust the color of a single display.
Understanding Color Temperature
Different “pure white” light sources do not always have the same color. For instance,
light from an incandescent bulb has more yellow than light from direct sunlight.
“Color Temperature” is a way of measuring these color differences. In general, higher
color temperature numbers are bluer or “cooler.” You may have a reason for wanting
your display to be a specific color temperature. For instance, if you are using the
m70L in a television studio where you will be videotaping the content, you will want
a low color temperature. The m70L defaults to the brightest setting possible, which is
100 in the RED, GREEN and BLUE lines under WHITE BALANCE. You may choose a
different color temperature by setting it in the COLOR BALANCE menu.
Adjusting Color Temperature
Select the COLOR TEMPERATURE line in the COLOR BALANCE menu and then select
from 3200°K (Warm), 5500°K, 6500ºK, 8500°K (Cool) or NATIVE. If you want the
brightest display, select the NATIVE option.
Changing the color temperature changes the three WHITE BALANCE values. You can
also change the WHITE BALANCE values individually to create a custom color
temperature. Once you have changed the values, a new CUSTOM option is available
on the COLOR TEMPERATURE line.
Color Balancing a Single Display
If you have only one display, the Color Balance controls can be used to set the color
temperature of the single display.
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Adjusting Color Balance
To access the COLOR BALANCE menu, press MISC once on the remote.
Color Balance
Color Temperature
White Balance - All
Native
(Clipboard)
Red
100 (100)
100 (100)
100 (100)
Green
Blue
Gray Balance - All
Red
7
7
7
(7)
(7)
Green
Blue
(7)
Test Pattern
Hide Menu
Off
Copy to Clipboard
Recall From Clipboard
Reset to Defaults
Tips for Color Balancing
• COPY TO CLIPBOARD will save all the current settings to a temporary memory.
You can then make more adjustments to see if it gets better or worse. RECALL
FROM CLIPBOARD will restore these saved settings. The clipboard is only for
testing.
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Adjusting Color Balance
Color Balance values are saved for all input sources in the same memory location.
100
Bright
Changes in the
White value moves
this end point.
Changes in the White values
affect the Gray values.
0
Dark
Black
White
Input Signal
Changes in the Gray values do
not affect the White values.
Changes in the
Gray value move
this mid point.
15
0
Input Signal
• Removing red has the same effect on hue as increasing blue and green
together. The COLOR BALANCE menu slider bars have colored bulbs at each end
to tell you what the effect will be of moving a color toward that end.
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Advanced Options
Advanced Options
Some options on the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu (MAIN > ADVANCED OPTIONS) are
covered in other sections of this manual:
The remaining options are covered in this section.
Main Menu
Picture
Advanced Options
Color Balance
Size & Position
Aspect Ratio & Wall
Miscellaneous Options
Backlight Settings
Serial Port Settings
Auto Setup Options
Menu Options
Memory
Diagnostics
Advanced Options
Program Information
Message in Picture
Set Clock / Schedule Events
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Advanced Options
Miscellaneous Options
The MISCELLANEOUS menu contains several unrelated settings. To access the
MISCELLANEOUS menu, press MISC twice on the remote.
Miscellaneous
Curtain Pattern
Logo
Plug and Play (EDID Enable)
Preferred Source Detection
Allow Frame Lock
16 x 9
Curtain Pattern
The curtain pattern determines what the m70L will show when you press the
CURTAIN button.
Plug and Play (EDID Enable)
Plug and Play allows the source computer’s video card to query the display and send
the correct resolution. Most video cards work with Planar displays. For the few that
don’t, you may need to turn off Plug and Play and manually specify the video card
settings based on the display’s capabilities.
Preferred Source Detection
Analog computer video cards provide only vertical and horizontal frequencies.
Sometimes, this is not enough information for the display to properly detect the
signal. In certain cases, a display receiving such “ambiguous” signal modes could
misinterpret the resolution to be any of three different modes. For example,
1024 x 768, 1280 x 768, and 1360 x 768 all have the same respective horizontal and
vertical frequencies but represent different aspect ratios, 4 x 3, 15 x 9, and 16 x 9,
respectively. By specifying the correct source detection mode, the display can
correctly interpret the signal and display the incoming image in the proper aspect
ratio. The default preferred source detection is 16 x 9. This is the native aspect ratio of
this display. If you are attempting to display a 4 x 3 signal and it is not working, try
changing the preferred source detection to 4 x 3.
Allow Frame Lock
Frame lock causes the display to synchronize its vertical refresh timing with that of
the incoming source. This prevents frame tearing or frame dropping. To frame lock,
the incoming signal must be within the refresh parameters of the display itself, which
is from 49.3Hz to 64.8 Hz.
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Advanced Options
Auto Setup Options
Auto Setup Options determine what will happen automatically and what will not. To
access the AUTO SETUP OPTIONS menu, press MISC five times on the remote.
Auto Setup Options
Retry on Lost Signal
Do Frequency
Do Phase
Do Position
Each checkbox in the AUTO SETUP OPTIONS menu can be turned on or off by
selecting it (using the up/down arrows) and pressing ENTER.
Retry on Lost Signal
Occurs only when the present signal (picture) disappears or changes in some way. If
this item is not checked, the display will not try to sync to a new signal. Keep this
menu item checked.
Note: Searching will not occur because the picture goes black. Black, from video or from a
computer, is a valid picture. The signal itself (the sync pulses) must be lost to trigger a search.
“Do” Checkboxes
Each DO that is checked
will adjust the display, one process at a time, until all the
processes are completed.
In the following situations, each of the checked DO boxes will be done in the order
shown in the menu:
• If a new signal is acquired, either through selecting a different connector or
because the source picture has changed modes, such as from WXGA to UXGA.
• When you press the SETUP button on the remote.
Do Frequency and Do Phase
Work separately to find the frequency and phase of the computer picture and adjust
to them. These work best on a picture that has a lot of sharp changes in brightness,
such as text (adjacent white and black pixels).
Do Position
Centers the picture on the screen.
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Advanced Options
Menu Options
Menu Options determine the position, orientation and time duration of the menus
on the screen. To access the MENU OPTIONS menu, press MENU on the remote and
from the MAIN MENU, select ADVANCED OPTIONS > MENU OPTIONS.
Menu Options
H Position
V Position
100
50
Menu Timeout
Rotate Menu
Never Time Out
None
H Position
Moves the menus (all of them) left and right on the screen. Use the + or - arrows on
the remote to increase or decrease the distance from the left side of the screen to the
left side of the menu. The number indicates in percent, how far across the screen the
menu starts.
V Position
Moves the menus up and down on the screen. Use the + or - arrows on the remote to
move the menu. The number indicates in percent, how far the menu is down the
screen. It is not possible to move the menu to the bottom of the screen.
Menu Timeout
Determines how many seconds the menu will stay on the screen without any activity.
NEVER TIME OUT means the menus will not automatically disappear. The maximum
timeout is 60 seconds. The shortest possible timeout is 5 seconds. The default value is
NEVER TIME OUT.
Rotate Menu
Makes the menus readable when the display is arranged in portrait or landscape
orientation. ROTATE MENU does not rotate the picture. It only arranges the menus so
they read the same way the picture does. To use the display in portrait mode, your
source image must be rotated.
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Advanced Options
Message in Picture
Message in Picture enables text messages to be displayed on a single display or an
array. To access the MESSAGE IN PICTURE menu, press MENU on the remote and from
the MAIN MENU, select ADVANCED OPTIONS > MESSAGE IN PICTURE.
Note: The MESSAGE IN PICTURE menu is only available if the computer connected by
RS232 has enabled the Message in Picture feature.
Message In Picture
Recall Last MIP
Timeout
60 seconds
Recall Last MIP
Redisplays the last Message in Picture that was displayed.
Timeout
Determines how long this message will be displayed; the range is 0-120 seconds; 0
seconds means it will not time out.
To generate and administer text messages, you must download the MIP Maker
software application from Planar’s website. We suggest you also download the user
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Advanced Options
Setting the Clock/Scheduling an Event
The m70L can be easily programmed to update the clock during annual time
changes, as well as to schedule specific events, such as turning the unit on or off.
1
To access the SET CLOCK/SCHEDULE EVENTS menu, press MENU on the remote
and from the MAIN MENU, select ADVANCED OPTIONS > SET CLOCK/SCHEDULE
EVENTS.
Main Menu
Picture
Size & Position
Aspect Ratio & Wall
Memory
Diagnostics
Advanced Options
Program Information
Advanced Options
Color Balance
Miscellaneous Options
Backlight Settings
Serial Port Settings
Auto Setup Options
Menu Options
Message in Picture
Set Clock / Schedule Events
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Advanced Options
Set Clock / Schedule Events
Press <ENTER> to set clock and schedule events
Current Date/Time:
Tue
Feb
28
2007
10:40
01 07:30
Daily
Turn On
02 21:30
Daily
Turn Off
Recall #04
Recall #23
03 12:30
Mondays
Wednesdays
Apr 1
04 16:00
05 02:00
2007 Clk +1 Hr
2007 Clk -1 Hr
06 02:00
Oct 28
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
2
3
Press ENTER to open the EVENT popup menu.
Do one of the following:
• To set the clock, see "Setting the Clock" on page 60.
• To schedule an event, see "Scheduling an Event" on page 60.
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Advanced Options
Setting the Clock
Use the following instructions to set the clock.
1 If 0 is not already selected in the Event # line, use the -/+ keys to select it.
Event # (0= set clock)
0
Frequency
Action
Never
No Action
1
Slot to Recall
Day of Week
Tuesday
Year
2007
03
Month
Date in Month
Hour
05
21
Minute
30
2
Depending on the changes you want to make, update any of the following lines:
• Year
• Month
• Date in Month
• Hour
• Minute
Note: Time is calculated using a 24-hour clock. For example, if the current time is 9:30 p.m.,
set the Hour line to 21 and the Minute line to 30.
3
4
When you are finished making the appropriate changes, press ENTER to see the
new time at the top of the SET CLOCK / SCHEDULE EVENTS menu.
Press MENU to close the menu system.
Scheduling an Event
The most important event that can be “scheduled” for the m70L is to turn it on or off.
Scheduling an automatic shut off time for the m70L helps ensure that Temporary
Image Retention does not occur. The following events can be scheduled:
• Turn unit off/on
• Set the clock ahead/back 1 hour
• Recall a memory slot
Use the following instructions to schedule an event.
1
Use the -/+ keys to select the “event number” you want to correspond to this
event.
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2
Use the up/down arrows to select the Frequency line. Use the -/+ keys to scroll
through the list until you find the selection you want. The following frequencies
can be selected:
• One Time (e.g. to set clock ahead one hour in the spring)
• Daily (e.g. to turn the unit on/off)
• Weekly
Event # (0= set clock)
Frequency
1
Daily
Action
No Action
Slot to Recall
Day of Week
Year
1
Wednesday
2007
02
Month
Date in Month
28
Hour
0
0
Minute
Note: If you have set up a one time event, the frequency will show “Never” once the event
has occurred. You can schedule the event to occur again by changing the frequency back to
“One Time” and then correcting the date and time.
3
Use the up/down arrows to select the Action line. Use the -/+ keys to scroll
through the list of Action items until you find the one you want. The following
actions can be selected:
• Turn Unit Off
• Turn Unit On
• Recall Slot
• Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour
• Set Clock Back 1 Hour
4
Do one of the following:
• If you selected “Recall Slot” in the previous step and want to recall a memory
slot other than the one shown, go to 5.
• If you did not select “Recall Slot” in the previous step, go to 6.
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5
Use the up/down arrows to select the Slot to Recall line. Use the -/+ keys to scroll
through the list until you find the selection you want.
Event # (0= set clock)
Frequency
3
Weekly
Recall Slot
4
Action
Slot to Recall
Day of Week
Monday
Year
2007
05
Month
Date in Month
28
Hour
12
30
Minute
Note: If you select a memory slot that has not been set up, no action will occur.
6
Depending on the frequency you selected and the change you want to make,
update any of the following lines:
• Day of Week
• Year
• Month
• Date in Month
• Hour
• Minute
Note: Time is calculated using a 24-hour clock. For example, if you want your unit to turn off
at 9:30 p.m., set the Hour line to 21 and the Minute line to 30.
7
8
9
Continue setting up events until you are finished. Changes are automatically
saved each time you move from line to line.
When you are finished making the appropriate changes, press ENTER to see the
new events on the SET CLOCK / SCHEDULE EVENTS menu.
Press MENU to close the menu system.
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Backlight Control
Backlight Control
Backlight control can automatically adjust the screen brightness as ambient light
conditions change.
Note: To extend the backlight life, it is recommended that you use the lowest backlight
brightness that makes sense for your application. This will reduce power consumption, heat
output and the chances of TIR from occurring. See "Recommended Usage" on page 6.
To open the BACKLIGHT CONTROL menu, go to MAIN MENU > ADVANCED OPTIONS >
BACKLIGHT SETTINGS.
Main Menu
Picture
Size & Position
Aspect Ratio & Wall
Memory
Diagnostics
Advanced Options
Program Information
Advanced Options
Color Balance
Miscellaneous Options
Backlight Settings
Serial Port Settings
Auto Setup Options
Menu Options
Message in Picture
Set Clock / Schedule Events
Backlight control has two options: automatic and manual. In manual mode, you
adjust the backlight brightness to suit ambient conditions that are not likely to
change.
In the automatic mode, you let the ambient light in the area of the m70L determine
the image brightness. This is useful when the m70L is in a location that sometimes
has daylight, which can vary.
When there is less ambient light, the screen can be darker and still be easily read.
When there is more light, the screen must be brighter to see it clearly.
The backlight is optimized for the LCD operation. For normal operating conditions,
the backlight can be adjusted for maximum brightness if desired. If you are operating
at higher altitudes up to 2000 meters, it is recommended that you run the backlight
at a reduced intensity. Running at maximum intensity at high altitudes can affect the
lifetime expectancy.
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Backlight Control
Manual Backlight Control
This mode is useful when the m70L is in a room with no outside windows and
unchanging ambient light levels.
1
Set the BACKLIGHT CONTROL MODE to MANUAL.
Backlight Control
Auto Backlight on
Turn Backlight off with no Source (DPMS)
DPMS Delay
1 hr
Backlight Control Mode
Manual
Backlight Intensity
10
2
Adjust the BACKLIGHT INTENSITY to a comfortable brightness. A lower brightness
will increase backlight life.
Caution: Changing a failed backlight is a job for a qualified service technician. It is done at
the factory, not in the field. Contact your Planar dealer for more information.
Auto Backlight Control
1
Set the BACKLIGHT CONTROL MODE to AUTO.
Backlight Control
Auto Backlight on
Turn Backlight off with no Source (DPMS)
DPMS Delay
1 hr
Backlight Control Mode
Auto
10
Backlight Intensity
Ambient Threshold
Ambient Light
99Lux
239 Lux
2
Set the AMBIENT THRESHOLD to an ambient light level at which the backlight
changes intensity. If the current AMBIENT LIGHT (shown on the bottom line) drops
below the threshold, the backlight dims; if it rises above the threshold, the
backlight brightens.
Note: Ambient light is a relative value, and is pertinent only to the m70L. It is not an absolute
value. You may get different ambient light values with a handheld light meter.
Note: The m70L has a nominal time delay of three minutes before it changes light levels. This
time delay prevents flickering if the ambient light level is near the ambient threshold.
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High Temperature Warning
The m70L has a feature that allows the display to recognize when it is too hot and to
automatically reduce the backlight intensity in an effort to cool itself down.
When this occurs, the display will show a warning message on the BACKLIGHT
CONTROL menu to let you know the display is not as bright as you want it to be. This
message includes the temperature and the backlight intensity the display is actually
temperature guidelines.
Backlight Control
Auto Backlight on
Turn Backlight off with no Source (DPMS)
DPMS Delay
1 hr
Backlight Control Mode
Manual
Backlight Intensity
6
Unit is too hot (51ºC). Actual Intensity is 5.
Auto Backlight On
If AUTO BACKLIGHT ON is checked, the display turns on the backlights soon after AC
power is applied. It won’t wait for a remote control or RS232 command.
This is the normal mode for applications where the displays will be on 24 hours a day.
This way, no one has to manually turn on the backlights after a power failure.
Caution: To prevent temporary image retention (TIR), is recommended that you do not
leave the m70L on for 24 hours a day. To get the most out of your display, see
If the displays normally have the backlights off for part of the day or night, do not
check this box. Otherwise a power failure at night would turn on the backlights.
Turn Backlight Off With No Source and DPMS Delay
When checked, TURN BACKLIGHT OFF WITH NO SOURCE (DPMS) causes the backlights
to turn off after the source goes absent for the length of time specified in the DPMS
DELAY line. If this line is not checked, the backlights remain on indefinitely. To specify
an amount of time after which the source is absent that the backlights will shut off,
enter that number in the DPMS DELAY line.
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Serial Port Settings and Diagnostics
Serial Port Settings and Diagnostics
If you want to control the displays remotely with RS232 commands from a computer,
read this section. Otherwise, skip it.
Multiple displays can be linked together for RS232 control using a straight-through
Ethernet cable. This is the common type of LAN connection cable sometimes called a
RS232 is also used to upgrade the firmware of the display.
Serial Port Settings
To access the SERIAL PORT SETTINGS menu, press MISC four times on the remote.
Serial Port Settings
Group ID
1
1
Unit ID
ASCII Response Type
ASCII Response Terminator
Baud Rate
Symbolic
CR
19200
Group ID and Unit ID
Each display in the loop must have a unique ID.
The RS232 ID has two parts, Group ID and Unit ID. Each part has a range of 0–9, A–Z.
This range results in 1300 possible addresses.
You can group the displays by using the same letter or number of the Group ID, such
as A. In this way you can address the group as A*, and all the displays in the string
that have Group ID A and any Unit ID will execute the command.
Note: It does not matter what order you use to set IDs for the displays. It is common practice
to use Unit IDs that are in order, left to right and top to bottom, but this is not mandatory.
The only rule is: DO NOT USE THE SAME ID FOR DIFFERENT DISPLAYS.
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Serial Port Settings and Diagnostics
Part of the RS232 command will be an address. This address may take several forms.
For example, suppose you have eight displays in one area divided into two groups.
You might set the IDs of the displays like this:
Group ID Unit ID
A
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
With this scheme, you have four ways to address these displays:
Address
Affect on Displays
A3
B4
Only the specific display addressed will obey the command.
Also, the display will respond to the host computer.
etc.
**
All displays in this serial loop will obey the command.
*4
Both the displays whose IDs end in “4” will obey this
command.
B*
All four displays in Group B will obey the command.
ASCII Response Type
Determines what type of data will be returned to the computer. For human-readable
text in a serial program, choose SYMBOLIC. For computer-read data, use NUMERIC or
DATA ONLY.
ASCII Response Terminator
Will be determined by what your serial program wants to see at the end of every
transmission from the display.
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Baud Rate
Must be the same as that used by the controlling computer. The baud rate is not
automatically set, as it is with modem communications. It must be manually set here
and at the computer to match each other.
Note: For firmware upgrades, you don’t need to adjust the baud rate.
Serial Port Status
To view RS232 port status, press MONITOR twice on the remote.
Serial Port Status
<ENTER> to clear
Commands Received
Replies Sent
34
34
Last Packet Type
Last Packet Address
Bytes Received
Operation
Not Addressed
921
773
4
Bytes Sent
UART Framing Errors
UART Overflow Errors
0
Group
0
Unit:
0
19200 Baud
Most Recent
...115, 111, 108, 117, 105, 111, 110, 63, 13
.st--1?.st--2?.st--3?.lcd.vertical-resolution?.
The SERIAL PORT STATUS menu provides diagnostic information for the serial port.
Controlling With RS232 Commands
The RS232 protocol - the “rules” for controlling displays with RS232 commands - are
described in a separate document. See “Accessing Planar’s Technical Support
Website” on page 85 to see how to get to the web page. Then look for m70L and
under that the RS232 Guide.
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Saving and Recalling Configurations
Saving and Recalling Configurations
Some settings are saved automatically, but there are big advantages to saving a
configuration manually. You can use the 40 numbered memory “slots” to save and
recall settings, which is the fastest way to change configurations.
Some display settings (such as position, brightness/contrast, and color balance) are
saved automatically five seconds after you make a change. The display caches the
last ten settings. Whenever a picture is shown from a new source with the same
resolution as a previous picture, the display recalls the previous settings rather than
readjusting everything. This happens regardless of the check marks in the AUTO
For example, suppose you display an NTSC picture in the composite input and set the
Brightness to your liking. Then you feed in a composite PAL picture and set a different
Brightness. If you then send a new NTSC picture, the previous NTSC picture’s settings
for Brightness are used.
Note: Aspect Ratio is specific to the source, which means it applies to all modes. It does not
change when the system recalls a memory from cache.
How Automatic Save Works
Whenever you change settings on the display with the remote control or RS232
commands, they are saved automatically. If you change to a new source (switch to
another input connector) then switch back to the previous source, everything you
did before will be “recalled.” Things will look like they did before.
Suppose you make adjustments to an SVGA source on analog, then you feed a UXGA
source to analog and make new adjustments. Then you switch to the S-Video
connector and do some more setup for it. Later, you switch to the analog input again,
and this time it has the SVGA source from before. The display will recognize that it
has seen this source before, or at least a source with these characteristics, and will
recall the SVGA settings you established before.
The settings recalled by Automatic Save include Input Levels, Position and
Frequency. However, Wall Mode and Big Picture adjustments are not saved with
Automatic Save. Those settings can only be recalled from memory slots.
The fastest, most efficient way to change from one source to another, or to change a
wall from individual pictures to one big picture, is to recall a memory.
Advantages of Saving Configurations to Memory Slots
• You can compare multiple settings quickly
• You don’t have to repeat settings when comparing entire configurations
• You can revert to a known good setting when testing new configurations
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What the Memories Store
The following settings can be stored in a memory slot and recalled when needed:
• Selected source
• Resolution (and much more about the signal)
• Frequency
• Phase
• Sharpness
• Position and size (zoom settings)
• Everything in the WALL & ASPECT RATIO menu
• Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation for video sources
All of this is stored separately for each memory slot. As an example, you could store
multiple different wall setups and switch between them quickly.
Global Storage
The following settings are stored globally; that is, they are stored at the display level
and are the same for all memory slots.
• Everything in the MISCELLANEOUS menu
• Everything in AUTO SETUP OPTIONS
• Everything in MENU OPTIONS
• All the HOURS settings
• All the COLOR BALANCE settings
Memory: What Is Saved? And Where?
In the display, some parameters (values) are associated with the mode. The mode is
primarily the horizontal and vertical resolution and the vertical frequency of the
incoming source picture. It is more than that, but if you think of it this way, you will be
close enough. Some parameters are associated with the input. The input in this
instance means the input connector: Analog, digital, composite video, etc. The
parameters specific to mode and input are saved in memory slots.
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Some parameters are global. They are independent of the mode or input, and are not
saved to memory slots, as shown in the table below.
Specific to the
Mode Input
Specific to the
Mode Input
Parameter
Global
Parameter
Global
ASCII Response Term.
ASCII Response Type
Auto Codes
x
x
x
x
x
Position, Horizontal
Position, Vertical
Resolution, Horizontal
Resolution, Vertical
Retry On Lost Signal
Saturation
x
x
x
x
Auto Backlight On
Baud Rate
x
x
Black Level: R, G, & B
Brightness (video)
Color Balance (all values)
Contrast (video)
Curtain Pattern
Do Frequency
Do Phase
x
x
x
Sharpness
x
x
Unit ID
x
Viewport Window Bottom
Viewport Window Left
Viewport Window Right
Viewport Window Top
Wall Height
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Do Position
Frequency
x
x
Wall Mode
Group ID
x
Wall Unit Column
Wall Unit Row
Hue
Justify
x
x
Wall Width
Menu H Position
Menu Timeout
Menu V Position
Overscan
x
x
x
White Level: R, G, & B
Zoom Window Bottom
Zoom Window Left
Zoom Window Right
Zoom Window Top
x
x
x
x
x
Phase
x
Plug and Play (EDID)
x
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Saving and Recalling Configurations
Saving Configurations
1
2
Set up the display the way you want it.
Press the SAVE button twice.
Save
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
The SAVE grid menu displays. This menu contains 40 numbered memory slots.
3
4
Using the arrow keys on the remote, navigate to a slot:
• An unchecked slot number allows you to save new settings.
• A checked slot has settings already saved to it. If you want, you can overwrite
what’s already saved.
Press ENTER. The SAVE SLOT menu displays.
Save
Slot Number
Save Now
Name
(Current)
1
(will overwrite occupied slot)
AN 1366x768
Source
Analog
RGB
Colorspace
Resolution
1366 x 768
Wall
2 x 2
1:1
Scale/Justify
One to One / Center
Postion/Overscan
Zoom UL/ LR
168,19 / 0%
+0,+0
/
+0,+0
+0,+0
Viewport UL/LR
+0,+0/
Frequency/Phase
1602 / 22.5°
Normal
Sharpness
Black Level
White Level
63
55
57
169
166
170
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Note: This menu shows all the settings that will be saved. You can’t change anything but the
name in this menu. The appearance of this menu is somewhat different for digital and video
sources, reflecting what is saved for them.
a
b
c
If the current settings exactly match what is already in the memory,
(CURRENT) will appear in the SLOT NUMBER line.
If the memory already had data, and the only change is to the name, the
phrase “will update name of occupied slot” appears in the SAVE NOW line.
If this memory already has something stored in it, the phrase “will overwrite
occupied slot” appears in red on the SAVE NOW line. This is the only warning.
d
If none of these messages appear, this slot is empty.
5
Select SAVE NOW and press ENTER. The display instantly stores all the current
settings into that memory slot.
Changing the Name of the Memory Slot
The default name is an abbreviation of the source connector, resolution, and if Wall
Mode is on, wall settings. In the following example, the name tells you that the
source is connected to Analog, which displays 1366 x 768, is part of a 2 x 2 array, and
is the display in the upper left corner (column 1, row 1).
1
If you want a more descriptive name, select NAME and press ENTER.
A little bar appears beneath the NAME line.
Save
Slot Number
1
Save Now
Name
AN 1366x768 2x2
1:1
Source
Analog
RGB
Colorspace
Resolution
1366 x 768
1:1
Wall
2 x 2
Scale/Justify
One to One / Center
168,19 / 0%
+0,+0
+0,+0
Postion/Overscan
Zoom UL/ LR
+0,+0
/
Viewport UL/LR
+0,+0/
Frequency/Phase
1602 / 22.5°
Normal
Sharpness
Black Level
White Level
63
55
57
169
166
170
a
Use the + or - keys to move the yellow selector under the character you want
to change.
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b
Use the up/down arrows to change the character.
2
3
When you are finished, press PREV.
Select SAVE NOW and press ENTER.
Note: If you use RS232 controls, you can also use commands to send a string name to a
memory slot, saving time.
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Recalling Stored Configurations
1
Press SAVE once to open the RECALL grid menu.
Recall
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
2
3
Navigate to the slot you want to recall. When navigating, you can only go to the
checked numbers. All the slots with checks have something stored in them. The
others are grayed out.
Press ENTER to open the RECALL SLOT menu.
Recall
Slot Number
Recall Now
Name
17
AN 1366x768
Source
Analog
RGB
Colorspace
Resolution
1366 x 768
1:1
Wall
2 x 2
Scale/Justify
Postion/Overscan
Zoom UL/ LR
Viewport UL/LR
One to One / Center
168,19 / 0%
+0,+0
+0,+0
/
/
+0,+0
+0,+0
Frequency/Phase
Sharpness
1602 / 22.5°
Normal
57
Black Level
63
55
White Level
166 170
169
Note: If this slot number has exactly the same settings that are currently being used, a
(CURRENT) message appears on the top line.
The name of the memory is listed here, as well as all the important parameters (data)
stored in that memory slot.
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4
5
If the name is not the one you want, press PREV and choose another memory.
In the RECALL SLOT menu, RECALL NOW is selected. Press ENTER to recall the
parameters currently displayed in the menu.
6
We suggest that you create a list of memory slots that contains each slot number,
name and description.
Deleting a Configuration
1
Go to the MEMORY menu (MAIN > MEMORY).
Memory
Recall
Save
Delete
2
Select DELETE and press ENTER.
This opens the DELETE grid menu with 40 numbered memory slots.
Delete
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
3
Navigate with the arrow keys to the slot you want to delete and press ENTER.
When navigating, you can only go to the checked numbers. All the slots with
checks have something stored in them. The others are grayed out.
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4
In the DELETE SLOT menu, DELETE NOW is selected.
Delete
Slot Number
Delete Now
Name
17
AN 1366x768
Source
Analog
RGB
Colorspace
Resolution
1366 x 768
1:1
Wall
2 x 2
Scale/Justify
One to One / Center
168,19 / 0%
+0,+0
+0,+0
Postion/Overscan
Zoom UL/ LR
+0,+0
/
Viewport UL/LR
+0,+0/
Frequency/Phase
1602 / 22.5°
Sharpness
Black Level
White Level
Normal
63
55
57
166
170
169
5
Press ENTER.
Confirm Slot Delete
Are you Sure?
Yes
No
6
Use the left arrow to make the YES red and press ENTER.
Confirm Slot Delete
Are you Sure?
Yes
No
Note: It is not necessary to delete the data in a memory slot before saving new data. Saving
will overwrite the stored data. See "Saving Configurations" on page 74.
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Basic Troubleshooting
Use the following troubleshooting tables to diagnose and resolve common
problems.
If your screen shows black or a test pattern
Do This
Result
Explanation / Further Action
No menu appears
The backlights may not be lit. On
the remote, press ON.
1 Press MONITOR on the
remote.
If the screen is still black, go to 4.
A menu appears
Check if the “Curtain or Test
Pattern is displayed” message (in
red) appears on the menu.
If it does not appear, go to 3.
If the message does appear, go
to 2.
Unit Status
m70L 1920 x 1080
010-0781 Rev 00
Mode ID: 123 HPer: 3178
VLines: 525
Curtain or Test Pattern is displayed
Backlight Status
OK
Internal Temperature: 32ºC
The message has not
disappeared
See “m70L doesn’t respond to
remote control” on page 82.
2 Press CURTAIN once on the
remote. If the message does
not disappear, press
The message has
disappeared
If the correct source does not
appear, go to 3.
CURTAIN again.
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If your screen shows black or a test pattern
Do This
Result
Explanation / Further Action
The “source absent” pane is Make sure the correct source is
3 Press MENU on the remote
until the MAIN MENU
appears.
visible
selected by pressing SOURCE. If
necessary, change to a different
source.
Make sure the source is on.
Make sure the cable between the
source and the display is correctly
connected at both ends.
If the screen is still a solid color, see
The source absent pane is
not visible
The source is displaying a solid
color or a test pattern.
4 Ensure the power cable is
connected, the power
switch is ON and the front
LED is illuminated.
Reconnect cable or turn on unit.
5 On the back of the display,
look up into the two middle LEDs are lit.
fans. Make sure there is a
One or more of the green
If you do not see all four green
LEDs, contact the Technical
Support Department for more
information. See "Where to Go
green LED lit on the left and
right sides of each fan.
power supply LEDs are not
lit.
m70L doesn’t respond to remote control
Possible Cause
Possible Resolution
Power is not on
Confirm that the power cable is connected and
the power switch is on and the front LED is
illuminated.
Remote batteries are dead or improperly
installed
Replace or reinstall batteries.
Remote was not aimed at the IR receiver
The IR receiver is in the lower right corner (in
landscape mode; in portrait mode, it is in the
lower left corner) of the screen bezel behind a
small hole.
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Checking Unit Status
m70L doesn’t respond to remote control
Possible Cause
Possible Resolution
Remove the obstruction.
Contact your installer or service provider.
Something is blocking the IR receiver
Your installer or service provider has disabled
the remote control
Checking Unit Status
1
Press MONITOR on the remote.
Unit Status
m70L
010-0781
Mode ID: 123
1920 x 1080
Rev 00
HPer: 3178
VLines: 525
Curtain or Test Pattern is displayed
Backlight Status
OK
Internal Temperature: 32ºC
Backlight Status Shows
• OK if both banks of backlights are functioning normally
• FAILED if the backlight banks are not functioning normally
Internal Temperature
Indicates the current internal temperature at one point inside the unit. This is not the
highest nor the lowest temperature of the unit, nor an indicator of ambient
temperatures.
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Where to Go From Here
Where to Go From Here
If none of the suggestions offered thus far have solved your problem, contact Planar’s
Technical Support Department.
via mail:
Planar Systems, Inc.
Control Room and Digital Signage
1195 NW Compton Drive
Beaverton, OR 97006
via e-mail:
via phone:
via fax:
+1-503-748-5799
+1-503-748-5532
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Accessing Planar’s
Technical Support
Website
1
Go to www.planarsignage.com/partners
Under "Partner login", click on CONSULTANTS AND DESIGNERS
User name: tech
Password: help
2
3
From there, you can access downloadable utility software, new firmware, user
manuals, and service manuals.
To access information for a specific model, click on that model name. For
example, to download an electronic copy of this manual, click on m70L.
To access user
guides, service
manuals,
firmware, and
other
resources for a
particular
model, click
the model
name.
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Downloading Additional Documentation and Firmware
Downloading Additional Documentation and Firmware
Some of the other documents for the m70L, which are or will be available from the
Technical Support Department website, are listed below:
Document Name
Contents
Installation & Configuration
Guide
Information for installers and technicians to
install and configure displays.
Quick Start Guide
Gives you the basic information you need to get
displays up and running.
RS232 Reference Manual
Technical information about the product, such
as display mode information and how to use
RS232 commands to control displays.
Downloading Utility Software
1
2
3
Click Utility Software.
From the list of available software, click on the tool you need.
For example, to control the m70L using RS232 commands, download Serial Talk.
You may also want to download the document “Using Serial Talk.”
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Specifications
Mechanical Specifications
Specification
m70L
mm/kg
Notes
Outside dimensions
Width
in/lbs
66”
1664mm
984mm
147mm
43kg
Height
39”
Depth
5.8”
Weight
163lbs
224lbs
Shipping weight
Orientation
Display color
Rear clearance required
Screen dimensions
Diagonal
102kg
vertical and horizontal
charcoal
.5”
12mm
70”
62”
35”
1778mm
1564mm
886mm
Width
Height
Aspect ratio
Pixel pitch
16:9
0.807mm x 0.807mm
Electrical and Heat Specifications
Specification
Max.
Min.
Typical
Notes
Unit
Video input amplitude
Separate RGB Analog
Composite Analog
TTL H and V sync
1.0V p-p
5.0V p-p
5.0V
0.5V p-p
0.3V p-p
2.5V
0.7V p-p
3.5V
75 ohm termination
75 ohm termination
TTL at 330 ohm
termination
Input connectors
DVI-D x 1
Digital
15-pin HD D-sub x 1
Analog VGA
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Electrical and Heat Specifications (Continued)
Specification
Max.
Min.
Typical
Notes
Unit
RCA (composite video) x 1
RCA (component video) x 3
Mini-DIN 4-pin (S-Video) x 1
RJ45 x 2
NTSC, PAL, SECAM
RS232 In/Out
HD-SDI
BNC female In/Out
AC Requirements
Line voltage
115V range
230V range
130V
240V
100V
200V
115V
230V
50-60 Hz auto switching
50-60 Hz auto switching
Power
750W
Current
115V
6.5A
230V
3.25A
Heat, BTUs per hour
Analog Inputs
Horizontal Timing
Vertical Timing
Pixel Clock
2559
91.1
120
170
1.0
31.47
50
KHz
Hz
10
MHz
Vp-p
Ohms
Input Amplitude
Input Impedance
Digital (DVI) Input
Horizontal Timing
Vertical Timing
Pixel Clock
0.5
0.7
75
91.1
120
165
31.47
50
KHz
Hz
25
MHz
Component (YPbPr)
Input - Video
Horizontal Timing
33.749
60
15.625
50
480i/p, 576i/p, 720p and
1080i
KHz
Hz
Vertical Timing
480i/p, 576i/p, 720p and
1080i
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Specification
Pixel Clock
Max.
74.25
Min.
13.5
Typical
Notes
Unit
MHz
480i/p, 576i/p, 720p and
1080i
Input Impedance
Input Impedance
Composite Input
Horizontal Timing
75
Ohms
Ohms
75
15.625
15.734
PAL/SECAM
NTSC
KHz
Hz
Vertical Timing
Pixel Clock
50
60
PAL/SECAM
NTSC
16.406
16.521
PAL/SECAM
NTSC
MHz
Input Impedance
S-Video Input
Horizontal Timing
15.625
15.734
PAL
NTSC
KHz
Hz
Vertical Timing
Pixel Clock
50
60
PAL
NTSC
16.406
16.521
PAL
NTSC
MHz
Ohms
Input Impedance
SDI Input
75
Horizontal Timing
33.749
60
15.625
50
480i/p, 576i/p, 720p and
1080i
KHz
Hz
Vertical Timing
Pixel Clock
480i/p, 576i/p, 720p and
1080i
74.25
13.5
480i/p, 576i/p, 720p and
1080i
MHz
Ohms
Input Impedance
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Optical Specifications
Specification
Screen Brightness
Maximum
Minimum
Typical
Notes
600 nits/175 ftL
1500:1
Contrast Ratio
Full Viewing Angle
Color Gamut
178°
C/R >10
72%
100%
NTSC
EBU
Color CIE
0.03 for R, G, B, W
Red (x, y)
0.648, 0.333
0.271, 0.592
0.144, 0.066
0.280, 0.290
Green (x, y)
Blue (x, y)
White (x, y)
Color Temperature
Response time
10,000K
8 msec
user customizable
gray-to-gray
Number of colors
Resolution
16.7 M
1920 x 1080 pixels
Backlight life, hours
50,000
Until brightness reduced
to 50% of original
starting value.
Environmental Specifications
Specification
Temperature
Maximum
Minimum
Typical
Notes
All performance specifications
are maintained within this
temperature range.
operating
35° C
95° F
0° C
32° F
non-operating
60° C
140° F
–20° C
–4° F
Altitude (barometric pressure)
2,000 meters
above sea
level
Maximum temperature 30° C
non-condensing
Humidity
80% R.H.
20% R.H.
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Regulatory Information
Manufacturer's Name:
Manufacturer's Address:
Planar Systems, Inc.
1195 NW Compton Drive
Beaverton, OR 97006
declares that the products Model Numbers:m70L (Direct-view LCD)
conforms with the provisions of:
Council Directive 2004/108/EC on Electromagnetic Compatibility;
EN55022:1998 Radiated and Conducted Emissions from IT Equipment
EN55024:1998 Immunity of IT Equipment
Including:
EN61000-4-2
EN61000-4-3
EN61000-4-4
EN61000-4-5
EN61000-4-6
EN61000-4-8
Electrostatic Discharge
Radiated Immunity
Electrical Fast Transients
Line Surge
RF Conducted Susceptibility
Magnetic Field Immunity
EN61000-4-11 Voltage Dips and Interrupts
And:
EN61000-3-2
EN61000-3-3
Harmonic Current Emissions
Voltage fluctuations and Flicker
Council Directive 2006/95/EC on Low Voltage Equipment Safety:
EN60950:2001 Safety of IT Equipment
The Technical Construction File required by this Directive is maintained at the corporate headquarters of Planar Systems,
Inc., 1195 NW Compton Drive, Beaverton, OR 97006.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Industry Canada (ICES-003): This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Any changes or modifications to the display not expressly approved by Planar could void the user's authority to operate this
equipment.
Other Certifications
CISPR 22
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K
L
E
levels
F
M
frequency
G
global
H
miscellaneous options menu
I
input
mounting
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R
O
options
S
save config
P
serial
serial port
parameters
phase
picture
power
supply
setting the clock
product information
product specification
slot
source
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Index
specifications
T
temporary image retention
TIR see temporary image retention
U
usage
V
video
W
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