Planar PX212M User Manual

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Table of Contents  
Usage Notice  
Precautions ................................................................................. 2  
Introduction  
About the Product ....................................................................... 3  
Package Overview ...................................................................... 4  
Installation  
Product Overview........................................................................ 5  
Start Your Installation .................................................................. 8  
User Controls  
Front Panel Controls ................................................................... 11  
How to Use the OSD Menus ....................................................... 12  
On-Screen Display Menus.......................................................... 13  
Appendices  
Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 14  
Warning Signal ............................................................................ 15  
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17  
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Product Dimensions....................................................................  
Compatibility Modes ...................................................................  
Pivot Software Installation...........................................................  
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Usage Notice  
Warning- To prevent the risk of fire or shock hazards, do not  
expose this product to rain or moisture.  
Warning- Please do not open or disassemble the product as this  
may cause electric shock.  
Precautions  
Follow all warnings, precautions and maintenance as recommended  
in this users manual to maximize the life of your unit.  
Do:  
q Turn off the product before cleaning.  
q Use only a dry soft cloth or clean room wiper when cleaning the  
LCD Display screen surface.  
q Use a soft cloth moistened with mild detergent to clean the display  
housing.  
q Use only a high quality and safety approved AC/DC power adapter.  
q Disconnect the power plug from the AC outlet if the product is not  
going to be used for an extended period of time.  
Don’t:  
q Do not touch the LCD Display screen surface with sharp or hard  
objects.  
q Do not use abrasive cleaners, waxes or solvents for your cleaning.  
q Do not operate the product under the following conditions:  
- Extremely hot, cold or humid environment.  
- Areas susceptible to excessive dust and dirt.  
- Near any appliance generating a strong magnetic field.  
- Place in direct sunlight.  
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Introduction  
About the Product  
Having a 21.3” LCD dsiplay with an active matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT)  
liquid crystal display (LCD), this product also demonstrate the following  
outstanding features.  
q Dual Analog and Digital signal input  
q 21.3” diagonal screen size  
q 1600 x 1200 high resolution  
q Wide Viewing Angle Technology  
q 31.5 ~ 91.1 kHz horizontal scan  
q 56 ~ 85 Hz refresh rate  
q Auto Adjustment and Re-scaling function  
q High quality full screen re-scaling capability  
q Multilingual OSD user controls  
q VESA DPMS power saving  
q Video capability  
q Audio capability  
q Kensington lock capability  
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Package Overview  
LCD Display  
Power Adapter  
Power Cord  
VGA Signal Cable  
DVI-D Cable  
Video Cable  
Audio-In Cable  
User’s Guide  
S-Video Cable  
Pivot Software  
Landing Strip  
( Optional )  
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Installation  
Product Overview  
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Front View  
Liquid Crystal Display  
(LCDDisplay)  
Panel  
Controls  
Stand  
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Back View  
Kensington Security  
Lock Slot  
Connector Ports (Inside the back cover)  
VID EO  
S-VID EO  
Audio  
DVI Input  
Port  
S-Video  
DC-In  
Composite  
Video  
Analog  
Input Port  
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Tilt  
Grasp the LCD Display with both hands and adjust the tilt as desired.  
Tilt Angle:-5° ~ 35°  
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Kensington Security Slot  
The monitor can be secured to your desk or any other fixed object with  
Kensington lock security products. Kensington lock is not included.  
Kensington Security Slot  
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VESA Mount on your monitor  
This monitor conforms to the VESA Flat Panel Mounting Physical  
Mounting Interface Standard which defines a physical mounting interface  
for flat panel monitors, and corresponding standards for flat panel monitor  
mounting devices, such as wall and table arms.The VESA mounting  
interface is located on the back of your monitor.  
The VESA Mounting slots of this model are located inside the rear cover  
(shown in the following figure).  
To mount the monitor on a swing arm or other mounting fixture, follow  
the instruction included with the mounting fixture to be used.  
Slots  
100mm  
100mm  
VESA  
Mounting  
Interface  
Warning!  
Please select the proper screws!  
The depth from plastic back cover to the bottom of the screw hole is  
8mm.The spec is M4 screw.  
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Start Your Installation  
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Connecting the Display (Figure 10.1)  
To setup this display, please refer to the following figure and procedures.  
1. Be sure all equipment is turned off.  
2. Connect the DC power cord to the power connector; plug one end of the  
AC power cord into the power adapter, and the other end into an  
electrical outlet(Œ).  
3. For the PC with Analog output: Connect the VGA signal cable from  
display VGA input connector to the 15-pin connector of your host  
computer and tighten the screws().  
4. For the PC with DVI digital output: Connect the DVI signal cable to the  
connector of the display card in your computer; connect the other side to  
the DVI-D input port of your display. Tighten the screws(Ž).  
5. If your video source uses a round, four-prong S-Video connector,  
please use the S-Video cable().  
6. If your video source uses a round, one-prong composite video connector,  
please use the video cable().  
7. If your audio source uses a round, one-prong composite audio connector,  
please use the audio cable().  
8. Turn on your computer, display and video source.  
Notice:To ensure the LCD Display will work well with your computer,please  
configure the display mode of your graphics card to make it less than or  
equal to 1600 x 1200 resolution and make sure the timing of the display  
mode is compatible with the LCD screen. We have listed the “Compatibility  
Modes” of this LCD screen in appendices for your reference.  
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Figure 10.1  

Video Cable  
Audio Cable  
S-Video Cable  
V ID EO  
S -V ID EO  

VGA  
Œ
Power  
Adapter  
& Power  
Cord  
Cable  
Ž
DVI-D  
Cable  
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User Controls  
Front Panel Controls  
Œ

 Ž  

No / Icon  
Control  
Menu button  
Function  
MENU  
To pop the OSD menus.  
Œ

To select the adjustment items  
from OSD menus.  
To activate the "Auto adjustment"  
function to obtain an optimum  
image.  
SELECT  
Select/Auto  
1. Decreases the brightness of  
the display image.  
2. Decreases the value of the  
adjustment items.  
Brightness Minus/Minus  
Brightness Plus/Plus  
Ž

3
4
1. Increases the brightness of  
the display image.  
2. Increases the value of the  
adjustment items.  
1. Green indicates the display is  
turned on.  
2. Amber indicates the display  
is in power-save mode.  
Power LED  

Switches On/Off the power to the  
LCD Display.  
Power Switch  
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How to Use the OSD Menus  
1. Press the “MENU” button to pop up the “on-screen menu” and to  
select among the four Main Menus.  
2. Choose the adjustment items by pressing the “SELECT” button.  
3. Adjust the value of the adjustment items by pressing the “  
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or “ ” button.  
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4. After a period of inactivity.*(base on a user setting) the OSD menus  
will automatically disappear.  
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On-Screen Display Menus  
Main Menu  
Menu Level 1  
Menu Level 2  
Brightness  
Description  
ADJ Scale  
0 ~ 100  
0 ~ 100  
-45+45  
To adjust the brightness.  
Contrast  
Hue  
To adjust the contrast of the image.  
Adjusts the red-green color balance of the image.  
DISPLAY  
Saturation  
Adjusts the image from black and white to full saturated colour.  
0 ~ 100  
Flesh-tone  
Black Level *  
Scaling  
off/Week/Soft/Strong  
To adjust black level of the image  
1:1/Full/Aspect  
0 ~ 100  
Auto Adjust *  
Select  
Synchoronizes the signal timing of the display to that of the  
graphics card. When you experience an unstable to flickering  
image,use this function to make an adjustment.  
Phase *  
Clock *  
0 ~ 255  
0 ~ 255  
IMAGE  
Changes the displays data frequency to match the frequency of  
your graphics card. When you experience a vertical flickering  
bar,use this function to make an adjustment.  
Icon 1  
Sharpness **  
Zoom  
Adjusts the sharpness of the image.  
In/Out  
Zoom Horizontal Pan  
Zoom Vertical Pan  
Vertical *  
Left/Right  
POSITION  
Up/Down  
Changes the vertical position of the image  
Changes the horizontal position of the image  
On/Off  
0 ~ 255  
0 ~ 255  
Horizontal *  
sRGB  
Gamma Correction  
Color Temperature  
Red  
Off/1.8/2.2  
User / 6500k / 9300k  
COLOR  
Adjusts Red colour intensity  
Adjusts Green colour intensity  
Adjusts Blue colour intensty  
Allows you to select PIP, PAP model, or Off.  
Allows you to adjust size of display ( Small/Med./Large )  
Changes the vertical position of the PIP window  
Changes the horizontal position of the PIP window  
0 ~ 255  
0 ~ 255  
0 ~ 255  
Green  
Blue  
PIP Mode  
PIP Size  
PIP CONTROL  
Vertical  
0 ~ 100  
0 ~ 100  
Horizontal  
Icon 2  
Icon 3  
Allows you to choose the signal ( VGA/DVT/Composite/S-Video )  
Vertical  
Adjusts the vertical position of the OSD  
0 ~ 255  
0 ~ 255  
0 ~ 10  
Horizontal  
Transparency  
Adjusts the horizontal position of the OSD  
Changes the opaqueness of the OSD background.  
Time out  
Adjusts the amount of time the OSD menu remains to display  
On/Off  
5 ~ 60  
OSD Zoom  
Allow you to choose the OSD menu language (  
Icon 4  
English/Chinese/Japanese/French/German/Spanish/Italian/Korean  
)
To return the display parameters of the current mode to their  
factory default settings.  
Icon 5  
Icon 6  
Factory Reset  
Volume  
Mute  
To adjust the sound volume.  
0 ~ 50  
Allows you to disable the sound immediately.  
Note : The symbol ( * ) means the VGA signal only  
The symbol ( ** ) means the VGA/Composite/S-Video signal  
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Appendix  
Troubleshooting  
If you are experiencing trouble with the LCD display, refer to the  
following trouble shooting. If the problem persists, please contact  
your local dealer or our service center.  
Problem: No image appears on screen.  
Check that all the I/O and power connectors are correctly and  
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well connected as described in the “Installation” section.  
Make sure the pins of the connectors are not crooked or broken.  
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Problem: Partial image or incorrectly displayed image.  
Check to see if the resolution of your computer is higher than that of the  
LCD Display.  
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Reconfigure the resolution of your computer to make it less than or equal  
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to 1600 x 1200.  
Problem: Image has vertical flickering line bars.  
Use “Frequency” to make an adjustment.  
4
Check and reconfigure the display mode of the vertical refresh rate of your  
graphics card to make it compatible with the LCD Display.  
4
Problem: Image is unstable and flickering  
Use “Tracking” to make an adjustment.  
4
Problem: Image is scrolling  
Check and make sure the VGA signal cable (or adapter) is well connected.  
4
Check and reconfigure the display mode of the vertical refresh rate of  
your graphics card to make it compatible with the LCD Display.  
4
Problem: Vague image (characters and graphics)  
Use “Frequency” to make an adjustment. If this problem still exists,  
use “Tracking” to make an adjustment.  
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Warning Signal  
Sometimes you may see warning messages for this LCD Display.  
This means that the LCD Display cannot correctly receive the signal  
from the computer graphics card.  
4No Signal  
This message means that the LCD Display has been powered on but it  
cannot receive any signal from the computer graphics card. Check all the  
power switches, power cables, and VGA signal cable.  
4Out Of Range  
This message means that the signal of the computer graphics card is not  
compatible with the LCD Display. When the signal is not included in the  
compatibility mode we have listed in the Appendices of this manual, the  
LCD Display will show this message.  
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Product Dimensions  
482.28 mm / 18.98”  
533.14mm/20.98”  
Front View  
64.5mm/2.54”  
Side View  
222.00mm/8.74”  
Top View  
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Compatibility Modes  
Mode  
Resolution  
640 x 350  
640 x 480  
720 x 400  
640 x 480  
640 x 480  
640 x 480  
800 x 600  
800 x 600  
800 x 600  
800 x 600  
800 x 600  
1024 x 768  
1024 x 768  
1024 x 768  
1024 x 768  
1152 x 864  
1280 x 1024  
1280 x 1024  
1280 x 1024  
1600 x 1200  
640 x 480  
640 x 480  
832 x 624  
1024 x 768  
1152 x 900  
1152 x 900  
Frequency (Hz)  
H. Frequency (kHz)  
31.5  
IBM VGA  
70  
60  
70  
72  
75  
85  
56  
60  
72  
75  
85  
60  
70  
75  
85  
75  
60  
75  
85  
60  
67  
67  
75  
75  
66  
76  
IBM VGA  
31.5  
IBM VGA  
31.5  
VESA VGA  
VESA VGA  
VESA VGA  
VESA SVGA  
VESA SVGA  
VESA SVGA  
VESA SVGA  
VESA SVGA  
VESA XGA  
VESA XGA  
VESA XGA  
VESA XGA  
VESA  
37.9  
37.5  
43.3  
35.1  
37.9  
48.1  
46.9  
53.7  
48.4  
56.5  
60.0  
68.7  
67.5  
VESA SXGA  
VESA SXGA  
VESA SXGA  
VESA UXGA  
Apple Mac  
Apple Mac  
Apple Mac  
Apple Mac  
SunMicro  
64.0  
80  
91.1  
75.0  
34.9  
35.0  
49.7  
60.2  
61.8  
SunMicro  
71.1  
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Pivot Software Installation  
Follows are the procedures for pivot software set up.  
1. Insert the Pivot Pro CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driver.  
2. Run the Start_Pivot program and select the pivot option to install  
portrait displays’ software on your computer.  
3. Restart your computer. To Change orientation, right click anywhere on  
the desktop and select Rotate 0, 90, 180, or 270 from the menu. Now  
hold the edges of your display and rotate it.  
4. Start exploring the benefits of your new portrait monitor. Web pages,  
E-mail, reports and letters are best viewed in portrait orientation. They  
can be viewed and edited without the need to scroll the page.  
Planar Systems, Inc  
1195 NW Compton Drive  
Beaverton, OR 97006-1992  
© 2006 Planar Systems, Inc.  
Planar is a registered trademark of Planar Systems, Inc. Other brands and  
names are the property of their respective owners. Technical information in  
this document is subject to change without notice.  
P/N:36.61604G002 Rev.D  
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