PLANAR LCD MONITOR PT170M MANUAL www.planar.
1 Table of Contents Usage Notice Precautions ................................................................................. 2 Introduction About the Product ....................................................................... 3 Package Overview ...................................................................... 4 Installation Product Overview ........................................................................ 5 Start Your Installation .......................................................
2 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 q q q q Turn off the product before cleaning. Use only a dry soft cloth or clean room wiper when cleaning the LCD panel surface.
3 Introduction About the Product Having a 17 flat panel screen with an active matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) , this product also demonstrates following outstanding features. q Analog signal input q Active matrix TFT LCD technology q 1280 x 1024 addressable pixels q 17 diagonal screen size q 31.
4 Package Overview LCD Display VGA Signal Cable Users Manual Power Adapter RS-232 Series Cable (for Touch screen ) Quick Start Guide Power Cord Audio-In Cable Family Product CD CD-ROM (for Touch screen) Notice: One end of the VGA Signal cable already connected to the LCD display.
5 Installation Product Overview u Front View LCD Display Panel Controls Stand u Speakers Rear View Connector Ports B ( Inside the back cover) Connector Ports A Connector Ports C
6 u Connector Port A Audio-In u Connector Ports B VGA input u Connector Ports C RS-232 (For Touch Screen) Touch Function DC Power-In
7 uRemove the Back Cover Please follow the instruction to remove the cover on the back panel of the LCD so that you can connect the cables in Connector Ports B. A Back Cover 1. To remove the back cover, follow the arrows in Figure A and press with both your thumbs. The cover should be easily removed by pressing firmly. 2. Follow the instruction on P.9 (Figure 9.1) to connect the cables in Connector Ports B. 3. Fix the cover back to the LCD.
8 Start Your Installation u Connecting the Display (Figure 9.1) To setup this display, please refer to the following figure and procedures. 1. Be sure all equipment are off. 2. Connect the DC power cord to the power connector( The arrow sign é must face down) ; plug one end of the AC power cord into the power adapter, and then the other end into an electrical outlet(). 3.
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10 User Controls Front Panel Controls No./ Icon Control Function MENU Menu button To pop up the OSD menus. SELECT/AUTO Select/Auto Select- To select the adjustment items from OSD menus. Auto- To activate the Auto Adjustment function to obtain an optimum image. 3 Brightness Minus/Minus 1. Decreases the brightness of the display image. 2. Decreases value of the adjustment items. 4 Brightness Plus/Plus 1. Increases the brightness of the display image. 2.
11 How to Use the OSD Menus 1. Press the Menu button to pop up the on-screen menu and to select between the four Main Menus. 2. Choose the adjustment items by pressing the Select/Auto button. 3. Adjust the value of the adjustment items by pressing the 3 or 4 button. 4. Once you dont operate the OSD menus after a pre-set time, the OSD menus will automatically disappear.
12 On-Screen Display Menus First OSD Menu: Main Menu Page 1 Auto-Adjustment Contrast Horizontal Position Vertical Position Frequency Tracking No Yes 4 Auto-Adjustment Choose this function to obtain an optimum image. 4 Contrast Adjusts the contrast of the display image. 4 Horizontal Position Changes the horizontal position of the image. 4 Vertical Position Changes the vertical position of the image. 4 Frequency Changes the display data frequency to match the frequency of your graphic card.
13 Second OSD Menu: Main Menu Page 2 Display Mode OSD Off-Time Language Text-Graphic Sharpness Reset 1280* 1024 +) FH: 80 kHz (+ +) FV: 75 Hz (+ 4 Display Mode Selects this function to demonstrate the display resolution, vertical refresh, and horizontal scan of the current mode. 4 OSD Off-Time Adjusts the time period for OSD menu to disappear. 4 Language Chooses the language you need. 4 Text-Graphic Toggles between VGA text mode (mode M03H) and graphic mode (mode M13H).
14 Third OSD Menu: Vo l u m e Mute - 0 Main Menu Page 3 20 40 + 4 Volume It allows you to control the volume sound. 4 Mute It allows you to disable the sound immediately.
15 Fourth OSD Menu: Color Color Color Color Main Menu Page 4 Setting Adjustment-Red Adjustment-Green Adjustment-Blue 9300K 6500K Preset Custom 4 Color Setting Adjusts the color temperature. 4 Color Adjustment-Red It allows you to adjust the red color of the display. 4 Color Adjustment-Green It allows you to adjust the green color of the display. 4 Color Adjustment-Blue It allows you to adjust the blue color of the display.
16 Appendix Troubleshooting If you are experiencing trouble with the LCD display, refer to the following. If the problem persists, please contact your local dealer or our service center. Problem: No image appears on screen. 4 Check that all the I/O and power connectors are correctly and well connected as described in the Installation section. Make sure the pins of the connectors are not crooked or broken. 4 Problem: Partial image or incorrectly displayed image.
17 Warning Signal Sometimes you probably will see the warning messages from this LCD screen. This means that the LCD display cannot exactly receive the signal from the computer graphic card. There are three kinds of situations that may happen. Please check the cable connections or contact your local dealer for more information. 4No Signal This message means that the LCD display has been powered on but it cannot receive any signal from the computer graphic card.
18 Product Dimensions 414mm/16.3 412mm/16.2 Front View 64.6mm/2.54 Side View 210mm/8.
19 Compatibility Modes Resolution V. Frequency (Hz) H. Frequency (kHz) IBM VGA 640 x 350 70 31.5 IBM VGA 640 x 400 70 31.5 IBM VGA 640 x 480 60 31.5 IBM VGA 720 x 400 70 31.5 VESA VGA 640 x 480 72 37.9 VESA VGA 640 x 480 75 37.5 VESA SVGA 800 x 600 56 35.2 VESA SVGA 800 x 600 60 37.9 VESA SVGA 800 x 600 72 48.1 VESA SVGA 800 x 600 75 46.9 VESA XGA 1024 x 768 60 48.4 VESA XGA 1024 x 768 70 56.5 VESA XGA 1024 x 768 75 60.
20 Touch Screen Driver Installation Follows are the procedures for touch screen driver setting up. Windows Environment 1. Insert the CD-ROM in your computers CD-ROM drive. 2. Follow the directions on screen to complete the driver setup for your version of Windows. * If the AutoStart feature is not active: 1. Click Start > Run 2. Click the Browse button to locate the touch.exe program on the CD-ROM. 3. Click Open, then OK to run the touch.exe. 4.
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