MultiSync PA242W MultiSync PA272W MultiSync PA302W User’s Manual
Index Warning, Caution ..........................................................................................................................English-1 Registration Information ...............................................................................................................English-2 Recommended use ......................................................................................................................English-3 Product Features ..................................................
TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARDS, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. ALSO, DO NOT USE THIS UNIT’S POLARIZED PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLETS UNLESS THE PRONGS CAN BE FULLY INSERTED. REFRAIN FROM OPENING THE CABINET AS THERE ARE HIGH VOLTAGE COMPONENTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, MAKE SURE POWER CORD IS UNPLUGGED FROM WALL SOCKET.
Registration Information FCC Information 1. Use the attached specified cables with the MultiSync PA242W/MultiSync PA272W/MultiSync PA302W monitor so as not to interfere with radio and television reception. (1) The power supply cord you use must have been approved by and comply with the safety standards of U.S.A., and meet the following condition. Power supply cord Length Plug shape Non shield type, 3-conductor 2.0 m U.S.A (2) 2. Please use the supplied shielded video signal cable.
English Recommended use Safety Precautions and Maintenance FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE, PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING WHEN SETTING UP AND USING THE LCD COLOR MONITOR: • DO NOT OPEN THE MONITOR. There are no user serviceable parts inside and opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous shock hazards or other risks. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. • Do not spill any liquids into the cabinet or use your monitor near water.
CORRECT PLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE MONITOR CAN REDUCE EYE, SHOULDER AND NECK FATIGUE. CHECK THE FOLLOWING WHEN YOU POSITION THE MONITOR: • For optimum performance, allow 20 minutes for the display to warm up. • Adjust the monitor height so that the top of the screen is at or slightly below eye level. Your eyes should look slightly downward when viewing the middle of the screen. • Position your monitor no closer than 40 cm (15.75 inches) and no further away than 70 cm (27.56 inches) from your eyes.
English Product Features • DisplayPort and HDMI, which support 10-bit color depth. • 5-setting, easy-to-switch picture mode (see page 13). • Accurate color reproduction for high-end graphic design (see page 17). • Quick warmup time. • Picture-in-picture/picture-by-picture dual-screen mode includes real-time preview (see page 14). • USB hub with two upstream ports (see page 14).
Quick Start To connect the LCD monitor to your system, follow these instructions: NOTE: Make sure to read “Recommended Use” (page 3) before installation. In order to display the maximum resolution, a video card that can output a resolution of 2560 x 1440 (PA272W) or 2560 x 1600 (PA302W) is needed. PA302W only: The monitor must be installed or carried by two or more people. 1. Turn off the power to your computer. 2.
NOTE: Incorrect cable connections may result in irregular operation, damage display quality/components of LCD module and/or shorten the module’s life. 30° Tilt 30° Tilt USB downstream*2 USB downstream Highest Stand Position Highest Stand Position A Type A Type B Type USB downstream USB downstream USB upstream1 USB upstream1 USB upstream2 USB upstream2 DVI-D DisplayPort HDMI DVI-D Mini DisplayPort DisplayPort D-SUB HDMI B Type Figure C.1a Power cord (PA242W only) Power cord Figure C.
7. Slide down the cable cover (Figure D.1). 8. Connect one end of the power cord to the AC inlet on the back of the monitor and the other end to the power outlet. NOTE: Please refer to Caution section of this manual for proper selection of AC power cord. Figure D.1 9. Turn on the monitor with the front power button (Figure E.1) and the computer. 10. No Touch Auto Adjust automatically adjusts the monitor to optimal settings upon initial setup for most timings.
Before rotating, the screen must be raised to the highest level and tilt to avoid knocking the screen on the desk or pinching your fingers. Disconnect all cables. To raise the screen, place hands on each side of the monitor and lift up to the highest position (Figure RL.1). To rotate screen, place hands on each side of the monitor screen and turn clockwise from Landscape to Portrait or counterclockwise from Portrait to Landscape (Figure R.1).
Flexible Arm Installation This LCD monitor is designed for use with a flexible arm. To prepare the monitor for alternate mounting purposes: NOTE: For PA302W, the monitor must be installed or moved by two or more people. • Follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer of the display mount. • To meet the safety requirements, the monitor must be mounted to an arm that supports the weight of the monitor. See page 26-27-28 for details. Remove the monitor stand before mounting.
OSD (On-Screen Display) control buttons on the front of the monitor function as follows: To access OSD menu, press the MENU button. To change signal input, press the SELECT button. NOTE: OSD must be closed in order to change signal input. 8 7 Landscape 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 Portrait 1 AUTO DIMMING SENSOR Detects the level of ambient lighting allowing the monitor to make adjustments to various settings resulting in a more comfortable viewing experience. Do not cover this sensor.
Brightness/Contrast Controls BRIGHTNESS Adjusts the overall image and background screen brightness. NOTE: The brightness level is adjusted using the backlight output. The display will digitally compensate for low or high brightness levels. If digital compensation occurs, the brightness value on the OSD will change to magenta. NOTE: The optimal display performance will be in the range where the OSD brightness value is black.
Improves focus, clarity and image stability by increasing or decreasing this setting. If the “AUTO ADJUST” function and the “H.SIZE” function do not give you a satisfactory picture setting, a fine tuning can be performed using the “FINE” function. For this a Moiré test pattern could be used. If the FINE value is wrongly calibrated, the result would look like the left drawing. The image should be homogeneous. When FINE value is wrong. When FINE value is correct.
Tools PIP MODE Select PIP MODE, OFF/PIP/PICTURE BY PICTURE - ASPECT/PICTURE BY PICTURE - FULL. You can select individual PICTURE MODE in each screen. This display can display 2 inputs at a time. OFF PICTURE BY PICTURE - ASPECT *2, *5, *6 * * * PIP 1, 3, 4 PICTURE BY PICTURE - FULL *2, *5, *6 MAIN IMAGE ROTATION: ON / SUB IMAGE ROTATION: ON OFF PIP *3, *4 (PA242W) PICTURE BY PICTURE - ASPECT *2, *5, *6 PICTURE BY PICTURE - FULL *2, *5, *6 (PA242W) PIP INPUT Selects the PIP input signal.
The Intelligent Power Manager allows the monitor to enter into a power saving mode after a period of inactivity. The OFF MODE has four settings. OFF: Monitor does not go into power save mode when the input signal is lost. STANDARD: Monitor enters power save mode automatically when the input signal is lost. ADVANCED: The signal detection circuit works always. Recovery time to normal mode is faster than STANDARD. Power consumption is slightly higher than STANDARD.
FACTORY PRESET Selecting FACTORY PRESET allows you to reset all OSD control settings (BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST*1, ECOMODE, BLACK, IMAGE CONTROL, COLOR CONTROL SYSTEM, SHARPNESS, PIP MODE, PIP INPUT, PIP LEFT/RIGHT, PIP DOWN/UP, PIP SIZE, USB SELECTION, OFF TIMER, OFF MODE, OSD LEFT/RIGHT, OSD UP/DOWN, OSD TURN OFF, OSD TRANSPARENCY) back to the factory settings. Individual settings can be reset by highlighting the control to be reset and pressing the RESET button.
Choose the Picture Mode that is most suitable for the type of content that is shown. There are several types of mode (sRGB, Adobe®RGB, DCI, REC-Bt709, HIGH BRIGHT, FULL, DICOM, PROGRAMMABLE). • Each PICTURE MODE includes BRIGHTNESS, AUTO BRIGHTNESS, WHITE, Color Gamut, GAMMA, BLACK, UNIFORMITY, COLOR VISION EMU, METAMERISM, RESPONSE IMPROVE, AMBIENT LIGHT COMP., 6-Axis ADJUST settings. You can change these settings in Tag1 advanced menu.
Advanced OSD If you need detailed information about the controls, please use the advanced menu. There are 2 ways to access the advanced menu. Method 1: • Press the Menu button to access OSD menu. Use the front buttons to move the cursor to the ADVANCED SETTING in Color control systems. Press INPUT button to open the advanced OSD. • Press the EXIT button. Method 2: • Turn off the monitor.
Allows you to manually select the brightness level of grayscale. There are five selections: sRGB, L Star, DICOM, PROGRAMMABLE and CUSTOM. We recommend to show a grayscale image on screen while adjusting gamma. sRGB: GAMMA setting for sRGB. L Star: GAMMA setting for eciRGB_v2 and Lab color space. DICOM: DICOM GSDF (Grayscale Standard Display Function) is typically used for medical imaging. PROGRAMMABLE: The brightness of grayscale can be changed to your preference by downloading the application software.
Tag2 Tag3 UNIFORMITY This function electronically compensates for the slight variations in the white uniformity level as well as for deviations in color that may occur throughout the display area of the screen. These variations are characteristic of LCD panel technology. This function improves the color and evens out the luminance uniformity of the display. NOTE: Using the UNIFORMITY feature does reduce the overall peak luminance of the display.
Compensates for image degradation caused by using a long cable. A lower number produces less compensation. Compensates for disturbed image caused by using a long DisplayPort cable. DIGITAL LONG CABLE (DP/Mini-DP*1 There are 2 possible settings, 1 and 2. Setting “2” produces a better result, but may input only) reduce display colors. The default setting is “1”. Tag4 AUTO ADJUST*, *2 (Analog input only) Automatically adjusts the Image Position and H.SIZE settings and FINE settings.
Tag6 H.SIZE* (Analog input only) Adjusts the horizontal size of the screen. If the “AUTO ADJUST” function do not give you a satisfactory picture setting, a further tuning can be performed using the “H.SIZE (V.SIZE)” function (dot clock). For this a Moiré test pattern could be used. This function may alter the width of the picture. Use LEFT/ RIGHT Menu to center the image on the screen. If the H.SIZE (V.SIZE) is incorrectly calibrated, vertical bands will appear. The image should be homogeneous.
ON: Monitor automatically changes to OFF mode after 2 hours of continuous no-video signal. OFF: Monitor will not automatically change to OFF mode when no video signal is connected. OFF MODE The Intelligent Power Manager allows the monitor to enter into a power saving mode after a period of inactivity. The OFF MODE has four settings. OFF: Monitor does not go into power save mode when the input signal is lost. STANDARD: Monitor enters power save mode automatically when the input signal is lost.
Tag8 Tag9* (Analog input only) HOT KEY*2 When this function is activated; the brightness of the monitor can be adjusted without entering the OSD menu by using the front buttons. The “LEFT” or “RIGHT” buttons adjust the brightness level. When this function is set to OFF, some buttons are disabled. See page 11. FACTORY PRESET*2 Selecting FACTORY PRESET allows you to reset all OSD control settings back to the factory settings.
TILE MATRIX The TILE MATRIX feature allows one image to be displayed over multiple screens. This feature can be used with up to 25 monitors (5 vertical and 5 horizontal). Using TILE MATRIX requires the PC output signal be sent through a distribution amplifier to each individual monitor. H MONITOR: Select the number of horizontal displays. V MONITOR: Select the number of vertical displays. MONITOR No: Select a position to expand the screen.
Specifications - PA242W Monitor Specifications MultiSync PA242W Notes LCD Module 61.1 cm/24.1 inches 61.1 cm/24.1 inches 1920 x 1200 Active matrix; thin film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD); 0.270 mm dot pitch; 340 cd/m2 white luminance; 1000:1 contrast ratio (typical). Digital RGB DisplayPort Complies with Standard V1.
Monitor Specifications MultiSync PA272W Notes LCD Module 68.5 cm/27.0 inches 68.5 cm/27.0 inches 2560 x 1440 Active matrix; thin film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD); 0.233 mm dot pitch; 340 cd/m2 white luminance; 1000:1 contrast ratio (typical). DisplayPort Connector: Mini-DisplayPort Connector: Digital RGB DisplayPort Complies with Standard V1.
Specifications - PA302W Monitor Specifications MultiSync PA302W Notes LCD Module 75.6 cm/29.8 inches 75.6 cm/29.8 inches 2560 x 1600 Active matrix; thin film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD); 0.251 mm dot pitch; 340 cd/m2 white luminance; 1000:1 contrast ratio (typical). DisplayPort Connector: Mini-DisplayPort Connector: Digital RGB DisplayPort Complies with Standard V1.
DisplayPort: DisplayPort is designed to be the future-ready, scalable solution for high performance digital display connectivity. It enables the highest resolutions, the fastest refresh rates and deepest color depths over standard cables. HDMI: HDMI is designed to be the future-ready, scalable solution for high performance digital display connectivity. It enables the highest resolutions, the fastest refresh rates and deepest color depths over standard cables, especially for consumer audio/video equipment.
Troubleshooting No picture • The signal cable should be completely connected to the display card/computer. • The display card should be completely seated in its slot. • The monitor does not support a DisplayPort converter signal. • The front power button and computer power switch should be in the ON position. • Check to make sure that a supported mode has been selected on the display card or system being used. (Please consult display card or system manual to change graphics mode.
• If the brightness fluctuates make sure AUTO BRIGHTNESS is turned off. • In PICTURE MODE, set HIGH BRIGHT. See page 17. • LCD brightness degradation occurs due to long-term usage or extreme cold conditions. • When the display cannot achieve the desired brightness, the numerical brightness value on the OSD will blink. • When using an HDMI input, please change “VIDEO LEVEL”. Display image is not sized properly • Use the OSD Image Adjust controls to increase or decrease the Coarse adjustment.
Using the Auto Brightness function The brightness of the LCD screen can be set to increase or decrease depending on the amount of ambient light within the room. If the room is bright, the monitor becomes correspondingly bright. If the room is dim, then the monitor will dim accordingly. The purpose of this function is to make the viewing experience more comfortable to the eye in a variety of lighting conditions. The Auto Brightness function is set to OFF by default.
Simply connect the external USB color sensor, and re-calibrate the factory settings without the need of a computer. This feature is to compensate for a yellow color shift that typically occurs with long-term LCD usage. All PICTURE MODES are updated when Self Calibration is performed. Before proper self calibration can be performed, display should warm-up for a minimum 30 minutes. If this calibration is started before the monitor is warmed up, a warning will appear on-screen (Figure S.2).
6. The procedure will ask for the USB color sensor to be placed on the center of the display panel (Figure S.3). Tilt the display panel approximately 5˚ backward and place the USB color sensor in the center of the display panel (Figure S.1). NOTE: Place the USB color sensor flat against the LCD to avoid external light contamination. DO NOT press the calibrator against the display panel. Press “SELECT” to start the calibration. Stand-alone calibration may take several minutes depending on user settings.
The white point can be copied from one display to one or more additional displays. Using this feature reduces the variation between different displays allowing them to match each other more closely. White Point Matching/Copy does not compensate for a typical yellow color shift due to long-term LCD usage. If this yellow shift is noticeable, please do Self Calibration. See page 33. NOTE: Stand-alone calibration can only be performed using the MDSVSENSOR3.
8. Press SELECT to start the confirmation of white point. 9. After the confirmation is finished, FINE TUNING MODE message appears. 10. At the FINE TUNING MODE message (Figure C.6), press SELECT if the copy result is satisfactory. If the copy result is unsatisfactory, manually fine tune the white point using the “LEFT” and “RIGHT” keys, and press SELECT. 11. To end the calibration mode, press “EXIT”. Figure C.
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