
InstructionManual
9-INCH/12-INCH
BLACK&WHITEMONITOR
AMERICAN
DYNAMICS
SENSORMATICELECTRONICSCORPORATION
951YAMATOROAD,BOCARATON,FL33431
1-800-368-7262
Pleasereadthismanualthoroughlybeforeuse,andkeepithandyforfuturereference.
ModelNo.: AD910A
AD912A

WARNING:
TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTEXPOSETHISPRODUCT
TORAINORMOISTURE.
DONOTINSERTANYMETALLICOBJECTTHROUGHVENTILATIONGRILLS.
CAUTION:
ExplanationofGraphicalSymbols
Thelightningflashwitharrowheadsymbol,withinanequilateraltriangle,isintended
toalerttheusertothepresenceofuninsulated"dangerousvoltage"withinthe
product'senclosurethatmaybeofsufficientmagnitudetoconstituteariskofelectric
shocktopersons.
Theexclamationpointwithinanequilateraltriangleisintendedtoalerttheusertothe
presenceofimportantoperatingandmaintenance(servicing)instructionsinthe
literatureaccompanyingtheproduct.
Precautions
Safety-----------------------------------------Installation-----------------------------------
Shouldanyliquidorsolidobjectfallintothecabinet,
unplugtheunitandhaveitcheckedbythequalified
personnelbeforeoperatingitanyfurther.
Unplugtheunitfromthewallouletifitisnotgoingto
beusedforseveraldaysormore.Todisconnectthe
cord,pullitoutbytheplug.Neverpullthecorditself.
Allowadequateaircirculationtopreventinternalheat
build-up.Donotplacetheunitonsurfaces(rugs,
blankets,etc.)ornearmaterials(curtains,draperies)
thatmayblocktheventilationholes.
Heightandverticallinearitycontrolslocatedatthe
rearpanelareforspecial adjustmentsbyqualified
personnelonly.
Donotinstalltheunitinanextremelyhotorhumid
placeorinaplacesubjecttoexcessivedust,
mechanicalvibration.
Theunitisnotdesignedtobewaterproof.
Exposuretorainorwatermaydamagetheunit.
Cleaning--------------------------------------
Cleantheunitwithaslightlydampsoftcloth.
Useamildhouseholddetergent.Neverusestrong
solventssuchasthinnerorbenzineastheymight
damagethefinishoftheunit.
Retaintheoriginalcartonandpackingmaterialsfor
safetransportofthisunitinthefuture.
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IMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS
1.
READINSTRUCTIONS--Allthesafetyandoperating
instructionsshouldbereadbeforetheapplianceisoperated.
2.
RETAININSTRUCTIONS--Thesafetyandoperating
instructionsshouldberetainedforfuturereference.
3.
CLEANING--Unplugvideomonitororequipmentfromthe
walloutletbeforecleaning.Donotuseliquidcleanersor
aerosolcleaners.Useadampclothforcleaning.
4.
ATTACHMENTS--Donotuseattachmentsnot
recommendedbythevideomonitororequipment
manufacturerastheymayresultintheriskoffire,electric
shockorinjurytopersons.
5.
WATERANDMOISTURE--Donotusevideomonitoror
equipmentnearwater--forexample,nearabathtub,
washbowl,kitchensink,laundrytub,inawetbasement,or
nearaswimmingpool,orthelike.
6.
ACCESSORIES--Donotplacevideomonitororequipment
onanunstablecart,standortable.Thevideomonitoror
equipmentmayfall,causingseriousinjurytoachildoradult,
andseriousdamagetotheequipment.Wallorshelfmounting
shouldfollowthemanufacturer'sinstructions,andshould
useamountingkitapprovedbythemanufacturer.
6A.
Videomonitororequipmentandcart
combinationsshouldbemovedwith
care.Quickstops,excessiveforce,
andunevensurfacesmaycausethe
equipmentandcartcombinationtooverturn.
7.
VENTILATION--Slotsandopeningsinthecabinetandthe
backorbottomareprovidedforventilation,andtoensure
reliableoperationofthevideomonitororequipmentandto
protectitfromoverheating.Theseopeningsmustnotbe
blockedorcovered.Theopeningsshouldneverbeblocked
byplacingthevideomonitororequipmentonabed,sofa,
rug,orothersimilarsurface.Videomonitororequipment
shouldneverbeplacednearoroveraradiatororheat
register.Videomonitororequipmentreceivershouldnotbe
placedinabuilt-ininstallationsuchasabookcaseunless
properventilationisprovided.
8.
POWERSOURCES--Videomonitororequipmentshould
beoperatedonlyfromthetypeofpowersourceindicatedon
themarkinglabel.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpower
suppliedtoyourhome,consultyourvideomonitoror
equipmentdealerorlocalpowercompany.Forvideomonitor
orequipmentdesignedtooperatefrombatterypowerreferto
theoperatinginstructions.
9.
GROUNDINGORPOLARIZATION--Thisvideomonitor
maybeequippedwithapolarizedalternating-currentline
plug(aplughavingonebladewiderthantheother).Thisplug
willfitintothepoweroutletonlyoneway.Thisisasafety
feature.Ifyouareunabletoinserttheplugfullyintotheoutlet,
tryreversingtheplug.Iftheplugshouldstillfailtofit,contact
yourelectriciantoreplaceyourobsoleteoutlet.Donotdefeat
thesafetypurposeofthepolarizedplug.
AlternateWarnings-Thisvideomonitorisequippedwitha
three-wiregrounding-typeplug,aplughavingathird
(grounding)pin.Thisplugwillonlyfitintoagrounding-type
poweroutlet.Thisisasafetyfeature.Ifyouareunableto
inserttheplugintotheoutlet,contactyourelectricianto
replaceyourobsoleteoutlet.Donotdefeatthesafety
purposeofthegrounding-typeplug.
10.
POWERCORDS--Donotallowanythingtorestonthe
powercord.Donotlocatevideomonitororequipmentwhere
thecordwillbeabusedbypersonswalkingonit.
11.
HEEDWARNINGS--Followallinstructionsmarkedonthe
videomonitororequipment.
12.
LIGHTNING--Foraddedprotectionforvideomonitoror
equipmentduringalightningstorm,orwhenitisleft
unattendedandunusedforlongperiodsoftime,unplugit
fromthewalloutletanddisconnecttheantennaorcable
system.Thiswillpreventdamagetothevideoproductdueto
lightningandpower-linesurges.
13.
OVERLOADING--Donotoverloadwalloutletsand
extensioncordsasthiscanresultinariskoffireorelectric
shock.
14.
OBJECTANDLIQUIDENTRY--Neverpushobjectsofany
kindintovideomonitororequipmentthroughopeningsas
theymaytouchdangerousvoltagepointsorshort-outparts
thatcouldresultinafireorelectricshock.Neverspillliquidof
anykindontheproduct.
15.
SERVICING--Donotattempttoservicevideomonitoror
equipmentyourselfasopeningorremovingcoversmay
exposeyoutodangerousvoltageorotherhazards.Referall
servicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.
16.
DAMAGEREQUIRINGSERVICE--Unplugvideomonitoror
equipmentfromthewalloutletandreferservicingtoqualified
servicepersonnelunderthefollowingconditions:
A.Whenthepower-supplycordortheplughasbeen
damaged.
B.Ifliquidhasspilled,orobjectshavefallenintothevideo
product.
C.Ifthevideoproducthasbeenexposedtorainorwater.
D.Ifthevideoproductdoesnotoperatenormallyby
followingtheoperatinginstructions,adjustonlythose
controlsthatarecoveredbytheoperatinginstructionsasan
improperadjustmentofothercontrolsmayresultindamage
andwilloftenrequireextensiveworkbyaqualifiedtechnician
torestorethevideoproducttoitsnormaloperation.
E.Ifthevideoproducthasbeendropped,orthecabinet
damaged.
F.Whenthevideoproductexhibitsadistinctchangein
performance--thisindicatesaneedforservice.
17.
REPLACEMENTPARTS--Whenreplacementpartsare
required,besuretheservicetechnicianhasused
replacementpartsspecifiedbythemanufacturerorthathave
thesamecharacteristicsastheoriginalpart.Unauthorized
substitutionsmayresultinfire,electricshockorother
hazards.
18.
SAFETYCHECK--Uponcompletionofanyserviceor
repairstothisvideoproduct,asktheservicetechnicianto
performsafetycheckstodeterminethatthevideoproductis
inproperoperatingcondition.
19.
FIELDINSTALLATION--Thisinstallationshouldbemadeby
aqualifiedservicepersonandshouldconformtoalllocal
codes.
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FCCCOMPLIANCESTATEMENT
INFORMATIONTOTHEUSER:THISEQUIPMENTHASBEENTESTEDAND
FOUNDTOCOMPLYWITHTHELIMITSFORACLASSBDIGITALDEVICE,
PURSUANTTOPART15OFTHEFCCRULES.THESELIMITSAREDESIGNED
TOPROVIDEREASONABLEPROTECTIONAGAINSTHARMFUL
INTERFERENCEINARESIDENTIALINSTALLATION.THISEQUIPMENT
GENERATES,USESANDCANRADIATERADIOFREQUENCYENERGYAND,
IFNOTINSTALLEDANDUSEDINACCORDANCEWITHTHEINSTRUCTIONS,
MAYCAUSEHARMFULINTERFERENCETORADIOCOMMUNICATIONS.
HOWEVER,THEREISNOGUARANTEETHATINTERFERENCEWILLNOT
OCCURINAPARTICULARINSTALLATION.IFTHISEQUIPMENTDOES
CAUSEHARMFULINTERFERENCETORADIOORTELEVISIONRECEPTION,
WHICHCANBEDETERMINEDBYTURNINGTHEEQUIPMENTOFFANDON,
THEUSERISENCOURAGEDTOTRYTOCORRECTTHEINTERFERENCEBY
ONEORMOREOFTHEFOLLOWINGMEASURES:
-REORIENTORRELOCATETHERECEIVINGANTENNA
-INBETWEENTHEEQUIPMENTANDRECEIVER
NCREASETHESEPARATIO
-CONNECTTHEEQUIPMENTINTOANOUTLETONACIRCUITDIFFERENT
FROMTHATTOWHICHTHERECEIVERISCONNECTED
-CONSULTTHEDEALERORANEXPERIENCEDRADIO/TVTECHNICIAN
FORHELP
CAUTION:CHANGESORMODIFICATIONSNOTEXPRESSLYAPPROVED
BYTHEMANUFACTUREDCOULDVOIDTHEUSER'SAUTHORITYTO
OPERATETHEEQUIPMENT.
THISCLASSBDIGITALAPPARATUSMEETSALLREQUIREMENTSOFTHE
CANADIANINTERFERENCE-CAUSINGEQUIPMENTREGULATIONS.
CETAPPAREILNUMÉRIQUEDELACLASSEBRESPECTETOUTESLES
EXIGENCESDURÈGLEMENTSURLEMATÉRIELBROUILLERDUCANADA.
FEATURES
Possibleuseasaclosedcircuittelevisionmonitororavideopreview/playback
monitor.
Loopthroughconnection.
Electroniccircuitsprovidesafeguardsagainstinterference,noiseandchanging
signalstrengthtomaintainaclearandstablepicture.
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SPECIFICATIONS
PICTURETUBE(Usefulscreensize)
POWERSOURCE
CAUTION :Confirmthemodelnumberandthepowersourceonthecover
pagebeforeuse.
POWERCONSUMPTION
SYSTEM
RESOLUTION
INPUTSIGNAL
SCANNINGFREQUENCY
:
HORIZONTAL
:
VERTICAL
LINEARITY
:
HORIZONTAL
:
VERTICAL
ACTIVEDISPLAYAREA
:
HORIZONTAL
:
VERTICAL
INPUTCONNECTOR(CAMERA)
CONTROL
:
FRONT
:
BACK
OPERATINGTEMPERATURE
AMBIENTHUMIDITY
DIMENSIONS(WxDxH)
WEIGHT
9"Diagonal,90°DeflectionAngle(8.7")
12"Diagonal,90°DeflectionAngle(11.6")
AC90132V50Hz/60Hz
AC198264V50Hz/60Hz
18Watts
EIAorCCIRstandard
morethan800TVlines(center)
1.0Vp-p(75ohm)
60Hz:15.734KHz
50Hz:15.625KHz
59.94Hz
50Hz
10%MAX.
10%MAX.
10%overscanning
13%overscanning
BNCconnector
H-HOLD,V-HOLD,BRIGHT,CONTRAST,
POWERS/W
V-LINEARITY,V-HEIGHT,
EIA/CCIRSELECTORS/W
0°C~40C°(32°F~104°F)
0%~90%
9":220mmx248mmx234mm
12":305mmx302mmx287mm
9":4.3Kg
12":7.3Kg
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OPERATINGINSTRUCTION
FRONT9"
5
1
2
1.
H-HOLD(horizontalhold)CONTROL
4
3
12"
1
2
Whenthepicturehasslantinghorizontalbars,rotatetheH-HOLDcontrolin
eitherdirectionuntilastationarypictureisobtained.
2.
V-HOLD(verticalhold)CONTROL
Whenthepicturerollsupordownonthescreen,adjustV-HOLDcontroluntil
thereisasinglesteadypicture.
5
4
3
3.
BRIGHT(brightness)CONTROL
Turnclockwiseformorebrightnessandcounterclockwiseforless.
4.
CONTRASTCONTROL
Turnclockwisetoincreasepicturecontrastandcounterclockwisetodecrease
it.
5.
POWERSWITCH
Toturnthemonitorpoweron,pressonce.Toturnthepoweroff,pressonce
again.
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BACK9"
12"
6
7
6.
VIDEOIN/OUTCONNECTOR
9
8
6
7
ConnectortothevideooutputofaVCRoranothermonitor(forloop-through
connection)ortoavideocamera.
Loop-throughoutputoftheVIDEOINconnector.Connectorthevideoinputof
anothermonitororaVCR.
Note
:Theimpedanceisautomaticallysetto75ohmbytheinputofasignalonthe
inputconnectorwhileoperatinginasingleconnectionmode.However,ifacable
isconnectedtotheoutputconnector,theconnectionisplacedintotheopen
statusbythemultipleconnectionandhighimpedanceautomaticallyselected.
Caution
7.
SCANMODESELECTOR(EIACCIR)
:Donotleaveanunusedcableconnectedtothemonitor.Ifasinglecableis
used,thenitmustbeconnectedtotheinputconnectorforthe75ohmautoterminationselectortofunctionproperly.
SettoEIAforEIAstandard.
SettoCCIRforCCIRstandard.
8.
V-HEIGHTCONTROL
Toadjustthiscontrolfortheverticalsizeofthepicture.
9.
V-LIN.CONTROL
Toadjustthiscontrolfortheverticallinearityofthepicture.
9
8
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CONNECTION
SINGLECONNECTION
MULTIPLECONNECTION
tovideocamera
tovideocamera
tovideooutput
tovideooutput
Upto3monitorcanbeconnectedusingtheloop-throughfeatureofthisunit.When
thismonitorisconnectedtoadditionalmonitors,thesamepicturecanbeobtained
onalltheconnectedmonitors.
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