Mermaid Technology 213, 240 User Manual

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mermaid ventura 213/240

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Table of Contents:

Table of Contents: ...........................................................................................................2

1. Preface ........................................................................................................................3

2. Important information.................................................................................................3

3. Content of the Box:......................................................................................................4

4. Unpacking, placement and setup. (PC)........................................................................4

5. OSD Key functions .......................................................................................................5

6. OSD Menu....................................................................................................................6

7. OSD Functions & Adjustments8. Guarantee terms.......................................................6

8. Guarantee terms........................................................................................................10

9. If you need to contact us!..........................................................................................10

10. Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................11

Appendix A: List of tested graphic boards. ....................................................................11

Appendix B: Connector specific at ions............................................................................ 13

Appendix C: Technical specifications .............................................................................15

Appendix D: Video Mode Support ..................................................................................16

Appendix E: Optical Characteristics – ventura 240 T .....................................................17

Appendix F: Optical Characteristics – ventura 213 T .....................................................18

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1. Preface

The mermaid ventura 213T and 240T are state of the art high-tech flat panel TFT monitors with resolutions of 1600x1200 and 1920x1200 respectively. They are based on the newest PVA technology, which gives very fast response times and therefore excellent suitability for video and gaming applications. The monitors are made of steel and hardened glass which provides excellent stability and strength. The integrated hinge means you are able to adjust the monitor for optimal viewing angle and comfort.

Connections:

• Analog VGA (D-Sub connector)

• DVI (DVI-I connector)

• S-Video (4-pole Mini-Din)

• CVBS, Composite Video (RCA/Phono connector)

• YUV (YprPb) or Component RGB with Sync on Green (3xRCA/Phono connectors)

Features:

• Graphical icon based OSD menu controlling all the functions of the monitor.

• PIP (Picture In Picture) featuring different placements and sizes.

• Vertical picture split PC/Video with fully configurable content.

• Adjustment of brightness, contrast, hue, sharpness and colour saturation when video input is selected.

• Remote control is optional.

• Accepts refresh rates of between 56 Hz and 75 Hz.

• VESA DPMS power saving compatible.

• 4:3 to 16:9 aspect ratio conversions built in.

2. Important information

Both the 213T and the 240T require a high quality graphics board which incorporates a high bandwidth (the ability to generate a high quality VGA signal even at high resolutions). In general, older type graphic boards are not suitable to drive the 213T and 240T. The mermaid ventura 213T is less demanding than the 240T and therefore can be driven by larger variety of graphics boards. Furthermore, it is important to use cables of good quality and to keep the analog VGA as short as possible.

If you should decide to drive the monitor by means of DVI, a graphics board with DVI-D or DVI-I output is required. It is also recommended to use a DVI graphics board which is compatible with the newest DVI 2.XX standard. Older versions have shown to be incompatible and may provide problems.

When using the monitors with Windows XP, it is recommended that the refresh rate be set to 60 Hz before connecting the 213T or 240T.

Please save the packaging. It has been designed to provide optimal support and protection for the monitor during transportation.

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3. Content of the Box:

• ventura 213T (21”) or ventura 240T (24”) monitor

• PSU (80 Watt)

• Powercord

• HQ VGA cable 1,8 meter

• Users manual

• ”Quickstart” card

• Glass cleaner & screen wiping cloth

4. Unpacking, placement and setup. (PC)

After the box has been opened the monitor and side packing can be lifted out.

21”- First remove the outer two side pieces. Then remove the two inner side pieces from the monitor and carefully lift the monitor out of box.

24”- It will be necessary to lift the monitor and support material out in one operation.

The monitor needs to be placed on a smooth and stable surface. This surface must be able to safely support 25 kg (213T) or 30 kg (240T).

Your monitor has been delivered with a standard VGA cable of high quality, intended to be used with standard graphic boards (analog RGB). If you wish to use DVI, a suitable cable will need to be purchased separately. Make sure the computer is turned off before connecting the monitor.

• Connect the monitor to the computer, by means of the supplied VGA cable or by means of DVI.

• Connect the PSU to the monitor and AC outlet.

• Turn on the computer and monitor. If nothing happens within approx. 5 seconds, press the OSD button #2 (OSD

counted from the right) until the textbox shown at the upper right corner describes the input of your choice.

• mermaid 213T and 240T monitors are plug & play compatible via VESA DDC1/2B. Windows 98, ME and XP will

recognise this and self configure.

OSD panel is located beneath the monitor

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5. OSD Key functions

Function Description

Menu (Hot Key) Activate the OSD

Bright (Hot Key) Activate brightness control OSD PIP (Hot Key) Activate PIP (Picture-in-Picture) window

Source (Hot Key) Source select Analog RGB->DVI->Video->S-Video->DVD (YPrPb/RGB)

Auto Adj. (Hot Key) Optimize image quality automatically

Select Select the highlighted menu

Down/Left Up/Right

Exit Exit from menu or sub-menus

Hot Key: MENU Bright Bright N/A N/A PIP Source Auto Adi.

Normal: Select Down Up Exit N/A PIP Source Auto Adi.

Left Ri

Moves the selector right or left on the OSD Increase of decrease the value of selected

Exit from OSD menu Turns PIP off

ht Pre-Menu swa

PIP Swap the PIP sources

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6. OSD Menu

Main Menu Sub-Menu

1. Brightness

2. Contrast

3. Image control H-Size / Phase

4. Image position H-position / V-position

5. Color control Mode / R / G / B

6. Aspect ratio Wide expand / Expand / Normal (1:1)

7. Default setting Power Resume/Power Save/Default load / Color load

8. Sharpness Sharpen / Medium / Soften

9. Zoom Zoom / H-panning / V-panning

10. PIP Size / H-position / V-position

11. PBP Mode / PC Source / Video Source(Composite/S-video/Component)

12. OSD Language / Transparent / OSD position / OSD timeout

13. Info (Video information)

14. Video control Brightness / Contrast / Saturation / Hue / Enhance/Component

3 4 5 6 7

10 11 12 13 14

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7. OSD Functions & Adjustments

1. Brightness

Changes the overall brightness of image

2. Contrast

3. Image control Fine tune vertical and horizontal noise in the display.

4. Image position

Changes the ratio between white and black

¢¸ Distinct ¢º Vague

Mismatch of Horizontal image size causes periodic vertical bands in the display

Moves the vertical and horizon location of the display

Mismatch of Phase causes Horizontal line noise in the display

5. Color control

Changes the color tone of the display

Mode 1: Bluish white

Mode 2: Reddish white Mode 3: Normal white User: Changes individual color Red, Green and Blue

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6. Aspect ratio

7. Default setting

8. Sharpness

9. Zoom and Panning

Changes the ratio of vertical and horizontal size of display

Wide Expand: Full screen image expansion regardless of the original aspect ratio Expand: Perform image expansion while keeping the original aspect ratio Normal (1:1): No image expansion

It works in PC source / composite / S-video /YPbPr. It does not work with Wide LCD Panel in Analog PC signal at its maximum wide

Erases all user settings and go back to the default setting

Power resume: Recovering option selection from DPMS Mode Power save: DPMS Sign duration time selection Default load: Erase current H-position and V-position setting Color load: Erase current color setting and load default color setting

Modify the sharpness of the display

Sharpen: Edges of image become sharp Medium Soften: Edges of image become soft

Perform digital zoom and move around the magnified image

Zoom: Perform digital zoom and magnifies an image. It works with PC source only. It does not work in UXGA and WUXGA mode. H-Pan / V-Pan: Moves magnified image to the horizontal / vertical direction.

10. Picture in Picture

11. Picture by Picture

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hows a small sub-window superimposed on video or PC. When video is in

full screen mode, then PC will be appeared in a small window or vice versa.

Size: Off (Disable PIP), 1 (400 x 300), 2 (640 x 480), 3 (800 x 600) Position: Changes the PIP window position to the horizontal / vertical direction

Split display into two (2) windows. Then shows PC and video side by side.

Mode: Off (Disable PBP feature), 1 (PC in the left, Video in the right) 2 (Video in the left, PC in the right) PC Source: 1 (PC analog), 2 (PC DVI) Video Source: 1 (Composite video signal), 2 (S-Video), 3 (HDTV)

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12. OSD set

13. Information

14. Video control Changes the parameters of video display. Applicable for Composite video, S-

Sets up OSD appearance

Language: Select an OSD language. English is available as default Transparent: Sets the transparency of OSD back ground. 9 steps. OSD position: Changes the OSD menu position in the display OSD Timeout: Sets time span before OSD menu disappearance. 5, 10, 20, 50 and 200 seconds.

Displays the information regarding current display source. Input signal, Information includes as following:

Video signal type: Analog / DVI/ Video / S-video Sync. Type, frequency, polarity and resolution

Video and DVD only.

Brightness: Changes the overall brightness of image Contrast: Changes the ratio between white and black Saturation: Changes the color tone in accordance with the difference of color concentration under red color criterion Hue: Changes the difference of color toward Blue or Red color direction. Enhance: Video quality improvement Component : Selection for Yuv or RGB signal

Saturation

Hue

¢¸ Decrement

¢¸ Bluish

¢º Reddish

¢º Greenish

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8. Guarantee terms

mermaid ventura 213/240 are covered by a 1-year Pick-UP service

Pick-UP Collection from and return to your address. If your mermaid ventura needs repairing, contact mermaid customer services, who will arrange to have your screen collected, repaired and returned to you within 14 working days.

The guarantee terms set out above apply to Europe only.

9. If you need to contact us!

Contact mermaid customer support. If you need to get in touch with mermaid technology, please contact us via phone or mail:

Phone mermaid customer support opening hours are Monday to Friday 14.00-16.30.

By mail mermaid technology a/s Att.: Customer Support (Kundeservice) Symfonivej 34-36 2730 Herlev

Telephone +45 44 52 92 00

Telefax +45 44 52 92 65

E-mail kundeservice@mermaid

Internet http://www.mermaid.dk

.dk

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10. Troubleshooting

If you have troubles using this monitor, please refer to following suggestions for troubleshooting.

If you can not fix it properly, please contact your distributor or place of purchase.

Symptom Suggestions Reference

Screen is blank Ensure that the power cord is connected and the

“Check signal cable” message

“Sync out of range” message

The image is too dark or bright Horizontal bars appear to flicker, jitter or

shimmer on the image Vertical bars appear to flicker, jitter or shimmer on the image Screen is blank The system activates power management mode.

Image is not stable and may appear to vibrate

Image is not centered on the screen

monitor is on Ensure that the signal cable is connected firmly connected to the signal source Ensure that the signal source is turned on Check the maximum resolution and the frequency of the video adapter Adjust the brightness and contrast

Adjust the “Image Control / Phase”

Adjust the “Image Control / H-Size”

Just press the PC keyboard or move the PC mouse

Check the display resolution and frequency. From your PC or video board is in available mode

for your monitor. On your PC, check

“Control Panel -> Display -> Settings”

If the setting is incorrect, you may change the setting using PC utility program. Adjust the “Image Position / H-Position” or VPosition

None

Video mode support

OSD Key function

None

OSD Function and adjustment

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Appendix A: List of tested graphic boards.

Graphic board/Chip Ventura 213T

(1600x1200)

Interface Analog VGA DVI Analog VGA DVI ASUS V7100 (Nvidia Gforce 2 MX) yes yes yes yes

Matrox G200 (MGA xx) yes - no Winfast (Nvidia TNT2) yes - no -

The graphic boards, which failed at high resolutions, will probably run at lower resolutions.

Ventura240T (1920x1200)

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Appendix B: Connector specifications.

Power In (P1)

Analog RGB in (P2)

DVI In (P3)

Notes:

* DVI Input: Pin 1 – 7, Pin 9-24 * Reserved for HDTV Input: Pin 8, C2 – C5

P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 Power In Analog VGA DVI In S-Video Y Pb Pr (YUV mode) CVBS G B R (RGB mode)

Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function

1 Power in 2 Power in 3 GND 4 GND

Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function

1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 NC

5 GND 6 R_GND 7 G_GND 8 B_GND

9 NC 10 GND 11 GND 12 SDA

13 H_SYnc 14 V_Sync 15 SCL

Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function

1 Rx2- 2 Rx2+ 3 SGKD2 (GND) 4 NC

5 NC 6 DDC_CLK(SCL) DDC_DAT (SDA) 8 AVSYND (HDTV)

9 Rx1- 10 Rx1+ 11 SHLD (GND) 12 NC

13 NC 14 DVI_VCC (5V) 15 GND 16 Hot Plug Det.

17 Rx0- 18 Rx0+ 19 SHLD0 (GND) 20 NC

21 NC 22 SHLDC (GND) 23 RxC+ 24 RxC-

C1 HDPr(HDTV) C2 HDY C3 HDPb (HDTV) C4 AHSYNC (HDTV)

C5 AGND

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Connector specifications – continued.

S-Video IN (P4)

Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function

1 GND 2 GND 3 Luma 4 Chroma

CVBS (n – Composite Video (P5)

Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function

1 GND 2 CVBS 1

Y In/Green* (P6)

Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function

1 GND 2 Y

* In RBG mode, the “Green” signal must be provided with sync. “SOG”

Pb In/Blue (P7)

Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function

1 GND 2 Pb GND

Pr (In/Red (P8)

Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function Pin no. Function

1 GND 2 Pr

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Appendix C: Technical specifications

Electrical parameters reference : tA 25 ° C

Symbol Descriptio Mi Ty Ma Uni

VDD DC power supply TBD 14.0 TBD V

Video input signal (w.r.t. GND) 0.5 0.7 1.0 VPP

i(RGB)

fS Video sample rate 200 MHz

fH Horizontal sync frequency 30 93 KHz

Vertical sync frequency 30 75 Hz

Supply current +12V (w/o LCD & inverter) 0.85 A

DD1

Supply current +12V (with LCD & inverter) 6.31 A

DD2

Supply current +12V (with LCD & inverter, power save) 0.45 A

DDPS1

Additional features

Paramete Value Unit

Max. output resolution 1920/1600 x 1200 pixel

Data

24 bit

Input impedance: Analog

vide

syn

Sync polarities +/-

Sync levels TTL

Max. number of colours 16.7M color

Operating temperature 0 ~ 50 ° C

Storage temperature -20 ~ 70 ° C

470

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Appendix D: Video Mode Support

The modes are detected whten presented to the input and previous alignments for setup are automatically recalled. A true multi-sync monitor emulation is implemented.

The factory preset supported modes include:

Mode Resolution Refresh rate H-freq. Pixel freq. Remarks

VGA 720 x 400 59.940HZ 31.469Hz 25.175MHz VESA Standard

VGA 640 x 480 60Hz 31.5Hz 25.175MHz Industry Standard

VGA 640 x 480 72Hz 37.9KHz 31.500MHz VESA Standard

VGA 640 x 480 75Hz 37.5KHz 31.500MHz VESA Standard

SVGA 800 x 600 60Hz 37.9 KHz 40.000MHz VESA Standard

SVGA 800 x 600 75Hz 48.1KHz 50.000MHz VESA Standard

SVGA 800 x 600 75Hz 46.9KHz 49.500MHz VESA Standard

XGA 1024 x 768 60Hz 48.4KHz 65.000MHz VESA Guidelines

XGA 1024 x 768 70Hz 56.5KHz 75.000MHz VESA Standard

XGA 1024 x 768 75Hz 60 KHz 78.750MHz VESA Standard

1152 x 864 75Hz 67.5KHz 108.000MHz

SXGA

SXGA*3 1280 x 1024 75Hz 79.0KHz 135.000MHz VESA Standard

WSXGA*3 1600 x 1024 60Hz 62.1KHz 112.700MHz

UXGA*4 1600 x 1200 60Hz 75.0KHz 162.000MHz VESA Standard

UXGA*4 1600 x 1200 65Hz 81.3KHz 175.500MHz VESA Standard

UXGA*4 1600 x 1200 70Hz 87.5KHz 189.000MHz VESA Standard

UXGA*4 1600 x 1200 65Hz 93.8KHz 202.500MHz VESA Standard

WUXGA*4 1920 x 1200 60Hz 75KHz 193.156MHz Analog

WUXGA 1920 x 1200 60Hz 75KHz 158.0MHz Digital

1280 x 1024 60Hz 64.0KHz 108.000MHz VESA Standard

Notes:

• All mentioned modes are non-interlaced. The maximum and minimum frame rates are determined by the TFTLCD.

• Factory preset modes are overwritten by additional user alignments for automatic recall. At all times it remains possible to recall the

initial factory presets.

• If the resolution of TFT LCD is WSXGA (1600x1024), the ventura monitor decides to run WSXGA mode in SXGA and WSXGA input.

• If the resolution of TFT LCD is WUXGA (1920x1200), the ventura monitor decides to run WUXGA mode in UXGA and WSXGA input.

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Appendix E: Optical Characteristics – ve ntura 240 T

The following items are measured under stable conditions. The optical characteristics should be measured in a dark room or equivalent state with the methods shown in Note (1).

* Measuring equipment: TOPCON BM-5A, BM-5A PHOTO RESEARCH PR650

* Ta = 25± 2

(Center of screen)

Time at Ta

Luminance of White

(Center of Screen)

Color

Chromaticity

(CIE)

Viewing

Angle

C, Vco = 5.0V, fdclk=97.5MHz, IL = 6.5 mArms

Item Symbol Condition Min. Typ Max Unit

Contrast Ratio

Rising T

Falling T

Red

Green

Blue

White

Hor.

Ver.

CR (400) - -

RX - 0.610 -

- 0.356 -

GX - 0.313 -

- 0.584 -

BX - 0.149 -

- 0.317 -

WX - (0.315) -

θL

θR

φH

φL

φ=0,

θ=0

Normal

Viewing

Angle

CR≥10

- (15) - Response

- (20) -

- 0.350 -

- 80 -

230

Degrees

msec

cd/m

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Appendix F: Optical Characteristics – v entura 213 T

The following items are measured under stable conditions. The optical characteristics should be measured in a dark room or equivalent state with the methods shown in Note (1).

* Measuring equipment: TOPCON BM-5A, BM-7 PHOTO RESEARCH PR650

* Ta = 25± 2

(Center of screen)

Time at Ta

Luminance of White

(Center of Screen)

Color

Chromaticity

(CIE)

Viewing

Angle

C, Vco = 5.0V, fdclk=97.5MHz, IL = 6.5 mArms

Item Symbol Condition Min. Typ Max Unit

Contrast Ratio

CR (400) - -

Rising T

Falling T

Red

Green

RX - (TBD) -

- (TBD) -

GX - (TBD) -

- (TBD) -

BX - (TBD) -

Blue

White

Hor.

Ver.

- (TBD) -

WX - (0.310) -

θL

θR

φH

θL

φ=0,

θ=0

Normal

Viewing

Angle

≥10

- (20) - Response

- (15) -

250

- (0.330) -

- 80 -

msec

cd/m

Degrees

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