Pixelink 20” Rack Mount Series Display, PL200V Series, PL200X Series Operating Instructions Manual

Operating Instructions

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Multi-Scan Color TFT LCD Monitor

20” Rack Mount Series Display

Read these Operating Instructions completely before operating this display.

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CAUTION!!

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back).
While this device employs fuses as a protection system against electric shock, a
failed fuse is an indication of a more serious failure of circuit components, and as
such are not user replaceable.

No user serviceable parts inside.

Refer servicing to qualified personnel.

WARNING!!

TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS MONITOR TO
RAIN OR MOISTURE.

HIGH VOLTAGE EXISTS ON THE BACK LIGHT CIRCUIT OF THIS DISPLAY
DEVICE. BEFORE SERVICING, DETERMIN THE PRESENCE OF HIGH VOLTAGE
BY CONNECTING THE H.V. METER BETWEEN THE BACK LIGHT POWER
LEAD AND THE CHASSIS ONLY.

Definitions of Symbols Used on the LCD Display and in this Manual

General Caution – See Manual for additional safety instructions

For the definition of MENU button Symbols, see the OSD Menu Options section of this
guide.

WARNING – Risk of electric shock

Disclaimer

This LCD display device was designed and manufactured solely for use as a 19” rack
mount display device in a business or industrial environment. It is not intended for home
or office use, nor is it recommended as a desk top display.

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Installation and Set Up

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The display will fit industry standard 19” rack mount systems, with an available 9U
(15.75”) vertical opening.

Attach to the racking system with the four (4) 1/4x20 screws provided, or use equivalent
screws to secure the display.

Attach power and video cables as needed, and ensure cables are not pinched or pulled
tight by other devices mounted below the display.

Ensure that the air space behind the display is adequately ventilated.

Reference

Read the reference section completely, before attempting to use this display device.

On Screen Display (OSD) Controls

All adjustments to this display device are made via the 8 buttons centrally located on the
front of the display.

POWER

MENU

SELECT

Briefly pressing and releasing the POWER button will turn the display on
or off.

Pressing the MENU button will activate the on screen menu system. When
a menu is displayed, pressing MENU will remove the on screen display
(OSD) and save changes.

Press SELECT to select a sub menu or to activate the Auto Adjust
no menu is displayed.

* when

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DOWN

UP

RIGHT

LEFT

INPUT

LED

When a menu item has more than one option, pressing DOWN selects the
next available option within the currently displayed menu

When a menu item has more than one option, pressing UP selects the
next available option within the currently displayed menu

Pressing the RIGHT key will adjust the value of a selected menu item to
the next higher setting. Holding the RIGHT key down will rapidly increment
the selected item.

Pressing the LEFT key will adjust the value of a selected menu item to the
next lower setting. Holding the LEFT key down will rapidly decrement the
selected item.

Pressing the INPUT key will change the displayed image to the next input
source. Select between RGB, DVI, VIDEO and S-VIDEO. If no video
signal is detected, a message will be displayed.

The LED will provide status information under the following conditions:
Green: Normal operation. A valid video mode has been detected and is

being displayed from the currently selected video source.
Red: Off mode. No valid video signal can be detected from the currently

selected video source.
Amber: DPMS mode. A power saving mode, triggered by a signal from the

video source device.

Auto Set Up

* Auto adjust is activated when no OSD menu is displayed and the SELECT button is
pressed.

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OSD Menu Options

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Below is a summary of controls available on this display, and the menu options necessary
to access a particular option. To adjust any specific control option, first select the main
menu option, then the corresponding sub menu.

Press the MENU OSD button to activate the OSD menu system.

The initial main menu option PICTURE will vary slightly, depending on the type of
video input in use at the time the menu is activated.

• For PC video modes on the RGB and DVI inputs, the options CSM, Brightness

and Contrast will be available.

• For full motion (DVD/VCR) video (AV) on the “S”-Video and Composite inputs,

PSM, Brightness, Contrast, Color, Sharpness and Tint will be available.

See the two sample menus pictured below:

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Press the LEFT or RIGHT OSD buttons to navigate between the four top level menu
options, PICTURE, PIP, SETUP and SCREEN.

To exit from any sub menu, or to exit the menu system without waiting for the
programmed timeout, press the MENU button.

PC Video PICTURE submenus

Press SELECT to open the sub menu options to the right.

The CSM menu allows the user to select the overall warmth of the colors used on screen.
Options available are Cool, Normal, Warm and User. When CSM is set to User, RED
GREEN and BLUE can be adjusted directly.

To adjust an image option, press the UP or DOWN OSD button to select the desired
option, then press the LEFT or RIGHT OSD button to incrementally adjust the value
from 0 to 100.

Press the MENU button to exit from this menu.

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Motion (Action) Video PICTURE submenus

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Press SELECT to open the sub menu options to the right.

The PSM menu allows the user to select how motion video is interpreted by the display.
Options available are Dynamic, Standard, Mild, Game and User. When PSM is set to
USER, Color Sharpness and Tint can be adjusted directly.

To adjust an image option, press the UP or DOWN buttons to select the desired option,
then press the LEFT or RIGHT button to incrementally adjust the value from 0 to 100.

Press the MENU button to exit from this menu.

Tint

Press the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to incrementally set the Tint from RED (R50) to
GREEN 50 (G50).

Press the MENU button to exit from this menu.

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PIP / POP / PBP

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Picture in Picture (PIP) / Picture outside Picture (POP) / Picture by Picture (PBP)

More than one video source can be displayed onscreen at the same time, with one source
as a primary, and another source as a secondary usually in a small window over the top of
the primary.

Picture in picture options include Off, PIP, POP, PBP1 and PBP2.

PIP Places a small secondary image over a full screen primary source image.
POP The secondary image is a small window to the right of the primary image.
PBP1 Places the primary and secondary images as small windows side by side.
BPB2 Same as PBP1 except both images are stretched vertically to fill the screen.

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Pressing the LEFT or RIGHT buttons, will switch between the available video sources.

Pressing the LEFT or RIGHT buttons will swap the PIP image with the primary image.

Pressing the LEFT or RIGHT buttons will set PIP image size between small and large.

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Pressing the LEFT or RIGHT buttons will select the corner for the PIP image. The

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choices are upper left, upper right, lower right and lower left.

SETUP submenus

The Setup menu allows user customization of several settings used globally throughout
the OSD menu system.

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The OSD menu displays the available options in English as a default. Available

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languages are: English, Deutch, Francais, Italiano and Espanol. To choose a different
language, select Language, and then press the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to change.

Pressing the LEFT or RIGHT buttons will select the transparency of the OSD menu when
displayed. The lower the number between 0 and 100, the more the source image will
show thru the OSD menu when displayed.

Pressing the LEFT or RIGHT buttons will select the next available aspect ratio.
When displaying video from a PC, the options are 4:3 and 16:9 (recommended).
When displaying video from an AV source, the options are 4:3, 14:9 and 16:9

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ISM (Image Sticking Minimization) is the method used to avoid long term image
retention in LCD and Plasma displays. While LCD displays are not as susceptible to
image retention as older Plasma displays, if the image will be static for long periods of
time, such as several months or longer, it is recommended to use either the Orbit or White
ISM options. Press the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to switch between Normal, Orbit and
White.

Press the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to turn the SET ID feature On or Off.

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Press the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to set the ID between 0 and 99.

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The displayed image cane be “flipped” (mirrored) to accommodate unusual mounting
requirements. Press the LEFT or RIGHT OSD menu buttons to cycle thru the available
options.

0 – Normal operation.
1 – Flipped horizontally, mirrored Right to Left.
2 – Flipped vertically, mirrored up and down.
3 – Flipped both, mirrored right/left and up/down at the same time.

SETUP submenus

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In rare situations, the Auto Configure routine will be unable to match perfectly, the

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displayed image with the input signal. Usually this is due to non-standard video timing or
an image with a black or mostly-black background. Use the options of the Settings menu
to manually fine tune the displayed image.

In addition to the hot-key shortcut described earlier, auto-configure can be performed
manually by selecting Auto Configure from the Setup menu, and pressing the RIGHT
OSD menu button to activate.

Horizontal Position, Vertical Position, Clock and Phase can be set manually, by pressing
the UP or DOWN buttons to select an option and then pressing the LEFT or RIGHT
buttons to adjust that option. Horizontal and Vertical position adjust the location of the
displayed image, while Clock adjusts the width horizontally. Phase will minimize any
vertical bands of noise (distortion) that might be visible in non-standard video modes.

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Specification:

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Model Numbers
LCD Panel type
Native Resolution
Active display area
Max Brightness
Contrast Ratio
LCD display colors
Response time

Orientation
OSD Control

Manual Control
Viewing angle
Power rating
Input Signals

Dimensions
Weight
Temperature

PL200V/X Series

20.1” TFT/Active Matrix LCD
UXGA 1600 x1200 @ 60Hz

408.0 mm (H) x 306.0 mm (V)
300 cd/m2

700:1 Typical

16,777,216 (>16 million) colors

Rise 7 ms Typical.

Fall 9 ms Typical.

Normally Landscape viewing,

Brightness, Contrast, Position, Source, PiP,

Color, Tint, Sharpness

Power on/off

170o left/right & Up/Down

100~240 V @50/60 Hz, 1.5 A, 70W max.

Analog RGB, w/ Separate Sync,

Combined Sync, S. O. G., DVI

“S” – Video, NTSC, PAL

Composite Video, NTSC, PAL

Height: 9U (15.75”), Width: 19.0”, Depth: 3.5”

20 Lbs. (9.07 Kg.)

Operating: 0 ~ 50cC
Storage: -25 ~ 60cC

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