Planar LC1502R User Manual

LC1502R

USER’S MANUAL

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Table of Contents

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Safety and Use Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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About the LC1502R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Package Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connector Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Start Your Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

How to Use the OSD Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

On-Screen Display Menus

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Automatic Brightness Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Manual Brightness Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Minimum Brightness Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Maximum Brightness Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Electrical and Optical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Mechanical and Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Compatible Video Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Reliability and Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Safety and Regulatory Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Power Supply and AC Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Cooling Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Touch Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

NFI Touch Screen

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Capacitive Touch Screen

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Warning Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Mechanical Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Support and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Usage Notice

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- To prevent the risk of fire or shock hazards, do not directly expose this product to rain or moisture.

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- Please do not open or disassemble the product as this may cause electric shock.

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Follow all warnings, precautions and maintenance as recommended in this User's Manual to maximize the life of your monitor.

• Turn off the product before cleaning.

• Use only a dry soft cloth or clean room wiper when cleaning the LCD panel surface.

• Use a soft cloth moistened with mild detergent to clean the monitor housing.

• Use only a high-quality and safety-approved 12V power supply.

• Do not touch the LCD panel surface with sharp or hard objects.

• Do not use abrasive cleaners, waxes or solvents for cleaning.

Introduction

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The LC1502R is a high performance monitor designed for demanding applications. The monitor consists of a 15" diagonal flat panel liquid crystal display (LCD) housed in a metal enclosure with an integrated ambient light sensor to facilitate automatic brightness control.

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• Very high bright 1000 cd/m

brightness for sunlight readability

• Automatic brightness control to auto adjust the brightness to ambient conditions

• Manual brightness control mode to allow the user to control the brightness

• Wide 0 - 50°C operating temperature range

• Long backlight life: >40000 hours operating time before reaching half brightness

• Rugged vibration and shock characteristics

• Conformance to FCC/EN55022 Class B for low EMI

• 1024 x 768 XGA resolution

• Auto-adjustment function for jitter-free operation

• Optional cooling kit to reduce solar loading

• Optional 12V AC/DC power supply

• Optional capacitive and NFI touch screens

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VGA Signal Cable

Quick Start Guide

Installation

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Standard D-sub Analog; 15-pin D-sub connector

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Connector type: 4-pin mini DIN socket

Manufacturer: Singatron Enterprise Co. (Taiwan)

Part Number: 2MJ-0402A120

Mating Connector: 2MP-0402 series

Power Connector Pin Configuration

Pin Description

1 +12V DC

2 +12V DC

3 Ground

4 Ground

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Connector type: Molex Micro Fit 3.0

Mating connector: Molex 43025-0600 (housing) and Molex

43030 (terminals)

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Pin Name Description

1 Ground Electrical ground

2 Reserved For factory use only, leave unconnected

3 DIM_Input 0-5V analog input for external dimming, connect to wiper of

dimming pot if used

4 /Ext_DIM, Input to determine brightness control mode; has 10k pull up to +5V

Logic high (or unconnected) = Automatic Brightness Control mode

Logic low = Manual Brightness Control mode

5 Ground Electrical ground; connect to lower leg of dimming potentiometer

if used

6 Vref +5V reference voltage output with 470 ohm series resistance;

connect to upper leg of dimming potentiometer if used

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Note: There is no need to connect to this connector. Information is shown for reference only. If a

Cooling Kit option is ordered, the required cooling kit power cable will be installed at the factory.

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Pin Description

1 Switched Return

2 +12V output

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M4 threaded holes are provided in the sides of the monitor housing for mounting purposes. The blind holes will accommodate 10 mm long screws. See the mechanical outline drawing 076-0579-00 at www.planar.com/support for details.

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To configure the monitor, please refer to the following figure and procedures.

1. Be sure the computer or video source is turned off.

2. Connect the 12V DC power(1.0). During initial turn on with no video applied, the display will automatically power on with a self test pattern displayed. The self test pattern consists of alternating screens of black, white, red, green, and blue.

3. Connect the VGA signal cable from display VGA input connector to the 15-pin connector of your host computer and tighten the screws(1.0).

4. If needed, connect to the external dimming connector(1.0). See details in the Brightness Control section of this document.

5. Turn on your computer or video source.

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Once video is applied, self test mode is automatically cancelled and will no longer function

when video is removed.

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To ensure the LCD display will work well with your system, please configure the display mode

of your graphic card for a 1024 x 768 resolution and a 75 Hz refresh rate.

Figure 1.0

USB or Serial Cable

(Touch Versions)

Optional US or EU Power Supply Kit

(For ordering information, contact your sales representative)

VGA Cable

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