Planar PL1910W User Manual

PL1910W

Contents

Preface

Installation

Display Controls

Technical Information

Troubleshooting

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Warning.............................................................................................................................................................................1

Safety Precaution.......... ................................................................................................................................................3

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Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................4

Features............................................................................................................................................................................4

Unpacking .......................................................................................................................................................................5

Attaching the Base.......................................................................................................................................................6

Removing the Base.......................................................................................................................................................7

Preparing The Monitor For Wall-Mounting .......................................................................................................8

Screen Position Adjustment .....................................................................................................................................9

Connecting Cables.....................................................................................................................................................10

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Front Panel Controls..................................................................................................................................................11

Lock Function..................................................................................................................................................... ........12

OSD Operation ............................................................................................................................................................13

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Specifications..............................................................................................................................................................15

Supported Timing......................................................................................................................................................16

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Product Registration and Technical Support

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Preface

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FCC Statement Warning

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications.
installation. If this equipment does
be determined by turning the equipment

interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reposition or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced monitor technician for help.

Warning

Use only shielded signal cables to connect I/O devices to this equipment. You are cautioned that
changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void

your authority to operate the equipment.

This device complies with part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions(1) This
device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not

television reception, which can cause harmful interference to radio or

off and on, the user is enco

uraged to try to correct the

occur in a particular

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Canadian DOC Notice

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing
Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B repecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le

matériel

Important Recycle Instruction:

Lamp(s) inside this product contain mercury. This product may contain other

electronic waste that can be hazardous if not disposed of properly. Recycle or dispose
in accordance with local, state, or federal Laws. For more information, contact the
Electronic Industries Alliance at WWW.EIAE.ORG
check WWW.LAMPRECYCLE.ORG.

Contains Mercury, Dispose of Properly

. For lamp specific disposal information

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Safety Precaution

Avoid placing the monitor, or any other heavy object, on the power cord to prevent it from fire or

electrical shock.

Do not expose the monitor to rain, excessive moisture, or dust to avoid fire or shock hazard.

Do not cover the slots or openings of the monitor for proper heat dissipation.

Always put the monitor in a place where there is adequate ventilation.

Avoid placing the monitor against a bright background or where sunlight or other light sources

may reflect on the face of the monitor. Place the monitor just below eye level.

Handle with care when transporting the monitor.

Refrain from giving shock or scratch to the screen, as screen is fragile.

For displays with glossy bezels the user should consider the placement of the display as the bezel

may cause disturbing reflections from surrounding light and bright surfaces.

Cleaning Your Monitor

Please carefully follow the guidelines below when cleaning the monitor.

Always unplug the monitor before cleaning.

Use a soft cloth to wipe the screen and cabinet front and sides.

About Power Cable

Check first to make sure that the power cord you use is the correct type required for your area.

This monitor has a universal power supply that allows operation in either 100/120V AC or 220/240 V

AC voltage area. No user-adjustment is required.

Plug one end of the power cord to the AC Inlet, plug another end to a proper AC outlet.

For unit using at 120 V AC: Use a UL Listed Cord Set, Type SVT wire and plug rated 10 A/125 V.

For unit using at 220/240 V AC (outside of U.S.): Use a Cord Set consisting of H05VV-F cord and plug

rated 10 A, 250 V. The cord set should have the appropriate safety　approvals for the country In which

the equipment will be installed.

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Installation

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of PL1910W, a high performance 18.5 inch wide color TFT LCD monitor.

Features

* 18.5" TFT Color LCD monitor

* 16:9 Widescreen

* Recommended resolution: 1366 x 768 @ 60Hz

* Direct analog signal input

* Direct digital signal input

* Auto adjustment function

* Multilingual OSD user control

* Kensington security slot

* 100mm VESA mount

* Compact, space saving, sleek cabinet design.

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Unpacking

Please check that the following items are present when you unpack the box.
We recommend you save the packaging　for future use.

PJ19W

User Guide

LCD Monitor

15-pin D-Sub Cable DVI Cable

AC Power Cord

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Attaching the Base:

1. Lay the TFT LCD monitor on a flat surface with the LCD screen face down.

To prevent the monitor from being scratched, put a soft cloth on the table.

2. Unpack the stand and attach to monitor as shown.

3. Unpack the base and attach to stand as shown.

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Removing the Base

1. Lay the TFT LCD monitor on a flat surface with the LCD screen face down.

To prevent the monitor from being scratched, put a soft cloth on the table.

2.

Press the release button on the base while pulling away from the stand.

3. Press the release button on the stand while pulling away from the monitor.

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Preparing The Monitor For Wall-Mounting

1. Check the stability of the wall-mounting fixture.

2. The rear of this LCD display has 4 integrated 4 mm, 0.7 pitches threaded nuts.

Use the four holes (A), (B), (C), and (D) to attach the swing arm or other mounting fixture to the back of
the monitor with screws (not supplied).

Note: The distance of wall-mount is 100mm x 100mm.
　　　　　Please use M 4mm x 10mm (L) Screw for this application.

3. Follow the instructions included with the mounting fixture to ensure that the monitor is safely attached.

The four threaded holes that are on the back of the panel are compliant with the VESA standard for
　　 mounting flat-panel monitors.

4. Attach a swing arm or other mounting fixture.

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Screen Position Adjustment

In order to optimize the best viewing position, you can adjust the tilt of the monitor as shown in the
figure below.

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Connecting Cables

To install the monitor to your host system, please follow the steps as given below:

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Steps

1.

Connect one of the cables: VGA or DVI.

1-1.Connect VGA Cable

a. Make sure both the monitor and computer are turned off.

b. Connect the VGA video cable to the computer.

1-2.Connect DVI Cable

a. Make sure both the monitor and computer are turned off.

b. Connect the DVI cable to the computer.

2. Connect power cord

Connect the power cord to the monitor, then to a properly grounded AC outlet.

3. Turn on the monitor and computer

Turn on the monitor first, then turn on the computer.

This sequence is very important.

DVI

VGA

1-1

VGA

1-1

2

1-2

1-2

DVI

If the monitor still does not function properly, please refer to the troubleshooting section to

4.

diagnose the problem.

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Display Controls

Front Panel Controls

1 2 3 4 5 6

Icon

1

AUTO / Exit

2

3

4

5

6

Power LED

Description

Auto adjust screen display .

Press 5 seconds to auto detect the input
source or manually select the input source
of VGA or DVI.

Backward selection of the OSD menu.

Decease the value after sub-menu selected.

Forward selection of the OSD menu.

Increase the value after sub-menu selected.

Displays the OSD menu on the screen.

Selects the OSD sub-menu.

Turns on or off .the monitor

Lights up to indicate the power status.

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OSD Lock Function

OSD lock – all 4 buttons are locked except the “POWER” button.

When monitor is in normal condition,

Then press the “Menu” and “ ” button to unlock the OSD function.

The monitor will show the “OSD Lock” or “OSD Unlock” messa
disappear automatically.

press the “Menu” and buttons to lock the OSD function. “ ”

ge for 3 seconds and it will

All Lock Function

OSD & Power button lock – all 5 buttons including the “POWER” button are locked.

When monitor is in normal condition, hold “Auto/Exit” and “ ” button to lock

Repeat this step to unlock.

The monitor will show the “All Lock” or “All Unlock” messa
automatically.

ge for 3 seconds and it will disappear

all the keys’ function.

All Lock

All Unlock

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OSD Operation

Pressing the MENU button brings up the first level menu. This menu button is also used to enter the sub-

OSD menu .

Picture

Item

Brightness

Contrast

H. position

V. position

Focus

Clock

Color Temp

Auto Adjust

Content

Adjusts brightness.

Adjusts contrast.

Adjusts picture's horizontal position.

Adjusts picture's vertical position.

Adjusts phase to reduce horizontal line noise.

Adjusts clock to reduce vertical line noise.

Adjusts to different color temperatures
(6500/7500/9300/User).

Automatically adjusts all image parameters to
optimal settings.

OSD

Display

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Item

H. position

V. position

OSD Timeout

Item

Display Mode

Preset Modes

ECO

Sharpness

Content

Adjusts the OSD menu's horizontal position.

Adjusts the OSD menu's vertical position.

Adjusts how long OSD menu remains open.

Content

Expands image to full screen or 4:3.

Selects between different preset modes.

If on, sets the monitor to a decreased backlight
value.

Adjusts clarity and sharpness.

Miscellaneous

Item

Content

Information

Language

Input Select

Reset

Shows important information about the monitor.

English, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano,
Simplified Chinese, Chinese traditional, Japanese.

Select the input source for VGA or DVI.

Resets monitor to original setting.

Content

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Technical Information

Specifications

Model Name Planar PL1910W

LCD Display

Display Type

Display Area

Input

Voltage 100-240Vac

Frequency F : 30-61 kHz, F

Operational Features

Display Colors 16.7M

Resolution 1366x768 @ 60 Hz (max.)

Interface Analog RGB, Digital RGB

Input Connector VGA,DVI

Physical Specification

Dimension (H x W x D) 329 x 447 x 162 (mm)

Net Weight 3.2 kg

Power

Power on Consumption (Green)

Power Saving (Amber) <1 W

Power DC-Off (No Light)

Temperature

Operating Temperature:

Storage Temperature:

Humidity

Operating Humidity:

Storage Humidity:

Safety & EMI

Plug and Play

18.5" TFT LCD

409.8 mm(H) x 230.4 mm(V)

H V

23 W

<1 W

5 - 35 C

-25 - 60 C

20%-90%

5%-90%

UL, CB, FCC-B,CE

Supports VESA DDC2B functions

: 50-75 Hz

* All specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Supported Timing

IBM, VGA

Apple, Mac II

VESA 640x480 @ 72Hz

VESA 640x480 @ 75Hz

VGA 720x400 @ 70Hz

VESA 800x600 @ 56Hz

VESA 800x600 @ 60Hz

VESA 800x600 @ 72Hz

VESA 800x600 @ 75Hz

Apple, Mac II

VESA 1024x768 @ 60Hz

VESA 1024x768 @ 70Hz

VESA 1024x768 @ 75Hz

CEA 1280x720 @ 60Hz

CVT 1280x800 @ 60Hz

VESA 1366x768 @ 60Hz

Resolution

640x480 @ 60Hz

640 x 480 @ 67Hz

832 x 624 @74.55Hz

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Troubleshooting

Before sending your LCD monitor for servicing, please check the troubleshooting list below to

see if you can self-diagnose the problem.

(VGA Mode)

Problems Current Status Remedy

No Picture LED ON Using OSD, adjust brightness and contrast to

LED OFF Check the power switch.

LED displays amber color Check if video signal cable is properly connected to

Abnormal
Picture

Unstable Picture Check if the specification of graphics adapter and

Display is missing, center shift,
or too small or too large in
display size

maximum or reset to their default settings.

Check if AC power cord is properly connected to the
monitor.

the monitor.

Check if the power of computer system is ON.

Using OSD, adjust RESOLUTION, CLOCK, CLOCK­PHASE, H-POSITION and V-POSITION with non­standard signals.

Using OSD, in case of missing full-screen image,
please select other resolution or other vertical refresh
timing.

Wait for a few seconds after adjusting the size of the
image before changing or disconnecting the signal
cable or powering OFF the monitor.

(DVI Mode)

Problems Current Status Remedy

No Picture LED ON Using OSD, adjust brightness and contrast to

LED OFF Check the power switch.

LED displays amber color Check if video signal cable is properly connected to

maximum or reset to their default settings.

Check if AC power cord is properly connected to the
monitor.

the monitor.

Check if the power of computer system is ON.

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