Planar PT1710MX User Manual 2
PT1710MX
Touchscreen LCD Monitors
USER’S GUIDE
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Table of Contents
Usage Notice
Precautions ........................................................................................ 2
Introduction
About Planar’s PT1710MX.. ............................................................... 3
Touch Screen for PT1710MX……………………………………………..4
Package Overview ............................................................................. 5
Installation
Product Overview ............................................................................... 6
VESA Mount for your Monitor…………………………………………….9
Start Your Installation…………………………………………………….10
Connecting the Display………………………………..…………………11
User Controls
Front Panel Controls ........................................................................ 13
How to Use the OSD Menus ............................................................ 14
On-Screen Display Menus ............................................................... 15
Appendix
Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 16
Warning Signal ................................................................................. 17
Product Dimensions ......................................................................... 18
Compatibility Modes ......................................................................... 19
Touch Screen Driver Installation………………………………………..20
Product Registration and Technical Support…………………………..23
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Usage Notice
Warning
Warning
Precautions
Follow all warnings, precautions and maintenance as recommended
in this user’s manual to maximize the life of your unit.
Do:
Don’t:
- To prevent the risk of fire or shock hazards, do not
expose this product to rain or moisture.
- Please do not open or disassemble the product as
this may cause electric shock.
Turn off the product before cleaning.
Touch screen surface may be cleaned using a soft clean cloth
moistened with mild window glass commercial cleaners or 50/50
mixture of water and isopropyl alcohol.
Use a soft cloth moistened with mild detergent to clean the display
housing.
Use only high quality and safety approved AC/DC adapter that
comes with your monitor.
Disconnect the power plug from AC outlet if the product is not going
to be used for an extended period of time.
Do not touch the LCD Display screen surface with sharp or hard
objects.
Do not use abrasive cleaners, waxes or solvents for your cleaning.
Do not operate the product under the following conditions:
- Extremely hot, cold or humid environment.
- Areas susceptible to excessive dust and dirt.
- Near any appliance generating a strong magnetic field.
- In direct sunlight.
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Introduction
About Planar’s PT1710MX
The PT1710MX is a 17” flat panel screen with an active matrix,
thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD).
Features include:
Direct Analog signal input
Active matrix TFT LCD technology
1280x1024 SXGA resolution
17” viewable display area
31.5 ~ 80 kHz horizontal scan
56 ~ 75 Hz high refresh rate
0.264mm x 0.264mm Pixel pitch
Auto adjustment function
Multilingual OSD user controls
VESA DPMS power saving
Kensington security slot
100 mm VESA mount
Removable base for flexible mounting solutions.
5-wire Resistive touch screen with dual RS-232 Serial/USB controller
Built-in Speakers-1W/channel.
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Touch Screen for PT1710MX
Analog 5-wire resistive touch screen for finger and stylus input
Surface: Anti-glare treatment
Interface: Dual RS-232 Serial/USB controller
Durability: 35 million touches at a single point
Hardness of surface: 2H MIN (As provided in JIS K5400)
Operating force: 0.10~1.96N(10g~200g when using a silicon tipped pen
with a 3 mm radius and a hardness of 60)
Transmittance: 76% (Typ.)
Driver: Supports Microsoft Windows® VISTA, XP, 2000, ME, 98, NT4.0,
CE, XP Embedded, Linux, Apple® Mac OS
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Package Overview
LCD Display Power Adapter Power Cord
VGA Signal Cable Audio-in Cable USB Cable
RS-232 Cable Landing Strip Touchscreen Driver
User’s Guide
Installation CD-ROM
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Installation
Product Overview
Front View
Back View
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Connector Ports “A”
Audio
input
Connector Ports “B”
USB
VGA
input
RS-232
input
DC
Power-in
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Kensington Security Slot
The monitor can be secured to your desk or any other fixed object with
Kensington lock security products. The Kensington lock is not included.
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VESA Mount Your Monitor
This monitor conforms to the VESA Flat Panel Mounting Physical Mounting
Interface Standard which defines a physical mounting interface for flat panel
monitors, and corresponding standards for flat panel monitor mounting
devices, such as wall and table arms. The VESA mounting interface is
located on the back of your monitor.
To mount the monitor on a swing arm or other mounting fixture, follow the
instructions included with the mounting fixture to be used.
Warning!
Please select the proper screws!
The distance between the back cover surface and the bottom of the
screw hole is 8mm. Please use M4 screw diameter with a maximum
length of 8 mm.
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Start Your Installation
Remove the Back Cover
Please follow these instructions to remove the cover on the back panel of
the LCD so that you can connect the cables in “Connector Ports A.”
1. To remove the back cover, follow the arrows in Figure A and press with
both your thumbs. The cover should be removed by pressing firmly
along the edges while pulling on the cover.
2. Follow the instructions on P. 11 ( Figure 11.1 ) to connect the cables in
“Connector Ports A.”
3. Fix the cover back to the LCD by pressing firmly until the tabs snap into
place. You may also keep the cables in order by using the cable
organizer.
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Connecting the Display (Figure 11.1)
To setup this display, please refer to the following figure and procedures.
1. Be sure all equipment is turned off.
2. Connect the DC power cord to the power connector on the monitor; plug
one end of the AC power cord into the power adapter, and the other end
into an electrical outlet (11.1).
3. Connect the VGA signal cable from the display’s VGA input connector to
the 15-pin connector of your host computer and tighten the screws
(11.1).
4. Connect the Audio-In cable from the audio input port of your display to
the Audio-out port of your computer (11.1).
5. Configure the touch screen. Refer to the “Touch Screen Driver
Installation section on page 20.
6. Once the touch screen is configured, the monitor is ready for use.
To ensure the LCD display works well with your computer, please
configure the display mode of your graphics card to make it less
than or equal to 1280 x1024 resolution and make sure the timing
of the display mode is compatible with the LCD display.
We have listed the compatible “Video Modes” of your LCD display
in the appendix for your reference.
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Figure 11.1
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User Controls
Decreases the brightness of the display
Increases the brightness of the display
power of the LCD
Amber indicates the display is in
Front Panel Controls
No / Icon
MENU
SELECT/AUTO
Control Function
Menu button Display the OSD menus
Select – To select the adjustment items from
Select/Auto
Brightness
Minus/Minus
Brightness
Plus/Plus
Power Switch
Power LED
OSD menus.
Auto – To activate the “Auto Adjustment”
function to obtain an optimum image.
1.
image.
2. Decreases value of the adjustment items.
1.
image.
2. Increases value of the adjustment items.
Switches on/off the
display.
1. Green indicates the display is turned on.
2.
power-saving mode.
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How to Use the OSD Menus
1.
Press the "MENU" button to pop up the “on-screen menu” and to select
among the four Main Menus.
2. Choose the adjustment items by pressing the “Select/Auto” button.
3. Adjust the value of the adjustment items by pressing the “”or ““ button.
4. The OSD menu will automatically close, if you have left it idle for a
pre-set time.
5. To disable the OSD menu buttons, please follow the instructions below:
(Please note: the monitor has to be ON with a valid signal preset)
a. Press and hold the “-“ and “Menu” key simultaneously for 4 seconds.
b. The wording “OSD Locked” will appear for 4 seconds on the monitor.
This indicates that all the front buttons, with the exception of the
power button, are now disabled.
6. To enable the OSD menu buttons, please follow the instructions below.
(Please note: the monitor has to be ON with a valid signal present.)
a. Press and hold the “-“ and “Menu” key simultaneously for 4 seconds.
b. The wording “OSD Unlocked” will appear for 4 seconds on the
monitor. This indicates that all the front buttons are now enabled.
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MAIN ME
NU SUB MENU
Function Description
Remark
On-Screen Display Menus
Main OSD Menu:
Auto-Adjustm ent
Contrast
Brightness
Horizontal Position
Vertical Position
Clock
Phase
Display Mode
OSD Off-Time
Languag e English /
Sharpness
Reset
No/Yes
0-100
0-100
0-100
0-100
0-100
0-63
ADJ
5-60
Francais
Deutsch /
Espanol
Italiano /
Japanese
1-4
No/Yes
Choose this function to obtain an optimum
image.
Adjust the contrast of the display image.
Adjusts the brightness of the image.
Changes the horizontal position of the image.
Changes the vertical position of the image.
Changes the display data frequency to match
the frequency of your graphic card. When you
are experiencing vertical flickering bar,
this function to make an adjustment.
Synchronizes the signal timing of the display
to that of the graphic card. When you are
experiencing vertical flickering image, use
this function to make an adjustment.
Select this function to view the display
resolution, vertical refresh, and horizontal
scan of the current mode.
Adjusts the time period for OSD menu to
disappear.
Choose the language you need.
Adjust the sharpness of the image. Default 3
Returns the display parameters of the current
mode to its factory default settings.
Default
Default 50
Default 70
Default 50
Default 50
Default 50
use
Default 30
English
Volume
Mute
Color Setting
Color
Adjustment-Red
Color
Adjust me nt-Green
Color
Adjustment-Blue
9300K /
0-32
No/Yes
6500K
Preset /
Custom
0-100
0-100
0-100
Controls the sound volume. Default 20
Disables the sound immediately.
Adjusts the color temperature.
It allows you to adjust the red color of the display
It allows you to adjust the green color of the
display.
It allows you to adjust the blue color of the display
Default Preset
. Default 100
Default 100
. Default 100
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Appendix
Troubleshooting
If you are experiencing trouble with the LCD display, refer to the following. If
the problem persists, please contact your local dealer or our service center.
Problem: No image appears on screen.
Check that all the I/O and power connectors are correctly and well
connected as described in the “Installation” section.
Make sure the pins of the connectors are not crooked or broken.
Problem: Partial Image or incorrectly displayed image.
Check to see if the resolution of your computer is higher than that of the
LCD display.
Reconfigure the resolution of your computer to make it less than or equal
to 1280 x 1024.
Problem: Image has vertical flickering line bars.
Use "Clock" to make an adjustment.
Check and reconfigure the display mode of the vertical refresh rate of your
graphic card to make it compatible with the LCD display.
Problem: Image is unstable and flickering
Use "Phase" to make an adjustment.
Problem: Image is scrolling
Check and make sure the VGA signal cable (or adapter) is securely
connected.
Check and reconfigure the display mode of the vertical refresh rate of your
graphics card to make it compatible with the LCD Display.
Problem: Vague image (characters and graphics)
Use "Clock" to make an adjustment. If this problem still exists, use “Phase”
to make an adjustment.
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