Planar SD1710 User's Guide
SD1710
Product User's Guide
Usage Notice
Î Warning
Î Warning
To prevent the risk of fire or shock hazards, do not expose this
product to rain or moisture.
Do not open or disassemble the product as this may cause
electric shock.
Follow all warnings, precautions, and maintenance as recommended in this
user’s guide to maximize the life and performance of your unit.
Do
• Turn off the monitors before cleaning.
• Use only a dry soft cloth or cleanroom wipe when cleaning the LCD panel
surface or the half-mirror.
• Use a soft cloth moistened with water and/or mild detergent to clean the
display housing and stand.
• Use only safety-approved AC/DC power adapters of high quality.
• Disconnect the power plug from the AC outlet if the product is not used
for a long period of time.
Don’t
• Do not touch the LCD panel or half-mirror surfaces 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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Box Contents
The SD1710 shipping box contains the following components.
Bottom monitor,
mount assembly,
Base plate, mount
and locking knob
mirror support
arms and mirror
adjustment
screws
Top monitor
assembly
Six-foot DVI
cables (2 ea)
Mirror-flip
PCI card
Product
user’s guide
Terminator-style
glasses (2 ea)
Spring clip-style
glasses (1 ea)
Half-mirror
assembly
Power cords
(2 ea)
One-foot
DVI cable
Planar CD-ROM
Captain-style
glasses (2 ea)
3 mm
Hex wrench
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Soft cloths
(3 ea)
Moistened
cleaning pads
(6 ea)
Contents
Usage Notice..................................................................................................... iii
Box Contents......................................................................................................iv
Stereoscopic Viewing .......................................................................................1
Getting Started...................................................................................................4
Assemble the unit .................................................................................................... 4
Select a graphics card .............................................................................................4
Install the mirror-flip PCI card............................................................................... 5
Connect the cables .................................................................................................. 5
Connect the power cords...................................................................................... 6
Check the alignment............................................................................................... 6
Product Use .........................................................................................................7
Operating in 2D mode............................................................................................ 7
User controls and OSD menu............................................................................... 7
Monitor Specifications......................................................................................8
Displays........................................................................................................................ 8
Video............................................................................................................................. 8
Power management................................................................................................ 9
Plug and Play ............................................................................................................. 9
Environment ..............................................................................................................9
Size and weight......................................................................................................... 9
System Care.........................................................................................................9
Software Compatibility.................................................................................. 10
Accessories ....................................................................................................... 10
CRT Recycling................................................................................................... 11
Troubleshooting.............................................................................................. 11
Warning Signals............................................................................................... 11
Warranty............................................................................................................ 12
Product Registration ...................................................................................... 12
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Stereoscopic Viewing
We live in a three-dimensional world. The human visual system can process
the slightly different views of the world seen by our two eyes and translate
this into the perception of depth. In the last two centuries much effort has
been devoted to the reproduction of depth perception, primarily in
photography and more recently in computer graphic images. Stereoscopic
3D viewing can help a viewer make faster, more accurate, and more enjoyable
interpretations of imagery. The SD1710 StereoMirror™ monitor creates an
unprecedented level of stereo 3D viewing quality and viewer comfort.
(See Figure 1.)
Stereo viewing is useful for the following
applications:
• Photogrammetry and remote sensing
• Geospatial image analysis
• Geophysical modeling
• Molecular modeling
• Computer games
• Oil and gas exploration
• Architecture and mechanical design
• Stereo photography or videography
• Medical imaging (not yet as FDA 510k
approved)
• Surgical planning
• Teaching of anatomy
• Simulation
• Complex data analysis
Figure 1. The StereoMirror monitor.
Î Warning
For some individuals, prolonged use of any stereoscopic
monitor may cause discomfort.
Introduction to StereoMirror Technology
A StereoMirror™ monitor consists of two AMLCDs (Active Matrix Liquid Crystal
Display) oriented at a 110º angle using a specially designed mounting stand.
A passive beamsplitter mirror bisects the angle formed between the two
monitors mounted on the stand. One side of the glass mirror has a reflective
coating, and the other side has an anti-reflective coating to minimize
secondary reflections. The mirror has a hard top coating to accommodate
cleaning. There is a fine mechanical adjustment for the mirror angle between
the two displays.
In general, the objective of a stereoscopic display is to efficiently present a left
eye image solely to the left eye while the right eye image is directed to the
right eye. This allows the human visual system to merge the two images and
results in the perception of depth, or stereopsis. In the StereoMirror design,
this stereo
separation is
achieved using the
principle of
conservation of
polarization. Liquid
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Figure 2. Operating principle of the StereoMirror monitor.
SD1710 unit have
the same 45° orientation to start. The image from the lower monitor is seen
through the mirror. (See Figure 2.) The plane of polarization for the light
from this display is unchanged in passing through the mirror. However, the
polarization plane in the light path of the upper monitor is effectively rotated
90° upon reflection. When stereo pair images from the two monitors are
viewed through crossed-polarizing glasses (glasses with polarizing films
mounted on the eyepieces with their planes of polarization at a right angle to
one another), the user only sees the left eye image with the eyepiece having
the 45°-oriented polarizer and the right eye image with the eyepiece having
the 135° polarizer. Light with a perpendicular polarization is not transmitted.
The result is a single, fused stereoscopic image.
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