Sharp VT19B-PW User Manual

Solutions for Demanding Applications

VarTech Systems Inc.

Industrial CRT and Flat Panel Displays

VT19B-PW

19” Auto Sync Color Monitor

User’s Guide

Read these instructions completely before attempting to operate your new Color Display.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sections Page

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Panel Mount Mechanical 15

Safety Warnings

FCC Statement

Installation

Controls

Pin Assignments

Troubleshooting Guide

Mechanical Drawings

1-2

3

4

5-10

11-12

13

14

8

Specifications

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Section

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SAFETY WARNINGS

SAFETY WARNINGS

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!

DO NOT OPEN!!!

WARRANTY VOID IF CASING IS

REMOVED.

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No

user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified technician.

WARNING

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

“HIGH VOLTAGE EXISTS ON THE CATHODE-RAY TUBE ANODE LEAD OF THIS MONITOR.
BEFORE SERVICING, DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF HIGH VOLTAGE BY CONNECTING
THE H.V. METER BETWEEN THE ANODE OF CRT CAP AND CHASSIS ONLY.”

CAUTION

1. Keep monitor away from excessive dust, high temperature, moisture or direct sunlight.

2. Use in well ventilated area and do not cover ventilation openings.

3. Unauthorized modifications of this equipment or substitution or attachment of not shielded
connecting cable may cause excessive interference.

4. When the monitor is not in use for a long time, turn off power switch.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Prior to using this product, please ensure that you have carefully followed all the procedures outlined
in the user’s manual for this product.

1. Read all of these instructions.

2. Save these instructions for later use.

3. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.

4. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol
cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

5. Do not use this product near water.

6. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand or table. The product may fall causing
serious damage to the product.

7. Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation; to ensure
reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, those openings must not be
blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed,
sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or
heat register. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation unless proper ventilation
is provided.

8. This product should be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marketing label.
If you are not sure of the type of power available, consult your dealer or local power company.

9. This product is equipped with a 3-wire grounding type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin.
This plug will only fit into a grounding-type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable
to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not
defeat the purpose of grounding type plug.

10. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product where persons will
walk on the cord.

11. If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on
the products plugged into the extension cord do not exceed theextension cord ampere rating.
Also, make sure that the total of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15
amperes.

12. Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch
dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electric shock.
Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

13. Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening or removing covers may expose you
to dangerous voltage points or other risks. Refer all servicing to service personnel.

14. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under
the following conditions:

A. When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed.
B. If liquid has been spilled into the product.
C. If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
D. If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed.

Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper
adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by

a qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation.
E. If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged.
F. If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service.

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FCC STATEMENT

FCC STATEMENT

2

FCC CLASS A STATEMENT

The equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a business installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in strict accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measure:

- Reorient 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 radio/TV technician for help.

Shielded interconnected cables and shield power cords must be employed with this equipment to
insure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's
authority to operate the equipment.

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Section

3

INSTALLATION

1.Be sure your cable(s) are attached to the respective graphics board.

2.Set the BNC/D-SUB Source for video input

3.Connect the AC power cable to a properly grounded outlet.

4.Boot your computer. Turn on the monitor power. The power LED indicator should be

illuminated. If your monitor screen remains blank, check your video controller and computer
system.

INSTALLATION

INSTALLATION

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Section

CONTROLS

CONTROLS

4

USER CONTROLS
Power button: Use this button to turn the monitor on and off.

Power indicator: The power LED is green when the display is in normal operation.
See Power management section for additional information.

CONTROL LOCATION
All controls are located on the rear of the monitor for the VT19B-PW.

VarTech

Button Description Function

EXIT BUTTON

ADJUSTMENT

BUTTONS

MENU BUTTON

BRIGHTNESS

CONTRAST

AUTOMATIC SAVE

Whenever you open the on-screen menu and allow an adjustment window to remain active for
about 3 seconds without pressing another button, the monitor automatically saves any adjustments
you have made. These changes are saved into a user area in the monitor. User areas are reserved
according to the signal frequency from your computer. The monitor can save adjustments for up to
10 user modes. It has 8 factory preset or preload modes, one for each signal frequency as listed in
Display Modes Chart.

If you have made no adjustments, the on-screen menu disappears and the monitor does not save
anything. To exit without saving the changes you have made, press the EXIT button before the 3
seconds elapse.

Use this button to Exit the active menu or the OSD.

These buttons allow you to highlight and adjust items in the
menu. All menus automatically save your adjustments 3 seconds
after you stop adjusting the setting.

Use this button to open the OSD and activate a highlighted menu
item.

To increase brightness press ×
To decrease brightness press

To increase contrast ratio press Ö
To decrease contrast press

Ø

Õ

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DIRECT-ACCESS FEATURE : This feature can be accessed quickly, at the touch of one

button. When you finish making adjustments to a feature, push the EXIT button to turn off the menu
or allow the OSD to time out and disappear automatically.

Feature Function

OSD Lock/Unlock

Information

This function allows you to secure the current control settings so that they
cannot be inadvertently changed. You can unlock the OSD controls at any
time by using the same procedure.
Push and hold the MENU button for 10 seconds or more to Lock or to Unlock.

The Information on this screen shows available
horizontal and vertical frequencies and display resolution.

1. With the menu off, push the DISP INFO button once to see information
about your monitor. The current Horizontal/Vertical frequencies received
from the computer or video board is displayed along the bottom.

2. Push the DISP INFO button once more to see the user defined timing mode.

3. Scroll down with the button to display the factory preset timings.

Note: These screens do not allow any changes to the settings; they are for
information only.

MENU FEATURES: The following features can all be accessed using you monitor’s on-screen

menu system. Follow the instructions below to adjust the features.
Once you are finished making adjustments to a feature, push the EXIT button to return to the main
menu, then push EXIT again to turn off the menu.

Feature Function

Position

Size

Follow these instructions to change the position of the monitor’s entire display.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the Õ button or Ö button
until the “Position/Size” screen is displayed.

2. Push the Ø button or ×button to select Position.

3. Push the MENU button to open the Position adjustment screen.

Use the Ø and × buttons to change the vertical position of the monitor’s
viewing area; use the Õ and Ö buttons to change the horizontal position of

the monitor’s viewing area.

Follow these instructions to change the size of the monitor’s entire display.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the
button until the “Position/Size” screen is displayed.

2. Push the

3. Push the MENU button to open the Size adjustment screen.

Use the Ø and × buttons to change the vertical Size of the monitor’s
viewing area; use the

monitor’s viewing area.

Ø button or × button to select Size.

Õ and Ö buttons to change the horizontal size of the

Õ button or Ö

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MENU FEATURES CONT.

Feature Function

Color

Clear Moire

Color temperature is a measure of the “warmth” of the image colors. The
available range is between 5000 to 9300K. Follow these steps to change the
color temperature and adjust individual R,G,B color control.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the
“Color” screen is displayed.

2. Use the

3. Push the MENU button to open the “Color1”, “Color2”, or “Color3”
adjustment screen.

4. The current color temperature is shown highlighted between 9300 and
5000K. Use the Õ or Ö button to adjust the color temperature.

5. Adjust the color temperature as close to the desired temperature as
possible using only the Õ and Ö buttons. To fine tune the color hue, use
the × or Ø button to select R(ed), G(reen), or B(lue), then use the Õ and

× or Ø button to select Color1, Color2, or Color3.

Õ or Ö button until the

Ö buttons until you reach the desired color.

Note: Recall does not reset the color settings.

A “moire” pattern can appear on your screen, looking like a series of
concentric circles or arcs. To eliminate this pattern, use the clear moire
adjustments.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the Õ button or Ö button
until the “Screen” OSD is displayed.

2. Use the × or Ø button to select Clear Moire.

3. Push the MENU button to open the clear moire adjustment screen.

Use the Õ or Ö button to adjust horizontal moire; use the × or Ø button to
adjust vertical moire.

Focus

Degauss

Use the focus control when the image displayed on the screen is not sharp in
all areas.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the
“Screen” OSD is displayed.

2. Push the

3. Push the MENU button to open the Focus adjustment screen.

Use the Õ or Ö button to adjust focus along the left and right areas of the
screen; use the

The Degauss feature will remove color impurities caused by magnetic fields.
Do not use the Degauss feature more than once within a 30-minute period.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the Õ or Ö button until the
“Advanced” screen is displayed.

2. Push the

3. Push the MENU button to execute the Degauss function. The degaussing
screen will appear.

Note: The monitor may buzz momentarily, the image colors may change
and the image will jiggle for a few seconds. These effects are normal.

4. After a few seconds, the degauss main menu will return.

× or Ø button to select Focus.

× or Ø button to adjust the center area of the screen.

× or Ø button to select Degauss.

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Õ or Ö button until the

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MENU FEATURES CONT.

Feature Function

Menu Position

Menu Duration

Languages

You can change the position where the OSD menu appears on your monitor.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the
“Menu” screen is displayed.

2. Push the

3. Push the MENU button to open the menu position adjustment screen.

Use the Õ, Ö, × or Ø button to place the menu in the position you prefer.

The menu will automatically turn off if no adjustments are made for a certain
time period. You can set the amount of time the menu will wait before it turns
off.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the
“Menu” screen is displayed.

2. Push the

3. Push the MENU button to open the menu duration selection screen.

Use the Õ or Ö buttons to select 3,7,10,20, or 50 seconds. 10 seconds is the
default value.

Follow these steps to change the language used in the menu. The language
chosen affects only the language of the OSD. It has no effect on any software
running on the computer.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the Õ or Ö button until the
“Menu” screen is displayed.

2. Push the × or Ø button to select Languages.

3. Push the MENU button to open the language selection screen.

Use the × or Ø button to select the language you would like to use. You can
choose one of ten languages (English, Polish, Magyar, Russian, Swedish,
Portuguese, Italian, French, Spanish, or German).

× or Ø button to select Menu Position.

× or Ø button to select Menu Duration.

Õ or Ö button until the

Õ or Ö button until the

Zoom

Parallel / Rotation

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Follow these instructions to get a close-up or a longshot view of the monitor’s
viewing area.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the Õ or Ö button until
the “Position/Size” screen is displayed.

2. Push the

3. Push the MENU button to open the Zoom adjustment screen.

Use the
Use the

Adjust the parallelogram setting when the display is leaning left or right; adjust
the rotation setting when the entire display is tilted left or right.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the Õ or Ö button until the
“Geometry” screen is displayed.

2. Push the × or Ø button to select Parallel/Rotation.

3. Push the MENU button to open the Parallel/Rotation adjustment screen.

Use the Õ or Ö button to adjust the parallel setting; use the × or Ø button
to adjust the rotation setting.

× or Ø button to select Zoom.

Õ button to decrease the screen viewing area.
Ö button to enlarge the screen viewing area.

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MENU FEATURES CONT.

Feature Function

Pincushion /
Trapezoid

Pinbalance

Linearity

Adjust the pincushion setting when the sides of the display are bowed in or
bowed out; adjust the trapezoid setting when the top or bottom of the display
is too large or small.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the LEFT button or RIGHT
button until the “Geometry” screen is displayed.

2. Push the UP button or DOWN button to select Pincushion/Trapezoid.

3. Push the MENU button to open the Pincushion/Trapezoid adjustment
screen.

Use the LEFT button or RIGHT button to adjust the pincushion setting; use
the UP button or DOWN button to adjust the trapezoid setting.

Adjust the Pinbalance setting when the sides of the display are bowed
towards the left or right.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the LEFT button or

RIGHT button until the “Geometry” screen is displayed.

2. Push the UP button or DOWN button to select Pinbalance.

3. Push the MENU Button to open the Pinbalance adjustment screen.

Use the LEFT button or RIGHT button to adjust the Pinbalance setting.

Adjust the linearity setting when the display image is compressed at the left,
right or top, bottom.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the LEFT button or

RIGHT button until the “Screen” OSD is displayed.

2. Push the UP button or DOWN button to select Linearity.

3. Push the MENU Button to open the Linearity adjustment screen.

Use the LEFT button or RIGHT button to adjust the vertical Linearity.

Recall

User-Delete

Use the recall feature to reset these monitor settings to their original levels:
Position, Size, Pincushion, Trapezoid, Parallelogram, Pinbalance, Rotation,
and Clear Moire.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the LEFT button or RIGHT
button until the “Advanced” screen is displayed.

2. Push the UP button or DOWN button to select Recall.

3. Push the MENU button to open the Recall selection screen.

4. Use the LEFT button to select YES. If you don’t want to reset the monitor,
use the RIGHT button to select NO.

NOTE: If you have selected “YES”, all settings listed above will be reset. All
other settings will remain the same.
CAUTION: This operation resets all of the data in the user memory area for
the current timing signal.

Push and hold EXIT button for at least 5 seconds.

CAUTION: This operation resets all of the data in the user memory area. If
this occurs, you must Remake your user adjustments.

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MENU FEATURES CONT.

Feature Function

Video Input Level

PinBalance corner

Sidepin corner

Some video cards use video signals higher than 1.0V which causes the
display to be very bright. For those video cards, use this feature to select the

1.0V Level.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the Õ or Ö button until the
“Advanced” screen is displayed.

2. Push the

× or Ø button to select Video Input Level.

3. Push the MENU button to open the Video Input Level selection screen.

Use the

Õ or Ö button to select 0.7V or 1.0V.

Adjust the Pinbalance corner correction when the sides of the display are
bowed in or bowed out; adjust the side pin balance corner correction when the
top or bottom of the display is too large or small.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the

Õ or Ö button until

the “Geometry” screen is displayed.

2. Push the

× or Ø button to select Pinbalance Corner.

3. Push the MENU button to open the Pinbalance Adjustment screen.

Use the Õ, Ö , × or Ø button to adjust the Pinbalance corner corrections.

Adjust the Sidepin corner correction when the sides of the display are bowed
in or bowed out; adjust the Sidepin balance corner correction when the top or
bottom of the display is too large or small.

1. With the menu off, push the MENU button. Push the Õ or Ö button until
the “Geometry” screen is displayed.Push the × or Ø button to select Video

Input Level.

2. Push the × or Ø button to select SidePin Corner.

3. Push the MENU button to open the Sidepin Adjustment screen.

Use the Õ, Ö, × or Ø button to adjust the Sidepin corner corrections.

POWER MANAGEMENT FUNCTION

This monitor has a built-in power management system called PowerSaver. This power management
system saves energy by switching your monitor into a low-power mode when it has not been used
for a certain amount of time. The available modes are “On”, “Standby”, “Suspend”, and “Off”.

This power management system operates with a VESA DPMS compliant video card installed in your
computer. You use a software utility installed on your computer to set up this feature.
See the table below for details.

Power-Saving Function Mode

State

Horizontal Sync

Vertical Sync

Video

Power

Consumption

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Normal

Operation

Active
Active
Active

130W (max)

110W(nom)

Standby

Mode

Inactive

Active

Blanked

60W (nom)

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Suspend Mode

Position A1

Active

Inactive

Blanked

Less than 15W

Power Off Mode Position

A2

Inactive
Inactive

Blanked

Less than 3W

Section

5

HD15 Connector

PIN ASSIGNMENTS

PIN ASSIGNMENTS

15-Pin Connector

(Figure 1)

Cable Adapter

(Figure 2)

Pin No.

Separate Composite Sync on

Green

1 Red Red Red GND-R

2 Green Green Green+Sync Red

3 Blue Blue Blue H/V Sync.

4 GND GND GND Sense 0

5 DDC Return DDC Return DDC Return Green

6 GND-R GND-R GND-R GND-G

7 GND-G GND-G GND-G Sense 1

8 GND-B GND-B GND-B Reserved

9 Reserved Reserved Reserved Blue

10 GND-sync./

Self-Raster

GND-sync/

Self-Raster

GND-Sync/
Self-Raster

Sense 2

Apple

MacII

11 GND GND GND GND

12 DDC Data DDC Data DDC Data V-Sync.

13 H-Sync. H-Sync. Not Used GND-B

14 V-Sync. Not Used Not Used GND

15 DDC Clock DDC Clock DDC Clock H-Sync.

Figure 1: Female Type

5

10

15

1

6

11

Figure 2: Male Type

1

15

*Input Select Switch set to D-SUB

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BNC CONNECTORS

Pin

Assignment

R Red Red Red

G Green+Sync. Green Green

B Blue Blue Blue

H/V NC H/V Comp. Sync. H-Sync.

V NC NC V-Sync.

*Note: Input Select Switch set to BNC

Sync-

On-Green

Composite

Sync.

Separate

Sync.

TERMINATION SWITCHES

For Normal Operation, have the RGB termination switches set to 75 OHM.
For Loop-through Configuration set to HI Z position.

Display Mode

Horizontal

Frequency

(kHz)

Vertical Fre­quency (Hz)

Pixel

Clock

(MHz)

Sync Polarity

(H/V)

IBM, VGA2, 720x400 31.469 70.087 28.322 -/+

IBM, VGA3, 640x480 31.469 59.940 25.175 -/-

VESA, 800 x 600 53.674 85.061 56.250 +/+

VESA, 1024 x 768 68.677 84.997 94.500 +/+

VESA, 1280 x 1024 79.976 75.025 135.000 +/+

VESA, 1280 x 1024 91.146 85.024 157.500 +/+

VESA, 1600 x 1200 93.750 75.000 202.500 +/+

MAC. 1152 x 870 68.681 75.062 100.000 -/-

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Section

TROUBLESHOOTING

TROUBLESHOOTING

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TROUBLESHOOTING

The following list represents possible anomalies you may encounter with subsequent
troubleshooting procedures. Please refer to this checklist prior to contacting a service
representative.

SYMPTOM

There is no screen image 1. Power cord disconne cted?

“No Signal, Check Signal
Cable” appears

“Out of Range” appears

Display image is too light
or dark

Display image is Adjust the Size settings.

The colors are distorted with
dark or shadowed areas

WHAT TO CHECK

2. Power switch on?

3. Signal cable properly connected?

Check the signal cable connections between the
computer and the monitor.

1. Check the maximum resolution and the frequency on the
video port of your computer.

2. Compare these values with the data in the Display Modes
Timing Chart

Brightness and contrast at minimum or maximum?

Activate the Degauss feature.

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8

ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS

CRT Size 19”

Video Bandwidth 250MHz dot clock

Dot Pitch .20mm

Active Display Area 13.85” x 10.39” / 351.79mm x 263.91mm

Power Source 90-265VAC @50/60Hz

Power Consumption 120 Watts maximum

Scan Frequency Horizontal: 30 to 96kHz

Vertical: 50 to 160Hz

SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATIONS

Video Bandwidth 250mHz

Video Input Connectors 5BNC or HD15

Resolution Capabilities VGA to UXGA

Video Input Signal Analog video 0.7 Vpp positive at 75 Ω

Sync Input Signal Separate sync: TTL Level, positive or negative

Composite sync: TTL Level, positive or negative
Sync-on-green: Composite sync 0.3 Vpp negative
(Video 0.7 Vpp positive)

Temperature Operating: 0 to 50ºC

Storage: -20 to 60ºC

Humidity Operating: 10 to 80% NC

Storage: 5 to 95% NC

NOTE:

This monitor automatically returns to normal operation when horizontal and vertical sync return. This occurs when you move
the
computer’s mouse or press a key on the keyboard.

This monitor is EPA ENERGY STAR
DPMS functionality.
For energy conservation, turn your monitor OFF when it is not needed,
or when leaving it unattended for long periods.

®

compliant and NUTEK compliant when used with a computer equipped with VESA

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VARTECH SYSTEMS INC.

HEADQUARTERS

11529 Sun Belt Ct.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809
Toll-Free: 800.223.8050
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