User manual PLANAR PQ1710M Product Manual

[. . . ] 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 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 measures: 1. [. . . ] Keep the monitor at least 2 inches (5 cm) away from the wall or other goods. As a safety measure, this monitor is equipped with a three-wire ground style plug. If you can not insert the plug into outlet, contact your electrician to install the correct outlet, or use an adapter to ground the appliance safely. Please make sure that the outlet and power cord can support the total electricity use of the products. Place the monitor in safe place where the cord will not be easily tripped over. Don't overload the wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in fire or electric shocks. Unplug this monitor from the outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions. When the monitor displays a distinct change in performance, this indicates a need for service. Unplug the power cord when you do not use the monitor for a long time. Place the monitor in a well ventilated area and protect it from strong light, overheating and moisture. This monitor must be stored in a room in between the temperature of ­20°C ~ +55°C. 7 GENERAL NOTES 1. Introduction 1. 1 General Information This monitor is a high-performance intelligent multi-scanning color monitor utilizing active matrix TFT LCD display that uses amorphous silicon TFT as a switching device. With very low radiation, anti-glare surface treatment and small footprint, it is very suitable for home and office applications. 1. 2 Features LCD TFT 19" monitor Built-in multimedia speakers Multi-language OSD interface Auto adjusting imaging White and black reference voltage auto-calibration Compliant with EPA energy star, VESA DPMS Plug & Play 1. 3 Check List Check the list before operating this monitor. LCD monitor Base + mounting screw AC adapter Power cord VGA Signal cable DVI cable Audio cable User's manual If any of the above listed items are missing, please contact your dealer for technical support or customer service. 8 2. Installation The following chapters explain how to install the base and connect the monitor to your personal computer. 2. 1 Installing the Base Follow these steps to install the base: 1. Tighten the screw with a coin. 2. 2 Installing the Monitor Before starting, make sure that the computer and monitor's power are both turned off. Signal cable connection: Plug one end of the signal cable into computer and lock the two bolts. Audio cable connection: Insert one end of the audio cable to the audio output of the PC audio card and the other to the audio input of LCD monitor. After the monitor is powered on, the LED lights up green, If the LED starts flashing red, please check the video signal cable. If LED is off, please press power on switch. 9 2. 3 Self Test Pattern If there is no horizontal or vertical signal, your monitor will display the self test pattern to indicate no signal input. [. . . ] Selecting USER you will enter user mode and you can make adjustment to R/G/B obtain your satisfying color. Selecting W-B the monitor will adjust the white-black color reference voltage optimal color balance. R/G/B Adjustment ( ): When in "User's mode", the monitor will automatically enter into R/G/B adjustment mode, push the ENTER key , the relative options will flash, then adjust it by pressing "+/-" key. There are six languages to select: PYC. : Russian ENG. : English FRE. : French DEU. : German ITA. : Italian ESP. : Spanish Position of OSD Menu ( ): When you select the item, you can adjust H-position and V-position of OSD menu and transparence. Simple Troubleshooting Symptom No picture / no LED No picture flashing / Red LED Solution Check if the power cord, the monitor and the power plug are well connected. [. . . ]