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FEATURES

This display has a plasma display panel and is only 8.5 cm deep.  With its high image quality and performance, it is perfectly suited to
multimedia applications.

Can receive a variety of input signals

• In addition to video, S-video, and RGB1 (mD-sub Connector), RGB2 (BNC x 5 connector) signals, this display supports input of high-

quality video signals such as DVD and HDTV.

• The display is applicable to the following color television systems used worldwide: NTSC, PAL, SECAM, N-PAL, M-PAL, 4.43NTSC.

• The display has a component video input terminal to receive signals from the DVD player and HDTV equipment as well as digital

broadcasting signals (color difference signals).

• The display has an RGB input terminal to receive signals, including wide RGB signals

*1

, VGA, SVGA, and XGA

*2

.

5 screen sizes (video input mode) and 3 screen sizes (RGB input mode)

• This display offers a total of five different screen sizes in video input mode: Wide1, Wide2, Zoom1, and Zoom2.  A Normal mode is

also available, for display of normal-size (4:3 aspect ratio) images.

• Three different screen sizes in RGB input mode (Normal, Wide, and Zoom) are also available.

Install the display lengthwise

• The display can be installed lengthwise, enabling advertising to be displayed.  In this case, you can set up the display so that on-screen

information, such as input modes and menus, is displayed properly.

Power management function

• The display features a DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling) function that ensures automatic power saving capability.

Flexible enough to be used as part of a system

• You can operate the display by remote control using the RS-232C interface.

• If you have two or more displays, you can assign a unique number to each of them so that you can select which one you want to use.

Others

• You can specify the color temperature.

• Two-line sound input, 1 W + 1 W built-in speaker, and 7 W + 7 W external speaker outputs are available.

• The white screen and screen saver functions are available to minimize phosphor burn-in.

*1 With the optionally available graphics board, you can send wide RGB signals (852 x 480) from your PC.

*2 The refresh rate of 60 Hz for XGA (1024 x 768) and those of 50, 60, 72, and 75 Hz for SVGA (800 x 600) are supported.

Note that the XGA and SVGA images will be smaller when displayed on the screen.

Summary of Contents for Plasmavision PDS4211

Page 1: ... E 2 E 3 Features E 4 Accessories E 5 Handy Tips E 6 Installation E 7 Safety Measures E 8 Usage Part Names and Functions E 9 E 12 Using the Remote Control E 13 Connecting the Display to External Equipment E 14 E 15 Basic Operations E 16 Selecting Input Mode E 17 Watching Images on the Wide Screen E 18 E 19 How to Use Menus E 20 E 25 Adjustments Adjusting Images PICTURE Menu E 26 E 27 Adjusting Scr...

Page 2: ...995 EN61000 4 2 1995 EN 61000 4 4 1995 EN61000 4 8 1993 ENV50140 1993 ENV50141 1993 ENV50204 1995 Safety e EN60950 1992 A1 1993 A2 1993 A3 1995 A4 1997 By conformance with the standard referenced the product follows the provisions of the directives listed below a EC Council Directive 89 336 EEC of 3rd May 1989 b EC Council Directive 92 31 EEC of 28th April 1992 c EC Council Directive 93 68 EEC of ...

Page 3: ...N 61000 4 3 1996 ENV50204 1995 EN61000 4 4 1995 EN 61000 4 5 1995 EN61000 4 6 1996 EN61000 4 8 1993 EN 61000 4 11 1994 Safety e EN60950 1992 A1 1993 A2 1993 A3 1995 A4 1997 By conformance with the standard referenced the product follows the provisions of the directives listed below a EC Council Directive 89 336 EEC of 3rd May 1989 b EC Council Directive 92 31 EEC of 28th April 1992 c EC Council Di...

Page 4: ...let on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help IMPORTANT INFORMATION WARNING This is Class A and Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE AND ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EX...

Page 5: ...ort out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltages and other hazards Refer all service to qualified service personnel Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer service to qualified service personnel under the following co...

Page 6: ...hree different screen sizes in RGB input mode Normal Wide and Zoom are also available Install the display lengthwise The display can be installed lengthwise enabling advertising to be displayed In this case you can set up the display so that on screen information such as input modes and menus is displayed properly Power management function The display features a DPMS Display Power Management Signa...

Page 7: ...e connector cover Two cable clampers One remote control One strap for remote control Two AA batteries One user s manual Three large and two small ferrite cores with wire clampers Four screws screw A x 2 screw B x 2 Three power cables CHECKING ACCESSORIES Manual Connector cover When you finish binding the cables using the cable clampers you need to attach the connector cover to the display To do th...

Page 8: ...eem to function properly when used with other audio visual equipment You may need to move your display if it produces degraded images or noise due to electromagnetic radiation or if the infrared remote control does not function properly Images may not be displayed properly if you connect a non standard PC to the RGB input terminal In this case contact your dealer for more information The protectiv...

Page 9: ...d other cables from being accidentally pulled make sure that they run along the wall or through corners The display can be installed with either of its sides facing down Note The display is a highly precise piece of equipment and therefore must be packed properly before transportation Be sure to use only those packing materials originally supplied with the display when repacking it Reference See P...

Page 10: ...e wall To do this use screws B 20 mm long to attach safety brackets B supplied with the display to the wall To make sure that the display is stable attach wall brackets at the same height as or slightly lower than the display brackets Tie brackets A and B together To do this use strong cords to fix the display securely to the wall Use two screws supplied with the stand to fix the display using the...

Page 11: ...n a menu Front Power indicator lamp This lamp shows whether the main power is ON or OFF as follows Lit red Standby Lit green Power ON Lit orange Power saving DPMS Power saving function mode ON Flashing red Malfunction Flashes differently depending on the type of malfunction See P E 44 for more information Remote control signal receiver Receives signals from the remote control Main Power Switch Ind...

Page 12: ... cable to be used varies depending on the PC model Contact your dealer for more information RGB1 input terminal RGB1 INPUT mD sub Connect this terminal to the PC s display analog RGB output terminal No RGB cable is supplied with the display The type of cable to be used varies depending on the PC model Contact your dealer for more information RGB1 synchronization switch SYNC SW1 TTL ANALOG 75 Ω Thi...

Page 13: ...rrite core to the power cable near the terminal See P E 14 Built in speaker Produces sound received through the sound input terminal Description of Input Terminals RGB1 input terminal RGB1 INPUT mD sub Pin No Input signal Pin No Input signal 1 Red 9 2 Green 10 Ground 3 Blue 11 4 12 5 Ground 13 Horizontal H synchronization 6 Ground 14 Vertical V synchronization 7 Ground 15 8 Ground Frame Ground Use...

Page 14: ...tment buttons VOL See P E 16 Adjust the volume Press the button to increase the volume Press the button to reduce the volume Adjustment buttons See P E 20 E 39 Use these buttons to scroll through options in a menu and change values Enter button ENTER See P E 20 E 39 Press this button to finalize the selection of a desired menu or option within a menu Display selector buttons SHIFT 1 4 See P E 35 E...

Page 15: ...ed in any volatile solvent such as benzene or thinner EFFECTIVE RANGE FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL Point the remote control at the display s signal receiver when using it Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote control and the display s signal receiver USING THE REMOTE CONTROL Information The remote control may not function properly if you use a high frequency fluorescent lamp If you ex...

Page 16: ...result in image or color problems Make sure that all connectors are securely inserted into their terminals Replace the connector cover onto the display when you finish making the connections CONNECTING THE DISPLAY TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Terminal Connector VIDEO INPUT BNC S VIDEO INPUT S terminal COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT BNC x 3 RGB INPUT mD sub 15 pin BNC x 5 AUDIO INPUT Pin jack RS 232C D sub 9 pin T...

Page 17: ...t AUDIO1 INPUT RGB1 INPUT RS 232C RGB2 INPUT To receptacle To sound output terminal To video output terminal To S video output terminal To color difference output terminal To display analog RGB output terminal To display analog RGB output terminal To RS 232C output terminal Connection to AV equipment To sound output terminal ...

Page 18: ...tches on the display s control panel to accomplish these steps TURNING ON THE POWER Press when the power is ON The power indicator lamp turns red TURNING OFF THE POWER Press to increase the volume Press to reduce the volume Any value between 0 and 40 can be selected Speaker off appears if you press or after you have selected No audio for Audio input See P E 35 E 39 Note that the volume level remai...

Page 19: ...odes while you are in RGB input mode 1 You can also use the switches on the display s control panel to accomplish these steps VIDEO INPUT MODE RGB INPUT MODE S video mode Comp video mode Press to select a desired input mode Each time you press a different input mode appears as follows RGB1 Displays images from equipment connected to the RGB1 mD sub terminal RGB2 Displays images from equipment conn...

Page 20: ...ble with this display Remember that if you select a mode with an aspect ratio ratio of frame width to frame height different from that of the TV program or video media the images will appear differently than if you had selected a mode having the same aspect ratio Showing a movie or similar premium event at a different aspect ratio from its original one at any event site restaurant or bar for profi...

Page 21: ... image Wide1 Wide2 Horizontally extended image Zoom1 Horizontally extended image with caption Zoom2 16 9 aspect ratio HDTV broadcasting EDTV II enhanced definition television II 4 3 aspect ratio VHF UHF broadcasting BS broadcasting 1 85 1 aspect ratio Vista Vision size 2 35 1 aspect ratio Cinema Vision size Wide2 Video Input Mode Wide RGB Input Mode Reduces the aspect ratio of images from 16 9 to ...

Page 22: ...een subordinate menus Each time you press or one of the available menus appears Press or The corresponding menu screen will appear A total of four different menus PICTURE POSITION SIZE SOUND OTHERS are available You can easily distinguish between these menus as shown below Ex PICTURE selected in the main menu screen PICTURE POSITION SIZE SOUND OTHERS Do not change input signals when any of the men...

Page 23: ...Dot clock for RGB1 RGB2 8 Clock phase for RGB1 RGB2 Function Adjusts image contrast Adjusts screen brightness Adjusts color darkness Adjusts tint Adjusts image sharpness Adjusts color temperature Adjusts the dot clock Adjusts clock phase Operation Higher contrast Lower contrast Brighter screen Darker screen Darker colors Lighter colors More green tinged colors More purple tinged colors Sharper ima...

Page 24: ...tion Adjusts screen position Operation Range Video S video Horizontal 30 to 30 Vertical Zoom 15 to 15 Others 7 to 7 Comp video 16 to 16 RGB1 RGB2 250 to 250 POSITION SIZE Menu screen Position adjustment screen Video S video 7 to 7 Comp video 4 to 4 RGB1 RGB2 150 to 150 2 Size Width Height Adjusts screen size Adjusts width Adjusts height Increases width Reduces width Increases height Reduces height...

Page 25: ...ted mode Option 1 Treble 2 Bass 3 Balance 4 Speaker Function Adjusts treble Adjusts bass Adjusts volume balance Selects built in or external speakers Operation Stronger treble Weaker treble Stronger bass Weaker bass Higher volume from right hand speaker Higher volume from left hand speaker Use or for switching Range 6 to 6 6 to 6 10 to 10 Internal built in speakers External external speakers SOUND...

Page 26: ...licker Use or for switching Press to update the status Use or for switching Displays the Status information screen Press to update the status Range On displayed Off not displayed English Deutsch German Español Spanish Français French Italiano Italian Português Portuguese 0 no setup 1 2 3 4 Auto NTSC PAL SECAM N PAL M PAL 4 43NTSC 2 to 1 0 to 8 On auto control Off fixed gain On enabled Off disabled...

Page 27: ...reen and use or to select an option Use or to switch between available choices for the selected option Use or for switching Display the Audio input selection screen and use or to select an option Use or to switch between available choices for the selected option Use or for switching Use or for switching Display the White peak level calibration adjustment screen and use or to select an option Sharp...

Page 28: ...purple tinged colors Press several times when you finish Repeat steps 4 5 and 6 when you wish to make changes to other options 1 2 You can also use the switches on the display s control panel to accomplish these steps BASIC OPERATIONS EX ADJUSTING TINT Tint PICTURE selected in the main menu screen Tint selected in the PICTURE Menu screen Video Input Mode You can make changes to all image adjustmen...

Page 29: ...rpness Any value between 30 and 30 for and 3 and 3 for can be selected Sharper images Less sharp images Adjusting Color Temperature Color temp Use or to specify a desired color temperature Each time you press or one of the available choices appears in the following sequence Warm More red tinged colors Standard Standard color temperature Cool More blue tinged colors You can adjust color temperature...

Page 30: ...n Moves screen to the right Moves screen to the left Press several times when you finish Repeat steps 4 5 and 6 when you wish to make changes to other options 1 2 You can also use the switches on the display s control panel to accomplish these steps BASIC OPERATION EX ADJUSTING SCREEN POSITION POSITION SIZE selected from the main menu screen Position selected in the POSITION SIZE Menu screen You c...

Page 31: ...zontal position Horizontal Moves screen to the right Moves screen to the left Vertical position Vertical Moves screen up Moves screen down Adjusting Screen Size Size Screen width Width Increases width Reduces width Screen height Height Increases height Reduces height Setting Range Position adjustment screen Size adjustment screen Position Size Video S video mode Horizontal 30 to 30 Vertical Zoom 1...

Page 32: ...t hand speaker Press several times when you finish Repeat steps 4 and 5 when you wish to make changes to other options 1 2 You can also use the switches on the display s control panel to accomplish these steps BASIC OPERATION EX ADJUSTING VOLUME BALANCE Balance SOUND selected in the main menu screen Balance selected in the SOUND Menu screen You can make changes to all sound adjustment options in t...

Page 33: ...ed Stronger treble Weaker treble Adjusting Bass Bass Any value between 6 and 6 can be selected Stronger bass Weaker bass Adjusting Volume Balance Balance Any value between 10 and 10 can be selected Higher volume from the right hand speaker Higher volume from the left hand speaker Selecting Speakers Speaker Use or to select speakers Each time you press or one of the available choices appears in the...

Page 34: ... menu is displayed in the selected language Press several times when you finish Repeat steps 4 and 5 when you wish to make changes to other options 1 2 You can also use the switches on the display s control panel to accomplish these steps BASIC OPERATION EX SELECTING LANGUAGE Language OTHERS selected in the main menu screen Language selected in the OTHERS Menu screen Video Input Mode You can make ...

Page 35: ...te control to control individual displays by assigning a unique number to each of the displays Each time you press or one of the available numbers appears in the following sequence 0 You can normally control displays You cannot control displays if you press any of SHIFT 1 through SHIFT 4 1 4 Allows you to control a desired display by pressing the corresponding button one of SHIFT 1 through SHIFT 4...

Page 36: ...er Each time you press or one of the available choices appears in the following sequence On Off On Enables this function Off Disables this function Displaying System Status Status Displays system operation status 1 Select Status and press or The Status information screen will appear 2 Check the status Press when you wish to update the status 3 Press to return to the OTHERS Menu screen Mode Input m...

Page 37: ...tions 1 2 You can also use the switches on the display s control panel to accomplish these steps BASIC OPERATION EX SETTING UP POWER SAVING FUNCTION DPMS Extended menu selected in the OTHERS Menu screen Video Input Mode Message screen You can use this menu to make adjustments for all extended features You can use the Extended menu screen to make detailed adjustments 3 4 5 DPMS selected in the Exte...

Page 38: ...n Gamma You can use this option to make a dynamic gamma correction suitable for still or motion pictures Each time you press or one of the available choices appears in the following sequence Motion Still Motion Suitable for watching a motion picture Still Suitable for watching a still picture Correcting gradation Gradation You can use this option to make gradation corrections suitable for still or...

Page 39: ...lamp turns orange Each time you press or one of the available choices appears in the following sequence Off Disables DPMS Number Time before DPMS starts Unit minutes The power indicator lamp turns orange while the DPMS is ON The power turns ON automatically when the display receives a signal Displaying white over entire screen White screen All modes You can use this option to display white over th...

Page 40: ...th Screen saver This causes the screen saver pattern to move in the same range at regular intervals When switching between RGB and video input modes frequently Select Mode for Function with Screen saver Select a desired range for Moving area with Screen saver This causes the information displayed to move when you switch between modes EXTENDED FEATURES Extended menu Continued When using the display...

Page 41: ...annot switch between input modes when you have selected a mode with this option When changing sound input Selecting input terminals Audio input All modes You can use this option to select one of the two available terminals to receive sound from input equipment Select Audio input and press or The Audio input selection screen will appear Press or to select input equipment Select a desired input term...

Page 42: ...option make sure that all installation requirements for that option as given in the relevant instruction manual are met The colors of options do not match the display colors perfectly Warning To prevent injury fire and electric shock arrange for options to be initially installed or installed at a different location by your dealer You can display a wide screen i e 852 dots x 480 lines when you use ...

Page 43: ...d 640 x 480 31 47 59 94 VGA 640 x 480 37 86 72 81 VGA 72 Hz 640 x 480 37 50 75 00 VGA 75 Hz 640 x 480 43 27 85 01 VGA 85 Hz 720 x 400 31 47 70 09 VGA 400 lines 640 x 400 37 86 85 08 VGA 400 lines 800 x 600 35 16 56 25 SVGA 56 Hz 640 x 400 37 88 60 32 SVGA 60 Hz 800 x 600 48 08 72 19 SVGA 72 Hz 800 x 600 48 88 75 00 SVGA 75 Hz 1024 x 768 48 36 60 00 XGA 60 Hz 640 x 480 35 00 66 67 MAC 13RGB 848 x 4...

Page 44: ...CAM N PAL M PAL 4 43NTSC PC input terminal RGB1 input terminal mD sub 3 rows 15 pin Image signal 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω Synchronization signal TTL level or 0 3 Vp p 75 Ω RGB2 input terminal BNC terminal x 5 R 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω G 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω B 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω H TTL level or 0 3 Vp p 75 Ω V TTL level or 0 3 Vp p 75 Ω Sound terminals 2 sound input pin jacks L R 2 lines 500 mVrms at least 22 kΩ Control terminal 1 ...

Page 45: ...ENV50140 1993 ENV50141 1993 ENV50204 1995 AS Safety IEC950 A1 A2 A3 A4 EMC AS NZS 3548 Regulation PDS4212W H UL CSA Safety UL1950 CSA C22 2 No 950 EMC FCC Part 15 Class B ICES 003 Class B CE Safety EN60950 1992 A1 1993 A2 1993 A3 1995 A4 1997 EMC EN55022 1994 Class B EN61000 3 2 1995 EN61000 3 3 1995 EN50082 1 1997 EN61000 4 2 1995 EN61000 4 3 1996 EN61000 4 4 1995 EN61000 4 5 1995 EN61000 4 6 199...

Page 46: ...ed Features on P E 35 E 39 Input proper signals Make sure that the vertical frequency of the input signal is 75 Hz or less for SVGA and 60 Hz for XGA Turn OFF the main power switch remove the power plug from the receptacle and contact your dealer for repairs Turn OFF the main power immediately You can turn the power back ON again when the components have cooled sufficiently If the message appears ...

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