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NEC Technologies

PlasmaSync Plasma Monitor

User’s Manual

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Page 1: ...NEC Technologies PlasmaSync Plasma Monitor User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...he warranty will be void Moreover there is a serious risk of electric shock 7 Do not attempt to service or repair the unit NEC is not liable for any bodily harm or damage caused if unquali fied persons attempt service or open the back cover Refer all service to authorized NEC Service Centers Precautions Please read this manual carefully before using your NEC plasma monitor and keep the manual hand...

Page 3: ... guidelines and recommendations for minimizing the occurrence of image burn Always enable and use your computer s screen saver function during use with a computer input source Display a moving image whenever possible Always power down the monitor when you are finished using it If the plasma monitor is in long term use or continuous operation take the following measures to reduce the likelihood of ...

Page 4: ...t ne pas modifier le cordon d alimentation 5 Débrancher l appareil pendant les tempêtes ou si l appareil n est pas utilisé pendant une longue période 6 Ne pas ouvrir le coffret Des composants de haute ten sion se trouvent à l intérieur Si l appareil est endommagé de cette manière la garantie devient caduque De plus il y a risque d électrocution 7 Ne pas essayer de réparer ou entretenir l appareil ...

Page 5: ...ommandations suivantes pour minimiser l occurence de brûlure d image Assurez vous de mettre en marche et d utliser l économisateur d écran chaque fois que c est possible lorsque vous l utilisez avec une source d entrée d ordinateur Affichez une image en mouvement aussi souvent que possible Coupez toujours l alimentation lorsque vous avez terminé d utiliser la moniteur Si le moniteur est en usage c...

Page 6: ...lud ing adjustment of user controls These costs are the re sponsibility of the NECTECH dealer from whom the product was purchased 3 Payment of shipping charges HOW YOU CAN GET WARRANTY SERVICE 1 To obtain service on your product consult the dealer from whom you purchased the product 2 Whenever warranty service is required the original dated invoice or a copy must be presented as proof of warranty ...

Page 7: ...ching computer images with a wide screen 15 OSM Controls 16 Menu Operations 16 Picture Settings Menu 18 Adjusting the picture 18 Setting the picture mode according to the brightness of the room 19 Setting the color temperature 20 Adjusting the color to the desired quality 21 Reducting noise in the picture 22 Sound settings menu 23 Adjusting the treble bass and left right balance 23 Screen Settings...

Page 8: ...g A As it is laid down with the screen face down See Draw ing B Lay the protective sheet which was wrapped around the monitor when it was packaged beneath the screen surface so as not to scratch the screen face This device cannot be installed on its own Be sure to use a stand or original mounting unit Wall mount unit Stand etc See page 2 For correct installation and mounting it is strongly recomme...

Page 9: ... signal compatibility PCs VCRs Laser Disc and DVD player source compat ibility AccuBlend scan conversion automatically converts VGA SVGA and SXGA signals to the panel s native resolution RGB input 3 Video input 3 DVD HD input 2 Audio input 3 External Control input 1 AccuColor control system provides user selectable on screen color temperature settings New Drive Technology Component video input ter...

Page 10: ...mode 3 LEFT and RIGHT Enlarges or reduces the image Functions as the CURSOR 䊴䊳 buttons in the On screen display OSM mode 4 INPUT SELECT EXIT Switches the input in the following order VIDEO1 VIDEO2 RGB3 RGB2 RGB1 VIDEO3 DVD HD Functions as the EXIT buttons in the On screen display OSM mode 5 POWER STANDBY indicator When the power is on Lights green When the power is in the standby mode Lights red ...

Page 11: ...erminal is used when power ON OFF input se lection andAUDIO MUTE and other controls are oper ated externally by external control See also page 36 for external control C REMOTE CONTROL Connect the supplied remote cable here D CONTROL LOCK When CONTROL LOCK is set ON the buttons on the set s control panel do not function E AC IN Connect the included power cord here G H I J K A B C D E F RGB3 DVI 29p...

Page 12: ... follows each time the button is pressed VIDEO1 VIDEO2 RGB3 RGB2 RGB1 VIDEO3 DVD HD 4 DVD HD Press this button to select DVD HD as the source DVD HD can also be selected using the INPUT SE LECT button on the monitor The input switches as fol lows each time the button is pressed VIDEO1 VIDEO2 RGB3 RGB2 RGB1 VIDEO3 DVD HD 5 PROCEED Press this button to access the OSM controls Press this button durin...

Page 13: ... using the supplied remote control unit in the wired condition F Remote control signal transmitter Transmits the remote control signals Battery Installation and Replacement Insert the 2 AAA batteries making sure to set them in with the proper polarity 1 Press and open the cover 2 Align the batteries according to the and indication inside the case 3 Replace the cover ...

Page 14: ... of about 7 m 23ft from the front of the monitor s remote control sen sor and at a horizontal angle of within 30 The remote control operation may not function if the monitor s remote control sensor is exposed to direct sun light or strong artificial light or if there is an obstacle between the sensor and the remote control unit Handling the remote controller Do not drop or mishandle the remote con...

Page 15: ...1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 Installation Document Camera VCR or Laser Disc Player DVD Player Signal cable supplied To Mini D Sub 15 pin connector on the plasma monitor Monitor adapter for Macintosh supplied IBM VGA or Compatibles Macintosh or Compatibles Desk top type To video S video inputs on the plasma monitor Personal computer with a digital RGB output ...

Page 16: ...3 IN DVI connector of the main unit Note that the RGB3 IN DVI terminal does not support analog RGB input source Note 1 Input TMDS signals conforming to DVI standards The TMDS input corresponds to 1 link 2 To maintain display quality use a cable with a quality prescribedbyDVIstandardsthatiswithin5metersinlength Connecting Your Document Camera You can connect your plasma monitor to a document camera...

Page 17: ...nitor 1 Strip the ends of the speaker wires 2 Press down the tabs below the SPEAKERS terminals insert the speaker wire and release the tab to secure the speaker wire connection a Connect the right speaker located at right side of the monitor when viewed from the front positive wire to RIGHT b Connect the right speaker negative wire to RIGHT c Connect the left speaker negative wire to LEFT d Connec...

Page 18: ...29 Signal Digital T M D S Data 2 T M D S Data 2 T M D S Data 2 Shield No connection No connection DDC Clock DDC Data No connection T M D S Data 1 T M D S Data 1 T M D S Data 1 Shield No connection No connection 5V Power Ground Hot Plug Detect T M D S Data 0 T M D S Data 0 T M D S Data 0 Shield No connection No connection T M D S Clock Shield T M D S Clock T M D S Clock No connection No connection ...

Page 19: ... on the remote controller or the unit to decrease to the desired level MUTE To cancel the sound Press the MUTE button on the remote controller to cancel sound press again to restore DISPLAY To check the settings 1 The screen changes each time the DISPLAY button is pressed 2 If the button is not pressed for approximately three sec onds the menu turns off DIGITAL ZOOM Digital zoom specifies the pict...

Page 20: ...set press the OFF TIMER button once 2 The remaining time is displayed then turns off after a few seconds 3 When five minutes remain the remaining time appears until it reaches zero OFF TIMER30 OFF TIMER28 OFF TIMER0 Canceling the off timer 1 Press the OFF TIMER button twice in a row 2 The off timer is canceled Note After the power is turned off with the off timer A slight current is still supplied...

Page 21: ...n is displayed The picture has the same size as video pictures with a 4 3 aspect ratio FULL size screen The image is expanded in the horizontal direction Images compressed in the horizontal direction squeezed images are expanded in the horizontal direction and displayed on the entire screen Normal images are ex panded in the horizontal direction STADIUM size screen The picture is expanded in the h...

Page 22: ...al direction When using a graphic accelerator board that is capable of displaying 848 480 FULL size screen Information 䡵 Supported resolution See page 44 for details on the display output of the various VESA signal standards supported by the monitor When 852 dot 480 line wide VGA signals with a vertical frequency of 60 Hz and horizontal frequency of 31 72 kHz are input select WIDE for the RGB SELE...

Page 23: ...ed with respect to the screen as shown on the diagram Depending on the screen s mode the OSM may be dis played slightly differently In the explanation the OSM section is shown close up M A I N M E N U PICTURE SOUND SCREEN FUNCTION OPTION INFORMATION SEL OK EXIT EXIT PROCEED 5 The change is stored until you adjust it again 6 Repeat steps 2 5 to adjust an additional item or press the EXIT button on ...

Page 24: ...ontal positions of the menu display POWER MGT Sets the monitor for use as an energy saving display when used with a computer GRAY LEVEL In case of 4 3 sets the luminance of both sides PLE INVERSE Set the brightness level to the minimum in conjunction with the inverse function CINEMA MODE Setting the picture to suit the movie RESET Resets all the settings PICTURE SOUND SCREEN FUNCTION etc to the fa...

Page 25: ...revious screen reappears 5 Once the adjustment is completed Press the EXIT button to return to the main menu To delete the main menu press the EXIT button once more Note If CAN NOT ADJUST appears When trying to enter the PICTURE submenu make sure PICTURE MODE is set to MEMORY Information 䡵 Picture adjustment screen CONTRAST Changes the picture s contrast BRIGHTNESS Changes the picture s brightness...

Page 26: ... this mode when watching video in a dark room This mode provides darker finer pic tures like the screen in movie theaters CONTRAST 80 for RESET mode BRIGHTNESS 95 for RESET mode NORMAL Set this mode when watching video in a bright room This mode provides dynamic pictures with distinct differences between light and dark sections CONTRAST 96 for RESET mode RESET Use this to reset the picture to the ...

Page 27: ...the 䊴 and 䊳 buttons are pressed 1 2 3 PRO See page 21 to set PRO P I C T U R E CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS SHARPNESS COLOR TINT PICTURE MODE COLOR TEMP NR MEMORY 1 NR 2 R G SEL ADJ RETURN EXIT Information 䡵 Setting the color temperature 1 High bluer 2 Middle Standard 3 Low redder 䡵 Restoring the factory default settings Select RESET under the function menu Note that this also restores other settings to th...

Page 28: ... 4 Press the PROCEED button The WHITE BALANCE screen appears 5 Use the and buttons to select RED GAIN W H I T E B A L A N C E GAIN RED GREEN BLUE BIAS RED GREEN BLUE SEL ADJ RETURN EXIT R GAIN 6 Adjusts the white balance using the 䊴 and 䊳 buttons WHITE BALANCE GAIN RED GREEN BLUE BIAS RED GREEN BLUE SEL ADJ RETURN EXIT Information 䡵 Adjusting the white balance RGB GAIN White balance adjustment for...

Page 29: ...ither the 䊴 or 䊳 button is pressed within 5 sec onds the current selection is set and the previous screen reappears 5 Once the setting is completed Press the EXIT button to return to the main menu To delete the main menu press the EXIT button once more Information 䡵 NR NR stands for Noise Reduction This function reduces noise in the picture 䡵 Types of noise reduction There are three types of noise...

Page 30: ...ete the main menu press the EXIT button once more NOTE If CAN NOT ADJUST appears Set AUDIO INPUT on the OPTION menu correctly Information 䡵 Sound settings menu BASS Changes the level of low frequency sound TREBLE Changes the level of high frequency sound BALANCE Changes the balance of the left and right channels 䡵 Restoring the factory default settings Select RESET under the function menu Note tha...

Page 31: ...t from step 3 5 Press the PROCEED button The vertical position of the computer s image has now been adjusted 4 Adjust using the 䊴 and 䊳 buttons 2 To adjust the normal mode Use the 䊴 and 䊳 buttons to select NORMAL The mode switches as follows when the 䊴 and 䊳 but tons are pressed NORMAL FULL V POSITION S C R E E N MODE V POSITION H POSITION V HEIGHT H WIDTH AUTO PICTURE NORMAL SEL ADJ RETURN EXIT O...

Page 32: ... on screen display When using the monitor for presentations etc the moni tor can be set so that the input source screen mode etc do not appear Example Turning the on screen display mode off Press the PROCEED button on the remote controller to display the MAIN MENU on the screen then 1 Use the and buttons to select FUNCTION then press the PROCEED button The FUNCTION screen appears 2 Use the and but...

Page 33: ...d 䊳 buttons OSM OSM ADJ POWER MGT GRAY LEVEL PLE CINEMA MODE RESET ON 1 OFF 3 AUTO AUTO SEL ADJ RETURN EXIT F U N C T I O N F U N C T I O N OSM OSM ADJ POWER MGT GRAY LEVEL PLE INVERSE CINEMA MODE RESET ON 2 OFF 3 AUTO AUTO SEL ADJ RETURN EXIT 4 Once all adjustments are completed Press the EXIT button to return to the main menu To delete the main menu press the EXIT button once more Information 䡵 ...

Page 34: ...default settings Select RESET under the function menu Note that this also restores other settings to the factory defaults 3 To turn the power management function on Use the 䊴 and 䊳 buttons to select ON The mode switches as follows each time the 䊴 or 䊳 button is pressed ON OFF FUNCTION OSM OSM ADJ POWER MGT GRAY LEVEL PLE INVERSE CINEMA MODE RESET ON 1 ON 3 AUTO AUTO SEL ADJ RETURN EXIT 4 Once the ...

Page 35: ...than from the standby mode Operate the keyboard or mouse The pic ture reappears but more time is required than from the standby mode or suspend mode Horizontal and vertical synchronizing sig nals are present from the computer No horizontal synchronizing signals are sent from the computer No vertical synchronizing signals are sent from the computer No horizontal or vertical synchronizing signals ar...

Page 36: ...OSM OSM ADJ POWER MGT GRAY LEVEL PLE INVERSE CINEMA MODE RESET ON 1 OFF 9 AUTO AUTO SEL ADJ RETURN EXIT Setting the brightness level to the minimum Locking this mode allows you to dim the picture Example Setting the PLE INVERSE to LOCK Press the PROCEED button on the remote controller to display the MAIN MENU on the screen then 1 Use the and buttons to select FUNCTION then press the PROCEED button...

Page 37: ...ctory defaults F U N C T I O N OSM OSM ADJ POWER MGT GRAY LEVEL PLE INVERSE CINEMA MODE RESET ON 1 OFF 3 AUTO AUTO SEL ADJ RETURN EXIT F U N C T I O N OSM OSM ADJ POWER MGT GRAY LEVEL PLE INVERSE CINEMA MODE RESET ON 1 OFF 3 AUTO ON SEL ADJ RETURN EXIT Resetting to the default values Use these operations to restore all the picture adjustments audio settings to the factory default values Refer to p...

Page 38: ...RGB3 ADJ RGB1 VIDEO1 HD DVD1 COMP RGB 1080B 1 SEL ADJ RETURN EXIT Setting the allocation of the audio connectors Setting the AUDIO 1 2 and 3 connectors to the desired input Example Set AUDIO 1 to RGB 2 Press the PROCEED button on the remote controller to display the MAIN MENU on the screen then 1 Use the and buttons to select OPTION then press the PROCEED button The OPTION screen appears 2 Use the...

Page 39: ...line signal with a horizontal frequency of 31 72 KHz is in put the image may be compressed hori zontally To prevent this set RGB SELECT to WIDE DTV Set this model when watching digital broad casting 480P 䡵 Restoring the factory default settings Select RESET under the function menu Note that this also restores other settings to the factory defaults 3 To set the RGB select mode to VIDEO Use the 䊴 an...

Page 40: ...ETURN EXIT Adjusting the display position in the RGB3 input mode If the image is not stable when in the RGB3 input mode switch the RGB3 ADJ number to 2 or 3 Example Setting the 1 mode to 2 Press the PROCEED button on the remote controller to display the MAIN MENU on the screen then 1 Use the and buttons to select OPTION then press the PROCEED button The OPTION screen appears 2 Use the and buttons ...

Page 41: ...he PROCEED button The display language is switched to Deutsch 5 Once the setting is completed Press the EXIT button to return to the main menu To delete the main menu press the EXIT button once more LANGUAGE LANGUAGE DEUTSCH ADJ RETURN EXIT OK PROCEED Information Menu Checking the frequencies and polarities of input signals Use this function to check the frequencies and polarities of the signals c...

Page 42: ... 3 58 NTSC Information 䡵 Video signal formats Different countries use different formats for video sig nals Set to the format used in your current country AUTO1 2 The video signals are automatically de tected and the format is set accordingly AUTO1 3 58NTSC 4 43NTSC PAL SECAM PAL60 AUTO2 PAL M PAL N 3 58NTSC PAL B G This is the standard format used mainly in the United Kingdom and Germany SECAM Thi...

Page 43: ...nnections are made as described below 2 Connector on the external equipment side Serial port RS 232C connector See the specifications of the equipment that is to be connected for the type of connector and the pin assignment 3 Wiring Use a crossed reverse cable Wire the cable so that each pair of data lines cross between the two devices These data line pairs are RXD Receive data and TXD Transmit da...

Page 44: ...icates the equipment receiving the signal Command 2 Command 2 along with command 1 is a number used to distinguish each command Check Sum CKS Error Processing and ACK 1 The check sum described below and RS 232C odd parity are used together for a check of the received data The check sum is the lower order 8 bits of one frame of sent or received data comprising the sum total of Command 1 Unit ID 1 a...

Page 45: ...rol equipment switches off the power of the plasma monitor Transmission Data 9FH 80H 60H 4FH 00H CKS ACK The plasma monitor returns the following ACK when the power is switched off 3FH 60H 80H 4FH 00H CKS 03 Input Switch Change Function The external control equipment switches the input of the plasma monitor Transmission Data DFH 80H 60H 47H 01H DATA00 CKS DATA00 Input Select 01H Video1 02H Video2 ...

Page 46: ...H Screen display On 02H Screen display Off ACK 7FH 60H 80H 58H 01H DATA00 CKS DATA00 01H Screen display On 02H Screen display Off Screen display On Off is equivalent to the screen display On Off function of the convenient function settings Operation is as described in the table below 09 COLOR Gain Data Function The external control equipment changes the COLOR gain data of the plasma monitor Transm...

Page 47: ... DATA00 USER PICTURE Gain Flag 01H DATA01 BRIGHT Gain Flag 08H DATA02 BRIGHT Gain E0H 32 FFH 01 00H 0 01H 01 20H 32 ACK 7FH 60H 80H 7FH 02H DATA00 DATA01 CKS DATA00 USER PICTURE Gain Flag 01H DATA01 BRIGHT Gain Flag 08H 14 Input MODE Request Function The display returns the current input information by the external control equipment s request Transmission Data 1FH 80H 60H 41H 00H CKS ACK 7FH 60H 8...

Page 48: ...ssion Data DFH 80H 60H 7FH 04H DATA00 to DATA03 CKS DATA00 USER PICTURE Gain Flag 01H DATA01 GREEN Gain Flag 02H DATA02 GREEN Gain 1 Bias D8H 40 FFH 1 00H 0 28H 40 DATA03 GREEN Gain2 Drive D8H 40 FFH 1 00H 0 28H 40 ACK 7FH 60H 80H 7FH 02H DATA00 DATA01 CKS DATA00 USER PICTURE Gain Flag 01H DATA01 GREEN Gain Flag 02H 19 BLUE Gain Data Function The external control equipment changes the BLUE Gain Da...

Page 49: ... 1 00H 0 28H 40 DATA02 BLUE Gain Bias D8H 40 FFH 1 00H 0 28H 40 DATA03 COLOR Gain EAH 22 FFH 01 00H 0 01H 01 16H 22 DATA04 TINT Gain EAH 22 FFH 01 00H 0 01H 01 16H 22 DATA05 SHARPNESS Gain F0H 16 FFH 01 00H 0 01H 01 10H 16 DATA06 CONTRAST Gain 00H 0 34H 52 DATA07 BRIGHT Gain E0H 32 FFH 01 00H 0 01H 01 20H 32 DATA08 RED Gain Drive D8H 40 FFH 1 00H 0 28H 40 DATA09 GREEN Gain Drive D8H 40 FFH 1 00H 0...

Page 50: ...urns the following ACK 7FH 60H 80H 6FH 03H DATA00 DATA01 DATA02 CKS DATA00 AUDIO 1 DATA01 AUDIO 2 DATA02 AUDIO 3 VISUAL INPUT DATA 01H Video 1 02H Video 2 03H Video 3 05H HD HD1 or DTV or DTV 1 06H HD2 DTV2 07H RGB 1 PC 1 08H RGB 2 PC 2 0CH RGB 3 PC 3 23 PLE_INVERSE Set Function The external control equipment sets the PLE and INVERSE inverse of image brightness of the plasma monitor Transmission D...

Page 51: ... located at the center 2 Only when using a graphic accelerator board that is capable of displaying 848 480 3 Aspect ratio is 5 4 This signal is converted to a 600 dots 480 lines signal NOTE With digital inputs some signals are not accepted The sync may be disturbed when non standard signals other than the aforementioned are input When connecting a composite sync signal use the HD terminal IBM PC A...

Page 52: ...ure inside the main unit has become too high and has activated the protector Troubleshooting If the picture quality is poor or there is some other problem check the adjustments operations etc before requesting service Leave some space between the display and the connected components Replace both batteries with new ones Plug the monitor s power cord into a power outlet Press the power button on the...

Page 53: ... 648 H 89 D mm 70 6 lbs 32 kg 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F 20 to 80 0 to 1900m 0 to 6230ft 10 C to 50 C 14 F to 122 F 10 to 90 0 to 3000m 0 to 9840ft Power on off Input source select Volume up down OSM control Power on off Input source selct OSM con trol Volume up down Cursor UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT Pointer Zoom up down Off timer Wireless Wired remote control Picture Contrast Brightness Sharpness Color Ti...

Page 54: ...NEC Technologies Inc 1250 N Arlington Heights Road Suite 500 Itasca Illinois 60143 1248 Printed in Japan 7S800031 Printed on recycled paper ...

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