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150-059-002

12.16.03

VARTECH SYSTEMS

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Page 1: ...0 Flat Panel LCD Displays VT170CM VT170PM VT170RM VT170MM VT170WM VT170YM User s Guide Read these instructions completely before attempting to operate your new Color Display VarTechSystemsInc Solutions for Demanding Applications Industrial CRT and Flat Panel Displays ...

Page 2: ... Windows 2000 Touch Drivers 20 Section 2 Display Setup Section 5 Display Features 4 Troubleshooting Tips 21 Unpacking The Display 4 Included Parts 4 Section 6 Connecting Your Display 5 Cleaning Maintenance 22 Signal Connections 5 7 Section 7 Section 3 Mechanical Drawings Getting Started Panel Mount Procedure 23 Operator Controls and Indicators 8 Panel Mount Mechanicals 24 Setting up the Video Sour...

Page 3: ...gnals from a standard video card to a high quality digital RGB that the LCD can display Recently the video card has taken on a new role It is the responsibility of this device to scale a particular video resolution to the native resolution of the LCD Simply consider that a computer is putting out a VGA 640x480 resolution signal yet the LCD that is connected is an XGA 1024x768 display The displayed...

Page 4: ...If you are not sure what type of power supply you have consult with your service or maintenance department Overloaded AC outlets and extension cords are dangerous So are frayed power cords and broken plugs They may result in a shock or fire hazard Call your service technician for replacement Do not Open the Display There are no user serviceable components inside There are Dangerous High Voltages i...

Page 5: ...nently Do not press the LCD screen with your finger for a long time as this may cause some afterimages Some dot defects may appear as Red Green or Blue spots on the screen However this will have no impact or effect on the display performance If possible use the recommended resolution to obtain the best image quality for your LCD display If used under any mode except the recommended resolution some...

Page 6: ...nt or Wall Mount industrial packages The VT170 Military Marine Series is supplied with a Anti Reflective Screen unless equipped with an optional Touch System The VT170 Military Marine Series has an integrated 115 220VAC supply as standard on all models 2 2 Unpacking and setting up your display Your LCD monitor package will consist of the components listed below Open shipping container and lay all ...

Page 7: ...DVI connector appropriate to the source usually a DVI D connector When connecting the monitor to an analog signal source it is necessary to use a cable that terminates on the monitor end with a DVI I connector that mates to the monitor s connector and on the source end with an HD 15 connector or with some combination of three to five BNC connectors as appropriate to the source Provided the correct...

Page 8: ...nc on green only three of the cable s five BNC connectors are used When the source provides RGB video and separate composite sync four of the cable s five BNC connectors are used When the source provides RGB video and separate horizontal and vertical sync all five of the cable s BNC connectors are used Source w 3 BNC Source w 4 BNC Source w 5 BNC Signal Monitor HD 15 BNC R BNC R BNC R Analog Red 1...

Page 9: ...pproved 10 stranded wire The wire should use properly color coded insulation 2 6 Power and Ground Connections 7 WARNING To ensure against fire or shock hazards the monitor chassis should be con nected to an earth ground by a path that is independent of the power cord While the AC power cord provides a ground wire the power cord ground can be defeated by use of an extension cord or 3 prong to 2 pro...

Page 10: ...llowing section The luminance control controls the backlight The range of the control is determined by the brightness setting made with the OSD 8 The monitor is pre aligned at the factory However minor adjustments are usually necessary following installation to optimize the monitor s performance with a particular video source and particular video formats This section of the manual describes the op...

Page 11: ...o Color Depth VT170 1280 x 1024 5 4 24 bpp Likewise the VT170 Series monitors provide the best possible imagery when the video source is set up to support a color depth of 24 bits pixel because this color depth corresponds to the capabilities of all these monitors allowing them to display over 16 million distinct colors at once In order to support a resolution of 1280x1024 or 1600x1200 and a color...

Page 12: ...hese colors constitute a subset of a potentially much larger color set typically a set of 262 144 distinct colors Any 256 member subset of this larger set of colors may be displayed by changing the palette register values On the other hand when video RAM is organized to provide 16 or 24bpp each pixel value in memory becomes a direct representation of a color In this case the palette registers are ...

Page 13: ...e width of the screen Use the Source button to exit and return to the Picture submenu 3 Adjust clock phase Put an image containing closely spaced vertical lines on the screen Press the Menu button to invoke the Main Menu Use the Left Right buttons to move to the Picture submenu and press the Menu button to select it Once in the Picture submenu use the Up Down buttons to move to the Phase item Use ...

Page 14: ...IT button to exit the menu or to move up a level MENU Press to enter the Main Menu or move down to a submenu in the Main Menu UP Navigate the menu items DOWN Navigate the menu items LEFT Navigate the menu items and make settings RIGHT Navigate the menus items and make settings AUTO Press to perform an automatic adjustment procedure Only applicable for analog RGB source modes Figure 3 OSD Controls ...

Page 15: ...ce The phase should be set after setting the horizontal size and the frequency while observing an image presented by the external source Set the phase to obtain the sharpest and most distinct vertical lines H Position Set the horizontal position to center the image on the screen Make this adjustment after making a first adjustment of horizontal size It might be necessary to alternate between horiz...

Page 16: ...e screen in the absence of user input If there is no user input for the duration of the timeout period the OSD will disappear Language LANGUAGE refers to the national language in which the OSD menu items will be presented At present only Eng lish is supported Use the UP or DOWN button to select the desired function Use the LEFT or RIGHT button to set the value of the selected function Use the SOUR...

Page 17: ...e the SOURCE button once a setting has been made and again to return to the Main Menu Freeze Frame Info Select this item to obtain a display of information about the current video source including horizontal frequency vertical frequency refresh rate etc There are no settings to make 15 3 7 Utility Submenu NOTE When no video signal is applied to any of the monitor s video inputs the OSD will presen...

Page 18: ... the SOURCE button once a setting has been made and again to return to the Main Menu Brightness Scaling Mode When the format of the video presented by the external source does not correspond to the monitor s native format the image is displayed in one of three ways 1 it is scaled to fit the screen 2 it is scaled up but the aspect ratio is preserved 3 it is not scaled but mapped to the screen pixel...

Page 19: ...ge to a digital value and add a Mouse Click then sends the data to the serial port that the driver is loaded to When the touch is released the new XY location is sent along with a Mouse Up Click This system requires no special software knowledge and can be installed and set up in minutes The following section gives a detailed explanation of the software setup and configuration Since the touch scre...

Page 20: ...nitor end The cable provides a communications channel between the touch screen controller which is mounted inside the monitor and an RS 232 serial port on the host computer Because the touch controller obtains power from the monitor s power supply no external touch power connections are necessary Software supplied with the touch screen must be loaded on the host computer to handle communications w...

Page 21: ...Calibrate button and touch each of the three targets as they appear on the screen Touch Yes when the cursor lines up correctly with your finger Touch OK to close the Touch screen Control Panel Note If at any time the screen cursor is not directly under your finger on a touch the touch screen can be re calibrated at anytime by going to the Windows control panel and selecting the Elo Icon and select...

Page 22: ... Typical the default and click Next to continue Custom allows you to install the sample touch screen programming files 7 The Touch screen Setup dialog box will appear Specify the type of touch screen controller you are using and how it is connected Also specify the language you want to use in the Touch screen Control Panel Click OK to confirm that the Setup is correct 8 Complete the Setup program ...

Page 23: ...ion of screen saver software at the video source Activate the monitor s OSD using either the AUTO button or the SOURCE button to verify that the monitor is capable of displaying a locally generated image Check for presence of video signals from the external source Connect source to a different display device A display is present but it appears distorted for example circles appear as ellispes Use t...

Page 24: ...or polycarbonate shield that is installed over the screen Abrasive and certain chemical cleaners can easily damage the surface Never use alcoholic or ammoniac cleaners to clean the polycarbonate shield or a touch screen Replacing a Line Cord To avoid shock and fire hazards the monitor s power cord should be replaced if the insulation becomes broken or if it develops a loose internal connection Oth...

Page 25: ...of the monitor at this time 3 Install the monitor in the prepared cutout 4 Install the lock nuts and washers supplied with the monitor behind the holes running along the sides and top bottom of the cutout in the panel Extra lock nuts and washers are provided Note Use 10 32 nuts for mounting 5 Tighten all mounting nuts evenly to a torque of 24 inch pounds ATTENTION Mounting nuts must be tightened t...

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Page 29: ... Cold Cathode 50 000 Hrs Half Life Video Connectors DVI I integrated digital analog DIN S video RCA composite video Video Input RGB Analog 0 7V p p 75ohm digital TMDS Composite NTSC PAL Sync Separate TTL H V Composite TTL H V SOG Colors Supported 16 777 216 Power Input AC 100 240V 50 60Hz 1 0A Power consumption Normal 35 Watts Operating Temperature 20 to 55ºC Operating Temperature 20 to 71ºC Opera...

Page 30: ...2 16 03 VARTECH SYSTEMS HEADQUARTERS 11529 Sun Belt Ct Baton Rouge Louisiana 70809 Toll Free 800 223 8050 International Phone 001 225 298 0300 Fax 225 297 2440 E mail sales vartechsystems com www vartechsystems com ...

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