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User Guide

Guide de l’utilisateur

Guía del usuario

VPW55

PLASMA DISPLAY

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Page 1: ...User Guide Guide de l utilisateur Guía del usuario VPW5500 PLASMA DISPLAY 55 ...

Page 2: ... sure to write down the serial number located on the back of the unit to meet any future product support needs you may have For your convenience you can write the serial number in this User Guide See the Serial Number field of the For Your Records section of page 1 ...

Page 3: ...trol 12 Loading Batteries 12 Remote control 12 Main Unit 11 For Your Records 1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2 FEATURES 4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5 IMAGE RETENTION PREVENTION 10 ViewSonic VPW5500 i Notes about This Manual The information in this manual is subject to change without notice While meticulous care has been taken in the preparation of this manual you are requested to notify your dealer or u...

Page 4: ...y be copied reproduced or transmitted by any means for any purpose without prior written permission from ViewSonic Corporation Product disposal at end of product life ViewSonic is concerned about the preservation of our environment Please dispose of this product properly at the end of its useful life Your local waste disposal company may provide information about proper disposal Electronic Warrant...

Page 5: ...VASES SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON THE MONITOR NOTE There are no user serviceable parts inside the monitor Model and serial numbers are indicated on back side of the monitor CAUTION Adjust only those controls that are covered in the instructions as improper changes or modifications not MODIFICATIONS The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are ...

Page 6: ... 16 Follow instructions for wall shelf or ceiling mounting as recommended by the manufacturer 17 An outdoor antenna should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electrical circuits 18 If an outside antenna is connected to the receiver be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Section 810 of t...

Page 7: ...gent abrasive cleaner powder soap OA cleaner car wax glass cleaner etc especially because they would cause discoloration scratches or cracks Large screen high definition plasma display panel x 768 V pixels creates a high definition large screen aspect ratio interferences from geomagnetic sources and ambient power lines High Performance Digital Processor A wide range of personal computer signals ca...

Page 8: ...ould result in fire or electrical shock Use special caution in households where children are present If liquids or foreign objects should enter the Display immediately turn off the power switch disconnect the power plug from the power outlet and contact your dealer Do not place the monitor in a bathroom Do not expose the monitor to rain or moisture Do not place flower vases pots cups cosmetics liq...

Page 9: ...not place a spread cover etc over them because this could result in the inadvertent placing of heavy objects on the concealed power cord or cables Do not pull the power cord and cables When connecting and disconnecting the power cord or cables do it with your hand holding the plug or connector Do not place the cord near the heater Do not touch the power plug just after disconnecting it from the po...

Page 10: ...ith mild detergent Do not use harsh or abrasive cleaners How to clean the cabinet of the monitor Use a soft cloth to clean the cabinet and control panel of the monitor When excessively soiled dilute a neutral detergent in water wet and wring out the soft cloth and afterward wipe with a dry soft cloth Never use acid alkaline detergent alcoholic detergent abrasive cleaner powder soap OA cleaner car ...

Page 11: ...oises Avoid radio generators such as a mobile telephone transceiver etc around the monitor Precautions for the installation Do not use makeshift stands and NEVER fix legs with wood screws to ensure complete safety always fit the manufacturers approved stand or legs with the parts provided according to the instructions Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufactur...

Page 12: ...adio 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 Reorient or relocate the receving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from where the receiver is connected Consult the de...

Page 13: ...mage Retention can be an issue for all plasma displays However if you follow the simple guidelines listed below you can enjoy many years of viewing of features in our range of plasma Televisions and Monitors which help to reduce image retention and temporary image Please refer to the user manual for this model for instruction on how to use these features Image Retention La rétention peut être un p...

Page 14: ...uttons 17 Main power switch 16 16 The main power switch is located at the back on the lower surface Indicating lamp External device connection terminals RGB input terminals 14 External speaker terminals Main Unit External speaker terminals 14 14 MENU button 19 indicates the function while the MENU is displayed on the screen ViewSonic VPW5500 11 Caution when moving the main unit As this product is ...

Page 15: ...ther The batteries could explode or leak resulting in fires physical injury or stains When loading batteries observe their correct polarities as marked on the product If loaded in the wrong direction the batteries could explode or leak resulting in fires physical injury or stains CAUTION ATTENTION Do not drop or impact the remote control Do not splash the remote control with water or put it on a w...

Page 16: ...o prevent an internal temperature increase maintain a space of 10cm 4 inches For a desktop set up or more between the sides and other objects such as walls etc so that the ventilation holes are not blocked CAUTION Have this unit mounted in a stable place Take measures to prevent it from tumbling down to avoid possible physical injury CAUTION 10cm 4 inches or more Cord or chain Clamp Two places Woo...

Page 17: ...a PC Monitor rear panel Power cord Power cable connector Speaker R Speaker L PC D sub DVI To signal output terminal To signal output terminal To audio output terminal 3 5mm Stereo mini jack 30 32 ViewSonic VPW5500 14 1 Please refer to the ViewSonic website for appropriate PC drivers to run the display at its optimal condition www ViewSonic com See Product Specifications concerning the specificatio...

Page 18: ...drawing for some countries Connect the power cord after completing all other connections INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS continued Power Cord Connection Use only the power cord provided Do not use a power supply voltage other than that indicated AC100 240V 50 60Hz as this may cause fire or electric shock CAUTION ViewSonic VPW5500 15 ...

Page 19: ... RECALL MENU ID ID SET POWER OFF button POWER ON button POWER ON OFF button SUB POWER button Main power switch ATTENTION Avoid repeatedly turning the monitor on and off at short time intervals Failures might result from such operation Turn off the main power switch before leaving the monitor out of use for an extended period of time 25 27 ViewSonic VPW5500 16 Indicator lamp switch on the back of t...

Page 20: ... control Input can be switched in the sequence of RGB1 RGB2 by pressing the INPUT SELECT button of the monitor When a button is pressed the volume adjustment status guide will be displayed The volume will increase when the VOL or button is pressed while the guide is being displayed The volume will decrease when the VOL or button is pressed while the guide is being displayed Volume Adjustment The v...

Page 21: ...or the monitor The display will go out in approximately 6 seconds Off timer On timer RGB OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS continued RECALL button ViewSonic VPW5500 18 This mode is only available for VGA 640 X 480 WVGA 864 X 480 XGA 1024 X 768 and WXGA 1280 X 768 1366 X 768 Display area selection diagram RGB input Processes such as compression thinning and expansion are performed for the above signal display...

Page 22: ...to a maximum of seven monitors Remote control ID No 2 initially ID no 1 can be set by pressing the ID SET button for 2 sec or more while holding down the ID button The number will be incremented 2 6 7 1 continuously The ID remote control is operated by pressing the various buttons while holding down the ID button Operation is possible only when the remote control and monitor ID nos are the same Th...

Page 23: ...all brightness Adjust to taste Color Darkens colors Lightens colors Adjust to taste Tint Enhances red and weakens green Enhances green and weakens red In this case the character will be grayed out Adjust for most realistic skin color Picture Enhancement Off Low Middle High Sets the clarity of small details to the desired level Color Temperature Cool Normal Warm Black White Normally set to Normal C...

Page 24: ... Matrix Surround Off Perfect Volume Off Reset Reset Select Set Return OK MENU AUDIO MENU Picture Audio Timer Function Setup Language Select OK Set Timer Off Timer 30Min On Timer Select Adjust Return OK MENU TIMER MENU Selected characters Setup hint Off Timer Min 30Min 60Min 120Min 90Min indicated time period has elapsed On Timer hours minutes indicated time period has elapsed The settable time is ...

Page 25: ...t Reset off the function waiting to reset The original factory settings for the items of this Menu page can be restored by pressing the OK button Panel Life Normal Extend 1 Extend 2 This function is to suppress the contrast of the screen regardless of the Contrast setting in the Picture Menu By this control power consumption can be reduced or degradation of a panel can be mitigated The order of po...

Page 26: ... 7 V If white is found to spread across the screen set to 1 0 V This is effective only for RGB2 Frequency Display Off On Set this to Off if the frequency information of the Input Signal Screen Display is not required WVGA Type Off On This is only available for W VGA signal When it is set to On the display area mode can be selected Full or Real RGB2 ANALOG INPUT only WXGA Mode Off 1280x768 1366x768...

Page 27: ...very Audio Mode 1 setting is registered Bass Balance 1 setting is registered SRS TruBass For every Audio Mode 1 setting is registered Matrix Surround Perfect Volume Menu Display Registration condition Function Screen Saver 1 setting is registered Screen Wipe not registered Black Side Panel not registered Panel Life 1 setting is registered Mode Display ID Number Inverse Standby White Gamma Setup Au...

Page 28: ...ications 30 32 No Sync Signal OTHER FEATURES continued RGB2 RGB H 48 4kHz V 60 1 Hz Min OFF RGB Invalid Scan Freq Power Save Mode When the RGB1 RGB2 input is selected When this unit is connected to a VESA DPMS computer the Power Save Off mode can be set to be activated automatically when the computer is not being used to reduce power consumption by this unit RGB sync signal Horizontal Yes No Yes N...

Page 29: ... Reduce the Occurrence of Image Retention Lower the Contrast and Brightness settings of the plasma display as much as possible A function is provided in the display that controls the brightness of the screen to reduce degradation of the panel Using this function makes it possible to reduce image retention Refer to Panel Life Extend 1 or Extend 2 shown on Set the plasma monitor to an Screen Wipe or...

Page 30: ...Adjust the dot clock RGB input Text displayed across the screen appears blurred A fine pattern flickers when displayed on the screen Adjust the dot clock phase for the clearest viewing RGB input The remote control does not work 31 14 14 16 15 32 29 29 12 20 14 23 23 ViewSonic VPW5500 27 Symptoms That Appear to be Failures Make the checks suggested below depending on the symptoms observed If the sy...

Page 31: ... frequency from the computer is below 85Hz try a higher frequency upper limit 85Hz There may be a slight attenuation of the current image Try turning the Vertical Filter On For this case however the vertical resolution will drop The top of the monitor heats up When used for long periods of time the top of the monitor may heat up This is not a malfunction Text characters are displayed with varying ...

Page 32: ...uttons and search for clear characters over the entire screen The display image may be momentarily disturbed during clock adjustment but this is not a failure Symptom 2 Text displayed across the screen appears blurred in its entirety figure 2 A fine pattern flickers when displayed on the screen figure 3 Example ABCDEFGHIJ abcdefgABCDEFGabcd ABCDEFGHIJ abcdefgABCDEFGabcd Before adjustment After adj...

Page 33: ...at least 30 minutes to attain the status of optimal picture quality Panel Display dimensions Approx 55 inches 1229 H x 691 V mm diagonal 1410mm Resolution 1366 H x 768 V pixels Net dimensions excluding Speakers Stand 1394 W x 857 H x 105 D mm Net weight excluding Speakers Stand 63 5kg Ambient conditions Temperature Operating 5 C to 35 C Storage 0 C to 40 C Relative humidity Operating 20 to 80 Stor...

Page 34: ...13 T M D S Data3 With Digital RGB signal input RGB1 input Recommended Signal List ViewSonic VPW5500 31 No Signal mode Horizontal frequency kHz Dot clock frequency MHz Remarks Signal Name Resolution Vertical frequency Hz 1 VGA 640 X 400 70 08 31 47 25 18 2 640 X 480 59 94 31 47 25 18 3 W VGA 864 X 480 59 94 31 47 34 24 WVGA type On 4 VESA 640 X 480 72 81 37 86 31 50 5 640 X 480 75 00 37 50 31 50 6 ...

Page 35: ...y Hz 1 VGA 640 X 400 70 08 31 47 25 18 2 640 X 480 59 94 31 47 25 18 3 W VGA 864 X 480 59 94 31 47 34 24 WVGA type On 4 VESA 640 X 480 72 81 37 86 31 50 5 640 X 480 75 00 37 50 31 50 6 640 X 480 85 01 43 27 36 00 7 800 X 600 56 25 35 16 36 00 8 800 X 600 60 32 37 88 40 00 9 800 X 600 72 19 48 08 50 00 10 800 X 600 75 00 46 88 49 50 11 800 X 600 85 06 53 67 56 25 12 1024 X 768 60 00 48 36 65 00 13 ...

Page 36: ...SUPPLEMENT ViewSonic VPW5500 33 ...

Page 37: ...AV3 or AV4 input that is displayed on the screen at the time If the adaptor is applied to AV4 input as shown in the drawing it is impossible to receive RGB signal With DVI STB and RGB component setup SUB WOOFER To audio woofer To component video equipments Please use the connection cable suitable for the terminal form of video equipment 34 45 Applicable video signals for each input terminal See PR...

Page 38: ...3 Panoramic Zoom Full Cinema Display size selection diagram When you want to Set the display size Input signal Display screen Remarks Play a 4 3 image in a 16 9 screen faithfully 4 3 Blanking occurs on both sides Play a 4 3 image in a 16 9 screen with the height and width of the middle of the screen enlarged on equal scales and with both sides appearing somewhat enlarged Panoramic Play a 16 9 VIST...

Page 39: ...age is displayed over the entire screen in the Panoramic mode parts of the periphery of the image may disappear and or appear distorted in some cases Use the 4 3 mode to view images which were created in 4 3 mode This mode allows 4 3 content to be viewed without picture distortion Press Vertical picture position can be adjusted for Panoramic Zoom and Cinema mode as follows 1 Press SIZE button and ...

Page 40: ...the audio of the video will be output from the side on which the speaker icon is located The same video input mode cannot be selected for both screens at the same time Pressing the PinP button again or the RETURN button will cancel the 2 pictures display When the Video input is set to RGB Video this Split mode is not possible Refer to the table for 2 pictures Split mode PinP button RETURN button A...

Page 41: ...t Set Return OK Picture Day Color Temp Adjust Color Management Color Decoding Select Set Return OK Picture Color Management On Magenta 60 Red 30 Yellow 0 Green 60 Cyan 30 Blue 0 Reset Reset Select On Off Return OK OK Picture Color Decoding RGB R G B Red 0 Green 60 Color 0 Tint 31 Reset Reset Select Return Exit OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS continued PICTURE MENU Picture Mode Day Next Prev Select Return P...

Page 42: ...this Menu page can be restored by pressing the OK button YNR Off Low High Performs picture signal noise reduction Turn up to reduce noise CNR Performs color signal noise reduction Turn up to reduce noise And it will be fixed as Off only when selecting DVI STB mode Film Mode Off On On Automatically detects the movie film material and faithfully reproduces the original film image Off Set to OFF when...

Page 43: ...tton every time the setting is changed Red Darkens red only Lightens red only This adjusts R G B level or tint to make the color appear natural for the user s preference These settings are independently stored in each of the 4 Color Temperature modes Green Darkens green only Lightens green only Color Darkens colors Lightens colors Tint Enhances red and weakens green Enhances green and weakens red ...

Page 44: ...set this to Auto The system of the input signal will be automatically recognized If the input signal contains much noise or has a low level at Auto and the operation is found erratic set this to match the input signal When the component signal is received this would be not available grayed out AV2 Same to AV1 AV3 AV4 Video Input AV1 Auto HDTV SDTV DVD This should correspond to the signal mode of t...

Page 45: ...proximately 1 sec after adjustment is completed the adjustments will be recorded as shown in the table below OTHER FEATURES Automatic Store Menu Display Registration condition Picture Picture Mode 1 setting is registered Contrast For every input function and every Picture Mode 1 setting is registered Brightness Color Sharpness Tint Color Temperature Contrast Mode YNR CNR Film Mode PAL Comb Filter ...

Page 46: ...3W Audio output speaker 12W 12W 61 sub woofer RCA RGB input Input signals Input terminals RGB1 DVI input terminal DVI D RGB1 audio input terminal 3 5mm Stereo Mini Jack RGB2 analog RGB input terminal D sub 15 pin RGB2 audio input terminal 3 5mm Stereo Mini Jack Video signals 0 7 V 1 0 Vp p analog RGB Recommended Signal 480i 576i 480p 576p 1080i 50 1080i 60 720p 60 Sync signals H V separate TTL lev...

Page 47: ...G IN RGB terminal D sub 15 pin connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 When different kinds of input signals are simultaneously input to the monitor via a graphics board or the like the monitor will automatically select the signals in the following priority order Even in the case of the recommended signals shown on the following page there may be instances when correct display is not possibl...

Page 48: ...ks Signal Name Resolution Vertical frequency Hz 1 NTSC M PAL M 525 59 94 15 73 2 PAL N 625 50 00 15 63 With Composite Input AV1 AV4 input and S video Input AV3 input No Signal mode Horizontal frequency kHz Dot clock frequency MHz Remarks Signal Name Resolution Vertical frequency Hz 1 NTSC M PAL M PAL N 525 625 59 94 50 00 15 73 15 63 With R G B Video input AV2 and AV4 input No Signal mode Horizont...

Page 49: ... Europe Middle East Baltic countries and North Africa Contact your reseller service eu viewsoniceurope com Australia and New Zealand T 61 2 9906 6277 F 61 2 9906 6377 service au viewsonic com Singapore Malaysia Thailand T 65 273 4018 F 65 273 1566 service sg viewsonic com T 886 2 2246 3456 F 886 2 8242 3668 service sd viewsonic com T 886 2 2246 3456 F 886 2 8242 3668 viewsonic com www viewsonic co...

Page 50: ...uct s serial number 2 To obtain warranted service you will be required to provide a the original dated sales slip b your name c your address d a description of the problem and e the serial number of the product 3 Take or ship the product freight prepaid in the original container to an authorized ViewSonic service center or ViewSonic 4 For additional information or the name of the nearest ViewSonic...

Page 51: ...CORD SELECTION The power cord set for this unit has been enclosed and has been selected according to the country of destination and must be used to prevent electric shock Use the following guidelines if it is necessary to replace the original cord set or if the cord set is not enclosed The female receptacle of the cord set must meet CEE 22 requirements and may look like Figure A1 below For the Uni...

Page 52: ...f the cabinet is extremely dirty soak a lint free cloth in a mild detergent solution Wring the cloth to remove as much moisture possible Wipe the cabinet Use another dry cloth to wipe over until the surface is dry Do not allow any water or detergent to come into contact with the surface of the display If water or mois ture gets inside the unit operating problems electrical and shock hazards may re...

Page 53: ...TV technician for help FCC Warning To assure continued FCC compliance the user must use grounded power supply cord and the provided shielded video interface cable with bonded ferrite cores If a BNC cable is going to be used use only a shielded BNC 5 cable Also any unauthorized changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to...

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