Contents Basic Operation ...............3 Menu Items ...............5 Displaying the menu screen .........5 Menu item details ............6 Adjustments for PC screen display ......10 Initialization (Reset)/Functional Restriction Setting ... 11 Controlling the Monitor with a PC ........12 PC connection ............12 Communication conditions .........12 Communication procedure .........12 RS-232C command table ...........14 This guide contains instructions regarding operation, settings, and similar details.
* If you do not press any buttons for about 4 seconds, the approximately 15 seconds. BRIGHT menu automatically disappears. INFORMATION ANALOG1 INPUT MODE ANALOG1 SIZE WIDE MODE BRIGHT VOLUME OFF TIMER 10:59 ID No. MODEL PN-425 1 0 2 4 x 7 6 8 V: 60 Hz H: 48.4 kHz...
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Basic Operation nSwitching the screen size Even when the screen size is changed, the display may remain the same depending on the input signal. WIDE PC input Displays image so it fills the entire screen. AV input An image with a 4:3 aspect ratio is stretched to fill the entire screen.
Menu Items Displaying the menu screen nMenu screen display Video and audio adjustment and settings of various functions are enabled. This section describes how to use the menu GAIN CONTROL ANALOG1 items. See pages 6 to 8 for details of each menu items. MANUAL AUTO nExample of operation...
Menu Items Menu item details nGAIN CONTROL (DIGITAL/ANALOG1/ANALOG2) The menu will differ depending on the input mode. MANUAL/AUTO (ANALOG1/ANALOG2) nADJUSTMENT (ANALOG1/ANALOG2) Adjusts BLACK LEVEL and CONTRAST. If you are using a Windows PC, use the adjustment pattern MANUAL/AUTO on the supplied CD-ROM. (See page 10.) Adjusts CLOCK, PHASE, H-POS, and V-POS.
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Menu Items nVIDEO ADJUSTMENT nMODE SELECT 2 (COMPONENT/VIDEO) OFF TIMER CONTRAST Set the time until the monitor turns off (enters standby mode) between 0 and 23 in units of one hour. This function is Adjusts the light areas of the image. disabled when “0”...
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Menu Items nMODE SELECT 3 nGuide to the color temperatures of the adjustment values PIP MODES (See page 9.) Sets the display method. The following is a guide to the color temperatures of the OFF ..Displays one screen. respective adjustment values for WHITE BALANCE. PIP ...Displays a sub screen inside a main screen.
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Menu Items nDual screen display Setting procedure In the MODE SELECT 1 menu, set ENLARGE H/V and You can display the following screens simultaneously. ENLARGE-POS H/V. (See page 7.) • VIDEO and DIGITAL/ANALOG1/ANALOG2 1. Set the number of monitors aligned in the longer •...
Menu Items Adjustments for PC screen display nAutomatic adjustment When you use the PC analog RGB input terminal or PC analog RGB input terminals (BNC) to display a PC screen for the first time, or when you change the setting of the PC, use the automatic screen adjustment.
Initialization (Reset)/Functional Restriction Setting You can return the settings to their factory-preset values and restrict operations. 1. After pressing for about 5 seconds, press , and in that order. FUNCTION 1 ALL RESET ALL RESET ADJUSTMENT LOCK OSD DISPLAY TEMP ALERT OSD&LED RS-232C LOCKED UNLOCKED OK...[MENU] 2.
Controlling the Monitor with a PC Communication procedure You can control this monitor from a PC via RS-232C (COM port) on the PC. nCommand format PC connection When a command is sent from the PC to the monitor, the monitor operates according to the received command and Connect with RS-232 straight cable between the PC’s COM sends a response message to the PC.
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Controlling the Monitor with a PC nResponse code format When a command has been executed correctly Return code , 0A A response is returned after a command is executed. When a command has not been executed Return code , 0A TIPS •...
Controlling the Monitor with a PC RS-232C command table How to read the command table Command: Command field (See page 12.) Direction: W When the “Parameter” is set in the parameter field (see page 12), the command functions as described under “Control/Response Contents”.
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Controlling the Monitor with a PC Video adjustment (When PC analog RGB/PC analog RGB (BNC) inputs are used: ANALOG1/ANALOG2) Function Control/Response contents Command Direction Parameter Reply ADJUSTMENT AUTO ASNC CLCK 0-255 0-255 CLOCK PHASE PHSE 0-63 0-63 H-POS HPOS 0-500 0-500 Adjusts the position of the longer direction.
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Controlling the Monitor with a PC Common input controls Function Control/Response contents Command Direction Parameter Reply PIP MODES MWIN PbyP PbyP2 PbyP PbyP2 SMALL PIP SIZE MWSZ MEDIUM LARGE Sub screen position MHPS 0-100 0-100 Adjusts the position of the longer direction. MVPS 0-100 0-100...
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Controlling the Monitor with a PC Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control/Response contents LANGUAGE LANG ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO ESPAÑOL Temperature sensor DSTA Internal temperature normal Internal temperature abnormal (Standby mode) Internal temperature abnormal (Temperature is normal now, but it was abnormal during operation.) Internal temperature abnormal (Brightness of the backlight decreases.) Temperature sensor abnormal...