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Page 3 - Safety Information; WARNING; Precautions; FCC Information

Safety Information WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVECOVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol indicates “dangerousvoltage” inside the product thatpresents a risk of electric shockor personal injury. This sy...

Page 5 - Contents

Safety Information ................................................................................... 1 Warnings and Safety Precautions ................................................................................... 2IMPORTANT TIPS: Caring for Your Monitor .........................................

Page 7 - Connections and Setup; • Contents of the Package; Chapter 1

Connections and Setup Chapter Overview: • Contents of the Package • Part Names and Functions • Battery Installation • Connections • A Quick Tour of the Remote Control Chapter 1

Page 8 - Contents of the Package; band

Connections and Setup 6 Chapter 1 Contents of the Package Cinema Screen monitor Power cord Ferrite cores RGB cable (Mini D-Sub 15-pin to Mini D-Sub 15- pin connector) Remote control unit with two AA batteries User’s manual It is highly recommended that you have your monitor installed by a profession...

Page 9 - Part Names and Functions – Front View

Chapter 1 7 Connections and Setup Part Names and Functions – Front View V O L U M E M E N U • O K D O W N U P L E F T / - R I G H T / + I N P U T • G O B A C K P O W E R • S TA N D B Y V O L U M E M E N U • O K D O W N U P L E F T / - R I G H T / + I N P U T • G O B A C K P O W E R • S TA N D B Y 1....

Page 10 - Part Names and Functions – Back View

Connections and Setup 8 Chapter 1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO INPUTS CONTROLLOCK on off RGB 1 HD MONITOR IN REMOTECONTROL EXTERNALCONTROL L (MONO) R AUDIO 1 RGB 3 DIGITAL RGB R G B C R Y C B P R Y P B H-SYNC V-SYNC BNC SELECT :/RGB 2 /CMPNT 2 L (MONO) R AUDIO 2 L (MONO) R AUDIO 3 C R Y C B Y P B P...

Page 12 - Connecting Your DVD Player

Connections and Setup 10 Chapter 1 Connecting Your VCR Or LaserdiscPlayer Use common RCA cables (not provided) to connect your VCR or laserdiscplayer to your monitor. To connect your VCR or Laserdisc player: 1. Turn off the power to the monitor and VCR or laser disc player . 2. Connect one end of yo...

Page 13 - VCR or Laser Disc Player; Personal computer with a digital RGB output

Chapter 1 11 Connections and Setup Connecting Components to the Monitor VCR or Laser Disc Player DVD Player Monitor adapter for Macintosh Personal computer with a digital RGB output Signal cable (supplied)To Mini D-Sub 15 pin connector on thePlasmaSync 4210W IBM VGA or Compatibles Macintosh or Compa...

Page 14 - Connecting External Speakers

Connections and Setup 12 Chapter 1 Connecting External Speakers * to the Monitor The monitor doesn’t have internal speakers, so in order to get sound you must connect external speakers. External speakerscan reproduce sound from VIDEO or RGB signal sources. External speakers may be connected directly...

Page 17 - Using Your Remote Control; Inserting Batteries; Programming the Remote

Chapter 1 15 Connections and Setup Using Your Remote Control Inserting Batteries 1. Remove the battery compartment cover from the remote control. 2. Insert batteries (included) as shown on the diagram inside the batterycompartment. 3. Replace the battery compartment cover. Use your remote control fr...

Page 18 - How to Program the Remote; Using Automatic Code Search

Connections and Setup 16 Chapter 1 How to Program the Remote There are two ways to program the remote control: automatic code search and direct entry. Component Buttons These are the buttons you program to operate anothercomponent. MONITOR ON•OFF AUX DVD HD RCVR VCR 1 VCR 2 Using Automatic Code Sear...

Page 19 - Using Direct Entry; How To Use the Remote Control After You’ve Programmed It

Chapter 1 17 Connections and Setup Using Direct Entry 1. Turn on the component you want the remote to operate (the red light on the remote turnson). 2. Look up the brand and code number(s) for the component on the code list on the followingpages. 3. Press and hold the component button that correspon...

Page 20 - Programmable Codes for the Remote Control

Connections and Setup 18 Chapter 1 Magnavox .......... 2021, 2022, 2062, 2063, 2104,2108, 2124Magnin ........................................................ 2013Marantz .... 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2021,2058, 2062,2064Marta ........................................................... 2014Masus...

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Page 23 - The Menu System; Chapter 2

The Menu System Chapter Overview: • Basic Operations • The Picture Quality Menu • The Audio Menu • The Screen Menu • The Function Menu • The Options Menu • The Setup Menu • The Auto Tuning Menu • The Sleep Timer Chapter 2

Page 24 - Chapter 6; Basic Operations; Power; Mute; Navigating the Menus

The Menu System 22 Chapter 6 Basic Operations Power To turn the monitor on and off: 1. Plug the power cord into an active AC power outlet. 2. Press the ON•OFF button on the remote control or the monitor button on the unit. Themonitor’s POWER/STANDBY indicator turns green when the monitor is on. 3. P...

Page 26 - Selecting the Input Signals to be displayed; On-Screen Menu Operation

The Menu System 24 Chapter 6 Selecting the Input Signals to be displayed To change the input signals displayed in multiscreen operations: VIDEO2 VIDEO1 VIDEO1 VIDEO2 1. Press the MULTI button to activate the Multiscreen function. Press theOK button to make the desired picture active. 2. Press the RG...

Page 27 - Setting the Picture Mode with the PRESETS Option

Chapter 6 25 The Menu System The Picture Quality Menu Setting the Picture Mode with the PRESETS Option The monitor has preset viewing modes that can be selected depending on your viewingenvironment. Each preset mode has the contrast, brightness and sharpness adjusted for a specificviewing situation....

Page 28 - Adjusting the Picture Settings in MEMORY Mode

The Menu System 26 Chapter 6 Adjusting the Picture Settings in MEMORY Mode In MEMORY mode, you can set and save the following pictur e adjustments: CONTRAST – Changes the picture’s contrast (between light and dark). BLACK LEVEL – Makes the picture lighter or darker. SHARPNESS – Changes the picture’s...

Page 29 - Setting the Color Temperature

Chapter 6 27 The Menu System Setting the Color Temperature The color temperature setting controls how warm (red) or cool (blue) yourpicture is. The COLOR TEMP option has 4 settings: Normal Warm Pro (lets you select settings individually) Cool For regular viewing, Normal, Warm or Cool is recommended....

Page 30 - Reducing Noise in the Picture

The Menu System 28 Chapter 6 NOISE REDUCE : HIGH : MEMORY : WARM : HIGH P I C T U R E Q U A L I T Y SEL. ADJ. CONTRAST BLACK LEVEL SHARPNESS COLOR TINT PRESETS COLOR TEMP. NOISE REDUCE R G RETURN Reducing Noise in the Picture Noise is a term used to describe extraneous bits of information in the sig...

Page 31 - Menu Operations

Chapter 6 29 The Menu System The Audio Menu The AUDIO menu allows you to adjust the tr eble, bass and left/right balance of your external speakers. 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...

Page 32 - The Screen Menu; Selecting a Viewing Size

The Menu System 30 Chapter 6 The Screen Menu The SCREEN menu allows you to set the monitor to automatically selectthe correct mode for viewing a particular movie and to change thepositions of on-screen menus. Normal Fill Full Stadium Selecting a Viewing Size When viewing with a component other than ...

Page 33 - Adjusting the Picture Position and Size; Auto Picture

Chapter 6 31 The Menu System Adjusting the Picture Position and Size The SCREEN menu lets you adjust the position and size of the pictur e. The first two options, V-POSITION and H-POSITION, adjust the placement of the pictur e on the screen. For example, if the picture is too far to the left, you ca...

Page 34 - The Function Menu; Adjusting the Position of the Menu Display

The Menu System 32 Chapter 6 The Function Menu The FUNCTION menu contains options that control on-screen displays (other than the menusystem) and how the picture is displayed. On-Screen Displays On-screen displays (different than the menu system) appear by default togive you information about an opt...

Page 35 - Setting the POWER SAVER for Computer Images

Chapter 6 33 The Menu System Turning the Picture Back On POWERSAVERMode POWER/STANDBYindicator Power Saver Operating Status Description On Standby Suspend Off Green Yellow Red Red Not activated Activated Activated Activated Horizontal and verticalsynchronizing signals arepresent from the computer. N...

Page 36 - Setting the Gray Level for the Sides of the Screen; Adjusting for Flickering with Film Mode

The Menu System 34 Chapter 6 Setting the Gray Level for the Sides of the Screen The GRAY LEVEL function allows you to set the gray level for the sides ofthe screen where nothing is displayed (on the left and right sides of thescreen when it is set to 4:3 size). The level can be adjusted fr om 0 to 1...

Page 37 - Adjusting the Monitor in RGB3 Input Mode; Setting the SCREEN SAVER; Setting the PLE

Chapter 6 35 The Menu System Adjusting the Monitor in RGB3 Input Mode If the picture is not stable in RGB3 mode, use the RGB3 ADJUST featur e to adjust it. 1. From the main menu, highlight and select OPTIONS. The OPTIONSmenu is displayed. 2. Highlight the RGB3 ADJUST option. 3. Use the button to sel...

Page 38 - Turning ORBITER on

The Menu System 36 Chapter 6 Turning ORBITER on The factory setting for ORBITER is OFF. To turn ORBITER ON: 1. From the main menu, highlight and select FUNCTION. TheFUNCTION menu is displayed. 2. Highlight the SCREEN SAVER option (the SCREEN SAVER menu isdisplayed). 3. Highlight the ORBITER option. ...

Page 39 - Resetting to Default Values

Chapter 6 37 The Menu System R E S E T RESET RETURN OK RETURN SEL. NOW RESETTING R E S E T These are the RESET screens. Choose theRESET option if you want to reset ALLoptions in all menus back to the factorydefault. Resetting to Default Values The RESET function allows you to reset all adjustments t...

Page 40 - The Options menu; Setting the Audio Inputs; Setting the BNC Connectors

The Menu System 38 Chapter 6 The Options menu Setting the Audio Inputs The monitor’s audio sources are programmable to the each of the monitor’s video sour ces. For example, you can program AUDIO1 source to work with the RGB2 video source. This feature is generally used only for commercial applicati...

Page 42 - Setting the Monitor to the correct HD Receiver Mode

The Menu System 40 Chapter 6 Setting the Monitor to the correct HD Receiver Mode The HD SELECT function allows you to select the corr ect mode for the monitor to work with your HD receiver. The default setting is 1080A. This is the corr ect setting for all RCA and PROSCAN HD receivers. If you have a...

Page 44 - Selecting the Language for the Menus; Setting the Video Signal Format

The Menu System 42 Chapter 6 Selecting the Language for the Menus The menu display can be set to one of thr ee languages: English, French or Spanish. The default is English. To change the default setting: This is the MENU LANGUAGE screen withSpanish as the selected language. M E N U L A N G U A G E ...

Page 45 - Autotuning the Component buttons on the Remote Control

Chapter 6 43 The Menu System The Autotuning Menu Autotuning the Component buttons on the Remote Control The AUTOTUNING feature lets you easily program the component buttons on the remote to operatethe components hooked up to the monitor. To autotune your components to the buttons on theremote: 1. Fr...

Page 46 - Sleep Timer; Setting the Sleep Timer; To check the Remaining Time:

The Menu System 44 Chapter 6 Sleep Timer The sleep timer is a feature that allows you to set the monitor to tur n off after a prescribed amount of time. It can be set to turn the power off after 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes. Setting the Sleep Timer 1. Press the SLEEP button on the remote to turn on the...

Page 47 - Other Information; Chapter 3

Other Information Chapter 3 Chapter Overview: • Installation • Connecting Your PC or Macintosh Computer • Specifications • Troubleshooting • The Menu System • Supported Resolution • Limited Warranty • Accessory Information

Page 48 - REFERENCE; Chapter 7; Installing the Cinema Screen Monitor; IMPORTANT; Ventilation requirements for enclosure mounting

REFERENCE 46 Chapter 7 Other Information WALL WALL 50mm (2”) 50mm (2”) 50mm (2”) 50mm (2”) 1240mm (48.8”) 766mm (30.2”) 50mm (2”) Installing the Cinema Screen Monitor IMPORTANT • This device cannot stand on its own. Be sure to use a stand or original mounting unit. • For correct installation and mou...

Page 51 - Symptom

REFERENCE Chapter 7 49 Other Information Troubleshooting Before requesting service, check the adjustments, operations, etc. • Is a connected component set directly in front or at the side of the monitor? • Remote control batteries may be dead.• Remote may be in wrong mode. • Is the monitor’s power c...

Page 52 - The Monitor Menu System

REFERENCE 50 Chapter 7 Other Information Main menu Sub menu Functions PICTURE QUALITY CONTRAST Adjusts the contrast. BLACK LEVEL Adjusts the brightness. SHARPNESS Adjusts the sharpness. COLOR Adjusts the color density (video input only). TINT Adjusts the picture tint (video input only). PRESETS Sets...

Page 56 - What your warranty covers:

REFERENCE 54 Chapter 7 Other Information RCA Plasma Monitor Limited Warranty What your warranty covers: • Defects in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • One year from date of purchase for labor. • One year from date of purchase for parts.The warranty period for rental units...

Page 57 - Limitation of Warranty:

REFERENCE Chapter 7 55 Other Information Limitation of Warranty: • THE WARRANTY STATED ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT. ALL OTHERWARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLED (INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY ORFITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. NO VERB...

Page 58 - Accessories

Attachable Speakers – SPK50 Monitor Stand – PLB50 The accessories listed below are available from your Cinema Screen Dealer. See your dealer for prices. 56 Accessories

Page 59 - Symbols; Index

Symbols 1080A 391080B 39 A Antenna button 13Arrow buttons 13Audio input 38Audio menu 29, 50Automatic Code Search 16Auto picture 31Autotuning 43, 51Aux button 13 B Balance 29Bass 29Batteries 9, 15Bias 27BNC select 38Black level 26 C CH+/CH- button 13Cinema button 13Clear button 13CMPNT button 13Color...