Controls and Features, Front View Rear View, Chroma

CONTROLS AND FEATURES

FRONT VIEW

REAR VIEW

<Front Panel>

<Rear Panel>

VIDEO A

REMOTE

9	CHROMA	CONTRAST	VOLUME/SELECT
9
50C	PHASE	BRIGHT

1 2

Chroma/Phase button
[ CHROMA/	PHASE]

Press this button to activate the picture color density adjustment mode or picture hue adjustment mode. Each time you press the button, the adjustment item changes.

MENU	A	B	POWER
	INPUT	SELECT

6 Input B (VIDEO Y/C) button [INPUT SELECT B]

Selects the video and audio signals input to the VIDEO B

@ or VIDEO B (Y/C) # and AUDIO B % terminals on the rear panel. The button lights when selected.

Note:

INOUT

VIDEO B

INOUT

INY/C

OUT

AUDIO A

INOUT

AUDIO B

INOUT

VIDEO A

VIDEO B

Y/C

AUDIO A

AUDIO B

Picture color density f Picture hue

Adjust the value with the VOLUME/SELECT buttons Also used as a control button in the menu function mode.

3.		● The VIDEO B terminals include a video terminal (BNC
3.		connector) and a Y/C terminal (mini-DIN 4-pin connec-
		connector) and a Y/C terminal (mini-DIN 4-pin connec-
		tor). The Y/C (S-video) terminal has priority.

10 External control terminal [REMOTE]

Remote terminal for external control.

The input signal (the INPUT function) or the aspect ratio (the ASPECT RATIO function) can be selected by

Notes:
* For corresponding audio signals, use the AUDIO B		ENGLISH
terminals	%.

2 Contrast/Brightness button
[CONTRAST	/ BRIGHT	]

Press this button to activate the picture contrast adjust- ment mode or picture brightness adjustment mode. Each time you press the button, the adjustment item changes.

Picture contrast	f Picture brightness
Adjust the value with the VOLUME/SELECT buttons		3.
Also used as a control button in the menu function mode.
3 Volume/Select buttons
[VOLUME/SELECT –	+]

Adjusts the speaker volume. Also used as a control button in the menu function mode.

7	Power indicator
	Unlit	: The main power is OFF.
	Orange : The main power is ON, but the monitor’s power
		is OFF (in the stand-by mode).
	Green	: The main power is ON, and the monitor’s power
		is ON (in the normal operation mode).
8	Power switch [POWER		]

Press the power switch to turn the monitor’s power ON or OFF when the main power is ON.

9 Speaker

A built-in speaker is located inside the right side panel when the monitor is viewed from the front.

external control using a switch cable. Setting of the INPUT REMOTE or ASPECT REMOTE item in the <SET- UP MENU> screen is required before using external control.

Refer to the HOW TO USE EXTERNAL CONTROL on page 14 for more details.

11 Video A terminals [VIDEO A IN/OUT]

Video signal input (IN) and output (OUT) terminals. The output terminal is bridge-connected.

IN : Video signal input terminal

OUT : Bridge-connected video signal output terminal

Notes:

* When both VIDEO B terminals are connected (input) at

the same time, the Y/C terminal has priority.

* Also refer to BASIC CONNECTION EXAMPLE

on page 13.

14 Audio A terminals [AUDIO A IN/OUT]

Input (IN) and output (OUT) terminals for the audio signal

corresponding to the VIDEO A terminals			!.
The output terminal is bridge-connected.
IN	: Audio signal input	terminal
OUT :	Bridge-connected	audio signal output terminal

Notes:

* For corresponding video signals, use the VIDEO A terminal !.

4 Menu button [MENU]

Displays and disappears the <MENU> screen.

Pressing the CHROMA/PHASE button1 with the Menu button depressed will display the <SET-UP MENU>

screen.

5 Input A (VIDEO) button [INPUT SELECT A]

Selects the video and audio signals input to the VIDEO A

!and AUDIO A $ terminals on the rear panel. The button lights when selected.

1-3	4

* For corresponding audio signals, use the AUDIO A terminals $.

*Also refer to BASIC CONNECTION EXAMPLE on page 12.

12 Video B terminals [VIDEO B IN/OUT]

Video signal input (IN) and output (OUT) terminals. The output terminal is bridge-connected.

IN	: Video signal input terminal
OUT :	Bridge-connected video signal output terminal

Notes:

* For corresponding audio signals, use the AUDIO B terminals %.

*Also refer to BASIC CONNECTION EXAMPLE on page 12.

13 Video B (Y/C) terminals [VIDEO B Y/C IN/OUT]

Y/C (S-video) signal input (IN) and output (OUT) termi- nals. The output terminal is bridge-connected.

IN : Y/C-separated (S-video) video signal input terminal

OUT : Bridge-connected Y/C-separated (S-video) signal output terminal.

*Also refer to BASIC CONNECTION EXAMPLE on page 12.

15 Audio B terminals [AUDIO B IN/OUT]

Input (IN) and output (OUT) terminals for the audio			@
signals corresponding to the VIDEO B terminals
VIDEO B (Y/C) #.
The output terminal is bridge-connected.
IN	:	Audio signal input terminal
OUT	:	Bridge-connected audio signal output terminal
Notes:
* For corresponding video signals, use the VIDEO B			#.
terminals		@ or VIDEO B (Y/C) terminals

*Also refer to BASIC CONNECTION EXAMPLE on pages 12 and 13.

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