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If you are using Windows, you can use the Adjust-
ment Pattern on the accompanying Monitor Settings
Adjustment Disk.
This explanation is for Windows 95/98/Me/2000, and
assumes that the floppy disk drive is "A drive".
1. Place the Monitor Settings Adjustment Disk

(provided) into the computer’s A drive.

2. Open [My Computer] and select [3 ½ Floppy

(A:)]. If using Windows 3.1, open [File Manager]
and choose "A drive".

3. Double click on [Adj_uty.exe] to run the

Adjustment Program. The Adjustment Pattern will
appear.

Notes:
•

After completing the adjustments, press the
computer’s [Esc] key to exit the Adjustment
Program.

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If the floppy disk drive of your computer is not
"A drive", please read the below substituting the
floppy disk drive you are using in place of
"A drive" or "A".

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If your computer’s display mode is set to 65K
colors, you may see the different color levels in
each color pattern or the gray scale may look
colored. (This is due to the specification of the
input signal and is not a malfunction.)

Adjusting the backlight brightness

For LL-T1511A
Adjustments can be made in the following ways:
•

Automatic adjustment based on the brightness of
the surrounding environment

•

Switching between pre-set brightness modes

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Fine adjustment

For LL-T1501A
Adjustments can be made in the following way:
•

Fine adjustment

The backlight brightness can be set to change
automatically for use in different surroundings.
Carry out the commands without the On Screen
Display (OSD) Menu displayed. If the OSD Menu is
displayed, press the BRIGHT button. (You can also
make it disappear by pressing the MENU button a
number of times.)
1. Without the OSD Menu being displayed, push the

BRIGHT button.

2. Confirm that [AUTO] is selected.

If [AUTO] is not selected, press the BRIGHT
button a number of times until [AUTO] is
selected.

AUTO

LOW

MID

HIGH

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You can also change the brightness of a
backlight that has been set according to the
current surroundings. (But from now, the
backlight will adjust automatically using the
current backlight brightness as the base
standard.)
    button (lighter)

   button (darker)

3. Press the MENU button.

The OSD will disappear.

If the brightness of the surroundings changes:
If the surroundings become brighter, the backlight
will become brighter.
If the surroundings become darker, the backlight will
become darker.

Notes:
•

The OSD Menu automatically disappears several
seconds after the last command.

•

The extent of change in brightness depends on
the brightness of the surrounding environment.

•

Do not place anything in front of the brightness
sensor.

Adjustment pattern

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The brightness can be changed to any one of three
settings.
Carry out the commands without the On Screen
Display (OSD) Menu displayed. If the OSD Menu is
displayed, press the BRIGHT button and begin when
it has disappeared. (You can also make it disappear
by pressing the MENU button several times.)

1. Without the OSD Menu being displayed, push the

BRIGHT button.

AUTO

LOW

MID

HIGH

+

–

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2. Press the BRIGHT button several times to

choose the brightness.

AUTO

LOW

MID

HIGH

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3. Press the MENU button.

The OSD will disappear.

Notes:
•

The OSD Menu automatically disappears several
seconds after the last command.

•

If [AUTO] is selected, the backlight brightness
changes automatically for use in different
surroundings.

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After selecting the brightness (LOW, MID, HIGH),
fine adjustments can be made using the 
button or the   button.

Carry out the command when the Adjustment (OSD)
Menu is not displayed.
If the OSD Menu is displayed, press the MENU
button (several times may be required) and carry out
the command once the OSD Menu has disappeared.
(For LL-T1511A, the BRIGHT button can be used to
make the menu disappear.)

1. Without the OSD Menu being displayed, press

the    button or the   button. The BRIGHT bar
will appear at the bottom section of the screen.

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2. Adjust by pressing the    button (darker) or the 

button (lighter).

3. Press the MENU button.

The BRIGHT button will disappear.

Note:
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The BRIGHT bar automatically disappears
several seconds after the last command.

Fine adjustments can be made using On Screen
Display (OSD) Menu provided.

MENU 1:

ADJUSTMENT
Clock, Phase, H-POS (horizontal
positioning) and V-POS (vertical
positioning)

MENU 2:

GAIN CONTROL
BLACK LEVEL, CONTRAST,
DISPLAY COLORS

MENU 3:

WHITE BALANCE
WHITE BALANCE (color tone)

MENU 4:

MODE SELECT
OSD H-POSITION (OSD
horizontal position), OSD
V-POSITION (OSD vertical
position), 400LINES (resolution),
SCALING (level of scaling)

1. Display an image that makes the entire screen

very bright. If using Windows, you can open and
use the Adjustment Pattern on the accompanying
Monitor Settings Adjustment Disk. (p. 17)

2. Press the MENU button.

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The ADJUSTMENT Menu will be displayed. At
this point relevant menu options can be adjusted.
Each time the MENU button is pressed, the next
menu is selected. (MENU 1 

→ 2 → 3 → 4 →

OSD Menu disappears)

Notes:
1. The OSD Menu automatically disappears

approximately 15 seconds after the last
command.

2. This explanation is based on using the

Adjustment Pattern (for Windows) to make
adjustments.

3. Press the BRIGHT button to make the OSD

Menu disappear.

4. For LL-T1511A, pushing the BRIGHT button can

also make the Adjustment (OSD) Menu
disappear.

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MANUAL: Individual menu options are manually

adjusted.

AUTO:

Every menu option is automatically
adjusted

Notes:
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Press the   button to select AUTO.

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To choose a menu option:

SELECT button

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To go to MENU 2:

MENU button

CLOCK
The figure below demonstrates how to adjust so that
vertical flicker noise is not emitted. (    buttons)

PHASE
The figure below demonstrates how to adjust so that
horizontal flicker noise is not emitted. (    buttons)

Note:
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Adjustments to PHASE should be made only
after CLOCK has been correctly set.

H-POS (horizontal positioning) and V-POS
(vertical positioning)
To center the screen image within the boundaries of
the screen, adjust the left-right (H-POS) values and
the up-down (V-POS) values. (    buttons)

MENU 2: GAIN CONTROL
BLACK LEVEL and CONTRAST are optimized
before shipment, but depending on the type of
computer being used, further adjustment may be
necessary.

MANUAL: Individual menu options are manually

adjusted.

AUTO:

Every menu option is automatically
adjusted using the Auto Gain Control*
function,

Notes:
•

Press the   button to select AUTO.

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To choose a menu option:

SELECT button

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To go to MENU 3:

MENU button

* Auto Gain Control function
•

The Auto Gain Control adjusts contrast and black
level based on the brightest color of the image
displayed. If you are not using the Adjustment
Pattern it is necessary to have an area of 5 mm x
5 mm of white displayed, and if not adjustments
may not be possible. (In such case, [OUT OF
ADJUST] will appear and setting values remain
unchanged.)

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To perform the Auto Gain Control function, first
go to MENU 3 and set [WHITE BALANCE] to
something other than [USER]. If [USER] is set,
Auto Gain Control will be disabled.

BLACK LEVEL
Total screen brightness can be adjusted while
watching the color pattern. (    buttons)

CONTRAST
While watching the color pattern, adjustments can be
made so that all graduations appear. (    buttons)

DISPLAY COLORS
Maximum display colors can be set.
260K (260,000) and 16M (16.19 million)

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CONTRAST

DISPLAY COLORS

Adjustment
Pattern

Screen frame

Color pattern

Horizontal flicker noise

Vertical flicker noise

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MENU 3: WHITE BALANCE
WHITE BALANCE (color tone) can be adjusted as
necessary. (As adjustments are made before ship-
ment, there is no real necessity for further altera-
tion.)

Notes:
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On settings other than [STD] not all graduations
can be displayed. To display all graduations, set
to STD.

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Selecting USER will display the setting values for
[R-CONTRAST], [G-CONTRAST] and
[B-CONTRAST], in order to make fine
adjustments.

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To choose a menu option:

SELECT button

•

To go to MENU 4:

MENU button

COOL . . .  Color tone bluer than standard
   • . . . . . .  Color tone slightly bluer than standard
STD . . . . .  Color tone standard setting
   • . . . . . .  Color tone slightly redder than standard
WARM . . .  Color tone redder than standard

USER
R-CONTRAST . . .    button for blue-green

  button for red

G-CONTRAST . .    button for purple

  button for green

B-CONTRAST . . .    button for yellow

  button for blue

Notes:
•

Depending on the resolution of the input signal,
even if menu options can be selected, the display
may not change.

•

To choose a menu option:
SELECT button

•

When adjustment complete:
MENU button

OSD H-POSITION (OSD horizontal position)
The position of the OSD display can be moved to
the left and right. (    buttons)

OSD V-POSITION (OSD vertical position)
The position of the OSD display can be moved up
and down. (    buttons)

400 LINES (degree of resolution)
You can specify the horizontal resolution of a
400-line screen when using US text, etc.
(    buttons)
640

640 X 400 dot mode

720

720 X 400 dot mode (US text etc.)

Note:
•

As the resolution input for other than 400 lines is
done automatically, there is no need to set it.

SCALING (Level of scaling)
The sharpness of the image can be adjusted.
(    buttons)

Note:
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Display modes of 1024 X 768 pixels cannot be
changed.

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