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Video and audio adjustment and settings of various functions

are enabled. This section describes how to use the menu 

items. See pages 22 to 26 for details of each menu items.

Caution

•  Do not turn the main power switch off while the menu items

are being displayed. Doing so may initialize the settings.

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(Adjusting CONTRAST in the PICTURE menu)
1.  Press 

MENU

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For items that have

 , press 

, make settings and then 

press 

MENU

.

MENU

TIPS

•  The menu will differ depending on the input mode.

•  The menu screen will close automatically if no operation is

performed for about 15 seconds. (DATE/TIME SETTING,

SCHEDULE and LAN SETUP screens will close in about 4

minutes.)

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3

2

4

1  Name of the menu

2  Input mode

3  An item being selected (highlighted)

4  Screen resolution of input signal, and other data.

TIPS

•  Items that cannot be selected appear in gray. 

(e.g. Function not supported by the current input signal)

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The displayed menu items vary depending on whether or not 
the PN-ZB01 (optional) is attached.
The following menus will be displayed only when the PN-ZB01
(optional) is attached.

SETUP

HOT PLUG CONTROL DVI
RS-232C/LAN SELECT
LAN SETUP

OPTION

INPUT SELECT

DVI
BNC

AUDIO SELECT

PC DVI-D
PC D-SUB
PC RGB
AV DVI-D
AV COMPONENT

(BNC)
AV COMPONENT

(D-SUB)
AV S-VIDEO
AV VIDEO (BNC)
AV VIDEO (D-SUB)

PIP/PbyP PIP SOURCE

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The menu will differ depending on the input mode.

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You can move the menu screen display position each time 

DISPLAY

 is pressed.

AUTO (PC D-SUB/PC RGB)
The CLOCK, PHASE, H-POS, and V-POS are automatically

adjusted.
Pressing 

 performs adjustment.

Use this automatic adjustment when you use the PC D-sub

input terminal or PC RGB input terminals to display a PC

screen for the first time or when you change the setting of

the PC. (See page 29.)
CLOCK (PC D-SUB/PC RGB)
Adjusts frequency for sampling clock for applicable video.

Adjust when there is flickering in the form of vertical stripes.

When using the adjustment pattern (see page 29), make

adjustments so that no vertical stripe noise appears in it.
PHASE (PC D-SUB/PC RGB)
Adjusts sampling clock phase for applicable video.

Useful when small characters appear with low contrast and/

or there are flickers at corners.

When using the adjustment pattern (see page 29), make

adjustments so that no horizontal stripe noise appears in it.

*  Adjustments to PHASE should be made only after CLOCK

has been correctly set.

H-POS
Adjust the horizontal position of the image.
V-POS
Adjust the vertical position of the image.
H-SIZE
Adjust the horizontal size of the image.
V-SIZE
Adjust the vertical size of the image.
H-RESOLUTION (PC D-SUB/PC RGB)
Sets proper horizontal resolution when the resolution of

input signals is not recognized properly. (Adjustment may be

impossible with some signals.)
V-RESOLUTION (PC D-SUB/PC RGB)
Sets proper vertical resolution when the resolution of input 

signals is not recognized properly. (Adjustment may be

impossible with some signals.)
RESET
Resets the values of the SCREEN menu items to the factory

preset values.
Select “ON” and then press 

MENU

.

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You can move the menu screen display position each time 

DISPLAY

 is pressed.

AUTO (PC D-SUB/PC RGB)
The ANALOG GAIN and ANALOG OFFSET are

automatically adjusted.

Pressing 

 performs adjustment.

ANALOG GAIN (PC D-SUB/PC RGB)
Adjusts the bright portions of the video input signal.
ANALOG OFFSET (PC D-SUB/PC RGB)
Adjusts the dark portions of the video input signal.
BRIGHT
Adjusts the backlight brightness. (In PIP mode, the main side

setting is reflected in the image.)
CONTRAST
Adjusts the difference between the bright and dark portions

of the image.
BLACK LEVEL
Adjusts the entire brightness of the video signals.
TINT
Adjusts the hue. Selecting + changes the color towards

green, and selecting - changes it towards magenta.
COLORS
Adjusts the color intensity.
SHARPNESS
Adjusts the sharpness of the image.
RGB INPUT RANGE (PC DVI-D/PC HDMI/PC D-SUB/PC 

RGB/AV DVI-D/AV HDMI)
Sets the RGB input signal range. When using HDMI set to

AUTO, the RGB input signal is detected automatically. Use

AUTO normally.

If the RGB input signal range cannot be set appropriately

even when using AUTO, set according to the image. When

the setting is different, images will be displayed with washed 

out blacks and compressed gradients.
ADVANCED (AV input)
You can adjust more specifically. (See page 29.)
COLOR MODE
Changes the color mode on the screen. The color mode on

the screen can also be changed using a remote control unit. 

(See page 19.)

*  sRGB is PC input only. See page 19 for details.
WHITE BALANCE
THRU .............. Displays the input signal level as is. (for PC

DVI-D/PC HDMI only)

PRESET ......... Selects the color temperature using PRESET.

USER .............. Used for adjusting R-/G-/B-CONTRAST and

R-/G-/B-OFFSET respectively.

PRESET
Selects the color temperature when the WHITE BALANCE is

set to PRESET.

The setting values are shown for reference. The color 

temperature of the screen varies over time.

This function is not intended to keep the color temperature 

constant.

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USER
Adjusts each item when the WHITE BALANCE is set to

USER.

R-CONTRAST ....Adjusts bright-toned red component.

G-CONTRAST ....Adjusts bright-toned green component.

B-CONTRAST ....Adjusts bright-toned blue component.

R-OFFSET ..........Adjusts dark-toned red component.

G-OFFSET .........Adjusts dark-toned green component.

B-OFFSET ..........Adjusts dark-toned blue component.
COPY TO USER
Copies the value set for PRESET to the USER setting.

Select “ON” and then press 

MENU

.

GAMMA
Selects the gamma. USER sets the gamma to the sent

value (see page 35). (In PIP mode, the main side setting is

reflected in the image.)

When using LOCAL DIMMING, it controls the brightness per

area. So, the gamma may differ from the set value.
LOCAL DIMMING
Automatically controls the backlight brightness per area 

according to the image. Increasing the level of this setting 

will result in higher contrast of the image, and will lower the 

monitor power consumption.

Light leakage and/or a ring-like appearance may be seen

depending on the image. Change the setting in this situation.

(In PIP mode, the main side setting is reflected in the image.)
POWER LIMITED
Can be set when LOCAL DIMMING is HIGH. Set the value

so that it is smaller than the set power consumption (see

page 55.) by adjusting the brightness, etc.
DISPLAY COLOR PATTERN
Displays a color pattern. Can be displayed while the menu

screen is displayed, so you can refer to the pattern while 

adjusting the image.

OFF ....................No pattern display.

WHITE ................White single color pattern display.

RED ....................Red single color pattern display.

GREEN ...............Green single color pattern display.

BLUE ..................Blue single color pattern display.

USER.................. Red/green/blue mixed color pattern display. 

When USER is selected, set each color’s

level.

RESET
Resets the values of the PICTURE menu items to the factory

preset values.
Select “ON” and then press 

MENU

.

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TREBLE
Adjusts the volume of treble-level sound.
BASS
Adjusts the volume of bass-level sound.
BALANCE
Adjusts the balance of the audio sound between right and

left.
RESET
Resets the values of the AUDIO menu items to the factory

preset values.
Select “ON” and then press 

MENU

.

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OSD H-POSITION
Adjusts the horizontal display position of menu screen.
OSD V-POSITION
Adjusts the vertical display position of menu screen.
MONITOR
Select the installation direction of the monitor.

LANDSCAPE ............Horizontal orientation

PORTRAIT ...............Vertical orientation
LANGUAGE
Sets the display language for the menu screen.
POWER ON DELAY
You can delay the screen display after the monitor is turned 

on. The period can be set up to 60 seconds in units of one

second. When this function is activated, the power LED

flashes (at approx. 1 second interval) in orange. This function

is disabled when 0 is specified.
OPERATION MODE
MODE1 ......OFF IF NO OPERATION is set to ON, and

STANDBY MODE is set to LOW POWER.  

(These settings can not be changed.)

MODE2 ......Will perform standard operation. 

OFF IF NO OPERATION is set to OFF, and

STANDBY MODE is set to STANDARD. These

settings can be changed.

STANDBY MODE
When STANDARD is selected, startup time from standby

mode is reduced. Note, however that, more power will be 

consumed in standby mode.

When LOW POWER is selected, current consumption

is reduced while the monitor is in standby mode. Note, 

however, that the startup time from standby mode becomes 

longer.

If set to LOW POWER, certain RS-232C commands cannot

be used in standby mode, and control via LAN will be 

disabled.
OFF IF NO OPERATION
Determines whether or not to set the monitor to go into

standby mode when there is no operation from the remote 

control unit, RS-232C commands, or LAN for over 4 hours.
HOT PLUG CONTROL
Sets whether to use hot plug control for the PC/AV HDMI

and PC/AV DVI-D input terminals.

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CONTROL KIT SETTING
When the PN-ZR01 control kit (optional) is connected,

select whether to use the remote control sensor and the 

brightness sensor on the remote control sensor box or the 

monitor. Individually set REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR and

BRIGHTNESS SENSOR.

EXTERNAL ............ Use the remote control sensor box.

INTERNAL ............. Use the monitor.
COPY SETTING VALUE
When the monitor has been connected to multiple monitors

by RS-232C, the settings in the monitor can be copied to the

monitor connected to the RS-232C output terminal and to

the daisy chain of connected monitors that follows.

Selects the settings to copy with COPY SETTING VALUE

TARGET.

“PICTURE” ONLY ... Copies the PICTURE menu settings.*

ALL ........................ Copies all the settings.*

Select the ID No. of the monitor that you would like copy to
with COPY TO ID No., then select COPY and press

MENU

.

If you select ALL, settings will be copied to all monitors.

When you would like to confirm the ID No. that is set to the
monitor, select ID No. DISPLAY and press

. The ID No.

will be displayed on the screen.

* Certain setting details such as ANALOG GAIN, ANALOG

OFFSET, and DISPLAY COLOR PATTERN cannot be

copied.

LOGO SCREEN
Sets whether or not to display the logo screen.

RS-232C/LAN SELECT
Selects the method with which to control the monitor from 

the computer.
ID No. SET
Assigns ID numbers to monitors connected in a daisy chain

(see page 33), using the RS-232 cables.

The numbers 1 to 255 are available for ID numbers.

If “0” is set, the system regards this as the state where no ID

number is set.
AUTO ASSIGN ID No.
ID No. to be used will be automatically assigned when

multiple monitors are connected with RS-232C.
Select ON, then press 

MENU

.

Perform operations using the first monitor in the daisy chain.
BAUD RATE
Selects the communication speed used for RS-232C

communication.
LAN SETUP
Configures the settings to control the monitor from the

computer via LAN. (See page 44.)
AUTO ASSIGN FIXED IP ADDR.
Can be enabled when RS-232C/LAN SELECT is LAN and

the DHCP CLIENT is OFF.

Set DHCP CLIENT to OFF for the monitor connected to the

RS-232C output terminal and the daisy chain of connected

monitors that follows. Fixed IP addresses are automatically

allocated.

If the IP address is a duplicate with a network device other 

than a monitor, individually change the IP address.
OPTION DC OUT SETTING
Normally, leave this setting as OFF.

When using an optional part, if instruction appears, change

the setting accordingly.
HDMI AUTO VIEW
When ON is selected, the screen size is adjusted

automatically according to the screen size control signal

included in the video signal input from the AV HDMI input

terminal.
BRIGHTNESS SENSOR
When set to ON or ON: DISPLAY, the brightness will

automatically change according to the lighting and 

surrounding brightness. If set to ON: DISPLAY, the effect will
be displayed with a 

.

When setting BRIGHT in SCHEDULE on the OPTION menu,

set BRIGHTNESS SENSOR to OFF.
BRIGHTNESS SENSOR SETTING 
Performs adjustments to the brightness sensor.

Set the surrounding brightness and the current screen 

luminance to AMBIENT BRIGHTNESS and SCREEN

BRIGHTNESS.

Individually set WHEN LIGHT: and WHEN DARK:.

Even if brighter or darker than the set AMBIENT

BRIGHTNESS, the screen brightness will not change.

CURRENT AMBIENT BRIGHTNESS is shown for reference.