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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 6 to 8 for details of each menu items.

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(Adjusting CONTRAST in the PICTURE menu)
1.  Press 

MENU

1 9 2 0 x 1 0 8 0  

V: 60 Hz    H: 66.3 kHz

PICTURE menu is displayed.

1 9 2 0 x 1 0 8 0  

V: 60 Hz    H: 66.3 kHz

V: 60 Hz    H: 66.3 kHz 

1 9 2 0 x 1 0 8 0

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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V: 60 Hz    H: 66.3 kHz 

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1 9 2 0 x 1 0 8 0  

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3 

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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 menu will differ depending on the input mode.

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AUTO (PC3/PC4)
The CLOCK, PHASE, H-POS, and V-POS are automatically 

adjusted.

Pressing 

 performs adjustment.

Use this automatic adjustment when you use the PC3 input 

terminal or PC4 input terminals to display a PC screen for 

the first time or when you change the setting of the PC. (See 

page 10.)
CLOCK (PC3/PC4)
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 10), make 

adjustments so that no vertical stripe noise appears in it.
PHASE (PC3/PC4)
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 10), 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 (PC3/PC4)
Sets proper horizontal resolution when the resolution of 

input signals is not recognized properly. (Adjustment may be 

impossible with some signals.)
V-RESOLUTION (PC3/PC4)
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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AUTO (PC3/PC4)
The CONTRAST and BLACK LEVEL are automatically 

adjusted.

Pressing 

 performs adjustment.

CONTRAST
Adjusts the brightness 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.
ADVANCED (AV input)
You can adjust more specifically. (See page 10.)
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 3.)

*  sRGB is PC input only. See page 3 for details.
WHITE BALANCE
THRU .............. Displays the input signal level as is. (for PC1/ 

PC2 only)

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

USER .............. Used for adjusting R-CONTRAST, 

G-CONTRAST, and B-CONTRAST 

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.
R-CONTRAST
Adjusts red component when the WHITE BALANCE is set to  

USER.
G-CONTRAST
Adjusts green component when the WHITE BALANCE is set 

to USER.
B-CONTRAST
Adjusts blue component when the WHITE BALANCE is set 

to USER.
COPY TO USER
Copies the value set for PRESET to the USER setting.

Select “ON” and then press 

MENU

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GAMMA
Select a gamma value.
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.
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 AV2 input terminal.
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.
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. Also, certain RS-232C commands cannot be used in 

standby mode. (See page 16.)
RS-232C/LAN SELECT
Selects the method with which to control the monitor from 

the computer.
RS-232C/LAN COMMAND
Set the return value for the RS-232C command.

Normally, you do not need to change this setting from 

NORMAL.

NORMAL ...... The end code of the return value is CR+LF.

MODE1 ......... The end code of the return value is CR only.

MODE2 ......... The length of the return value is fixed to 4 

digits. The end code is CR only. 

When the return value has 1 to 3 digits, the 

empty digit(s) from the left is filled with a  

one-byte space(s).

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

(see page 13), using 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.
LAN SETUP
Configures the settings to control the monitor from the 

computer via LAN. (See page 21.)

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DATE/TIME SETTING
Set the date and time. Press 

 or 

 to select the date 

and time, and press 

 or 

 to change the numerical 

values.

Set the date in “Year/Month/Day” order.

Set the time on a 24-hour basis.
SCHEDULE (See page 9.)
You can set the time to switch the monitor on and off.
INPUT SELECT
DVI SELECT ....... Selects the input mode to be used.

BNC SELECT .....Selects the input mode to be used.

HDMI SELECT ... Selects the input mode to be used.

HDMI AUDIO SELECT .. Selects a terminal to which audio signals 

are input in PC2/AV2 mode.

AUDIO OUTPUT
Sets the volume of sound output from the PC/AV audio 

output terminals.

VARIABLE .......... You can adjust the volume using VOLUME.

FIXED .................Fixes the sounds.
INPUT SIGNAL (PC3/PC4)
If a computer connected to the PC3/PC4 input terminal 

outputs any of the following resolutions, make a selection 

from the following options.

480 LINES .......... AUTO, 640x480 or 848x480

768 LINES ..........AUTO, 1024x768, 1280x768, or 1360x768

1050 LINES ........1400x1050 or 1680x1050
SCAN MODE (AV input)
Sets the scan mode used for AV mode input.

MODE1 ............... Over-scan display

MODE2 ...............Under-scan display

MODE3 ............... Under-scan display when the input signal 

is 1080i/p. Otherwise, over-scan display

*  Even when MODE1 is selected, under-scan display is used when 

the input signal is 1080i/p and the screen size is Dot by Dot.

SELF ADJUST
On a PC3/PC4 screen, specify whether to perform screen 

adjustment automatically or not. When ON is selected, the 

screen is automatically adjusted when its resolution is 800 

x 600 or higher and the timing of input signals changes. 

“ADJUSTING” appears on the screen during the adjustment.
POWER MANAGEMENT
POWER MANAGEMENT determines whether or not to 

switch modes from no signal to the input signal standby 

mode when the PC screen is displayed.
AUTO INPUT CHANGE
Specify whether to change inputs automatically. When ON is 

selected and no signal is present in the selected input mode, 

AUTO INPUT CHANGE automatically changes the selected 

mode to another mode where a video signal is present.

When video signals exist in multiple input modes, the 

switching priority is as follows:

PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4, AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4 and AV5.

(Input mode switching may take 15 seconds or more, 

depending on the connected equipment. Input signals 

may not be detected properly and a priority may change, 

depending on the connected equipment or video signals.)
COLOR SYSTEM (AV4/AV5)
Select the color system of the AV equipment which is 

connected to AV4 and AV5 input terminal. (AUTO / PAL / 

PAL-60 / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43) 

When AUTO is selected, the color system is automatically 

set according to the input signal.

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TIPS

•  When WHITE BALANCE is set to THRU, BLACK LEVEL, 

CONTRAST, TINT, COLORS and GAMMA cannot be set.

•  If COLOR MODE is set to sRGB or VIVID, the following 

items cannot be set. 

WHITE BALANCE, PRESET, R-/G-/B-CONTRAST, COPY 

TO USER, and GAMMA

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You can display the screens of the PC input signal and AV 

input signal simultaneously.

Set this function with “PIP MODES” in the PIP/PbyP menu.

Main screen 

Sub 

screen

A sub screen is displayed 

inside a main screen.

Main  

screen 

Sub 

screen

A main screen and a sub 

screen are displayed in a 

line.

Main screen 

Sub 

screen

Displays a main screen 

which measures 1280 

pixels in the longest 

direction and a sub 

screen in a line.

*  The currently selected input signal is displayed on the main 

screen.

*  You cannot simultaneously display the screens of signals 

of the same type, such as two types of PC input signals or 

two types of AV input signals. 

*  The dual screen display cannot be used with the 

combination of PC1 and AV2 or of AV1 and PC2.

TIPS

•  You might infringe on a copyright of the author which is 

protected by copyright law when you display the images of 

the computer screen and television/VCR simultaneously for 

profit-making or to show the image to the public.

•  The screen size for dual-screen display is the same as 

the screen size for single-screen display. The Dot by Dot 

screen is displayed in NORMAL size except when it is set 

as the PIP main screen.

•  When dual-screen display is selected, the AUTO INPUT 

CHANGE function is disabled.

•  When dual-screen display is selected, the screen cannot 

be enlarged.

•  When dual-screen display is selected, the following 

adjustments of ADVANCED are invalid and adjusting is 

disabled. 

3D-NR, MPEG-NR and 3D-Y/C

•  When dual-screen display is selected, the INPUT SELECT 

options cannot be set.

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ENLARGE H
Sets the number of screen splits (number of monitors) in the 

horizontal direction used for the enlargement. (See page 9.)
ENLARGE V
Sets the number of screen splits (number of monitors) in the 

vertical direction used for the enlargement. (See page 9.)
ENLARGE-POS H / ENLARGE-POS V
Specify the split screen to be displayed when the 

enlargement function is used. (See page 9.)
BEZEL H / BEZEL V
Sets the frame width of the display when the enlargement 

function is used. 
H-POS
Adjust the horizontal position of the enlarged screen.
V-POS
Adjust the vertical position of the enlarged screen.

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PIP MODES
Sets the display method.

OFF .........Displays one screen.

PIP ...........Displays a sub screen inside a main screen.

PbyP ........Displays a main screen and a sub screen in a line.

PbyP2 ......Displays a main screen which measures 1280 pixels 

in the longest direction and a sub screen in a line.

PIP SIZE
Sets the size of the sub screen in PIP mode.
PIP H-POS
Adjusts the horizontal position of the sub screen in PIP mode.
PIP V-POS
Adjusts the vertical position of the sub screen in PIP mode.
PIP BLEND
In PIP mode, use this menu item to display the sub screen 

transparently.
PIP SOURCE
Selects the input signal of the sub screen in PIP, PbyP, or 

PbyP2 mode.
SOUND CHANGE
Sets the sound which is output in PIP, PbyP, or PbyP2 mode.

If the main screen is displayed as a full screen by the AUTO 

OFF function, the sound for the main screen is output even 

when the sound for the sub screen is specified.
MAIN POS
Sets the position of the main screen in PbyP or PbyP2 mode.
PbyP2 POS
Sets the position of the sub screen in PbyP2 mode. 
AUTO OFF
Sets the display method when no signals for the sub screen 

are input in PIP, PbyP, or PbyP2 mode.

MANUAL .......  Displays a main screen and a black sub screen.

AUTO ............ Displays the main screen as a full screen.