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Enlarge
• You can align several monitors and integrate them into a single large screen to display.
• Up to 5 monitors can be aligned in both the horizontal and vertical directions.
• Each monitor displays enlarged views of separated images.
(Example)
Horizontal direction: 2 monitors
Vertical direction: 2 monitors
Horizontal direction: 3 monitors
Vertical direction: 2 monitors
Setting procedure
Set using MULTI in the SETUP menu.
1. Set ENLARGE to ON.
2. Select ADVANCED.
3. Set the number of monitors aligned in the horizontal direction in ENLARGE H.
4. Set the number of monitors aligned in the vertical direction in ENLARGE V.
5. Set the section of the separated image to be displayed on each monitor in ENLARGE-POS.
4. Set the number of monitors aligned in the vertical direction in ENLARGE V.
5. Set the section of the separated image to be displayed on each monitor in ENLARGE-POS.
1) Press
ENTER
.
2) Press
or
to select position, then press
MENU
.
Enlarge
You can align 4, 9, 16, or 25 monitors and integrate them into a single large screen to display.
Enlarged views of separated images are displayed in each monitor.
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4 monitors
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16 monitors
16 monitors
25 monitors
Original
image
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In horizontal orientation
9 monitors
9 monitors
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In vertical orientation
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SCHEDULE
You can set the time to switch the motion on and off.
A file in a USB flash drive can also be played at a specified
time. Set “INPUT” in SCHEDULE to “USB”, and create a play
list.
Set this function with SCHEDULE in the SETUP menu. (See
page 27.)
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
SCHEDULE 3
ON/OFF
ON TIME
OFF TIME
REPEAT MODES
INPUT
PLAYLIST SETTING
PLAY
OFF TIME
REPEAT MODES
INPUT
PLAYLIST SETTING
PLAY
OFF
ON
1. Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port on the
monitor. (See page 12.)
2. Press
or
to select the SCHEDULE number, and
press
ENTER
.
3. Set the SCHEDULE. (See below)
Move through the items with
or
, and display the
settings of an item with
ENTER
.
4. Press
MENU
.
SCHEDULE becomes effective.
(1) ON/OFF
Enable/disable the SCHEDULE.
(2) ON TIME
Specify the time the power turns on with
Enable/disable the SCHEDULE.
(2) ON TIME
Specify the time the power turns on with
or
.
Set the time on a 24-hour basis.
When you have finished, select [OK] with
or
and
press
ENTER
.
(3) OFF TIME
Specify the time the power turns off with
Specify the time the power turns off with
or
.
Set the time on a 24-hour basis.
When you have finished, select [OK] with
or
and
press
ENTER
.
(4) REPEAT MODES
Select the day of the week the schedule will be executed
with
Select the day of the week the schedule will be executed
with
or
, and specify with
ENTER
.
• ONLY ONCE
The SCHEDULE will be executed once only regardless of
the day of the week.
• EVERY SUN - EVERY SAT
Executes the SCHEDULE on the specified day every
week.
Multiple days of the week can be specified.
(5) INPUT
Specify the input mode at power on with
Specify the input mode at power on with
or
.
(6) PLAYLIST SETTING
This only appears when INPUT is set to [USB].
This only appears when INPUT is set to [USB].
Use to create a playlist for automatic display/playback of files
in a USB flash drive.
• Image files and video files can be combined in the same
• Image files and video files can be combined in the same
playlist.
• Audio files cannot be used.
1. Select the type of file to be set in the list with
or
, and press
ENTER
.
• A list of folders or files of the selected type (Photo/Video)
appears.
2. Select a file with
or
, and press
ENTER
to set the
file.
• When a file is selected and set, it appears in the left area.
• When you select a file in the left area and press
• When you select a file in the left area and press
ENTER
, it
disappears from the left area.
• To move up a folder, select [..] and press
ENTER
.
• To change the file type, press [..] to return to the
selection screen, or press
DISPLAY
(Red), select [Media
Type] with
or
, and press
ENTER
. When [Photo]
is selected, image files appear, and when [Video] is
selected, only video files appear.
• To sort the files in the folder, press
DISPLAY
(Red), select
[Sort] with
or
, and press
ENTER
. Press
or
to select an item from the following, and press
ENTER
.
Type ..... Sorts the files according to the type of video
files. This item does not appear for image files.
Date ..... Sorts the files according to the modified date
and time.
Name ... Sorts the files according to their names.
• To change the file view, press
• To change the file view, press
DISPLAY
(Red), select [Normal
Parser] or [Recursive Parser] with
or
, and press
ENTER
. When an option is selected, the file view changes
as follows:
Normal Parser
Folders and files are displayed in the hierarchy of the
USB flash drive.
Recursive Parser
All image files or all video files are shown together,
regardless of the hierarchy of the USB flash drive.
3. Press
DISPLAY
(Red).
4. Press
or
to select [Save list], and press
ENTER
.
• The list displayed in the left area is saved as playlist. If
you make changes to a playlist, use [Save list] to save
the changed list.
5. Press
SIZE
(Yellow).
(7) PLAY
It appears only after the playlist is saved.
It appears only after the playlist is saved.
It starts the playlist.
Press
INPUT
to pause the playlist.
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Caution
• Do not switch off the main power after setting the
SCHEDULE.
• Set the time for both power-on and power-off. The time for
either only cannot be set.
Schedule ON and then OFF only take place in power
standby mode and signal standby mode.
• Specify the correct date and time. (See page 27.)
SCHEDULE does not function unless the date and time are
specified.
• Check regularly that the set date and time are correct.
• If there is a file in the play list that is not in the USB flash
drive, the file is skipped during playback.
• If none of the files in the play list are in the USB flash drive,
the screen will turn black. Press
INPUT
to exit.
• Before configuring playlist settings, be sure to insert a USB
flash drive.
TIPS
• Up to 3 SCHEDULE items can be registered.
• Setting the SCHEDULE flashes the power LED alternately
in red and orange in standby mode.
• A SCHEDULE that has a small number has precedence
over that of a large number when schedules overlap.
• The play list is saved in “usb_schedulinglist.txt” in the USB
flash drive.
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Screen display for adjustment
Before making adjustments in the SCREEN menu or
PICTURE menu, display an image to brighten the entire
screen. If you are using a Windows PC, use the adjustment
pattern on the supplied CD-ROM.
Opening the adjustment pattern
The following example is performed in Windows 7.
1. Load the supplied CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-
ROM drive.
2. Open [CD Drive] in [Computer].
3. Double-click [Adj_uty.exe].
The adjustment pattern will appear.
Adjust the screen automatically or manually.
4. When adjustment is finished, press the [Esc] on the
computer’s keyboard to quit the adjustment program.
5. Eject the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.
TIPS
• If the display mode on the computer you are using is
65,000 colors, the color levels in the color pattern may
appear differently or grayscale may appear to be colored.
(This is due to the specifications of the input signal and is
not a malfunction.)
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Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C)
You can control this monitor from a PC via RS-232C (COM
port) on the PC.
You can also connect multiple monitors via a daisy chain by
using a PC. By assigning ID numbers to each monitor (see
page 33), you can make input mode selection/adjustment or
can check the status of a specific monitor.
TIPS
• To control the monitor via RS-232C, set STANDBY MODE
to STANDARD.
PC connection
n
One-to-one connection with a PC
Connect with RS-232 straight cable between the PC’s COM
port (RS-232C connector) and the RS-232C input terminal on
the monitor.
RS-232 straight cable
(commercially available)
To COM port
PC
RS-232C
input terminal
n
Daisy chain connection…
Advanced operation
PN-Y555/PN-Y475/PN-Y425/PN-Y325 monitors can be
connected together in a daisy chain connection.
Connect with RS-232 straight cable between the PC’s COM
port (RS-232C connector) and the RS-232C input terminal on
the first monitor.
Next, connect RS-232 straight cable to the first monitor’s
RS-232C output terminal and to the second monitor’s
RS-232C input terminal. Connect in the same way to the third
and subsequent monitors.
Up to 25 monitors can be connected. (Depending on the
length of the cable used and the surrounding environment.)
RS-232C
input terminal
RS-232C
output terminal
To COM port
PC
First monitor
Second monitor
RS-232 straight cables
(commercially available)
Communication conditions
Set the RS-232C communication settings on the PC to match
the monitor’s communication settings as follows:
Baud rate
9600bps
Stop bit
1 bit
Data length
8 bits
Flow control
None
Parity bit
None
Communication procedure
n
Command format
When a command is sent from the PC to the monitor, the
monitor operates according to the received command and
sends a response message to the PC.
C1 C2 C3 C4 P1 P2 P3 P4
Return code
Command field
(4 prescribed
alphanumerical characters)
Parameter field
(4 character string comprised of:
0-9, +, -, space, ?)
Example: VOLM0030
VOLM 30
* Be sure to input 4 characters for the parameter. Pad with
spaces (“ ”) if necessary.
(“ ” is a return code (0D
H
, 0A
H
or 0D
H
))
Wrong : VOLM30
Right : VOLM 30
Do not use spaces for DATE. Specify parameters using a
specified number of characters.
If a command has “R” listed for “DIRECTION” in the
“RS-232C command table” on page 36, the current value can
be returned by using “?” as the parameter.
Example:
VOLM ? ? ? ?
←
From PC to monitor (How much
is current volume setting?).
30
←
From monitor to PC (Current
volume setting: 30).
* If an ID number (see page 33) has been assigned
(For example, ID number = 1).
VOLM
?
←
From PC to monitor.
30 001
←
From monitor to PC.
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