Sharp Pn 425 Operation Guide

PN-425
LCD MONITOR
OPERATION GUIDE
 

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Basic Operation  ............................................................... 3
Menu Items   ....................................................................... 5
Displaying the menu screen
  .........................................5
Menu item details
  ......................................................... 6
Adjustments for PC screen display
  ............................10
Initialization (Reset)/Functional Restriction Setting
  ...11
Controlling the Monitor with a PC...

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Basic Operation

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5  6 
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1. INPUT (Input mode selection)
The menu is displayed. Press 

 or 
 to select the input 
mode, and press 

 to enter.
*
 
You can select the input terminal by pressing the input 
switch of the monitor.

Input mode VideoAudio
PC 
input DIGITAL
PC digital RGB input 
terminal
PC audio input 
terminal
ANALOG1
PC analog RGB input 
terminal
ANALOG2 PC analog RGB input 
terminals (BNC)
AV 
input COMPONENT
Component video input 
terminals Audio input 
terminals...

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Basic Operation
n Switching the screen size
Even when the screen size is changed, the display may remain the same de\
pending on the input signal.

WIDE
PC input
Displays image so it fills the entire screen.
AV input An image with a 4:3 aspect ratio is stretched to fill the entire 
screen.
ZOOM1

PC input An image with a 4:3 aspect ratio is enlarged to fill the entire screen 
without changing the aspect ratio. The edges of the image may be 
cut off.
AV input
ZOOM2

PC input Use this size if ZOOM1...

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Menu Items

Displaying the menu screen
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.
nExample of operation
(Adjusting CONTRAST in the GAIN CONTROL menu)
1.
  Press 

 to display the menu screen.

MANUAL
CLOCK
PHASE
H-POS
V-POS
                       
AUTO
RESET 127
50
149 27
1024x768

ADJUSTMENT ANALOG1
V:  60 Hz    H: 48.4 kHz

2.  Press  
 to display the GAIN CONTROL...

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Menu item details
The menu will differ depending on the input mode.
nADJUSTMENT (ANALOG1/ANALOG2)

MANUAL/AUTO
Adjusts CLOCK, PHASE, H-POS, and V-POS. 
If you are using a Windows PC, use the adjustment pattern 
on the supplied CD-ROM. (See page 10.)
MANUAL
 ..... Selects and adjusts CLOCK, PHASE, H-POS, 
and V-POS.
AUTO
 .......... Use this automatic adjustment when you use 
the PC analog RGB input terminal or PC analog 
RGB input terminals (BNC) to display a PC 
screen for the first time or when...

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nVIDEO ADJUSTMENT 
(COMPONENT/VIDEO)

CONTRAST
Adjusts the light areas 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.
WHITE BALANCE
Allows selection from the preadjusted settings. (For a guide 
to the color temperatures of the adjustment values, see page 
8.)
GAMMA
Select a...

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Menu ItemsnGuide to the color temperatures of the 
adjustment values
The following is a guide to the color temperatures of the 
respective adjustment values for WHITE BALANCE. •
  Factory-adjusted value is “13” (approx. 9,000K).
•
  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.

Adjustment value Color temperature (K)
15 app. 10,000
14 app. 9,500
13 app. 9,000
12 app. 8,500
11...

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Menu Items
n Dual screen display
You can display the following screens simultaneously.
•   VIDEO and DIGITAL/ANALOG1/ANALOG2
•
  VIDEO and COMPONENT
Set this function with PIP MODES in the MODE SELECT 3 
menu. (See page 8.)

PIP
Main screen 
Sub 
screen
A sub screen is displayed 
inside a main screen.
PbyP

Main  
screen  Sub 
screen

A main screen and a sub 
screen are displayed in a 
line.
PbyP2

Main screen  Sub 
screen

Displays a main screen 
which measures 1024 
pixels in the longer...

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Menu Items

Adjustments for PC screen display
nAutomatic adjustment
When you use the PC analog RGB input terminal or PC 
analog RGB input terminals (BNC) to display a PC screen for 
the first time, or when you change the setting of the PC, use 
the automatic screen adjustment.
1.
  Switch the input to ANALOG1 or to ANALOG2 and 
display the adjustment pattern.  (See the description 
below.)
2.
  Press 

 to display the ADJUSTMENT menu.
3.
 
Press 

  and select AUTO.
 
The automatic adjustment is...