Part Names ...3 Basic Operation ...5 Menu Items ...7 Displaying the menu screen ...7 List of menu items ...8 Menu item details ...10 Adjustments for PC screen display ...16 Initialization (Reset)/Functional Restriction Setting (FUNCTION) ...17 Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C) ...18 PC connection ...18 Communication conditions ...18 Communication procedure ...18...
When the PN-ZB01 (optional) is attached Caution • Consult your SHARP dealer for attachment/detachment of optional parts. • Do not open the expansion terminal cover by yourself. There are high voltage parts inside the cover which may cause an electric shock.
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Part Names nRemote control unit 1. Signal transmitter 2. POWER button 3. MUTE button (See page 5.) 4. VOL +/- buttons (See page 5.) BRIGHT +/- buttons (See page 5.) Cursor control ( 5. DISPLAY button (See page 5.) 6. MODE button (See page 5.) 7.
1. INPUT (Input mode selection) The menu is displayed. Press mode, and press to enter. * You can select the input terminal by pressing the input switch of the monitor. Input mode Video PC D-SUB PC D-sub input terminal PC HDMI PC/AV HDMI input terminal AV HDMI PC/AV HDMI input terminal...
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Basic Operation nSwitching the screen size Even when the screen size is changed, the display may remain the same depending on the input signal. WIDE ZOOM 1 ZOOM 2 NORMAL Dot by Dot With a monitor of screen resolution 1600 x 1200 or 1920 x 1200, selecting Dot by Dot displays the NORMAL screen. TIPS •...
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 10 to 13 for details of each menu items. Caution • Do not turn the main power switch off while the menu items are being displayed.
Menu Items List of menu items The displayed menu items vary depending on whether or not the PN-ZB01 (optional) is attached. ○: Item is available, -: Item is not available. Menu SCREEN AUTO CLOCK PHASE H-POS V-POS H-SIZE V-SIZE H-RESOLUTION V-RESOLUTION RESET PICTURE...
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Menu OPTION DATE/TIME SETTING SCHEDULE INPUT SELECT AUDIO SELECT INPUT SIGNAL SCAN MODE POWER MANAGEMENT COLOR SYSTEM AUDIO OUTPUT AUDIO INPUT LEVEL SELF ADJUST AUTO INPUT CHANGE ENLARGE ENLARGE H ENLARGE V ENLARGE-POS H ENLARGE-POS V BEZEL H BEZEL V H-POS V-POS PIP/PbyP...
Menu Items Menu item details The menu will differ depending on the input mode. nSCREEN 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.
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nAUDIO 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. MENU Select “ON”...
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Menu Items nOPTION DATE/TIME SETTING Set the date and time. Press and time, and press values. Set the date in “Year/Month/Day” order. Set the time on a 24-hour basis. SCHEDULE (See page 15.) You can set the time to switch the monitor on and off. INPUT SELECT Select the input mode to be used in PC/AV DVI-D input terminal, PC/AV HDMI input terminal and PC RGB/AV...
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nPIP/PbyP 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.
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Menu Items nEnlarge • You can align several monitors and integrate them into a single large screen to display. • Up to five 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...
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nSCHEDULE You can set the time to switch the monitor on and off. Set this function with “SCHEDULE” in the OPTION menu. (See page 12.) SCHEDULE XXXX/XX/XX XXX XX:XX:XX POWER DAY OF THE WEEK 1 9 2 0 x 1 0 8 0 V: 60 Hz H: 67.5 kHz 1.
Menu Items nADVANCED items (AV input) (See page 10 for additional Menu item details.) FLESH TONE Adjust the hue control. 3D-NR Reduce the noise of playback images on video. Setting a higher level reduces more noise. However, it may cause blurring on an image. MPEG-NR Reduce block noise caused by digital compression.
Initialization (Reset)/Functional Restriction Setting (FUNCTION) You can return the settings to their factory-preset values and restrict operations. SIZE 1. After pressing for about 5 seconds, press , and in that order. FUNCTION ALL RESET ADJUSTMENT LOCK RS-232C UNLOCKED OSD DISPLAY TEMPERATURE ALERT STATUS ALERT POWER BUTTON...
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 19), you can make input mode selection/adjustment or can check the status of a specific monitor.
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nResponse code format When a command has been executed correctly Return code , 0A A response is returned after a command is executed. * If an ID number has been assigned Space (20 ID number of responding monitor When a command has not been executed Return code , 0A * If an ID number has been assigned...
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Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C) nCommands for ID control The command examples shown on this page assume the following connection and ID number set up. ID number: 1 ID number: 2 IDST ... A monitor receiving this command sets its own ID number in the parameter field.
nRepeater control This system has a function to allow setting of multiple monitors connected in a daisy chain using a single command. This function is called repeater control. You can use Repeater control function without assigning ID numbers. [Example] Set 1 Set 2 * If monitors are connected as shown above, you can execute a command like “Set all monitors’...
Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C) RS-232C command table How to read the command table Command: Command field (See page 18.) Direction: W When the “Parameter” is set in the parameter field (see page 18), the command functions as described under “Control/Response Contents”.
Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C) SETUP menu Function Command OSD H-POSITION OSDH OSD V-POSITION OSDV MONITOR STDR MONAURAL AUDIO MONO LANGUAGE LANG POWER ON DELAY PWOD STANDBY MODE STBM HDMI SETTING HDMI AUTO VIEW HDAW HDMI RGB INPUT HDRA RANGE HOT PLUG CONTROL (DVI)
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OPTION menu Function Command Direction DATE/TIME SETTING DATE SCHEDULE SC01- SC08 INPUT SELECT DVSL BNSL HDMI HDSL AUDIO SELECT PC DVI-D ASDP PC D-SUB ASAP PC HDMI ASHP PC RGB ASCP AV DVI-D ASDA AV HDMI ASHA AV COMPONENT ASCA AV S-VIDEO ASSA AV VIDEO...
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Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C) ENLARGE menu (When the input mode is PC) Function Command ENLARGE MODE EMAG EMHV BEZEL WIDTH WIDTH OF THE BEZH SHORTER SIDE WIDTH OF THE BEZV LONGER SIDE IMAGE POSITION (M x N) EPHV IMAGE POSITION (2 x 2) EPOS...
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PIP/PbyP menu Function Command Direction PIP MODES MWIN PIP SIZE MPSZ PIP POS THE LONGEST MHPS DIRECTION THE SHORTEST MVPS DIRECTION PIP POS LD+SD BATCH MPOS PIP BLEND MWBL PIP SOURCE MWIP SOUND CHANGE MWAD MAIN POS (Main screen) MWPP PbyP2 POS (Sub screen) MW2P AUTO OFF...
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Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C) Others Function Command SCREEN SIZE (PC) WIDE SCREEN SIZE (AV) WIDE VOLUME VOLM MUTE MUTE INFORMATION MODEL INF1 SERIAL NO SRNO BRIGHT VLMP TEMPERATURE SENSOR DSTA TEMPERATURE ACQUISITION ERRT CAUSE OF LAST STANDBY MODE STCA Commands for setting of the GAMMA user data Function...
Controlling the Monitor with a PC (LAN) When the PN-ZB01 (optional) is attached, your monitor can be connected to a LAN allowing you to control it from a PC on the LAN. You can also configure the monitor to send e-mail notification when it has a problem.
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Controlling the Monitor with a PC (LAN) ■ To set from a PC When the monitor is connected to a PC, LAN settings can be configured via PC. Set up process (1) Connect your monitor to a PC (2) Specify the PC’s IP address (3) Configure the monitor’s LAN settings (1) Connecting your monitor to a PC Connect a commercially available crossover LAN cable (UPT cable, Category 5) to the LAN port on the PC and this...
5. Click on “LAN SETUP” under NETWORK. 6. Specify the “DHCP CLIENT”, “IP ADDRESS”,etc. DHCP CLIENT If your LAN has a DHCP server and you wish to obtain an address automatically, change this setting to “ON”. To set the address manually, set this to “OFF”. IP ADDRESS If the DHCP CLIENT is set to “OFF”, specify an IP address.
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Controlling the Monitor with a PC (LAN) ■ INFORMATION Information about this monitor appears. ■ CONTROL You can control the operations corresponding to the buttons POWER INPUT SIZE ) on the remote control unit. (See page 5.) TIPS • In standby mode, Power ON is the operation available. •...
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■ NETWORK (LAN SETUP) This screen allows you to set the settings necessary when the monitor is connected to a LAN. DHCP CLIENT If your LAN has a DHCP server and you wish to obtain an address automatically, change this setting to “ON”. To set the address manually, set this to “OFF”.
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Controlling the Monitor with a PC (LAN) ■ NETWORK (GENERAL) This screen allows you to specify the general LAN settings. MONITOR NAME Specify a name for this monitor as it should appear on the Internet Explorer screen. AUTO LOGOUT TIME Specify the time (in minutes) to elapse before automatically disconnecting this monitor from the network.
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■ MAIL (RECIPIENT) This screen allows you to specify the recipients of the e-mail sent periodically or when the monitor has an error. RECIPIENT E-MAIL ADDRESSES Specify the e-mail addresses to send error notification e-mail CONDITION Specify the conditions to send mails. When you check PERIODICAL, specify the date and time to send the mails in the PERIODICAL setting.
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Controlling the Monitor with a PC (LAN) ■ SNMP You can configure settings related to SNMP. SNMP SETTING Set whether to enable or disable SNMP. VERSION Set the version of the SNMP to be supported. COMMUNITY NAME 1 to 3 Set the name of the community required for the access. User 1 to 3 Set the user name, password, authentication method and other options required for access.
- Internal temperature rises quickly if dust accumulates inside the monitor or around the vents. Remove dust if possible. Ask Sharp dealer about removing internal dust. to adjust the brightness while...