Panasonic BT-LH2550 Operating Instructions Manual

Panasonic BT-LH2550 Operating Instructions Manual

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S1108T0 -P
D
Printed in Japan

Operating Instructions

LCD Video Monitor

BT-LH2550P
Model No.
BT-LH2550E
Model No.
ENGLISH
VQT2A05

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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    Para la explicación en español, consulte el CD-ROM uministrado. Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. S1108T0 -P Printed in Japan Operating Instructions LCD Video Monitor BT-LH2550P Model No. BT-LH2550E Model No.
  • Page 2: Read This First

    Panasonic authorized service center for assistance in selecting an alternate AC plug. CAUTION: This Monitor is for use only with Panasonic Wall Mount Adaptor, BT-WMA26G. Use with other Wall Mount is capable of resulting in instability causing possible injury.
  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Responsible Party: Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ07094 Support contact: Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company 1-800-524-1448 This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 4 CAUTION: This Monitor is for use only with Panasonic Wall Mount Adaptor, BT-WMA26G. Use with other Wall Mount is capable of resulting in instability causing possible injury.
  • Page 5: Transportation Precautions

    (continued) FOR U.K. ONLY How to replace the fuse 1. Open the fuse compartment with a screwdriver. on the 2. Replace the fuse. Do not place the monitor face down during transportation to prevent damaging it. Keep it upright. Fuse...
  • Page 6 Read this first ! EMC NOTICE FOR THE PURCHASER/USER OF THE APPARATUS 1. Applicable standards and operating environment (BT-LH2550E) The apparatus is compliant with: • standards EN55103-1 and EN550103-2 1996.and • electromagnetic environments E1, E2, E3 and E4 2. Pre-requisite conditions to achieving compliance with the above standards <1>...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Dimensions ....... . 9 Controls and Their Functions ....10 Video monitor unit ...10 Front panel controls ...11 Rear panel terminals...12...
  • Page 8: Outline

    Outline The BT-LH2550 LCD monitor is a 25.5 inch full HD LCD display panel designed especially for broadcasting service and business use. ■ Compact 25.5 type full HD monitor • The monitor is equipped with a high-resolution (1920 x 1200) IPS LCD panel.
  • Page 9: Dimensions

    232 (9.1) 200 (7.9) 100 (3.9) 60 (2.4) • When installing the monitor in one place permanently, we recommend that you fix the monitor in place using the screw holes in the lower part of the stand. 64 (2.5) 46 (1.8) •...
  • Page 10: Controls And Their Functions

    Front view Rear view Tally lamp ( page 35, 48) The color of the tally lamp Indicates monitor status. Front panel controls ( page 11) POWER switch ( The POWER switch is located at the bottom of the front panel.
  • Page 11: Front Panel Controls

    Controls and Their Functions Front panel controls INPUT button ( Selects the signal input line. Each press of the button changes the lines in the following order: VIDEO DVI-D. VIDEO VIDEO input SDI1 Serial digital interface input (HD/SD compatible) SDI2 Serial digital interface input (HD/SD compatible) /RGB : Analog component input (YP...
  • Page 12: Rear Panel Terminals

    External control is possible by using an RS232 signal. HEADPHONES output connector (stereo mini-jack M3) Connect a pair of headphones to monitor the sound. • The sound volume and sound quality will depend on the headphones. *1 Unless a cable is connected to the OUT terminal, the IN terminal is automatically terminated at 75Ω.
  • Page 13: Ac Adapter

    Controls and Their Functions (continued) AC Adapter AC IN (AC inlet) This is the AC input terminal. POWER switch (ON : , OFF : This switch turns the AC adapter on and off. POWER lamp This lamp lights green when the POWER switch is set to on. DC OUT This is the DC output terminal.
  • Page 14: Power Supply

    Power Supply Connecting the power cord 1. Connect the power cord to the AC inlet of the AC adapter. Power cord hook Power cord Screw Use the supplied screw (for securing power cord) and the power cord hook to secure the power cord to the AC adapter.
  • Page 15: How To Use The On Screen Menu

    How to Use the On Screen Menu The screen displays eight types of information: input signal status, picture/volume adjusting menu status, sharpness display, FUNCTION display, audio level meter display, menu display, TIME CODE display and CLOSED CAPTION display. Input signal status Picture/volume adjusting menu Sharpness display 1.
  • Page 16 How to Use the On Screen Menu FUNCTION display F1:MARKER F2:WFM/VECTOR F3:TWO WINDOW F4:TIME CODE F5:LEVEL METER XXXXX Audio level meter display Channel Level 0 dB line display display Menu display [MAIN MENU] Displays instructions on menu button operations. (continued) •...
  • Page 17 How to Use the On Screen Menu TIME CODE display (TC) CLOSED CAPTION (CC) display (continued) • Use the menu to display and set the time code for HD-SDI signal input. It also allows you to switch display mode (VITC, LTC, VUB, LUB). In VITC and LTC display mode: •...
  • Page 18 How to Use the On Screen Menu Menu operations 1. Press [MENU] to display the MAIN menu. 2. Press [ ] to select a menu and push [ENTER]. [MAIN MENU] To return to the previous screen Press the [MENU] button. (continued) 3.
  • Page 19 How to Use the On Screen Menu Picture/volume adjusting menu operations 1. Press [ADJUST] to display the picture/volume adjusting menu. 2. Press [ ] to select item to adjust. The selected item changes to white. 3. Press [ ] to adjust. PHASE CHROMA BRIGHT...
  • Page 20: User Data

    User data include the following settings. • Menu settings except “SETUP LOAD/SAVE” and “CONTROL/CONTROL” (including button function settings on the monitor front panel) • Screen adjustments made in the picture/volume adjustments menu Saving user data 1.
  • Page 21: Main Menu

    Main Menu Menu configuration MAIN MENU MARKER VIDEO CONFIG B.LIGHT/CONT. SYSTEM CONFIG BACKLIGHT MENU POSITION STATUS DISPLAY SETUP LOAD SETUP SAVE POWER ON SETUP COLOR SPACE POWER SAVE MODE CALIBRATION FUNCTION1 FUNCTION FUNCTION2 FUNCTION3 FUNCTION4 FUNCTION5 FUNCTION DISPLAY INPUT SELECT VIDEO FORMAT NTSC SETUP...
  • Page 22: Marker

    Main Menu (continued) MARKER This function is not available in split screen display of the TWO WINDOW function. (CROSS HATCH is not affected.) Sub menu Setting MARKER *2*3*4 16:9 13:9 14:9 CNSCO VISTA USER 85% *2*4 USER 85% NORMAL BACK HALF BLACK CENTER...
  • Page 23 The above indicates values when the 16:9 and 4:3 sub menus are selected. Selects conventional monitor or camera recorder marker size. <TYPE2> Marker size compliant with the camera recorder (Panasonic) <TYPE1> The marker has the same size as that of the previous model (BT-LH2600W).
  • Page 24: Marker Types

    Main Menu (continued) Marker types ■ 16:9 marker (Displayed for HD input and SD input in 16:9 ratio mode.) This marker is only displayed as a vertical bar. The section becomes the “MARKER BACK”. 4:3 marker 14:9 marker VISTA marker, CNSCO marker This marker is displayed as a horizontal dotted line.
  • Page 25 Main Menu (continued) ■ “CROSS HATCH” The “CROSS HATCH” function enables display of markers at regular vertical and horizontal intervals to facilitate composition and other tasks. The width of marker lines is 1 dot, the markers consist of 1 line, and are spaced 120 dots apart (fixed value).
  • Page 26: Video Config

    Main Menu (continued) VIDEO CONFIG Sub menu Settings GAMMA STANDARD *1*2 SELECT STDIO/PST FILM COLOR SPACE SMPTE-C ITU-709 WIDE1 WIDE2 WIDE3 COLOR TEMP. USER0 - 63 VAR1 VAR2 VAR3 SHARPNESS HIGH MODE 0 - 30 SHARPNESS H 0 - 30 SHARPNESS V *1 Changes are not reflected to a still image in the main window in the split-screen display of the “TWO WINDOW”...
  • Page 27 Main Menu (continued) Sub menu Settings *2*6 MODE2 I-P MODE MODE1 MONO *2*8 ANAMO SD ASPECT 16:9 NORMAL SCAN UNDER COLOR GAIN R 0 - 30 COLOR GAIN G 0 - 30 COLOR GAIN B 0 - 30 *2 These functions are not available when “RGB-COMP.” under “YP selected in the “INPUT SELECT”...
  • Page 28 Main Menu (continued) ■ WB adjustment mode Select “VAR1” to “VAR3” for “COLOR TEMP.” in the “VIDEO CONFIG” menu to make “WHITE BALANCE VAR1” to “WHITE BALANCE VAR3” (WB) adjustments. Sub menu Settings USER0 - 6 COLOR TEMP. GAIN RED 0 - 1023 (Factory defaults are color GAIN GREEN...
  • Page 29: System Config

    LAST POWER SAVE MODE CALIBRATION *1 When the monitor is shipped, settings for “USER1” - “USER5” are identical to “FACTORY.” *2 “H POSITION”, “V POSITION”, “PHASE” and “CLOCK” ( Description Selects function to be assigned to BACKLIGHT/CONT. in the picture/ volume adjusting menu.
  • Page 30 In a fine tuning of the monitor, also set GAIN and BIAS for R, G and B in the COLOR TEMP. VAR mode. • Do not apply the probe to a WFM/VECTOR display on the screen.
  • Page 31 Main Menu (continued) ■ CALIBRATION Select CALIBRATION in the “SYSTEM CONFIG” menu to open the following menus. Sub menu Setting AUTO CALIBRATION* RESET* *1 “EXECUTING” is displayed during “AUTO CALIBRATION” and “COMPLETE” appears when calibration ends. “INCOMPLETE” appears if calibration could not be completed. *2 When “RESET”...
  • Page 32: Function

    Main Menu (continued) FUNCTION Sub menu Settings FUNCTION 1 - HV DELAY FUNCTION 5 AUTOSETUP BLUE ONLY GAMMA SELECT COLOR SPACE SD ASPECT SCAN TWO WINDOW SUB INPUT SEL. WFM/VECTOR MARKER LEVEL METER CROSS HATCH MONO TIME CODE CLOSED CAPTION ANAMO UNDEF (Factory default:...
  • Page 33 Main Menu (continued) ■ FUNCTION setting restrictions Settings are not available under the following conditions. Setting Conditions that disable operation HV DELAY In TWO WINDOW and WFM mode, “INVALID FUNCTION” appears to indicate that operation is disabled. When “RGB-COMP.” is selected under “YP “DVI-D”...
  • Page 34 Main Menu (continued) ■ Functions displayed during FUNCTION button operation Pressing any of the [FUNCTION1] to [FUNCTION5] buttons displays the operations assigned to each button as shown below. • HV DELAY DELAY OFF, H DELAY, V DELAY, HV DELAY • AUTOSETUP COMP.AUTOSETUP, COMPLETE, INCOMPLETE, NOT RGB-COMP.CH •...
  • Page 35: Gpi

    Main Menu (continued) “GPI CONTROL” is used to enable and disable GPI functions and assign functions to each of the GPI terminal pins page 48). Sub menu Settings GPI CONTROL DISABLE ENABLE GPI1 - GPI8 UNDEF MARKER1 ON/OFF MARKER2 ON/OFF MARKER BACK HALF MARKER BACK...
  • Page 36: Input Select

    0.7 Vp-p at 100% chroma. <B75> Select this when connecting a Betacam or similar device with a setup function. (Adjusts the interior of the monitor to the 7.5% setup level to suit the black level) <B00> Select this when connecting a Betacam or similar device without a setup function.
  • Page 37 Main Menu (continued) ■ COMP. Set “RGB-COMP” under “YP enable the “COMP” menu. Sub menu Settings AUTOSETUP H POSITION 0 - 30 - 60 V POSITION 0 - 30 - 60 PHASE 0 - 16 - 60 CLOCK 700 - 2200 (Factory preset settings: WXGA/XGA WXGA...
  • Page 38: Audio

    Main Menu (continued) AUDIO Use the following submenus to set headphone output and audio level meters. Sub menu Settings INPUT AUTO SELECT ANALOG EMBEDDED CH1 - CH8 SELECT L (Factory default: CH1) EMBEDDED CH1 - CH8 SELECT R (Factory default: CH2) LEVEL METER CH SELECT...
  • Page 39: Display Setup

    Main Menu (continued) DISPLAY SETUP Sub menu Settings WINDOW SIZE SUB INPUT VIDEO SEL. SDI1 SDI2 /RGB DVI-D WFM/ VECTOR VECTOR POSITION VECTOR × 8 MODE × 4 × 2 × 1 VECTOR 100% SCALE TIME CODE POSITION LEFT CENTER RIGHT FONT SIZE LARGE...
  • Page 40 Main Menu (continued) ■ “WFM/VECTOR” The “WFM/VECTOR” function enables display of the waveform and vector display. Use “DISPLAY SETUP” in the main menu to select “WFM” and “VECTOR” display. ( Press the button ([FUNCTION1] to [FUNCTION5] ( assigned to turn the function on and off. (This assumes that the “WFM/VECTOR” function has been assigned to any of the [FUNCTION1] to [FUNCTION5] buttons.) Press the FUNCTION button to which the WFM/VECTOR function has been assigned.
  • Page 41 Main Menu (continued) ■ TWO WINDOW function The “TWO WINDOW” function displays two inputs selected from VIDEO, SDI1/2, YP windows. Each press of the button ([FUNCTION1] to [FUNCTION5]) (page 32) to which the "TWO WINDOW" function has been assigned changes the display mode. (In the factory default setting, it is assigned to FUNCTION3.) Press the FUNCTION button to which the TWO WINDOW function has been...
  • Page 42 Main Menu (continued) ■ TWO WINDOW size The “TWO WINDOW SIZE” setting in the “DISPLAY SETUP” menu determines the size of the main window and sub-window. • Main window (SD) and sub-window (SD) 1920 1280 “TWO WINDOW SIZE” setting: L/S Display size: 4:3 or 5:4 •...
  • Page 43 Main Menu (continued) • Main window (HD) and sub-window (SD) 1920 1280 “TWO WINDOW SIZE” setting: L/S Display size of main window: 16:9 or 16:10 Display size of sub-window: 4:3 or 5:4 • Main window (SD) and sub-window (HD) 1920 1280 “TWO WINDOW SIZE”...
  • Page 44 Main Menu (continued) ■ TWO WINDOW screen sync In single screen display, the TWO WINDOW screen is synchronized to the frame rate frequency of the input signal format. In split screen display, the screen used as a reference for synchronization changes with the input signal format and “TWO WINDOW SIZE”...
  • Page 45: Control

    Main Menu (continued) CONTROL Sub menu Settings CONTROL LOCAL REMOTE LOCAL DISABLE. INPUT ENABLE *1 The menu can be displayed when the lock is engaged. Only “CONTROL/LOCAL ENABLE” menu items are available when the lock is engaged. The picture/volume adjusting menu does not accept changes when the lock is engaged. The “LOCAL ENABLE”...
  • Page 46 Main Menu (continued) ■ List of setting restrictions ( Input CH VIDEO MARKER 16:9 BACK MARKER CENTER GPI PRESET1 GPI PRESET2 MARKER TYPE CROSS HATCH GAMMA SELECT COLOR SPACE COLOR TEMP. SHARPNESS MODE SHARPNESS H SHARPNESS V VIDEO I-P MODE CONFIG MONO ANAMO...
  • Page 47 Main Menu (continued) Input CH VIDEO TWO WINDOW SIZE SUB INPUT SEL. WFM/VECTOR POSITION VECTOR MODE DISPLAY VECTOR SCALE SETUP TIME CODE POSITION FONT SIZE MODE SELECT CLOSED CAPTION CAPTION SELECT PHASE CHROMA Picture BRIGHT adjustment CONTRAST BACKLIGHT *2 This function can be set in the split-screen display of the “TWO WINDOW” function. *5 The VECTOR display appears only during SDI input.
  • Page 48: Remote Specifications

    REMOTE Specifications This monitor permits remote operation via GPI/RS-232C terminal. GPI terminal GPI screen items correspond to the following terminals. Use the GPI menu to assign functions to each terminal ( page 35). Functions assigned to terminals are executed when GND (pin 5) is short-circuited (ON) or open (OFF).
  • Page 49 1. Setting command response STX (02h) 2. Query command response STX (02h) 3. Error response STX (02h) Error codes ER001: Invalid command ER002: Parameter error (Straight) BT-LH2550 Side Pin number Signal Command Data ETX (03h) Command ETX (03h) Data ETX (03h)
  • Page 50 REMOTE Specifications ■ Setting command No Command Description Input switch Image quality adjustment Blue only HV Delay Backlight Cross hatch Status display Analog mode SELECT Sync DVI-D mode Marker settings Gamma selection Color temperature settings Sharpness settings IP mode settings Monochrome settings SD aspect settings Scan settings...
  • Page 51 63: 1280 × 1024 (60 Hz) 64: 800 × 600 (70 Hz) 65: 1280 × 768 (50 Hz) 66: 1600 × 1200(60 Hz) 67: 1920 × 1200(60 Hz) FF: UNSUPPORT SIGNAL BT-LH2550 Response 1: SDI2 2: YP 4: VIDEO 6: RGB-COMP.
  • Page 52: Maintenance Inspecions

    To remove stubborn soiling, use a cloth dampened in a weak neutral detergent solution and thoroughly wrung out. Then wipe with a dry cloth. Any moisture entering the monitor could damage it. • Do not use benzene, thinner and similar solvents for cleaning.
  • Page 53: Specifications

    Specifications ■ General Supply Voltage 24 V DC, 4.5 A 5 V DC, 0.03 A indicates safety information. Dimensions (W × H × D): 599 mm × 440 mm × 220 mm (23 - 5/8 inches × 17 - 5/16 inches × 8 - 11/16 incehs) (Including stand) 599 mm ×...
  • Page 54 Specifictions (continued) ■ List of compatible signal formats ( Input signal formats VIDEO NTSC 480/59.94i 480/59.94p 576/50i 576/50p 720/50p 720/59.94p 720/60p 1035/59.94i 1035/60i 1080/23.98PsF 1080/24PsF 1080/23.98p 1080/24p 1080/25p 1080/29.97p 1080/30p 1080/50i 1080/50p 1080/59.94i 1080/60i 1080/59.94p 1080/60p 640 × 400 (70 Hz) 640 ×...
  • Page 55 MEMO...
  • Page 56 Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company Unit Company of Panasonic Corporation of North America Executive Office: One Panasonic Way 4E-7, Secaucus, NJ 07094 Tel: 201-348-7000 Eastern Zone: One Panasonic Way 4E-7, Secaucus, NJ 07094 Tel: 201-348-7196 Southeast Region: Tel: 201-392-6151 Western Zone: 3330 Cahuenga Blvd W., Los Angeles, CA 90068 Tel: 323-436-3608...

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