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Eizo L985 EX User Manual

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual Color LCD Monitor...
  • Page 2 Indicates a prohibited action. Indicates to ground for safety. Copyright© 2002 by EIZO NANAO CORPORATION. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of EIZO NANAO CORPORATION.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS ... 4 1. INTRODUCTION ... 9 1-1. Features ...9 1-2. Package Contents...9 1-3. Controls & Connectors ...10 2. CABLE CONNECTION ... 12 2-1. Before connecting ...12 2-2. Connecting the signal cable ...13 2-3. Connecting two PCs to the monitor...16 3.

  • Page 4: Precautions

    English PRECAUTIONS IMPORTANT! • This product has been adjusted specifically for use in the region to which it was originally shipped. If operated outside the region to which it was originally shipped, the product may not perform as stated in the specifications. •...
  • Page 5 WARNING Keep small objects or liquids away from the unit. Small objects accidentally falling through the ventilation slots into the cabinet or spillage into the cabinet may result in fire, electric shock, or equipment damage. If an object or liquid falls/spills into the cabinet, unplug the unit immediately. Have the unit checked by a qualified service engineer before using it again.
  • Page 6 English WARNING Use the correct voltage. The unit is designed for use with a specific voltage only. Connection to another voltage than specified in this User’s Manual may cause fire, electric shock, or equipment damage. Do not overload your power circuit, as this may result in fire or electric shock.
  • Page 7 CAUTION Handle with care when carrying the unit. Disconnect the power cord and cables when moving the unit. Moving the unit with the cord attached is dangerous. It may result in injury. When handling the unit, grip the bottom of the unit firmly with both hands ensuring the panel faces outward before lifting.

  • Page 8: Lcd Panel

    English LCD Panel In order to suppress the luminosity change by long-term use and to maintain the stable luminosity, use of a monitor in lower brightness is recommended. The screen may have defective pixels. These pixels may appear as slightly light or dark area on the screen.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    • FineContrast modes, to select the most suitable mode for screen display (p.20) • The utility software “ScreenManager Pro for LCD” (for Windows) which can control the monitor from a PC with a mouse or keyboard, is included (refer to the EIZO LCD Utility Disk).

  • Page 10: Controls & Connectors

    English 1-3. Controls & Connectors Front FineContrast Menu Control Panel SIGNAL 1 - 2 (1) ScreenManager Main Menu (2) Main Power Switch (3) Input signal selection button (4) Auto Adjustment Button (5) Enter Button (6) Control Buttons (7) Power Button (8) Power Indicator Blue Yellow...
  • Page 11 Rear Bottom (12)(13)(14) (9) Height Adjustable Stand (Detachable) (10) Power Terminal Covers for the Optional peripheral (11) Security Lock Slot (12) DVI-I Input Connector (13) D-Sub min 15 pin Input Connector (14) USB Port (1 Upstream) (15) Power Connector The LCD monitor has the capability of the Portrait/Landscape display. (The panel pivots in the clockwise direction 90°.) For the Portrait display, use the software for the portrait.

  • Page 12: Cable Connection

    English 2. CABLE CONNECTION 2-1. Before connecting Before connecting your monitor to the PC, change the display screen settings (resolution p. 45) and frequency) in accordance with the charts below. NOTE • When your computer and display support VESA DDC, the suitable resolution and the refresh rate are set by just plugging your display into the computer without any manual settings.

  • Page 13: Connecting The Signal Cable

    2-2. Connecting the signal cable NOTE • Be sure that the power switches of both the PC and the monitor are OFF. Plug the signal cable into the connector at the rear of the monitor and the other end of the cable into the video connector on the PC. After connecting, secure the connection with the screw-in fasteners.
  • Page 14 English Digital Input Signal Cable Signal Cable (FD-C35 enclosed) NOTE • The monitor is not compatible with a Power Mac G4/G4 Cube ADC (Apple Display Connector) Plug the power cord into the power connector on the rear of the monitor. Lead the power cord and signal cable into the cable holder at rear of the monitor.
  • Page 15 WARNING The equipment must be connected to a grounded main outlet. Not doing so may cause in fire or electric shock. Not doing so may cause in fire or electric shock. Turn on the monitor's power button and then switch on the PC's power.

  • Page 16: Connecting Two Pcs To The Monitor

    English 2-3. Connecting two PCs to the monitor Two PCs can be connected to the monitor through the Signal 1 and the Signal 2 on the back of the monitor. Connecting Examples (Ex.1) Analog (Ex.2) Digital NOTE • When using FD-C16, plug the D-Sub mini 15 pin connector to the computer and DVI-I connector to the monitor.
  • Page 17 The priority input signal This function is used to select which PC will have priority to control the monitor when utilizing two PCs. The monitor constantly checks the input signals and switches automatically in accordance with the “Input Priority” setting (see table below). Once a priority is set, whenever a change of signal is detected at the selected input, the monitor will switch the input to that signal.

  • Page 18: Screenmanager

    English 3. ScreenManager 3-1. How to use the ScreenManager ScreenManager allows you to adjust screen performance though the main menu and select a FineContrast mode easily. [Ex.] Custom FineContrast Menu NOTE • Main Menu and FineContrast Menu cannot be activated at the same time. Entering the ScreenManager Push the Enter button once to display the main menu of the ScreenManager.

  • Page 19: Screenmanager Adjustments And Settings

    Range Adjustment Smoothing Signal Filter Color(Custom) Brightness Temperature Gamma Saturation Gain 6 Colors Reset PowerManager DVI DMPM VESA DPMS EIZO MPMS Others Screen Size Border Intensity Input Priority Off Timer Beep Menu Settings Orientation Power Indicator Reset Information Information Language...

  • Page 20: Finecontrast

    To adjust the color settings according to your preference External Color reproduction by setting the values of color coordinate and gamma with using the “ScreenManager Pro for LCD (for Windows)” (Refer to the EIZO LCD Utility Disk.) 3. ScreenManager FineContrast Menu [Ex.] Custom...
  • Page 21 English Color adjustment of the mode settings <Brightness>, <Temperature> and <Gamma> settings can be adjusted on the FineContrast Menu. Select the desired function icon with the Up/Down control buttons and adjust with the Left/Right buttons. (Setting(s) of <Temperature> and/or <Gamma> is defined as standard default in some modes.

  • Page 22: Useful Functions

    English 3-4. Useful Functions Adjustment Lock Use the “Adjustment Lock” function to prevent any accidental changes. Locked function Unlocked function • To lock Switch off the monitor’s power by the power button on the front panel. Press on the Auto adjustment button while switching on the monitor’s power. •...
  • Page 23 (2) Select “Disable”. EIZO Logo appearing function When switching on the power button on the front panel, the EIZO logo is displyed for a while. If you desire to display or undisplay this logo, use this function. (Default is logo appearing.)

  • Page 24: Adjustment

    Run the “Screen adjustment program”. Having read the “Readme.txt” file, run the “Screen adjustment program” in the enclosed EIZO LCD Utility Disk. Step by step, adjustment is provided by the wizard guide. (If using the Windows, the program can be directly run from the menu screen of the CD-ROM.)
  • Page 25 NOTE • If the user’s operating system has no utility disk (e.g. OS/2), we recommend setting the desktop pattern to that as shown in the diagram on the following. Adjust by using <Screen> menu in the ScreenManager. (1) Vertical bars appear on the screen →...
  • Page 26 English (3) The screen position is not incorrect. → Use the <Position> adjustment. The correct displayed position of the monitor is decided because the number and the position of the pixels are fixed. The <Position> adjustment moves the image to the correct position. Select <Position>...
  • Page 27 Adjust the output signal range (Dynamic Range) of the signal. → Use the <Range Adjustment> (p.45) of <Screen> menu. This controls the level of output signal range to display the whole color gradation (256 colors). [Procedure] Push the Auto adjustment button on the front panel while displaying the <Range Adjustment>...

  • Page 28: Displaying A Low Resolutions

    English 4-2. Displaying a low resolutions The lower resolutions are enlarged to full screen automatically. Using the <Screen Size> function in the <Others> menu enables to change the screen size. Enlarge the screen size when displaying a low resolution. → Select the <Screen Size>.
  • Page 29 English Set the brightness of the black area surrounding the displayed image. → Set the <Border Intensity>. In the <Enlarge> mode or <Full Screen> mode, the outer area (border) is usually black. Select <Border Intensity> in the <Others> menu and adjust by using the right and left buttons.

  • Page 30: Color Adjustment

    English 4-3. Color Adjustment Color settings of each FineContrast mode can be adjusted and saved by using the <Color> menu of the ScreenManager. In the analog input, perform the “Range Adjustment” (p.27) before making the color adjustments. During color adjustments, the FineContrast mode cannot be changed. Select the mode in advance by using the FineContrast Mode.
  • Page 31 Adjustment Contents Menu Function Descriptions Brightness To set the brightness of the screen Temperature To set the color temperature (p.45) NOTE • The values shown in the Kelvin are available only as a reference tool. • Setting the temperature under 4,000 K or over 10,000 K invalidates the color temperature setting.

  • Page 32: Power-Save Setup

    Analog input This monitor complies with the <VESA DPMS> (p.45) standard and adopts a power saving method, <EIZO MPMS> (p.44), which works with a blank screen (totally black screen) like “Blank Screen” ScreenSaver software. To use the PC’s power saving system (VESA DPMS ).
  • Page 33 To set the power save with ScreenSaver (EIZO MPMS) software. [Procedure] (1) Set the PC’s appropriate ScreenSaver settings or blank the screen (totally black screen). (2) Select <EIZO DPMS> in the <PowerManager> menu. [Power saving system] Operation Blank the screen...

  • Page 34: Attaching An Arm Stand

    English 5. ATTACHING AN ARM STAND The LCD monitor can be used with an arm stand by removing the tilt stand and attaching the arm stand to the LCD monitor. NOTE • Use an arm stand that satisfies the followings. - When using the LCD monitor with an arm stand, the arm stand must be VESA approved: Use an arm stand with a 100 mm x 100 mm hole spacing on the arm mounting...
  • Page 35 English Attach an arm stand to the LCD monitor securely. Arm-stand M4 Mounting Screws: M4 x 15 (mm) BZn/Fe 5. ATTACHING AN ARM STAND...

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting

    English 6. TROUBLESHOOTING If a problem persists even after applying the suggested remedies, contact an EIZO dealer. • No picture problems → See No.1 ~ No.2 • Imaging problems → See No.3 ~ No.14 • Other problems → See No.15 ~ No.19 •...
  • Page 37 Problems 3. Display position is incorrect. 4. Screen image is smaller or larger than the actual screen images. 5. Vertical bars of distortion appear. 6. The characters and images have several vertical bars on their right side. 7. Horizontal bars of distortion appear. 8.
  • Page 38 English Problems 11. Afterimages appear. 12. The screen has defective pixels (e.g. slightly light or dark). 13. Fingerprints remain on the screen. 14. The noise appears on the screen. 15. The <Smoothing> cannot be selected. 16. The Main menu of ScreenManager does not operate.
  • Page 39 English Problems Points to check with possible solutions Check that the USB cable is correctly connected. 20. USB function cannot be setup. Check that the PC and OS are USB compliant. (For verification of USB support, consult the manufacturer of each system.) Check the PC’s BIOS setting for USB.

  • Page 40: Cleaning

    English 7. CLEANING Periodic cleaning is recommended to keep the monitor looking new and to prolong its operation lifetime. NOTE • Never use thinner, benzene, alcohol (ethanol, methanol, or isopropyl alcohol), abrasive cleaners, or other strong solvents, as these may cause damage to the cabinet or LCD panel.

  • Page 41: Specifications

    8. SPECIFICATIONS LCD Panel Dot Pitch Horizontal Scan Frequency Vertical Scan Frequency Resolution Dot Clock (Max.) Display Colors Display Area Power Supply Power Consumption Input Connector Analog Input Signal (Sync) Analog Input Signal (Video) Input Signal (Digital) Signal registration Plug & Play Dimensions Dimensions (without stand) Weight...

  • Page 42: Default Settings

    English Default settings Brightness Smoothing FineContrast Mode PowerManager Screen Size Input Priority Off Timer Menu Settings Beep Language Beeper settings Short beep Long beep 4 short beeps 2 short beeps every 15 sec. Dimensions 472(18.6) 3.0(0.12) 434(17.1) 325.5(12.8) 8. SPECIFICATIONS Analog input 100% Custom...

  • Page 43: Pin Assignment

    Pin Assignment DVI-I Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pin No. Signal Pin No. TMDS Data2- TMDS Data2+ TMDS Data2/4 Shield DDC Clock (SCL) DDC Data (SDA) Analog Vertical Sync TMDS Data1-...

  • Page 44: Glossary

    (EIZO Monitor PowerManager Signaling) EIZO MPMS, “EIZO Monitor PowerManager Signaling” also enables power saving on the monitor side. EIZO MPMS recognizes video signals from the PC when the PC is in a power saving mode and reduces energy consumption of the monitor.
  • Page 45 The LCD panel consists of a fixed number of pixel elements which are illuminated to form the screen image. The EIZO L985EX display panel consists of 1600 horizontal pixels and 1200 vertical pixels. At a resolution of 1600 x 1200, all pixels are displayed as a full screen.

  • Page 46: Appendix

    APPENDIX/ANHANG/ANNEXE Preset Timing Chart for Analog input Timing-Übersichten für Analog Eingang Synchronisation des Signaux pour Analog numerique Based on the signal diagram shown below 27 factory presets have been registered in the monitor's microprocessor. Der integrierte Mikroprozessor des Monitors unterstützt 27 werkseitige Standardeinstellungen (siehe hierzu die nachfolgenden Diagramme).
  • Page 47 Mode 640 × 480 @ 60 Hz 720 × 400 @ 70 Hz Macintosh 640 × 480 @ 67 Hz Macintosh 832 × 624 @ 75 Hz Macintosh 1152 × 870 @ 75 Hz Macintosh 1280 × 960 @ 75 Hz VESA 640 ×...
  • Page 48 [Applicable to gray (standard color version only).] Why do we have environmentally labelled computers? In many countries, environmental labelling has become an established method for encouraging the adaptation of goods and services to the environment. The main problem, as far as computers and other electronics equipment are concerned, is that environmentally harmful substances are used both in the products and during their manufacture.
  • Page 49 Environmental Requirements Flame retardants Flame retardants are present in printed circuit boards, cables, wires, casings and housings. Their purpose is to prevent, or at least to delay the spread of fire. Up to 30% of the plastic in a computer casing can consist of flame retardant substances. Most flame retardants contain bromine or chloride, and those flame retardants are chemically related to another group of environmental toxins, PCBs.

  • Page 50: Fcc Declaration Of Conformity

    Note Use the attached specified cable below or EIZO signal cable with this monitor so as to keep interference within the limits of a Class B digital device. - AC Cord - Shielded Signal Cable (enclosed) This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
  • Page 51 Augenbelastung bei zu geringem Zeichenkontrast.) Recycle Auskunft Die Rücknahme dieses Produktes nach Nutzungsende übernimmt EIZO in Deutschland zusammen mit dem Partner von Roll MBB Recycling GmbH. Dort werden die Geräte in ihre Bestandteile zerlegt, die dann der Wiederverwertung zugeführt werden. Um einen Abholtermin zu vereinbaren und die aktuellen Kosten zu erfahren, benutzen Sie bitte folgende Rufnummer: 02153-73 35 00.

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