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The Directive states that all products placed on the European market after July 1, 2006 must be compliant with its requirements. Planar Systems Inc. is fully in support of and compliant with EU Directive 2002/95/EC on all its products, except where exempted, such as medical. Should those exemptions be removed in the future, Planar will comply with such Directives or amendments.
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Revision Control Date Description May 2006 Document number 020-0463-00A March 2007 Document number 020-0463-01A Inserted LB1500RTC information...
Do not operate the product under the following conditions: o Extremely hot, cold or humid environment. o Areas susceptible to excessive dust and dirt. o Near any appliance generating a strong magnetic field. o In direct sunlight. LB1500R / LB1500RTC / LB1503R User’s Guide (020-0463-01A)
Introduction About Planar’s LB1500R/LB1500RTC/LB1503R The LB1500R/LB1500RTC/LB1503R is a 15” flat panel screen with an active matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD). Features include: Direct analog signal input Direct digital DVI signal input (LB1503R) Direct composite video signal input (LB1503R)
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Durability: 225 million touches in a single location Hardness: Cannot be scratched using any stylus with Mohr’s rating of less than 6.5 Transmissivity: up to 91.5% at 550 nm Driver: Microsoft LB1500R / LB1500RTC / LB1503R User’s Guide (020-0463-01A) ® ® Windows...
6. For LB1500RTC do not connect the USB cable until touchscreen software driver is installed! ( ) 7. Turn on your computer, display and or video source. Figure 3. The LB1500R Connections LB1500R / LB1500RTC / LB1503R User’s Guide (020-0463-01A) Figure 3. The LB1500RTC Connections...
Power LED Select/Auto Plus/Brightness Minus/Mute On/Off Menu Button LB1500R / LB1500RTC / LB1503R User’s Guide (020-0463-01A) Function Turns on/ off the power of the LCD display. Green indicates the display is turned on. Amber indicates the display is in power-saving mode.
With the “–“ key held down, press and hold the “Menu” key for 3 seconds. The wording “OSD Unlocked” will appear for 3 seconds on the monitor. This indicates that all the front buttons are now enabled. LB1500R / LB1500RTC / LB1503R User’s Guide (020-0463-01A)
Color Setting Color Adjustment-Red Page 4 Color Adjustment-Red Color Adjustment-Red LB1500R / LB1500RTC / LB1503R User’s Guide (020-0463-01A) Function Description Choose this function to obtain an optimum image. Adjusts the contrast of the display image. The range is 0~100. Adjusts the brightness of the image. The range is 0~100.
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Horizontal Input Select Composite Vertical Horizontal Position Blend Time Out Language Reset Volume Audio Mute LB1500R / LB1500RTC / LB1503R User’s Guide (020-0463-01A) Function/Selections Value Default Range Setting 0- 100 0- 100 0- 90 0- 100 Off/Weak/Soft/Strong 0- 100 Full...
LCD Display. Problem: Ghosting image (character and graphic images) Use "Clock" to make an adjustment. If this problem still exists, use “Phase” to make an adjustment. LB1500R / LB1500RTC / LB1503R User’s Guide (020-0463-01A)
Signal Compatibility mode tables listed in the Appendix of this manual. Product Dimensions (All dimensions are in millimeters) LB1500R Front View LB1500R / LB1500RTC / LB1503R User’s Guide (020-0463-01A) LB1500RTC Front View...
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LB1500R/LB1500RTC Back View LB1500R Side View LB1500RTC Side View LB1500R / LB1500RTC / LB1503R User’s Guide (020-0463-01A)
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LB1503R Front View LB1503R Back View LB1500R / LB1500RTC / LB1503R User’s Guide (020-0463-01A)
Apple Mac II Apple Mac Apple Mac Analog Video Signal Support Table 3 Item Comment NTSC LB1500R / LB1500RTC / LB1503R User’s Guide (020-0463-01A) Resolution Vertical Refresh Rates 640 x 350 70 Hz 640 x 400 70 Hz 720 x 400...
6. Reconnect the USB cable to the computer prior to use. 7. If the touch screen driver does not automatically load, restart the computer operating system. Please read “Readme.txt” located in the unzipped file folder for additional information and assistance. LB1500R / LB1500RTC / LB1503R User’s Guide (020-0463-01A)
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Appendix Planar is a US company based in Beaverton, Oregon and Espoo, Finland with a worldwide sales distribution network. Visit Planar at http://planar.com/support for product registration, operations manuals, line drawings, touch screen drivers, warranty information and access to planar’s Techinical Library for online troubleshooting.
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