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Passages of the corresponding chapter were added; see modification bars. Document History Modifications which result in a new version are indicated by a vertical bar. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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All rights reserved. No part of this document may be copied, reproduced or translated. It shall not otherwise be recorded, transmitted or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of Barco. ii ___________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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Product in question. In no event shall Barco be liable, whether during or after the expiration of the Warranty Period for any defects, failures, loss of or damage to the Products or any part thereof which are caused by or resulting from (i) wear and tear or (ii) any force majeure event, or (iii) Buyer’s use or operation of the Product prior...
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Any claim under the Warranties must be notified to Barco in writing within 8 days from the date the de- fect or failure has been discovered or noticed the first time. Remedies under the Warranties Hardware: If during the Warranty Period a Product or any part thereof, fails to meet any of the Warranties then, upon Buyer's request, Barco shall, at its sole option and cost, promptly and within 20 working days, either: (i) repair or correct the Product or part in question;...
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An der Rossweid 5, D-76229 Karlsruhe Phone: +49-721-6201-0, Fax: +49-721-6201-298 E-mail: docu.bcd.de@barco.com, Web: www.barcocontrolrooms.de From: Date: Please correct the following points in this documentation: page wrong correct _______________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
4 Controlling............................4-1 4.1 General.................................4-2 4.1.1 The push buttons ..........................4-2 4.1.2 The IR remote control unit .........................4-3 4.2 Terminology of the RCU controls ........................4-4 vi __________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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6 Maintenance and servicing ....................... 6-1 6.1 Cleaning ...............................6-2 7 Technical data LC-42 .......................... 7-1 7.1 General data ..............................7-1 7.2 LCD panel ..............................7-1 7.3 Electrical data ..............................7-1 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
1 Preliminary Remarks This manual describes unpacking, installation, cabling and controlling of the monitors of Barco's LC series. The monitors of Barco's LC series are based on Super MVA TFT LCD technology and feature bright and wide im- ages with clear contrast.
Chapters, pages, and tables are numbered separately. Chapters are indicated by a »point syntax«, e. g. 4.2.3, pages and tables by a »dash syntax«, e. g. 2-1. 1-2 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
The sheet icon indicates additional notes. Next to this icon you find further information. This arrow marks tips. Next to this icon you find important notes. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
The colors of the mains lead are colored in accordance with the following code: Green-and-yellow: Earth (safety earth) Blue: Neutral Brown: Line (live) 1-4 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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Please be careful not to apply strong pressure to the screen surface. Such pressure may cause scratches at the surface or may be the cause of failure. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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This product should not be placed in a built-in installa- tion or enclosure unless proper ventilation is provided. 1-6 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Do not attempt to service this device yourself, as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage potential and risk of electric shock! Refer all monitor service to a qualified Barco service center. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment of the other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation.
When the power plug has cooled down, remove the power plug from the wall outlet! Contact your dealer for inspection 1-8 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
This monitor is not liable for any damage caused by neglect of the instructions described about the installa- tion stand in the owner’s manual. • This monitor is not liable for any damage caused by improper installation. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
1 pc S-Video Mini Din 4 pin cable • 1 pc cable adapter Mini Din 8 pin to 3xRCA jack (for component video) 2-2 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
In the package of the table stand the required screws are included. • Use the screws to mount the table stand. • When the screws are fastened tightly, put up the monitor. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
2. Unpacking and installation 2.2.2 Dimensions of the 42" monitor: 2.2.2.1 Front view 2.2.2.2 Side view and rear view: 2-4 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
2. Unpacking and installation 2.2.3 Dimensions of the 47" monitor: 2.2.3.1 Front view 1139 2.2.3.2 Side view and rear view: _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Scroll down for menu items > Scroll up for menu items OSD control menu button / Access Main / EXIT Sub-menu / Quick Menu Selection 2-6 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Picture). In case more than one source is connected, the active sources and the display mode (one source or two sources) are selected via the OSD. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
RCU or the top most push button the rear of the system. 2-8 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Avoid keeping used, old batteries inside the remote control, causing leakage of internal liquid resulting metal rust or fatal damage to the remote control unit. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
3. Design and function 3 Design and function This chapter introduces the systems and explains some of their characteristics. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
RS232 remote control is also possible. In case you want to operate the monitor via RSC232 Remote Control, contact Barco about the protocol! 3-2 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
The following picture shows the basic principle of VA technology: V=Vmax backlight back polarizer substrate liquid crystal substrate front polarizer full black full white _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Scroll down for menu items > Scroll up for menu items OSD control menu button / Access Main / EXIT Sub-menu / Quick Menu Selection 4-2 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
The remote control unit (RCU) includes a battery powered infrared (IR) transmitter that allows the user to control the monitor remotely. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
(30m, 100ft in a straight line). The remote control unit will not function properly if strong light strikes the sensor window or if there are obstacles between the remote control unit and the IR sensor. 4-4 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
(common address of all monitors). 4.3.1 Displaying a monitor address Press F5 on the IR remote control unit to display the address the monitor has received. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
OSD dialog pops up to allow the adjustment. Please refer to respective section of the OSD description, cf. 5.5 Audio setting menu 4-6 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
5. The On Screen Display (OSD) 5 The On Screen Display (OSD) _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Therefore it is recommended to write down the values: there is no UNDO to a single operation, only the global factory reset. Grayed out menus or items are not available with the current configuration. 5-2 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Closing a first level dialog (i.e. a dialog linked to a menu, not to a sub menu) by means of the Exit key / the push button 7 will close the OSD! _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Language setting menu, to select the language of the OSD Reset menu, to reset to factory defaults, to set the monitor address, and to control the light sensor 5-4 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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Use 2 to open the signal setting sub- menu menu Use the down cursor key to open the signal Use 5 to open the signal selection selection dialog dialog _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Image is only enabled for the source which is assigned to the first input! The commands of Position are only enabled for the first input! 5-6 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Press Enter to select – or – Press 2 to select – or – • • Press the down key to activate the dialog Press 5 to activate the dialog _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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1 steps of 1 The current value is indicated. The current value is indicated. The value is applied without any further action. 5-8 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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The current selection is visualized by a white The selection value is visualized by a white cap- caption. tion. The selection is applied without any further action. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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1 steps of 1 The current value is indicated. The current value is indicated. The value is applied without any further action. 5-10 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Press the down key to activate the dialog Press 5 to activate the dialog The entries of Position are only enabled for the signal assigned to input 1. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-11...
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Use the Enter to move the picture content in the Use 2 to move the picture content in the desired desired direction. direction. 5-12 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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The current value is indicated. The value is applied without any further action, e.g. the picture content is shifted in the desired direction. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-13...
The master source and the PIP source can be switched by means of the function key F3 on the RCU (which in fact is changing sources at the inputs). PIP settings made with input 2 are only applied when input 2 becomes the PIP master! 5-14 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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Press 2 to select – or – • • Press the down key to activate the dialog Press 5 to activate the dialog ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-15...
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Medium, Large. The current selection is visualized The current selection is visualized by a white by a white caption. caption. The selection is applied without any further action. 5-16 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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The current value is indicated. (increase: move right/decrease: move left) (increase: move right/decrease: move left) The value is applied without any further action. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-17...
Press 2 to select – or – • • Press the down key to activate the dialog Press 5 to activate the dialog 5-18 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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240 pixels both, on the left side and on the right side. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-19...
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The current selection is visualized by a white The current selection is visualized by a white cap- caption. tion. The selection is applied without any further action. 5-20 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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1 The current value is indicated. The current value is indicated. The value is applied without any further action. Check the test pattern! ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-21...
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5. The On Screen Display (OSD) 5.3.4.2 S-Video 5-22 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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The current selection is visualized by a white The current selection is visualized by a white cap- caption. tion. The selection is applied without any further action. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-23...
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The current selection is visualized by a white cap- The current selection is visualized by a white tion. caption. The selection is applied without any further action. 5-24 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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1 steps of 1 The current value is indicated. The current value is indicated. The value is applied without any further action. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-25...
Press 2 to select – or – • • Press the down key to activate the dialog Press 5 to activate the dialog 5-26 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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The current selection is visualized by a white cap- The current selection is visualized by a white tion. caption. The selection is applied without any further action. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-27...
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In case a VGA signal looks e.g. greenish, pressing the function key F4 (White balance) will probably correct this. Thus no sophisticated color adjustment will be required. 5-28 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Each time the OSD opens, its position and behavior will be as set on this dialog. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-29...
1 steps of 1 The current value is indicated. The current value is indicated. The value is applied without any further action. 5-30 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
• • Apply the selection with Enter. Apply the selection with 2 This selection has to be confirmed to be applied. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-31...
The icon will turn blue, and the setting The icon will turn blue, and the set- dialog will pop up ting dialog will pop up 5-32 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
1 steps of 1 The current value is indicated. The current value is indicated. The value is applied without any further action. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-33...
1 steps of 1 The current value is indicated. The current value is indicated. The value is applied without any further action. 5-34 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
The icon will turn blue, and the setting The icon will turn blue, and the set- dialog will pop up ting dialog will pop up ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-35...
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The selection is applied without any further action. The OSD entries will now be displayed in the selected language. This setting only affects the OSD, not the screen content! 5-36 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
The icon will turn blue, and the setting The icon will turn blue, and the set- dialog will pop up ting dialog will pop up ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-37...
The current selection is visualized by a white cap- The current selection is visualized by a white tion. caption. The selection is applied without any further action. 5-38 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
1 steps of 1 The current value is indicated. The current value is indicated. The value is applied without any further action. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-39...
1 steps of 1 The current value is indicated. The current value is indicated. The value is applied without any further action. 5-40 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
In case the timing of the source is not included in the presets of the monitor, the timing of the monitor which matches best the timing of the source is displayed! ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-41...
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In case of more signals, input 2 has to be explicitely assigned to a signal (all but the one assigned to input 1). 5-42 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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The monitor features autodetect. In case e.g. DVI is selected, but the only connected source is VGA, the monitor will display the no sync message, and after a while automatically switch to VGA. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 5-43...
For input 1, the input can be selected using the function key F1. Pressing F1 "scrolls" through the inputs and displays one after the other the respective icon. Press Enter to directly select the desired input. 5-44 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Measurements and tests with the opened device may be carried out only in the factory or by specially trained personnel, due to the dangers of electrical shock. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
If water gets in inside the LCD module, the electric circuits may be damaged. 6-2 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
80% of its original length. 7.6 Interfaces 7.6.1 Video IN (Composite Video) Item specification Signal level 1.0Vpp Connector type RCA Jack 75 Ω Termination Table 7-6 7-2 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
7.6.3 Component Video (mini DIN 8 pin) Item specification Item specification not connected not connected Connector type Mini Din 8pin Termination 75 Ω Table 7-8 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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-263 -174 -37.5 -31.4 31.4 37.5 -6.1 -263 -220 Table 7-11 SDTV YCbCr 75% color bars. Values are relative to the blanking level. 7-4 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Vertical sync Green video ground (SCL) Blue video ground Table 7-14 7.6.6 RS232 IN signal assignment Signal receive Signal transmit Ground Table 7-15 7-6 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
On/Off Brightness 0~100 Contrast 0~100 Color temp. User User, 3200K,5400K,6500K, 9300K 0~255 Green 0~255 Blue 0~255 Language English English Auto On/Off configuration Table 7-17 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
80% of its original length. 8.6 Interfaces 8.6.1 Video IN (Composite Video) Item specification Signal level 1.0Vpp Connector type RCA Jack 75 Ω Termination Table 8-6 8-2 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
Ground Blue video input (SDA) Ground Horizontal sync (Composite sync) Red video ground Vertical sync Green video ground (SCL) Blue video ground Table 8-14 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
8.6.6 RS232 IN signal assignment Signal receive Signal transmit Ground Table 8-15 8.6.7 RS232 OUT signal assignment Signal transmit Signal receive Ground Table 8-16 8-6 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
On/Off Brightness 0~100 Contrast 0~100 Color temp. User User, 3200K,5400K,6500K, 9300K 0~255 Green 0~255 Blue 0~255 Language English English Auto On/Off configuration Table 8-17 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
SXGA+ 1 OK OK 78.768 149.344 1896 152 256 1400 1094 1050 1400x1050 1 OK OK 82.200 155.851 1896 152 256 1400 1096 1050 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
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15.734 59.94 16.521 Composite, S-video and component video inputs accept only standard 480i NTSC and 576i PAL-SECAM video PAL SECAM 15.625 50.00 16.406 9-2 _________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
10. Troubleshooting 10 Troubleshooting When faults occur which are not described below please contact BARCO. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 10-1...
The VGA image is not scaled properly. Press the || button on the remote control to autoadjust. Table 10-1 10-2 ________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006...
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Barco - LC series - R5976934 - user's manual - Revision 05 - March 2006 11-1...
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