PROTRON PLTV-4250 User Manual

PROTRON PLTV-4250 User Manual

42" liquid crystal display

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OMPLTV4250.book Page i Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM
PLTV-4250
42" Liquid Crystal Display
User's Manual

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  • Page 1 OMPLTV4250.book Page i Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM PLTV-4250 42" Liquid Crystal Display User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 OMPLTV4250.book Page ii Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Protron PLTV-4250 Liquid Crystal Display User’s Manual. © 2006 Protron Digital Corporation. All rights reserved. Under copyright law, this manual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Protron Digital Corporation.
  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    OMPLTV4250.book Page i Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7.
  • Page 4 OMPLTV4250.book Page ii Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Product Cautions TO PREVENT POSSIBLE DANGER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AND OTHER INJURIES WHEN HANDLING YOUR DISPLAY, PLEASE BE AWARE OF OF ALL WARNINGS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS LISTED BELOW. Never spill any liquid of any kind on the display. Never insert anything into the display, where objects can come into contact with high voltage nodes or damage internal components.
  • Page 5: Fcc Compliance Statement

    Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Caution: To comply with the limits for an FCC Class B computing device, the user should use the shielded signal cable and power cord supplied with the unit.
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  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Connecting a Digital TV (HDTV) Signal ........
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  • Page 9: Introduction

    • 42" viewable display area • 1366 × 768 resolution • Built-in HDTV tuner with coaxial input • Analog TV tuner with coaxial input • HDMI audio/video input • 2 progressive scan component video inputs • 3 composite video inputs •...
  • Page 10: Unpacking Your New Display

    The accessories box should contain the items indicated below. If any items are missing or damaged, contact the seller immediately. R emo t e C o ntr ol P ow er Cord 2 × AAA B at te ry PLTV-4250 42" Liquid Crystal Display User’s Manual User' s Manual...
  • Page 11: Setting Up The Display

    2. Turn on the power switch on the bottom of the display. Connecting a Digital TV (HDTV) Signal To connect an HDTV signal source to the display, connect a coaxial cable between the ATSC input and the TV signal source. NTSC ATSC AUDIO IN...
  • Page 12: Connecting An Analog Tv Signal

    OMPLTV4250.book Page 4 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Setting Up the Display Connecting an Analog TV Signal An analog TV signal may come from a cable box, satellite receiver, antenna, or similar device. To connect an analog TV signal source to the...
  • Page 13: Connecting S-Video Devices

    OMPLTV4250.book Page 5 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Connecting S-Video Devices Many video devices that have composite video outputs also have S-Video outputs. S-Video uses a single four-wire cable to transmit video information. Two of the wires are used to transmit video. Because it splits the video signal into two components, S-Video generally provides higher quality than composite video, but lower quality than component video and HDMI (see below).
  • Page 14: Connecting Hdmi Devices

    OMPLTV4250.book Page 6 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Setting Up the Display Connecting HDMI Devices The highest-quality video devices have HDMI outputs. An HDMI cable carries progressive scan video of the highest quality. To connect an HDMI signal source to the display, use an HDMI cable to connect the source device to the HDMI input on the bottom of the display.
  • Page 15: Connecting To A Video Input System

    OMPLTV4250.book Page 7 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Connecting to a Video Input System There is a composite video output on the display that may be used to transmit the currently displayed video to other video input devices, such as video recorders or other displays.
  • Page 16 OMPLTV4250.book Page 8 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Setting Up the Display In Mac OS X, select System Preferences under the Apple menu. Open the Displays panel and select the Display tab. Select the desired resolution from the list. 2.
  • Page 17: Operating The Display

    The signal source may come from any of the input blocks on the sides or bottom of the display. The SOURCE button cycles through these. To change the audio/video source, press the SOURCE button until the correct source is selected. The SOURCE button cycles through the following sources: • TV • AV1 • AV2 • AV3 •...
  • Page 18: Accessing The On-Screen Display

    OMPLTV4250.book Page 10 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Operating the Display Accessing the On-Screen Display The On-Screen Display allows you to configure the operation of the display. You can change video and audio settings, activate and configure closed captioning, select television channels, control access to mature programming, and configure other general display behavior.
  • Page 19: Using Your Display For The First Time

    This will make it much easier to navigate through the channels. To scan the signal spectrum: 1. Turn the display on using the POWER button. 2. Press SOURCE until the signal source is set to TV. 3. Press the MENU button to bring up the On-Screen Display (OSD).
  • Page 20 Select Air if you are using an antenna. Select one of the Cable options if you are connecting directly to a cable TV wall outlet. Contact your cable service provider to find out which system is in use in your area. Cable or Cable IRC will work with most systems.
  • Page 21: Using The Remote Control

    OMPLTV4250.book Page 13 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Using the Remote Control The remote control can be used to control every aspect of the display’s operation and includes more functionality than the controls on the right side of the display. The following is a list of all buttons on the remote and their functions: Button(s) Function...
  • Page 22 120 minutes. Selects the signal source (the signal source for the main window when PIP is enabled): TV, AV1, AV2, AV3, S-Video, YPbPr1, YPbPr2, HDMI, DTV, or VGA Used to enter numbers on the display and to select the television channel...
  • Page 23: Replacing The Remote Batteries

    OMPLTV4250.book Page 15 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Button(s) Function Cycles through the closed captioning modes: Off, C1–4, and T1–4 Used to navigate display menus Selects the highlighted item or confirms the current adjustment Note: To use a universal remote with your display, program the remote to control any NEC television.
  • Page 24: Configuring The Display

    OMPLTV4250.book Page 16 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Configuring the Display The On-Screen Display (OSD) allows you to configure the operation of the LCD. You can change video and audio settings, activate and configure Picture-in-Picture (PIP) and closed captioning, select television channels, control access to mature programming, and configure other general display behavior.
  • Page 25: Video

    OMPLTV4250.book Page 17 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Video The Video menu allows you to change the display’s video settings. You can adjust the following parameters: Contrast Sets the variation between light and dark colors Brightness Sets the brightness of the display image Saturation Sets the saturation of color in the display image Sets the intensity of color in the display image...
  • Page 26: Miscellaneous

    • Turn Off—The time at which the timer will turn the display off • Channel—The TV channel the timer switches to when it turns the display on • Activate—Activates and deactivates the timer. The options are On, Off, and Once (the timer will go off once and then deactivate).
  • Page 27 OMPLTV4250.book Page 19 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Sleep Time Activates and sets a sleep timer that automatically puts the display into standby mode when there is no activity for a specified period. The timer may be turned off or set to 30, 60, 90, or 120 minutes.
  • Page 28 13) Restricted (minors under 17 require an accompanying parent or adult guardian) NC-17 No one under 17 admitted Adults only (no one under 17 admitted) Block MPAA Rating Block TV Rating Channel Lock Change Password Clear All Miscellaneous Select Select...
  • Page 29 OMPLTV4250.book Page 21 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM • Block TV Rating—A sub-menu that sets the TV PG rating level (listed on the left) the V-Chip will block without a password. Specific types of mature content (listed across the top) can be blocked for some of the ratings.
  • Page 30 OMPLTV4250.book Page 22 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Configuring the Display The TV menu allows you to select the television signal type, select which television channels are available for viewing, manually or automatically, and give a name to each channel. It contains the following menu items:...
  • Page 31: Dtv

    OMPLTV4250.book Page 23 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM To set the user-defined color temperature, select the User option and adjust the levels of red, green, and blue to be used to produce white. Use select a color, then use Auto Setting (VGA only) When turned on, automatically adjusts the image...
  • Page 32 OMPLTV4250.book Page 24 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Configuring the Display The DTV menu contains the following sub-menus: General Sets general HDTV options and allows you to scan for available HDTV channels and enable and disable channels. The options are as follows: •...
  • Page 33 OMPLTV4250.book Page 25 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM • Digital Caption Style—Brings up a dialog box that allows you to set how the digital caption will be displayed on-screen. You can set the font size, color, and opacity; background color and opacity; and window color and opacity.
  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    Adjust the contrast and/or brightness until picture appears. Make sure the signal cable(s) are firmly connected. Check the TV signal. If using an antenna, adjust the position for better signal. If using cable or satellite TV, contact your service provider.
  • Page 35: Support Information

    OMPLTV4250.book Page 27 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Symptom Possible Cause After-image Inherent LCD remains on characteristics screen after display is turned off Distorted Display format set image incorrectly “Out of VGA input signal is Range” not in a supported message on mode screen...
  • Page 36: Specifications

    1000:1 500 cd/m +/–88° (H/V) Rise: 8ms Fall: 10ms 1 × ATSC TV (75 ohm coaxial F) 1 × NTSC-M TV (75 ohm coaxial F) 1 × HDMI 2 × progressive scan component video (RCA) 3 × composite video (RCA) 1 ×...
  • Page 37: Picture-In-Picture Combinations

    OMPLTV4250.book Page 29 Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:22 AM Power Supply Power Consumption Storage Temperature Operating Temperature Picture-in-Picture Combinations Secondary Source • • • • • • S-Video • • YPbPr1 • • YPbPr2 • • HDMI • • • •...
  • Page 38: Limited Warranty

    • Any cost incurred in shipping the product for repair • Signal reception problems caused by external antenna, cable systems or interference • Incompatibility due to a change in TV/CATV broadcast systems after the product was sold • Batteries • Images burnt on to the screen •...
  • Page 39 • Damaged because it is improperly connected to any other equipment. • If the original proof of purchase cannot be supplied. • If the identifiable markings on the TV such as the serial number are defaced, unrecognizable, or missing. • The product is used outside the country in which it was originally sold.
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