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Connecting
Your
PC
or
Macintosh
Computer
Connecting
your PC or Macintosh
computer
to your
plasma monitor will enable you to display your computer's
screen image for an impressive
presentation.
The plasma
monitor supports the signals described on page 55.
To connect
a PC, Macintosh
or compatible
graphics
adapter, simply:
1. Turn
off the power
to your plasma
monitor
and
computer.
2. If your PC doesnot support SXGA/XGA/SVGA/VGA
you will need to install an SXGA/XGA/SVGA/VGA
graphics
board.
Consult
your computer's
owner's
manual
for
your
SXGA/XGA/SVGA/VGA
configuration,
tfyou
need to install a new board, see
the manual that comes with your new graphics
board
for installation
instructions.
3. The plasma monitor provides
signal compatibility
up
to VESA 1600 x 1200 (UXGA).
However,
it is not
recommended
to use this resolution
due to image
readability
on the monitor's
1365 x 768 native pixel
resolution
panel.
4. Use the signal cable that's supplied to connect your PC
or Macintosh
computer
to the plasma monitor.
For
Macintosh, use the monitor adapter to connect to your
computer's
video port.
5. Turn on the plasma monitor and the computer.
6. If the plasma
monitor
goes blank after a period
of
inactivity, it may be caused by a screen saver installed
on the computer
you've
connected
to the plasma
monitor.
When using a Macintosh
with the plasma monitor,
the
following
four display standards are supported
using the
Macintosh
adapter :
13" fixed mode
16" fixed mode
19" fixed mode
21" fixed mode
The 19" fixed mode is recommended
for the plasma
monitor.
Connecting
Your Document
Camera
You can connect
your plasma
monitor
to a document
camera. To do so, simply:
I. Turn
off the power
to your plasma
monitor
and
document
camera.
2. Use a standard video cable to connect your document
camera to the Video input on your plasma monitor.
3. Turn on the plasma monitor and the document
camera.
ConnectingYourVCR
or Laser Disc Player
Use common RCA cables (not provided) to connect your
VCR or laser disc player to your plasma monitor. To make
these connections,
simply:
I. Turn off the power to your plasma monitor and VCR
or laser disc player.
2. Connect one end of your RCA cable to the video output
connector on the back of your VCR or laser disc player,
connect the other end to the Video input on your plasma
monitor.
Use standard
RCA audio patch
cords
to
connect the audio from your VCR or laser disc player
to your plasma monitor (if your VCR or laser disc player
has this capability).
Be careful to keep your right and
left channel connections
correct for stereo sound.
3. Turn on the plasma monitor and the VCR or laser disc
player.
Connecting
Your DVD Player
You can connect your plasma monitor to a DVD player.
To do so, simply:
I. Turn off the power to your plasma monitor and DVD
player.
2. Use a standard video cable to connect your DVD player
to the Y, Cb, and Cr inputs on your plasma monitor.
Or use the DVD-player's
S-Video
output.
Use a
standard S-Video cable to connect to the S-Video input
on the plasma monitor.
3. Turn on the plasma monitor and the DVD player.
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