Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions .......... 3 Features ................4 Unpacking the Monitor ............. 5 Hardware Installation............6 Windows Software Installation ........8 Windows 95 ..................8 Windows 98 ..................8 Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) ........9 Windows 2000 and Windows XP ............9 Setting the Display Resolution ........
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Instructions Please read the following safety instructions before installing or cleaning your Diamond View monitor: Unplug the monitor’s power cable from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a soft cloth to clean the monitor’s housing and screen.
♦ High Quality Ratiometric Expansion With any resolution within the monitor’s specified range, your Diamond View DV153 monitor can expand the image to full screen. ♦ Auto Adjustment Function The auto adjustment key automatically optimises the displayed image.
Unpacking the Monitor Please check that the following items are included with your monitor. If they are missing or damaged, please contact your place of purchase immediately. ♦ LCD monitor with attached signal cable ♦ Power cord ♦ User’s manual ♦...
If you are unsure, please contact your electricity supplier. To install your Diamond View DV153 monitor: 1. Make sure that the power to the computer and the power to the monitor are both turned off.
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4. Connect the monitor‘s power cord to an AC power socket. Please make sure, that you have easy access to the power socket so you can disconnect the unit from the power socket should you need to. Signal Power cord Audio cable...
5. Click the Have Disk button at the bottom right corner. The Install From Disk window will appear with the floppy drive A:\ selected. Click OK. 6. Select DV153 from the list and click OK again to install the driver. 7. You will be returned to the Advanced Graphics Properties dialogue.
9. In the next window, click Have Disk. The Install From Disk dialogue will open. The default drive is the floppy disk drive, A:\. Click OK. 10. Select the DV153 LCD monitor from the list and then click Next twice. 11. The Digital Signature Not Found window will appear. Click Yes or Continue anyway and then click Finish to complete the driver installation.
All Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) have a fixed or “native” resolution that is the manufactured resolution of the LCD. In the case of the DV153 the LCD resolution is 1024 x 768 pixels. Some lower and higher resolutions can be displayed at full screen through an interpolation circuit.
Table 1 on the next page. Other graphics signals may be displayed poorly or not at all. Note that the DV153’s preset modes correspond to VESA or Apple Macintosh standard graphics signals for these resolutions. All recent models of graphics adaptor should be able to support these modes.
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• When you shut Windows down you may see interference lines on your screen. This caused by the manner in which Windows controls the graphics card at this point and is normal with all LCD monitors. • To extend the service life of the product, we recommend that you use your computer's power management functions to turn the monitor off after extended idle periods.
Adjusting the Monitor Picture Optimisation The easiest way to obtain an optimal picture is by using the AUTO button. This only works reliably if the graphics adaptor is set to use one of the monitor’s factory modes (see Table 1 in the previous chapter) and if you are displaying an appropriate full-screen test pattern.
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Auto Exit Enter Auto Exit Enter Power Power: Turn the monitor on or off. AUTO: Automatically adjusts the vertical position, pixel phase, horizontal position and pixel clock. Exit: Return to the main menu or exit the OSD menu without saving. Press the exit key when the OSD is not displayed to adjust the audio volume.
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5. Check the current setting. Use < or > to tune the sampling clock to get the optimum picture. Look at the centre section of the test pattern that has alternating black and white vertical lines that are each 1 pixel wide. There should be no vertical noise bands visible within the image.
Security Lock Installation The Diamond View DV153 can be secured to your desk or any other fixed object with a Kensington lock security product. The Kensington lock’s cable can be attached to a slot located at the rear of the monitor.
Frequently Asked Questions The image is blurred, how can I get the best quality picture? ♦ Read chapter 6, Setting the Display Resolution, and select a graphics signal with the correct resolution and refresh rate. Then read chapter 7, Adjusting the Monitor, and make adjustments to the displayed image based on these instructions.
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No image is displayed, what can I do? ♦ Check that the light (LED) next to the monitor’s power button is lit and is green in colour. If the LED is green, press the Exit button on the monitor to access the On Screen Display. If the message NON PRESET MODE appears there, please read chapter 6, Setting the Display Resolution and reset the graphics card to one of the monitor’s supported graphics signals.
Specifications Model Diamond View DV153 Display Characteristics Display Type 15“ active matrix Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display Viewable Diagonal Area 38.1 cm / 15” Native (Maximum) Resolution 1,024 x 768 pixels Colours 16.7 million Contrast Ratio 350:1 (typical) Brightness 250 cd/m²...
Input Signal Line Frequency 31.47 - 60.02 kHz multi-frequency Image Frequency (Refresh Rate) 56.25 - 75.0 Hz Within the parameters detailed in chapter 6 Video Signal RGB analog (Positive polarity) 0.7 Vpp/75 Ohm Synchronisation TTL separate, composite TTL 15-pin mini D-sub cable Signal Connection Physical Characteristics Power Management...
Service Contacts If problems remain after checking this manual, please contact your place of purchase or contact: Australia Visit the Customer Support section of Mitsubishi Electric Australia’s web site www.mitsubishi-electric.com.au for details of your nearest Mitsubishi Electric Authorised Service Centre or contact the Service Department for your state: New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory 348 Victoria Road...