BenQ PL490 User Manual

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    PL490/PL552 User Manual
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    obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Copyright Copyright 2016 BenQ Corporation.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of
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    i Table of Contents Safety warnings and precautions 1 Important safety instructions 2 Notes on the LCD panel of this display 2 Safety notice for remote control 3 Battery safety notice 3 BenQ ecoFACTS 4 Unpacking and Installation 5 Unpacking 5 Package Contents 5 Installation Notes
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    from USB device 26 Play options 27 Change your settings 29 Settings 30 USB device compatibility 41 Input Mode 43 Cleaning andTroubleshooting 45 Cleaning 45 Troubleshooting 46 Technical Specifications 48
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    . The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE GROUNDED To ensure safe operation, the three-pin plug must be
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    block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as unused for long periods of time. 15. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any
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    Important safety instructions 3 • LCD screens, like plasma (PDP) and conventional CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) screens, are also susceptible to 'screen burn-in' or 'image retention' which can be
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    4 Important safety instructions BenQ ecoFACTS BenQ has been dedicated to the design and development of material selection, manufacturing, packaging, transportation, using and disposal of the products. BenQ ecoFACTS label lists key ecofriendly design highlights of each product, hoping to ensure
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    • Gap inspection pads (3 pieces) Remote Control Power Cord VGA Cable HDMI Cable DP Cable Quick start guide RS232 Cable RS232 Loop Cable IR Extender Cable Audio Cable Gap inspection pads(x3) * The supplied power product. If an extended line is required, please consult your service agent.
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    not to shorten the service life of the electronic PL552 400(H) x 400(V) mm To prevent the display from falling: • For wall or ceiling installation, we recommend installing the display with metal brackets which are commercially available. For detailed installation instructions, refer to the guide
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    Mounting in Portrait Position This display can be installed in portrait position. 1. Remove the table stand, if attached. 2. Rotate 90 degrees anticlockwise. PL490 90 90 PL552 90 90
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    8 Parts and Functions Parts and Functions Control Panel PL490 PL552 MUTE INPUT MENU 12345678 9 MUTE INPUT MENU 9 12345678 No. Name 1 button 2 MUTE button 3 INPUT button 4 button 5 button 6 button 7 button 8 MENU button Remote control 9 sensor and
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    Parts and Functions 9 Input/Output Terminals PL490 PL552 23 22 24 21 20 19 23 22 24 21 20 19 2 68 13 16 18 1 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 2 68 12 14
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    10 Parts and Functions 20 AUDIO OUT 21 USB PORT 22 SPEAKERS OUT 23 OPS SLOT 24 SECURITY LOCK Audio output to external AV device. Connect your USB storage device. Audio output to external speakers. Slot for installing the optional OPS module. Used for security and theft prevention.
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    Parts and Functions 11 Remote control 6 / / / NAVIGATION buttons Navigate through menus and choose items. 1 10 11 7 ADJUST button 2 To auto adjust for VGA input only. 8 MUTE button 3 12 4 13 Press to turn the mute function on/off. 5 14 9 / / / COLOR buttons 6 15 Choose tasks
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    12 Parts and Functions ID Remote Control You can set the remote control ID when you want to use this remote control on one of several different displays. Press ID button.The red LED blinks twice. 1. Press ID SET button for more than 1 second to enter the ID Mode.The red LED lights up. Press the ID
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    inside the battery compartment 4. Replace the cover. The incorrect use of batteries can result in leaks or bursting. Be sure to follow these instructions: • Place "AAA" batteries matching the (+) and (-) signs on each battery to the (+) and (-) signs of the battery compartment. • Do not mix battery
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    14 Parts and Functions Operating range of the remote control Point the top of the remote control toward the display's remote control sensor(back side) when pressing a button. Use the remote control within the range which is shown in the following table. Operation Angle RC operational distance
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    Connecting External Equipment 15 Connecting External Equipment Connecting External Equipment (DVD/VCR/VCD) Using COMPONENT video input Audio Out COMPONENT Out (YPbPr) R DVD / VCR / VCD L AUDIO IN COMPONENT IN (YPbPr) Using Video Source input Y/CVBS Out R DVD / VCR / VCD L AUDIO IN Y/CVBS IN
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    16 Connecting External Equipment Using HDMI video input Connecting a PC Using VGA input DVD / VCR / VCD HDMI Out HDMI IN VGA Out D-Sub 15 pin Audio Out PC VGA IN VGA AUDIO IN Using DVI input DVI Out DVI IN PC Audio Out VGA AUDIO IN
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    Using HDMI input Using DisplayPort input Connecting External Equipment 17 HDMI Out PC HDMI IN DisplayPort Out PC DisplayPort IN Connecting Audio Equipment Connecting external speakers External speakers
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    18 Connecting External Equipment Connecting an external audio device Audio In AUDIO OUT Stereo Amplifier Connecting Multiple Displays in a Daisy-chain Configuration You can interconnect multiple displays to create a daisy-chain configuration for applications such as a video wall. Display
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    1 to the DP IN connector of DISPLAY 2. PC DP DISPLAY 1 DP IN DP OUT DISPLAY 2 DP IN DP Daisy chain to 15*15 without splitter support 3840x2160@30Hz. DP with HDCP up to 7th. Connect the HDMI OUT connector of DISPLAY 1 to the DVI IN connector of DISPLAY 2. DVD / VCR / VCD
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    20 Connecting External Equipment IR daisy-chain Connection Connect IR Sensor Cable to DISPLAY 1,and connect the RS232C OUT connector of DISPLAY 1 to the RS232C IN connector of DISPLAY 2. IR IN IR Sensor Cable DISPLAY 1 DISPLAY 2 RS-232C OUT RS-232C IN IR connection External IR Receiver IR IN
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    Connecting External Equipment 21 Wire-connecting to Network If you connect this display to a home network, you can play photos, music and videos from your computer. See Play multimedia files via Local Area Network on page 23 for more detail. INTERNET RJ-45 PC ROUTER RJ-45 To setup the network:
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    22 Operation Operation The control button described in this section is mainly on the remote control unless specified otherwise. Watch the Connected Video Source See page 15 for external equipments connection. 1. Press SOURCE button. 2. Press or button to choose a device, then press OK button.
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    your home network. 3. A media server running on your computer. 4. Appropriate settings on your computer firewall to allow you to run the media server. 5. Support format • Picture: JPEG, PNG or BMP. • Sound: LPCM, MP3, AAC or WMA. • Video: MPEG2, MPEG-4 or WMV. 6. Display quality depends on network
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    24 Operation Set up media sharing 1. Install a media server on your computer to share media files.These are some media servers: • For PC:Windows Media Player 11 (or higher) orTVersity • For Mac:Twonky 2. Switch on media sharing on your computer using the media server. For more information on how
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    2. Set DMR as ON. Picture Sound Tiling General settings Network settings View network settings Off Network configuration On Static IP configuration Digital Media Render... Network name Operation 25 3. Set the name of your display. Picture Sound Tiling General settings Network settings
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    file type. Press OK button to enter its play list. 4. Choose the file you want. Press OK button to start playing. 5. Follow the on-screen instruction to control the play option. 6. Press PLAY buttons (H F G I J) to control playing. USB Network HDMI 1 HDMI 2 Display Port Card OPS DVI-D YPbPr AV VGA
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    Operation 27 Play options Playing music files 1. Choose Music in the top bar. Music 2. Choose one music track, and press OK button. • To play all the tracks in a folder, choose one music file.Then, press to Play All. • To skip to the next or previous track, press or button. • To pause the
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    28 Operation Movie options While playing video, press OPTIONS button, then press OK button to choose an option: • Subtitles: Choose the available subtitle settings. • Subtitle Language: Choose the language for subtitles if available. • Shuffle: Enable or disable random play of video files. •
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    Change your settings Using the remote control: Change your settings 29 1. Press HOME button to display the OSD menu. 2. Press , , or button to choose its menu item or to adjust its value. Press OK button to confirm. 3. Press BACK button to go back to the previous menu layer. 4. Press HOME button
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    30 Change your settings Settings Picture Picture Sound Tiling General settings Network settings Picture style Restore style Backlight Colour Sharpness Noise reduction MPEG artifact reduction Digital Crystal Clear Advanced Game or computer Format and edges For Game or computer, the default is
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    Advanced Game or computer Format and edges Change your settings 31 Access advanced settings such as gamma, tint, video contrast and so on. • Gamma:Adjust the non-linear setting for picture luminance and contrast. • Tint: Change the colour balance. • Custom tint: Customize colour balance setting.
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    32 Change your settings Advanced Access advanced settings to enhance your audio experience. • Auto volume leveling: Enable the reduction of sudden volume changes. • Speaker settings:Turn on or off the internal speakers. • Clear sound: Enhance sound quality. • Audio out format: Choose the type of
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    Position Change your settings 33 Adjust the position of this display in the screen matrix. Example: 2 x 2 screen matrix (4 displays) H monitors = 2 displays V monitors = 2 displays H monitors 1 2 Position V monitors 34 V monitors Example: 5 x 5 screen matrix (25 displays) H monitors = 5
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    34 Change your settings General settings Picture Sound Tiling General settings Network settings Menu language Monitor ID Power save Auto search Clock Scheduling Sleep timer EasyLink Local KB lock RC lock Pixel shift Name Menu language Monitor ID Power save Auto search Clock Scheduling
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    Change your settings 35 Picture Sound Tiling General settings Network settings Menu language Monitor ID Power save Auto search Clock Scheduling Sleep timer EasyLink Local KB lock RC lock Pixel shift 1. There are 7 schedule can be set. Go to Status and choose On. Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Schedule 3
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    36 Change your settings 3. Set On time. Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Schedule 4 Schedule 5 SchedulOe n6 time Schedule 7 Cancel Status Source On time Off time Repeat modes Playlist setting 00 : 00 Done 4. Set Off time. Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Schedule 4 Schedule 5 SchedulOe 6ff
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    Save list .. Photo Movie.avi Photo1.jpg Photo2.jpg Photo3.jpg Options Exit • Each Playlist supports up to 30 files. • Playlist will not be cleared after Factory settings.You have to manually remove the files or delete usb_schedulinglist.txt in the USB. Name Sleep timer EasyLink Auto adjust
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    38 Change your settings Local KB lock RC lock Pixel shift Smart power Wake on lan Switch on state LED Switch on delay Choose to enable or disable the keyboard (control buttons) function of the display. • Unlock: Enable the keyboard function. • Lock all: Lock all keyboard function. • Lock but
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    Change your settings 39 When you press POWER button to turn on the display from Information OSD standby mode or change the input signal, the information OSD is displayed on the upper left corner of the screen. Choose Off to turn off this function. Select On to turn on the cooling fan all the
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    40 Change your settings Static IP Configuration Digital Media Renderer - DMR Network name Define IP address, Netmask, Gateway, DNS1, and DNS2 for this display. If Network settings  Static IP is chosen. Receive multimedia files from the connected device by your network. In the multiple-display
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    USB device compatibility 41 USB device compatibility USBVideo Subtitle Formats (for language subtitles, etc.) File Extensions Container Video codec Maximum resolution Max.Frame Rate Max.Bit (fps) Rate (Mbps) Audio codec MPEG-1 1920x1080 25p,30p,50i,60i 30 MPEG-1(L1&L2), .mpg MPEG-2
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    42 USB device compatibility .mp4 .mkv .mk3d MPEG-4 ASP 1920x1080 25p,30p,50i,60i H.264 1920x1080 1920x1080i@field rate=50, 60Hz MP4 MVC 1920x1080p@frame rate=24, 25,30Hz - 1280x720p @ frame rate=50, 60Hz WMV9/VC1 1920x1080 30p,60i MPEG-4 ASP 1920x1080 25p,30p,50i,60i MKV H.264
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    Input Mode 43 Input Mode VGA Resolution: Standard Resolution Active Resolution H Pixels V Lines VGA 640 480 WVGA 720 400 SVGA 800 600 XGA 1024 768 WXGA 1280 768 WXGA 1280 800 SXGA 1280 960 SXGA 1280 1024 WXGA 1360 768 WXGA 1366 768 UXGA 1600 1200 HD1080 1920
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    44 Input Mode • Check your PC instruction book for information about connecting your PC to a display. • If a vertical /VESA standards, and based on the analog input. • The DVI support mode is regarded as same to the PC support mode. • The best timing for the vertical frequency to each mode is 60Hz.
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    Troubleshooting volatile substances such as insert sprays, solvents and thinners. Cabinet Cleaning Instructions • If the cabinet becomes dirty, wipe the cabinet with a soft display. If water or moisture gets inside the unit, operating problems, electrical and shock hazards may result. • Do not scratch
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    46 Cleaning and Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Cause Remedy No picture is displayed 1. The power cord is disconnected. 1. Plug in the power cord. 2. The main power switch on the 2. Make
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    Cleaning andTroubleshooting 47 After-Images can still be seen on the display after the display is powered off. (Examples of still pictures include logos, video games, computer images, and images displayed in 4:3 normal mode) A still picture is displayed for an over extended period of time Do not
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    Specifications Display In/Out Terminals Item PL490 Specifications PL552 Screen Size (Active Area) 48.5" (123.2 48 KHz/ 2 Channel (L+R) DVI-D Input VGA Input DVI-D jack D-Sub Jack x 1 (15 pin) Supports LPCM only Digital RGB: TMDS (Video) Analog RGB: 0.7V p-p (75Ω), H/CS/V: TTL (2.2kΩ),
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    (20 pin) MAX: Video - 720p, 1080p, 1920 x 1080/60 Hz (WUXGA) Audio - 48 KHz/ 2 Channel (L+R) Power Input / Power Supply Power Consumption (Max) Supports LPCM only 100 - 240V~, 50 - 60Hz, 3.5A AC 100 - 240V, 50 - 60Hz, 3.5A 235 W 350 W Power Consumption (typ.) 110 W 185 W Power Consumption
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