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VL-40 and VL-46 1080p HIGH-DEFINITION LCD FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS VERSION 1.2 OWNER’S OPERA TING MANU AL.
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Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual iii PRE L IMINAR Y ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY For LCD Displays Congratulations on y our purchase of a Vidikro n video product an d welcome to the Vidikron fa mily! With proper installation , setu p and care, y ou should enjoy ma ny years of unparallel ed video performan ce.
iv Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Vidikron limits its obligations under any im plied warranties under state laws to a period not to exceed the warranty period.
Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual v PRE L IMINAR Y To locate the name and address of the ne arest Vidikron Authoriz ed Service Center, or for additi onal information about this Limi .
vi Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Thank you for your purchase of th is quality Vidikron product! It has been designed to provide you with the quality of video tha t is expe cted in a h ome t hea ter.
Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual vii 1 Table of Contents PRE L IMINAR Y ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY .............. ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ iii Safety Precautions ...........
Table of Contents viii Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4. Operation ....... ................. ............ ................ ................. ................ ................ ............. . ....... 25 Turning o n the Pow er .
Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual ix PRE L IMINAR Y 1 List of Figures 2-1. DView Con trols and Indicato rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2-2. DView Rear -Panel Inputs and Outputs .
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Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 1 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.1 About This Manual This Owner’s Manual describes how to insta ll, set up and operate the Vidikron DView™ VL-40/VL-46 Flat- Panel LCDs. Throughout this manua l, the Vidikron DView™ VL-40/VL-46 Flat-Panel LCDs are re ferred to simply as the “DView .
Introduction 2 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Graphic Conv entions: These symbols appear in numerous plac es throughout the manu al, to emphasize points tha t you must keep in mi nd to avoid problems with your equipment or injury: 1.
Introduction Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 3 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits Vidikron presents the DVie w™ VL-40/VL-46 Flat-Panel LCDs, perfect for those who demand our award-winning flat panel perfor mance in a more intimate size than we o ffer with our larger plasma monitor s.
Introduction 4 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Parts List Your DView is shipped with the following items. If any items ar e missing or damaged, please contact your Vidikron dealer or Vidikro n Customer Service at ( 888 ) 4VIDIKRON.
Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 5 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.1 DView at a Glance Controls and Indicators Figure 2-1 shows th e locations of the DView controls and indicators. Figure 2-1. DView Controls and Indicators 1. T V/A V Button (Input S ource Selection) 2.
Controls and Functions 6 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y DView Inputs and Outputs Figure 2-2 shows the locations of the DView inputs and outputs. Figure 2-2. DView Rear-P anel Inputs and Outputs 1. INPUT2 Audio Input 2.
Controls and Functions Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 7 PRE L IMINAR Y 8 . HDMI1/Computer Input (Digital) 9. HDMI2/Computer Input (Digital) Two, HDCP-compliant digital video inputs for connecti ng a DVD playe r, personal computer or H D tuner with a DVI or HDMI output.
Controls and Functions 8 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.2 DView Remote Control Figure 2-3 show s the DView remote c ontrol, and the par agraphs that follow describe its functionality.
Controls and Functions Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 9 PRE L IMINAR Y 1. OFF / ON Use these buttons to turn the DVie w on or off. 2. Numeric Buttons Use these buttons to enter TV channel numbers or menu pass codes. Use the TV button to switch to the Antenna/ DTV/CATV input.
Controls and Functions 10 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 5. Aspect R atio Selection Bu ttons ANA (16:9) For 16:9 DVDs or HDTV program material . 4X3 (4:3) The input signal is scaled to fit 4:3 di splay mode in the center of the screen.
Controls and Functions Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 11 PRE L IMINAR Y TV / A V Press to switch to a di fferent PIP video source. 10. TIMER OFF Button Press this button to set the sleep timer. Press it repeatedly to scroll th rough the available options (Off, 10, 30, 60, 120 o r 1 8 0 minutes).
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Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 13 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.1 Remote Control Battery Installation To install batteries in the remote control: 1. Slide the battery cov er in the direct ion of the arrow an d remove it. 2. Insert the included batteries.
Installation 14 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.2 Quick Setup Table 3-1 gives a quick overview of the DView installation process. The sections following this one provide detailed instructions. Installation should be performed by a qualified custom video installation specialist.
Installation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 15 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.3 Installation Considerations Proper installation of your DView will ensur e the highest possible pictur e quality.
Installation 16 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.4 Connections to the DView Proceed as follow s to connect th e DView to your video sources, externa l controlle r(s) – if present – and AC power. When connecting your equipment: • Turn off all equipment befo re making any connections.
Installation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 17 PRE L IMINAR Y HDMI Connections: The DView has two HDMI inpu ts fo r connecting a DVD player, DTV decoder, personal computer or any other de vice with an HDMI or DVI output. Connect such devices as shown in Figure 3-2 .
Installation 18 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y RGB Connections: The DView has an RGB in put for connectin g a personal computer ; see Figure 3-3 . Figure 3-3. Analog RGB Connections 1. Refer to Computer Signal Compatibility on page 61 for a list of computer signals compat ible with the DView.
Installation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 19 PRE L IMINAR Y Component Video Connections: If you have a DVD player or DTV decoder with a component (YPbPr) output, conne ct it to INPUT 3 or INPUT 4 of the DView as shown in Figure 3-4 .
Installation 20 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y AV OUT Connection The DView ha s stereo audio and Comp osite video outputs for co nnecting to a second VC R or other auxiliary equipment. Co nnect the AV OUT audio and video jacks to the audio and video inputs of the VCR or other eq uipment as shown in Figure 3-6 .
Installation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 21 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting External Speakers (O ptional) The DView is equipped with stereo speake rs, which are mounte d directly below the scree n. If you prefer, you can connect the rear-pan el speaker outputs to external speakers.
Installation 22 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting to a Dolby Digital Amplifier If your home theater has a Dolby Digit al ampl ifier or receive r, connect the digital audio output from the DView to the digital audio input of the am plifier/receiver as shown in Figure 3-10 .
Installation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 23 PRE L IMINAR Y RS-232 Controller Connection Use a standard RS-232 cable with a 9-pin male connector to connect a PC or home theater control/automation system (if pr esent) to the R S-232 port on th e DView; see Figure 3-11 .
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Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 25 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.1 Turning on the Power 1. Turn on your source compo nents. 2. Plug the female end of the su pplied power cord into the AC re ceptacle on the rear of the DView (AC 100V ~ 240V). Se e Figure 2-2 .
Operation 26 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4.3 Setting the PC Display Properties To maximize image quality when using the DVie w wi th a personal computer, you may need to adjust the display properties of your PC video card.
Operation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 27 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.4 Using the On-Screen Menus To use the on-screen me nus: 1. Press MENU to display the Main Menu. 2. To select a menu item, use the up- or down-arr ow buttons ( , ) on the remote control to highligh t it.
Operation 28 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-1. DView OSD Menu Structure Setup OSD Language English, Français, Español, Português or Deutsch PC Mode Adjust Auto Adjust Clock Phase H. Position V. Posit ion Caption Display On / Off Digital Mode Service1, Service2, Service3 .
Operation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 29 PRE L IMINAR Y Main Menu The Main Menu is the starting poin t for accessing all DView functions. (The ISF Calibration menu is not accessible until you enter a passcode.) Source From the Main Menu, select Source to choose a video signal source.
Operation 30 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings Aspect Ratio Remote Control Key Description 16:9 ANA Select 16:9 to view 16:9 DVDs and HDTV programs in their native aspect ratio. 4:3 images are stretched horizontally to fit a 16:9 display.
Operation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 31 PRE L IMINAR Y Picture Adjust Use the controls in the Picture Adjust menu to calibrate your DView for optimum picture quality. The DView has been designed to incorporat e se tup and calibration stan dards established by the Imaging Science Foundati on (ISF).
Operation 32 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y PLUGE patterns vary but generally consist of some combinatio n of black, white and gray areas against a black background. The example abov e includes two vertical bars and four shaded boxes.
Operation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 33 PRE L IMINAR Y Color Saturation: On your external test pattern source, select a color bar pa ttern like the one shown in Figure 4-4 . Figure 4-4. Typical Color Bar Pattern for Adjusting Co lor Saturation and Tint Select Color fro m the Picture Adjust menu.
Operation 34 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Sharpness: “Sharpness” is the amount of high-frequency detail in the image. To adjust sharpness, select Sharpness from the Picture Adjust menu and press ENTER . On your external test pattern sou rce, select a pattern like the one shown in Figure 4- 5 .
Operation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 35 PRE L IMINAR Y Gamma: The Gamma control determines how gray shades are displayed between min imum input (black) and maximum input (white) for a ll signals.
Operation 36 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Audio Language: Some digital TV broadcasts provid e audio soundtracks in multiple languages. If yo u are watching such a program, sel ect Audio Language fr om the Audio menu to choose a so undtrack lang uage: English, Fran çais, Español or P ortuguês.
Operation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 37 PRE L IMINAR Y Timer To set the DView ’s internal clock or co nfigure the on/off timers, select Time r from the Main Menu and press ENTER . Time: To set the DView internal clock, sele ct Time from the Timer menu and press ENTER .
Operation 38 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Setup Use the controls in the Setup menu to perf orm advanced image quality adjustments and access various other DView features. OSD Language: Select OSD La nguage from the Setup menu and press ENTER .
Operation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 39 PRE L IMINAR Y • CC On Mute: To have the DView show captions when the audio output is muted, set this option to Yes. • Digital F ont Option: Sel ect Digital Font Option from th e Caption menu to customize the appearance of closed captio ns in digital TV broadcasts.
Operation 40 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Movie Rating: Select Movie Ra ting from the Pa rental Control me nu to block movies carrying a given rating, to prevent childr en from watching movies that are dee med inappropriate.
Operation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 41 PRE L IMINAR Y Overscan (not availab le with PC signals): Oversca n pushes the outside ed ge of the active picture area of the video signal out beyond the edge of the display area.
Operation 42 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y ISF Calibration Use the ISF Calibration menu to perform advanced pictur e quality adjustme nts.
Operation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 43 PRE L IMINAR Y • Save Settings: For each input and supported resolution, the DVie w lets you save image quality settings as presets that you can recall at a later time.
Operation 44 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Splash Duration: Use Splash Duration to control how long t he DView splash screen re mains on-screen after power -up; see Figure 4- 6 . To prevent this screen from appearing, set the Splash Duration to 0.
Operation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 45 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.5 Using Picture-In-Picture (PIP) To use PIP, press the PIP ( ) button. The PIP window appears inside the main image window. Press PIP again to switch to side-by-side PIP mode.
Operation 46 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Press the TV / A V button ( ) to select a PIP signal source. For e ach source, Table 4-3 shows which of the other source s are availabl e as a PIP source.
Operation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 47 PRE L IMINAR Y Changing the PIP Position To change the PIP window position, press the POSITION ( ) button on the remote control repeatedly until the window i s in the desired position.
Operation 48 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Swapping the Main and PIP Images To swap the main and PIP images, press the SW AP button on the remote control . Swapping the Main and PIP Audio Programs To swap the main and PIP audio programs, press the S.
Operation Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 49 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.6 Stereo Sound/SAP The DView supports Multichannel Television Sound (MTS), the br oadcast audio standard that allows transmission of both stereo and Secondar y Audio Program (SAP) content.
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Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 49 PRE L IMINAR Y 5.1 Troubleshooting Tips Table 5-1 provides some general guidelin es for tr oubleshooting problems y ou may encounter with the DView.
Maintenance and Troubleshooting 50 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Colors in the image are swapped; for example, reds appear blue or v ice versa. • The Red/Pr, Green/Y or Blue/Pb outputs from the source are connected to the wrong inputs on the DView.
Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 51 PRE L IMINAR Y 6.1 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration To interface the DView with a home t heater automation/control syst em or a PC running terminal emulatio n software, connect it to your control sy stem or PC as shown in Figure 3-11 .
Serial Communications 52 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y [ S4E 000# Aspect ratio selection 0 = 4:3 (Standard) 1 = IntelliWide 2 = Letterbox 3 = 16:9 (Anamorphic) Exa.
Serial Communications Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 53 PRE L IMINAR Y [ SDB 000# Set PIP size 0 = small 1 = medium 2 = large Example: [SDB0001 selects medium PIP size [ SDE 000# .
Serial Communications 54 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 0027 INPUT2 0028 INPUT3 0001 INPUT4 0102 HDMI1 0101 HDMI2 0019 RGB HD [ key 0003 CUSTOM 0062 ISF NIGHT 0031 .
Serial Communications Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 55 PRE L IMINAR Y 0024 MTS/SAP 0091 MUTE [ key 0057 PR EVIOUS CHANNEL 0045 FAVORITE CHANNEL 0044 CLOSED CAPTION (on/off) 0055 INFO Table 6-1.
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Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 57 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.1 DView Specifications Table 7-1 lists the DV iew specifications. 7 Specifications Table 7-1. DView Specifications Native Resolution: 1920 x 10 8 0 Screen Size: VL-40 = 40 in. (diagonal) VL-46 = 46 in.
Specifications 58 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Weight: VL-40 = 63.93 lbs. (29.0 kg) VL-46 = 76.2 8 lbs. (34.6 kg) Regulatory Approvals: Complies with FCC, UL Limited Warranty: One (1) year parts and labor from the date of delivery to the end user.
Specifications Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 59 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.2 DView Dimensions Figure 7-1 and Figur e 7-2 show the DVie w di mensions (all dimensio ns are in inches).
Specifications 60 Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 7-2. VL-46 Dimensions 44.12 40.18 Front side view T op side view Right side view Rear side view Cable Access Area Active Area Wall Mount Scr ew 6-M6 T ap 1.69 3.
Specifications Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual 61 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.3 Computer Signal Compatibility The DView can display video signals from a va riety of c omputer sour ces via its RGB-HD and HDMI inputs. Table 7-2 lists the signal types that are compatible with the DView, and indicates which of those are VESA standards.
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