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Personal LCD Display
Operating Instructions
US
WARNING
YOUR FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND THE
SUPPLIED IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS MAY RESULT IN EYE FATIGUE, EYE
DAMAGE, OR OTHER INJURY.
CAREFULLY READ THESE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND THE SUPPLIED
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS, AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH ALL SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS PRODUCT.
THIS PRODUCT SHOULD NOT BE USED BY CHILDREN AGE 15 OR YOUNGER.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH EYE DISEASE OR EYE INJURY, CONSULT
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WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, INFORMATION This equipment has been tested and found to do not expose the unit to rain or comply with the limits for a Class B digital moisture. device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable To avoid electrical shock, do not protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment open the cabinet. Refer servicing generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency to qualified pe
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The shielded interface cable recommended in Precautions this manual must be used with this equipment in • One blade of the plug is wider than the other order to comply with the limits for a digital for safety purposes and will fit into the power device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC outlet only one way. If you are unable to Rules. insert the plug fully into the outlet, contact your dealer. For the customers in Canada • You can use your Personal LCD Display in any country or area with t
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The Personal LCD Display is a brand-new concept in visual display Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Note on the LCD (Liquid Crystal Personal LCD Display. The Personal LCD Display) Display using current technology in small, The LCD screen is made with high-precision lightweight visual displays, provides a television technology. However, black points or bright viewing experience similar to watching a 30- points of light (red, blue, or green) may inch television from a distance of appr
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Table of Contents About the Personal LCD Display ....................................... 6 Getting Started Locating the parts and controls .......................................... 8 Connecting the Personal LCD Display Connecting a PC ......................................................... 10 Connecting video equipment ...................................... 13 Connecting the power source ..................................... 15 Wearing the Personal LCD Display ................................
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About the Personal LCD Display Caution: The screen is always right in front of you. The Personal LCD Display is a head-mounted display. With this type of display, the screen is always in front of you even when you move your head. Because of this feature, you can concentrate on the screen more easily compared with ordinary TVs, and you have a sense of being in the action. • It is easy to adjust the Personal LCD Display to your face and eyes. You can use the display unit even while wearing glas
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Getting Started Features • A powerful, big screen experience comparable to watching a 30-inch screen from approximately 4 feet (1.2 m) away (SVGA mode). • You can connect the Personal LCD Display, which is equipped with two 1.55 million dot LCDs, to your PC to see the screen of the PC in the SVGA or VGA screen mode. • You can enjoy high quality picture when you connect a DVD player, or DV camcorder, etc. • The see-through function allows you to see the surrounding environment while wearing the P
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Locating the parts and controls Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. Display unit Strap release button (16) POWER SAVING SENSOR (inner side) (23, 25) Earphone slide button (17) Stereo earphone (17) -US 8
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Getting Started Power supply box PUSH DISPLAY jog dial (20, 24) MENU button (24) SCREEN switch (21) RGB connector (10 to 12, 33) SEE-THROUGH control (21) PC AUDIO jack (10 to 12) CHARGE lamp (28) POWER/POWER SAVING lamp (18, 25) POWER switch (18) BATT RELEASE button (28) PC-VIDEO switch (10 to 14, 18) S VIDEO connector BRIGHT control (19) (14) DC IN connector (15) VOL control (19) Ventilation openings (32) AUDIO/VIDEO connector (13, 14) -US 9
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Connecting the Personal LCD Display Connecting a PC Be sure to turn off your PC before connecting the power supply box. Notes • Do not use an RGB signal cable (HD15) which is 6.5 feet (2 m) or longer. The performance may be reduced. • Refer to the instruction manual supplied with your PC as well. • Depending on your computer, the audio port may be indicated as LINE OUT, headphone, speaker, etc. • Adjust sound volume on the computer. Connecting other IBM compatible PCs Connect the Personal LCD D
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Getting Started Connecting a Macintosh Powerbook Depending on the model, you may need to use a commercially available adapter to connect a commercially available RGB signal cable as shown below. When you connect the Personal LCD Display to your Powerbook, set the PC-VIDEO switch on the power supply box to “PC.” to monitor to RGB port of signal cable Powerbook Connector should match the monitor VGA type connector port of your Powerbook model. (HD15, female) Power supply box Set the PC-VIDEO swit
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Connecting the Personal LCD Display (continued) Connecting a Macintosh (desktop models) Depending on the model, you may need to use a commercially available Macintosh adapter to connect a commercially available RGB signal cable as shown below. When you connect the Personal LCD Display to your Macintosh, set the PC-VIDEO switch on the power supply box to “PC.” to monitor port to RGB signal cable of Macintosh (D-Sub 15-pin, VGA type connector to monitor male) (HD15, female) port Power supply box
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Getting Started Connecting video equipment Connect a VCR, laser disc player, DVD player, or camcorder to the power supply box using a commercially available audio/video cable as shown below. When you connect the Personal LCD Display to the video equipment, set the PC-VIDEO switch on the power supply box to “VIDEO.” Note Do not use audio, audio/video, or S-video connecting cables, which are 9.8 feet (3 m) or longer. The performance may be reduced. VCR, laser disc player, DVD player, camcorder,
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Connecting the Personal LCD Display (continued) If your video equipment has an S-video jack Connect the Personal LCD Display to the video equipment using a commercially available S-video cable and an audio/video cable to enjoy the highest quality pictures. In this case, you do not need to connect the video (yellow) plug. If you connect both the S-video and video plugs, the S-video signal is automatically selected. When you connect the Personal LCD Display to the video equipment, set the PC- V
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Getting Started Notes • The audio and video signals may not be carried to • When you connect the Personal LCD Display to the Personal LCD Display depending on the video the audio output jacks (phono jacks) of your video source. In this case, contact an authorized service equipment, connect the Personal LCD Display to center. both the right and left audio output jacks. If you connect the Personal LCD Display to just one audio output jack, you will hear sound from only one of the stereo earphone
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Wearing the Personal LCD Display WARNING • Failure to properly fit the product each time may result in eye fatigue, eye damage, or loss of visual functions and may result in accident or injury. • This product should not be used by children age 15 or younger. The eyes of children are still developing and may be adversely affected by use of this product, and it may cause eye fatigue, eye damage, or loss of visual functions. In addition, this product may not be adjusted to fit a child’s head. If yo
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Getting Started Adjust the angle of the display unit. 4 While holding the front pad against Front pad your forehead, adjust the angle of the display unit using the two hinges. Move the display unit close to your eyes at a slight downward angle. If you wear glasses, move the display unit as close to the lenses as possible. 5 – 10 Adjust the stereo earphones. Earphones 5 Pull the earphones out. slide button To adjust the slack, reel in the earphone cord by pressing the slide button in the direc
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Using the Personal LCD Display Before you start… Be sure to follow the procedures in “Connecting the Personal LCD Display” (pages 10 to 15) and “Wearing the Personal LCD Display” (pages 16 and 17). Turn on the Personal LCD Display using the POWER switch. 1 The POWER/POWER SAVING lamp lights up green. POWER / POWER SAVING ON / OFF Select the input signal using the PC-VIDEO switch. 2 Select PC (RGB signal) or VIDEO (video When you select PC (PC mode) signal) depending on the connected PC / RGB equ
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Operations Input the signal from the connected equipment. 3 When you connect the PC: Adjust the screen resolution. For details, see “Signal compatibility” on page 22. When you display VGA pictures (640 · 480), the picture appears about 60% of the entire screen. Notes • If no picture appears, check the default setting of your PC to output the external RGB signal from the monitor connector. • Some PCs do not output external display signal when they turn on, or switch to external display mode. Ch
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Using the Personal LCD Display (continued) After you finish using the Personal LCD Display Take off the Personal LCD Display, and turn off the power. Note on the LCDs The LCD screen is made with high-precision technology. However, black points or bright points of light (red, blue, or green) may appear constantly on the LCD screen. This is not a malfunction. (Effective dots: more than 99.999%) Checking the display indications Press the PUSH DISPLAY jog dial while the picture is displayed. The
