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LC1200R High-Bright Monitor
USER’S MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 4 2 BASIC CONSTRUCTION 4 2.1 LCD Display 4 2.2 Weight 5 2.3 Mechanical 5 2.4 Cooling Fans 7 2.5 Connectors 7 2.6 Interface Cables 7 2.7 Power Supply 8 2.8 LCD Controller Board 8 2.9 Inverter Board 8 2.10 Photodiode Board 8 2.11 Button Board 9 3 ENVIRONMENTAL 9 3.1 Temperature and Humidity 9 3.2 Direct Sunlight Operation 10 3.3 Altitude 10 3.4 Mechanical Vibration and Shock 10 4 VIDEO SIGNAL REQUIREMENTS 11 4.1 Video Input Lines 11 4.2 Signa
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7.3 Display Uniformity 23 7.4 Display Chromaticity 23 8 DISPLAY COSMETICS 24 8.1 Black Display Picture Mode 24 8.2 White Display Picture Mode 24 9 REGULATORY AGENCY REQUIREMENTS 24 9.1 Safety Certification 24 9.2 CE Marketing 24 9.3 RFI Emission Certification 25 9.4 System Transient Disturbance Requirements 25 9.5 Labeling 25 9.6 ROHS Compliance 26 10 RELIABILITY 26 10.1 Design Workload 26 10.2 MTBF 26 11 DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTY 26 12 SUPPORT AND SERVICE 27 13 GLOSSARY OF TERM
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1 Introduction This document defines the electromechanical parameters and operating characteristics for The Planar Systems, Inc. LC1200R, Very High Bright, 12.1” Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMLCD) based product. It is intended for operation as a component in a high ambient light, outdoor system. The LC1200R has a scaleable video format capable of displaying a minimum of VGA (640 x 480) through XGA (1024 x 768) input resolution. The LC1200R can be driven directly from the stan
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2.1.2 Display format The LC1200R is compatible with IBM VGA1 and VESA2 video standards. Its operating frequency range is 31.5 kHz to 56.5 kHz horizontal; 60 Hz to 72 Hz (non-interlaced) vertical. Specific video resolutions supported in Table 1 Ta Ta Ta Table ble ble ble 1 1 1 1 Video Resolution Number of Bits/Color Number of Colors 640 x 400 6 262,144 640 x 480 6 262,144 720 x 400 6 262,144 800 x 600 6 262,144 1024 x 768 6 262,144 1 For IBM VGA modes, the LC1200R will acce
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301 246 Active area 4X M3 mnt holes 123 A 92.50 B 185 Active 235 area 152.15 Active Area 63 Center 83 Front View Top of removable standoff Door to Removable User control Button 4X M3 mnt Connectors Board holes Power 12 V VGA Conn 4X Fan inlet 57.5 185.08 2X M4 mounting holes Rear View Right View LC1200R User’s Guide 021-0183-00 Rev A 6 of 29
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2.4 Cooling Fans Four (4) thermostatically controlled cooling fans are provided to cool the rear of the display. The thermostat is set to turn the fans on when the video board temperature reaches 30° C. If the display is used in direct sunlight, airflow must be directed across the front of the display or the display LCD fluid may reach its clearing point, then the LC1200R will become temporarily unreadable. 2.5 Connectors There are four connectors supplied as an integral part of the L
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2.7 Power Supply The LC1200R does not ship with a power supply. It is recommended that the Planar Systems, Inc. power adapter, part number 997-3066-00 (US) or 997-3067-00 (EU) be purchased with each unit. Refer to Section 5 for power requirements. 2.8 LCD Controller Board The LCD controller board incorporates components necessary to drive the LCD panel. Accepting VGA and VESA video standards (Section 1.2), these video signals are digitized and processed for the LCD panel. Due to t
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2.11 Button Board The button board controls the user controls noted in Section 6.1 LCD Controller Board Controls It can be removed or mounted in another area after initial adjustments are made. 3 Environmental 3.1 Temperature and Humidity The LC1200R withstands operating and storage environmental conditions listed in Table 2. Ta Table ble 2 2 Ta Table ble 2 2 Ge Ge Ge Gene ne ne neral O ral O ral O ral Ope pe pe perati rati rati rating ng ng ng Ship Ship Ship Shipp pin pin
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3.2 Direct Sunlight Operation This monitor will absorb approximately 45 W of solar power on the front surface of the display in a typical setup when facing the sun directly. It is the integrator’s responsibility to design a system that cools the front surface adequately. Otherwise, the display’s LC material will overheat and temporarily phase change. The display will temporarily become black and unreadable. 3.3 Altitude Maximum operating altitude is 3,000 meters [9,850 feet].
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4 Video Signal Requirements 4.1 Video Input Lines The video signal connector that connects to the customer’s equipment is a female 15-pin connector in a high density 9-pin D-Shell housing. Pin number assignments are defined in Table 4, and physical layout as seen by the interface cable from user logic is shown in E Er Er Er rrror ror ror or! R !!! R R R e efe efe efe fere r r re e e nc n n nc c c e sou e e e sou sou sou rrc rc rc cee n e n e n not fou o o ot fou t fou t fou nd. n n nd. d.
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defined as a level between 0-mv and 10-mv. The white state (full white) is dependent on the VGA controller driving the LC1200R. Maximum levels may range from 550-mv to 714-mv. Nominal 680-mv input voltage shall be defined as the default for supplier setup requirements. Displayed image intensity and colors will change linearly with the video analog input. This is necessary to provide a uniform user color change on the screen in response to a uniformly stepped analog input. The LC1200
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Figure 4 TTL Allowable Signal Levels LC1200R User’s Guide 021-0183-00 Rev A 13 of 29
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4.2.3 Mode Detection The polarity of incoming horizontal/vertical frequencies and synchronization pulses define the video resolution being presented. Video modes are listed in Table 5 Video Mode Definitions. Ta Ta Ta Table ble ble ble 5 5 5 5 Video Mode Def Video Mode Def Video Mode Def Video Mode Defiiiin n n niiiit t t tiiiion on on ons s s s V V V Video Mode ideo Mode ideo Mode ideo Mode Disp Disp D Disp isplayed layed layed layed Sc Sc Sc Scanning anning anning anning
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4.4 Timing and Frequency 4.4.1 Video, Horizontal and Vertical Sync Figure 6 illustrate video timing relationships the LC1200R operates within when the specified video mode (Table 5 Video Mode Definitions) is applied. Front Porch defines the time from end of active video data to the start of Horiz/Vert Sync Pulse. Back Porch defines the time from end of Horiz/Vert Sync Pulse to the start of active video data. Blanking is the total time comprising Front Porch, Back Porch and Sync Pulse
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Pulse Vertical Front Porch 0.381 ms 12 lines 0.318 ms 10 lines 0.770 ms 37 lines 0.053 ms 3 lines Vertical Back Porch 1.112 ms 35 lines 1.049 ms 33 lines 0.478 ms 23 lines 0.514 ms 29 lines Vertical Active 12.711 ms 400 15.254 ms 480 12.480 ms 600 13.599 ms 768 Display lines lines lines lines Vertical Sync Polarity - - - - Note: VGA border is not included in the active display time described above. Note: For video mode 720 x 400 missing video rows and columns are allowed. This is a
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The LC1200R is not damaged by input voltages ranging from 0-vdc to 12.4-vdc. 5.3 Power On-Off Sequences The LC1200R will automatically return to normal operation upon resumption of power after a power loss. 6 User Controls 6.1 LCD Controller Board Controls The display comes from the factory adjusted for the supported modes. When using these modes, adjustment should not be necessary. However, if it should become necessary, or a non-supported mode is selected, the following controls are
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The Gain adjustment is to allow the full scale of the input video to be utilized. The direction of this adjustment will reverse when a limit is reached. For example, it will adjust from maximum to minimum, then reverse and go from minimum to maximum. The best way to make this adjustment is with a continuous gray scale pattern on the display. A proper adjustment will give continuous shading from black to white. Auto Adjust: All four parameters (clock, Horizontal position, Vertical positi
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6.2.2 Max Bright Jumper The photodiode board can be removed from the system. When the photodiode board is unplugged the LC1200R will default to the minimum brightness mode. If the user would like to display to run at maximum brightness, the MAX BRIGHT, JP1, jumper must be inserted on the inverter board. See Figure 8 Figur Figur Figur Figure e e e 7 7 7 7 Install jumper to flip Install jumper to Mirror Figur Figur Figur Figure e e e 8 8 8 8 Insert Jumper for Max Brightness
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6.3 Dimming 6.3.1 Photodiode Board and Automatic Dimming Connector The photodiode board must be mounted in the user’s system so that the photodiode is exposed to the ambient light. In bright conditions, the LC1200R will adjust to maximum brightness. In dark conditions, the LC1200R will adjust to approximately 25% of the maximum luminance. Connector Pin Assignments are in Table 8 Ta Ta Ta Table ble ble ble 8 8 8 8 Pin Pin Desc Descr rip iption tion Pin Pin Desc Descrip ript ti
