m40L/m46L Quick Start Guide
This guide walks you through the basic setup needed to get
Contents
your new Planar displays up and running. Detailed information
is contained in the Installation & Configuration Guide, which is
in a CD on the back of this guide.
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Product/Safety Information
Unpacking the Display
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Connecting Source Cables
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Connecting Power, Turning Display On/Off
Using the Remote and Menus
Selecting a Source
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Planar Systems, Inc.
1195 NW Compton Drive
Beaverton, OR 97006-1992
Phone: +1-503-748-1100
Toll-free Phone: +1-866-475-2627
Fax: +1-503-748-5532
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Adjusting Levels for Analog Sources
Adjusting Input Levels and Position
Color Balancing for One Display
Color Balancing for Multiple Displays
Recommended Usage
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Declaration of Conformity
Technical Support:
Phone: +1-503-748-5799
Toll-free Phone: +1-866-PLANAR1 (752-6271)
Email: [email protected]
020-0630-00A
Unpacking the Display
Planning
Checking Accessories
Before you unpack your displays, you should have a detailed
plan of how the displays are to be configured. It should include
the following calculations:
Check for the following items included in your accessory box:
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This guide and the Installation & Configuration Guide CD on the
back of this guide
Remote control (with the batteries already
installed)
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Power (max. of three units per 20A circuit for 115V operation)
Cable runs
Ventilation and cooling requirements
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Power cord (for use in North America)
15-pin cable for analog computer pictures
(although it’s called VGA, it carries anything up to
UXGA)
If hanging display on a wall, location of studs in the wall
Have the following tools available:
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DVI-D cable for use with the monitor
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Level to ensure the display is hung straight.
Stud finder (if hanging display on a wall).
Computer network LAN cables (straight through - no crossover)
to interconnect multiple displays for RS232 control.
LCD screen cleaner or LCD wipes, available at most electronics
stores.
Although a VGA cable is included with every unit, you may wish
to obtain a long-run VGA, SDI or DVI cable if your source is
located far away from the display(s).
Needle nose pliers to remove staples from the bottom of the
shipping box.
Make sure you have the following customer-sup-
plied items as needed to complete your installation:
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RJ45 to 9-pin adapter, if you will use RS232
commands to control the display
RJ45 cable, computer network type
Component video cables
S-video cables
SDI cables
RS232 cable
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Utility knife to open box and display packaging.
At least two people to help lift displays into place.
Unpacking the Displays
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Using a utility knife, open each display’s box.
Using two people, carefully remove each display from the
box.
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Remove the display(s) from its shipping pouch.
Put the display(s) aside until you are ready for installation.
Connecting Source Cables
The three types of picture sources are:
Depending on which input is selected, the Digital Out connec-
tor will show the picture from the analog input or the digital
input.
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Analog computer (from UXGA
down to VGA)
Digital computer
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Selecting the Correct Input
Video (optional with VIM)
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Composite (NTSC, PAL or
SECAM)
The following table gives you common examples of which
devices have which inputs. In terms of input quality, the table is
ordered from the most desirable input to the least desirable
input.
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S-Video (50Hz or 60 Hz)
Component (480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i)
SDI (Serial digital interface inputs from 480i to 1080p)
Analog
Input
Input
Found on the Following Devices
DVI
Computers with digital out capability
Studio quality video equipment
SDI
Video Inputs
Digital
Input
(optional)
Analog
Computers, laptops
RGB and RGBS from video processors or other profes-
sional equipment (may need BNC to DB15 adapter
cable). These may have separate sync, composite or
sync on green.
Digital Video Interface (DVI) is a standard for digitally connect-
ing computers to their monitors or for interconnecting displays.
The m40L/m46L converts the analog inputs to the DVI standard
and makes this available at the Digital Out connector. This
means you can bring in a picture source - UXGA, SXGA, VGA,
1080p - to the first display and connect the rest of the displays in
the loop with DVI. The advantages of DVI are:
Component
S-Video
DVD players
Set top boxes (e.g. for cable TV or satellite TV)
Any YPbPr signal
DVD players
Set top boxes
VCRs
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DVI is less subject to picture degradation than analog methods
of loop-through. (Even with DVI, loop-through is not infinite.)
DVI inputs require much less setup and adjustment. You adjust
the picture in the first display only, the display with the analog
input. Setup time is reduced.
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Composite
TV tuners
VCRs
Set top boxes
Connecting Power, Turning Display On/Off
The m40L can draw up to 2.0A at 100V or 1.0A at 200V. The
m46L can draw up to 2.6A at 100V or 1.3A at 200V. For countries
outside of North America, it is the responsibility of the installer
to provide the power supply cord certified for use in the desti-
nation country.
Turning Power On/Off
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With the power cord attached, turn on the power switch
located on the back of the unit.
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Turn on the m40L/m46L by aiming the
remote at the IR sensor in the lower
right corner of the screen (landscape)
or the lower left corner of the screen
(portrait), and pressing the ON button.
To turn off the m40L/m46L, press the
OFF button.
Connect a power cable to the power supply and to an AC
source. The power supply is auto-ranging, so it works with any
source from 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz.
The AC Master switch is located next
to the power receptacle, both of
which are located in the rear of the
display.
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About UPS Supplies
Some installations use a UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply.
Most UPS devices will work with the m40L/m46L. Review the
power specifications of your UPS device to make sure it is com-
patible with the m40L/m46L.
Using the Remote and Menus
Using the Remote Control
Using the Menus
The remote control works much like a remote control for a TV or The m40L/m46L’s menus and functions are arranged in groups
DVD player, but it does more. It opens menus, changes values,
moves the image, etc.
and can be accessed through grouped functions or by using
direct access keys. The starting point for accessing menus is the
MENU button on the remote.
The remote control operates with IR (infrared) signals going to
the IR receiver (located in the lower right corner of the screen for
landscape and in the lower left corner for portrait).
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Press MENU on the remote to display the MAIN MENU.
Main Menu
Some of these “hot keys” go
directly to the most-used
menus. Some of them go to
several menus, if you push the
button more than once.
CURTAIN, SOURCE and SETUP
perform special actions
without menus.
Picture
Size & Position
Aspect Ratio & Wall
Memory
Pressing MENU opens
the MAIN MENU.
Pressing ENTER moves to the
next menu, when it has a right-
pointing arrow, or it toggles
the highlighted item on and
off.
Diagnostics
Advanced Options
Program Information
Pressing the up/down
arrow keys moves the
select bar (yellow
highlight in the menus).
The –/+ (left/right)
arrow keys change
values in the selected
item. The right arrow
can also take you to the
next menu.
Pressing PREV reverts to the
previous menu.
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Use the up/down arrow keys to move through menu
options. See text explanations next to the remote control
picture on this page for additional navigation information.
Some of the setups described in this Quick Start Guide will
explain how to navigate through specific menus. Most of the
menus are explained in detail in the Installation & Configuration
Guide CD.
To open menus on the m40L/m46L, aim the remote at the lower
right corner (left if portrait) of the screen and press the desired
button(s).
Selecting a Source
In this guide, a source is any type of picture. It might be an ana-
log computer image, a video processor, a VCR or DVD, or it
might be a DVI picture from a computer.
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With SOURCE highlighted, press the + button to open the
SOURCE submenu.
Note: The SOURCE submenu displays to the right of the PICTURE
menu.
Selecting the Source Automatically
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Press SOURCE on the remote. The
m40L/m46L goes to the next connector
that has a valid picture on it and dis-
plays that picture.
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In the SOURCE submenu, use the up/down arrows keys to
select the desired source.
When the desired source is selected, press ENTER. The
PICTURE menu changes to display the settings for that
source.
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If you want to select a different source,
press SOURCE again to select the next
connector (that has a valid picture on
it) and display the picture.
When the Source is Familiar to m40L/m46L
When a "new" source is selected, the m40L/m46L looks through
a list of the last 10 picture types it used. If the “new” source is
like a previous one in this list (resolution, number of active lines,
etc.), the m40L/m46L uses the stored data. This saves time, and
the picture is displayed faster without going through adjust-
ments, which are visible on the screen.
Note: If a connector does not have a valid source, the m40L/m46L
briefly displays that it has scanned that connector and then proceeds
to the next connector.
Selecting the Source Manually
Best Way to Change a Source
The best way to select a source is to recall a configuration your
service provider has created for you. See the Installation & Con-
figuration Guide CD for more detailed information.
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Press FREQ/PHASE on the remote. The m40L/m46L dis-
plays the PICTURE menu for the current source.
Picture
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On the remote, press SAVE. The RECALL menu displays.
Using the arrow keys, scroll to one of the numbered con-
figurations your service provider has created for you.
Press ENTER to display the RECALL SLOT menu.
With the RECALL NOW line selected, press ENTER. If the top
of the menu displays “Current”, the source is identical to
the settings stored in the memory slot.
Source
Digital
RGB
Colorspace
Vertical Frequency (frame locked)
Horizontal Frequency
Horizontal Resolution
60Hz
50.00kHz
1366
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Vertical Resolution
Sharpness
768
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Adjusting Levels for Analog Sources
This page applies to analog RGB (computer) pictures only. The
levels are best adjusted semi-automatically.
Manual Level Adjustment
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Display an all-black picture from the source computer.
For analog RGB pictures, the levels for black and white vary from
one computer to another, or from one video processor to
another. They even vary between video outputs from a multi-
ple-output video card in a computer.
To access the INPUT LEVELS menu, press LEVEL.
In the INPUT LEVELS menu, select BLACK LEVEL and adjust
it up and down with the -/+ keys to make the three CEN-
TER POINT values go to zero. Once any value reaches zero,
use the individual colors under black level to adjust the
other two values to zero.
Your pictures will not look their best on the m40L/m46L until
you adjust for these differences. This is not about adjusting color
or contrast. It’s about telling the m40L/m46L what the computer
or processor means by black and by white.
Input Levels
Auto Black Level (offset)
Auto White Level (gain)
Semi-Automatic Level Adjustment
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From the computer source, display an all-black picture.
Center Point
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This must come from the computer source that will be used
Black Level (offset)-All
Red
for the program.
Note: We suggest displaying a black screen using Windows Paint.
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Green
Blue
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To open the INPUT LEVELS menu, press LEVEL.
In the INPUT LEVELS menu, select AUTO BLACK LEVEL and
press ENTER. This menu line says “Working…” until the
process is complete.
White Level (gain)-All
Red
Green
Blue
Note: When doing Auto Black and Auto White with an interlaced
analog input, the color of the picture will change while it is working
and then change back to normal.
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Display an all-white picture from the source computer.
Adjust WHITE LEVEL until the image maximums just go to
255. Once any value reaches 255, use the individual colors
under white level to adjust the other two values to 255 (or
254).
Although it’s not required, it is recommended that you
save the configuration to a memory slot. See the Installa-
tion & Configuration Guide for more information about
saving memory slots.
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From the computer source, display an all-white picture.
In the INPUT LEVELS menu, select AUTO WHITE LEVEL and
press ENTER. Wait for “Working…” to disappear.
The m40L/m46L is now adjusted to the black and white
levels of this computer using this video card. If you change
computers or video output cards in the computer, you
must do this again.
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Adjusting Input Levels and Position
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If the color bar pattern has a
pluge, you can use it to adjust
brightness. Pluge stands for
Picture Line-Up Generation
Equipment. A pluge is used to
calibrate the black level on a
video monitor.
Although it’s not required, it is
recommended that you save
the configuration to a mem-
ory slot. See the Installation &
Configuration Guide for more
Adjusting Levels for Video Sources
Video sources are best adjusted if a color bar test pattern is
available from the video source: the DVD or VCR player. If not,
you will have to adjust by eye and the “feel” of the picture.
Note: When a video source is selected, Auto Setup Options are not
available. Adjustments must be made manually.
Adjust
but you can
Adjusting the Picture
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Brightness so
you can’t see
the difference
between these
two marks
you can see
the difference
between these
two marks.
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Select a video source in the PICTURE menu.
Press LEVEL on the remote to open INPUT LEVELS.
Input Levels
Brightness
Contrast
Saturation
Hue
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information about saving memory slots.
Adjusting Position
Position moves the picture on the screen but does not move the
menus. Press SIZE/POS on the remote once to open the PICTURE
POSITION menu. The four arrow keys move the picture on the
screen.
Blue Only
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Do one of the following:
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Adjust using any picture from the video source.
Adjust using a standard color bar pattern from the source.
The numbers for Horizontal and Vertical Position refer to the
number of pixels from sync to the first displayed pixel. These
numbers get smaller as the picture moves up and to the left.
Adjusting With Color Bars
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If possible, use a color bar pattern from the video source
you will use for the program material.
The Horizontal Position number shows the number of pixels
from the beginning of H sync to the first active pixel. Because
there are many black pixels after H sync, this number will not be
zero when the picture is at the left border of the screen.
In the INPUT LEVELS menu, check BLUE ONLY. You should
see only the alternate color bars, all of them blue.
Adjust SATURATION to make the outer two color bars
match. Match them in brightness; they will already match
in color.
The Vertical Position number is the number of lines from V sync
to the first active line, so it will not be zero when the picture is at
the top of the screen.
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Adjust HUE to make the inner two color bars match.
Uncheck BLUE ONLY.
Color Balancing for One Display
Color Balance is used to match the colors of adjacent displays
when several displays are arranged in an array. You can also use
it to adjust the color of a single display.
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The m40L/m46L defaults to the brightest setting possible,
which is 100 in the red, green and blue lines under WHITE
BALANCE. You can choose a different color temperature by
setting it in the COLOR BALANCE menu.
Select COLOR TEMPERATURE in the COLOR BALANCE menu
and select from 3200°K (Warm), 5500°K, 6500ºK and
8500°K (Cool). If you want the brightest display, select the
NATIVE option.
For one display, the Color Balance controls can be used to set
the color temperature of that display.
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To access the COLOR BALANCE menu, press MISC once on
the remote.
Color Balance
Note: Changing the color temperature changes the three WHITE
BALANCE values. You can also change the WHITE BALANCE values
individually to create a custom color temperature. Once you have
changed the values, a new CUSTOM option is available on the COLOR
TEMPERATURE line.
Color Temperature
White Balance - All
8500K (Cool)
(Clipboard)
Red
100 (100)
100 (100)
100 (100)
Green
Blue
Gray Balance - All
Red
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(7)
Green
(7)
(7)
Blue
Test Pattern
Off
Hide Menu
Copy to Clipboard
Recall From Clipboard
Reset to Defaults
Color Balancing for Multiple Displays
Note: If the array has never been color balanced, make sure you start
with the Native color temperature setting on each display. If you don’t
need a specific color temperature, use Native, which is the brightest.
Color balancing makes the individual displays in an array show
the same colors. Colors vary slightly from one display to the
next, because of slight variations in the backlights and display
panels. Color balancing can compensate for this.
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On each display, highlight TEST PATTERN and use the -/+
To color balance, you only have to match whites and grays.
When you make all the displays look the same with white and
gray, all the other colors will look the same.
keys until the menu displays WHITE.
Note: Always use the internal test patterns for color balancing, not an
external pattern.
Caution: Do not match the colors of the displays with the Black and
White Level controls or with the video controls.
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When all displays are white, find the least bright display in
the array. This will be the "baseline" display, and you will
not adjust it. All other displays will be adjusted to this
baseline display.
Choose a display next to the baseline display and adjust
its white values (red, green and blue) to make it match the
baseline display. Concentrate on the center of the dis-
plays, not the adjacent edges.
Continue with other adjacent displays until all the displays
have the same appearance when white. Be careful not to
change the values of the displays once you are satisfied
with them.
Caution: If you are color blind, even a little bit, do not color balance
your array. Have someone else color balance the wall.
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Turn on all the displays in the array and let them warm up
for at least five minutes. The backlights must be thor-
oughly warm before you color balance.
On each display, open the BACKLIGHT CONTROL AND STA-
TUS menu (MENU > ADVANCED OPTIONS > BACKLIGHT
CONTROL).
Set BACKLIGHT CONTROL MODE to MANUAL.
Backlight Control
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test pattern, select the Gray test pattern in all displays.
11 Choose any display as the new baseline display. It does
not need to be the baseline display you used for white.
12 Adjust the gray values for all the displays until they match
the baseline display. Do one display at a time. Again,
match the center part of the picture, not the edges.
13 When all displays match in gray, close all the menus. The
test pattern automatically turns off.
Auto Backlight on
Turn Backlight off with no Source (DPMS)
DPMS Delay
1 hr
Manual
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Backlight Control Mode
Backlight Intensity
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Set (or confirm) BACKLIGHT INTENSITY to 10 (100%).
On each display, open the COLOR BALANCE menu by
pressing MISC once on the remote.
Recommended Usage
In order to get the most out of your m40L/m46L, use the follow-
ing recommended guidelines to optimize the display.
Static Image Display Guidelines
Here are some guidelines to help you avoid TIR:
Burn-In Versus Temporary Image Retention
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Use the m40L/m46L to show moving images or still pictures that
change regularly.
Turn the display off when it is not in use. There are several ways
to do this automatically:
Burn-in causes the screen to retain an image essentially forever,
with little or no way to correct the problem. Under normal use,
an m40L/m46L will not experience burn-in, as plasma displays
do, nor will it retain images in any way.
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To use the display’s real-time clock, schedule an event. See
the Installation & Configuration Guide CD for information.
To use your source computer’s Power Options Properties,
set up your computer to turn off the monitor when not in
use. You also need to check the DPMS DELAY box in the
BACKLIGHT CONTROL menu.
Note: Normal use of a m40L/m46L is defined as displaying
continuously changing video patterns or images. However, m40L/
m46Ls can experience temporary image retention when
recommended usage guidelines are not followed.
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To use RS232 commands, see the Installation & Configura-
tion Guide CD.
What is Temporary Image Retention?
Temporary image retention (TIR) can occur when a static image
is displayed continuously for extended periods of time (12 hours
or longer). An electrical charge differential may build up
between the electrodes of the liquid crystal, which causes a
negative-color video image (color-inverted and brightness-
inverted version of the previous image) to be retained when a
new image is displayed. This behavior is true for any LCD device
from any LCD manufacturer.
Caution: It is suggested that you turn off the backlight power for six
hours per day. When using high-contrast images, reposition the
images frequently.
Normal Use Thermal Guidelines
Normal use of an m40L/m46L is defined as operating in the
open air to prevent heat buildup, and without direct or indirect
heat sources such as adjacent displays, lighting fixtures, heating
ducts, or direct sunlight that can cause the display to experience
high operating temperatures. At 2000m or below, the maximum
ambient operating specification cannot be above 30ºC nor
below the minimum ambient operating specification of 0ºC. If
one of these conditions exists, it is up to the installer to ensure
that display placement is changed, thermal shielding is pro-
vided and/or additional ventilation is provided to keep the dis-
play within its nominal operating parameters.
Note: Normal use of any LCD device does not cause TIR.
Static Image Applications
Typical static image applications include airports, transit sta-
tions, stock markets, banks, and command/control installations,
or anywhere a fixed image is displayed continuously for 12 or
more hours.
Declaration of Conformity
Manufacturer's Name:
Manufacturer's Address:
Planar Systems, Inc.
1195 NW Compton Drive
Beaverton, OR 97006
declares that the products
Model Numbers:
m40L/m46L (Direct-view LCD)
conforms with the provisions of:
Council Directive 89/336/EEC and amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC on Electromagnetic Compatibility;
EN55022:1998 Radiated and Conducted Emissions from IT Equipment
EN55024:1998 Immunity of IT Equipment
Including:
EN61000-4-2
EN61000-4-3
EN61000-4-4
EN61000-4-5
EN61000-4-6
EN61000-4-8
EN61000-4-11
Electrostatic Discharge
Radiated Immunity
Electrical Fast Transients
Line Surge
RF Conducted Susceptibility
Magnetic Field Immunity
Voltage Dips and Interrupts
And:
EN61000-3-2
EN61000-3-3
Harmonic Current Emissions
Voltage fluctuations and Flicker
Council Directive 73/23/EEC and amended by M1 and C1 on Low Voltage Equipment Safety:
EN60950:2001 Safety of IT Equipment
The Technical Construction File required by this Directive is maintained at the corporate headquarters of Planar Systems, Inc., 1195 NW Compton Drive, Beaverton,
OR 97006.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
Industry Canada (ICES-003): This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Any changes or modifications to the display not expressly approved by Planar could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Other Certifications: CISPR 22
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