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MULTI FORMAT LCD MONITOR DT-E15L4 INSTRUCTIONS For Customer Use: Enter below the Serial No. which is located on the rear of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. ® Model No. : DT-E15L4 Serial No. LCT2711-001A...
Safety Precautions The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is CAUTION intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK within the product’s enclosure that may DO NOT OPEN be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
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FCC NOTICE CAUTION: Changes or modifications not approved by JVC could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 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.
Safety Precautions (cont.) IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Installation ● Do not rest your arm on the monitor or lean against the monitor. ● Do not touch the LCD panel when installing the monitor. ● Be sure to install the monitor securely to prevent the monitor from falling over, which may cause damage to the monitor or injury. ●...
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● To install the monitor on a wall Caution You can install the monitor on a wall by changing how the stand bottom plate is attached. ● Consult authorized service personnel for electrical work. Using power cords damaged during installation (i.e., exposed or severed Installation Only for Authorized Service Personnel wiring) may result in fire or electric shock.
Index of Parts and Functionos Rear panel Security slot Attach a security wire to this slot. 1 REMOTE terminal Terminal for controlling the monitor by an external control (☞ “External Control” on page 22). 2 VIDEO terminals (BNC) Input (IN) and output (OUT) terminals for the composite signals. 3 E.
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8 AUDIO (MONITOR OUT) terminals (pin jack) Output terminals for the analog audio signal. ● The terminals emit the audio signals through the AUDIO (IN) terminal or EMBEDDED AUDIO signals through the E. AUDIO HD/SD SDI (IN 1 or IN 2) input terminal. ●...
Index of Parts and Functionos (cont.) Front panel Tally lamp This lamp is controlled by the tally function of the MAKE/TRIGGER terminal. • You can select the color of the tally lamp from “Green” or “Red.” You can also select whether the whole lamp is turned on at once, or whether it is turned on one half at a time.
Showing Input Signals Volume Adjustment/Audio Channel Selection Volume Adjustment When no menu screen is not displayed, press (volume adjustment button). For SDI input the “Volume/Embedded Audio” screen appears. For any input other than SDI the “Volume” screen appears. Press to move the cursor to “Volume”. (This step is skipped when the ”Volume/Embedded Audio”...
Menu Configuration First Time Installation When you turn on the power and the monitor, “First Time Installation” appears. Start setting referring to the menu configuration. For the setting items, see the pages below. ☞ “Language” on page 20 • “Language” ☞...
Menu Transition Diagram Main Menu Picture Function Backlight Auto Adjust Aperture H Size Aperture Level H Position Size/Position Adjust V Size V Position Gamma Dot Clock Aspect Color Temperature Clock Phase sub menu sub menu reset reset Signal Setting Component/RGB Select Auto Aspect Sampling Mode Manual Aspect...
Menu Configuration (cont.) Main Menu Picture Function Setting for the picture quality. Item To do Setting value Backlight Adjusts the brightness of the display. –20 to +20 Aperture* Activates/deactivates the function at the level set in “Aperture Level”. Off, On Aperture Level* Compensate the frequency response of the luminance signal of the video signal.
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Signal Setting Settings for input signals. Item To do Setting value Component/RGB Select Selects the signal type you want to use for COMPO./RGB terminals. Component, RGB Sampling Mode Analog RGB input Standard: When the input signal is VGA60 or XGA60 Wide: When the input signal is WVGA60 or WXGA60 Standard, Wide When the input signal is other than the above, the setting value does not affect the...
Menu Configuration (cont.) Audio Setting Settings for the audio signals and audio level meter signal. Item To do Setting value SDI-1 Select Select the input through which audio is output. Auto, E.Audio, SDI-2 Select 1ch+2ch, 1ch, 2ch, Auto Output digital audio prior to analog audio. E.Audio Output audio from the SDI terminal.
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Sync Function Settings for the synchronization with signals. Item To do Setting value No Sync Action Select the screen status when no signal is coming in. Off, Standby, Power Save (power save mode) Gray Back (gray screen) Delay Time Select the period until the screen status changes as selected in “No Sync Action” after signals 30s, 5min, 15min stop coming in.
Menu Configuration (cont.) Set-Up Menu Function Setting Settings for the sub menu display, color of the tally lamp, and the intensity of the button lamps. Item To do Setting value sub menu Position Select the contents and displaying position of “sub menu.” Lower1, Upper1, Lower2, The setting values and features are as follows.
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Picture Sub Adjust Configure the standard level of image adjustment. Item To do Setting value Contrast* Adjust the standard level for the contrast adjusted with the CONTRAST knob on the front –20 to +20 panel. Bright* Adjust the standard level for the brightness adjusted with the BRIGHT knob on the front –20 to +20 panel.
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On, Off On: Displayed, Off: Not displayed IMD Protocol Serial communication protocol setting Off, TSL V4.0 Off: Supports JVC protocol, TSL V4.0: Supports TSL UMD Protocol V4.0 Address Address setting 000 to 126 000 to 126: Set a particular address...
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● Setting of “Character Setting” Change the input to one that you want to assign a video source name for. Select “Character Setting”. Charac ter Set ting Press buttons to select the first character. ● Each time you press button, the character changes as follows. Press button to reverse the order.
External Control About the external control Using the Make/Trigger system This monitor has three external control terminals. The Make/Trigger terminal is configured as follows. You can assign a ● Make/Trigger terminal (RJ-45): The following external control function to each pin terminal in “Remote Setting” (☞ “Pin1, Pin2, Pin3, systems are available.
<Functions controlled by the Make/Trigger system> Display Functions to be controlled Opening Short-circuiting – – – No function. — — Tally lamp color selection.* Green Tally Color Tally lamp lighting method selection. Whole One half at a time Tally Type Light the left half of the tally lamp in red.* Tally-L(R) Light the right half of the tally lamp in green.*...
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External Control (cont.) <Command outline> All commands consist of the following segments. Header Monitor ID Function Data Cr (0Dh) On Header “!” : Operation commands from the personal computer, etc. (☞ <Basic command list> below table). “?” : Reference commands from the personal computer, etc. “@”...
Troubleshooting Solutions to common problems related to the monitor are described here. If none of the solutions presented here solve the problem, unplug the monitor and consult an authorized dealer or service center. Symptom Probable cause and corrective action Page ●...
Troubleshooting (cont.) Self-check program This monitor has a self-check function, which allows it to detect malfunctions and alert you. This makes troubleshooting easier. Whenever a problem occurs, one or some of the INPUT SELECT (COMPO./RGB, VIDEO) lamps will flash. If this happens, follow the steps below and contact your dealer to resolve the problem.
Specifications General Model name DT-E15L4 Type Multi format LCD monitor Screen size Type 15 wide format Aspect ratio 16:9 Horizontal/vertical frequency 31.469 kHz – 75.000 kHz (computer signal) 49.990 Hz – 75.062 Hz * Some signals within this frequency range may not be displayed (“Out of range” is displayed).
Available signals The following signals are available for this monitor. Video signals Input terminal Signal format shown in Signal name the status display E.AUDIO * VIDEO analog COMPO. analog RGB HDMI (☞ page 11)* HD/SD SDI NTSC NTSC √ — —...
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Notice on transportation This monitor is precision equipment and needs dedicated packing material for transportation. Never use any packing material supplied from sources other than JVC or JVC-authorized dealers. ● For easy understanding, pictures and illustrations are shown by being emphasized, omitted or composed, and may be slightly different from actual products.