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MULTI FORMAT LCD MONITOR DT-E21L4 DT-E17L4G INSTRUCTIONS The illustration of the monitor is of DT-E21L4. 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.
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.
LCD panel from being damaged. attachment screws. Guide holes Attachment screws Screw holes for stand Stand body attachment Guides Monitor Screw holes for The illustration of the monitor stand attachment Monitor is of DT-E21L4. Stand support Stand body...
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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.
Connections Rear panel Carry handle Use this handle when carrying the monitor. The illustration of the monitor is of DT-E21L4. Security slot Attach a security wire to this slot. 1 POWER switch Turns AC power on or off. button (☞ u on page 10) to use the monitor after turning on the POWER switch.
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8 E. AUDIO HD/SD SDI (SWITCHED OUT) terminal (BNC) Output terminal for the HD/SD SDI signals. ● The SDI signals of the current input (SDI 1 or SDI 2) are re-clocked, then emitted. ● When an input other than SDI 1 and SDI 2 is selected, the SDI signal of the input selected last time is emitted from this terminal. ●...
The items controlled by the MAKE system cannot be controlled by the buttons on the front panel (“Remote On” is displayed and the lamps do not light). The illustration of the monitor is of DT-E21L4. ● This function does not work when “Area Marker” or “R-Area 1 Speakers (stereo) Marker”...
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i DC lamp When the DC 12 V power voltage is being lowered due to the battery consumption, the lamp changes to orange from green. When the voltage becomes lower than a certain level, the monitor automatically turns off and the lamp turns to red. ●...
Daily Operations (cont.) On the Status Display If you press the INPUT SELECT button (☞ r on page 10) currently lit, the status of the input signal and setting of MUTING are displayed for about 3 seconds. ● Make the setting to display/hide the status in “Status Display” of the “Information” (☞ page 19). ●...
Menu Transition Diagram Main Menu Picture Function Backlight Auto Adjust Aperture H Size Aperture Level H Position Size/Position Adjust V Size V Postion 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...
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Menu Configuration (cont.) Audio Setting Settings for the audio output balance, EMBEDDED AUDIO signals and audio level meter signal. Item To do Setting value Balance Adjust the balance between the right and left speakers. L5 – L1, 0, R1 – R5 Audio1 Assign Select the video input through which audio is output.
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.
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Menu Configuration (cont.) 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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Menu Configuration (cont.) ● Setting of “Character Setting” Change the input to one that you want to assign a video source name for. Select “Character Setting”. Char acte r S etting Press buttons to select the first character. ● Each time you press button, the character changes as follows.
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Function Key Setting Specify the function assigned to the F1/F2 button. ● To display “Function Key Setting” Menu Press the button when the menu is not displayed. Press the MENU button to exit from "Function Key Setting” Menu. Item To do Setting value Function1 Specify the function assigned to the F1 button.
External Control About the external control This monitor has three external control terminals. Control priority is as follows. ● Make/Trigger terminal (RJ-45): The following external control Make > Trigger = serial communication = buttons and menu on systems are available. the monitor (1) Make (make contact) system: ●...
<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 ●...
INPUT SELECT lamps will flash. If this happens, follow the steps below and contact your dealer to resolve the problem. The illustration of the monitor is of DT-E21L4. When the screen goes blank, and one or some of the INPUT SELECT lamps (COMPO./RGB, VIDEO) on the front control panel start flashing...
Specifications General Model name DT-E21L4 DT-E17L4G Type Multi format LCD monitor Screen size Type 21 wide format Type 17 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 12)* 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.