Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• Safety for You and the m40L/m46L
• Recommended Usage
  • Burn-In Versus Temporary Image Retention
  • Normal Use Thermal Guidelines
• VESA Mounts, General Description
• Before You Begin
  • Plan Your Installation
  • Prepare Your Installation Location
  • Tools and Other Things You May Need
• Installation Checklist
• Unpacking and Checking Accessories
  • Accessories With Each m40L/m46L Display
  • Optional Accessories
  • Customer-Supplied Accessories
• Connecting Source Cables
  • Connecting Picture Sources
  • Selecting the Correct Input
• Connecting Power
  • About UPS Supplies
• Connecting RS232 Communication
• Connecting RS232 Cables
• Using the Remote
  • If the Remote Doesn’t Work
• Selecting the Source
  • Computer Sources
  • Component Video Sources
  • DVD and Component Video Sources
  • Composite Video and S-Video
  • SD/HD SDI
• Automatically Selecting the Source
• Manually Selecting the Source
• Adjusting Input Levels
  • Adjusting Levels for Analog Sources
  • Adjusting Levels for Digital Sources
  • Adjusting Levels for Video Sources
• Adjusting Frequency and Phase
  • Making a Checkerboard Pattern With Paint
  • Adjusting Frequency Manually
  • Adjusting Phase Manually
• Aspect Ratio Settings
  • Scale Mode Settings
  • Justify Settings
  • Overscan
• Adjusting Sharpness
  • Sharpness Settings
• Adjusting Position
  • Picture Position
• Tiling a Display
  • Using an External Video Processor
  • Using Planar’s Big PictureTM
• Zoom and Viewport
  • Zoom Menu Entries
  • Viewport Adjustment
• Adjusting Color Balance
  • For One Display Only
  • Color Balancing for Multiple Displays
  • Tips for Color Balancing
• Advanced Options
  • Miscellaneous Options
  • Auto Setup Options
  • Menu Options
  • Message in Picture
  • Setting the Clock/Scheduling an Event
  • Setting the Clock
  • Scheduling an Event
• Backlight Control
  • Auto Backlight Control
  • Manual Backlight Control
  • Auto Backlight On
  • Turn Backlight Off With No Source and DPMS Delay
• Serial Port Settings and Diagnostics
  • Serial Port Settings
  • Serial Port Status
  • Controlling With RS232 Commands
• Saving and Recalling Configurations
  • How Automatic Save Works
  • Advantages of Saving Configurations to Memory Slots
  • What the Memories Store
  • Global Storage
  • Memory: What Is Saved? And Where?
  • Switching Modes
  • Saving Configurations
  • Changing the Name of the Memory Slot
  • Recalling Stored Configurations
  • Deleting a Configuration
• Checking Unit Status
  • Backlight Status Shows
  • Internal Temperature
• Where to Go From Here
• Downloading Additional Documentation and Firmware
• Downloading Utility Software
• m40L Dimensions
• m46L Dimensions
• Index