NEC MultiSync V554, User Manual

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Safety Precautions and Maintenance

FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE, PLEASE NOTE THE 

FOLLOWING WHEN SETTING UP AND USING  

THE MULTI-FUNCTION MONITOR:

•฀

DO NOT OPEN THE MONITOR

. There are no user 

serviceable parts inside and opening or removing covers 
may expose you to dangerous shock hazards or other 
risks. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

•฀ Do฀not฀bend,฀crimp฀or฀otherwise฀damage฀the฀power฀cord.
•฀ Do฀not฀place฀any฀heavy฀objects฀on฀the฀power฀cord.฀

Damage to the cord may cause shock or fire.

•฀ The฀power฀supply฀cord฀you฀use฀must฀have฀been฀

approved by and comply with the safety standards of your 
country. (e.g. Type H05VV-F 3G 0.75 mm

2

 should be used 

in Europe).

•฀ In฀the฀UK฀use฀a฀BS-approved฀power฀cord฀with฀a฀molded฀

plug having a black (5 A) fuse installed for use with this 
monitor.

•฀ The฀power฀cable฀connector฀is฀the฀primary฀means฀of฀

detaching the system from the power supply. The monitor 
should be installed close to a power outlet, which is easily 
accessible.

•฀ Do฀not฀spill฀any฀liquids฀into฀the฀cabinet฀or฀use฀your฀

monitor near water.

•฀ Do฀not฀insert฀objects฀of฀any฀kind฀into฀the฀cabinet฀slots,฀

as they may touch dangerous voltage points, which can 
be harmful or fatal, or may cause electric shock, fire or 
equipment failure.

•฀ Do฀not฀place฀this฀product฀on฀a฀sloping฀or฀unstable฀cart,฀

stand or table, as the monitor may fall, causing serious 
damage to the monitor.

•฀ Do฀not฀mount฀this฀product฀upside฀down฀for฀an฀extended฀

period of time as it may cause permanent damage to the 
screen.

•฀ Do฀not฀use฀the฀monitor฀outdoors.
•฀ If฀glass฀is฀broken,฀handle฀with฀care.
•฀

Temperature controlled fans are implemented in this 
monitor. For reliable performance and long useful life of 
this product, it is mandatory to not cover any vents on the 
monitor.

•฀ If฀monitor฀or฀glass฀is฀broken,฀do฀not฀come฀in฀contact฀with฀

the liquid crystal and handle with care.

•฀ Allow฀adequate฀ventilation฀around฀the฀monitor,฀so฀that฀

heat can properly dissipate.

•฀ Do฀not฀block฀ventilated฀openings฀or฀place฀the฀monitor฀

near a radiator or other heat sources.

•฀ Do฀not฀put฀anything฀on฀top฀of฀the฀monitor.
•฀ Handle฀with฀care฀when฀transporting.฀Save฀packaging฀for฀

transporting.

•฀ If฀using฀the฀cooling฀fan฀continuously,฀it฀is฀recommended฀to฀

wipe holes clean a minimum of once a month.

•฀

To ensure the monitor’s reliability, please clean the holes 
at the rear side of the cabinet at least once a year to 
remove dirt and dust.

•฀ When฀using฀a฀LAN฀cable,฀do฀not฀connect฀to฀a฀peripheral฀

device with wiring that might have excessive voltage.

•฀ Do฀not฀use฀the฀monitor฀in฀high฀temperature,฀humid,฀dusty,฀

or oily areas.

•฀ Do฀not฀use฀monitor฀under฀rapid฀temperature฀and฀humidity฀

change condition and avoid cold air from air-conditioning 
outlet directly, as it may shorten the lifetime of the monitor 
or cause condensation. If condensation of water has 
happened, let the monitor stand unplugged until the 
condensation has disappeared.

Connecting to a TV*

•฀ Cable฀distribution฀system฀should฀be฀grounded฀(earthed)฀

in accordance with ANSI/NFPA 70, the National Electrical 
Code (NEC), in particular Section 820.93, Grounding of 
Outer Conductive Shield of a Coaxial Cable.

•฀ The฀screen฀of฀the฀coaxial฀cable฀is฀intended฀to฀be฀

connected to earth in the building installation.

Under the following conditions immediately disconnect your 
monitor from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified 
service personnel:

•฀ If฀the฀power฀supply฀cord฀or฀plug฀is฀damaged.
•฀ If฀liquid฀has฀spilled,฀or฀objects฀have฀fallen฀into฀the฀monitor.
•฀ If฀the฀monitor฀has฀been฀exposed฀to฀rain฀or฀water.
•฀ If฀the฀monitor฀has฀been฀dropped฀or฀the฀cabinet฀has฀been฀

damaged.

•฀ If฀you฀notice฀any฀structural฀damage฀such฀as฀cracks฀or฀

unnatural wobbling.

•฀ If฀the฀monitor฀does฀not฀operate฀normally฀by฀following฀

operating instructions.

Recommended Use

Ergonomics

To realize the maximum ergonomic benefits, we recommend 
the following:

•฀ For฀the฀monitor’s฀optimum฀performance,฀allow฀20฀minutes฀

for warming up. Avoid reproduction of still patterns on 
the monitor for long periods of time to avoid image 
persistence (after image effects).

•฀ Rest฀your฀eyes฀periodically฀by฀focusing฀on฀an฀object฀at฀

least 5 feet away. Blink often.

•฀ Position฀the฀monitor฀at฀a฀90°฀angle฀to฀windows฀and฀other฀

light sources to minimize glare and reflections.

•฀ Adjust฀the฀monitor’s฀brightness,฀contrast฀and฀sharpness฀

controls to enhance readability.

•฀ Get฀regular฀eye฀checkups.
•฀ Use฀the฀preset฀Size฀and฀Position฀controls฀with฀standard฀

signals.

•฀ Use฀the฀preset฀Color฀Setting.
•฀ Use฀non-interlaced฀signals.
•฀ Do฀not฀use฀primary฀color฀blue฀on฀a฀dark฀background,฀as฀

it is difficult to see and may produce eye fatigue due to 
insufficient contrast.

•฀

Suitable for entertainment purposes at controlled 
luminous environments, to avoid disturbing reflections 
from the screen.

Safety Precautions, Maintenance & Recommended Use

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