Z Microsystems GLIDER 20, User Manual

Page 1: ...Doc 27 0006UM Issued 11 00 Rev 1 0 ZMicrosystems FIELD READY ZMicrosystems User Manual FIELD READY G L I D E R 20 ...

Page 2: ...ed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in when equipment is operated in commercial environments 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 3 Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interferenc...

Page 3: ...g Up Glider 12 PROTECTOR REMOVAL 14 OPERATION 15 Connecting Cables 15 Turn On Power 15 MONITOR ADJUSTMENTS 16 Initial Setup And Adjustments 16 Control 17 Saving Settings 18 Tips And Techniques 19 DISPLAY HEAD REMOVAl 24 MAINTENANCE 25 DISPLAY STOWAGE 26 Close Glider 26 TROUBLESHOOTING 28 SPECIFICATIONS 29 Features 29 Functional Specifications 29 Physical Specifications 30 Electrical Specifications...

Page 4: ... computer system that provides industry stan dard screen formats from 640 x 480 to 1280 x 1024 with up to 75 Hz vertical sync See the Specifications chapter of this Manual for a complete listing of all resolutions supported The Glider requires a computer with a suitable onboard subsystem for Video Adapter Card that can support XGA 1024 x 768 SVGA 800 x 600 or VGA 640 x 480 at 60 Hz The Glider ship...

Page 5: ... Glider can be oriented for a portrait format The lightweight and durable alumi num construction provides exceptional strength in field applications The high quality LCD screen provides full color and features up to 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution The LCD screen has a backlight control that reduces power and extends the life of the monitor The side viewing angle is up to 160 degrees The monitor can b...

Page 6: ... be illuminated and the power switch will be down toward the straight line WARNING To avoid shock hazard Do not remove the covers around the Glider Do not connect or disconnect the Glider during an electrical storm The power cord plug must be connected to a properly wired and grounded power outlet Any equipment to which the Glider will be attached must also be connected to properly wired and groun...

Page 7: ...ide the side rails back The slide rails will reach a stop about half way back This is a safety stop to prevent the Glider from sliding out too far while mounted in the rack Simultaneously press in the safety catches on each slide rail and slide the side rails all the way off the back of the Glider The slides should now be separated from the Glider 7 Install Slides ...

Page 8: ...hillips screws to loosely secure the right and left rear slide mounts to the cabinet frame DO NOT tighten these screws fully On the front of the cabinet frame use three Phillips screws and washers per side to secure the right and left Z Lock mounts holding the sliders DO NOT tighten these screws to allow for adjustment of the Glider within the cabinet frame As seen from this reverse view align the...

Page 9: ...er MUST be level This step may best be done with two people one on each side of the slide rails If the Glider binds during insertion the Glider rollers are not properly aligned into the slider recepticle Simultaneously press in the catches on each slider and move the Glider all the way into the cabinet frame Feed the cables from the Glider back through the cabinet frame Guide the Glider into the s...

Page 10: ...he back of the cabinet the Glider may need to be removed to tighten the rail screws The Glider should now slide in and out smoothly If not repeat these steps Because of variances in cabinet frames there may need to be some adjustments of the Glider slide system for best fit and movement of the Glider in and out If the Glider binds when rolling in and out perform the following procedures Slide the ...

Page 11: ...e comes out at the back of the power supply on the rear of the Glider tray Be sure the plug is pushed all the way in The power supply is mounted on the back of the Glider tray Be sure the power plug going in to the power supply is pushed all the way in The power supply cable should be connected to a suitable 110 vac grounded power The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall b...

Page 12: ...with one hand lift the back of the pivioted display up to the vertical position With both hands press both the Z Locks down SETTING UP GLIDER Slide the Glider all the way out to the safety stop 12 Once the display is locked in position lower the latch back into the base recepticle Setup Lift and slide the two display lock knobs at the back of the display to the open or inward positions This allows...

Page 13: ...d positions The display can also be moved into the horizon tal position The control knobs will be on the bottom 13 The display can be left in the vertical position or tilted back SETTING UP GLIDER The Glider can be slid back until the back of the display almost touches the cabinet ...

Page 14: ...lay is in operation To remove the display protector do the following Rotate the display to the horizontal position with the controls on the bottom Move the display protector release button located above the display up While holding up the display protector button slide the protector to the right Slide the protector off the edge of the display To reinstall the display protector during long storage ...

Page 15: ...y result in irregular operation damage display quality components of the LCD module and or shorten the module s life Always consult the computer system manual Verify the system s compatibility to ensure proper operation 15 Turn on the Glider at the power switch on the back of the display Off is when the straight line is down On is when the circle is down NOTE Make sure the DC connector is pluged i...

Page 16: ...itioning on the screen and to refine the screen image To complete the setup of the Glider use the following controls to fine tune the image on the screen RESET Restores factory settings SELECT H Pos Adjusts image position horizontally SELECT V Pos Adjusts image position vertically SELECT Clock Adjustment of signal sampling point left right SELECT H Wd Adjusts hortizontal size of image SELECT Brt A...

Page 17: ...techniques CONTROLS The Glider control buttons allow the user to control image position clarity and backlight operations and to store settings and to revert to previously saved or factory saved settings The controls to adjust the screen display are discussed in the next section The controls to reset the settings are discussed in further detail in the section titled Saving Settings RESET Restores t...

Page 18: ...nize the sampling frequency with the signal frequency When properly set no vertical banding will be noticeable Brt Decreases or increases brightness of the backlight To save the screen settings for use in a future session and through loss of power or video signal allow 5 seconds to pass between the last adjustment and the time when power is restored to the system The display will return with the v...

Page 19: ...The Glider needs to be educated to interact properly with your system s graphics card Once the Glider has been educated the settings can be saved and the Glider will not need to be adjusted again unless the graphics cards are changed This section provides a thorough tutorial on adjusting the settings for the Glider Unlike CRT s flat panel displays do not require a high refresh rate for better disp...

Page 20: ...earching for proper sync signals Extinguish the Stby indicator on the front panel after acquiring proper sync signals Display the video image on the screen Step 2 Adjust Vertical Position If vertical adjustments are need on the screen display press the SE LECT button until the V Pos indicator is illuminated Press either the button to raise the screen image or the button to lower the screen image I...

Page 21: ...e exact width of the display Adjusting so that there are no borders on either side of the display may aid in this process 2 As you approach the proper horizontal setting fuzzy vertical ghosting bands will appear on the screen These can be very subtle depending on the image being displayed 3 As you continue to make horizon tal width adjustments these bands will become wider and wider until the enti...

Page 22: ... right sides of the screen will line up precisely with the left and right sides of the panel A single push of the button should cause a very narrow band one or two pixels wide to appear on the left side of the screen Similarly a single push of the button should cause a very narrow band one or two pixels wide to appear on the right side of the screen Step 5 Adjust Clock Once the appropriate adjustm...

Page 23: ...ing the screen while adjusting the settings Step 6 Adjust Brightness If the brightness adjustment is made to maximize the display visibility press the SELECT button until the Brt indicator is illuminated then use the and buttons to increase decrease the display brightness The factory default setting is maximum brightness NOTE If at this point the screen image is not crisp repeat Steps 2 4 Step 7 S...

Page 24: ...lay to the horizontal position On the back of the display disconnect the power cable Disconnect the video cable next to the power cable Swing the display locking bar out Use two hands to lift the display up out of the rack mount Be careful that the power and video cables do not catch on anything The display is now removed from the head mount WARNING Be sure all electrical power is turned off to th...

Page 25: ...d mild detergent DO NOT use solvents or abrasives Never use flammable cleaning material to clean the monitor or other ectrical apparatus WARNING To avoid risk of electric shock DO NOT dissemble the monitor cabinet User maintenance is restricted to cleaning as explained here WARNING Be sure to turn off the power before performing any maintenance on the monitor ...

Page 26: ... IMPORTANT Hold the top of the display while rotating the pivot latch Lift up the display pivot latch Rotate the display pivot latch counter clockwise to release the side lock linkage Lower the display into the Glider frame tray Rotate the display latch clockwise to engage the side lock linkage The display latch has now locked the side linkage Pull the Glider all the way out to the stop Tilt the d...

Page 27: ...vot latch into its recepticle Slide the Glider into the frame until it snaps into the closed secure position Slide the two display linkage locks at the back of the display to the closed position to secure the display Display Stowage 27 CLOSE GLIDER ...

Page 28: ...e to the computer Be sure the computer is on and operating Make sure the power cable to the back of the Glider is plugged in all the way Make sure the video cable to the back of the Glider is plugged in all the way Make sure the power cable from the Glider to the back of the display head is plugged in all the way Make sure the video cable from the Glider to the back of the display head is plugged ...

Page 29: ...lower than the pixel count of the LCD module text may appear choppy or lines may appear to be bold This is normal and necessary for all current flat panel technologies when display ing non native resolutions full screen In flat panel technology each dot on the screen is actually one pixel so to expand resolutions to full screen an interpolation of the resolution must be done When the interpolated ...

Page 30: ... Height 3 5 in 8 9 cm Width 19 0 in 48 3 cm Depth 26 3 in 66 8 cm Display Weight 23 lbs 10 4 kg Rack Weight 15 lbs 6 8 kg Input Video Analog VGA SVGA XGA SXGA Sync Types Separate Composite Sync on Green Video Connector 15 pin VGA standard male sub HD15 D type ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS Power Supply 90 250 VAC 47 63 Hz 80 W max Power Consumption 60 W typical ...

Page 31: ...2 0 cm Diagonal 20 1 in 50 cm Number of Pixels 1280 x 1024 RGB Vertical Stripe Pixel Pitch Horizontal 0 312 mm Vertical 0 312 mm Contrast Ratio 150 1 typical Total Viewing Angle 160 degrees horizontal and vertical Response Time 130 ms maximum black to white Luminance 150 cd m2 typical Display Colors Full color millions ...

Page 32: ...llowing strategically important categories have been assessed for Year 2000 readiness Suppliers and Service Providers Readiness All major strategic suppliers are assessed to be Year 2000 compliant Most of the company s service providers compliance efforts will continue through 1999 Major concerns and efforts will be focused on the company s shipping companies in 1999 Z Microsystems Internal System...

Page 33: ...f you are unable to correct any problem yourself contact Z Microsystems at 858 657 1000 Fax 858 657 1001 Website www zmicro com Before calling please have available as much of the following information as possible 1 Model and serial number from the label on the monitor 2 Purchase Order number 3 Description of problem 4 Computer type and model 5 System configuration hardware fitted etc 6 System BIO...

Page 34: ...required when returning Z Microsystems products 1 Model number 2 Serial number 3 Date of purchase 4 Proof of purchase use the invoice or packing slip 5 Customer ship to address and any special shipping requirements 6 Specific and detailed description of the problem PROVIDING FEEDBACK We value your feedback on our products their performance any problems and constructive sugges tions Please send suc...

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