Totoku LV32E2 User manual

Graphics card LV32E2/LV32P4

User's Manual

グラフィックスカード LV32E2/LV32P4

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Graphics Card LV32E2/LV32P4

User’s Manual

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FCC Information

FCC (U.S. Federal Communications Commission)

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. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause unacceptable interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

- Consult your dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Warning

To assure continued FCC compliance, the user must use a grounded power supply cord

and the provided shielded video interface cable with bonded ferrite cores. Also, any

unauthorized changes or modiﬁcations to this monitor would void the user's authority to

operate this device.

Responsible Party Located within the United States

Totoku North America, Inc.

1425 Greenway Dr., Ste. 565

Irving, TX 75038, U.S.A

Tel: (469)-442-0122

CE Certiﬁcation

This device complies with the requirements of the EMC directive 89/336/

EEC "Electromagnetic Compatibility."

Warning

- When using at 240 V in United States, supply must be from center-tapped, 240 V,

single phase circuit.

- Concerning disposal of waste, please consult the dealer you have purchased this

device from.

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Content

Introduction ............................................................................................................ 4

Package Contents ............................................................................................... 4

Hardware Requirements ...................................................................................... 4

Safety Precautions ............................................................................................... 4

Hardware Installation ............................................................................................ 5

Disconnecting power cables ................................................................................ 5

Installing the graphics card .................................................................................. 5

Connecting the display ........................................................................................ 6

Connecting the power cables .............................................................................. 7

Software Installation and Setup .......................................................................... 8

Installing software ................................................................................................ 8

Display settings .................................................................................................... 8

Multi-Display Modes ............................................................................................ 13

About multi-display modes ................................................................................. 13

Changing multi-display modes ........................................................................... 13

Grayscale Mode ................................................................................................... 15

About grayscale modes ..................................................................................... 15

Changing grayscale modes ............................................................................... 15

Q & A .................................................................................................................. 17

Prior to installation ............................................................................................. 17

Installation .......................................................................................................... 17

Uninstallation ..................................................................................................... 19

Driver setup ....................................................................................................... 19

Miscellaneous .................................................................................................... 19

Technical Speciﬁcations ..................................................................................... 21

LV32E2 .............................................................................................................. 21

LV32P4 .............................................................................................................. 22

After-Sale Service ................................................................................................ 23

Repair ................................................................................................................ 23

Driver updates ................................................................................................... 23

Disposing of the product .................................................................................... 23

* Company names and product names are brand names or registered brand names.

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Introduction

This manual explains how to use this graphics card along with TOTOKU LCD displays.

Package Contents

Conﬁrm that the package contains the following items.

Graphics Card ........... 1

Driver CD ................... 1

User’s Manual ........... 1

Hardware Requirements

● PC/AT compatible computer with a processor equivalent to or higher than Intel Pentium

4 or Athlon

● For LV32E2: PCI Express x16 compatible slot

For LV32P4: 32 bit/33MHz PCI slot

● Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP

● System Memory: 256MG or more (Recommended: 512MB or more)

● Hard Disk Space: 20MB or more

● CD-ROM Drive

● TOTOKU LCD Display(s) (ME/CCL series)

Safety Precautions

Please take the following precautions for your safety in using this graphics card.

● Do not try to repair or alter the product. It could cause ﬁre, an electric shock, and/or

other injuries.

● If any abnormalities are detected such as odor, sound, and overheat, turn off the power

and disconnect it immediately. Otherwise, it could cause ﬁre and or an electric shock.

● Do not touch the product with wet hands. It could cause an electric shock.

● This product is easily damaged by static electricity. Be careful when installing, storing,

and handling.

● Do not touch the electric terminals directly.

● Keep this product away from magnetized places and objects.

● Do not leave this product on the ﬂoor. If you accidentally step on it, you could get

injured or it could damage the product.

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Hardware Installation

Notices

Please read the following notices before installing the graphics card.

● Make sure that your operating system is installed properly.

● Uninstall all previously installed drivers and display-related software such as Pivot.

● Log in as a user with administrative privileges to install the driver.

● Remove all currently installed old graphics card.

● Make sure to disable the on-board graphic controller on the computer’s motherboard if

it is enabled. Contact the computer manufacturer on how to disable it.

● Proper operation of this graphics card is not guaranteed when used with other graphics

cards for multi-display. If an error occurs, see Q&A in this manual.

Disconnecting power cables

Disconnect power cables of the computer and other peripheral devices.

Installing the graphics card

1 Remove the cover of the computer. (See the user’s manual for your computer.)

Caution: ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) Breakdown

Static electricity could damage delicate components of the computer and the graphics

card. Discharge static electricity by touching metal parts of the computer prior to

installation. Do not touch electric parts or terminals.

2 Remove the old card or a bracket from the slot.

Caution: Burn

Internal parts may be hot if the computer has been turned on previously.

3 Install the graphics card in the appropriate slot on the computer ﬁrmly so that it does

not touch any part of the computer.

See the following table for compatibility between the card and PCI slots.

LV32E2 LV32P4 Slot Shape

AGP

Yes PCI Express x 16

PCI Express x 1

Yes PCI 32 bit

Yes PCI 64bit

Caution: Ventilation

Ensure the proper airﬂow for cooling the graphics card: leave the adjacent slot

unoccupied, keep the computer's internal cables away from the cooling fan, or keep

things away that could get caught in the fan. (e.g., labels are easy to peel off when

heated.)

Important: If the computer is used without the fan working, it could cause a failure.

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4 Secure the bracket to the chassis of the computer.

Note: When the bracket is not installed completely, the DVI cable cannot be inserted

all the way in. You can connect the DVI cable supplied with the display to the graphics

card ﬁrst, and then secure it to the chassis.

5 When installing two LV32E2/LV32P4 cards, repeat the above steps until all cards are

installed.

Note: There is a limit to the number of the cards one computer can take, which

vary according to the types of cards, operating systems, and display drivers. Do not

exceed the number limit.

6 Put the cover back on the computer.

Connecting the display

1 Connect the DVI cable supplied with the display between the graphics card's DVI

connector and the display and tighten the screws.

Do not connect/disconnect the DVI cable while the display is turned on. It could

cause a graphics card failure. Connect/disconnect the DVI cables with the

display disconnected.

Caution

LV32E2

Attention: This graphics card has two DVI connectors; A and B. Make sure to

connect the ﬁrst display to Connector A.

Connect the second display

(on the right)

DVI Connector B

Connect the ﬁrst display

(on the left)

DVI Connector A

PCI Slot

LV32P4

• Connect the supplied DVI branch cable to LFH60 on the card and tighten the screws on

the connector.

Note: Do not force the connector into the card at an angle. It could damage the

connector pins or the mold.

• Connect the DVI cable supplied with the display between the branch cable's DVI

connector and the display and tighten the screws.

Attention: This branch cable has two DVI connectors. Make sure to connect the ﬁrst

display to "450MMS-2/4."

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DVI Branch Cable

DVI Connector of Display 1

LFH60 (Graphics Card)

G450MMS-2/4

G450MMS-1/3

Note: The branch cable has a round core where the cable . When installing two

LV32E2/LV32P4 cards, leave a slot open between two cards to save enough space for

the cores.

Core

Unoccupied slot

2 When using multiple displays, repeat step 1 until all displays are connected.

Connecting the power cables

Plug all power cables to the wall outlets, including the computer, the display(s) and other

peripheral devices.

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Software Installation and Setup

Follow the instructions below for software installation and display setup. See Q&A if any

trouble occurs.

Installing software

1 Start up the computer in VGA mode and turn on the display.

2 Conﬁrm that the VGA boot screen appears followed by the Windows startup screen.

3 Log into Windows as a user with administrative privileges.

4 When the Found New Hardware Wizard starts up, cancel it.

Note: One of the following messages appears. Cancel the wizard properly according

to the message you see on your screen.

Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard (Windows 2000/XP): Click "Cancel."

Digital Signature Not Found (Windows 2000): Click "No" and "Finish."

Hardware Installation (Windows XP): Click "Stop Installation" and "Finish."

5 Insert the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive on your computer.

6 If not installed yet, install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 by running the following ﬁle

according to the on-screen instructions. This is required to display the PowerDesk-HF

menu.

DriverCD/Microsoft/dotnetfV20x86.exe

7 Select and install a display driver following the on-screen instructions.

Gray mode in landscape orientation: DriverCD/XP2K/Gray/Landscape/Setup.exe

Color mode in landscape orientation: DriverCD/XP2K/Color/Landscape/Setup.exe

Digital Signature Not Found (Windows 2000): Click "Yes."

Hardware Installation (Windows XP): Click "Continue Anyway."

Note: During installation, the display may black out. Please wait for a moment.

8 Restart the computer.

Display settings

Follow the instructions below after restarting the computer.

1 Log into Windows as a user with administrative privileges.

2 Conﬁrm that the PowerDesk-HF icon is added in the taskbar.

Note:

• It takes more than 30 seconds for the icon to appear on the taskbar.

• When another graphics card coexists, the icon may not appear. In that case, select

the display connected to this card on the Settings tab in the Display Properties

dialog box.

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