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E3 (urban outdoors), E4 (controlled EMCenvironment, ex. TV studio) For the customers in Europe The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany.
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For the customers in the USA Lamp in this product contains mercury. Disposal of these materials may be regulated due to environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliance (www.eiae.org).
Front Panel ... 8 Input signals and adjustable/setting items ... 10 Rear/Bottom Panel ... 11 Installing to the Rack (LMD-2050W only) ... 13 Adjusting the Height of the Stand ... 14 Connecting the AC Power Cord ... 15 Installing the Input Adaptor ... 16 Selecting the Default Settings ...
A specially designed fluorescent tube is installed as the lighting apparatus for this unit. If the LCD screen becomes dark, unstable or does not turn on, consult your Sony dealer. On Cleaning Before cleaning Be sure to disconnect the AC power cord from the AC outlet.
Sony dealer. About this manual The instructions in this manual are for the following two models: • LMD-2050W • LMD-2450W The illustration of LMD-2050W is used for the explanations. Any differences in specifications are clearly indicated in the text. Features Features...
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Rack mount The monitor supports the VESA (100 × 100) standard. The LMD-2050W may be mounted on an EIA-standard 19-inch rack (using an optional mounting bracket). Two-display Two kinds of input signals are put on the monitor. For more information, refer to MULTI DISPLAY of “MULTI DISPLAY SETTING”...
Location and Function of Parts and Controls Front Panel COMPOSITE COMPONENT HD15 a Tally lamp You can check the status of the monitor by the color of the tally lamp. The tally lamp lights in red, green or amber according to the setting of PARALLEL REMOTE in the REMOTE menu.
+/– buttons Press to select the items and setting values. ENTER button Press to confirm a selected item on the menu. When the menu is not displayed and the button is pressed, the distinguished signal format is displayed. RETURN button When the menu is displayed and the button is pressed, the value of an item is reset to the previous value.
Rear/Bottom Panel 6 7 8 9 0 a a/? (power) switch The power is turned on or off. The monitor is turned on by pressing side ?. b AC IN socket Connect the supplied AC power cord. c DC 24V IN connector Plug the DC 24V power supply to this connector to provide power to the monitor.
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Follow the instructions for this port. o SERIAL REMOTE connector (RJ-45) Connect to the network or Sony BKM-15R Monitor Control Unit by using a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX LAN cable (shielded type, optional).
Attach the mounting bracket, then attach the unit to the rack with four screws. Note The screws are not supplied. Prepare screws according to the rack. HD-1 Installing to the Rack (LMD-2050W only) – – – – – –...
Adjusting the Height of the Stand You can adjust the height of the monitor in four levels for the LMD-2050W and three levels for the LMD- 2450W by changing the position of the stand attachment bracket and the arm attachment position. Depending on the height, you can install the input adaptor with the stand attached to the monitor.
These screws are used for each display at the factory. – – – – – – Connecting the AC Power Cord – – – – – – Plug the AC power cord into the AC IN socket on the rear panel. Then, attach the AC plug holder (supplied) to the AC power cord.
Installing the Input Adaptor Before installing the input adaptor, disconnect the power cord. Remove the panel of the optional input slot. Insert the input adaptor into the slot. PA RA LL EL RE MO SE RI AL RE MO TE Tighten the screws.
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– – – – – – – Turn on the unit with the a/? (power) switch on the rear panel. The SELECT SETTING screen appears. S E L E C T S E T T I N G N O R T H _ A M E R I C A L A T I N A M E R I C A A F R I C A...
Selecting the Menu Language You can select one of seven languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese) for displaying the menu and other on-screen displays. “ENGLISH (English)” is selected in the default setting. The current settings are displayed in place of the x marks on the illustrations of the menu screen.
Using the Menu The unit is equipped with an on-screen menu for making various adjustments and settings such as picture control, input setting, set setting change, etc. You can also change the menu language displayed in the on-screen menu. To change the menu language, see “Selecting the Menu Language”...
About the memory of the settings The settings are automatically stored in the monitor memory. Adjustment Using the Menus Adjustment Using the Menus Items The screen menu of this monitor consists of the following items. STATUS (the items indicate the current settings.) For the video input FORMAT...
MATRIX COMPONENT LEVEL NTSC SETUP SCAN FORMAT DISPLAY LANGUAGE POWER SAVING PICTURE DELAY MIN MARKER SETTING MARKER ENABLE MARKER SELECT CENTER MARKER SAFETY AREA MARKER LEVEL MARKER MAT MULTI DISPLAY SETTING MULTI DISPLAY ENABLE MULTI DISPLAY SUB INPUT SELECT POSITION FRAME SUB PICTURE SIZE WAVE FORM...
For the DVI/HD15 input STATUS 1/2 F O R M AT xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxx C O L O R T E M P xxxx P O W E R S AV I N G STATUS 2/2 L M D - 2 0 5 0 W xxxxxxx O P T I O N A B K M - 2 2 0 D...
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For the video input USER CONTROL 1/3 AU T O C H R O M A / P H A S E AU T O A D J VA L U E : S TA R T : USER CONTROL 2/3 S U B C O N T R O L C O N T R A S T : B R I G H T N E S S :...
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For the DVI/HD15 input * The 1/3 menu cannot be adjusted. USER CONTROL 2/3 S U B C O N T R O L C O N T R A S T : B R I G H T N E S S : C H R O M A : P H A S E : A P E R T U R E :...
USER CONFIG menu The USER CONFIG menu is used for setting the system, marker, multi display, function button, closed caption and audio. USER CONFIG S Y S T E M S E T T I N G : M A R K E R S E T T I N G : M U LT I D I S P L AY S E T T I N G : F U N C T I O N B U T T O N S E T T I N G : C L O S E D C A P T I O N S E T T I N G :...
Submenu Setting SAFETY AREA Selects the safe area size for the aspect ratio determined by the button which the aspect function is assigned. You can select from among OFF, 80%, 85%, 88%, 90% and 93%. When the marker is displayed, the safe area for the marker is displayed.
FRAME Sets the position of the main display when MULTI DISPLAY is set to POP and the sub display is put on the 4:3 display. • RIGHT: The main display is put by the right side of the sub display. •...
For finer according to the input signal, see “DOT PHASE” on page 24. When the menu screen is displayed, the APA does not function. Note If the APA operation does not finish correctly depending on the input signal, adjust DOT PHASE (page 24). CLOSED CAPTION SETTING USER CONFIGtCLOSED CAPTION SETTING C L O S E D C A P T I O N E N A B L E :...
Submenu Setting PARALLEL REMOTE Selects the PARALLEL REMOTE connector pins for which you want to change the function. You can assign various functions to 1 to 4 pins and 6 to 8 pins. The following lists the functions you can assign to the pins. •...
You can lock the setting so that they cannot be changed by an unauthorized user. Select OFF or ON. If you set to ON, all items are displayed in black, indicating the items are locked. Troubleshooting This section may help you isolate the cause of a problem and as a result, eliminate the need to contact technical support.
Loop-through, with 75 ohms automatic terminal function Phono jack (2) 1.0 W+1.0 W (stereo) LMD-2050W: AC 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 0.8 A - 0.4 A DC 24V, 3.3 A LMD-2450W: AC 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 1.1 A - 0.6 A DC 24V, 4.6 A...
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× 19 × 10 (w/h/d) Mass LMD-2050W: Approx. 10.1 kg (22 lb 4 oz) (when no input adaptor is installed) Approx. 10.5 kg (23 lb 2 oz) (when two BKM-229X are installed) LMD-2450W: Approx. 11.0 kg (24 lb...
Pin number Signal Available signal formats The unit is applicable to the following signal formats. Composite System Component BKM-227W BKM-229X 575/50I (PAL) 480/60I (NTSC) 576/50P 480/60P 1080/24PsF 1080/25PsF 1080/24P 1080/25P 1080/30P 1080/50I 1080/60I 720/50P 720/60P *1 The frame rate is also compatible with 1/1.001. *2 Component only Specifications BKM-...
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1280 × 800 60 Hz 68.900 Available DVI input signal formats Range of DVI input signal (available to UXGA/60Hz) (UXGA down convert display in LMD-2050W) Vertical frequency: 50.0 to 85.1 Hz Horizontal frequency: 31.5 to 77.0 kHz Dot clock: LMD-2050W: 25.175 to 108.000 MHz LMD-2450W: 25.175 to 162.000 MHz...