Display Monitor [Airborne]

Maker and role
Airborne Displays, Manufacturer
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Object detail

Accession number

2021.46.10

Maker

Airborne Displays

Production period

1990s

Description

Display Monitor Model ABIS-W-HD-SDN.

Black metal monitor with glass screen. At the top left of the object, above the screen, “AIRBORNE / DISPLAYS” is printed. Below the monitor screen. “HD / High Definition” has been printed in white above a dial and a series of buttons which run along the bottom of the screen. Each button is labelled in white printed text corresponding with its function “NVG / SD / 1-2 / HD / 1-2 / VGA / MENU / [left arrow] / [up arrow] / [down arrow] / [right arrow] / PBP / PIP / [power symbol]”. Above the buttons, the text is printed again with slight variations “-BRT+ / NVG / VIDEO SELECT / SD / 1-2 / HD / 1-2 / VGA / OSD / MENU / [left arrow] / [up arrow] / [down arrow] / [right arrow] / F1/ F2 / PWR”. A metal bar extends out from the base of the monitor and helps to support it when in an upright position. Velcro has been adhered to the left and right edges of the monitor.

At the back of the monitor there is a protruding box accommodating the system. In this, there are a series of connection points labelled in white text that has been printed onto the object reading “POWER / 28 VDC / TOUCH SCREEN / IN / OUT / 2 / HDSDI / 1 / IN / IN / SD IN / 1 / 2 / VGA / DVI”. In the centre, to the right, “AIRBORNE / DISPLAYS / MODEL-AB15-W-HD-SDI[SQUARE]N / S/N 150-0011 / airbornedisplays.com” printed in silver. A fan is set into the back to allow for cooling of the system. Strips of blue, red, and green tape have been adhered to the back of the monitor.

Marks

AIRBORNE / DISPLAYS Printed
HD / High Definition Printed
NVG / SD / 1-2 / HD / 1-2 / VGA / MENU / [left arrow] / [up arrow] / [down arrow] / [right arrow] / PBP / PIP / [power symbol] Printed
-BRT+ / NVG / VIDEO SELECT / SD / 1-2 / HD / 1-2 / VGA / OSD / MENU / [left arrow] / [up arrow] / [down arrow] / [right arrow] / F1/ F2 / PWR Printed
POWER / 28 VDC / TOUCH SCREEN / IN / OUT / 2 / HDSDI / 1 / IN / IN / SD IN / 1 / 2 / VGA / DVI Printed
AIRBORNE / DISPLAYS / MODEL-AB15-W-HD-SDI[SQUARE]N / S/N 150-0011 / airbornedisplays.com Printed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Glass
Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic

Credit Line

Airborne Displays. Display Monitor [Airborne], 2021.46.10. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).