IBM T540 User manual

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First Edition (Mar/2001)

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Contents

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Handling Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Workplace Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Adjusting the Monitor Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Working Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Connecting your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Switching on your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Configuring your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Setup Diskette for Windows 95, Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Setup Diskette for Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Auto Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Auto Setup for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Auto Setup for Windows 3.1, Windows 95,

Windows 98, Windows NT, or Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Manual Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Adjusting Your LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

User controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

On-screen display (OSD) controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Further Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Display modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Product Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Further Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Warranty Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Appendices (Compliances and Warranty)

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Setup

Hardware Requirements

This monitor requires a computer with a suitable on-board sub-s

y

stem or

Video Adapter card that can support XGA 1024 × 768, SVGA 800 x 600, or

VGA 640 x 480 at 60 Hz.

Handlin

g

Instructions

Do not support the monitor

within the screen area. The

Liquid Cr

y

stal Displa

y

is

g

lass and can be dama

g

ed

b

y

rou

g

h handlin

g

or

excessive pressure.

1. Lift the monitor b

y

placin

g

y

our hands where indicated below.

2. Before usin

g

y

our monitor for the first time, remove the clear protective

film from the front of the screen.

Workplace Preparation

This section

g

ives advice

on what

y

ou should

consider before

y

ou set up

y

our

monitor.

Hei

g

ht

The monitor should be positioned so that the top of the screen is sli

g

htl

y

below

y

our e

y

e level when

y

ou sit at

y

our workstation.

Orientation

Choose a position that

g

ives the least reflection from li

g

hts and windows,

usuall

y

at a ri

g

ht an

g

le to an

y

windows. The monitor should be positioned

directl

y

in front of

y

ou so that

y

ou do not have to twist

y

our bod

y

to use it. Tilt

the monitor to a comfortable viewin

g

an

g

le.

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Ad

j

ustin

g

the Monitor Position

Viewin

g

An

g

le

You can tilt the screen backward and forward as shown below.

Workin

g

Practices

This section

g

ives

advice on how

y

ou can

work comfortabl

y

and reduce

fati

g

ue.

Rest

Take r e

g

ular breaks. Var

y

our posture, stand up and stretch occasionall

y

as

prolon

g

ed use of computer workstations can be tirin

g

.

Back

You should sit back in

y

our chair and use the backrest.

Hands

Adjust the seat hei

g

ht so that

y

our forearms are approximatel

y

horizontal and

y

our wrists are strai

g

ht when usin

g

the ke

y

board. Your upper arms should be

relaxed with

y

our elbows near

y

our bod

y

.

Use a li

g

ht touch on the ke

y

board, keepin

g

y

our hands and fin

g

ers relaxed.

Allow a space in front of the ke

y

board to rest

y

our wrists when not t

y

g

.

Consider usin

g

a wristpad.

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E

y

esi

g

ht

Workin

g

with monitors, in common with an

y

prolon

g

ed close work, can be

visuall

y

demandin

g

. Look awa

y

from the screen periodicall

y

and have

y

our

e

y

esi

g

ht checked re

g

ularl

y

.

Screen settin

g

s

Set the screen bri

g

htness and contrast to a comfortable level. You ma

y

have

to adjust this as the li

g

htin

g

chan

g

es durin

g

the da

y

. Man

y

application

pro

g

rams let

y

ou select color combinations which can help

y

ou to view in

comfort. See the

User controls

section on pa

g

e 13 for more information.

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Connectin

g

y

our Monitor

Be sure to read the ‘Safet

y

Information’ at the front of

this User Guide before

carr

y

in

g

out this procedure.

1. Turn off

y

our PC and all attached devices.

2. Connect the si

g

nal cable to the video port on the back of

y

our computer.

This port mi

g

ht be directl

y

attached to

y

our computer (fi

g

ure A), or it

mi

g

ht be part of a video adapter card (fi

g

ure B). The video port on

y

our

computer or video adapter card ma

y

be colored blue to match the blue

connector on

y

our monitor’s video cable.

The AC adapter and si

g

nal

cable are connected to

y

our monitor. If

y

ou wish to

chan

g

e these or to fit a different

stand, see Further Help on

pa

g

e 22.

3. Connect the power cord to the power adapter first, then insert the plu

g

into a properl

y

g

rounded electrical outlet.

Switchin

g

on

y

our Monitor

1. Switch on the power source and

y

our computer.

2. Switch on

y

our monitor b

y

pushin

g

and releasin

g

the power switch

marked .

To switch off

y

our monitor, push and release the power switch a

g

ain.

3. Turn on the monitor and then the computer.

4. Run

A

UTO

S

ETUP

b

y

followin

g

the instructions in the

Confi

g

urin

g

your

Monitor

section on pa

g

e 6.

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Configuring your Monitor

Setup Diskette for Windows95 or Windows 98

This section must be

completed before

continuin

g

with the

Windows 95 or Windows 98

Auto Setup on Pa

g

e 10.

To use the Plu

g

and Pla

y

feature in Windows 95 or Windows 98, files should

be loaded from the IBM Flat Panel Monitor Installation diskette:

1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.

2. Ensure that the monitor is connected correctl

y

.

3. Turn on the monitor and then the s

y

stem unit. Allow the s

y

stem to boot

into Windows 95 or Windows 98.

Your computer’s Plu

g

and Pla

y

code ma

y

warn

y

ou that

y

our s

y

stem

hardware has chan

g

ed. This probabl

y

means that it has detected

y

our

new monitor for the first time.

4. Open the

D

ISPLAY

P

ROPERTIES

window b

y

clickin

g

on

S

TART

,

S

ETTINGS

,

C

ONTROL

P

ANEL

and then double clickin

g

on the

D

ISPLAY

icon.

On LCD monitors,

unlike CRTs, a faster

refresh rate does not

improve displa

y

qualit

y

.

IBM recommends usin

g

1024 x 768 at a refresh

rate of 60Hz.

5. Select the

S

ETTINGS

tab.

• In case of Windows 95:

6. -1. Select the Chan

g

e Displa

y

T

y

pe button.

2. Select the Chan

g

e Monitor T

y

pe button.

• In case of Windows 98:

6. -1. Select the ADVANCED BUTTON.

2. Select the MONITOR tab.

3. Open the UPGRADE DEVICE WIZARD windows b

y

clickin

g

on

Chan

g

e button and then select the NEXT button.

If the UPGRADE DEVICE WIZARD is open

g

o step 6-3. if not

continue to step 4.

4. Select the “Displa

y

a list of the known drivers for this device so that

I can choose a specific driver” and then select the NEXT button.

7. Insert the Setup diskette into drive A: and select the

H

AVE

D

ISK

button.

8. Select

OK

.

9. Choose

IBM T540

monitor and select

OK

. The files will be copied from

the diskette to

y

our hard drive.

10. Close all open windows and remove the diskette.

11. Reboot the s

y

stem.

The s

y

stem will automaticall

y

select the maximum refresh rate and

correspondin

g

Color Matchin

g

Profiles.

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Setup Diskette for Windows 2000

This section must be

completed before

continuin

g

with the

Windows 2000

conf

g

urin

g

for

y

our monitor on pa

g

e 10.

To use the Plu

g

and Pla

y

feature in Windows 2000, files should be loaded

from the IBM Flat Panel Monitor Installation diskette.

1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.

2. Ensure that the monitor is connected correctl

y

.

3. Turn on the monitor and then the s

y

stem unit. Allow the s

y

stem to boot

into Windows 2000.

4. Open the

D

ISPLAY

P

ROPERTIES

window b

y

clickin

g

on

S

TART

,

S

ETTINGS

,

C

ONTROL

P

ANEL

and then double clickin

g

on the

D

ISPLAY

icon.

5. Select the

S

ETTINGS

tab.

6. Select the

A

DVANCED

button.

On LCD monitors, unlike

CRTs, a faster refresh rate

does not improve displa

y

qualit

y

. IBM recommends usin

g

1024 x 768 at a refresh

rate of 60Hz.

7. Select the

M

ONITOR

tab.

8. Select the

P

ROPERTIFS

button.

9. Select the Driver

tab.

10. Open theUp

g

rade Device Driver Wizard window b

y

clickin

g

on UPDATE

DRIVER and then select the NEXT button.

11. select the “Displa

y

a list of the known dirvers for this device so that lcan

choose a specifc driver” and then sefect the NEXT button.

12. Inset the Setup diskette into drive A: and select the HAVE DISK button.

13. select OK.

14. Choose

IBM T540

monitor and select

OK

. The files will be copied from

the diskette to

y

our hard drive.

15. Close all open windows and remove the diskette.

16. Reboot the s

y

stem.

The s

y

stem will automaticall

y

select the maximum refresh rate and

correspondin

g

Color Matchin

g

Profiles.

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Auto Setup

Before carr

y

in

g

out this

section, it is ver

y

important that The Setup

Diskette for Windows 95 or

Windows 98 has been run.

(see pa

g

e6)

The Setup Utilit

y

included on the setup

diskette is for displa

y

in

g

do

patterns. The

y

do not replace

or modif

y

the displa

y

dirver.

The Auto Setup instructions

require the monitor to be

warmed up for 15 minutes.

This is not required for normal

operation.

B

y

pressin

g

the

Å

and

Æ

ke

y

s

simultaneousl

y

allows

direct access to the auto set-

up controls.

When

y

ou first use

y

our monitor

y

ou must perform Auto Setup. This

procedure sets up

y

our monitor to process the video si

g

nals from

y

our

computer without ima

g

e discoloration or smearin

g

. After

y

ou perform Auto

Setup, the settin

g

s are stored and used each time

y

ou turn on the monitor.

In order to optimise the displa

y

ed ima

g

e a set-up utilit

y

is provided on the IBM

Monitor Installation Diskette. Operation of the utilit

y

is dependent on the

operatin

g

s

y

stem on

y

our PC. For correct operation locate the operatin

g

s

y

stem on

y

our PC from the table below and follow the appropriate

instructions. You ma

y

choose to run

A

UTO

S

ETUP

for each operatin

g

s

y

stem

that

y

ou use. This means that if

y

ou sometimes use

y

our monitor while

runnin

g

an

y

version of Windows and sometimes also use it from within DOS

(not a DOS window),

y

ou must run

A

UTO

S

ETUP

for both Windows and DOS.

You ma

y

run versions of

A

UTO

S

ETUP

in an

y

order.

If

y

our PC does not run

with the setup diskettes

shipped with the monitor, refer

to Manual Setup on pa

g

e 12

Before

y

ou be

g

in

A

UTO

S

ETUP

for

y

our PC:

1. Make a backup cop

y

of the setup diskettes supplied with the monitor.

2. Make sure the PC’s video mode is set in the ran

g

e of the supported

screen resolution shown in the table on pa

g

e18.

The

A

UTO

SETUP

process

onl

y

applies to the current

screen mode. When a new

mode is selected, repeat this

section to reset the monitor

You should perform

A

UTO

S

ETUP

for each screen mode

y

ou use.

Operatin

g

S

y

stem Correspondin

g

Auto Setup procedure

DOS

Auto Setup for DOS

on pa

g

e 9

Windows 3.1

Auto Setup for Windows 3.1, Windows 95,

Windows 98, Windows 2000 or Windows

NT

on pa

g

e 10

Windows 95

Windows 98

Window 2000

Window NT

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Auto Setup for DOS

If the monitor is in standb

y

mode (STANDBY ON), it

ma

y

automaticall

y

turn off while

y

ou are waitin

g

for it to warm up.

If this happens, switch off the

monitor and switch it on a

g

ain

after a few seconds.

1. Turn on the monitor first; then the PC.

If the messa

g

e CHECK SIGNAL CABLE is displa

y

ed, or if nothin

g

is

displa

y

ed check:

• that the video interface cable is connected properl

y

.

• the correct video adapter card is installed.

• the correct supported displa

y

mode is selected for

y

our PC.

If

y

ou are usin

g

PC-DOS/

V, chan

g

e to U.S. mode b

y

t

y

g

‘CHEV US’ and pressin

g

ENTER at the command

prompt.

2. Wait approximatel

y

15 minutes, until the monitor warms up.

3. Insert the diskette labelled ‘IBM Flat Panel Monitor Installation Diskette

into the diskette drive.

You must use DOS when

y

ou run DOS Auto Setup.

4. Displa

y

the command prompt screen of the DOS full-screen displa

y

.

5. At the command prompt, t

y

pe ‘A:’ and press ENTER.

6. T

y

pe ‘TESTPATD’ and press ENTER.

7. Select from the screen the number for the color or text mode

y

ou want to

setup.

8. Select from the screen the number for the video mode

y

ou want to

setup.

You ma

y

repeat this process for as man

y

of the color and video modes

as

y

ou need.

The size and diversit

y

of

the dot pattern varies with

the screen resolution.

9. When the dot pattern appears, press the OSD Enter button at the

bottom of the monitor to displa

y

the initial OSD menu.

If the screen flickers,

repeat the setup several

times until the flicker is

minimised, or adjust it manuall

y

b

y

followin

g

Manual Setup on

pa

g

e 12.

10. Use an Arrow button ( or ) to select the IMAGE LOCK icon

then press the OSD Enter button to access the function.

11. Usin

g

an Arrow button ( or ), select

AUTOMATIC

and press the

OSD Enter button . This activates the

A

UTO

S

ETUP

procedure, which

will optimize the displa

y

settin

g

s with the provided dot-patterns.

The screen will3d off several times and

y

ou ma

y

notice small chan

g

es to

the test pattern.

12. When finished, the OSD main menu returns. Press the Exit button

to exit from the OSD.

13. Press the ESCAPE ke

y

to exit the test pattern pro

g

ram.

14. T

y

pe ‘Exit’ at the command prompt to return to Windows.

If

y

ou use other operatin

g

s

y

stems, perform the appropriate

A

UTO

S

ETUP

for

those s

y

stems, also: see

Auto Setup for Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT or

Windows 2000 on pa

g

e 10.

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Auto Setup for Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT

or Windows 2000

If the monitor is in standb

y

mode (STANDBY ON), it

ma

y

automaticall

y

turn off while

y

ou are waitin

g

for it to warm up.

1. Turn on the monitor first; then the PC.

If the messa

g

e CHECK SIGNAL CABLE is displa

y

ed, or if nothin

g

is

displa

y

ed check:

• that the video interface cable is connected properl

y

.

• the correct video adapter card is installed.

• the correct supported displa

y

mode is selected for

y

our PC.

2. Wait approximatel

y

15 minutes, until the monitor warms up.

3. Dra

g

the icon bar and tool bar, if the

y

are displa

y

ed, to the bottom of the

screen.

4. Insert the diskette labelled ‘IBM Flat Panel Monitor Installation Disk’ into

the diskette drive.

The size and diversit

y

of

the dot pattern varies with

the screen resolution.

5. Check the operatin

g

s

y

stem installed on

y

our PC and follow the

instructions from the table below.

6. When the test pattern appears, press the OSD Enter button at the

bottom of the monitor to displa

y

the initial OSD menu.

Position the mouse pointer

at the bottom center of the

screen. This allows

A

UTO

S

ETUP

to run properl

y

7. Use an Arrow button ( or ) to select the

IMAGE LOCK

icon

and press the OSD Enter button to access the function.

8. Usin

g

an Arrow button ( or ), select

AUTOMATIC

and press the

OSD Enter button . This activates the

A

UTO

S

ETUP

procedure, which

will optimize the displa

y

settin

g

s with the provided test pattern.

The screen will dim, blink on and off several times, and

y

ou ma

y

notice

small chan

g

es to the test pattern.

To abort the

A

UTO

S

ETUP

function, press the

E

SC

ke

y

.

9. When finished, the OSD main menu returns. Press the Exit button

once to exit from the OSD.

10. Press the

E

SC

ke

y

to return to Windows.

Operatin

g

S

y

stem

Step1 Step2 Step3 Step4

Windows 3.1

Open

P

ROGRAM

M

ANGER

Select

F

ILE

Select

R

UN

T

y

pe

‘A:\TESTPAT’

and press

ENTER

Windows NT 3.5

Windows 95

Select

S

TART

Select R

UN

Windows 98

Windows NT 4.0

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You have completed the monitor setup for Windows. If

y

ou use other operat-

in

g

s

y

stems, perform the appropriate

A

UTO

S

ETUP

for those s

y

stems, also: see

Auto Setup for DOS on pa

g

e 9.

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Manual Setup

Normall

y

,

y

ou can complete the setup procedure usin

g

A

UTO

S

ETUP

, however,

if

y

our screen ima

g

e is still distorted after

y

ou perform

A

UTO

S

ETUP

or the

setup diskette does not run on

y

our s

y

stem, perform

M

ANUAL

S

ETUP

.

If the monitor is in standb

y

mode (STANDBY ON), it

mi

g

ht automaticall

y

turn off

while

y

ou are waitin

g

for it to

warm up.

1. Have

y

our monitor turned on for about 15 minutes, until the monitor

warms up.

2. Displa

y

the ima

g

e

y

ou most frequentl

y

use on the screen.

3. Press the OSD Enter button at the bottom of the monitor to displa

y

the initial OSD menu.

4. Use an Arrow button ( or ) to select the IMAGE LOCK icon

and press the OSD Enter button to access the function.

5. Usin

g

an Arrow button ( or ), select

MANUAL

, press and then

press once to select

COARSE

. Left and ri

g

ht arrow adjustment

indicators become illuminated (see pa

g

e16

).

6. Use the Arrow buttons to manuall

y

adjust to correct (as much as

possible) for noise in the video si

g

nal then press to save the

chan

g

es.

7. Use an Arrow button to select

FINE

and press the button.

8. Use the Arrow buttons a

g

ain to tune the ima

g

e to

y

our likin

g

.

9. When finished, press the Exit button four times to exit from the

OSD.

You have completed the monitor setup.

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Adjusting Your LCD Monitor

User controls

User control features

Operation

The ima

g

e is alread

y

optimized for man

y

displa

y

modes, however the user

controls can be used to adjust

the ima

g

e to

y

our likin

g

.

• Press an

y

of the OSD control buttons to displa

y

the main OSD menu.

• Use the Arrow buttons to move amon

g

the icons. Select an icon and press

OSD Enter to access that function. If there is a sub-menu,

y

ou can move

between options usin

g

the Arrow buttons, then press OSD Enter to select

that function. Use the Arrow buttons to make adjustments.

Icon Control Description

Exit

Displa

y

s the OSD main menu

Exits from menus and sub-menus

Exits the OSD

Left Arrow

Displa

y

s the OSD main menu

Moves the cursor to hi

g

hli

g

ht icons and other

options

Ri

g

ht Arrow

Displa

y

s the OSD main menu

Moves the cursor to hi

g

hli

g

ht icons and other

options

OSD Enter

Displa

y

s the OSD main menu

Enters menus and sub-menus and selects the

hi

g

hli

g

hted option

Power Switch Switches the monitor on and off

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The settin

g

s are saved

after adjustment and when

exitin

g

the OSD and will be

effective thereafter.

• Press the Exit button to move backwards throu

g

h the sub-menus and exit

from the OSD.

Note: After makin

g

ad

j

ustments, the Power indicator LED will briefl

y

turn amber to indicate that the new value has been saved.

OSD Lock / Unlock

This feature allows

y

ou to secure the current control settin

g

s, while allowin

g

the user to adjust Bri

g

htness and Contrast, so that the

y

cannot be

inadvertentl

y

chan

g

ed. You can unlock the OSD controls at an

y

time b

y

usin

g

the same procedure.

Push and hold the OSD Enter button for 10 seconds to Lock or to Unlock.

When locked, a “LOCKED” messa

g

e will be displa

y

ed.

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On-screen displa

y

(OSD) controls

The settin

g

s adjustable with the user controls are viewed throu

g

h the On-

Screen Displa

y

(OSD). Press an

y

of the OSD buttons to activate the OSD.

The LCD monitor needs

time to become thermall

y

stable the first time

y

ou turn it on

each da

y

. Thus, to achieve more

accurate adjustments for

parameters, allow the LCD

monitor to warm up (be On) for

at least 15 minutes before

makin

g

an

y

screen adjustments.

Initial appearance of OSD

OSD functions

OSD Icon Description Sub-menu(s)

Controls and

Ad

j

ustments

BRIGHTNESS

Ad

j

usts bri

g

htness

CONTRAST

Ad

j

usts contrast

IMAGE LOCK

The ima

g

e lock function is used to

ad

j

ust the level of noise in the video

si

g

nal which causes horizontal lines or

areas on the screen where the ima

g

e

appears to be unstable and

j

itters or

shimmers. This can be done

automaticall

y

or manuall

y

.

Automatic

Automatic ad

j

ustment

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IMAGE LOCK

(continued)

Manual -

• Fine

• Coarse

Use the Arrow buttons to

adjust awa

y

the

interference. If

satisfactor

y

results are

not obtained usin

g

the

Fine adjustment, use the

Coarse adjustment and

then use Fine a

g

ain.

This function ma

y

chan

g

e the width of the

displa

y

ima

g

e. Use the

H-Position function on

the Ima

g

e Position

menu to center the

displa

y

ima

g

e on the

screen.

IMAGE

POSITION

Moves the screen left and ri

g

ht or up

and down.

H-Position

V-Position

COLOR

Select the Color Mode

y

ou find most

comfortable and then fine tune the

colors usin

g

the User Color Mode

menu, if necessar

y

.

Color Mode Mode 1

(Cool White)

Mode 2

(Normal White)

Mode 3

(Warm White)

User Mode -

• Red

Increases or decreases

redness

• Green

Increases or decreases

g

reenness

• Blue Increases or decreases

blueness

OSD Icon Description Sub-menu(s)

Controls and

Ad

j

ustments

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RESET

Resets the Bri

g

htness, Contrast and

Color settin

g

s.

Color Reset NO

- Does not make the

adjustment

YES

- Resets the color

Resets the Ima

g

e position settin

g

s

Geometr

y

Reset

NO

- Does not make the

adjustment

YES

- Resets the

g

eometr

y

INFORMATION

Shows information about the

addressabilit

y

and the horizontal and

vertical frequencies of the ima

g

es

received from the computer or video

board.

LANGUAGE

The lan

g

ua

g

e chosen affects onl

y

the

lan

g

ua

g

e of the OSD. It has no effect

on an

y

software runnin

g

on the

computer.

Select one of the five

lan

g

ua

g

es to use for the

OSD.

OSD MENU

POSITION

Chan

g

es the position of the OSD on

the screen.

H-Position

V-Position

OSD Icon Description Sub-menu(s)

Controls and

Ad

j

ustments

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Further Information

Displa

y

modes

The displa

y

mode the monitor uses is controlled b

y

the computer. Therefore,

y

ou should refer to

y

our computer documentation for details on how to

chan

g

e displa

y

modes.

The ima

g

e size, position and shape ma

y

chan

g

e when the displa

y

mode

chan

g

es. This is normal and the ima

g

e can be readjusted usin

g

A

UTO

S

ETUP

and the monitor controls.

Unlike CRT monitors, which require a hi

g

h refresh rate to minimize flicker,

TFT technolo

gy

is inherentl

y

flicker-free. If possible, confi

g

ure

y

our computer

for 1024 × 768 addressabilit

y

at 60Hz vertical refresh rate.

For the displa

y

modes listed below, the screen ima

g

e has been optimized

durin

g

manufacture.

Factor

y

Set Displa

y

Modes

† Recommended

‘Note: VESA timin

g

s are as detailed in the VESA “Displa

y

Monitor Timin

g

Specification”. Version 1.0, Revision 0.8, dated 09/17/98.’

Addressabilit

y

Refresh Rate Horizontal Frequenc

y

640 × 350 70 Hz 31.5 kHz

640 × 480 60 Hz 31.5 kHz

640 × 480 72 Hz 37.9 kHz

640 × 480 75 Hz 37.5 kHz

720 × 400 70 Hz 31.5 kHz

800 × 600 75 Hz 46.9 kHz

800 × 600 72 Hz 48.1 kHz

800 × 600 60 Hz 37.9 kHz

800 × 600 56 Hz 35.2 kHz

832 × 624 75 Hz 49.7 kHz

1024 × 768† 60 Hz 48.4 kHz

1024 × 768 70 Hz 56.5 kHz

1024 × 768 75 Hz 60.0 kHz

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