Overview Selecting the Input Signal On Screen Display (OSD) Menu System Recall Features Automatic Save On-Screen Messages LED Indicators
Use the control buttons on the front of the monitor to adjust the characteristics of the image being displayed. As you use these buttons to adjust the controls, an on-screen display (OSD) shows their numeric values as they change.
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Displaying this monitor's name, serial number, and date of manufacture.
While the monitor is receiving a video signal, press
and hold for more than
five seconds to display this monitor's information box.
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You can connect two computers to this monitor using the
video input 1 (
1) and the video input 2 (
2) connectors. To select one of the two computers, use
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Each time you press this button, the input signal alternates between video input 1 and video input 2. When the button is
pressed, INPUT 1 is selected; press the button again to select INPUT 2.
Press
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The selected connector appears on the screen for 3 seconds.
"INPUT 1" (video input 1 connector:
1) or "INPUT 2" (video input 2 connector:
2) appears on the screen.
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NOTE: If no signal is input to the selected connector, NO SIGNAL appears on the screen. After 60 seconds, the monitor enters the power saving mode. If this happens, switch to the other connector. |
EXIT
Selectto close the menu.
CONTRAST/BRIGHT
Selectto adjust the contrast and brightness of the picture.
SIZE/CENTER
Selectto adjust the size and centering of the picture.
GEOMETRY
Selectto adjust the rotation and shape of the picture.
CONVERGENCE
Selectto adjust the horizontal and vertical convergence of the picture.
SCREEN
Selectto adjust the quality of the picture. You can degauss the screen, adjust the moire cancellation, and adjust the landing.
COLOR
Selectto adjust the color temperature of the picture. You can use this to match the colors of a picture on the monitor to the colors of a printed picture.
OPTION
Selectto adjust the options of the monitor. The options include:
locking the controls choosing the language of the on-screen menus changing the on-screen menu position setting the color temperature adjustment mode RESET
Selectto restore the adjustments.
The resolution of the current input signal
The refresh rate of the current input signal
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Adjusts the contrast between the foreground and
background of the picture. Press Press Press
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Adjusts the background brightness of the picture. Press Press Press
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This icon accesses a group of controls that adjust the horizontal and vertical size and centering of the picture, both manually and automatically. |
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Adjusts the horizontal position of the picture. Press Press |
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Adjusts the horizontal size of the picture. Press Press |
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Adjusts the vertical position of the picture. Press Press |
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Adjusts the vertical size of the picture. Press Press |
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Automatically adjusts the size and position of the picture to fill the screen. Press
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This icon accesses a group of controls that adjust the rotation and shape of the picture. |
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Rotates the picture. Press Press |
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Expands or contracts the sides of the picture. Press Press |
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Shifts the sides of the picture to the left or right. Press Press |
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Adjusts the picture width at the top of the screen. Press Press |
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Shifts the picture to the left or right at the top of the screen. Press Press |
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Restores your geometry adjustments to the factory setting. Press |
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This icon accesses a group of controls that adjust the horizontal and vertical convergence of the picture. Convergence refers to the alignment of the red, green, and blue signals. If you see red or blue shadows around letters or lines, adjust the convergence.
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Horizontally shifts red or blue shadows. Press Press |
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Vertically shifts red or blue shadows. Press Press |
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Vertically shifts red or blue shadows at the top of the screen. Press Press |
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Vertically shifts red or blue shadows at the bottom of the screen. Press Press |
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Restores your convergence adjustments to the factory setting. Press |
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This icon accesses a group of controls that adjust the quality of the picture by controlling the degauss, moire, and landing features of the monitor. |
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Manually degausses the monitor. Press The screen is degaussed for about 2 seconds. If a second degauss cycle is needed, allow a minimum interval of 20 minutes for the best result.
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If elliptical or wavy patterns appear on the screen, cancel the moire. Press * Moire is a type of natural interference which
produces soft, wavy lines on your screen. It may appear due to interference
between the pattern of the picture on the screen and the phosphor pitch
pattern of the monitor.
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If the color is irregular at the top left corner of the screen, adjust the landing in the top left corner of the screen. Press |
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If the color is irregular at the top right corner of the screen, adjust the landing in the top right corner of the screen. Press |
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If the color is irregular at the bottom left corner of the screen, adjust the landing in the bottom left corner of the screen. Press |
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If the color is irregular at the bottom right corner of the screen, adjust the landing in the bottom right corner of the screen. Press |
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Restores your screen adjustments to the factory setting. Press |
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This icon accesses a group of controls that adjust the color temperature of the picture by changing the color level of the white color field. Colors appear reddish if the temperature is low, and appear bluish if the temperature is high. This adjustment is useful for matching the colors of a picture on the monitor to the colors of a printed picture. There are four types of adjustment modes, PRESET, VARIABLE, EXPERT, and sRGB. The default mode is PRESET.
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Selects a color temperature from the preset color temperature. Press The preset color temperatures are 5000K, 6500K, and 9300K. Since the default setting is 9300K, the white will change from a bluish hue to a reddish hue as the temperature is lowered to 6500K or 5000K.
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Adjusts the color temperature from 5000K to 11000K. To fine tune the color temperature: Press Press
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Adjusts the R (red), G (green), and B (blue) components of BIAS
Press This adjusts the dark areas of the picture. Press Press Press This adjusts the light areas of the picture. Press Press |
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Restores the color adjustments to the factory setting. Press |
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sRGB |
The sRGB color setting is an industry standard color
space protocol designed to correlate the displayed and printed colors
of sRGB compliant computer products. To adjust the colors to the sRGB
profile, simply select the sRGB mode in
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The colors of most display monitors tend to gradually lose brilliance over several years of service. The COLOR RETURN feature, found in the PRESET, VARIABLE, and sRGB modes allows you to restore the color to the original factory quality levels. Press The picture disappears while the color is being restored (about 2 seconds). After the color is restored, the picture reappears on the screen again.
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This icon accesses a group of controls that adjusts the monitor's options. You can lock the controls, choose the language of the on-screen menus, change the on-screen menu position, and set the color temperature adjustment mode. |
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Protects adjustment data by locking the controls. Press Press Only the
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Selects the language of the on-screen menu. English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Russian and Japanese versions of the on-screen menus are available. The default language is English. Press
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Changes the position of the menu horizontally if it is blocking an image on the screen. Press Press |
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Changes the position of the menu vertically if it is blocking an image on the screen. Press Press |
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Sets the color mode for the There are four types of adjustment modes, PRESET, VARIABLE, EXPERT, and sRGB. The default mode is PRESET. Press |
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Restores all adjustment data to factory setting. | ||||
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Restores all the adjustment data for the current input signal. Press
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Restores all of the adjustment data for all input signals. Press
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Whenever you open the OSD and allow an adjustment window to remain on screen for about 3 seconds without pressing another button, the monitor automatically saves any adjustments you have made. These changes are saved into a user area in the monitor. User areas are reserved according to the signal frequency of your computer. The monitor can save adjustments for up to 15 user modes. It has 10 preset modes, one for each signal frequency, as listed in Preset Display Modes.
If you have made no adjustments, the on-screen menu disappears and the monitor does not save anything.
If there is something wrong with the input signal, one of the following messages appears on the screen.
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The selected connector This message shows the currently selected connector (INPUT 1 or INPUT 2). |
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The input signal condition NO SIGNAL This indicates that no signal is input, or that no signal is input from the selected connector. |
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The remedies One or more of the following messages may appear on the screen.
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NOTE: This message will disappear after 60 seconds and the monitor will go into power save mode (LED will turn amber). This message can be re-activated by pressing any one of the front panel control buttons. |
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The selected connector and the frequencies of the current
input signal This message shows the currently selected connector (INPUT 1 or INPUT 2). If the monitor recognizes the frequencies of the current input signal, the horizontal and vertical frequencies are also displayed. |
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The input signal condition OUT OF SCAN RANGE This indicates that the input signal is not supported by the monitor's specifications. |
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The remedies CHANGE SIGNAL TIMING appears on the screen. If you are replacing an old monitor with this monitor, reconnect the old monitor. Then adjust the computer's graphic board so that the horizontal frequency is between 30 - 130 kHz, and the vertical frequency is between 48 - 170 Hz. |
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NOTE: This message will stay on the screen and not disappear. |
Before using the (COLOR RETURN) feature in the
(COLOR) menu, the
monitor must be in normal operation mode (green power indicator on) for at least
30 minutes. If the monitor goes into power saving mode, you must return the
monitor to normal operation mode and wait for 30 minutes for the monitor to
be ready. You may need to adjust your computer's power saving settings to keep
the monitor in normal operation mode for the full 30 minutes. If the monitor
is not ready, the following message will appear.
Sometimes, no warning message appears, but the screen is blank, which could also indicate that the monitor is not synchronizing with the computer.
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Normal operation | Green |
Active off | Amber |
Failure | Flashing amber |
See Troubleshooting for more information.