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1_E240MPcov.fm Page 1 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:12 AM
SyncMaster 240MP
(For NTSC systems)
TFT-LCD Monitor
Owner’s
Instructions
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1_E240MPcov.fm Page 2 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:12 AM For Better Display 1. Adjust computer resolution and screen injection rate (refresh rate) in control panel of computer as described below to enjoy the best quality of picture. You can have an uneven quality of picture in the screen if the best quality of picture is not provided in TFT-LCD. • Resolution: 1920 x 1200 • Vertical frequency (refresh rate): 60 Hz 2. TFT LCD panel m
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2_E240MPtoc.fm Page 1 Friday, May 18, 2001 3:23 PM Table of Contents Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unpacking your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Setting up Your LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3_E240MPsaf.fm Page 2 Friday, May 18, 2001 3:28 PM Safety Instructions Before connecting the AC power cord to the DC adapter outlet, make sure the voltage 1 designation of the DC adapter corresponds to the local electrical supply. Never insert anything metallic into the cabinet openings of the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 2 monitor; doing so may create the danger of electric shock. To avoid electric shock, never touch the inside of the LCD monitor. Only a
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 3 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Unpacking Your Monitor Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer. Color Utility & Driver Power Cord Warranty Card (not available in all locations) Manual Remote Controller V1 V2 SOURCE PIP AUTO EXIT MENU S-Video Cable Batteries Monitor (AAA x 2) DC Adapter Sound RCA Cable (L/R) TV Tuner Cable 15-pin D-Sub Signal Cable Video RCA Cable PC Stereo Cable TV Tuner B
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PIP V1 V2 SOURCE AUTO EXIT MENU 4_E240MP3p.fm Page 4 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Setting up Your LCD Monitor Setting up an Ergonomic Workstation Consider the advice given below before you install your monitor. Monitor location Choose a position that exposes your monitor to the least reflection from lights or windows, usually at a right angle to any window. Workstation height Place your LCD monitor so that the top of the screen is slightly below your eye level when you are
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 5 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Setting up Your LCD Monitor Connecting Your LCD Monitor DC 14V PC 12 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 Figure 3. Cable connections 1. Connect the power cord to the DC adaptor and connect the adaptor plug to the DC14V power connector 1 on the back of the monitor. 2. Connect the 15-pin D-Sub signal cable from PC to 2 . 3. Connect RCA cable from external video devices such as VCR, DVD, and Camcorder to 4 . 4. Connect S-Video cable from external vide
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 6 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Setting up Your LCD Monitor – Read the information and make sure that the video mode says only “H_Sync... V_Sync...” without mentioning resolution. –If you read 1600x1200, then the monitor is in UXGA mode. If you are experiencing the above, then please follow the steps given below to solve the problem. 1.Touch the “Menu” button to bring up OSD window. 2.Select “Hz” menu. 3.Press “Menu” button seven times while keeping “Hz”
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 7 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Setting up Your LCD Monitor 1 Turn off both your computer and the monitor. 2 Unplug the video cable from the back of the computer. 3 Turn on the monitor. If the monitor is functioning properly in PC mode, you will see a white box with a large blue oval Samsung logo and an error messsage “CHECK SIGNAL CABLE PC” in black color. CHECK SIGNAL CABLE PC Figure 5. Monitor self-test screen This box also appears during nor
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 8 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor User Controls Your LCD monitor allows you to easily adjust the characteristics of the image being displayed. All of these adjustments are made using the control buttons on the front of the monitor. While you use these buttons to adjust the controls, an OSD shows you their numeric values as they change. Figure 6. User control locations No. Name Description Selects
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 9 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor No. Name Description Turns ON/OFF the monitor. Indicates the status of the monitor. Power -Green : Normal Operation. 6 -Amber : Power Saving Mode or Disconnected Signal Cable. Automatic Save Whenever you open the OSD and allow an adjustment window to remain active for about 3 seconds without pressing other buttons, the monitor automatically saves any adjustment you have made. These change
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 10 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Direct-Access Features While you are watching full screen TV or in PIP mode When OSD is not on the screen, push the " " or " " button to select program channel number. 11 Push the " " button to decrease channel Channel 1 number. Push the " " button to increase the 2 channel number. When OSD is not on the screen, push the " " or " " button to adjust volume. Push the " " button t
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 11 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor On Screen Display(OSD) Function icons Brightness Function name Setting bar + 25 - Press Menu Key Tool Tip Figure 7. On Screen Display(OSD) Accessing the menu system With the OSD off, push the Menu button to display the main OSD menu. 1 Use the "– CH +, – VOL + " buttons to move from one function to another. As you move 2 from one icon to another, the function name changes to
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 12 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor OSD functions and adjustment Table 1. Screen controls Menus and Function Descriptions Icon Sub-menus – + Brightness Changes the overall light intensity of the images being displayed. Contrast Changes the ratio of light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black. If "Contrast" ratio is set too high, color saturation occur
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 13 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued ) Menus and Function Descriptions Icon Sub-menus – + Fine Although "Auto Adjustment" automatically finds the Coarse optimum values of FINE and COARSE parameters as well as image position, it may be necessary for you to adjust those parameters manually. It is recommended for you to use "Auto
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 14 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued ) Menus and Function Descriptions Icon Sub-menus – + PC Color control The tone of color can be changed from bluish white to redish white. The individual color components are also user customizable. Mode 1 Redish white. Mode 2 Plain white. Mode 3 Bluish white. User Mode User c
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 15 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued ) Menus and Function Descriptions Icon Sub-menus – + Image Size/ Aspect ratio is the proportion of a vertical versus a Effect horizontal resolution, and it varies depending on the input video resolution. For example, 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768 have the aspect ratio of 4:3, and 1280x1024 has the
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 16 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued ) Menus and Function Descriptions Icon Sub-menus – + Image Effect Performs digital image quality compensation. When an input video resolution is lower than 1920x1200 and if IMAGE SIZE is set to "16:10" or "4 : 3", then depending on the input video resolution, the expanded image becomes haz
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 17 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued ) Menus and Function Descriptions Icon Sub-menus – + PIP(Picture-in- Shows a small sub-window superimposed on Video or PC. Picture) Control When Video is a full screen video source, then PC will be appeared in a small window. Likewise, when PC is a full screen video source, then Vi
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4_E240MP3p.fm Page 18 Monday, August 13, 2001 11:08 AM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued ) Menus and Function Descriptions Icon Sub-menus – + PBP (Picture by Shows PC and Video side by side. picture) Control The monitor screen splits by half and one side is filled with PC and the other side is filled with Video. Again, the monitor remembers the previous state of PC
