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User Guide
Gateway FPD-2020 Monitor
Version 1.0
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Contents Using Your FPD 2020 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Connecting the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Starting the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Adjusting monitor settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 External controls . .
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Using Your FPD 2020 Monitor The FPD 2020 monitor is a high-resolution color LCD with: ■ 1600 × 1200 maximum resolution ■ Over 16 million colors ■ Excellent contrast and legibility ■ Space-saving and lightweight design ■ Reduced power usage 1
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Using Your FPD 2020 Monitor Connecting the monitor To connect the monitor: 1 Position your computer and the monitor so you can reach the connections on each. 2 Lay the monitor on its back. www.gateway.com 2
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Connecting the monitor 3 Connect the power cord to the power connector underneath the bottom of the screen. www.gateway.com 3
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Using Your FPD 2020 Monitor 4 If your computer supports analog video (blue video connector), connect the analog video cable to the blue analog connector underneath the bottom of the screen. - OR - If your computer supports digital video (white video connector), connect the digital video cable to the white DVI connector underneath the bottom of the screen. Important Make sure that you only connect one video cable to the monitor and computer. The only way to use both connections it to share
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Connecting the monitor 7 If your computer supports analog video, then connect the analog video cable to the matching blue video port on the back of your computer. - OR - If your computer supports digital video, then connect the digital video cable to the matching white video port on the back of your computer. www.gateway.com 5
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Using Your FPD 2020 Monitor 8 Plug the power cord into a correctly grounded electrical outlet. www.gateway.com 6
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Starting the monitor Starting the monitor To start the monitor: 1 Press the main power switch on the right side of monitor. The power LED on the front of the monitor turns on. Main power switch Tips & Tricks After the main power switch is on, use the power button on the front of the monitor to turn the monitor off and on. You cannot use the front power button until the main power switch is on. 2 Turn on your computer. www.gateway.com 7
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Using Your FPD 2020 Monitor 3 After your computer is running, the power LED on the monitor should be green. Allow about 10 seconds for the display image to appear. If the power LED is not green or you do not see a display image, check the connections. For more troubleshooting information, see “Troubleshooting” on page 20. 4 Adjust the tilt of the monitor for the best viewing angle. 5 After you see the Windows desktop, press the AUTO button to automatically adjust your display image to the id
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Adjusting monitor settings Adjusting monitor settings Use the external controls (located on the monitor itself) and software controls (accessible in Windows) to adjust the display image. For more information about software controls, see “Software controls” on page 14. External controls This monitor features an on-screen display (OSD) that lets you adjust and save contrast, brightness, and other settings for the monitor. The monitor saves changes you make to the settings, even if you turn off
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Using Your FPD 2020 Monitor ■ LIGHT VIEW Press to select a preset viewing mode or customize one of your own. Preset modes include optimized settings for text, movies, or photos in either day or night ambient light levels. ■ AUTO Press to automatically optimize the monitor’s image position, clock, and phase. ■ SOURCE Press to view the source signal or switch between computers if you have two computers connected to the monitor. ■ MENU Press to view the OSD. Press again to exit. ■ Arrows OSD ac
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Adjusting monitor settings OSD options To adjust the OSD settings: 1 Press the MENU button. The OSD menu opens. 2 Use the and buttons to highlight a control, then press the SELECT button. 3 Use the buttons to adjust the control to the desired level. 4 Press the SELECT button to return to the main navigation bar on the left of the OSD menu. 5 When you have finished making all adjustments, press the MENU button to exit the OSD. OSD menus OSD Menu Description Brightness. Press the and buttons
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Using Your FPD 2020 Monitor OSD Menu Description Preset. Press the and buttons to adjust the color temperature. COLOR ADJUSTMENT 9300K is bluish white. 6500K is reddish white (default). R G B USER 9300K 6500K Red, Green, Blue. Press the button to move to the next color. RED RED 50 50 Press the and buttons to GREEN GREEN 50 50 customize your color levels. BLUE BLUE 50 50 OSD Vertical position. Press the and buttons to move the image up IMAGE POSITION and down. Horizontal position. Press the
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Adjusting monitor settings OSD Menu Description Language. Press the and buttons to change the language of the SETUP OSD menu. Image Size. Press the and R G B buttons to change the size of the screen display area. LANGUAGE ENGLISH Transparency. Press the and IMAGE SIZE FULL buttons to change the color intensity of TRANSPARENCY 50 the OSD menu. ZOOM Zoom. Press SELECT to enter the OSD Zoom submenu, then press the 1024Y768 48.3KHz / 60Hz and buttons to zoom in and out within the screen d
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Using Your FPD 2020 Monitor Software controls Adjusting the color depth and screen resolution are two of the most basic monitor settings you may need to change. Adjusting the color depth Color depth is the number of colors your video card uses. Most images look best displayed with the maximum number of colors available. Windows lets you choose from several color depth settings for the monitor. We recommend that you use the 32-bit True Color setting or the highest setting available at all tim
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Adjusting monitor settings 3 Click the Settings tab. 4 Click the arrow button to open the Color quality or Colors list, then click the color depth you want. 5 To save your changes in Windows XP, click OK, then click Yes. - OR - To save your changes in Windows 2000, click OK, then click OK again. Help and For more information about adjusting monitor settings in Support Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword changing display settings in the HelpSpot Search box ,
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Using Your FPD 2020 Monitor Adjusting the screen resolution You can change the screen resolution to a size you prefer. For example, you can increase the resolution to fit more icons on your desktop, or you can decrease the resolution to make reading and identifying objects on the monitor easier. The higher the resolution, the smaller individual components of the screen (such as icons and menu bars) appear. To change the screen resolution: 1 In Windows XP, click Start, then click Control Pane
