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24-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor
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Contents Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Connecting the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Attaching the base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Connecting video inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Setting up the optional s
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor • Connecting the monitor � Ergonomic guidelines � Starting the monitor � Adjusting monitor settings � Changing Windows screen settings � Using the speaker bar � Power management � Maintaining � Troubleshooting � FAQs � Specifications 1
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor Connecting the monitor To set up the monitor, first attach the base, then make your cable connections. Attaching the base To attach the base: 1 Place the monitor base on a table top. 2 Slide the monitor neck down onto the base until it clicks into place. You may need to press the button on the base to let your monitor slide on smoothly. Connecting video inputs To connect video sources to your monitor: 1 Position your computer and the monitor so you can re
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www.gateway.com 3 If your computer has an HDMI digital audio/video connector, connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI connector under the back of the display. Important An HDMI cable has not been included with your monitor. A cable can be purchased from www.gateway.com (available in the U.S. only) or from various Internet retailers and electronic retail stores. - OR - If your computer has a digital video connector (DVI), connect the DVI video cable to the white connector under the back of the disp
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor 5 Connect other video sources (such as a DVD player, video camera, or receiver) to the appropriate video jacks on the back of the monitor. HDMI port DVI port VGA port Setting up the optional speaker bar An optional speaker bar is available for mounting underneath your monitor. In the United States, you can order a speaker bar from www.gateway.com. To install the speaker bar: 1 Turn off the monitor. Important If you connect the speaker bar to the monitor w
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www.gateway.com 4 Plug the speaker bar’s power and audio plugs into the appropriate connectors underneath the monitor. Power Audio jack connector 5 Plug the speaker bar’s pink and green 3.5 audio plugs into the appropriate speaker and microphone connectors on the computer. Important For best audio performance use an HDMI connection. The digital audio is conveyed along the same cable as the digital video, and no additional audio connection is required. You may need to set your video source’s
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor Connecting power To connect power: 1 Position your monitor so you can reach the back, then connect the power cord to the power connector under the back of the monitor. 2 Plug the power cord into a correctly grounded power outlet. We recommend using a surge protector (not included) to protect your monitor from voltage spikes. 3 To make sure that the monitor’s power is correctly connected, check the power button on the front button panel. The power icon on
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www.gateway.com Ergonomic guidelines The recommended screen positioning is based upon the following guidelines. These guidelines are based on available scientific literature and published standards. Screen height The recommended screen height for displays (except in special circumstances, such as for bifocal use) is that the top of the display should be set at or slightly below (about 1 inch or 25 mm) your eye level while you are sitting in a comfortable working posture. This guideline places
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor 2 Turn on your computer. After your computer is running, the power LED on the monitor’s power button should turn blue, indicating that the monitor has detected a video source. Allow about 10 seconds for the display image to appear. If you do not see an image after waiting 10 seconds, check the color of the power button light. • No light—The monitor is not receiving power. Make sure that the monitor is plugged into an AC outlet. � Purple—The monitor is tu
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www.gateway.com Using the shortcut menu To use the shortcut menu: 1 Touch (Menu) on the front of your monitor. The rest of the button icons light up and the shortcut menu opens. (The menu’s appearance and choices vary, depending on the currently active video input and whether the speaker bar is attached.) Important The buttons are very sensitive, and may be “pressed” by holding your finger just above its surface. To completely “release” a touch button, make sure that you lift your finger we
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor � Touch (Cancel) to exit the shortcut menu. � Touch (Main Menu) to open the main menu. � To turn off the button icons and close the menu, wait about ten seconds without pressing a button. Using the main menu To use the main menu: 1 Touch (Menu) on the front of your monitor. The rest of the button icons light up and the shortcut menu opens. Important The EzTouch menu buttons are very sensitive, and may be “pressed” by holding your finger just above its su
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www.gateway.com OSD Menu Description Auto—Automatically adjusts your monitor to its optimum settings. (VGA input only) Main menu Picture—Opens the Picture menu, where you can adjust brightness, contrast, and gamma. PIP Settings—Opens the PIP Settings menu, where you can adjust the source, position, size, and transparency of the Picture-in-Picture image. Video adjust—Opens the Video Adjust menu, where you can adjust the sharpness of the picture and the video aspect ratio. Geometry—Opens the Geo
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor OSD Menu Description H Position—Moves the display image left and right. You can also touch Auto to configure the vertical and Geometry menu horizontal position automatically. (VGA input only) V Position—Moves the display image up and down. You can also touch Auto to configure the vertical and horizontal position automatically. Clock—Minimizes any vertical bars or stripes visible on the screen background. The horizontal screen size will also change. Phase
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www.gateway.com Changing Windows screen settings Adjusting the color depth and screen area are two of the most basic display settings you may need to change. You can also adjust settings such as the screen background and screen saver. Changing color depth and screen resolution Color depth and screen resolution are two of the most basic monitor settings you may need to change to suit your needs. Color depth is the number of colors your computer uses to display images on your monitor. Most imag
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor EzTune software When installed onto your computer, EzTune™ software lets you control many of the monitor settings from your computer. With EzTune, you can: � Change the orientation of the image (landscape to portrait) by just rotating the screen (requires the optional height-adjustable stand available in the U.S. at www.gateway.com) � Change brightness, contrast, and color balance � Change screen geometry � Set the display position and resolution For more
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www.gateway.com Use these conventions and the power can be reduced to the following levels: VESA State LED Indicator Power Consumption On Blue <150 W Standby Orange <2 W Off Purple <1 W To “wake” the monitor when it is in Standby/Active Off mode, move the mouse or press any keyboard key. You can change the monitor’s power management settings using the Windows Control Panel. For more information, see your computer’s User Guide. Maintaining To keep the monitor in optimal working order: � Do not
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor No picture � Touch (Menu), then (Input Select) to make sure that you have selected the correct video source. � Make sure that the power cord is connected correctly to both the back of the monitor and the wall outlet. For more information about connecting the power cord, see “Connecting the monitor” on page 2. � Make sure that the video cable is connected securely to the back of the monitor and computer. For more information about connecting the video cab
