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A90f+ Color Monitor
User Guide
Guide de l’utilisateur
Guía del usuario
Guia do usuário
With Plug & Play ✘
19" (18.0" Viewable Diagonal)
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Contents Product Registration...................................................2 For Your Records.......................................................2 Getting Started Package Contents......................................................3 Precautions ................................................................3 Quick Installation........................................................4 Using the Monitor Setting the Timing Mode ............................................5 OSD Lock Settin
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Copyright © ViewSonic Corporation, 2002. All rights reserved. Macintosh and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. ViewSonic, the three birds logo, OnView, ViewMatch, ViewMeter, and PerfectFlat are registered trademarks of ViewSonic Corporation. VESA is a registered trademark of the Video Electronics Standards Association
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Getting Started ® Congratulations on your purchase of a ViewSonic color monitor. Important! Save the original box and all packing material for future shipping needs. NOTE: The word “Windows” in this user guide refers to the following Microsoft operating systems: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me (Millennium Edition), Windows NT, and Windows XP. Package Contents Your package includes: Color monitor DB-15 video cable Power cord ViewSonic Wizard CD-ROM NOTE: The CD jack
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Quick Installation 1 Connect power cord (Continued) Connect the power cord to a properly (2) Wait for the CD-ROM to auto-start. grounded AC outlet. NOTE: If the CD-ROM does not auto-start: double-click on the CD-ROM icon in 2 Connect video cable Windows Explorer, then double-click on Make sure both the monitor and computer viewsonic.exe. are turned OFF. (3) Follow the on-screen instructions. Connect the video cable to the computer. 5 Windows users: Set the Timing ® Macintosh users: Models
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Using the Monitor Setting the Timing Mode Setting the timing mode is important for maximizing the quality of the screen image and minimizing eye strain. The timing mode consists of the resolution (example 1024 x 768) and refresh rate (or vertical frequency; ® example 75 Hz). After setting the timing mode, use the OnView controls to adjust the screen image. For the best picture quality set your monitor timing mode to: VESA 1280 x 1024 @ 75 Hz. To set the Resolution: 1 Right-click on the Wi
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Adjusting the Screen Image ® Use the buttons on the front control panel to display and adjust the OnView controls which display on the screen. The OnView controls are explained at the top of the next page and are defined in “Main Menu Controls” on page 8. Main Men Main Menu u With OnView controls Front Control Panel Switches between Normal and UltraBrite modes. "NORMAL: TEXT/SPREADSHEET": When selected, this brightness level setting displays a standard CRT brightness of 120 Displays the highl
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Do the following to adjust the screen image: 1 To display the Main Menu, press button [1]. 2 To select a control you want to adjust, press the arrow buttons on the front control panel of your monitor and scroll through the choices. When the control you want is highlighted, press button [2]. NOTE: Some controls on the Main Menu are listed in pairs, such as Contrast/Brightness. Display control screen (sample shown in step 3 below). Press button [2] to toggle to the next control in the pair. 3
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Control Explanation Trapezoid adjusts the top and bottom of the screen image until they have equal width. Parallelogram slants the vertical edges of the screen image until they are parallel. Rotation rotates the entire screen image. Degauss removes the build-up of magnetic fields that can cause irregular colors to appear around the edges of screen images. There are two ways to degauss the display: automatically by turning the monitor on, or manually by selecting the DEGAUSS control from
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Control Explanation Memory Recall returns adjustments to the original factory settings if the display is operating in a factory preset timing mode listed in this user guide. Exception: This control does not affect changes made with the User Color control. ® ViewMeter displays information regarding the current input signal coming from the graphics card of the computer. ViewSonic A90f+ 10
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Other Information Specifications Type Full 19” (18.0” viewable diagonal area), 0.21 mm Horizontal, CRT 0.14 mm Vertical, and 0.25 mm diagonal dot pitch, 90° deflection Phosphor RGB P22 medium/short persistence Glass surface TM = 52.6%, anti-static, anti-reflection Video RGB Analog (0.7Vp-p, 75 Ohms) Input Signal Sync f : 30-86 kHz, f : 50-150 Hz H v HV Separate (TTL), Composite Sync Compatibility PC VGA up to 1600 x 1200 1 ® Macintosh Power Macintosh G3, G4 (from 640 x 480 to 1024 x
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Troubleshooting No power Make sure power button (or switch) is ON. Make sure A/C power cord is securely connected to the back of the monitor and to a power outlet. Plug another electrical device (like a radio) into the power outlet to verify that the outlet is supplying proper voltage. Power is ON but no screen image Make sure the video cable supplied with the monitor is tightly secured to the video output port on the back of the computer. If the other end of the video cable is not
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Customer Support For technical support or product service, see the table below or contact your reseller. NOTE: You will need the product serial number. Country/ Web site T = Telephone Email Region F = FAX United States viewsonic.com/ T: (800) 688-6688 service.us@ support F: (909) 468-1202 viewsonic.com Canada viewsonic.com/ T: (800) 688-6688 support F: (909) 468-1202 service.ca@ viewsonic.com United Kingdom viewsoniceurope.com T: 0800 833 648 service.eu@ F: (01293) 643910 viewsoniceurope.com Eu
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Cleaning the Monitor MAKE SURE THE MONITOR IS TURNED OFF. NEVER SPRAY OR POUR ANY LIQUID DIRECTLY ONTO THE SCREEN OR CASE. To clean the screen: 1 Wipe the screen with a clean, soft, lint-free cloth. This removes dust and other particles. 2 If still not clean, apply a small amount of non-ammonia, non-alcohol based glass cleaner onto a clean, soft, lint-free cloth, and wipe the screen. To clean the case: 1 Use a soft, dry cloth. 2 If still not clean, apply a small amount of a non-ammonia
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Limited Warranty VIEWSONIC CRT MONITORS What the warranty covers: ViewSonic warrants its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship during the warranty period. If a product proves to be defective in material or workmanship during the warranty period, ViewSonic will, at its sole option, repair or replace the product with a like product. Replacement product or parts may include remanufactured or refurbished parts or components. How long the warranty is effective: ® ViewSonic c
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Appendix Safety Guidelines CAUTION: The socket-outlet should be installed near the equipment and be easily accessible. CAUTION: Use a power cable that is properly grounded. Always use the appropriate AC cord that is certified for the individual country. Some examples are listed below:
IMPORTANT NOTICE CONCERNING POWER CORD SELECTIO
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Compliance Information for U.S.A. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, ther
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