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XHD3000 30-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor
USERGUIDE
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page i Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM Contents Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Monitor . . . . . . 1 Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Monitor features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page ii Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM Contents Chapter 4: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Troubleshooting guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Troubleshooting symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 No power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 No picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page iii Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM www.gateway.com Appendix A: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Monitor specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Video modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Speaker bar specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Remote control specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page iv Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM Contents iv
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page 1 Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM CHAPTER1 Checking Out Your Monitor • Package contents � Monitor features � Remote control features 1
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page 2 Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM CHAPTER 1: Checking Out Your Monitor Package contents Your monitor’s box should contain the following items: AC power adapter Monitor (base attached) Speaker bar (optional on some models)) Universal remote control EzTune software CD Audio patch cable Two AA batteries (for remote control) USB hub cable DVI video cable VGA video cable User Guide IR blaster cable AC power cord 2
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page 3 Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM www.gateway.com Monitor features Front Menu touch button* Power touch button*/Power LED IR remote sensor * For instructions on using the touch buttons, see “Using the EzTouch menu” on page 29. 3
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page 4 Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM CHAPTER 1: Checking Out Your Monitor Back Cable lock slot Ports and jacks (underneath) 4
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page 5 Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM www.gateway.com Monitor connections Although this guide covers basic setup, refer to the following illustration for advanced audio and video setup help. L/R audio in (composite) L/R audio in (component) DVI mode audio L/R audio in (S-Video) Composite video L/R audio out S/PDIF coaxial output Component video Monitor VGA DVI HDMI Speaker bar audio USB-A power (connect to VGA mode audio USB-B USB (connect to IR blaster S/PD
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page 6 Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM CHAPTER 1: Checking Out Your Monitor Connector Use Speaker bar audio Connect to the optional speaker bar. VGA mode audio Connect to the headphone/speakers jack on your computer for the VGA display mode’s audio source. IR blaster Connect to the IR blaster sensor. S-Video Connect to the S-Video out jack on an S-Video video source, such as a DVD player. VGA Connect to a VGA jack on a VGA video source, such as your computer.
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page 7 Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM www.gateway.com Remote control features Power Select cable/satellite Open Windows remote mode Media Center Select LCD Select DVD remote mode remote mode Playback controls Display Back menu on-screen information Menu controls Programming Clear/exit/ guide/DVD cancel menu (depends on mode) Channel recall Channel/skip chapter Volume (depends on mode) Mute Numeric keypad Input (video Menu source select) 7
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page 8 Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM CHAPTER 1: Checking Out Your Monitor Important Your remote control works for your monitor, but you must program it to work for your other devices (such as cable or satellite set-top boxes and DVD players). For more information, see “Programming the universal remote control” on page 54. Button Function Select cable/satellite For universal remote control functions, press to control remote mode your cable or satellite set-t
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page 9 Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM www.gateway.com Button Function Channel/skip Press to change the channel or skip chapters. (Function chapter/tune (depends depends on the current mode.) on mode) Mute Press to mute the sound, and press again to restore sound. Numeric keypad Press to directly enter channel numbers, chapter numbers, or values in menu settings. Menu Press to open the LCD panel’s on-screen menu. Important: You may notice a delay when the Menu
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page 10 Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM CHAPTER 1: Checking Out Your Monitor 10
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page 11 Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM CHAPTER2 Setting Up Your Monitor � Connecting the monitor � Setting up the optional speaker bar � Positioning the monitor 11
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page 12 Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM CHAPTER 2: Setting Up Your Monitor Connecting the monitor Connecting video inputs Important To use the monitor’s full (highest) resolution (2560 × 1600), you must use the included dual-link DVI cable to connect the monitor to a dual-link capable video card on your computer. A single-link DVI cable or video card limits resolution to 1920 × 1200. VGA and HDMI connections are also limited to a maximum 1920 × 1200 resolution
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page 13 Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM www.gateway.com 3 Connect the other end of the video cable to the matching video port on the back of your monitor. OR 4 Connect other video sources (such as a DVD player, video camera, or video receiver) to the appropriate video jacks on the back of the monitor. • For basic video quality, connect your video device’s COMPOSITE jack to the corresponding jack on the back of your monitor (cable not included). � For better
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8512322_XHD3000 Usr Gde.book Page 14 Friday, August 10, 2007 12:33 PM CHAPTER 2: Setting Up Your Monitor Important When displaying standard-definition video (480i or 480p), you should set your video source device’s output to 480i. Your monitor has superior deinterlacing and video processing features that are best utilized on 480i video. When displaying high-definition video (720p, 1080i, and 1080p), you should set your video source device’s output to 1080i for best performance. Composite
