SyncMaster 150T Dual Interface(Analog/Digital) Flat Panel Monitor Owner’s Instructions
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1 English Français Deutsch Español Italiano Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unpacking Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Setting up Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Instructions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Before connecting the AC power cord to the DC adapter outlet, make sure the voltage designation of the DC adapter corresponds to the local electrical supply. Never insert anything metallic into the openings in the cabinet of the flat panel display (FPD) monitor; doing so may create the danger of electric shock. To avoid electric shock, never touch the inside of the FPD. Only a qualified technician should open the case of the FPD.
English Unpacking Your Monitor Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer.
Setting up Your Monitor Setting up an Ergonomic Workstation Consider the advice given below before you install your monitor. Monitor location Choose a position that exposes you monitor to the least reflection from lights or windows, usually at a right angle to any window. Workstation height Place your flat panel display (FPD) monitor so that the top of the screen is slightly below your eye level when you are comfortably seated.
English Setting up Your Monitor Connecting Your FPD Monitor ➂ ➄ ② ➃ ➃ Figure 3.1 Cable connections (Analog) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Turn off your computer and unplug its power cord. Connect the signal cable to the 15-pin, D-sub connector on the back of your monitor. Connect the signal cable to the video port on your computer, video board, video card, or graphics card. Connect the power cord for your monitor to the DC adapter and connect the adapter jack to the DC power port on the back of your monitor.
Setting up Your Monitor (b) (a) (1) Figure 3.2 Cable connections (Digital) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 Turn off your computer and unplug its power cord. Connect the signal cable to the DVI-D connector (1) on the back of your monitor. Connect the other end of the cable to the video port on the back of your workstation. Connect the power cord for your monitor to the power port on the power adapter. Secure the power adapter cord and the signal cable(s) under the metal prong.
English Setting up Your Monitor Connecting Your Multimedia FPD Monitor A C MIC OUT AUDIO IN B EFG D Figure 4. Multimedia connections 1 2 Follow steps 1 through 3 on the previous page. 3 4 Follow the directions that came with your sound card or your computer to connect the speakers and microphone on the stand. See Figure 4, above and Table 1, below. If you have a Multimedia or Multimedia Pivot stand, connect the attached power adapter jack (A) to the DC power port on the back of your monitor.
Setting up Your Monitor Table 1. Connector locations for multimedia bases (Continued ) Item Name Description F External microphone jack Connect an external microphone here. Using an external microphone automatically disconnects the monitor’s internal microphone. G Headphone jack Connect headphones here. Connecting headphones automatically turns the speakers off. Plug and Play Our adoption of the new VESA® Plug and Play solution eliminates complicated and time consuming setup.
Windows® 95 To determine the version of Windows® 95 that your computer uses, right click on the “My Computer” icon on the Windows desktop and select “Properties”. The version number can be seen on the “General” section under “System:”. Follow the directions given below according to the version of your Windows® 95 operating system: Version 4.00.950A Click on START, SETTINGS, CONTROL PANEL, DISPLAY SETTINGS tab, CHANGE DISPLAY TYPE, CHANGE, HAVE DISK.
Setting up Your Monitor If the monitor is functioning properly, you will see a white box with a red border and black text inside as shown in the following illustration: No Connection Check Signal Cable Figure 5. Monitor self test screen The three boxes inside the border are red, green and blue. Failure of any of the boxes to appear indicates a problem with your monitor. This box also appears during normal operation if the video cable becomes disconnected or damaged.
User Controls Your flat panel display 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 on-screen menu shows you their numeric values as they change. 1 2 3 AUTO 4 EXIT 5 6 MENU Figure 6. User control locations No.
Adjusting Your FPD Automatic Save Whenever you open the on-screen menu and allow an adjustment window to remain active for about 3 seconds without pressing another button, the monitor automatically saves any adjustments you have made. These changes are saved into a user area in the monitor. User areas are reserved according to the signal frequency from your computer. The monitor can save adjustments for up to 5 user modes.
English Adjusting Your FPD Brightness Follow these instructions to adjust the brightness of the monitor’s display. Brightness 44 Exit : Exit Key 1 2 With the menu off, push the “–“ or “+“ button to display the brightness screen. Push the “+“ button to increase the brightness; push the “–“ button to decrease the brightness. OSM Lock/Unlock Use this function to secure the current settings so that they cannot inadvertently be changed, while still allowing you to adjust Brightness and Contrast.
Adjusting Your FPD Accessing the menu system 1 2 With the OSM off, push the MENU button to open it and display the main function menu. 3 Push the MENU button once to activate the highlighted function then use the “–” and “+” buttons to move to sub-menus, or according to the indicators on the menu, to make your changes. 4 After selecting a function, use the “–” and “+” buttons to make the adjustments. The setting slidebar moves and the numeric value indicator changes to reflect your adjustments.
English Adjusting Your FPD Table 2. Screen controls (Continued ) Menus and Sub-menus Icon Function Descriptions – + Image Lock: Image Lock controls adjust for and limit the amount of noise in the video signal which causes horizontal lines or areas on the screen where the image appears to be unstable and jitters or shimmers. Fine Coarse The Fine and Coarse adjustments allow you to more closely adjust your monitor to your preference. Use the “–” and “+” buttons to adjust away interference.
Adjusting Your FPD Table 2.
English Adjusting Your FPD Table 2. Screen controls (Continued ) Menus and Sub-menus Icon Function Descriptions – + Language: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Svenka Miscellaneous ■ Menu Position Language sets the OSM to display in one of five languages. The language chosen affects only the language of the OSM. It has no effect on any software running on the computer. This menu provides access to special convenience functions.
Adjusting Your FPD Table 2. Screen controls (Continued ) Icon i 18 Menus and Sub-menus Display Mode Function Descriptions – + This screen shows the horizontal and vertical frequencies, sync polarity and the display resolution of the images received from the computer or video card.
English Adjusting Your FPD Audio Controls 1 ON/OFF VOLUME BASS TREBLE MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX 3 4 2 MIC ON OFF 5 Figure 8. Multimedia stand audio controls To access the On/Off, Volume, Bass and Treble functions, rotate the appropriate control button to the right or left to adjust the function. Table 3. Audio Control Function No.
Appendix PowerSaver This monitor has a built-in power management system called PowerSaver. This system saves energy by switching your monitor into a low-power mode when it has not been used for a certain amount of time. The available modes are “On”, “Standby”, “Sleep”, and “Deep Sleep”. PowerSaver operates with a VESA DPMS compliant video card installed in your computer. You use a software utility installed on your computer to set up this feature. See Table 4 below for details. Table 4.
Troubleshooting If you have a problem setting up or using your FPD monitor, you may be able to solve it yourself. Before contacting customer service, try the suggested actions that are appropriate to your problem. Table 5. Troubleshooting problems – Image What you see... Suggested Action Reference Screen is blank and power indicator is off ■ Ensure that the power cord is firmly connected and the FPD monitor is on. Connecting your FPD Monitor, page 5.
Appendix Table 5. Troubleshooting problems – Image (Continued ) What you see... Suggested Action Screen is blank and power indicator light is steady amber or blinks every 0.5 or 1 seconds ■ Image is not stable and may appear to vibrate ■ ■ ■ Reference The monitor is using its power management system. Move the computer’s mouse or press a key on the keyboard PowerSaver, page 20. Check that the display resolution and frequency from your PC or video board is an available mode for your monitor.
English Appendix Table 6. Troubleshooting problems – Audio Problem No sound Suggested Action Reference ■ Ensure that the audio cable is firmly connected to both the audio-in port on your monitor and to the audio–out port on your sound card or computer. Connecting your Multimedia Monitor, page 7. ■ Rotate the Audio On/Off and Volume control to the right to turn it on and raise the volume. Audio Controls, page 19. ■ Rotate the Audio On/Off and Volume control to the right to raise the volume.
Appendix Table 6. Troubleshooting problems – Audio Problem Microphone is not working 24 Suggested Action Reference ■ Check the microphone cable connection. Connecting your Multimedia Monitor, page 7. ■ Your sound card must be compatible with an internal, embedded microphone. If it is not, use the microphone that came with your computer or sound card. Your computer or sound card documentation.
English Appendix Specifications Table 7. Technical and environmental specifications Analog Input Digital Input Panel Size Display Size Type Pixel pitch Viewing Angle 15.0” Diagonal 304.1 (H) x 228.1 (V) mm a-si TFT active matrix 0.297 (H) x 0.297 (V) mm 55/55/60/60 (L/R/U/D): Typical (Depending on the panel manufacturer, the viewing angle may be different from this spec.) Frequency Horizontal Vertical Display color 30 – 61 kHz (Automatic) 50 – 75 Hz (Automatic) 16,003,008 colors 30 – 48.
Appendix Table 7. Technical and environmental specifications Audio Characteristics (Available with Multimedia bases only) Built-in Mic. Audio Input Sound Output Frequency Response Headphone High Sensitivity Condenser Mic. (mono) L/R Stereo Phone Jack, 0.5 Vrms 1.0 W (L) + 1.0 W (R)/THD 1% at 8 ohm 80 Hz - 20 KHz (at -3dB) Max 50 mW output (3.5 – pi jack) Pin Assignments Table 8.
English Appendix Table 8.2 DVI-D Connector Pin Signal Assignent Pin Signal Assignen 1 T.M.D.S. Data2- 13 No Connect 2 T.M.D.S. Data2+ 14 +5V Power 3 T.M.D.S. Data2 Shield 15 Ground(for +5V) 4 No Connect 16 Hot Plug Detect 5 No Connect 17 T.M.D.S. Data0- 6 DDC Clock 18 T.M.D.S. Data0+ 7 DDC Data 19 T.M.D.S. Data0 Shield 8 No Connect 20 No Connect 9 T.M.D.S. Data1- 21 No Connect 10 T.M.D.S. Data1+ 22 T.M.D.S. Clock Shield 11 T.M.D.S. Data1 Shield 23 T.M.D.S.
Appendix Display Modes For the display modes listed below, the screen image has been optimized during manufacture. Table 9.1 Preset timing modes (Analog) Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Vertical Frequency (Hz) Pixel Clock (MHz) Sync Polarity (H/V) VGA, 640 x 350 31.47 70.00 25.175 +/– VGA, 720 x 400 31.47 70.00 28.322 –/+ VGA, 640 x 480 31.47 60.00 25.175 –/– VGA, 640 x 480 37.50 75.00 31.500 –/– Mac. 640 x 480 35.00 66.67 30.240 –/– SVGA, 800 x 600 35.16 56.20 36.
English Appendix Changing the Base Removing the base 1 2 3 Turn off your monitor and unplug its power cord. Lay the LCD monitor face-down on a flat surface with a cushion beneath it to protect the screen. Remove the four screws and then remove the Stand from the LCD monitor.
Appendix Attaching a base NOTE: This monitor accepts a 75mm x 75mm VESA-compliant mounting interface pad. Rear cover mounting pad 1 Mounting interface pad Align the Mounting Interface Pad with the holes in the Rear Cover Mounting Pad and secure it with the four screws that came with the arm-type base, wall mount hanger or other base.
Regulatory Information FCC Information User Instructions The Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement includes the following warning: Note: 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.
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