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1_E151MP171MPcov.fm Page 2 Monday, August 27, 2001 10:15 AM For Better Display 1. Adjust computer resolution and screen injection rate (refresh rate) in control panel of computer as described below to enjoy the best quality of picture. You can have an uneven quality of picture in the screen if the best quality of picture is not provided in TFT-LCD. • Resolution: 15” 1024 x 768 • Vertical frequency (refresh rate): 60 Hz 17” 1280 x 1024 2.
English 1 Français Deutsch Español Italiano Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unpacking Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Setting up Your LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Setting up an Ergonomic Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3_E151MP171MPsaf.fm Page 2 Monday, August 27, 2001 10:14 AM Safety Instructions 1 2 3 4 5 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 cabinet openings of the liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor; doing so may create the danger of electric shock. To avoid electric shock, never touch the inside of the LCD monitor.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 3 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Unpacking Your Monitor Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 4 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor Setting up an Ergonomic Workstation Consider the advice given below before you install your monitor. Monitor location Choose a position that exposes your monitor to the least reflection from lights or windows, usually at a right angle to any window. Workstation height Place your LCD monitor so that the top of the screen is slightly below your eye level when you are comfortably seated.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 5 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor Connecting Your LCD Monitor 4 1 2 3 8 9 10 7 5 6 Figure 2. Cable connections 1. Connecting Computer ( 1 2 3 ) A. Connect the power cord to the DC Adaptor and connect the adaptor jack to the DC 12V power connector on the back of the monitor. B. Connect the 15-pin D-SUB of the video signal cable to the PC video connector on the back of the monitor. C.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 6 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor Connecting TV Tuner Box (option) 1 2 3 Unplug the DC adapter. 4 Insert the tuner box into tuner box housing on the back of the monitor. Please use a coin or screwdriver to tighten the two screws to fix the tuner. 5 Put the tuner box housing cover back on. 6 Connect the power cord of DC adapter then the monitor will be ready for TV function. Remove cover of tuner box housing by sliding down.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 7 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor Plug and Play The adoption of the new VESA® Plug and Play solution eliminates complicated and time consuming setup. It allows you to install your monitor in a Plug and Play compatible system without the usual hassles and confusion. Your PC system can easily identify and configure itself for use with your display.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 8 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor If the monitor is functioning properly, you will see a white box with a large blue oval Samsung logo and an error messsage “Check Signal Cable.” in red color. Check Signal Cable Figure 4. Monitor self-test screen This box also appears during normal operation if the video cable becomes disconnected or damaged. 4 Turn off your monitor and reconnect the video cable; then turn on both your computer and the monitor.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 9 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor User Controls Your LCD monitor 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 OSD shows you their numeric values as they change. SyncMaster 151MP * * 17" : SyncMaster 171MP Figure 5. User control locations No.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 10 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor No. 6 Name Description Menu 7 Exit 8 Auto ■ Opens the OSD and selects the highlighted function. ■ Exits from menus and sub-menus. Exits from the OSD system. ■ ■ “Auto” allows the monitor to self-adjust to the incoming video signal. The values of fine, coarse and position are adjusted automatically.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 11 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor OSD Lock/Unlock While OSD window is not on, push and then hold Menu button for about 5 seconds to Lock or Unlock OSD menus. When OSD menus are locked, all OSD menus are disabled and colored in gray to indicate that those functions are not accessible but the following functions: 1. PC • Brightness • Contrast 2. TV • Channel • Volume 3.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 12 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor On Screen Display (OSD) Accessing the menu system 1 2 3 4 5 With the OSD off, push the Menu button to display the main OSD menu. Use the " " buttons to move from one function to another. As you move from one icon to another, the function name changes to reflect the function or group of functions represented by that icon.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 13 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor OSD functions and adjustments Function icons LANGUAGE Function name Setting bar Main menu Tool Tip Language Press menu Key Table 1. Screen controls Main Menu Icon Menus and Sub-menus Function Descriptions LANGUAGE OSD language and appearence can be changed. English Español Japanese POSITION Move the OSD Window to the vertical and horizontal direction.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 14 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor PC functions and adjustments Function icons CONTRAST Function name Setting bar Main menu Tool Tip Contrast Press Menu Key Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Icon CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOR The tone of color can be changed from redish white to bluish white. The individual color components are also user customizable. ■ Mode1 Redish white.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 15 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Icon ■ Reset IMAGE IMAGE LOCK ■ ■ Coarse Fine Color parameters are replaced with the factory default values. Image Lock is used to fine tune and get the best image by removing noises that create unstable images with jitters and shimmers.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 16 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Icon IMAGE SIZE The size of the image being displayed can be handled in several different ways. ■ Expand1 Resize the image to fill the whole screen. (applicable to PC RGB only) ■ Expand2 Expand images keeping the original aspect ratio. (applicable to PC RGB only) ■ Normal Display the incoming image as it is.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 17 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Icon H-POSITION V-POSITION SOUND The monitor has a built-in high fidelity stereo audio amplifier. The audio circuit processes audio signal from various external input sources such as DVD, VCR, TV, or PC. ■ Bass Bass: Emphasize low frequency audio. ■ Treble Treble: Emphasize high frequency audio.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 18 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor TV/ Video functions and adjustments with the LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) Function icons SET-UP Function name Channel System Channel Edit Fine Tune Stereo System Setting bar LNA Main menu Tool Tip Set-Up Press Menu Key Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Icon Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus SET-UP ■ *Channel system The channel system can be set in several different ways.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 19 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Icon Menus and Sub-menus Function Descriptions ■ Channel Edit In rare cases, "Channel auto program" may miss a couple of channels due to weak signals or for other reasons such as a channel does not exist when "Channel auto program" is executed. To add a newly found channel or remove a channel, please follow the steps described below.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 20 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Icon Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus ■ LNA This function is provided to amplify signal automatically in case of bad reception sensitivity of antenna. But if mis-operation is experienced due to interference with the received signal, please shutdown the LNA(Low Noise Amplifier).
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 21 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Icon Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus PICTURE This funtion is active if you select an input source other than PC.(DVD,VCR,TV) ■ Contrast Adjust the contrast of video or TV without affecting PC RGB’s contrast. ■ Brightness Adjust the brightness of video or TV without affecting PC RGB’s brightness.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 22 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Icon Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus TIMER The monitor system will turn off automatically if one of three time intervals is selected. Off. 30 min. 60 min. 120 min. Closed Caption (US only) Enable or disable closed caption feature and set the appearance of closed caption text. V- Chip See " V- Chip " on page 25 ~ 26.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 23 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor DTV functions and adjustments Function icons INPUT FORMAT Function name Setting bar Main menu Tool Tip Input Format Press menu Key Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Icon Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus INPUT FORMAT Select DTV input type. • YPbPr • RGB NOTE: If the input type is different, the monitor doesn’t display.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 24 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Icon Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus SCREEN SIZE Select DTV size.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 25 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Appendix V - Chip (US only) The Telecommunications Act of 1996 in USA requires that every television made, starting in 1998, must be equipped with the technological device named V - Chip. The V - Chip can block certain rated television shows off television (if chosen) so children cannot watch programs that their parents do not approve.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 26 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Appendix 4. Setting up MPAA rating Mode - Use Up/Down/Left/Right arrow buttons to move around the matrix and press Menu button to change the value from "U" to "B" or "B" to "U".
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 27 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Appendix By Remote-Control “Source Control keys.” Power On/Off PC on PIP PC+Video Video (TV/ VCR or DVD) Audio PIP size Channel Up/Down PIP Position Turn on the OSD Select a function Volume Up/Down Turn off the OSD Sound mute Numeric keypads for direct channel access.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 28 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Appendix ■ Features that can only be accessed via remote controller Display Shows a selected video source, audio soure, current channel number sound mode and the state of audio mute on the upper right corner of the screen. • Video Source: _ • Audio Source: _ • CH/Mono • Sound Mute: off MTS/S-Mode You can set the audio mode by using this button.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 29 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM 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 period 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.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 30 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Appendix Troubleshooting If you have a problem setting up or using your LCD monitor, you may be able to solve it yourself. Before contacting customer service, try the suggested actions that are appropriate to your problem. Table 3. Troubleshooting – Image What you see... Suggested Actions Reference Screen is black and power indicator is off ■ Ensure that the power cord is firmly connected and the LCD monitor is on.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 31 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Appendix Table 3. Troubleshooting – Image (Continued) What you see... Screen is black and power indicator light is steady amber or blinks every 0.5 or 1 seconds Image is not stable and may appear to vibrate Suggested Actions ■ ■ Reference The monitor is using its power Power Saver, page 29. management system. Move the computer’s mouse or press a key on the keyboard ■ Check that the display Display Modes, page 36.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 32 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Appendix Table 4. Troubleshooting – Audio and TV Problem No sound Suggested Actions Reference ■ Ensure that the audio cable is firmly connected to both the audio-in port on your monitor and the audio–out port on your sound card. Connecting your LCD Monitor, page 5. ■ Check the volume level Sound Controls. ■ Check the volume level Sound Controls.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 33 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Appendix Specifications Table 5. Technical and environmental specifications Panel * Frequency 151MP 171MP 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 70/70/60/60 (L/R/U/D) (Depending on the panel manufacturer, the viewing angle may be different from this spec.) 17.0” Diagonal 338 (H) x 270 (V) mm a-si TFT active matrix 0.264 (H) x 0.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 34 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Appendix Table 5. Technical and environmental specifications (Continued) 151MP Power Supply Input Output Power Consumption Maximum Power Saving Dimensions/ Weight Unit (WxHxD) : Monitor body 171MP AC 90 ~ 264 Vrms (50Hz / 60Hz) DC 12V/4.5A 40 W <3 W 52 W <3W 14.1 x 13.8 x 2.0 inch / 7.2 lbs 16.2 x 16.1 x 2.3 inch / 10.3 lbs (358.6 x 351.1x 51 mm / 3.3 kg ) (412 x 408.0 x 58.5 mm / 4.7 kg) With stand 16.2 x 16.5 x 8.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 35 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Appendix Pin Assignments Table 6.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 36 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Appendix Display Modes If the signal from the system equals to the standard signal mode, the screen is adjusted automatically. If the signal from the system doesn’t equal to the standard signal mode, adjust the mode with refering to the Videocard user guide because the screen might not display or only the power LED might be on. For the display modes listed below, the screen image has been optimized during manufacture. Table 7.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 37 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Appendix Attaching a wall or Arm mounting device The monitor supports VESA mounting standard for use with various VESA mounting devices. To install any VESA mounting device, please follow the instructions given. Case 1. 1 2 3 4 1 Lay the LCD monitor face-down on a flat surface with a cushion or other soft materials to protect the screen. 2 Remove all cables connected to the monitor.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 38 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Appendix Installing VESA compliant mounting devices Refer to page 37 to fold the base. Rear cover mounting pad Mounting 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 bases.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 39 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Appendix Retractable Stand 15 NOTE: The maximum tilt angle is 15 degree to the backward direction. Please do not tilt the monitor other than specified range. Excessive force to tilt the monitor other than specified range may give permanent damage to the mechanical part of the stand.
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6_E151MP171MPreg.fm Page 18 Monday, August 27, 2001 10:16 AM 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.
7_E151MP171MPbk.fm Page 1 Monday, August 27, 2001 U.S.A.: Samsung Electronics America (SEA) 400 Valley Road, Suite 201 Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Tel.: 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) CANADA: Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. 7037 Financial Drive Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6R3 Tel.: 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) Fax.: (905) 542-1199 GERMANY: Samsung Electronics GmbH Samsung-Haus, Am Kronberger Hang 6 65824 Schwalbach/Ts. Tel. 49 (0180) 5121213 * Fax. 49 (0180) 5121214 * *DM 0,24/Min.
