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1 S/M 870/770/170 co.fm Page 2 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 1:55 PM Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2000 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is strictly forbidden. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
English 1 Français Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unpacking Your LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Setting up Your LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Setting up an Ergonomic Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.FM Page 2 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM 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 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) monitor; doing so may create the danger of electric shock.
Thursday, January 4, 2001 8:58 AM Unpacking Your LCD Monitor Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer. Power Cord DC-Adapter AUTO EXIT English Page 3 Français 3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.
3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.FM Page 4 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 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 you 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.
2:00 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor Connecting Your LCD Monitor Français This monitor offers a method for connection to both a PC and a workstation. One or both types of signal cables can be connected to the monitor simultaneously. Determine which connection method(s) you need and refer to the instructions below. 3 2 5 4 4 Figure 3.1 Cable Connection (Analog) Turn off your computer and unplug its power cord. 4 Connect the signal cable to the 15-pin, D-sub connector on the back of your monitor.
3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.FM Page 6 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor (b) (a) (1) Figure 3.2 DVI-I Cable Connection (SyncMaster 170T only) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Turn off your computer and unplug its power cord. Connect the signal cable to the DVI-I connector (1) on the back of your monitor. Connect the other end of the cable to the video port on the back of your computer. Connect the power cord for your monitor to the power port on the power adapter.
If your monitor does not display an image, check your cable connections and refer to “Troubleshooting” on page 18. If you experience difficulties with the quality of the displayed image, run auto adjustment again and refer to “Adjusting Your LCD Monitor” on page 10 or “Troubleshooting” on page 18. Plug and Play Our adoption of the new VESA® Plug and Play solution eliminates complicated and time consuming setup.
3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.FM Page 8 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor Windows® 98 1 Windows® 98 will auto-detect your new monitor and start the “Add New Hardware Wizard” if the drivers are not already installed. Click the NEXT button to search for drivers. 2 Check the diskette drive box to install the drivers off the diskette provided with your monitor and click NEXT. 3 Confirm that Windows found the driver on the diskette and click NEXT again to install the driver.
Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor Self-Test Feature Check (STFC) Your monitor provides a self test feature that allows you to check whether your monitor is functioning properly. If your monitor and computer are properly connected but the monitor screen remains dark and the power indicator is blinking, run the monitor self-test by performing the following steps: Turn off both your computer and the monitor. Unplug the video cable from the back of the computer.
3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.FM Page 10 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 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 on screen display shows you their numeric values as the change. 1 2 3 5 AUTO EXIT 4 MENU A B Figure 5. User controls No.
Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Automatic Save Whenever you open the On Screen Display 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.
3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.FM Page 12 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Auto Adjustment Auto Adjustment 25 Follow these instructions to enable or disable the automatic screen adjustments for your monitor. 1 2 With the menu off, push the EXIT button. The automatic adjustment display appears. Follow the directions previously given on page 7.
Page 13 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor On Screen Display (OSD) English 3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.FM Function icons Setting slidebar 99 Français Brightness Function name Español Numeric value indicator Figure 6. On Screen Display (OSD) Accessing the Menu System Push the MENU button once to activate the highlighted function then use the “–” and “+” buttons, according to the indicators on the menu, to make your changes.
3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.FM Page 14 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Menu Adjustments Settings and Sub-menus Icon Image Lock: Fine ■ Coarse ■ Description 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. The Fine and Coarse adjustments allow you to more closely adjust your monitor to your preference.
Settings and Sub-menus Icon Description Reset: Geometry ■ Color Reset controls return the settings to the factory preset values for the selected group of functions. Geometry changes the Position settings, Image Lock settings and changes the Image Size to Expand 2. Color changes the RGB settings back to their original factory settings.
3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.FM Page 16 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Menu Adjustments (Continued ) Icon i Settings and Sub-menus Description Menu Position: ■ Horizontal ■ Vertical Each time the OSD opens it displays in the same location on the screen. Menu Position controls that location. Display Mode: Select this icon to view the current user mode. This screen only displays information; you cannot select a new setting.
2:00 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 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 2 below for details. Table 2.
3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.FM Page 18 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM Appendix Troubleshooting Before calling for service, check the information in this section to see if you can remedy any problems yourself. Table 3. Troubleshooting problems Symptom Corrective Actions No Picture ■ Check to see that both the LCD Monitor and the computer are plugged in and turned on.
Appendix Table 3. Troubleshooting problems (Continued ) Symptom Corrective Actions ■ Adjust the color settings using the OSD COLOR menu. Screen image is not centered or sized properly ■ Adjust the Horizontal and Vertical position settings using the OSD. ■ Check the image size selection (see page 17). ■ Run Auto Adjustment (see page 7). The power indicator blinks amber once ■ The LCD Monitor is saving your changes to the OSD.
3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.FM Page 20 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM Appendix Specifications Table 4. Specifications LCD Monitor Panel * Synchronization 770TFT/170T : 43 cm (17") LCD Monitor 0.264 mm Pixel pitch 870TFT : 46 cm (18.1") LCD Monitor 0.2805 mm Pixel pitch Viewing Angle: 80/80/80/80 (U/D/L/R) (Degrees) Horizontal: Vertical: 30 kHz to 81 kHz 56 Hz to 85 Hz (~XGA) 60 Hz to 76 Hz (SXGA) Display Colors 16.
Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM English Appendix Pin Assignments Table 5. 15-Pin D-SUB connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Red Green Blue GND GND (DDC Return) GND-R GND-G GND-B Pin No. 15-Pin Side of the Signal Cable 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NC GND-Sync/Self test GND DDC Data H-Sync V-Sync DDC Clock Español 15-Pin Side of the Signal Cable Portuguese Deutsch Pin No. Français Page 21 English 21 Italiano 3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.
3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.FM Page 22 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM Appendix Table 6. DVI-I Connector (SyncMaster 170T only) Pin Signal Assignment Pin Signal Assignment 1 T.M.D.S. DATA2- 16 Hot Plug Detect 2 T.M.D.S. DATA2+ 17 T.M.D.S. DATA0- 3 T.M.D.S. DATA2 Shield 18 T.M.D.S. DATA0+ 4 No Connect 19 T.M.D.S. DATA0 Shield 5 No Connect 20 No Connect 6 DDC Clock 21 No Connect 7 DDC Data 22 T.M.D.S. Clock Shield 8 Analog Vertical Sync 23 T.M.D.S. Clock + 9 T.M.D.
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 referring 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.
3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.FM Page 24 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM Appendix Changing the Stand Removing the Stand (a) 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 4 screws (a) and then remove the Stand from the LCD Monitor.
Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:00 PM Appendix Attaching an Arm-Type Stand or Wall Mount Hanger NOTE: This monitor accepts a 100mm x 100mm VESA-compliant mounting interface pad. Rear cover English Page 25 Français 3 S/M 870/770/170 (E) body.FM Align the Mounting Interface Pad with the holes in the Rear Cover and secure it with the four screws that came with the Arm-type Stand or Wall Mount Hanger.
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5 S/M 870/770/170 (E) Re Page 2 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 1:58 PM 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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