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900SLe1.book Page ii Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 1999 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. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
900SLeTOC.fm Page 1 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 11:52 AM Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unpacking Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Setting up Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
900SLe1.book Page 2 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM 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 monitor openings. Doing so may create the danger of electric shock. To avoid electric shock, never touch the inside of the monitor. Only a qualified technician should open the monitor’s case.
900SLe1.book Page 3 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM English Unpacking Your Monitor Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer.
900SLe1.book Page 4 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Setting up Your Monitor Connecting Your Monitor 5 3 B G R 6 2 7 Figure 1. Cable connections 1 Turn off your computer and unplug its power cord. 2 Connect the signal cable to the D-SUB or BNC signal port on the back of your monitor. 3 If you are using an IBM-compatible computer, skip to step 5. If you are using a Macintosh computer, connect the other end of the signal cable to a Macintosh adapter.
900SLe1.book Page 5 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM English Setting up Your Monitor Plug and Play Our 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.
900SLe1.book Page 6 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Setting up Your Monitor 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.
00SLe1.book Page 7 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM English Setting up Your Monitor No Connection Check Signal Cable Figure 2. 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. 4 Turn off your monitor and reconnect the video cable; then turn on both your computer and the monitor.
900SLe1.book Page 8 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor User Controls Your samsung SyncMaster computer 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. These buttons operate the on-screen menu, which shows you the monitor’s settings and allows you to change those settings. i 1 2 3 4 5 6 Figure 3.
900SLe1.book Page 9 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM English Adjusting Your Monitor 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 10 user modes.
900SLe1.book Page 10 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor Information I n fo r m a t i o n F re q u e n c y R a n g e : H: 30-110kHz V: 5 0 - 1 6 0 H z R e c o m m e n d e d Ti m i n g : 1280x1024 / 85Hz Serial Number: The Information on this screen shows available horizontal and vertical frequencies and display resolution. 1 With the menu off, push the i button once to see information about your monitor.
900SLe1.book Page 11 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM English Adjusting Your Monitor Menu Features The following features can all be accessed using your monitor’s on-screen menu system. Follow the instructions below to adjust the features. Once you are finished making adjustments to a feature, push the EXIT button to return to the main menu then push EXIT again to turn off the menu. Position Follow these instructions to change the position of the monitor’s entire display.
900SLe1.book Page 12 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor Size Follow these instructions to change the size of the monitor’s entire display. RGB Position/Size Position Size Zoom 1 With the menu off, push the button. Push the button or button until the “Position / Size” screen is displayed. 2 Push the Size. 2 3 Push the button to open the Size adjustment screen.
900SLe1.book Page 13 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM English Adjusting Your Monitor Parallel/Rotation RGB Geometry Parallel/Rotation Pincushion/Trapezoid Pinbalance Linearity Adjust the parallelogram setting when the display is leaning left or right; adjust the rotation setting when the entire display is tilted left or right. 1 With the menu off, push the button. Push the button or button until the “Geometry” screen is displayed. 2 Push the button or Parallel/Rotation.
900SLe1.book Page 14 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor Pinbalance RGB Geometry Parallel/Rotation Pincushion/Trapezoid Pinbalance Linearity : Access Function Pinbalance Adjust the pinbalance setting when the sides of the display are bowed towards the left or right. 1 With the menu off, push the button. Push the button or button until the “Geometry” screen is displayed. 2 Push the button or Pinbalance. 3 Push the button to open the Pinbalance adjustment screen.
900SLe1.book Page 15 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Color Color temperature is a measure of the “warmth” of the image colors. The available range is between 5000 to 9300K. Follow these steps to change the color temperature and adjust individual R, G, B color control. RGB Color Color1 Color2 Color3 : Access Function 1 With the menu off, push the button. Push the button or button until the “Color” screen is displayed. 2 Use the button or button to select Color 1, Color 2, or Color 3.
900SLe1.book Page 16 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor Clear Moiré A “moiré” pattern can appear on your screen, looking like a series of concentric circles or arcs. To eliminate this pattern, use the clear moiré adjustments. RGB F Screen Clear Moiré Focus 1 With the menu off, push the button. Push the button or button until the “Screen” OSD is displayed. 2 2 Push the button or Clear Moiré. 17 3 Push the button to open the clear moiré adjustment screen.
900SLe1.book Page 17 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Degauss RGB Advanced Degauss Recall +++ Sync. Input Type G Video Input Level D-SUB/BNC : Access Function Degauss Degaussing... : Previous Menu The Degauss feature will remove color impurities caused by magnetic fields. Do not use the Degauss feature more than once within a 30-minute period. 1 With the menu off, push the button. Push the button or button until the “Advanced” screen is displayed. 2 Push the button or Degauss.
900SLe1.book Page 18 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor Recall RGB Advanced Degauss Recall +++ Sync. Input Type G Video Input Level D-SUB/BNC : Access Function Use the recall feature to reset these monitor settings to their original levels: Position, Size, Pincushion, Trapezoid, Parallelogram, Pinbalance, Rotation, and Clear Moiré. 1 With the menu off, push the button. Push the button or button until the “Advanced” screen is displayed. 2 Push the Recall.
900SLe1.book Page 19 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Sync. Input Type RGB Advanced Degauss Recall +++ Sync. Input Type G Video Input Level D-SUB/BNC : Access Function Sync. Input Type Use this menu to set your monitor to the correct type of synchronization. Select “Separate” if the computer is sending a separate synchronization signal. Select “Sync. on Green” if the computer expects the monitor to synchronize with the green signal it sends.
900SLe1.book Page 20 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor D-SUB/BNC Use this menu to choose between the signal source connected to the BNC connector input and the signal source connected to the D-SUB connector input. RGB Advanced Degauss Recall +++ Sync. Input Type G Video Input Level D-SUB/BNC : Access Function 1 With the menu off, push the button. Push the button or button until the “Advanced” screen is displayed. 2 Push the button or D-SUB/BNC.
900SLe1.book Page 21 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Menu Duration RGB Menu Menu Position Menu Duration Languages : Access Function The menu will automatically turn off if no adjustments are made for a certain time period. You can set the amount of time the menu will wait before it turns off. 1 With the menu off, push the button. Push the button or button until the “Menu” screen is displayed. 2 Push the button or Menu Duration. 3 Push the button to open the menu duration selection screen.
900SLe1.book Page 22 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Appendix PowerSaver This monitor has a built-in power management system called PowerSaver. This power management 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,” “Suspend,” and “Off”. This power management system operates with a VESA DPMS compliant video card installed in your computer.
900SLe1.book Page 23 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Troubleshooting Before calling for service, check the information in this section to see if you can remedy any problems yourself. If you do need assistance, please call the phone number on the warranty card, the phone number on the back cover of this manual, or contact your dealer. Table 2.
900SLe1.book Page 24 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Appendix Specifications Table 3. Specifications Picture Tube 48.2 cm (19") Full square type [45.8 cm (18.0”) Viewable] Flat face, 100° Deflection Dot pitch ; 0.22 mm (H) / 0.
900SLe1.book Page 25 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM English Appendix Pin Assignments Table 4. 15-Pin D-SUB connector Sync. Type 15-Pin Side of the Signal Cable (Figure 1) Cable Adapter (Figure 2) Pin No. Separate Composite Sync on Green Apple MacII 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Red Green Blue GND DDC Return GND-R GND-G GND-B Reserved GND-Sync./SelfRaster GND DDC Data H-Sync. V-Sync. DDC Clock Red Green Blue GND DDC Return GND-R GND-G GND-B Reserved GND-Sync./SelfRaster GND DDC Data H-Sync.
900SLe1.book Page 26 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Appendix Table 5. BNC Connectors Pin Signals Assignment Sync-On-Green Composite Sync. Separate Sync. R Red Red Red G Green+Sync. Green+Sync. Green B Blue Blue Blue H/V NC H/V Comp. Sync. H-Sync. V NC NC V-Sync. NC = No Connection R G B H/V V Display Modes For the display modes listed below, the screen image has been optimized during manufacture. Table 6.
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