Gateway FHD2400 User Manual

FHD2400 24-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor

USERGUIDE

Contents

Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Connecting the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Attaching the stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Connecting video inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Connecting USB cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Setting up the optional speaker bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Connecting power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting a security cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Adjusting the stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Rotating the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Ergonomic guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Starting the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Turning on the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Adjusting monitor settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Using the EzTouch menu buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using the shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Using the main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using Picture-in-Picture (PIP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Changing Windows screen settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Changing color depth and screen resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

EzTune software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Using the speaker bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Energy declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Maintaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Troubleshooting symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

No power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

No picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Display colors are wrong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Picture has shadows or “ghosts” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Color is not uniform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Image is not sized or centered correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

The monitor has pixels that are alw ays dark or too bright . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Speaker bar does not work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

How To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Technical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Video/Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Video modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Contents

Using Y our Gat ewa y

Flat -P anel Monitor

• Connecting t he monitor

• Adjustin g the s tand

• Starting the monitor

• Adjusting monitor settings

• Changing Windo ws s creen s et tings

• Using t he speak e r bar

• Power management

• Maintaining

• Troubleshooting

• FAQs

• Specifications

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Connec ting the monit or

To set up the monitor, first atta ch the base, then m ake your cabl e con nections .

Attachi ng the stand

To attach the stand:

1 Place the monitor face-down on a soft, non-marring surface. A non-slip mat on a tabletop

is ideal.

2 Remove the four thumbscrews that are attached to the back of the monitor.

Thumbscrew

3 Lay the stand on the monitor so the thumbscrew holes line up with the hol es in the stand. 4 Replace the thumbscrews.

5 Test the bracket connection to make sure it is secure, then place the monitor upright.

Connec ting video inputs

To connect video sources to your monitor:

Tip

Rotate th e scre en 9 0° to m ake it easi er to c onn ect th e ca ble s.

1 Position yo ur computer and the monitor so you can reach the back of each. 2 Make sure th at you computer is turned off.

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3 If your computer has an HDMI digital audio/video connector, connect an HDMI cable to the

HDMI connector under the back of the display.

Important

An HDMI cable has not been included with your monitor. A cable can be purchased from www.gateway.com Internet retailers and electronic retail stores.

- OR If your computer has a digital video connector (DVI), connect a DVI video cable to the white

connector under the back of the display.

(available in the U.S. only) or from various

- OR If your computer has only an analog VGA (blue) port, connect the VGA video cable to the

VGA video connector under the back of the display.

4 Connect the other end of the video cable to the matching video port on the back of your

computer.

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5 Connect other video sourc es (such as a DVD playe r, video camera, or receiver) to the

appropriate vi deo jacks on the back of th e monitor.

• For basic video quality, connect your video device’s composite video in jack to the

corresponding jack on the back of your monitor (cable not incl uded).

• For better video quality, connect your vi deo device’s S-Video jack to the corresponding

jack on the back of your monitor (cable not included).

• For best video quality, connect your video device’s component video (green Y,

blue Pb, and red Pr) or HDMI jacks to the corresponding jacks on the back of your

monitor (cables not included).

6 Route the cables through the cable clip on the back of the stand. If you plan on using the

screen in portrait mode, make sure you leave enough slack in the cables for screen rotation.

Connec ting USB cables

Your monitor has a built-in, four-port USB 2.0 hub that lets you conveniently connect USB devices. Because your computer cas e may be under your desk or inside a cabinet, these monitor - mount ed USB ports can be much easier to access.

T o use t he monitor’ s USB ports, y ou must f irst connect the monit or t o a USB por t on y our computer. Because the USB hub uses power from the monitor, it does not require its own power connection.

To connect USB cables:

is connected to a USB 1.1 port on your computer or on a USB hub.

HDMI por t

DVI port

VGA po r t

component

Green

video j ack

Blue component video ja ck

component

video ja ck

Important

The built-in USB 2. 0 hub pro vides only low-speed connecti ons if its USB in port

Red

S-Video jack

Composite video in jack

Tip

Use the USB 2.0 ports on the back of the monitor for connecting USB devices you want to keep connected most of the time, such as a keyboard, a mouse, or a printer. Use the USB 2.0 ports on the side of the monitor for connecting USB devices that are frequently disconnected, such as cameras, flash drives, and USB hard drives.

1 Connect the included USB cable to the USB in (“B” type) port on the back of your monitor,

then connect the other end of the cable to a USB 2.0 port on your computer.

USB in (“B” type) port

USB po rt s

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2 Connect any USB device to one of the available USB 2.0 ports on the left side or back of the

monitor.

Setting up the optional speaker bar

An optional speaker bar is avai lable for mounting underneath your monitor. You can order a speaker bar from www.gateway.com.

To install the speaker bar:

1 Tu rn of f t h e m o n i t o r.

USB por ts

Important

If you connect the speaker bar to the monitor while the monitor is turned on, the speaker bar will not initialize and will not work correctly. If this happens, turn the monitor off, then back on to enable the speaker bar.

2 Tilt the screen back, then match the mounting clips on each side of the speaker bar with

the mounting slots underneath the monitor.

Mounting slot

Mounting clip

3 Sli de the spe ake r b ar onto th e b otto m of th e m on itor u nti l i t s nap s i nto p la ce. Ma ke su re

that it is secure by pulling it downward.

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4 Plug the speaker bar’s power and audio plugs into the appropriate connectors underneath

the monitor.

Power connector

Audio jack

5 Plug the speaker bar’s pink and green 3.5 audio plugs into the appropriate speaker and

microphone connectors on the computer.

Important

For best audio performance, if your video connection uses HDMI, the digital audio is also conveyed along the same cable, and no additional audio connection is required. You may need to set your video source’s audio mode to PCM or ANALOG to hear the audio. See your source device’s user guide for more information.

For information on using the s peaker bar, see “Using the speaker bar” on page18.

To remove the speaker bar:

1 Disconnect all audio and power cables from the speaker bar. 2 Press the two clips on the back of your monitor, then slide the speaker bar back.

Mounting clip

Connec ting pow er

To connect power:

1 Position y our monitor so you can reach the back, then connect the po w e r cord to the power

2 Plug the power cord into a correctly grounded power outlet. We recommend using a surge 3 To make sure that the monitor ’s power is correctly connected, check the power button on

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connector under the back of the monitor.

protector to protect your monitor from voltage spikes.

the front button panel. The power icon on the power button should be glowing purple. If the power icon is not visible, power is n ot connected.

Connec ting a sec urity c able

Y ou can sec ure y our monit or t o y our computer de sk (or t o another hea vy objec t) with a cable lock. To connect a cable lock, follow the cable lock’s instructions to connect it to the Kensington lock slot on the back of your monitor (cable lock not included).

Kensington lock slot

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Adjusting th e stand

Rotating the s creen

Tip

To r otate t he screen while the optional speaker bar is at tached, first tilt the scr een back

for more clearance between the speaker bar and the tabletop.

You can rotate the screen clockwise 90° to change between landscape and portrait views. For information on automatically rotating the display image as you manually rotate the monitor, see

“Using landscape and portrait modes” on page17.

Tip

For the brighte st viewing angle, adjust the screen so that you are viewing it from within a 160° angle of the screen. W hen the display is rotated to portrait mode, the side-to-side viewing angle may be reduced.

Ergonomic guideline s

The recommen ded sc reen positi oning is ba sed up on the f o llow ing guidel ine s. The s e guideline s ar e based on available sci entific literature and published standards.

Screen height

The recommended screen height for di splays (except in special ci rcumstances, such as for bi focal use) is that the top of the display should be set at or slightly below (about 1 inch or 25mm) your eye level while you are sitting in a comfortable working posture. This guideline places the center of the screen at an ideal 15° to 20° viewing angle for m ost desktop displays. If the display has multiple users, the screen height should be easily adjustable to accommodate each user’s height and preference.

Screen tilt

The screen should be tilted so yo ur line of sight is perpendicular to the screen. This angle creates the m ost co ns iste nt viewi ng di st anc e w hen sc an nin g fro m th e to p of t he scree n to th e bo ttom . You may need to adjust lighting to avoid screen glare when the screen is tilted upward.

Portrait modeLandscape mode

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