Gateway FHD2400H User Manual

FHD2400H 24-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor

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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 always 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 Your Gateway

Flat-Panel Monitor

• Connecting the monitor

• Adjusting the stand

• Starting the monitor

• Adjusting monitor settings

• Changing Windows screen settings

• Using the speaker bar

• Power management

• Maintaining

• Troubleshoo ting

• FAQs

• Specifications

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Connecting the monitor

To set up the monitor, first attach the base, then make your cable connections.

Attaching 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

Thumbs crew

Thumbscrew

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

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

Connecting video inputs

To connect video sources to your monitor:

Tip

Rotate the screen 90° to make it easier to connect the cables.

1 Position your computer and the monitor so you can reach the back of each. 2 Make sure that 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 sources (such as a DVD player, video camera, or receiver) to the

appropriate video jacks on the back of the 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 included).

• For better video quality, connect your video 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.

Connecting USB cables

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

To use the monitor’s USB ports, you must first connect the monitor to a USB port on your 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 port

DVI port

VGA port

component

Green

video jack

Blue component video jack

component

video jack

Important

The built-in USB 2.0 hub provides only low-speed connections 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 ports

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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 available for mounting underneath your monitor. You can order a speaker bar from www.gateway.com

To install the speaker bar:

1 Turn off the monitor.

USB ports

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 Slide the speaker bar onto the bottom of the monitor until it snaps into place. Make sure

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.

Powe r 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 speaker bar, see “Using the speaker bar” on page 18.

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

Connecting power

To connect power:

1 Position your monitor so you can reach the back, then connect the power 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 not connected.

Connecting a security cable

You can secure your monitor to your computer desk (or to another heavy object) 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 the stand

Rotating the screen

Tip

To rotate the screen whil e the optio nal spea ke r bar is attached, first tilt the screen 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 page 17.

Tip

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

Ergonomic guidelines

The recommended screen positioning is based upon the following guidelines. These guidelines are based on available scientific literature and published standards.

Screen height

The recommended screen height for displays (except in special circumstances, such as for bifocal use) is that the top of the display should be set at or slightly below (about 1 inch or 25 mm) 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 most 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 your line of sight is perpendicular to the screen. This angle creates the most consistent viewing distance when scanning from the top of the screen to the bottom. You may need to adjust lighting to avoid screen glare when the screen is tilted upward.

Portrait modeLandscape mode

Screen distance from user

The screen should first be placed at arm’s length from the user, then adjusted back and forth to suit individual preference.

Starting the monitor

Turning on the monitor

To start the monitor:

1 Touch the power button on the front of monitor. The power LED on the power button changes

from purple (off) to blue (on), then turns amber/orange (standby) if no video source is detected.

Tip

For more information on EzTouch buttons, see “Using the EzTouch menu

buttons” on page 10.

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Power button

2 Turn on your computer. After your computer is running, the power LED on the monitor’s

power button should be blue, indicating that the monitor has detected a video source. Allow about 10 seconds for the display image to appear.

If you do not see an image after waiting 10 seconds, check the color of the power button light.

• No light—The monitor is not receiving power. Make sure that the monitor is plugged

into an AC outlet.

• Purple—The monitor is turned off. Touch the power button to turn it on.

• Amber—The monitor is not detecting a video source. Check the video input connections

and make sure that the computer is turned on and connected correctly to the monitor.

• Blue—The monitor is detecting a video source. Check the brightness setting.

For more troubleshooting information, see “Troubleshooting” on page 19.

3 The first prompt you see is the language selection menu settings. You must select a default

language for the OSD before you can proceed.

Tip

To modify the language you select at a future time, use the Advanced menu. If you cannot access the Advanced menu because you chose a language you cannot read, do the following:

• Unplug the monitor from the power outlet for ten or more seconds.

• Plug the monitor back into the power outlet.

You will be prompted for the language selection menu settings again.

4 Adjust the tilt of the monitor for the best viewing angle. 5 For VGA input only: After you see the Windows desktop, touch the (Menu) button on

the front of your monitor, then touch (Auto) to automatically adjust your display image to the ideal settings.

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6 To mute the volume of the sounds accompanying button presses, touch the (Menu)

button on the front of your monitor, touch (Main Menu), touch (Advanced), touch

(Audio Feedback), then touch the lower (Adjust) buttons until the volume bar is at

the bottom of the scale.

7 Use the on-screen display (OSD) to adjust other monitor settings. For more information, see

“Adjusting monitor settings” on page 10.

Adjusting monitor settings

Use the monitor controls (located on the monitor itself) and computer controls (accessible through Windows) to adjust the display image. For more information about computer controls, see

“Changing Windows screen settings” on page 16.

Using the EzTouch menu buttons

This monitor features an on-screen display (OSD) and EzTouch menu buttons that let you adjust contrast, brightness, and other settings for the monitor. The monitor saves changes you make to the settings, even if you turn off the monitor. Your monitor has two levels of menus, and the functionality of the touch buttons depends on the menu that is currently open:

• The shortcut menu (the first menu that appears) lets you quickly change some of the most

commonly accessed settings.

• The main menu lets you precisely adjust all levels of settings.

Using the shortcut menu

To use the shortcut menu:

1 Touch (Menu) on the front of your monitor. The rest of the button icons light up and the

shortcut menu opens. (The menu’s appearance and choices vary, depending on the currently active video input and whether the speaker bar is attached.)

Important

The buttons are very sensitive, and may be “pressed” by holding your finger just above its surface. To completely “release” a touch button, make sure that you lift your finger well away from the button.

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2 To use an EzTouch menu button, lightly touch its icon. For adjusting a setting’s values, you

can press and hold touch buttons as you would conventional buttons.

Theme Select

Input Select (Mute when optional speaker bar is connected)

Auto (Input Select when optional speaker bar is connected)

PIP On

PIP Settings

Cancel

Main Menu

• Touch the (Theme Select) buttons to cycle through the preset video themes (brightness,

contrast, and temperature configurations):

• User

• Movie

• Game

• Picture

• Web

• Warm

• Cool

• Touch (Input Select) to cycle through the available video sources.

Important

If, after the monitor is turned on, it does not find an active video input, the

monitor enters into standby and the power LED turns orange. To manually switch inputs, touch (Menu), then select the input from the on-screen list.

• Touch (Mute) to mute the optional speaker bar. This option is only available when the

optional speaker bar is connected.

• Touch (Auto) to automatically adjust your display image to the ideal settings. This option

is only available when the video input is VGA.

• Touch (PIP On) to turn on Picture-in-Picture, and touch (PIP Settings) to adjust the

PIP position, size, and other advanced PIP settings.

• Touch (Cancel) to exit the shortcut menu.

• Touch (Main Menu) to open the main menu.

• To turn off the button icons and close the menu, wait about ten seconds without pressing

a button.

Using the main menu

To use the main menu:

1 Touch (Menu) on the front of your monitor. The rest of the button icons light up and the

shortcut menu opens.

holding your finger just above its surface. To completely “release” a touch button, make sure that you lift your finger well away from the button.

press and hold touch buttons as you would conventional buttons.

2 Touch (Main Menu). The main menu opens.

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Important

The EzTouch menu buttons are very sensitive, and may be “pressed” by

Tip

To use a button, lightly touch its icon. For adjusting a setting’s values, you can

Choose option or mode, Adjust setting

Select

Back

Menu or Menu Off

Tip

While the OSD is active, on-screen labels appear next to the buttons to help you identify them.

3 Touch the (Choose Option) buttons to highlight a setting, then touch (Select) to open

the selected menu or setting.

4 Touch the (Adjust) buttons to adjust the setting or change the option. 5 Touch (Back) to return to a previous menu. 6 When you have finished making all adjustments, touch (Menu Off) to exit.

OSD Menu Description

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Main menu

Picture menu

PIP Settings menu

Auto—Automatically adjusts your monitor to its optimum settings. (VGA input only) Picture—Opens the Picture menu, where you can adjust brightness, contrast, and gamma. PIP Settings—Opens the PIP Settings menu, where you can adjust the source, position, size, and

transparency of the Picture-in-Picture image. Video adjust—Opens the Video Adjust menu, where you can adjust the RGB (red, green, and blue) values of the video image from a source such as composite video, S-Video, or component video. Geometry—Opens the Geometry menu, where you can adjust image size and minimize distortions. (VGA input only) Audio—Opens the Audio menu, where you can adjust volume, bass, treble, 3D audio, audio source, and audio switching. (Speaker bar must be connected.) Advanced—Opens the Advanced menu, where you can adjust color balance, change the OSD language, and display information about current monitor settings.

Reset—Resets the monitor to its factory settings for the currently displayed input.

Brightness—Adjusts the amount of light in the darkest portion of the picture. Use the lowest brightness

setting you are comfortable with to maximize the life of the monitor backlights. You may need to readjust brightness after the monitor warms up.

Contrast—Adjusts the level of white between the lightest and darkest portions of an image. Gamma—Customizes the gamma level. High gamma levels increase white levels and low gamma levels

increase contrast.

PIP Display—Toggles the display of the PIP window. Source—Sets the source of the video used in the PIP window. Position—Sets the position of the PIP window on the main screen. Size—Sets the size of the PIP window. Transparency—Sets the transparency of the PIP window. The PIP window can be from almost transparent

to completely opaque. When the PIP window is transparent, you are able to see through the PIP video display to your Windows desktop, which makes it easier to access your computer programs while watching video.

Swap—Switches the PIP image to the main image, and the main image to the PIP image. PIP Picture—Opens a menu where you can set the PIP brightness, contrast, saturation, and tint/hue.

OSD Menu Description

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Video Adjust menu

Unless otherwise indicated, these settings apply only to SD (standard definition) video at 480i and below. Where “PC input” is indicated, the resolutions that apply are from 800 × 600 to 1920 × 1200.

Sharpness—Adjusts sharpness for video images. Video Scaling—Sets video aspect ratios and scaling between Wide, Zoom, 1:1, and Panoramic modes.

PC input: Sets resolution aspect ratios and scaling between Wide, Zoom, and 1:1.

Wide mode stretches a standard broadcast or full-frame image to fill the entire screen. Widescreen (1.76:1) images fill the entire screen without distortion, while widescreen (1.85:1 and 2.35:1) images appear without distortion but with black bars at the top and bottom. PC input: Stretches the image to fit the entire screen.

Zoom mode crops off a portion of a widescreen image in order to fill the entire screen with a distortion-free and black bar-free image. PCinput: Zooms the image to fill the screen from top to bottom with black bars on the left and right sides of the image.

1:1 mode preserves the movie’s original aspect ratio, so a standard broadcast or full-frame movie appears with black bars on the left and right of the image. PC input: Preserves the original aspect ratio of the resolution by using black bars on the left and right sides and variable sizes of black bars on the top and bottom of the image (depends on resolution).

Panoramic mode uses selective distortion to stretch a standard broadcast or full-frame image to fill the entire screen. Unlike Wide mode, Panoramic mode stretches only the left and right sides of the image, and leaves the center of the image distortion free.

Overscan—A video signal is often displayed slightly cut off at all edges. If Overscan is turned off, you may notice strange video anomalies on the edges of the video being displayed. This is normal and is part of the data embedded in any video signal. To avoid seeing these anomalies, turn Overscan on. Noise Reduction—Uses noise reduction filters that adapt to the amount of noise and motion from the video source. Film Mode Detection—Detects frame rates of the source image and adapts the frame rate of the display for ultimate image quality. Bad Edit Detection and Correction corrects incorrectly synchronized video. Auto Video Enhance—Enables DCDi, Cross Color Reduction, and MADI for optimized video performance.

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DCDi by Faroudja—Directional Correlation De-interlacing reduces jagged edge artifacts on diagonal lines.

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Cross Color Reduction—Reduces cross-color artifacts, such as unintentional flashing colors or rainbow patterns, that result from composite video signals.

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MADI—Motion-Adaptive De-Interlacing ensures a more static (flicker-free) display image for image sections not containing moving elements, and ensures smoother edges for moving elements.

Geometry menu (VGA input only)

H Position—Moves the display image left and right. You can also touch Auto to configure the vertical and horizontal position automatically. V Position—Moves the display image up and down. You can also touch Auto to configure the vertical and horizontal position automatically. Clock—Minimizes any vertical bars or stripes visible on the screen background. The horizontal screen size will also change.

Phase—Minimizes any horizontal distortion and clears or sharpens the displayed characters.

OSD Menu Description

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Audio menu (available when optional speaker bar is connected)

Advanced menu

Volume—Adjusts volume. Bass—Adjusts bass tones. Treble—Adjusts treble tones. 3D Audio—Enables simulated surround sound. Audio Source—Selects the audio source. Allows the audio source to be set to the main or PIP window.

When set to PIP window and the PIP is displayed on screen, the audio being played switches from the main to the PIP window. When the PIP window is closed, the main audio is heard. When set to main, PIP audio is only heard when the PIP is set to full screen. Audio Switching—Maps the PC audio and RCA audio inputs to specific video inputs. The HDMI audio is fixed to the HDMI video signal and cannot be mapped.

Color—Customizes the color levels. Language—Changes the language of the OSD. LED Mode—Changes the brightness of the Standby and Power LED to Day Mode or Nite Mode. When

watching movies in a darkened room, you may want to change the LED mode to Nite Mode to avoid an over-bright, distracting power LED indicator. DVI Video mode—Changes the DVI video mode by enabling either RGB Color Space (used for digital input) and YUV Color Space (used for analog TV input such as NTSC, PAL, and SECAM). Audio Feedback—Changes the volume of the sounds that accompany button presses. Decrease all the way down to completely mute the button tones.

Information—Displays current screen resolution and input source for the main display. Resolution reminder—If the computer display input (VGA, DVI, and HDMI) is not set to 1920 × 1200,

displays a reminder that you should change your computer’s settings to use the optimum 1920 × 1200 resolution. If you prefer using your monitor at a resolution less than 1920 × 1200, use this option to turn off the Resolution Reminder. For information on changing your computer ’s display resolution, see “Changing

Windows screen settings” on page 16.

UltraResponse—Enables the monitor to work at a faster refresh rate. If you experience video quality issues with shadows in fast moving images, you may disable this function to go back to the native LCD panel response time. Reset All—Resets all values to the factory settings.

Using Picture-in-Picture (PIP)

Picture-in-Picture (PIP) is a convenient way to view video from multiple video sources at the same time. Refer to the following chart to determine which combinations of video sources can be used as a PIP display.

PIP display D-Sub/VGA** Digital/DVI** HDMI Component S-Video Composite

D-Sub/VGA — OK OK — OK OK

Digital/DVI OK — — OK OK OK

HDMI OK — — OK OK OK

Component OK OK OK — OK OK

S-Video OK OK OK OK — —

Composite OK OK OK OK — —

* Only 480i component (Y Pb Pr) video can be used with VGA as a PIP. With this combination, the Swap feature is not available. To switch to full-screen component video when 480i content is used as a PIP, touch Input on the side of the monitor.

If a 480p source is input to the Y Pb Pr jacks and Y Pb Pr is a PIP display within a VGA main display, then the PIP image will be distorted. Change the output of your external Y Pb Pr device to 480i if PIP is required with VGA to eliminate the PIP distortion. For more information, see your Y Pb Pr device’s user guide.

** For some video resolutions, refresh rates, and video scaling modes, PIP may not be allowed. If you receive a message that PIP is not available, try the following:

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Adjust the refresh rate in Windows to 60 Hz. See Windows online Help for more information.

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Adjust the video scaling mode to Wide on the monitor.

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Change the resolution of the Windows desktop to match the monitor’s full resolution of 1920 × 1200. For more information see

“Changing color depth and screen resolution” on page 16.

Main display

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Changing Windows screen settings

Adjusting the color depth and screen area are two of the most basic display settings you may need to change. You can also adjust settings such as the screen background and screen saver.

Changing color depth and screen resolution

Color depth and screen resolution are two of the most basic monitor settings you may need to change to suit your needs.

Color depth is the number of colors your computer uses to display images on your monitor. Most images look best displayed with the maximum number of colors available. If the color in your images seems “false” or “jumpy,” especially after you have played a game or run a video-intensive program, check the color depth setting and return it to the highest color setting, if necessary.

Screen resolution is the number of pixels (individual colored dots) your computer uses to display images on your monitor. The higher the resolution, the more information and screen components (such as icons and menu bars) can be displayed on the monitor.

Help

For more information about adjusting the screen, click Start, then click Help and

Support. Type adjusting monitor settings in the Search Help box, then press E

To change the color depth or screen resolution in Windows Vista

1 Click (Start), Control Panel, then under Appearance and Personalization, click Adjust

Screen Resolution. The Display Settings dialog box opens.

2 To change the color depth, click the Colors list, then click the color depth you want.

• Low (8-bit) = 256 colors

• Medium (16-bit) = 65,500 colors

• Highest (32-bit) = 16,700,000 colors 3 To change the screen resolution, drag the Resolution slider to the size you prefer. 4 Click Apply. If the new settings do not look right, click No. If the new settings make the screen

illegible and you cannot click No, the settings return to their previous values after several seconds.

5 Click OK, then click Yes to save your changes.

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To change the color depth or screen resolution in Windows XP:

1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel opens. If your Control Panel is in

Category View, click Appearance and Themes.

2 Click Display. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 3 Click the Settings tab. 4 To change the color depth, click the arrow button to open the Color quality list, then click

the color depth you want.

• Low (8-bit) = 256 colors

• Medium (16-bit) = 65,500 colors

• Highest (32-bit) = 16,700,000 colors 5 To change the screen resolution, drag the Screen resolution slider to the size you prefer. 6 Click Apply. If the new settings do not look right, click No. If the new settings make the screen

illegible and you cannot click No, the settings return to their previous values after several seconds.

7 Click OK.

EzTune software

When installed onto your computer, EzTune™ software lets you control many of the monitor settings from your computer. With EzTune, you can:

For more information, see the program’s CD or the installed program’s online help.

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• Change the orientation of the image (landscape to portrait) by just rotating the screen

(requires the optional height-adjustable stand available in the U.S. at www.gateway.com

• Change brightness, contrast, and color balance

• Change screen geometry

• Set the display position and resolution

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Using landscape and portrait modes

EzTune automatically switches the display to the appropriate mode (landscape or portrait) when you rotate the screen. This feature works only with a Windows compatible computer running EzTune and using VGA, DVI, or HDMI input (the OSD itself does not rotate into portrait mode).

While using portrait mode:

• Full-screen video may display incorrectly or be slow.

• Video games or other full-screen applications may not be fully compatible.

• Some programs are not able to recognize and adapt to your monitor’s portrait mode. If you

experience problems with a program while using portrait mode, switch to landscape mode and restart the program.

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Using the speaker bar

Important

To turn on the speaker bar:

• The speaker bar is always on. If you connected the speaker bar by following the instructions

in “Set ti ng up th e o pt ional speake r b ar ” on pa ge 5, the speaker bar receives power constantly from the monitor’s speaker bar power connector.

To use headphones:

• Plug headphones into either of the speaker bar’s headphone jacks. The speaker bar’s volume

is muted, and sound is played through the connected headphones. You can connect headphones to both headphone jacks, and sound plays out of both sets of headphones.

Power management

Energy declaration

When connected to a computer that supports the VESA Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) Protocol, the monitor can conserve significant energy by reducing power consumption during periods of non-use. When your computer goes into the energy saving mode, the monitor will then enter the Active Off mode (sleep). In the Active Off mode the Power LED will still show orange.

Use these conventions and the power can be reduced to the following levels:

VESA State LED Indicator Power Consumption

On Blue <150 W

Standby Orange <2 W

Off Purple <1 W

To “wake” the monitor when it is in Standby/Active Off mode, move the mouse or press any keyboard key. You can change the monitor’s power management settings using the Windows Control Panel. For more information, see your computer’s User Guide.

Maintaining

To keep the monitor in optimal working order:

• Do not block the ventilation holes.

• Do not expose the monitor to rain or use near water.

• Keep the monitor away from radiators or heat vents.

• Keep the monitor out of direct sunlight.

Caution

Do not use any type of abrasive pad or glass cleaner. You will permanently

scratch the screen.

• To clean the monitor, use a soft cloth slightly moistened with water only. Wipe the cabinet,

screen, and controls.

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Troubleshooting

• If you have problems with the monitor, the information in this chapter may help you solve

them without needing to call Customer Care.

• Make sure that the monitor has warmed up for about 30 minutes before making any

judgments about the picture quality.

Troubleshooting symptoms

No power

• Make sure that the power cord is connected correctly to both the back of the monitor and

the wall outlet. For more information about connecting the power cord, see “Connecting the

monitor” on page 2.

Important

If the power LED is on, the monitor is receiving power.

No picture

• Touch (Menu), then (Input Select) to make sure that you have selected the correct

video source.

• Make sure that the power cord is connected correctly to both the back of the monitor and

the wall outlet. For more information about connecting the power cord, see “Connecting the

monitor” on page 2.

• Make sure that the video cable is connected securely to the back of the monitor and

computer. For more information about connecting the video cable, see “Connecting the

monitor” on page 2.

• Make sure that the monitor is turned on.

• Reset the monitor to the factory settings. For more information, see “Advanced menu” on

page 15.

• If the power LED is orange, it means that the monitor is not detecting a video source or input

detection is disabled. Complete the following steps:

• Move the mouse or press any key on the keyboard to bring the monitor out of sleep

mode.

• Touch (Menu), then touch (Input Select) to choose another input.

• Make sure that your computer is turned on.

• Restart your computer with the monitor turned on.

• Make sure that the video cable is not damaged.

• Check the end of the video cable for any pins that might be bent or pushed in.

• Reset the OSD. For more information, see “Advanced menu” on page 15.

• Turn off the monitor and unplug the video cable from the back of your computer. Turn the

monitor back on and wait for ten seconds. If the monitor is functioning correctly, a “No Signal” message appears. For more information about connecting the video cable, see

“Connecting the monitor” on page 2.

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