Gateway FPD1775W User Manual

FPD1775W Widescreen Monitor

USERGUIDE

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

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

Setting up the optional stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Attaching the USB stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Adjusting monitor height tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Adjusting monitor tilt tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting the USB hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Setting up the optional speaker bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing the speaker bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Starting the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Adjusting monitor settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Monitor buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

On-screen display options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Adjusting Windows display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Changing settings in Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Changing settings in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Video modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

ENERGY STAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Energy declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Maintaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

No power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

No picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Monitor colors are wrong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Picture has shadows or “ghosts” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Color is not uniform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Image is not sized or centered correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

The monitor has pixels that are always dark or too bright . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Speaker bar does not work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

EPA ENERGY STAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Contents www.gateway.com

Using Your Gateway Flat-panel Monitor

• Connecting the monitor

• Setting up the optional stand

• Setting up the optional speaker bar

• Starting the monitor

• Adjusting monitor settings

• Adjusting Windows display settings

• Power management

• Maintaining

• Troubleshooting

• Specifications

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Connecting the monitor

To connect the monitor:

1 Place the monitor base on a table top, then slide the monitor neck down

onto the base until it clicks into place. You may need to press the two buttons on the base to let the monitor slide on smoothly.

2 Position your computer and the monitor so you can reach the back of each.

3 Connect the power cord to the power connector under the back of the

display.

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Connecting the monitor

4 Connect the blue right-angle VGA video cable to the blue video connector

under the back of the display. Although a standard VGA cable is acceptable, we recommend using the right-angle cable (available in the U.S. at www.gateway.com bar. The right-angle cable’s thumbscrews are easier to tighten, and the cable does not get in the way of the speaker bar.

- OR -

If your computer has a digital video connector (DVI), connect a white DVI video cable (available in the U.S. at www.gateway.com connector under the back of the display. Although a standard DVI cable is acceptable, we recommend using the right-angle cable (available in the U.S. at www.gateway.com bar. The right-angle cable’s thumbscrews are easier to tighten, and the cable does not get in the way of the speaker bar.

), especially for use with the optional speaker

) to the white

), especially for use with the optional speaker

5 Make sure that your computer is turned off, then connect the other end

of the video cable to the matching video port on the back of your computer.

6 Plug the power cord into a correctly grounded electrical outlet.

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Setting up the optional stand

Attaching the USB stand

In the United States, you can buy an adjustable USB stand from

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rotation. When connected to your computer’s USB port, you can connect up to

four USB devices to the USB 2.0 ports on the stand.

To attach the adjustable stand:

1 Make sure that the monitor is turned off.

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

mat on a tabletop is ideal. Let the monitor base hang down over the edge of the table.

3 Press the two release buttons on the back of the monitor’s original neck,

then slide the monitor base out of the neck.

. The stand can be adjusted for height, tilt, and screen

Release

Button

4 Remove the screw from the neck hinge, then remove the neck from the

LCD panel. Do not discard the screw.

Screw

Release Button

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Setting up the optional stand

5 Place the hinge cover over the hinge. The hinge cover came with your

optional stand.

6 Attach the hinge cover using the screw you removed from the original

neck hinge.

7 Remove the four small screws from the back of the LCD panel. Do not

discard the four screws.

Screw Screw

Screw

8 Slide the adjustable stand’s neck onto the base.

Screw

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9 Tighten the thumbscrew under the base with your fingers (or a flat

screwdriver) to secure the neck into place.

Thumb screw

10 With the stand facing you, press the mounting bracket lever to the left and

hold it, then remove the bracket from the stand.

11 Attach the bracket to the LCD panel using the four screws you removed

previously.

Screws

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Setting up the optional stand

12 Slide the neck’s bracket slot onto the bracket’s mounting tab.

13 Press the bracket lever to the right and hold it, then lower the neck into

place and release the lever.

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Adjusting monitor height tension

The stand is factory adjusted to maintain the height for your monitor. However,

if it does not stay in place when you let go, you need to change the stand’s

height tension. You also need to adjust the stand if the amounts of force

required to raise and lower the monitor are not equal.

To adjust your monitor’s height tension:

1 Press the screwdriver access hole cap from below the base to remove it

from the base.

Screwdriver access cap

2 Insert a Phillips screwdriver through the access hole in the base and onto

the height tension screw (on the back of the stand, in the slot above the USB In port).

Height tension screw

3 Adjust the height tension screw so the monitor stays in place when you

let go. If the monitor lowers by itself when you let go, turn the screw clockwise several complete turns. If the monitor rises when you let go, turn the screw counter-clockwise several complete turns. You may need to turn the screw several times before the tension is correct for your size of monitor.

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