Gateway FPD2275W User Manual

FPD2275W 22-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor

USERGUIDE

Chapter 1: Using Your Gateway

Flat-Panel Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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

Attaching the base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Connecting video inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Connecting USB cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Connecting power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connecting a security cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Setting up the optional stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Attaching the USB stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Adjusting monitor height tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Adjusting monitor tilt tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting the USB hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Setting up the optional speaker bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing the speaker bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Starting the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Adjusting monitor settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the EzTouch menu buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using the main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using Picture-in-Picture (PIP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Changing Windows screen settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Changing color depth and screen resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

EzTune software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Video modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Energy declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Maintaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

No power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

No picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Display colors are wrong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Picture has shadows or “ghosts” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Color is not uniform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Image is not sized or centered correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

The monitor has pixels that are always dark or too bright . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Speaker bar does not work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

How To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Technical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Video/Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Appendix A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Contents

CHAPTER 1

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

• Changing Windows screen settings

• Power management

• Maintaining

• Troubleshooting

• 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 base

To attach the base:

1 Slide the monitor’s neck onto the base.

2 Place the monitor face-up on a stable surface. A non-slip mat on a tabletop is ideal. Let

the monitor neck hang down over the edge of the table.

3 Slide the neck onto the base. 4 Tighten the thumbscrew with your fingers (or a flat screwdriver) under the base to secure

the neck into place.

Thumbscrew

Connecting video inputs

To connect video sources to your monitor:

1 Position your computer and the monitor so you can reach the back of each. 2 Connect the blue VGA video cable to the blue VGA video connector under the back of

the display.

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If your computer has a digital video connector (DVI), connect a DVI video cable (not included) to the white connector under the back of the display. You can buy a DVI video cable from

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3 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.

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4 Connect other video sources (such as a DVD player, video camera, or receiver) to the

appropriate video jacks on the back of the monitor.

Component red Pr jack

S-Video jack

Composite video in jack Component green Y jack

Component blue Pb jack

• 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) jacks to the corresponding jacks on the back of your monitor.

(cables not included)

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:

Important

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

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

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.

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USB in (“B” type) port USB ports

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

the monitor.

USB ports

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

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connector under the back of the monitor.

protector to protect your monitor from voltage spikes.

on 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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Setting up the optional stand

Attaching the USB stand

In the United States, you can buy an adjustable USB stand from www.gateway.com. The stand can be adjusted for height, tilt, and screen rotation. With EzTune software installed on your computer, a sensor inside your monitor detects the rotation mode (portrait or landscape) your monitor is in, and rotates the screen image accordingly.

When the stand is connected to your computer’s USB port, you can connect up to four USB devices to the USB 2.0 ports on the stand. Including the ports on your monitor, you could have a total of eight easy-to-access USB ports on your monitor and stand together.

To attach the adjustable stand:

1 Make sure that the monitor is turned off. 2 Place the monitor face-up on a stable surface. A non-slip mat on a tabletop is ideal. Let

the monitor base hang down over the edge of the table.

3 Remove the two screws from the neck hinge, then remove the neck from the LCD panel.

Do not discard the screws.

Screw

4 Place the hinge cover over the hinge, then attach the hinge cover using the screws you

removed from the original neck hinge. The hinge cover came with your monitor.

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

screws.

Screw Screw

Screw

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

7 Tighten the thumbscrew with your fingers (or a flat screwdriver) under the base to secure

the neck into place.

Thumbscrew

8 With the stand facing you, press the mounting bracket lever to the left and hold it, then

remove the bracket from the stand.

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