Gateway HD1700 User Manual

HD1700 17-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor

USERGUIDE

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Contents

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

Connecting your monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

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

Connecting power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Connecting a security cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Starting your monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Adjusting monitor settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Using the monitor buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

On-screen display options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Changing Windows screen settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Changing color depth and screen resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Energy declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Maintaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

No power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

No picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Display colors are wrong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Picture has shadows or “ghosts” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Color is not uniform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Image is not sized or centered correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Your monitor has pixels that are always d ark or too bright . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Connecting a game console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Video modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Environmental information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Contents

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Using Y our Gat ewa y

Flat -P anel Monitor

• Connecting y our monit or

• Starting your monit or

• Adjusting monitor settings

• Changing Windo ws s creen s et tings

• Power management

• Maintaining

• Troubleshooting

• Specifications

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Connec ting your monit or

T o s et up your monitor, first unpack t h e bo x, un wrap the components, attach the base, t hen make
your cable connections.

Attachi ng the bas e

To attach the base:

• Place the monitor base on a t able top, then slide th e mon itor neck down onto the base until

it clicks into place. You may need to press the button on the base to let the monitor slide
on smoothly.

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Connec ting video inputs

To connect video sources to your monitor:

1 Position your computer and your monitor so you can reach the back of each.
2 If your computer has a digital video connector (DVI), connect a DVI video cable (not included)

to the white connector on the display.

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- OR ­Connect the blue VGA video cable to the blue VGA video connector on the display.

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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Connec ting pow er

To connect power:

1 Position your monitor so you can reach the back, then connect the power cord to the po w er

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connector under the back of your monitor.

2 Plug the power cord into a correctly grounded power outlet. We recommend using a surge

protector to protect your monitor from voltage spikes.

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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