Gateway HD2250 User Manual
HD2250 22-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor
USERGUIDE
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Contents
Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Connecting your monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecting video inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecting power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecting a security cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Setting up the optional speaker bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Starting your monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Adjusting monitor settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the EzTouch menu buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using Picture-in-Picture (PIP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Changing Windows screen settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Changing color depth and screen resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
EzTune software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Energy declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Maintaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
No power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
No picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Display colors are wrong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Picture has shadows or “ghosts” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Color is not uniform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Image is not sized or centered correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Your monitor has pixels that are always d ark or too bright . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Configuring video settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Gaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Speaker bar does not work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
HDCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
DCDi by Faroudja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Video modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Environmental information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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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
To set up your monitor, first unpack the box, unwrap the components, then make your cable
connections.
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.
- OR Connect the blue VGA video cable to the blue VGA video connector on thedisplay.
- OR Connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI port on the display, or connect component video cables
to the component video ports on the display.
Important
For best audio and video performance, we suggest using HDMI. The digital
audio signal is conveyed along the same cable as the digital video 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.
3 Make sure that your computer is turned off, then connect the other end of the video cable
Connec ting pow er
To connect power:
1 Position y our monitor so you can reach the bac k, then connect the power cord t o t he power
2 Plug the power cord into a correctly grounded power outlet. We recommend using a surge
HDMI port
to the matching video port on the back of your computer.
connector under the back of your monitor.
protector to protect your monitor from voltage spikes.
DVI po r t
VGA po r t
Compo ne nt Pr por t
Compo ne nt Pb po rt
Compo ne n t Y p or t
Power connector
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3 To make sure that your monitor’s power is correctly connected, check the power button 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.
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).
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Kensington lock slot
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Setting up the optional speaker bar
In the United States, 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 your monitor.
2 Tilt the screen back, then match the mounting clips on each side of the speaker bar with
the mounting slots underneath your monitor.
Mounting slot Mounting clip
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3 Sli de th e s pe ake r b a r o nto th e b o ttom of yo ur m on ito r u nt i l i t s na ps in to p l ac e. M a ke su re
that it is secure by pulling it downward.
4 Plug the speaker bar’s power plug into the power connector on your monitor.
Speaker bar power connector
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5 Plug the speaker bar’s audio plug into the audio jack on your monitor.
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.
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 s lide the speaker bar back.
Starting y our monitor
To s t a rt y ou r m o ni t or :
1 T ouch the power button on the fr ont of monitor . The power LED on the power button c hanges
from purple (off) to orange (standby).
2 Turn on your computer. After your computer is running, the power LED on your monitor’s
power button should be blue. Allow about 10 seconds for the display image to appear. I f
the power LED is not blue or you do not see a display image, check the connections. For
more troubleshooting information, see “Troubleshooting” on page12.
3 Adjust the tilt of your monitor for the best viewing angle.
4 Use the on-screen display (OSD) to adjust other monitor settings. For more information, see
“Adjusting monitor settings” on page 6.
Powe r b ut ton
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Adjusting monit or set tings
Use your monitor controls (located on your monitor itself) and computer controls (accessible
through Window s) t o adjust t he display image . For mor e inf ormation about comput er controls, see
“Changing Windows screen settings” on page10.
Using the E zT ouc h menu butt ons
This monitor features an on-screen display (OSD) and EzTouch menu buttons that let you adjust
contrast, brightness, and other settings for your monitor. Your monitor saves changes you make
to the settings, even if you turn off your 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 lets you quickly change some of the most commonly adjusted settings.
• The main menu lets you precisely adjust all levels of settings .
Using the sh ort cut menu
To use the shortcut menu:
1 T ouch Menu on th e fron t o f you r m o n ito r. The re s t o f th e bu tto n i co n s l i g ht u p an d th e
shortcut menu opens.
2 To use an EzTouch menu button, lightly touch its icon. For adjusting a setting’s values, you
can touch and hold touch buttons as you would conventional buttons.
Input Select
VGA m ode : A uto
DVI, HDMI, and Component mode: Video Adjust
PIP On/PIP Off
Cancel
Main Menu
• Touc h Input Select to select an available video source.
• Touc h Auto (V GA m od e) o r Video Adjust (DVI, HDMI, and component modes) to adjust
your display image to the idea l settings.
• Touc h PIP On to turn on Picture -in- Picture, and touch PIP Off to tu rn it off.
• Touc h Cancel to exit the shortcut menu.
• Touc h Main Menu to open the main menu.
• To turn off the button icons and close the menu, wait about ten seconds without touching
a bu tton.
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