Gateway HD2250 User Manual

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HD2250 22-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor

USERGUIDE

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 dark 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

Contents

Using Your Gateway

Flat-Panel Monitor

•Connecting your monitor

•Starting your monitor

•Adjusting monitor settings

•Changing Windows screen settings

•Power management

•Maintaining

•Troubleshooting

•Specifications

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Connecting your monitor

To set up your monitor, first unpack the box, unwrap the components, then make your cable connections.

Connecting video inputs

To connect video sources to your monitor:

1Position your computer and your monitor so you can reach the back of each.

2If 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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Connect the blue VGA video cable to the blue VGA video connector on the display.

- 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.



HDMI port	DVI port				Component Y port
		VGA port		Component Pr port

			Component Pb port

3Make 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.

Connecting power

To connect power:

1Position your monitor so you can reach the back, then connect the power cord to the power connector under the back of your monitor.

Power connector

2Plug the power cord into a correctly grounded power outlet. We recommend using a surge protector to protect your monitor from voltage spikes.

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3To 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.

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 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:

1Turn off your monitor.

2Tilt 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

3Slide the speaker bar onto the bottom of your monitor until it snaps into place. Make sure that it is secure by pulling it downward.

4Plug 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:

1Disconnect all audio and power cables from the speaker bar.

2Press the two clips on the back of your monitor, then slide the speaker bar back.

Starting your monitor

To start your monitor:

1Touch the power button on the front of monitor. The power LED on the power button changes from purple (off) to orange (standby).

Power button

2Turn 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. If the power LED is not blue or you do not see a display image, check the connections. For more troubleshooting information, see “Troubleshooting” on page 12.

3Adjust the tilt of your monitor for the best viewing angle.

4Use the on-screen display (OSD) to adjust other monitor settings. For more information, see “Adjusting monitor settings” on page 6.

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Adjusting monitor settings

Use your monitor controls (located on your 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 10.

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 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 shortcut menu

To use the shortcut menu:

1Touch Menu on the front of your monitor. The rest of the button icons light up and the shortcut menu opens.

2To 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.

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