Gateway HD2401 User Manual

24-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor

USERGUIDE

Contents

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

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

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

Connecting video inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Setting up the optional speaker bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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

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

Ergonomic guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Starting the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Turning on the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Adjusting monitor settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the EzTouch menu buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using Picture-in-Picture (PIP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Changing Windows screen settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Changing color depth and screen resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

EzTune software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Using the speaker bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Energy declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Maintaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Troubleshooting symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

No power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

No picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Display colors are wrong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Picture has shadows or “ghosts” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Color is not uniform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Image is not sized or centered correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

The monitor has pixels that are alw ays dark or too bright . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Speaker bar does not work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

How To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Technical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Video/Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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

Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Contents

Using Y our Gat ewa y Flat -P anel Monitor

• Connecting t he monitor

• Ergonomic guidelines

• Starting the monitor

• Adjusting monitor settings

• Changing Windo ws s creen s et tings

• Using t he speak e r bar

• Power management

• Maintaining

• Troubleshooting

• FAQs

• Specifications

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Connec ting the monit or

To set up the monitor, first attach the base, then make your cable connections.

Attachi ng the bas e

To attach the base:

1 Place the monitor base on a table top. 2 Sli de the m on i tor ne c k d ow n o n to t h e ba se u n t i l it cl i ck s i nto p l a c e. You m ay n ee d to p res s

the button on the base to let your monitor slide on smoothly.

Connec ting 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 Make sure that you computer is turned off.

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3 If your computer has an HDMI digital audio/video connector, connect an HDMI cable to the

HDMI connector under the back of the display.

Important

An HDMI cable has not been included with your monitor. A cable can be purchased from www.gateway.com Internet retailers and electronic retail stores.

- OR If your computer has a digital v ideo connect or (D VI), connect the DVI video cable to the whit e

connector under the back of the display.

(available in the U.S. only) or from various

- OR If your computer has only an analog VGA (blue) port, connect the VGA video cable to the

VGA video connector under the back of the display.

4 Connect the other end of the video cable to the matching video port on the back of your

computer.

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

appropriate video jacks on the back of the monitor.

Setting up the optional speaker bar

An optional speaker bar is available for mounting underneath your monitor. In the United States, you can order a speaker bar from www.gateway.com.

To install the speaker bar:

1 Tu rn of f t h e m o n i t o r.

Important

If you connect the speaker bar to the monitor while the monitor is turned on, the speaker bar will not initialize and will not work correctly. If this happens, turn the monitor off, then back on to enable the speaker bar.

VGA portDVI portHDMI port

2 Tilt the screen back, then match the mounting clips on each side of the speake r bar with

the mounting slots underneath the monitor.

Mounting slot

Mounting clip

3 Slide the speaker bar forward onto the bottom of your monitor until it snaps into place. Make

sure that it is secure by pulling it downward.

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4 Plug the speaker bar’s power and audio plugs into the appropriate connectors underneath

the monitor.

Power connector

Audio jack

5 Plug the speaker bar’s pink and green 3.5 audio plugs into the appropriate speaker and

microphone connectors on the computer.

Important

For best audio performance use an HDMI connection. The digital audio is conveyed along the same cable as the digital video, and no additional audio connection i s r equired. You may need t o set y our v ideo sour c e’ s a udio mode t o PCM or ANALOG to hear the audio. See your source device’s user guide for more information.

For information on using the s peaker bar, see “Using the speaker bar” on page 14.

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 slide the speaker bar back.

Mounting clip

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 h e po w e r

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 on

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connector under the back of the monitor.

protector (not included) to protect your monitor from voltage spikes.

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).

Kensington lock slot

Ergonomic guideline s

The recommen ded sc reen positi oning is ba sed up on the following guidelines. The s e guideline s ar e based on available scientific literature and published standards.

Screen height

The recommended screen height for displays (except in special circumstances, such as for bifocal use) is that the top of the display should be set at or slightly below (about 1 inch or 25mm) your eye level while you are sitting in a comfortable working posture. This guideline places the center of the screen at an ideal 15° to 20° viewing angle for most desktop displays.

Screen tilt

The screen should be tilted so your line of sight is perpendicular to the screen. This angle creates the m ost co ns iste nt viewi ng di st anc e w hen sc an nin g fro m th e to p of t he scree n to th e bo ttom . You may need to adjust lighting to avoid screen glare when the screen is tilted upward.

Screen distance from user

The screen should first be placed at arm’s length from the user, then adjusted back and forth to suit individual preference.

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Starting the monit or

T urning on the monit or

To s t a rt t h e m o n i to r :

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 blue (on), then turns amber/orange (standby) if no video source is detected.

Tip

For more information on EzTouch buttons, see “Using the EzTouch menu

buttons” on page 8.

Power b u tton

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