HP (Hewlett-Packard) D8910A User Manual
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0.25 mm dot pitch for
excellent graphics
FD Trinitron®, anti-glare, antistatic, multilayer screen coating
Full scan screen that gives
an edge to edge image
On/Off switch
Image adjustment controls to
operate on-screen display menus Status indicator
HP D8910A, D8910W
19-inch Color Monitors
18-inch Viewable Image
User’s Guide
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WORKING IN
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CAUTION
HP 19" Color Monitor User’s Guide
Important Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions
Before you plug in your new monitor, read these important safety instructions.
For your safety always connect equipment to a grounded wall outlet. Always use a
power cord with a properly grounded plug, such as the one provided with the
equipment, or one in compliance with your national safety standards. This equipment
can be disconnected from the power by removing the power cord from the power
outlet. This means the equipment must be located close to an easily accessible power
outlet.
To avoid electrical shock, do not open the monitor’s cover. There are no userserviceable parts inside. Only qualified service personnel should service these parts.
Make sure your PC is powered off before connecting or disconnecting a display
peripheral.
Thank you for selecting HP monitor equipment.
To optimize your comfort and productivity, it’s important that you set up your work
area correctly and use your HP equipment properly. With that in mind, we have
developed some set-up and use recommendations for you to follow based on established ergonomic principles.
You can consult the online version of Working in Comfort preloaded on the hard disk
of HP computers, or visit HP’s Working in Comfort web site at:
http://www.hp.com/ergo/
The monitor is quite heavy (the weight is shown in the technical specifications). We
recommend you ask the assistance of a second person when lifting or moving it.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended
to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the
product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
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What Your New Monitor Offers
What Your New Monitor Offers
Your HP monitor is a FD Trinitron 19-inch (18-inch viewable image), high resolution,
multi-synchronous color monitor. Multi-synchronous means that the monitor supports a
range of video modes. It is optimized to be used with all Hewlett-Packard computers.
Your HP color monitor has the following features:
• A 19-inch FD Trinitron tube, with a 18-inch viewable image, and 0.25 mm dot pitch
for excellent graphics. Anti-glare, multilayer coating to minimize reflection.
• Support of video modes up to 1600 x 1200 at 85 Hz refresh rates.
• Image adjustment using on-screen display menus. Includes color adjustment and
image manipulation controls to optimize the quality and position of the image.
• Improved color matching using the sRGB color temperature profile: this can
significantly improve color matching with other system devices (printer, computer
software, scanner, etc) using sRGB standard color space.
• Monitor power management system (VESA
equipped HP computers to automatically reduce the power consumption of the
monitor. As an ENERGY STAR
meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency
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partner, HP has determined that this product
• Monitor Plug and Play capability (VESA DDC1/2Bi standard) that enables the
monitor to identify itself to suitably equipped HP computers.
• Compliance with ISO 9241-3/-7/-8 ergonomic standards.
• Complies with MPRIII, level A guidelines for upper limits of electrical and
electrostatic emissions, from the Swedish National Board for Measurement and
Testing.
• Your HP monitor complies with TCO99 requirements, refer to the last pages of
this manual for more information.
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standard) controlled from suitably
1 VESA is the Video Electronics Standards Association
2 ENERGY STAR is trademark of United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Setting Up Your Monitor
Setting Up Your Monitor
Where to Place the Monitor
Place your monitor on a flat sturdy surface.
Ensure the operating site is free from excessive heat, moisture, and sources of
electromagnetic fields. Sources of electromagnetic fields include transformers, motors,
and other monitors.
Connecting the Cables
1 Before you connect any cables, refer to the safety instructions at the beginning of
this manual. Make sure your computer and monitor are switched off.
2 Connect the video cable (it has a 15-pin plug) to the video outlet on your com-
puter. Tighten the thumbscrews on the plug.
3 Connect the power cord to the monitor.
4 Plug the power cord into the power outlet.
NOTE
Video cable
Power cords
The location of your computer’s video cable connector may be different to the one
shown. Refer to the manual that came with your computer, if necessary.
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Using Your Monitor
Using Your Monitor
1 Press the power switch to turn the monitor on or off.
2 When the power is turned on, the power-on indicator will light up.
The light indicates the operating state:
• Green: The monitor is in normal operation.
• Red: The monitor is in the active off state.
• Off: The monitor is turned off at the power switch or disconnected from the mains
outlet.
If the power management function of your computer is working properly, you do not
need to switch the monitor off or on. This occurs automatically.
Pressing the button activates the monitor’s on-screen menu. This menu contains the
monitor’s various adjustment features.
Select a feature using the and buttons. Scroll to the adjustment feature you
require and then press
To adjust the required feature, use the
are complete.
to access the menu.
and buttons until the desired changes
Menu language
1 When you press the button for the first time, the Menu language menu
appears on the screen.
2 Select a language with the
activate your choice.
and buttons and press the button to
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Using Your Monitor
Using the menu
Menu operations are controlled with the , and buttons.
1 You can display the menu by pressing the button.
2 Select the header with the
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and buttons.
SIZE & POSITION
SHAPE
SHARPNESS
COLOR
MISCELLANEOUS
CONTRAST
BRIGHTNESS
HORIZONTAL CENTERING
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3 Press to confirm the selection.
SIZE & POSITION
SHAPE
SHARPNESS
COLOR
MISCELLANEOUS
CONTRAST
BRIGHTNESS
TILT
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4 Adjustment and settings corresponding the header appear below the header field.
CONTRAST
BRIGHTNESS
TILT
ORTHOGONALITY
TRAPEZOID
PINCUSHION
PINCUSHION BALANCE
EXIT
1280 x 1024 85 Hz
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5 Select the adjustment with the and buttons.
6 Press
to confirm the selection. The menu disappears and a scale shows the
position of the adjustment. In addition to the bar, position of the adjustment is
shown as a percentage of the maximum value. The upper number shows the
current value and the lower one shows the value where the adjustment started.
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77 %
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Using Your Monitor
7 Adjust with the and buttons.
8 When ready, press the
button.
Exiting the menu
The onscreen menu disappears automatically after 20 seconds of inactivity. Alterna-
tively select EXIT and press the button to make the menu disappear immediately.
Adjusting the picture of your monitor
You should allow the monitor warm up for 20 minutes before making any adjustments
to image settings of the monitor.
Size and position
The illustrations below show the effect of each adjustment when the property is
adjusted from the extreme left to the extreme right position.
• First correct the property with largest deviation from the correct value then adjust
the width and height.
SIZE & POSITION
SHAPE
SHARPNESS
COLOR
MISCELLANEOUS
CONTRAST
BRIGHTNESS
HORIZONTAL CENTERING
WIDTH
VERTICAL CENTERING
HEIGHT
PRESET RECALL
EXIT
1280 x 1024 85 Hz
Brightness and Contrast
With brightness adjustment you may control the brightness of the whole picture.
Contrast increases or decreases the brightness difference between light and dark colors.
Adjust brightness and contrast adequately according to ambient light conditions to
obtain the best picture quality.
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