HP L1725, P4827 User Manual

L1725

P48277

www.hp.com/go/monitorsupport

17-inch LCD monitor

(17-inch viewable image)

user’s guide

Notice

Important Safety Instructions

What the hp L1725 Monitor Offers

Setting Up the Monitor

Removing your monitor’s pedestal

How to Install the Drivers

Adjusting the Monitor

Using the Monitor

Troubleshooting

LCD Monitor Quality and Pixel Policy

Technical Specifications

Care and Cleaning

Environmental Information

Regulatory Information

hp L1725

P4827

17-inch LCD Monitor

(17-inch Viewable Image)

User’s Guide

hp L1725 LCD Monitor Notice

Notice

The information contained in the documents accompanying this product is subject to change without notice.

Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

HP shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

HP assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by HP.

These documents contain proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of these documents may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of HP.

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Company in the United States of America and other countries. Other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders.

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Important Safety Instructions

WARNING: The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol inside an

equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated, dangerous voltage which may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

WARNING: 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.

WARNING: If you are unsure that you can lift the equipment

safely, do not try to move it without help.

Before you connect any cables or install the HP monitor, refer to the above safety instructions. Also, refer to the set up poster and the documentation included with the PC and the video adapter to ensure this equipment is correctly installed.

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.

WARNING: Use the monitor with the power adapter supplied

with your HP monitor only.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the monitor cover or the power adapter. There are no user-

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hp L1725 LCD Monitor Important Safety Instructions

serviceable parts inside. Only qualified service personnel should service these parts.

Make sure the computer is turned off before connecting or disconnecting a display peripheral.

Working in Comfort

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 setup and use recommendations based on established ergonomic principles for you to follow.

These recommendations can be found in the online version of the Working in Comfort guide, which is preloaded on the hard disk of your HP computer. They can also be found on the HP Working in Comfort Web site at

www.hp.com/ergo

information. Before contacting customer services, please refer to the following HP

web sites:

www.hp.com/go/monitorsupport

www.hp.com/go/pcaccessories

along with other

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What the hp L1725 Monitor Offers

Full scan TFT screen that gives edge-to-edge image

Anti-glare surface

Status LED indicator

Auto/Select

Right Browse/Contrast Left Browse/Brightness

hp L1725 LCD Monitor

On/Off

Slim and space-saving

The HP L1725 monitor is a liquid crystal display (LCD) 17-inch, high resolution, multi-synchronous color monitor. Multi-synchronous means that the monitor can be used with a range of video modes. It is optimized for use with all HP computers.

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hp L1725 LCD Monitor What the hp L1725 Monitor Offers

The HP L1725 monitor has the following features:

• A 17-inch LCD; thin film transistor (TFT) with an anti-glare, hard coated surface

• Support of video modes up to 1280 x 1024 at a 75 Hz refresh rate

• Analog/Digital interface: a VGA (analog) and a DVI-D (digital) connector enables connection to up to two computers at the same time.

• True color (16.7 million colors)

• Auto-adjustment of image position, clock, and phase for the VGA interface

• An onscreen display (OSD) manager that allows you to adjust all settings through onscreen menus.

• The monitor has VESA compliant mounting to allow for simple wall or arm mounting (

refer to “Removing your monitor’s pedestal” on

page 18).

• Power-management system (VESA

standard) controlled from suitably equipped HP computers to automatically reduce the power consumption of the monitor

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1.VESA is the Video Electronics Standards Association.

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What the hp L1725 Monitor Offers

NOTE: As an ENERGY STAR partner, HP has determined that this

product meets ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.

• Compliance with stringent Swedish Low Emissions guidelines TCO '99

• Plug and Play capability (compliant with VESA DDC standard, version 3, revision 1 at level, DDC/2B, version 1) that enables the monitor to identify itself to suitably equipped HP computers

• Slot for security lock

• Monitor base is designed to accommodate HP’s wireless satellite accessory, to provide a wireless office solution

• Height adjustment facility

• Pivot enabled to provide portrait-landscape option

• 180

(+/-) screen swivel angle

• Monitor base designed to accommodate up to 4 USB accessories (refer to

“Connecting additional devices to your monitor” on page

17)

• Audio jacks

• Cable management system.

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hp L1725 LCD Monitor Unpacking the Monitor

Unpacking the Monitor

Check for the following items. If they are missing or damaged, consult your retailer immediately.

• 1 liquid crystal display (LCD)

• 1 power cord

• 1 DC adapter with an attached DC cable

• 1 video cable (VGA)

• 2 audio cables

• 1 USB cable

• 1 Quick User’s Guide

• 1 warranty booklet

• 1 CD-ROM disc.

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Setting Up the Monitor

Where to place the monitor

Place the monitor on a flat, sturdy surface. Ensure that the operating site is free from excessive heat and moisture. For best performance, make sure nothing is resting on the monitor.

WARNING: Before you connect any cables or install the HP

monitor, refer to the safety instructions at the beginning of this manual. Refer also to the documentation that came with the computer to ensure this equipment is correctly installed.

Connecting two computers to the monitor

The LCD monitor has two video signal connectors on the rear panel: one analog (VGA) and one digital (DVI-D). This allows you to connect the monitor to up to two computers at the same time.

Video

connectors

VGA

DVI

When two computers are connected, you need to use the Input Priority setting on the onscreen display (OSD) to specify which monitor input has priority. See “Input Priority” on page 34.

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hp L1725 LCD Monitor Setting Up the Monitor

Connecting the cables to the monitor

Look at the following diagram and follow the steps listed below to connect the cables to the LCD monitor.

CAUTION: This monitor is equipped with an auto-sensing power

supply for voltage ranges 100—240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Use the monitor with the supplied DC adapter only.

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Setting Up the Monitor

The back of your monitor will look like picture below:

Setting up the Cable Management System

Connecting USB Devices

180O (+/-) swivel angle

Minimum cable length between points a and b:

440 mm landscape mode 480 mm portrait mode

Connecting Audio Devices

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hp L1725 LCD Monitor Setting Up the Monitor

To connect the cables to the monitor:

1 Make sure the computer is turned off. 2 Plug the video cable into the correct video connector (VGA or

DVI-D) on the back of the monitor. Secure the cable by tightening the thumbscrews.

VGA cable

DVI-D cable →

→

VGA connector

DVI-D connector

NOTE: All monitors are equipped with both a VGA and a DVI-D

connector and come with a VGA cable. Using both video connectors, you can connect this monitor to up to two computers at the same time.

3 Open the cable management door and secure the video cable in

the cable clips provided, making sure that the cable length is sufficient for the mode in which you will use your monitor (landscape or portrait). Refer to

“Setting up the Cable

Management System” in the picture on the previous page.

NOTE: To change your monitor’s position or mode easily, make

sure that the length of your video cable between points a and b is:

at least 480 mm in portrait mode at least 440 mm in landscape mode.

4 Route the video cable, using the cable management at the

monitor’s base, and plug it into the corresponding video connector on the computer.

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Setting Up the Monitor

5 Plug the audio cables into the correct connectors on the computer.

Connect the green plug to the Audio Out connector and the pink plug to the Microphone connector on the computer.

Connectors

Computer Monitor

Green →

Pink

CAUTION: Do not connect the audio cable to the Speaker Out

6 Plug the USB cable into the connector at the rear of the monitor’s

base and into a USB port on your computer.

7 Connect your USB devices (up to four) to the monitor’s USB ports.

Refer to

8 Plug the DC adapter cable into the connector at the rear of the

monitor base. Make sure the DC In cable is connected from the monitor column to the back of the LCD panel. This cable should always be connected.

9 Plug the power cord into the DC adapter. 10 Turn on the main power source (for example, a surge protector),

and then turn on the power switch for both the computer and the monitor.

Audio connector

Microphone connector

→

connector on the computer: the audio system of the monitor could be damaged. The audio cable must be connected to the Audio Out connector. HP recommends you keep the audio cable connected to the Audio Out connector on the computer at all times when using the monitor.

“Connecting USB Devices” in the picture on page 11.

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hp L1725 LCD Monitor Setting Up the Monitor

To disconnect the cables from the monitor:

1 Turn off the power switch for the monitor and the computer, and

then turn off the main power source.

2 Disconnect the power cord from the main power source and the

DC adapter cable.

3 Disconnect the DC adapter cable from the connector at the rear of

the monitor base. 4 Disconnect the audio cables from the computer connectors. 5 Disconnect your USB devices from the monitor’s USB ports. 6 Unscrew the thumbscrews on the video cable(s) and disconnect the

video cable(s).

Securing your monitor

Your monitor can be secured to a desk or to any other fixed object, using a security lock cable. The cable can be attached a slot located on the rear of the monitor.

NOTE: The security lock is not an HP accessory. It cannot be

ordered from HP. Contact your retailer for more information.

Slot for lock

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