HP (Hewlett-Packard) P4819A User Manual

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hp 21-inch color

monitor

p4819a

user’s guide

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

0.24 mm Aperture Grill Pitch F D Trinitron®,

anti-reflective and anti-static screen coating

Power: On/Off switch & LED Status Indicator

Input Switch lets you connect two computers through Input 1 and Input 2

Brightness and Contrast controls for easy image adjustment

User’s Guide hp p1130 P4819A 21-inch Color Monitor

(19.8-inch Viewable Image)

HP 21” Color Monitor User’s Guide

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.

F D Trinitron

® is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation.

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Important Safety Instructions

HP 21” Color Monitor User’s Guide

Important Safety Instructions

WARNING For your safety always connect equipment to a grounded wall outlet.

Working in Comfort

CAUTION The monitor is quite heavy (the weight is shown in the technical

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 user-serviceable 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 setup 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/

specifications). We recommend you ask the assistance of a second person when lifting or moving it.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, situated within 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.

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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Important Safety Instructions

Minimizing Eye Strain

To avoid screen flicker and minimize eye strain, use the highest supported image refresh rate for the chosen resolution. It is recommended that you use a refresh rate of 85 Hz. The image refresh rate is the number of times per second that the image is refreshed.

Minimizing Energy Consumption

If your computer supports VESA monitor power management (available on many HP computers), you can minimize the power consumed by the monitor. There is one power saving mode:

• Active off mode

monitor's front panel indicator light is amber.

To set these power saving modes, refer to the manual that came with your computer. If your screen is not displaying an image, check the front panel indicator light first as your monitor may be in a power saving mode.

(uses less than or equal to 3W). In this mode, the

1. Unique power saving mode which is activated if SYNC, H SYNC or V SYNC inactive.

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HP 21” Color Monitor User’s Guide

What Your New Monitor Offers

Your HP monitor is an FD Trinitron 21-inch (19.8-inch viewable image), high resolution, multi-synchronous color monitor. Multisynchronous means that the monitor supports a range of video modes. It is optimized for use with all Hewlett-Packard computers.

Your HP color monitor has the following features:

• A 21-inch FD Trinitron tube with a 19.8-inch viewable image, 0.24

mm aperture grill pitch for excellent graphics and an anti-glare coating to minimize reflection

• Support of video modes up to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz refresh rates

• Image adjustment using on-screen display menus. Includes color

temperature adjustment and image manipulation controls to optimize the quality and position of the image

• Monitor power management system (VESA

from suitably equipped HP computers to automatically reduce the power consumption of the monitor. As an ENERGY has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency

• Monitor Plug and Play capability (VESA DDC1/2B standard) that

enables the monitor to identify itself to suitably equipped HP computers

• Two video inputs to connect to two PCs

• Compliance with ISO 9241-3/-7/-8 ergonomic standards

• Complies with MPRII guidelines for upper limits of electrostatic

and magnetic field emissions, from the Swedish National Board for Measurement and Testing

• Your HP monitor complies with TCO99 requirements. (Refer to

“TCO99 Ecology Energy Emissions Ergonomics” on page 40).

standard) controlled

partner, HP

1. VESA is the Video Electronics Standards Association

2. ENERGY STAR is a trademark of United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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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 input cable (it has a 15-pin plug) to one of the

video outlets on your computer. You can use both outlets to connect two computers.

3 Tighten the thumbscrews on the plug. 4 Connect the power cord to the monitor. 5 Plug the power cord into the power outlet.

Video Cables

Video Cable

Power Cords

NOTE 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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HP 21” Color Monitor User’s Guide

How To Install The Drivers

Windows 2000:

To install the driver:

1 Click Start, select Settings, then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click Display and select the Settings tab.

3 Click Advanced Properties or Advanced, and select the Monitor

tab.

4 Click Properties. 5 Select the Driver tab. 6 Click Update Driver and click Next. 7 Select the recommended option and click Next. 8 Select the Specify a Location box. 9 Find and open the *.inf file. 10 Click Next to install the selected monitor driver.

Windows XP:

To install the driver:

1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. 2 Click Appearance and Themes.

3 Select Display and then Settings. 4 Click Advanced and select the Monitor tab. 5 Click Properties and select the Drivers tab. 6 Click update Driver. 7 Insert the Windows CD-ROM. 8 Select ‘Install from a list’ option for automatic selection or

manually specify the path yourself.

9 Click Next. 10 If you are using a CD-ROM, select the ‘Search removable media’

option. If you are not using a CD-ROM, select the ‘Include this location in the search’ option to browse.

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How To Install The Drivers

Windows 95 or Windows 98:

In order to take advantage of the Plug & Play functionality of your Windows 95/98 operating system, HP Monitors come with a driver that lets you gain full optimization of your monitor.

To install this driver follow these steps:

1 Click the Start button, select Settings, then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Display icon and select the Settings tab.

3 Click Advanced Properties or Advanced, and select the Monitor

tab.

4 Click the Change button in order to select the model of HP Monitor

you are using.

5 Click the Have Disk... button. 6 Click the Browse... button. 7 Find and select the *.inf file. 8 Press the OK button and select your monitor type in the Models

box.

Your operating system and your HP Monitor are now set up to work in optimum conditions.

If your Windows 95/98 version is different or you need more detailed installation information, please refer to Windows 95/98 user's manual.

HP regularly updates the driver each time a new monitor is released. To download the latest up-to-date version, visit our HP Monitors Support web site at:

http://www.hp.com/go/monitorsupport

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Using Your Monitor

The illustration below shows the location of the function keys which operate the monitor.

Power Switch

This button switches the monitor on and off.

Adjustment Button +

This button increases the level of the selected function.

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Adjustment Button -

This button decreases the level of the selected function.

Menu Button

Use this button to select the menu and select the highlighted function.

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Using Your Monitor

Brightness and Scroll Up Button

This button selects the Brightness menu and scrolls up in menus.

Contrast and Scroll Down Button

This button selects the Contrast menu and scrolls down in menus.

Input Switch

This button selects INPUT 1 (video input 1 connector) or INPUT 2 (video input 2 connector).

NOTE 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.

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Using the On-Screen Menu

The following is an overview showing how to use the On-Screen Menu facility using the buttons.

, / and /

To display the MENU.

Press the button to display the MENU on your screen.

To select the menu you want to adjust.

Press the / buttons to highlight the desired menu. Press the button to select the menu item.

To adjust the menu.

1 Press / the buttons to select the item you want to

adjust.

2 Press the / buttons to make the adjustment.

To close the menu.

Use the / buttons to select EXIT. If no buttons are pressed, the menu closes automatically after about 30 seconds.

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Selecting the On-Screen Menu Language

English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Russian and Japanese versions of the on-screen menus are available. The default setting is English.

To select a language of your choice

1 Press the button. 2 Press the

the button again.

3 Press the / buttons to select LANGUAGE and press

the button.

4 Press / the buttons to select the language you want

and press the button once more to confirm your selection.

5 To close the menu use the / buttons to select

EXIT. If no buttons are pressed, the menu closes automatically after about 30 seconds.

/ buttons to select OPTION and press

To reset to English

Repeat steps 1-5 and select English as the chosen language.

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