IBM E50 User Manual 2

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First Edition

(May 2003)

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Table of Contents

Your New Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Connecting Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Direct Access Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

On Screen Display(OSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Monitor function control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Horizontal Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Vertical Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Horizontal Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Vertical Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Pincushion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Trapezoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Parallelogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Pinbalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

V-Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

H- Moiré . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

V- Moiré . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Video Input Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Color Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Degauss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Display Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

OSD Lock/Unlock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Help and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Power Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Display Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Compliances

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MENU

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Your New Monitor

Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are
missing, contact your dealer.

Manual

Stand

Connecting Your Monitor

3

Turn off your computer and unplug

1

the power cord.

Signal cable

2

Connect the end of the signal cable to
your computer’s video port (Video
board, video card, or graphics card).

Power port

3

Connect the power cord for your
monitor to the power port on the back
of the monitor.

MENU
EXIT

EXIT

MENU

Monitor

Driver Installation Diskette

Power Cord

2

and the power cord for your computer
into a nearby outlet.

Turn on your computer and monitor.

5

If your monitor displays an image,
installation is complete.

Install monitor driver

6

Insert the provided diskette into the

•

A:drive, when prompted by the
operating system.

4

Power cords

4

Plug the power cord for the monitor

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MENU

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Front Panel

EXIT

EXIT

1

EXIT ( ) button

1

Closes the OSD. It is also used to return to the previous menu when using the OSD.

MENU

MENU

3

2

4

The / ( / ) buttons

2

These buttons allow you to select and adjust items using the OSD. When adjusting an
item using the OSD, the button lowers the value of the selected function.
The button raises the value of the selected function. These buttons are also direct
access buttons for the Contrast and Brightness feature controls. (See the section
below on Direct Access Buttons.)

MENU ( ) button

3

Opens the OSD. It is also used to select a highlighted function, open a sub-menu, or
move between menus when using the OSD.

Power button

4

The power button turns the monitor on and off. The power indicator light glows green
during normal operation, see “Specifications” section.

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Direct Access Buttons

EXIT

EXIT

Most of the adjustments you make to your monitor will be accessed through the OSD
described in the next section. The Contrast and Brightness features can also be accessed
directly from the front of your monitor.

MENU

MENU

With the menu off, press the or button on the front of your monitor.

1

The button accesses the Brightness feature. The button accesses the
Contrast feature.

Push the button to increase or the button to decrease the value of the

2

selection.
Press the EXIT button twice to exit the OSD.

3

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Operation

On Screen Display(OSD)

Your monitor has an OSD, accessed by the buttons on the front of your monitor, that allows
you to adjust characteristics of the screen image. Display changes are indicated by on-screen
adjustment icons. Some functions have sub-menus.

Push the menu button to display the main menu.

1

Function icons are arranged across the top of the OSD.
Push the or button to move through the icons.

2

The name of the function will appear below the rows of function icons.
To select a function or open a sub-menu, push the button. The screen will display

3

the options for adjustment. If there is a sub-menu, use the or button to
highlight the feature you want to adjust, then push the button to select it.

Use the and buttons to make adjustments. increases values

4

and decreases values. On-screen calibration numbers show the effect of your
adjustment. If you are in a sub-menu, use the EXIT button to return to the previous
menu.

Push the EXIT button to exit and save your changes.

5

Function icons

Active function

Adjustment icons

Function

selection and

Menu navigation

Brightness

:

Access Function

:

Exit Menu

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