IBM L150, L150P User Manual

IBM ThinkVision™ L150/150p Monitor

L150/150p

User's Guide

English

First Edition (June/2003)

Note: For important information, refer to the Monitor Safety and Warranty manual that comes with

this monitor.

Contents

Safety (Read first) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Setting up the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Handling Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Workplace Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Adjusting the Monitor Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Working Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Caring for your Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connecting your Monitor for Analog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting your Monitor for Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Switching on your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Device Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Windows 95/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Windows 2000/Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Auto Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Auto Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Auto Setup for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Auto Setup for Windows95, Windows98, Windows 2000, Windows NT,

Windows Me or Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Manual Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Adjusting Your LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

User controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

On-screen display (OSD) controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Further Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Display modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Product Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Further Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Notices and Trademarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Setting up the monitor

Product Description

The IBM ThinkVision TFT LCD L150/L150p Color Monitor works with a computer
with a suitable on-board sub-system or Video Adapter card that can support
XGA 1024 x 768, SVGA 800 x 600, or VGA 640 x 480 at 60 Hz

The product package should include the following items:

• User's Guide and Installation Files CD

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• Monitor Safety and Warranty Information Manual

• IBM ThinkVision L150/L150p monitor Setup Guide

• Power Cord

• IBM ThinkVision L150/L150p Monitor

• Analog Interface Cable - Attached to Monitor

Handling Instructions

Do not support the monitor
within the screen area. The
Liquid Crystal Display is
glass and can be damaged
by rough handling or
excessive pressure.

1. Lift the monitor by placing your hands where indicated below.

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2. Before using your monitor for the first time, remove the clear protective
film from the front of the screen.

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3. Remove the shipping clip for L150p as shown below

Workplace Preparation

This section gives advice on
what you should consider

before you set up your monitor.

Height

Position the monitor so that the top of the screen is slightly below your eye
level when you sit at your workstation.

Orientation

Choose a position that gives the least reflection from lights and windows,
usually at a right angle to any windows. Position the monitor directly in front of
you so that you do not have to twist your body to use it. Tilt the monitor to a
comfortable viewing angle.

Adjusting the Monitor Position

The monitor offers the adjusting height, rake, and rotation possibility that enable
the monitor to be optimally adjusted for the respective user and the respective
situation.

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L150

You can tilt the screen backward and forward as shown below.

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40

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L150p

You can tilt the screen backward and forward, swivel left and right, as well as lift up
and down as shown below.

Working Practices

This section gives

advice on how you can
work comfortably and reduce
fatigue.

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30

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125mm

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90

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210

Rest

Take regular breaks. Vary your posture, stand up and stretch occasionally as
prolonged use of computer workstations can be tiring.

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Back

Sit back in your chair and use the backrest.

Hands

Adjust the seat height so that your forearms are approximately horizontal and
your wrists are straight when using the keyboard. Your upper arms should be
relaxed with your elbows near your body.

Use a light touch on the keyboard, keeping your hands and fingers relaxed.
Allow a space in front of the keyboard to rest your wrists when not typing.
Consider using a wristpad.

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Eyesight

Working with monitors, in common with any prolonged close work, can be
visually demanding. Look away from the screen periodically and have your
eyesight checked regularly.

Screen settings

Set the screen brightness and contrast to a comfortable level. You may have
to adjust this as the lighting changes during the day. Many application
programs let you select color combinations which can help you to view in
comfort. See the User controls section on page 15 for more information.

Caring for your Monitor

Be sure to turn off the power before you perform any maintenance on the
monitor. Clean your monitor as follows:

• Gently wipe the device covers and the screen with a soft cloth.

• Remove finger marks and grease with a damp cloth and mild detergent;
do not use solvents or abrasives.

• Never use flammable cleaning material to clean your IBM monitor or any
other electrical apparatus.

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Connecting your Monitor for Analog ( for L150 and L150p)

Be sure to read the ‘Safety
Information’ at the front of

this User Guide before
carrying out this procedure.

1. Turn off your computer and all attached devices.

2. Connect the signal cable to the video port on the back of your computer.
This port might be directly attached to your computer (figure A), or it
might be part of a video adapter card (figure B). The video port on your
computer or video adapter card might be blue to match the blue
connector on your monitor’s video cable.

3. For L150, if the power cord is not attached to the monitor, please follow
the instructions below:

a

b

a. Tilt monitor all the way forward.

b. Hold the top of the cable cover (a) and pull it off.
c. Gently lift the stand cover (b) along the top and then slide it
backwards and off the stand.
d. Connect the power cord to the power port on the back of your monitor.
e. Replace the rear covers.

4.

For L150p, if the power cord is not attached to the monitor, connect it to
the power port on the back of the monitor.

5. Insert the plug into a properly grounded electrical outlet.

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Connecting your Monitor for Digital

Purchase an industry standard DVI-D cable from your local computer

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supply store.

2. Turn off your computer and all attached devices.

3. Tilt monitor all the way forward.

Connect the DVI connector to the DVI port located on the back of the

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Monitor. See picture below.

Connecting DVI Cable

DVI
Cable

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5. Connect the DVI connector at the other end of the signal cable to the

DVI port located on the back of the graphics adapter. See picture below

graphics adapter

DVI

Signal Cable

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Switching on your Monitor

1. Switch on the power source and your computer.

2. Switch on your monitor by pushing and releasing the power switch
marked .
(To switch off your monitor, push and release the power switch again.)

3. To update or install device drivers, follow the instructions in the Device

Driver Installation section on page 10.

4. To optimise the displayed image, run Auto Setup by following the

instructions in the Auto Setup section on page 13.

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