IBM T54A, T540, 9511-A User Manual

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First Edition (Mar/2001)

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Contents

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Handling Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Workplace Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Adjusting the Monitor Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Working Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Connecting your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Switching on your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Configuring your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Setup Diskette for Windows 95, Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Setup Diskette for Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Auto Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Auto Setup for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Auto Setup for Windows 3.1, Windows 95,

Windows 98, Windows NT, or Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Manual Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Adjusting Your LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

User controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

On-screen display (OSD) controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Further Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Display modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Product Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Further Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Warranty Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Appendices (Compliances and Warranty)

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Setup

Hardware Requirements

This monitor requires a computer with a suitable on-board sub-system or Video Adapter card that can support XGA 1024 × 768, SVGA 800 x 600, or VGA 640 x 480 at 60 Hz.

Handling Instructions

Do not support the monitor within the screen area. The Liquid Cr

lass and can be damaged

rough handling or

b excessive pressure.

stal Display is

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

2. Before usin

Workplace Preparation

This section gives advice

on what consider before monitor.

ou should

ou set up your

Height

The monitor should be positioned so that the top of the screen is slightly below

our monitor for the first time, remove the clear protective

film from the front of the screen.

our eye level when you sit at your workstation.

Orientation

Choose a position that gives the least reflection from lights and windows, usuall directl the monitor to a comfortable viewin

at a right angle to any windows. The monitor should be positioned in front of you so that you do not have to twist your body to use it. Tilt

angle.

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Adjusting the Monitor Position

Viewing Angle

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

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Working Practices

This section gives advice on how

work comfortabl

ue.

fati

ou can

and reduce

Rest

Tak e regular breaks. Vary your posture, stand up and stretch occasionally as prolon

ed use of computer workstations can be tiring.

Back

You should sit back in your chair and use the backrest.

Hands

Adjust the seat height so that your forearms are approximately horizontal and

our wrists are straight when using the keyboard. Your upper arms should be

relaxed with

Use a li Allow a space in front of the ke Consider usin

our elbows near your body.

ht touch on the keyboard, keeping your hands and fingers relaxed.

board to rest your wrists when not typing.

a wristpad.

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Eyesight

Working with monitors, in common with any prolonged close work, can be visuall e

demanding. Look away from the screen periodically and have your

esight checked regularly.

Screen settings

Set the screen brightness and contrast to a comfortable level. You may have to adjust this as the li

rams let you select color combinations which can help you to view in

pro comfort. See the

hting changes during the day. Many application

User controls

section on page 13 for more information.

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Connecting your Monitor

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

this User Guide before

out this procedure.

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The AC adapter and signal cable are connected to

our monitor. If you wish to

e these or to fit a different

chan stand, see Further Help on

e 22.

1. Turn off your PC and all attached devices.

2. Connect the si This port mi

ht be part of a video adapter card (figure B). The video port on your

mi computer or video adapter card ma connector on

nal cable to the video port on the back of your computer.

ht be directly attached to your computer (figure A), or it

be colored blue to match the blue

our monitor’s video cable.

3. Connect the power cord to the power adapter first, then insert the plug into a properl

rounded electrical outlet.

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Switching on your Monitor

1. Switch on the power source and your computer.

2. Switch on marked . To switch off

3. Turn on the monitor and then the computer.

4. Run

Monitor

our monitor by pushing and releasing the power switch

our monitor, push and release the power switch again.

UTO SETUP

by following the instructions in the

section on page 6.

Configuring your

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Configuring your Monitor

Setup Diskette for Windows95 or Windows 98

This section must be completed before continuin

Windows 95 or Windows 98

Auto Setup on Pa

refresh rate does not improve displa IBM recommends usin 1024 x 768 at a refresh rate of 60Hz.

with the

e 10.

On LCD monitors, unlike CRTs, a faster

quality.

To use the Plug and Play feature in Windows 95 or Windows 98, files should be loaded from the IBM Flat Panel Monitor Installation diskette:

1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.

2. Ensure that the monitor is connected correctl

3. Turn on the monitor and then the s

stem unit. Allow the system to boot

into Windows 95 or Windows 98. Your computer’s Plu hardware has chan

and Play code may warn you that your system

ed. This probably means that it has detected your

new monitor for the first time.

4. Open the

ONTROL PANEL

5. Select the

ISPLAY PROPERTIES

and then double clicking on the

ETTINGS

tab.

window by clicking on

ISPLAY

TART

icon.

• In case of Windows 95:

6. -1. Select the Change Display Type button.

2. Select the Chan

e Monitor Type button.

• In case of Windows 98:

6. -1. Select the ADVANCED BUTTON.

2. Select the MONITOR tab.

3. Open the UPGRADE DEVICE WIZARD windows b Chan

e button and then select the NEXT button.

If the UPGRADE DEVICE WIZARD is open

clicking on

o step 6-3. if not

continue to step 4.

4. Select the “Displa

a list of the known drivers for this device so that

I can choose a specific driver” and then select the NEXT button.

ETTINGS

7. Insert the Setup diskette into drive A: and select the

8. Select

9. Choose the diskette to

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monitor and select OK. The files will be copied from

our hard drive.

AVE DISK

button.

10. Close all open windows and remove the diskette.

11. Reboot the s The s

stem will automatically select the maximum refresh rate and

correspondin

stem.

Color Matching Profiles.

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Setup Diskette for Windows 2000

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This section must be completed before continuin

Windows 2000

for

does not improve displa qualit 1024 x 768 at a refresh rate of 60Hz.

with the

confguring

our monitor on page 10.

On LCD monitors, unlike CRTs, a faster refresh rate

. IBM recommends using

To use the Plug and Play feature in Windows 2000, files should be loaded from the IBM Flat Panel Monitor Installation diskette.

1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.

2. Ensure that the monitor is connected correctl

3. Turn on the monitor and then the s

stem unit. Allow the system to boot

into Windows 2000.

4. Open the

ONTROL PANEL

5. Select the

6. Select the

7. Select the

8. Select the

9. Select the Driver

10. Open theUp

ISPLAY PROPERTIES

and then double clicking on the

ONITOR

tab.

button.

tab.

ETTINGS

DVANCED

ROPERTIFS

rade Device Driver Wizard window by clicking on UPDATE

window by clicking on

button.

ISPLAY

TART

icon.

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DRIVER and then select the NEXT button.

11. select the “Displa

a list of the known dirvers for this device so that lcan

choose a specifc driver” and then sefect the NEXT button.

12. Inset the Setup diskette into drive A: and select the HAVE DISK button.

13. select OK.

14. Choose the diskette to

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monitor and select OK. The files will be copied from

our hard drive.

15. Close all open windows and remove the diskette.

16. Reboot the s The s

stem will automatically select the maximum refresh rate and

correspondin

stem.

Color Matching Profiles.

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