Eizo FlexScan T550 manual

English User' s M an ual Color D isplay M onitor FlexScan T550 ®[...]

2 CONTENTS Copyright© 1999 by EIZO NANAO CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of EIZO NANAO CORPORA TION. EIZO NANAO CORPORA TION is under no obligation to hol[...]

PRECAUTIONS 3 E IMPOR T ANT! * This product has been adjusted specifically for use in the region to which it was originally shipped. The performance of the product, (i.e. picture geometry , picture positioning and color convergence and purity in the case of color monitors) is optimally adjusted to the earth's magnetic field of the specific des[...]

4 PRECA UTIONS OK • Keep small objects awa y from the monitor . Small objects may accidentally fall through the ventilation slots into the cabinet, leading to fire, shock, or equipment damage. • Keep liquids awa y from the monitor . Spillage into the cabinet may result in fire, electric shock, or equipment damage. If an object or liquid falls/s[...]

PRECAUTIONS 5 E • T o disconnect the power cord, grasp the plug firmly and pull. Never tug on the cord, doing so may cause damage and could result in fire or electric shock. CA UTION • Disconnect the power cord, signal cables and remove the optional i·Sound ™ sound unit and i·Station ™ USB hub (if applicable) when moving the monitor . Mov[...]

6 PRECA UTIONS Others • Do not install the monitor within an area subject to strong magnetic fields (for example, in the vicinity of a speaker , except the optional i · Sound unit, or a high-voltage transformer). Magnetic fields can cause noise, image shaking, and other distortions. • Generally , for maximum viewing comfort position the monito[...]

E 7 INTRODUCTION INTR ODUCTION About This Manual This manual explains the precautions, specifications, and operation of your EIZO monitor . Please read through this manual as it will help you to get the most out of your monitor . Controls & Connectors: Fr ont Package Contents: • If any of the above-listed items are missing or damaged, please [...]

8 1 INST ALLA TION D-Sub mini 15 pin MD-C87 (enclosed) D-Sub mini 15 pin D-Sub 15 pin Macintosh Adapter (Optional) Macintosh D-Sub mini 15 pin D-Sub mini 15 pin Standard PC graphics board MD-C87 (enclosed) 1 INST ALLA TION Connecting the monitor to the PC 1) Be sure that the power switches of both the PC and the monitor are OFF . 2) Plug the signal[...]

E 9 1 INST ALLA TION Using the A UT O-SIZING button After connecting the monitor to the PC, first press the AUTO-SIZING button on the front panel. The AUTO-SIZING function centers the displayed image, aligning the image’ s borders with respect to the monitor frame. What is Resolution? Resolution is expressed as the number of dots (pixels) display[...]

10 2 SCREEN ADJUSTMENT Main menu Adjustment menu Contrast/ Brightness Function (Arro w K eys Used) Adjusts: a) Contrast (left/right) b) Brightness (up/down) · When a white te xt against a black background (e.g., DOS te xt) is used, setting the brightness at its maximum is recommended because a dark setting will result in eye str ain due to high ch[...]

E 11 2 SCREEN ADJUSTMENT Size P osition Tilt Parallelogram/ T rapezoidal Moiré Side- Pin Balance/ Side- Pincushion Function (Arro w Keys Used) Adjusts: Horizontal image size (left/right) V er tical image size (up/down) Adjusts: Screen position Adjusts: Side-pin balance (left/right) Side-pincushion (up/down) · Tilts: image sides to sides (left/rig[...]

12 2 SCREEN ADJUSTMENT P owerManager (VESA DPMS, Off Timer) What is PowerManager? The PowerManager feature automatically reduces the monitor’ s power consumption during idle periods. The EIZO PowerManager functions comply with the VESA DPMS standard. As an ENERGY ST AR ® P ar tner , EIZO NANA O CORPORA TION has deter mined that this product meet[...]

E 13 2 SCREEN ADJUSTMENT Set-up Procedure 1) First, make the appropriate settings for the PC. 2) Select VESA DPMS icon in the ScreenManager’ s PowerManager menu. 3) Select “On”. P ower sa ving method of VESA DPMS and the monitor VESA DPMS utilizes four signals: ON, ST AND-BY , SUSPEND, and OFF . The monitor detects these signals from the grap[...]

14 2 SCREEN ADJUSTMENT What is ENERGY ST AR? “ENERGY ST AR” is a set of power saving guidelines issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EP A). The guidelines apply to PC systems and peripherals. Shortcut Keys Before entering the ScreenManager , brightness and contrast can be adjusted directly by moving the Control pad. T o record th[...]

E 15 3 TROUBLESHOO TING 3 TR OUBLESHOO TING P oints to check with possible solutions Check that the power cord is correctly connected. T ry pressing a key on the keyboard, or clicking the mouse. (The monitor may be in a power saving mode.) Check brightness and contrast settings. Minimum settings will cause screen to be blank. T ry pressing a key on[...]

16 3 TROUBLESHOO TING Problems 8)Moiré patterns are distracting. 9) The image is flickering. P oints to check with possible solutions The monitor may be located close to a device that is generating a magnetic field. Such devices include speakers (other than the EIZO optional i ·Sound speaker), electric motors, high-voltage cables, and other monit[...]

E 17 3 TROUBLESHOO TING Problems 10) • The entire screen appears bluish or reddish. • Color purity is not uniform. • Misconvergence of colors. (red, green, blue) 11)• Control Pad “ENTER key” does not operate. • AUTO-SIZING button does not operate. 12)AUTO-SIZING button does not work properly . Points to c hec k with possible solutions[...]

18 3 TROUBLESHOO TING P oints to check with possible solutions These are dampening wires. Dampening wires are used to support the CRT’ s aperture grille, and are visible as thin dark lines across the screen. All EIZO aperture- grille type CRT s include two such horizontal wires. The aperture grille itself is a grid of taut metal filaments that sp[...]

E 19 4 CLEANING 4 CLEANING W ARNING • Keep liquids a wa y fr om the monitor . Spillage into the cabinet may result in fire, electric shock, or equipment damage. If an object or liquid falls/spills into the cabinet, unplug the monitor immediately . Have the unit checked by a qualified service engineer before using it again. Using the monitor in th[...]

20 5 SPECIFICA TIONS 5 SPECIFICA TIONS Electrical Specifications C R T 45 cm (17 inch) class, 90° deflection Aperture Grille type CRT with Anti-Reflective SuperErgoCoat ® CRT AG Pitch 0.25 mm Scan Frequency Horizontal: 30 kHz-82 kHz (Automatic) V ertical: 50 Hz-160 Hz (Automatic) Max. Active Display Area 323 mm (H) × 242 mm (V) (12.7” (H) × 9[...]

E 21 5 SPECIFICA TIONS Preset Timing 2 factory presets shown below have been registered in the monitor’ s microprocessor . Pin Assignment D-Sub mini 15 pin connector Pin No. Signal Pin No. Signal 1 Red video 9 No pin Green video/ 10 Ground 2 Green video with 11 (shorted) composite sync 12 Data 3 Blue video H. Sync/ 4 Ground 13 H/V composite 5 No [...]

LIMITED W ARRANTY EIZO NANAO CORPORA TION (“EIZO”) and EIZO’ s author iz ed distributors warrant to the original purchaser that the product shall be free from defect in material and/or workmanship for a period of three (3) years from the date of purchase . The service par ts s tock f or this model shall be maintained for 5 y ears after the pr[...]

GARANTIE EIZO NANAOCorporation (EIZO) und die autorisierten Distr ibutoren garantieren dem Erstkäufer für drei (3) J ahre ab Kaufdatum, daß das von ihnen gelief e r te Produkt frei v on Material- und V e rarbeitungsfehlern ist. Ersatzteile für dieses Modell werden für fünf (5) J ahre nach Produktionsende lieferbar sein. Um die Garantie zu ge [...]

GARANZIA LIMITATA EIZO NANAO CORPORA TION (in seguito denominata EIZO) e i distributori autorizzati EIZO garantiscono il prodotto per quanto riguarda sia i difetti di materiale sia i difetti di la vorazione per il periodo di anni tre (3) dalla data di acquisto . Il magazzino delle parti di ricambio per questo modello dovrà essere mantenuto per 5 a[...]

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Environmental requirements Flame retardants Flame retardants are present in printed circuit boards, cables, wires, casings and housings. Their purpose is to prevent, or at least to delay the spread of fire. Up to 30% of the plastic in a computer casing can consist of flame retardant substances. Most flame retardants contain bromine or chloride, and[...]

For Europe, etc. (220-240 V ac) Only CE Marking Declaration of Conformity Kind of equipment/T ype-designation: Monitor/T550 is in compliance with: Council Directive 73/23/EEC EN60950:1992+A1+A2+A3+A4+A11 Council Directive 89/336/EEC EN55022 (classB):1997 EN50082-1:1992 EN61000-3-2:1995 EN61000-3-3:1995 Konformitätserklärung Geräteart/Gerätetyp [...]

FCC Declaration of Conformity W e, the Responsible Party EIZO Nanao T echnologies Inc. 5710 W arland Drive, Cypr ess, CA 90630 Phone: (562) 431-5011 declare that the product T rade name: EIZO Model: FlexScan T550 is in conformity with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this product is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may[...]