Gateway EV730 manual

i Contents Using Your EV730 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Setting up the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Removing the bas e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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1 1 Using Y our EV730 Monitor The EV730 monit or is a high-resolution c olor monitor with: ■ 1280 × 1024 maxi mum resolution ■ Unlimited colors ■ Excellent contrast a nd legibility ■ Reduced power usag e The microprocessor-based on-screen display (OSD) controls let you adjust a va riety of image set tings.[...]

2 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .g ate wa y .com Setting up the monitor Setting up th e monitor consists of two procedures: attaching the base a nd connecting the monitor ca bles. If you are setting up your comp uter for the first time, see the setup poster for more informati on about connecting a dditional perip heral d evices. T o atta[...]

3 Setting up the monit or www .gatew ay .com T o connect the power and video cables: 1 Position the monitor and your computer so you can easily get at the back panel of each. Make sure that all power cables can reach a correctly grounded electrical outlet. 2 Connect the video cable to the matching (blue) video port on the back of your computer . 3 [...]

4 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com 4 Connect the power cord that came with t he monito r to the AC power connector at the bac k of the monitor . T o maintain FCC standa rds, only use the cord that c ame with the monitor . 5 Plug the other end of the po wer cord into a correctly g rounded electrical outlet.[...]

5 Setting up the monit or www .gatew ay .com Remo ving the bas e T o remove the base: 1 T urn off your comput er , then disconnect the monito r’ s power cable. 2 Carefully set the mo nitor on its side with the bottom of the moni tor facing you. 3 Rotate the base so you can easily get to the retaining latch on the bottom of the monito r , then pre[...]

6 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Star ting the monitor T o start the monitor: 1 Press the power button. The p ower LED turns green, and the monitor demagnetizes itself for about three seconds. Left arrow Right arrow Pow e r butto n Po w e r LED Menu button Select button[...]

7 Starti ng the monit or www .gatew ay .com 2 T urn on your computer . 3 After your computer is run ning, the power LED on the monitor should be green. If not, check the connections. Fo r more troubleshooting information, see “T roubleshooting” on page 17. 4 Adjust the controls to get the ideal image size and position for you. For more informat[...]

8 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Adjusting monitor settin gs This monit or features an on-screen displa y (OSD) that lets yo u adjust and save contrast, brigh tness, and other settings for the display image. ■ Menu . Press to view the OSD. Press again to exit. ■ (left) . P ress to move between the OSD opti ons. After se[...]

9 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew ay .com OSD option s Main m enu Option Contrast. Increa ses or decrea ses disp la y image con trast . Brightness. Inc reases or decr eases di spla y image bright ness. Horizontal P osition (H P osition). M ov es the di spla y image to the le ft or right side of t he screen. Horizo ntal S ize (H Size). Incre[...]

10 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Language. Chan ges the dis pla y language for the O SD contr ol syst em. Degauss. D emagneti zes th e screen. Inf ormation. D ispla ys the frequ ency and resolu tion in which th e monitor is currently oper ating. Main m enu Option USER[...]

11 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew ay .com Software controls Adjusting the colo r depth and screen resoluti on are two of the mo st basic monitor sett ings you may need to change. Adjusting the color depth Color depth is the number of colors the video card uses. Mo st images look best displayed with the maximum n umber of colors available. [...]

12 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com 3 Click the Settings tab. 4 Click the arrow butt on to open the Color quality or Color s list, then click the color depth y ou want. 5 T o s a v e y o u r c h a n g e s i n W i n d o w s X P , c l i c k OK , then click Ye s . - OR - T o save your ch anges in W indows 2000, clic k OK , then [...]

13 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew ay .com Adjusting the sc reen resol ution Y ou can change the screen resolution to a size you prefer . For example, you can increase the resolution t o fit more icons on your desktop, or you can decrease the resolut ion to make reading and identifying objects on the monitor easier . The higher the resoluti[...]

14 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com 4 Drag the Screen resolution or Scre en area sli der to the size you prefer . 5 T o s a v e y o u r c h a n g e s i n W i n d o w s X P , c l i c k OK , then click Ye s . - OR - T o save your ch anges in W indows 2000, clic k OK , then click OK again . Help and Support For more inf or matio[...]

15 Power man agement www .gatew ay .com P o wer mana ge ment ENERGY ST AR As an ENERGY ST AR ® Partner , Gatew ay ha s determined that this product meets the E NERGY ST AR g uidel ines fo r en erg y eff iciency . This monitor complies with the EP A's International ENERGY ST AR Program, which is a program desig ned to encourage manufacturers o[...]

16 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Maintenance T o keep the monitor in optimal working order: ■ Do not block the vent ilation holes. ■ Do n ot ex pos e the mon ito r to r ain o r use near wat er . ■ Keep the m onitor away from rad iators or heat v ents. ■ Keep the monitor out of d irect sunlight. ■ Keep the monitor[...]

17 Trou bleshoot ing www .gatew ay .com T r oubleshooting If you have problems with th e monitor , the information in this troubleshooting section may help yo u solve them. No picture ■ Make sure that the monit or is turned on. ■ Make sure that the power cord is connected correctly to both the back of the monitor and the wall outlet. For more i[...]

18 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Pictur e is scramble d If the picture is scra mbled or does not look right , you can reset the monit or to its default video mode and res olution settings. T o reset the monitor settings: 1 Restart your computer , then press and hold F8 while your comput er is starting up . 2 Sele ct Safe M[...]

19 Trou bleshoot ing www .gatew ay .com Displa y colors are wrong ■ Restart your computer with the monitor turned on. ■ Make sure that th e video cable is connected securely to th e back of yo ur computer . For more inform ation abou t connecting the vide o cable, see “Setting up t he monitor” on pag e 2. ■ Make sure that th e video cable[...]

20 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Color is not unif orm Make sure that the monitor warms up for at l east 30 minutes before making a final judgment about color uniformity . Make sure that: ■ Non-shielded speaker s are not placed too close to the m onitor . ■ The monitor is no t positioned too clo se to another monitor ,[...]

21 Specifi cations www .gatew ay .com Specifications Specifications are subjec t to change without notice or obligation. Many products for Gateway and its subsid iaries are custom e ngineered by our suppliers to Gateway specific ations and may vary with similarly marketed products. CRT 17 inches di agonal (15 .9 inches vie wable ), anti-ref lectiv [...]

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A 23 Saf ety , Regulator y , and Legal Inf ormation Impor tant safety inf ormation Y our Gateway system is designed and tested t o meet the latest standa rds for safety of in formation technolog y equipment. However, to ensure safe use of th is pro duc t, it is i mpor tant that the safe ty ins truc tio ns ma rked on the product and in the documenta[...]

24 Appendi x A: Safety , Regulatory , and Legal I nformatio n www .gatew ay .com Setting up y our system ■ Read and foll ow all instru ctions marked on the product and in t he documentation befo re you operate your system. Retain all safety an d operating instru ctions for f uture use. ■ D o n o t u s e t h i s p r o d u c t n e a r w a t e r o[...]

25 Important safety in formation www .gatew ay .com Care during use ■ D o n o t w a l k o n t h e p o w e r c o r d o r a l l o w a n y t h i n g t o r e s t o n i t . ■ Do not spill anyt hing on the system. The best way to avoid spills is to avoi d eating and drinki ng near your system. ■ Do not expose the monitor to rain or use near water .[...]

26 Appendi x A: Safety , Regulatory , and Legal I nformatio n www .gatew ay .com Regulator y compliance statements United States of Amer ica Federal Communicati ons Commission (FCC) Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 This device ha s been tested and fou nd to com ply with the limits for a Class B di gital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC r[...]

27 Regu latory comp liance stat ements www .gatew ay .com Canada Industry Canada (IC) Unintentional emitter per ICES-00 3 This digital apparatus does not exceed the Clas s B lim its for radio noise em issions from digital apparatus as s et out in the radio int erference regu lations of Industry Canada. Le présent appareil nu mérique n’émet pas[...]

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