HP (Hewlett-Packard) L1940 19 manual

Use r Guide HP L17 40 17” and L19 40 19” F lat P anel Monitors Doc u ment P art Number : 3 7 2 8 3 7 -001 January 2005 This guide provides information on setting up the monitor , installing dri vers, using the on-screen display menu, troubleshooting and technical specifications. Enhanced for Accessibility[...]

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Cont ents 1 Product Features 2 Safety and Maintenance Guidelines Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1 Maintenance Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2 Cleaning the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3 Shipping the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Cont ent s Using the On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6 Adjusting Screen Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9 Optimizing Analog Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9 Identifying Monitor Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10 Sleep Timer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Cont ent s EPA Energy Star Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–4 Power Cord Set Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–5 D LCD Monitor Quality and Pixel Policy User G uid e iii[...]

1 Product Feature s The Flat Panel Display has an acti ve matrix, thin-f ilm transistor (TFT), liquid crystal display (LCD). The monitor features include: ■ HP L1740 model, 17-inch (43.2 cm) vie wable area display , with narro w bezels. ■ HP L1940 model, 19-inch (48.3 cm) vie wable area display , with narro w bezels. ■ 1280 × 1024 nati ve re[...]

Produc t Featur es ■ Mounting feature on bottom of m onitor to accept an optional Speaker Bar accessory kit. ■ Plug and play capability if supported by your system. ■ On-Screen Display (OSD) adjustments in English, Dutch, French, Italian, Simplified Chinese, German, and Spanish for ease of set-up and screen optimization. ■ Software and docu[...]

2 Safet y and M ain tenan ce G uid elin es Impor tant Safety Infor m ation A po wer cord is included with your monitor . If another cord is used, use only a po wer source and connection appropriate for this monitor . For information on the correct po wer cord set to use with your monitor , refer to the “Power Cord Set Requirements” section in A[...]

Safety and Maintenance Gui delines Ä CAUT ION: F or the protecti on of your monitor , as well as y our computer , connect all pow er cord s fo r y our computer and its per ipher al dev ices (such a s a monitor , printer , scanner) to s ome form of sur ge protecti on dev ice such as a pow er str ip or Uninterruptible P o wer Suppl y (UPS). Not all [...]

Safety and Maintenance Gui delines ■ Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for v entilation. These openings must not be blocked or co vered. Ne ver push objects of any kind into cabinet slots or other openings. ■ Do not drop your monitor or place it on an unstable surface. ■ Do not allo w anything to rest on the power cord. Do not w [...]

3 Set ting Up t he Monitor T o set up the monitor , ensure that the power is turned of f to the monitor , computer system, and other attached devices, then follo w the steps below . Unfoldin g t he Monitor B as e The monitor is shipped with the base attached in a folded flat position. T o begin using the monitor , you must unfold the base and place[...]

Setting Up the Monitor Id entifying Rear P anel Compon ents Rea r Pane l Co m po n e nt s No. Comp onent Fu nction 1 AC p owe r connector Connec ts the A C pow er cord to the monitor . 2 USB down st rea m connectors Connec ts optional U SB dev ices to the monitor . 3 USB ups trea m connector Connec ts the USB cable to the h ost (compu ter or anothe[...]

Setting Up the Monitor Selec ting t h e Sign al Conn ectors and C a bles There are two signal input connectors: ■ VGA connector ■ D VI-D connector (av ailable on select models) The monitor will automatically determine which inputs hav e v alid video signals. The inputs can be selected through the On-Screen Display (OSD) feature or by pressing t[...]

Setting Up the Monitor 1. Place the monitor in a con venient, well-v entilated location near your computer . 2. Piv ot the monitor to the portrait position. Connect one end of the po wer cable to the po wer connector on the monitor 1 , and the other end to an electrical wall outlet 2 . Connec ting the P ow er Cable 3–4 User Guide[...]

Setting Up the Monitor 3. For analog operation, connect one end of the VGA signal cable to the VGA connector on the monitor 1 , and the other end to the VGA connector on the computer 2 . Connec ting the VG A Signal Ca ble User Guide 3–5[...]

Setting Up the Monitor 4. Connect the USB cable to the USB upstream connector on the monitor 1 and to a con venient USB connector on the computer 2 . Connec ting the USB Cable 3–6 User Guide[...]

Setting Up the Monitor 5. Adjust the monitor as needed for your comfort using the monitor’ s tilt, swi vel, and height adjustment capabilities. Adj usting the Tilt Adj usting the S wi vel User Guide 3–7[...]

Setting Up the Monitor Adj usting the Height 3–8 User Guide[...]

Setting Up the Monitor P iv oting the Monitor Ä CAUT ION: Burn-in image damage may occ ur on monitors that display the s ame stati c image on scr een for a pr olonged peri od of time . T o av oid burn-in image damage on yo ur monitor scr een, y ou should alw ays acti vate a s cr een sav er application or turn o ff the monitor w hen it is not in us[...]

Setting Up the Monitor Rem o vin g t he M on it or B a se The monitor base can be remov ed to mount the monitor on a wall, a swing arm or other mounting fixture. Read the caution and warning statements belo w before beginning the procedure. Ä CAUT ION: Bef ore beginning to disa ssemble the monitor , be sure the monitor is turned o ff and the po we[...]

Setting Up the Monitor 2. Remove the four scre ws 1 from the monitor base. 3. Remove the monitor base 2 from the monitor . Re mo v ing the Monitor Bas e Mountin g th e Monitor 1. Remove the monitor base. Refer to “Remo ving the Monitor Base” steps in the pre vious section. ✎ For stand mounting purposes, when the base is remo ved, four threade[...]

Setting Up the Monitor 2. Using the screws 1 pre viously removed from the monitor base, mount the display 2 to a swing arm or other mounting fixture. Consult the documentation included with the mounting fixture for additional instructions. Mounting the Monitor 3–12 User Gui de[...]

Setting Up the Monitor Locatin g th e Ratin g Label The rating label 1 is located along the bottom of the rear panel of the monitor . Locating the R ating Label User Guide 3–13[...]

4 Opera tin g t h e Monitor Soft ware and U tilities The monitor includes a CD that contains two f iles you can install on your computer: ■ an .INF (Information) file ■ an .ICM (Image Color Matching) file Adobe Acrobat Reader is supp lied on this CD and can be installed from the menu. ✎ If the monitor does not include a CD, the .INF and .ICM [...]

Operating the Monito r work through separate BNC type connectors or through distribution b uffers/box es. Y ou may need to install the .INF file if these conditions are not met. Th e I m ag e C ol o r M a t c hi n g Fi l e The .ICM file pro vides accurate color representation. The .ICM files are data f iles that are used in conjunction with graphic[...]

Oper ating the Monitor 6. Ensure that the proper resolution and refresh rates appear in the W indows Display control panel. ✎ Y ou may need to install the digitally signed monitor .INF and .ICM files manually from the CD in the e vent of an installation error . Refer to the INF and ICM Readme f ile on the CD. Do wnloadin g from the W orldwide W e[...]

Operating the Monito r Fr on t P anel C ontrols F ron t P anel C ontro ls No. Cont rol Fu nction 1 Aut o Adj ust Acti vate s the auto adj ustment featur e for optim um image . 2 Menu Opens the On-Scr een Display (O SD) menu . 3 – ( Minus) • If OSD is on, pr ess to na v igate bac kwar d thr ough the OSD men u featur es and decreas e adjustment l[...]

Oper ating the Monitor Adjustin g Monitor Set ting s Use the On-Screen Display (OSD) to adjust the screen image based on your vie w ing preferences. T o access the OSD, do the follo wing: 1. If the monitor is not already on, press the Power switch to turn on the monitor . 2. Press the Menu button on the monitor’ s front panel to launch the OSD Ma[...]

Operating the Monito r 6. After adjusting the function, select Save and Return, or Cancel if you don’t w ant to save the setting, then select Exit from the Main Menu. ✎ If the buttons remain untouched for 10 seconds while displaying a menu, the ne w adjustments will be sav ed when the OSD automatically times out and exits the menu. Using t he O[...]

Oper ating the Monitor The Adv anced OSD Menu has up to three sublev els and can be vie wed in one of se ven a vailable languages. The follo wing table provides the menus and their functions at each le vel: Adv anced OSD Menu Le v els Le vel 1 Le vel 2 Le vel 3 Fac to r y Preset Bri ghtness Adjustment Sca le Y Cont rast Adjustment Sca le Y Image Co[...]

Operating the Monito r Advanced OSD Men u Le vels (Contin ued) Le vel 1 Le vel 2 Le vel 3 Fac to r y Preset Mode Displa y On / Off Selecti on N Po w e r - O n S t a t u s On / Off Selecti on N Display Sleep Timer Tim e r Se t M e nu N Defa ult Video Inpu t Analog - V G A N Digital Ser ial Number Display monit or s/n Basic Men u N Canc el Sa ve and [...]

Oper ating the Monitor Adjustin g Sc reen Q ualit y Allo w the monitor to warm up for 20 minutes before performing the follo wing procedures. The Auto-adjustment feature automatically fine-tunes the image quality each time a ne w video mode is utilized. If additional improv ement is desired, press the Auto adjust button on the front bezel. For more[...]

Operating the Monito r ✎ When adjusting the Clock and Clock Phase v alues, if the monitor images become distorted, continue adjusting the v alues until the distortion disappears. T o restore the factory settings, select Y es from the Factory Reset menu in the on-screen display . Id entifying Monitor C onditions Special messages will appear on the[...]

Oper ating the Monitor Sleep Timer Mod e The Sleep T imer mode is an energy-sa ving feature that enables you to set a time for the monitor to po wer on and of f at the same time e very day . This also e xtends the life of the backlight bulbs in the monitor . The Sleep T imer has fi ve settings: ■ Set Current T ime ■ Set Sleep T ime ■ Set On T[...]

Operating the Monito r 9. Press the Menu button to lock in the time chosen. 10. After setting the current time, the highlight automatically skips to Set Sleep T ime hours. Repeat steps 6 through 9 to set Sleep T ime. 11. If you do not want to set Sleep T ime, press the Menu button twice, then select Sav e and Return to exit the menu. 12. After sett[...]

Oper ating the Monitor C han ging t he C olor T em perature 1. Press the Menu button on the front panel of the monitor to launch the Main Menu of the OSD. 2. Select Advanced Menu to access all options in the Main Menu. 3. Select Color to display the Color T emperature menu. 4. Select sRGB. 5. Select Save and Return to e xit the menu. Installin g t [...]

A T roubl eshooting Solving Common Probl ems The follo wing table lists possible problems, the possible cause of each problem, and the recommended solutions. Problem P ossib le Ca use Solution Sc ree n is blank. P o wer cor d is disconnected . Connec t the po we r cord . P o wer sw itch on fr ont panel of the monit or is turned off . Pre ss the fro[...]

T r oubleshooting Problem P ossib le Ca use Solution Image appears blurr ed, indistinc t, or too dark . Brightness an d cont rast are too lo w . Press the Auto Adjust but ton on the fr ont panel . If this does not cor rec t the image, pr ess the Men u button to open the Basic O SD Menu, and adju st the br ightness and c ontrast scales as needed. Im[...]

T ro ubleshooting Using t he W orldwide W eb For online access to technical support information, self-solv e tools, online assistance, community forums of IT experts, broad multi vendor knowledge base, monitoring and diagnostic tools, go to: http://www .hp .com/support . Preparing to call T echnical Su ppor t If you cannot solve a problem using the[...]

B T ec hni cal S pec ifi ca tions ✎ All performance specifications are pro vided by the component manufacturers. Performance specif ications represent the highest specification of all HP’ s component manufacturers’ typical lev el specifications for performance and actual performance may v ary either higher or lo wer . L1 7 40 Flat P ane l Mon[...]

T echni cal Spec ificati ons L1 7 40 Flat P an el Monitor (Contin ued) Maxi mum Gr aphics Re solution 12 80 x 10 2 4 ( 7 5 Hz) analog and di gital modes T ext Mode 7 20 x 400 Dot P itch 0.2 64 x 0.2 64 mm Hor i zo ntal F req uency 30 to 83 kH z (analog mode) V ertical Re fre sh Rate 56 t o 7 6 H z (analog mode) Env ironmental Requir ements Te m p e[...]

T echnical S pecif ications L1 9 40 Flat P anel Monitor L1 9 40 Flat P anel Monitor Display 19 .0 inc hes 48.3 c m Ty p e TFT L CD Vi ewa ble Image Siz e 19 . 0 -inc h diagonal 4 8.3 cm Til t --5 to 3 5° Swiv e l -- 90 to 90° F ace T reatme nt Anti-glar e polari zer w ith hard coating Maxim um W eight 18. 5 lbs . 8.4 k g (Unpac ked, ba se attache[...]

T echni cal Spec ificati ons L1 9 40 Fla t P anel Monitor (Continued) Relati ve Humidity 20 to 80% P o wer S our ce 100 - 2 40 V AC, 60-50 Hz P owe r Co n s um p t io n <70 wa t t s t yp ic a l Input T erminals 15-pin D-type connector w ith cable included . DVI-D connec tor with D VI-D cable not included (av ailable on select models) Recognizing[...]

T echnical S pecif ications Factor y Preset Disp lay Modes (Continued) Preset P ixel F ormat Horz Freq (kHz) V ert Freq (Hz) 9 10 2 4 x 7 6 8 48.4 60. 0 10 10 2 4 x 7 68 56 .5 7 0.0 11 10 2 4 x 7 68 60. 0 7 5 .0 1 2 1 1 52 x 870 6 8 . 7 75. 0 13 115 2 x 9 0 0 71.7 7 6. 0 14 12 80 x 102 4 64. 0 6 0.0 15 12 80 x 102 4 80. 0 7 5. 0 Enterin g User Mode[...]

T echni cal Spec ificati ons Energy Sav er F ea ture When the monitor is in its normal operating mode, the monitor uses less than 70 watts of po wer and the Power light is green. The monitor also supports a reduced po wer state. The reduced po wer state will be entered into if the monitor detects the absence of either the horizontal sync signal and[...]

C Agen cy Regulator y Notices F ed eral Communi cations Comm issio n Not ice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment gen[...]

Agenc y Regulatory Notices Cable s Connections to this de vice must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI/EMI connector hoods to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations. Decl aratio n of Conf ormity f or Products M ark ed with FCC Logo, Uni ted Stat e s On ly This de vice complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subj[...]

Agenc y Regulatory Notices Can adi an Notice This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Av i s C a n a d i e n Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Eur ope an No tice Products with the CE Markin[...]

Agenc y Regulatory Notices Japane se Notice Ko r e a n N o t i c e EP A En ergy Star Comp li ance Monitors that are marked with the Ener gy Star Logo meet the requirements of the EP A Energ y Star program. As an Energ y Star Partner , He wlett Packard Company has determined that this product meets the Energ y Star guidelines for energ y ef ficiency[...]

Agenc y Regulatory Notices P o wer C ord Se t Re qu ire me n ts The monitor po wer supply is provided with Automatic Line Switching (ALS). This feature allo ws the monitor to operate on input voltages between 100-120V or 200-240V . The po wer cord set (flexible cord or w all plug) recei ved with the monitor meets the requirements for use in the cou[...]

D L CD Monitor Q ualit y and P ix el P olicy The TFT monitor uses high-precision technology , manufactured according to HP standards, to guarantee trouble-free performance. Ne vertheless, the display may hav e cosmetic imperfections that appear as small bright or dark spots. This is common to all LCD displays us ed in products supplied by all vendo[...]

L CD Monitor Quality and Pi xel P olicy T o locate defectiv e pixels, the monitor should be vie wed under normal operating conditions, in normal operating mode at a supported resolution and refresh rate, from a distance of approximately 50 cm (16 in.). HP expects that, o ver time, the industry will continue to impro ve its ability to produce LCDs w[...]