Samsung SyncMaster 245B, 245BW manual

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Notation Failure t o follow di rections not ed by this symb ol could resu lt in bodily harm or dama ge to the equipment. Prohibited Important to read and understand at all times Do not disassembl e Disconnect the plug f rom the outl et Do not touch Ground to pr event an elec tric shock Powe r When not used f or extended period o f time, set your co[...]

Do not use a damaged or loose plug . This may cause electric shock or fi re. Do not pul l the plug out by the wi re nor touc h the plug wi th wet hand s. This may cause electric shock or fi re. Use only a prop erly grounde d plug and recepta cle. An improper grou nd may cau se electric shoc k or equipme nt damage. (Cl ass l Equipment on ly.) Insert[...]

To disconnect the apparatus from the mains , the plug mu st be pulled ou t from the mains socket , therefor e the mains plu g shall be read ily operable. This may cause electric shock or fi re. Installation Be sure to contact an au thorized Service Center whe n instal ling your se t in a location with heav y dust, high or low temperat ures, high hu[...]

Otherwise, this ma y cause fire. Keep any he ating devices awa y from the po wer cable. A melted coating may cause el ectric shock or fire. Do not install t he product in places with poor v entilation, fo r instance, a bookshelf, closet, etc. Any increase in the internal tempera ture may cause fire. Put down the mon itor carefully. Failing to do so[...]

Cleanin g and Usin g When cleaning the monitor case or the surface of the TFT-LCD screen, wipe with a slightly moistened, soft fabric. Do not spray water or detergent dire ctly onto the monitor. This may cause damage, electri c shock or fire. Use the recomme nded detergent with a smooth clo th. If the connector betw een the plug and the pin is dust[...]

If your monitor d oes not operate n ormally - in pa rticular, if the re is any un usual sound or smell coming from the monitor - co ntact an authorize d dealer or the Service Center. This may cause el ectric shock or fire. Keep the pr oduct away f rom places ex posed to oil , smoke or moist ure; do not in stall inside a ve hicle. This may cause a m[...]

Keep the pr oduct away f rom combusti ble chemical sp rays or infl ammable substances. This may cause an explosion or fire. Never inse rt anything metall ic into the m onitor openin gs. This may cause el ectric shock, fire or injury. Do not insert metal objects such as chopst icks, wire and tools o r inflammable o bjects such as paper or matches in[...]

When moving the monitor, turn off and un plug the power cord. Ma ke sure that all cables, includin g the antenna cable and cab les connected t o other devices, ar e disconnected before m oving the mo nitor. Failure to di sconnect cables m ay damage i t and cause fire or electric shock . Place the product out of childre n’s reach, as th ey could d[...]

Correct Disposal of This Pro duct (Waste Elect rical & Elec tronic Equip ment) - Europe only (Applicable in the Euro pean Unio n and other Eu ropean cou ntries with separate co llection sys tems) This marking sh own on the product or its literature, indicates that it sho uld not be disposed w ith other hou sehold wastes a t the end of it s work[...]

PRODUCT INFORMATION (I mage Retention Free) LCD Monitors and TVs may have a n image retent ion when swi tching from on e image to an other especially after displaying a statio nary image for a long time. This guide is to demonstrate a corre ct usage of LCD products in order to protect the m from Image retention. Warrant y Warranty does not cover an[...]

Ex) The best way to prote ct your monitor from Image retention i s to set your PC or S y stem to o p erate a Screen Saver p ro g ram when y ou are not usin g it. Image retention may not o ccur when a LCD panel is opera ted under normal conditions. Normal conditions are defined as continuously changi ng video patterns. When the LC D panel is operate[...]

Packa g e Contents Please make su re the followi ng items ar e included wit h your monito r. If any items are missing, conta ct your deal er . Contact a local dealer to buy optional items. Un p ackin g Without Stand Monitor With Stand Monitor & Sliding Stand Manual[...]

Quick Setup Guide Warranty Card (Not availa ble in all locations ) User's Guide, Monitor Driver, Natural Color, MagicTun e™ Cable Power Cord D-sub Cable Sold se p aratel y DVI Cable Others Cleani ng Cloth This is only pr ovided for hi ghly polish ed b lack products a s a product featu re. S p eaker p acka g e ( o p tion ) Speaker Y our Monit[...]

MENU button [ ] Opens the on-scr een menu and exits from the m enu. MagicBrigh t™ button [] MagicBright ™ is a new featu re providin g optimum viewing environme nt depending o n the content s of the imag e you are watching. Currently se ven different modes ar e available: Custo m, Text, Internet, Gam e, Sport and Mo vie, Dynamic Contra st. Each[...]

Enter button [ ] / Source button Activates a highlig hted menu item. / Push the ' ', then selects the vi deo signal while the OSD is off. (When the button is pressed to change the i nput mode, a message appears in the upper left of th e screen displayin g the current mo de -- analog or digi tal input sign al.) >> Click here to see a[...]

RGB IN : Connect the RGB IN terminal at the back o f your monitor to your comp uter. AUDIO POWER z Connect th e speaker powe r line connect ed to the spea ker to the AUDIO POWER term inal of the mon itor Kensington Lock z The Kensingt on lock is a device used to physically fix the system when u sing it in a public place . (The locking de vice has t[...]

Connectin g Cables Connect th e power cord for yo ur monitor to t he POWER port on the back of the monitor. Plug the power cord for the m onitor into a nearby outlet. Use approp riate connec tion for your computer. Using the RGB (A nalog) conn ector on the v ideo card. - Connect t he signal cab le to the 15-p in, RGB IN po rt on the bac k of your m[...]

When connecting a sp eaker, be careful th at the grooves of the monitor and the spe aker . ( )are aligned with ea ch other. A djust the ali gned position s until you hear a ‘click’ . If a speaker is co nnected corre ctly, you can hear a ‘click’.If a spea ker is connecte d w ithout you hearing a ‘click’, the holding part may become damag[...]

By turning par t ( + , - ) in the dire ction shown in t he figure belo w, the speaker tu rns on and the volume inc reases. Connect t he power lin e connected to the speake r to the black terminal of the monitor. This speaker is n ot connected to an external po wer source. It is connected to a monitor for the required po wer. Usin g the Stand Slidin[...]

Tilt an g le Using ( ), You can adjust the tilt anl gle within a rang e of 3° forward to 25° backward fo r the most comfortabl e viewing angle . Attachin g a Base This monitor a ccepts a 200 mm x 100 mm V ESA-compli ant Mounting interface pad . Monitor Mounting interfac e pad (Sold se parately) 1. Turn off your monitor an d unplug its powe r cord[...]

4. Align the mo unting interfa ce Pad with the holes in the rear cover mou nting pad and secure it with four screws that came with the a rm-type base, wa ll mount hanger or o ther base. z Do not use screw s longer than the standard d imension, a s they may dama ge the inside of the Monitor. z For wall moun ts that do no t comply with VESA standard [...]

Monitor Driver When prompted by th e operating syst em for the moni tor driver, inse rt the CD-ROM incl uded with this monitor. Driver ins tallation is sl ightly differen t from one operati ng system to an other. Follow the directions app ropriate for the operating sys tem you have. Prepare a blank disk and d ownload th e driver prog ram file at t [...]

This monitor driver i s under certifying MS logo, and this i nstallation doesn 't damage your system. The certifi ed driver wi ll be posted on Samsung Mon itor homepa ge http://www.samsung. com/ Monitor driver installation is comple ted. Installin g the Monitor Driver ( Manual ) Windows Vi sta | Wi ndows XP | Window s 2000 | Windows M E | Wind[...]

This monitor driver i s under certifying MS logo, and this i nstallation doesn 't damage your system. The certifi ed driver wi ll be posted on Samsung Mon itor homepa ge http://www.samsung. com/ Click "Up date Driver… " in th e "Driver" t ab. Check the "Browse m y computer for dri ver software" checkbo x and cli[...]

Click "Close" → "Clo se" → "OK " → "OK" on the following sc reens disp layed in se quence. Microsof t ® Windows ® XP Operating Sy stem Insert the CD into t he CD-ROM drive. Click "Start" → "Control Panel" then click the "App earance and Th emes" icon. Click "Displa[...]

Click the "Prope rties" button on the "Monito r" tab and se lect "Driver" tab. Click "Upd ate Driver." and s elect "Insta ll from a list or." t hen click the "Next" button. Select "Don't search , I will." then cl ick "Next" an d then click "Have di sk". C[...]

If you can see following "Mes sage" window, th en click the "Con tinue Anyway" but ton. Then click the "OK" button. This monitor driver i s under certifying MS logo, and this i nstallation doesn 't damage your system. The certifi ed driver wi ll be posted on Samsung Mon itor homepa ge http://www.samsung. com/ Clic[...]

How to inst all Click "Start," "Setting," and then "C ontrol Pan el." Double click the "Dis play" icon. Select the "Se ttings" ta b and click the "Advanced Prop erties" butto n. Choose "Monitor." Case1 : If the "Properties" button is inactive , it means your monitor is [...]

Natural Color Natural Colo r One of the re cent problems in using a comp uter is th at the color of the ima ges printed out by a printer or other imag es scanned by a scanner or a digital camera are not the same as those shown o n the monitor. the Natural Color S/W is the very solution for this problem. It is a color ad ministrati on system develop[...]

9. Click "Fin ish." 10. When the install ation is complete, the MagicTune™ executable ico n appears on yo ur desktop. Double-click the icon to start the prog ram. MagicTune™ execution icon may not appe ar depending on specificatio n of computer system or monit or. If that happ ens, press F5 Key . Installation Problems ( Ma g icTune™[...]

Control Buttons [ ] Opens the OSD menu. Also use to e xit the OSD menu or return to the pre vious menu. [ ] These bu ttons allo w you to adjus t items in th e menu. [ ] Press this button to ac tivate a highl ighted menu item. [AUTO] When the 'AUTO' button is pres sed, the Auto A djustment screen ap pears as shown in the animated sc reen o[...]

Menu Descript ion AUTO When the 'AUTO' button is pressed, th e Auto Adju stment scree n appears as shown in the animated scree n on the cent er. Auto adju stment allo ws the monit or to se lf-adjust to the in coming Analo g signal. The values of fine, coa rse and position are ad justed autom atically. (Available in Analog mode only) To ma[...]

When pressing the M ENU button after lo cking the OSD Menu Descript ion OSD Locked & Unlock This is the function that locks the OSD in order to keep th e current states of settings or prevent ot hers from adju sting the curre nt settings . Locked : Hold down the menu button for more than five se conds to activate the OSD adjust ment lock functi[...]

Menu Descript ion MagicBrigh t™ Push the Mag icBright™ but ton to circle thro ugh availa ble preconfig ured modes. - seven different modes (Custom /Text/Internet/Ga me/Sport/Movie/D ynamic Contrast) Bri g htness Menu Descript ion Brightness When OSD is not on the screen, push the button to a djust brightness.[...]

SOURCE Menu Descript ion SOURCE Selects the Video sign al whil e the OSD is off. (Analog/Digital) OSD Function Picture Brightness Contrast Color MagicColor Color Tone Color Control Gamma Image Coarse Fine Sharpness H-Position V-Position OSD Language H-Position V-Position Transparency Display Time Setup Auto So urce Image Reset Color Reset Informati[...]

Menu Description P lay/Stop Brightness You can use t he on-screen me nus to change the brightness accord ing to person al preference. MENU → → → , → MENU Contrast You can use t he on-screen me nus to change the contrast according to p ersonal pref erence. MENU → → , → → , → MENU Color : Not available in Ma g icBri g ht mode of D y[...]

MagicColor MENU → , → → → , → MENU MagicColor is a new techno logy that Samsu ng has exclusive ly developed to improve di gital image and to displa y natural color more clearly withou t disturbing im age quality. Off Returns to th e original mode. Demo The screen bef ore applying MagicColor app ears on the right and the screen a fter appl[...]

Fine Removes noise su ch as horizont al stripes. If the noise persists even afte r fine tuning, repe at it after adjusting the fre quency (clock spee d). MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU Sharpness Changes the cleara nce of image. MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU H-Pos ition Changes the horizo ntal positi on of the moni tor's enti[...]

Transparenc y Change the transp arency of the ba ckground of t he OSD. MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU Display Time The menu wi ll be automat ically turned off if no adjustm ents are made for a cert ain time per iod. You can set the a mount of tim e the menu will wait before it is turned off. - 5 sec, 10 sec, 20 se c, 200 sec MENU → , →[...]

Menu Descript ion Information Shows a vide o source, disp lay mode on the OS D screen. MENU → ,[...]

Check List Before calling for ser vice, check the infor mation in this section to see if you can remedy an y problems yours elf. If you do need assistance, please call t he phone number o n the Information section or con tact your dealer . Symptom Check List Solutions No images on the screen. I cannot turn on the monitor. Is the power cord connecte[...]

indicato r on the monitor blin king at 1 second inte rvals? restore the im age on the screen. If there is still no image, pre ss the ' ' button. Then press any key on the keyboard again t o activate the monitor and re store the imag e on the screen. Connecte d using the DVI cabl e? You may get a bl ank screen if yo u boot the syst em befo[...]

reads "Unrecogni zed monitor, Plug & Play (VESA DDC) monitor found". See the vide o card manual to see if the Plug & Play (VESA DDC) function can be supported. Install the monitor driver accord ing to the Driver Installation Instructio ns . Check when MagicTune™ d oes not function properly. MagicTun e™ feature is found o nly o[...]

Windows ME /2000 : Set the resolu tion at the Co ntrol Panel → Displa y → Settings. Contact th e video card ma nufacturer for details. How can I set the Powe r Saving function? Windows XP : Set the resolu tion at the Co ntrol Panel → Appearance an d Themes → Display → Screen Saver. Set the function at BI OS-SETUP of the computer. Windows [...]

Environment The locati on and the posi tion of the mo nitor may influenc e the quality and other featu res of the monitor. If there are any su b woofer speak ers near the monitor, un plug and relo cate the woofe r to another room. Remove all electroni c devices such as radios, fans, cloc ks and telephon es that ar e within 3 fee t (one meter) o f t[...]

S p ecifications General Model Name SyncMaster 245B LCD Panel Size 24" Wide Diagon al (61 cm) Display area 518.48 mm (H ) x 320.0 mm (V ) Pixel Pitch 0.270 mm (H) x 0.270 m m (V) Synchroniza tion Horizontal 30 ~ 81 kHz Vertical 56 ~ 75 Hz Display Color 16.7M Resolution Optimum reso lution 1920x1200@ 60Hz Maximum resolution 1920x1200@60 Hz Inpu[...]

15pin-to- 15pin D-su b cable, Deta chable DVI-D to DVI-D co nnector, De tachable (n ot supplied ) Signal Connectors 15pin 3-row D -sub connector, 24pin 3-row D VI-D connect or Dimensions (W x H x D) / Weight 560.0 X 368.5 X 83.0 mm / 22 .0 x 14.5 x 3.3 in ch (Without Stan d) 560.0 X 444.5 X 250.0 mm / 2 2.0 x 17.5 x 9.8 inch (Wi th Stand) / 8.4 K g[...]

Power Consumpti on Les s than 100 watt s Less than 2 Watts Less than 1 wat t This monito r is EPA ENERGY STAR ® compliant and EN ERGY2000 compliant wh en used with a computer equi pped with VES A DPM function ality. As an ENERGY STAR ® Partner, SAM SUNG has dete rmined that t his product meets th e ENERGY STAR ® guidelines fo r energy effici enc[...]

Horizontal Frequen cy The time to s can one line connecting the right edge to the left edge of the screen horizont ally is called Horizontal C ycle and the inverse number of the Horizontal Cy cle is called Ho rizontal Frequency . Unit : kHz Vertical Freque ncy Like a fluoresce nt lamp, the sc reen has to re peat the same i mage many times per secon[...]

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Interlace and Non-Interlace Methods Showing the hori zontal lines of the screen from the top to th e bottom in o rder is called the Non- Interlace method while showing odd lines a nd then ev e n lines in turn is called the Inte rlace method. The Non-Interla ce method is u sed for the ma jority of monitors to ensure a clear im age. The Interla ce me[...]

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