Acer G7 G277HL manual

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    User Guide Acer LCD Monitor[...]

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    Changes may be made peri odically to the informati on in this publication without obl igation to notify any person of s uch revisions or change s. Such changes will be incorporated in n ew e diti ons of th is manual or supple me n tar y do cu ments and pub lications. This company makes no representations or warranties, either expre ssed or implied,[...]

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    iii Information for your safety and comfort Safety instructions Read these instructions carefully. Keep this document for future reference. Follow all warnings and instruct ions marked on the product. • Due to the nature of the fluorescent light, the screen may flicker during initial use. Turn off the power switch and then tu rn it on again to ma[...]

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    iv Accessibility Be su re th at the po wer outlet you pl ug the power cord into is easily accessible and located as close to the equipmen t operator as possible. When you need to disconnect power from the equipment, be sure to un plug the po we r cord fr om the electrical outlet. Safe listening To protect your hearing, follow these instructions. ?[...]

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    v ampere rating of the equipment plugge d into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, make sure that th e total rating of all products plugg ed into the wall outlet does not exceed the fuse rating. • Do not overload a power outlet, strip or receptacle by plugging in too many devices. The overall system load mus[...]

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    vi Note: Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions, since improper adju stm e nt of ot her controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the produc t to normal condition. Po te n tially explosiv e environme nts Switch off your device in any area with a potent[...]

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    vii Nevertheless, some pixels may occasion ally misfire or appear as black or red dots. This has no effect on the re corded image and do es not constitute a malfunction. This product has been shipped en abled for power management: • Activate display’s Sleep mode with in 15 minutes of user inactivity. • Activate computer’s Sleep mode within [...]

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    viii Taking care of your vision Long viewing hours, wearing in correct glasses or contact lenses, glare, excessive room lighting, poorly focused screens, very small typefaces and low-contrast displays could stress your eyes. The fo llowing sections provide suggestions on how to reduce eyestrain. Eyes • Rest your eyes frequently. • Give your eye[...]

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS UNPACKING ..................................... .................................................... ... 1 ATTACHING / REMOVING THE BASE .................................................. ... 2 SCREEN POSITION ADJUSTMENT ............. ............................................. 2 CONNECTING THE POWER CORD .......................[...]

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    EN-1 UNPACKING Please check the foll owing items are present when you unpack the box, and save the packing materials in ca se yo u will need to ship or transport the monitor in future. z LCD Monitor z AC Power Cord z D-Sub Cable (Optional) z DVI Cable (Optional) z AC Adapter z Quick Start Guide Audi o Cab le (Optiona l) HDMI cable (Optional) z z GG[...]

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    EN-2 ATTACHING / REMOVING THE BASE SCREEN POSITION ADJUSTMENT In order to o ptimize the best viewing pos ition, you can adjust the tilt of the monitor by using both of your hands to hold the edges of the monitor as shown in the figure below. The monitor can be adju sted to 15 degrees up or 5 degrees down as indicated by arrow below. Note: Remove th[...]

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    EN-3 CONNECTING THE POWER CORD z Check first to make sure that the power cord you use is the correct type required for your area. z This monitor has a universal power supp ly that allows operation in either 100/120V AC or 220/240 V AC voltage area. No user-adjustment is required. z Plug one end of the AC power cord to the adapter, and plug the othe[...]

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    EN-4 POWER SAVING The monitor will be driven into Powe r Saving” mode by the control signal from the display controller, as indi cated by the amber-color power LED. The power saving states will be kept until a control signa l has been detected or the keyboard or mouse is activate d. The recovery time from Active OFF state back to ON state is arou[...]

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    EN-5 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT 15-Pin Color Display Signal Cable PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1. Red 9. +5V 2. Green 10. Logic Ground 3. Blue 11. Monitor Ground 4. Monitor Ground 12. DDC-Serial Data 5. DDC-return 13. H-Sync 6. R-Ground 14. V-Sync 7. G-Ground 15. DDC-Serial Clock 8. B-Ground 24-Pin Color Display Signal Cable* PIN Meaning P[...]

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    EN-6 19-Pin Color Display Signal Cable* * only for certain models PIN Meaning PIN Meaning 1. TMDS Data2+ 10. TMDS Clock+ 2. TMDS Data2 Shi eld 11. TMDS Clock Shield 3. TMDS Data2- 12. TMDS Clock- 4. TMDS Data1+ 13. CEC 5. TMDS Data1 Shi eld 14. Reserved (N.C. on device) 6. TMDS Data1- 15. SCL 7. TMDS Data0+ 16. SDA 8. TMDS Data0 Shi eld 17. DDC/CEC[...]

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    EN-7 STANDARD TIMING TABLE Mode Resolu tion 1 640x480 60 Hz 2 MAC 640x480 66.66 Hz 3 VESA 720x400 70 Hz 4 SVGA 800x600 56 Hz 5 SVGA 800x600 60 Hz 6 XGA 1024x768 60 Hz 7 XGA 1024x768 70 Hz 8 VESA 1152x864 75 Hz 9 SXGA 1280x1024 60 Hz 10 VESA 1280x720 60 Hz 11 WXGA 1280x800 60 Hz 12 WXGA+ 1440x900 60 Hz 13 WSXGA+ 1680x1050 60 Hz 14 UXGA 1920x1080 60 [...]

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    EN-8 INSTALLATION T o i nsta l l th e m on i t o r to y o ur h o st system , p le a s e f o l l o w t h e st e ps a s g iven below: Steps 1 . 1 - 1 C o n n ect V i d e o C a b le a . Mak e sure b oth th e m on i t o r a n d c o m p uter are p o w ered - OFF. b . C on n e c t th e VGA v i de o c a b le t o t h e c o mp u t e r. 1 - 2 1 - 4 2 . Conne[...]

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    EN- 9 U S E R C O N T R O L S Power Swi tch / Powe r LE D: To turn the monito r ON o r OFF. Lights up to indicate the po wer is turn ed ON. U s i n g t h e S h o r t c u t M e n u Pre ss the functi on bu tton to op en the sho rtcut me nu. The shortcut menu lets you qui ckl y select the mo st comm onl y accessed settings. Em po w er ing : P r e s s [...]

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    EN-1 0 Acer eColor Management Operation instructions Step 1: Press “ ” Key to open the Acer eColor Management OSD and access the scenario modes Step 2: Press “ W “ or “ X ” to select the mode Step 3: Press “ AUTO “ Key to confirm the mode and run Auto Adjust. Features and Benefits Main Menu ico n Sub Menu icon Sub Menu item Descript[...]

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    EN-1 1 Adjusting the OSD settings The OSD can be used for adjusting the settings of your LCD Monitor. Press the MENU key to open the OSD. You can use the OSD to adjust the picture quality, OSD position and ge neral settings. For advanced settings, please refer to following page: Adjusting th e picture quality 1 P ress the MENU key to bring up the O[...]

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    EN-1 2 Adjusting the OSD position 1 P ress the MENU key to bring up the OSD. 2 Using th e directional keys, select OSD from the on screen display. Then navigate to the feature you wish to adjust.[...]

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    EN-1 3 Adjusting the setting 1 P ress the MENU key to bring up the OSD. 2 Using the e / f keys, select Setting from the OSD. Then navigate to the feature you wish to adjust. 3 T he Setting menu can be used to adjust the screen Menu Language and other important settings.[...]

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    EN-1 4 Product information 1 P ress the MENU key to bring up the OSD. 2 Using the e / f keys, select Information from the OSD. Then the basic information of LCD monitor will show up for current input. 1920 x 1080 Information H:65KHz V :60Hz VGA Input S/N:ETL5309 1326350380B3742[...]

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    EN-1 5 (V G A Mod e) TROUBL ESHOO TING B e f o re s e nd i n g your LCD m o nitor f o r s e rv i c i ng , p le a s e c h e c k th e tro u b l e- s h o o ti n g l i st b e lo w to se e i f yo u c a n s e lf - d i ag n ose th e p ro b l e m. P r ob l e m s Cu rr e n t Stat u s R e m edy No P i ct u re LE D O N · U si ng O S D , a d j u s t b ri gh t[...]

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    EN-1 6 ( DVI/HDMI cable) P r ob l e m s Cu r r en t S t a t u s Re m edy LE D O N · U si n g O SD , a d j u st b r i gh tn e ss a nd c on t ra st t o m ax im u m o r r e s e t t o t h e ir d e f au l t s et ti n g s. LE D O F F · Ch ec k t h e po w e r s wit ch. · Ch ec k if A C po w e r c o r d i s p r op e rly N o P i c t u re c onn ecte d to [...]

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    Acer Incorporated 8F, 88, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi New Taipei City 221, Taiwan Declaration of Conformity We, Acer Incorporated 8F, 88, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi, New Taipei City 221, Taiwan Contact Person: Mr. RU Jan, e-mail:ru.jan@acer.com And, Acer Italy s.r.l Via Lepetit, 40, 20020 La inate (MI) Italy Tel: +39-02-939-921 ,Fax: +39-02 93[...]

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    Acer America Corporation :HVW6DQ&DUORV6W6XLWH6DQ-RVH CA 95110, U. S. A. Tel : 254-298-4000 Fax : 254-298-4147 www.acer.com Federal Communica tions Commission Declaration of Conformity This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1[...]

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    ENERGY STAR ® Acer’s ENERGY STAR qualified products save you money by reducing en erg y costs and helps protect the environment wit hout sacrificing features or performance. Acer is proud to offe r our customers products with the ENERGY STAR mark. What is ENERGY STAR? Products that are ENERGY ST AR qualified use less energy and prevent greenhous[...]