AOC D2357PH manual

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    LED Backlight D 2 3 5 7 P L C D Monitor User Manual[...]

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    2 Safety ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 National Conv entions ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Power ..[...]

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    3 Safety Nationa l Con ventio ns The following sub sections describe notational conv entions used in this do cument. Notes, Cauti ons, and W arn ings Throughout this guide , blocks of text may be accomp anied by an icon and pr inted in bol d type or in itali c type. These bloc ks are note s, cauti ons, and w arnings, and they ar e used as fo llows:[...]

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    4 Pow er The monitor should be operate d only fr om the ty pe of pow er source indicated on the label. I f you ar e not sure of the t ype of pow er suppli ed to your ho me, consu lt your dea ler or loc al power company . The monitor is equipp ed with a three - pron ged grou nded plug, a p lug with a third (gro unding) pin . T his plug will fit on l[...]

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    5 Installation Do not pla ce the mo nitor on an unstabl e cart, sta nd, trip od, br acket, or ta ble. If t he monitor falls , it can i njure a person and cause s erious da mage t o this pr oduct. U se only a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recomme nded by the manufact urer or sold with t his product. Follow the manuf acturer’s instru ction[...]

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    6 Cleaning Clean the cabinet regu larly w ith clo th . Y ou can use soft - deter gent to wipe out th e stain, in stead of str ong - detergen t which w ill cauteriz e the pr oduct cabi net. When c leaning, ma ke sure no det ergen t is lea ked into th e product. The cl eaning cl oth shoul d not be t oo rough as it w ill scratch th e screen s urface. [...]

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    7 Other If the prod uct is emi tting a stra nge smell, sound or smoke, di sconnect th e power pl ug IMMED IA TEL Y and contact a S ervice Cent er . Make sure th at the v entilating openings are not blo cked by a table or curta in. Do not enga ge the LCD monitor in severe v ibration or high i mpact condit ions duri ng operation. Do not kno ck or dro[...]

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    8 S etup Conten ts in Box ch eck with t he lo cal dealer or AOC branch of fice for confir mation. Monitor CD Manual Base Adapter Power Cable Analog Cable HDMI Cable * * * Audio Cable 3D Glasses Not all si gnal cable s (Analog, and HDM I cables) w ill be prov ided for a ll countrie s and region s. Plea se[...]

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    9 Setup Stand & Base Please setup or remov e the base fo llowing t he steps a s below . Setup: Remove: 1 2[...]

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    1 0 Unit standing without base is available. (Caution: must put unit in flat surf ace. An y uneven or sloped surface may result unit damaged or injur y to user .)[...]

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    Adjusti ng Viewing A ngle For optim al viewing it is reco mmended t o look at t he full face of the monitor , then adju st the monitor's angl e to y our own prefer ence. Hold the st and so you will not t opple the monitor w hen you change t he mon itor's ang le. Y ou are able to adjust the monitor's a ngle from - 5 ° to 1 5 °. NOTE[...]

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    1 2 Connecti ng the Monit or 1. Pow e r 2. 5. H D M I ca ble 3. T o protect equipmen t, alway s turn of f the PC an d LCD monit or before c onnecting. 1 Connect th e power ca ble to the AC port on t he back of the monito r . 2 Connect on e end of the 15 - pin D- Sub /HDMI cabl e to the bac k of the mo nitor and connect th e other end to the compute[...]

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    Adjust ing Setting Optimal Resolution Windo ws V ista For Windo ws Vist a: 1 Click S T A R T. 2 Click CONTROL P ANEL. 3 Click A ppearance an d Personalizat ion. 4 Click Pers onalizati on 1 3[...]

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    5 Click Dis play Settings. 6 Set the re solution SLIDE - BAR to 1920 by 10 80 . 1 4[...]

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    Windows XP For Windo ws XP: 1 Click S T A R T. 2 Click SETTING S. 3 Click CONTROL P ANEL. 4 Click A ppearance an d Themes. 5 Double c lick DISPLA Y . 1 5[...]

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    6 Click SETTING S. 7 Set the re solution SLIDE - BAR to 1920 by 10 80 . Windo ws ME/20 00 For Windows ME/20 00: 1 Click S T A R T. 2 Click SETTING S. 3 Click CONTROL P ANEL. 4 Double c lick DISPLA Y . 5 Click SETTING S. 6 Set the re solution SLIDE - BAR to 1920 by 10 80 . 16[...]

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    Hotke ys 1 2 D / 3D / < 2 Volume / > 3 Source/Auto/Exit 4 Menu/E nter 5 Power Pow er Press the P ower bu tton to turn o n/ off th e monitor . Volume / > When ther e is no O SD, pres s Volume adjust volume . Auto / Exit / Source hot k ey When there is no OSD, pr ess Auto/Source button cont inuou sly about 2 se cond to do auto configure . Wh[...]

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    OSD Se tting Basic and si mple inst ruction on the con trol key s. 1) Press the MENU - button to a ctivate the OSD w indow . 2) Press or to navig ate throu gh the f unctions. On ce the desired fun ction is h ighlighted , pres s the MENU - button to activate it . press or to nav igate thro ugh the sub - menu fu nctions . O nce the desired function i[...]

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    L uminance 1. Press MENU (Menu) to d isplay menu. 2. Press or to select ( Luminance ), and pr ess MENU to enter . 3. Press or to select subm enu , and press MENU to enter . 1 9 < >  < > [...]

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    4. Press or t o adjust . 5. Press AU TO to exit . Brightnes s 0- 100 Backlight Adj ustment Contrast 0- 100 Contrast from Dig ital - register. Eco mode Standard Standard M ode Te xt Te xt Mode Internet Internet M ode Game Game Mode Mo vi e Movie M ode Sports Sports M ode Gamma Gamma 1 Adjust t o Gamma1 Gamma 2 Adjust t o Gamma 2 Gamma 3 Adjust t o G[...]

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    Image S etup 1. Press MENU (Menu) to d isplay menu. 2. Press or t o select ( Image Setup ), an d press MENU to enter . 3. Press or t o select subm enu , and pr ess MENU to enter . 2 1 < >  < > [...]

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    4. Press or t o adjust . 5. Press AU TO to exit . Clo ck 0- 100 Adjust pi cture Clo ck to reduc e Vertical - L ine noise. Phase 0- 100 Adjust Pi cture Phas e to reduc e Horizonta l - Line noi se Sharpness 0- 100 Adjust pi cture s harpness H.Position 0- 100 Adjust the horizontal position o f the pict ure. V.Position 0- 100 Adjust the vertical p osit[...]

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    Color Setu p 1. Press MENU (Menu) to d isplay menu. 2. Press or t o select ( Color Setup ), and press MENU to enter . 3. Press or t o select subm enu , and pr ess MENU to enter . 2 3 < >  < > [...]

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    4. Press or t o adjust . 5. Press AU TO to exit . Color setup . W arm Recall W ar m Color T emperature f rom EEPRO M. Normal Recall N ormal Color Temperat ure from EE PROM . Cool Recall C ool Color Temperatur e from EE PROM . sRGB Recall SR GB Color T emperature f rom EEPRO M. User Red Red Gain fr om Digit al - register Green G reen Gain D igital -[...]

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    Picture Boos t 1. Press MENU (Menu) to d isplay menu. 2. Press or t o select ( Picture Boost ), and pres s MENU to enter . 3. Press or t o select subm enu , and pr ess MENU to enter . 2 5 < >  < > [...]

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    4. Press or t o adjust . 5. Press AU TO to exit . Frame Siz e 14 - 100 Adjust Frame Size Brightnes s 0- 100 Adjust Frame Bri ghtnes s Contrast 0- 100 Adjust Fra me Contra st H. positio n 0- 100 Adjust Fra me horizont al Posi tion V.position 0- 100 Adjust Frame verti cal Positi on Bright Fr ame on or off Disable or Enable Br ight Fr ame 2 6 < >[...]

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    OSD Setup 1. Press MENU (Menu) to d isplay menu. 2. Press or t o select ( OSD Setup ), and pr ess MENU to enter . 3. Press or t o select subm enu , and pr ess MENU to enter . 2 7 < >  < > [...]

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    4. Press or t o adjust . 5. Press AU TO to exit . H.Position 0- 100 Adjust the horizontal position o f OSD V.Position 0- 100 Adjust the vertical p osition of OSD Timeout 5- 120 Adjust the OSD T imeout Transparen ce 0- 100 Adjust the transpar ence of O SD Language Select the OSD languag e 2 8 < > [...]

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    Extra 1. Press MENU (Menu) to d isplay menu. 2. Press or t o select ( E xt r a ), and press MENU to enter . 3. Press or t o select subm enu , and pr ess MENU to enter . 2 9 < > < > [...]

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    4. Press or t o adjust . 5. Press AU TO to exit . Input Select Auto Select to Auto De tect input signal Select Signal Source as Input Select So urce as Input Auto Config yes or no Auto adjust the picture to default Image Ratio wide or 4:3 Select wide or 4:3 format for display DDC-CI yes or no Turn ON/OFF DDC-CI Support Off Timer 0~24hours Select ti[...]

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    1. VGA mode : Press the Menu key to menu. 2D, 2D-3D, 3D (SBS), 3D(T/B) modes are available for switchover. HDMI input mode under 2D: Press th e M enu key to enter the OSD menu and select the 2D/3D/ menu. Auto (2D), 2D-3D, 3D (SBS) and 3 D (T/B) mo des are available for switchover. 2D/ 3D input select When 2D, 3D  SBS), 3D(T/B) mode, the Stereo I[...]

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    . HDMI input mode un r 3D: Press th e M enu key to enter the OSD menu and select the 2D/3D/ menu. . 4 HDMI input mode under 2D: Press the Menu key to enter the OSD menu and select the 2D/3D menu. When select 2D-3D m ode, the Stereo Index, Convergenc e and Scene icon in 3D sub tier menu is able to adjust. 5. Only Auto(3D) is able to select, 2D-3D, 3[...]

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    3 3 Exit 1. Pre ss MENU (Menu) to dis play menu. 2. Pre ss or to sel ect ( E xi t ), and press MENU to ent er . 3. Pre ss AU TO to exit . E xit Exit the main OSD < > [...]

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    3 4 LED Indicator Status LED Color Full Pow er Mode Bl ue Act ive - off M ode orange[...]

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    3 5 Driver Monitor Dri ver Windows 7 1. Start Window s® 7 2. Cli ck on the 'Sta rt' butt on and then click o n 'Control P anel'. 3. Clic k o n t he 'Display' icon .[...]

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    3 6 4.Ckick on the “ Change display settings ” button. 5. Click t he “ Adv anced Setti ngs” button . 6. Click t he “Monitor” t ab and then c lick th e “Properti es” button.[...]

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    3 7 7. Click t he “Driver” tab. 8. Open the "Update D river So ftware - G eneric PnP M onitor" w indow by clicking on “Update Driver ... “ and then click t he "Br owse my computer for driver so ftware" butto n. 9. Sel ect "Let me pick fr om a list of devi ce drivers on my computer" .[...]

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    3 8 10. Click the “Have D isk” butt on. Click on the “Browse” button an d navigate to the fo llowing dir ectory : X: Dr iver m odule na me (wher e X is the dr ive letter designat or for the C D - ROM drive). 11. Select the " xxx .inf " fil e and c lick the “Open ” button. Cli ck the “OK ” button. 12 . Select your monit[...]

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    3 9 Windows Vista 1. Click "S tart " and "C ontro l Panel". Then, double - cl ick on "A ppearance an d Persona lizatio n". 2. Click "Persona lization" and t hen "Display Sett ings". 3. Click "A dvanced Se ttings... ".[...]

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    40 4. Click "Pro perties" in the "M onitor" tab. If t he "Proper ties" bu tton is deactiv ated, it means the conf iguration for your monitor i s completed. T he monitor can be used a s is. If the me ssage " W indow s needs... " is disp layed, as show n in the f igure bel ow , click "Contin ue". 5. C[...]

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    4 1 Windows XP 1. Start Windows® XP 2. Click on t he 'Start' button and then cl ick on 'C ontrol Pan el'. 3. Select and click on the category ‘Appearance and Themes’ 4. Click on t he 'Dis play' Ite m.[...]

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    4 2 5. Select t he 'Setting s' tab the n click on the 'Advan ced' butto n. 6. Select 'M onitor' t ab - If the 'Propert ies' button is inactiv e, it means your monitor i s properly confi gured. Please stop in stallation. - If the 'P roperties' button is a ctive, cl ick on ' Properties' butt[...]

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    4 3 8. Select t he 'Insta ll from a li st or speci fic locati on [advanc ed]' radio button a nd then cl ick on the ' Next' button. 9. Select t he 'Don't S earch. I w ill choose the driver to instal l' radio button. The n click on the 'Nex t' button. 10. Click on the 'Hav e disk...' button, t he[...]

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    4 4 Windo ws 2000 1. Start Windows® 2000 2. Click on t he 'Start' button, p oint to 'Sett ings', and then clic k on 'Contr ol Panel' . 3. Double cl ick on the 'D isplay ' Icon. 4. Select the 'Settings' tab then click on 'A dvanced. ..'. 5. Select 'M onitor' - If the 'Proper[...]

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    4 5 i-Menu Welco me t o “i - Menu” softw are by AOC. i - M enu makes it easy to adjust y our monitor display setting by using o n screen menu s instead of the O SD button on t he mon itor . T o complete ins tallation, please follow the inst allatio n guide.[...]

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    4 6 e- Sa ve r W elcom e to us e A OC e - Saver monitor power mana gement s oftware ! The AOC e - Saver featur es Smart S hutdown functions for your mon itors, all ows y our monitor to ti mely shutdow n w hen PC unit is at any s tatus (On, Of f, Sleep or Screen Sav er); the a ctual shut down time depends on y our pref erences (s ee exampl e below) [...]

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    4 7 Screen+ Welcom e to "Scr een+" softw are by AOC, Scree n+ softwar e is a de sktop scre en splittin g tool, it s plits the d esktop into dif ferent pa nes, ea ch pane di splays a dif ferent window . Y ou only need to dr ag the w indow to a corr esponding pane, when y ou w ant to access it. It supp orts multip le monito r display to mak[...]

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    4 8 T roub leshoo t Problem & Question Possible Solutio ns Power LE D Is Not ON M ake sure the pow er button i s ON and the Pow er Cord is pr operly co nnected to a groun ded pow er outlet and to t he moni tor . No images on the scr een Is the pow er cord conne cted p roperly? Check the power cord connect ion and pow er supply . Is t he c abl e[...]

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    4 9 3D Troubleshooting Ghost images that appear when viewing 3D e ffects may be a result of the following: 1. the display unit has not bee n adj usted to its optimum resolutio n o f 1920* 1080 a t 60HZ ; if a customer complains that the y are unab le to l ocate the r esolution-192 0*1080, a non-stan dard VGA cab le is possibly being used (clock and[...]

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    5 0 4 Precautions when wearing 3D glasses: - Do not use 3D glasses as c ommon gl asses , sungl asses or protective g oggles as they your eyesight; - Do not keep 3D g lasses in places that are too hot or cold 3D glasses w ill be dama . Do not use damaged glasses; - Do not throw objects at 3D glasses. Do not press on or throw 3D glasses; - Use a clea[...]

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    Specification General Specification Panel Model name D2357P H Driving system TFT Color LCD Viewable Image Size 584.2mm Diagonal Pixel pitch 0.265( H )mm x 0.265(V)mm Video R, G, B Analog lnterface ,HDMI Separate Sync. H/V TTL Display Color 16.7M Colors Dot Clock 14 4 MHz Resolution Horizontal scan range 30kHz to 83kHz Horizontal scan Size(Maximum) [...]

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    Preset Display Modes ST A ND Resolution HORIZONT AL FREQUENCY(kHZ) V ERTICAL FREQUENCY(Hz) VGA 640x480@60Hz 31.469 59.940 640x480@72Hz 37.861 72.809 640x480@75Hz 37.500 75.00 SVGA 800x600@56Hz 35.156 56.250 800x600@60Hz 37.879 60.317 800x600@72Hz 48.077 72.188 800x600@75Hz 46.875 75.000 XGA 1024x768@60Hz 48.363 60.004 1024x768@70Hz 56.476 70.069 10[...]

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    MAC MODE SVGA 832x624@75Hz 49.725 74.551 MAC MODE GA 1024x768@75Hz 60.241 74.927 Pin Assignments 5 3 Preset table for the HDMI 3D mode For HDMI INPUT, switch over to 1920*1080/ 24/25/30HZ if the font on the display unit screen is not clear. X Pin Number 15-Pin Side of the Signal Cabl e 1 V ideo-Red 2 V ideo-Green 3 V ideo-Blue 4 N.C. 5 Detect Cable[...]

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    10 Ground 11 N.C. 12 DDC-Serial data 13 H-sync 14 V- s y n c 15 DDC-Serial clock 5 4 Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name 1 T MDS Data 2+ 9 T MDS Data 0 17 DDC/CEC Ground 2 T MDS Data 2 Shield 10 TMDS Clock + 18 +5V Power 3 T MDS Data 2 11 TM DS Clock Shield 19 Hot Plug Detect 4 T MDS Data 1+ 12 TMDS Clock 5 T MDS Data 1Shiel[...]

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    5 5 Regul atio n FCC Notic e FCC Class B Radio Frequ ency Interf erence Statemen t NOT E: This equipment ha s been tested an d found to comp ly w ith the limits for a Cl ass B digital dev ice, pursu ant to Part 15 of th e FCC Rul es. T hese l imits are d esigned to provide r easonabl e protection against h armful i nt erferen ce in a resident ial i[...]

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    5 6 WEEE Declarati on Disposal of Wa ste Equi pment by Users in Priv ate Hou sehold in th e Europea n Union. This symb ol on the pro duct or on its pack aging indi cates that this product must not b e dispo sed of w ith your ot her household w aste.Inst ead, it is your resp onsibility to dispo se of your w aste equi pment by ha nding it ov er to a [...]

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    5 7 Servic e W ar ranty Statement for Euro pe LI MITED THR EE - YEAR WARRANTY* AOC Color Monitors sold withi n Europe AOC Internat ional (Eur ope) BV w arrants thi s product to be free from def ects in mater ial and w orkmanship f or a period of Three ( 3) years a fter the or iginal date of con sumer purch ase. Duri ng this peri od, AOC Internat io[...]

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    5 8 modified or altered; y ou bear the sole r esponsibi lity and l iability for any such modifica tion or alteration. ALL EXPRESS A ND IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THIS PRODUCT (INCLUDIN G THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABI LITY AND FIT NESS F OR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE LIMITED IN DURA TION TO A PERIOD OF T HREE (3) YEARS FOR P ARTS AND LABOR FROM THE ORI[...]

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    5 9 W arranty Statement for North & South A merica (ex cluding Brazil) WARRANT Y ST A TEMEN T for AOC Color Monitor s Including th ose Sold within No rth Am erica as Spe cified Envision Per ipherals, Inc. w arrants thi s product to be free fr om def ects in m aterial and w orkman ship for a per iod of three (3) y ears for p arts & la bor an[...]

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    ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THIS PRODUCT (INCLUDIN G THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABI LI TY AND FI TNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PURPOSE) ARE LIMITED IN DURA TION TO A PERIOD OF T HREE (3) Y EAR S FOR P ARTS AND LABOR AND ONE (1) YEAR FOR CR T TUBE OR LCD P ANEL FROM THE ORIGINAL DA TE OF CONSU MER PURCHASE. NO WARRANTIES (EITHER EXPRESSE D OR [...]

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    6 1 WARRANTY PERIOD COVERAGE AT NO CHARGE CUSTOMER CHARGES Within the first three months of purchase: Covered by EASE - New AOC monitor - Call tag dispatched and return freight charges via UPS - None* Between 4 months – 1 Year - All Parts & Labor Including CRT Tube & LCD Panel - UPS Return Freight to AOC Between 1 Year - 3 Years: Cove[...]