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© 2 0 1 4 A O C . A l l R i g h t s R e s e r v e d . w w w . a o c . c o m L C D M o n i t o r U s e r M a n u a l L E D B a c k l i g h t M 2 4 7 0 S W D / M 2 4 7 0 S W D A[...]
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Safety ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4 National Conv entio ns ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Power ...[...]
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FCC Notic e ...................................................................................................................................................... 52 W EEE D eclar at ion ........................................................................................................................................... 53 WEEE Decl aration fo[...]
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Safety Nationa l Con venti ons The following sub sections describe notational co nventions u sed in this document. Notes, Cauti ons, and W arnings 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, cautio ns, and w arnings, and they ar e used as fo llows: NO[...]
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Pow er The monitor should be operate d only f rom the ty pe of pow er source indicat ed on the label. I f you ar e not sure of the ty pe of pow er supplied t o your home, consult y our dealer or local p ower company . The monitor is equipp ed with a three - pron ged grounded plug, a plug with a third (gr oundin g) pin. T hi s plug will fit on ly in[...]
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Insta llatio n 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 recommended by the manufact urer or sold with t his product. Follow the manuf acturer’s instru ctions [...]
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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 produ ct cabinet . When cleaning, ma ke sure no detergen t is leaked into the pr oduct. T he cleaning cloth sho uld not be too roug h as it w ill scratch th e screen s urface. Please[...]
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Other If the prod uct is emi tting a str ange smell, sound or smoke, d isconnect th e power pl ug IMME DIA 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 conditio ns duri ng operation. Do not kno ck or drop [...]
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S etup Conten ts in B ox M onitor CD Manual Monitor Base Stand Power C able DVI Cable Analog Cabl e Audio Cabl e Not all si gnal cable s ( Aud io , Analog, DV I) will be provided for all countr ies and re gions. Plea se check w ith the local dealer or AOC branch of fice for co nfirmation. 9[...]
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Setup Stand & Base Please setup or remov e the base fo llowing t he steps a s below . Setup: Remove: 10[...]
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Adjusti ng View ing Angle For optim al viewing it is reco mmended t o look at t he full face of the monitor , then adjust the monit or's angl e to your own prefer ence. Hold the st and so you will not t opple the monitor when you ch ange the mon itor's ang le. Y ou are able to adjust t he monitor 's angle f rom -5 ° to 25 °. NOTE: [...]
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Connecti ng the Monit or Cable Conne ctions I n Ba ck of M onitor and Computer : M2470S W D M2470 SW D A 1. Power 1. Power 2. DVI 2. Audio in 3. D-Sub 3. DVI 4. D-Sub T o protect equip ment, alw ays turn o ff th e PC and LCD monitor befo re conn ecting. 1 Connect th e power ca ble to the AC port on the b ack of the monitor . 2 Connect on e end of t[...]
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W all M ounti ng Preparing to Instal l An Optiona l Wa ll M ounting Arm. This monitor can be at tached t o a wall mount ing arm y ou purcha se separately . Disconnect power befor e this procedure. Follow these steps : 1 Remove th e base. 2 Follow the manufacturer 's instr uc tions to a ssemble t he wall mounting ar m. 3 Place the w all mounti [...]
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Adjust ing Setting Optimal Resolution Windo w s V ista For Windo ws Vista: 1 Click S T A R T. 2 Click CONTROL P ANEL. 3 Click A ppearance an d Personalizatio n. 4 Click Pers onalizati on 14[...]
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5 Click Dis play Settings. 6 Set the re solution SLIDE - BAR to 1920 by 1080 . 15[...]
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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 . 16[...]
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6 Click SETTING S. 7 Set the re solution SLIDE - BAR to 1920 by 1080 . Windo w s 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 1080 . 17[...]
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Windows 8 For Windo ws 8: 1. Right click and clic k All apps at the bottom - r ight of t he scree n. 2. Set the “ V iew by ” to “ Category ”. 3. Click A ppearance and Perso nalization . 18[...]
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4. Click DISPLA Y. 5. Set the res olution SLID E - B AR to 1920x1080. 19[...]
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Hotke ys 1 Source/Auto/Exit 2 Clear vis ion /- 3 Vo l u m e /+ (M2470S W DA) 4:3 or wide /+ (M 2470SW D) 4 Menu/E nter 5 Power Pow e r Press the P ower bu tton to turn o n/ o ff th e monitor . Menu/Enter Press to d isplay the OSD or conf irm the se lection. V olume adjustment hot key (M2470SWD A) When there is no OSD,pre ss Volume + to a ctive volu[...]
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Clear V ision 1. When there is no OSD, Press the “ - ” button to activat e Cl ear Vi sio n . 2. Use the “ - ” or “ +” buttons to select b etween w eak, medium, strong, o r off s ettings. Default s etting is alw ays “off ” . 3. Press and hold “-” butt on for 5 seconds to activ ate the Cl ear Visio n Demo, and a message of “ Cle[...]
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OSD Se tting Basic and si mple inst ruction on the contr ol keys. 1) Press the MENU - button to a ctivate the OSD w indow . 2) Press - or + to navig ate throug h the fun ctions. On ce the des ired functi on is high lighted , press the MENU - button to activ ate it . p ress - or + t o navigate through the sub - menu functi ons . Once the desired fun[...]
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L uminance 1. Press MENU (Menu) to disp lay menu. 2. Press - or + to select ( Lum inan ce ), and pre ss MENU to ent er . 3. Press - or + to select submenu , and press MENU to en ter . 4. Press - or + to adjust . 5. Press AU TO to exit . Brightnes s 0- 100 Backlight A djustmen t Contrast 0- 100 Contrast from Dig ital - register. Eco mode Standard St[...]
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Image S etup 1. Press MENU (Menu) to disp lay menu. 2. Press - or + to select ( Image Setup ), and pre ss MENU to enter . 3. Press - or + to select submenu , and press MENU to en ter . 4. Press - or + to adjust . 5. Press AU TO to exit . Cloc k 0- 100 Adjust pi cture Clock to reduc e Vertical - L ine noise. Phase 0- 100 Adjust Pi cture Phas e to re[...]
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Color Setu p 1. Press MENU (Menu) to disp lay menu. 2. Press - or + to select ( Color Setup ), and press MENU to enter . 3. Press - or + to select submenu , and press MENU to ente r . 4. Press - or + to adjust . 5. Press AU TO to exit . Color Te m p . W arm Recall W arm C olor Temper ature from EEPRO M. Normal Recall Norm al Color T emperat ure fro[...]
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Picture Boos t 1. Press MENU (Menu) to disp lay menu. 2. Press - or + to select ( Picture B oost ), and pr ess MENU to enter . 3. Press - or + to select submenu , and press MENU to enter . 4. Press - or + to adjust . 5. Press AU TO to exit . Frame Siz e 14 - 100 Adju st Frame Size Brightnes s 0- 100 Adjust Fra me Bright ness Contrast 0- 100 Adjust [...]
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OSD Setup 1. Press MENU (Menu) to disp lay menu. 2. Press - or + to select ( OSD Setup ), and press MENU to enter . 3. Press - or + to select submenu , and press MENU to enter . 4. Press - or + to 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[...]
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Extra 1. Press MENU (Menu) to disp lay menu. 2. Press - or + to select (Extra), and pres s MENU to enter . 3. Press - or + to select submenu , and press MENU to enter . 4. Press - or + to adjust . 5. Press AU TO to exit . Input Sele ct Auto / D-SUB / DVI Select Inp ut Sig n al Sour c e Auto Config yes or no Auto adju st the pictur e to defa ult O f[...]
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Exit 1. Press MENU (Menu) to disp lay menu. 2. Press - or + to select ( Exi t ), and press MENU to enter . 3. Press AU TO to exit . E xi t Exit the main OSD LED Indicator Status LED Color Full Pow er Mode Green Act ive - off M ode Orange 29[...]
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Driver Monitor Dri ver Windows 8 1. Start Windows® 8 2. Right click and clic k All apps at the bottom - right of the s creen. 3. Click on the “ Control panel ” icon 4. Set the “V i e w b y” to “ Large icons” or “Small icon s” . 30[...]
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5. Click on the “ Dis pla y ” icon. 6. Click on the “Change di splay sett ings” butto n. 7. Click the “ Advanced S ettings” but ton . 31[...]
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8. Click the “Monitor ” tab and th en click the “Properties” button . 9. Click the “Driver” tab. 10. Open the “ Update Driver Softwa re - Generi c PnP Monitor ” w indow by clicking on “Updat e Driver ... “ and then click the "Bro wse my computer for driv er software " button. 32[...]
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11. Select "Let me pi ck from a list of dev ice driv ers on my c omputer" . 12. Click the “Hav e Disk” b utton. Click on the “Browse” button and nav igate to t he follow ing direct ory: X: Dr iver module name (w here X is the drive le tter des ignator for the CD - ROM drive). 13. Select the "xxx.inf " file and click [...]
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Windows 7 1. St art Windows® 7 2. Cli ck on the 'Start' button a nd then click on 'Cont rol Panel '. 3. Clic k o n the 'Display ' icon . 34[...]
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4.Ckick on the “ Change display settings ” button. 5. Click t he “ Adv anced Settin gs” butt on. 6. Click t he “Monitor” tab and then c lick the “Properti es” button. 35[...]
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7. Click t he “Driver” tab. 8. Open the "Update Dr iver Soft ware - Gener ic PnP M onitor" w indow by clicki ng on “Update Driver ... “ and then click t he "Bro w se my computer for d river soft w are" button . 9. Sel ect "Let me pi ck from a list of device driv ers on my computer " . 36[...]
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10. Click t he “Have Di sk” butt on. Click on t he “Browse” button and nav igate to t he following dir ector y: X: Dr iver module name (where X is the drive l etter design ator for t he CD - ROM d rive). 11. Select the " xxx .inf" fil e and cli ck t he “Open” butto n. Click the “O K” button. 12 . Select your monit or m[...]
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Windows Vista 1. Click "Start " a nd "Contro 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 "Advanced Se ttings.. .". 38[...]
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4. Click "Pro perties" in the "M onitor" tab. If t he "Properti es" but ton is deactivat ed, it mean s the configur ation for y our monitor i s completed. T he monitor can be used a s is. If the me ssage " W indow s needs... " is display ed, as show n in the f igure bel ow , click "Cont inue". 5. Cl[...]
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Windows XP 1. Start W indows® X P 2. Click on the 'Start' button and then cl ick on 'C ontrol Pan el'. 3. Select and click on the categor y ‘Appearance and Themes’ 4. Click on the 'Dis play' Ite m. 40[...]
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5. Select t he 'Setting s' tab the n click on the 'Advan ced' butto n. 6. Select 'M onitor' tab - If the 'P roperties' button is in active, it means your monitor is properly configure d. Pleas e stop in stallation. - If the 'P roperties' button is a ctive, cl ick on ' Properties' butto n. [...]
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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 driv er to instal l' radio button. Then c lick on the 'Nex t' button. 10. Click on the 'Hav e disk...' button, t hen c[...]
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Windo w s 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 'Pro pertie[...]
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i-Menu Welco me t o “i - Menu” sof tware 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 the mon itor . T o complete installati on, plea se follow the installat ion guide. 44[...]
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e- Sa ve r W elcom e to use AOC e - Saver mon itor pow er management softw are! The AOC e - S aver fea tures Smart Shutdow n functions for your mon itors, all ows y our monitor to ti mely shutdow n when 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). Pleas[...]
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Screen+ Welcom e to "Scr een+" softw are by AOC, S creen+ softw are is a desktop screen spl itting tool , it split s the des ktop into dif ferent panes, ea ch pane di splays a d ifferent 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 make your[...]
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T roublesh oot Problem & Quest ion Possible S olutions Power LE D Is Not ON Make sure th e power but ton is ON and the P ower Cor d is properly connected to a groun ded pow er outlet and to t he moni tor . No images on the scr een Is the power cor d conne cted properly ? Check the power cord connect ion and pow er supply . Is t he c abl e con n[...]
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Specification General Specifi cation Panel Model name M2470S W D / M2470 SW DA Driving syst em TFT Color LCD View able Image S ize 59.8 c m diago nal Pix el pitch 0. 2715 mm(H) x 0. 2715 mm(V) Vide o R, G, B Analog lnterface , DVI Separate Sy nc. H/V TTL Display C olor 16.7M C olors Dot Clock 165 MHz Resolutio n Horizontal sc an range 30 kHz - 83 k[...]
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Preset Displa y Modes ST AND RESOLUTION HORIZONT AL FREQUENCY(kH z) VERTICAL FREQUENCY(Hz) VGA 640×480 @6 0Hz 31.469 59.94 640×480 @7 2Hz 37.861 72.809 640×480 @7 5Hz 37.5 75 MAC MODE VGA 640 × 480@67Hz 35 66.667 IBM- MODE DOS 720×400@70Hz 31.469 70.087 SVGA 800×600 @5 6Hz 35.156 56.25 800×600 @6 0Hz 37.879 60.317 800×600 @7 2Hz 48.077 72.1[...]
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Pin Assignme nt s Pin Number 15 - Pin Side of the Signal Cable 1 Vid eo - Red 2 Vid eo - Green 3 Vid eo -Blue 4 N.C. 5 Detect Cable 6 GND -R 7 GND -G 8 GND -B 9 +5V 10 Ground 11 N.C. 12 DDC - Serial data 13 H- sync 14 V - s ync 15 DDC - Serial clo ck Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name 1. TMDS Data 2 - 9. TMDS Data 1- 17. TM[...]
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Plug a nd Pla y Plug & Pla y DDC2B Fe ature This monitor is equipp ed with VESA DDC2B capa bilities a ccording to t he VESA DDC ST ANDARD. It allows the monitor t o inform the host syst em of its id entity and, dependi ng on the lev el of DDC used, c ommunicate add itiona l informati on about it s display capabilit ies. The DDC 2B is a bi - dir[...]
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Regul atio n FCC Notic e FCC Class B Ra dio Frequency Interferenc e Statemen t W ARNING: (FOR FCC CERT IFIED MODELS) NOT E: This equipment ha s been tested an d found to co mply w ith the limits for a Cl ass B digital dev ice, pur sua nt to Part 15 of th e FCC Rul es. T hese limi ts are d esigned to provide rea sonable pr otection against h armful [...]
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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 as te.Inst ead, it is your respons ibility to dispose of your w aste equipme nt by handing it over to a design[...]
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EP A Ene rg y Star ENERG Y ST AR® is a U.S. r egistered mark. As an ENER GY ST AR® Partner , AOC Internat ional (E urope) BV an d Envision P eripherals, Inc. hav e determi ned that thi s produ ct meets th e ENERGY ST AR® guideline s for ener gy effic ien cy . 54[...]
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EPE A T Declaration EPEA T is a sy stem to he lp purcha sers in the p ublic and priva te sectors ev aluate, c ompare and select des ktop computers, n oteboo ks and monit ors based on their env ironmental attribute s. EPEA T al so prov ides a clear and consistent set of per formance criteria f or the desig n of prod ucts, and provides a n opportu ni[...]
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TCO DOCUMEN T 56[...]
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Servic e W arr ant y Statemen t for E uro pe LIMITED T HREE - YEAR W ARRANTY* For AOC LCD Monitors sold w ithin Europe , AOC Internati onal (E urope) B.V . warrants this produc t to be fre e from defects in material and wor kmanship for a period of T hree (3) year s after th e original date of con sumer pur chase. During thi s period, AOC Intern at[...]
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All AOC LCD M onitors are pr oduce d accordin g to the ISO 9 241 - 307 Class 1 pix el policy s tandard s. If your w arranty has ex pired, you still have a ccess to all av ailable serv ice options , but you w ill be respons ible for the cost of serv ice, incl uding par ts, labor , shipping (if any) and a pplicable t axes. AOC Certified or Authorized[...]
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Service W arr ant y Statemen t for M iddl e Eas t and A f rica (ME A) And The Commonwealt h of Independe nt States (CI S) LIMITED ONE t o THREE YEARS W ARRANTY* For AOC LCD M onitors sold within t he Middle E ast and Africa (M EA) and the Com monwealth of Independe nt States (CIS) , AOC Internat ional (Euro pe) B.V . warrants th is product to be fr[...]
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• Any cause ot her than ordinary commercial or industri al applic ation • Adjustment by non - au thorized sour ce • Repair , modifi cation, or i nstalla tion of op tions or par ts by a nyone other t han an AOC Cer tified or Authorized Service C enter • Improper e nvironment s like hu midity , water damag e and dust s • Damaged by v iolenc[...]
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AOC Pixel Policy IS O 9241-307 Class 1 61[...]
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W arr ant y Statemen t for North & Sou th America (e xcludi ng Brazil) WARRANTY S T A TEMEN T for AOC Color M onitors Including th ose Sold within No rth America a s Specified Envision P eripherals, Inc. w arrants thi s product to be free fr om def ects in mater ial and w orkmanship for a per iod of three (3) y ears for p arts & la bor and [...]
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ALL EX PRESS AND I MPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THIS PRODUCT (INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT A BILITY AND FI TNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE LIMITED IN DURA TION TO A PERIOD OF T HREE (3) YEARS FOR P ARTS AND LABOR A ND ONE (1) Y EAR FOR CRT TUBE OR LCD P ANEL FROM THE ORIGINAL DA TE OF CONSUMER PURCHASE. NO WARRANTIES (EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPL[...]
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EASE PROGRAME Only for AOC branded m oni tors sold within the continental Un ited States. All AOC branded m onitors are now cov ered by the EASE Program. If y our monitor malfunctions at any time during th e first three months, AO C will provide a replacem ent monitor w ithin 72 hours after you are approved fo r our program . If your monitor qualif[...]