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    componen t guide FPD 1540 Monitor Y our Gatewa y Comput er Operating Maintaining[...]

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    i Contents Using Your FPD 1540 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Connectin g the mon itor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Starting the moni tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    1 Using Y our FPD 1540 Monitor The FPD 1540 monitor is a high-resolution co lor LCD with: ■ Over 16 million colors ■ Excellent contrast a nd legibility ■ Space-saving and lig htweight design ■ Reduced power usag e[...]

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    2 Using Yo ur FPD 1540 Monitor www .g atew a y .com Connecting the monitor T o connect the monitor: 1 Position yo ur computer an d the monitor so you can ea sily reach the ba ck panel of eac h. 2 Make sure that your compu ter is turned off. 3 Remo ve the cable cover on the back of the m onitor . 4 Lay the monitor face d own. Av oid the scratching t[...]

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    3 Connecti ng the monit or www .gatew ay .com 5 Connect one en d of the video cable to the video port on th e back of the monitor . 6 Connect th e power cord to the power connector on the back of the monitor .[...]

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    4 Using Yo ur FPD 1540 Monitor www .gatew ay .com 7 Connect the other end of the v ideo cable to the video port on the back of your computer . 8 Plug the other end of the power c ord into a grounded electrica l outlet.[...]

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    5 Connecti ng the monit or www .gatew ay .com 9 Thread the video cable and the power cord through the cable cover slot, then replace the cover .[...]

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    6 Using Yo ur FPD 1540 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Star ting the monitor T o start the monitor: 1 Press the power butto n on the front of the monito r . 2 T urn on your co mputer . P ower Button[...]

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    7 Starti ng the monit or www .gatew ay .com 3 After your computer is running, the power LED on the monitor should be green. Allow about 10 se conds for the d isplay image to appear . If the power LED is not green or you do not see a d isplay image, check the connec tions. For more troubleshooting information, see “T roubleshooting” on pa ge 21.[...]

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    8 Using Yo ur FPD 1540 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Adjusting monitor settin gs Use the ex ternal controls (loca ted on the monitor itself) and softw are controls (accessible in Windows) to adjust th e display image. For more information about software controls, see “Software controls” on page 14. External contr ols This monit or features an on-s[...]

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    9 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew ay .com Monitor buttons ■ Arro ws OSD active: Press to select OSD menus or contro ls. OSD inactive: If the Hot K ey option on the T o ols menu is off, press to open the OSD. If the Hot Key option on the T ools menu is on, press to adjust brightness. ■ + – OSD active: Press to adjust an OSD control. OS[...]

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    10 Using Yo ur FPD 1540 Monitor www .gatew ay .com OSD menu s Y ou can access any o f these menus in the OSD: OSD Menu Description Brightness/ Contrast Contr ols Brightness Adjusts th e brightnes s of the d ispla y image . Use the lo west brightness setti ng you ar e comfor ta ble with t o maximiz e the lif e of the m onitor ba ckl igh t s. Y ou ma[...]

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    11 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew ay .com Image Contr ols Horizontal im age posit ion Adjus ts th e hor izont al posi tion of th e displ a y ima ge. V ertical image posi tion Adjus ts th e ver tica l posi tion of th e displ a y ima ge. Hori zontal imag e siz e Adju sts the horiz ontal s ize of t he displ a y ima ge. Fine-tune ima ge Adjust[...]

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    12 Using Yo ur FPD 1540 Monitor www .gatew ay .com T ools Langua ge Chang es the langua ge on the O SD men us. OSD Position Man ually adj usts the po sition of the OSD on the s creen. OSD T u rn Off The OSD auto maticall y closes when it is no t being use d. Use this control to se lect the n umber of s econd s the OSD w aits bef ore it closes . Y o[...]

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    13 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew ay .com T ools (continued ) Off Timer The mon itor turns off autom atically when the comp uter is n ot being used. If y ou do not w ant the mon itor to tu rn off autom aticall y , turn this timer off . Factory Preset Use this co ntrol to activ ate the Reset bu tton. T o rese t all setti ngs to the f actor [...]

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    14 Using Yo ur FPD 1540 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Software controls Adjusting the colo r depth and screen resolution are two of the mo st basic monitor sett ings you may need to c hange. Adjusting the color dept h Color de pth is the nu mb er of colo rs yo ur v ideo car d use s. Mo st im age s loo k be st displayed with the maximum n umber of colo[...]

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    15 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew ay .com 3 Click the Settings tab. 4 Click the arrow butt on to open the Color quality or Color s list, then clic k the color depth y ou want. 5 T o s a v e y o u r c h a n g e s i n W i n d o w s X P , c l i c k OK , then click Ye s . - OR - T o save your ch anges in W indows 2000, click OK , then click OK[...]

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    16 Using Yo ur FPD 1540 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Adjusti ng the scree n resoluti on Y ou can change the screen resolution. For example, you can increase the resolution to fit more ic ons on your desktop, or you ca n decrease the resolution to make reading and identifying objects on the monitor easier . The higher the resolution, the sm aller indi[...]

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    17 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew ay .com 4 Drag the Screen resol ution or Scr een area slider to the resolution you prefer . 5 T o s a v e y o u r c h a n g e s i n W i n d o w s X P , c l i c k OK , then click Ye s . - OR - T o save your ch anges in W indows 2000, click OK , then click OK again. Help and Support For more inf ormation abo[...]

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    18 Using Yo ur FPD 1540 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Video modes The monitor supports several vi deo modes. The best screen resolution is: ■ 1024 × 768 The supported vid eo modes are: If you do not u se the best mode for th e monitor , the display image may look slight ly “fuzzy” o r may have a black bo rder around the edge s. Screen Resolutio[...]

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    19 Power man agement www .gatew ay .com P o wer management ENERGY ST AR As an ENERGY ST AR ® Partner , Gatew ay has determi ned that this product meets the E NERGY ST AR gu idel ines for e nerg y eff ici ency . This monitor complies with the EP A's International ENERGY ST AR Program, which is a program desig ned to encourage manufacturers of [...]

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    20 Using Yo ur FPD 1540 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Maintenance T o keep the monitor in optimal working order: ■ Do not block the vent ilation holes. ■ Do n ot ex pos e the mon ito r to r ain o r use near wat er . ■ Keep the m onitor away from rad iators or heat v ents. ■ Keep the monitor out of d irect sunlight. T o clean the monitor , use [...]

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    21 Trou bleshoot ing www .gatew ay .com T r oubleshooting If you have problems with th e monitor , the information in thi s troubleshooting section may help yo u solve them. No po wer ■ Make sure that the power cord is connected correctly to both the back of the monitor and the wall outlet. For more info rmation about connecting the power cord, s[...]

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    22 Using Yo ur FPD 1540 Monitor www .gatew ay .com No picture ■ Make sure that the power cord is connected correctly to both the back of the monitor and the wall outlet . For more information about connecting the power cord, see “C onnecting the monitor” on page 2. ■ Make sure that the video cable is connected securely to th e back of the m[...]

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    23 Trou bleshoot ing www .gatew ay .com Ima ge “ghost s” ■ If a “ghost” of an image remains on the mon itor screen, turn off the monitor for the leng th of time t hat the image was displayed on the screen. For example, if the image was display ed for one hour , turn off the monitor for one hour . ■ T o av oid ghost images, use a screen [...]

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    24 Using Yo ur FPD 1540 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Color is not unif orm ■ T urn on the F ACTOR Y PRESET control in the OSD, then press the RE SET button for several seconds to return th e monitor settings to the id eal settings. For more information, see “OSD contro ls” on page 9. Image is not sized or centere d correctly ■ Use the O SD co[...]

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    25 Specifi cations www .gatew ay .com Specifications Specifications are subjec t to change without notice or obligation. Many products for Gateway and its subsid iaries are custom e ngineered by our suppliers to Gateway sp ecifications and may vary from similarly mark eted products. Monitor 15-inch activ e-matrix TFT (Thin Fi lm T ransistor) L CD B[...]

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    26 Using Yo ur FPD 1540 Monitor www .gatew ay .com En vir onmental sp ecifica tions Specifications are subjec t to change without notice or obligation. Many products for Gateway and its subsid iaries are custom e ngineered by our suppliers to Gateway sp ecifications and may vary from similarly mark eted products. Operatin g tempera ture 41°F to 95[...]

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    27 Saf ety , Regulator y , and Legal Inf ormation Impor tant safety inf ormation Y our Gateway system is designed and t ested to meet the latest st andards for safety of in formation technolog y equipment. However, to ensure safe use of th is pro duc t, it is i mpor tant that the safe ty ins truc tio ns ma rked on the product and in the documentati[...]

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    28 Safety, Re gulatory, an d Legal Inform ation www .gatew ay .com Setting up y our system ■ Read and fo llow all instructions marked on the product and in t he documentatio n before you operate your system. Retain all safety an d operating instru ctions for futu re use. ■ Do not use this product near water or a heat sour ce such as a radiator [...]

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    29 Important safety in formation www .gatew ay .com Care during use ■ D o n o t w a l k o n t h e p o w e r c o r d o r a l l o w a n y t h i n g t o r e s t o n i t . ■ Do not spill anyt hing on the system. The best way to avoid spi lls is to avoid eating and drinking near your system. ■ Do not expose the monitor to rain or use near water . [...]

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    30 Safety, Re gulatory, an d Legal Inform ation www .gatew ay .com Regulator y compliance statements United States of Americ a Federal Communicati ons Commission (FCC) Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 This device ha s been tested and fou nd to com ply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC ru les. These li[...]

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    31 Regu latory comp liance stat ements www .gatew ay .com Canada Industry Canada (IC) Unintentional emitter per ICES-00 3 This digital apparatus does not exceed the Clas s B li mits for radio n oise emissions fro m digital apparatus as s et out in the radio interf erence regulation s of Industry Canada. Le présent appareil nu mérique n’émet pa[...]

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    32 Safety, Re gulatory, an d Legal Inform ation www .gatew ay .com Notices Copy right © 2003 Gatewa y , Inc. All Rights Reserved 14303 Gatewa y Place P owa y , CA 92064 USA All Rights Reser ved This publication is protected by cop yright and all rights are reser ved. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted b y any means or in any f or m, wi[...]

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