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    ® FPD1976W 19 -INCH WID ESCREEN L CD MONIT O R USER GUIDE[...]

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    i Using Your Gateway Flat-panel Monito r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Connecting the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Setting up the optional stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Attaching the US[...]

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    Contents ii[...]

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    1 Using Y our Gateway Flat-panel Monitor • Connecting the monitor • Setting up the optional stand • Setting up the optional speaker bar • Starting the monitor • Adjusting monitor settings • Changin g Windows scr een se ttings • Power mana gement • Ma intain ing • T roubleshooting • Specifications[...]

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    Using Your Gateway Flat- panel Monitor 2 Connecting the monitor T o connect the monitor: 1 Place the monitor base on a table top, then slid e the monitor neck down onto the base until it click s into place. Y ou m ay need to press the two bu ttons on the base to let the monitor slide on s moothly . 2 Position your computer and the moni tor so you c[...]

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    www.gateway.com 3 4 Connect the blue right-angle VGA video cab le to the blue vi deo connector under the b ack of the display . Although a standard VGA ca ble is acce ptable, we recomm end using the right-angle cabl e (available in the U.S. at www .gateway .com ), esp ecially for use with the optional spea ker bar . The right-ang le cable’s thumb[...]

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    Using Your Gateway Flat- panel Monitor 4 Setting up the optional stand Attaching th e USB stand In the United States, you can buy an ad justable USB stand from www .ga teway .c om . The stand can be adjusted for height, tilt, and screen rotation. When connected to your compute r’s USB port, you can connect as many as four USB devices to the USB 2[...]

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    www.gateway.com 5 5 Place the hinge co ver over the hi nge. The hinge cover c ame with your optional sta nd. 6 Attach the hinge c over using the screw you remove d from the original neck hinge. 7 R e m o v e t h e f o u r s m a l l s c r e w s f r o m t h e b a c k of the LCD panel. Do not discard the four scre ws. 8 Slide th e adjustable stand’s[...]

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    Using Your Gateway Flat- panel Monitor 6 9 Tighten the thumbscrew under the base with your fingers (or a flat sc re wdrive r) to s ecure the neck in to place. 10 With the stand facing you, press the mounting bracket leve r to the left and hold it, then remove the bracket from the stand. 11 Attach the brac ket to the LCD panel using the four screws [...]

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    www.gateway.com 7 12 Slide th e neck’s bracket slot onto the bracket’s mounting ta b. 13 Press the bracket lever to the right and hold it , then lowe r the neck into pl ace and release the lever . Adjusting monit or height tension The stand is fact ory adjusted to maintain the he ig ht for your monitor . However , if it does not stay in place w[...]

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    Using Your Gateway Flat- panel Monitor 8 2 Insert a Phillips scr ewdriver through the access hole in the bas e and onto the height tens ion screw (on the back of the stand, in the slot above the USB In port). 3 Adjust the height tension screw so the monitor stays in place w hen you let go. If the monitor lowers b y itself when yo u let go, tur n th[...]

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    www.gateway.com 9 Ergo nomic guidel ines The r ecomme nded scr een pos iti oning is b ased up on the following gui delines. Thes e guidelines are based on available scientific literature and publis hed standards. Screen height The recommended screen height for displa ys (except i n special circumstanc es, such as for bifocal use) is that the top of[...]

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    Using Your Gateway Flat- panel Monitor 10 Setting up the optional speaker bar Installing t he speaker bar T o instal l the sp eaker ba r: 1 Tilt the screen back, then cente r the speake r bar be low the screen. Make sure that the speakers face forward. 2 Tighten the two thumbscrews on the back of the speaker bar . 3 Connect the s peaker bar’s USB[...]

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    www.gateway.com 11 6 T urn on the speaker bar by rotating the power/v olume knob clockwise. Starting the monitor T o start the monitor: 1 Press the power button on the front of monito r . The po wer LED on the power bu tton turns on. 2 T urn on your compute r . After your computer is running, the power LE D on the monitor’s power button should be[...]

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    Using Your Gateway Flat- panel Monitor 12 4 After you see the Window s desktop, press the Auto button on the right sid e of the monitor to automatically adj ust your display image to the ideal settings. 5 Use the on-scree n display (OSD) to adjust other monitor setti ngs. For more information, see “Adjusting monitor settings ” on page 12 . Adju[...]

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    www.gateway.com 13 On-screen display options Adjust ing OSD settin gs T o adjust the OSD settings: 1 Pr ess th e Auto b utton. The display imag e is automatically adj u sted to t h e ideal s ettings for your curr ent screen resolut ion. 2 Pr ess th e Menu button. The OSD menu opens. 3 Pr ess th e (up) and Theme ( down ) buttons to highlight a setti[...]

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    Using Your Gateway Flat- panel Monitor 14 Picture menu Bright ness —Adjus ts the a mount of li ght in t he darke st portion o f the picture. Use th e lowest brightn ess setting you are comfortable with to maxi mize the life of the monitor backlights. Y o u may need to readjust brightn ess after the monitor w arms up. Contr ast —Adj usts the lev[...]

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    www.gateway.com 15 Changing Windows scr een settings Adjusting the colo r depth and screen area are tw o of the most basi c display settings you may need to change. You can also adjust settings such as the screen background and screen saver . Changing color depth and screen resolution Color depth and sc r een resolution are two of the most basic mo[...]

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    Using Your Gateway Flat- panel Monitor 16 Usin g landscape and port rait mod es (r equires optional h eight-adj ustable st and) EzT une automatically switc hes the display to the appropriate m ode (landscape or portrait) wh en you rotate the screen. Thi s featur e works only with VGA or DVI input (the OS D does not rotate into portrait m ode). Whil[...]

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    www.gateway.com 17 Video modes Y our monitor supp or ts several video modes. If you do not use the best mode for the monitor , the display im age may look slightly “fuzzy .” Mode Mode name and resolutio n Horizontal frequen cy (kHz) Ve r t i c a l frequency ( Hz) Ava i l ab l e in DV I mo de 1 VGA 6 40 × 350 31.469 70.08 7 No 2 VGA 6 40 × 480[...]

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    Using Your Gateway Flat- panel Monitor 18 Power managem ent ENERGY ST AR As an ENERGY ST AR ® Partner , Gatew ay has determined t hat this product meets the ENERGY ST AR guidelines for e nergy efficiency . This monitor com plies with the EPA’s International ENER GY ST AR Program, w hich is a program designed to encourage manufacturers of compute[...]

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    www.gateway.com 19 No power Make s ur e that the powe r cord is connected c orr ectly to both the back of the monitor and the wal l outle t. For mo re inform ation about connect ing th e powe r cord, se e “Connecting the monitor” on page 2 . Display colors are wrong • Pr ess th e Auto button t o automatically adjust the displ ay image to the [...]

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    Using Your Gateway Flat- panel Monitor 20 Image is not sized or centered co rr e ctly • Pr ess th e Auto b utton to automatically ad just the display image t o the ideal settings. • Use the p osition controls to adjust the ima ge. For instructions on how to adjust the display image positi on, see “Adjusting monitor set tings” on page 12 . T[...]

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    www.gateway.com 21 Specifications Specificati ons ar e subject to change wi thout no tice or obligation. Many products f or Gate way and its subsidiaries are custom engineered by our supplier s to Gateway sp ecifications and ma y vary from simi larly marketed products. Pan el size 19 inc hes (diagona l) Pan el type 19- inch vie wable TFT w ith glar[...]

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    Using Your Gateway Flat- panel Monitor 22[...]

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    23 Legal Notices • Important saf ety inf ormation • Envi ronment al informati on • Regulatory compliance statements • Noti ces[...]

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    Legal Notices 24 Important safety inf ormation Y ou r Gateway product is designed and tested to meet the latest standards f or safety of informati o n technolog y equipment. However , to ensure safe use of this pr oduct, it is important that th e safet y instruction s marked on the pr oduct and in the documentation are followed . Setting up your sy[...]

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    www.gateway.com 25 Envir onmental inf ormation Recycling The product you have purchased contains extracted natural resour ces that have been used in the manufacturing process. This product may contain substan ces known to be hazardous to the e nviro nment or to human health. T o pre vent releases of harmful sub stances into th e environmen t and to[...]

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    Legal Notices 26 FCC declarati on of conf o rmity Responsible p arty: Gateway , Inc. 7565 Irvi ne Center Drive Irvine , CA 92618 US A This dev ice complies with Part 1 5 of th e FCC Rules. Operati on of this device is subject to the followi n g two c onditions: ( 1) thi s de vice may not cause h armful interference, and (2) this device must acce pt[...]

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    MAN FPD19 76W USR GDE R0 7/07[...]