Gateway LCD HDTV manual

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    www .gate wa y .co m Gate wa y 17-inch LCD TV Specifications Specifications are subjec t to change without notice or obligation. Display Panel Screen si ze Diago nal 17-inch Aspect r atio 16:9 w i de Numbe r of pixel s 1280 (H or izo ntal, RGB T rio) × 768 (V er tical) p i x els Lumina nce 423 cd/m 2 , at APL 13% typic al Contr ast ratio 600:1 ty [...]

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    2 Gateway 17-in ch LCD TV Sp ecifica tions www .gate wa y .com Connecto r T ypes 2 RCA j acks for au dio and vide o 1 6-pin Di n S-terminal fo r S-Video 1 15-p in D -SUB for RGB 1 30-p in D V I-D 1 1/8-in ch stereo min i-jac k for h eadphones 1 F-terminal c oax Video Signal T ype Analog Po l a r i t y Po s i t i v e Amplitu de 0.7 Vp-p Sync 0.3 V b[...]

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    3 Gateway 17-inch LCD TV Sp ecifica tions www .gate wa y .com RGB Signa l T ype Analog Po l a r i t y Po s i t i v e o r N e g a t i v e Ampli tud e RGB: 0. 7 Vp-p F requency H: sup por t to 30 K~82 KHz V : support to 50~75 Hz DVI Signal T ype Digital Po l a r i t y Po s i t i v e o r N e g a t i v e F requency H: sup por t to 30 K~82 KHz V : suppo[...]

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    4 Gateway 17-in ch LCD TV Sp ecifica tions www .gate wa y .com Pin Assi gnments for D-SUB C onnector (In/Loop Out) Pin Signal Assignment Pin Signal Assign ment Pin Signal Assignm ent 1 RED 6 RED GND 11 NC 2 GREEN 7 GREEN GND 12 SD A 3 BLUE 8 BLUE GND 13 H-SYNC 4 GND 9 +5 V 14 V -SYNC 5 GND 10 GND 15 SCL Pin Assi gnments for 24 Pin DVI Conne ctor (D[...]

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    5 Gateway 17-inch LCD TV Sp ecifica tions www .gate wa y .com *Native resolution RGB/D VI For VESA Standar d Mode No. Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) Horizontal Frequenc y (KHz) V ertical Frequency (Hz) V- S y n c Po l a r i t y (TTL) H-Sync Po l a r i t y (TTL) Dot Rate (MHz) 1 640 (V GA) × 480 60 31.5 59.94 - - 25.175 2 640 (V GA) × 480 72 37.9 72[...]

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    6 Gateway 17-in ch LCD TV Sp ecifica tions www .gate wa y .com RGB/DVI For Apple St andard Mode No. Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) Horizontal Frequency (KHz) Ve r t i c a l Freque ncy (Hz ) V- S y n c Po l a r i t y (TTL) H-Sync Po l a r i t y (TTL) Dot Rate (MHz) 18 640 × 480 67 35.00 6 6.67 - - 30.240 19 832 × 624 75 49.73 7 4.55 - - 57.283 Maxim[...]

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    7 Gateway 17-inch LCD TV Sp ecifica tions www .gate wa y .com Many products for Gateway and its subsid iaries are custom e ngineered by our suppliers to Gateway sp e cifications and may vary from similarly mar keted products. Operat ing T emperatur e 3~35° C (41-95°F) Relati ve humid ity 10~90% Pressure 0~10,000 feet Non-Opera ting T emperatu re [...]