HP (Hewlett-Packard) L1740 manual

Use r Guide HP L17 40 17” and L19 40 19” F lat P anel Monitors Doc u ment P art Number : 3 7 2 8 3 7 -001 January 2005 This guide provides information on setting up the monitor , installing dri vers, using the on-screen display menu, troubleshooting and technical specifications.[...]

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User G uid e i Cont ents 1 Product Features 2 Safety and Maintenance Guidelines Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1 Maintenance Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2 Cleaning the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3 Shipping the Monitor . . . . . . [...]

ii User Gui de Cont ent s Using the On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6 Adjusting Screen Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9 Optimizing Analog Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9 Identifying Monitor Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10 Sleep Timer Mode . . . . . . . .[...]

Cont ent s User G uid e iii EPA Energy Star Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–4 Power Cord Set Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–5 D LCD Monitor Quality and Pixel Policy[...]

User Guide 1–1 1 Product Feature s The Flat Panel Display has an acti ve matrix, thin-f ilm transistor (TFT), liquid crystal display (LCD). The monitor features include: ■ HP L1740 model, 17-inch (43.2 cm) vie wable area display , with narro w bezels. ■ HP L1940 model, 19-inch (48.3 cm) vie wable area display , with narro w bezels. ■ 1280 ?[...]

1–2 User Guide Produc t Featur es ■ Mounting feature on bottom of m onitor to accept an optional Speaker Bar accessory kit. ■ Plug and play capability if supported by your system. ■ On-Screen Display (OSD) adjustments in English, Dutch, French, Italian, Simplified Chinese, German, and Spanish for ease of set-up and screen optimization. ■ [...]

User Guide 2–1 2 Safet y and M ain tenan ce G uid elin es Impor tant Safety Infor m ation A po wer cord is included with your monitor . If another cord is used, use only a po wer source and connection appropriate for this monitor . For information on the correct po wer cord set to use with your monitor , refer to the “Power Cord Set Requirement[...]

2–2 User Guide Safety and Maintenance Gui delines Ä CAUT ION: F or the protecti on of your monitor , as well as y our computer , connect all pow er cord s fo r y our computer and its per ipher al dev ices (such a s a monitor , printer , scanner) to s ome form of sur ge protecti on dev ice such as a pow er str ip or Uninterruptible P o wer Suppl [...]

Safety and Maintenance Gui delines User Guide 2–3 ■ Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for v entilation. These openings must not be blocked or co vered. Ne ver push objects of any kind into cabinet slots or other openings. ■ Do not drop your monitor or place it on an unstable surface. ■ Do not allo w anything to rest on the powe[...]

User Guide 3–1 3 Set ting Up t he Monitor T o set up the monitor , ensure that the power is turned of f to the monitor , computer system, and other attached devices, then follo w the steps below . Unfoldin g t he Monitor B as e The monitor is shipped with the base attached in a folded flat position. T o begin using the monitor , you must unfold t[...]

3–2 User Guide Setting Up the Monitor Id entifying Rear P anel Compon ents Rea r Pane l Co m po n e nt s No. Co m ponent Fu nction 1 AC p owe r connector Connec ts the A C pow er cord to the monitor . 2 USB down st rea m connectors Connec ts optional U SB dev ices to the monitor . 3 USB ups trea m connector Connec ts the USB cable to the h ost (c[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User Guide 3–3 Selec ting t h e Sign al Conn ectors and C a bles There are two signal input connectors: ■ VGA connector ■ D VI-D connector (av ailable on select models) The monitor will automatically determine which inputs hav e v alid video signals. The inputs can be selected through the On-Screen Display (OSD) feature[...]

3–4 User Guide Setting Up the Monitor 1. Place the monitor in a con venient, well-ventilated location near your computer . 2. Pi vot the monitor to the portrait position. Connect one end of the po wer cable to the po wer connector on the monitor 1 , and the other end to an electrical wall outlet 2 . Connec ting the P ow er Cable[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User Guide 3–5 3. For analog operation, connect one end of the V GA signal cable to the VGA connector on the monitor 1 , and the other end to the VGA connector on the computer 2 . Connec ting the VG A Signal Ca ble[...]

3–6 User Guide Setting Up the Monitor 4. Connect the USB cable to the USB upstream connector on the monitor 1 and to a con venient USB connector on the computer 2 . Connec ting the USB Cable[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User Guide 3–7 5. Adjust the monitor as needed for your comfort using the monitor’ s tilt, swi vel, and height adjustment capabilities. Adj usting the Tilt Adj usting the S wi vel[...]

3–8 User Guide Setting Up the Monitor Adj usting the Height[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User Guide 3–9 P iv oting the Monitor Ä CAUT ION: Burn-in image damage may occ ur on monitors that display the s ame stati c image on scr een for a pr olonged peri od of time . T o av oid burn-in image damage on yo ur monitor scr een, y ou should alw ays acti vate a s cr een sav er application or turn o ff the monitor w he[...]

3–10 User Gui de Setting Up the Monitor Rem o vin g t he M on it or B a se The monitor base can be remov ed to mount the monitor on a wall, a swing arm or other mounting fixture. Read the caution and warning statements belo w before beginning the procedure. Ä CAUT ION: Bef ore beginning to disa ssemble the monitor , be sure the monitor is turned[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User Guide 3–11 2. Remov e the four screws 1 from the monitor base. 3. Remov e the monitor base 2 from the monitor . Re mo v ing the Monitor Bas e Mountin g th e Monitor 1. Remov e the monitor base. Refer to “Removing the Monitor Base” steps in the pre vious section. ✎ For stand mounting purposes, when the base is rem[...]

3–12 User Gui de Setting Up the Monitor 2. Using the scre ws 1 pre viously remov ed from the monitor base, mount the display 2 to a swing arm or other mounting fixture. Consult the documentation included with the mounting fixture for additional instructions. Mounting the Monitor[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User Guide 3–13 Locatin g th e Ratin g Label The rating label 1 is located along the bottom of the rear panel of the monitor . Locating the R ating Label[...]

User Guide 4–1 4 Opera tin g t h e Monitor Soft ware and U tilities The monitor includes a CD that contains two f iles you can install on your computer: ■ an .INF (Information) file ■ an .ICM (Image Color Matching) file Adobe Acrobat Reader is supp lied on this CD and can be installed from the menu. ✎ If the monitor does not include a CD, t[...]

4–2 User Guide Operating the Monito r work through separate BNC type connectors or through distribution b uffers/box es. Y ou may need to install the .INF file if these conditions are not met. Th e I m ag e C ol o r M a t c hi n g Fi l e The .ICM file pro vides accurate color representation. The .ICM files are data f iles that are used in conjunc[...]

Oper ating the Monitor User Guide 4–3 6. Ensure that the proper resolution and refresh rates appear in the W indows Display control panel. ✎ Y ou may need to install the digitally signed monitor .INF and .ICM files manually from the CD in the e vent of an installation error . Refer to the INF and ICM Readme f ile on the CD. Do wnloadin g from t[...]

4–4 User Guide Operating the Monito r Fr on t P anel C ontrols F ron t P anel C ontro ls No. Co ntr ol Fu nction 1 Aut o Adj ust Acti vate s the auto adj ustment featur e for optim um image . 2 Menu Opens the On-Scr een Display (O SD) menu . 3 – ( Minu s) • If OSD is on , pres s to nav igate back war d through the OSD men u featur es and decr[...]

Oper ating the Monitor User Guide 4–5 Adjustin g Monitor Set ting s Use the On-Screen Display (OSD) to adjust the screen image based on your vie wing preferences. T o access the OSD, do the follo wing: 1. If the monitor is not already on, press the Po wer switch to turn on the monitor . 2. Press the Menu button on the monitor’ s front panel to [...]

4–6 User Guide Operating the Monito r 6. After adjusting the function, select Sav e and Return, or Cancel if you don’t w ant to save the setting, then select Exit from the Main Menu. ✎ If the buttons remain untouched for 10 seconds while displaying a menu, the ne w adjustments will be sav ed when the OSD automatically times out and exits the [...]

Oper ating the Monitor User Guide 4–7 The Adv anced OSD Menu has up to three sublev els and can be vie wed in one of se ven a vailable languages. The follo wing table provides the menus and their functions at each le vel: Adv anced OSD Menu Le v els Le vel 1 Le vel 2 Le vel 3 Fac tor y Preset Bri ghtness Adjustment Sc ale Y Cont rast Adjustment S[...]

4–8 User Guide Operating the Monito r Mode Displa y On / Off Selecti on N Po w e r - O n S t a t u s Display On / Off Selecti on N Sleep Timer Ti me r Se t Me nu N Defa ult Video Inpu t Analog - V G A N Digital Ser ial Number Display monit or s/n Basic Men u N Canc el Sa ve and R eturn OSD C ontrol Hori z ontal OSD Po s i t i o n Adjustment Sca l[...]

Oper ating the Monitor User Guide 4–9 Adjustin g Sc reen Q ualit y Allo w the monitor to warm up for 20 minutes before performing the follo wing procedures. The Auto-adjustment feature automatically fine-tunes the image quality each time a ne w video mode is utilized. If additional improv ement is desired, press the Auto adjust button on the fron[...]

4–10 User Gui de Operating the Monito r ✎ When adjusting the Clock and Clock Phase v alues, if the monitor images become distorted, continue adjusting the v alues until the distortion disappears. T o restore the factory settings, select Y es from the Factory Reset menu in the on-screen display . Id entifying Monitor C onditions Special messages[...]

Oper ating the Monitor User Guide 4–11 Sleep Timer Mod e The Sleep T imer mode is an energy-sa ving feature that enables you to set a time for the monitor to po wer on and of f at the same time e very day . This also ex tends the life of the backlight bulbs in the monitor . The Sleep T imer has fi ve settings: ■ Set Current T ime ■ Set Sleep [...]

4–12 User Gui de Operating the Monito r 9. Press the Menu button to lock in the time chosen. 10. After setting the current time, the highlight automatically skips to Set Sleep T ime hours. Repeat steps 6 through 9 to set Sleep T ime. 11. If you do not want to set Sleep T ime, press the Menu button twice, then select Sav e and Return to exit the m[...]

Oper ating the Monitor User Guide 4–13 C han ging t he C olor T em perature 1. Press the Menu button on the front panel of the monitor to launch the Main Menu of the OSD. 2. Select Adv anced Menu to access all options in the Main Menu. 3. Select Color to display the Color T emperature menu. 4. Select sRGB. 5. Select Sav e and Return to exit the m[...]

User Guide A–1 A T roubl eshooting Solving Common Probl ems The follo wing table lists possible problems, the possible cause of each problem, and the recommended solutions. Problem P ossib le Ca use Solution Sc ree n is blank. P o wer cor d is disconnected . Connec t the po we r cord . P o wer sw itch on fr ont panel of the monit or is turned off[...]

A–2 User Guide T r oubleshooting Image appears blurr ed, indistinc t, or too dark . Brightness an d cont rast are too lo w . Press the Auto Adjust but ton on the fr ont panel . If this does not cor rec t the image, pr ess the Men u button to open the Basic O SD Menu, and adju st the br ightness and c ontrast scales as needed. Image is not center [...]

T ro ubleshooting User Guide A–3 Using t he W orldwide W eb For online access to technical support information, self-solv e tools, online assistance, community forums of IT experts, broad multi vendor knowledge base, monitoring and diagnostic tools, go to: http://www .hp .com/support . Preparing to call T echnical Su ppor t If you cannot solve a [...]

User Guide B–1 B T ec hni cal S pec ifi ca tions ✎ All performance specifications are pro vided by the component manufacturers. Performance specif ications represent the highest specification of all HP’ s component manufacturers’ typical lev el specifications for performance and actual performance may v ary either higher or lo wer . L1 7 40[...]

B–2 User Gui de T echni cal Spec ificati ons Maxi mum Gr aphics Re solution 12 80 x 10 2 4 ( 7 5 Hz) analog and di gital modes T ext Mode 7 20 x 400 Dot P itch 0.2 64 x 0.2 64 mm Hor i zo ntal F req uency (analog mode) 30 to 83 kH z V ertical Re fre sh Rate (analog mode) 56 t o 7 6 H z Env ironmental Requir ements Te m p e r a t u re : Operating [...]

T echnical S pecif ications User Guide B–3 L1 9 40 Flat P anel Monitor L1 9 40 Flat P anel Monitor Display Ty p e 19 .0 inc hes TFT L CD 48 .3 c m Vi ewa ble Image Siz e 19 .0-inch diagonal 48. 3 cm Til t Swiv e l --5 to 3 5° -- 90 to 90° F ace T reatme nt Anti-glar e polari zer w ith hard coating Maxim um W eight (Unpac ked, ba se attached) 18[...]

B–4 User Gui de T echni cal Spec ificati ons Recognizing Preset Disp lay Re so lutions The display resolutions listed belo w are the most commonly used modes and are set as factory defaults. This monitor automatically recognizes these preset modes and they will appear properly sized and centered on the screen. Relati ve Humidity 20 to 80% P o wer[...]

T echnical S pecif ications User Guide B–5 Enterin g User Modes The video controller signal may occasionally call for a mode that is not preset if: ■ Y ou are not using a standard graphics adapter . ■ Y ou are not using a preset mode. If this occurs, you may need to re adjust the parameters of the monitor screen by using the on-screen display[...]

B–6 User Gui de T echni cal Spec ificati ons Energy Sav er F ea ture When the monitor is in its normal operating mode, the monitor uses less than 70 watts of po wer and the Power light is green. The monitor also supports a reduced po wer state. The reduced po wer state will be entered into if the monitor detects the absence of either the horizont[...]

User Guide C–1 C Agen cy Regulator y Notices F ed eral Communi cations Comm issio n Not ice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. T[...]

C–2 Use r Guide Agenc y Regulatory Notices Cable s Connections to this de vice must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI/EMI connector hoods to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations. Decl aratio n of Conf ormity f or Products M ark ed with FCC Logo, Uni ted Stat e s On ly This de vice complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.[...]

Agenc y Regulatory Notices User Guide C–3 Can adi an Notice This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Av i s C a n a d i e n Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Eur ope an No tice Products w[...]

C–4 Use r Guide Agenc y Regulatory Notices Japane se Notice Ko r e a n N o t i c e EP A En ergy Star Comp li ance Monitors that are marked with the Ener gy Star Logo meet the requirements of the EP A Energ y Star program. As an Energ y Star Partner , He wlett Packard Company has determined that this product meets the Energ y Star guidelines for e[...]

Agenc y Regulatory Notices User Guide C–5 P o wer C ord Se t Re qu ire me n ts The monitor po wer supply is provided with Automatic Line Switching (ALS). This feature allo ws the monitor to operate on input voltages between 100-120V or 200-240V . The po wer cord set (flexible cord or w all plug) recei ved with the monitor meets the requirements f[...]

User Guide D–1 D L CD Monitor Q ualit y and P ix el P olicy The TFT monitor uses high-precision technology , manufactured according to HP standards, to guarantee trouble-free performance. Ne vertheless, the display may ha ve cosmetic imperfections that appear as small bright or dark spots. This is common to all LCD displays us ed in products supp[...]

D–2 User Gui de L CD Monitor Quality and Pi xel P olicy T o locate defectiv e pixels, the monitor should be vie wed under normal operating conditions, in normal operating mode at a supported resolution and refresh rate, from a distance of approximately 50 cm (16 in.). HP expects that, o ver time, the industry will continue to impro ve its ability[...]