HP (Hewlett-Packard) L1955 manual

Use r Guide HP L17 5 5 17” & L19 5 5 19” F lat P anel Monitor s Doc u ment P art Number: 3 7 0 7 9 8-00 2 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 Gui de www .hp.com iii 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[...]

User Gui de www .hp.com iv Cont ents sRGB Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13 Changing the Color Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14 Installing the sRGB ICM File for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP . . . . . . 4–14 A Troubleshooting Solving Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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 L1755 model, 17-inch (43.2 cm) vie wable area display , with narro w bezels. ■ HP L1955 model, 19-inch (48.3 cm) vie wable area display , with narro w bezels. ■ 1280 ?[...]

1–2 User Guide Produc t Featur es ■ USB cable included to connect the monitor’ s USB hub to the USB connector on the computer . ■ 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, French, German[...]

User Guide 2–1 2 Safet y and M ain tenan ce G uid elin es Impor tant Safety Information 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 power cord set to use with your monitor , refer to the “Power Cord Set Requirements?[...]

2–2 User Guide Safety and Maintenance Gui delines Ä CAUT ION: F or the protecti on of your monitor , as w ell as your computer , connect all po wer cord s f or your com puter and its per ipher al dev ices (such a s a monitor , print er , scanner ) to some f orm of sur ge protecti on dev ice such as a pow er str ip or Uninterruptible P ow er Supp[...]

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 U p 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 . Installin g t he Monitor B as e ✎ Do not install the base if the monitor will be used on a wall, swing arm, or other mounting fixture; instead refer[...]

3–2 User Guide Setting Up the Monitor 2. Pull do wn on the quick release latch 1 on the back of the monitor . 3. Position the tabs on the monitor base with the adapter plate on the back of the display 2 . Then push the monitor base do wn to ward the display 3 until latched into place. Attac hing the Monitor Base[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User Guide 3–3 Rea r P a n el C om pon e n ts Rea r P a ne l Co mp o n e nt s No. Co m ponent Fu nction 1 Master P ow er Swi t c h T urns off all po we r to the monitor . 2 AC Powe r Connec tor Connec ts the A C pow er cord to the monitor . 3 DVI C onnector (av ailable on select mode ls) Connec ts the DVI-I signal cable or [...]

3–4 User Guide Setting Up the Monitor Selec ting t h e Sign al Connec tors and C ab les There are two signal input connectors: ■ VGA connector ■ D VI-I 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[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User Guide 3–5 2. For analog operation, connect one end of the V GA signal cable or the VGA to D VI signal cable to the VGA connector on the monitor and the other end to the VGA connector on the computer . For digital operation (av ailable on select models), use the D VI-D signal cable. Thes e cables are provided with the m[...]

3–6 User Guide Setting Up the Monitor Ä CAUT ION: The D VI-D cable supplied w ith this monitor is for digital-to -digital connecti on only . Y our computer mus t have a DVI-com patible graphic s card inst alled f or use w ith this cable. W hen connecting the D VI-D signal cable to the D VI connector on the monitor (av ailable on select models ),[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User Guide 3–7 Connec ting the VG A to D VI-I Signal Cable 3. Connect the USB cable to the USB input connector on the monitor and to a con venient USB connector on the computer . Connec ting the USB Cable[...]

3–8 User Guide Setting Up the Monitor 4. If ready , connect the USB devices to the USB connectors on the monitor . Connec ting USB Dev ices[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User Guide 3–9 5. Connect one end of the po wer cable to the back of the monitor , and the other end to an electrical wall outlet. Å W ARNI NG: T o reduce the r isk of electr ic shock or damage to y our equipment: Do not disa ble the pow er cor d grounding plug . The gr ounding plug is an important safe ty featur e . P lug[...]

3–10 User Gui de Setting Up the Monitor 6. Adjust the monitor as needed for your comfort using the monitor’ s tilt, swivel, and height adjustment capabilities. Adj usting the Tilt[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User Guide 3–11 Adj usting the S wi vel[...]

3–12 User Gui de Setting Up the Monitor Adj usting the Height[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User Guide 3–13 ✎ Y ou can change your monitor’ s vi ewing position to portrait. T o rotate your display to the portrait position, you will need to install the Pi vot software, which is contained on the CD included with your monitor . P iv oting the Monitor Ä CAUT ION: Burn-in image damage may occ ur on monitors that d[...]

3–14 User Gui de Setting Up the Monitor Rem o vin g t he Mon it or B a s e 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: Befor e beginning to disass emble the monitor , be sure the monitor is turned[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User Guide 3–15 2. Pull do wn on the quick release latch 1 on the monitor . Lift up on the monitor base 2 and pull out to remov e the base 3 from the display . Re mo v ing the Monitor Bas e Mountin g th e Monitor The monitor features a quick release latch for easy installation of the display panel to a wall mounting de vice[...]

3–16 User Gui de Setting Up the Monitor 3. Install the adapter plate onto the swing arm or other mounting fixture using the scre ws remov ed from the monitor base. Using the Quic k Release A dapter Plat e to Mount the Dis play t o a Swi n g A r m ✎ For standing mounting purposes, when the base is remo ved, four threaded mounting holes are expos[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User Guide 3–17 Locatin g th e Ratin g Label The rating label is located in the bottom, left corner on the rear panel of the monitor . Locating the R ating Label[...]

User Guide 4–1 4 Opera tin g t h e Monitor Soft war e 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, [...]

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 f ile if these conditions are not met. Th e I m ag e C o lo r M a tc 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 file on the CD. Do wnloadin g from th[...]

4–4 User Guide Operating the Monito r Fr on t P anel C ontrols F ron t P anel Contr ols 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 decre[...]

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 4. T o select an item from the OSD Menu, use the + or – b uttons to scroll to and highlight your selection, then press the Menu button to select that function. 5. Adjust the item using the + or – bu ttons on the front panel to adjust the scale. 6. After adjusting the function, select Sav e and Return, or [...]

Oper ating the Monitor User Guide 4–7 Using t he O n -S c reen Displ ay There are two On-Screen Display menus a vailable; one for basic adjustments, and one for adv anced adjustments. T o access the Basic OSD Menu, press the menu b utton on the monitor's front panel. T o access the Adv anced OSD Menu, press the menu button again, or select A[...]

4–8 User Guide Operating the Monito r Adv anced OSD Menu Le vels Le vel 1 Le vel 2 Le vel 3 Factory Preset Bri ghtness Adjustment Sc ale Y Cont rast Adjustment Scale Y Image Con tr ol Aut o Ad jus tm e nt “ A djusting ” Message Y Hori z ontal P osition Adjustment Sca le Y V ertical P osition Adjustment Sca le Y Sharpnes s Adjustment Sca le Y [...]

Oper ating the Monitor User Guide 4–9 Po w e r O n S t a t u s Display On / Off Selecti on N Sleep Timer Ti m er Se t Me n u N Defa ult Video Inpu t -Analog - V GA N Digital - D VI Ser ial Number Display monit or s/n Basic Men u N S ync -on -Green On / Off Selec tion Off Canc el Sa ve and R eturn OSD C ontrol Hori z ontal OSD Po s i t i o n Adjus[...]

4–10 User Gui de Operating the Monito r 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 fr[...]

Oper ating the Monitor User Guide 4–11 ✎ 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 [...]

4–12 User Gui de Operating the Monito r 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 extends the life of the backlight bulbs in the monitor . The Sleep Timer has f iv e settings: ■ Set Current T ime ■ Set Sleep [...]

Oper ating the Monitor User Guide 4–13 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 me[...]

4–14 User Gui de Operating the Monito r 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 [...]

Oper ating the Monitor User Guide 4–15 3. Select the Color Management tab, then click the Add button to open the Add Profile Association dialog box. 4. Select the “sRGB Color Space Profile.icm” f ile, then click the Add button 5. T o acti vate a color prof ile for your monitor , you must set it as the Default Monitor Prof ile. Select “sRGB [...]

User Guide A–1 A T roubleshooting 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 ow er cor d is disconnected . Connec t the po we r cord . P ow er 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 contrast 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 e[...]

T ro ubleshooting User Guide A–3 Using t he W orl dwide 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 ec hnical Su ppor t If you cannot solve [...]

User Guide B–1 B T ec hnical 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 le vel specifications for performance and actual performance may v ary either higher or lo wer . L1 7 5 5[...]

B–2 User Gui de T echni cal Spec ificati ons Dimensio ns (include pedes tal) Height (bottom of he ight adju st r ange) Depth Wid t h 16.1 inc hes 8.3 inc hes 14.4 inche s 409 mm 210 mm 365 m m Maxi mum Gr aphics Re solution 12 80 x 10 2 4 (7 5 Hz) analog and digital 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 uen[...]

T echnical S pecif ications User Guide B–3 L1 95 5 Flat Panel Monitor Display Ty p e 19 . 0 inches TFT L CD 48 .3 c m Vi ewa ble Image Siz e 19 . 0 -inch diagonal 4 8.3 cm Bri ghtness 2 50 cd/m2 Contr ast Rati o Up to 1000 to 1 Til t Swiv e l --5 to 3 5 o - - 50 to 50 o F ace T reatme nt Anti-glar e polari zer w ith hard coating Maxim um W eight [...]

B–4 User Gui de T echni cal Spec ificati ons Recognizing Preset Disp lay Resolutions 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. Env ironmental Requir ements Te m p e [...]

T echnical S pecif ications User Guide B–5 Entering Us er 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 Feature When the monitor is in its normal operating mode, the monitor uses less than 40 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 horizontal[...]

User Guide C–1 C Agen cy Regulator y Noti ces 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. [...]

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 wit h FCC Log o, Uni ted Stat e s On ly This de vice complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rule[...]

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 Energy Star Com pli ance Monitors that are marked with the Ener gy Star Logo meet the requirements of the EP A Ener gy Star program. As an Energy Star Partner , Hewlett Packard Compan y has determined that this product meets the Energ y Star guidelines for ene[...]

Agenc y Regulatory Notices User Guide C–5 P ow er C ord Se t Re qu ire me nt s 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 olic y T o locate defecti ve 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 abilit[...]