Samsung 215TW manual

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Failure t o follow direct ions noted by this symbol could result in bodily harm or damage to equipment. Prohibited Importan t to read and understand at all times Do not disassemble Disconnect t he plug from the outlet Do not touch Groundin g to preven t an electr ic shock Power When not used f or extended period o f time, set your comp uter to DPMS[...]

Do not pull the plug out by the wire nor touch the plug with wet hands. z This may cause an electric shock or fir e. Use only a properly grounded plug and receptacle. z An improper ground may cause electric shock or equipme nt damage. Insert the power plug firmly so that it does not come loose. z A bad connec tion may cause fire. Do not excessively[...]

z This may cause dam age to the product o r human body. Install the monitor base in a showcase or shelf so that the end of the base does not protrude from the showcase or shelf. z Dropping the produ ct may cause dama ge to the product or personal injury. Do not place the product on the floor. z Someone, specif ically children could trip o ver it. D[...]

z Installation by unqual ified personnel may result in injury. z Always use t he mounting device specif ied in the owner' s manual. When installing the product, make sure to keep it away from the wall (more than 10 cm / 4 inch) for ventilation purposes. z Poor ventilation m ay cause an increase in the internal temp erature of the product, resu[...]

z Keep the pr oduct's i nterior clean . Dust whic h has accumula ted in the in terior over an extended period of time may cause malfunction or fire. Others Do not remove cover (or back). z This may cause an electric sh ock or fire. z Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. If your monitor does not operate normally - in particular, if t[...]

Do not cover the vents on the monitor cabinet. z Bad ventilation may cause a breakdown or fire. Do not place water containers, chemical products or small metal objects on the monitor. z This may cau se malfunctio n, an electr ic shock or fire. z If a foreign substan ce enters the monito r, unplug the powe r cord and contact the Service Center . Kee[...]

To ease eye strain, take at least a five-minute break after every hour of using the monitor . Do not install the product on an unstable, uneven surface or a location prone to vibrations. z Dropping the produ ct may cause dama ge to the product or personal injury. Using the product i n a location pr one to vibration s may shorten th e lifetime of th[...]

Please make sure the foll owing items are incl uded with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer . Contact a local deale r to bu y o p tional items. Unpackin g Monito r Manual Quick Setup Gu ide Warranty C ard (Not available in all lo cations) User's Guide, Monitor Driver, Natural Color, MagicTune™, Ma g icRotation softwa[...]

D-sub Cable Power Cord Sold se p aratel y S-Video Cable RCA Cable Com p onent Cable DVI Cable Audio Cable Front MENU button Opens the OSD menu. Also use to exit the OSD menu or return to the previ ous menu.[...]

Adjust buttons [ ] These button s allow you to adjust it ems in the menu . Analog/Digital(PC) : MagicBright™ butto n [] MagicBright™ is a new fe ature providing optimum viewing environment depending on the contents of the image you are watching. Currentl y six different modes a re available: Custom, Text, Internet, Game, Sport and Mov ie. Each [...]

the PIP screen in Analog and Digital (PC) mode. Power button [ ] / Use this button for turn the monitor on and off. Power indicator This will enable you to see the overall power status of the system. For more information, see the PowerSaver section. Headphone sound output terminal Speaker You can hear sound by connecting the sound card of your PC t[...]

2. DVI/PC IN 1. DVI(HDCP) : Connect the DVI cable to the DVI(HDCP) po rt on the back of your monitor. 2. RGB : Connect the signal cable to the RGB port on the back of your monitor. 3. AUDIO : PC sound terminal (input) 3. COMPONENT IN 1. R - AUDIO - L : DVD/DTV sound inp ut terminal (left/right) 2. P R , P B ,Y : DVD/DTV video input terminal(P R , P[...]

See Connectin g the Monitor for further information regardin g cable connections.[...]

Con necti ng t he Moni tor 1. Connect th e power co rd for yo ur monitor to the POWER on the ba ck of the m onitor. Plug the p ower cord f or the monito r into a nearby outle t. 2-1. Using the D-sub (Analog) c onnector on the vid eo card. Connec t the signa l cable to the 15-p in, RGB port on the back of your m onitor. [RGB] 2-2. Using the DVI (Dig[...]

or a cam corder without disconnec ting the PC . The conf iguratio n at the b ack of the monitor may vary f rom produ ct to pro duct. 1. Connecting AV Devices The moni tor has AV connectio n terminals to connect AV input d evices li ke DVD, VCR or Camc order. You may enjoy AV si gnals a s long as the monitor i s turned on. 1. Input devices such as D[...]

1. Connect th e Audio OU T port of the DVD or VCR (DVD / DTV set top box) and the R- AUDIO-L port of th e monitor w ith the AV(RCA) cabl e. 2. Connect th e VIDEO OU T port of th e DVD / DTV Set -Top Bo x to the PR, PB, Y input p orts using a component video cable (PR, PB, Y). 3. Select C omponent u sing the SOURCE button. 4. Since thi s produ ct is[...]

( ), By a dopting a s tand tha t can be rotat ed cloc kwise by 9 0 degree s, users c an view the LCD sc reen in the La ndsca pe or Portrai t position accordi ng to taste. To rotate the L CD panel to the Portrait po sition, first li ft it up to its ma ximum height, ti lt it backwar ds and then r otate it cloc kwi se. Rotating the LCD panel w ithout [...]

Using ( ) , You can adjust the tilt anlgle within a range of 5° forward to 15° backward for the m ost comfort able vi ewing ang le. Removin g the base 1. Turn off y our monitor a nd unpl ug its power c ord. 2. Lay the LCD mon itor face-d own on a f lat surface with a cu shion bene ath it to protect t he screen. 3. Remove fo ur screws ( ) and then[...]

A. Monitor B. Mounting interfa ce pad (sold separatel y) 1. Turn off y our monitor a nd unpl ug its power c ord. 2. Lay the LCD mon itor face-d own on a f lat surface with a cu shion bene ath it to protect t he screen. 3. Remov e four scre ws and then rem ove the st and from the LCD mo nitor. 4. Align the mounti ng interface Pad with th e holes in [...]

4. C lick t he "Install" button i n the "Warni ng" win do w. 5. Monitor driver insta llation is compl eted. Windows XP/2000 1. Insert CD int o the CD-ROM drive. 2. C lick "Windows XP/ 2000 Driver" 3. Choos e your moni tor model i n the mo del list, th en click the "OK" button. 4. If yo u can see following mes[...]

Instal lin g the Mo nitor Dr iver ( Manual ) Window s XP | Windows 2000 | Wind ows Me | Window s NT | Lin ux When pro mpted by the ope rating syste m for the mo nitor driver , insert the CD- ROM included w ith this monitor. Driv er installa tio n is slightly dif ferent from one operating system to a nother. Follo w the dire ctions approp riate for [...]

5. C lick " Update Driver.. " and selec t " Instal l from a list or.. " the n clic k " Next " button. 6. S elect " Don't search ,I will.. " the n click " Ne xt " and the n click " Ha ve disk ". 7. C lick t he " Browse " bu tton then ch oose A:(D:Driv er) and choo se you r m[...]

10. Monitor driver in stallation is compl eted. Microsoft ® Wind ows ® 2000 Op erating Syst em When you c an see "Di gital Signature Not Found" on your moni tor, follow th ese steps. 1. Choos e " OK " button on the " In sert disk " w indow. 2. C lick t he " Browse " bu tton on the " F ile Needed "[...]

Microsoft ® Windows ® NT Op erating System 1. C lick Start , Settings , Control Panel , and then do uble-click Display icon. 2. In Dis play Reg istratio n Informatio n window, c lick Se ttings Tab a nd then click All Display Modes . 3. Select a mode th at you wish t o use (Resolu tion, Num ber of co lors and Verti cal frequen cy) and t hen click [...]

How to install the Natural Color software Insert the CD included wi th the Samsu ng monitor i nto the CD-ROM Drive . Then, th e initial screen o f the program Natural Col or will be executed. Click Natu ral Color o n the in itial scree n to insta ll the N atural Co lor softwa re. To insta ll the p rogram manu ally, i nsert the C D included w ith th[...]

MENU Use this button fo r open the on-s creen men u and ex its from the menu screen o r closes s creen a djustment menu. Analog/Digital(PC) : M agicBright™ MagicBri ght™ is a new featur e providing the opti mum viewin g envir onment dependi ng on the conten ts of the im age you are watch ing. Then pus h button again to ci rcle thro ugh availa b[...]

AUTO : Available i n Analog mode only Menu Description AUTO When the ' AUTO ' button is presse d, the Aut o Adjustmen t screen appears as shown in the a nimated sc reen on the center. Press to s elf-adju st to the in coming Analog sign al. The val ues of fine,coa rse and position a re adjus ted autom atically . (Availa ble in Analog mode [...]

Menu Description Pl ay/Stop Locke d After push ing the " MENU" butto n more than 5 secon ds, OSD function is locke d (unlocke d). Even if y ou use the OSD ad justment l ock fun ction, you can st ill adjust M agicBright™/M ode and Brig htness and Contra st of the monit or. MENU AUTO/P IP Menu Description Pl ay/Stop Analog/Digital(PC) : M[...]

MagicBright™ / Mode Then pus h button again to ci rcle thro ugh availa ble preconfi gured mo des. (Cus tom → Tex t → Internet → Game → Sports → Movi e ) AV/S-Video/Compone nt : Mode The Moni tor has four automati c picture setti ngs tha t are preset at the fac tory. The n push butto n again to circle thro ugh av ail abl e pre conf igur [...]

Menu Description SOURCE Selects the inpu t signal whi le the OSD is off. (When the sour ce button is pressed t o chang e the input m ode, a m essage appears in the up per left of the scree n displayi ng the c urrent mode -- Analog, D igital, AV, S-Vi deo and C omponent in put sig nal.) Note : Changing the source i s allowe d only in e xternal devic[...]

Input The defau lt setti ng may dif ferent depend ing on t he selecte d Input M ode (input s ignal source s electe d in External Input List) and the s elected re solutio n. Menu Description Pl ay/Stop Source L ist Use to se lect PC or o ther ext ernal input s ources connec ted to the Monitor. Use to se lect the sc reen of y our choic e. 1) An alog [...]

The defau lt setti ng may dif ferent depend ing on t he selecte d Input M ode (input s ignal source s electe d in External Input List) and the s elected re solutio n. Menu Description Pl ay/Stop MagicBright™ MagicBri ght™ is a new f eature pro viding opti mum viewi ng environm ent depend ing on th e contents of the imag e you are wat ching. Cu [...]

Color Tone - Available in PC/DVI Mode Only 1) PC : Cool / Normal / Warm / Custom 2) DVI : Cool / Norma l / Warm Color Control Adjust th e individu al R, G, B color contro ls. - Available in PC Mode Only 1) Re d 2) Gree n 3) Bl ue Red Gree n Blue If you adjust picture usi ng Color Control func tion, Color Tone will turn to Custom mode. Image Loc k I[...]

Picture (AV/S-Video/Component) The defau lt setti ng may dif ferent depend ing on t he selecte d Input M ode (input s ignal source s electe d in External Input List) and the s elected re solutio n. Menu Description Pl ay/Stop Mode The Moni tor has four automati c picture s ettings ("Dyn amic", "Sta ndard", "Mo vie" a n[...]

Color Tone The t one of the co lor can be changed . The indi vidual color Com ponents are also user custom izable. z Cool2 / Cool1 / Nor mal / Warm1 / Warm2 Size You can s witch the Siz e. z AV / S-Video : Wide / Zoom 1 / Zoom2 / 4:3 z Component : Wi de / 4:3 Film Mode You can t urn Film Mode Off / On. The F ilm Mode f eature off ers you a theater-[...]

The defau lt setti ng may dif ferent depend ing on t he selecte d Input M ode (input s ignal source s electe d in External Input List) and the s elected re solutio n. Menu Description Pl ay/Stop PIP Turn the PIP Screen on or of f. You can v iew a picture from AV, S-Video , or Compo nent through th e PIP screen i n Analog and Digital (PC ) mode. 1) [...]

The defau lt setti ng may dif ferent depend ing on t he selecte d Input M ode (input s ignal source s electe d in External Input List) and the s elected re solutio n. Menu Description Pl ay/Stop Language You can c hoose one of 11 lan guages. Transpa rency Change s the o paqueness of the ba ckground of the OSD. 1) High 2) Me dium 3) Low 4) Opaque Bl[...]

Overview | Installation | OSD Mode | Color Calibration |U n i n s t a l l | Troubleshooting Overview What is MagicTune™? Monitor performance can vary due to the graphics card, host computer lighting conditions and other environmental factors. In order to get the best image on a monitor requires you to adjust it for your unique setting. Unfortunat[...]

Overview | Installation | OSD Mode | Color Calibration | Uninstall | Troubleshooting Installation 1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the MagicTune™ installation file. 3. Select installation Language, Click "Next". 4. When the InstallationShield Wizard window appears, click "Next." 5. Select "I a[...]

6. Choose a folder to install the MagicTune program. 7. Click "Install." 8. The "Installation Status" window appears.[...]

9. Click "Finish." 10. When the installation is complete, the MagicTune executable icon appears on your desktop. Double-click the icon to start the program. Installation Problems The installation of MagicTune™ can be affected by such factors as the video card, motherboard and the network environment. See "Troubleshooting" if y[...]

OS z Windows™ 98 SE z Windows™ Me z Windows™ 2000 z Windows™ XP Home Edition z Windows™ XP Professional Hardware z 32MB Memory above z 25MB Hard disk space above * For more information, visit the MagicTune website . It is recommended using MagicTune in Windows™ 2000 or later.[...]

Overview | Installation | OSD Mode | Color Calibration | Uninstall | Troubleshooting OSD Mode The OSD mode makes the adjustment of settings on all monitors easy. When selected , each tab on top of the control window displays the general descriptions of the sub-menu items for adjustment. When selected, each tab displays a list of menus. For quic k a[...]

Color Tab Definition Adjusts the "warmth" of the monitor background or image color. 4. Custom: Although the values are carefully chosen by our engineers, the pre- confi g ured values may not be comfortable to your eyes dependin g on your taste. If this is the case, adjust the Brightness and Contrast by using the OSD menu. MagicColor and G[...]

Image Tab Definition Adjusts the Fine , Coarse and Position values. Option Tab Definition You can configure MagicTune using the following options. 6-Color well as pictures taken by a digital camera or scanner through Windows. z Saturation - To adjust the chroma. z Hue - To adjust the color tone. z Reset - To reset the monitor settings to the factor[...]

Support Tab Definition Shows the Asset ID and the version number of the program, and allows you to use the Help feature. Help Visit the MagicTune website or click to open the Help files (User Manual) if you need any help installing or running MagicTune. The User Manual opens within a basic browser window. Asset ID You can use the server to control [...]

Overview | Installation | OSD Mode | Color Calibration |U n i n s t a l l | Troubleshooting Color Calibration 1. Color Calibration Color Cali bration gu ides you t o get optim al color c ondition for your m onitor. Proceed foll owing 5steps for getting optimal mo nitor colo r condition . 1. Control "Brightness control bar" for matching th[...]

2. Press "View Un calibrated" button to see the original imag e.[...]

Overview | Installation | OSD Mode | Color Calibration | Uninstall | Troubleshooting Uninstall The MagicTune™ program can be removed only by using the "Add or Remove Programs" option o f the Windows ™ Control Pan el. Perform the following steps remove MagicTune™. 1. Go to [Ta sk Tray] ' [Start] ' [Settings] and select [Con[...]

Overview | Installation | OSD Mode | Color Calibration |U n i n s t a l l | Troubles hooting Troubleshooting The current compu ting system is no t compatible wi th MagicTune™. Please press OK a nd click on the "Sh ortcut to the Magi cTune™ site" to vi ew our home page for furthe r reference. An error ma y occur when your video/ graphi[...]

Visit the v ideo card make r's homepa ge and downlo ad and instal l the latest driver. For more i nformati on about the vi deo card , contact th e card manuf acturer . To ensure nor mal operation , please restar t your system. An error occurs when the system is not restarte d after installing MagicTune™. (This is for Wi n98SE and WinM e only[...]

z Visit the Magi cTune™ website for technical support for MagicTune™, FAQs (questions and answers) and software upgrades. z Visit the Magi cTune™ website and download the installation software for MagicTune™ MAC. the graphic card, visit our website to check the compatible graphic card list provided. http://www.samsung.com/monitor/MagicTun e[...]

Overview | Installation | Interface | Uninstall | Troubleshooting Overview What is MagicRotation? Traditionally, computer displays allowed the user to view only in landscape mode. In today's information ag e, more users need to view documents, web pages, em ails, etc. in there day to day life. These types of applications can be better viewed i[...]

3. Select installation Language, Click "N ext". 4. When the InstallShield Wizard window appears, click "Next." 5. Select "I accept the terms of the license agreement" to accept the terms of use. 6. Choose a folder to install the MagicRotation program.[...]

7. Click "Install." 8. The "Setup Status" wi ndow appear s. 9. Click "Finish." Have to reboot the system in order for the MagicRotation to work properly.[...]

10. When the installation is complete, the MagicRotation executable icon appears on your desktop. Installation Problems The installation of MagicRot ation can be af fected by the f actors such as video card, motherboard and the network environment. See "Troubleshooting" if you have trouble during installation. Limitation 1. The "Disp[...]

͑ ͑ z Windows™ XP Home Edition z Windows™ XP Professional Hardware z 128MB Memory above(recommended) z 25MB Free Hard disk space above Service Pa cks z It is recommended that your System has the latest Service Pack installed. z For Windows™ NT 4.0, it is recommended to ins tall Internet Explorer 5.0 and above with Active Desktop com ponen t[...]

Rotate : Display will get rotat ed by the unit of 90 degree. Rotate to 0 : Display will get rotated to 0 degree from the current angle of Rotation. Rotate to 90 : Display will be rotated 90 degrees from the current angle.[...]

Rotate to 180 : Display will be rotated 180 degrees from the current angle. Rotate to 270 : Display will be rotated 270 degrees from the current angle. Hot key : Hot Keys are available by default and can be changed by user. It can be assigned by user directly with keyboard after changing the existing HotKey . User can create the hot key with the co[...]

Overview | Installation | Interface | Uninstall | Troubleshoo ting Uninstall The MagicRotation program can be removed only by using the "Add/Remove Programs" opt ion of the Windows Control Panel. Perform the following steps to remove MagicRotation. 1. Go to [Task Tray] ' [Start] ' [Settings] and select [Control Panel] in the men[...]

3. Check if the problem o ccurs without installing MagicRotation Software. If the problem is repeatin g in any/all of the followin g scenarios then it may be the problem with your installed "Display Driver" : In order to correct th e problem you need to perform the following steps : 1. Uninstall MagicRotation Software. 2. Obtain the lates[...]

Before calling for servic e, check the information in this section to see if you can remedy any problems yourself. If yo u do need assistance, please call the phone nu mber on the Information section or con tact your dealer . Symptom Check List Solutions No images on the screen. I cannot turn on the monitor. Is the power cord connected properly? Ch[...]

There is no image on the screen. Is the Power indicator on the monito r blinking at 1 second intervals? The monitor is in PowerS aver mode. Press any key on the keyboard to activate the monitor and re store the image on the screen. If there is stil l no image, p ress the ' SOURCE ' button. Then press any key on the keyboard again to activ[...]

DDC) function can be supported. Check when MagicTune™ doe s not function properly. MagicTune™ fe ature is found only on PC (VGA) with Win dow OS that supports Plug and Play. * To check whether yo ur PC is available for MagicTune™ fe ature, follow the steps below (When Windows is XP); Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance - > Syst[...]

Do not allow any water to go inside the moni tor. Self-Test Fe ature Check Self-Test Feature Check | Warning Messages | Environment | Useful Tips Y our monitor provides a self test feature that allows you to check wh ether your monitor is functioni ng properly . 1. Self-Test Feature Check 1. Turn off both your comp uter and t he monitor. 2. Unplug [...]

then contact the Service Center or you r dealer. z Judging the monitor's working condition If there is no image on the screen or a "Not Optimum Mode","Recommend ed Mode 1680 X 1050 60 Hz" message comes up, di sconnect the cable from the computer while the monitor is still powered on. { If there is a message coming up on the[...]

General General Model Name SyncMaster 215TW LCD Panel Size 21" Wide Diagonal (54 cm) Display area 518.4 mm (H) x 324.0 mm (V) Pixel Pitch 0.270 mm (H) x 0.270 mm (V) Type a-si TFT active matrix Synchronization Horizontal 30 ~ 81 kHz Vertical 56 ~ 75 Hz Display Color 16.7M Colors (8bit) Resolution Optimum resolution WSXGA 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz (A[...]

Power Consumption Less than 70 W Dimensions (WxDxH)/ Weight With stand : 490 x 219.8 x 377 mm (1 9.3 x 8. 7 x 14.8 inch) / 7.5 kg Without Stand : 490 x 72 x 342.5 mm (19.3 x 2.8 x 13.5 inch) VESA Mounting Interface 100 mm x 100 mm (for use with Specialty(Arm) Mounting hardware.) Environmen tal consider ations Operating Temperature: 50°F ~ 104 °F [...]

Preset Timing Modes If the signal transferred from the computer is the same as the following Preset Timing Modes, the screen will be adjusted automa tically. However, if the signal differs, the sc reen may go blank while the power LED is on. Re fer to the video card manual and adjust the screen as foll ows. Table 1. Prese t Timing Modes Display Mod[...]

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Terms Dot Pitch The image on a monitor is compose d of red, green and blue dots. The clo ser the dots, the higher the resolu tion. The distance between two dots of the same color is called the 'Dot Pitch'. Unit: mm Vertical Frequency The screen must be redrawn several time s per second in order to create and display an image for the user.[...]

{ Resolution: 1680 X 1050 { Vertical frequency (refresh rate): 60 Hz 2. TFT LCD panel manufacture d by using advanced semiconductor tech nology with precision of 1ppm (one millionth) above is use d for this product. But the pixel s of RED, GREEN, BLUE and WHITE color seem to be br ight sometimes or some of black pixels could be seen. This is not fr[...]

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PRODUCT INFORMATION (Image Retention Free) LCD Monitors and TVs may have image retention wh en switching from one image to anothe r especially after displaying a statio nary image for a long time. This guide is to de monstrate correct usage of LCD products in order to protect them from Image retention. Warrant y Warranty does not cover an y damage [...]

Ex) The best way to protect your monitor from Image retention is to set your PC or S y stem to o p erate a Screen Sa ver p ro g ram when y ou are not usin g it. Image retention may no t occur when a LCD panel is opera ted under normal conditio ns. Normal conditions are defined as continuously changi ng video patterns. When the LCD panel is operated[...]

Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) - Europe only (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate col lection systems) This marking show n on the product or its literature, indicates that it sho uld not be disposed w ith other househ old wastes at the end of its working life. T[...]