Samsung SyncMaster 940BW Plus manual

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    Install dr ivers Install pr ograms SyncMaster 940BWPlus / 942BW[...]

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    Notational Failure t o follow d irections n oted by this symbol could resu lt in bod ily harm o r damage to the equi pment. Prohibited Important to read a nd understan d at all tim es Do not disassem ble Disconne ct the p lug from the outlet Do not touch Ground t o prevent an electri c shock Power When not used for an extended period of ti me, set [...]

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    Do not use a damaged o r loose plug. z This ma y cause e lectric sh ock or f ire. Do not pull the plug out by the w ire nor touch the p lug with wet hands. z This ma y cause e lectric sh ock or f ire. Use only a p roperly grounded plug and receptacle. z An improp er ground may cause el ectric shock or eq uipment da mage. (Class l Equipmen t only. )[...]

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    Installation Be sure to contact an au thorize d Service Cent er , when install ing your m onitor in a locati on with h eavy dust, high or l ow tempe ratures, high humidi ty, and exp osed to chem ical subs tances and where it o perates for 24 hours suc h as at airpo rts, trai n st atio ns et c. Failure t o do so may caus e seriou s damage t o your m[...]

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    Keep a ny heating devic es away from the powe r cable. z A melted coating may lead to elec tric shock or fi re. Do not install the product in places with poor ventilation, fo r instance, a bookshelf, close t, etc. z Any incre ase in the internal temperature m ay cause fire. Put down the mon itor carefully. z Failing to do so may d amage the m onito[...]

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    Do not spray water o r detergen t directly o nto the monitor. z This ma y cause d amage, electric s hock or fire. Use the r ecommended de tergent with a smooth cloth. If the conne ctor between the plug and the pin is dusty or dirty, clean it properly using a dry cloth. z A dirty c onnector may caus e electric shock or fi re. Make sure to unp lug th[...]

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    unusual so und or smell com ing from the monitor - unplug it immedi ately and contac t an authorize d dealer or th e Service Cent er. z This ma y cause e lectric sh ock or f ire. Keep the produc t away from pla ces exposed t o oil, smok e or moisture; do not insta ll inside a vehicle. z This ma y cause a malfun ction, elec tric sh ock or fire. z In[...]

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    Never insert any thing metallic i nto the monitor ope nings. z This ma y cause e lectric sh ock, fi re or injury. Do not in sert metal objects such as chopsticks, w ire and tool s or inflammabl e objects such as paper or m atches into the vent, head phone port or AV ports or etc. z This ma y cause e lectric sh ock or fire. If an ali en substan ces [...]

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    z A falling product may caus e injury to the person or even fa tality. When not us ing the product for an extended period of time, ke ep the product unplug ged. z Otherwis e, this may cause heat emis sion fro m the accu mulated di rt or degraded insula tion, causi ng electric shock or fire. Do not pl ace your ch ildren's favor ite toys or any [...]

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    Please mak e sure the following items are include d with your mon itor. If any items are missi ng, contac t your deale r . Contact a loc al deale r to bu y o p tional it ems. Unpack ing Type 1 Monitor & Sim p le stand Bottom Type 2 Monitor & Lowest HAS Sta nd Manual[...]

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    Quick Setup Guide Warranty Card (Not av ailable in all locat ions ) User's Guide, Monitor Driver, Natural Color software, Ma g icTune™ software Cab le D-sub Cable Power Cord DVI Cable ( o p tion ) Fron t MENU button [ ] Opens the OSD menu. Also use to exit th e OSD menu or return to the pr evious me nu. MagicBright™ [] MagicBri ght™ is a[...]

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    3) Intern et For wo rking with a m ixture of im ages suc h as text a nd graph ics. 4) Game For watc hing moti on pictures such as a game. 5) Sport For watc hing moti on pictures such as a sport. 6) Mov ie For watchi ng motion pi ctures such as a DVD or Video C D. 7) Dynamic Contrast Dynamic Contrast is to au tomatically d etect di stribution of inp[...]

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    (The configu ration at the b ack of the monitor may vary from produ ct to product.) POWER port Connect th e power co rd for yo ur monitor to the power p ort on the bac k of the mo nitor. DVI IN port Connect th e DVI Cab le to the DVI port on the back of your mo nitor. RGB IN port Connect th e signa l cable to the 15-pin, D-sub port on the ba ck of [...]

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    Connecting the Monitor Connect th e power co rd for yo ur monitor to the power p ort on the bac k of the m onitor. Plug the p ower cord f or the monito r into a nearb y outlet. Use approp riate co nnection fo r your c omputer. Using the D-sub (Anal og) connect or on the video card. Connect th e signa l cable to the 15-pin, D-s ub port on th e back [...]

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    1. Input devices such as di gital DVD are connec ted to t he DVI IN terminal of the monitor usi ng the DVI c able. 2. Then, sta rt the DVD with a DVD dis c inserted. 3. Select Digital usi ng the SOURCE button. DVI-HDMI cable 1. The HDM I terminal o f digital DVD player is connec ted to th e DVI IN terminal of the monitor using th e HDMI-DVI cable. [...]

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    Monitor and Bottom Lowest HAS Stand A. Stand Stopper Attachi ng a Base This mo nitor accep ts a 75 mm x 75 mm VESA-c ompliant mounting in terface pad.[...]

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    Simple stand Lowest HAS Stand Monitor Mounting interfa ce pad (Sold separately ) 1. T urn off your m onitor and u nplug i ts power cord. 2. L ay the LCD monito r face-dow n on a flat surface w ith a cushi on bene ath it to prote ct the screen. 3. Re move scre ws and then re move the stand from the LCD mo nitor. 4. Al ign the mounting i nterface pad[...]

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    1. I nsert CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click "Wi ndows " 3. C hoose y our monitor m odel in the model list, then c lick the "OK" button. 4. If yo u can see following message window, then click the "Continue Anyw ay" button. Then cli ck "OK" button. (Microsoft ® Window s ® XP Operating Sy stem) 5. Monitor d[...]

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    3. Clic k " Personalization " and then " Displa y Set tin gs ". 4. Clic k " Advanced Settings… ". 5. Clic k " Properties " in the " Monitor " tab. If the " Prop erties " button is deac tivated, it means t he conf iguration for your mo nitor is co mpleted . The monito r can be used as i s[...]

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    7. Chec k the " Browse my c omputer for dr iver software " checkbo x and c lick " Let m e pick fro m a list of devi ce driver s on my compu ter ". 8. Clic k " Have Disk … " and s elect the folder (for example, D :Drive) w here the dr iver setup file is locate d, and clic k " OK ". 9. Se lect the m odel tha[...]

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    Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Oper ating System 1. Insert CD into the CD-ROM driver. 2. C lick " Start " —> " Control Pane l " then clic k the " Ap pearance a nd Themes " Ic on. 3. C lick " Display " icon and choose the " Settings " tab the n click " A dvanced.. ". 4. C lick t he " [...]

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    5. C lick " Update Driver.. " and selec t " Install from a list or.. " the n click " Next " button. 6. S elect " Don't search ,I wi ll.. " then c lick " Next " an d then c lick " Have d isk ". 7. C lick t he " Browse " button then ch oose A:(D:Driver) a nd choo se your mo n[...]

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    This mo nitor driver is unde r certified M S logo,a nd this ins tallation d oesn't dam age your system.Th e certifi ed driver w ill be pos ted on Sams ung Mon itor homepag e. http://www.sam sung.com / 9. C lick t he " Close " button then click " OK " bu tton continu ally. 10. Monitor driver insta llation is completed . Micr[...]

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    If yo u can see the " Digital Si gnature Not Found " wind ow the n click t he " Yes "button. And clic k the " Finis h " button then the " Close " bu tton. Microsoft ® Windows ® Millennium Operating Syste m 1. C lick " Start " , " Setting " , " Control Panel ". 2. Doubl e clic k[...]

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    One of t he recent problems in using a computer is that the co lor of the images p rinted ou t by a print er or other im ages scan ned by a scanner or a digital c amera are not the sam e as those shown on the monitor. The Natural Color S/W is the very s olution for this problem . It is a c olor adm inistration system develop ed by Sams ung Electron[...]

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    1. [] O pens the on-screen m enu and ex its from the menu or closes th e adjustm ent menu. 2. [] T hese button s allow y ou to adjus t items in the men u. 3. [] Pre ss this b utton to acti vate a high lighted menu item . 4. [ AUTO ] Press to self-adju st the i ncoming PC s ignal a utomatical ly. The valu es of fi ne,coarse a nd posi tion are adj us[...]

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    Menu Description AUTO When the ' AUTO ' button is presse d, the Aut o Adjustmen t screen app ears as shown in the a nimated sc reen on the c enter. Auto adjus tment allo ws the m onitor to sel f-adju st to the in coming vi deo signal. The val ues of fine , coarse and positi on are adjus ted auto matically . (Avai lable in an alog mode o n[...]

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    When p ressin g the MENU button afte r lockin g the OSD Menu Description Locked This is the functio n that lock s the OS D in order to keep the current st ates of settings or prevent o thers fro m adjustin g the current setting s. Lock : Hold down the menu bu tton for more t han five s econds to a ctivat e the OSD adjustme nt lock function. Unlock [...]

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    Magi cBrigh t™ Menu Description MagicBright™ Push the MagicBri ght button to circle through ava ilable preconfi gured modes . - Seven differen t modes (Custom/Te xt/Intern et/Game/Spor t/Movie/Dynami c Contrast) Bright ness Menu Description Brightness W hen OSD i s not on the screen , push the bu tton to a djust brigh tness.[...]

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    SOURCE Menu Description SOURCE Selects the video s ignal wh ile the OSD is off. Picture Brightness Co ntra st Color Magi cCol or Color Tone Col or Co ntr ol Gamm a Image Coar se Fine Sharpn ess H-Po siti on V-Po si ti on OSD Language H-Po siti on V-Position Transpar ency Di spl ay Tim e Setup Auto Source Ima ge Reset Colo r Rese t Information Pictu[...]

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    Menu Descripti on Play/Stop Brightness You can u se the on-s creen men us to chang e the brigh tness acc ording to pe rsonal p reference . [MENU → → → , → MENU] Contrast You can u se the on-s creen men us to chang e the co ntrast accordi ng to person al prefere nce. [MENU → → , → → , → MENU] Color[...]

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    Menu Descripti on Play/Stop MagicColor MagicCo lor is a new techn ology that Samsung has exclus ively devel oped to i mprove dig ital image and to display natural co lor more cl early with out disturbi ng image quality . 1) Off - Returns to the original mo de. 2) De mo - The screen before applying Magic Color appears on the ri ght and the s creen a[...]

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    Coarse adjustm ent may m ove the screen im age area. You m ay relocate it to the center usi ng the ho rizontal contro l menu. (Avai lable in an alog mode o nly) [MENU → , → → → , → MENU] Fine Removes noise such as ho rizontal s tripes. I f the noise persist s even afte r fine tuning, repeat i t after adjus ting the frequ ency (clock s pee[...]

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    [MENU → , → → → , → MENU] H-Position You can c hange the h orizonta l position where the OS D menu ap pears on yo ur monitor. [MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU] V-Position You can c hange the v ertical pos ition whe re the OSD menu appears on your mon itor. [MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU] Transpa rency Change the transpa [...]

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    [MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU] Infor mati on Menu Description Info rma tio n Shows a video sou rce, dis play mod e on the OSD screen. [MENU → , → MENU][...]

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    Installation 1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the MagicTune™ installation f ile. 3. Select installation Language, Click "Next". 4. When the Installation Shield Wizard window appears, click "Next." 5. Select "I agree to the terms of th e license agreement" t o accept th e terms of use. 6. [...]

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    The MagicTune™ program can be removed only by using the "Add or Remove Programs" option of the Window s ® Cont rol Panel. Per form th e foll owin g ste ps rem ove M agicT une™ . 1. Go to [Task Tray] ' [Start] ' [ Settings] and sele ct [Control Pa nel] in the menu. If the program runs o n Window s ® XP, go to [Control Panel[...]

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    Check List Before cal ling fo r assistanc e, check the informat ion in t his secti on to see if you ca n remedy any prob lems yours elf. If you do need ass istance, p lease cal l the phone numbe r on the Informati on section or contact your dea ler . Symptom Check List Solutions No images on the scre en. I cannot t urn on the moni tor. Is the po we[...]

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    1440 x 90 0 60 Hz" messa ge is display ed. If th e display exceeds 85Hz, the displa y will work pro perly but the "Not O ptimum Mode"," Recommend ed Mode 1440 x 90 0 60 Hz" messa ge appears for one minu te and th en disappe ars. Please c hange to the recommend ed mode du ring this on e-minute perio d. (The mes sage i s disp[...]

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    resoluti on may dif fer from p roduct to product.) There are o nly 16 col ors shown on the screen. The scre en colors hav e changed after changin g the video card. Have the Window s colors been se t properly? Window s ME/2000/XP: Set the co lors properly at the Control Panel → Displ ay → Settings . Has th e video ca rd been set properly ? Set t[...]

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    If proble ms repe atedly occ ur, contact an autho rized s ervice ce nter . Q & A Quest ion Ans wer How can I change th e frequ ency? The f requency c an be chang ed by re configur ing the vid eo card. Note th at video card s upport can v ary, depend ing on t he version of the dri ver used. (R efer to the c omputer or th e video ca rd manual for[...]

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    If the re is some thing wron g with the input signa l, a me ssage appe ars on the s creen or the screen g oes blank although th e power indicator L ED is sti ll on. Th e message may indi cate that the m onitor is o ut of scan r ange or th at you need to check t he sign al cable. Environment The locatio n and the p osition of the mon itor may infl u[...]

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    Gene ral General M o d el N a m e S y n c Ma s ter 940B W P lus / 942BW LCD Pan el Size 19 in ch (48 cm) Display area 408.24 (H) x 255.15 mm (V) Pixel Pitc h 0.2835 (H) x 0.2835 mm (V) Synchronizat ion Horizo ntal 30 k Hz ~ 81 k Hz Vertical 56 Hz ~ 75 Hz Disp lay Co lor 16.7 M Resolution Optimu m resol ution 1440 x 9 00@60 H z Maxim um resoluti on [...]

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    439 x 32 7.3 x 200 m m / 17.3 x 12.9 x 7 .9 inch (With Stand) / 5. 9 kg / 13.0 l bs Dimensions (WxHxD)/ Weight (Simple Stand) 439 x 28 9 x 65.4 mm / 17.3 x 11 .4 x 2.6 inch (Witho ut Stand) 439 x 36 0.7 x 200 m m / 17.3 x 14.2 x 7 .9 inch (With Stand) / 4. 7 kg /10. 4 lbs VESA Mounting Int erface 75 mm x 75 mm (for use with Sp ecialty(Arm ) Mountin[...]

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    Preset Tim ing Modes If the si gnal tran sferred fr om the com puter is the same as th e follo wing Preset Tim ing Modes , the screen wi ll be ad justed auto matically . However, i f the si gnal differs , the scree n may go bl ank whil e the pow er LED is on. R efer to the v ideo card manual and adjust the s creen as fo llows. Table 1. Pres et Timi[...]

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    Contact SAMSUNG WORLDWIDE If you have any ques tions or comments relating to Samsun g products, p lease contact the SAMSUNG custom er care cente r. North America U.S.A 1-800-SAMSUNG (7267 864) http: //www.samsung.c om CANADA 1-800-SAMSUNG (7 267864) http: //www.samsu ng.com/ca MEXICO 01-800-SAMSU NG (7267864) http://www.samsu ng.com/mx Lati n Ame r[...]

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    BELGIUM 02 201 24 18 http://www.sam sung.com /be CZECH REPUBLIC 844 000 844 http://www.samsu ng.com/cz DENMARK 70 70 19 70 http://www.sam sung.com /dk FINLAND 030-6227 515 http://www.sam sung.com /fi FRANCE 3260 SAMSUNG( 7267864) (€ 0,1 5/mi n) h ttp://www.samsu ng.com/fr GERMANY 01805 - 1 21213 (€ 0,14/Min) http://www.sam sung.de HUNGARY 06-80[...]

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    PHILIPPINES 1800-10-SAMSU NG (7267864) http://www.sam sung.com /ph SINGAPORE 1800-SAMSUNG (7 267864) http://www.sam sung.com /sg THAILAND 1800-29-3 232, 02-689-3 232 http://www.samsu ng.com/th TAIWAN 0800-3 29-999 http://www.samsu ng.com/tw VIETNAM 1 800 588 889 http: //www.samsu ng.com/vn Middle Eas t & Africa SOUTH AFRICA 0860 726 7864 (SAMSU[...]

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    1. Adjust c omputer reso lution and s creen inje ction ra te (refresh rate ) oncompute r as descri bed below to enjoy the best quali ty of pi cture. You ca n have an uneven q uality of picture i n the screen i f the best q uality of picture i s not provid ed in TF T-LCD. { Resol ution: 1440 x 900 { Vertical f requency (re fresh rate ): 60 Hz 2. TFT[...]

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    PRODUCT INFORMATION (Image Retention Free) LCD Mon itors and TVs may have image retention w hen switchi ng from o ne image to another especi ally after d isplaying a stati onary image for a long ti me. This gui de is to de monstra te correct usage of LCD products in order to pr otect them from Image rete nti on. Warrant y Warranty d oes not cover a[...]

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    Ex) The best w ay to protect you r monitor from Image retention is to set y our PC or S y stem to o p erate a Screen Saver p ro g ram when y ou are not usin g it. Image ret ention may not occ ur when a LC D panel i s operated u nder normal conditi ons. Normal condition s are de fined as continuou sly c hanging vid eo patte rns. When the LCD panel i[...]

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    Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & E lectronic Equipment) - Europe only (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection s ystems) This marki ng shown on t he product or its literature, in dicates that i t should not be disposed w ith other hous ehold wastes at the end of it s working li [...]