Compaq TFT 1501 manual

1 Compaq TFT15 01 15-inc h LC D M o n i t o r (15-inc h V ie w able Ima ge) User ’s Guid e[...]

ii Th e infor matio n in this docume nt is sub ject to c hange w ithout n otice . He wlett-P ac k ard® C ompu ter Cor por atio n (her eafter HP Com pan y) makes no w arr anty of an y kind w ith r egard t o this mater ial , including , but not limited t o, t he impli ed war r anties o f mer chan tability and f itness fo r a particul ar purpos e. HP[...]

iii Contents Intr oducti on .................................................................. .......................................... 1 F eatur es ............................................... ................................................................. 1 F or Y our Saf ety .............. .................................................[...]

iv Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g .......................................................... ..........................................2 2 L C D Monit or Qualit y an d P i x el P oli cy fo r TFT1501 Monit or ...................2 4 T echnical Inf orm ation ..........................................................................................25 Mon[...]

1 Intr oduc tion This latest LCD monitor has a 15- inch active matri x TFT (thin film t r ans istor ) liquid cr y stal d isplay module . It is designed f or u se with an y Windo ws ® -based P C. The m onitor ’s compact d esign pr ov ides gr eat space sav ings on y our comp uter desk . Fea tu res Importan t featur es includ e:  Automatic confi[...]

2 F or Y our Safet y F or y our saf ety and the pr otec tion o f your mo nitor , f ollo w these pr ecauti ons:  Use only t he fact ory-supp lied po wer cor d that shipped w ith your m onitor .  T o pr e vent e lectr ical shoc k, do n ot disass emble the displ ay . The co ver sho uld be r emo ved onl y by qual ified se rvice personn el .  D[...]

3 Installation Please f ollow the instructions in thi s cha pter to i nstall yo ur LCD monitor. Note: Before connecting your monitor, first r ead through the instruc tions in this chapter and the safety precautions in the prev ious c hapter . Unpacking t he Monitor When y ou ar e unpacking t he monitor, mak e sur e that y ou hav e the f ollo wing i[...]

4 U s e th e p ow er b u t to n l o c at e d a t th e l ow er m i dd l e o f th e f ron t p a n el o f yo u r m on i t o r t o t u rn o n a nd off the moni t or. Thr ee contr ol butto ns are als o located at the l ow er middle o f the fr ont panel of y our monito r. Their func tions ar e descr ibe d bel ow : Button Function Description Selec t ( ) [...]

5 4. Plug the analog video signal cable into the Analog Video Input port on the back of the monitor (as sho wn abo ve). 5 . Connec t the othe r end of the v ideo ca ble into y our compu ter ’s vid eo port. (P lease chec k yo ur comput er’s documen tation f or port location.) Note: For best monitor performance , it is strongly r ecommend ed that[...]

6 Ho w to Install th e Dr iv ers Th e monitor comes w ith dri ve r softwar e t hat allo ws y ou to t ake a dvan tage of t he P lug and P lay fea ture o f the W indo ws ® Me , Win dow s 2000, or W indow s XP oper ating sy stem . This softw ar e enab les the compu ter to comm unicate w ith the mo nitor and u se all the monito r featur es. W ithou t [...]

7 3. Select the Settings tab. 4. Cli ck Advanced button . 5 . Select the Moni tor tab. 6. Cl ick th e C hange button. 7 . Select the Spec ify a Location bo x. 8. F ind and open the TFT1501.inf f ile on the CD-ROM disc in the Dr iv ers di r e ctory , and click OK . 9. C l i c k Ne xt to insta ll the selected monitor . Win dows XP U se rs NO TE: The [...]

8 Using Y our M onitor This c hapte r contains inf ormati on about u sing yo ur L CD monitor. T urning th e Monitor On and Off Use t he pow er bu tton located a t the lo wer mi ddle of th e fr ont panel of th e monitor to tur n the monito r on and off . When the monit or is on, t he light (LED) near t he P ow er bu t t on is illuminated . The li gh[...]

9 T ilting t he Monitor Th e monitor ha s a tilt featur e that all ow s you t o tilt the monitor ba ck and fo rth to f ind the most comfo rtable v ie win g position . T o tilt the monit or, gr asp the si des and pu sh the monito r back or p ull it to war d you un til it is in the desir ed position . The m onitor can be tilted 20º ba ckw ard an d 5[...]

10 Alth ough yo ur L CD monitor su pports up to 7 5 Hz for anal og vid eo input , w e recomme nd that y ou use 60 Hz r efr esh r ate f or best perf ormance . The ta ble in the “V ideo Mode ” secti on sho ws the image refr es h r ates suppor ted b y the monitor at d iffer ent scr ee n r esolutions. T o set the r efr esh r ate w ith a stand ard W[...]

11 T o clean t he scr een: 1. Sh ut do wn the P C. 2 . T urn o ff and unplug th e monitor . 3 . Gentl y dust th e scr een with a dry , soft , lint-f r ee clot h. Note: If th e s c r een is still dir ty , you can dampen the cloth with sever al drops of distilled wa ter . Make sure the L CD panel is compl etel y dry before y ou turn the monitor bac k[...]

12 Adjusting Y our M onitor This chapter co ntains information about how to cha nge dis play sett ings for your L C D Moni tor . I t is design ed with an On- Scr een Displ ay (O SD) menu to help y ou easil y adj ust to its op timum perf orman ce. Note: Y ou must perform Auto Configur ation before making an y adjustment . Summary of Control Buttons [...]

13 Th e follo wing ta ble br iefl y desc r ibes each of t he items in the O SD Main M enu . Opti on Description H.P O S I T I O N Adj usts t he hor i zo ntal (H) positi on of the displ ay ed image . The de fault s etting of H positi on is in the middl e. V . PO SIT ION Adj usts th e verti cal (V) position o f the displa y ed image. T he def ault se[...]

14 Selecting Items in t he OS D M enu T o select a sp ecif ic item in t he OSD Main Menu, or a spec ifi c item in the OSD submenu , use the Up ( ▲ ) and Do wn ( ▼ ) but tons to mov e to that item, and then select i t b y pressing the Sel ect ( ) button. Making Adjustm ents in the OSD Me nu Adjusting the P ositions of th e Displa yed Images T o [...]

15 2. P re s s t h e Up ( ▲ ) or Down ( ▼ ) bu t t ons to mov e forw ard or bac kwar d to the CL OCK (or PHA SE) icon an d highlight it . 3. P res s th e Selec t ( ) button to s elect it . This w ill open th e CL OCK (or PHA SE) bar wit h the ass ocia ted numer ic v alue f or yo ur adjus tment onsc reen . 4. Pr ess the Up ( ▲ ) or Down ( ▼ [...]

16 2. P re s s t h e Up ( ▲ ) or Down ( ▼ ) buttons to mov e forwar d or backwar d to the COL OR icon and highligh t it. 3. P res s t he Select ( ) button to select i t . This will open the COL OR submenu w ith f our optio ns in it: BL UISH , WHITE, REDDISH, and USER R GB S A VE. 4. Pr ess t he Up ( ▲ ) or Down ( ▼ ) bu t tons to select the[...]

17 Adjusting Contrast and Br ightness T o adju st the con tra st (or br ightness) o f the displ ay ed images, f ollo w the st eps belo w: 1. Open t he OSD Main Menu by selecting the Selec t ( ) button. 2 . Pr ess the Up ( ▲ ) or Down ( ▼ ) buttons t o mov e f orwar d or bac kwar d to the CONTRAS T (or BRIGHTNE SS) i con and highli ght it . 3. P[...]

18 Y ou ma y deter mine ho w long the O SD will s tay o nscr een b y selecting th e OSD TIME OUT optio n. Incr ease or de cr e ase the OSD display time by pr essing the Up ( ▲ ) or Down ( ▼ ) buttons i n the O SD TIMEOUT su bmenu . Th e maxim um timeout setting is 6 0 seconds. Y ou ma y turn on o r off the dis play ed image inf or mation b y s [...]

19 Chec king Other Information about Y our M onitor Th er e is some use ful inf orm ation a vaila ble to y ou w ith the O SD displa y. The se include B A CKLIGHT INFO , SERIAL NUMBER and MODE INF O . B A CKLIGHT INFO tells y ou the tot al accumulat ed ti me the backlight has been turn ed on. T o show th is in form at ion, fo ll ow t he s te ps b el[...]

20 Choosing Y our Native or Prefer red Language for the OSD Displa y Th er e are f i ve langua ge options f or th e OSD displa y: English , Deutsc h, F r ançais, Itali ano , and Españo l. T o make y our ch oice , f ollo w the step s belo w: 1. Open t he OSD Main Menu b y pressing the Select ( ) bu tton. 2. P re s s t h e Up ( ▲ ) or Down ( ▼ [...]

21 Note: Auto Setup uses state -o f-the -art signal processing algorithms based on the image display ed on your screen. T herefore , you shou ld not change the image on your screen while Auto Setup is running. Once y ou hav e e xec uted Au to Setup f or a partic ular mode , the mo nitor will s tor e the ne w value s in its per manent memory . T o e[...]

22 T roubleshooting T h i s c h a p t e r c o n t a i n s i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t h o w t o t r o u b l e s h o o t y o u r LC D M o n i t o r. I f y o u h a v e t r i e d a l l of th e items listed belo w , please con tact a qu alified s ervice t echnic ian. A. My monitor doesn’t wor k, ev en though t he computer appears to w ork. 1. Mak[...]

23 This m ess age appears w hen y ou set y our pc to an unsupported v ideo mode . 1. Set y our pc to a sup por ted v ideo m ode , pr efe ra bly 10 2 4× 7 6 8 at 7 5Hz . D. The message ”NO INPUT SIGN AL ” appears on my monitor . This me ssage a ppears when pc or other de v ices ha s no input sign al. 1. C hec k pc or other de v ices k eep wor k[...]

24 L CD M onitor Qualit y and P ix el P olicy for Compaq TFT15 01 M onitor Compaq TFT150 1 15-inc h monitor Th e Compaq TFT15 01 monitor u ses high-p rec ision tec hnolog y , manuf actur ed accor ding to HP stand ards , to guar antee tr ouble-fr ee perfor mance . Nev ertheless , the monito r may ha ve cosme tic imperfections that appear as small br[...]

25 T ec hnical Inf ormation This c hapte r contains techni cal info rmatio n about y our L CD M o nitor . Monitor Infor mation L CD Module 15-in (3 8,1 cm) , acti v e matr ix TFT , anti-glar e coating , 0.29 7 mm(0,29 7mm) pixel pitc h Displa y Si ze 304 mm x 22 8 mm Vi ew ing An gle Left /R ig ht Up/D o wn -60 ° - 60 ° -5 5 ° - 45 ° Luminance [...]

26 Oper ating Condi tion s Te m p e r a t u r e Humidity Altitude 5 ° - 40 ° C at altitud e 0 - 2000m 5 ° - 30 ° C at altitud e 2000 - 3000m 20% - 8 5% RH, non-cond ensing 3000m Max. Storage Cond itio ns Te m p e r a t u r e Humidity Altitude -2 0 ° - 60 ° C 5% - 9 5% RH 10000m Max. Vid eo M od es Y our L CD monitor sup ports the f ollo wing [...]

27 Un kno wn V ideo Modes L ike all other monitors , your L CD mon itor is designed to w ork with standar d video modes. Howe ver , not all v ideo/gr aphics car ds use only s tandar d displa y modes. Y our L CD monitor us es state-of- the-art technolog y , whi ch is design ed to aut omaticall y sy nchr oni ze to an y displa y mode list ed in the ab[...]

28 DECLAR A TION OF CONFORMITY Accor ding to IS O/I E C Guide 2 2 and CEN/CENELEC EN 4 5014 Manufacturer's name: HEWLETT-PACKARD France Manufacturer's address : 5 Avenue Raymond Chanas-Eyb ens 38053 GRENOBLE Cedex 09 - FRANCE Declares that the product : Product Name LCD 15” Monitor Model Name TFT1501 Product Number P4825** (Where * can [...]

29 Agency Regulator y Notices Feder al Communications Commission Notice This eq uipment ha s been tested an d found t o compl y wit h the limits fo r a Class B di gital de vi ce, pur suant to P art 15 of the FC C R ules. T hese limits ar e design ed to pr o vi de r easonab le pr otecti on against ha r mful interfer ence in a r esidential installat [...]

30 Decl ar ation of Conf ormity for Pr oduc ts Marked w ith FCC Logo, United S tates O nl y This de v ice compli es with P art 15 of the FC C Rul es. Oper ation is sub ject to t he foll ow ing two conditi ons: (1) this de vi ce may no t cause h armful in terf er ence , and (2) this de vi ce mu st accept an y inte rfer ence r ecei ved , inclu ding i[...]

31 Euro pean Union Notice Pr oducts w ith the CE Mar king com ply w ith bot h the EMC Dir ectiv e (8 9/33 6/EE C) and the Lo w V oltage Dir ecti ve ( 7 3/2 3/EEC) issu ed by t he Commissi on of the E ur opean Comm unit y . Com pliance w ith the se direc tiv es impli es conf ormity to th e follo wing E ur opean nor ms (in br ack ets ar e the equi va[...]

32 P ow er Cord Set R equirements Th e monitor po wer su ppl y is pr ov ided w ith Au tomati c Line S witc hing ( ALS) . Th is featur e allow s the monito r to oper ate on in put v oltages be t w een 100 -120V or 200- 2 40V . Th e pow er cor d set (f lex ible cor d or w all plug) r ecei ved w ith the monito r meets the r equir ements f or us e in t[...]

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