Gateway FPD2475W manual

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Cont ents i Chapter 1: Using Your Gat eway Flat-Panel Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Connecting the monit or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Attaching the stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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CHAP TER 1 1 Using Y our Gat ew a y F lat -P anel Monit o r • C onnecting t he mo nit or • Adju sting t he sta nd • Sett i n g u p the o pt i on al s pe a ker b a r • Starting t he monitor • A d j us ti n g mo n i to r s ett in g s • C hanging Windo w s sc reen s et tings • Pow e r m a n a ge m e n t • Maintaining • T r oubleshoot[...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 2 C onnec ting the monit or T o s e t u p t he m o n i t o r , f i r s t a t t a c h t h e b a s e , t h en m a k e y o u r c a b l e c o nn e c t i o n s . At tachi ng the stand T o attach the stand: 1 Sl id e th e s ta nd’s ne ck o nto the base. 2 Tight en the t humbscr ew w ith y our fingers ([...]

www.gateway.com 3 4 Slide t he neck’ s brac k et slots ont o the br ack et’ s m ounting tabs. 5 Pres s the brack et lev er to the r igh t and hold it, t hen lower t he neck in to plac e a nd rele as e the l e ver . 6 T e s t t h e b r a c k e t c o n n e c t i o n t o m ak e s u r e i t i s s e c u r e , t h e n m o v e t h e m o n i t o r u p [...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 4 C onnec ting video inputs T o connect v ideo sources t o your monit or: 1 P osition y our computer and the monitor so y ou can reach t he b ac k of each. 2 Connec t the blue VGA v ideo cabl e t o the blue VG A video connect or un der the back of the di spl ay . - OR - If y our com put er ha s a d[...]

www.gateway.com 5 4 Connec t other video sour ces (such as a D VD play er , video camera, or recei ver) t o the appropri ate v ideo jacks on t he back of t he monitor . • For basic video qu ality , connect y our video dev ice’ s comp osite vide o in jack t o the corre sponding jack on the back of y ou r monit or . (cable not inc luded) • For [...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 6 C onnec ting USB cables Y our monitor h as a built -in, f our -port USB 2 .0 hub that lets y ou conv enientl y connect USB de v ices. Becaus e your computer cas e may be unde r your des k or inside a cabin et, the se monitor -mounted USB por ts can be much ea sier to acces s. T o use t he monitor[...]

www.gateway.com 7 C onnec ting pow er T o connect po wer: 1 P osition y our monit or so y ou can reach t he bac k, then connect t he po wer cord t o the po w er connect or under the back of the monitor . 2 P lug t he po wer c ord int o a c orr ec tl y gro unde d po we r outl et. W e rec omme nd u sing a sur ge prot ec tor t o protec t your monit or[...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 8 Adju sting t he stand R otating the s cr een Y ou can r otate the sc reen cloc kwise 90° to change be tween landscape and p ortr ait vie ws. For inf ormation on automati cally rotating t he display image as y ou manually r otate t he monitor , see “Usi ng land s cape and portrait modes” on p[...]

www.gateway.com 9 2 Insert a Phillips s c re wdri v er thr ough the acces s hole in the ba se and ont o t h e height t ension sc r ew (on t he bac k of the s tand, in t he slo t abo v e th e USB In por t) . 3 Adjust the he ight tension scr e w so the monit or stay s in place when you let go. If the monitor lowers by it self when you let g o , turn [...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 10 Ergonomic guidelin es The r ec ommended scr een po sitioning is b a sed upon the f ollowing guildelines. Thes e g uidelines are ba sed on av ailable scientific liter ature and published sta ndards. Scree n hei ght The r ecommende d scr een height f or displays (ex cept in special cir cumstances,[...]

www.gateway.com 11 Set ting up t he optional speak er bar An optional speak er bar is av ailable f or mounting underneath y our monitor . T he speaker bar has touc h controls and ex cellent sound. Y ou can order a speak er bar from www .gate w ay .com . Headphone ja ck K ensington loc k slot Headphone ja ck Micr ophone ja ck Mounting tab Mount ing [...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 12 T o install the spe ak er bar: 1 Tilt t h e sc reen back, then matc h the tabs on each side of the sp eak e r bar with the slots underneath the monit or . 2 Sl id e th e s pe aker ba r o nto the bo ttom of th e mo ni tor un til i t s na ps i nto pl ac e. M ake su re that it is sec ure by pulling[...]

www.gateway.com 13 T o remov e the speaker bar: 1 Disconnec t all audio and pow er cables f rom the speak e r ba r . 2 Pres s the two re lease butt ons on the back of your monit or , then pull the spea k er ba r down. Starting t he monit or U sing t he EzT ouch me nu but t ons This monit or featur es an on-scr een d isplay (OSD) and EzT ouch menu b[...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 14 5 T o mute the v olume of the sounds acc ompan ying butt on press es, pres s the ( Menu ) butt on on the fr ont of your monit or , pres s ( Ma in Menu ), p r e s s ( Advanced ), p r e s s ( Audio F eedback ) , th en press the lower ( Adjust ) but t ons unti l th e vo lume ba r is at the bott om [...]

www.gateway.com 15 U sing t he short cu t menu T o use t he shor t cut menu: 1 Pres s the ( Menu ) b u tton o n th e fr o nt of yo u r m o n ito r . The re st o f t he b u tto n i c on s l ig h t up and the shor tc ut menu opens. 2 T o us e an EzT ouc h menu butt on, lig htly t ouc h its icon. F or adjust ing a se tti ng’s v alues, you can pres s[...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 16 U sing the main menu T o use the main menu: 1 Pres s the ( Menu ) b u tton o n th e fr o nt of yo u r m o n ito r . The re st o f t he b u tto n i c on s l ig h t up and the shor tc ut menu opens. 2 T o us e a butt on, lightl y t ouch its icon . For adju sting a set ting’ s v alue s, you can p[...]

www.gateway.com 17 OSD Me nu Desc riptio n Main me nu Auto —A uto maticall y adjus ts your m onitor to its o ptimum s et tings. (V GA in put only ) Pic tur e —Opens the P ictu re menu , whe re y ou can adju st brightne ss, c ontra st, and gamma. PIP —Opens the P IP Se t ting s menu , wh er e y ou can adju st t he s our ce , po siti on, si z e[...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 18 Vid eo Ad ju s t me n u Unle ss other wise in dica ted, these set ti ngs a pply only to SD ( st anda rd defi nit ion) video at 480 i an d bel ow . Where “P C input” is indicat ed, the re solutions t hat apply are f ro m 800 × 600 t o 1 920 × 1 200. Sharpne ss —A djusts sha rpness f or vi[...]

www.gateway.com 19 U sing Pi ctur e -in -P ic ture (P IP) Pi ctur e -in-Pic ture ( PIP) is a conv enient w a y to vie w v ideo fr om multiple v ideo sou rce s at the same time. Ref er to the f ollowing ch art t o determi ne which combinations of video s ources c an be used as a PIP di spl a y. * O n l y 4 80 i c o m p o n e nt ( Y P b P r ) v i d e[...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 20 ■ Ad j ust th e vid eo s ca li ng m o de to W id e on th e m o ni to r . ■ Change t he resolution of t he Window s desktop t o matc h the monit or ’ s full res olution of 1 920 × 1 200. For more inf ormation see “Changing colo r depth and screen re solution” on pa ge 2 0 . C hanging W[...]

www.gateway.com 21 For mor e infor mation, see the pr ogram’ s CD or the installed progr am’ s online help. Us ing land scape and por tr ait mo des EzT une aut omaticall y swit ches t he di spla y to the appr opriate mode (landscape or portrait) when you ro t ate th e scr ee n. Th i s fea tu re wo rk s o n ly w ith VGA o r DVI i np u t (th e OS[...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 22 V ideo mode s Y our monitor supports se veral v ideo m odes. If y ou do not use the best mode f or the monitor , t he dis pla y i mage may lo ok slig htly “fuz zy .” Mode Reso lu ti o n Hor izont al fr e qu e n c y (k Hz) Ve r t ic a l frequ ency (Hz) A vailab le in DVI mode 1 7 20 × 400 3 [...]

www.gateway.com 23 U sing t he speak er bar T o turn o n the s peak er b ar: • Pres s the power but ton on t he spea k er bar . The speaker bar tur n s on, and the butt on LEDs turn on. T o use h ead phon es: • Plug headphones int o either of the speake r bar ’ s headphone jacks. The speak er bar ’ s volume is muted, and sound is play ed th[...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 24 P ow er management Energ y declar ation When connect ed t o a computer t hat supports the VE SA Displa y P ower Management Sig naling (DPM S) Protocol, t he mon it or can conserve significant energy b y reducing power consumption during periods of non-use . When y ou r comput er goes into t he e[...]

www.gateway.com 25 If yo u have problems wit h the monitor , t he infor mation in this troubles hooting section ma y help y ou s olv e them. No pow er Make sur e that the power cord is connect ed c orr ectl y to both the back of the monitor and the wa ll outle t. F or more inf ormation abo ut connecti ng the po wer cor d, see “C onnec t ing the m[...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 26 C olor is not unif or m • Pres s ( Menu ), th en ( Auto ) to auto ma ti ca ll y a dj ust the di sp lay i ma ge to th e ideal settings. • Mak e sure that the monit or warms up f or at l east 30 minu t es befor e maki ng a final judgment about color unif ormity or bri ghtness. Image is no t si[...]

www.gateway.com 27 I plugged m y microphone int o the speak er bar ’s microph one jack, but my comput er cannot record any sound. • Ma k e su re th at the sp e ake r ba r ’s mi croph on e p lug ( pi nk) i s c on ne cte d to th e mi cro ph on e jack on y our comp uter . • Y our micr op hone jack ma y hav e been muted using Windo ws sound con[...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 28 When I connect th e monito r ’ s USB hub t o my compu ter , I see an err or messa ge sa ying that m y USB hub may not be r unning at full speed. This can happen if you connect ed the monitor’ s high-spee d U SB 2.0 hub to a low-speed USB 1 . 1 hub or a USB 1. 1 port on your computer . T o us[...]

www.gateway.com 29 Vi d e o / D is p l ay Wh en I displa y vi deo f rom S-V id eo, com posit e , or compo nent, wh y does the v ideo lo ok o ve rl y compre ssed? See your v ideo d e vice us er manual to adjust t he video or TV for mat output to 1 6:9 . Set ting this option to 4:3 re sults in compre ss ed video. T his is done diff erently on all br [...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 30 Spec ifications Spec if ications ar e subjec t t o chan ge w ithout notice or oblig ation . Ma n y pr od uc ts f or Gat ew a y an d its subsidiaries are cu stom engineered by our suppli e rs to Gate wa y specifications and ma y vary fr om similarl y mark et ed produc ts. Panel siz e 2 4 inche s [...]

www.gateway.com 31 Tem p e r at ur e Operating: 4 1~95°F (5~35°C) Stor age: - 4~1 4 0°F (- 20 ~6 0°C) Humidit y Operating: 20~ 80% (non-condensin g) Sto rage: 5~90% (n on-condensing) Al titu de O p e r a t i n g : 1 2 ,0 0 0 f e e t ( 3 , 6 5 8 m ) Stor age: 40 , 0 00 f eet ( 1 2, 1 92 m) Security K ensingt on lock slot 8512325.book Page 31 Tue[...]

CHAPTER 1: Usin g Your Gateway Flat-Pan el Monitor 32 8512325.book Page 32 Tuesday, April 10, 2007 2:32 PM[...]

AP P ENDI X A 33 Saf ety , R egulat or y , and Legal Inf orm ation • Important s af ety inf ormation • En vir onmental inf ormation • R egu lat or y compl iance st at eme nts • Not ice s 8512325.book Page 33 Tuesday, April 10, 2007 2:32 PM[...]

APPENDIX A: Safety, Regulat ory, and Legal Inf ormati on 34 Important s af ety inf ormation Y our Gate wa y product is designed and test ed to meet the latest st a nd a r d s fo r s a fe t y o f i n fo r m a t i o n te c h n o l o g y e q u i p m e n t . H o we ve r, to e n s u r e s a f e us e o f t h is p ro du ct , i t i s i m p o rt a n t t h a[...]

www.gateway.com 35 En v ir onmental inf ormation R ecy cling The product y ou have purchas ed cont ains extract ed natural resources t hat have been used in the man ufac turing process. T his pro duc t may contain substa nces known to be hazardous t o the envir onment or to human he alth. T o pre v ent release s of harmfu l substances into the envi[...]

APPENDIX A: Safety, Regulat ory, and Legal Inf ormati on 36 FC C declar ation of conf ormity R esponsib le party: Gate way , Inc . 7565 I r vi n e Ce nt er D ri ve Irvine, CA 92 6 1 8 US A This de vice complies w ith Par t 1 5 of the FC C Rule s. Operation of this devic e is subject to th e follo wing two conditions: ( 1) thi s d e v ice ma y not c[...]

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