HP (Hewlett-Packard) L1506 15-inch manual

User G uid e HP L15 06 15” , L17 06 17” , and L19 06 19” F lat P anel Monitor s Doc ument P art Number: 3 89 5 21-001 September 2005 This guide provides information on setting up the monitor , installing dri vers, using the on-screen display menu, troubleshooting and technical specifications. Enhanced for Accessibility[...]

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Cont ent s 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Cont ent s Optimizing Digital Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9 Identifying Monitor Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10 Sleep Timer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10 HP Display LiteSaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12 Installing the HP Display Lit[...]

Conte nts Korean Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–5 ENERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–5 Power Cord Set Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–5 Japanese Power Cord Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–6 D LCD Monitor Quality and Pixel Policy Use[...]

Cont ent s User Gu ide vi[...]

1 Product Features The Flat Panel Display has an acti ve matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT), liquid crystal display (LCD). The monitor features include: L1 506 Model ■  15-inch (38.1 cm) vie wable area display . ■  1024 x 768 resolution, plus fu ll-screen support for lo wer resolutions. ■  W ide vie wing angle to allow vie wing from [...]

Produ ct F eatures ■ Compliant with the follo wing regulated specifications: ❏  EP A ENERGY ST AR ❏  European Union CE Directi ves ❏  Swedish MPR II 1990 ❏  Swedish TCO L1 7 06 Model ■  17-inch (43.18 cm) vie wable area display . ■  1280 × 1024 nati ve resolution, plus full-screen support for lo wer resolutions. ■[...]

Pr oduct F eature s ❏  Swedish MPR II 1990 ❏  Swedish TCO L1 906 Model ■  19-inch (48.3 cm) vie wable area display . ■  1280 x 1024 nati ve resolution, plus full-screen support for lo wer resolutions. ■  W ide vie wing angle to allow vie wing from a sitting or standing position, or moving side-to-side. ■  T ilt adjustm[...]

Produ ct F eatures ■ Compliant with the follo wing regulated specifications: ❏ EP A ENERGY ST AR ❏ European Union CE Directi ves ❏ Swedish MPR II 1990 ❏ Swedish TCO 1–4 User Gu ide[...]

2 Safet y and Main tenan ce Gu ide li ne s Impor tant Safet y 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 po wer cord set to use with your monitor , refer to the “Power Cord Set Requirements” section in Ap[...]

Safety and Maintenance Gui delines Ä CAUTION: F or the protec tion of y our monitor , as well as y our computer , connect all po wer cor ds for y our computer and its per ipheral de vi ces (such a s a monitor , printer , scanner) to some f orm of sur ge prot ection de vi ce such as a po wer str ip or Uninterru ptible P ow er Supply (UP S). Not all[...]

Safety and Maintenance Gui delines ■  Slots and openings in the cabinet are pro vided for ventilation. 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 surf ace. ■  Do not allo w anything to rest on the po wer c[...]

Safety and Maintenance Gui delines 2–4 User Gu ide[...]

3 Set tin g Up 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 the Monitor P edes tal T o install the monitor pedestal: 1. Place the pedestal plate on your desktop or table and check to be sure the arro w on the unders[...]

Setting Up the Monitor 2. Using both hands, position the monitor ov er the pedestal base and press do wn firmly to lock the pedestal base in place. When the base locks, it will make a clicking sound. Make sure the pedestal base is securely locked before continuing with the setup. Inserting the Monitor into the P edestal Base 3–2 User Gu ide[...]

Setting Up the Monitor Connec ting t he Monitor 1. Place the monitor in a con venient, well-ventilated location near your computer . 2. Connect the monitor signal cable on the back of the monitor to the video connector on the rear panel of the computer . Å W ARNIN G: T o reduce the r isk of elec tric shoc k or damage to y our equipment: ■  Do[...]

Setting Up the Monitor 3. Connect one end of the power cable to the back of the monitor , and the other end to an electrical wall outlet. Connec ting the Signal and P ow er Cables 3–4 User Gu ide[...]

Setting Up the Monitor 4. Adjust the monitor as needed for your comfort using the monitor’ s tilt adjustment capability . Tilting the Monit or 5. Press the power switch to turn on the monitor . Ä CAUTION: Burn-in image damage may occ ur on monitors that displa y the same static image o n scr een for a pr olonged peri od of time . T o av oi d bur[...]

Setting Up the Monitor Rem o vi n g t he Moni tor B as e Y ou can remove the monitor base to mount the monitor on a w all, a swing arm, or other mounting fixture. Read the Caution and W arning statements below before beginning the procedure. Ä CAUTION: Bef ore beginning to dis assemble the mo nitor , be sure the monitor is tur ned off and the pow [...]

Setting Up the Monitor 3. Remove the three scre ws 2 as sho wn in the following illustration. Remo ving the Monitor Base Ä CAUTION: Ensur e that the bottom of the monitor ba se is positioned ov er a table or desktop bef ore r emov ing the base fr om the monitor . 4. Remove the monitor base 3 from the monitor . Mountin g the Monitor 1. Remove the m[...]

Setting Up the Monitor Ä CAUTION: This mo nitor supports the VE S A industry standard 100mm mounting holes . T o attach a third party mounting solution to the monitor , four 4mm, 0.7 p itch , and 10mm long sc re ws ar e re quired (not pr ov ided w ith the monitor). Longer sc rew s should not be used becau se the y may damage the moni tor . It is i[...]

4 Opera ting t he 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, the .INF and .ICM f[...]

Oper ating the Monitor work through separate BNC type connectors or through distribution b uffers/boxes. Y ou may need to install the .INF f ile if these conditions are not met. The Imag e Color M atc hing File The .ICM file pro vides accurate color representation. The .ICM files are data f iles that are used in conjunction with graphics programs t[...]

Operating the Monito r 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 the W orldwide W eb[...]

Oper ating the Monitor F ro nt P anel Contr ols ‘ Control Function 1 Menu Opens, s elects or e xits the O SD menu. 2 – ( Minu s button) • Nav igates bac kwar d thro ugh the OSD men u and decr eases adj ustment le vels. • If the OSD menu is inac tiv e , activ ates the auto adju stment featur e to optimi z e the scr een image. 3 + ( P lus but[...]

Operating the Monito r Adjustin g Monitor Set tings 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 Power switch to turn on the monitor . 2. T o access the OSD Menu, press the Menu b utton on the monitor’ s front pa[...]

Oper ating the Monitor 6. After adjusting the function, select Save and Return, or Cancel if you don’t w ant to sav e the setting, then select Exit from the Main Menu. ✎ If the buttons remain untouched for 10 seconds while displaying a menu, ne w adjustments will be di scarded and the settings will re vert to pre vious settings and exit the men[...]

Operating the Monito r The Adv anced OSD Menu has up to three sublev els and can be vie wed in one of six av ailable languages. The following table provides the menus and their functions at each le vel: Adv anced OSD Menu Le vels Le vel 1 Le vel 2 Le vel 3 Fac t or y Preset Bri ghtness Adj ustment Scale Y Cont rast Adj ustment Scale Y Image Contr o[...]

Oper ating the Monitor Adv anced OSD Menu Le vels (Contin ued) Le vel 1 Le vel 2 Le vel 3 Fac t or y Preset Mode Displa y On / Off Selecti on N P ow er- On S tatus On / Off Selecti on N Display Sleep Time r Timer S et Menu N Ser ial Number Display s monitor ser ial number Basic Men u Canc el Save and Return OSD C ontro l Hori zo ntal P osition Adj [...]

Operating the Monito r For more precise adjustments, run the Adjustment P attern provided on the CD and use the Clock and Clock Phase controls (accessible from the OSD menu) as described in the follo wing section. Optimizin g Digital Conv ersion This monitor contains adv anced circuitry that allows the flat panel screen to function like a standard [...]

Oper ating the Monitor Id entifying Monitor Co nditions Special messages will appear on the monitor screen when identifying the follo wing monitor conditions: ■  Input Signal Out of Range— Indicates the monitor does not support the input signal because the resolution and/or refresh rate are set higher than the monitor supports. For 15” mon[...]

Operating the Monito r ■ Set On T ime ■ T imer: On/Of f ■ Sleep No w T o set the timer: 1. Press the Menu button on the monitor front panel to display the Adv anced Menu. 2. Scroll down and highlight Management. 3. Press the Menu button to select Management. 4. Scroll down and highlight and select Sleep T imer > Set Current T ime. ✎ Y ou[...]

Oper ating the Monitor 13. Set the Timer mode to On to acti vate the Sleep T imer settings. 14. When you are finished, select Sav e and Return to exit the menu. The fifth selection, Sleep No w , turns the monitor backlights off immediately and stays in sleep mode until the next On T ime acti vates or a monitor b utton is pressed. HP Disp lay LiteSa[...]

Operating the Monito r 4. Select the following options to conf igure the HP Display LiteSav er features: Confi gure Options Function Enable Displa y Lite Save r Enables the HP Displa y L iteSa ver functi ons; deselec t to disable the HP Display L iteSa ver . Display Off Sets the time w hen the monitor automati cally turn o ff . This does not affect[...]

Oper ating the Monitor Confi gure Options Function OK Stor es the curr ent settings and minimi z es HP Displa y Lite Sav er to the S ys tem T ray . Cancel Re stor es the pr ev ious s ettings and minimi z es HP Displa y Lite Sav er to the S ys tem T ray . HP Display Li teSa ver w ill continue to run. Help Opens the online help file . Exit Exits and [...]

Operating the Monito r C hangin g the 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 Advanced Menu to access all options in the Main Menu. 3. Select Color to display the Color T emperature menu. 4. Select sRGB. 5. Select Save and Return to e xit the menu. Installin g the[...]

Oper ating the Monitor 5. T o acti vate a color prof ile for your monitor , you must set it as the Default Monitor Prof ile. Select “sRGB Color Space Profile, ” then click Set as Default button. 6. Click Apply or OK . 4–16 Us er Guide[...]

A Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Solving Common Probl ems The follo wing table lists possible problems, the possible cause of each problem, and the recommended solutions. Pro blem P ossible Cau se Solutio n Scr een is bl ank. P ow er cord is disconnected . Connec t the pow er cord . P ow er sw itch on front panel of the monit or is turned off . Pre s[...]

T roubleshooting Pro blem P ossible Cau se Solutio n Image appears blurr ed, indis tinct, o r too dark . Bri ghtness and contr ast are too lo w . Pre ss the Auto A djust button on the fr ont panel. If this does not cor rect the image , pre ss the Menu button t o open the Basi c OSD Menu , and adju st the bri ghtness and contr ast scales as needed. [...]

T roubleshooting Pro blem “Out of R ange . Set Monitor to 12 80 x 10 2 4 @ 60Hz ” is displ ay ed on screen. P ossible Cau se Vi deo res olution and/o r re fr esh rate ar e set higher than w hat your monitor suppo r ts . Solut ion Re start your comput er and enter S afe Mode . Change yo ur settings to a supported setting (see “F actory Pre set[...]

T roubleshooting Pro blem P ossible Cau se Solutio n The HP Displa y Lite Saver may not be co mpatible w ith your compu ter syst em . Some notebook computers ar e not compatible and the monitor po wer can not be contr olled. Conf irm that the HP Displa y L iteSa ver is compatible w ith you r sys te m. 1. Right-cli ck on the HP Display L iteSav er i[...]

T roubleshooting Preparing to call T ec hnical Suppor t If you cannot solve a problem using the troubleshooting tips in this section, you may need to call technical support. Hav e the follo wing information av ailable when you call: ■ The monitor ■ Monitor model number ■ Serial number for the monitor ■ Purchase date on in voice ■ Conditio[...]

T roubleshooting A–6 User G uide[...]

B T ec hni cal Spec ifica tions ✎ All performance specifications are pro vided by the component manufacturers. Performance specif ications represent the highest specification of all HP’ s component manuf acturers’ typical lev el specifications for performance and actual performance may v ary either higher or lo wer . L1 506 Flat P anel Monito[...]

T echnical S pecif icatio ns L1 506 Flat Pa nel Monitor (Continued) V ertical Re fre sh Rate 50 to 7 6 Hz Env ironmental R equiremen ts T emperatur e: Operating T emperatur e 41 to 9 5 o F 5 to 3 5 o C Non-operating T emperatur e - 4 to 140 o F -- 20 to +6 0 o C Re lativ e Humidity 20 to 80% P ow er Source 100 – 2 40 V A C, 50 – 6 0 Hz Altitude[...]

T echnical Spec ificatio ns L1 7 06 Fl at P an el Monitor Display 17 . 0 inches 4 3.18 cm Ty p e TFT L CD Vi ew able Image Si z e 17 . 0 -inch di agonal 43 .18 cm Til t -- 5 to 30 o Maximum W eight 10.1 lbs. 4.60 k g (unpack ed) (Unpac ked) Dimensio ns (include pedest al) Hei ght 15 .6 inches 395 mm Depth 8. 0 inches 203 mm Wid th 14.8 inc hes 37 5[...]

T echnical S pecif icatio ns L1 7 06 Fl at P anel Monitor (Continued) P ow er Consumption <3 7 watts typi cal Input T erminal 15-pin D-type connector w ith cable included. B–4 User Guide[...]

T echnical Spec ificatio ns L1 906 Flat P anel Monitor Display 19 .0 inc hes 48.3 c m Ty p e TFT L CD Vi ew able Image Si z e 19 .0-inch diagonal 48 .3 cm Til t -- 5 to 30 o Maximum W eight 11.7 lbs. 5 .3 0 kg (un pack ed) (Unpac ked) Dimensio ns (includes pedes tal) Hei ght 16.8 inc hes 427 m m Depth 8. 0 inches 203 mm Wid th 16.6 inc hes 422 m m [...]

T echnical S pecif icatio ns L1 906 Flat P anel Monitor (Continued) P ow er Consumption <3 7 watts Input T erminals 15-pin D-type connector w ith cable included. Recognizing Preset Disp lay R esolutions The display resolutions listed belo w are the most commonly used modes and are set as factory defaults. This monitor automatically recognizes th[...]

T echnical Spec ificatio ns Factor y Preset Display Modes (Continued) Preset Pi xel F ormat Horz Freq (kHz) V ert Freq (Hz) 13 115 2 x 900 71.7 7 6 .1 14 12 80 x 10 2 4 64. 0 60. 0 15 12 80 x 10 2 4 80. 0 7 5. 0 * Modes 12 , 13, 14, and 15 appl y to L17 06 and L1906 models o nly Entering Us er Modes The video controller signal may occasionally call[...]

T echnical S pecif icatio ns 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 Po wer 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 sync signal and/[...]

C Agen cy R egul ator y N otices F ed eral Communic ations Comm issi on 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. This equipment [...]

Agenc y Regulatory Notices Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that an y changes or modifications made to this de vice that are not expressly approv ed by He wlett Packard Company may v oid the user's authority to operate the equipment. Cable s Connections to this de vice must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI/E[...]

Agency R egulator y Notices T o identify this product, refer to the Part, Series, or Model number found on the product. Ma terials dis posal This HP product contains the follo wing materials that might require special handling at end-of-life: ■ Mercury in the fluorescent lamp in the display LCD. ■ Lead in the solder and some component leads. Di[...]

Agenc y Regulatory Notices Compliance with these directi ves implies conformity to applicable harmonized European standards (European Norms) which are listed on the EU Declaration of Conformity issued by He wlett-Packard for this product or product family . This compliance is indicated by the follo wing conformity marking placed on the product: Dis[...]

Agency R egulator y Notices Japa nese No tice Ko r e a n N o t i c e ENERG Y S T AR Com pli ance Monitors that are marked with the ENERGY ST AR Logo meet the requirements of the U.S. En vironmental Protection Agency (EP A) ENERGY ST AR program. As an ENERGY ST AR Partner , He wlett Packard Company has determined that this product meets the ENERGY S[...]

Agenc y Regulatory Notices The po wer cord set (flexible cord or wall plug) recei ved with the monitor meets the requirements for use in the country where you purchased the equipment. If you need to obtain a po wer cord for a different country , you should purchase a po wer cord that is approv ed for use in that country . The po wer cord must be ra[...]

D L CD Monitor Q ualit y and Pi x 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 hav e cosmetic imperfections that appear as small bright or dark spots. This is common to all LCD displays us ed in products supplied by all vendo[...]

L CD Monitor Quality and Pi xel P olic y T o locate defectiv e 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 improv e its ability to produce LCDs [...]