HP (Hewlett-Packard) L2045w manual

HP L2045w 20" LCD Monitor User Guide[...]

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About This Gui de This gu ide provid es informa tion on se tting up the moni tor, ins tallin g drivers, us ing the on- screen display menu, t roublesh ooting and te chnic al specif ications . WARNING! Tex t set off i n this manner indi cates that fa ilure to follow directi ons could r esult in bodi ly harm or loss of life. CAUTION: Text set off in [...]

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Table of contents 1 Pr oduct Features HP L204 5w ............ .......... .......... .......... ................ .......... .......... ............... .......... ........... ... ................. ..... 1 2 Safety and Maintenance Guidelines Important Safety Informa tion ... ............ ......... ........ ....... ............ ......... ........ .....[...]

Changing t he Color Tem perature ... ......... ..... ...... ...... ........ ....... ...... ..... ......... ...... ...... ........ .. 29 Installin g the sRG B ICM Fil e for Mi crosoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP .. ... .... .... .. .... . 29 In stal ling the sR GB IC M File for M icro sof t Wind ows Vi sta ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ....[...]

1 Product Features HP L2045w The flat panel monitor has an a ctive matrix , thin-film transi stor (TFT), liq uid crystal di splay (LCD). The monitor featu res in clude : ● Large 20.1- inch (51 cm) wid e-screen dis play with 168 0 × 1050 resoluti on, plus full-s creen suppor t for lower resol utions ● Wide viewi ng angle to allow vi ewing from [...]

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2 Safety and Maintenance Guidelines Important Safety Info rmation A power cord is incl uded wi th the mo nitor. If ano ther cor d is us ed, use o nly a power s ource a nd connec tion appr opriate for thi s monito r. For informa t ion on the correct pow er cord set to use with th e monitor, refe r to the Power Cord Set Requ irements on page 38 secti[...]

● Turn the mo nitor off when n ot in use. You can sub stantiall y inc rease t he lif e expect ancy of the monitor by us ing a screen saver pro gram and turni ng off the monit or wh en not in use. ● Slots and op enings i n the cabin et are provid ed for v entila tion. The se ope nings mus t not b e blocke d or cove red. N ever push obj ects of a[...]

3 Set ting Up the Monit or To set up the monitor, ensur e that the po wer is tur ned of f to the monit or, comp uter sy stem, and other attached devi ces, then foll ow the inst ructions below. Rear Comp onents Figure 3-1 Rear Compo nents Compone nt Function 1 USB Downst ream Connectors Connects optional USB d evices to t he monitor. 2 USB Upstream [...]

The mon itor f eatures two sets of VESA 100mm mounting holes . Use the top m ounting holes to allo w the display head to be lowered 18.0 5 mm closer to the tab le surfa ce, when use d in landscap e mode. Figure 3-2 Two Sets of VESA 100m m Mounti ng Hol es 6 Chapter 3 Setti ng Up the Monit or ENWW[...]

Selecti ng the Signa l Connectors and Cabl es The m onitor fe atures o ne DVI-D conn ector and one VGA c onnect or capab le of support ing ei ther dig ital or analog input. The v ideo mode is dete rmine d by the connec tor and video cable used. ● For digi tal operati on, use an opt ional DV I-D signa l cable. Con nect the DVI-D signal c able to a[...]

Connecting the Monitor 1. Place the moni tor in a conv enient, well-v entila ted lo cation n ear the comp uter. 2. Conn ect one end of the USB h ub cab le to the USB con nector o n the r ear pan el of the compu ter or to a USB hub, a nd the other en d to th e upstrea m USB connec tor on th e monitor . Figure 3-5 Conne cting the USB Hub Cab le (not [...]

3. Connect on e end of the power cable to the A C power c onnector o n the b ack of t he mon itor, and the other end to an el ectrica l wall o utlet. Figu re 3- 6 C onnect ing the P ower Cable 4. Place the cables throu gh the cable ma nageme nt channe l on t he bac k of the monito r and on the pedest al base . Figu re 3- 7 Using the Cable Ma nageme[...]

Adjusting the Monitor 1. Tilt the monito r's pa nel fo rward or backwa rd to set it to a co mfortable eye level. Figure 3-8 Tilting the Monit or 2. Swivel th e monitor to the left or right for the bes t viewin g angle. Figure 3-9 Swi veling t he Mon itor 10 Chapter 3 Setting Up the Monitor EN WW[...]

3. Adjust the mo nitor's hei ght so tha t it is parall el to your eye hei ght for a c omfortabl e viewi ng positio n. WARNING! A loc k-down/r elease b utton o n the front of the colu mn pr events the di splay he ad fro m sliding up whe n the moni tor is lifted . If the display head is locked in th e lowe st height posi tion: a. Make sure that [...]

4. Pivot the monitor from la ndscape to por trait orien tation vi ewing to ada pt to your appl ication. Figu re 3-11 Pivo ting the M onitor NOTE: The monito r pivot s from lands cape cl ockwis e to portr ait orientat ion. To view informat ion on the scree n in p ortrait mode, you wi ll need to inst all the Pivot Pro s oftware included on the softwa[...]

Connecti ng USB Devices The mo nitor provide s two USB c onnector s on the r ear panel to connect devic es such as a di gital cam era, USB k eyboard, or USB mous e. NOT E: You m ust co nnect the U SB hub cable from the monitor to the computer or to a USB hu b to enable t he USB 2.0 ports on the monitor. Refer to Ste p 2 in Conne cting the Monitor o[...]

Mounting Solutions Removing the Mon itor Pedestal Base You can remove t he moni tor pane l from th e pede stal b ase to m ount the panel on a wal l, a swi ng ar m, or other mo unting fi xture. CAUTION: Befor e beginning to dis assembl e the monitor, be su re the moni tor is turned off and the power an d signal c ables ar e both dis connecte d. If t[...]

2. To mount t he mon itor to a swin g arm, wa ll or o ther m ountin g fixtur e using the HP Quick Release, follow the instr uctio ns provided in the doc ument ation that co mes wit h Quick Releas e. Figu re 3- 15 Mounting the Mo nitor to a Swin g Arm Usi ng Quic k Relea se Figu re 3- 16 Mounti ng the Monitor to the Wall Us ing Quick Release CAUTION[...]

3. If m ountin g the mo nitor using another manu facturer ’s solu tion, u se the s crews prev iously remove d from the moni tor base to mount the dis play to a swing arm or oth er mounti ng fixture. Consult the docume ntation incl uded w ith the m ountin g fixtur e for a dditio nal ins tructi ons. CAUTION: This mon itor suppo rts the VESA ind ust[...]

Mounting to the Pedestal Base An optio nal HP Quick Re lease ca n be atta ched to the pedestal base. It allo ws you to qui ckly and s ecurely attach some model s of the HP thin client to the monit or. To mount an HP thi n client to the pedes tal base using the HP Qui ck Release , follow the instr uction s provi ded in the docu mentati on that comes[...]

4 Operating the Monitor Software an d Utilities The CD that co mes with the m onitor conta ins fi les you can install on the compu ter: ● an .INF (Info rmation) fil e ● an .I CM (Im age Co lor Matc hing ) fil e ● auto- adju stmen t pat tern ut ilit y ● additio nal softwa re fo r the monitor mode l PDF Complete is su pplied on this CD and ca[...]

Inst alling t he .INF and .ICM Fil es After you determ ine that yo u need to upd ate, yo u can in stall the .INF and .IC M file s from the CD or download them . Installin g from the C D To instal l the .IN F and .ICM fi les on the co mputer from the CD: 1. Insert the CD in the compu ter C D-ROM dr ive. T he CD menu is display ed. 2. View the M onit[...]

To use the auto-a djustment feature: 1. Allow the monitor to warm up for 20 minutes befor e adjusting. 2. Press the − /Auto button on the monitor front pa nel. ● You can also pr ess the Menu/Se lect butt on, then selec t Auto-Adjustment from the OSD Main Menu. Refer to Adjusti ng the Monito r Settings on page 22 in thi s chapte r. ● If the re[...]

Front Pane l Controls Table 4-1 M onitor Front Panel Contr ols Control F unction 1 Menu/Select Opens, selects or exits the OSD menu. 2 − (Min us)/ Aut o ● Navigates backward through the OSD menu and decreases adjustment levels. ● When the OSD menu is inactiv e, activates the auto adjustment feature to optimize the s creen image. 3 + (Plus) Na[...]

Adjusting the Monitor Settings The mon itor set ting s can be a djuste d from the On- Screen D isplay ( OSD) me nu or from the HP Disp lay Assist ant util ity. Using the On-Screen Display Menu Use the On-S creen Dis play (OS D) to adjust the scree n image bas ed on your vi ewing prefer ence s. To access t he OSD, do the following : 1. If the monito[...]

Icon Main Menu Submenu Description Contrast Adjustable scale Adjusts the contrast level of the screen. The factory default ran ge is 80. Image Control Adjusts the screen image. Auto Ad justme nt Automatically adjusts the screen image. Horizontal Position Adjusts the position of the screen image left and right . Verti cal Pos ition Adjusts the posit[...]

Icon Main Menu Subm enu Description Power O n Recal l Restores power to the monitor following an unexpected removal of power. Select: ● On ● Off The factory default is On. Mode Display Displays the resolution, refr esh rate and frequenc y information on the screen each time the OSD Main Menu is accessed. Select: ● On ● Off The factory defau[...]

Icon Main Menu Submenu Description Infor mation Selects and displays important information about the monitor. Current Settings Provides the current input video mode. Recommended Settings Provides the recom mended resolution mode and ref resh ra te for the monitor. Serial Number Reports the serial number of the monitor. The serial number is needed i[...]

Optimizing Digital Conversion This mon itor contai ns advan ced cir cuitry tha t allo ws the flat pane l sc reen to funct ion l ike a st andard monitor . Two c ontrols in the on- screen displa y can be adjus ted to improv e image per formance : Clock and C lock Phas e. NOTE: The Cloc k and C lock Phase c ontrols are adju stabl e only wh en us ing a[...]

● Multiple Inputs are Active - Use the OSD to select the desired video input - Indicates the monitor is conne cted t o two vid eo inp uts. The mo nitor is trying to disp lay b oth inputs , but after 10 seconds the monitor us es the d efault si gnal inp ut. ● Auto Adjustment is in Progress - Indicates the auto-adjustment fun ction is act ive ●[...]

12. Afte r setting Sleep Time , the hi ghligh t automat ically s kips to Set On Time hou rs . Repeat s teps 6 through 9 to set On T im e . 13. Set the Timer mode to On to acti vate the Sleep Timer settings. 14. Whe n you are fini shed, sele ct Sa ve and Ret urn to exi t the menu . The fifth s electio n, Sle ep N ow , tur ns the m onitor ba cklights[...]

sRGB Support The m onitor is d esigned to sup port sRGB for col or manag ement, whi ch adapts to th e color standar ds used i n the ima ge tec hnolog y indus try. To take ad vantage of the s RGB suppo rt, you nee d to change the moni tor’s color tem peratu re to sRGB and inst all the sRGB color profi le (ICM) fil e. NOT E: The sRG B colo r temper[...]

8. Select th e sRGB Color Space Profile.icm file , then cl ick the OK button 9. To activ ate a co lor profile fo r the monitor, y ou must s et it as the De fault Mon itor Profile. Select sRGB Color S pace Profile , th en cl ick the Set as Defa ult button . 30 Chapter 4 Operating the Monito r ENWW[...]

A Troubleshooting Solving Co mmon Problems The fol lowin g table list s pos sible pr oblems, the pos sible cause of e ach pr oblem, and the recomme nded solutions . Proble m Possible Cause Soluti on Screen is blank. Power cord is disconnected. Connec t the power cord. Power switch on front panel of the monitor is t urned off. Press the front panel [...]

Proble m Poss ible C ause So lution The HP Display LiteS aver may not be compatible with the computer system. Some notebook com puters are not co mpatible and the m onitor power can no t be contr olled. Confirm that the HP Display Lit eSaver is compatible with the system. 1. Right-click on the HP Display LiteSaver icon in the system tray. 2. Select[...]

B Technical Specifications NOT E: All perfo rmanc e specif ication s are provi ded by the com ponent ma nufacture rs. Perf ormanc e speci fications repre sent the highest spec ification of a ll HP 's compo nent m anufact urers' typical level speci fications for performa nce and actual perfor mance may v ary either higher or lo wer. L2045w[...]

Power Consumption ( maximum) <75 watts Input Terminal One DVI-D connec tor, cable no t included. One VGA co nnector with cable inc luded. Recogn izing Prese t Display Reso lutions The dis play reso lution s liste d below are the most co mmonly us ed modes and a re set as facto ry defaults . This mon itor automat icall y recogniz ed these preset [...]

Energy Save r Feature When the monito r is in i ts normal operatin g mode, the moni tor uses les s than 75 w atts of power and the Power li ght is green. The m onitor al so suppo rts a redu ced power stat e. The r educe d power state w ill b e entered into i f the monitor detects the ab sence of either the horizont al sy nc signal and/or the vertic[...]

C Agency Regulatory Notices Fede ral Co mmun ications Com miss ion N otice This equi pment has been t ested a nd foun d to co mply wit h the l imits for a Cla ss B digita l dev ice, purs uant to Par t 15 of the F CC Ru les. These lim its a re desi gned to provid e reaso nable pr otection against h armful interfer ence in a re siden tial ins tallati[...]

Or, call 1- 800-HP- INVENT (1-8 00 474- 6836) For ques tions r egard ing t his FCC declar ation, c ontact: Hewl ett Pa ckard Co mpan y P. O. Box 6920 00, Mail Stop 5101 01 Houston, Texas 772 69-2000 Or, call (2 81) 514-33 33 To identi fy this product, re fer to the Part, Series , or Model numbe r found on the produ ct. Cana dian No tice This Class [...]

Japa nese N otice Korean Notice Power Cord Se t Requireme nts The mo nitor power s upply is pro vided wit h Auto matic Li ne Swi tchin g (ALS). This feature allo ws the monitor to opera te on input v oltag es between 100–1 20V o r 200–24 0V. The powe r cord set ( flexibl e cord or wal l plug) re ceiv ed with the mon itor me ets the requ irement[...]

Disposal of Waste Equipment by U sers in Private Household in the European Unio n This sy mbol o n the prod uct or on its pack aging indicate s that t his prod uct must no t be dis posed of wi th your ho usehold wa ste. Ins tead, it i s your resp onsibili ty to disp ose of y our waste equ ipment by handing it over to a desi gnated colle ction point[...]

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D LCD Monitor Qu ality and Pixel Policy The TFT monito r uses high- precisio n technolog y, manufa cture d according to HP standards , to guarant ee troubl e-free per formanc e. Neverthel ess, th e display ma y have cosm etic imper fections that appear as smal l br ight or d ark sp ots. T his is c ommon to all LC D dis plays us ed in produc ts supp[...]