HP (Hewlett-Packard) LH591AA#ABA manual

User ’s Gui de 18 5 9m 2009m/v/f 215 9m/v 23 0 9 m / v 250 9 b / m 270 9 m[...]

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User’ s Guide –iii Nota tional C onv entions The f ollow ing secti on desc ribes not ational con venti ons used in this document . Notes , Cau tions , and W arnings Thr oughout this gui de, bloc ks of text ma y be accompanied by an i con. T hese bloc ks a r e notes, cau tions, and war nings, and they ar e used as f ollow s: WA R N I N G : Indic[...]

–iv Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide[...]

User’ s Guide v Cont ent s Notational Conven tions ...... .................... ................ ................ ................ .................... ........... ..... ........ 1–iii Notes, Cautions, and Warnings ............ ................ .................... ................ ................ .................. ... 1–iii 1 Product Featur[...]

User’ s Guide vi A Troubleshooting Solving Common Prob lems .............. .................... ................ ................... ................. ................ .. .......... A–1 Getting Support from hp.co m ........... ................ ................. ................... ................ .................... . ......... .. A–3 Prepa[...]

User’ s Guide 1–1 1 Product Features HP L CD Monitors The HP L CD (li quid crys tal display) monit ors ha ve an acti ve matr ix , thin-film tr ansistor (TFT) sc reen . This guide dis c uss es the fol lo wing models: ■ 18 5 9m L CD monitor ■ 2009m/v/f L CD monit or ■ 215 9m/v L CD monitor ■ 2 30 9m/v L CD monitor ■ 2 50 9b/m L CD monit[...]

User’ s Guide 1–2 ■ Ambi ent Light Sensor (selec t mo dels onl y) ■ CD included: ❏ Dri ver s ❏ Au to-adju stment softwar e ❏ Docu ments ❏ Ado be ® Acr obat ® Reader[...]

User’ s Guide 2–1 2 Saf ety and Maint enanc e Guide line s Impor tant S afety Information The po wer cor d is designed for us e w ith your monitor . T o use a differ ent cor d, us e only a pow er sour ce and connectio n compatible w ith this monitor . Safety Precautions ■ Use onl y a pow er sour ce a nd connectio n compatible w ith this monit[...]

Safety and Maintenance Guidelines 2–2 Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide Maintenance G uidelines T o enhance the perfor mance and extend the lif e of y our monitor : ■ Do not open your monitor ca binet or attempt to servi ce this product y ourself . If y our monitor is not operating pr operl y or has been dropped or damaged , contact [...]

User’ s Guide 3–1 3 Setting Up the Mon itor Un pac king t he Monitor 1. Unpac k the monitor . Mak e sure all conten ts ar e included . Stor e the packing bo x. 2. T urn o f f the comput er and other attac hed dev ices . 3. Determine whether the monitor will be desktop m ounted or wall-mounted. See “Installing the Mon itor” in this cha pt er[...]

User’ s Guide 3–2 3. L ift the monitor to an upr ight positi on and place on a flat, st able surface. Monitor in upright position Preparing th e monitor for wa ll-mounting 1. Disconnec t the po w er cable and any other cables f rom the monitor . 2. P lace the monitor face do wn on a flat , pro tected surface . 3. Remov e th e four scr ew s th a[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User’ s Guide 3–3 4. Slide the base a wa y fr om the bottom of the monitor . Sliding the base away from the monitor 5. R emo ve the s quare plate on the back of monitor . Use a co in at the base of the plate to pry it loose . Removing the plate from the back of the monitor[...]

Setting Up the Monitor 3–4 Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide F our or six thr eaded holes are e xposed (depending on y our model) . The se holes ar e for s cre ws to attac h the s w ing arm or oth er mounting f ixtur e to the back of the moni t or . Some models w ill include mounting s cr ew s in the mounting holes. Y ou w ill ne ed to[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User’ s Guide 3–5 Conn ectin g th e V G A ( An alog) or D VI- D (Digital) C ab le Use a V G A vi deo cable or a DVI-D v ideo cable (cables pr ov ided w ith select models). T o use D VI, you m ust ha ve a D VI-complian t gr aphic car d. C onnectors ar e located on the bac k of the monitor . Be sure the comput er and monito[...]

Setting Up the Monitor 3–6 Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide Connec tin g th e HDMI C abl e (Selec t Models O nly) Connec t one end of the HDMI cable to the back of the monitor and the other end to a comput er with an HDMI connector . Audio an d Video C ab les and Ad apters The f ollow ing table sho ws the cable and adapter ty pes that[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User’ s Guide 3–7 Hi gh-Ban dwidth Digital C ontent Protection (HDCP) If y our monitor supports HDCP , it can r ecei ve high- definiti on conte nt . High-def inition cont ent is availa ble in man y sour ces, su ch as Blu-r ay Disc de vi ces or HD TV air or cable broadcas ts. If y ou do not hav e an HD CP- ena bled monitor[...]

Setting Up the Monitor 3–8 Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide 4. Click Set De fault . 5. Click Apply . 6. Click OK to clos e the windo w . Conn ectin g th e P o w er C ab le 1. R ead the war ning belo w . Connecting the power cable 2. Connec t one end of the pow er cable to the monitor and the other end to a gr ounded electr ical outlet[...]

Setting Up the Monitor User’ s Guide 3–9 Cable Manage ment The HP L C D monitor s hav e cable management . Cables can be easil y rou ted thr ough the squar e hole in the base and ar e partially hi dden when v ie wed fr om the fr ont . . Adj us t in g t h e Til t F or optimal vi ewing , adjust the screen tilt to your o wn pr efer ence, as f ollo[...]

Setting Up the Monitor 3–10 Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide Adjustin g t he Sw iv el The HP L CD monito r allo ws a u sable range of moti on with the s wi vel featur e . K e yboard P a rkin g If y ou need mor e space on y our deskt op, place the k ey board under the monito r when not in u se . CAUT I ON: T o av oid br eak a ge or oth[...]

User’ s Guide 4–1 4 Op eratin g th e Monitor CD Soft war e an d Utiliti es The CD that is inc luded with this monitor cont ains the dri ver s and softw ar e that y ou can install on y our computer . Installin g Dri v ers If y ou determine that y ou need to update the dr iv ers, y ou can install the monitor- dri ver I NF and ICM file s fr om the[...]

User’ s Guide 4–2 Using t he Au to-Adjus tment Func tion Y ou can easily optimi z e the scr een per f ormance f or the V G A input b y using the Aut o/Selec t button on the monitor and the auto-adj ustment patter n softwar e on the CD pr ov ided . Do not us e this pr ocedure if y our monitor is us ing a D VI or HDMI input . If your monitor is u[...]

Operating the Monitor User’ s Guide 4–3 F ront-P anel Controls Contr ol buttons ar e located on the low er right f r ont of the monitor: Using t h e On -sc reen Dis pl ay (OSD) An On-scr een display is an image super imposed on a sc reen p ic ture , commonly u sed by monitor s, tele visi ons, V CRs, and DVD pla yers to dis play infor mation suc[...]

Operating the Monitor 4–4 Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide OSD Menu Selec tions The f ollow ing table lists the On-Sc reen Dis play (O SD) menu selec tions and the ir func tional des cripti ons. After c hanging an OSD men u item , and if the menu scr een has these opti ons, y ou may c hoose to: ■ Canc el — to r e turn to the prev [...]

Operating the Monitor User’ s Guide 4–5 Quick Vi ew (select models only) Select f rom the f ollow ing modes: ■ Mov ie ■ Photo ■ Gaming ■ Te x t ■ Cus tom (settings save s when y ou adjust the Br ightness, Contr ast or Colo r in one of the other Quick V iew options) Cus tom Color Selects and adjusts y our own color scale s: R — Sets [...]

Operating the Monitor 4–6 Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide DDC/CI Support Allo ws the computer to contr ol some OSD men u featur es such as br ightness, contr ast, and co lor temper ature . Set to: On Off The f actory default is On . Bez el P ow er LED T urns the li ght (LED) in the po wer button On and Off . When set to Off , the lig[...]

Operating the Monitor User’ s Guide 4–7 Sele cting V ideo Input Co nne c tor s The inpu t connectors ar e: ■ VGA c o n n e c t o r ( a n a l o g ) ■ D V I-D connecto r (digit al) ■ HDMI connector (di g ital) The monito r automati cally det ermine s w hic h inputs hav e vali d v ideo signals, and displa ys the image . Y ou can connect the [...]

Operating the Monitor 4–8 Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide Adjust ing Sc reen Qualit y The au to-adjustment featur e automati cally f ine-tunes the image quality for displa y siz e , positi on, c lock, and phase eac h time a ne w video mode is displa yed . Fo r mor e prec ise adjus tments of V G A input , run the Au to-Adj ustment so [...]

User’ s Guide 5–1 5 Preparing t he Monitor for Shippin g K eep the orig inal packing bo x in a stor age area . Y ou ma y need it later if yo u mov e or ship your monit or . Preparing the Monitor for Shipp ing 1. Disconnec t the po wer , vi deo, and audi o cables fr om the monitor . 2. Set the monitor b ase on a sof t , protected surface. Prepar[...]

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User’ s Guide A–1 A Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Solving Common Pr obl ems The f ollow ing table lists pos s ible pr oblems, the possible cau se of each pr oblem, and the r ecommended solutions: Problem Solu tion P o wer LED is not on . Mak e sure the P o wer button is on , an d the pow er cord is pr operly connect ed to a grounded pow er outle[...]

User’ s Guide A–2 Unable to hear audio f rom built-in speake rs (select models only). Do the fo llo w in g: ■ Ensure the so ur ce signal is good by using headphones at the sour ce. ■ Pres s the Menu button to access the OSD men u . Select Management , and then select Vo l u m e to adjust the vo lume. ■ T urn up the v olume with th e fr on[...]

T roubleshooting User’ s Guide A–3 Getti ng S uppo r t f r om h p .co m Befo re y ou contac t cu stomer servi ce, r efer to HP T echnical Support at: ht tp://w ww .hp.com/support Select y our country/regi on, and the n follo w the links to the support page for y our monitor . Preparing to Ca ll T ec hnical Su ppor t If y ou cannot solv e a prob[...]

T roubleshooting A–4 Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide[...]

User’ s Guide B–1 B T ec hnical Spec ifi cations All spec ifi cations r epresen t the t yp ical spec ifi cations pr ov ided by HP’s componen t manuf acturer s; actual perfo rmance may var y eith er high er or l ow er . HP L CD Monitors F ace tr eatment: Glare polar iz er w ith hard coating Input T er minals: ■ V GA connec tor (se lect mode [...]

User’ s Guide B–2 model 2009m/v/f Display T ype: Vi ewa ble Image Siz e: Til t : Dimensions (h x w x d): Maximum Gr aphics R esolution: Optimum Gr aphics R esolu tion: Te x t M o d e : Dot P itch: Hor i z ontal F req uency (analog mode): V ertical F r equency (analog mode) : Env ironment al Requir ements T emperature (independent of alti tude) [...]

T echnical Specifications User’ s Guide B–3 model 2309m/v Display T ype: Vi ewa ble Image Siz e: Til t : Maximum W eight (unpack ed) : Dimensions (h x w x d) Maximum Gr aphics R esolution: Optimum Gr aphics R esolu tion: Te x t M o d e : Dot P itch: Hor i z ontal F req uency (analog mode): V ertical F r equency (analog mode) : Env ironment al R[...]

T echnical Specification s B–4 Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide model 2709m Display T ype: Vi ewa ble Image Siz e: Til t : Maximum W eight (unpack ed) : Dimensions (h x w x d): Maximum Gr aphics R esolution: Optimum Gr aphics R esolu tion: Te x t M o d e : Dot P itch: Hor i z ontal F req uency (analog mode): V ertical F r equency (ana[...]

T echnical Specifications User’ s Guide B–5 Preset Video and H igh-D efinition Modes The monit or automaticall y recogni z es many pr eset v ideo input modes that w ill appear pr operl y siz ed and center ed on the scr een. Factory Pre set Video Input Mode s , 1 85 9m Preset Resolu tion Horizontal Freq u enc y ( kH z) V erti cal Freq uen cy (Hz[...]

T echnical Specification s B–6 Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide High Definition Vi deo Formats Preset Timing Na me Resolu tion Horizonta l Freq uen cy (k Hz) V erti cal Freq uen cy (Hz ) 1 480p 60 7 2 0 x 480 31 . 4 7 60 2 5 7 6p50 7 20 x 5 7 6 31.2 5 50 37 2 0 p 5 0 1 2 8 0 x 7 2 0 3 7 . 5 0 5 0 4 7 20p 60 12 80 x 7 20 4 5. 00 60 5 1[...]

T echnical Specifications User’ s Guide B–7 L CD Monitor Q ualit y and Pi x el P o licy The HP L CD Monitor u ses hi gh-pr e c ision tec hnology , manufac tur ed according to hi gh standar ds, to help guar antee tr ouble-fr ee performance . Nev ertheless, the displa y may hav e cosmeti c imperfecti ons that appear as small bright o r dark s pot[...]

T echnical Specification s B–8 Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide[...]

User’ s Guide C–1 C Agency Regulator y Notices F ederal Communica tions Commis sion Notice This eq uipment has been tested and f ound to comply w ith the limits for a Class B di gital dev ice , pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC R ules. T hese limits ar e designed to pr ov ide rea sona ble pr otecti on against harmfu l interf erence in a r esiden[...]

User’ s Guide C–2 Ma terials Dis pos al This HP pr oduct contains mer cury in the fluor escent lamp in the displa y L CD that might r equire s peci al handling at end- of-life: Disposal o f this mater ial can be regulated becau se o f env iro nmental consider ations. F or dispos al or r ecy cling infor mation, cont act y our local author ities [...]

Agency Regulator y Notices User’ s Guide C–3 Dispos al of W aste E quip ment b y Users in Priv ate Househ olds in t he E uropean Union This s ymbol on the pr oduct or on its pack aging indicates that this pr oduct mus t not be dispo sed of with your oth er househo ld waste. Instead, it is your respons ibilit y to disp ose of your waste equipmen[...]

Agency Regulator y Notices C–4 Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide EP A ENERG Y S T AR C omp lian ce Pr oducts mark ed w ith the ENERG Y S T AR ® logo on the pack aging box q u alify wi th the U .S . Envir onmental Pr otection A gency’s ENERG Y ST AR ® guidelines f or energ y effic iency . Pr oducts with the ENER G Y S T AR ® label [...]

Agency Regulator y Notices User’ s Guide C–5 The Table of Toxic and Hazardous Substances/Elements and their Content as required by China’s Management Methods for Controlling Pollution by Electronic Information Products Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Elements Part Name Lead (Pb) Mercury (Hg) Cadmium (Cd) Hexavalent Chromium (Cr(VI)) Polybr[...]

Agency Regulator y Notices C–6 Features may var y by model. User’ s Guide[...]