HP 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 : 38 9 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 specif ications. 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Con te nt 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 Li[...]

Cont ent s 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 Us[...]

Con te nt s User Gu ide vi[...]

1 Product Features The Flat Panel Display has an acti v e matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT), liquid crystal display (LCD). The monitor features include: L1 5 06 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 w ing fr[...]

Pr oduct F eature s ■ Compliant with the follo wing regulated specif ications: ❏  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 eatur es ❏  Swedish MPR II 1990 ❏  Swedish TCO L1 9 06 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 w ing from a sitting or standing position, or moving side-to-side. ■  T ilt adjus[...]

Pr oduct F eature s ■ Compliant with the follo wing regulated specif ications: ❏ EP A ENERGY ST AR ❏ European Union CE Directi ves ❏ Swedish MPR II 1990 ❏ Swedish TCO 1–4 User Gu ide[...]

2 Safet y an d M ainten an ce Gu id el i ne s Impor tan t Sa fety Informa tion 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 “Po wer Cord Set Requirements” section[...]

Safe t y and Maintenance Guidelines Ä CAUT I ON: F or the pro tection o f your mo nitor , as w ell as yo ur compute r , connect all po we r cords f or yo ur computer and its per ipheral de vi ces (suc h as a monitor , printe r , scanner) to so me form of sur ge pro tection de v ice such as a po w er stri p or Uninterru ptible P o wer Su pply (UP S[...]

Safe t y and Maintenance Guidelines ■  Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for v entilation. 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 surface. ■  Do not allo w anything to rest on the po wer c[...]

Safe t y and Maintenance Guidelines 2–4 User Gu ide[...]

3 Set tin g U p t h e Monitor T o set up the monitor , ensure that the power is turned of f to the monitor , computer system, and other attached de vices, then follo w the steps below . Installin g t he Monitor P edestal 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 und[...]

Setting Up the Monito r 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. Mak e sure the pedestal base is securely locked before continuing with the setup. Inserting the Monitor int o the P edes tal Base 3–2 User Gu ide[...]

Setting Up the Monitor Conn ec tin g 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 AR NING: T o redu ce the risk of elec tri c shock or damage to y our equipment: ■  [...]

Setting Up the Monito r 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 o wer C ables 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 . T ilting the Monitor 5. Press the power switch to turn on the monitor . Ä CAUT I ON: Burn-in image damage may occ ur on monitors that displa y the same static image on sc reen f or a pr olonged peri od of time . T o av oi d b[...]

Setting Up the Monito r Rem o vi n g t h e M o ni to r B a s e Y ou can remov e the monitor base to mount the monitor on a wall, a swing arm, or other mounting f ixture. Read the Caution and W arning statements belo w before beginning the procedure. Ä CAUT I ON: Befo re beginning to disas semble the monitor , be sur e the monitor is tur ned off an[...]

Setting Up the Monitor 3. Remo ve the three scre ws 2 as shown in the follo wing illustration. R emov ing the Monitor Base Ä CAUT I ON: Ensur e that the bottom of the monit or base is positi oned o ver a table o r desktop befo re r emov ing the bas e fro m the monitor . 4. Remo ve the monitor base 3 from the monitor . Mountin g t h e Monitor 1. Re[...]

Setting Up the Monito r Ä CAUT I ON: This monitor su pports the VES A industry standard 100mm mounting hole s. T o at tach a thir d part y mounting soluti on to the monitor , fo ur 4mm, 0.7 pit ch, and 10mm lo ng scr ew s ar e r equired (no t pro vi ded with the monitor ) . Lo nger scr e ws should not be used beca use the y may damage the moni to [...]

4 O peratin g t he Monitor Soft w are an d Utiliti es The monitor includes a CD that contains two f iles you can install on your computer: ■ an .INF (Information) f ile ■ an .ICM (Image Color Matching) f ile 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 .I[...]

Oper ating the Monitor work through separate BNC type connectors or through distrib ution buf fers/boxes. Y ou may need to install the .INF f ile if these conditions are not met. The Ima ge C ol or Ma tc hin g File The .ICM f ile provides accurate color representation. The .ICM f iles are data files that are used in conjunction with graphics progra[...]

Oper ating the Monitor 6. Ensure that the proper resolution and refresh rates appear in the W indo ws Display control panel. ✎ Y ou may need to install the digitally signed monitor .INF and .ICM f iles manually from the CD in the ev ent of an installation error . Refer to the INF and ICM Readme file on the CD. Do wnloading from the W orl dw ide W[...]

Oper ating the Monitor F ro nt P anel Co ntr ols ‘ Control Func tion 1 Menu Opens , selects or e x its the OSD menu . 2 – ( Minu s button) • Nav igates bac kwar d thr ough the OSD men u and decr ease s adjustmen t le vels . • If the OSD men u is inacti ve , acti vates the a uto adju stment featur e to optimi z e the sc reen image . 3 + ( P [...]

Oper ating the Monitor Adjus ting Monitor Set ting s 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 Po wer switch to turn on the monitor . 2. T o access the OSD Menu, press the Menu button on the monitor’ s front p[...]

Oper ating the Monitor 6. After adjusting the function, select Sav e and Return, or Cancel if you don’ t want to sav e the setting, then select Exit from the Main Menu. ✎ If the b uttons 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 m[...]

Oper ating the Monitor The Adv anced OSD Menu has up to three sublev els and can be vie wed in one of six av ailable languages. The follo wing table provides the menus and their functions at each le v el: Adv anced OSD Men u Le v els Le v el 1 Le v el 2 Le v el 3 Fa c t o r y Preset Br ightness A djus tment Scale Y Con tras t Adj ustment S cale Y I[...]

Oper ating the Monitor Adv anced OSD Men u Le v els (Contin u ed) Le v el 1 Le v el 2 Le v el 3 Fa c t o r y Preset Mode Displa y On / Off Selecti on N P o wer - On Statu s On / Off Selectio n N Displa y Sleep Ti mer Time r Set Men u N Ser ial Number Displa ys monitor ser ial numbe r Basi c Menu Can ce l Save and Retu rn O SD Contr ol Hori z ontal [...]

Oper ating the Monitor 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 Di gital Conv ersion This monitor contains adv anced circuitry that allows the flat panel screen to function like a standard[...]

Oper ating the Monitor Id entif ying Monitor C onditions 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” mo[...]

Oper ating the Monitor ■ 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 do wn and highlight Management. 3. Press the Menu button to select Management. 4. Scroll do wn and highlight and select Sleep T imer > Set Current T ime. ✎ Y [...]

Oper ating the Monitor 13. Set the T imer mode to On to activ ate the Sleep T imer settings. 14. When you are finished, select Sa ve and Return to e xit the menu. The f ifth selection, Sleep Now , turns the monitor backlights of f immediately and stays in sleep mode until the next On T ime acti vates or a monitor b utton is pressed. HP Disp l ay Li[...]

Oper ating the Monitor 4. Select the follo wing options to configure the HP Display LiteSa ver features: Confi gure Options Func tion Enable Displa y Lit eSa ver Enables the HP Dis play L iteS av er func tions; deselec t to disable the HP Displa y Lite Sav er . Displa y Off Sets the time w hen the monitor auto matically tur n off . This does no t a[...]

Oper ating the Monitor Confi gure Options Func tion OK St ores the c urr ent settings and minimi z es HP Displa y Lite Sav er to the S ys tem T r ay . Cancel R estor es the pr ev iou s settings and minimi z es HP Displa y Lite Sav er to the S ys tem T r ay . HP Display L iteSa ver w ill continue t o run. Help Opens the online help f ile. Ex it Ex i[...]

Oper ating the Monitor C han gin g t he C ol or 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 [...]

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 Prof ile, ” then click Set as Default button. 6. Click A pply or OK . 4–16 U ser Guide[...]

A Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Solving Comm on Problems The follo wing table lists possible problems, the possible cause of each problem, and the recommended solutions. Pr oblem P ossible Cau se Soluti on Scr een i s blank. P ow er cord is disconnec ted. Co nnect the po wer cor d . P ow er sw itch on fr ont panel of the mo nitor is turned o ff . Pr[...]

T r oublesho oting Pr oblem P ossible Cau se Soluti on Image appears blurr ed, indis tinct , or too dark . Br ightness and contr ast ar e too low . Pr ess the Auto A djust bu t ton on the fr ont panel . If this does not cor rect the image , pr ess the Menu bu t ton to open the Basi c OSD Men u , and adju st the bri ghtness and contr ast scale s as [...]

T r oubleshoot ing Pr oblem “Out of R ange . Set Monitor to 1280 x 10 2 4 @ 60Hz ” is disp layed on scr e en. P ossible Cau se V ideo re solutio n and/or r efr esh rat e are set higher than w hat yo ur monitor su ppor ts. Solut ion R estart your com p uter and ente r Safe Mode . Change y our settings to a suppo r ted setting (see “F actory Pr[...]

T r oublesho oting Pr oblem P ossible Cau se Soluti on The HP Dis play L iteSa ver may no t be compatible w ith your co mputer sys te m . Some notebook computers ar e not compatible and the monitor po w er can not be contr olled. Co nfirm that the HP Displa y L iteS aver is co mpatible with you r syst e m. 1. Right-cli ck on the HP Displa y Lite Sa[...]

T r oubleshoot ing Preparing to call T ec hnical Su ppor t If you cannot solve a problem using the troubleshooting tips in this section, you may need to call technical support. Ha ve the follo wing information av ailable when you call: ■ The monitor ■ Monitor model number ■ Serial number for the monitor ■ Purchase date on in v oice ■ Cond[...]

T r oublesho oting A–6 User Guid e[...]

B T ec hni cal S pec ifi ca tions ✎ All performance specif ications are provided by the component manufacturers. Performance specif ications represent the highest specif ication of all HP’ s component manufacturers’ typical le v el specif ications for performance and actual performance may vary either higher or lo wer . L1 506 Flat P an el Mo[...]

T echnical S pecif icati ons L1 506 Flat P an el Monitor (Contin ued) V er tical R efr esh R ate 50 to 7 6 Hz En vir onmental Re quirements T emperatur e: Operating T emper ature 41 to 9 5 o F 5 to 3 5 o C Non-operating T emper ature - 4 to 140 o F -- 20 to +6 0 o C R elativ e Humidity 20 to 8 0% P o wer S ource 100 – 2 40 V A C, 5 0 – 60 Hz Al[...]

T e chni cal Spec ificati ons L1 7 06 Fl at P anel Monitor Displa y 17 . 0 inc h es 4 3 .18 cm Ty p e TFT L CD V iew able Image Si z e 17 . 0 -inch diagonal 4 3 .18 cm Til t - -5 to 30 o Max i mum W ei g ht 10.1 lbs . 4.60 k g (unpac ked) (Unpac ke d) Dimensi ons (include pedes tal) He ight 15 .6 inche s 395 m m Depth 8. 0 inches 20 3 mm Wid t h 14[...]

T echnical S pecif icati ons L1 7 0 6 Flat P an el Monitor (Contin ued) P o wer C onsumption <3 7 watts typi cal Input T erminal 15-pin D-t ype co nnector w ith cable included . B–4 User Guide[...]

T e chni cal Spec ificati ons L1 906 Flat P anel Monitor Displa y 19 .0 inc hes 48 .3 c m Ty p e TFT L CD V iew able Image Si z e 19 .0 -inch di agonal 4 8.3 cm Til t - -5 to 30 o Max i mum W ei g ht 11.7 lbs . 5 .3 0 kg (un pack ed) (Unpac ke d) Dimensi ons (includes pede stal) He ight 16 .8 inches 427 m m Depth 8. 0 inches 20 3 mm Wid t h 16 .6 i[...]

T echnical S pecif icati ons L1 906 Flat P anel Monitor (Contin ued) P o wer C onsumption <3 7 watts Input T erminals 15-pin D-t ype co nnector w ith cable included . Recognizing Preset Disp l a y Resolutions The display resolutions listed belo w are the most commonly used modes and are set as factory def aults. This monitor automatically recogn[...]

T e chni cal Spec ificati ons Factor y Preset Dis pl ay Modes (C ontinued) Preset Pi xel F ormat Horz Freq (kHz) V ert Freq (Hz) 13 115 2 x 9 00 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 a ppl y to L17 0 6 and L1906 mode ls only Enterin g User Modes The video controller signal may occasionally[...]

T echnical S pecif icati ons Energy Sav er F ea ture 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 an[...]

C Ag ency Regula tor y No tices F ed eral C ommuni ca tions Com missi on No tice 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 Modifica tions The FCC requires the user to be notif i ed that any changes or modif ications made to this device that are not e xpressly approv ed by He wlett P ackard 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 R[...]

Agency R egulator y Notices T o identify this product, refer to the Part, Series, or Model number found on the product. Ma teri als 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. D[...]

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 C omp li ance Monitors that are marked with the ENERGY ST AR Logo meet the requirements of the U.S. En vironmental Protection Agenc y (EP A) ENERGY ST AR program. As an ENERGY ST AR Partner , He wlett Packard Compan y has determined that this product meets the ENERG[...]

Agenc y Regulatory Notices The po wer cord set (flexible cord or wall plug) recei v ed 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 r[...]

D L CD Monitor Q ualit y and P ix el P o licy The TFT monitor uses high-precision technology , manufactured according to HP standards, to guarantee trouble-free performance. Ne vertheless, the display may ha ve cosmetic imperfections that appear as small bright or dark spots. This is common to all LCD displays us ed in products supplied b y all ven[...]

L CD Monitor Quality and P ix el P olicy 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 impro ve its ability to produce LCDs [...]