HP L1740 manual

Use r Guide HP L17 4 0 17” and L19 4 0 19” F lat P anel Monitors Doc ument P art Number: 3 7 2 8 3 7 -001 January 200 5 This guide provides information on setting up the monitor , installing dri vers, using the on-screen display menu, troubleshooting and technical specif ications.[...]

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User G uid e i Cont e nts 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 . . . . . .[...]

ii Use r Guide Cont en ts Using the On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6 Adjusting Screen Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9 Optimizing Analog Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9 Identifying Monitor Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10 Sleep Timer Mode . . . . . . . .[...]

Cont en ts User G uid e ii i EPA Energy Star Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–4 Power Cord Set Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–5 D LCD Monitor Quality and Pixel Policy[...]

Use r Guide 1–1 1 Pr oduc t Feature s The Flat Panel Display has an acti ve matrix, thin-f ilm transistor (TFT), liquid crystal display (LCD). The monitor features include: ■ HP L1740 model, 17-inch (43.2 cm) vie wable area display , with narro w bezels. ■ HP L1940 model, 19-inch (48.3 cm) vie wable area display , with narro w bezels. ■ 128[...]

1–2 User Gui de Pr oduct F eature s ■ Mounting feature on bottom of m onitor to accept an optional Speaker Bar accessory kit. ■ Plug and play capability if supported by your system. ■ On-Screen Display (OSD) adjustments in English, Dutch, French, Italian, Simplif ied Chinese, German, and Spanish for ease of set-up and screen optimization. ?[...]

Use r Guide 2–1 2 Safet y an d Main ten an ce G ui delin es Impor tant S af et y Infor ma 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 “Power Cord Set Requir[...]

2–2 User Gui de Saf ety and Maintenance Guidelines Ä CA UTION: F or the pr otec tion of y our monitor , as well a s yo ur computer , connect all po wer cor d s f or y our compute r and its per ipher al de vi ces (suc h as a monitor , printer , scanner) t o some f orm of sur ge pr otecti on dev ice such as a po w er str ip or Uninter ru ptible P [...]

Saf ety and Maintenance Guidelines Use r Guide 2–3 ■ 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 [...]

Use r Guide 3–1 3 Set tin g Up t he Monitor T o set up the monitor , ensure that the po wer is turned of f to the monitor , computer system, and other attached devices, then follo w the steps belo w . Unfoldin g t h e Monitor B as e The monitor is shipped with the base attached in a folded flat position. T o begin using the monitor , you must unf[...]

3–2 User Gui de Setting Up the Monitor Id entifying Rear P an el Com ponents Re a r P a n e l Co m p on e n t s No . Compone nt Fu nction 1 AC p o we r connector Connec ts the A C pow er cord to the monitor . 2 USB d owns t rea m connector s Connec ts optional U SB de v ices to the monito r . 3 USB up st rea m connector Connec ts the USB cable t [...]

Setting Up the Monitor Use r Guide 3–3 Selec tin g t he Si gnal C onnec tors and C ab l es There are two signal input connectors: ■ VGA connector ■ D VI-D connector (av ailable on select models) The monitor will automatically determine which inputs ha ve v alid video signals. The inputs can be selected through the On-Screen Display (OSD) feat[...]

3–4 User Gui de Setting Up the Monitor 1. Place the monitor in a con venient, well-v entilated location near your computer . 2. Pi v ot the monitor to the portrait position. Connect one end of the po wer cable to the po wer connector on the monitor 1 , and the other end to an electrical wall outlet 2 . Co nnecting the P o w er Ca ble[...]

Setting Up the Monitor Use r Guide 3–5 3. For analog operation, connect one end of the V GA signal cable to the VGA connector on the monitor 1 , and the other end to the VGA connector on the computer 2 . Co nnecting the V G A Signal C able[...]

3–6 User Gui de Setting Up the Monitor 4. Connect the USB cable to the USB upstream connector on the monitor 1 and to a con venient USB connector on the computer 2 . Co nnecting the U SB Cable[...]

Setting Up the Monitor Use r Guide 3–7 5. Adjust the monitor as needed for your comfort using the monitor’ s tilt, swiv el, and height adjustment capabilities. Adj us ting the Tilt Adj us ting the S w iv el[...]

3–8 User Gui de Setting Up the Monitor Adj us ting the Heigh t[...]

Setting Up the Monitor Use r Guide 3–9 P iv oting the Monitor Ä CA UTION: Burn-in image damage may occ ur on monitors that displa y the same stati c image on sc r een fo r a pr olonged per iod of time . T o av o id burn-in image damage on y our monito r sc reen , you should alw ay s acti va te a scr een sav er appli cation or tur n off the monit[...]

3–10 Use r Guide Setting Up the Monitor Rem o vin g t h e Mo ni to r B as e The monitor base can be remov ed to mount the monitor on a wall, a swing arm or other mounting f ixture. Read the caution and warning statements belo w before beginning the procedure. Ä CA UTION: Bef or e beginning to dis asse mble the monitor , be sure the monitor is tu[...]

Setting Up the Monitor Use r Guide 3–11 2. Remov e the four scre ws 1 from the monitor base. 3. Remov e the monitor base 2 from the monitor . R emo v ing the Monitor Ba se Mountin g t he Monitor 1. Remov e the monitor base. Refer to “Remo ving the Monitor Base” steps in the pre vious section. ✎ For stand mounting purposes, when the base is [...]

3–12 Use r Guide Setting Up the Monitor 2. Using the scre ws 1 pre viously remov ed from the monitor base, mount the display 2 to a swing arm or other mounting f ixture. Consult the documentation included with the mounting f ixture for additional instructions. Mounting the Monitor[...]

Setting Up the Monitor Use r Guide 3–13 Locatin g t he Ra ting La bel The rating label 1 is located along the bottom of the rear panel of the monitor . L ocating the Rating L abel[...]

Use r Guide 4–1 4 O peratin g t he Monitor Soft w are and U tilities 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[...]

4–2 User Gui de 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. Th e I m a g e C o l o r M a t c h in g F i l e The .ICM f ile provides accurate color representation. The .ICM f iles are data files that are used in co[...]

Oper ating the Monitor Use r Guide 4–3 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 f iles manually from the CD in the e vent of an installation error . Refer to the INF and ICM Readme file on the CD. Do wnloa ding from [...]

4–4 User Gui de Oper ating the Monitor Fr ont P anel C ontrols F ro nt P anel Con tr ols No . Contr ol Fu nction 1 Au to Adj us t Ac ti vat es the aut o adjus tment f eatur e for optim um image . 2 Menu Opens the On-Sc ree n Displa y (OSD) men u . 3 – ( Minu s) • If O SD is on, pr ess to nav igate bac kwa rd thr ough the O SD menu featur es a[...]

Oper ating the Monitor Use r Guide 4–5 Adjustin g Monitor Set tin gs 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. Press the Menu b utton on the monitor’ s front panel t[...]

4–6 User Gui de Oper ating the Monitor 6. After adjusting the function, select Sa ve and Return, or Cancel if you don’ t want to sa ve the setting, then select Exit from the Main Menu. ✎ If the b uttons remain untouched for 10 seconds while displaying a menu, the ne w adjustments will be sa ved when the OSD automatically times out and exits t[...]

Oper ating the Monitor Use r Guide 4–7 The Adv anced OSD Menu has up to three suble vels and can be vie wed in one of se ven a vailable languages. The follo wing table provides the menus and their functions at each le vel: Ad v anced OSD Menu Le vel s Le vel 1 Le vel 2 Le vel 3 Fa c t o r y Preset Br ightnes s Adjustment Scale Y Cont rast Adjustm[...]

4–8 User Gui de Oper ating the Monitor Mode Displa y On / Off Selec tion N Po w e r - O n S t a t u s Displa y On / Off Selec tion N Sleep Timer Ti m er S e t M e nu N Def ault V ideo In put Analog - V G A N Digital Ser ial Number Displa y monitor s/n Basic Me nu N Can cel Sa v e and Retur n OSD C ontr ol Hori z ontal O SD Po s i t i o n Adjustme[...]

Oper ating the Monitor Use r Guide 4–9 Adjus ting S c reen Qualit y Allo w the monitor to warm up for 20 minutes before performing the follo wing procedures. The Auto-adjustment feature automatically f ine-tunes the image quality each time a ne w video mode is utilized. If additional improv ement is desired, press the Auto adjust b utton on the f[...]

4–10 Use r Guide Oper ating the Monitor ✎ When adjusting the Clock and Clock Phase v alues, if the monitor images become distorted, continue adjusting the v alues until the distortion disappears. T o restore the factory settings, select Y es from the Factory Reset menu in the on-screen display . Id entif ying Monitor Con ditions Special message[...]

Oper ating the Monitor Use r Guide 4–11 Sleep Tim er Mode The Sleep T imer mode is an energy-sa ving feature that enables you to set a time for the monitor to po wer on and of f at the same time e very day . This also extends the life of the backlight b ulbs in the monitor . The Sleep T imer has f i ve settings: ■ Set Current T ime ■ Set Slee[...]

4–12 Use r Guide Oper ating the Monitor 9. Press the Menu b utton to lock in the time chosen. 10. After setting the current time, the highlight automatically skips to Set Sleep T ime hours. Repeat steps 6 through 9 to set Sleep T ime. 11. If you do not want to set Sleep T ime, press the Menu b utton twice, then select Sa ve and Return to e xit th[...]

Oper ating the Monitor Use r Guide 4–13 C han gin g th e Co lor T empera ture 1. Press the Menu b utton on the front panel of the monitor to launch the Main Menu of the OSD. 2. Select Adv anced Menu to access all options in the Main Menu. 3. Select Color to display the Color T emperature menu. 4. Select sRGB. 5. Select Sa ve and Return to e xit t[...]

Use r Guide A–1 A T r oubl eshooting Solving Common Probl ems The follo wing table lists possible problems, the possible cause of each problem, and the recommended solutions. Problem P ossib le C ause Solution Sc r een is blank . P ow er cor d is disconnected . Connec t the po w er cor d. P ow er s w itch on fr ont panel of t he monitor is turned[...]

A–2 User Gui de T r oubleshooting Image appears blurr ed, indistinc t , or too dark . Brightness and c ontrast ar e too lo w . Press the Auto Adjust b utton on the fr ont panel . If this does not cor r ect the image , pr ess the Men u button to open the Basic O SD Menu , and adju st the br igh tness and c ontrast scales as needed . Image is not c[...]

T r oubleshooting Use r Guide A–3 Using t h e W orldwide W eb For online access to technical support information, self-solv e tools, online assistance, community forums of IT experts, broad multi ve ndor kno wledge base, monitoring and diagnostic tools, go to: http://www .hp .com/su pport . Preparing to call T ec hni cal Sup por t If you cannot s[...]

Use r Guide B–1 B T ec hnical S pec ifica tions ✎ All performance specif ications are provided b y the component manufacturers. Performance specif ications represent the highest specif ication of all HP’ s component manufacturers’ typical le vel specif ications for performance and actual performance may v ary either higher or lo wer . L1 7 [...]

B–2 User Gui de T echni cal Spec ific ations Max imum Gr aphi cs R eso lution 12 80 x 10 2 4 (7 5 Hz) analog and digit al modes T ext Mode 7 20 x 400 Dot P itch 0.2 64 x 0.2 64 mm Hor i z ontal F r equency (analog mode) 30 t o 83 k Hz V ertica l R ef r esh R ate (analog mode) 56 t o 7 6 H z Env ironmental R equirements Te m p e r a t u r e : Oper[...]

T echni cal Spec ificati ons Use r Guide B–3 L1 9 40 Fla t P anel Monitor L1 9 40 Flat P anel Monitor Display Ty p e 19 . 0 inches TFT L CD 48 .3 c m V ie w able Image Si z e 19 . 0 -inch diagonal 4 8. 3 cm Ti l t Swiv e l --5 to 3 5° -- 90 to 90 ° F ace T reatment Anti-glar e polar i z er w ith har d coating Max imum W eight (Unpac k ed , base[...]

B–4 User Gui de T echni cal Spec ific ations Recognizing Pre set Dis p l a y Re solu tions The display resolutions listed belo w are the most commonly used modes and are set as factory def aults. This monitor automatically recognizes these preset modes and they will appear properly sized and centered on the screen. Re lativ e Humidity 20 to 80% P[...]

T echni cal Spec ificati ons Use r Guide B–5 Enterin g User Mod es The video controller signal may occasionally call for a mode that is not preset if: ■ Y ou are not using a standard graphics adapter . ■ Y ou are not using a preset mode. If this occurs, you may need to re adjust the parameters of the monitor screen by using the on-screen disp[...]

B–6 User Gui de T echni cal Spec ific ations Energy Sav er Feature When the monitor is in its normal operating mode, the monitor uses less than 70 watts of po wer and the Power 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[...]

Use r Guide C–1 C Ag ency R egul a tor y Noti ces F ederal Comm unica tions Com miss io n Not ice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to Pa rt 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa[...]

C–2 Us er Guide Agenc y R egulatory Notice s Cable s Connections to this de vice must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI/EMI connector hoods to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations. Decl aratio n of Co nf or mity f or Products M ark ed wit h FCC Log o, Uni ted S tat e s On l y This de vice complies with Part 15 of the FC[...]

Agenc y Regulat or y Notice s Use r Guide C–3 C ana dian Notice This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Av i s C a n a d i e n Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Eur op ea n No t ice Prod[...]

C–4 Us er Guide Agenc y R egulatory Notice s Japane se Notice Ko r e a n N o t i c e EP A Energy Star Com pli an ce Monitors that are marked with the Ener gy Star Logo meet the requirements of the EP A Ener gy Star program. As an Energ y Star Partner , Hewlett P ackard Company has determined that this product meets the Ener gy Star guidelines for[...]

Agenc y Regulat or y Notice s Use r Guide C–5 P ow er C ord S et Req ui rem e n ts The monitor po wer supply is provided with Automatic Line Switching (ALS). This feature allo ws the monitor to operate on input v oltages between 100-120V or 200-240V . The po wer cord set (flexible cord or w all plug) recei v ed with the monitor meets the requirem[...]

Use r Guide D–1 D L CD Monitor Q u alit 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 s[...]

D–2 User Gui de L CD Monitor Quality and P i xe l P olicy T o locate defectiv e pix els, 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 abil[...]