Samsung 245BW manual

Install drive r Install p ro g rams SyncMaster 245B / 245BW[...]

Notation Failure t o follow di rections not ed by this symb ol could resu lt in bodily harm or dama ge to the equipment . Prohibited Important to read and understand at all times Do not disassembl e Disconnect the plug f rom the outl et Do not to uch Ground t o prevent an el ectric shock Powe r When not used f or extended perio d of time, set your [...]

Do not use a damaged o r loose plug . This may caus e electric shock or fire. Do not pul l the plug out by the wi re nor touc h the plug with wet ha nds. This may caus e electric shock or fire. Use only a pr operly grounde d plug and rece ptacle. An improper ground may cau se electric sh ock or equip ment damage . (Class l Equipment on ly.) Insert [...]

To disconnect the apparatu s from the mai ns, the plug must be pull ed out from the mains sock et, therefo re the mains plu g shall be read ily operable. This may caus e electric shock or fire. Installation Be sure to contact an au thorized Service Center when inst alling your se t in a locati on with heav y dust, high or low tempera tures, high hu[...]

Otherwise, this ma y cause fire. Keep any he ating devices aw ay from the power cabl e. A melted coating may cause electric shock or f ire. Do not instal l the product in places with p oor ventilation , for instance , a bookshelf, closet, etc. Any increase in the internal tempera ture may cause fire. Put down the mon itor carefully. Failing to do s[...]

Cleanin g and Usin g When cleaning the monitor case or the surface of the TFT-LCD screen, wipe with a slightly moistened, soft fabric. Do not spray water or detergent d irectly onto the monito r. This may caus e damage, el ectric shock or fire. Use the recom mended deterge nt with a smooth cloth. If the connector betw een the plug and the pin i s d[...]

If your monitor d oes not opera te normally - in particular, if there is any unusual soun d or smell coming from the monitor - contact an auth orized dealer or the Service Center. This may cause el ectric shock or fire. Keep the pr oduct away f rom places e xposed to oil , smoke or moist ure; do not install inside a ve hicle. This may cause a m alf[...]

Keep the pr oduct away f rom combusti ble chemical sp rays or infl ammable substances. This may cause an explosion or fire. Never inse rt anything meta llic into th e monitor open ings. This may cause el ectric shock, fire or injury. Do not insert metal objects such as chopst icks, wire and too ls or inflammab le objects such as paper o r matches i[...]

When moving the monitor, turn off and unplug the pow er cord. Make sure that a ll cables, includin g the anten na cable and cables connec ted to other de vices, are disconnect ed before m oving the mo nitor. Failure to di sconnect cables may damage it and cause fire or electric shock. Place the produ ct out of child ren’s reach, as they could dam[...]

Correct Disposal of This Pro duct (Waste Elect rical & Elec tronic Equip ment) - Europe on ly (Applicab le in the Eu ropean Unio n and other E uropean c ountries with separate co llection systems) This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicate s that it should not be dispose d with other hou sehold wastes at the end of its workin[...]

PRODUCT INFORMATION (I mage Retention Free) LCD Monitors and TVs may have an image retent ion when sw itching from on e image to another especially after displaying a statio nary image for a long time. This guide is to demonstrate a corre ct usage of LCD products in order to protect the m from Image retention. Warrant y Warranty does not cover an y[...]

Ex) The best way to prote ct your monitor from Image retentio n is to set your PC or S y stem to o p erate a Screen Saver p ro g ram when y ou are not usin g it. Image retention may not o ccur when a LCD panel is opera ted under normal conditio ns. Normal conditions are defined as continuously changi ng video patterns. Whe n the LCD panel is operat[...]

Packa g e Contents Please mak e sure the follo wing items a re included with your mo nitor. If any items are missing, conta ct your de aler . Contact a local dealer to buy optional items. Un p ackin g Without Stand Monitor With Stand Monitor & Sliding Stand Manual[...]

Quick Setup Guide Warranty Card (Not availa ble in al l locations ) User's Guide, Monitor Driver, Natural Color, MagicTun e™ Cable Power Cord D-sub Cable Sold se p aratel y DVI Cable Others Cleani ng Cloth This is only pr ovided for hi ghly polish e d black prod ucts as a produ ct feature. S p eaker p acka g e ( o p tion ) Speaker Y our Moni[...]

MENU button [ ] Opens the on-sc reen menu and exits from th e menu. MagicBri ght™ button [] MagicBright ™ is a new fe ature provid ing optim um viewing environme nt depending o n the conte nts of the imag e you are watching. Currently se ven different mode s are available: Custo m, Text, Internet, Game, Sport and Mo vie, Dynamic Cont rast. Each[...]

Enter button [ ] / Source button Activates a hig hlighted menu item. / Push the ' ', then selects th e video signal while the OSD is off. (When the button is pressed to change the i nput mode , a message appears in the upper left of th e screen displa ying the current mode -- analog or digi tal input si gnal.) >> Click here to see a[...]

RGB IN : Connect the RGB IN terminal at the back of your monitor to your comp uter. AUDIO POWER z Connect t he speaker powe r line connect ed to the spea ker to the AUDIO POWER te rminal of the m onitor Kensington Lock z The Kensi ngton lock is a device us ed to physica lly fix the system when u sing it in a public pla ce. (The locking device has t[...]

Connectin g Cables Connect t he power cord fo r your monitor to the POWER port on the back of the monitor. Plug the power cord for the m onitor into a nearby outlet. Use appr opriate connec tion for yo ur computer. Using the RGB (A nalog) co nnector on the video card. - Connect t he signal c able to the 15-p in, RGB IN po rt on the bac k of your mo[...]

When connecting a sp eaker, be carefu l that the grooves of th e monitor and the speaker . ( )are aligned with ea ch other. A djust the a ligned positi ons until y ou hear a ‘click ’. If a speaker i s connecte d correctly, you can hear a ‘click’.If a spea ker is connecte d without you he aring a ‘click’, the hold ing part may become dam[...]

By turning par t ( + , - ) in the di rection shown in t he figure belo w, the speake r turns on and the volume in creases. Connect t he power lin e connected to the speake r to the black terminal of the monito r. This speaker is n ot connected to an external po wer source. It is conn ected to a monitor for the required po wer. Usin g the Stand Slid[...]

Tilt an g le Using ( ), You can adjust the tilt anl gle within a rang e of 3° forwa rd to 25° backwa rd for the most comfortabl e viewing ang le. Attachin g a Base This monitor a ccepts a 200 m m x 100 m m VESA-comp liant Mounti ng interfac e pad. Monitor Mounting interfac e pad (Sold se parately) 1. Turn off your monito r and unplug its powe r c[...]

4. Align the mo unting interfa ce Pad with t he holes in the rear cover m ounting pad and secure it with four screw s that came with the a rm-type base , wall mount hange r or other base. z Do not use sc rews longer th an the standa rd dimensio n, as they may da mage the inside of the Monitor. z For wall moun ts that do no t comply wit h VESA stand[...]

Monitor Driver When prompted by th e operating sy stem for the mo nitor driver, in sert the CD- ROM included with this monitor. Driver ins tallation is sl ightly diffe rent from one op erating system to another. Foll ow the directions a ppropriate for the operatin g system you hav e. Prepare a blank disk an d download th e driver prog ram file at t[...]

This monitor driv er is under certifying MS logo, and th is installation d oesn't damage yo ur system. The certi fied driver wi ll be posted on Samsung Mon itor homepa ge http://www.samsung. com/ Monitor driver installation is comple ted. Installin g the Monitor Driver ( Manual ) Windows V ista | Windows X P | Wind ows 2000 | Window s ME | Win[...]

This monitor driv er is under certifying MS logo, and th is installation d oesn't damage yo ur system. The certi fied driver wi ll be posted on Samsung Mon itor homepa ge http://www.samsung. com/ Click " Update Driv er…" in t he "Driver" tab. Check the "Browse m y computer for dri ver software" chec kbox and cli[...]

Click "Close" → "C lose" → "OK " → "OK" on th e following screens dis played in sequenc e. Micros oft ® Windows ® XP Operating Sy stem Insert the CD into t he CD-ROM drive. Click "Start" → "Control Panel " then click the "App earance an d Themes" icon. Click "Disp [...]

Click the "Prope rties" but ton on the "Moni tor" tab an d select "Driver" ta b. Click "Upd ate Driver." an d select "Ins tall from a list or." then click the "Next" button . Select "Don't search , I will." then cl ick "N ext" and then click "Ha ve disk".[...]

If you can see following "Mes sage" window, then click the "Con tinue Anyway" b utton. Then click the "OK" button. This monitor driv er is under certifying MS logo, and th is installation d oesn't damage yo ur system. The certi fied driver wi ll be posted on Samsung Mon itor homepa ge http://www.samsung. com/ Clic[...]

How to inst all Click "Start," "Setting," and then "C ontrol Pan el." Double click the "Dis play" icon. Select th e "Settings" ta b and click the "Advanced Prop erties" butt on. Choose "Monitor." Case1 : If the "Properties" button is in active, it means your monitor is [...]

Natural Color Natural Colo r One of the re cent problem s in using a co mputer is th at the color of th e images printe d out by a printe r or other imag es scanned by a scanner or a digital camera are not the s ame as those sh own on the monitor. the Natural Color S/W is the very solu tion for this problem. It is a color ad ministrati on system de[...]

9. Click "Fin ish." 10. When the install ation is complete, the MagicTune™ executable icon appears o n your desktop. Double-click the icon to start the prog ram. MagicTune™ execution ic on may not ap pear depen ding on specifi cation of computer system or monit or. If that ha ppens, press F5 Key . Installation Problems ( Ma g icTune?[...]

Control Buttons [ ] Opens the OSD menu. Also use t o exit the OSD me nu or return to the previous menu. [ ] These buttons al low you to ad just items in the menu. [ ] Press this button to ac tivate a highl ighted menu item. [AUTO] When the 'AUTO' button is pre ssed, the Auto Adjustment screen appears as shown in the animated s creen on th[...]

Menu Descript ion AUTO When the 'AUTO' button is pressed , the Auto Ad justment sc reen appears a s shown in the animated scree n on the ce nter. Auto adju stment allo ws the monit or to se lf-adjust to the in coming Ana log signal. The values of fine, coa rse and positi on are adjusted au tomatically. (Available in Analog mode only) To m[...]

When pressing the M ENU button after lo cking the OSD Menu Descript ion OSD Locked & Unlock This is the function th at locks the OSD i n order to keep the current states o f settings or prevent ot hers from adju sting the curre nt setting s. Locked : Hold down the menu button for more than five seconds to activate the OSD adjust ment lock funct[...]

Menu Descript ion MagicBrigh t™ Push the Mag icBright™ but ton to circle through avai lable precon figured modes. - seven different modes (Custom /Text/Interne t/Game/Sport/Movi e/Dynamic Contrast) Bri g htness Menu Descript ion Brightness When OSD is not on the screen, p ush the button to adjust brightness.[...]

SOURCE Menu Descript ion SOURCE Selects the Video sign al whil e the OSD is off. (Analog/Digital) OSD Function Picture Brightness Contrast Color MagicColor Color Tone Color Control Gamma Image Coarse Fine Sharpness H-Position V-Position OSD Language H-Position V-Position Transparency Display Time Setup Auto So urce Image Reset Color Reset Informati[...]

Menu Description P lay/Stop Brightness You can use t he on-screen menus to change the brightness acco rding to person al preference. MENU → → → , → MENU Contrast You can use t he on-screen me nus to change the contrast according to p ersonal pref erence. MENU → → , → → , → MENU Color : Not available in Ma g icBri g ht mode of D y [...]

MagicColor MENU → , → → → , → MENU MagicColo r is a new techno logy that Samsu ng has exclusive ly developed to improve di gital image and to displa y natural col or more clearly wit hout disturbing image quality. Off Returns to th e original mode. Demo The screen bef ore applying MagicColor app ears on the right and the screen a fter app[...]

Fine Removes noise s uch as horizont al stripes. If the noise persists even afte r fine tuning, re peat it after adjusting the fre quency (clock spee d). MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU Sharpness Changes the cleara nce of image. MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU H-Pos ition Changes the hori zontal posi tion of the mo nitor's en t[...]

Transparenc y Change the tran sparency of the ba ckground of t he OSD. MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU Display Time The menu wi ll be automat ically turned off if no adjus tments are made for a cert ain time per iod. You can set the amount of tim e the menu wi ll wait before it is turned off. - 5 sec, 10 sec, 2 0 sec, 200 sec MENU → , →[...]

Menu Descript ion Information Shows a vide o source, disp lay mode on the OS D screen. MENU → ,[...]

Check List Before calling fo r service, check the infor mation in this section to see if you can remedy any problems yo urself. If you do ne ed assistance, please call t he phone numb er on the Informa tion section or contact your deale r . Symptom Check List Solutions No images on the screen. I cannot turn on the monitor. Is the power cord connect[...]

indicat or on the monitor bl inking at 1 second inte rvals? restore the im age on the screen. If there is still no image, pre ss the ' ' button. Then press any key on the keyboard agai n to activate th e monitor and re store the imag e on the screen. Connecte d using the DVI ca ble? You may get a blank screen if yo u boot the syst em befo[...]

reads "Unrecog nized monitor, Plug & Play (VESA DDC) monitor found". See the vide o card manual to see if the Plug & Play (VESA DDC) function can be supported. Install the monitor driver accord ing to the Driver Installation Instru ctions . Check wh en MagicTun e™ does not function properly. MagicTun e™ feature is found o nly [...]

Windows M E/2000 : Set the resolu tion at the Co ntrol Panel → Disp lay → Settings. Contact th e video card ma nufacturer for details. How can I set the Powe r Saving function? Windows XP : Set the resolu tion at the Co ntrol Panel → Appearance and Themes → Display → Screen Saver. Set the function at BIOS-SETUP of the compu ter. Windows M[...]

Environment The locati on and the posi tion of the monitor may influe nce the qua lity and othe r features of the monitor. If there are any s ub woofer spe akers near the monitor, unplug and re locate the wo ofer to anoth er room. Remove all electroni c devices such as radios, fans, clo cks and teleph ones that a re within 3 f eet (one meter) o f t[...]

S p ecifications General Model Name SyncMaster 245B LCD Panel Size 24" Wide Diagon al (61 cm) Display area 518.48 mm (H ) x 320.0 mm (V) Pixel Pitch 0.270 mm (H) x 0.27 0 mm (V) Synchron ization Horizontal 30 ~ 81 kHz Vertical 56 ~ 75 Hz Display Color 16.7M Resolution Optimum reso lution 1920x1200@ 60Hz Maximum resoluti on 1920x1200@ 60Hz Inpu[...]

15pin-to- 15pin D- sub cable, D etachable DVI-D to DVI-D connector, Detachable (n ot supplied ) Signal Connectors 15pin 3-ro w D-sub conn ector, 24pin 3-ro w DVI-D conne ctor Dimensions (W x H x D) / Weight 560.0 X 368.5 X 83.0 mm / 22.0 x 14.5 x 3.3 inch (Withou t Stand) 560.0 X 444.5 X 250.0 mm / 22.0 x 17.5 x 9.8 inch (W ith Stand) / 8.4 Kg / 18[...]

Power Consump tion Les s than 100 w atts Less than 2 Watts Less than 1 wat t This monito r is EPA ENERGY STAR ® compliant and EN ERGY2000 compliant wh en used with a computer eq uipped with VESA DPM function ality. As an ENERGY STAR ® Partner, SAM SUNG has dete rmined th at this product meets th e ENERGY STAR ® guideline s for energy efficiency.[...]

Horizontal Frequen cy The time to s can one li ne connecting the right ed ge to the left edge of the screen horizont ally is call ed Horizonta l Cycle and the i nverse number of the Horizontal Cy cle is called Horizontal Freque ncy. Unit : kHz Vertical Freque ncy Like a fluoresce nt lamp, the sc reen has to repeat the same image m any times per sec[...]

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Interlace and Non-Interlace Methods Showing the h orizontal line s of the scre en from the top t o the bottom in order is calle d the Non- Interlace meth od while showi ng odd line s and then ev en lines in turn is called the Interlace method . The Non-Inte rlace method is u sed for the ma jority of moni tors to ensure a clea r image. The I nterlac[...]

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