Samsung SyncMaster 204BM manual

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Notational Failure t o follow d irections n oted by this symbol could resu lt in bod ily harm o r damage to the equi pment. Prohibited Important to read a nd understan d at all tim es Do not disassem ble Disconne ct the p lug from the outlet Do not touch Ground t o prevent an electri c shock Power When not used for an extended period of ti me, set [...]

Do not use a damaged o r loose plug. z This ma y cause e lectric sh ock or f ire. Do not pull the plug out by the w ire nor touch the p lug with wet hands. z This ma y cause e lectric sh ock or f ire. Use only a p roperly grounded plug and receptacle. z An improp er ground may cause el ectric shock or eq uipment da mage. (Class l Equipmen t only. )[...]

z This ma y cause e lectric sh ock or f ire. Installation Be sure to contac t an authoriz ed Service C enter, w hen install ing your mo nitor in a locati on with h eavy dust, high or l ow tempe ratures, high humidi ty, and exp osed to chem ical subs tances and where it o perates for 24 hours s uch as at airports, trai n st atio ns etc . Failure t o[...]

Keep a ny heating devic es away fr om the powe r cable. z A melted coating may caus e electric shock or f ire. Do not install the product in places with poor ventilation, fo r instance, a bookshelf, close t, etc. z Any incre ase in the internal temperature m ay cause fire. Put down the mon itor carefully. z Failing to do so may d amage the m onitor[...]

a sligh tly mo istened , soft fabric . Do not spray water o r detergen t directly o nto the monitor. z This ma y cause d amage, electric s hock or fire. Use the r ecommended de tergent with a smooth cloth. If the conne ctor between the plug and the pin is dusty or dirty, clean it properly using a dry cloth. z A dirty c onnector ma y cause el ectric[...]

unusual so und or smell com ing from the monitor - unplug it immedi ately and contac t an authorize d dealer or th e Service Cent er. z This ma y cause e lectric sh ock or f ire. Keep the produc t away from pla ces exposed t o oil, smok e or moisture; do not insta ll inside a veh icle. z This ma y cause a malfun ction, e lectric sh ock or fire. z I[...]

Never insert any thing metallic i nto the monitor ope nings. z This ma y cause e lectric sh ock, fi re or injury. Do not in sert metal objects such as chopsticks, wir e and tools or inflammabl e objects such as paper or m atches into the vent, head phone port or AV ports or etc. z This ma y cause e lectric sh ock or fire. If an ali en substan ces o[...]

connected to other devic es, are disconn ected before mov ing the monitor. z Failure t o disc onnect cabl es may da mage i t and ca use fire or el ectric shock. Place the pr oduct out of ch ildren's reac h, as they could damage by hanging onto it. z A falling product may caus e injury to the person or even fa tality. When not us ing the produc[...]

Please mak e sure the following items are include d with your mon itor. If any items are missi ng, contac t your deale r . Contact a loc al deale r to bu y o p tional it ems. Un p ackin g Without Stand Monito r With Stand HAS Stand Manual[...]

Quick Setup Guide Warranty Card (Not av ailable in all loc ations) User's Guide, M onitor Driver, Natural Color, Mag icTune™, Ma g icRotation software Cab le D-Sub Cable Power Cord A udio Cabl e Sold se p aratel y DVI Cable Set-Bracket Screws ( 4 EA ) Front[...]

MENU button [ ] Opens the OSD menu. Also use to exit th e OSD menu or return to the pre vious menu. MagicBright bu tton [] MagicBri ght is a ne w feature pro viding optimum v iewing environm ent depend ing on th e contents of the imag e you are watch ing. Currently sev en different modes are avai lable: Custo m, Text, Inte rnet, Ga me, Sport and Mo[...]

[] Enter button [ ] / Source button Activate s a highli ghted me nu item. / Push the ' ', then select s the v ideo signa l while th e OSD is off. (When the source button is pressed t o change the input mode , a messa ge appears i n the upper l eft of the screen dis playing th e current m ode -- Analo g or Digit al input si gnal.) Note : I[...]

DVI IN port : Connect the DVI C able to the D VI IN port o n the back of your monit or. (SOURCE: Digit al) RGB IN port :Conne ct the sig nal cable t o the RGB I N port on the back of your monitor. (SO URCE: Analog) Kensington Lo ck : The Kensington lock is a device used t o physic ally fix the system to someth ing when u sing it in a publi c place.[...]

Cable F ix Ring: When con nectin g the ca ble is fini shed fix the c ables to the Cab le Fix Ri ng. AUDIO IN: Connect th e audio cable for y our monitor t o the aud io port on the back of you r compu ter. See Co nnecting th e Monitor for fu rther informa tion rega rding cable connec tions.[...]

Connectin g the Monitor Connect th e power co rd for yo ur monitor to the power p ort on the bac k of the m onitor. Plug the p ower cord f or the monito r into a nearb y outlet. Use approp riate co nnection fo r your c omputer. Using the D-sub (Anal og) connect or on the video card. Connect th e signa l cable to the 15-pin, D-s ub port on th e back[...]

Usin g the Stand Removin g the base HAS Stand 1. Turn off y our monitor a nd unplug i ts power c ord. 2. Lay the LCD monito r face-dow n on a flat surface w ith a cushi on bene ath it to prote ct the screen. 3. Rem ove sc rews ( A ) and then remove the Stand from the LCD mo nitor. Swivel stand[...]

Using ( ),You can swivel t he monitor l eft and right at an ang le of 350° t o set the monitor lengthwise. T he rubber under the sta nd is to av oid the mon itor sli de. When you try to rotate the monitor in the s tate of the po wer cord or cable connec ting to the m onitor, t he power cord o f cable can be des troyed. Tilt an g le Using ( ), You [...]

A. Stand Stopper The Auto Rotation may not be sup ported depen d on the monitor mo del. If you ro tate the screen w ithout liftin g it to its maxim um height, the s creen may be damaged b ecause th e edge of the sc reen would hit th e floor. Attachi ng a Base This mo nitor accep ts a 100 mm x 100 mmVESA-com pliant mounting interfa ce pad. HAS Stand[...]

of the Mo nitor. z For wall m ounts that d o not compl y with VESA stand ard screw spe cification s, the leng th of the sc rews may di ffer depe nding on the ir specifi cations. z Do not use screws that do n ot comply with t he VESA standard screw speci fications. Do not fasten the s crews too tig htly, as th is may da mage the product or c ause th[...]

5. Monitor driver insta llation is compl eted. This mo nitor driver is unde r certifying MS logo,and this in stallation don't damage your sy stem.The c ertified driv er will b e posted on Samsung Monitor homepag e http://www.sam sung.com / . Installing the Monit or Driver ( Manual) Window s Vista | Window s XP | Windows 2000 | W indows M E | W[...]

4. Clic k " Advanced Settings… ". 5. Clic k " Properties " in the " Monitor " tab. If the " Prop erties " button is deac tivated, it means t he conf iguration for your mo nitor is co mpleted . The monito r can be used as i s. If the message “ Windows needs… ” is dis played, as shown in the figure be l[...]

8. Clic k " Have Disk… " and s elect the folder (for example, D :Drive) w here the dr iver setup file is locate d, and clic k " OK ". 9. Se lect the m odel that ma tches you r monito r from the lis t of monito r models on the screen, and cli ck " Next ". 10. Click " Close " → " Close " → &quo[...]

Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Operating Sy stem 1. Insert CD int o the CD-ROM driver. 2. Cli ck " Start " —> " Control Pane l " then clic k the " Ap pearance a nd Themes " Ic on. 3. Cli ck " Display " icon and choose the " Settings " tab the n clic k " Advanced.. ". 4. Cli ck t he "[...]

6. S elect " Don't search ,I wi ll.. " then c lick " Next " an d then c lick " Ha ve disk ". 7. Cli ck t he " Browse " button then ch oose A:(D:Driv er) and choo se your monitor mo del in the model l ist and click the " Next " bu tton. 8. If yo u can see following " Message " window,[...]

10. Monitor driver insta llation is compl eted. Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 Op erating Syste m When you c an see "Di gital Signature N ot Found" on yo ur monitor , follow these steps. 1. Choos e " OK " button on the " Inser t disk " wind ow. 2. Cli ck t he " Browse " button on the " F ile Needed " [...]

Microsoft ® Windows ® NT Op erating System 1. Cli ck Start , Settings , Control Panel , and then do uble-click Dis play icon. 2. In Dis play Reg istration In formation w indow, c lick Settin gs Tab and t hen cli ck All Display Modes . 3. Select a mode that y ou wish t o use (Resolu tion, Number o f colors and Vertica l frequency ) and then click [...]

monitor are the same as the prin ted or sc anned ima ges. For more inform ation, refer to Help (F1) in the softwa re program. Installing th e Natural Color Software Insert the CD includ ed with th e Samsung m onitor into t he CD-RO M Drive . The initia l Natural Color scre en will a ppear. Click on Natural Color in the s tartup win dow to inst all [...]

1. [] Use t his button f or open th e on-screen men u and ex its from the menu scre en or close s screen a djustment menu. 2. [ ] These button s allo w you to a djust it ems in the menu. 3. [ ] Press this b utton to Acti vates a highlighte d menu item . 4. [A UTO] Press this butto n to self-adju st to the in coming Analog sign al. (Avai lable in An[...]

Menu Description AUTO When the ' AUTO ' button is presse d, the Aut o Adjustmen t screen app ears as shown in the a nimated sc reen on the c enter. Auto adjus tment allo ws the monit or to sel f-adjust t o the incom ing Analog signal. The val ues of fine , coarse and positi on are adjus ted auto matically . (Availabl e in Ana log mode on [...]

>>When press ing the MENU b utton after locking t he OSD Menu Description Locked This is the functio n that lo cks the O SD in order to keep the current st ates of settings or prevent o thers fro m adjustin g the current setting s. Lock : Hold down the menu bu tton for more t han fiv e seconds to activat e the OSD adjustme nt lock function. U[...]

MagicBright™ Menu Description MagicBright™ Push the MagicBri ght button to circle through ava ilable prec onfigured modes . - Seven differen t modes (Custom/Te xt/Intern et/Game/Sport/M ovie/Dynami c Contrast) Volume Menu Description Volume When OSD i s not on the screen , push the bu tton to adju st volu me.[...]

SOURCE Menu Description SOURCE Selects the video s ignal wh ile the OSD is off. Picture Brightness Cont rast Color Magi cCol or Color Tone Col or Co ntr ol Gamma Image Coar se Fine Sharpness H-Po siti on V-Po sit ion OSD Language H-Po siti on V-Position Transpar ency Di splay Time Setup Auto Source Ima ge Reset Colo r Rese t Information Picture[...]

Menu Descripti on Play/Stop Brightness You can u se the on-s creen men us to c hange the brigh tness acc ording to pe rsonal p reference . [MENU → → → , → MENU] Contrast You can u se the on-s creen men us to c hange the co ntrast accordi ng to person al prefere nce. [MENU → → , → → , → MENU] Col or[...]

Menu Descripti on Play/Stop MagicColor [MENU → , → → → , → MENU] MagicCo lor is a new technolo gy that Samsung has exclusiv ely devel oped to i mprove dig ital image and to display natural co lor more cl early with out disturbi ng image quality . 1) Off - Returns to the original mo de. 2) De mo - The screen before applying Magic Color app[...]

Coarse Removes noise such as vertic al stripes . Coarse adjustm ent may m ove the screen im age area. You m ay relocate it to the center usi ng the ho rizontal c ontrol menu. (Avai lable in an alog mode o nly) [MENU → , → → → , → MENU] Fine Removes noise such as ho rizontal s tripes. If the noise persist s even afte r fine tuning, repeat [...]

compute r. [MENU → , → → → , → MENU] H-Position You can c hange the h orizonta l position where the OS D menu ap pears on yo ur monitor. [MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU] V-Position You can c hange the v ertical pos ition whe re the OSD menu appears on your mon itor. [MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU] Transpa rency Change t[...]

[MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU] Information Menu Description Info rma tio n Shows a video sou rce, dis play mod e on the OSD screen. [MENU → , → MENU][...]

Installation 1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-R OM drive. 2. Click the MagicTune™ installa tion file. 3. Select installation Language, Click "Next". 4. When the Installation Shield Wizard window a ppears, click "Next." 5. Select "I agree to th e terms of the license agreement " to accept the term s of use. 6[...]

Window s® Control Panel . Per form th e foll owin g ste ps rem ove M agicT une™ . 1. Go to [Task Tra y] ' [Start] ' [Settings] and select [Contro l Panel] in th e menu. If th e program r uns on Windows® XP, go to [Control Panel] in the [Star t] menu. 2. Click the "Add or Remove Programs" ico n in Control Panel. 3. In the &qu[...]

Installati on 1. Insert the in stallation CD into th e CD-ROM drive. 2. Clic k the MagicR otatio n inst alla tion file. 3. Sele ct ins tallat ion L anguag e, Cl ick "N ext". 4. Wh en the Instal lShield Wiza rd wind ow appe ars, click "Nex t." 5. Select "I a ccept the terms of the lice nse agreement" to accept the terms[...]

z Window s NT 4.0 z Window s 2000 z Window s XP Ho me Ed ition z Windows XP Prof essional Hardware z 128MB Memory above(recommended) z 25MB Free Hard di sk space above Ser vic e Pa ck s z It is recomm ended tha t your Syste m has the la test Servic e Pack insta lled. z For Windows® NT 4.0, it i s recommende d to install Internet Ex plorer 5.0 a nd[...]

Before cal ling fo r assistanc e, check the informat ion in t his secti on to see if you ca n remedy any prob lems yours elf. If you do need ass istance, p lease cal l the phone numbe r on the Informati on section or contact your dea ler . Symptom Check List Solutions No images on the scre en. I cannot t urn on the moni tor. Is the po wer cord conn[...]

Hz,, the di splay will work properly but the "Not O ptimum Mode"," Recommend ed Mode 1600 X 120 0 60 Hz" messa ge appears for one minu te and th en disappe ars. Please c hange to the recommend ed mode du ring this on e-minute perio d. (The mes sage i s display ed again if the sys tem is rebo oted.) There is no image o n the scre[...]

There are o nly 16 col ors shown on the screen. The scre en colors hav e changed after changin g the video card. Have the Window s colors been se t properly? Window s ME/2000/XP: Set the co lors properly at the Control Panel → Displ ay → Settings . Has th e video ca rd been set properly? Set the vi deo car d by referring to the video c ard manu[...]

Check the following items if th ere is trouble wit h the monitor. 1. Check if the power c ord and the video c ables are p roperly conn ected t o the compu ter. 2. Check if the com puter beeps more tha n 3 times wh en booti ng. (If it does , request an a service for the m ain board of the comput er.) 3. If yo u installe d a new v ideo card or if you[...]

This box appears du ring norm al operatio n if the video cabl e becomes disconne cted or damaged . 4. Turn off y our monitor a nd recon nect the vi deo cable; then turn on both you r compu ter and th e monit or. If your m onitor scree n remai ns blank a fter using th e previous procedure, c heck your video controll er and comp uter system ; your mo[...]

Gene ral General Model Nam e SyncMas ter 204BM LCD Pan el Size 20 in ch (51 cm) Display area 408.0 mm (H) x 306.0 m m (V) Pixel Pitc h 0.255 mm (H) x 0.255 m m (V) Synchronizat ion Horizo ntal 30 ~ 81 k Hz Vertical 56 ~ 75 Hz Disp lay Co lor 16.7 M Resolution Optimu m resol ution 1600x12 00@60 H z Maxim um resolution 1600 x1200@60 Hz Input Signal, [...]

444 x 41 1.3 x 200.8 mm / 17 .5 x 16.2 x 7.9 inch (Wi th Stand) / 5.6 kg / 12.3 lbs VESA Mounting Int erface 100 mm x 100 mm ( For use with Spe cialty(Arm) M ountin g hardware.) Environm ental consideratio ns Operati ng Temperat ure: 50°F ~ 10 4°F (10°C ~ 40°C) Humid ity: 10 % ~ 80 %, non-c ondensing Storage Temperat ure: -4°F ~11 3°F (-20°C[...]

Preset Tim ing Modes If the si gnal tran sferred fr om the com puter is the same as th e follo wing Preset Tim ing Modes , the screen wi ll be ad justed auto matically . However, i f the si gnal differs , the scree n may go bl ank whil e the pow er LED is on. R efer to the v ideo card manual and adjust the s creen as fo llows. Table 1. Pres et Timi[...]

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1. Adjust c omputer reso lution a nd screen i njection ra te (refresh rate ) oncompute r as descri bed below to enjoy the best quali ty of pi cture. You ca n have an uneven q uality of picture i n the screen i f the best q uality of picture i s not provid ed in TF T-LCD. { Resol ution: 1600 X 1200 { Vertical f requency (re fresh rate ): 60 Hz 2. TF[...]

PRODUCT INFORMATION (Image Retention Free) LCD Mon itors and TVs may h ave image retention w hen switc hing from o ne image to another especi ally after d isplaying a stati onary image for a long ti me. This gui de is t o demonstra te correct usage of LCD products in order to pr otect them from Image rete nti on. Warrant y Warranty d oes not cover [...]

Ex) The best w ay to protect you r monitor from Image retention is to set y our 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 ret ention may not occur w hen a LC D panel i s operated u nder normal conditions . Normal condition s are de fined as co ntinuou sly chang ing vid eo patterns. When the LCD panel i[...]

Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & E lectronic Equipment) - Europe only (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection s ystems) This marki ng shown on t he product or its literature, in dicates that i t should not be disposed w ith other hous ehold wastes at the end of it s working li [...]