Samsung SyncMaster P1950W manual

SyncMaster P1950W,P 2050,P2250,P2350,P20 50G,P2250G,P2350G LCD Monitor User Manual The appearance and the color may differ depen ding on the model.[...]

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Table Of Contents MAJOR SAFETY PRECAUT IONS Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Custody and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Safety Prec autions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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Major Safety Prec autions 1-1 1 Major Safety Precautions 1-1 Before You Start Icons used in this manual Using this Manual • Make your self full y aware of the safet y precaut ions before using thi s product . • If a probl em occurs, refer to th e 'Troubl eshooting ' sectio n. Copyright Notice The conten ts of this ma nual are subj ect[...]

1-2 Major Safe ty Precauti ons 1-2 Custody and Maintenance External Surface a nd Screen M aintenan ce About persiste nt images • Displaying a still image for a long time may create a pers istent image or stain on the screen. If you do not u se the product f or a long time, set the power-saving mo de or screen save r. • Due to tech nologic al co[...]

Major Safety Prec autions 1-3 1-3 Safety Precautions Icons used for safety prec autions Meaning of Signs Power Related The follow ing images are for you r referenc e and may dif fer depend ing on mode ls and count ries. Warning ICON NAME MEANING Warning Failing to follow the precau tions marked with this s ign, may result in a serious injury or eve[...]

1-3 Major Safe ty Precauti ons Caution Installation Related Warning Avoid unplugging the power plug while the product is operati ng. • Otherwise, it may damage the product due to electric shock. Make sure to use only the power cord supplied by our company. In addition, do not use the power cord of another elec tric appliance. • Otherwise, it ma[...]

Major Safety Prec autions 1-3 Caution Cleaning Related Do not let the product drop while moving it. • This may result in a problem with the product or injury. Do not place the p roduct face do wn on the floor. • This may damage the panel of the product. When installing the product on a console or shelf, make sure that the fr ont of the product [...]

1-3 Major Safe ty Precauti ons Caution Usage Related Warning Avoid spraying cleansing agent direct ly onto the product. • This may result in discoloratio n or cracking of the exterior of the product or the panel coming off. When cleaning the product, disc onnect the power cord and clean the produc t with a soft dry cloth. • Avoid using chemical[...]

Major Safety Prec autions 1-3 Caution Avoid moving the pr oduct by pullin g the power cord or antenna c able. • Otherwise, it may resul t in electric shock, fire or a proble m with the pro duct due to damage to the cable. When a gas leak occurs, do not to uch the product or the power plug and ventilate immediately. • A spark may result in an ex[...]

1-3 Major Safe ty Precauti ons Maintaining the Correct Posture when Using this Produ ct Keep small accessories away f rom the children. Take care when adj usting the angle of the product or the height of the stand. • If your hand or fing er is caught, you ma y be injured. • If the product is tilted excessi vely, the product may fall and this ma[...]

Installing the Prod uct 2-1 2 Installing the Product 2-1 Package Contents • Unpack the produ ct and check if a ll of the following contents have bee n included. • Store the packaging box in case y ou need to mov e the Product at a later st age. Monitor The cleaning cloth is supplied with black h igh-glossy models o nly. CONTENTS Installa tion M[...]

2-2 Installing the Product 2-2 Installing the Stand Before assembling the product, place the pr oduct down on a flat and sta ble surface so that the scr een is facing downwards. Insert the St and Connec tor into th e Stand in the di rectio n shown by th e figure. Check if the Stan d Connector is firm ly connected. Turn the conn ecting screw at the [...]

Installing the Prod uct 2-2 Hold the main body of the product with your hand as shown by the figure. Push the asse mbled sta nd into the ma in body in th e directi on of the ar row as shown in the figure. - Caution Do not lift the product holding on ly the stand[...]

2-3 Installing the Product 2-3 Removing the Stand Before remo ving the s tand, plac e the produc t down on a fl at and stab le surface so that the screen fac es downwar ds. Place a soft c loth over the ta ble to protect the product an d place the pr oduct onto the cloth so that the front of the product faces downwards. Hold the main b ody of the pr[...]

Installing the Prod uct 2-4 2-4 Installing the Stand for the Wall Mount This product provides a stand mount of 75 mm x 75 mm that complies with the VESA specifications. 1. Turn the pr oduct off an d unplug th e power cor d from the wal l outlet. 2. Place a soft cloth or cushio n on a flat surface to protect the panel and place the produ ct down on [...]

2-5 Installing the Product 2-5 Connecting with a PC The connec ting part ma y differ dep ending on t he product model. 1. Connect the pr oduct to a PC dep ending on the video output s upported by the PC. • When the grap hics card provid es D-Sub (analog) output • Connect the [R GB IN] port of the p roduct to the [D-Su b] port of the PC wit h th[...]

Installing the Prod uct 2-5 Digital> by pressing the button.[...]

2-6 Installing the Product 2-6 Kensington Lock Kensington Lock A Kensington Lock is an anti- theft device that e nables users to lock the product so that they can safe ly use it in public lo cat ions. Since the sha pe and usag e of the locki ng device m ay differ de pending o n the model and the manufa cturer, for more info rmation, refer to th e U[...]

Using the product 3-1 3 Using the product 3-1 Setting the Optimal Resol ution If you turn th e power on after purchasing th e product, a mess age regarding th e optimal resolu tion setting appea rs on the scre en . Select a langua ge and the o ptimal resolution. • The message ap pears up to 3 tim es if the resolut ion has not been set to the opti[...]

3-2 Using the product 3-2 Standard Signal Mode Ta ble The LCD monito r has one optima l resolution for the best visual qualit y depending on th e screen size du e to the inheren t characteristics o f the panel, unlike f or a CDT monitor. Therefore, the visual quality will be degr aded if the opti mal resolution is not s et for the panel size . It i[...]

Using the product 3-2 Horizontal Freq uency The time taken to scan one line fr om the left-most p osition to the r ight-most position o n the screen is calle d the horizontal c ycle and the recipro cal of the horizont al cycle is called the horiz ontal f requency. The h orizontal freque ncy is represented in kHz. Vertical Fr equency A panel must di[...]

3-3 Using the product 3-3 Installing the Device Dri ver If you inst all the devi ce drive r, you can set up the approp riate res olution an d frequen cy for the pr oduct. The de vice dri ver is included on the CD-RO M supplied w ith the prod uct. If t he supplied drive file is corrupt ed, please visit a ser vice center or Samsung Electronics webs i[...]

Using the product 3-4 3-4 Product Operating Buttons Product Operati ng Buttons Touch one o f the operati ng button s lightly. The LED butt ons appear . ICON DESCRIPTION MENU Press this button to view the On Scree n Display (OSD). This button is also u sed to exit the OSD o r to return to a higher-level OSD menu * OSD Adjustment Lock This function l[...]

3-4 Using the product AUTO Press [AUTO] button t o adjust the scree n settings automatically This function is on ly available in analog mode. If the reso lution set tings are c hanged in t he Display Properties , the AUTO ad justment fun c- tion is performed. Press this button to turn the pr oduct on or off • The buttons on the right o f the prod[...]

Using the product 3-5 3-5 Using the Screen Adjustm ent Menu (OSD: On Screen Display) The Screen Adju stment Menu (OSD: On Screen Display ) Structure PICTURE TOP MENUS SUB MENUS PICTURE Brightness Contrast Sharpness MagicBright Coar se Fine Response Time COLOR MagicColor Red Green Blue Color Tone Color Effect Gamma SIZE & POSI- TION H-Position V[...]

3-5 Using the product COLOR MagicBri ght Provides preset pict ure setting s optimi zed for vario us user envi ronments such as edit ing a docume nt, surfing th e Internet , playing games, wat ching spor ts or movi es and so on. •< C u s t o m > If the preset picture modes ar e not sufficient, users can configur e the <brightnes s> and[...]

Using the product 3-5 (This is unavailable whe n MagicBright is set t o <Dynamic Contrast> mo de.) SIZE & POSITION MENU DESCRIPTION MagicColor Expresses natural colors more clearly w ithout changing th e picture quality using proprietary digital picture quality im provement techn ology developed b y Samsung Elec tronics. • <Off> -[...]

3-5 Using the product SETUP&RESET MENU DESCRIPTION H-Position Moves the position of the displ ay area on th e screen hori zontall y. This fun ction is on ly availab le in analog mode. V-Positio n Moves the pos ition of the display ar ea on the scre en vertica lly. This fun ction is on ly availab le in analog mode. Image Size PC signals • <[...]

Using the product 3-5 INFORMATION Language Select a langua ge for the OSD. The selected la nguage is only app lied to the produc t OSD. This sett ing does not affec t the other function s of the PC. LED On/Off Tur ns the Menu butt on LED on or off. • <Off> - Turns the Power button L ED lamp off. • <On> - Turns the Power button L ED [...]

4-1 Instal ling the Software 4 Installing the Software 4-1 Nat ural Co lor What is Natural Color ? This software works only for Samsu ng products and enables adjusting th e displayed colo rs on the produc t and matches the colors on the produc t with the c olors of the printed pi ctures. Fo r more info rmation, refer to th e online h elp of the sof[...]

Installing the Soft ware 4-2 4-2 Magic Tune What is MagicT une? MagicTune is a softwa re program t hat helps with monit or adjust ments by prov iding comp rehensi ve descrip tions of mo nitor functions and easy-to -underst and guidel ines. Users can adju st the product with the mouse and th e keyboard with out using the ope rating buttons of the pr[...]

4-2 Instal ling the Software 3. In the [Add/Remove ] window, find and select MagicTune™so th at it is highlighted. 4. Click [Change or Remo ve Programs] to r emove the software. 5. Select [ Yes] to sta rt removi ng MagicTu ne™. 6. Wait until a messag e box appears in forming you that t he software has been removed comple tely. For technical su [...]

Installing the Soft ware 4-3 4-3 MultiScreen What is MultiScreen ? MultiScr een enable s users to us e the monit or by parti tioning m ultiple sec tions. Installing the Software 1. Insert the installatio n CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Select the Mu ltiScreen set up program. If the pop-up sc reen for the s oftware installatio n does not appea r on t[...]

5-1 Troubleshooting 5 Troubleshooting 5-1 Monitor Self-Diagnosis • You can check if the product is w orking properly usin g the Self-Diagn osis function. • If a blank screen is displaye d and the Power LED blinks eve n if the product and the PC are pr operly connected, pe rform the self-diagnosis function according to the procedu res below. 1. [...]

Troubleshootin g 5-2 5-2 Before Requesting Servic e Please check the following before requesting After-S ales service. If the problem cont inues, please conta ct your neares t Samsung Electr onics Service Cent er. A BLANK SCREEN APPEARS / I CANNOT TURN THE PRODUCT O N Is the pow er cord con nected pr operly? Check the connectio n status of the powe[...]

5-2 Troubleshooting THE COLOR IS DISPLAYED IN 16 BI T (16 COLORS). THE COLOR HAS BEEN CHANGED AFTER CHANGING THE GRAPHICS CARD. Did you install the device driver for t he product? Windows ME/XP /2000 : Set the co lor again by selectin g Con- trol Pa nel → Display → Settings. Is the graphics card configured c orrectly? Conf igure the color ag ai[...]

Troubleshootin g 5-3 5-3 FAQ FAQ! PLEASE TRY THE FOLLOWING! How can I change the f requency of the video signal? You have to change the frequen cy of the grap hics car d. (For more info rmation, refe r to the User Man ual of the com- puter or the graphi cs card.) How can I ch ange the res olutio n? Windows XP : Cha nge the r esolution by selectin g[...]

6-1 More Inf ormation 6 More Information 6-1 Specifications Class B (Inform ation Communicatio n equipment f or residential use) This device has be en registered reg arding EMI for ho me use (Class B). It may be used in all areas. (Class B equipment emits l ess ele ctromag netic wa ves th an Class A equi pment.) MODEL NAM E P1950W P2050 / P2050G P2[...]

More Info rmation 6-2 6-2 Power Saving Function This product provides a power saving function that automatically turns the screen off when the product is not used for a predeterm ined peri od of time to reduce powe r consumpt ion. If the product en ters powe r saving mo de, the powe r LED turn s to a different colo r to indicate that t he product i[...]

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More Info rmation 6-4 6-4 Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & Elec tronic Equipment) - Europe o nly (Applicable in th e European Union and other Euro pean countries with separate colle ction systems) This marki ng on the product, accesso ries or li teratur e indicat es that t he produc t and its e lectron ic access ories (e. g.[...]

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