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1_E150MP170MPcov.fm Page 2 Monday, September 17, 2001 5:05 PM For Better Display 1. Adjust computer resolution and screen injection rate (refresh rate) in control panel of computer as described below to enjoy the best quality of picture. You can have an uneven quality of picture in the screen if the best quality of picture is not provided in TFT-LCD. • Resolution: 15” 1024 x 768 • Vertical frequency (refresh rate): 60 Hz 17” 1280 x 1024 2.
Portu- Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unpacking Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Setting up Your LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Setting up an Ergonomic Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3_E150MP170MPsaf.fm Page 2 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 3:57 PM Safety Instructions 1 2 3 4 5 Before connecting the AC power cord to the DC adapter outlet, make sure the voltage designation of the DC adapter corresponds to the local electrical supply. Never insert anything metallic into the cabinet openings of the liquid cristal display (LCD) monitor; doing so may create the danger of electric shock. To avoid electric shock, never touch the inside of the LCD monitor.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 3 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Unpacking Your Monitor Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 4 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor Setting up an Ergonomic Workstation Consider the advice given below before you install your monitor. Monitor location Choose a position that exposes your monitor to the least reflection from lights or windows, usually at a right angle to any window. Workstation height Place your LCD monitor so that the top of the screen is slightly below your eye level when you are comfortably seated.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 5 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor Connecting Your LCD Monitor IN 1 2 3 4 OUT 5 6 7 DVD or VCR Figure 3. Cable connections 1 Connect the power cord to the DC adapter and connect the adapter jack to the DC12V power port on the back of your monitor. 2 3 4 Connect the signal cable to the video port on your computer. Connect the RCA cable or S-VHS cable to your DVD, VCR or camcoder.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 6 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor Plug and Play The adoption of the new VESA® Plug and Play solution eliminates complicated and time consuming setup. It allows you to install your monitor in a Plug and Play compatible system without the usual hassles and confusion. Your PC system can easily identify and configure itself for use with your display.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 7 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor If the monitor is functioning properly, you will see a white box with a large blue oval Samsung logo and an error messsage “Check Signal Cable.” in red color. Check Signal Cable Figure 5. Monitor self-test screen This box also appears during normal operation if the video cable becomes disconnected or damaged.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 8 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor User Controls Your LCD monitor allows you to easily adjust the characteristics of the image being displayed. All of these adjustments are made using the control buttons on the front of the monitor. While you use these buttons to adjust the controls, an on-screen menu shows you their numeric values as they change. PC V1 V2 TV Source PIP Exit Menu CH VOL * 17" : SyncMaster 170MP Figure 6.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 9 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor No. Name Description ■ Moves the selector up or down on the OSD. ■ Increases or decreases the channel number. ■ Moves the selector left or right on the OSD. Increases or decreases the values of the selected function. 6 - CH + ■ 7 - VOL + ■ Increases or decreases the level of audio volume.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 10 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Direct-Access Features While you are watching full screen TV or in PIP mode P_ Program Valid only after performing "Channel auto program". When OSD is not on the screen, push the " " or " " button to select program channel number. 1 Push the " number. 2 Push the " " button to increase the channel number. " button to decrease channel When OSD is not on the screen, push the " " " button to adjust volume.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 11 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor ON-Screen Display(OSD) Function icons AUTO AUTO ADJUSTMENT Function name Setting bar Tool Tip Auto Adjustment Press Menu Key Figure 7. On-Screen Display(OSD) Accessing the menu system 1 2 3 4 5 With the OSD off, push the Menu button to display the main OSD menu. Use the " " buttons to move from one function to another.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 12 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor OSD functions and adjustments Table 1. Screen controls Icon Menus and Sub-menus Function Descriptions Auto Adjustment "Auto adjustment" allows the monitor to self-adjust to the incoming video signal. The values of fine, coarse and position are adjusted automatically.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 13 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Icon ■ ■ Fine Coarse The Fine and Coarse adjustments allow you to fine tune the image quality of your monitor to your preference. Use the " " and " " buttons to remove any noise. If satisfactory results are not obtained using the Fine adjustment, use the Coarse adjustment and then use Fine again.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 14 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Icon Color The tone of color can be changed from redish white to bluish white. The individual color components are also user customizable. ■ Mode1 Redish white. ■ Mode2 Plain white. ■ Mode3 Bluish white. ■ User Mode User customizable. ■ Reset Color parameters are replaced with the factory default values.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 15 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Icon ■ Manual Tune Due to the weak signals or a wrong antenna configuration, some of the channels may not be tuned correctly or there could be a mismatch of the channel number between a Real channel and a Program channel. Use this menu to fine tune and perform necessary corrective actions.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 16 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Icon ■ Channel Sort Channel order can be re-arranged by this menu. If you want to place P5 before P2, see the example below. Example) from : P5 to : P2 Before: P1 P2 New: [ P1 P1 P5 P2 P3 P4 P5 P2 P3 P3 P4 P4 ] P5 ■ Store Select "store" menu to save the adjustment.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 17 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Icon Audio Control The monitor has a built-in high fidelity stereo audio amplifier. The audio circuit processes audio signal from various external input sources such as DVD, VCR, TV or PC. ■ Source Select Selects a sound source from PC, DVD, VCR or TV. ■ Bass Bass: Emphasize low frequency audio.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 18 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Icon Image Effect Timer OSD Control Image being displayed can be made softer or sharper. • Sharpen more • Sharpen • Medium • Soften • Soften more The monitor system will turn off automatically if one of three time intervals is selected. 30 min. 60 min. 120 min. OSD language and appearence can be changed.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 19 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Appendix By Remote-Control Source • PC • V1 • V2 • TV Power On/Off PIP • PIP on • Full screen Turn on the OSD PIP Off • PIP PC • Full(PIP) PC PIP Position Display setup information (Channel,Stereo/Mono/Dual) Turn off the OSD, PIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Display 0 Pre.CH Numeric keypads for direct channel access.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 20 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Appendix ■ Features that can only be accessed via remote controller Display Shows a current channel number and an audio type on the upper right corner of the screen. P12 Stereo MTS/S-Mode You can set the audio mode by using this button. When you press this button, current audio mode is displayed on the lower left corner of the screen Stereo Note) SyncMaster150/170MP have an automatic stereo detection feature.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 21 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Appendix PowerSaver This monitor has a built-in power management system called PowerSaver. This system saves energy by switching your monitor into a low-power mode when it has not been used for a certain period of time. The available modes are “On”, “Standby”, “Sleep”, and “Deep Sleep”. PowerSaver operates with a VESA DPMS compliant video card installed in your computer.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 22 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Appendix Troubleshooting If you have a problem setting up or using your LCD monitor, you may be able to solve it yourself. Before contacting customer service, try the suggested actions that are appropriate to your problem. Table 3. Troubleshooting – Image What you see... Suggested Actions Reference Screen is blank and power indicator is off ■ Ensure that the power cord is firmly connected and the LCD monitor is on.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 23 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Appendix Table 3. Troubleshooting – Image (Continued) What you see... Suggested Actions Screen is blank and power indicator light is steady amber or blinks every 0.5 or 1 seconds ■ Image is not stable and may appear to vibrate Reference The monitor is using its power management system. Move the computer’s mouse or press a key on the keyboard Power Saver, page 21.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 24 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Appendix Table 4. Troubleshooting – Audio and TV Problem No sound Suggested Actions Reference ■ Ensure that the audio cable is firmly connected to both the audio-in port on your monitor and the audio–out port on your sound card. Connecting your LCD Monitor, page 5. ■ Check the volume level Audio Controls, page 17. ■ Check the volume level Audio Controls, page 17.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 25 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Appendix Specifications Table 5. Technical and environmental specifications 150MP Panel * Frequency Size Display Size Type Pixel pitch Viewing Angle 170MP 15.0” Diagonal 304.1 (H) x 228.1 (V) mm a-si TFT active matrix 0.297 (H) x 0.297 (V) mm 17.0” Diagonal 338 (H) x 270 (V) mm a-si TFT active matrix 0.264 (H) x 0.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 26 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Appendix Table 5. Technical and environmental specifications 150MP Power Consumption Maximum Power Saving Dimensions/ Weight Unit (WxHxD) : Monitor body 170MP 33 W <3 W 52 W <3W 15.0 x 15.0 x 2.2 inch / 9.7 lbs (382 x 380 x 57 mm / 4.4 kg ) 17.6 x 17.2 x 2.48 inch / 14.3 lbs (448 x 438 x 63 mm / 6.5 kg) With stand 15.0 x 15.0 x 6.0 inch / 9.7 lbs (382 x 380 x 153 mm / 4.4 kg) 17.6 x 17.2 x 8.15 inch / 14.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 27 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Appendix Pin Assignments Table 6.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 28 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Appendix Display Modes If the signal from the system equals to the standard signal mode, the screen is adiusted automatically. If the signal from the system doesn’t equal to the standard signal mode, adjust the mode with refering to the Videocard user guide because the screen might not display or only the power LED might be on. For the display modes listed below, the screen image has been optimized during manufacture. Table 7.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 29 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Appendix Table 8.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 30 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Appendix Installing VESA compliant mounting devices Refer to page 32 to fold the base. Rear cover mounting pad Mounting Align the mounting interface pad with the holes in the rear cover mounting pad and secure it with the four screws that came with the arm-type base, wall mount hanger or other bases.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 31 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Appendix Retractable Stand 15 NOTE: *Please pull the rear retractable part of the stand when you tilt the monitor to the backward direction to give more stability. The maximum tilt angle is 15 degree to the backward direction. Please do not tilt the monitor other than specified range. Excessive force to tilt the monitor other than specified range may give permanent damage to the mechanical part of the stand.
4_E150MP170MPbody.fm Page 32 Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:54 PM Appendix Attaching a wall or Arm mounting device The monitor supports VESA mounting standard for use with various VESA mounting devices. To install any VESA mounting device, please follow the instructions given. 1 2 4 5 3 6 1 Lay the LCD monitor face-down on a flat surface with a cushion or other soft materials to protect the screen. 2 3 4 Remove the connector cover 5 6 7 Connect any cable you removed at step 3.
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User Instructions The Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement includes the following warning: Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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