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SyncMaster 570S TFT
580S TFT
Flat Panel Monitor
Owner’s
Instructions
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1_E570S580Scov.fm Page ii Friday, July 13, 2001 10:42 AM 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: 1024 x 768 • Vertical frequency (refresh rate): 60 Hz 2. TFT LCD panel
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2_E570S580Stoc.fm Page 1 Friday, July 13, 2001 10:41 AM Table of Contents Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unpacking Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Setting up Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3_E570S580Ssaf.fm Page 2 Friday, July 13, 2001 10:41 AM Safety Instructions Before connecting the AC power cord to the DC adapter outlet, make sure the voltage 1 designation of the DC adapter corresponds to the local electrical supply. Never insert anything metallic into the openings in the cabinet of the flat panel display 2 (FPD) monitor; doing so may create the danger of electric shock. To avoid electric shock, never touch the inside of the FPD. Only a q
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 3 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Unpacking Your Monitor Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer. Power Cord Color Utility Pivot software & Driver (optional) AU AUT TO O EXIT EXIT M MENU ENU 15-pin D-Sub Signal Cable Monitor and Base† Warranty Card (not available everywhere) Speaker Cable (Optional) Manual AUT AUTO O EXIT EXIT M MENU ENU Microphone Output Cable (Optional) DC Adapter Moni
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AUTO MENU 4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 4 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Setting up Your Monitor Setting up an Ergonomic Workstation Consider the advice given below before you install your monitor. Monitor location Choose a position that exposes you monitor to the least reflection from lights or windows, usually at a right angle to any window. Workstation height Place your flat panel display (FPD) monitor so that the top of the screen is slightly below your eye level when you are comfo
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 5 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Setting up Your Monitor Connecting Your FPD Monitor ➂ ➄ ➃ ➃ Figure 3. Cable connections Turn off your computer and unplug its power cord. 1 Connect the signal cable to the 15-pin, D-sub connector on the back of your monitor. 2 Connect the signal cable to the video port on your computer, video board, video card, 3 or graphics card. Connect the power cord for your monitor to the DC adapter and connect the
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 6 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Setting up Your Monitor Connecting Your Multimedia FPD Monitor MIC AUDIO OUT IN Figure 4. Multimedia connections Follow steps 1 through 3 on the previous page. 1 If you have a Multimedia or Multimedia Pivot stand, connect the attached power 2 adapter jack (A) to the DC power port on the back of your monitor. Connect the power cord to the power port on the back of the stand. Follow the directions that cam
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 7 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Setting up Your Monitor Table 1. Connector locations for multimedia bases (Continued ) Item Name Description Connect an external microphone here. Using an External external microphone automatically disconnects the F microphone jack monitor’s internal microphone. Connect headphones here. Connecting headphones G Headphone jack automatically turns the speakers off. Plug and Play ® Our adopt
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 8 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Setting up Your Monitor ® Windows 95 ® To determine the version of Windows 95 that your computer uses, right click on the “My Computer” icon on the Windows desktop and select “Properties”. The version number can be seen on the “General” section under “System:”. Follow the directions given below according ® to the version of your Windows 95 operating system: Version 4.00.950A
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 9 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Setting up Your Monitor If the monitor is functioning properly, you will see a white box with a red border and black text inside as shown in the following illustration: No Connection Check Signal Cable Figure 5. Monitor self test screen The three boxes inside the border are red, green and blue. Failure of any of the boxes to appear indicates a problem with your monitor. This box also appears during normal operation if the
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 10 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Adjusting Your FPD User Controls Your flat panel display 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 AU AUT TO O EXIT EXIT
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 11 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Adjusting Your FPD Automatic Save Whenever you open the on-screen menu and allow an adjustment window to remain active for about 3 seconds without pressing another button, the monitor automatically saves any adjustments you have made. These changes are saved into a user area in the monitor. User areas are reserved according to the signal frequency from your computer. The monitor can save adjustments for up to 5 u
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 12 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Adjusting Your FPD Brightness Follow these instructions to adjust the brightness of Brightness the monitor’s display. 44 With the menu off, push the “–“ or “+“ button 1 to display the brightness screen. Exit : Exit Key Push the “+“ button to increase the brightness; 2 push the “–“ button to decrease the brightness. OSM Lock/Unlock Use this function to secure the current settings so that they canno
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 13 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Adjusting Your FPD Accessing the menu system With the OSM off, push the MENU button to open it and display the main function 1 menu. Use the “–” and “+” buttons to move between the function icons. As you move from 2 one icon to another, the function name changes to reflect the function or group of functions represented by that icon. See the Screen controls table to view a complete list of al
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 14 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Adjusting Your FPD Table 2. Screen controls (Continued ) Menus and Function Descriptions Icon Sub-menus – + Image Lock: Image Lock controls adjust for and limit the amount of noise in the video signal which causes horizontal lines or areas on the screen where the image appears to be unstable and jitters or shimmers. Fine The Fine and Coarse adjustments allow
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 15 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Adjusting Your FPD Table 2. Screen controls (Continued ) Menus and Function Descriptions Icon Sub-menus – + Reset Restores the viewing area and color settings to their original manufacturing levels Geometry Resets the H-Position and V-Position of the viewing Reset area Color Reset Resets the Brightness, Contrast and Color Control functi
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 16 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Adjusting Your FPD Table 2. Screen controls (Continued ) Menus and Function Descriptions Icon Sub-menus – + Language: Language sets the OSM to display in one of six languages. English The language chosen affects only the language of the Deutsch OSM. It has no effect on any software running on the Español Français computer. Italiano
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 17 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Adjusting Your FPD Table 2. Screen controls (Continued ) Menus and Function Descriptions Icon Sub-menus – + Display Mode This screen shows the horizontal and vertical i frequencies, sync polarity and the display resolution of the images received from the computer or video card. 17 English
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4_E570S580Sbody.fm Page 18 Monday, July 16, 2001 2:53 PM Adjusting Your FPD Audio Controls 1 ON/OFF VOLUME BASS TREBLE MIC MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX ON OFF 2 3 4 5 Figure 8. Multimedia stand audio controls To access the On/Off, Volume, Bass and Treble functions, rotate the appropriate control button to the right or left to adjust the function. Table 3. Audio Control Function No. Function Description and adjustments In
