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900SLe1.book Page i Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM
SyncMaster 900SL
SyncMaster 900SL
Color Monitor
Owner’s
Instructions
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900SLe1.book Page ii Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 1999 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is strictly forbidden. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, perform
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900SLeTOC.fm Page 1 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 11:52 AM Contents Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unpacking Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Setting up Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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900SLe1.book Page 2 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Safety Instructions Before connecting the AC power cord to the DC adapter outlet, make sure the voltage designa- 1 tion of the DC adapter corresponds to the local electrical supply. Never insert anything metallic into the monitor openings. Doing so may create the danger of 2 electric shock. To avoid electric shock, never touch the inside of the monitor. Only a qualified technician should 3 open the monitor
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900SLe1.book Page 3 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Unpacking Your Monitor Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer. CD-ROM Manual Power Cord i Warranty Card Signal Cable Monitor and Stand (Not available in all areas) 3 English
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900SLe1.book Page 4 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Setting up Your Monitor Connecting Your Monitor 5 3 B G R 2 6 7 Figure 1. Cable connections Turn off your computer and unplug its power cord. 1 Connect the signal cable to the D-SUB or BNC signal port on the back of your monitor. 2 If you are using an IBM-compatible computer, skip to step 5. If you are using a 3 Macintosh computer, connect the other end of the signal cable to a Macintosh adapter. Follow the instruc
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900SLe1.book Page 5 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Setting up Your Monitor Plug and Play ® Our 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. This monitor automatically tells the PC system its E
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900SLe1.book Page 6 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM 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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900SLe1.book Page 7 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Setting up Your Monitor No Connection Check Signal Cable Figure 2. 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 video cable becomes disconnected or damaged. Turn off your monitor and reconnect the video cable; then turn on both your computer 4 and the monitor
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900SLe1.book Page 8 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor User Controls Your samsung SyncMaster computer 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. These buttons operate the on-screen menu, which shows you the monitor’s settings and allows you to change those settings. i 5 6 4 1 2 3 Figure 3. User control locatio
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900SLe1.book Page 9 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor 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 10 u
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900SLe1.book Page 10 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor Information The Information on this screen shows available Information horizontal and vertical frequencies and display Frequency Range: resolution. H: 30-110kHz V: 50-160Hz With the menu off, push the i button 1 Recommended Timing: once to see information about your monitor. 1280x1024 / 85Hz The current Horizontal/Vertical frequencies Serial Number: received from the computer or video
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900SLe1.book Page 11 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor Menu Features The following features can all be accessed using your monitor’s on-screen menu system. Follow the instructions below to adjust the features. Once you are finished making adjustments to a feature, push the EXIT button to return to the main menu then push EXIT again to turn off the menu. Position RGB Follow these instructions to change the position of Position/Size the monitor’s
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900SLe1.book Page 12 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor Size RGB Follow these instructions to change the size of the Position/Size monitor’s entire display. Position With the menu off, push the button. Size 1 Push the button or button until the Zoom “Position / Size” screen is displayed. : Access Function Push the button or button to select 2 Size. Size Push the button to open the Size 3 2 adjustment screen. 8 Use the and buttons to chan
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900SLe1.book Page 13 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor Parallel/Rotation RGB Adjust the parallelogram setting when the display Geometry is leaning left or right; adjust the rotation setting Parallel/Rotation when the entire display is tilted left or right. Pincushion/Trapezoid Pinbalance With the menu off, push the button. Linearity 1 Push the button or button until the : Access Function “Geometry” screen is displayed. Push the butt
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900SLe1.book Page 14 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor Pinbalance RGB Adjust the pinbalance setting when the sides of the Geometry display are bowed towards the left or right. Parallel/Rotation Pincushion/Trapezoid With the menu off, push the button. 1 Pinbalance Push the button or button until the Linearity “Geometry” screen is displayed. : Access Function Push the button or button to select 2 Pinbalance. Pinbalance Push the button to o
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900SLe1.book Page 15 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor Color RGB Color temperature is a measure of the “warmth” of Color the image colors. The available range is between 5000 to 9300K. Follow these steps to change the Color1 Color2 color temperature and adjust individual R, G, B Color3 color control. : Access Function With the menu off, push the button. 1 Push the button or button until the Color1 “Color” screen is displayed. 9300 93
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900SLe1.book Page 16 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor Clear Moiré RGB A “moiré” pattern can appear on your screen, Screen looking like a series of concentric circles or arcs. To Clear Moiré eliminate this pattern, use the clear moiré F Focus adjustments. With the menu off, push the button. 1 : Access Function Push the button or button until the “Screen” OSD is displayed. Clear Moiré Push the button or button to select 2 Clear Moiré. 2
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900SLe1.book Page 17 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor Degauss RGB The Degauss feature will remove color impurities Advanced caused by magnetic fields. Do not use the Degauss Degauss feature more than once within a 30-minute period. Recall +++ Sync. Input Type G With the menu off, push the button. Video Input Level 1 D-SUB/BNC Push the button or button until the : Access Function “Advanced” screen is displayed. Degauss Push the button or button to
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900SLe1.book Page 18 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:03 AM Adjusting Your Monitor Recall RGB Use the recall feature to reset these monitor Advanced settings to their original levels: Position, Size, Degauss Pincushion, Trapezoid, Parallelogram, Pinbalance, Recall +++ Sync. Input Type Rotation, and Clear Moiré. G Video Input Level With the menu off, push the button. D-SUB/BNC 1 : Access Function Push the button or button until the “Advanced” screen is displayed.
