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SyncMaster 1200NF
Color Monitor
Owner’s
Instructions
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12NF(E)COV.fm Page ii Tuesday, October 17, 2000 5:12 PM Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2000 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, perfo
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12NF(E)TOC.fm Page 1 Tuesday, October 17, 2000 5:13 PM Contents Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unpacking Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Setting up Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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12NF(E)2.fm Page 2 Tuesday, October 17, 2000 5:41 PM 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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12NF(E)body.fm Page 3 Tuesday, October 17, 2000 5:58 PM Unpacking Your Monitor Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer. Install driver Manual USB Diskette Warranty Card Monitor and Stand (Not available in all locations) Power Cord BNC Cable Signal Cable USB Cable (Option) English 3 V R V V V
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12NF(E)body.fm Page 4 Tuesday, October 17, 2000 5:25 PM Setting up Your Monitor Connecting Your Monitor R H/V V 5 6 2 3 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. (Adapter not i
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12NF(E)body.fm Page 5 Tuesday, October 17, 2000 5:25 PM 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 Ex
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12NF(E)body.fm Page 6 Friday, October 20, 2000 8:53 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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12NF(E)body.fm Page 7 Friday, October 20, 2000 8:53 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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12NF(E)body.fm Page 8 Tuesday, October 17, 2000 5:25 PM 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 Display, which shows you the monitor’s settings and allows you to change those settings. i 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Figure 3. User cont
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12NF(E)body.fm Page 9 Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:44 PM Adjusting Your Monitor Automatic Save Whenever you open the on screen display 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
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12NF(E)body.fm Page 10 Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:44 PM Adjusting Your Monitor Menu Features The following features can all be accessed using your monitor’s on screen display 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 then push EXIT again to turn off the menu. Position Follow these instructions to change the position of RGB Position/Size the monitor
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12NF(E)body.fm Page 11 Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:44 PM Adjusting Your Monitor Zoom Follow these instructions to get a close-up or a RGB Position/Size longshot view of the monitor’s viewing area. Position With the menu off, push the button. Size 1 Push the button or button until the Zoom “Position / Size” screen is displayed. Recall : Access Function Push the button or button to select 2 Zoom. Zoom Push the button to open the Zoom 3 adjustment screen. Use th
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12NF(E)body.fm Page 12 Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:44 PM Adjusting Your Monitor Pincushion/Trapezoid Adjust the pincushion setting when the sides of RGB Geometry the display are bowed in or bowed out; adjust the Pincushion/Trapezoid trapezoid setting when the top or bottom of the Parallel/Rotation Pinbalance/Linearity display is too large or small. Side Pin Corner PinBalance Corner With the menu off, push the button. 1 Recall Push the button or button unt
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12NF(E)body.fm Page 13 Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:44 PM Adjusting Your Monitor Pinbalance/Linearity Adjust the pinbalance setting when the sides of the RGB Geometry display are bowed towards the left or right. Adjust Pincushion/Trapezoid the linearity setting when the display image is Parallel/Rotation Pinbalance/Linearity compressed at the left, right or top, bottom. Side Pin Corner PinBalance Corner With the menu off, push the button. 1 Recall Push the butto
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12NF(E)body.fm Page 14 Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:44 PM Adjusting Your Monitor PinBalance Corner Adjust the Pinbalance Corner correction when the RGB Geometry sides of the display are bowed in or bowed out; Pincushion/Trapezoid adjust the side pinbalance corner correction when Parallel/Rotation Pinbalance/Linearity the top or bottom of the display is too large or Side Pin Corner small. PinBalance Corner Recall With the menu off, push the button. : Access Func
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12NF(E)body.fm Page 15 Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:44 PM Adjusting Your Monitor Color Color temperature is a measure of the “warmth” of RGB Color the image colors. The available range is between 5000 to 9300. Follow these steps to change the color Color1 Color2 temperature and adjust individual R, G, B color Color3 control. Recall With the menu off, push the button. : Access Function 1 Push the button or button until the “Color” screen is disp
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12NF(E)body.fm Page 16 Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:44 PM Adjusting Your Monitor Clear Moire A “moiré” pattern can appear on your screen, RGB Screen looking like a series of concentric circles or arcs. To Clear Moire eliminate this pattern, use the Clear Moire Focus F Purity adjustments. Convergence Sharpness With the menu off, push the button. Recall 1 Push the button or button until the : Access Function “Screen” OSD is displayed. Clear Moire Push the butto
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12NF(E)body.fm Page 17 Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:44 PM Adjusting Your Monitor Purity Adjusts the color purity of the overall image. RGB Screen With the menu off, push the button. Clear Moire 1 Focus F Push the button or button until the Purity “Screen” OSD is displayed. Convergence Sharpness Recall Push the button or button to select 2 : Access Function Purity. Purity Push the button to access the purity 3 adjustment screen. 0 0 Use the button or b
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12NF(E)body.fm Page 18 Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:44 PM Adjusting Your Monitor Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the overall image. RGB Screen Clear Moire With the menu off, push the button. F Focus 1 Push the button or button until the Purity Convergence “screen” is displayed. Sharpness Recall Push the button or button to select Access Function : 2 Sharpness. Sharpness Use the button or button to adjust 3 Nomal or Text. Normal Text :Previous Menu Recall Us
