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SyncMaster 700NF
SyncMaster 900NF
Color Monitor
Owner’s
Instructions
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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, performance, or use of this material. The Samsung logo and SyncMa
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Contents Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unpacking Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Setting up Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Connecting Your Monitor .
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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’s case. Never use your monitor if the power cord has bee
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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 Warranty Card Signal Cable Monitor and Stand (Not available in all locations) English 3
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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 instructions included with your adapter to set the pins on your
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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 Extended Display Identification (EDID) data using Display D
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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 Click on START, SETTINGS, CONTROL PANEL, DISPLAY SETTINGS ta
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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. If your monitor screen remains blank after using the previous proc
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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 2 4 6 1 3 Figure 3. User control locations Information ( i ) button 1 Use this button to show the horizontal and vertical fre
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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 user modes. It has 8 factory preset or preload modes, one for each signal f
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Adjusting Your Monitor Direct-Access Feature The feature described on this page and the next page can be accessed quickly, at the touch of one button. When you finish making adjustments to a feature, push the EXIT () button to turn off the menu or allow the OSD to time out and disappear automatically OSD Lock/Unlock Control Lock Allows you to secure the current control settings so that they cannot be inadvertently changed. You can unlock the OSD controls at any time by using the same Locke
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Adjusting Your Monitor Brightness/Contrast This feature will adjust the monitor’s brightness/ Brightness/Contrast contrast. Once you have adjusted one of these 50 features, push the MENU( )button once to close the brightness/contrast screen. 50 With the menu off, push the , , or 1 button. The brightness/contrast display will appear. Push the button to increase the 2 brightness or the button to decrease the brightness; push the button to increase the contrast or the button to decrease
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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 change the 4 vertical Size of the monitor’s viewing area; Previous Menu : use the an
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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 Corner Distortion Access Function : “Geometry” screen is displayed. Push the button or button to select Parallel/Rotation 2 Parallel/Rotation. 2 Pu
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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. Corner Distortion : Access Function Push the button or button to select 2 Pinbalance. Pinbalance Push the button to open the Pinbalance 3 adjustment screen. 53 Use the button or butto
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Adjusting Your Monitor Corner Distortion RGB Adjust corner distortion when the border/outside Geometry line(s) displayed on the screen are not straight. Parallel/Rotation Pincushion/Trapezoid With the menu off, push the button. Pinbalance 1 Push the button or button until the Linearity “Geometry” OSD is displayed. Corner Distortion : Access Function Push the button or button to select 2 Corner Distortion. Corner Distortion Push the button to access the Corner 3 3 distortion adjust
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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 9300K 5000 Use the button or button to select 2 R 50 Color 1, Color 2, or Color 3. G
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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 Convergence adjustments. Purity 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. 69 Push the button to open the clear moiré 3 adjustment screen. Pr
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Adjusting Your Monitor Convergence RGB Convergence affects picture clarity. Adjust the Screen horizontal or vertical convergence to properly align Clear Moiré the color dots that make up the image. F Focus Convergence With the menu off, push the button. Purity 1 Push the button or button until the : Access Function “Screen” OSD is displayed. Convergence Push the button or button to select 2 Convergence. 65 Push the button to open the 3 convergence adjustment screen. 70 Use the button or
