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HD2250 22-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor
USERGUIDE
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Contents Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Connecting your monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Connecting video inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Connecting power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Connecting a security cable
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor • Connecting your monitor � Starting your monitor � Adjusting monitor settings � Changing Windows screen settings � Power management � Maintaining � Troubleshooting � Specifications 1
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor Connecting your monitor To set up your monitor, first unpack the box, unwrap the components, then make your cable connections. Connecting video inputs To connect video sources to your monitor: 1 Position your computer and your monitor so you can reach the back of each. 2 If your computer has a digital video connector (DVI), connect a DVI video cable (not included) to the white connector on the display. - OR - Connect the blue VGA video cable to the blue V
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www.gateway.com 3 To make sure that your monitor’s power is correctly connected, check the power button on the front button panel. The power icon on the power button should be glowing purple. If the power icon is not visible, power is not connected. Connecting a security cable You can secure your monitor to your computer desk (or to another heavy object) with a cable lock. To connect a cable lock, follow the cable lock’s instructions to connect it to the Kensington lock slot on the back of y
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor Setting up the optional speaker bar In the United States, an optional speaker bar is available for mounting underneath your monitor. You can order a speaker bar from www.gateway.com. To install the speaker bar: 1 Turn off your monitor. 2 Tilt the screen back, then match the mounting clips on each side of the speaker bar with the mounting slots underneath your monitor. Mounting slot Mounting clip 3 Slide the speaker bar onto the bottom of your monitor unti
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www.gateway.com 5 Plug the speaker bar’s audio plug into the audio jack on your monitor. Important For best audio performance, if your video connection uses HDMI, the digital audio is also conveyed along the same cable, and no additional audio connection is required. You may need to set your video source’s audio mode to PCM or ANALOG to hear the audio. See your source device’s user guide for more information. To remove the speaker bar: 1 Disconnect all audio and power cables from the speaker
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor Adjusting monitor settings Use your monitor controls (located on your monitor itself) and computer controls (accessible through Windows) to adjust the display image. For more information about computer controls, see “Changing Windows screen settings” on page 10. Using the EzTouch menu buttons This monitor features an on-screen display (OSD) and EzTouch menu buttons that let you adjust contrast, brightness, and other settings for your monitor. Your monitor
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www.gateway.com Using the main menu To use the main menu: 1 Touch Menu on the front of your monitor. The rest of the button icons light up and the shortcut menu opens. Tip To use a button, lightly touch its icon. For adjusting a setting’s values, you can touch and hold touch buttons as you would conventional buttons. 2 Touch Main Menu. The main menu opens. Back (in submenus only) Select Previous Next Menu Off Tip While the OSD is active, on-screen labels appear next to the buttons to help yo
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor OSD Menu Description PIP Display—Toggles the display of the PIP window. PIP Settings menu Source—Sets the source of the video used in the PIP window. Position—Sets the position of the PIP window on the main screen. Size—Sets the size of the PIP window. Transparency—Sets the transparency of the PIP window. The PIP window can be from almost transparent to completely opaque. When the PIP window is transparent, you are able to see through the PIP video display
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www.gateway.com OSD Menu Description H Position—Moves the display image left and right. Geometry menu (VGA mode only) V Position—Moves the display image up and down. Clock—Minimizes any vertical bars or stripes visible on the screen background. The horizontal screen size will also change. Phase—Minimizes any horizontal distortion and clears or sharpens the displayed characters. Color—Customizes the color levels. Advanced menu Language—Changes the language of the OSD. LED Mode—Changes the brigh
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor Changing Windows screen settings Adjusting the color depth and screen area are two of the most basic display settings you may need to change. You can also adjust settings such as the screen background and screen saver. Changing color depth and screen resolution Color depth and screen resolution are two of the most basic monitor settings you may need to change to suit your needs. Color depth is the number of colors your computer uses to display images on yo
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www.gateway.com EzTune software When installed onto your computer, EzTune™ software (included on CD) lets you control many of the monitor settings from your computer. With EzTune, you can: � Change the orientation of the image (landscape to portrait). (Requires the optional height-adjustable stand available in the United States at www.gateway.com.) � Change brightness, contrast, and color balance � Change screen geometry � Set the display position and resolution For more information, see the p
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor Power management Energy declaration When connected to a computer that supports the VESA Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) Protocol, your monitor can conserve significant energy by reducing power consumption during periods of non-use. When your computer goes into the energy saving mode, your monitor will then enter the Active Off mode (sleep). In the Active Off mode the Power LED will still show orange. Use these conventions and the power can be r
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www.gateway.com No picture � Touch Menu, then Input Select to make sure that you have selected the correct video source. � Make sure that the power cord is connected correctly to both the back of your monitor and the power outlet. For more information about connecting the power cord, see “Connecting power” on page 2. � Make sure that the video cable is connected securely to the back of your monitor and computer. For more information about connecting the video cable, see “Connecting video in
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor Image is not sized or centered correctly � Touch Menu, Main Menu, then touch Auto to automatically adjust the display image to the ideal settings. (VGA mode only) � Use the position controls to adjust the image. For instructions on how to adjust the display image position, see “Adjusting monitor settings” on page 6. Your monitor has pixels that are always dark or too bright � This condition is normal and inherent in the TFT technology used in active-matrix
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www.gateway.com You need to know whether you can connect the HDMI output of your external video device to the DVI port of your monitor. Important Although the HDMI interface supports audio, no audio is sent to your monitor. You must separately connect the audio output of your video device to an external audio amplifier. � Yes, you can. When using the digital connection, your video content remains completely digital from your external video device (such as a cable box, HD DVR, or DVD player).
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Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor HDCP What is HDCP and how should you troubleshoot it? High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a specification developed by the Intel® Corporation to protect digital entertainment content that uses a digital visual interface (DVI). HDCP encrypts the transmission of digital content (signal) between the video source (computer, DVD player, or set-top box) and the digital display (monitor, digital television/DTV, or projector). HDCP is not design
