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Q53
User’s Guide
Guide de l’utilisateur
Bedienungsanleitung
Manual de instrucciones
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User’s Guide Q53 15 (13.8" Viewable Diagonal) Flat Square Color Monitor with Plug & Play
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© Copyright ViewSonic Corporation, 1997. All rights reserved. IBM XT, AT, 386, 486, and PS/2 are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Macintosh II Family, LC, LCII, Quadra, Performa, and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. ViewSonic, Optiquest, ViewMatch, and Opti-Green are registered trademarks, and Display Sui
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Safety Guidelines Caution: Use a power cable that is properly grounded. Always use the AC cords listed below for each area: USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UL Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CSA Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VDE Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEV Britain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BASEC/BS Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electric Appliance Control Act E In other areas,
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FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
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CONTENTS Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv 1. Getting Started E N Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 G L Quick Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 I Monitor Stand Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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E N G L I S H Contents 2 Optiquest Q53
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Getting Started 1 Package Contents Congratulations on your purchase of an Optiquest Q53 high performance E N color monitor. G Your Optiquest Q53 package includes the following: L I Optiquest Q53 monitor S H Attached video cable with 15 pin high density (HD) mini D-sub connector Power cord User’s guide Software diskette or CD ROM which includes: ® ® � Opti-Green for Windows 3.1x and DOS (monitor power saving software). ® � ViewSonic monitor installation file (VS*.inf) for ® Windows 95 (
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Features Superior Image ... 15" (13.8" viewable diagonal), 0.28mm dot pitch, high resolution, non-interlaced technology provides sharp, flicker-free images. Microprocessor-based controls save your adjustments for each video mode. There is no need to make adjustments every time you E use your computer. N G L I S Ergonomic Design ... H Anti-reflection coating reduces eye strain. o o Tilt base allows 90 rotation horizontally and 15 vertically for greater user comfort. Low-frequency magne
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Precision Timing ... True multi-scanning ability allows automatic tracking of horizontal frequencies from 30 to 70 kHz and vertical frequencies from 50 to100 Hz. Twelve factory preset video modes are available for image size E and positioning. N G Fifteen additional timings are user definable for a total of 27 L I timing settings. S H System Flexibility ... TM TM Equipped with DDC1 and DDC2B for Plug & Play compatibility. Automatic universal power supply is built in permitting AC power
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E N G L I S H Getting Started 8 Optiquest Q53
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OPERATION 2 Controls E N G L I S H SELECT Power switch and power LED: Turns the monitor on or off. When on, the LED is green. When the monitor is in power saving mode the LED is orange. (Dial is hidden beneath the symbol.) Contrast: Adjusts the contrast between the image background (black level) and the foreground (white level). Clockwise increases the contrast. Counter-clockwise decreases the contrast. (Dial is hidden beneath the symbol.) Brightness: Adjusts image brightness (the backgrounds' b
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaa aaaa Screen Size Adjustments To adjust a selected control: To select a control to adjust: SELECT + 1. Push the Select button. 1. Push the + button. When a control is selected, its 2. Push the - button. — LED will light. 2. Push the button repeatedly until If you are using a factory-set screen E you reach the control you want. resolution (page 12), you can return N The control selected cycles from left to to the preset screen adjustments by G right as you push the
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Timing Chart The Optiquest Q53 digital monitor can run at an extensive range of resolutions and refresh rates. Certain standard resolutions are factory preset. There are also 15 timings which are user definable. For example, if your video card is set up to run 1024 pixels x 768 lines at an 80 Hz refresh rate, once you have adjusted the screen size and position to your preferences, the monitor will save this information to memory. Every time you run this resolution at E this refresh rate, the mon
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Factory Preset Timings The following table lists the factory preset timings: Resolution Horizontal Vertical Polarity of Syn- Frequency Frequency chronizing Signal Timing Pixels x Lines kHz Hz Horiz/Vertical E VGA 640x480@60Hz 640 x 480 31.47 60 -/- N VESA 640x480@75Hz 640 x 480 37.50 75 -/- G L VESA 640x480@85Hz 640 x 480 43.27 85 -/- I VESA 800x600@72Hz 800 x 600 48.08 72 +/+ S VESA 800x600@75Hz 800 x 600 46.88 75 +/+ H VESA 800x600@85Hz 800 x 600 53.67 85 +/+ VESA 1024x768@70Hz 1024 x 768 56.4
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Plug & Play ® For Windows 95 users ® Plug and Play is Microsoft 's method of providing automatic peripheral connections in Windows 95. ® Because your new monitor features the VESA (Video Electronics Standards E Association) DDC (Display Data Channel) standard, the monitor's N resolutions are simple to adjust when used with a DDC compatible video G card in the Plug and Play environment. L I DDC is a protocol which allows the monitor to communicate with the video S card, so the resolutions can b
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TM DDC Diagnostic Utility For IBM computers and compatibles The Optiquest Q53 uses DDC (Display Data Channel) protocol to communicate with your computer's video card. The software diskette or CD ROM included in the Optiquest Q53 package has a utility file called E DDCTEST.EXE. This utility is useful for troubleshooting if DDC-related ® ® N problems occur when using Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. G L I When you run the DDC Diagnostic Utility, one of two messages will S appear: H 1. If the utility
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Power Management System ® ™ This monitor meets VESA DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling) standards. For the monitor’s power saving feature to work, the video board or computer must also meet VESA DPMS standards. E N G State LED Power Recovery Time L I On green 95 watts (typical) N/A S Standby yellow <30 watts <3 sec H Suspend yellow <8 watts <10 sec Off yellow <8 watts <10 sec Note: The Q53 complies with European NUTEK Power Management Standards. Note: The Off state means the monitor is in
