Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EV730 Gateway
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i Contents Using Your EV730 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Setting up the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Removing the bas e .
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1 1 Using Y our EV730 Monitor The EV730 monit or is a high-resolution c olor monitor with: ■ 1280 × 1024 maxi mum resolution ■ Unlimited colors ■ Excellent contrast a nd legibility ■ Reduced power usag e The microprocessor-based on-screen display (OSD) controls let you adjust a va riety of image set tings.
2 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .g ate wa y .com Setting up the monitor Setting up th e monitor consists of two procedures: attaching the base a nd connecting the monitor ca bles. If you are setting up your comp uter for the first time, see the setup poster for more informati on about connecting a dditional perip heral d evices.
3 Setting up the monit or www .gatew ay .com T o connect the power and video cables: 1 Position the monitor and your computer so you can easily get at the back panel of each. Make sure that all power cables can reach a correctly grounded electrical outlet.
4 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com 4 Connect the power cord that came with t he monito r to the AC power connector at the bac k of the monitor . T o maintain FCC standa rds, only use the cord that c ame with the monitor . 5 Plug the other end of the po wer cord into a correctly g rounded electrical outlet.
5 Setting up the monit or www .gatew ay .com Remo ving the bas e T o remove the base: 1 T urn off your comput er , then disconnect the monito r’ s power cable.
6 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Star ting the monitor T o start the monitor: 1 Press the power button. The p ower LED turns green, and the monitor demagnetizes itself for about three seconds.
7 Starti ng the monit or www .gatew ay .com 2 T urn on your computer . 3 After your computer is run ning, the power LED on the monitor should be green. If not, check the connections. Fo r more troubleshooting information, see “T roubleshooting” on page 17.
8 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Adjusting monitor settin gs This monit or features an on-screen displa y (OSD) that lets yo u adjust and save contrast, brigh tness, and other settings for the display image. ■ Menu . Press to view the OSD.
9 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew ay .com OSD option s Main m enu Option Contrast. Increa ses or decrea ses disp la y image con trast . Brightness. Inc reases or decr eases di spla y image bright ness. Horizontal P osition (H P osition). M ov es the di spla y image to the le ft or right side of t he screen.
10 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Language. Chan ges the dis pla y language for the O SD contr ol syst em. Degauss. D emagneti zes th e screen. Inf ormation. D ispla ys the frequ ency and resolu tion in which th e monitor is currently oper ating.
11 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew ay .com Software controls Adjusting the colo r depth and screen resoluti on are two of the mo st basic monitor sett ings you may need to change. Adjusting the color depth Color depth is the number of colors the video card uses.
12 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com 3 Click the Settings tab. 4 Click the arrow butt on to open the Color quality or Color s list, then click the color depth y ou want. 5 T o s a v e y o u r c h a n g e s i n W i n d o w s X P , c l i c k OK , then click Ye s .
13 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew ay .com Adjusting the sc reen resol ution Y ou can change the screen resolution to a size you prefer . For example, you can increase the resolution t o fit more icons on your desktop, or you can decrease the resolut ion to make reading and identifying objects on the monitor easier .
14 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com 4 Drag the Screen resolution or Scre en area sli der to the size you prefer . 5 T o s a v e y o u r c h a n g e s i n W i n d o w s X P , c l i c k OK , then click Ye s . - OR - T o save your ch anges in W indows 2000, clic k OK , then click OK again .
15 Power man agement www .gatew ay .com P o wer mana ge ment ENERGY ST AR As an ENERGY ST AR ® Partner , Gatew ay ha s determined that this product meets the E NERGY ST AR g uidel ines fo r en erg y eff iciency .
16 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Maintenance T o keep the monitor in optimal working order: ■ Do not block the vent ilation holes. ■ Do n ot ex pos e the mon ito r to r ain o r use near wat er . ■ Keep the m onitor away from rad iators or heat v ents.
17 Trou bleshoot ing www .gatew ay .com T r oubleshooting If you have problems with th e monitor , the information in this troubleshooting section may help yo u solve them. No picture ■ Make sure that the monit or is turned on. ■ Make sure that the power cord is connected correctly to both the back of the monitor and the wall outlet.
18 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Pictur e is scramble d If the picture is scra mbled or does not look right , you can reset the monit or to its default video mode and res olution settings. T o reset the monitor settings: 1 Restart your computer , then press and hold F8 while your comput er is starting up .
19 Trou bleshoot ing www .gatew ay .com Displa y colors are wrong ■ Restart your computer with the monitor turned on. ■ Make sure that th e video cable is connected securely to th e back of yo ur computer . For more inform ation abou t connecting the vide o cable, see “Setting up t he monitor” on pag e 2.
20 Chapter 1: Using Your E V730 Monitor www .gatew ay .com Color is not unif orm Make sure that the monitor warms up for at l east 30 minutes before making a final judgment about color uniformity . Make sure that: ■ Non-shielded speaker s are not placed too close to the m onitor .
21 Specifi cations www .gatew ay .com Specifications Specifications are subjec t to change without notice or obligation. Many products for Gateway and its subsid iaries are custom e ngineered by our suppliers to Gateway specific ations and may vary with similarly marketed products.
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A 23 Saf ety , Regulator y , and Legal Inf ormation Impor tant safety inf ormation Y our Gateway system is designed and tested t o meet the latest standa rds for safety of in formation technolog y equipment.
24 Appendi x A: Safety , Regulatory , and Legal I nformatio n www .gatew ay .com Setting up y our system ■ Read and foll ow all instru ctions marked on the product and in t he documentation befo re you operate your system. Retain all safety an d operating instru ctions for f uture use.
25 Important safety in formation www .gatew ay .com Care during use ■ D o n o t w a l k o n t h e p o w e r c o r d o r a l l o w a n y t h i n g t o r e s t o n i t . ■ Do not spill anyt hing on the system. The best way to avoid spills is to avoi d eating and drinki ng near your system.
26 Appendi x A: Safety , Regulatory , and Legal I nformatio n www .gatew ay .com Regulator y compliance statements United States of Amer ica Federal Communicati ons Commission (FCC) Unintentional emit.
27 Regu latory comp liance stat ements www .gatew ay .com Canada Industry Canada (IC) Unintentional emitter per ICES-00 3 This digital apparatus does not exceed the Clas s B lim its for radio noise em issions from digital apparatus as s et out in the radio int erference regu lations of Industry Canada.
28 Appendi x A: Safety , Regulatory , and Legal I nformatio n www .gatew ay .com Notices Copy right © 2003 Gate way , Inc. All Rights Reserved 14303 Gatewa y Place P owa y , CA 92064 USA All Rights Reser ved This publication is protected by cop y right and all rights are reser ved.
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However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Gateway EV730. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Gateway EV730 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
