Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FPD1750 Gateway
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FPD1750 Monitor U ser Guide.
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i www .gatew ay .com Co n te n t s Using Your FPD 1750 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Connectin g the monito r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ga t e w a y 1 Using Y our FPD 1750 M onitor ■ Connecting the monitor ■ Starting the monitor ■ Adjusting monitor settings ■ Maintenance and troubleshooting ■ Specifications.
2 ww w . ga teway . com C onnec ting the monitor T o connect the monitor: 1 Position your comput e r and the monitor so you can reac h the connections on each. 2 Lay the m onito r on i ts bac k, t hen c onne ct the powe r cor d to th e pow er co nnec tor under the bottom of t he screen.
3 www .gatew ay .com 6 Plug the power cord into a correctly grounded electric al outlet..
4 ww w . ga teway . com Star ting the monitor T o start the monitor: 1 Press the power button on the front of mo nitor . The power LED on the power button turns on. 2 T urn on your co mputer . 3 After your computer is running, the power LED on the monitor’ s power button should be blue.
5 www .gatew ay .com A djusting monitor settings Use the external co ntrols (loca ted o n the mo nitor itself) and softwa re co ntrols (ac cessible in W indows) to adjust th e display image. Fo r more information about software controls, see “Software c ontrols” on page 9.
6 ww w . ga teway . com ■ Ligh tV iew Press to access the LightView menu and select a preset viewing mode. Preset modes include optimized settings for text, movies, or photos in either day or night ambient light leve ls. ■ MENU Press to view the OSD.
7 www .gatew ay .com Lock ing the co ntrol bu ttons Y ou can lock the front co ntrol buttons to prevent them from being used to change display settings. T o lock the control buttons: 1 Press and hold the MENU a n d buttons togeth er for five seconds. 2 T o unlock the control buttons, press and hold the MENU and buttons together for five seconds.
8 ww w . ga teway . com HORIZONT AL. Mo ves the displa y image le ft and right. VERTICAL. Mo ves th e disp la y image up and do wn. Y ou can al so use the A UT O/SELECT b utton to config ure the v er ti cal and ho rizont al positi on automatic ally . CLOCK.
9 www .gatew ay .com So ft ware contro ls Color depth, screen reso l ution, and changing display fonts to ClearT ype a re three of the most basic moni tor settings you may need to change. Adjus t ing the color depth Color de pth is the number of colors your video card uses.
10 ww w . ga teway . com 4 Click the arrow butt on to open the Color q uality list, then c lick the color depth yo u want. 5 Click OK , then click Ye s to save your changes. Help and Support For mor e inform ation a bout ad justin g monit or sett ings, cli ck Start , then clic k Help and Support .
11 www .gatew ay .com Adjusting th e screen resolut ion Y ou can change the screen resolution to a si z e you prefer . F or example, you can increase the resolution to fit mo re icons on your desktop, or you can decrease the resolution to make reading and identifying obj ects on the monitor easier .
12 ww w . ga teway . com Clarifying screen fonts Y ou can change the display fonts to ClearT ype for smoother screen fonts. T o change the display fonts t o ClearT ype: 1 Click Start , then click Control P anel . The Contro l Panel win dow ope ns. If your Contr ol Panel is in Category V iew , clic k Appearan ce and Themes .
13 www .gatew ay .com Vide o modes The monitor supports several vi deo modes. ■ Best video mo de is 1280 × 1024 @ 6o H z. The supported vid eo modes are: If you do not use the best m ode for the monitor , the display ima ge may look slightly “fuzz y .
14 ww w . ga teway . com P o we r management ENERGY ST AR As an ENERGY ST AR ® Partner , Gateway has determined that this product meets the ENERGY ST AR guidelines for energy efficiency .
15 www .gatew ay .com Maintenanc e T o keep the monitor in optimal working orde r: ■ Do not blo ck the vent ilation holes. ■ Do n ot exp ose t he m onito r to r ain or use n ear wa ter . ■ Keep the m onitor away from rad iators or heat vents. ■ Keep the monitor out of d irect sunlight.
16 ww w . ga teway . com No pic ture ■ Make sure that the power cord is connected correctly to both the back of the monitor and the wall outlet. For mo re information about connecting the power cord, see “Connecting th e monitor” o n page 2. ■ Make sure that the video cable is connected securely to the back of th e monitor an d computer .
17 www .gatew ay .com Pic ture has shado ws or “ ghosts” ■ Press the A UTO/SEL ECT button to automatic ally adjust the dis play image to the ideal settings. ■ Remove any extension cables or switchboxes. ■ Make sure that the video cable is connected securely to the back of the monitor a nd your computer .
18 ww w . ga teway . com Specifica tions Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation. Many products for Gateway and its subsidiaries are custom engineered by our suppliers to Gateway specifications and may vary from similarly marketed products.
App endi x A 19 Safety , Regulator y , and L ega l Information ■ Safety information ■ Regulatory statements ■ Notices.
20 ww w . ga teway . com Impor tant saf ety info rmation Y o u r Gateway system is designed an d tested to meet the latest st andards for safety of infor mation technology equipment. However , to ensure safe use of this product, it is i mport ant that t he saf ety in struc tions mark ed on the product and in the documentat ion are followed.
21 www .gatew ay .com Ca re 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 spill s is to av oid eating and drinking near your system.
22 ww w . ga teway . com Regulat o ry compl ianc e sta tem ents United Sta tes of America F ederal Co mmunications C ommission (FCC ) Unintentiona l emitt er per FCC P ar t 15 This device ha s been tested and found t o comply with th e limits for a Class B digital device, p ursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
23 www .gatew ay .com Ca na d a Industry Canad a (IC) Unin tentional emitter per ICES-003 This digital apparat us d oes not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissi ons from digital app aratus as set out in the ra dio interference regu lations of Industr y Canada.
24 ww w . ga teway . com Noti c es Copy right © 2004 Gatewa y , I nc. All Rights Reserved 14303 Gatewa y Place P owa y , CA 92064 USA All Ri ghts Reserv ed This publication is protected by cop yr ight and all r ights are re served.
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MAN LG FPD1750 USR GDE R0 07/04.
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