Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FPD1950 Gateway
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FPD1950 Monitor U ser Guide.
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i www .gatew ay .com Co n te n t s Using Your FPD 1950 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Connectin g the monito r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ga t e w a y 1 Using Y our FPD 1950 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 m onitor so you can reach the c onnections on each. 2 Lay t he mo nito r on i ts bac k, the n con nect the pow er co rd to the po wer c onne ctor under the bottom of t he screen.
3 www .gatew ay .com If your computer supports digi ta l vi deo (white video connector), conn ect the digital video cable to the white DVI connector under t he bottom of the screen. 4 Return the moni tor to its upright position, t hen make sure that y our computer is turned off.
4 ww w . ga teway . com 6 Plug the power cord into a grounded electrical outlet..
5 www .gatew ay .com Star ting the monitor T o start the monitor: 1 Press the power button on the front o f monitor . The power LED o n the power button turns on. 2 T urn on your co mputer . 3 After your computer is running, the power LED o n the monitor’ s p ower button should be blue.
6 ww w . ga teway . com A djusting monitor settings Use the external co ntrols (located on t he moni tor itself) an d software controls (accessible in W indows) to adjust th e display image. Fo r more information about so ftware controls, see “Software c ontrols” on page 10.
7 www .gatew ay .com ■ SOURCE Press to switch between analog or digit al s o ur c e si gnals or switch between computers if you have two computers co nnected to the monitor . ■ MENU Press to view the OSD. Press again to exit. ■ /Light Vie w OSD active: Press to select OSD options.
8 ww w . ga teway . com Lock ing the co ntrol bu ttons Y ou can lock the control buttons to prevent them from being used to chang e display settings. T o lock the control buttons: 1 Press and hold the MENU a n d buttons together for five seconds. 2 T o unl ock the controls, p ress and hold the MENU and buttons together for five seconds.
9 www .gatew ay .com HORIZONT AL. Mo ves the displ ay 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 tical an d horizont al position automatic ally . CLOCK.
10 ww w . ga teway . com So ft ware contro ls Color depth and scree n resolution are two of the most basic monitor settings you may need to change . Ad justing the colo r dept h Color de pth is the numbe r of colors your video card uses. Most images look best displayed with the maximum numbe r of co lors av ailabl e.
11 www .gatew ay .com 5 Click OK , then click Ye s to save your changes. Help and Support For more i nforma tion ab out adj usting m onitor setti ngs, click Start , then clic k Help and Support . T ype th e ke yword changing display setti ngs in the Sear ch bo x , then clic k the arrow .
12 ww w . ga teway . com Adjusting th e screen resolut ion Y ou can change the screen resolution to a size you prefer . For 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 .
13 www .gatew ay .com Clarifying screen fonts Y ou can change the display fonts to ClearT ype for smoother screen fonts. T o change the sc reen resolution: 1 Click Star t , then click Contr ol Panel . The Control P anel wind ow open s. I f your Con tro l Panel is in Category V iew , clic k Appearan ce and Them es .
14 ww w . ga teway . com Vide o modes The monitor supports several video 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 slightl y “fuzz y .
15 www .gatew ay .com P o we r management ENERGY ST AR As an ENERGY ST AR ® Partn er , Gateway has determined that this produ ct meets the ENERGY ST AR guidelines for energy efficiency .
16 ww w . ga teway . com Maintenanc e T o keep the monitor in optimal working orde r: ■ Do not block 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.
17 www .gatew ay .com No pic ture ■ Make sur e that the po wer cord is conn ected correctly to both the b ack of the m onitor 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 the monitor and computer .
18 ww w . ga teway . com Pic ture has shado ws or “ ghosts” ■ Press the A UT O/SELECT button to automatica lly adjust the displa y image to the ideal settings. ■ Remove any extension cables or switchboxes. ■ Make sure that the video cable is connected securely to t he back of the m onitor and your computer .
19 www .gatew ay .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.
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App endi x A 21 Safety , R egulator y , and Legal Information ■ Safety information ■ Regulatory statements ■ Notices.
22 ww w . ga teway . com Impor tant saf ety info rmation Y our Gateway system is desig ned and tested to meet the latest standards for safety of i nformation technology equipment. However , to ensure safe use of this product, it i s impo rtan t that the s afety instr uctio ns ma rked on the product and in the documentat ion are followed.
23 www .gatew ay .com Ca re during us e ■ 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 avoi d spills is to avoi d eating and drinking near yo ur system.
24 ww w . ga teway . com Regulat o ry compl ianc e sta tem ents United Sta tes of America F ederal Communi cations C ommission (FC C) Unintenti onal emitter per FC C 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.
25 www .gatew ay .com Ca na d a Industry Canad a (IC) Un intent ional emitter per ICES- 003 This digital apparat us does 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.
26 ww w . ga teway . com Noti c es Copy right © 2004 Gate way , Inc. All Rights Reserved 14303 Gatewa y Pla ce P owa y , CA 92064 USA All Ri ghts Re serve d This publication is protected by cop y right and all rights are re ser v ed.
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