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L170 User's Guide IBM ThinkVision™ L170 Monitor English.
Fi r st Edi t ion ( April/2003 ) Note: For impo rtant information, refer to the Monitor Safe ty and Warranty manual tha t comes w ith this mon itor . T750_Sep.
1 DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Content s Saf ety ( Read firs t) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Set ting up t he mon itor .
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3 DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Setting up the monitor Product Description The IBM ThinkVision L170 Monitor works with a c omputer w ith a sui table on-boar d sub- system or Video Ada pter card t hat can suppor t SXGA 1 280 x 1024, XG A 10 24 x 768, S VGA 80 0 x 600, or V GA 6 40 x 480 a t 60 Hz.
4 W orkplace Prep aration This section gives advice on what you should consider before you set up your monitor. Height Position t he moni tor so th at the top o f the sc reen is slight ly below your ey e level w hen yo u sit at y our works tation.
5 DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Back Sit ba ck in yo ur chair and use th e backres t. Hands Adjust the seat hei ght so tha t your for earms ar e approxi mately hor izontal and your wris ts are straigh t when using th e keyboar d.
6 Connecting your Monitor Be sure t o read the 'Saf ety' Information located in the Monitor Safety and Warrant y Information Manual before carrying out this procedure. 1. T ur n off your co mputer and al l attached device s. 2. Connect th e signal c able to the video por t on the back of your computer.
7 DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Switching on your Monitor 1. Switch on the p ower sourc e and you r compu ter . 2. Switch on your m onitor b y pushi ng and rel easing t he power s witch marked . T o switch off your moni tor , push a nd relea se the powe r switc h again.
8 Device Driver Inst allation Driver inst allation for Windows 95 or Window s 98 This section must be completed before continui ng with the Window s 95 or Windo ws 98 Auto Setup on pa ge 13 T o use the P lug and Pl ay featur e in Micr osoft ® Win dows ® 95 o r Windo ws 98, files sho uld be loaded from the IBM Mon itor CD .
9 DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Driver Insta llatio n for Windows 2000 or Windows Me This section m ust be completed before continui ng with the Windows 20.
10 Driver Inst allati on for Windows XP This section must be completed before continui ng with the Window s XP Auto Setup on pag e 13 T o use the Pl ug and P lay featu re in Mi crosoft ® Wi ndows ® XP file s should be loaded fr om the IBM Monitor CD .
11 DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Auto Setup Au to S etu p The Setup Utility included on the installation CD is for displaying dot patterns. They do not replace or modify the display driver. The Auto Setup instructions require the monitor to be w armed up for 15 minutes.
12 Auto Setup for DOS T o set up the mo nitor automa tically i n DOS, do the following : If the monitor is in standby mode (STAN DBY ON), it may automatically turn off while you are waiting for it t o warm up. If this happens, switch off the monitor and s witch it on again after a few seconds.
13 DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Auto Setup for Windows 95, Windows 98, W ind ows NT , Windows 2000, Windows Me or Windows XP T o set up the m onitor autom.
14 Manual Setup Normall y , you can comp lete the se tup pro cedure us ing A UTO S ETUP ; however , if your screen i mage is s till disto rted a fter you perfor m A UTO S ETUP or the Installatio n CD does n ot run on your system, perform M ANUAL S ETUP .
15 DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Adjusting Y our LCD Monitor User controls User control features • Direct access controls • Main OSD menu controls Icon Control Description OSD Image Setup Activates automatic i mage adjustme nt.
16 Operation The image is already optimized for many display modes; however the u ser controls can be used to adjust the image to your liking. • Press the O SD Enter bu tton to d isplay the main OSD me nu. • Use the A rrow but tons to mov e among th e icons .
17 DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR On-screen display (OSD) control s The se ttings ad justable with the us er control s are vie wed throug h the O n- Screen Disp lay (OSD ). Press the OSD Enter b utton ( ) to activat e the OSD.
L170_E.fm Page 18 Friday, February 21, 2003 4:32 AM 18 Image Setup Automatic Activates automatic image adjustment. Manual •C l o c k • Phase Use the or button to adjust away the interference. If satisfactory results are not obt ained using the Phase adjustment, use the Clock adjustment and then use Phase again.
DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE L170_E.fm Page 19 Friday, February 21, 2003 4:32 AM 19 OSD Ic on on Mai n Menu (Con tinue d) Submenu Description Controls and Adjustments Options Me nu Pos ition Adjust s menu lo cation on the screen.
20 Further Informatio n Display modes The displ ay mo de the moni tor use s is co ntrolled by the comp uter . Ther efore, refer to y our com puter doc umentation for details on how to chan ge displ ay modes. The im age si ze, posi tion a nd sha pe might c hange w hen the display mode changes .
21 DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR For image problems, you may want to run AUTO Setup again before consu lting this sectio n. In most cases , A UTO SETUP can f ix the problems . See Auto Setup fo r DOS on page 12 for details.
22 Power Manageme nt If your computer has previously been used with a CRT monitor a nd is currently configured to a display mode o utside the range that the Flat Panel monitor can display, you may need to re-attach the CRT monitor tempora rily until you have re-c onfigured the computer, preferably to 1280 x 1024 at 60Hz.
23 DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR T roubleshooting If you ha ve a p roblem s etting up or using your mo nitor , you might be able to solve it y oursel f. Before cal ling your r etailer or IBM, try the su ggeste d actions that are appropr iate to yo ur prob lem.
24 Scre en is bla nk and powe r indica tor is steady green Brightness and Cont rast may b e too low Adjust b rightness an d contra st. User controls secti on on pag e 1 5 Scre en is bla nk and powe r indica tor is blin king green.
25 DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR A few dots a re missi ng, disc olor ed, or inapprop riately light ed. A sma ll number of mi ssing, discol ored, or lighted dots ma y be present on the scree n, whic h is an intrinsic c haracteristic of th e TFT LCD te chno log y and is not an LC D de fec t.
26 Further Help If you ar e unab le to cor rect the problem your self, you may seek further help as foll ows: Call the IBM HelpCenter ® . In the US c a ll 1-800-426-7378 In Canada (T oronto Onl y) call 416-383- 3344 In Ca nada ( all others ) call 1-800-5 65-3344 If possible, s tay by y our computer.
27 DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR S pecifications This color moni tor (T ype-model 6734-A x0) uses a 17 -inch TFT LCD Dimensions Height: Depth: Width : 41 1.4 mm (16.19 in. ) 218.4 mm (8.59 in.) 399.8 mm (15.
28 Service Information L170_E.fm Page 28 Friday, February 21, 2003 4:32 AM The following part s are for use by IBM service, or IBM authorized dealers, to support the customer warranty .
29 DEUTSCH ENG LISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Notices and T rademarks This section c ontains information on notices and trademarks. Notices IBM may not offer the products, s ervices, or features discussed in this document in all countries.
30 Trademarks The foll owing te rms, use d in this public ation, are tr adem arks or se rvice m arks of the IBM Corpo ration in the United S tates, other countr ies, or b oth: HelpCenter IBM E NERGY S TAR ® is a U.
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