Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 172B Samsung
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SyncMaster 172B/172T.
User’s Manual Index Main P age On-Sc reen Displ ay Safety Instructions T roubleshooting Notational Check List Powe r Q & A Instal lation Self-T est Fe ature Check Cleaning Other Introduction Spe.
User’s Manual Safety Ins tr uctio ns Failure to fo llow dire ctions not ed by this sy mbol cou ld result in bo dily har m or damage to e quipment. Notational W arning/Caution Notation Conventions Pr.
User’s Manual Safety Ins tr uctio ns When not used fo r extended p eriods of ti me, set y our PC to DPMS. If u sing a scree n saver, set it to the activ e screen m ode. • Do not use a dama ged or loose plug. • This ma y ca use an electri c shoc k or fir e.
User’s Manual Safety Ins tr uctio ns • Disconnect the plug from the outlet during storms or lightening or if it is not used for a long period of tim e. • Failure to do so may cau se an ele ctric shock or fire. • Do not connect too many extension cords or plugs to an outlet.
User’s Manual Safety Ins tr uctio ns • Do not cover the vents on the moni tor cabinet. • Bad ve nt ilat ion may caus e a br eakd ow n or f ir e. • Put your monitor in a location with low humidity and a minimum of dust. • An el ec tric shoc k or fire coul d res ul t insi de t he m oni tor.
User’s Manual Safety Ins tr uctio ns • Do not place the monitor fac e down. • The TFT-LCD surface may be damaged. Installation.
User’s Manual Safety Ins tr uctio ns • Do not spray detergent dir ectly on the monitor. • Use the recomm ended detergent with a s mooth cloth. • If the connector between the plug and the pin i s dusty or dirty, clea n it properly with a dry cloth.
User’s Manual Safety Ins tr uctio ns • Do not remove cover (or bac k). No user se rvicea ble parts inside. • This ma y ca use an el ectric shoc k or a fi re.
User’s Manual Safety Ins tr uctio ns • Do not try to move the monitor by pulling on the wire or the signal cable. • This ma y cause a breakd own, el ectric sh ock o r a fire due to dama ge to the cabl e. • Do not move the monitor right or left by pulling o nly the wire or th e sign al ca ble.
User’s Manual Intro duction Un p a c king (SyncMaster 172B) Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer .
User’s Manual I n tr o duc t i on Un p a c king (SyncMaster 172T) Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer .
User’s Manual Intro duction Front 1. Auto button Use this button to auto adjustment direct access. 2. Exit button Use this button to Exit the active menu or the OSD. 3. Adjust buttons These buttons allow you to highlight and adjust items in the menu.
User’s Manual Intro duction Front (SyncMaster 172T) 1. Auto button Use this button to auto adjustment direct access. 2. Exit button Source button Use this button to Exit the active menu or the OSD. When push the 'Source' button, then Selects the Video signal while the OSD is off.
User’s Manual Intro duction Rear (The configuration at the back of the monitor may vary from product to product.) 1. Power port Connect the power cord for your monitor to the power port on the back of the monitor. 2. Signal port Connect the signal cable to the 15-pin, D-sub connector on the back of your monitor.
User’s Manual Intro duction Rear (The configuration at the back of the monitor may vary from product to product.) 1. Power port Connect the power cord for your monitor to the power port on the back of the monitor. 2. Signal port Connect the touchscreen cable to an available serial communication (COM) port on the back of your computer.
User’s Manual Setup Connecting Y our Monitor (SyncMaster 172B) Setup-General 1. Connect the DC Adapter for your monitor to the power port on the back of the monitor. Plug the power cord for the monitor into a nearby outlet. 2. Connect the signal cable to the 15-pin, D-sub connector on the back of your monitor.
User’s Manual Setup Connecting Y our Monitor (SyncMaster 172T) Setup-General 1. Connect the DC Adapter for your monitor to the power port on the back of the monitor. Plug the power cord for the monitor into a nearby outlet. 2. Connect the signal cable to the 15-pin, D-sub connector on the back of your monitor.
User’s Manual Setup 1. PC sound connection terminal (Input) 2. Headphone connection terminal (Output) 3. Volume 4. To listen in privacy,connect headphones here.
User’s Manual Setup Attaching a base NOTE: This monitor accepts a 100 mm x 100 mm VESA-compliant mounting interface pad. Squeeze the folded monitor stand into the VESA mounting bracket. Then fasten it using the four supplied nuts with the monitor, mounting pad and VESA mounting bracket aligned.
When prompted by the operating system for the monitor driver, insert the CD-ROM included with this monitor. Driver installation is slightly different from one operating system to another. Follow the directions as appropriate for the operating system you have.
4. Click the " Install " button in the " Warning " window. 5. If you can see following "Message" window, then click the "Continue Anyway" button. Then click "OK" button. This monitor driver is under certifying MS logo,and this installation don't damage your system.
When prompted by the operating system for the monitor driver, insert the CD-ROM included with this monitor. Driver installation is slightly different from one operating system to another. Follow the directions as appropriate for the operating system you have.
5. Click " Update Driver.. " and select " Install from a list or.. " then click " Next " button. 6. Select " Don't search ,I will.. " then click " Next " and then click " Have disk ". 7.
Thi s mon it or d r i ver i s un d er cer tif y i ng MS l ogo,an d thi s i ns t a ll a ti on d on 't d amage your system.The certified driver will be posted on Samsung Monitor Homepage http://www.samsung-monitor.com/ . 9. Click the " Close " button then click " OK " button continually.
Microsoft ® Windows ® Millennium Operating System 1. Click " Start " , " Setting " , " Control Panel ". 2. Double click " Display " icon. 3. Select the " Settings " tab and click " Advanced Properties " button.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y Adjust th e Brightne ss. 1. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n. 2. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n to o pen the B rightn ess adjustm ent scree n. 3. Use the + button to i ncrease t he bri ghtness o r - b utton to decrease th e brightness.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y Image Lock is used to fine tune and get the best image by removing noise s that c reates unstable ima ges wit h jitters and shimme rs. If sati sfactory results are not obtained using the Fine adjustment, use the Coarse adjustment and then use Fine ag ain.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y Follow these instructions to cha nge the hori zontal position of the monitor's entire di splay. 1. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n. 2. Push th e - b utton or + bu tton u ntil th e H-Po sition screen is displayed. 3.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y Geometry parameters are re placed with the f actory default val ues. 1. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n. 2. Push th e - b utton or + bu tton u ntil th e Re set scre en is displayed. 3. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n twice to op en the Geometr y Reset a djus tment scr een.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y Color temperature is a measure of the "warmth"of the image colo rs. 1. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n. 2. Push the - button or + button until the Colo r Temper ature screen is displaye d. 3. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n to o pen th e Color Te mperat ure a djust ment scre en.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y Follow these steps to change the language use d in the menu. You c a n c hoose o n e of seven l a nguage s . Engl i s h, G e rm a n, Sp a n ish, Fren c h , Ital i a n, S w ed i s h , No t e : The l a nguage chos e n affe c t s only the l a nguage of the OSD.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y You can change the horizontal position where the OSD menu appears on your monitor. 1. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n. 2. Push th e - b utton or + bu tton u ntil th e H-M enu P osition screen is displaye d. 3. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n twice to op en the H-Position adjustme nt screen.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y The menu will a utomati cally turn off if no a djustme nts are made for a certain time per iod. You can set the amount of ti me the menu will w ait before it turns off. 1. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n. 2. Push the - butto n or + b utton unti l the Men u Displ ay Time screen is displaye d.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y Auto adjust ment allows the moni tor to self-adjus t to the incoming video si gnal. The value s of fine, coarse and position are adjusted auto matically. 1. Push th e Auto butto n. To make t he aut omatic adjus tment fu nction sh arpe r, exe cute th e 'AUTO' fun ction while the AU TO PATTERN is on.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y Adjust th e Brightne ss. 1. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n. 2. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n to o pen the B rightn ess adjustm ent scree n. 3. Use the + button to i ncrease t he bri ghtness o r - b utton to decrease th e brightness.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y Image Lock is used to fine tune and get the best image by removing noise s that c reates unstable ima ges wit h jitters and shimme rs. If sati sfactory results are not obtained using the Fine adjustment, use the Coarse adjustment and then use Fine ag ain.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y Follow these instructions to cha nge the hori zontal position of the monitor's entire di splay. 1. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n. 2. Push th e - b utton or + bu tton u ntil th e H-Po sition screen is displayed. 3.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y Geometry parameters are re placed with the f actory default val ues. 1. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n. 2. Push th e - b utton or + bu tton u ntil th e Re set scre en is displayed. 3. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n twice to op en the Geometr y Reset a djus tment scr een.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y Color temperature is a measure of the "warmth"of the image colo rs. 1. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n. 2. P u sh the - b u tton or + bu t ton u nt i l the C o l o r T e m p e r a t u r e screen is displaye d.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y Follow these steps to change the language use d in the menu. No t e : The l a nguage chos e n affe c t s only the l a nguage of the OSD. It has no effec t on any software running on the computer. 1. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y You can change the horizontal position where the OSD menu appears on your monitor. 1. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n. 2. Push th e - b utton or + bu tton u ntil th e H-M enu P osition screen is displaye d. 3. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n twice to op en the H-Position adjustme nt screen.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y The menu will a utomati cally turn off if no a djustme nts are made for a certain time per iod. You can set the amount of ti me the menu will w ait before it turns off. 1. Push th e Me nu ( ) butto n. 2. Push the - butto n or + b utton unti l the Men u Displ ay Time screen is displaye d.
User’s Manual On-Sc reen Displa y Auto adjust ment allows the moni tor to self-adjus t to the incoming video si gnal. The value s of fine, coarse and position are adjusted auto matically. 1. Push th e Auto butto n. To make t he aut omatic adjus tment fu nction sh arpe r, exe cute th e 'AUTO' fun ction while the AU TO PATTERN is on.
User’s Manual T roublesh ootin g Check Lis t Before c alling for se rvice, check the informat ion in thi s section to see if you can remedy a ny problems yourself. If you do nee d assis tance, ple ase call the phone number on the warranty ca rd, the phone number on the Information section or contact your dealer .
Check Lis t Symptom Chec k List Solutions The screen shows str ange co lor s or just black and white. Is the scree n display ing only one color as if loo king at th e screen th rough a cellopha ne paper ? Check the signa l cab le connec tion. Make s ure t he video card is fully inse rted in it's slo t.
User’s Manual T roublesh ootin g 1. Check if the power co rd and the cable are proper ly connec ted to the c omput er. 2. Check if the comput er beeps mo re than 3 times when bootin g. (If it doe s, reque st an a fter-servi ce for the main board of th e compute r.
User’s Manual T roublesh ootin g Q&A Question Answer How can I change the freque ncy? Frequenc y can b e changed by rec onfiguring t he video card. Note t hat video card su pport ca n vary , depending on the version of the d river us ed. (Refer to the com puter or the vide o card m anual f or details .
User’s Manual T roublesh ootin g Your mon itor prov ides a se lf test f eature tha t allows y ou to ch eck whethe r your monitor is functionin g properly. 1. Turn off both y our com puter and the monito r. 2. Unplug the vi deo cabl e from the back of t he compute r.
User’s Manual T roublesh ootin g If the re is some thing wro ng with the i nput sig nal, a mes sage appe ars on th e screen o r the sc reen goes blank althoug h the power i ndicator LED is still on. Th e mess age may indi cate that the m onitor i s out o f scan range or that you ne ed to chec k the si gnal cab le.
User’s Manual Specificat ions General ( SyncMaster 1 72B) General Model Name SyncMaster 172B LCD Panel Size 17.0 inch diagonal Display area 337.92 (H) x 270.
User’s Manual Specificat ions General ( SyncMaster 1 72B) Environmental considerations Operating Temperature: 50°F ~ 104°F(10°C ~ 40°C) Humidity: 10% ~ 80%, non-condensing Storage Temperature: -.
User’s Manual Specificat ions General General Model Name SyncMaster 172T LCD Panel Size 17.0 inch diagonal Display area 337.92 (H) x 270.336 (V) Pixel Pitch 0.
User’s Manual Specificat ions General ( SyncMaster 1 7 2T) Humidity: 5% ~ 95% , non - condensing Plug and Play Capability This monitor can be installed on any Plug & Play compatible system. Interaction of the monitor and computer systems will provide the best operating conditions and monitor settings.
User’s Manual Specificat ions This mon itor has a built- in pow er manage ment sys tem call ed Pow erSaver. This s ystem sa ves ene rgy by swi tchin g your m onitor in to a low-p ower mode when it has not be en used for a certa in amount of time.
User’s Manual Specificat ions Pr e s e t T i ming M odes If the signal transferred from the computer is the same as the following Preset Timing Modes, the screen will be adjusted automatically. However, if the signal differs, the screen may go blank while the power LED is on.
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User’s Manual Infor mation • Dot Pitch The image on a monitor is composed of re d, green and blue dots. The clos er the dots, the higher the resolut ion.
Regulatory User’s Manual Infor mation FCC Information User Instructions The Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement includes the following warning: Note: 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.
User’s Manual Infor mation • IC Compliance Notice This Clas s B digi tal appar atus meet s all r equirements of the Canadian In terferen ce-Caus ing E quipment Regulat ions of ICES-003.
User’s Manual Infor mation • TCO'95-Ecological requirements for personal computers (TCO applied model only) AB general requirement s AB2 Wr itten Eco -docume nt acompan ying the products Cong.
User’s Manual Infor mation What does l abelling i nvolve? ( continu e ) TCO Develo pment Unit 199 6-11-29 On the pag e this folder you will fin d a brief summa ry of the env ironme ntal requ irements met by this pr oduct.
User’s Manual Infor mation • TCO'99-Ecological requirements for personal computers (TCO applied model only) Congratu lations! You have just p urchased a TCO'99 a pproved and la belled pr oduct! Y our choic e has p rovide d you with a product developed for pro fession al use.
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User’s Manual Infor mation • Natural Color Software Progr am One of the rece nt probl ems in us ing a co mputer i s that the color of the im ages p rinted o ut by a pr inter or other images s canned by a scan ner or a digital camera a re not the same as those shown on th e moni tor.
User’s Manual Infor mation 1 Adjust co mputer r esolu tion and screen inje ction rate (re fresh ra te) in cont rol pan el of compu ter as d escribed below to e njoy the best quali ty of pic ture. Y ou can ha ve an uneven qualit y of pic ture in the scr een if th e bes t quality of pic ture is not provi ded in TFT-LCD.
User’s Manual Infor mation Authority Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 200 2 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Samsung Electronic s Co.
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