Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 204BM Samsung
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Instal l drivers Instal l programs SyncMaster 204BM.
Notation al Failure t o follow direction s noted by this s ymbol cou ld resu lt in bod ily ha rm or dam age to the e quipment. Prohibited Important to read a nd unde rstand at all times Do not disasse.
Do not use a damaged o r loose plug . z This ma y caus e elec tric shock or fire. Do not pull the plug out by the wire nor touch the plug with wet hand s. z This ma y caus e elec tric shock or fire. Use only a p roperly g rounded plug and recepta cle.
z This ma y caus e elec tric shock or fire. Installation Be sure to contac t an auth orized Service Ce nter, when i nstall ing you r monit or in a locati on wi th heavy du st, hig h or low temper atures, high humidi ty, and expos ed to chem ical s ubstances and where it operat es for 24 hours s uch as at airports, trai n st ati ons etc .
Keep a ny heating devices a way from the po wer cable. z A melt ed coat ing may c ause el ectric sho ck or f ire. Do not install the product in places w ith poor ventilat ion, for instance, a bookshelf, close t, etc. z Any incre ase in the inte rnal tempera ture may ca use fire .
a sligh tly mo istened , soft fa bric. Do not spray w ater or detergen t direc tly onto the moni tor. z This ma y caus e dama ge, elec tric shoc k or fire. Use the recommend ed detergent with a smooth cloth. If the conne ctor betwe en the plug and th e pin is d usty or dirty, c lean it properly using a dr y cloth.
unusual so und or smell coming from the m onitor - unplu g it immedi ately and contac t an authorize d dealer or the Servic e Center . z This ma y caus e elec tric shock or fire. Keep the produc t away from places expo sed to oil, smoke or m oisture; do not insta ll inside a vehicle.
Never insert any thing meta llic into the mon itor openings . z This ma y caus e elec tric shock , fire or injury. Do not in sert metal o bjects suc h as chopstick s, wire an d tools or inflammabl e objects such as p aper or matche s into the vent, headphone port or AV ports or etc.
connected to other devic es, are dis connected before mov ing the monitor. z Fail ure to di sconnect c ables may da mage it and cause fire or el ectric shock. Place the pr oduct ou t of children' s reach, as they coul d damage by hanging onto it.
Please mak e sure the following items are in cluded with y our monitor . If any items are m issing, c ontact you r dealer . Contact a loc al deale r to bu y o p tional i tems.
Quick Setup Guide Warranty Card (Not av ailabl e in all locations ) User's Guide, M onitor Driver, Natural Color, MagicTune™, Ma g icRotation software Cab le D-Sub Cable Power Cord A udio Ca bl.
MENU button [ ] Opens the OSD m enu. Als o use to ex it the OS D menu or return to th e previous menu. MagicBright bu tton [] MagicBri ght is a new featu re provi ding opt imum view ing environm ent dep ending on the conte nts of th e image yo u are watch ing.
[] Enter button [ ] / Source button Activate s a hig hlighted menu item . / Push the ' ', then sel ects th e video si gnal w hile the O SD is off. (When the sou rce butto n is press ed to ch ange the input mode , a messa ge appea rs in the up per left o f the sc reen displa ying th e current m ode -- Analo g or D igital inpu t signal .
DVI IN port : Connect the DVI Cable to t he DVI I N port on th e back of your monit or. (SOURCE: Digital) RGB IN port :Conne ct the s ignal cab le to the RGB IN port o n the back of you r monito r.
Cable F ix Ring: When connectin g the ca ble is finishe d fix the cables to the C able F ix Ring. AUDIO IN: Connec t the audio cable for your moni tor to the audio p ort on the b ack of you r co mputer. See Co nnecting th e Monit or for further informat ion regarding cable connec tions.
Connecti n g the Monitor Connec t the pow er cord fo r your monit or to the power port o n the bac k of the m onitor. Plug the p ower cord f or the mo nitor into a nearby o utlet. Use a ppropriate co nnectio n for yo ur comp uter. Using the D-sub (Analog) conn ector on the vid eo card.
Usin g the Stan d Removin g the base HAS Stand 1. Turn off y our monitor a nd unpl ug its p ower cord. 2. Lay the LCD mon itor face-d own o n a flat surfa ce with a cushi on bene ath it to protect the screen. 3. Rem ove screw s ( A ) and then remove the Stand from the LC D monito r.
Using ( ),You can swivel t he moni tor left a nd right at an angle of 350° to s et the monitor lengthwis e. The ru bber under the stand i s to av oid the mon itor sli de. When you try to ro tate the mon itor in th e state of the po wer cord or cable connec ting to t he monitor, t he pow er cord of ca ble ca n be des troyed.
A. Stand Stopper The Auto Rotation may not b e supported d epend on the mo nitor model. If you rotate the sc reen without liftin g it to its m aximum he ight, the s creen may be damaged b ecause th e edge of th e screen w ould hit th e floor. Attachi ng a Base This mo nitor accep ts a 10 0 mm x 100 mmVESA-compli ant mou nting interfa ce pad.
of the Mo nitor. z For wall m ounts th at do not co mply with VESA s tandard s crew specif ication s, the leng th of the sc rews may differ depending o n their s pecificati ons. z Do not use screws that do not comp ly with the VESA s tandard screw specific ations.
5. Monitor driver in stalla tion is com pleted . This mo nitor dri ver is under ce rtifying MS l ogo,and this in stallation don't damage your sy stem.
4. Clic k " Advanced Settings… ". 5. Clic k " Properties " in the " Monitor " tab. If the " Properties " button is deactivate d, it means t he conf iguratio n for you r monito r is co mpleted . The mo nitor can be used a s is.
8. Clic k " Have Disk … " and sel ect the folder (for examp le, D:Drive ) where the d river s etup file is locate d, and c lick " OK ". 9. Se lect the m odel tha t match es your monitor from the lis t of mo nitor mo dels on the screen, and cli ck " Next ".
Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Oper ating System 1. Insert CD int o the CD-ROM driv er. 2. C lick " Start " —> " Control Panel " the n clic k the " Ap pearan ce and Themes " Icon. 3. C lick " Display " icon and choose the " Settings " tab the n clic k " Advanc ed.
6. S elect " Don't search ,I will.. " then c lick " Next " an d then c lick " Ha ve disk ". 7. C lick t he " Browse " button then choos e A:(D:Driver) a nd choo se you r monito r model in the model l ist and click the " Ne xt " button.
10. Monitor driver in stalla tion is com pleted . Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 Op erating System When you c an see " Digital Signatu re Not Fou nd" on your monitor, follo w these steps. 1. Choos e " OK " button on the " I nsert disk " window .
Microsoft ® Windows ® NT Op erating System 1. C lick Start , Settings , Control Panel , and the n double-cli ck Display ico n. 2. In Dis play Reg istratio n Inform ation wind ow, clic k Settin gs Tab a nd then click All Display Modes .
monitor are the s ame as the printed o r scann ed images . For more i nformation, refer to Hel p (F1) in the s oftware pro gram. Installing th e Natural Color Software Insert the CD inc luded wi th the Sam sung moni tor into t he CD-RO M Drive . The ini tial Natu ral Color scre en will a ppear.
1. [] Use t his button f or open th e on-scre en menu an d exits from the me nu scre en or cl oses screen a djustm ent men u. 2. [ ] These b uttons allo w you to adju st item s in the me nu. 3. [ ] Press this b utton to Activate s a hig hlighted m enu item .
Menu Descripti on AUTO When the ' AUTO ' b utton is pres sed, th e Auto Adj ustmen t screen app ears as shown in the a nimated screen on the cen ter. Auto adjus tment allows th e monitor to self-a djust t o the incom ing Anal og signal. The val ues of fine, co arse and position a re adjus ted auto matica lly.
>>When press ing the M ENU button after loc king the OS D Menu Descripti on Locke d This is the func tion that lo cks t he OSD in order to keep the current s tates of settings or prev ent other s from adjus ting th e current setting s.
MagicBright™ Menu Descripti on MagicBright™ Push the MagicBri ght button to circle through availa ble preconfigure d modes . - Se ven differen t modes (Custo m/Text/Intern et/Game/Spo rt/Movi e/Dynamic Co ntrast) Volume Menu Descripti on Volume When OSD i s not on the sc reen, push th e button to adju st volume.
SOURCE Menu Descripti on SOURCE Selects the vid eo signal w hile the OSD is off. Picture Brightness Cont ra st Color Ma gicC olo r C olor Tone Col or Co ntr ol Gamma Image Coa rs e Fine Sharpness H-Po.
Menu Descripti on Play/Sto p Bright ness You can u se the o n-screen m enus t o chang e the brigh tness according t o person al prefere nce. [MENU → → → , → MENU] Contrast You can u se the o n-screen m enus t o chang e the co ntrast accordi ng to pe rsonal p reference .
Menu Descripti on Play/Sto p MagicColor [MENU → , → → → , → MENU] MagicC olor is a new techn ology that Sams ung has exclus ively dev eloped to improve digital image and to display natural color more clearly without disturbi ng image quality .
Coarse Remov es noise such a s vertical stripes. C oarse adjustm ent may move the screen image area. You m ay relocate it to the center using th e horiz ontal contro l menu. (Avai lable i n analog mo de only ) [MENU → , → → → , → MENU] Fine Remov es noise such a s horizonta l stripe s.
compute r. [MENU → , → → → , → MENU] H-Position You can c hange t he horiz ontal posi tion w here the OSD menu ap pears on your monit or. [MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU] V-Position You can c hange t he vertical positi on where th e OSD men u appears on your mon itor.
[MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU] Information Menu Descripti on Info rm at ion Shows a video source , displ ay mode on the OSD s creen. [MENU → , → MENU].
Installation 1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-R OM drive. 2. Click the MagicTune™ installa tion file. 3. Select installation Language, Click "Next". 4. When the Installation Shield Wizard window appears, click "Next." 5.
Window s® Contro l Pa nel. Per form t he f oll owing s tep s rem ove M agicT une™ . 1. Go to [Task Tra y] ' [Star t] ' [Settin gs] and select [Control Pa nel] in the menu. If th e program r uns on Windows® XP, go to [Control Panel] in the [Start] men u.
Installati on 1. Insert the installation CD in to the CD-ROM dri ve. 2. Clic k the Mag icRot ation inst alla tion file. 3. Sele ct i nstal lati on Lan guage , Cl ick "N ext". 4. Wh en the Insta llSh ield Wiza rd win dow app ea rs, clic k "Nex t.
z Window s NT 4.0 z Window s 2000 z Window s XP Home E diti on z Windows XP Professional Hardware z 128MB Memory above(recommended) z 25MB Free Hard di sk space above Ser vi ce P ac ks z It is recomm ended that your Sy stem h as the lates t Servic e Pack in stalle d.
Before cal ling fo r assis tance, che ck the informat ion in t his secti on to se e if you can rem edy any prob lems yours elf. If y ou do n eed assis tance, p lease cal l the p hone numbe r on the Informati on section or conta ct you r dealer . Symptom Check List Solutions No im ages on the scre en.
Hz,, th e display will w ork prope rly but the "N ot Optimum Mode"," Recommend ed Mode 1600 X 120 0 60 H z" message appears for one m inute an d then disappe ars. Please c hange to the recomm ended mode du ring this one-minute p eriod.
There are o nly 16 col ors shown on the screen. The scre en colors hav e changed after changin g the video card . Have the Windo ws colo rs been se t properly ? Window s ME/20 00/XP: Set the co lors pro perly at the Control Panel → Displ ay → Settings .
Check the following item s if there is tro uble with the m onitor. 1. Check if the power cord and the vid eo cabl es are p roperly conn ected t o the co mputer. 2. Check if the computer be eps mo re than 3 times wh en booti ng. (If it does, reques t an a s ervice for t he main board of the comput er.
This box appea rs during normal ope ration if the vid eo cabl e becomes disconne cted or damaged . 4. Turn o ff your moni tor and re connect th e video cable; then turn on both your co mputer a nd the monit or.
Gene ral General Model Nam e SyncMas ter 204BM LCD Pan el Size 20 i nch (51 c m) Displ ay area 408.0 mm (H) x 306 .0 mm (V) Pixel Pitc h 0.255 mm (H) x 0.
444 x 41 1.3 x 20 0.8 mm / 17.5 x 16. 2 x 7.9 inch (Wi th Stand) / 5.6 kg / 12.3 lbs VESA Mounting Int erface 100 mm x 100 mm ( For use wi th Specia lty(Arm) Moun ting ha rdware.
Preset Tim ing Modes If the signal tran sferred f rom the c ompute r is the same as th e follo wing Preset Timing Mo des, the screen wi ll be ad justed automat ically. H owever, i f the signa l differs , the sc reen may g o blank while the pow er LED is o n.
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1. Adjust c omputer resoluti on and scre en inje ction rate (re fresh rate ) oncompute r as des cribed below to enjoy the best q uality of pictu re. You ca n have an uneven q uality of pictu re in the screen i f the be st qual ity of pictu re is no t provid ed in TF T-LCD.
PRODUCT INFORMATION (Image Retention Free) LCD Mon itors an d TVs may h ave im age reten tion when switchi ng from o ne ima ge to another especi ally af ter disp laying a s tationary image for a long ti me. This gui de is t o demon strate correc t usage of LCD produ cts in order to p rotect them from Ima ge rete nti on.
Ex) The best w ay to protec t your monito r from Image r etention is to set your PC or S y stem to o p erate a Screen Saver p ro g ram when y ou are not usin g it. Image ret ention m ay not occur wh en a LCD pan el is o perated u nder normal conditi ons.
Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & E lectronic Equipment) - Europe only (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection s ystems) This mar.
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