Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 942BW Samsung
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Instal l drivers Instal l programs SyncMaster 940BWPlus / 942BW.
Notational 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 disassem.
Do not use a damaged o r loose plug . z This ma y caus e electric 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 electric shock or fire. Use only a p roperly g rounded plug and recepta cle. z An improp er ground may caus e elect ric sho ck or eq uipment da mage.
Installation Be sure to contac t an author ized Servic e Center , when installing your m onitor in a locati on wi th heavy du st, hig h or low temper atures, high humidi ty, and expos ed to chem ical subs tances and where it operat es for 24 hours suc h as at airports, trai n st atio ns et c.
Keep a ny heating devices awa y from the po wer cable . z A melted coating may l ead to el ectric shock or fi re. 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 .
Do not spray water o r 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 sm ooth cloth. If the conne ctor between 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 electric shock or fire. Keep the produc t away fro m 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 electric shock , fire or injury. Do not in sert metal o bjects suc h as chop sticks, wire an d tools or inflammabl e objects such as p aper or matche s into the vent, head phone port or AV ports or etc.
z A falling product may c ause injury to the p erson or even fa tality. When not us ing the produc t for an extended period of time , keep the product unplug ged. z Otherw ise, this may ca use hea t emissio n from th e accu mulated di rt or degraded insula tion, ca using electric s hock or fire.
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 locat ions ) User's Guide, Monitor Driver, Natural Color software, Ma g icTune™ softw are Cab le D-sub Cable Power Cord DVI Cable ( o p tion ) Fron t MENU button [ ] Opens the OSD m enu. Als o use to ex it the OS D menu or return to the p revious menu.
3) Intern et For wo rking with a mixture of imag es such as text a nd graph ics. 4) Gam e For watc hing moti on pictu res suc h as a gam e. 5) Sport For watc hing moti on pictu res suc h as a spo rt. 6) Mov ie For watchi ng moti on pictu res such a s a DVD o r Video CD .
(The configu ration a t the back of the moni tor may vary from produ ct to product.) POWER port Connec t the pow er cord fo r your monit or to the power port o n the bac k of the mo nitor. DVI IN port Connec t the DVI C able t o the DVI por t on the b ack of your mo nitor.
Connecting 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.
1. Input devices such a s digit al DVD are connected to the DVI IN terminal of the monitor u sing the DVI c able. 2. Then, sta rt the DVD with a DVD disc inserted . 3. Select Dig ital using the SOURCE button. DVI-HDMI cable 1. The HDM I termina l of dig ital DVD player is connec ted to th e DVI IN terminal of the monitor using th e HDMI-DVI cable.
Monitor and Bottom Lowest HAS Stand A. Stand Stopper Attachi ng a Base This mo nitor ac cepts a 75 mm x 75 mm VESA-com pliant mou nting in terface pad.
Simple stand Lowest HA S Stand Monitor Mounting interfa ce pad (Sold separate ly) 1. T urn 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 surface w ith a cu shion bene ath it to protect t he screen. 3. Remove scre ws and the n remove th e stand from the LCD mo nitor.
1. Insert CD int o the CD-ROM drive. 2. C lick "Wi ndows" 3. Choos e your moni tor mode l in the mo del lis t, then c lick the "OK" button. 4. If yo u can see follow ing me ssage wi ndow, then click the "Contin ue Anyway" butt on.
3. Clic k " Personalization " and the n " Disp lay S ett ings ". 4. Clic k " Advanced Settings… ". 5. Clic k " Properties " in the " Moni tor " tab. If the " Proper ties " button is deactiv ated, it means t he conf iguratio n for you r monito r is co mpleted.
7. Chec k the " Browse my c omputer for driver softw are " c heckbo x and clic k " Let m e pick from a list of device driv ers on my compu ter ". 8. Clic k " Have Disk … " and s elect the fold er (for exa mple, D: Drive) where the driv er setup file is locate d, and c lick " OK ".
Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Oper ating System 1. Insert CD int o the CD-ROM driver. 2. C lick " Start " —> " Control Pane l " then c lick t he " Appearan ce and The mes " Ic on. 3. C lick " Display " icon and cho ose the " Settings " tab then c lick " Ad vanced.
5. C lick " Update Driver.. " and selec t " Instal l from a list or.. " then c lick " Ne xt " button. 6. S elect " Don't search ,I wi ll.. " the n click " Ne xt " and the n clic k " Have d isk ".
This mo nitor dri ver is under certifi ed MS lo go,and th is ins tallati on doesn' t damage yo ur system .The certifi ed driv er will be posted on Sams ung Monitor homepag e. http://www.sam sung.c om/ 9. C lick t he " Close " button then click " OK " button con tinuall y.
If yo u can see the " Dig ital Signature Not Found " wind ow then c lick t he " Yes "but ton. And clic k the " Finis h " button then the " Close " button. Microsoft ® Windows ® Millennium Operating Syste m 1. C lick " Start " , " Setting " , " Control Panel ".
One of t he recen t problem s in usin g a com puter is tha t the co lor of the image s printe d out by a print er or other images sc anned by a sc anner or a di gital c amera are not the same as th ose shown on the moni tor. The Natural Color S/W is the ve ry solu tion for this problem .
1. [] O pens the on-scre en men u and exits from the menu or closes th e adjus tment menu . 2. [] T hese bu ttons allow you to adjust it ems in the men u. 3. [] Pre ss this b utton to a ctivat e a highlig hted me nu item . 4. [ AUTO ] Press to sel f-adjust t he incomi ng PC sign al autom atical ly.
Menu Descripti on AUTO When the ' AUTO ' b utton is pres sed, th e Auto Adj ustment sc reen 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 in coming vi deo signal. The val ues of fine, co arse and position a re adjus ted auto matica lly.
When p ressin g the MENU button afte r lockin g the OSD Menu Descripti on Locke d This is the func tion that lo cks t he OSD in order to k eep the current s tates of settings or prev ent other s from adjus ting th e current setting s. Loc k : Hold down the menu bu tton for m ore than five seco nds to a ctivate the OS D adjus tment lo ck functi on.
Magi cBri ght™ Menu Descripti on MagicBright™ Push the MagicBri ght button to circle through availa ble preconfigure d modes . - Se ven differen t modes (Custom/Te xt/Intern et/Game/Spo rt/Movi e/Dynamic Co ntrast) Bright ness Menu Descripti on Brightness W hen OSD is not on the sc reen, pus h the bu tton to adju st br ightness.
SOURCE Menu Descripti on SOURCE Selects the vid eo signal w hile the OSD is off. Picture Brightness Co ntr ast Color Ma gicCol or Color Tone Col or Co nt rol Gamm a Image Coa rs e Fine Sharpn ess H-Po.
Menu Descripti on Play/Sto p Brightness You can u se the o n-screen m enus t o change th e brigh tness acc ording t o person al prefere nce. [MENU → → → , → MENU] Contrast You can u se the o n-screen m enus t o chang e the contras t accordi ng to pe rsonal p reference .
Menu Descripti on Play/Sto p MagicColor MagicC olor is a new te chnology that Sa msung has exclus ively dev eloped to impr ove digital image and to display natural color more clearly without disturbing i mage quality . 1) Off - Returns to the original mode.
Coarse adjustm ent may move the screen image area. You m ay relocate it to the center using th e horizonta l contro l menu. (Avai lable in an alog mo de only ) [MENU → , → → → , → MENU] Fine Remov es noise such a s horizonta l stripe s.
[MENU → , → → → , → MENU] H-Position You can c hange t he horizonta l posi tion where 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] Infor mati on Menu Descripti on Info rm atio n Shows a video source , displ ay mode on the OSD screen. [MENU → , → MENU].
Installation 1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the MagicTune™ installation f ile. 3. Select installation Language, Click "Next". 4. When the Installation Shield Wizard window appears, click "Next." 5. Select "I agree to the terms of the licen se agree ment" t o accept th e terms of use.
The MagicTune™ program can be removed only by using the "Add or Remove Programs" option of the Window s ® Cont rol Panel . Per form t he f oll owing s tep s rem ove M agicT une™ . 1. Go to [Task Tray] ' [Start] ' [Settings] and select [Co ntrol Panel] in the menu.
Check List 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 .
1440 x 90 0 60 H z" message is display ed. If th e disp lay ex ceeds 85Hz, the displa y will w ork properly but the "N ot Optimum Mode"," Recommend ed Mode 1440 x 90 0 60 H z" message appears for one m inute an d then disappe ars.
reso lution may differ fro m product to produ ct.) 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/2000/XP: Set the co lors pro perly at the Control Panel → Displ ay → Settings .
If proble ms repe atedly occur, c ontact an autho rized serv ice ce nter . Q & A Quest ion Ans wer How can I chang e the frequ ency? The f requency can be ch anged b y recon figuring the vid eo card. Note th at video c ard support c an vary, de pending on the v ersion of the dri ver use d.
If the re is some thing w rong with the inpu t signa l, a me ssage appe ars on th e scree n or the screen g oes bl ank althoug h the pow er ind icator LE D is sti ll on. Th e message may i ndicate that the monitor i s out o f scan r ange or that y ou need to check t he sign al cab le.
Gene ral General M o d el N a m e S y n c Ma s ter 940B W P lus / 942BW LCD Pan el Size 19 i nch (48 c m) Displ ay area 408.24 (H ) x 255.15 mm (V) Pixel Pitc h 0.2835 (H ) x 0.2835 mm (V) Synchronizat ion Horizo ntal 30 k Hz ~ 81 kHz Vertical 56 Hz ~ 75 Hz Disp lay C olo r 16.
439 x 32 7.3 x 20 0 mm / 17.3 x 12.9 x 7.9 in ch (With Stand) / 5. 9 kg / 1 3.0 lbs Dimensions (WxHxD)/ Weight ( Simple Stand) 439 x 28 9 x 65.4 mm / 17.3 x 11.4 x 2.6 inc h (Witho ut Stand) 439 x 36 0.7 x 20 0 mm / 17.3 x 14.2 x 7.9 in ch (With Stand) / 4.
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 image to another especi ally af ter disp laying a s tationary im age 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 th em 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 panel is o perated u nder norm al con ditions.
Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & E lectronic Equipmen t) - Europe only (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection s ystems) This ma.
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