HP mx705 17 inch CRT Monitor - Manual (Page 19)

User Guide 4–1
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Operating the Monitor
Software and Utilities
Select monitor models will include a CD that contains two files
you can install on your computer:
■ an .INF (Information) file
■ an .ICM (Image Color Matching) file
Adobe Acrobat Reader is supplied on this CD and can be
installed from the menu.
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If the monitor does not include a CD, the .INF and .ICM files can
be downloaded from the HP monitors support Web site. See
“Downloading from the Worldwide Web” in this chapter.
The Information File
The .INF file enables the computer to communicate with the
monitor and use all the monitor features. The INF file defines
monitor resources used by Microsoft Windows operating systems
to ensure monitor compatibility with the computer’s graphics
adapter.
This monitor is Windows Plug and Play compatible and the
monitor will work correctly without installing the .INF file.
Monitor Plug and Play compatibility requires that the computer’s
graphic card is VESA DDC2 compliant and that the monitor
connects directly to the graphics card. Plug and Play does not