eMachines Flat Panel Monitor User Manual
Flat panel monitor user guide
Table of contents
Document Outline
- Flat Panel Monitor User Guide
- Unpacking the monitor
- Connecting the monitor
- Attaching the base
- To attach the base:
- 1 Slide the monitor’s neck onto the base.
- 2 Place the monitor face-down on a stable, soft (non-marring) surface. A non-slip mat on a tabletop is ideal. Let the monitor neck hang down over the edge of the table.
- 3 Tighten the thumbscrew under the base with your fingers or a flat screwdriver under the base to secure the neck into place.
- To attach the base:
- Connecting video inputs
- To connect video sources to your monitor:
- 1 Position your computer and the monitor so you can reach the back of each.
- 2 If your computer has a digital video connector (DVI), connect a DVI video cable (not included) to the white connector under the back of the display. You can buy a DVI video cable from www.gateway.com.
- 3 Make sure that your computer is turned off, then connect the other end of the video cable to the matching video port on the back of your computer.
- To connect video sources to your monitor:
- Connecting power
- Connecting a security cable
- Attaching the base
- Setting up the optional stand
- Attaching the USB stand
- To attach the adjustable stand:
- 1 Make sure that the monitor is turned off.
- 2 Place the monitor face-down on a stable, soft (non-marring) surface. A non-slip mat on a tabletop is ideal. Let the monitor base hang down over the edge of the table.
- 3 Remove the two screws from the neck hinge, then remove the neck from the LCD panel. Save the screws.
- 4 Remove the four small screws from the back of the LCD panel. Save the four screws.
- 5 Slide the adjustable stand’s neck onto the base.
- 6 Tighten the thumbscrew under the base with your fingers (or a flat screwdriver) under the base to secure the neck into place.
- 7 With the stand facing you, press the mounting bracket lever to the left and hold it, then remove the bracket from the stand.
- 8 Attach the bracket to the LCD panel using the four screws you removed previously.
- 9 Slide the neck’s bracket slot onto the bracket’s mounting tab.
- 10 Press the bracket lever to the right and hold it, then lower the neck into place and release the lever.
- To attach the adjustable stand:
- Adjusting monitor height tension
- To adjust your monitor’s height tension:
- 1 Press the screwdriver access hole cap from below the base to remove it from the base.
- 2 Insert a Phillips screwdriver through the access hole in the base and onto the height tension screw (on the back of the stand, in the slot above the USB In port).
- 3 Adjust the height tension screw so the monitor stays in place when you let go. If the monitor lowers by itself when you let go...
- 4 Adjust the height tension screw so the raising and lowering forces are equal. After the forces are equalized, turn the tension screw clockwise two to four turns to slightly decrease the lifting tension.
- 5 For optimum viewing, adjust the height so the top of the monitor is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) below eye level.
- To adjust your monitor’s height tension:
- Adjusting monitor tilt tension
- Ergonomic guidelines
- Connecting the USB hub
- To connect your USB stand’s built-in USB hub:
- 1 Plug the included USB cable into the USB In port on the back of your USB stand and into a USB 2.0 port on your computer. If yo...
- 2 To provide full power to your stand’s USB ports (recommended), connect the AC power adapter to the power connector on the back of your USB stand and into an AC power outlet.
- To connect your USB stand’s built-in USB hub:
- Attaching the USB stand
- Setting up the optional speaker bar
- Installing the speaker bar
- To install the speaker bar:
- When using the optional speaker bar, we recommend that you use the included right-angle VGA cable for the video connection so th...
- 1 Tilt the screen back, then center the speaker bar below the screen. Make sure that the speakers face forward.
- 2 Tighten the two thumbscrews on the back of the speaker bar.
- 3 Connect the speaker bar’s USB power cord to any available USB port on your computer.
- 4 Connect the speaker bar’s headphone (green) and microphone (pink) cables to your computer’s headphone and microphone jacks.
- 5 If your computer is not already on, turn it on.
- 6 Turn on the speaker bar by rotating the power/volume knob clockwise. The green LED to the left of the power button is lit when power has been correctly connected and the speaker bar has been turned on.
- To install the speaker bar:
- Installing the speaker bar
- Starting the monitor
- To start the monitor:
- 1 Press the power button on the front of monitor. The power LED on the power button turns blue. If a video signal is not detected for several seconds, the power LED changes from blue (on) to orange (standby).
- 2 Turn on your computer. Allow about 10 seconds for the display image to appear. If the power LED is orange or you do not see a display image, check the connections. For more troubleshooting information, see “Troubleshooting” on page 18.
- 3 Adjust the tilt of the monitor for the best viewing angle.
- 4 Use the on-screen display (OSD) to adjust other monitor settings. For more information on using the OSD and the touch buttons, see “Adjusting monitor settings” on page 13.
- To start the monitor:
- Adjusting monitor settings
- Using the eTouch menu buttons
- Using the shortcut menu
- To use the shortcut menu:
- 1 Touch the (Menu) button on the front of your monitor. The rest of the button icons appear, and the shortcut menu opens.
- 2 To use an eTouch button, lightly touch it. For adjusting a setting’s values, you can touch and hold the buttons as you would press and hold conventional buttons.
- . Touch (Source) to select the type of input (DVI or VGA) when both DVI and VGA are connected to your monitor. (When only one video source is connected, you do not need to select the source.)
- . Touch (Auto) to automatically adjust your display image to the ideal settings. (Available only in VGA mode.)
- . Touch (Information) to display current screen resolution and input source.
- . Touch (Cancel) to exit the shortcut menu.
- . Touch (Main Menu) to open the main menu.
- To use the shortcut menu:
- Using the main menu
- To use the main menu:
- 1 Touch the (Menu) button on the front of your monitor. The rest of the button icons light up and the shortcut menu opens.
- 2 To use a button, lightly touch its icon. For adjusting a setting’s values, you can touch and hold the buttons as you would press and hold conventional buttons.
- 3 Touch (Main Menu). The main menu opens.
- 4 Touch the (Previous and Next) buttons to highlight a setting, then touch (Select) to open the selected menu or setting. The on-screen button labels change to indicate changed button functionality. (The following graphic shows typical labels.)
- 5 Touch the (Increase or Decrease) buttons to adjust the setting or change the option.
- 6 Touch (Back) to return to a previous menu.
- 7 When you have finished making all adjustments, press (Menu Off) to exit.
- To use the main menu:
- OSD menus
- Changing Windows screen settings
- Changing color depth and screen resolution
- For more information about adjusting the screen, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type adjusting monitor settings in the Search Help box, then press Enter.
- To change the color depth or screen resolution:
- 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, then under Appearance and Personalization, click Adjust Screen Resolution. The Display Settings dialog box opens.
- 2 To change the color depth, click the Colors list, then click the color depth you want.
- 3 To change the screen resolution, drag the Resolution slider to the size you prefer.
- 4 Click Apply. If the new settings do not look right, click No. If the new settings make the screen illegible and you cannot click No, the settings return to their previous values after several seconds.
- 5 Click OK, then click Yes to save your changes.
- Changing color depth and screen resolution
- Power management
- Energy declaration
- To access the monitor’s power management options:
- 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Performance and Maintenance.
- 2 Click Hardware and Sound, then click Power Options.
- 3 Click Choose when to turn off the display (on the left side of the window), click the list of times next to Turn off the display, then click on a time delay to select it.
- 4 Click Save Changes. Your settings are saved.
- To access the monitor’s power management options:
- Energy declaration
- Maintaining
- Troubleshooting
- Make sure that the monitor has warmed up for approximately 30 minutes before making any judgments about the picture quality.
- No power
- No picture
- . Make sure that the power cord is connected correctly to both the back of the monitor and the wall outlet. For more information about connecting the power cord, see “Connecting the monitor” on page 2.
- . Make sure that the video cable is connected securely to the back of the monitor and computer. For more information about connecting the video cable, see “Connecting the monitor” on page 2.
- . Make sure that the monitor is turned on.
- . If you have the monitor connected to your notebook’s video port, you have two options:
- . If the power LED is orange:
- . Make sure that your computer is turned on.
- . Move the mouse or press any key on the keyboard to bring the monitor out of sleep mode.
- . Restart your computer with the monitor turned on.
- . Make sure that the video cable is not damaged.
- . Check the end of the video cable for any pins that might be bent or pushed in.
- Display colors are wrong
- . Press (Menu), then (Auto) to automatically adjust the display image to the ideal settings.
- . Restart your computer with the monitor turned on.
- . Make sure that the video cable is connected securely to the back of the monitor and your computer. For more information about connecting the video cable, see “Connecting the monitor” on page 2.
- . Make sure that the video cable is not damaged.
- Picture has shadows or “ghosts”
- . Press (Menu), then (Auto) to automatically adjust the display image to the ideal settings.
- . Remove any extension cables or switchboxes.
- . Make sure that the video cable is connected securely to the back of the monitor and your computer. For more information about connecting the video cable, see “Connecting the monitor” on page 2.
- . Make sure that the video cable is not damaged.
- Color is not uniform
- Image is not sized or centered correctly
- . Press (Menu), then (Auto) to automatically adjust the display image to the ideal settings.
- . If the image looks stretched or fuzzy, you must adjust the operating system’s display settings to match the monitor’s optimal ...
- . If you are trying to select 1680 ° 1050 but it is not available in the Windows display control panel:
- ATI®: www.ati.com Intel®: www.intel.com Nvidia®: www.nvidia.com
- . If your games do not have support for widescreen displays:
- . You see black bars on left and right of the video, and want to stretch the video to fit more of the screen.
- The monitor has pixels that are always dark or too bright
- Connecting an HDMI source
- Connecting a game console
- Speaker bar does not work
- The speaker bar is installed, but no sound is coming out of the speakers.
- All connections are made correctly and the speaker bar is on, but there is still no sound.
- You want to know which headphone jack on the speaker bar to use.
- The sound coming from the speakers sounds distorted.
- You plugged your microphone into the speaker bar’s microphone jack, but your computer still cannot record any sound.
- Specifications
- Video modes
- Important safety information
- Always follow these instructions to help guard against personal injury and damage to your Gateway product.
- Do not use Gateway products in areas classified as hazardous locations. Such areas include patient care areas of medical and dental facilities, oxygen-laden environments, or industrial facilities.
- Setting up your system
- Care during use
- Replacement parts and accessories
- Environmental information
- Regulatory compliance statements
- Notices
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