User Guide

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Overview • OSD Menu System • Automatic Save • Reset Feature • OSD Locked • OSD Attention Messages • LED Indicators

1.		Power button - Switches your monitor on.
2.		"OK" button - When pressed it will take you to the Main OSD Menu controls.
3.		Power Indicator - This light glows green during normal operation.
4.		Brightness hotkeys - Pressing either Left or Right arrow directly will adjust screen brightness (BRIGHTNESS control bar will appear on screen).
		LEFT and RIGHT buttons - These are also used for adjusting other functions in the Main OSD Menu of your monitor.
5.		Contrast hotkeys - Pressing either Up or Down arrow directly will adjust screen contrast (CONTRAST control bar will appear on screen).
		UP and DOWN buttons - These are also used for selecting other functions in the Main OSD Menu of your monitor.

The OSD Tree

Direct-Access Function

Brightness:
Brightness is the overall intensity of the light coming from the screen. A 50% brightness is recommended. To adjust your screen's brightness, follow the steps below.

	With the menu off, press
	to increase brightness to decrease brightness
	When the brightness is adjusted to the level desired, press the button. The BRIGHTNESS window will disappear with the new adjustment saved.

Note: stop pressing the or button will also save the new settings after 3 seconds.

Contrast:
Contrast is the difference between the light and dark areas on the screen. A 100% contrast is recommended. To adjust your screen's contrast, follow the steps below.

	With the menu off, press
	to increase contrast to decrease contrast
	When the contrast is adjusted to the level desired, press the button. The CONTRAST window will disappear with the new adjustment saved.

Note: stop pressing the or button will also save the new settings after 3 seconds.

Accessing the Menu System

All of the Main menu functions can be accessed by moving the selection bar up or down. When the bar is on the desired function, press the button to access the function.

	select function	Enter

Language:
The OSD shows its settings in one of five languages. The default is English, but you can select French, Spanish, German, or Italian.

	select language	Save and exit

Zoom:
ZOOM increases or decreases the total size of the image on your screen. To adjust the ZOOM:

	select function	Enter

		Save and exit

Adjust horizontal:
ADJUST POSITION under ADJUST HORIZONTAL will shift the image on your screen either to the left or right. Use this feature if your image does not appear centered. ADJUST SIZE under ADJUST HORIZONTAL will expand or shrink the image on your screen in horizontal direction.

	select function	Enter

		Save and exit
	select function
		Save and exit

Adjust vertical:
ADJUST POSITION under ADJUST VERTICAL shifts the image on your screen either up or down. Use this feature if your image does not appear centered. ADJUST SIZE under ADJUST VERTICAL will expand or shrink the image on your screen in vertical direction.

	select function	Enter

		Save and exit
	select function
		Save and exit

Adjust geometry:

Adjust side curve

ADJUST SIDE CURVE under ADJUST GEOMETRY allows you to adjust two of the five geometry options. These two options are PINCUSHION and BALANCED pincushion.
Note: use these features only when the picture is not square.

	select function	Enter

	select function	Enter

		Save and exit
	select function
		Save and exit

Adjust side angles
ADJUST SIDE ANGLES under ADJUST GEOMETRY allows you to adjust two of the five geometry options. These two options are TRAPEZOID and PARALLELOGRAM.
Note: use these features only when the picture is not square.

		Save and exit
	select function
		Save and exit

Rotate image
ROTATE IMAGE under ADJUST GEOMETRY allows you to adjust one of the five geometry options. This options is ROTATE IMAGE.
Note: use this feature only when the whole picture is tilted.

		Save and exit

Adjust color:

Your monitor has two color preset options you can choose from. The first option is for GENERAL USE, which is fine for most applications. The second option is for GAMES like playing computer games. When you select one of these options, the monitor automatically adjusts itself to that option. There is also a third option, USER PRESET, which allows you to adjust the colors on your screen to a setting you desire.

	select function	Enter

	select function	Enter

	select function	Increase selected color Decrease selected color	Enter

Extra controls :

Degauss
EXTRA CONTROLS is a set of two features, including DEGAUSS. Degaussing removes electromagnetic build up that may distort the color on your screen. You should degauss your screen after you have changed the orientation of your monitor.

	select function	Enter

	select function	Enter
		Note: Degaussing will temporarily distort your screen; this is normal.

Moiré

EXTRA CONTROLS is a set of two features, including ADJUST MOIRÉ. By adjusting H/Vmoiré, one can reduce or eliminate wavy or elliptical patterns that may occur at certain resolutions/applications.

Explanation on Moiré patterns

	select function	Enter
		Note: Use only if necessary. By activating ADJUST MOIRÉ, sharpness can be affected. Avoid too large values for H/V moiré.

		Save and exit
	select function
		Save and exit

Automatic Save

Whenever you open the OSD and allow an adjustment window to remain on screen for about 30 seconds without pressing another button, the monitor automatically saves any adjustments you have made. These changes are saved into a user area in the monitor. User areas are reserved according to the signal frequency of your computer. The monitor can save adjustments for up to 5 user modes. It has 8 preset modes, one for each signal frequency, as listed in Preset Display Modes.

If you have made no adjustments, the on-screen menu disappears and the monitor does not save anything.

Reset Features

Reset to Factory Settings

RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS returns all function settings to factory presets values for the presently displayed video mode.

	select function	Enter

		Save and exit
	select function
		Save and exit	There is no "Undo" after you have pressed the button. Reset will also recall default values for contrast and brightness, zoom, and set the screen color temperature at 9300K.

OSD Lock

OSD lock is a feature which disables the OSD controls. It can be used when the monitor is set up for demonstration purposes or when adjustment of the OSD is not desirable.

Switch on OSD lock feature:

Press and hold the button continuously for 15 seconds. Release the button when the message" CONTROL MENU IS LOCKED" appears.

Switch off OSD lock feature:

Press and hold the button continuously for 15 seconds or until the message window "CONTROL MENU IS LOCKED" disappears.

OSD Attention Messages

An attention message may appear on the screen indicating that the monitor is out of sync.

This means that the monitor cannot synchronize with the signal that it is receiving from the computer. Either the signal frequency is too high or too low for the monitor to use.  See Specifications for the Horizontal and Vertical scan ranges addressable by this monitor.

Sometimes, no warning message appears, but the screen is blank, which could also indicate that the monitor is in power save state. See LED Indicators.

LED Indicators

See Troubleshooting for more information.

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