Acer S242HL manual

User Guide Acer LCD Monitor[...]

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iii Information for your safety and comfort Safety instructions Read these instructions carefully. Keep this document for future reference. Follow all warnings and instruct ions marked on the product. • Due to the nature of the fluorescent light, the screen may flicker during initial use. Turn off the power switch and th en turn it on again to ma[...]

iv Accessibility Be su re th at the po wer outlet you pl ug the p ower cord into is easily accessible and located as close to the eq uipment operator as possible. Wh en you need to disconnect power from the equ ipment, be sure to un plug the po we r cord fr om the electrical outlet. Safe listening To protect your hearing, follow these in structions[...]

v ampere rating of the equipment plugge d into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, m ake sure that the total rating of all products p lugged into th e wall outlet does not exceed the fuse rating. • Do not overload a power outlet, strip or receptacle by plugging in too many devices. The overall system load mu[...]

vi Note: Adjust o nly those controls that are covered by the op erating instructions, since improper adju stm ent of ot her controls may result in damage and will of ten require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the pro duct to normal co ndition. Po te n tially explosiv e environme nts Switch off your device in any area with a pot[...]

vii Nevertheless, some pixels may occasion ally misfire or appear as b lack or red dots. This has no effect on the re corded image and d o es not constitute a malfunction. This product has been shipp ed enabled for power managem ent: • Activate display’s Sleep mode with in 15 minutes of user inactivity. • Activate computer’s Sleep mode with[...]

viii Taking care of your vision Long viewing hou rs, wearing incorrect glasses or con tact lenses, glare, excessive room lighting, poorly focused screens, very small typefaces and low-contrast displays could stress your eyes. The fo llowing sections provide suggestions on how to reduce eyestrain. Eyes • Rest your eyes frequently. • Give your ey[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS UNPACKING .......................................................... .................................. 1 ATTACHING / REMOVING THE BASE ........................................ ............. 2 SCREEN POSITION ADJUSTMENT ... .......................................... ............. 2 CONNECTING THE POWER CORD .......................[...]

EN-1 UNPACKING Please check the fol lowing items are present when you unpack the box, and save the packing mate rials in case yo u will nee d to ship or transport the monitor in future.  LCD Monitor  AC Power Cord  D-Sub Cable (Optional)  DVI Cable (Optional)  AC Adapter  User Manual  Quick Start Guide[...]

EN-2 ATTACHING / REMOVING THE BASE SCREEN POSITION ADJUSTMENT In order to optimize the best viewing position , you can adjust the tilt of the monitor by using both of your hands to hold the e dges of the monitor as shown in the figure below. The monitor can be a djusted to 15 degre es up or 5 degree s down as indicated by arrow below. Note: Remove [...]

EN-3 CONNECTING THE POWER CORD  Check first to make sure that the power cord you use is the correct type required for your area.  This monitor has a universal power supp ly that allows operation in either 100/120V AC or 220/240 V AC voltage area. No user-adjustment is required.  Plug one end of the AC power cord to the ada pter, and plug t[...]

EN-4 POWER SAVING The monitor wil l be driven into Powe r Saving” mode by the contr ol signal from the display controller, as indi cated by the amber-colo r power LED. The power saving states will be ke pt until a control signal has been detected or the keyboard or mouse is activate d. The recovery time from Active OFF state back to ON state is a[...]

EN-5 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT 15-Pin Color Display Signal Cab le PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1. Red 9. +5V 2. Green 10. Logic Ground 3. Blue 11. Monitor Gr ound 4. Monitor Ground 12. DDC-Serial Data 5. DDC-return 13. H-Sync 6. R-Ground 14 . V-Sync 7. G-Ground 15. DDC-Serial Clock 8. B-Ground[...]

EN-6 24-Pin Color Display S ignal Cable* 19-Pin Color Displa y Signal Cable* * only for certain models PIN Meaning PIN Meanin g 1. TMDS Data2- 13. NC 2. TMDS Data2+ 14. +5V Power 3. TMDS Da ta 2/4 Shield 15. Logic Ground 4. NC 16. Hot Plug Detect 5. NC 17. TMDS Data0- 6. DDC Clock 18. TMDS Data0+ 7. DDC Data 19. TMDS Data 0/5 Shiel d 8. NC 20. NC 9[...]

EN-7 STANDARD TIMING TABLE Mode Resolution 1 VGA 640 x 480 60 Hz 2 MAC 640 x 480 66.66 Hz 3 VESA 720 x 400 70 Hz 4 SVGA 800 x 600 56 Hz 5 SVGA 800 x 600 60 Hz 6 XGA 1024 x 76 8 60 Hz 7 XGA 1024 x 76 8 70 Hz 8 VESA 1152 x 864 75 H z 9 SXGA 1280 x 10 24 60 Hz 10 WXGA 1280 x 800 60 Hz 11 WXGA+ 1440 x 900 60 Hz 12 UXGA 1920 x 1080 60 Hz[...]

EN-8 INSTALLATION To install the monitor to your host system, please follow the steps as given below: Steps 1. 1-1 Connect Video C able a. Make sure both the monitor and computer are powered-OFF. b. Connect the VGA video cable to the computer. 1-2 Connect Digital Cable ( Only Dual-input model) a. Make sure both the monitor and computer are powered-[...]

EN-9 USER CONTROLS Base Controls Power Switch / Power LED: To turn the monitor ON or OFF. Lights up to indicate th e power is turned ON.  /  Minus / Plus: If the OSD is active, press the Minus or Plus buttons to toggle between t he OSD option s. MENU OSD functions Press th is botton to activa te the OSD men u. AUTO Auto Adjust: Press this but[...]

EN-10 Acer eColor Management Operation instructio ns Step 1: Press “ ” Key to open the Acer eColor Management OSD and a ccess the scenario modes Step 2: Press “  “ or “  ” to select the mode Step 3: Press “ AUTO “ Key to confirm the mode and run Auto Adjust. Features and Benefits Main Menu i con Sub Menu icon Sub Menu item Des[...]

EN-11 Adjusting the OSD settings The OSD can be used for adjusting the settin gs of your LCD Monitor. Press the MENU key to open the OSD. You can use the OSD to adjust the picture quality, OSD position and ge neral settings. For advanced settings, please refer to following page: Adjustin g the picture quality 1 Press the MENU key to bring up the OS[...]

EN-12 Adjusting the OSD position 1 Press the MENU key to bring up the OSD. 2 Using the directional keys, select OSD from the on screen dis play. Then navigate to the feature you wish to adjust.[...]

EN-13 Adjusting the setting 1 Press the MENU key to bring up the OSD. 2 Using the  /  keys, select Setting from the OSD. Then navigate to the feature you wish to adjust. 3 The Setting menu can be used to a djust the screen Menu Langua ge and other important settings.[...]

EN-14 Product information 1 Press the MENU key to bring up the OSD. 2 Using the  /  keys, select Information from the OSD. Then the basic information of LCD monitor will show up for current input.[...]

EN-15 TROUBL ESHOOTING Before sending your LCD monitor for servicing, please check the trouble- shooting list belo w to see if you can self-diagnose the prob lem. (VGA Mode) Problems Current Status Remedy No Picture LED ON  Using OSD, adjust brightness and contrast to maximum or reset to their default settings. LED OFF  Check the power switch[...]

EN-16 (DVI/HDMI Mode) Problems Current Status Remedy No Picture LED ON  Using OSD, adj ust bright ness and contrast to maximum or reset to their default settings. LED OFF  Check the power switch.  Check if AC power cord is properly connected to the moni tor. LED displays amber color  Check if video si gnal cab le is properly c onnected [...]

EN-17 Acer Incorporated 8F, 88, Sec. 1, Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Hsichih Taipei Hsien 221, Taiwan Tel : 886- 2-2696-1 234 Fax : 886-2- 2696-353 5 Declaration of Conformity We, Acer Incorporated 8F, 88, Sec. 1, Hsin Ta i Wu Rd., Hsichih , Taipei Hsien 22 1, Taiwan Contact Person: Mr. Easy Lai, E -mail: easy_lai@acer.com.tw And, Acer Europe SA Via Cantonale,[...]

EN-18 Acer America Corporation 333 West Sa n Carlos St., Sa n Jose CA 9511 0, U. S. A. Tel : 25 4- 298-40 00 Fax : 254- 298- 41 47 www.acer.com Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to th e following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause ha rmful [...]