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L C D M o ni t o r Q u ick S e t u p G u i de P243W A E n g l i s h Safety Instructions O bserv e t h e f ol o w i n g safety g u i d e l in es w h en co n n e ct i o n an d usi ng y o u r mo n itor: · B e sure t h at y o u r m o nitor i s e l ectrica l l y rat e d t o o p e r a t e w ith th e A C p o w e r a v a i l a b l e i n yo ur l oc a ti on[...]
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L C D M o ni t o r Q u ick S e t u p G u i de P243W A E n g l i s h FC C notice Th is d ev ic e h a s been t e st e d a nd fo u nd to co m pl y w i th th e l i mi t s f or a C l as s B d i gi tal d e vi ce p ur s u an t t o Pa r t 15 o f t he F CC ru le s . T h e s e li m it s are de s i gn e d t o p ro v id e r ea s o n- ab l e pr o t ec ti o n a [...]
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L C D M o ni t o r Q u ick S e t u p G u i de P243W A E n g l i s h LAMP D i spo sal D isp o s al o f W as t e Equipm e nt b y Users in P r i v at e H o useh o l d in the Eu r o pea n U n i on Th is sy m bo l o n t he p ro d uc t o r o n i t s pa c ka g i ng in d ic a t es t ha t th i s p ro d uc t m u st n o t be d is p os e d o f w it h y o ur ot[...]
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L C D M o ni t o r Q u ick S e t u p G u i de P243W A E n g l i s h S P ECIFICA T I ON L CD Pa n el D ri v i n g s y st e m T FT C o l o r L CD S i z e 24 . 0" W P i x e l p it c h 0 . 2 7 mm( H ) x 0 . 27m m( V ) B ri g h t n e s s 4 00c d /m 2 ( Ty p ic a l) Co n tr a s t 3000 : 1 ( AC M) V i e w a b l e a n g l e 160 0 ( H ) 1 60 0 ( V) R e[...]
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L C D M o ni t o r Q u ick S e t u p G u i de P243W A E n g l i s h S P ECIFICA T I ON E n v i ro n me n t a l Co ns i d e r a ti ons O p erat i n g Temp : 5 0 t o 35 0 C St o r a g e Tem p .: - 20 0 t o 60 0 C O p erat i n g Hu mi d i ty : 10% t o 85% D im e n s i o n s 57 4 . 88 ( W ) x 432 . 0 9 ( H ) x 203 . 73 ( D )mm W e i g h t ( N . W . ) 6[...]
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TABL E OF CONTENTS Speci a l note s on LCD monitor s ................................................. .1 Infor m at i on f or your s a fe t y and comfor t ................................. .2 Unp a c k in g .................................................................................. .5 A t taching / Removing the b a s e .....................[...]
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EN-1 P243W A SPECIAL NOTES O N LCD MONITORS T h e fo l l o wi n g sympto m s a r e n o r m al w i t h L C D mo n itor a n d d o n o t i n d ic a t e a problem. NOTES · D u e to t h e nature o f t h e fl u or e s c e n t l i g ht , th e s c r e en m a y fl i c k er d u r i ng i n itia l u se . T urn o ff t h e Po w er S w itc h a n d th e n turn it[...]
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P243W A E N-2 In fo rma t ion fo r yo u r sa f ety and comfort Safe t y instru c tions R ea d th e s e in s tr u ct i on s c a r ef ul l y. K ee p t his do c um e nt fo r f u tu re re f e r en c e. F o ll o w a ll w a rn i ng s an d i ns t ru c ti o n s m a r ke d o n t h e pr o du c t. CAUT I ON for pl u g as disc o nnecting devi ce O b s er v e t[...]
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EN-3 P243W A Product s ervicing Do n o t a tt e mp t t o s e rv i c e th i s p ro d uc t y o ur se l f , a s o p en in g o r r e mo v in g c o v er s may ex po se y ou to d an g er ous vo l t age p oi n ts or ot he r ri sk s . R e f er al l s e rv i ci n g t o q u al if ied s e rv i c e p e rs o nn e l. Un pl u g t hi s p r od u ct fr o m t h e w a[...]
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P243W A E N-4 - - --- - -- - --- - --- - -- - --- - -- - --- - -- - --- - --- - -- - --- - -- - --- - -- - --- - --- - -- - --- - -- - --- - -- - --- - --- - -- - --- - -- W a rn i ng ! W e d o n o t re c o mm e nd us i ng th e p r od u ct on a c ou c h o r be d . I f t h is is u na v o id a bl e , w or k f o r o nl y s h or t p e ri o ds , t ake b[...]
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EN-5 P243W A · L C D Mo n itor UNP A CKING P l e a se c h e c k th e f o l l ow i n g i te m s ar e p rese n t wh e n yo u u np a c k the b o x, a n d save t h e p a c ki n g m a teri a ls i n c as e you w i l l n e e d t o sh i p o r tr a nsp o rt t h e m o nitor i n future. · User Manual · A C P ow e r C o rd · D - S u b C a b le · Q u i c k[...]
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P243W A E N-6 S C R E EN P OS ITI ON A DJUST M E NT I n o d e r to opti m ize th e b est vie w i n g positi o n, y o u c a n a dj u st the t i lt of the m o n i tor b y us i n g b o t h o f yo u r h a n ds t o h ol d the e d g e s o f th e m o n it o r as s h o w n i n th e fig u r e b e l o w. The monitor can be adjusted to 15 degrees up or 5 degr[...]
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EN-7 P243W A CON N ECTING TH E POWE R CORD · C h e c k first t o m ak e sur e that the p o w e r c ord yo u use is t h e corr e ct type r e q u ir e d for yo u r a r e a. · T h is m o n i t o r h as a u n iversa l p o w e r su p p l y th a t al l o w s o p e r a ti o n in e i t h er 1 0 0/1 2 0V AC or 2 20 / 240 V A C volt a ge are a . N o u s er[...]
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P243W A E N-8 Power saving T h e mo n itor w i l l b e d rive n i n t o P o w e r Savi n g” m o de by t h e c o ntro l s i g n al fro m t h e d i sp l ay c o ntr o ll e r , as i nd i c a t e d b y th e a m b er - c o lor p o w er L E D. T h e p o wer sav i n g states w il l b e k e p t unti l a c o ntro l si g na l h as b e e n d e t e cted or th[...]
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EN-9 P243W A P I N N O . DE SC R I PT IO N P I N N O . DE SC R I PT ION 1 . Re d 9 . + 5V 2 . G r e e n 1 0 . L og i c G r ou nd 3 . B l u e 1 1 . M on it o r G r o und 4 . M on it o r G r o u n d 1 2 . D DC -S e ri a l D a ta 5 . D D C -r e t u r n 1 3 . H - Sy nc 6 . R - G r ou n d 1 4 . V - Sy nc 7 . G - G r oun d 1 5 . D D C - S e ri a l C l o [...]
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P243W A E N-10 2 4 - P in C o lor D is p l a y Si g n a l C a b le P I N M ea n i n g P I N M ea n i ng 1 . T M D S Da t a2 - 13 . NC 2 . T M D S Da t a2 + 14 . +5V Po w er 3. T M D S D a t a 2 /4 S h i e ld 15. G N D ( r e t u r n f or +5V h sy n c. v s y n c) 4 . N C 16 . H o t P l ug D e t e ct 5 . N C 17 . T M D S Da t a0- 6 . D DC C l o c k 18[...]
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E N-11 P243W A S t a n dard Ti m i n g T a b le M od e Re s o l u ti on 1 V G A 7 20 x 4 0 0 7 0 Hz 2 V G A 6 40 x 4 8 0 5 9 . 9 4 Hz 3 M A C 6 40 x 4 8 0 6 6 . 6 6 Hz 4 VE S A 6 40 x 4 8 0 7 2 Hz 5 VE S A 6 40 x 4 8 0 7 5 Hz 6 6 48 x 5 0 0 5 7 . 7 Hz 7 VE S A 8 00 x 6 0 0 5 6 . 2 5 Hz 8 VE S A 8 00 x 6 0 0 6 0 Hz 9 VE S A 8 00 x 6 0 0 7 2 Hz 1 0 V[...]
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P243W A E N-12 INSTALLATION T o i nsta l l th e m on i t o r to y o ur h o st system , p le a s e f o l l o w t h e st e ps a s g iven below: Steps 1 . 1 - 1 C o n n ect V i d e o C a b le a . Mak e sure b oth th e m on i t o r a n d c o m p uter are p o w ered - OFF. b . C on n e c t th e VGA v i de o c a b le t o t h e c o mp u t e r. 1 - 2 D i g[...]
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E N-13 P243W A USE R C ONTR OLS Front Pan e l C o ntr o ls 1 . P o w e r Sw i t c h: T o tur n O N o r OFF th e p o w e r. 2 . P o w e r L E D: L i g h ts u p t o i n d ic a t e t h e po w er is turne d O N. 3 . E m p o weri n g / E x i t: 1 ) W h e n O S D m e n u i s i n active st a t u s, t h is b u tto n w i l l a c t as EXI T -K E Y ( EXIT OSD[...]
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P243W A E N-14 A . A cer eColo r Management If sel e cte d t o “ Ac e r eC o l o r Ma n a g em e nt “ item , w il l a p p ear the A c er eC o lor” O SD B . U S ER If se l ecte d t o “ USER ” i te m , w i ll a p pe a r t h e St a nd a r d O SD HOW TO ADJ U ST A SETTING 1 . Press th e M E N U - b utto n to activat e th e OSD wi n d o w. 2 .[...]
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E N-15 P243W A · ADJUSTING TH E PICTURE T h e descri p ti o ns f o r f u ncti o n c o n trol L E DS A . Ac e r eColor M a nagement B . U S ER Ma in Menu i con Sub Menu i c on S ub M enu it em D e scr i p ti on N / A U ser m ode U s e r d e f i n e d . Se tt i n g s c a n b e f i n e -t un e d to s u i t an y s i t u a t i on N / A T e x t m ode O [...]
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P243W A E N-16 M a in M enu I c on S ub M enu I c on Su b Me nu I t em D esc ri p ti on H . P o s iti on Ad j u s t t h e ho ri z on ta l p o s i t i o n. ( av a il ab l e i n A n a l o g mo d e o n l y) V . P o s iti on Ad j u s t t h e ver ti ca l p os i t i o n . ( ava il a b le i n An a l og m od e on l y) N / A Warm Se t t h e c o l o r t e m [...]
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E N-17 P243W A Ma in Me nu I c on S ub Menu I c on S u b M e nu It em D es c r i p ti on H . Pos iti o n A d j ust the h o ri zonta l pos i t i o n of the O S D. V . Pos iti o n A d j ust the vert i ca l pos i t i o n of the O S D. O S D T im e ou t A d j ust the O S D t im e o ut. N / A A na l o g Se l e c t i n p ut si gn a l fro m an a l o g ( D[...]
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P243W A E N-18 · A cer eColor M an a ge ment OSD Ac e r eColor M a nagement Step 1 : P r e ss “ K e y “ to o p e n t h e A c er e C ol o r M a na g e m e n t O S D a nd a c c e ss t h e sc e n a ri o m o d es Step 2 : Press “ < “ o r “ > ” t o sel e ct the m o de Step 3 : Press “ A uto Key “ t o c o n firm th e m o d e a n d [...]
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E N-19 P243W A (V G A Mod e) TROUBL ESHOO TING B e f o re s e nd i n g your LCD m o nitor f o r s e rv i c i ng , p le a s e c h e c k th e tro u b l e- s h o o ti n g l i st b e lo w to se e i f yo u c a n s e lf - d i ag n ose th e p ro b l e m. Prob l e m s C u r re n t Stat u s Re m edy N o P i c tu re L E D O N · U si ng O S D , ad j us t b r[...]
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P243W A E N-20 (DVI Mode) P r o b l em s C u rre n t S tat u s Re m edy N o P i c t u re L E D O N · U s i n g O S D , a d j u s t br i g h tn e s s a nd c o ntrast t o m a x im u m or r e set to t he ir d e fa u lt s e t t i n g s. L E D O F F · C he c k th e p ow e r s wi tch. · C he c k if AC p o w e r c o r d i s pro pe rly c o n ne c t e d [...]
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E N-21 P243W A ENERGY STAR is a government program (public/private partnership) that gives people the power to protect the environment in a cost effective way and without sacrif i cing qua l ity or product features. Products that earn the ENERGY STAR prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy efficiency guidel i nes set by the US Env[...]
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P243W A E N-22 Declaration of Conformity W e, Acer Comput e r (Shanghai) L imited 3F, No. 168 Xizang medium road, Huangpu Di s trict, Shanghai, China Contact Person: Mr. Easy Lai Tel: 886-2-8691 - 3089 Fax: 886 - 2-8691-3000 E-mail: ea s y_lai@acer.com.tw Hereby decla r e tha t : Prod u ct: LCD Monitor T ra d e Name: Acer Model Num b er: P243W A S [...]
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E N-23 P243W A Federal Communications Co m missi o n Declara t i o n o f Conformity Th i s dev i ce compli e s with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to t he following t wo c onditions: (1) this d e vi c e m a y not cause harmful in t erference, a nd (2) this devi c e must a c cept any int e rferen c e r e ceived, inc l uding in t erfe[...]