AOC E2451FH manual

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    © 2 0 1 3 A O C . A l l R i g h t s R e s e r v e d . w w w . a o c . c o m L E D B a c k l i g h t L C D M o n i t o r U s e r M a n u a l E 2 4 5 1 F H[...]

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    2 Safety ................................................................ ........................................................................................................ 3 National Conventions ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Power ..[...]

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    3 Safe ty National Con ventions The following subsections describe notational conventions used in this document. Notes, Cautions, and W arnings Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type. These blocks are notes, cautions, and warnings, and they are used as follows: NOTE: A NOTE ind[...]

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    4 Power The monitor should be operated only from the ty pe of power source indicated on the label. If you are not sure of the type of power supplied to your home, consult your dealer or local pow er company . The monitor is equipped with a three-pronged grounded plug, a plug with a third (grounding) pin. This plug will fit only into a grounded pow [...]

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    5 Installation Do not place the mo nitor on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, br acket, or ta ble. If t he monitor falls, it can i njure a person and cause serious damage to this pr oduct. Use only a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with this product. Follow the manufacturer ‟ s instructions when insta[...]

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    6 Cleaning Clean the cabinet regularly with cloth. Y o u can use soft-detergent to wipe out the stain, instead of strong-detergent which will cauterize the product cabinet. W hen c leaning, make sure no d etergent is l eaked into th e pro duct. The cleaning cloth should not be t oo r ough as it will scratch the screen surface. Please disconnect the[...]

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    7 Other If the product is emitting a strange smell, sound or smoke, disconnect the pow er plug IMMEDIA TEL Y and contact a Service Center . Make sure that the ventilating openings are not blocked by a table or curtain. Do not engage the LCD monitor in severe vibration or high impact conditions during operation. Do not knock or drop the monitor duri[...]

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    9 Setup Content s in Box Not all signal cables (Analog, DVI, and HDMI cables) will be provided for al l countries and regions. Please check with the local dealer or AOC branch office for confirmation. CD Manual Monitor Base S tand Power Cable Analog Cable DVI Cable HDMI[...]

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    9 Setup Stand & Base Please setup or remove the base following the steps as below . Setup: Remove:[...]

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    10 Unit standing without base is available. (Caution: must put unit in flat surfac e. Any uneven or sloped surface may result unit damaged or injury to user .)[...]

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    11 Adjusting Viewing Angle For optimal viewing it is recommended to look at the f ull face of the monitor , then adjust the monitor's angle to your own preference. Hold the stand so you will not topple the monitor w hen you change the monitor's angle. Y ou a re able to adjust the monitor's angle from -3° to 25 °. NOTE: Do not touch[...]

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    13 Connecting the Monitor Cable Connections In Back of Monitor an d Computer: DVI D-SUB Power T o protect equipment, always turn off the PC and LCD monitor before connecting. 1 Connect the power cable to the AC port on the back of the monitor . 2 Connect one end of the 15-pi n D-Sub cable to the back of the monitor and connect the other end to the [...]

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    13 Adjusting Setting Optimal Resol ution Windows 8 For Windows 8: 1. Right click and click All apps at the bottom-right of the screen. 2. Set the “ View by ” to “ Category ”. 3. Click Appearance and Personalization.[...]

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    14 4. Click DISPLAY. 5. Set the resolution SLIDE-BAR to 1920x1080.[...]

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    15 Windows V ista For Windows Vist a: 1 Click ST ART . 2 Click CONTROL P ANEL. 3 Click Appearance and Personalization. 4 Click Personalization[...]

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    16 5 Click Display Settings. 6 Set the resolution SLIDE-BAR to 1920 by 1080 .[...]

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    17 Windows XP For Windows XP: 1 Click ST ART . 2 Click SETTINGS. 3 Click CONTROL P ANEL. 4 Click Appearance and Themes. 5 Double click DISPLA Y .[...]

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    18 6 Click SETTINGS. 7 Set the resolution SLIDE-BAR to 1920 by 1080 . Windows ME/2000 For Windows ME/2000: 1 Click ST ART . 2 Click SETTINGS. 3 Click CONTROL P ANEL. 4 Double click DISPLA Y . 5 Click SETTINGS. 6 Set the resolution SLIDE-BAR to 1920 by 1080.[...]

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    19 Hotkeys 1 Source / Auto / Ex it 2 Eco / < 3 4:3 or Wide / > 4 Menu / Enter 5 Power Power Press the Power button to turn o n/ off the monitor . Menu/Enter Press to display the OSD or confirm the selection. Eco (DCR) Press the Eco key continuously to select the Eco mode of brightness and DCR on w hen there is no OSD. (Eco mode hot key may no[...]

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    20 OSD Setting Basic and simple instruction on the control key s. 1) Press the MENU-button to activate the OSD window . 2) Press < or > to navigate through the functions. Once the de sired function is highlighted, press the MENU-button to activate it . press < or > to navigate through the sub-menu functions. Once the desired function is[...]

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    21 Luminance 1. Press (Menu) to display menu. 2. Press < or > to select (Luminance), and press to enter . 3. Press < or > to select submenu, and press to enter . 4. Press < or > to adjust. 5. Press to exit . Brightnes s 0- 100 Backlight A djustmen t . Contrast 0- 100 Contrast from Dig ital - register . Eco mode Standard Standard M[...]

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    22 Image Setup 1. Press (Menu) to display menu. 2. Press < or > to select (Image Setup), and press to enter . 3. Press < or > to select submenu, and press to enter . 4. Press < or > to adjust. 5. Press to exit . Clock 0-100 Adjust picture Clock to reduce Vertical-Line noise. Phase 0-100 Adjust Picture Phase to reduce Horizontal-Li[...]

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    23 Color Setup 1. Press (Menu) to display menu. 2. Press < or > to select (Color Setup), and press to enter . 3. Press < or > to select submenu, and press to enter . 4. Press < or > to adjust. 5. Press to exit . Color setup. W arm Recall Warm Color Temperature from EEPROM . Normal Recall Normal Color Temperature from EEPROM. Cool [...]

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    24 Picture Boost 1. Press (Menu) to display menu. 2. Press < or > to select (Picture Boost), and press to enter . 3. Press < or > to select submenu, and press to enter . 4. Press < or > to adjust. 5. Press to exit . Note: Adjust the brightness, contrast, and position of the Bright Frame for better viewing experience. Frame Size 14[...]

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    25 OSD Setup 1. Press (Menu) to display menu. 2. Press < or > to select (OSD Setup), and press to enter . 3. Press < or > to select submenu, and press to enter . 4. Press < or > to adjust. 5. Press to exit . H.Position 0-100 Adjust the horizontal position of OSD V.Position 0-100 Adjust the vertical position of OSD Timeout 5- 120 A[...]

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    26 Extra 1. Press (Menu) to display menu. 2. Press < or > to select (Extra), and press to enter . 3. Press < or > to select submenu, and press to enter . 4. Press < or > to adjust. 5. Press to exit . Input Select Select Analog Sigal Source as Input Auto Config yes or no Auto adjust the picture to default Off timer 0-24hrs Select D[...]

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    27 Exit 1. Press (Menu) to display menu. 2. Press < or > to select (Exit), and press to enter . Exit Exit the main OSD LED Indicator Status LED Color Full Power Mode Blue Active-off Mode Orange[...]

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    28 Driver Monitor Dri ver Windows 8 1. Start Windows® 8 2. Right click and click All apps at the bottom-right of the screen. 3. Click on the “ Control panel ” icon 4. Set the “ V ie w by” to “Large icons” or “Small icons” . 5. Click on the “ Display ” icon.[...]

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    29 6. Click on the “Change display settings” button. 7. Click the “ Advanced Settings” button . 8. Click the “Monitor” tab and then click the “Properties” button .[...]

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    30 9. Click the “Driver” tab. 10. Open the “ Update Driver Software-Generic PnP Monitor ” w indow by clicking on “Update Driver ... “ and then click the "Browse m y computer for driver software" button. 11. Select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my compute r" .[...]

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    31 12. Click the “Have Disk” button. Click on the “Browse” button and navigate to the following directory: X: Drivermo dule name (where X is the drive letter designator for the CD-ROM drive). 13. Select the "xxx.inf" file and click the “Open” button. Click the “ OK” button. 14. Select your monitor model and click the “[...]

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    32 Windows 7 1. Start Windows® 7 2. Click on the 'Start' button and then click on 'Control Panel'. 3. Click on the 'Display' icon. 4.Ckick on the “ Change display settings ” button.[...]

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    33 Click the “ Advanced Settings” button. Click the “Monitor” tab and then click the “Properties” button. 7. Click the “Driver” tab.[...]

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    34 8. Open the "Update Driver Softw are-Gene ric PnP Monitor" window by click ing on “Update Driver ... “ and then click the "Browse my computer for driver software" button. 9. Select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer" . 10. Click the “Have Disk” button. Click on the “Browse” button [...]

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    35 11. Select the "xxx.inf" file and click the “Open” button. Click the “OK” button. 12 . Select your monitor model and click the “Next” button. The files will be copied from the CD to your hard disk drive. 3. Close all open window s and remove the CD. 14. Restart the system. The system w ill automatically select the maximum r[...]

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    36 Windows V ista 1. Click "Start " and "Control Panel". Then, double-click on "Appearance and Personalizati on". 2. Click "Personalization" and then "Display Settings". 3. Click "Advanced Settings...".[...]

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    37 4. Click "Properties" in th e "M onitor" tab. If the "Properties" button i s deactivated, it means the configuration for your monitor is completed. T he monitor can be used as is. If the message "Windows needs..." is displayed, as shown in the figure below , click "Continue". 5. Click "Updat[...]

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    38 Windows XP 1. Start Windows® XP 2. Click on the 'Start' button and then click on 'Control Panel'. 3. Select and click on the category „ Appearance and Themes ‟ 4. Click on the 'Display' Item.[...]

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    39 5. Select the 'Settings' tab then click on the 'Advanced' button. 6. Select 'Monitor' tab - If the 'Properties' button is inactive, it means your monitor is properly configured. Please s top installation. - If the 'Properties' button is active, click on 'Properties' butto n. Please foll[...]

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    40 8. Select the 'Install from a list or specific location [advanced]' radio button and then click on the 'Nex t' button. 9. Select the 'Don't Search. I will choose the driver to install' radio butt on. Then click on the 'Nex t' button. 10. Click on the 'Have disk...' button, then click on the [...]

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    41 Windows 2000 1. Start Windows® 2000 2. Click on the 'Start' button, point to 'Settings', and then click on 'Control Panel'. 3. Double click on the 'Display' Icon. 4. Select the 'Settings' tab then click on 'Advanced...'. 5. Select 'Monitor' - If the 'Properties' but[...]

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    42 i-Menu Welcome to “i-Menu” softw are by AOC. i-Menu makes it easy to adjust your monitor display setting by using on screen menus instead of the OSD button on the monitor . T o complete installation, please follow the installation guide.[...]

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    43 e-Saver W elcome to use AOC e-Sav er monitor power management software! The AOC e -Saver features Smart Shutdown functions for your monitors, allow s your monitor to timely shutdow n when PC unit is at any status (On, O ff, Sleep or Screen Saver); the actual shutdown time depends on your preferences (see ex ample below). Please click on "dr[...]

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    44 Screen+ Welcome to "Screen+" softw are by AOC, Screen+ softw are is a desktop screen splitting tool, it splits the desktop into different panes, each pan e displays a different w indow . Y ou only need to drag the window to a corresponding pane, when you want to access it. It supports multiple monitor display to make your tas k e asier[...]

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    45 T ro ubleshoot Problem & Question Possible Solutions Power LED Is Not ON Make sure the power button is ON and the P ower Cord is properly connected to a grounded power outlet and to the monitor . No images on the screen Is the power cord connected properly? Check the power cord connection and power supply . Is the cable connected correctly? [...]

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    46 Specification General Specifi cation Panel Model name Driving system TFT Color LCD Viewable Image Size 61 .0 0 c m diagonal Pixel pitch 0. 27675 mm(H) x 0. 27675 mm(V) Video R, G, B An alog lnterface Separate Sync. H/V TT L Display Color 16.7M Colors Dot Clock 165 MHz Resolution Horizontal scan range 30 kHz - 83 kHz Horizontal scan Size(Maximum)[...]

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    47 Preset Displa y Modes ST AND RESOLUTION HORIZONT AL FREQUENCY(kHZ) VERTICAL FREQUENCY(Hz) VGA 640×480 @60Hz 31.469 59.94 640×480 @72Hz 37.861 72.809 640×480 @75Hz 37.5 75 SVGA 800×600 @56Hz 35.156 56.25 800×600 @60Hz 37.879 60.317 800×600 @72Hz 48.077 72.188 800×600 @75Hz 46.875 75 XGA 1024×768 @60Hz 48.363 60.004 1024×768 @70Hz 56.476 [...]

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    48 Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name 1 TMDS Data 2+ 9 TMDS Data 0 17 DDC/CEC Ground 2 TMDS Data 2 Shield 10 TMDS Clock + 18 +5V Power 3 TMDS Data 2 11 TMDS Clock Shield 19 Hot Plug Detect 4 TMDS Data 1+ 12 TMDS Clock 5 TMDS Data 1Shield 13 CEC 6 TMDS Data 1 14 Reserved (N.C. on device 7 TMDS Data 0+ 15 SCL 8 TMDS Data 0 Sh[...]

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    49 Plug and Pla y Plug & Play DDC2B Feature This monitor is equipped with VESA DDC2B capabilities according to the VESA DDC ST ANDARD . It allows the monitor to inform the host system of its identity and, depending on the level of DDC used, communicate additi onal information about its display capabilities. The DDC2B is a bi-directional data ch[...]

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    50 Regulation FCC Notice FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference State ment W ARNING: (FOR FCC CERTIFIED MODELS) NOTE: This equipment has been tested an d found to comp ly w ith the limits for a Clas s B digital d evice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection agai nst harmful interference [...]

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    51 WEEE Declaration Disposal of Was te Equipment by Users in Private Household in the European Union. This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disp osed of with your other household waste.Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection [...]

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    52 Service Warr anty Statement for Europe LIMITED T HREE - YEAR WARRANTY* For AOC LCD Monitors sold within E urope , AOC Internat ional (Eur ope) B.V. w arrants th is pr oduct to be free from defe cts in mat erial an d workm anship f or a peri od of T hree (3) year s after th e origin al d ate of co nsumer purchase. D uring th is peri od, AOC Inter[...]

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    53 MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE LIMITED IN DURAT ION TO A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS FOR PARTS AN D LABOR FRO M TH E ORIGINAL DATE OF CONSUMER PU RCHASE. NO WARRANTIES (EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED) APPLY AFT ER THIS PERIOD . AOC INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE) B.V. OBLIGATIONS AND YOUR RE MEDIES HEREUNDER A RE SOLELY AND EXCULSIV[...]

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    54 Service Warr anty Statement for Middl e East and Africa LIMITED ONE to THREE YEARS WARRANTY* For AOC LC D M onitors sold w ithin the M iddle Eas t and Afr ica, A OC Intern ational (Europe) B.V. w arrants this prod uct to be f ree fro m def ects in mat erial an d workma nship for a period of One (1) to T hree (3) y ears from the manufac ture date[...]

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    55 Certified, Author ized S ervice Cent eror dea lerwill pr ovide y ou w ith an estimate o f serv ice cos ts before receiving y our auth orizatio n to perform s ervice. ALL EXPRESS AN D IMPLIED W ARRANTIES FOR THIS PRODUC T (INCLUDING THE W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE LIMITED IN DURAT ION TO A PERIOD OF ON[...]

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    56 Only for AOC bra nded monitors sold within the con tinental United St ates. All AOC branded m onitors are now covered by the EASE Prog ram. If y our monitor malfuncti ons at any time during th e first three m onths, AOC wil l provide a replacem ent monitor w ithin 72 hour s after you are approved fo r our prog ram. If your m onitor qualifies for[...]