eMachines E216T5W manual

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    Flat P anel Monitor User Guide[...]

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    Cont ents i Using Your eMachines Flat-Panel Moni tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unpacking the monit or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Connecting the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Contents ii[...]

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    1 • Unpacking t he monitor • C onnecting t he mo nit or • Starting t he monitor • A d j us ti n g m o n i to r s ett i n gs • Pow e r m a na g e m e n t • Maintaining • T rouble shooting • Specif ications U sing Y our eMac hines Flat -P anel Monit or[...]

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    Using Y our eMachines Flat-Panel Monitor 2 Unpac king t he monit o r Y our monitor box should contain the f ollowing it ems: • Monitor (w ith neck at tached) • Bas e • Thi s Us er Gu ide • VGA c ab le • Aud io ca ble • Po we r c or d If y ou ar e mi ss ing an y it ems, ca ll C ust omer Car e . F or t e lephone num bers, s ee t he la bel[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 3 C onnec ting vi deo and a udio inputs T o connec t video and a udio inputs t o you r monitor: 1 P osition y our computer and the monitor so y ou can reach t he b ac k of each. 2 Connec t the VG A video cable to the VG A video connector und er t he back of t h e display . 3 Mak e sure that y our computer is turned off , then con[...]

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    Using Y our eMachines Flat-Panel Monitor 4 Ergonomic guidelin es Th e rec ommended s cr een po sitioning is ba s ed upon the f ollo wing guideline s. T hes e guideli nes ar e based on a vailable sc ientific litera ture and published sta n dar ds. Scree n hei ght The r ecommende d scr een height f or displays (ex cept in special cir cumstances, such[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 5 Adju sting monit or s e t ting s Us e the monit or controls (locat ed on t he monitor its elf) and computer controls (acces sible th rough Windo ws) t o adjust t he displ a y image . For mor e i n for mation abou t computer control s, see “C hanging Window s scr een settings” on page 10 . Monit or butt ons This monit or f e[...]

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    Using Y our eMachines Flat-Panel Monitor 6 On-sc r een displa y options Adj usti ng OS D se tti ngs T o adjust the OSD settings: 1 Pres s the Auto but ton. T he displa y image i s automat icall y adjust ed t o the ideal s et tings f or your curre nt scree n resolut ion. 2 Pres s the Menu butt on. The OSD opens. 3 Pres s the + or – bu tton to h ig[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 7 Clock/Phase menu Clock —Minimi ze s an y ver tical ba rs or strip es v isible on the s cr een back gro und. Th e hori zontal s cr een si ze w ill also chang e . Phase —Minimiz es an y hor iz ontal dist or tion and c lears or sharp ens the di spla yed c harac t ers. EXIT —R eturn s to t op le ve l menu. Col or me nu Color [...]

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    Using Y our eMachines Flat-Panel Monitor 8 Us i n g th e D i r ect Ke ys While t he OSD M ain Me nu is in activ e, y ou can use three d irect functi on k ey s to chan ge settings. Aut o setup by direct k ey Us e auto se tup whenev er you apply a ne w video mode or change the ref resh rat e . While auto setup is running, y ou sh ould hav e a stable [...]

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    www.emachin es.com 9 2 If the imag e looks correc t, choo se Ye s . The OSD w ill c los e aut omaticall y . -OR - If the im ag e re qu i res fu rthe r adj ust m en t , choose No . The Phase bar op en s to let you ad just the settin g manua lly . 3 Adjust the phas e by pres sing the + or – buttons. W hen all tex t appears well f ocu sed and ther e[...]

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    Using Y our eMachines Flat-Panel Monitor 10 C hanging Wind ow s sc reen se ttin gs Color depth and sc reen res olution are two of the most ba sic moni t or set tings you may nee d t o ch ange to suit y our needs. C olor de pt h is the number of c olors your computer us es to displa y images on your monitor . Most image s look best displa y ed wit h[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 11 V ideo mode s Y our mo nit or supports sev eral v ideo modes. If you do not use the best mode f or the monitor , the di splay image may look slig htly “fuzzy .” Unkn ow n vid eo mode s L ik e all ot her monitors, th e L CD monit or is designed t o work w ith standar d vi deo modes. Ho we v er , not all video/gr aphic cards[...]

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    Using Y our eMachines Flat-Panel Monitor 12 P ow er management ENER GY ST AR As an ENER G Y ST AR ® P ar tner , e Machine s has dete rmined that this produc t meets the ENER GY S T AR guid elines f or energy ef ficiency . Th is monitor comp lies w ith th e EP A ’ s Int erna tional ENER G Y ST AR Pr ogram, w hich is a progra m designed to encour [...]

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    www.emachin es.com 13 Maintaining T o keep t he monitor in optimal worki ng o rder: • Do not b lock t he v entilation h oles. • Do no t ex p ose th e m on ito r to rai n o r us e n ea r wa ter . • Keep th e m on ito r away from rad ia tor s or h eat ven ts . • K eep the monitor out of direc t sunlight. • T o clean the monitor , u se a sof[...]

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    Using Y our eMachines Flat-Panel Monitor 14 • If the power LE D is o range: • Mak e sure that y our c omputer is turned on. • Mov e the mou se or pres s any k e y on the k e yboar d to br ing the monitor out of sleep mode . • R estart y our computer with t he monitor tur ned on. • Mak e sure that the video cable is not damaged. • C heck[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 15 T he image re mains af te r sw it c hing of f the monit or • Image persistence is when a “ ghost” of an image remains on the s creen, e v e n af ter swi tchi n g th e m on ito r o ff . T o al levi ate im ag e p er si ste nc e , tu rn o ff t he mo ni tor f o r as lo ng as an i ma ge was di sp layed . If , f or ex ample , [...]

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    Using Y our eMachines Flat-Panel Monitor 16 Spec if ications Specif ications ar e subject t o c hange wit hout notice or obl igation. Man y pr oducts f or eMachines are cust om engineered by our suppliers to eMac hines speci fications and may v ary fr om similarl y mark et ed products. Pan el si ze 2 1 .6 inc he s Pan el typ e TFT LCD Vie wable ima[...]

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    17 S af et y , R egulat ory , and Le g a l N o t i c es • Impo rtant sa f ety in f o rmati on • En vir onme ntal inf ormation • R e gulat o ry co mpliance statements • Notices[...]

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    Safet y, Regula tory, an d Legal Notices 18 Important s af ety inf ormation Y our Gate wa y product is designed and test ed to meet the late st s t a n d a r d s fo r s a fet y o f i nfo rm a t i o n te ch n o l o gy e q ui p m e n t . Howe v er , t o ensure safe us e of this product, it is important that the saf ety instructions mark ed on the pro[...]

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    www.emachin es.com 19 En v ir onmental inf orm ation R ecy cling The product y ou have purchas ed cont ains extract ed natural resources t hat have been used in the manufacturing process. T his product may contain substa nces known to be hazardous t o the envir onment or to human he alth. T o pre v ent release s of harmfu l substances into the envi[...]

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    Safet y, Regula tory, an d Legal Notices 20 FC C declar ation of conf ormity R esponsib le party: Gate way , Inc . 7565 I r vi n e Ce nte r D rive Irvine, CA 92 6 18 US A This de vice complies w ith Par t 1 5 of the FCC R ules. Operation of this de vice is subject t o the f ollowing tw o conditions: (1 ) thi s dev ice ma y not cau se harm ful int e[...]

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    MAN E2 1 6T5W USR GDE R1 8/07[...]