IBM T54A manual

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    DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR English T54A-E.book Page 1 Saturday, February 19, 2000 12:05 PM[...]

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    Fi r s t Edition (Mar/200 1 ) This publication could contain technical inaccuracies or typog raphical errors. Changes are made periodically to the inf ormation herein; these changes will be made in later editions. IBM ma y make impro vements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or program(s) at an y time. It is possible that this pub lication ma y [...]

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    1 DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS ESP A Ñ OL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Contents Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Handling Instructions .[...]

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    2 Setup Hardware Requirements This monitor requires a computer with a suitable on-board sub-s y stem or Video Adapter card that can support XGA 1024 × 768, SVGA 800 x 600, or VGA 640 x 480 at 60 Hz. Handlin g Instructions Do not support the monitor within the screen area. The Liquid Cr y stal Displa y is g lass and can be dama g ed b y rou g h han[...]

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    3 DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS ESP A Ñ OL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Ad j ustin g the Monitor Position Vie w in g An g le Y ou can tilt the screen backward and forward as shown below . Wor k i n g Practices This section g ives advice on how y ou can work comfortabl y and reduce fati g ue. Rest Ta k e r e g ular breaks. V ar y y our postu[...]

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    4 E y esi g ht Wor ki n g with monitors, in common with an y prolon g ed close work, can be visuall y demandin g . Look awa y from the screen periodicall y and have y our e y esi g ht checked re g ularl y . Screen settin g s Set the screen bri g htness and contrast to a comfortable level. Y ou ma y have to adjust this as the li g htin g chan g es d[...]

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    5 DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS ESP A Ñ OL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Connectin g y our Monitor Be sure to read the ‘ Safet y Information ’ at the front of this User Guide before carr y in g out this procedure. 1. T urn off y our PC and all attached devices. 2. Connect the si g nal cable to the video port on the back of y our computer[...]

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    6 Conf iguring your Monitor Setup Diskette for Windows95 or W indows 98 This section must be completed before continuin g with the Windows 95 or Windows 98 Auto Setup on Pa g e 10. T o use the Plu g and Pla y feature in Windows 95 or Windows 98, files should be loaded from the IBM Flat Panel Monitor Installation diskette : 1. T urn off the computer[...]

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    7 DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS ESP A Ñ OL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Setup Diskette for Windows 2000 This section must be completed before continuin g with the Windows 2000 conf g urin g for y our monitor on pa g e 10. T o use the Plu g and Pla y feature in Windows 2000, files should be loaded from the IBM Flat Panel Monitor Installation[...]

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    8 Auto Setup Auto Setup Before carr y in g out this section, it is ver y important that The Setup Diskette for Windows 95 or Windows 98 has been run. (see pa g e6 ) The Setup Utilit y included on the setup diskette is for displa y in g do patterns. The y do not replace or modif y the displa y dirver. The Auto Setup instructions require the monitor [...]

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    9 DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS ESP A Ñ OL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Auto Setup for DOS If the monitor is in standb y mode (STANDBY ON), it ma y automaticall y turn off while y ou are waitin g for it to warm up. If this happens, switch off the monitor and switch it on a g ain after a few seconds. 1. T urn on the monitor first; then the P[...]

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    10 Auto Setup for Windows 3.1, W indows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT or Windows 2000 If the monitor is in standb y mode (STANDBY ON), it ma y automaticall y turn off while y ou are waitin g for it to warm up. 1. T urn on the monitor first; then the PC. If the messa g e CHECK SIGNAL CABLE is displa y ed, or if nothin g is displa y ed check: • that t[...]

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    11 DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS ESP A Ñ OL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Y ou have completed the monitor setup for Windows. If y ou use other operat- in g s y stems, perform the appropriate A UTO S ETUP for those s y stems, also: see Auto Setup for DOS on pa g e 9. T54A-E.book Page 11 Saturday, February 19, 2000 12:05 PM[...]

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    12 Manual Setup Normall y , y ou can complete the setup procedure usin g A UTO S ETUP , however , if y our screen ima g e is still distorted after y ou perform A UTO S ETUP or the setup diskette does not run on y our s y stem, perform M ANUAL S ETUP . If the monitor is in standb y mode (STANDBY ON), it mi g ht automaticall y turn off while y ou are[...]

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    13 DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS ESP A Ñ OL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Adjusting Y our LCD Monitor User controls User control features Operation The ima g e is alread y optimized for man y displa y modes, however the user controls can be used to adjust the ima g e to y our likin g . • Press an y of the OSD control buttons to displa y th[...]

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    14 The settin g s are saved after adjustment and when exitin g the OSD and will be effective thereafter. • Press the Exit button to move backwards throu g h the sub-menus and exit from the OSD. Note: After makin g ad j ustments, the Power indicator LED will briefl y turn amber to indicate that the new value has been saved. OSD Lock / Unlock This [...]

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    15 DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS ESP A Ñ OL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR On-screen displa y (OSD) controls The settin g s adjustable with the user controls are viewed throu g h the On- Screen Displa y (OSD). Press an y of the OSD buttons to activate the OSD. The LCD monitor needs time to become thermall y stable the first time y o u t u r n[...]

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    16 IMAGE LOCK (continued) Manual - • Fine • Coarse Use the Arrow buttons to adjust awa y the interference. If satisfactor y results are not obtained usin g the Fine adjustment, use the Coarse adjustment and then use Fine a g ain. This function ma y chan g e the width of the displa y ima g e. Use the H-Position function on the Ima g e Position m[...]

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    17 DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS ESP A Ñ OL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR RESET Resets the Bri g htness, Contrast and Color settin g s. Color Reset NO - Does not make the adjustment YES - Resets the color Resets the Ima g e position settin g s Geometr y Reset NO - Does not make the adjustment YES - Resets the g eometr y INFORMA TION Shows in[...]

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    18 Further Information Displa y modes The displa y mode the monitor uses is controlled b y the computer . Therefore, y ou should refer to y our computer documentation for details on how to chan g e displa y modes. The ima g e size, position and shape ma y chan g e when the displa y mode chan g es. This is normal and the ima g e can be readjusted us[...]

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    19 DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS ESP A Ñ OL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Power Mana g ement If y our computer has previousl y been used with a CRT monitor and is currentl y confi g ured to a displa y mode outside the ran g e that the Flat Panel monitor can displa y , y ou ma y need to re-attach the CRT monitor temporaril y until y ou have r[...]

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    20 T roubleshooting If y ou have a problem settin g up or usin g y our monitor , y ou ma y be able to solve it y ourself. Before callin g y our retailer or IBM, tr y the su gg ested actions that are appropriate to y our problem. Problem Possible Cause Su gg ested Action Reference Screen is blank and power indicator is off No power to monitor [...]

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    21 DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS ESP A Ñ OL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR Screen is blank and power indicator is Flashin g g reen ever y 0.5 second The monitor is not receivin g a video si g nal  Check that the si g nal cable is firml y connected to the computer .  Check that no pins are bent in the si g nal cable connector . Con[...]

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    22 Further Help If y ou are unable to correct the problem y ourself, y ou ma y seek further help as follows: Call the IBM HELPCENTER. In the US call 1-800-772-2227 In Canada call 1-800-565-3344 In other countries contact y our dealer , retailer , or other IBM authorized Servicer . If possible, sta y b y y our computer. Your Technical Support Repres[...]

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    23 DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS ESP A Ñ OL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR 2. Carefull y insert the head of a flathead ( – ) screwdriver into the slot visible alon g either side of the cable cover (a) and pr y it off. 3. Squeeze the sides of the hin g e cover (b) and pull it off. 4. Gentl y lift the stand cover (c) alon g the top and then s[...]

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    24 Specif ications This color monitor (T y pe-model 951 1-Axx) uses a 15-inch TF T LCD Dimensions Width: Depth: Hei g ht: 401 mm 202 mm 371 mm Wei g ht Unpacka g ed: packa g ed: 1 1 .2 lb. (5.1 K g ) 1 3.9 lb . ( 6.3 K g ) T ilt Forward T ilt: Backward tilt: – 4 ° + 41 ° Ima g e Viewable Ima g e Size: Maximum Hei g ht: Maximum Width: Pixel Pitc[...]

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    25 DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS ESP A Ñ OL IT ALIANO JAP ANESE COMPL & W ARR W arrant y Statements Y our Installation Diskette includes translation of IBM ’ s Statement of W arrant y in followin g lan g ua g es: Worldwide Statement of W arrant y (Except T urki y e, U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada): Arabic Z1255697.ara.html Brazilian portu g uese[...]

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    26 Spanish Z1255697.spa.html Swedish Z1255697.swe.html T aiwanese Z1255697.tai.html Tu r k i y e Statement of W arrant y : Tu r k i s h Z1255698.tur .html En g lish Z1255698.en g .html U ni t ed Stat es, Pu ert o R i co and C and ada S t at em ent of Li m i t ed Warr ant y : En g lish Z1254753.en g .html French Canadian Z1254753.fca.html T54A-E.boo[...]