NEC LCD1990SX manual

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    MultiSync LCD1990SX User ’ s Manual[...]

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    Index W arning, Caution ............................................................................................................... ......... English-1 Declaration .................................................................................................................... .............. English-1 Canadian Department of Communications Co[...]

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    English English-1 W ARNING CAUTION CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, MAKE SURE POWER CORD IS UNPLUGGED FROM W ALL SOCKET . T O FULL Y DISENGAGE THE POWER TO THE UNIT , PLEASE DISCONNECT THE POWER CORD FROM THE AC OUTLET .DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING T O QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. [...]

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    English-2 Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement DOC: This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. C-UL: Bears the C-UL Mark and is in compliance with Canadian Safety Regulations according to CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1. FCC Information 1. Use the attached specif[...]

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    English English-3 Contents Y our new NEC monitor box* should contain the following: • MultiSync LCD1990SX monitor with tilt/swivel/pivot/height adjust stand • Power Cord •V ideo Signal Cable (15-pin mini D-SUB male to DVI-A) •V ideo Signal Cable (DVI-D to DVI-D cable) • User ’s Manual • CD-ROM • Cable Cover • Screw (x 4) (to mount[...]

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    English-4 Figure C.1 Figure C.2 Highest Stand Position Quick Start To attach the LCD monitor to your system, follow these instructions: 1. T urn off the power to your computer . 2. For the PC or MAC with DVI digital output: Connect the DVI signal cable to the connector of the display card in your system ( Figure A.1 ). T ighten all screws. For the [...]

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    English English-5 Figure E.1 V acation Switch Power Button Figure C.3 Figure D.1 Figure D.2 Figure C.4 7. Hold all cables firmly and place the cable cover onto the stand ( Figure D.1 ). T o remove the cable cover , lift the cover off as shown in Figure D.2 . 8. Connect one end of the power cord to the AC inlet on the back of the monitor and the oth[...]

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    English-6 Tilt Grasp top and bottom sides of the monitor screen with your hands and adjust the tilt as desired ( Figure TS.1 ). Figure TS.1 Swivel Grasp both sides of the monitor screen with your hands and adjust the swivel as desired ( Figure TS.2 ). NOTE: Handle with care when tilting the monitor screen. Figure TS.2 Screen Rotation Before rotatin[...]

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    English English-7 Figure S.1 4. Place one hand around the base and one hand on the Quick Release Lever . Move the Quick Release Lever in the direction indicated by the arrows ( Figure S.2 ). 5. Lift up the bottom of the stand to unhook it from the monitor ( Figure S.3 ). The monitor can now be mounted using an alternate method. Reverse process to r[...]

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    English-8 Controls OSD (On-Screen Display) control buttons on the front of the monitor function as follows: To access OSD menu, press MENU button. To change signal input, press the SELECT button. NOTE: OSD must be closed in order to change signal input. * The “LEFT/RIGHT” and “UP/DOWN” buttons functionality is interchangeable depending on t[...]

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    English English-9 ECO MODE Decreases the amount of power consumed by reducing the brightness level. 1: Decreases the brightness by 25%. 2: Decreases the brightness by 50%. CUSTOM: Decreases the brightness level as determined by the user . Refer to the Advanced OSD menu for custom setting instructions. AUTO BRIGHTNESS There are three settings for Au[...]

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    English-10 AUTO FINE (Analog input only) This function automatically and periodically adjusts the “FINE” setting for change in signal condition. This function adjusts approximately every 33 minutes. EXP ANSION Sets the zoom method. FULL: The image is expanded to 1280 x 1024, regardless of the resolution. ASPECT : The image is expanded without c[...]

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    English English-11 OFF TIMER Monitor will automatically power-down when the end user has selected a pre-determined amount of time. Before powering off, a message will appear on the screen asking the user if they want to delay the turn of f time by 60 minutes. Press any OSD button to delay the turn off time. OFF MODE This function allows the monitor[...]

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    English-12 RESOLUTION NOTIFIER This optimal resolution is 1280 x 1024. If ON is selected, a message will appear on the screen after 30 seconds, notifying you that the resolution is not at 1280 x 1024. HOT KEY Y ou can adjust the brightness and contrast directly . When this function is set to ON, you can adjust the brightness with “Left” or “R[...]

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    English English-13 Recommended use Safety Precautions and Maintenance FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE, PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING WHEN SETTING UP AND USING THE LCD COLOUR MONIT OR: • DO NOT OPEN THE MONITOR. There are no user serviceable parts inside and opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous shock hazards or other risks. Refer all servici[...]

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    English-14 CORRECT PLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE MONIT OR CAN REDUCE EYE, SHOULDER AND NECK F A TIGUE. CHECK THE FOLLOWING WHEN YOU POSITION THE MONITOR: • For optimum performance, allow 20 minutes for warm-up. • Adjust the monitor height so that the top of the screen is at or slightly below eye level. Y our eyes should look slightly downward[...]

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    English English-15 Specifications Monitor Specifications MultiSync LCD1990SX Monitor Notes LCD Module Diagonal: 48.2 cm/19.0 inches Active matrix; thin film transistor (TFT) liquid V iewable Image Size: 48.2 cm/19.0 inches crystal display (LCD); 0.294 mm dot pitch; Native Resolution (Pixel Count): 1280 x 1024 250 cd/m 2 white luminence; 1500:1 cont[...]

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    English-16 Features T riple input T echnology: T riple input technology allowing up to 3 input sources to be connected to a single monitor . The DVI-I connector supports both analog and digital input signals. Legacy analog input is supported using a traditional 15-pin VGA connector. T riple input T echnology provides traditional technology compatib[...]

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    English English-17 T roubleshooting No picture • The signal cable should be completely connected to the display card/computer . • The display card should be completely seated in its slot. • Check the V acation Switch should be in the ON position. • Front Power Switch and computer power switch should be in the ON position. • Check to make [...]

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    English-18 Appendix If you need detailed information about the controls, please use the advanced menu. <How to use the advanced menu> •T urn of f your monitor . •T urn on your monitor by pushing the “POWER” and “SELECT” button at the same time for at least one second simultaneously . Then press the control buttons (MENU, LEFT , RI[...]

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    English English-19 T ag3 Auto Adjust Automatically adjusts the Image Position and H.Size settings and Fine settings. (Analog input only) Press “SELECT” to activate Auto Adjustment. Signal Adjust Determines when the auto adjustment is activated automatically . (Analog input only) The choices are “SIMPLE” and “FULL”. Press “Left” or ?[...]

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    English-20 H.ZOOM The image is expanded from 1 to 3 times in the horizontal (H. EXP ANSION) direction by (Available in Custom 0.01 increments. Expansion mode only) V .ZOOM The image is expanded from 1 to 3 times in the vertical (V . EXP ANSION) direction by (Available in Custom 0.01 increments. Expansion mode only) ZOOM POS. Sets the point from whi[...]

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    English English-21 V ideo Detect Selects the method of video detection when more than one computer is connected. Press “Left” or “Right” to select. FIRST : The video input has to be switched to “FIRST” mode. When current video input signal is not present, then the monitor searches for a video signal from the other video input port. If t[...]

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    English-22 OSD Lock Out This control completely locks out access to all OSD control functions. When attempting to activate OSD controls while in the Lock Out mode, a screen will appear indicating the OSD controls are locked out. There are three types of OSD LOCK OUT : OSD LOCK OUT with BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST control: T o activate the OSD Lock Out [...]

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    English English-23 Screen Saver Use the SCREEN SA VER to reduce the risk of image persistence. MOTION (Default OFF): Screen image moves periodically in 4 directions in order to reduce the risk of image retention. T iming for MOTION can be set so the screen image moves in intervals from every 10 to 900 seconds. T iming is set in 10-second increments[...]

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    English-24 T agC Schedule Programs the monitor ’s working schedule. Schedule the power on and power of f with hour and a day of the week. Also sets the input port. Using the “SCHEDULE” function allows you to set up to seven different scheduled time intervals when the LCD Monitor will be activated. Y ou can select the time the monitor turns on[...]

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    English English-25 Using the Auto Brightness function The brightness of the LCD screen can be set to increase or decrease depending on the amount of ambient light within the room. If the room is bright, the monitor becomes correspondingly bright. If the room is dim, then the monitor will dim accordingly . The purpose of this function is to make the[...]

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    English-26 TCO’03 Congratulations! The display you have just purchased carries the TCO’03 Displays label. This means that your display is designed, manufactured and tested according to some of the strictest quality and environmental requirements in the world. This makes for a high performance product, designed with the user in focus that also m[...]

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    English English-27 NEC DISPLA Y SOLUTIONS is strongly committed to environmental protection and sees recycling as one of the company’ s top priorities in trying to minimize the burden placed on the environment. We are engaged in developing environmentally- friendly products, and always strive to help define and comply with the latest independent [...]