Samsung 225MS manual

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    Install drive r Install p ro g rams SyncMaster 225MS[...]

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    Notation Failure t o follow di rections not ed by this symb ol could resu lt in bodily harm or dama ge to equipment . Prohibited Important to read and understand at all times Do not disassemble Disconnect the plug f rom the outl et Do not to uch Ground t o prevent an el ectric shock Powe r When not used f or extended perio d of time, set your co mp[...]

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    This may cause an electric sh ock or fire. Do not pul l the plug out by the wi re nor touc h the plug with wet ha nds. This may cause an electric sh ock or fire. Use only a prop erly grounded pl ug and receptac le. An improper ground may cause electric shock or equipme nt damage. Insert the power plug firmly so that it do es not come loo se. A bad [...]

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    Installation Be sure to conta ct an author ized Service Cente r when inst alling you r set in a lo cation with heav y dust, high or low tempera tures, high humidity , and chemical su bstances , or where it will be operated for 2 4 hours cont inuously such as an airport, tra in station or etc. Failure to do so may caus e serious da mage to yo ur set[...]

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    Do not instal l the product in places with poor ventilati on, for insta nce, a book shelf, closet, etc. Any increas e in internal temperatur e may cause f ire. Set down the mon itor carefully. The monito r could be dama ged or broke n. Do not place the monitor face down. The TFT-LCD surface may be damaged. Installi ng a wall brac ket must be do ne [...]

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    Use the recom mended deterge nt with a smooth cloth. If the connector betw een the plug and the pin i s dusty or d irty, clean it properl y with a dry cloth. A dirty connector may cause a n electric shock or fire. Make sure to un plug the pow er cord before cl eaning the p roduct. Otherwise, this may cau se electric shock or fire. Unplug the power [...]

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    Keep the pr oduct away f rom places e xposed to oil , smoke or moist ure; do not install inside a ve hicle. This may a ma lfunction , an electric shock or fire. Especially avoid operating the m onitor near water or o utdoors wher e the monitor could be ex posed to sn ow or rain. If the monitor is dr opped or the c asing is damag ed, turn the mon it[...]

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    This may cause an explosion or fire. Never insert an ything metall ic into the m onitor openings. This may cause an electric shock, fire o r injury. Do not insert meta l objects su ch as chopst icks, wire and gimlet or inflam mable objects such as p aper and matc h into the ve nt, headphone port or AV ports or etc. It may caus e a fire or an el ect[...]

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    Dropping the pro duct may cause damage to the product or person al injury. Using the prod uct in a locat ion prone to vibrations may shorten th e lifetime o f the product or may catch fire. When moving the monitor, turn off and unplug the pow er cord. Make sure that a ll cables, includin g the antenna cable and cab les connected t o other devices, [...]

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    feet fall up from the f loor. Adjust the arm position so that it is below the heart Correct Disposal of This Pro duct (Waste Elect rical & Elec tronic Equip ment) - Europe only (Applicable in the Euro pean Union a nd other Eu ropean cou ntries with separate co llection systems) This marking shown on t he product or i ts literature, in dicates t[...]

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    PRODUCT INFORMATION (I mage Retention Free) LCD Monitors and TVs may have an image retent ion when sw itching from one image to another especially after displaying a statio nary image for a long time. This guide is to demonstrate a corre ct usage of LCD products in order to prote ct them from Image retention. Warrant y Warranty does not cover an y [...]

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    Ex) The best way to prote ct your monitor from Image retentio n is to set your PC or S y stem to o p erate a Screen Saver p ro g ram when y ou are not usin g it. Image retention may not o ccur when a LCD panel is opera ted under normal conditio ns. Normal conditions are defined as continuously changi ng video patterns. Whe n the LCD panel is operat[...]

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    Packa g e Contents Please make su re the following items are i ncluded with you r monitor. If any items are missing , contact y our dealer . Contact a local dealer to buy optional items. Un p ackin g Without Stand Monitor With Stand Monitor & Simp le stand Manual[...]

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    Quick Setup Guide Warranty Card, Registrat ion Card (Not availa ble in al l locations ) User's Guide, Monitor Driver, Natural Color, MagicTun e TM Cable Power Cord D-sub Ca ble Audio Cable Sold se p aratel y S-Video C able RCA Cable Earphones /Headphone s Component Cable DVI Cable DVI to HDMI cable HDMI Cable RCA to stereo (for PC) cable This [...]

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    MENU button [ ] Opens the OSD menu. Also use to exit the OSD m enu or return t o the previous men u. Adjust bu ttons [ ] These buttons allow you t o adjust items in the menu. PC/DVI : MagicBrigh t™ button [] MagicBright ™ is a new featur e providing o ptimum viewin g environme nt depending on the contents o f the image y ou are watching. Curren[...]

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    >> Click here to se e an animati on clip Volume butto n [ ] When OSD is not on the screen, p ush the button to adjust volume. >> Click here to see an an imation clip Enter button [ ] / SOURCE button Activates a hig hlighted menu item. / Push the 'SOURCE', t hen selects the vide o signal whil e the OSD is off. (When the S OURCE[...]

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    HDMI/D-SUB HDMI : Connect the HDM I terminal at th e back of your mon itor to the HDMI terminal of yo ur digital output de vice using a HDMI cable. D-SUB : Connect the RG B terminal at the back of yo ur monitor to your comp uter. S-VIDEO / VIDEO / R - AUDIO - L R - AUDIO - L : External device sound input termina VIDEO : External device (vid eo) inp[...]

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    z Headphon e output term inal Kensington Lock z The Kensi ngton lock i s a device u sed to physica lly fix the system when u sing it in a public place . (The locking de vice has to be p urchased separa tely.) For using a l ocking de vice, conta ct where you purchase i t. See Connecting Cables for further informatio n regarding cabl e connections.[...]

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    Connectin g Cables Connectin g to a Com p ute r Connect the power cord f or your monitor to the power port on the ba ck of the monitor. Plug the power cord for the m onitor into a nearby outlet. Use a connec tion appr opriate for your comput er. Using the D-sub (A nalog) connector o n the video card. - Connect t he signal c able to the 15-p in, D-s[...]

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    Connecte d to a Macint osh. Connect the m onitor to the Ma cintosh co mputer using the D-sub c onnection cable. [ RGB ] Connectin g to Other devices This monitor all ows the user to conne ct it to such i nput devices as a DVD player, a VCR or a camcorder with out disconnecti ng the PC. The configu ration at th e back of the moni tor may va ry from [...]

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    Connectin g DVD/DTV Set To p Box Connect t o the DVD/DTVS et Top Box input if the device ha s a DVD/DTV conne ctor. You can watch Com ponent simp ly by hooking up the Compon ent with the mo nitor as long as the p ower is on. Connect t he Audio OUT po rt of the DVD o r VCR (DVD / DTV set top box) and t he R-AUDI O-L port of the moni tor with the AV([...]

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    Connect the DVI out put terminal of a d igital output device to the HDMI IN termina l of the monitor using a DVI to H DMI cable. Connect th e red and white j acks of an RCA to stereo (for PC) ca ble to the same colored audio output termin als of the di gital output device, and connect the opp osite jack to the HDMI/PC DVI-D AUDIO IN terminal of the[...]

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    Attachin g a Base This monitor a ccepts a 100 mm x 100 mm VE SA-complian t mounting in terface pad . Monitor Mounting interface pad (Sold sepa rately) Turn off your monitor and unpl ug its power cord . Lay the LCD mo nitor face-dow n on a flat surface with a cus hion benea th it to protect the screen. Remove four screws and t hen remove the stand f[...]

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    Monitor Driver When prompted by th e operating sy stem for the mo nitor driver, in sert the CD- ROM included with this monitor. Driver ins tallation is sl ightly diffe rent from one op erating system to another. Foll ow the directions a ppropriate for the operatin g system you hav e. Prepare a blank disk an d download th e driver prog ram file at t[...]

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    This monitor driv er is under certifying MS logo, and th is installation d oesn't damage yo ur system. The certi fied driver wi ll be posted on Samsung Mon itor homepa ge http://www.samsung. com/ Monitor driver installation is comple ted. Installin g the Monitor Driver ( Manual ) Windows V ista | Windows X P | Wind ows 2000 | Window s ME | Win[...]

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    This monitor driv er is under certifying MS logo, and th is installation d oesn't damage yo ur system. The certi fied driver wi ll be posted on Samsung Mon itor homepa ge http://www.samsung. com/ Click " Update Driv er…" in t he "Driver" tab. Check the "Browse m y computer for dri ver software" chec kbox and cli[...]

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    Click "Close" → "C lose" → "OK " → "OK" on th e following screens dis played in sequenc e. Micros oft ® Windows ® XP Operating Sy stem Insert the CD into t he CD-ROM drive. Click "Start" → "Control Panel " then click the "App earance an d Themes" icon. Click "Disp [...]

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    Click the "Prope rties" but ton on the "Moni tor" tab an d select "Driver" ta b. Click "Upd ate Driver." an d select "Ins tall from a list or." then click the "Next" button . Select "Don't search , I will." then cl ick "N ext" and then click "Ha ve disk".[...]

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    If you can see following "Mes sage" window, then click the "Con tinue Anyway" b utton. Then click the "OK" button. This monitor driv er is under certifying MS logo, and th is installation d oesn't damage yo ur system. The certi fied driver wi ll be posted on Samsung Mon itor homepa ge http://www.samsung. com/ Clic[...]

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    How to inst all Click "Start," "Setting," and then "C ontrol Pan el." Double click the "Dis play" icon. Select th e "Settings" ta b and click the "Advanced Prop erties" butt on. Choose "Monitor." Case1 : If the "Properties" button is in active, it means your monitor is [...]

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    Natural Color Natural Colo r One of the re cent problem s in using a co mputer is th at the color of th e images printe d out by a printe r or other imag es scanned by a scanner or a digital camera are not the s ame as those sh own on the monitor. the Natural Color S/W is the very solu tion for this problem. It is a color ad ministrati on system de[...]

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    9. Click "Fin ish." 10. When the install ation is complete, the MagicTune™ executable icon appears o n your desktop. Double-click the icon to start the prog ram. MagicTune™ execution ic on may not ap pear depen ding on specifi cation of computer system or monit or. If that ha ppens, press F5 Key . Installation Problems ( Ma g icTune?[...]

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    Control Buttons MENU Use this button to open the on-screen men u and exit fro m the menu scre en or close screen adjustm ent menu. PC/DVI : Ma gicBright™ MagicBri ght™ is a new f eature provi ding the opt imum viewin g environmen t depending on the contents of the image you are watchi ng. Then press the button ag ain to circl e through av ailab[...]

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    When OSD is not on the screen, p ush the button to adjust volume. Press this button to activate a highlighte d menu item. SOURCE Selects the input signal while the OSD is off. AUTO Press to self-adjus t to the inco ming Analog si gnal. The value s of fine,co arse and posit ion are adju sted automa tically. PIP Push the PIP button to turn PIP On /Of[...]

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    Menu Descript ion Play/Stop Locked After pushing the "MENU" button more than 5 seconds, OSD functio n is locked (u nlocked). Even if you us e the OSD adj ustment lock function, you c an still adju st MagicBright ™/Mode and Br ightness and Contrast of th e monitor. MENU AUTO/PIP Ma g icBri g ht™ Menu Description P lay/Stop PC/DVI : Ma [...]

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    MagicBrigh t™ watching . Then press the button ag ain to circl e through av ailable preconfigure d modes. (Custom → Text → Internet → Ga me → Sports → Movie ) AV/S-Vide o/Componen t : Mode The Monitor has four a utomatic picture se ttings that are preset at the fa ctory. Then press th e button ag ain to circle through a vailable pr econ[...]

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    Menu Descript ion SOURCE Selects the input signal while the OSD is off. (When the s ource button i s pressed to cha nge the in put mode, a me ssage appears in the upper left of th e screen displayin g the current mo de -- PC, DVI, HDMI, AV, S-Vi deo and Comp onent input sig nal.) Changing the source is only a llowed for external devices that are co[...]

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    OSD Function In p ut The default setting may di fferent de pending on th e selected Input Mode (input signa l source selec ted in Extern al Input Li st) and the sele cted resolutio n. Menu Description P lay/Stop Source List Use to select PC or other exte rnal input sou rces conne cted to the Monitor. Use to select the scre en of your choice . 1) PC[...]

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    The default setting may di fferent de pending on th e selected Input Mode (input signa l source selec ted in Extern al Input Li st) and the sele cted resolutio n. Menu Description Play/Stop MagicBrigh t MagicBright ™ is a ne w feature pr oviding opt imum viewin g environme nt depending o n the conte nts of the imag e you are watching. Currently s[...]

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    Image Loc k Image Lock is use d to fine-tune a nd get the b est image by removing noise that creat es unstable imag es with jitter an d shimme r. If satisfactory results are not obtai ned using the Fi ne adjustme nt, use the Coarse adjustm ent and then u se Fine again. - Availabl e in PC Mode Onl y MENU → , → → , → → , → → , → MENU [...]

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    The default setting may di fferent de pending on th e selected Input Mode (input signa l source selec ted in Extern al Input Li st) and the sele cted resolutio n. Menu Description P lay/Stop Mode The Monitor has four a utomatic picture settin gs ("Dynamic", "Standard", "M ovie" and "Custo m") that are preset [...]

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    Size MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU 1) Wide 2) 16:9 3) Zoom1 4) Zoom2 5) 4:3 Film Mode You can turn Film M ode Off / On. The Film Mod e feature offers you a theater -quality viewing experience. In Component m ode, film mode is onl y available f or 480i and 57 6i input. MENU → , → → , → → , → → , → MENU Ma g icColor Pro The [...]

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    MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU Color Control Adjusts in dividual R,G, B color bala nce. - Availabl e in PC mode only MENU → , → → , → → , → → , → MENU Gamma Gamma correc tion change s the luminance of the col ors with intermed iate lumina nce. MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU 1) Mode 1 2) Mode 2 3) Mode 3 PIP ( PC/DV[...]

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    Size If you select in Size, Po sition will not be activa ted. MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU Position Change the Position of the PIP window. / / / MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU Sound Selec t You can select either Main or S ub when PIP is On. MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU 1) Main 2) Sub Setu p The default setting may di [...]

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    Blue Screen continue viewin g the poor picture , you must set the "Blue screen" mode to "Off". - Operates only for H DMI, AV, S-Vide o and Compon ent mode. MENU → , → → , → → , → MENU Reset Picture para meters are repla ced with the factory def ault values. MENU → , → → , → → , → → , → MENU 1) Image R[...]

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    Check List Before calling for s ervice, chec k the informat ion in this se ction to se e if you can remedy any prob lems yourself. If you do ne ed assistance, pl ease call the phone nu mber on the Information se ction or contact your deal er . Symptom Check List Solutions No images on the screen. I cannot turn on the monitor. Is the power cord conn[...]

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    indicat or on the monitor bl inking at 1 second inte rvals? restore the im age on the screen. If there is still no image, pre ss the 'SOURCE ' button. Then press any key on the keyboard agai n to activate th e monitor and re store the imag e on the screen. Connecte d using the DVI ca ble? You may get a blank screen if yo u boot the syst e[...]

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    reads "Unrecog nized monitor, Plug & Play (VESA DDC) monitor found". See the vide o card manual to see if the Plug & Play (VESA DDC) function can be supported. Install the monitor driver accord ing to the Driver Installation Instru ctions . Check wh en MagicTun e™ does not function properly. MagicTun e™ feature is found o nly [...]

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    Windows M E/2000 : Set the resolu tion at the Co ntrol Panel → Disp lay → Settings. Contact th e video card ma nufacturer for details. How can I set the Powe r Saving function? Windows XP : Set the resolu tion at the Co ntrol Panel → Appearance and Themes → Display → Screen Saver. Set the function at BIOS-SETUP of the compu ter. Windows M[...]

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    Environment The locati on and the posi tion of the monitor may influe nce the qua lity and othe r features of the monitor. If there are any s ub woofer spe akers near the monitor, unplug and re locate the wo ofer to anoth er room. Remove all electroni c devices such as radios, fans, clo cks and teleph ones that a re within 3 f eet (one meter) o f t[...]

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    S p ecifications General Model Name SyncMaster 22 5MS LCD Panel Size 22" Wide Diagon al (55 cm) Display area 473.76 mm (H ) x 296.1 mm (V) Pixel Pitch 0.282 mm (H) x 0.282 mm (V ) Synchron ization Horizontal 30 ~ 81 kHz Vertical 56 ~ 75 Hz Display Color 16.7M Resolution Optimum res olution 1680x1050 @60Hz< Anal og/Digit al > Maximum r es[...]

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    15pin-to- 15pin D- sub cable, Detachable DVI-D to DVI-D conne ctor, Detachable, (Option) Signal Connectors 15pin 3-row D-sub connect or,24pin 3-r ow DVI-D connec tor 19pin Type A HDM I Conntector, C omposite, S -Video, Com ponent Dimensions (W x H x D) / Weight 520.0 X 386.0 X 65.5 mm / 20.5 x 15.2 x 2.6 inch (Withou t Stand) 520.0 X 439.0 X 201.9 [...]

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    Power Indicator Blue Blue Blinki ng Black Power Consumption less than 58 watts less than 2 watts less than 2 watts Preset Timin g Modes If the signal transf erred from the comp uter is the sa me as the fol lowing Preset Timi ng Modes, the screen will be ad justed aut omatically. Howe ver, if the sign al differs, the scre en may go bl ank while the [...]

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    The time to s can one li ne connecting the right ed ge to the left edge of the screen horizont ally is call ed Horizonta l Cycle and the i nverse number of the Horizontal Cy cle is called Horizontal Freque ncy. Unit : kHz Vertical Freque ncy Like a fluoresce nt lamp, the sc reen has to repeat the same image m any times per second to d isplay an ima[...]

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    Contact SAMSUNG WO RLDWIDE If you have any questions or comm ents relati ng to Sa msung products, ple ase contact the SAMSUNG customer care center . North America U.S.A 1-800-SAMSUNG (726786 4) http://www.samsung.co m CANADA 1-800-SAMSUNG (726 7864) http://www.samsung.com/ca MEXICO 01-800-SAMSUN G (7267864) http://www.samsung. com/mx Latin Americ a[...]

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    BELGIUM 03 201 2418 http://www.samsung. com/be CZECH REPUBLI C 844 000 844 http://www.sa msung.com/cz DENMARK 70 70 19 70 http://www.samsung. com/dk FINLAND 030-6227 515 http://www.samsung. com/fi FRANCE 326 0 SAMSUNG(72678 64) (€ 0,15/min) http://www.samsung. com/fr GERMANY 01805 - 121213 (€ 0,14/M in) http://www.samsung. de HUNGARY 06-80-SAMS[...]

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    INDIA 3030 8282, 18 00 1100 11 http ://www.samsung. com/in INDONESIA 0800-112 -8888 http://www.samsun g.com/id JAPAN 0120-327 -527 http://www.samsung. com/jp MALAYSIA 1800 -88-9999 http://www.sa msung.com/my PHILIPPINES 1800-10-SAM SUNG (7267864) http://www.samsung. com/ph SINGAPORE 1800-SAMS UNG (7267 864) http://www.sa msung.com/sg THAILAND 1800-[...]

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    The number of horizontal a nd vertica l dots used to compose the screen ima ge is called 'resolution'. This numb er shows the accur acy of the dis play. High resolution is good for performing mu ltiple tasks as more image info rmation ca n be shown on the screen. Example : If the resolution is 1680 x 1 050 , this means the scre en is comp[...]

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    Windows N T are registere d trademarks of Microsof t Corporation; VESA , DPMS an d DDC are registere d trademarks of Video Elect ronics Standa rd Association; the ENERGY STAR ® name and logo are reg istered trad emarks of the U .S. Environmen tal Protect ion Agency (EPA) . All other prod uct names mentione d herein m ay be the tra demarks or regi [...]