Samsung 730MW manual

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    Install Drivers Install Pro g rams[...]

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    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 un derstand at all times Do not disassemble Disconnect the plug f rom the outl et Do not touch Groundin g to prevent an electri c shock Power When not used f or extended period o f time, set your compute r to [...]

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    Do not pull the plug out by the wire nor touch the plug with wet hands. z This may cause an electric shock or fire. Use only a properly grounde d plug and receptacle. z An improper grou nd may cause elec tric shock or equip ment damage. Do not excessively bend the plug and wire nor place he avy objects upon them, which could cause damage. z This ma[...]

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    Set down the monitor carefully. z The monito r could be dama ged or broke n. Do not place the monitor face down. z The TFT-LCD surface ma y be damaged. Installing a wall bracket must be done by a qualified professional. z Installation by unqual ified personnel may result in inju ry. z Always us e the mounting device spec ified in the ow ner's [...]

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    Use the recommended detergen t with a smooth cloth. If the connector between the plug and the pi n is dusty or dirt y, clean it properly with a dry cloth. z A dirty connect or can cause an el ectric shock or f ire. Contact a Service Center or Customer Center for inte rior cleaning once a year. z Keep the pr oduct's i nterior clean . Dust whic [...]

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    Do not try to move the monitor by pulling on the wire or the signal cable. z This may cau se a breakdow n, electr ic shock or fire d ue to damage to the cable. Do not move the monitor right or left by pulling only the wire or the signal cable. z This may cau se a breakdow n, electr ic shock or fire d ue to damage to the cable. Do not cover the vent[...]

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    Keep the volume at a proper le vel when you use the headphones. z Excessivel y loud volume lev els may damage hearing. Keep a proper distance between y our eyes and the monitor screen. z Sitting too clo se to the monito r on a contin uous basis may damage eyes ight. To ease eye strain, take at least a five-minute brea k after every hour of using th[...]

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    Please make sure the following ite ms are included with your monitor. If any items ar e missing, contact your dealer . Contact a local deale r to bu y o p tional items. Unpacking Monito r Manual Quick Setup Guide Warranty Card ( Not available in all locations ) User's Guide, Monitor Driver, Natural Color software Cable[...]

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    D-Sub Cable A udio Cable Power Cord Radio Antenna Sold se p aratel y DVI Cable Others Remote Control Batteries ( AAA X 2 ) Connerte r Front[...]

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    1. MENU 2. CH 3. - VOL + 4. ENTER / FM RADIO 5. SOURCE 6. PIP 7. Power button 8. Power indicator 9. Remote Control Sensor 1. MENU Use this button for o pen the on-scr een menu and e xits from the menu screen or closes screen adju stment menu . 2. CH Moves from one menu item to an other vertical ly or adjusts se lected menu val ues. In TV mode, sele[...]

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    for long perio ds. Rear (The configuration at the back of the monitor may va ry from product to product.) 1. Power Connection Terminal This produ ct may be used with 100 ~ 240 VA C. 2. PC Connection Termina z Compute r Connecti on Terminal (DVI(HDCP)) z Computer Connection Terminal (1 5 Pin D-SUB) z Audio Connec tion Termin al 3. Component Terminal[...]

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    4. TV / FM RADIO Connection Terminal 1. TV Connecti on Terminal For more information > Connecti ng TV 2. FM RADIO ANT Co nnection Terminal 3. Headphone co nnection term inal (Output) 5. AV connection terminal z Left(L) / Right(R) audio connec tion termin al (Input) z Video connec tion terminal (Inp ut) z S-Video connectio n terminal (Input) 6. E[...]

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    Remote Control 1. POWER 2. CHANNEL 3. +100, -/-- 4. - + 5. MUTE 6. TTX/MIX 7. MENU 8. ENTER 9. FM RADIO 10. CH/P 11. SOURCE 12. INFO 13. EXIT 14. Up-Down Left-Right Buttons 15. AUTO 16. P.MODE, M/B (MagicBright™) 17. P.SIZE 18. STILL 19. PIP 20. S.MODE 21. DUAL/MTS 22. PRE-CH 23. SOURCE 24. SIZE 25. POSITION 26. MAGIC-CH 1. POWER Use this button [...]

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    8. ENTER A ctivates a hi ghlighted menu item. 9. FM RADIO Turns on/off FM Radio. In PC/DVI mode, set s only SOUND to FM Radio. In areas where signal is wea k, noise may occ ur while FM radi o is broadcast . In general VIDEO SOURCE mode, sets to FM RADIO, turning off the screen. 10. CH/P In TV mode, selects TV channels. 11. SOURCE Switches from PC m[...]

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    25. POSITION Changing the Po sition of the P IP window. 26. MAGIC-CH MagicChanne l enables you to wa tch only certain c hannels. This function is ava ilable only in Korea. See Connecting t he Monito r for further inform ation regarding ca ble connections.[...]

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    Connecting the mon itor 1. Connecting to a Computer 1. Connect th e power cord for yo ur monitor to t he power port on the back of t he monitor. Plug the power cord for the m onitor into a nearby outlet. 2-1. Using the D-su b (Analog) conne ctor on the vide o card. Connect the sig nal cable to th e 15-pin, D-su b connector on the back of your m oni[...]

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    1. Using the D-sub (Ana log) connector on t he video card. Connect t he signal cab le to the D-S UB port on th e Macintosh c omputer. 2. For older model Macintoshes, you need to adj ust the resolution con trol DIP switch on the Macintosh adapter (optiona l) referring to the switch config uration table sh own on its rear . 3. Turn on the monitor an [...]

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    2. Then, start the DVD, VCR or Camcorders with a DVD disc o r tape inserted. 3. Select AV or S-Video us ing the SOURCE button on the monitor's fro nt. 4. Conn ect the Audi o (R) and Audio (L) terminals of a DVD, VCR or Camcorders to the monitor's R and L audio inp ut terminals using audio cab les. 1-2. Connecting EXT.(RGB) - It only appli[...]

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    3. Connecting DVD/DTV Set Top Box Connect to the DVD/DTV Set Top Box input if the device ha s a DVD/DTV conne ctor. You can watch Com ponent simply b y hooking up the Component with the monitor as long as the power is on. 1. Co nnect the Au dio (R) and Audi o (L) output s on the DVD / D TV set top box t o the Audio (R ) and Audio (L) inputs on the [...]

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    Using the Stand This monitor su pports various types of VESA-s tandard bases. You n eed to either fold or remove the base in use i n order to inst all a VESA base. Folding the base | Removing the base | Install a VESA base 1. Folding the base The monitor m ay be reclined from 0 to 15 degree s. When fully fold ed (reclined), th e base becomes a hand[...]

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    When prompted by the operating system for the monitor driv er, insert the CD-ROM include d with this m onitor. Driver installation is s lightly different from one operating system to another. Follow the direct ions appropriate for the operating system you have. Prepare a bl ank disk and d ownload the d river progra m file at the I nternet web si te[...]

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    5. Monitor driver installation is completed. This moni tor driver is under certif ied MS logo,and this instal lation doe sn't damage your system.The certi fied driver wil l be posted on Samsung Monito r Homepage. http://www.samsung- monitor.com/ . Windows XP | Windows 2 000 | Wind ows Me | Wi ndows NT | Linux When prompted by the operating sys[...]

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    5. Click " Update Driver.. " and select " Instal l from a list or.. " then click " Next " button. 6. Select " Don't sea rch ,I will.. " then click " Next " and then click " Hav e disk ". 7. Click the " Browse " but ton then choose A :(D:Driver) and choos e your monitor mode[...]

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    This moni tor driver is under certif ied MS logo,and this instal lation doe sn't damage your system.Th e certifie d driver will be posted on Sams ung Monitor H omepage. http://www.samsung- monitor.com/ 9. Click the " Close " but ton then click " OK " button continuall y. 10. Monitor driver installation is comple ted. Micros[...]

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    the " Finish " button then the " Close " button. Microsoft ® Windows ® Millennium Operating System 1. Click " Start " , " Setting " , " Control Panel ". 2. Double click " Display " icon. 3. Select the " Settings " tab and click " Advanced Properties " button. 4. Selec[...]

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    One of the re cent problems in using a computer is that the col or of the images pri nted out by a prin ter or other imag es scanned by a sc anner or a digital camera are not the same as those sh own on the monitor. The Natural Color S/ W is the very solutio n for this problem. It is a color a dministration system developed by Samsung E lectronics [...]

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    Input Available Mode : PC / DVI : TV : Ext. : AV : S-Video : Componen t OSD Description Play Source Use to select PC, TV or othe r external input source connected to the Monitor. Use to select the screen of your choice. • PC • DVI : HDCP supported • TV • Ext. • AV • S-Video • Component PIP When external A/V devices such as VCR s or DV[...]

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    : Turn the PIP Screen on or off. 2) Source • PC / DVI / Component : TV / AV / Ext. / S-Video Mod e : Select the input source for th e PIP. 3) Size : Changing the Size of the PIP w indow. 4) Position : Changing the Position of the PIP window. 3 ) Size 4 ) Position Edit Name Name the inpu t device connec ted to the inp ut jacks to mak e your input [...]

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    2) Internet : Medium Brig htness For working with a mixture of images such as text an d graphics. 3) Text : Normal Brig htness For documentat ions or works i nvolving heavy t ext. 4) Custom Although the values are carefully chosen by ou r engineers, the pre-configur ed values may not be comforta ble to your eye s dependin g on your tast e. If this [...]

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    : Use to adjust the li ghtness/darkn ess on the PIP wi ndow. TV / AV / Ext. / S-Video / Component Mode Available Mode : PC / DVI : TV : Ext. : AV : S-Video : Componen t OSD Description Play Mode The Monitor ha s four automatic picture sett ings ("Dynamic", "Standard", "M ovie", and "Custo m") that are p reset[...]

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    Available Mode : PC / DVI : TV : Ext. : AV : S-Video : Componen t OSD Description Play Mode The Monitor h as a built-in high fidelity stereo amplifier. 1) Standard : Choose Standa rd for the standard fac tory settings. 2) Music : Choose Music when watching music video s or concerts. 3) Movie : Choose Mov ie when viewing movies. 4) Speech : Choose S[...]

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    • Manual Store You can scan the fre quency ranges avail able on your FM Radi o in your area and s tore all the chan nels found manua lly. - Channel : Choosing t he Radio chan nel through t he adjustme nt of up/dow n under the current frequency. - Search : The tuner scans the fr equency range un til the fir st channel or the channel that you sele [...]

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    Sort It's used to ex change the n umbers of two ch annels. Name If channel name informat ion is broadcast when you sto re the channe ls either manually or automatical ly, the name s are assigned to the channels dir ectly. You can however change thes e names or assign n ew names as required. Fine Tune Due to weak si gnals or an inc orrect anten[...]

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    (Off, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180) Transparency Cha nge the opaquen ess of the background of the OSD. • High • Medium • Low • Opaque Blue Screen If no signa l is being received or the signal is very w eak, a blue screen automatical ly replaces t he noisy picture background. If you wish to continue viewin g the poor picture, you must set the &[...]

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    Self-Test F eature Ch eck Check the fo llowing items yourself before calling for se rvice. Contac t the service center for p roblems that you cannot solve by yourself. Self-Test Fea ture Check | Not Supported Mode | Not Optimum Mode | Display Ad apter Driver Maintena nce and Clea ning | Symptoms & Reco mmended Acti ons 1. Self-Test Feature Chec[...]

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    Sometime s the screen turn s black withou t the "Not Sup ported Mode " message appear ing on the sc reen. This indicates the mo nitor is set for a frequency out of range or the P owerSaver mode is on . Contact the computer dealer or manufacturer for inform ation on Safe Mode Booting. Refer to Specifications > Preset Timing Modes for th[...]

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    6. Symptoms and Recommended Actions A monitor recreates v isual signals rece ived from the comp uter. Therefore, if there is trouble w ith the computer or the video card, this ca n cause the mo nitor to become blank, have poor c oloring, noi se, Video mode not supported, etc. I n this case, first check the source o f the problem, and then contact a[...]

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    video adapte r. z Compare these va lues with the data in the Preset Timing Modes Chart. Picture rol ls vertically . z Check if the signal cable is s ecurely conn ected. Connect it ag ain securely. (Refer to Connecting to a Com puter ) Image is not clear. Picture is blurred. z Run Frequency Coa rse and Fi ne tuning. z Turn on again a fter removing a[...]

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    z Check if the po wer cord is se curely connected. z Check if a spec ial fluoresce nt or neon la mp is on in the vicinity. Q & A Question Answ er How can I change th e frequency? Frequency can be ch anged by reconf iguring the vid eo card. Note that video ca rd support can vary , depending on the version of the driver used. (Refer to the comput[...]

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    General General Model Name SyncMaster 730MW LCD Pan el Size 17.0 inch di agonal Display area 370.56(H) x 222.33 6(V) Pixel Pitch 0.2895(H) x 0.28 95(V) Type a-si TFT active matrix Synchronization Horizontal 30 ~ 61kHz Vertical 56 ~ 75Hz Display Color 16,194,277 Co lors Resolution Maximum resolution SXGA 1280 x 768 @60Hz Input Signal, Terminated RGB[...]

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    Power Consumption Less than 49W Power Sav ing Less than 2W Dimensions (WxDxH)/ Weight 526 x 60.3 x 292 m m (Without st and) 526 x 157.2 x 341 mm / 5.4 kg (With S tand) VESA Mounting Interface 75mm x 75mm (for use with Special ty(Arm) Mountin g hardware.) Environmental considerations Operating Temperature: 50°F to 104°F(10°C t o 40°C) Humidity: [...]

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    If the signal transf erred from the compute r is the same as the f ollowing Preset Ti ming Modes, the s creen will be adjusted automatically. Howe ver, if the signal diffe rs, the screen ma y go blank whil e the power LED is on. Refer to the video card manual and adj ust the screen as follows. Table 1. Preset Timing Modes Display Mode Horizontal Fr[...]

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    Broadcasting Systems SECAM SECAM-B SECA M-D SECAM-K 1 SE CAM-L Countries Iran Iraq Saudi arab ia Syria Lebanon Egypt Russia Hungary Bulgaria Poland France Horizontal Frequency The time to s can one line connecting the ri ght edge to the left edge of the screen horizontal ly is called Horiz ontal Cycle and the i nverse number of the Horizontal Cycle[...]

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    Service AUSTRALIA : Samsung Electronic s Australia Pty Ltd. Customer Response Ce ntre 7 Parkview Dr ive, Homebu sh Bay NSW 2127 Tel : 1300 3 62 603 http://www.samsung. com.au/ BRAZIL : Samsung Eletro nica da Amazon ia Ltda. R. Prof. Manoel ito de Ornellas, 3 03, Terro B Chacara Sto. Anto nio, CEP : 0471 9-040 Sao Paulo, SP SAC : 0800 12 4 421 http:[...]

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    http://samsung.es/ FRANCE : SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS FRANCE Servic e Paris Nord 2 66 rue des Vanesses BP 50116 Vi llepinte 95950 Roissy CDG Cedex Tel : 08 25 08 65 65 Fax : 01 48 63 06 38 http://www.samsungservices.com/ GERMANY : TELEPLAN R hein-Main Gm bH Feldstr. 16 64331 Weiterstadt T. 06151/95 7-1306 F. 06151/95 7-1732 * EURO 0.12/Min http://www.sam[...]

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    Fax: 51-1-336-855 1 http://www.samsungperu .com/ PORTUGAL : SAMSUNG ELECTRONICA PORTUGUESA S.A. Rua Mário Di oniso, N o 2 - 1º Drt. 2795- 140 LINDA-A-V ELHA Tel. 214 148 114/100 Fax. 214 148 133/1 28 Free Line 800 220 120 http://www.samsung. pt/ SOUTH AFRICA : Samsung Electronics,5 Libertas Road, Somerset Office Park, Bryanston E xt 16. Po Box 70[...]

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    Terms Dot Pitch The image o n a monitor is composed of red, green and blue dots. The closer the dots, t he higher th e resolution. The distance bet ween two dots of the same color is called the 'Do t Pitch'. Unit: mm Vertical Frequency The screen mu st be redrawn severa l times per secon d in order to create and display an image for the u[...]

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    This feature allo ws the viewer to fine-tune the TV ch annel to obtain the best viewing conditions. Th e Samsung LCD TV has both auto matic and m anual channel fi ne-tuning fe atures to enable the viewer to adjust their desired se ttings. External D evice In p ut External device input refers to vide o input from such external video devi ces as VCRs[...]

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    PRODUCT INFORMATION (I mage Retention Free) LCD Monitors and TVs may have image retention wh en switching from one image to anothe r especially after displaying a statio nary image for a long time. This guide is to demonstrate correct usag e of LC D products in order to protect them from Image retention. What is Ima g e retention ? During normal op[...]

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    The best way to prote ct your monitor from Image retention is to s et 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 operated unde r normal conditions. Normal conditions are defined as con tinuously changing video patterns. When the LCD panel is operated for[...]

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    MPR II Compliance European Not ice (Europe o nly) | PCT Notice | VCCI | TCO'95-Ec ological require ments for pe rsonal computers (TCO'95 appli ed model only) TCO'99-Ec ological require ments for pe rsonal computers (TCO'99 appli ed model only) TCO'03-Ec ological require ments for pe rsonal computers (TCO'03 appli ed mo[...]

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    Why do we h ave enviro nmentally-lab elled monitor s? In many countries, environmental labelling has become an establ ished method for encouraging the adaptation of goods and services to the environmen t.The main problem as far as monitors and other electronic equi pment are concerned is that environme ntally harmful substances are used both in the[...]

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    cadmium. Mercury Mercury is sometimes found in batteries, relays and switches. Mercury damages the nervous system and is toxic in high doses. z TCO'95 requirement states that batteri es may not contain more than 25 ppm (parts per million) of mercury. It also de mands that no mercury is present in any of the electri cal or electronics compon en[...]

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    complete environmental criteria docume nt may be ordered from: TCO Developme nt SE-114 94 Stockholm, Sweden Fax: +46 8 782 92 07 Email (Internet): develo pment@tc o.se Current information regard ing TCO'99 approve d and labelled produ cts may also be obtained via the Internet, using the address: http://www.tco-info.com/ Environmen tal requirem[...]

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    Some of the features of the TCO'03 Display requirements: Ergonomics Good visual ergonomics an d image quality in order to improve the working en vironment for the user and to reduce sight and strain prob lems. Important parameters are luminance, contrast, resolution, refl ectance, colour rend ition and image stab ility. Energy z Energy-saving [...]

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    Classifications: In accordance with UL 26 01-1/IEC 60601-1, the product is cssi fied as Continuo us duty Class I equipment, wh ich is not pro tected against ingress of l iquids. The product is no t suitable for use in the presence of a flammable anaesth etic mixture with air or with oxygen or nitrous oxide. EMC This equipment ha s been tested and f[...]