Samsung 932BW manual

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    SyncMaster 932BW[...]

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    Model No ta tion Failure to follow directions noted by this symbol co uld r esul t i n bodily harm or damage to the equipment. Prohibited Important to r ead and under stand at a ll ti mes Do not disas semble Disconnect the p lug from t he outlet Do not touch Ground to prevent an electric shock Power When not used for extended period of time, set yo[...]

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    Do not pu ll the plug out by the wire nor touch the p lug wi th wet hands. This may cause electric sho ck or f ire. Use only a p roperly grounded plug and recept acle. An improper ground may cause electric shoc k o r equi p ment damage. (Class l Equipment on ly.) Insert the power plug firmly so that it does not come loose. A bad connection may caus[...]

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    This may cause electric sho ck or f ire. Inst al latio n Be sure to contact an authorized Ser vice Center , when installing your monitor in a location with hea vy dust, high or low tem peratures, high h umidity, and exposed to chemical substances and w here it operates f or 24 hours su ch as at a irports, train stations etc. Failure to do so ma y c[...]

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    Keep an y heating devices away f rom the power ca ble. A melted coating may cause electri c sh ock or f ire. Do not i nstall the product in places with poor v entilation, f or insta nce, a bookshelf, closet, e tc. Any increase in the internal temperature may caus e fire. Put down the monitor carefully. Failing to do so may damage t he mon itor. Do [...]

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    Cl eani ng and Usi ng When cleani ng the monitor case or the s urface of the TFT -LC D screen, wipe wi th a slightly moistened, soft fabric. Do not s pray water or det e rgent d irectly onto the monitor. This may cause damage, electric shock or fire. Use the recommended det ergent with a smooth cloth. If the c onnector bet ween the plug an d the pi[...]

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    This may cause electric sho ck or f ire. Refer to a quali fied servicing company. If your monitor does not operate normally - in particular, if there is any unusual sound or smell c oming from the moni tor - unplug it immediately and the Service Center . This may cause electric sho ck or f ire. Keep the product away from places expos ed to oil, smo[...]

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    This m ay cause a mal function, el ectric shock or fire. If a foreign subst ance enters the monitor, unplug the power cord and contact the Service Center . Keep the product away from combustib le chemical sprays or inflammab le substances. This may cause an explosion or fire. Never insert anything me tallic into t h e moni tor op enings. This m ay [...]

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    Dropping the product may cause dam age to t he product or the person carryin g it. Using th e product i n a l ocation p rone to vibrations may sh orten t he lifetim e of the product or may cause the product to catch fire. When moving the monitor, turn off and unplug the power cord. Make sure that all cables, including the antenna cable and cables c[...]

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    Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equi pment) - Europe o nly (Applicable i n the European Uni on and other Eu ropean cou ntries w ith separate collection syst ems) This marking shown on the product or its literature, i n dicates that it should not be dispos ed with other hous ehold wast es at the end of i ts wor ki[...]

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    PRODUCT INFORMATION (Image Retention Free) LC D Moni tors and TVs may have an image re tention when sw itching fr om one image to another especi all y after displ aying a stat ionary im age for a long time. This guide is to demonst rate a correct usage of LCD product s in or der to protect them from Image ret enti on. Warrant y War ranty does not c[...]

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    Ex) Th e be st way to protect your monito r from Image re tention is to set your PC or S y stem to o p erate a Screen Saver p ro g ram w he n y ou are not usin g it. Image ret enti on may not occur when a LCD panel is operat ed u nder normal con ditions. Normal conditi ons are defi ned as contin uously chang ing video patte rns. When the LCD panel [...]

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    Model Feat u res RTA M onitor RTA (Response Time Accel erator) A function that accelerates the respon se speed of the pane l so as to provide a sharper and more natural video display. RTA On Activates the RTA function so that the panel operates at a higher response spee d than its origina l speed. RTA OFF Deactivates the RTA functio n so that the p[...]

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    Quick Setup Guide Wa rra nty Card (Not available in all locations) User's Guide, Monitor D river, Nat ur a l Co lo r s oft wa re, MagicTune ™ software Cab l e P ower Cord D-s ub Cabl e Ot her s Cleaning Cloth Will b e a pp lied to black and h i g h g loss mo dels onl y . Sold separatel y DVI Cable Y our Moni to r Front[...]

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    MENU butt on [ ] Opens the on-scree n menu and exi ts f rom the menu. MagicBright ™ button [] MagicBright ™ is a new featu re providing optimum viewing environment dep ending on the c ontents of the i mage you are watching. Cur rently se ven different modes are av ailable: Custom, Text, Int ernet, Gam e, Sport, Movie and Dynam ic Cont rast. Eac[...]

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    Adjust buttons [ ] Adjust items in the m e nu. Enter butt on [ ] / S OURCE button Activates a highlighted menu item. / Push the 'SOURCE', then selects the video signal whil e the OSD is off. (When the SOURCE button is pressed to change the input mode, a message appears in the upper left of the screen displaying the current mode -- analog [...]

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    Model Connect in g Ca bl es Connect the power cord for your monitor to the power port on the back of the monitor. Plug the power c ord f or the monitor into a nearby outlet. Use app ropriate connect ion for you r computer. Using th e D-sub ( Analog) connector o n the video ca rd. - Connect the s ignal cabl e to the 15-pin, D -sub p ort on t he back[...]

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    You ca n tilt the mon ito r up wards at an an gle of 0° to 18°.[...]

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    Model Moni tor Dri ver When prompted by the operating syst em for t he moni tor dri v er, inser t t h e CD- ROM included with this monitor. Driver instal lation is slightly dif ferent from o ne op erating sy stem to another. Fo llow the directions appropriate for the operating syst em you have. Prepare a blank disk a nd download the dr iver pro gra[...]

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    This monitor driver is under c ertifying MS logo, and this i nstall ation doesn't damage your system. The ce rtified driver will be posted o n Samsung M onitor homepag e ht tp: //www. sams ung.com/ Monitor driver installat ion is c ompleted. Installin g the Monitor D river ( Manual ) Windows Vi sta | Windows XP | Windows 2 000 | Windows M E | [...]

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    This monitor driver is under c ertifying MS logo, and this i nstall ation doesn't damage your system. The ce rtified driver will be posted o n Samsung M onitor homepag e ht tp: //www. sams ung.com/ Click "Update Driver…" in the "Driver" tab . Check the "Bro wse m y com puter for driver software" ch eckbox and cl[...]

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    Click "Clos e" → "Close" → "OK" → "OK" on the following screens displayed in se quence. Microsoft ® Window s ® XP Operating Sys tem Insert the CD into the CD -R OM drive. Click "Star t" → "Control Panel" then click the "Appearance and Them es" icon. Click "Display&[...]

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    Click the "Propertie s" b utton on the "M onitor" tab and s elect "Driver" tab. Click "Update Driver ." and select " Install from a list or ." then click t he "Ne xt" button . Select "Don't s earch , I will." then c lick "N ext" an d then click "H ave di sk&qu[...]

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    If you can see fol low ing "Message" windo w, then cli c k the "C ontinue Anyway" button. Then click the "OK " button. This monitor driver is under c ertifying MS logo, and this i nstall ation doesn't damage your system. The ce rtified driver will be posted o n Samsung M onitor homepag e ht tp: //www. sams ung.com[...]

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    Ho w to insta ll Click "Start," "Setti ng," and then "Co ntrol Panel." Double click the "Dis play" icon. Select the "Settings" tab an d click the "Adva nced Properties" but ton. Cho o se "Mo n it or. " Case1 : If the " Properties" but ton is inactive, i t means your mon[...]

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    Natural Color N atur al Colo r One of the recent problems in using a co mputer is that the color of the images printe d out by a printer or other images scanned by a scanner or a digital camera are not the same as those shown on the monitor. the Natural Color S/W is the ver y solu tion for t his probl em. It i s a color admi nistration system devel[...]

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    9. C lick "Fi nish ." 10. When the installation is c omplete, t he MagicTune ™ executabl e icon appears on your desktop. Double-click the icon to start the program. MagicTune™ executio n icon ma y not appear dep endin g on spec ification of computer system or monitor. If that happe ns, press F5 Key. I nstallation Pr oblems ( Ma g icTu[...]

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    Model Con trol Bu ttons [M ENU / ] Opens the OSD menu. Also use to ex it the OSD menu or return to th e previous menu. [] T h ese buttons allow you to adjust it ems in the menu. [] Press this button to activate a highlighted menu item. [AUTO] When the 'AUTO' bu tton is pressed, the Au to A djustment sc reen appea rs as shown i n the anima[...]

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    Menu D es cription AU TO When the 'AUTO' bu tton is pressed, the Au to A djustment sc reen appea rs as shown in the animated screen on the center. Auto adjustment allows the monitor to self -adjust to the incomi ng Ana log signal. The values of fine, coarse and position are adjusted automaticall y. (Available in Analog mode only) To make [...]

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    In case of pushing MENU button after locking OSD Menu D es cription OSD Locked & Unl oc k This is the function that lock s the OSD in order to keep the current states of settings or prevent others from adjusting the current sett ings. Locked : Hold do wn the menu button for more than five seconds to activ ate t he OSD adjustment lock function. [...]

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    Menu D es cription MagicBright™ Push the MagicBright™ but ton to circle through available preconf igured modes. - S e ven different modes: Custom, Text, Internet, Game, Sport, Movie and Dynamic Contrast . Br i g htness Menu D es cription Brightness When OSD is not on the scre en, push the bu tton to adjust brightness .[...]

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    S OURCE Menu D es cription S OURCE S elects t he Vi deo signal while the OSD is off. (Analog/Digital) OSD Fu nct ion Pi ct u re Bright ness Contrast Col o r MagicC olor Color Tone Color Control Gam ma Im ag e Coarse Fine Sharpness H-Po sition V-Position OSD Lang uage H -P o sition V -P ositi on Transparency Display Ti me Se tu p Auto Sou rce Ima ge[...]

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    Menu Description Play/Stop Brightness You ca n use t he on -screen m enus to cha nge the brightness accor ding to p ersonal preference. MENU → → → , → MEN U Contrast You ca n use t he on -screen m enus to cha nge the contrast according t o pe rsonal prefer ence. ( Not available in MagicColor m ode of Ful l and Intelligent. ) MENU → → , [...]

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    MagicColor MENU → , → → → , → MEN U MagicColor is a new technology that Samsung has excl usively developed to improve digital image and to display natural color more c learly withou t disturbing i mage q uality. Off Returns to the original mode. Demo The screen before applying MagicCol or appears on the right and the screen after applying[...]

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    Coa r se may relocate it to t he center using th e hori zontal control menu. (Available in analog mode only) MENU → , → → → , → MEN U Fi ne Remove s noise such as horizontal strip es. If the n oise persi sts eve n after fine tuning, repeat i t after adjusting the frequency (clock speed) . (Available in analog mode only) MENU → , → →[...]

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    H- Po sit i on You ca n change t he horizon tal p osition wher e the OSD m enu appears on your m onitor. MENU → , → → , → → , → MEN U V- Po si ti o n You ca n change t he ver tical pos ition where t he OSD me nu appears on your m onitor. MENU → , → → , → → , → MEN U Transparency Change the transparency of the background of t[...]

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    RTA MENU → , → → , → → , → MEN U RTA On : A ctivat es the RTA function so t h at t he pane l operates at a higher respon se s peed than its or iginal speed. RTA Off : D eactivat es the RTA function so that the panel operates at its original response speed. Inf orma tion Menu D es cription Inf orm at io n Shows a video source, display mo[...]

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    Model Ch eck L ist Before calling for assistance, check the information in this section to see if you ca n r emedy an y problems yo urself. If y ou do need ass istance, please c all the phone numb er on the Informati on se ction or contact your dealer . Symptom Check L ist Solutions No image s on t he screen. I cannot t urn on the monitor. Is the p[...]

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    indicator on the monitor blinking at 1 second intervals? restore the image on the screen. If there i s still no image, press the ' SO URCE/ ' b ut ton. Then press any key on the keyboard again to activate the monitor and restore the image on the screen. Connected us ing the DVI cable? You may get a bl a nk s creen if you boot the system b[...]

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    reads "Unrecogniz ed monitor, Pl ug & P lay (VESA D DC) monitor found". See the video ca rd manual to see if t he Plu g & Pla y (VESA DDC) function can be support ed. Install the monitor dr iver accor ding to the Driv er Installation I nstructions . Check w hen MagicTune™ does not f un ction properly. MagicTune™ feature is f o[...]

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    Windows ME/2000 : Set the r e solution in t he Control Pa nel → Display → Se ttin gs . Contact the video card manufacturer for deta ils. How can I set the Powe r S a ving function? Windows XP : Set the r e solution in t he Control Pa nel → Appearance a nd The mes → Display → Screen Saver. Set the f unction i n the BIOS -SETUP of the compu[...]

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    Envir onment The location and the position of the monitor may influence the quality and other features of the monitor. If there ar e any sub w oofer speak ers near the monitor, un plug and reloca te the woof er to another room. Remove all electronic devi ces such as radios, fans, clocks and telephone s that are within 3 feet (one meter) of t h e mo[...]

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    Model Spe c ifi cati o ns General Model Name SyncMaste r 932BW LCD Panel Size 19 " Wi de D iagonal ( 48 cm) Display area 408.24 mm (H) x 255.15 mm (V) Pixel Pitch 0.2835 mm (H) x 0.2835 mm (V) Synchroniz ation Horizontal 30 ~ 81 kHz Vertical 56 ~ 75 Hz Display Color 8 bit col or (16,2 M) Res o lu ti on Optimum r esolution 1440 x 900 @6 0 Hz Ma[...]

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    15pin to 15 pin D -sub c able, Detac hable DVI-D to DVI-D connector, Deta chable (Option) Dimensions (W x H x D) / Weight 449 x 374 x 199 mm / 17.7 x 14.7 x 7.8 inch / 4.1 kg / 9.0 lbs Environmenta l considerations Operating Temperature : 50°F ~ 104°F (10°C ~ 40°C) Humidity : 10 % ~ 80 %, non-condensing Storage Temperature : -4°F ~113 °F (-20[...]

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    Pr ese t Timi n g Modes If the s ignal transf erred from the co mputer i s the same as the fol lowing Prese t Timing M odes, the screen wi ll be ad justed automatically. H owev er, if th e signal differs, t he scre en may go blank while the power LED is on. Ref er t o the video card manual and adjust the screen as follow s. Display Mode Horizontal [...]

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    repetition is called the Ve rtical Frequency or Refresh Rate. Unit : Hz[...]

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    Model Contact S AMSU NG WO RLDW IDE If y ou hav e an y questions or comments relatin g to Sam sun g product s, please contact the SAMSUN G customer care center. Nor th A m eri c a U.S.A 1-800-SAMSUN G ( 72 67864) ht tp: //www. sams ung.com CANADA 1-800-SAMSUN G ( 72 67864) ht tp: //www. sams ung.com/ca MEXICO 01-800-SAMSUN G ( 72 67864) ht tp: //ww[...]

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    BELGIUM 02 201 241 8 ht tp: //www. sams ung.com/be CZECH REP UBLIC 844 000 84 4 ht tp: //www. sams ung.com/cz DENMARK 70 70 19 70 ht tp:// www. sams ung.com/dk FINLAND 030-6227 515 ht tp: //www. sam s ung. com/fi F RANCE 3260 SAMSUN G(7267864) (€ 0,15/min) ht tp: //www. sam s ung. com/fr GERMANY 01805 - 121213 (€ 0, 14/M in) ht tp: //www. sams [...]

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    INDIA 3030 8282, 1800 1100 11 ht tp: //www. sams ung.com/in INDONESIA 0800- 112-8888 http :// www. sams ung.com/id JAPAN 0120-327-527 ht tp: //www. sams ung.com/jp MALAYSI A 1800-88-9999 ht tp: //www. sams ung.com/my PHILIPPINES 1800-10-SAMSUN G ( 72 67864) ht tp: //www. sams ung.com/ph SINGAPORE 1800-SAMSUNG (7267864) http: // www.sam s ung.com/sg[...]

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    The nu mber of horizontal and vertical dots used t o compos e the screen i mage is called t he 'resolution'. This number show s the accuracy of the di splay. A hi gh resolut ion is go od for per forming multiple task s as more i mage info rmation can be s hown on the s creen. Example :If the r esolution i s 1440 x 900 , this means the sc [...]