Samsung 957D manual

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    SyncMaster 957DF/900IFT[...]

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    Main > I ndex Main Page On-Screen Dis play General Highlight Zone Highlight Zone I I MouScree n™ Safety Inst ructi ons Trouble shooting Notation al Check List Powe r Q & A Install ation Self-Test Feature Chec k Cleaning Other Intro duct ion Specificati ons Unpacking G eneral Specific ations Front P reset Timin g Modes Rear PowerS aver Bott[...]

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    Notational Power Installation Clean Other Failure to follow directions noted by this symbol could result in bodily harm or damage to equipment. Prohibited Important to read and understand at all times Do not disassemble Disconnect the plug from the outlet Do not touch Grounding to prevent an electric shock[...]

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    Notational Power Installation Clean Other When not used for extended periods of time, set your PC to DPMS. If using a screen saver, set it to the active screen mode. z If the size of your monitor is small, or if the same image is present for long periods of time, you may see afterimages due to damage to the fluorescent substance on the inside of th[...]

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    Notational Power Installation Clean Other Do not cover the vents on the monitor cabinet. z Bad ventilation may cause a breakdown or fire. Put your monitor in a location with low humidity and a minimum of dust. z An electric shock or fire could result inside the monitor. Do not drop the monitor when moving it. z This may cause damage to the product [...]

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    Notational Power Installation Clean Other When cleaning the monitor case or the surface of the CDT, wipe with a slightly moistened, soft fabric. Do not clean Flat monitor with water. Use a water-diluted mild detergent. (Some detergents contain significant amounts of alcohol-based solvents, which can damage (color change) or crack the monitor case. [...]

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    Notational Power Installation Clean Other Do not remove cover(or back). No user serviceable parts inside. z This may cause an electric shock or a fire. z Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. If your monitor does not operate normally - in particular, if there are any unusual sounds or smells coming from it - unplug it immediately and cont[...]

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    Keep the monitor away from any magnetic substances. z This may cause discoloring or distortion of the image.[...]

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    Unpacking Front Rear Bottom Monitor and Stand (Some models include a stand attached. ) Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer . Power Cord Stand Signal Cable (Option) Quick Setup Guide Warranty Card (Not available in all locations) USB Cable User's Guide and Driver Ins[...]

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    Unpacking Front Rear Bottom 1. Highlight button The Highlight Zone ensures clear images on TVs, video conferencing systems or photos by emphasizing a certain area on the screen. 2. Exit button Use this button to Exit the active menu or the OSD. 3. Adjust buttons These buttons allow you to highlight and adjust items in the menu. 4. Menu button Use t[...]

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    Unpacking Front Rear Bottom (The configuration at the back of the monitor may vary from product to product.) 1. Power port Connect the power cord for your monitor to the power port on the back of the monitor. 2. Signal port Connect the signal cable to the 15-pin D-sub connector on the back of your monitor. 3. BNC Connectors (Option) Connect the sig[...]

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    Unpacking Front Rear Bottom 1. Signal port Connect the signal cable to the video port on your computer, video board, video card, or graphics card. 2. Power port Connect the power cord for your monitor to the power port on the back of the monitor. 3. Tilt/Swivel Base You can separate the base from the monitor.[...]

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    Main > Se tup > Connec ting Your Monito r Connec ting Your Moni tor Installing t he Monitor Driver Bas e Inst al lati o n 1. Connec t the power co rd for your m onitor to the power port o n the back of the monit or. Plug the p ower cord f or the monito r into a nearb y outlet. 2. Connec ting the si gnal cable s. 1) Conn ecting to th e PC. (Co[...]

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    Main > Se tup > In stalling t he Mon itor Drive r Connect i ng You r Monitor Inst all ing the Monit or D riv er Bas e Inst al lati o n Automatic Manual Windows ME 1. Insert CD into the CD-ROM driver. 2. Click "Windows ME Driver" . 3. Choose your monitor model in the model list, then click the "OK" button. 4. Click the &quo[...]

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    4. Clic k the " Install " bu tton in the " Warnin g " window. 5. If you c an see foll owing "Messa ge" windo w, then cl ick the " Continue Anyway " button. Then click "OK" button. * This monitor dri ver is unde r certifying MS logo,and this insta llation don 't damage your system .The certifi e[...]

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    Main > Se tup > In stalling t he Mon itor Drive r Connect i ng You r Monitor Inst all ing the Monit or D riv er Bas e Inst al lati o n Autom atic Manual Windows XP | Windows 2000 | Windows Me | Windows NT | Linux Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Operating System 1. Insert CD into the CD-ROM driver. 2. Click " Start " —> " Contro[...]

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    5. Clic k " Update Driver.. " and selec t " Install from a list or.. " then clic k " Next " button. 6. Sele ct " Don't search ,I will.. " then clic k " Next " and then c lick " Ha ve disk ". 7. Clic k the " Browse " button then choose A:(D:D river) and c hoose you r monito [...]

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    This mo nitor driver is unde r certifying MS logo,and this insta llation don 't damage your system .The certifi ed driver w ill be pos ted on Sams ung Monitor Homepage http: //www.samsu ng-monitor. com/ . 9. Clic k the " Close " button then click " OK " button con tinuall y. 10. Monitor driver insta llation is completed . M[...]

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    4. Select the " Moni tor " ta b. 5. Clic k the " Change " button in the " Moni tor Type " area . 6. Choose " Sp ecify the locati on of the driver ". 7. Choose " Dis play a list of a ll the driver i n a speci fic location.. " the n clic k " Next " button. 8. Clic k the " Have Disk &quo[...]

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    Connecting Your Monitor Installing the Monitor Driver Base Installation Tilt/Swivel Base | Attaching and Removing the Base With the built-in pedestal, you can tilt and/or swivel the monitor for the most comfortable viewing angle. Note: The base is detachable. Attaching the Base 1. Place the monitor upside-down on a flat work surface. 2. Align the t[...]

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    pos i t i on. * Do not bend the snap. Removing the Base 5. Squeeze and pull up on the release latch on the base. 6. Push the base toward the back of the monitor and lift up to remove the base. Note: The base will align with the monitor slots in only one position. ii[...]

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    Main > T roubles hooti ng > Ch eck Lis t Check List Q & A Self- Tes t Fea ture Check Before cal ling fo r service, c heck the i nformation i n this sec tion to see if you can remedy any probl ems yourself. If you do ne ed assist ance, pleas e call the phone numb er on the warranty card, the phone number on t he Inform ation sect ion or co[...]

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    The s creen shows strange colo rs or just bl ack and white. Is the s creen disp laying onl y one col or as if look ing at the screen t hrough a cel lophane paper? Check the signa l cable connectio n. Make su re th e vi d eo car d is full y inserted in it's slot . Have the screen c olors beco me strange a fter runni ng a program or du e to a cr[...]

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    reboo t the compu ter to reinsta ll the a dapter (vide o) driver. Tips for Highlight Zone 1. To protect C DT against th e screen bri ghtness, th e Highlight Z one func tion persists for three hours an d then autom atically s tops. So ple ase reset i t to con tinue. 2. Once the Hig hlight Z one has bee n switch ed off, you can 't select any of [...]

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    Check List Q & A Self - Test Feature Check Question Answer How can I change the frequency? Frequency can be changed by reconfiguring the video card. Note that video card support can vary, depending on the version of the driver used. (Refer to the computer or the video card manual for details.) How can I adjust the resolution? Windows ME/XP/2000[...]

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    Main > Troubleshooting > Self - Test Feature Check Check List Q & A Self - Test Feature Check Self - Test Feature Check | Warning Messages | Environment | Useful Tips Your monitor provides a self test feature that allows you to check whether your monitor is functioning properly. 1. Turn off both your computer and the monitor. 2. Unplug th[...]

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    2. Remove all electronic devices such as radios, fans, clocks and telephones that are within 3 feet (one meter) of the monitor. 3. Run the despeckling function again after moving your device. l A monitor recreates visual signals received from the PC. Therefore, if there is trouble with the PC or the video card, this can cause the monitor to become [...]

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    Main > Spe cification s > Ge neral General PowerSaver Preset Timing Modes General Model Name S y n c Ma s ter 957DF/900IFT Picture Tube Typ e 19"(48c m) DynaFlat (4 5.8cm viewa ble) Deflec tion angle 90 ° Dot Pitch 0.20mm (Horizontal) Screen ty pe Alumini zed tri-col or phosphor d ot trio with bl ack matrix . Anti-dom ing invar s hadow [...]

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    Main > S pecif icat ions > PowerS aver General PowerSaver Preset Timing Modes This mo nitor ha s a built-i n power manag ement sys tem calle d PowerSaver . This system saves energy b y switching your m onitor into a low-pow er mode when it has not b een use d for a certai n amount o f time. The monitor automatically returns to no rmal op erat[...]

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    Main > Spe cifica tions > P reset Timing Mo des General PowerSaver Pres et Ti min g Modes If the signal tran sferred from the compute r is the same as th e following Pre set Timing Modes, the screen wi ll be ad justed auto matically . However, i f the signa l differs, th e screen m ay go blank while the pow er LED is on. R efer to the v ideo [...]

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    Service Terms Regulatory Natural Color MouScreen™ Authority U.S.A. : Samsung Computer Products Customer Service 400 Valley Road, Suite 201, Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Tel. : (973)601-6000, 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) Fax. : (973)601-6001 http://samsungusa.com/monitor/ BRAZIL : Samsung Eletronica da Amazonia Ltda. R. Prof. Manoelito de Ornellas, 3[...]

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    S amsung El ec t ron i cs C omerc i a l Ib er i ca, S . A . Ciencies, 55-65 (Poligono Pedrosa) 08908 Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) Tel. : (93) 261 67 00 Fax. : (93) 261 67 50 http://samsung.es/ United Kingdom : Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd. Samsung House, 225 Hook Rise South Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7LD Tel. : (0208) 391 0168 Fax. : (0208) 397 99[...]

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    http://www . samsung . pt/ NETHERLANDS/BELGIUM/LUXEMBOURG : Samsung Electronics Benelux B. V. Fleminglaan 12 2289 CP Rijiswijk, NEDERLANDS Service and informatielijn ; Belgium :0800-95214, http://www.samsung.be/ Netherlands : 0800-2295214, http://www.samsung.nl/ CHILE : SONDA S.A. Teatinos 550, Santiago Centro, Santiago, Chile Fono: 56-2-5605000 Fa[...]

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    Service Terms Regulatory Natural Color MouScreen™ Authority Dot Pitch The image on a monitor is composed of red, green and blue dots. The closer the dots, the higher the resolution. The distance between two dots of the same color is called the 'Dot Pitch'. Unit: mm Vertical Frequency The screen must be redrawn several times per second i[...]

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    Main > Inform ation > R egulato ry Servi ce Terms Regul atory Natural Color MouScree n™ Authority FCC Information User Inst ructions The F ederal Commu nications Commissio n Radio F requency Int erference Statement in cludes the follow ing warni ng: Note: This eq uipment has been t ested and fo und to comp ly with t he limits for a Class B [...]

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    équip ements prod uisant des interférenc es au Can ada. MPR II Complia nce This mo nitor comp lies with SWEDAC(MPR II) recomm endations f or reduce d electric and magneti c fields. European Notice (Europe o nly) Products with the CE M arking com ply with both the EMC Directi ve (89/336/EEC ), (92/31/EEC), (93/6 8/EEC) and the Low Vo ltage Direc t[...]

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    both in t he produc ts and duri ng their man ufacture. Sinc e it has no t been p ossible so fa r for the majority of electron ic equipm ent to be rec ycled in a satisfact ory way, mos t of these p otential ly damagin g substanc es sooner or later enter Na ture. There are a lso other c haracteristi cs of a mo nitor, such as energy c onsumpti on leve[...]

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    z TCO' 95 requirem ent states t hat batteries may not c ontain more than 25 ppm (parts pe r million) of mercu ry. It al so demands that no me rcury is pre sent in any of the elec trical or el ectronics compon ents conce rned w ith the disp lay unit. CFCs (freons) CFCs (freo ns) are som etimes us ed for washin g printed circuit bo ards and in t[...]

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    Current information regarding TCO'99 app roved and l abelled prod ucts may also be obt ained v ia the I nternet, usin g the addres s: http://www.tco-i nfo.com/ Environmental requirements Flame retardants Flame re tardants are p resent i n printed ci rcuit boards , cables, wi res, ca sings and housings. Their purpose is to preven t, or at l eas[...]

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    Congratulations! The display you have just pur chased 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 requ irem ents in the world. This makes for a high performance product, designed with the user in focus that also minimizes the impa[...]

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    Main > Information > Natural Color Servi ce Terms Regulatory Natural Color MouScree n™ Authority Natural Color Software Program One of the recent problems in using a computer is that the color of the images printed 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 N[...]

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    English > Main > Information > MouScreen ™ Service Terms Regulatory Natural Color MouScreen ™ Authority MouScreen ™ S/W MouScreen Program requires built - in USB for use with SyncMaster Products. (Note: SyncMaster 1200NF does not support MouScreen.) MouScreen is a software program that controls your monitor settings using the USB (Un[...]

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    Main > Information > Authority Service Terms Regulatory Natural Color MouScreen ™ Authority Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 200 3 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is strictly forbidden.[...]