Samsung SyncMaster 731N manual

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    Install drivers Install programs SyncMaste r 731N[...]

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    Notational Failure t o follow d irections n oted by this symbol could resu lt in bodily harm o r damage to equipme nt. Prohibited Important to read and u nderstan d at all tim es Do not disassem ble Disconne ct the p lug from the outlet Do not touch Ground t o prevent an electric s hock Power When not used for an extended period of ti me, set your [...]

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    Do not use a damaged or loose plug. z This ma y cause a n elect ric sho ck or fire. Do not pull the plug out by the w ire nor touch the p lug with wet hand s. z This ma y cause a n elect ric sho ck or fire. Use only a p roperly grounded plug and receptacle. z An improp er ground may cause el ectric shock or eq uipment da mage. Insert the pow er plu[...]

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    Be sure to contact an authoriz ed Service Ce nter, when i nstall ing your mo nitor in a locati on with th e heavy du st, high or l ow tempera tures, high humidity, chemical substan ce and where it operates f or 24 hou rs such as the airport, t he train station or etc. Failure t o do so may caus e a serious damage to your monitor. Put your monito r [...]

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    Set down the mon itor carefully. z The moni tor could b e damaged o r broken. Do not pl ace the monitor fa ce down. z The T FT-LCD surf ace may be damaged. Installing a wall bracket must be do ne by a qualifie d profession al. z Inst allation by unqualifie d person nel may re sult in injury. z Always use the m ounting dev ice speci fied in the owne[...]

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    Use the r ecommended de tergent with a smooth cloth. If the conne ctor between the plug and the pin is dusty or dirty, clean it properly with a dry cloth. z A dirty c onnector ma y cause an electric s hock or fire . Make sure to unp lug the power c ord before clea ning the product. z Otherwis e, this may cause electric shoc k or fi re. Unplug the p[...]

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    could b e exposed to snow or rain . If the monito r is dropped or th e casing is da maged, turn the m onitor off and unplug the power cord. Th en contact the Service Center . z The moni tor may ma lfunction, causing an electric s hock or fire . Disconnect th e plug from the outl et durin g storms or lig htening or if i t is not used for a long peri[...]

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    Do not in sert metal objects such as chop sticks, wir e and gimlet or inflammabl e objects such as paper a nd match into the vent, head phone port or AV ports or etc. z It may c ause a fire or an el ectric shock. If an al ien substa nces or wa ter flows into the prod uct, turn the product off, unplug t he power c onnector from the wall outle t and [...]

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    z Otherwis e, this may cause heat emis sion from th e accumu lated dirt or degraded insulation , leadin g to electri c shock o r fire. Do not pl ace children’s favorite ob jects (or any thing else that m ay be tempting) on the product. z Children m ay try to c limb on the product to re trieve an ob ject. The produ ct could fa ll, causin g phys ic[...]

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    Please mak e sure the following items are included w ith your mon itor. If any items are missi ng, contac t your deale r . Contact a loc al deale r to bu y o p tional it ems. Unpackin g Without Stand With Basic Stan d Manual Quick Setup Guide Warranty Card (Not av ailable in all locat ions ) User's Guide, Monitor Driver, Natural Colo r softwar[...]

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    Front 1. MENU button [ ] Opens the OSD menu. Also use to exit the O SD menu or return to the pr evious me nu. 2. MagicBright bu tton [] MagicBri ght is a ne w feature pro viding opt imum view ing environm ent depend ing on the c ontents of th e imag e you are watch ing. Current ly four diffe rent modes are avai lable: Custo m, Text, Inte rnet, and [...]

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    once as the mo nitor saves your adjus tments . See PowerSav er descri bed in the m anual for furt her informati on regarding power sav ing function s. For en ergy conse rvation, turn your monit or off w hen it is n ot needed, or when leaving it unattend ed for lon g periods. Rear (The configu ration at the b ack of the monitor may var y from produ [...]

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    1. Connect th e 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. Use a con nectio n appropriate for your compute r. 2-1. Using the D-s ub (Analog) c onnect or on the vid eo card. Connect th e D-sub cable t o the 15-pin, D-sub con nector on th e back of you[...]

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    Monitor and Bottom Attachi ng a Base T his monito r accepts a 100 mm x 100 mm VESA-compli ant Mountin g interfa ce pad . A. Monitor B. Mounting interfa ce pad (Sold separately) 1. Turn off y our monitor a nd unplug i ts power cord. 2. Lay the LC D monitor fac e-down o n a flat surface with a cushion b eneath i t to protect t he screen. 3. Remove fo[...]

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    Prepare a b lank disk and downl oad the driv er program fi le at the Internet web s ite shown here . z Internet web site : http://www.sam sung.com / (Worldwide) http://www.sam sung.com /monitor (U.S.A) http://www.sec .co.kr/mon itor (Korea) http://w ww.samsu ngmonitor.c om.cn/ (China ) 1. Insert CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Clic k "W indows &q[...]

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    http://www.sam sung.com /monitor (U.S.A) http://www.sec .co.kr/mon itor (Korea) http://w ww.samsu ngmonitor.c om.cn/ (China ) Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Oper ating System 1. Insert CD into the CD-ROM driver. 2. Clic k " Start " —> " Control Panel " the n click t he " Appear ance and The mes " icon. 3. Clic k "[...]

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    7. Clic k the " Browse " button then choos e A:(D:Driver) a nd choose your mo nitor model in the model l ist and click the " Next " button. 8. If you c an see foll owing " Mes sage " wind ow, then c lick the " Co ntinue Anyway " bu tton. The n click " OK " button. This mo nitor driver is unde r cer[...]

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    10. Monitor driv er installa tion is completed . Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 Op erating Syste m When you c an see "Digital Signature N ot Found" on yo ur monitor, follo w these steps. 1. Choose " OK " bu tton on th e " Insert d isk " window . 2. Clic k the " Browse " button on the " File Ne eded " [...]

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    frequ ency by ref erring to the Pre set Timing Modes in the u ser guide. Linux Operating System To e xecute X-W indow, yo u need t o make the X86Config f ile, which i s a type of system s etting file. 1. Press Enter at th e first and t he second screen after executing the X86Conf ig file. 2. The third screen is for setting your m ouse . 3. Set a mo[...]

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    How to delete the Natural Color software program Select "Settin g/Control Panel" on the "Start" menu an d then d ouble-click " Add/Delete a prog ram " . Select Natu ral Color f rom the lis t and then cl ick the "Add/Del ete" button.[...]

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    1. [ ]Use this but ton to op en the on-scre en menu an d exit fr om the menu screen or c lose screen adjus tme nt me nu. 2. [ ]This bu tton all ows you to ad just items in the menu. 3. [ ]This bu tton all ows you to ad just items in the menu. 4. [ ]Press this b utton to act ivate a highlighted menu i tem. 5. [ AUTO ]Press to self-adju st to the in [...]

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    Menu Description AUTO When the ' AUTO ' button is presse d, the auto a djustment screen a ppears as shown in the a nimated sc reen on the c enter. Auto adjus tment allo ws the m onitor to sel f-adju st to the in coming vi deo signal. The val ues of fine , coarse and position a re adjus ted auto matically . To make the automat ic adju stme[...]

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    Brightness Menu Description Brightness W hen OSD i s not on the screen , push the bu tton to adju st brigh tness. 1. Pi cture Brightness Contrast 2. Color Co lor Tone Color Control Gamma 3. Image Coarse Fine Sharpness H-Po sit ion V-Position 4. OSD Language H-Po sition V-Position T ransparency Di splay Time 5. Se tup Image R eset Color Reset 6. Inf[...]

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    Menu Descripti on Play/Stop Brightness You can u se the on-s creen men us to chang e the brigh tness acc ording to pe rsonal p reference. Direct A ccess Feature : Whe n OSD is not on the sc reen, Push the button to adjust brig htness. MENU → → → ▲ , ▼ → MENU Contrast You can u se the on-s creen men us to chang e the co ntrast accordi ng[...]

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    Color Tone modes can be sel ected - Cool , Norm al, Warm and Custom. MENU → ▲ , ▼ → → → ▲ , ▼ → MENU Color Control Adjusts indivi dual R,G,B co lor bala nce. MENU → ▲ , ▼ → → ▲ , ▼ → → ▲ , ▼ → MENU Gamma Gamma correction change s the lumi nance o f the colors with i ntermediate luminance . z Mode 1 z Mode 2[...]

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    V-Position Change s the verti cal positi on of the mo nitor's en tire displ ay. MENU → ▲ , ▼ → → ▲ , ▼ → → ▲ , ▼ → MENU OSD Menu Descripti on Play/Stop Language Change the languag e used in t he menu . You can ch oose one of th e seven languages . Note :The lang uage chos en affec ts only the languag e of the OSD . It h[...]

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    Setup Menu Descripti on Play/Stop Image R eset Image pa rameters are replaced with the factory default values . MENU → ▲ , ▼ → → → ▲ , ▼ → MENU Color R eset Color param eters are rep laced with th e factory de fault values . MENU → ▲ , ▼ → → ▲ , ▼ → → ▲ , ▼ → MENU Infor mation[...]

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    Menu Description Info rma tio n Shows a video sou rce, dis play mod e on the OSD screen. MENU →▲ , ▼[...]

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    Check Li st Before cal ling fo r service, c heck the i nformation i n this sec tion to see if you can remedy any problems yourself. If you do ne ed assist ance, p lease call the phone number on t he Informati on section or contact your dealer . Symptom Check List Solutions No images on the screen. I cannot turn on the m onitor. Is the po wer cord c[...]

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    Please c hange to the recommend ed mode du ring this on e-minute p eriod. (The mes sage i s display ed again if the sys tem is rebo oted.) There is no image o n the screen . Is the po wer indicator on the moni tor blinki ng at 1 s econd inte rvals? The moni tor is in Power Saver mo de. press an y key on the key board to activa te the monit or and r[...]

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    If proble ms repeated ly occ ur, contact an autho rized Servic e Center . Q & A Question Answer How can I change th e frequ ency? Frequ ency can b e changed b y reconfigu ring the video card . Note th at video card s upport can v ary, depend ing on t he version of the dri ver used. (R efer to the c omputer or th e video ca rd manual for detai l[...]

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    If the re is some thing wron g with the input signa l, a mess age appears on the scree n or the screen g oes blank although th e power ind icator LE D is sti ll on. The m essage ma y indicate that the m onitor is o ut of scan r ange or th at you need to check t he signal c able. Environment The locatio n and the p osition of the mon itor may infl u[...]

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    Genera l General Model Nam e SyncMas ter 731N LCD Pan el Size 17" Diago nal (43 cm) Display area 337.92 m m (H) x 270.33 6 mm (V) Pixel Pitc h 0.264 mm (H) x 0.264 m m (V) Type a-si T FT active m atrix Synchronizat ion Horizo ntal 30 ~ 81 k Hz Vertical 56 ~ 75 Hz Disp lay Co lor 16.2 M Colo rs Resolution Optimu m resol ution 1280 x 1 024@60 H [...]

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    Dimensions (WxDxH)/ Weight (Simple Stand) 370.0 x 60.3 x 3 16.0 mm / 1 4.6 x 2.4 x 12.4 inch (Wi thout Stan d) 370.0 x 195.4 x 386.5 mm / 14.6 x 7.7 x 15.2 in ch (With Basic Stand) / 4.4kg VESA Mounting Int erface 100 mm x 100 mm ( for use wit h Specialty (Arm) Mounting hardware.) Environm ental consideratio ns Operati ng Temperat ure: 50 °F ~ 10 [...]

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    Preset Timi ng Modes If the si gnal tran sferred from the compute r is the same as th e following Pre set Tim ing 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. Ref er to the v ideo card manual and adjust the s creen as fo llows. Table 1. Pres et Timing [...]

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    Contact SAMSUNG WORLD-WIDE If you have any ques tions or comments relating to Samsun g products, p lease contact the SAMSUNG custom er care cente r. North America CANADA 1-800-SAMSUNG (7 267864) http://www.sam sung.com /ca MEXICO 01-800-SAMSU NG (7267864) http://www.sam sung.com /mx U.S.A 1-800-SAMSUNG (7267 864) http://www.samsu ng.com Lati n Ame [...]

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    CZECH REPUBLIC 844 000 844 http://www.sam sung.com/cz DENMARK 38 322 88 7 http://www.sam sung.com /dk FINLAND 09 693 79 554 http://www.sam sung.com /fi FRANCE 08 25 08 65 65 (€ 0,15/min) http: //www.samsung.c om/fr GERMANY 01805 - 1 21213 (€ 0,12/Min) http://www.sam sung.de HUNGARY 06 40 985 985 http://www.samsu ng.com/hu ITALIA 199 153 1 53 ht[...]

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    Terms Dot Pitch The ima ge on a moni tor is com posed of red , green and bl ue dots. The close r the dot s, the higher th e resolution . The di stance betwee n two dots of the sam e color is called the 'Dot Pitch'. Unit: mm Vertical Freque ncy The scre en must be redrawn se veral times per secon d in orde r to create an d display an image[...]

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    4. If you are not satisf ied with t he quali ty of pictu re, you can get bette r qualit y of picture by executi ng "auto ad justment fu nction" in displa y screen th at is appea red as wi ndow terminat ion butto n is press ed. If ther e's still no ise afte r automatic adjust ment, use F INE/COARSE ad justment fu nction. 5. If you vie[...]

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    PRODUCT INFORMATION (Image Retention Free) LCD Mon itors and TVs may have image retention w hen switchi ng from one i mage to ano ther especi ally after d isplaying a stati onary image for a long ti me. This gui de is to de monstrat e correct usage of LCD produ cts in order to protec t them from Image rete nti on. Warrant y Warranty d oes not cover[...]

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    Ex) The best w ay to protect you r monitor fro m Image retention 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 ret ention may not occur w hen a LC D panel is o perated u nder normal conditions . Normal condition s are de fined as co ntinuou sly chang ing video p atterns. When the LC D panel [...]

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    Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & E lectronic Equipment) - Europe only (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection s ystems) This marki ng shown on t he product or its literature, in dicates that i t should not be disposed w ith other hous ehold wastes at the end of it s working li [...]