StarTech.com LCD2180UX manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

Go to page of

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of StarTech.com LCD2180UX, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of StarTech.com LCD2180UX one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of StarTech.com LCD2180UX. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of StarTech.com LCD2180UX should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of StarTech.com LCD2180UX
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the StarTech.com LCD2180UX item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the StarTech.com LCD2180UX item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of StarTech.com LCD2180UX alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of StarTech.com LCD2180UX, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the StarTech.com service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of StarTech.com LCD2180UX.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the StarTech.com LCD2180UX item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    MultiSync LCD2180UX User’ s Manual[...]

  • Page 2

    Inde x W arning, Caution ............................................................................................................... ............ English-1 Declaration ..................................................................................................................................... English-1 Canadian Depar tment of Communicat[...]

  • Page 3

    English English-1 W ARNING CA UTION CA UTION: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, MAKE SURE PO WER CORD IS UNPLUGGED FROM W ALL SOCKET . TO FULL Y DISENGA GE THE POWER T O THE UNIT , PLEASE DISCONNECT THE POWER CORD FR OM THE A C OUTLET .DO NOT REMO VE COVER (OR BA CK). NO USER SER VICEABLE P AR TS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING T O QUALIFIED SER VICE[...]

  • Page 4

    English-2 Canadian Depar tment of Comm unications Compliance Statement DOC: This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations . C-UL: Bears the C-UL Mark and is in compliance with Canadian Safety Regulations according to CAN/CSA C22.2 No . 60950-1. FCC Inf ormation 1 . Use the attached [...]

  • Page 5

    English English-3 Contents Y our new NEC MultiSync LCD monitor box* should contain the f ollowing: • MultiSync LCD2180UX monitor with tilt/s wivel/piv ot/height adjust stand • P ower Cord • Video Signal Cable (15-pin mini D-SUB male to D VI-A) • Video Signal Cable (D VI-D to D VI-D cable) • User ’ s Manual • CD-ROM • Cable Cover P o[...]

  • Page 6

    English-4 Quic k Star t T o attach the MultiSync LCD monitor to your system, f ollow these instructions: 1. T ur n off the po wer to your computer . 2. For the PC or MA C with DVI digital output: Connect the D VI signal cable to the connector of the displa y card in your system ( Figure A.1 ). Tighten all screws. For the PC with Analog output: Conn[...]

  • Page 7

    English English-5 Figure C.1 Figure C.2 Figure D .1 Figure RL.1 INPUT2 INPUT1 V acation Switch P ower Button NEC optional product attachment. Do not use this connector unless specified. INPUT2 INPUT1 Raise and Lower Monitor Screen The monitor may be r aised or low ered in either P or trait or Landscape mode. T o raise or lower screen, place hands o[...]

  • Page 8

    English-6 Tilt Grasp top and bottom sides of the monitor screen with y our hands and adjust the tilt as desired ( Figure TS.1 ). Figure TS.1 Figure S.1 Swivel Grasp both sides of the monitor screen with y our hands and adjust the s wivel as desired ( Figure TS.2 ). NO TE: Handle with care when tilting the monitor screen. Remo ve Monitor Stand f or [...]

  • Page 9

    English English-7 Contr ols OSM (On-Screen Manager) contr ol b uttons on the front of the monitor function as follo ws: T o access OSM menu, press any of the control b uttons (EXIT , , , – , +). T o change signal input, press the SELECT button. NO TE: OSM must be closed in order to change signal input. NO TE: When RESET is pressed in the main and[...]

  • Page 10

    English-8 FINE (Analog input only) Improves focus, clarity and image stability by increasing or decreasing this setting. If the “ A uto Adjust function ” and the “ H.Size ” function do not giv e you a satisf actor y picture setting, a fine tuning can be performed using the “ Fine ” function. It improves focus, clearity and image stabili[...]

  • Page 11

    English English-9 Note: Depending on the PC and Video card used, or when another Video signal cable is attached, this function ma y not operate. OFF TIMER: Monitor will automatically pow er-down when the end user has selected a pre-determined amount of time. T ools 2 LANGU A GE: OSM control menus are av ailable in se ven languages. OSM LEFT/RIGHT :[...]

  • Page 12

    English-10 Recommended use Safety Precautions and Maintenance FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE, PLEASE NO TE THE FOLLO WING WHEN SETTING UP AND USING THE MUL TISYNC LCD COLOUR MONITOR: • DO NO T OPEN THE MONITOR. There are no user ser viceab le par ts inside and opening or removing co vers ma y expose you to dangerous shoc k hazards or other r isks. Refer[...]

  • Page 13

    English English-11 CORRECT PLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE MONITOR CAN REDUCE EYE, SHOULDER AND NECK F A TIGUE. CHECK THE FOLLOWING WHEN Y OU POSITION THE MONIT OR: • F or optimum perf ormance, allow 20 minutes f or warm-up. • Adjust the monitor height so that the top of the screen is at or slightly below e ye le vel. Y our eyes should look sli[...]

  • Page 14

    English-12 Specifications Monitor Specifications MultiSync LCD2180UX Monitor Notes LCD Module Diagonal: 54 cm/21.3 inches Active matrix; thin film transistor (TFT) liquid View able Image Size: 54 cm/21.3 inches cr ystal displa y (LCD); 0.270 mm dot pitch; Native Resolution (Pix el Count): 1600 x 1200 250 cd/m 2 white luminence; 500:1 contr ast rati[...]

  • Page 15

    English English-13 Features ambix T echnology: Dual input technology allowing both analog and digital inputs off of one connector (D VI-I) as well as additional legacy analog suppor t off of a traditional 15-pin V GA connector . Provides traditional MultiSync technology compatibility for analog as well as D VI-based digital compatibility f or digit[...]

  • Page 16

    English-14 T r oubleshooting No picture • The signal cable should be completely connected to the displa y card/computer . • The display card should be completely seated in its slot. • Check the V acation Switch should be in the ON position. • F ront P ower Switch and computer po wer s witch should be in the ON position. • Check to mak e s[...]

  • Page 17

    English English-15 Appendix If you need detailed inf or mation about the controls, please use the adv anced menu. <How to use the adv anced menu> • T ur n off y our monitor . • T ur n on your monitor b y pushing the “ PO WER ” and “ SELECT ” b utton at the same time for at least one second simultaneously . • Y ou will see the Ad[...]

  • Page 18

    English-16 Auto SW Deter mines the automatic adjustment le vel f or Auto Adjust. The choices are “ SIMPLE ” , (Analog input only) “ FULL ” and “ DET AIL ” . Press “ + ” or “ - ” to select. Refer to the below tab le. Deter mines the automatic adjustment le vel as shown in the belo w table. T ag4 A uto Automatically adjusts the Im[...]

  • Page 19

    English English-17 T ag6 Colour Control Colour Control Systems: Six colour presets select the desired colour setting (sRGB, NA TIVE and PROGRAMMABLE colour presets are standard and cannot be changed). Colour temperature increases or decreases, in each preset. R,Y ,G,C,B,M,S: Increases or decreases Red, Y ellow , Green, Cyan, Blue , Magenta and Satu[...]

  • Page 20

    English-18 OSM Lock Out This control completely locks out access to all OSM control functions . When attempting to activate OSM controls while in the Loc k Out mode, a screen will appear indicating the OSM controls are lock ed out. There are two types of OSM LOCK OUT: OSM LOCK OUT with BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST control: T o activate the OSM Loc k Out[...]

  • Page 21

    English English-19 Congratulations! Y ou hav e just purchased a TCO ’ 99 approv ed and labelled product! Y our choice has provided you with a product de veloped f or professional use . Y our purchase has also contributed to reducing the burden on the environment and also to the further development of environmentally adapted electronics products. [...]

  • Page 22

    English-20 TCO ’ 03 (White model) Congratulations! The displa y y ou hav e just purchased carr ies the TCO ’ 03 Displays label. This means that your displa y is designed, manuf actured and tested according to some of the strictest quality and environmental requirements in the world. This makes f or a high performance product, designed with the [...]

  • Page 23

    English English-21 Disposing of y our old NEC product Within the European Union EU-wide legislation, as implemented in each Member State, requires that waste electrical and electronic products carr ying the mark (left) must be disposed of separately from normal household waste. This includes monitors and electr ical accessories, such as signal cabl[...]