Princeton Digital (USA) VL2018W manual

1 INTRODUCT ION T hi s m a nu a l wi ll fam i li ar i ze yo u w i th t he i ns ta ll a ti on a nd u s e o f yo u r P R I N C E T O N V L 2 0 1 8 W L C D M o n i t o r, P l e a s e t a k e t h e t i m e t o l o o k t h r ou g h t h e s e i ns t r u c t i o ns e v e n i f yo u a r e f am i l i a r w i t h m o n i t o r s . W e h a v e t a k e n a l l[...]

2 All warranty periods begin from the date of the monitor’s original retail purchase, as brand new product. If unit was purchased as a demonstration or evaluatio n unit, warra nty per iod begins from original reseller purchase date. If de monstration or evaluation unit is res old at a later date, reseller is res ponsible for dec laring stat us to[...]

3 T A BLE OF CONTENTS T ABLE OF CONTENT S 3 P R E C A U T I O N S 4 CAR ING FOR YOUR LCD M ONIT OR 5 W ALL M OUNT ING 5 UNP ACKING 6 CONNECT ING 6 ST ARTUP 8 BASIC SETUP 8 IMAGE SETT INGS USING THE O SD MENU 9 OSD MENU FUNCT IONS 10 TROUB LESHOOTING 12 TECHNICA L SPECIFICA TIONS 13[...]

4 IM PPO RT ANT INF ORM A TIO N N o t e o n m o n i t o r p l a c e m e n t  The set up locati on must not be extremely hot, col d, humid or dusty . Heat and cold can im pa ir the functionalit y of the m onitor . Humidit y a nd dust can cause the monitor to fail.  Don’t place the monitor near heaters such as r a diators or the like. Don’t[...]

5 N o te s o n er g o no m i cs T o p ro t e c t yo u r e ye s , ne c k a n d s ho u l d e r m u s c l es w h e n w o r k i n g w i t h a c o m p u t e r, w e r e c o m m e n d t h a t y o u m a i n ta i n a v i e w i n g di s t a n c e o f b e t w e e n 5 0 a n d 7 5 c m f r o m t h e m o n i t o r. F u r t h e r m o r e , y o u s h o u l d r e g [...]

6 UNP ACKING Carefully li ft the m onitor o ut of the packaging and mak e sure that all c omponents ar e included (see fig. 1). Sav e the original bo x and packing material in c ase you h ave to ship or transport the monit or . T o s et up t h e de v ic e, you m u st fi t t he mo n i t o r ba s e t og et h er. Figure 1.LCD Mo nitor CONNECTING  ?[...]

7 Figure 2b. Connecti on via the DVI-D in terface     C o n n e c t i n g t h e a u d i o c a b l e If your com puter is e quipped with an audio output p ort, c onnect o ne end of th e sound cable to the audio Input connector of the monitor ( in fig. 3) and the other end t o th e Line-Out connect or of the computer.     To c[...]

8 ST ARTUP 1 . First start your PC and then turn on your monitor using the power s witch ( in fig. 4). The status indicator ( in fig. 4) should light up bl ue. 2. A dj us t th e im a ge t o m e et you r r e qu i re m en ts (s e e t h e f ol lo wi n g s e ct io ns B as ic Se t up a nd Im a ge se tt i ng s us i ng th e OS D m e nu ) . 3 . If t he re [...]

9 IM A GE SETT INGS USING TH E OSD MENU The OSD menu is a window on your screen that allo ws you to vie w and change di splay settings. T o change an OSD set ting: Figure 4.Monitor features Press the MENU bu tton ( in fig. 4) to displa y the OSD menu on the screen. 1. T h er e a re a t o tal o f 5 O S D s ub m en us di v i de d b y c ategories. Sel[...]

10 OSD MENU FUNCT IONS Brightness/Contrast Brightness: Adjust s brightness by usin g the buttons < or > ( and in fig. 4 ). Contrast: Adjusts sc reen contrast b y using the buttons < or > ( and in fig. 4). IMAGE CONTROL Auto Adjustm ent: Automaticall y selects the optimal settings f or image parameters (image position, pha se, etc.) by u[...]

1 1 OSD CONTROL H. OSD Position: Co ntrols the OSD m enu s hori zontal position. V. OSD Position: Co ntrols the OSD m enu s ve rtical position. OSD Tim eout: Determines how long (in seco nds) the OS D menu waits bef ore closing automatically after no action has been performed. Other Language: OSD me nu l anguage sele ction: English, French, G erman[...]

12 TROUBLESHOO TING Blank Screen P o w e r i n d i c a t o r i s o f f  M ak e s u r e t h e p o w e r c a b l e a n d t h e p o w e r a d a p t e r a r e c o n n e c t e d p r o p e r l y ( s e e s e c t i o n “ C o n n e c t i n g ) .  M ak e s u r e t h a t t h e m o n i t o r w a s t u r n e d o n u s i n g t h e p o w e r s w i tc h ( [...]

13 TECHNIC A L SPECIFIC A T IONS L C D p a n e l C e r t i f i c a t e s C o n t r a s t r a t i o V i e w i n g a n g l e R e s p o n s e t i m e B r i g h t n e s s I n p u t s i g n a l D i s p l a y c o l o r s Synchronization E r g o . R e s o l u t i o n A u d i o P o w e r c o n n e c t i o n P o w e r c o n s u m p t i o n D i m e n s i o n[...]