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USER GUIDE Gatew ay FPD1975W 19-inch W i descreen L CD Monitor 8511654.book Page a Monday, July 24, 2006 11:00 AM ...
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8511654.book Page b Monday, July 24, 2006 11:00 AM ...
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i Using Your Gatewa y Flat Panel Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Connectin g the m onitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Setting up the optional stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Contents w w w .gateway.com ii 8511654.book Page ii Monday, July 24, 2006 11:00 AM ...
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1 Us ing Y our Gatew a y Fla t P anel Monitor • Conne cting the monit or • Setting up th e option al stand • Setting up the optional sp eaker bar • St ar t ing the m onitor • Adjusti ng monitor settings •W i n d o w s c o n t r o l s • P ower management • Maintaining • T roubleshooting • Specifications 8511654.book Page 1 Monday ...
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Connecting the mo nitor ww w.gateway .com 2 Connecting the monitor T o connec t the monitor: 1 Place the monito r base on a table top , then slide the monitor neck down onto the bas e until it cl icks into place. Y ou may need to press the t wo buttons on the base to let th e monitor slide on smoot hly . 2 P osition your computer and the monitor so ...
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Connectin g the monitor www .gat ewa y .com 3 4 Connect the blue right-angl e VGA video cable to the blue video connector under the back o f the display . Alth ough a stand ard VGA cable is acceptable , we recommend usin g the right-angle cable (availabl e in the U.S. at www . ga te wa y . co m ), especially f or use with the optional speaker bar . ...
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Setting up the op tional stan d ww w.gateway .com 4 Setting up t he optional stand Attaching the USB stand In the United States, you can buy an adjustable USB stand from www .ga tewa y .com . The stand can be adjusted for height, tilt, and screen rotation. When connected to your computer ’ s USB por t, you can connec t up to four USB devi ces to ...
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Sett ing up th e opti onal st and www .gat ewa y .com 5 5 Place the hinge co ver ov er the hinge. The hin ge cover came with yo ur optional stand. 6 Attach the hinge co ver using the screw you r emoved from the original neck hinge . 7 Remove the four small s crews from the back o f the L CD panel. Do not discard the four screws. 8 Slide the adjusta ...
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Setting up the op tional stan d ww w.gateway .com 6 9 Tig hten the th umbscr ew wi th yo ur fing ers (o r a fla t scr ewdriv er) unde r the base to secure the neck into place. 10 With the stan d fa cing you, press th e mounti ng bracke t lever to th e left and hold it, then r emove the bracket fr om the stand. 11 Attach the bracket to t he L CD pan ...
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Sett ing up th e opti onal st and www .gat ewa y .com 7 12 Slide th e neck ’ s bracket slot onto the bracket ’ s mounting tab. 13 Pr ess the bracket lever t o the right and hold it, then lower t he neck into place and r elease the lever . 8511654.book Page 7 Monday, July 24, 2006 11:00 AM ...
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Setting up the op tional stan d ww w.gateway .com 8 Adjusting monitor height te nsion The stan d is fac tor y ad justed to ma inta in the h eight for your mon itor . However , if it does not stay in place when yo u let go , you need to change the stand’ s height tensi on. Y ou also need t o adjust the stand if the amounts of fo rce requir ed to r ...
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Sett ing up th e opti onal st and www .gat ewa y .com 9 4 Adju st the height t ension scr ew so the raisin g and lowering f orc es are equal. After the forces ar e equalized, turn the tension scr ew clockwise t wo to four tur ns to sli ghtly de crease th e lift ing ten sion. 5 F or optimum vie wing, adjust the h eight so the top of th e monitor is ...
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Setting up the op tional stan d ww w.gateway .com 10 Screen dist ance from user The scr een should first be plac ed at ar m ’ s length from the user , then adj usted back and forth to suit individu al prefer ence . Connecting the USB hub The optional USB stand has a built-in, 4-port, USB 2.0 hub . T o use these USB connec tors, you need to connec ...
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Setting up the optional speaker bar www .gat ewa y .com 11 Setting up the opt ional speaker bar Installing the speaker bar T o instal l the speaker bar: Tip s & Tri c ks When using th e speaker bar with a DVI connection, we r ecommend that you use the right- angle DVI cable so the speaker bar does not obstruct the cable. 1 Tilt the scr een back ...
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Starting the monitor ww w.gateway .com 12 6 T urn on the speaker bar by rotating the power/volume knob clock wise. Starting the monitor T o star t the monitor: Imp or ta nt The appear ance of your monito r may var y f rom t h at s h ow n. 1 Pr ess th e power button on the front of monitor . Th e power LED on th e power button turns o n. 2 T urn on ...
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Adjusting mo nitor settings www .gat ewa y .com 13 Imp or ta nt When adjusting the monitor settings, always pr ess the Aut o button before en ter ing the OSD. Thi s wi ll auto ma ti cal ly adjust the display ima ge to the ideal settings for the current screen resolution. 4 After you see the W i ndows desktop , press the Auto button on th e right si ...
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Adjusting monitor settin gs ww w.gateway .com 14 On-screen display options Adjusting OSD se ttings T o adjust the OSD settings: Ti p s & T r i c k s Whil e the OSD is act ive, on-scree n labels appear next to th e buttons to help you identify them. 1 Pr ess the Au t o button. The display image is automatically adjusted t o the ideal setting s f ...
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Adjusting mo nitor settings www .gat ewa y .com 15 Pict ure menu Brig htn ess —A djusts the amount of li ght in th e darkest portion of the pictur e. U se the low est brightness setting y ou are co mf ortable with t o maxim ize th e life of the mo nitor backlig hts. Y ou may nee d to read just br ightne ss af ter th e mo nitor war ms up. Con tr a ...
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Windows contro ls ww w.gateway .com 16 Windows controls Color depth, scr een resolution, and screen f onts are three of the most basic monitor settings you may need to change . Adjusting the color d epth Color depth is the number of colors your video card uses. Most images look best displayed with the maximum nu mber of colors available. Windows le ...
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Windows c ontro ls www .gat ewa y .com 17 Adjusting the scre en resoluti on Y o u can change the screen r esolution to a size you prefer . F or example, y ou can increase th e resolu tion to fit m ore icons on your desktop, or you can decrease the resolution to m ake reading an d identi fying objec ts on t he monitor eas ier . The higher the resolu ...
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Windows contro ls ww w.gateway .com 18 3 Click the Appeara nce tab . 4 Click the Eff ects button. The Effects di alog box opens. 5 Click to sele ct the Use the follo wing m ethod to smooth the edges of scre en type check bo x. 6 Click the a rrow to open th e list, the n click ClearT ype . 7 Click OK , then click OK again. 8511654.book Page 18 Monda ...
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Windows c ontro ls www .gat ewa y .com 19 EzT une software When in stalled o nto your comp uter , EzT une™ soft ware le ts you cont rol many of the m onitor setti ngs f rom your computer . With EzT une, you can: ■ Change th e or ientatio n of the image (landscape to por trait) by just rotating the screen (requi res the optional height-a djusta ...
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Windows contro ls ww w.gateway .com 20 While usi ng por trait mode : ■ F u ll-screen video may display inc orrectly or be slo w . ■ Video games or other full-scr een applications may not be fully compatible. ■ Some programs are not able to recognize and adapt to your monitor ’ s port rait mode. If you experience problems with a program whil ...
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Power mana gement www .gat ewa y .com 21 Power management ENERGY ST AR As an ENERGY ST AR ® P ar tne r , Gateway has deter mined that this product meets the ENERGY ST AR guidelines f o r ener g y efficiency . This mon itor compli es with t he EP A ’ s Internationa l ENERGY ST AR Program, which is a program designed t o encourage manufacturers of ...
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Maintaining w w w .gateway.com 22 Maintaining T o keep the monitor in optim al work ing order: ■ Do not block the ventilation holes . ■ Do not expose the monitor to rain or use near water . ■ Keep the monitor away from radiators or heat vents . ■ Keep the monitor out of di rect sunlight. Cauti on Do not use any type of abr asive pad or glas ...
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Troubl eshoot ing www .gat ewa y .com 23 No picture ■ Pr ess the Input button to make sure that y ou hav e selected the correct video source. ■ Make sur e that the p ower cor d is c onnected co rrectl y to bo th the b ack of the monitor and the wall outlet. F or more information about co nnecting the power cor d, see “Con necting the monitor ...
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Troubl eshootin g ww w.gateway .com 24 The monitor has pixels that are always dark or too br ight ■ This condi tion is normal and inher ent in the TF T technolo gy used in active -matri x L C D screens. Gateway’ s inspec tion standards keep these to a minimum. If you feel t hese pixels ar e unaccept ably numerous or dense o n y o u r d i s p l ...
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Specifications www .gat ewa y .com 25 Specifications Specifications ar e subject t o change without notice or obligation. M any products for Gateway and its subsidia ries are custom engineered b y our suppliers to G ateway specifications and may var y from similar ly marketed products. Panel size 19 in ches ( dia gonal ) Panel type 1 9-in ch view a ...
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Specifications w w w .gateway.com 26 8511654.book Page 26 Monday, July 24, 2006 11:00 AM ...
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27 Safet y , Regulator y , and Legal Information • Important saf ety inf ormation • En vironme nta l inf ormati on • Reg ulator y compliance statements •N o t i c e s 8511654.book Page 27 Monday, July 24, 2006 11:00 AM ...
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Important safety inf ormation ww w.gateway .com 28 Important safety information Wa r n i n g Alway s f oll ow th es e i nstr uc tio ns t o he lp guard aga inst personal injury and dam ag e t o you r Ga tewa y p rod uc t. Y our Gateway produc t is desig ned and tested to meet the latest standa rds for safety of inf ormation technology equipment. How ...
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Environmental inf ormation www .gat ewa y .com 29 Environmental information Recycling Mercur y Warning Lamp(s) inside this product contain mercury and must be recycled or disposed of ac cordi ng to local , state, or federal laws. The product you have purchased contains extracted natural resources that have been used in the manu factur ing process. ...
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Regulatory c ompliance statements ww w.gateway .com 30 Regulatory compl iance statements United States of America Federal Com municat ions Commi ssion (FCC) Uninte ntional e mitter per F CC Part 15 This device has bee n tested and found to co mply with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rule s. These limits are ...
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Notice s www .gat ewa y .com 31 Notices © 2006 Gate way , Inc. All rig hts reser ved. Gateway , Inc. 7565 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92 618 USA All Rights Reser ved Thi s publi cat ion is p rot ected b y cop yrigh t and al l righ ts ar e rese rved . No part of it may be repr oduced or trans mitt ed by an y m eans or in an y form, without prior ...
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Notice s ww w.gateway .com 32 8511654.book Page 32 Monday, July 24, 2006 11:00 AM ...
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