Manual Gateway 1540

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    Setting up T roubleshooting componen t guide FPD 1540 Monitor Y our Gatewa y Comput er ...

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    i Contents Using Your FPD 1540 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Connectin g the mon itor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Starting the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    1 Using Y our FPD 1540 Monitor The FPD 1540 monit or is a high-reso lution color LCD with: ■ Over 16 million colors ■ Excellent contrast a nd legibility ■ Space-saving and lig htweight design ■ Reduced power usag e ...

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    2 Chapter : Usi ng Your FPD 1540 Monit or www .gatew a y .com Connecting the monitor T o connect the monitor: 1 Position yo ur computer an d the monitor so you can ea sily reach the ba ck of each. 2 Attach the base to the m onitor . 3 Lay your mo nitor down flat. Tips & T ricks A void scr atching the scre en by pl acing it on a to wel o r other ...

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    3 Connecti ng the monit or www .gatew a y .com 4 Connect the power cord to the power connector underneath the bottom of the screen. 5 Connect the video cable to the blue video connector underneath the bottom of the screen. 6 Return the moni tor to its upright po sition. 7 Make sure that your compu ter is turned off. ...

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    4 Chapter : Usi ng Your FPD 1540 Monit or www .gatew a y .com 8 Connect the vi deo cable to the matchin g video port on the back of your computer . 9 Plug the power cord into a correctly grounded electrical outlet. ...

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    5 Starti ng the monit or www .gatew a y .com Star ting the monitor T o start the monitor: 1 Press the power butto n on the monitor . The power LED turns on. 2 T urn on your comput er . 3 After your computer is running, the power LED on the monitor should be green. Allow about 10 se conds for the d isplay image to appear . If the power LED is not gr ...

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    6 Chapter : Usi ng Your FPD 1540 Monit or www .gatew a y .com Adjusting monitor settin gs Use the ex ternal controls (loca ted on the monitor itself) and softw are controls (accessible in Windows) to adjust th e display image. For more information about software controls, see “Software controls” on page 10. External contr ols These monitors fea ...

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    7 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew a y .com OSD option s T o adjust the OS D settings: 1 Press the SELECT button. The OSD menu opens. 2 Use the – and + buttons to high light a co ntrol, then press the SELECT but ton to ope n the me nu op tion . 3 Use the – and + buttons to adjust t he control to the desired level. 4 Press the SELECT butt ...

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    8 Chapter : Usi ng Your FPD 1540 Monit or www .gatew a y .com OSD men us Y ou can access any o f these menus in the OSD: OSD Menu Option Description BRIGHTNESS. Adjust the brightne ss of the screen. U se the low est brigh tness s etting y ou are comf or tabl e with t o maximiz e the lif e of the monitor ba ckli ghts. Y o u may need t o re adjus t b ...

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    9 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew a y .com T ool. Open s a sub menu tha t lets you cont rol: LANGU A GE. Changes the language of the OSD d ispla y . OSD TURN OFF . Se ts th e numbe r of se conds the OSD m enu is displa yed be fore it turns off automatic ally . OSD LOCK OUT . Locks the OSD so settin gs can not be change d. Press the RES ET/ ...

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    10 Chapter : Usi ng Your FPD 1540 Monit or www .gatew a y .com Software controls Adjusting the colo r depth and screen resoluti on are two of the mo st basic monitor sett ings you may need to c hange. Adjusting the color dept h Color de pth is the nu mb er of colo rs yo ur v ideo car d use s. Mo st im age s loo k be st displayed with the maximum n ...

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    11 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew a y .com 3 Click the Settings tab. 4 Click the arrow butt on to open the Color quality or Color s list, then clic k the color depth y ou want. 5 T o s a v e y o u r c h a n g e s i n W i n d o w s X P , c l i c k OK , then click Ye s . - OR - T o save your chang es in W indows 2000, click OK , then click O ...

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    12 Chapter : Usi ng Your FPD 1540 Monit or www .gatew a y .com Adjusti ng the scree n resoluti on Y ou can change the screen resolution to a size you prefer . F or example, you can increase the resolution t o fit more icons on your de sktop, or you can decrease the resolut ion to make reading and identifying objects on the monitor easier . The h ig ...

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    13 Adjus ting moni tor settings www .gatew a y .com 4 Drag the Screen resolution or Scre en area sli der to the size you prefer . 5 T o s a v e y o u r c h a n g e s i n W i n d o w s X P , c l i c k OK , then click Ye s . - OR - T o save your chang es in W indows 2000, click OK , then click OK again . Help and Support For more in f ormation abo ut ...

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    14 Chapter : Usi ng Your FPD 1540 Monit or www .gatew a y .com Video modes The monitor supports several vi deo modes. Best screen resolution is 1024 × 768 @ 60 Hz. The supported vid eo modes are: If you do not u se the best mode for th e monitor , the display ima ge may look slight ly “fuzzy” o r may have a black bo rder around the edge s. Scr ...

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    15 Power man agement www .gatew a y .com P o wer management ENERGY ST AR As an ENERGY ST AR ® Partner , Gateway has determined that this product meets the E NERGY ST AR gui deli nes f or e nergy eff icienc y . This monitor complies with the EP A's International ENERGY ST AR Program, which is a program desig ned to encourage manufacturers of c ...

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    16 Chapter : Usi ng Your FPD 1540 Monit or www .gatew a y .com Maintenance T o keep the monitor in optimal working order: ■ Do not block the vent ilation holes. ■ Do n ot ex pos e the mon ito r to r ain o r use near wat er . ■ Keep the m onitor away from rad iators or heat v ents. ■ Keep the monitor out of d irect sunlight. T o clean the mo ...

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    17 Trou bleshoot ing www .gatew a y .com T r oubleshooting If you have problems with th e monitor , the information in thi s troubleshooting section may help yo u solve them. No po wer Make sure that the power cord is connected correctly to both the back of the monitor and the wall outlet. F or more information about connecting th e power cord, see ...

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    18 Chapter : Usi ng Your FPD 1540 Monit or www .gatew a y .com No picture ■ Make sure that the power cord is connected correctly to both the back of the monitor and the wall outlet . For more information about connecting the power cord, see “C onnecting the monitor” o n page 2. ■ Make sure that the video cable is connected securely to th e ...

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    19 Trou bleshoot ing www .gatew a y .com Picture has shado ws or “ghosts” ■ Press the RESET/A UTO but ton to automatically a djust the display image to the ideal settings. For more informatio n, see “ External contro ls” on page 6. ■ Remove any extension cables or switchblades. ■ Make sure that the video cable is connected securely to ...

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    20 Chapter : Usi ng Your FPD 1540 Monit or www .gatew a y .com Specifications Specifications are subjec t to change without notice or obligation. Many products for Gateway and its subsid iaries are custom e ngineered by our suppliers to Gateway sp ecifications and may vary from similarly mark eted products. Monitor 15-inch activ e-matrix TFT (Thin ...

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    1 Saf ety , Regulator y , and Legal Inf ormation Impor tant safety inf ormation Y our Gateway system is designed and t ested to meet the latest standards for safety of in formation technolog y equipment. However, to ensure safe use of th is pro duc t, it is i mpor tant that the safe ty ins truc tio ns ma rked on the product and in the documentation ...

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    2 Appendi x : Safety, Regulator y, and Legal Info rmation www .gatew a y .com Setting up y our system ■ Read and foll ow all instru ctions marked on the product and in the documentat ion before you operate your system. Retain all safety an d operating instru ctions for futu re use. ■ D o n o t u s e t h i s p r o d u c t n e a r w a t e r o r a ...

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    3 Important safety in formation www .gatew a y .com Care during use ■ D o n o t w a l k o n t h e p o w e r c o r d o r a l l o w a n y t h i n g t o r e s t o n i t . ■ Do not spill anyt hing on the system. The best way to avoid spi lls is to avoid eating and drinking near your system. ■ Do not expose the monitor to rain or use near water . ...

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    4 Appendi x : Safety, Regulator y, and Legal Info rmation www .gatew a y .com Regulator y compliance statements United State s of A merica Federal Communicati ons Commission (FCC) Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 This device ha s been tested and fou nd to com ply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC ru l ...

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    5 Regu latory comp liance stat ements www .gatew a y .com Canada Industry Canada (IC) Unintentional emitter per ICES-00 3 This digital apparatus does not exceed the Clas s B li mits for radio n oise emissions fro m digital apparatus as s et out in the radio interf erence regulation s of Industry Canada. Le présent appareil nu mérique n’émet pa ...

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    6 Appendi x : Safety, Regulator y, and Legal Info rmation www .gatew a y .com Notices Copy right © 2003 Gatewa y , Inc. All Rights Reserved 14303 Gatewa y P lace P oway , CA 92064 USA All Rights Reser ved This publication is protected by cop yright and all rights are reser ved. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted b y any means or in any ...

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