Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor • Connecting the monitor • Attaching and adjusting the optional stand • Starting the monitor • Changing monitor settings • Maintenance and troubleshooting • Specifications...
Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor Connecting the monitor To connect the monitor: Place the monitor base on a table top, then slide the monitor neck down onto the base until it clicks into place. Position your computer and the monitor so you can reach the back of each.
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If your computer has a digital video connector (DVI), connect a DVI video cable (not included) to the white connector under the back of the display. You can buy a DVI video cable from www.gateway.com. Make sure that your computer is turned off, then connect the other end of the video cable to the matching video port on the back of your computer.
Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor Attaching the optional stand You can buy a fully adjustable stand from www.gateway.com. The stand can be adjusted for height, tilt, pan angle, and screen rotation. To attach the height-adjustable stand: Make sure the monitor is turned off.
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Attach the hinge cover using the screw you removed from the original neck hinge. Remove the four small screws from the back of the LCD panel. Do not discard the four screws. Screw Screw Screw Screw Attach the adjustable stand’s mounting flange to the LCD panel using the four screws you removed. www.gateway.com...
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Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor Use the four large screws provided with the adjustable stand to attach the base to the adjustable stand. Large screws www.gateway.com...
Adjusting the height-adjustable stand Adjusting the height-adjustable stand Rotates 90° for portrait or landscape orientation Tilts from -5° to 35° Pans 31° left and right Vertical height adjusts five inches www.gateway.com...
Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor Starting the monitor To start the monitor: Press the power button on the front of monitor. The power LED on the power button turns on. Turn on your computer. After your computer is running, the power LED on the monitor’s power button should be blue.
OSD active: Press to open a menu or setting. OSD inactive: Automatically optimizes the monitor’s image position, clock, and phase. ■ (brightness) OSD active: Press to move up through menu selections and adjust OSD options. OSD inactive: Press to adjust the brightness. www.gateway.com...
Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor ■ (contrast) OSD active: Press to move down through menu selections and adjust OSD options. OSD inactive: Press to adjust the contrast. ■ Menu Press to view the OSD. Press again to exit or move to a previous menu.
You may need to readjust brightness after the monitor has warmed up. Brightness Contrast—Adjusts the level of white between the lightest and darkest portions of an image. Contrast Gamma—Customizes the gamma level. High gamma levels increase white levels and low gamma levels increase contrast. Gamma www.gateway.com...
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Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor OSD Menu Description Geometry menu H-Position—Moves the display image left and right. V-Position—Moves the display image up and down. You can also press the Auto button to configure the Geometry vertical and horizontal position automatically.
. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Start Control Panel Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes Click/Double-click the icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. Display Click the tab. Settings Gateway FPD 1940 on Intel(r) 82810E Graphics Controller www.gateway.com...
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Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor Click the arrow button to open the list, then click the color depth you Color quality want. Click , then click to save your changes. Help and For more information about adjusting monitor settings, click Start, Support then click Help and Support.
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Click/Double-click the icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. Display Click the tab. Settings Gateway FPD 1940 on Intel(r) 82810E Graphics Controller Drag the slider to the size you prefer. Screen resolution Click , then click to save your changes.
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Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor Clarifying screen fonts You can change the display fonts to ClearType for smoother screen fonts. To change the display fonts to ClearType: Click , then click . The Control Panel window opens. If your Control...
ENERGY STAR ® As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Gateway has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. This monitor complies with the EPA's International ENERGY STAR Program, which is a program designed to encourage manufacturers of computer equipment to build circuitry into their products to reduce energy consumption during time of non-use.
Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor Maintenance To keep the monitor in optimal working 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.
For more information about connecting the power cord, see “Connecting the monitor” on page 2. ■ Make sure that the video cable is not damaged. ■ Check the ends of the video cable for any pins that might be bent or pushed in. www.gateway.com...
This condition is normal and inherent in the TFT technology used in active-matrix LCD screens. Gateway’s inspection standards keep these to a minimum. If you feel these pixels are unacceptably numerous or dense on your display, contact Gateway Technical Support to identify whether a repair or replacement is justified based on the number of pixels affected.
Specifications Specifications Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation. Many products for Gateway and its subsidiaries are custom engineered by our suppliers to Gateway specifications and may vary from similarly marketed products. 15-inch monitor Panel size 15 inches (diagonal)
Important safety information Your Gateway system is designed and tested to meet the latest standards for safety of information technology equipment. However, to ensure safe use of this product, it is important that the safety instructions marked on the product and in the documentation are followed.
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Do not expose the monitor to rain or use near water. If the monitor does get exposed to moisture, unplug it and allow it to dry for 24 hours. Call Gateway Technical Support for advice on whether the monitor is safe to turn back on.
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Gateway could void the FCC compliance and negate your authority to operate the product.
Classe B prescrites dans le règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par Industrie Canada. EPA ENERGY STAR ® As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Gateway has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency when used with a computer equipped with a Display Power Management System. ENERGY STAR www.gateway.com...
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In the interest of continued product development, Gateway reserves the right to make improvements in this manual and the products it describes at any time, without notices or obligation.