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SyncMaster 955DF Color Monitor Owner’s Instructions...
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Safety Instructions Before connecting the AC power cord to the DC adapter outlet, make sure the voltage designation of the DC adapter corresponds to the local electrical supply. Never insert anything metallic into the monitor openings. Doing so may create the danger of electric shock.
Unpacking Your Monitor Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer. Driver Installation Diskette Manual (Not available in all locations) Warranty Card Power Cord Monitor and Stand (Not available in all locations) English - 3...
Setting up Your Monitor Connecting Your Monitor Figure 1. Cable connections Turn off your computer and unplug its power cord. If you are using an IBM-compatible computer, skip to step 4. If you are using a Macintosh computer, connect the end of the signal cable to a Macintosh adapter. Follow the instructions included with your adapter to set the pins on your adapter, if necessary.
Setting up Your Monitor Plug and Play ® Our adoption of the new VESA Plug and Play solution eliminates complicated and time consuming setup. It allows you to install your monitor in a Plug and Play compatible system without the usual hassles and confusion. Your PC system can easily identify and configure itself for use with your display.
Setting up Your Monitor ® Windows ® To determine the version of Windows 95 that your computer uses, right click on the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop and select Properties. The version number can be seen on the General section under “System:”. Follow the directions given below according ®...
Setting up Your Monitor No Connection C h e c k S i g n a l C a b l e Figure 2. Monitor self test screen The three boxes inside the border are red, green and blue. Failure of any of the boxes to appear indicates a problem with your monitor.
Adjusting Your Monitor User Controls Your samsung SyncMaster computer monitor allows you to easily adjust the characteristics of the image being displayed. All of these adjustments are made using the control buttons on the front of the monitor. These buttons operate the on-screen menu, which shows you the monitor’s settings and allows you to change those settings.
Adjusting Your Monitor Power indicator This light glows green during normal operation, and blinks amber once as the monitor saves your adjustments. Power button Use this button to turn the monitor on and off. Automatic Save Whenever you open the on-screen menu and allow an adjustment window to remain active for about 3 seconds without pressing another button, the monitor automatically saves any adjustments you have made.
Adjusting Your Monitor Information The Information on this screen shows available I n fo r m a t i o n horizontal and vertical frequencies and display F re q u e n c y R a n g e : resolution.
Adjusting Your Monitor Menu Features The following features can all be accessed using your monitor’s on-screen menu system. Follow the instructions below to adjust the features. Once you are finished making adjustments to a feature, push the EXIT button to return to the then push EXIT again to turn off the menu.
Adjusting Your Monitor Size Follow these instructions to change the size of the Position/Size monitor’s entire display. Position With the menu off, push the button. Size Push the button or button until the Zoom “Position / Size” screen is displayed. Access Function Push the button or...
Adjusting Your Monitor Parallel / Rotation Adjust the parallelogram setting when the display Geometry is leaning left or right; adjust the rotation setting Parallel/Rotation when the entire display is tilted left or right. Pincushion/Trapezoid Pinbalance With the menu off, push the button.
Adjusting Your Monitor Pinbalance Adjust the pinbalance setting when the sides of the Geometry display are bowed towards the left or right. Parallel/Rotation Pincushion/Trapezoid With the menu off, push the button. Pinbalance Push the button or button until the Linearity “Geometry”...
Adjusting Your Monitor Color Color temperature is a measure of the “warmth” of Color the image colors. The available range is between 5000 to 9300K. Follow these steps to change the Color1 color temperature and adjust individual R, G, B Color2 Color3 color control.
Adjusting Your Monitor Clear Moiré A “moiré” pattern can appear on your screen, Screen looking like a series of concentric circles or arcs. To Clear Moire eliminate this pattern, use the clear moiré Focus adjustments. With the menu off, push the button.
Adjusting Your Monitor Degauss The Degauss feature will remove color impurities Advanced caused by magnetic fields. Do not use the Degauss Degauss feature moré than once within a 30-minute period. Recall Sync. Input Type With the menu off, push the button.
Adjusting Your Monitor Recall Use the recall feature to reset these monitor Advanced settings to their original levels: Position, Size, Degauss Pincushion, Trapezoid, Parallelogram, Pinbalance, Recall Rotation, and Clear Moiré. Sync. Input Type Video Input Level With the menu off, push the button.
Adjusting Your Monitor Sync. Input Type Use this menu to set your monitor to the correct Advanced type of synchronization. Select “Separate” if the Degauss computer is sending a separate synchronization Recall signal. Select “Sync. on Green” if the computer Sync.
Adjusting Your Monitor Menu Position You can change the position where the OSD menu Menu appears on your monitor. Menu Position With the menu off, push the button. Menu Duration Push the button or button until the Languages “Menu” screen is displayed. Access Function Push the button or...
Adjusting Your Monitor Languages Follow these steps to change the language used in Menu the menu. The language chosen affects only the language of the OSD. It has no effect on any Menu Position software running on the computer. Menu Duration Languages With the menu off, push the button.
Adjusting Your Monitor PowerSaver This monitor has a built-in power management system called PowerSaver. This power management system saves energy by switching your monitor into a low-power mode when it has not been used for a certain amount of time. The available modes are “On,” “Standby,” “Suspend,”...
Adjusting Your Monitor Troubleshooting Before calling for service, check the information in this section to see if you can remedy any problems yourself. If you do need assistance, please call the phone number on the warranty card, the phone number on the back cover of this manual, or contact your dealer. Table 2.
Appendix Pin Assignments Table 4. 15-Pin D-SUB connector Sync. 15-Pin Side of the Signal Cable Cable Adapter Type (Figure 1) (Figure 2) Pin No. Separate Composite Sync on Green Apple MacII GND-R Green Green Green+Sync. Blue Blue Blue H/V Sync. Sense 0 DDC Return DDC Return...
Appendix Display Modes For the display modes listed below, the screen image has been optimized during manufacture. Table 5. Preset timing modes Horizontal Vertical Pixel Clock Sync Polarity Display Mode Frequency (kHz) Frequency (Hz) (MHz) (H/V) IBM, VGA2, 720 x 400 31.469 70.087 28.322...
The party responsible for product compliance: The Federal Communications Commission Radio SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD Frequency Interference Statement includes the America QA Lab of Samsung following warning: 85 West Tasman Drive Note: This equipment has been tested and found to...