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Safety Instructions Notational Power Installation Cleaning Other Introduction Unpacking Front Rear Setup Connecting Your Monitor Installing the Monitor Driver Automatic Manual Installing VESA compliant mounting On-Screen Display Troubleshooting Check List Q & A Self-Test Feature Check Specifications General Specifications PowerSaver...
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Notational Power Installation Clean Other Failure to follow directions noted by this symbol could result in bodily harm or damage to equipment. Prohibited Do not disassemble Do not touch Important to read and understand at all times Disconnect the plug from the outlet...
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Installation Clean Other When not used for extended periods of time, set your PC to DPMS. If using a screen saver, set it to the active screen mode. Do not use a damaged or loose plug. This may cause an electric shock or fire.
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Do not cover the vents on the monitor cabinet. Bad ventilation may cause a breakdown or fire. Put your monitor in a location with low humidity and a minimum of dust. An electric shock or fire could result inside the monitor.
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Power Installation Clean Other When cleaning the monitor case or the surface of the TFT-LCD, wipe with a slightly moistened, soft fabric. Do not spray detergent directly on the monitor. Use the recommended detergent with a smooth cloth. If the connector between the plug and the pin is dusty or dirty, clean it properly with a dry cloth.
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Do not use or store inflammable substances near the monitor. This may cause an explosion or fire. Do not try to move the monitor by pulling on the wire or the signal cable. This may cause a breakdown, electric shock or a fire due to damage to the cable.
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SyncMaster 760TFT/ 760VTFT Unparking Front Rear Pivot Stand and S/W CD(Option) Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your Monitor and Stand dealer. Power Cord Signal Cable Quick Setup Guide...
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SyncMaster 171V Unpacking Front Rear Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are Monitor and Stand missing, contact your dealer. Power Cord Signal Cable Quick Setup Guide Warranty Card (Not available in all locations)
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7. Menu button Note: See PowerSaver functions. For energy conservation, turn your monitor OFF when it is not needed, or when leaving it unattended for long periods. Use this button to auto adjustment direct access. Use this button to Exit the active menu or the OSD.
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6. Power indicator Note: See PowerSaver functions. For energy conservation, turn your monitor OFF when it is not needed, or when leaving it unattended for long periods. Use this button to auto adjustment direct access. Use this button to Exit the active menu or the OSD.
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SyncMaster 760TFT/ 760VTFT Unparking Front Rear (The configuration at the back of the monitor may vary from product to product.) 1. Power port 2. Signal port Note: See Connecting Your Monitor Connect the power cord for your monitor to the power port on the back of the monitor.
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SyncMaster 171V Unpacking Front Rear (The configuration at the back of the monitor may vary from product to product.) 1. Power port 2. Signal port Note: See Connecting Your Monitor Connect the power cord for your monitor to the power port on the back of the monitor.
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2. Connect the signal cable to the 15-pin, D-sub connector on the back of your monitor. 3. Connect the monitor to the Macintosh computer using the D-SUB connection cable. 4. In the case of an old model Macintosh, you need to connect the monitor using a special Mac adaptor.
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2. Connect the signal cable to the 15-pin, D-sub connector on the back of your monitor. 3. Connect the monitor to the Macintosh computer using the D-SUB connection cable. 4. In the case of an old model Macintosh, you need to connect the monitor using a special Mac adaptor.
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Follow the directions as appropriate for the operating system you Monitor Driver have. Installing VESA compliant mounting Prepare a blank disk and download the driver program file at the Internet web site shown here. Internet web site : Windows ME/98/95 1. Insert CD into the CD-ROM drive.
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4. Click the "Install" button in the "Warning" window. 5. If you can see following "Message" window, then click the "Continue Anyway" button. Then click "OK" button. This monitor driver is under certifying MS logo,and this installation don't damage your system.The certified driver will be posted on Samsung Monitor Homepage...
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Follow the directions as appropriate for the operating system you Installing VESA compliant mounting have. Prepare a blank disk and download the driver program file at the Internet web site shown here. Internet web site : Microsoft 1.
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5. Click "Update Driver.." and select "Install from a list or.." then click "Next" button. 6. Select "Don't search ,I will.." then click "Next" and then click "Have disk". 7. Click the "Browse" button then choose A:(D:\Driver) and choose your monitor model in the model list and click the "Next"...
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5. Click "Driver" and then click on "Update Driver.." then click on the "Next" button. 6. Choose "Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver" then click "Next" and then click "Have disk".
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3. Select a mode that you wish to use (Resolution, Number of colors and Vertical frequency) and then click OK. 4. Click Apply button if you see the screen working normally after clicking Test. If the screen is not normal, change to a different mode (lower mode of resolution, colors or frequency).
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1. Turn off your monitor and unplug its power cord. 2. Lay the LCD monitor face-down on a flat surface with a cushion beneath it to protect the screen. 3. Remove the four screws and then remove the Stand from the LCD monitor.
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1. Turn off your monitor and unplug its power cord. 2. Lay the LCD monitor face-down on a flat surface with a cushion beneath it to protect the screen. 3. Remove the four screws and then remove the Stand from the LCD monitor.
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Align the Mounting Interface Pad with the holes in the Rear Cover Mounting Pad and secure it with Align the Mounting Interface Pad with the holes in the Rear Cover Mounting Pad and secure it with the four screws that came with the arm-type base, wall mount hanger or other base.
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On-Screen Display SyncMaster 760TFT/ 760VTFT Use this button to open the OSD and activate a highlighted menu item. Use these buttons to highlight and adjust items using the On Screen Display. These buttons are also direct access buttons for the brightness feature.
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3. Use the + button to increase the brightness or - button to decrease the brightness. Direct Access Feature : When OSD is not on the screen, Push the + or - button to adjust brightness. Contrast Adjust the Contrast.
Fine again. 1. Push the Menu ( ) button. 2. Push the - button or + button until the Image Lock screen is displayed. 3. Push the Menu ( ) button twice to open the Fine adjustment screen.
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Follow these instructions to change the horizontal position of the monitor's entire display. 1. Push the Menu ( ) button. 2. Push the - button or + button until the Position screen is displayed. 3. Push the Menu ( ) button twice to open the H-Position adjustment screen.
Geometry parameters are replaced with the factory default values. 1. Push the Menu ( ) button. 2. Push the - button or + button until the Reset screen is displayed. 3. Push the Menu ( ) button twice to open the Geometry Reset adjustment screen.
Color temperature is a measure of the "warmth" of the image colors. 1. Push the Menu ( ) button. 2. Push the - button or + button until the Color Temperature screen is displayed. 3. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the Color Temperature adjustment screen.
Image being displayed can be made softer or sharper. 1. Push the Menu ( ) button. 2. Push the - button or + button until the Image Effect screen is displayed. 3. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the Image Effect adjustment screen.
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2. Push the - button or + button until the Menu Halfton screen is displayed. 3. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the Menu Halfton selection screen. 4. Use the - button or + button to select On or Off.
) button again and then press the - or + button until the V-Position screen appears. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the V-Position adjustment screen. 4. Use the - and + buttons to place the menu in the vertical position you prefer.
) button. 2. Push the - button or + button until the Menu Display Time screen is displayed. 3. Use the - or + buttons to select 5, 10, 20, 50, 200 seconds. 20 seconds is the default value. Display Mode You can see the frequency, the polarity of the operational signals and the resolution level.
On-Screen Display Menu To make the automatic adjustment function sharper, execute the 'AUTO' function while the AUTO PATTERN is on. How to adjust Auto Adjustment Auto adjustment allows the monitor to self-adjust to the incoming video signal. The values of fine, coarse and position are adjusted automatically.
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On-Screen Display SyncMaster 171V Use this button to open the OSD and activate a highlighted menu item. Use these buttons to highlight and adjust items using the On Screen Display. These buttons are also direct access buttons for the brightness feature.
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3. Use the + button to increase the brightness or - button to decrease the brightness. Direct Access Feature : When OSD is not on the screen, Push the + or - button to adjust brightness. Contrast Adjust the Contrast.
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Fine again. 1. Push the Menu ( ) button. 2. Push the - button or + button until the Image Lock screen is displayed. 3. Push the Menu ( ) button twice to open the Fine adjustment screen.
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Follow these instructions to change the horizontal position of the monitor's entire display. 1. Push the Menu ( ) button. 2. Push the - button or + button until the Position screen is displayed. 3. Push the Menu ( ) button twice to open the H-Position adjustment screen.
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Geometry parameters are replaced with the factory default values. 1. Push the Menu ( ) button. 2. Push the - button or + button until the Reset screen is displayed. 3. Push the Menu ( ) button twice to open the Geometry Reset adjustment screen.
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Color temperature is a measure of the "warmth" of the image colors. 1. Push the Menu ( ) button. 2. Push the - button or + button until the Color Temperature screen is displayed. 3. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the Color Temperature adjustment screen.
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Image being displayed can be made softer or sharper. 1. Push the Menu ( ) button. 2. Push the - button or + button until the Image Effect screen is displayed. 3. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the Image Effect adjustment screen.
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2. Push the - button or + button until the Menu Halfton screen is displayed. 3. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the Menu Halfton selection screen. 4. Use the - button or + button to select On or Off. User’s Manual...
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) button again and then press the - or + button until the V-Position screen appears. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the V-Position adjustment screen. 4. Use the - and + buttons to place the menu in the vertical position you prefer. User’s Manual...
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) button. 2. Push the - button or + button until the Menu Display Time screen is displayed. 3. Use the - or + buttons to select 5, 10, 20, 50, 200 seconds. 20 seconds is the default value. Display Mode You can see the frequency, the polarity of the operational signals and the resolution level.
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On-Screen Display Menu To make the automatic adjustment function sharper, execute the 'AUTO' function while the AUTO PATTERN is on. How to adjust Auto Adjustment Auto adjustment allows the monitor to self-adjust to the incoming video signal. The values of fine, coarse and position are adjusted automatically.
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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, Check List Symptom Q & A Self-Test Feature...
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2. Check if the computer beeps more than 3 times when booting. (If it does, request an after-service for the main board of the computer.) 3. If you installed a new video card or if you assembled the PC, check if the installed the adapter (video) driver and the monitor driver.
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Do not leave any remains of the detergent nor scratch the case. Do not allow any water to go inside the monitor. Answer Utility provided by the video card.
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2. Unplug the video cable from the back of the computer. 3. Turn on the monitor. If the monitor is functioning properly, you will see a box with a border and text inside as shown in the following illustration: The three boxes inside the border are red, green and blue.
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If there is no image on the screen or an "Video mode not supported" message comes up, disconnect the cable from the computer while the monitor is still powered on. If there is a message coming up on the screen or if the screen goes white, this means the monitor is in working condition.
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Storage Plug and Play Capability This monitor can be installed on any Plug & Play compatible system. Interaction of the monitor and computer systems will provide the best operating conditions and monitor settings. In most cases, monitor installation will proceed automatically, unless the user wishes to select alternate settings.
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99.999% above is used for this product. But the pixels of RED, GREEN, BLUE and WHITE color seem to be bright sometimes or some of black pixels could be seen. This is not from bad quality and you can use it without uneasiness.
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Storage Plug and Play Capability This monitor can be installed on any Plug & Play compatible system. Interaction of the monitor and computer systems will provide the best operating conditions and monitor settings. In most cases, monitor installation will proceed automatically, unless the user wishes to select alternate settings.
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99.999% above is used for this product. But the pixels of RED, GREEN, BLUE and WHITE color seem to be bright sometimes or some of black pixels could be seen. This is not from bad quality and you can use it without uneasiness.
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Storage Plug and Play Capability This monitor can be installed on any Plug & Play compatible system. Interaction of the monitor and computer systems will provide the best operating conditions and monitor settings. In most cases, monitor installation will proceed automatically, unless the user wishes to select alternate settings.
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99.999% above is used for this product. But the pixels of RED, GREEN, BLUE and WHITE color seem to be bright sometimes or some of black pixels could be seen. This is not from bad quality and you can use it without uneasiness.
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This monitor has a built-in power management system called PowerSaver. This 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 monitor automatically returns to normal operation when you move the computer's mouse or press a key on the keyboard.
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If the signal transferred from the computer is the same as the following Preset Timing Modes, the screen will be adjusted automatically. However, if the signal differs, the screen may go blank while the power LED is on. Refer to the video card manual and adjust the screen as follows.
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Service U.S.A. : Samsung Computer Products Customer Service 400 Valley Road, Suite 201, Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Tel. : (973)601-6000, 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) Fax. : (973)601-6001 http://samsungusa.com/monitor/ CANADA : Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. 7037 Financial Drive Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6R3 Tel. : 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) Fax.
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Rate. Unit: Hz For Better Display Example: If the same light repeats itself 60 times per second, this is regarded as 60 Hz. In this Authority case, flickering of the screen can be detected. To avoid this problem, there is a Flicker-free Mode using a vertical frequency over 70 Hz.
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If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television receptions, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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Since it has not been possible so far for the majority of electronic equipment to be recycled in a satisfactory way, most of these potentially damaging substances sooner or later enter Nature.
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Brominated flame retardants are present in printed circuit boards, cables, wires, casings and housings. In turn, they delay the spread of fire. Up to thirty percent of the plastic in a computer casing can consist of flame retardant substances. These are related to another group of environmental toxins, PCBs, which are suspected to give rise to similar harm, including reproductive damage in fish eating birds and mammals, due to the bioaccumulative processes.
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Flame retardants are present in printed circuit boards, cables, wires, casings and housings. Their purpose is to prevent, or at least to delay the spread of fire. Up to 30% of the plastic in a computer casing can consist of flame retardant substances. Most flame retardants contain bromine or chloride, and those flame retardants are chemically related to another group of environmental toxins, PCBs.
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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for medical devices to the IEC 601-1-2:1994. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a typical medical installation.
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For Better Display Authority One of the recent problems in using a computer is that the color of the images printed out by a printer or other images scanned by a scanner or a digital camera are not the same as those shown on the monitor.
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3. When you clean the monitor and the panel outside, please apply the recommended small amount of cleaner by using soft and dry cloth and polish it. Let LCD area not to be forced but to be scrubbed out softly. If excessive force is applied, you can have a stain on it.
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Terms Co., Ltd. is strictly forbidden. Regulatory Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or Natural Color consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. For Better Display Authority Samsung is the registered trademark of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.;...
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