Samsung SyncMaster 204BM User Manual page 44

There is no image on the
screen.
Is the power indicator on
the monitor blinking at 1
second intervals?
Is the monitor connected
using the DVI cable?
I cannot see Have you locked the On
the On Screen Screen Display (OSD)
Display. Menu to prevent changes?
The screen Is the screen displaying
shows strange only one color as if looking
colors or just at the screen through a
black and cellophane paper?
white.
Have the screen colors
become strange after
running a program or due
to a crash between
applications?
Has the video card been
set properly?
The screen Have you changed the
suddenly has video card or the driver?
become
Have you adjusted the
unbalanced.
resolution or frequency to
the monitor?
The screen can be unbalanced due to the cycle of the video card signals. Readjust
Position by referring to the OSD.
The screen is Have you adjusted the
out of focus or resolution or frequency on
OSD cannot be the monitor?
adjusted.
LED is blinking Is the frequency properly
but no images adjusted when checking
on the screen. the Display Timing on the
menu?
Hz,, the display will work properly
but the "Not Optimum
Mode","Recommended Mode
1600 X 1200 60 Hz" message
appears for one minute and then
disappears.
Please change to the recommended
mode during this one-minute period.
(The message is displayed again if
the system is rebooted.)
The monitor is in PowerSaver mode.
press a key on the keyboard to
activate the monitor and restore the
image on the screen.
If there is still no image, press the '
(Enter/Source) ' button.
Then press any key on the keyboard
again to activate the monitor and
restore the image on the screen.
You may get a blank screen if you
boot the system before you connect
the DVI cable, or disconnect and
then reconnect the DVI cable while
the system is running as certain
types of graphic cards do not send
out video signals.
Connect the DVI cable and then
reboot the system.
Unlock the OSD by pressing the [
least 5 seconds.
Check the signal cable connection.
Make sure the video card is fully
inserted in it's slot.
Reboot the computer.
Set the video card by referring to the
video card manual.
Adjust screen image position and
size using the OSD.
Adjust the resolution and frequency
at the video card.
(Refer to the Preset Timing
Adjust the resolution and frequency
of the video card.
(Refer to the Preset Timing
Adjust the frequency properly by
referring to the video card manual
and the Preset Timing Modes.
(The maximum frequency per
resolution may differ from product to
product.)
] button for at
Modes).
Modes).