5-2. Imaging problems (for both digital and analog)
1. The screen is too bright or too dark.
2. Characters are blurred.
3. Afterimages appear.
4. Green/red/blue/white dots or defective
dots remain on the screen.
5. Interference patterns or pressure marks
remain on the screen.
6. Noise appears on the screen.
7. The screen is whitish or blackish.
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Chapter5Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible cause and remedy
• Use<Brightness>or<Contrast>intheAdjustment
menutoadjustit.(TheLCDmonitorbacklighthasa
limitedlifespan.Whenthescreenbecomesdarkor
beginstoflicker,contactyourlocaldealer.)
• TurnontheAutoEcoViewfunction.Themonitor
detectstheenvironmentalbrightnesstoadjustthe
screenbrightnessautomatically.
• CheckwhetherthePCisconfiguredtomeetthe
resolutionandverticalscanfrequencyrequirements
ofthemonitor(see"CompatibleResolutions"inthe
SetupManual).
• Use<Smoothing>intheAdjustmentmenutoadjustit
(see"Tomodifyblurredcharacters/lines<Smoothing>"
(page14)).
• AfterimagesareparticulartoLCDmonitors.Avoid
displayingthesameimageforalongtime.
• Usethescreensaverorpowersavefunctiontoavoid
displayingthesameimageforextendedperiodsof
time.
• ThisisduetoLCDpanelcharacteristicsandisnota
failure.
• Leavethemonitorwithawhiteorblackscreen.The
symptommaydisappear.
• WhenenteringthesignalsofHDCPsystem,the
normalimagesmaynotbedisplayedimmediately.
• Use<Contrast>intheAdjustmentmenutoadjustit
(see"Toadjustcontrast<Contrast>"(page16)).