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3_E151MP171MPsaf.fm Page 2 Monday, August 27, 2001 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 cabinet openings of the liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor;...
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 3 Friday, September 7, 2001 Unpacking Your Monitor Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer. Installation CD (Not available in all locations) Warranty Card (Not available in all locations) Manual Power Cord 3:04 PM...
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 4 Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor Setting up an Ergonomic Workstation Consider the advice given below before you install your monitor. Monitor location Choose a position that exposes your monitor to the least reflection from lights or windows, usually at a right angle to any window.
➮ Optional TV tuner is required. The optional TV tuner can be purchased from the local Samsung Monitor dealers. 4. Connecting DTV Set-Top Box ( A. Connect the RCA DTV Cable to the Video port of the DTV Function on the back of the monitor.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 6 Friday, September 7, 2001 Setting up Your LCD Monitor Connecting TV Tuner Box (option) Unplug the DC adapter. Remove cover of tuner box housing by sliding down. Connect antenna or CATV cable to “Antenna” port of the tuner box. Insert the tuner box into tuner box housing on the back of the monitor.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 7 Friday, September 7, 2001 Setting up Your LCD Monitor Plug and Play The adoption of the new VESA 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.
Friday, September 7, 2001 3:04 PM Setting up Your LCD Monitor If the monitor is functioning properly, you will see a white box with a large blue oval Samsung logo and an error messsage “Check Signal Cable.” in red color. Check Signal Cable Figure 4.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 9 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor User Controls Your LCD 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. While you use these buttons to adjust the controls, an OSD shows you their numeric values as they change.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 10 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Name Menu Exit Auto Automatic Save Whenever you open the OSD and allow an adjustment window to remain active for about 3 seconds without pressing other buttons, the monitor automatically saves any adjustment you have made.
Fig. 7. Without Optional TV Tuner ➮ The optional TV tuner can be purchased from the local Samsung Monitor dealers. Some OSD menus are disabled in gray color when they are not available in a certain mode of operation. Those menus are enabled when corresponding OSD menus are activated.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 12 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor On Screen Display (OSD) Accessing the menu system With the OSD off, push the Menu button to display the main OSD menu. Use the " " buttons to move from one function to another. As you move from one icon to another, the function name changes to reflect the function or group of functions represented by that icon.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 13 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor OSD functions and adjustments Function icons Function name Setting bar Main menu Tool Tip Table 1. Screen controls Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus LANGUAGE POSITION HALFTONE DURATION BEEP 3:04 PM LANGUAGE Press menu Key...
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 14 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor PC functions and adjustments Function icons Function name Setting bar Main menu Tool Tip Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOR Mode1 Mode2 Mode3 User Mode...
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4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 15 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus Reset IMAGE IMAGE LOCK Coarse Fine Information Reset 3:04 PM Function Descriptions Color parameters are replaced with the factory default values.
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4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 16 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus IMAGE SIZE Expand1 Expand2 Normal Zoom IMAGE EFFECT 3:04 PM Function Descriptions The size of the image being displayed can be handled in several different ways.
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4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 17 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus H-POSITION V-POSITION SOUND Bass Treble Surround (Picture-in- Picture) Size Position 3:04 PM Function Descriptions The monitor has a built-in high fidelity stereo audio amplifier.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 18 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor TV/ Video functions and adjustments with the LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) Function icons Function name Setting bar Main menu Tool Tip Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus...
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4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 19 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus Channel Edit Fine Tune Stereo System 3:04 PM Function Descriptions In rare cases, "Channel auto program" may miss a couple of channels due to weak signals or for other reasons such as a channel does not exist when "Channel auto program"...
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4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 20 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus 3:04 PM Function Descriptions This function is provided to amplify signal automatically in case of bad reception sensitivity of antenna.
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4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 21 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus PICTURE Contrast Brightness Sharpness Color Tint Reset SOUND Bass Treble Surround ACTIVE AREA 3:04 PM Function Descriptions This funtion is active if you select an input source other than PC.(DVD,VCR,TV) Adjust the contrast of video or TV without affecting PC RGB’s contrast.
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4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 22 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus TIMER Closed Caption (US only) V- Chip * According to our R&D Lab test result, "Channel auto program" usually takes around 3 minutes to scan 61 channels.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 23 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor DTV functions and adjustments Function icons Function name Setting bar Main menu Tool Tip Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus INPUT FORMAT CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS SOUND Bass Treble...
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4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 24 Friday, September 7, 2001 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus SCREEN SIZE 3:04 PM Function Descriptions Select DTV size. • 16 : 9 • Full 16 : 9 Full English...
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 25 Friday, September 7, 2001 V - Chip (US only) The Telecommunications Act of 1996 in USA requires that every television made, starting in 1998, must be equipped with the technological device named V - Chip. The V - Chip can block certain rated television shows off television (if chosen) so children cannot watch programs that their parents do not approve.
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4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 26 Friday, September 7, 2001 4. Setting up MPAA rating Mode - Use Up/Down/Left/Right arrow buttons to move around the matrix and press Menu button to change the value from "U" to "B" or "B" to "U". - MPAA : Motion Picture Association (of) America [movie rating organization] PG-13 NC-17 5.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 27 Friday, September 7, 2001 By Remote-Control Power On/Off PC on PIP PC+Video PIP Position Turn on the OSD Select a function Sound mute Display setup information (Video source, Audio source, Channel number, Sound mode, Audio mute on/off) The values of fine, coarse and position are adjusted automatically.
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4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 28 Friday, September 7, 2001 Features that can only be accessed via remote controller Display Shows a selected video source, audio soure, current channel number sound mode and the state of audio mute on the upper right corner of the screen.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 29 Friday, September 7, 2001 PowerSaver 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 period of time. The available modes are “On”, “Standby”, “Sleep”, and “Deep Sleep”. PowerSaver operates with a VESA DPMS compliant video card installed in your computer.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 30 Friday, September 7, 2001 Troubleshooting If you have a problem setting up or using your LCD monitor, you may be able to solve it yourself. Before contacting customer service, try the suggested actions that are appropriate to your problem. Table 3.
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Image is not centered on Adjust the horizontal and the screen. vertical position. You need the monitor Download the driver from WWW pages: driver software http://www.samsung-monitor.com http://www.samsungmonitor.com (USA Only) 3:04 PM Appendix Suggested Actions Power Saver, page 29. Display Modes, page 36.
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4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 32 Friday, September 7, 2001 Table 4. Troubleshooting – Audio and TV Problem Suggested Actions No sound Ensure that the audio cable is firmly connected to both the audio-in port on your monitor and the audio–out port on your sound card. Check the volume level Sound level is Check the volume level...
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 33 Friday, September 7, 2001 Specifications Table 5. Technical and environmental specifications Panel Size Display Size Type Pixel pitch Viewing Angle * Frequency Horizontal Vertical Display color Display Optimum Mode Resolution Maximum Mode Input Signal Sync. Video signal TV, Video Color system Sound system...
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4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 34 Friday, September 7, 2001 Table 5. Technical and environmental specifications (Continued) Power Supply Input Output Power Maximum Consumption Power Saving Dimensions/ Unit ( Weight Monitor body With stand When folded Environmental Operating Considerations Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Temperature Storage Humidity...
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 36 Friday, September 7, 2001 Display Modes If the signal from the system equals to the standard signal mode, the screen is adjusted automatically. If the signal from the system doesn’t equal to the standard signal mode, adjust the mode with refering to the Videocard user guide because the screen might not display or only the power LED might be on.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 37 Friday, September 7, 2001 Attaching a wall or Arm mounting device The monitor supports VESA mounting standard for use with various VESA mounting devices. To install any VESA mounting device, please follow the instructions given. Case 1. Lay the LCD monitor face-down on a flat surface with a cushion or other soft materials to protect the screen.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 38 Friday, September 7, 2001 Installing VESA compliant mounting devices Refer to page 37 to fold the base. 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 bases. Wall Mount Instructions The following instructions apply to a hollow sheet-rock wall only Tools/Hardware needed - Philips screwdriver, four toggle bolts, 5/8in dia.
4_E151MP171MPbody.fm Page 39 Friday, September 7, 2001 Retractable Stand NOTE: The maximum tilt angle is 15 degree to the backward direction. Please do not tilt the monitor other than specified range. Excessive force to tilt the monitor other than specified range may give permanent damage to the mechanical part of the stand.
10:16 AM The party responsible for product compliance: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD America QA Lab of Samsung 85 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA Tel) 408-544-5124 Fax) 408-544-5191 Provided with this monitor is a detachable power supply cord with IEC320 style terminations.
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