User manual ACER P211

[. . . ] Acer P211 Copyright COPYRIGHT Copyright (c) 2000 by Acer Communications & Multimedia Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Communications & Multimedia, Inc. Disclaimer Acer Communications & Multimedia Inc. makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, Acer Communications & Multimedia Inc. [. . . ] Acer P21 is not only in compliance with 1 MPRII, but also meets strictest low radiation regulations of "MPRII" and "TCO'99". Acer P21 is produced by the ISO 14001 1 certified manufacturer, and in compliance with the global environmental labelling scheme -TCO'99 which covers not only standards regarding emissions, energy efficiency, electrical and fire safety, but also ergonomic qualities, and ecological concerns. Supporting VESA DDC 2BTM standards, Acer P21 is compatible with Plug'n Play feature of 1 Windows® 95 / 98 / 2000. Wide Range AutoScan i key (Fuzzy Auto calibrating) Low radiation Users and Environment Plug'n Play Compatibility 2 Unpacking the Package Power Management The Power management of this monitor complies with these VESA power saving modes: Mode On Stand-by Suspend Off Power Horizontal Consumption Syne < 150W Max. <5W <5W <5W On Off On Off Vertical Sync On On Off Off LED Green Amber Amber Amber Factory Preset Timings Resolution 640 x 400 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 1600 x 1200 1920 x 1440 Vertical Frequency (Hz) 70 60 75 75 85 75 85 75 85 75 Horizontal Frequency (KHz) 31. 47 31. 47 46. 88 60. 02 68. 68 79. 98 91. 15 93. 75 106. 00 1 12. 50 ** All above timings are non-Interlace timings. 3 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Installing the Monitor This monitor is equipped with an autosensing universal compatible power supply for voltage ranges 100-120/200-240V AC, 50~60Hz. . Please confirm the line voltage designation at the rear panel of the monitor before connecting the machine. 1) Make sure that the system power is turned off. 2) Please refer to the instructions below to connect the signal cable through D-SUB or BNC. 3) Connect the power cord to the monitor and attach it to power source. 4) Turn on the computer and the monitor. 4 Installing the Monitor Connecting the Signal Cable Your Acer P21 provides both D-SUB and BNC signal connectors. The D-SUB or BNC 1 signals can automatically be detected by its microprocessor. Connecting through D-SUB signal connector 1) Make sure that the system power is turned off. 2) Connect the computer end of the D-SUB cable to the 15-pin output connector on the video board of your computer. 3) Connect the monitor end of the D-SUB cable to the D-SUB receptacle on the back of the monitor. 5 Chapter 2 Connecting to An Apple If you connect the monitor to an Apple Macintosh through a D-Sub cable, you need to add the Macintosh adapter to connect the video signal port of your computer and the monitor signal cable. Before connecting the adapter please refer to the user's guide of the adapter to set the switches of the adapter. 6 Installing the Monitor Connecting through BNC Signal Connector 1) Make sure that the system power is turned off. 2) Connect the computer end of the BNC cable to the output connector on the video board of your computer. 3) Connect the monitor end of the BNC cable to the BNC receptacle on the back of the monitor. 7 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 A Look at the Control Panel Menu key : enters or changes Main menus. Enter key : enters sub-menus or selects items. Exit key : goes back to main menus (auto save), or leaves OSD. & key : scrolls the light coloured bar up or down and represents HOT KEY for brightness adjustment. & key : scrolls the light coloured bar left or right and represents HOT KEY for contrast adjustment. i key : is used for Fuzzy Automatic calibration adjustment. 8 A Look at the Control Panel Making Adjustments i key (Fuzzy Auto Calibration ) Just push the i key, then the monitor will automatically adjust display's size and position to the optimum. No re-configuration or adjustment is needed when a user changes display mode. The i key function is different from "Reset" function. "Reset" function for display's geometry, size and position only works under the factory preset timings (please see page 3). The i key function will work under "ANY" display timings which Acer P21 can 1 support. Hot Keys Press or key to adjust contrast directly. Press or key to adjust brightness directly. 9 Chapter 3 OSD Operation 1) Press Menu key to enter or change Main menus (there are three main menus) 2) Press or keys to scroll light coloured bar to desired items. 4) Press , ( , ) key to do the adjustments. If the sub-menu contains 5) 6) multiple items. Press or keys to scroll light coloured bar to desired items. [. . . ] The monitor will automatically save the settings. Your monitor can accept a vertical frequency ranging from 50 Hz to 160 Hz and an horizontal frequency from 30 KHz to 1 KHz. However, due to different 15 video card and resolution settings, we recommend that you do not exceed the maximum refresh rate, 160 Hz for vertical frequency and 1 15KHz for horizontal frequency to avoid possible damage to your monitor. Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 1920 x 1440 Recommended Maximum Vertical Refresh Rate(Hz) 160 160 143 108 92 77 To set the timing and the refresh rate, please see the user's guide of your video card. 20 A Look at the Control Panel Pin Assignments D-SUB Connectors Pin No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Separate Red Green Blue NC GND R-GND G-GND B-GND PC5V(For DDC) GND-SYNC GND DDC Data H-SYNC V-SYNC DDC Clock Signal Composite Red Green Blue NC GND R-GND G-GND B-GND PC5V(For DDC) GND-SYNC GND DDC Data H/V-SYNC Not Used DDC Clock Sync-on-green Red Green + SYNC Blue NC GND R-GND G-GND B-GND PC5V(For DDC) GND-SYNC GND DDC Data Not Used Not Used DDC Clock 21 Chapter 3 BNC Connectors Pin Assignment B G/SYNC R H/H+V V separate Blue Green Red H-SYNC V-SYNC Signal composite Blue Green Red H/V-SYNC NC sync-on-green Blue Green + SYNC Red NC NC 22 A Look at the Control Panel Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Make sure that your monitor is properly installed. [. . . ]