User manual HITACHI CML171SXW

[. . . ] COLOUR/COLOR LCD MONITOR CML171SXW USER MANUAL MANUEL D'UTILISATION BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MANUAL DE USUARIO MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI READ THE INSTRUCTIONS INSIDE CAREFULLY. KEEP THIS USER MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. For future reference, record the serial number of your colour monitor. SERIAL No. The serial number is located on the rear of the monitor. This monitor is ENERGY STAR® compliant when used with a computer equipped with VESA DPMS. The ENERGY STAR® emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service. [. . . ] To connect the power and video signal cables: 1. Locate the AC power adapter with attached power cable. Connect the power cable to the power jack on the back of the display (as shown below). Plug the two-prong power cord into a power outlet, and plug the other end into the AC power adapter. Plug the analog video signal cable into the Analog Video Input port on the back of the display (as shown above). Connect the other end of the video cable into your computer's video port. (Please check your computer's documentation if you're not sure where the port is located. ) Note: For best display performance, it is strongly recommended that you use Auto Setup to automatically configure your display's settings. 17 ENGLISH Using Your Display ENGLISH This chapter contains information about using your LCD Monitor. Turning the Display On and Off Use the power button located at the lower right side of the front panel of the display to turn the display on and off. When the display is on, the light (LED) near the Power button is illuminated. The light is green when both the display and PC are active and amber when the display is in a reduced power mode. If your PC supplies power saving signals to the display, the display's power management features reduce power consumption to low levels when your PC goes into its power-saving mode. See "Minimizing Power Consumption" on page 20 for more information. If your PC doesn't use industry standard power-save signaling techniques, you can reduce power consumption by turning off the display when it won't be used for an extended period. You can turn the display off even if you leave your PC in running. Note: Because of the technology used in LCD panels, screen savers will not prolong the life of your display. So if the display will not be used for an extended period, be sure to turn it off. Warning To completely disconnect power from your display, you must remove the power cord from the wall outlet and then remove the power cable from the display. 18 Tilting the Display The monitors have a tilt feature that allows you to tilt the display back and forth as well as left and right to find the most comfortable viewing position. To tilt the display, grasp the sides and push the display back or pull it toward you, or turn it left or right until it is in the desired position. The display can be tilted 20º backward and 5º forward. ENGLISH Note: Do not tilt the display by grasping the top edge. Setting the Video Mode Since the inherent format of this display is 1280 pixels by 1024 lines, the display will perform best when your PC is set to a screen resolution of 1280 x 1024. If you use a lower resolution (such as 640 x 480), the image is expanded to fill the screen. Your display supports many common video modes, as shown in "Video Modes" on page 29. Check the documentation supplied with your PC and video adapter card to find out which modes they support. To see what the video mode in your Microsoft Windows, please check Windows' settings in your PC. Setting the Refresh Rate The image refresh rate is the number of times per second that the image is refreshed; it is also known as the vertical frequency. On standard CRT displays, we recommend that you should use the highest possible 19 refresh rate supported by your PC at the current screen resolution. This is necessary to avoid screen flickering and to minimize eyestrain. [. . . ] 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. Both the flame retardants containing bromine or chloride and the PCBs are suspected of giving rise to severe health effects, including reproductive damage in fish-eating birds and mammals, due to the bio-accumulative* processes. Flame retardants have been found in human blood and researchers fear that disturbances in foetus development may occur. [. . . ]