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M150 FPD Monitor Installation Guide
3M Touch Systems Proprietary Information
Installing the Video Card and Video Driver
Before you can connect your touch monitor, make sure your computer has a
video card and driver already installed for the monitor. The video driver is
supplied by the video card manufacturer and may be found on the disks that
came with your computer. If you need information on installing a video card
or video driver, refer to your computer documentation for instructions.
Supported Video Display Modes and Refresh Rates
Your video card should support one of the display modes specified in
Table 1. If you select an unsupported video mode, the monitor may stop
working or display unsatisfactory picture quality.
Table 1. Applicable Display Mode and Refresh Rate
Display Mode
Refresh Rate
VGA (640 x 480)
60
72
75
US Text (720 x 400)
70
SVGA (800 x 600)
56 Hz
60
72
75
XGA (1024 x 768)
60
70
75
Configuring the Display Settings
After you connect your M150 FPD and turn on your computer, you may
need to configure one or more of these display settings. The ideal settings
for this monitor are as follows:
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Display mode (also called desktop area or video resolution) 1024 x 768
•
Refresh rate (also called vertical scan rate or vertical sync) 60 Hz
•
Color depth (also called color palette or number of colors) at least 16-bit (high
color)
