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Selecting the on-screen menu
language (LANG)

English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish,
Russian and Japanese versions of the on-screen menus are
available. The default setting is English.

1 Press the joystick.

See page 10 for more information on using the joystick.

2 Move the joystick to highlight

LANG and press

the joystick again.

3 Move the joystick up or down to select a language

and press the joystick again.

ï ENGLISH
ï FRAN«AIS : French
ï DEUTSCH: German
ï ESPA—OL: Spanish
ï ITALIANO: Italian
ï NEDERLANDS: Dutch
ï SVENSKA: Swedish
ï

: Russian

: Japanese

To close the menu

Press the joystick once to return to the main menu, and twice to return to
normal viewing. If no buttons are pressed, the menu closes automatically
after about 30 seconds.

To reset to English

Press the RESET button while the LANGUAGE menu is displayed on the
screen.

Selecting the input signal

You can connect two computers to this monitor using the video
input 1 (HD15) and video input 2 (BNC) connectors. To switch
between the two computers, use the

INPUT

switch.

Move the INPUT switch.

The currently selected connector (ìINP UT 1î : HD15 or
ì INPUT 2î : BNC) appears on the screen for a few seconds.

Note

If no signal is input to the selected connector, NO INPUT SIGNAL
appears on the screen. After a few seconds, the monitor enters the power
saving mode. If this happens, switch to the other connector.

Automatically sizing and centering
the picture (AUTO)

You can easily adjust the picture to fill the screen by pressing the
ASC (auto sizing and centering) button.

Press the ASC button.

The picture automatically fills the screen.

Notes

ï This function is intended for use with a computer that provides a full-

screen picture. It may not work properly if the background color is dark
or if the input picture does not fill the screen to the edges.

ï The picture will fill the screen to the edges only if the aspect ratio of the

picture is 16:10 and the signal is listed on the preset mode timing table
in Appendix. Pictures with an aspect ratio other than 16:10 are
displayed at their actual resolution and do not fill the screen to the
edges.

ï The displayed image moves for a few seconds while this function is

performed. This is not a malfunction.

EXIT

CENTER

SIZE

GEOM

SCREEN

COLOR

LANG

CONV

OPTION

ENGL I SH
FRANÇA I S
DEUT SCH
ESPAÑOL

I T A L I ANO

NEDER L ANDS
SVENSKA

L ANGUAGE

INPUT

ASC

Customizi

ng Your Monitor

You can make numerous adjustments to your monitor using the
on-screen menu.

Navigating the menu

Press the joystick to display the main MENU on your screen. See
page 10 for more information on using the joystick.

Use the joystick to select one of the following menus.

Displaying the current input signal

The horizontal and vertical frequencies of the current input signal
are displayed under the main MENU. If the signal matches one of
this monitorís factory preset modes, the resolution is also
displayed.

Note

In some cases, even though the aspect ratio of the current input signal is
4:3 or 5:4, the resolution may be displayed with an aspect ratio of 16:10
or 16:9.

CENTER (pa

ge 11)

Select the CENTER menu
to adjust the pictureís
centering or zoom.

SIZE (page11)

Select the SIZE menu to
adjust the pictureís size or
zoom.

GEOM (page 11)

Select the GEOM menu to adjust the
pictureís rotation and shape.

COLOR (page 11)

Select the COLOR menu to
adjust the pictureís color
temperature. You can use
this to match the monitorís
colors to a printed pictureís
colors.

SCREEN (pa

ge 13)

Select the SCREEN menu to adjust
the pictureís quality. You can adjust
the landing and moire cancellation
effect.