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Table of Contents
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• Macintosh is a trademark licensed to
Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the
U.S.A. and other countries.
• Windows
â
and MS-DOS are registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in
the United States and other countries.
• IBM PC/AT and VGA are registered
trademarks of IBM Corporation of the
U.S.A.
• VESA and DDC
ä
are trademarks of the
Video Electronics Standard
Association.
•
E
NERGY
S
TAR is a U.S. registered
mark.
• All other product names mentioned
herein may be the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective
companies.
• Furthermore, “
ä
” and “
â
” are not
mentioned in each case in this manual.
Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Identifying parts and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Connect the display to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connect the power cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Secure the cords and close the back cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Turn on the monitor and computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Adjusting the tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Customizing Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Navigating the menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adjusting the contrast (CONTRAST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Adjusting the black level of an image (BRIGHTNESS). . . . . . . . . . 12
Eliminating flicker or blurring (PHASE/PITCH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the picture position (H CENTER/V CENTER) . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the color temperature (COLOR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Changing the picture size according to the signal (ZOOM)
(SDM-S71/S81 only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Smoothing the picture (SMOOTHING) (SDM-S71/S81 only) . . . . . 15
Changing the menu’s position (MENU POSITION) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Additional settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Technical Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
On-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Trouble symptoms and remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Self-diagnosis function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Preset mode timing table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i