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Setup
Before using your monitor, check that the following accessories
are included in your carton:
• Power cord (1)
• HD15 video signal cable (1)
• USB cable (1)
• Exclusive Power Mac G3/G4 adapter (1)
• Warranty card (1)
• Notes on cleaning the screen’s surface (1)
• This instruction manual (1)
Step 1: Connect your monitor to
your computer
Turn off the monitor and computer before connecting.
Notes
• Do not touch the pins of the video signal cable connector as this might
bend the pins.
• When connecting the video signal cable, check the alignment of the
HD15 connector. Do not force the connector in the wrong way or the
pins might bend.
x
Connecting to an IBM PC/AT or compatible
computer
x
Connecting to a Macintosh or compatible
computer
* Connect the supplied adapter to the computer before connecting the
cable. This adapter is compatible only with Power Mac G3/G4
computers that have 3 rows of pins. If you connect to the other version
of Macintosh series computer that has 2 rows of pins, you will need a
different adapter (not supplied).
x
Connecting to the 5 BNC connectors
* Connect the cables from left to right in the following order: Red-Green-
Blue-HD-VD.
Note
Plug & Play (DDC) does not apply to the 5 BNC connectors. If you want
to use Plug & Play, connect your computer to the connector using the
supplied video signal cable.
AC IN
1
2
R
G
B
HD
VD
video signal cable
(supplied)
IBM PC/AT or compatible
computer
to HD15
to video output
AC IN
1
2
R
G
B
HD
VD
Use the supplied exclusive Power Mac G3/G4 adapter.
to HD15
exclusive Power
Mac G3/G4 adapter
(supplied)
*
Power Mac G3/G4
video signal cable
(supplied)
to video output
AC IN
1
2
R
G
B
HD
VD
to R/G/B input
to HD/VD
input
Refer to the preceding
examples to connect to your
computer.
video signal cable
(SMF-400, not supplied)
*
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US
Step 2: Connect the power cord
With the monitor and computer switched off, first connect the
power cord to the monitor, then connect it to a power outlet.
Step 3: Turn on the monitor and
computer
First turn on the monitor, then turn on the computer.
The installation of your monitor is complete.
If necessary, use the monitor’s controls to adjust the picture.
If no picture appears on your screen
• Check that the monitor is correctly connected to the computer.
• If NO SIGNAL appears on the screen, try changing the input
signal (page 9), and confirm that your computer’s graphics
board is completely seated in the correct bus slot.
• If you are replacing an old monitor with this model and OUT
OF SCAN RANGE appears on the screen, reconnect the old
monitor. Then adjust the computer’s graphics board so that the
horizontal frequency is between 30 – 130 kHz (CPD-G520),
30 – 110 kHz (CPD-G420) and the vertical frequency is
between 48 – 170 Hz.
For more information about the on-screen messages, see “Trouble
symptoms and remedies” on page 20.
Setup on various OS (Operating System)
This monitor complies with the “DDC” Plug & Play standard and
automatically detects all the monitor’s information. No specific driver
needs to be installed to the computer.
If you connect the monitor to your PC, and then boot your PC for the first
time, the setup Wizard may be displayed on the screen. Click on “Next”
several times according to the instructions from the Wizard until the Plug
& Play Monitor is automatically selected so that you can use this monitor.
AC IN
1
2
R
G
B
HD
VD
to AC IN
to a power outlet
power cord (supplied)
