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1. Without the OSD Menu being displayed, press the

 or the   button.

2. Check that [VOLUME] is selected.

If it is not selected, press the 

 / MODE button

and select [VOLUME].

BRIGHT

VOLUME

SELECT

3. Adjust by pressing the   button (decrease) or 

button (increase).

Note:
- On Screen display for adjustment disappears

several seconds after the last operation.

Color tone or brightness can be changed with one
command.

Displays an image at the brightness level set in
"Adjusting the backlight" (p.16).

Displays an image at a brightness level of at least
half the maximum brightness by setting the value
of the backlight to "10". (This setting saves power.)

Displays an image with dynamic and vivid primary
colors.

Press the 

 / MODE button when the OSD Menu is

not displayed.
Each time the button is pressed the next menu item
appears. (STD 

→ OFFICE → VIVID → STD)

On Screen display for adjustment disappears
several seconds after the last operation.

Note:
- If [DISPLAY MODE] is set to [VIVID], [WHITE

BALANCE] is set to [STD].

Options in the ADJUSTMENT Menu can be
adjusted automatically (CLOCK, PHASE, H-POS,
V-POS).

Note:
- When setting up this monitor for the first time or

after having changed an aspect of the current
system, perform an automatic screen adjustment
before use.

To perform an automatic adjustment, first display
an image that makes the entire screen very bright.
If you are using Windows, you can also use the
Adjustment Pattern on the accompanying Utility
Disk.

Displaying the Adjustment Pattern (for Windows)
This explanation is for Windows 95/98/2000/Me/XP,
and assumes that the floppy disk drive is "A drive".
Note:
- If the floppy disk drive of your computer is not

"A drive", please read the below substituting the
floppy disk drive you are using in place of
"A drive" or "A".

1. Place the Utility Disk (provided) into the

computer's A drive.

2. Open [My Computer] and select [3 ½ Floppy

(A:)]. If using Windows 3.1, open [File Manager]
and choose "A drive".

3. Double click on [Adj_uty.exe] to run the

Adjustment Program. The Adjustment Pattern will
appear.

Adjustment Pattern

After completing the adjustment, press the
computer's [Esc] key to exit the Adjustment
Program.

Note:
- If your computer's display mode is set to 65K

colors, you may see the different color levels in
each color pattern or the gray scale may look
colored. (This is due to the input signal
specification and is not a malfunction.)

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1. Press the MENU button.

The ADJUSTMENT Menu will be displayed.

ADJUSTMENT

MANUAL

AUTO

CLOCK

127

PHASE

16

H-POS

200

V-POS

29

1024x768
V : 6 0Hz

H : 4 8.4kHz

2. Press the   button.

The screen will become dark and [ADJUSTING]
will be displayed. After a few seconds the
ADJUSTMENT Menu will return. (The automatic
adjustment is now complete.)

3. Press the MENU button 4 times to make the OSD

(On Screen Display) Menu disappear.

Notes:
- In most cases automatic adjustment is sufficient.
- It may not be possible to achieve correct

adjustment with the first automatic adjustment. In
such a case, try repeating automatic adjustment
2 or 3 times.

- If necessary due to any of the following, manual

adjustments (right column) can be performed
after the automatic adjustment.
- When further fine adjustment is needed.
- When the computer

'

s video input signals are

Composite Sync or Sync On Green. (Automatic
adjustments may not be possible.)

- When [OUT OF ADJUST] is displayed. (When

the screen displays an entirely dark image, the
automatic screen adjustment may be disabled.
When making an automatic adjustment, be
sure to either use the Adjustment Pattern or try
displaying an image that makes the entire
screen very bright.)

- Automatic adjustment may not be achieved

correctly depending on what is displayed on the
screen - moving pictures or the MS-DOS prompt
etc.

Adjustments can be made using OSD (On Screen
Display) Menu provided.

1.Display an image that makes the entire screen

very bright. If using Windows, you can open and
use the Adjustment Pattern on the accompanying
Utility Disk. (p.17)

2.Press the MENU button.

The ADJUSTMENT Menu will be displayed.

ADJUSTMENT

MANUAL

AUTO

CLOCK

127

PHASE

16

H-POS

200

V-POS

29

1024x768
V : 6 0Hz

H : 4 8.4kHz

At this point relevant menu options can be
adjusted.
Each time the MENU button is pressed the next
menu is selected. (ADJUSTMENT 

→  GAIN

CONTROL 

→  WHITE BALANCE →  MODE

SELECT 

→  OSD Menu disappears)

Notes:
- The OSD Menu automatically disappears

approximately 30 seconds after the last
command.

- This explanation is based on using the

Adjustment Pattern (for Windows) to make
adjustments.

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ADJUSTMENT

MANUAL

AUTO

CLOCK

127

PHASE

16

H-POS

200

V-POS

29

1024x768
V : 6 0Hz

H : 4 8.4kHz

MANUAL: Individual menu options are manually

adjusted.

AUTO:

Every menu option is automatically
adjusted.

Notes:
- Press the   button to select [AUTO].
- To choose a menu option: 

 / MODE button

- To go to the next menu: MENU button

CLOCK
The figure below demonstrates how to adjust so
that vertical flicker noise is not emitted.

(    buttons)

PHASE
The figure below demonstrates how to adjust so
that horizontal flicker noise is not emitted.
(    buttons)
Note:
- Adjustments to [PHASE] should be made only

after [CLOCK] has been correctly set.

H-POS (horizontal positioning) and V-POS
(vertical positioning)
To center the Adjustment Pattern within the
boundaries of the screen, adjust the left-right (H-
POS) values and the up-down (V-POS) values.
(    buttons)

GAIN CONTROL

MANUAL

AUTO

BLACK LEVEL

32

CONTRAST

50

1024x768
V : 6 0Hz

H : 4 8.4kHz

MANUAL: Individual menu options are manually

adjusted.

AUTO:

Every menu option is automatically
adjusted using the Auto Gain Control*
function.

Notes:
- Press the   button to select [AUTO].
- To choose a menu option: 

 / MODE button

- To go to the next menu: MENU button

* Auto Gain Control function
- The Auto Gain Control adjusts contrast and

black level based on the brightest and darkest
colors of the image displayed. If you are not using
the Adjustment Pattern it is necessary to have
black area and white area of at least 5 mm x 5 mm
on the screen. Adjustment may not be possible
without those areas.

- If the signal coming from the computer is

Composite Sync or Sync on Green, automatic
adjustment cannot be performed. Please perform
manual adjustment instead.

- If [OUT OF ADJUST] is displayed, perform

manual adjustment.

BLACK LEVEL
Total screen brightness can be adjusted while

watching the color pattern. (    buttons)

CONTRAST
While watching the color pattern, adjustments can
be made so that all gradations appear.
(    buttons)

Color pattern

Vertical flicker noise

Horizontal flicker noise

Adjustment

Pattern

Screen frame

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WHITE BALANCE

COOL   

STD   

WARM   USER

R-CONTRAST
G-CONTRAST
B-CONTRAST

1024x768
V : 6 0Hz

H : 4 8.4kHz

Notes:
- On settings other than [STD] not all gradations

can be displayed. To display all gradations, set
to [STD].

- If [DISPLAY MODE] is set to [VIVID], no other

setting than [STD] can be selected.

- Use the     buttons to select [COOL], [·], [STD],

[·], [WARM] or [USER].

- Selecting [USER] will display the setting values

for  [R-CONTRAST], [G-CONTRAST] and [B-
CONTRAST], in order to make fine adjustments.

- Use the 

 / MODE button to select

[R-CONTRAST], [G-CONTRAST] and
[B-CONTRAST].

- To go to the next menu: MENU button

COOL ....... Color tone bluer than standard
   • ............. Color tone slightly bluer than standard
STD .......... Color tone standard setting
   • ............. Color tone slightly redder than standard
WARM ...... Color tone redder than standard

R-CONTRAST .....

  button for blue-green
  button for red

G-CONTRAST .....

  button for purple
  button for green

B-CONTRAST .....

  button for yellow
  button for blue

MODE SELECT

OSD H-POSITION

OSD V-POSITION
SCALING

LOW

HIGH

COLORS

260K

16

M

LANGUAGE

1024x768
V : 6 0Hz

H : 4 8.4kHz

Notes:
- Depending on the resolution of the input signal,

even if menu options can be selected, the display
may not change.

- To choose a menu option: 

 / MODE button

- To complete adjustment: MENU button

OSD H-POSITION (OSD horizontal position)
The position of the OSD Menu can be moved to

the left and right. (    buttons)

OSD V-POSITION (OSD vertical position)
The position of the OSD Menu can be moved up
and down. (    buttons)

SCALING (Level of scaling)
When the display is enlarged, the sharpness of the

image can be set. (    buttons)
Note:
- When the display mode is set to less than

1024 x 768 pixels, the display is enlarged to
cover the whole screen (i.e. the side ratio of the
display may change).

COLORS
Maximum display colors can be set. (    buttons)

260K (approx. 260,000)
16M (approx. 16.19 million)

LANGUAGE
You can choose the language used in OSD Menu.
1. Press the   button.

The Language Selection Menu will be displayed
on the screen.

2. Use the 

 / MODE button to choose a language.

3. Press the MENU button.

Language Selection Menu will disappear.

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