Acer AL1917T User manual

Specialnoteson LCDmonitors................................................................1
Introduction.............................................................................................2
Features..................................................................................................2
Unpacking...............................................................................................3
Attaching/Removing thebase..................................................................4
Screenposition adjustment.......................................................................4
Connecting thepowercord......................................................................5
Safetyprecaution....................................................................................5
Cleaning yourmonitor..............................................................................5
Presetmodes..........................................................................................6
Powersaving..........................................................................................7
DDC.......................................................................................................7
Installation...............................................................................................8
Usercontrols...........................................................................................9
Troubleshooting.....................................................................................13
Specification..........................................................................................14
TABLEOFCONTENTS

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SPECIALNOTES ONLCD MONITORS
Thefollowingsymptomsarenormal withLCDmonitoranddonotindicateaproblem.
NOTES
·Duetothenatureof thefluorescentlight, thescreenmayflickerduringinitial use.
Turnoff thePowerSwitchand thenturnitonagaintomakesuretheflickerdisappears.
·Youmayfindslightlyunevenbrightness onthescreendependingonthedesktop
pattern youuse.
·TheLCDscreenhaseffectivepixelsof 99.99% ormore.Itmayincludeblemishesof
0.01%orlesssuchasamissingpixelorapixellit all of thetime.
·Duetothenatureof theLCDscreen,anafterimageof thepreviousscreenmay
remainafterswitchingtheimage,whenthesame imageisdisplayedforhours.In
thiscase,thescreenisrecoveredslowlybychangingtheimageorturning off the
PowerSwitchforhours.

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AL1917
INTRODUCTION
Congratulationsforpurchasingmodel AL1917,ahighperformance19-inchcolorTFTLCD
monitor.TheAL1917 monitorprovidesflicker-free andcolorimagesatoptionalresolutions.
Throughthisuserguide,wewillintroduce youstep-by-stepall thefeatures,functionsand
technical specificationsof theLCDmonitor.Surelyyouwillhavearefreshingexperience
workingwiththemonitor.
FEATURES
TheAL1917 isa19-inchTFTLCDmonitorthat isintelligent,microprocessor-basedand
ergonomicallydesigneddisplay, compatiblewithmostanalogRGB(Red,Green, Blue)
displaystandards,includingPS/V,PS/2,optional forAppleMacintoshCentris,Quadra,
andMacintoshII familysignals.TheLCDmonitoriscapableof displayingcrispand
vibrantcolorgraphicswithVGA,SVGA,XGA,SXGA(non-interlaced),andmostMacintosh
compatiblecolorvideocards.
·Themonitorisabletoproperlyfunctionevenincaseof upgradevideocardsor
softwarebecauseof thewideauto-scanningcompatibilityrangewithoutrequiringto
buyanewmonitor.
·Theinternal microprocessordigitallycontrolsauto-scanning.Forhorizontal scan
frequenciesbetween30KHzand 81KHz,and verticalscanfrequenciesbetween55Hz
and76 Hz.Ineachfrequencymode,themicroprocessor-basedcircuitryallowsthe
monitortofunctionat theprecision-of afixedfrequency.
·Theresidentmemoryallowsforstoringfactorydefault settingsandalsoadditional
useradjustmentparameters.
·ThemaximumresolutionachievableisSXGA(1280x1024),bestsuitedforWindows
applications
·Thecompactandsleekcabinetdesignsaveslotof yourdeskspace andmakesyour
desklookneat andtidy.
·Themonitorisalsocompliantwiththemoststringentenvironmental schemeof TCO
99.Inthisscheme,noenvironmental harmfulsubstancesareusedduringtheentire
manufacturingprocess.

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·LCDMonitor
UNPACKING
Pleasecheckthefollowingitemsarepresentwhenyouunpackthebox,andsavethe
packingmaterialsincaseyouwill needtoshiportransportthemonitorinfuture.
·AudioCable
·UserManual
Speakers
·ACPowerCord
·15-pinD-SubCable ·DVICable
(OnlyDual-InputModel)
·QuickStartGuide

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SCREENPOSITIONADJUSTMENT
Inodertooptimizethebestviewingposition,youcanadjustthetilt of themonitorby
usingbothof yourhandstoholdtheedgesof themonitorasshowninthefigurebelow.
Themonitorcanbeadjustedto15 degreesup or5degreesdownasindicatedbyarrow
below.
Attaching /Removing theBase
Install:
Alignthefourhooksonthebottomof
themonitorwiththecorresponding
slotsonthebottomof thebase.
Remove:
Depress thefourhooksasindicatedfirst
beforeremovingthebaseandfollowthe
arrowdirectiontoremoveit.

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CONNECTINGTHEPOWERCORD
·Checkfirsttomakesurethat thepowercordyouuseisthecorrecttyperequiredfor
yourarea.
·Thismonitorhasauniversal powersupplythat allowsoperationineither100/120V
ACor220/240 VACvoltagearea.Nouser-adjustmentisrequired.
·Plug oneendof thepowercordtotheACInlet,plug anotherendtoaproperAC
outlet.
·Forunitusingat120VAC:
UseaULListedCordSet,TypeSVTwireandplug rated10 A/125V.
·Forunit usingat220/240 VAC(outsideof U.S.):
UseaCordSetconsistingof H05VV-Fcordandplug rated10 A,250 V.Thecordset
shouldhavetheappropriatesafetyapprovalsforthecountryinwhichtheequipment
willbeinstalled.
SAFETYPRECAUTION
·Avoidplacingthemonitor,oranyotherheavy object,onthepowercordtoavoid
damagetothecable.
·Donotexposethemonitortorain,excessive moisture,ordust.
·Donotcovertheventilationslotsoropeningsofthemonitor.Alwaysputthemonitor
inaplace wherethereisadequate ventilation.
·Avoidplacingthemonitoragainstabrightbackgroundorwheresunlightorother
lightsourcesmayreflect ontheface of themonitor.Place themonitorjustbelow
eye level.
·Handle withcarewhentransportingthemonitor.
·Refrainfromgivingshockorscratchtothescreen,asscreenisfragile.
·LAMPDisposal
LAMP(S)INSIDETHISPRODUCTCONTAIN MERCURY ANDMUSTBE
RECYCLEDORDISPOSEDOFACCORDINGTOLOCAL,STATE ORFEDERAL
LAWS.FORMOREINFORMATION,CONTACTTHEELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES
ALLIANCEATWWW.EIAE.ORG. FORLAMPSPECIFICDISPOSAL
INFORMATIONCHECKWWW.LAMPRECYCLE.ORG.
CLEANINGYOUR MONITOR
Pleasecarefullyfollowthebelowguidelineswhencleaningthemonitor.
·Alwaysunplug themonitorbeforecleaning.
·Useasoftclothtowipethescreenandcabinetfrontandsides.
·Applyasmallquantityofalcoholtoasoftclothtocleanthemonitorscreen,ifrequires
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PRESETMODES
Toreduce theneedforadjustmentfordifferentmodes,themonitorhasdefault setting
modesthat aremostcommonlyusedasgiveninthetablebelow.Foroptimumadjustment,
theuserissuggestedtoperformtheAutoSetup underWindows Full Screen”pattern.If
themodeinusedoesnotmatchoneof thedefaults,theusercanstoretheirpreferred
modesintheusermodes.Themonitoriscapableof storingup to9usermodes.Theonly
conditiontostoreasausermodeisthenewdisplayinformationmusthave1KHzdifference
forhorizontal frequencyor1Hzforvertical frequencyorthesyncsignal polaritiesare
differentfromthedefault modes.
Mode Resolution H.Freq.
(KHz)
Band Width
(MHz)
Polarity
H V
1VGA 720 x400 70 Hz 31.47 28.322 - +
2VGA 640 x480 60 Hz 31.47 25.175 - -
3MAC 640 x480 66 Hz 35.00 32.24 - -
4VESA 640 x480 72 Hz 37.86 31.5 - -
5VESA 640 x480 75 Hz 37.50 31.5 - -
6VESA 800 x600 56 Hz 35.16 36 + +
7VESA 800 x600 60 Hz 37.88 40 + +
8VESA 800 x600 75 Hz 46.88 49.5 + +
9VESA 800 x600 72 Hz 48.08 50 + +
10 MAC 832 x624 75 Hz 49.72 57.283 - -
11 VESA 1024x768 60 Hz 48.36 65 - -
12 VESA 1024x768 70 Hz 56.48 75 - -
13 VESA 1024x768 75 Hz 60.02 78.75 + +
14 VESA 1280 x1024 60 Hz 64 108 + +
15 VESA 1280 x1024 75 Hz 80 135 + +
16 VESA 1152 x864 75 Hz 67.5 108 + +
17 VESA 1280x960 60 Hz 60 108 + +

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POWERSAVING
Themonitorwill bedriveninto PowerSaving”modebythecontrol s ignal fromthe
displaycontroller,asindicatedbytheamber-colorpowerLED.
Thepowersavingstateswill bekeptuntil acontrolsignal hasbeendetectedorthe
keyboardormouseisactivated.TherecoverytimefromActiveOFFstate backtoON state
isaround3seconds.
DDC
Tomakeyourinstallationeasier,themonitorisabletoPlug andPlaywithyoursystemif
yoursystemalsosupportsDDCprotocol.TheDDC(DisplayDataChannel)isa
communicationprotocolthroughwhichthemonitorautomaticallyinformsthehostsystem
aboutitscapabilities,forexample,supportedresolutionsandcorrespondingtiming.The
monitorsupportsDDC2Bstandard.
State Power
Consumption LEDLight
ON Normal Green
Active
OFF <3W Amber

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INSTALLATION
Toinstall themonitortoyourhostsystem,pleasefollowthestepsasgivenbelow:
Steps
1.Connect VideoCable
a.Makesureboththemonitorandcomputerarepowered-OFF.
b.Connectthevideocabletothecomputer.
c.(onlyDual-InputModel)Connectoneendof the24-pinDVIcabletothebackof
themonitorandconnecttheotherendtothecomputer’sport.)
2.Connectpowercord
Connectthepowercordtothemonitor,thentoaproperlygroundedACoutlet.
3.ConnecttheAudioCable.
4.Power-ONMonitorandComputer
Power-ON themonitorfirst,thenpower-ONthecomputer.
Thissequence isveryimportant.
5.Ifthemonitorstilldoesnotfunctionproperly,pleaserefertothetroubleshootingsection
todiagnosetheproblem.

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USERCONTROLS
FrontPanelControls
1.PowerSwitch:
Toturn ON orOFFthepower.
2.PowerLED:
Lightsup toindicatethepoweristurnedON.
3.AutoAdjustbutton/Exit:
1)WhenOSD menu isinactivestatus,thisbuttonwill actasEXIT-KEY(EXITOSD menu).
2)WhenOSD menuisinoffstatus,press thisbuttonfor2secondstoactivatetheAuto
Adjustmentfunction.
TheAutoAdjustmentfunctionisusedtosettheHPos,VPos,ClockandFocus.
4.</Volume
ActivatesthevolumecontrolwhentheOSD isOFFornavigatethroughadjustmenticons
whenOSD isON oradjustafunctionwhenfunctionisactivated.
5.>/Volume
ActivatesthevolumecontrolwhentheOSD isOFFornavigatethroughadjustmenticons
whenOSD isON oradjustafunctionwhenfunctionisactivated.
6.MENU/ENTER:
ActivateOSD menuwhenOSD isOFF oractivate/de-activateadjustmentfunctionwhen
OSDisONorExitOSDmenuwheninVolumeAdjustOSDstatus.
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Main
Menu
Icon
Sub
Menu
Icon
Sub
Menu
Item
Description
Contrast Adjuststhecontrastbetweentheforegroundand
backgroundofthescreenimage.
Brightness Adjuststhebackgroundbrightnessofthescreen
image.
Focus AdjustspictureFocus.
(availableinAnalogmodeonly)
Clock AdjustspictureClock.
(availableinAnalogmodeonly)
HOW TOADJUSTASETTING
1.Press theMENU-buttontoactivatetheOSD window.
2.Press <or>toselectthedesiredfunction.
3.Press theMENU-buttontoselectthefunctionthat youwanttoadjust.
4.Press <or>tochangethesettingsof thecurrentfunction.
5.Toexit andsave,selecttheexit function.Ifyouwanttoadjustanyotherfunction,
repeat steps2-4.
ADJUSTINGTHEPICTURE
ThedescriptionsforfunctioncontrolLEDS

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Main
Menu
Icon
Sub
Menu
Icon
SubMenu Item Description
H.Position Adjustthehorizontalposition.
(availableinAnalogmodeonly)
V.Position Adjusttheverticalposition.
(availableinAnalogmodeonly)
N/A Warm Setthecolortemperaturetowarmwhite.
N/A Cool Setthecolortemperaturetocoolwhite.
User/Red
AdjustsRed/Green/Blueintensity.User/Green
User/Blue
N/A English
Multi-languageselection.
N/A
N/A Deutsch
N/A Francais
N/A Espanol
N/A Italiano
N/A
N/A

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Main
Menu
Icon
Sub
Menu
Icon
Sub Menu Item Description
H.Position AdjustthehorizontalpositionoftheOSD.
V.Position AdjusttheverticalpositionoftheOSD.
OSDTimeout AdjusttheOSDtimeout.
N/A AutoConfig AutoAdjusttheH/VPosition,Focusand
Clockofpicture.
N/A Analog Select inputsignalfromanalog(D-Sub)
N/A Digital Select inputsignalfromdigital(DVI)
N/A Information Showtheresolution,H/Vfrequencyand
inputportofcurrentinputtiming.
N/A Reset CleareacholdstatusofAuto-configuration
andsetthecolortemperaturetoCool.
N/A Exit SaveuseradjustmentandOSDdisappear.
(Only
Dual
Input
Model)
(Only
Analog
Input
Model)

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TROUBLESHOOTING
BeforesendingyourLCDmonitorforservicing,pleasecheckthetroubleshootinglist
belowtosee ifyoucanself-diagnosetheproblem.
Problems CurrentStatus Remedy
No
Picture
LEDON ·Using OSD,adjustbrightnessandcontrastto
maximumorresettotheirdefaultsettings.
LEDOFF ·Checkthepowerswitch.
·CheckifACpowercordisproperlyconnected
tothemonitor.
LEDdisplays
ambercolor
·Checkifvideosignalcableisproperly
connectedatthebackofmonitor.
·CheckifthepowerofcomputersystemisON.
Abnormal
Picture
UnstablePicture ·Checkifthespecificationofgraphicsadapter
andmonitorisincompliancewhichmaybe
causingtheinputsignalfrequencymismatch.
Displayismissing,
centershift,ortoo
smallortoolarge
indisplaysize
·Using OSD,adjustRESOLUTION,CLOCK,
CLOCK-PHASE,H-POSITION andV-
POSITIONwithnon-standardsignals.
·Using OSD,incaseofmissingfull-screenimage,
pleaseselectotherresolutionorothervertical
refreshtiming.
·Waitforafewsecondsafteradjustingthesizeof
theimagebeforechanging ordisconnectingthe
signalcableorpoweringOFFthemonitor.
Abnormal
Sound
Nosound,or
soundlevelistoo
low
·ChecktheaudiocablewiththehostPCis
connected.
·CheckifthevolumesetupofthehostPCisin
minimumpositionandtrytoraisethevolume
level.

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AL1917
SPECIFICATION
LCDPanel
Drivingsystem TFTColorLCD
Size 48.26cm(19.0")
Pixelpitch 0.294mm(H)x0.294mm(V)
Brightness 300cd/m2(Typical)
Contrast 700:1(Typical)
Viewableangle 1300 (H)1150(V)
Responsetime 8ms(Typical)
Video R,G,BAnalogInterface
H-Frequency 30KHz-81KHz
V-Frequency 55-76Hz
DisplayColors 16.7MColors
DotClock 135MHz
Max.Resolution 1280 x1024 @75Hz
Plug &Play VESADDC/DDC2B
EPAENERGYSTAR
ON Mode < 50W
OFFMode < 3W
InputConnector
D-Sub15pin
DVI-D24pin(OnlyDual-InputModel)
InputVideoSignal
Analog:0.7Vp-p(standard),
75 OHM,Positive
Digitalsignal(OnlyDual-InputModel)
MaximumScreenSize Horizontal:376.32mm
Vertical:301.056mm
PowerSource 100~240VAC,50~60Hz

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*All specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
EnvironmentalConsiderations
OperatingTemp:50to350C
StorageTemp.:-200to600C
OperatingHumidity:10%to85%
Dimensions 411(W)x410(H)x181(D)mm
Weight(N.W.) 4kgUnit(net)
ExternalControls:
Switch
AutoAdjustKey
>/Volume
</Volume
PowerButtonv
MENU/Exit
Functions
Contrast
Brightness
Focus
Clock
H.Position
V.Position
Language
Autoconfiguration(onlyAnaloginputmodel)
InputsignalSelection(onlyDualinputmodel)
(Warm)Color
(Cool)Color
RGBColortemperature
Reset
OSDposition.timeout
Displayinformation
Exit
PowerConsumption(Maximum) 50 Watts
AudioOutput RatedPower1W(Perchannel)
RegulatoryCompliance CUL,FCC,VCCI,CCC,MPRII,CE,
TUV/GS,TCO'99,UL,ISO13406-2,PCT