Compaq 303500-001 - V 900 - 19" CRT Display User manual

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User’s Guide
Compaq V900 Color Monitor
First Edition (July 1998)
Part Number 303512-001
Compaq Computer Corporation

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Introduction
The Compaq V900 Color Monitor is a microprocessor-based, intelligent
scanning monitor with a 0.22 horizontal dot pitch that supports
resolutions up to 1600 × 1200.
Product Features
The monitor features include the following:
■ 19-inch (18 in/45.7 cm viewable) FS CRT
■ Easy-to-access front panel controls to adjust screen brightness and
contrast
■ On-screen display in six different languages: English, Dutch,
French, German, Italian, and Spanish
■ Diskette that contains an information file (INF) and an Image
Color Matching file (ICM) for configuring your monitor
■ Universal Serial Bus (USB) bus-powered hub for use with USB
peripherals (mouse, keyboard, etc.)
■ Plug and play capability, if supported by your system
■ Automatic scanning of all horizontal frequencies between 30
and 96 kHz, and vertical frequencies between 48 and 160 Hz
■ Support for VGA and Super VGA to 1600 × 1200 resolutions
■ Energy Saver feature that, when activated, results in a power
savings of greater than 94 percent
■ Macintosh-compatible timing with optional connector*
■ Compliance with the following regulated specifications:
❏ EPA Energy Star
❏ European Union CE Directives
❏ Swedish TCO 1995
*A Macintosh-compatible connector is not supplied with this monitor.

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Graphics Driver
This monitor may require a graphics driver (and/or .INF file) that is
compatible with your computer's graphics adapter. Compaq has created
a Universal Driver Manager (UDM) release that supports all Compaq
QVision, S3, Cirrus Logic, and Matrox graphics adapters found on
Compaq Deskpro and Compaq Workstation products. The UDM eases
graphics driver deployment across Compaq platforms ensuring cross-
compatibility and backward-compatibility. The resulting solution
enables customers to manage and control ongoing software maintenance
costs. The UDM is available on the Support Software CD for Compaq
Desktop, Portable, and Workstation Products, and the Compaq World
Wide Web site (www.compaq.com).
■ You can order the Support Software CD for Compaq Desktop,
Portable, and Workstation Products. This compact disc contains
the latest device drivers, utilities, and flashable ROM images
needed to run MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95,
Windows NT workstation, and IBM OS/2 on your Compaq
commercial desktop product.
■ You can download the software from the Compaq World Wide
Web site (www.compaq.com).
■ You can purchase backup diskettes.
If you choose to purchase the Support Software CD, you have two
options:
■ You can purchase a single CD-ROM that gives you one-time
access to the latest support software (North America only,
Compaq part number 272505-001).
■ You can purchase a yearly subscription that delivers up to 12
monthly CD-ROMs (Compaq part number 183426-xxx).
The annual subscription ensures your continuous access to the latest
developments.
For help and service outside of the U.S. and Canada or to order the CD
or backup diskettes, contact your Compaq authorized reseller, dealer, or
service provider.

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Information Files
This monitor includes a diskette with two information files that should
be installed onto your computer—an INF file and an ICM file. The INF
file defines monitor resources, and provides specifications used by
Windows 95 to install support software for certain hardware devices.
The INF file ensures monitor compatibility with your computer’s
graphics adapter. The ICM file provides color matching consistency
from monitor screen to printer and is activated from within the graphics
programs that have this feature. To install these files onto your
computer, follow the instructions on the “Configuring Your Compaq
CRT Monitor” card located in the Program License Agreement packet
along with the diskette.
Installing the Monitor
To install the monitor, ensure that the power to the monitor, computer
system, and other attached devices is turned off; then follow these steps:
1. Place the monitor in a convenient, well-ventilated location near
your computer.
2. Connect the monitor signal cable to the 15-pin connector 1on
the rear panel of the computer. Tighten the screws on the end of
the connector.
IMPORTANT: Be sure the signal cable aligns with the 15-pin connector.
Do not force the cable onto the connector or you may damage the signal
cable.
3. Connect the monitor power cord 2to the connector that is
beneath the back panel of the monitor, then plug the other end of
the cord into an electrical outlet that is easily accessible and close
to the monitor.

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!WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to
your equipment:
Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The
grounding plug is an important safety feature.
Plug the power cord into a grounded (earthed) electrical
outlet that is easily accessible at all times.
Disconnect power from the monitor by unplugging the
power cord from the electrical outlet.
USB Connectors
The base of the monitor has three Universal Serial Bus (USB)
connectors. USB connectors provide plug and play installation of USB-
compatible plug and play devices such as a keyboard, mouse, or
joystick. To use a USB device, ensure the system is powered on, and
plug the device into the USB connector. Use USB connector 3to
connect the USB signal cable to the computer. Use Connectors 1and 2
to connect USB-compatible plug and play devices to the monitor.
IMPORTANT: These USB connectors are not designed for use with high-
power USB devices such as a video camera, scanner, etc. Compaq
recommends connecting high-power USB devices directly to the
computer.

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To maintain the integrity of signal transfers on USB devices, do not use
a cable extender with any USB cables. Low-power USB devices usually
have an attached cable that measures about 3 meters.
✎Most USB-connected devices will operate with Compaq
computers using Microsoft Windows 95, OSR 2.1. If a USB-
connected device fails to operate, it may require a special
device driver that is not supplied with this version of Microsoft
Windows. Contact your vendor for driver availability.
✎Do not connect or daisy-chain a bus-powered device (example:
mouse) to a bus-powered hub device (example: keyboard) that
is connected to a USB connector on this monitor. The
secondary bus-powered device will not operate. All USB bus-
powered devices should be connected directly to the monitor or
to your computer.

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Operating the Monitor
Front Control Panel
No./Icon Control Function
1Contrast Adjusts contrast by turning control to left or right.
2Brightness Adjusts brightness by turning control to left or right.
3Select button 1. Launches on-screen display.
2. Selects function adjustments.
3. Exits menus and on-screen display.
4-Minus button Selects and adjusts the functions.
5+Plus button Selects and adjusts the functions.
6Power switch Turns the monitor on and off.
7Power LED 1. Green indicates monitor is turned on.
2. Yellow indicates suspend mode.
3. Amber indicates sleep mode.

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On-Screen Display Settings
The adjustments for screen settings are located in the on-screen display
and can be viewed in one of six available languages. The on-screen Main
Menu displays the eight functions listed below, the Second Level Menu
displays a variety of selections for screen settings, and the Third Level
Menu displays adjustment scales, toggle switches, etc., for screen settings.
Main Menu 2nd Level Menu 3rd Level Menu
Size and Position Horizontal Size
Horizontal Position
Vertical Size
Vertical Position
Adjustment scale
Overscan: ON/OFF
Geometry/Moiré Pincushion
Pincushion Balance
Trapezoid
Parallelogram
Tilt
Adjustment scale
Horizontal Moiré
Vertical Moiré Adjustment scale
Color 9300 K
6500 K
5500 K
User Color 1
User Color 2
User Color 3
Adjust individual red, green, and
blue colors of the display.
H-Convergence
V-Convergence Adjustment scale
Degauss
Language Lists six languages
available to display on-
screen menus.
Management Power saver
Display Mode
Serial No.
Sleep Timer
ON OFF
ON OFF
(displays Serial No.)
Set Current Time
Set SLEEP Time
Set ON Time
TIMER: ON/OFF
SLEEP NOW
Master Reset Confirm Master Reset
Factory Reset Reset
Cancel

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IMPORTANT: The Overscan and Degauss selections do not display
menus. When you select Overscan, the choices are to turn it on or off.
When you select Degauss, the monitor corrects color impurities on the
screen. Color impurities are usually caused by moving or rotating the
monitor. The monitor screen automatically degausses when the monitor
is turned on.
Programmable Sleep Timer
The Programmable Sleep Timer is an energy-saving feature that enables
you to set a time for the monitor to power on and off at the same time
every day. The Sleep Timer has five options:
■ Set Current Time
■ Set SLEEP Time
■ Set ON Time
■ TIMER: ON/OFF
■ SLEEP NOW
To set the timer:
1. Press the Menu button on the monitor front panel to display the
Main Menu.
2. Scroll down and highlight Management.
3. Press the Menu button to select Management.
4. Scroll down, highlight and select Sleep TimerSet Current
Time.
✎You must set the current local time before you reset the time
for SLEEP Time or ON Time.
5. Press the Menu button once to enter the adjustment mode for
hours.
6. Press the Minus or Plus buttons to adjust the hour.
7. Press the Menu button again to enter the time for minutes.
8. Press the Minus or Plus buttons to adjust the minutes.
9. Press the Menu button to lock in the time chosen.
10. After setting the current time, the highlight automatically skips to
Set SLEEP Time “hours.” Repeat steps 6 through 9 to set SLEEP
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If you do not want to set SLEEP Time, press the Menu button
twice, then select Save and Return to exit the menu.
11. After setting SLEEP Time, the highlight automatically skips to
Set ON Time “hours.” Repeat steps 6 through 9 to set ON Time.
12. Set the Timer mode to ON to activate the Sleep Timer settings.
13. When you are finished, select Save and Return to exit the menu.
The fifth selection SLEEP NOW turns the monitor off immediately and
stays in sleep mode until the next On Time activates or the menu button
is pressed.

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How to Adjust the Settings
To launch the on-screen display Main Menu:
1. Press the
Select button 1on the monitor front panel to display
the Main Menu on the monitor screen.
2. To make a selection from the Main Menu, scroll down by
pressing the Minus (-) button 2and reverse or back up by
pressing the Plus (+) button 3located on the monitor front panel.
3. Highlight your choice and press the Select button 1again.
For example, if your selection is Size and Position, press the
Minus button 2until Size and Position is highlighted, then press
the Select button 1to choose it.
Monitor with On-Screen Display
4. A second level menu displays with expanded menu items. Again,
to make a selection, press the Minus (-) button; 2to scroll down
or press the Plus (+) button; 3to reverse or back up.
5. Highlight your choice and select Save and Return, or to advance
to the third level menu, highlight your choice, and press the
Select button. To void any changes made, select Cancel instead
of Save and Return.

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6. The third level displays a sizing window for adjusting the
selected function. To adjust, press the Minus button to decrease
the degree of adjustment, or press the Plus button to increase the
degree of adjustment.
7. Press the
Select button after the adjustment is made.
8. To save the new adjustment, select Save and Return, and press
the Select button.
9. Select
Exit from the Main Menu, and press the Select button
again to exit the on-screen display.
✎Until an actual change is made in a third level display, the Save
and Return control is inactive.
Language Selection
When the monitor is turned on for the first time, the on-screen display is
set to the English language. However, the display can be set to any one
of six languages.
To change the display to the language of your choice:
1. Launch the on-screen display by pressing the Select button 1on
the monitor front panel.
2. To move through the list of functions on the on-screen display,
press the Minus (-) button 2repeatedly until the word Language
is highlighted on the screen. To reverse or back up through the
function list, press the Plus (+) button 3.
3. When
Language is highlighted, press the Select button 1to
confirm the selection.

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Selecting Language on the On-Screen Display
4. From the next screen, press the Minus button 2to choose a
language.
5. When the language of your choice is highlighted, press the Select
button 1to confirm the selection, and the Language Menu will
escape to the Main Menu.
6. Within the Main Menu, highlight Exit, and press the Select
button 1to exit the on-screen display. From this point, all on-
screen functions will display in your chosen language.
✎Selecting Cancel exits the on-screen display without saving
the new adjustments.

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Adjusting Picture Quality
Allow the monitor to warm up for 30 minutes before performing the
following procedures. The picture image stabilizes after a warm-up
period.
Optimizing Contrast
For best results, set your screen to a dark background (such as the DOS
prompt) before adjusting the following settings:
1. Set the brightness and contrast controls to their lowest levels.
2. Increase brightness until the background portions of the screen
are visible, then slowly reduce brightness until the background is
slightly extinguished.
3. Adjust contrast control to your preference.
Optimizing Focus
The default image size is preset at the factory. The front panel controls
can be used to increase the screen size beyond the default setting.
However, expanding the screen image beyond the default settings may
degrade the focus at the outer edge of the screen.
To enhance focus, use the lowest brightness level that gives satisfactory
results in your viewing environment.
✎Settings that maximize contrast may not offer optimum focus,
and settings that maximize focus may not offer optimum contrast.

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Display Resolutions
The display resolutions listed below are the most commonly used modes
and are set as factory defaults. The monitor automatically recognizes
these preset modes when they are requested by a software program and
will provide the user with a properly sized and centered display.
Display Resolutions
Preset Modes Resolutions
1. VGA Compatible 640 × 350 at 31.5 kHz/70 Hz
2. VESA 640 × 350 at 37.9 kHz/85 Hz
3. VGA Compatible 640 × 480 at 31.5 kHz/60 Hz
4. VESA Standard 640 × 480 at 37.5 kHz/75 Hz
5. VESA Standard 640 × 480 at 43.3 kHz/85 Hz
6. VGA Compatible 720 × 400 at 31.5 kHz/70 Hz
7. VESA Standard 720 × 400 at 37.9 kHz/85 Hz
8. VESA Standard 800 × 600 at 37.8 kHz/60 Hz
9. VESA Standard 800 × 600 at 46.9 kHz/75 Hz
10. VESA Standard 800 × 600 at 53.7 kHz/85 Hz
11. Macintosh-compatible 832 × 624 at 49.72 kHz/74.5 Hz
12. VESA Standard 1024 × 768 at 48.4 kHz/60 Hz
13. VESA Standard 1024 × 768 at 60.0 kHz/75 Hz
14. VESA Standard 1024 × 768 at 68.7 kHz/85 Hz
15. Macintosh-compatible 1152 × 870 at 68.7 kHz/75 Hz
16. VESA Standard 1280 × 1024 at 63.9 kHz/60 Hz
17. VESA Standard 1280 × 1024 at 80.0 kHz/75 Hz
18. VESA Standard 1280 × 1024 at 91.1 kHz/85 Hz
19. VESA 1600 × 1200 at 75 kHz/60 Hz
20. VESA 1600 × 1200 at 93.8 kHz/75 Hz
✎Memory channels 11 and 15 are Macintosh-compatible display
modes for use with a Macintosh-compatible computer. If your
computer has this requirement, you will need to purchase a
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User Modes
The video controller signal may occasionally call for a mode that is not
preset if:
■ You are not using a Compaq standard graphics adapter.
■ You are not using a preset mode.
If this occurs, you may need to readjust the size and centering of the
monitor screen by using the on-screen display. User changes can be
made to any or all of these modes and saved in memory. The monitor
automatically stores the new setting, then automatically recognizes the
new mode just as it does a preset mode. In addition to the 20 preset
modes that can be changed and stored, there are 15 user modes that can
be entered and stored.
To revert back to the factory default settings, select "Reset" from the
"Factory Reset" menu in the on-screen display, and the factory default
resolutions will replace the user changes made for the operating original
display mode.
Energy Saver Feature
The monitor has an energy saver feature that allows the computer to
control the monitor power consumption. The energy saver feature
combines hardware and software components, and puts the monitor into
a reduced power state when it is not in use. When the monitor is turned
off, it consumes power at less than 8 watts.
There are three different modes of operation:
■ Full power mode
■ Suspend mode
■ Sleep mode
Full power mode is the normal mode of operation. The monitor goes into
the suspend mode after a user-selectable period of keyboard and mouse
inactivity. Sleep mode, which results in a power savings of over 94
percent, activates after a second user-selectable period of keyboard and
mouse inactivity. By selecting settings in the computer's Energy Saver
utility, you are able to determine the length of the inactivity period
before the monitor goes into suspend or sleep mode.

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The following table describes the monitor energy saver levels available
during the different modes of operation.
Energy Saver Levels
Mode Power Usage Description
Full Power Less than
150 watts ON = Normal operation Power LED is green.
Suspend Less than
15 watts Monitor screen is blanked. High voltage is off. Heater voltage is on. Power LED turns yellow. Full power mode
returns quickly.
Sleep Less than
8 watts Monitor screen is blanked. High voltage is off. Heater voltage is off. Power LED turns amber. There is a brief
warm-up period before returning to full power mode.
✎The energy saver features for monitors only work when the
monitor is connected to a computer that has energy saver
features.
The Energy Saver utility, with its energy saver features, is available
under the Windows environment, and some features are available under
the DOS environment. Refer to your computer manual for instructions
on setting energy saver features (sometimes referred to as power
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Care and Maintenance
This section explains how to care for and maintain your Compaq
monitor during normal everyday use.
Protecting the Monitor
To protect your monitor from overheating and other types of damage,
follow these suggestions:
■ Place the monitor at least 4 inches (10 cm) away from the wall.
■ Use only a power source and connection appropriate for
this monitor, as indicated on the marking label/back plate.
■ When you connect the monitor to an outlet or extension cord, be
sure the total ampere rating of the products connected to the outlet
does not exceed the current rating of the electrical outlet, and the
total ampere rating of the products connected to the cord does not
exceed the rating of the cord.
■ Install the monitor near an outlet that you can easily reach.
Disconnect the product by grasping the plug firmly and pulling it
from the outlet. Never disconnect the monitor by pulling the cord.
■ Turn the monitor off when not using it. You can substantially
increase the life expectancy of the monitor by using a screen saver
program and turning off the monitor when it is not in use.
■ Unplug the monitor from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not
use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for
cleaning.
■ Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation.
These openings must not be blocked or covered. Never push
objects of any kind into cabinet slots or other openings.
■ Do not place plants on top of the monitor. Water or dirt from the
plant may fall into the vents.
■ Do not drop the monitor or place it on an unstable surface.
■ Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not walk on
the cord.
■ Keep the monitor in a well-ventilated area, away from excessive
light, heat, and moisture. Keep the monitor away from high
capacity transformers, electric motors, and other strong magnetic
fields.