ELSA ECOMO 21S99 User manual

ELSA ECOMO
TM
21S99
User Manual

Copyright © 1998 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)
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Aachen, December 1998
No. 21580/1298

Preface
Thank you for placing your trust in this ELSA product. With the ECOMO 21S99 you have
selected one of ELSA's high-end monitors. ELSA products are subject to the highest of
standards in production and quality control which are the foundation for consistently
high product quality. This monitor was especially designed for the demands of profes-
sional users, and distinguishes itself with an extraordinary degree of reliability.
If you have questions to the topics covered in this manual or require additional help, our
online services are at your disposal around the clock. The complete range of support
and services provided by ELSA can be found in the "Advice and Help” chapter.
In very urgent cases the ELSA Hotline can be reached under the following number:
[phone]

Before you continue
How to set up your ECOMO 21S99 is described in the Installation Guide. Please refer to
this information first before you start reading this manual.

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Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................1
Monitor Features..................................................................................................... 1
Package Contents.................................................................................................... 2
CE Conformity and FCC Radiation Standard........................................................... 3
TheOn-Screen Display........................................................................................... 5
What You Need to Know................................................................................... 5
The Menu Pages................................................................................................ 6
Aspects of Your Monitor ..............................................................................................7
The Front Control Panel........................................................................................... 7
Rear Connectors Panel............................................................................................ 8
Monitor Settings ............................................................................................................9
After Switching On.................................................................................................. 9
Plug&Play........................................................................................................... 9
Language............................................................................................................ 9
Overview of All Pages...................................................................................... 10
Problems and Solutions........................................................................................ 11
Characters Displayed are Barely Detectable or Almost Illegible.................... 11
Centering/Moving the Picture.......................................................................... 11
The Picture Does Not Fill the Entire Screen.................................................... 11
The Picture Bows Inward or Outwards at the Edges....................................... 11
The Picture Tapers Towards the Top or the Bottom........................................ 12
The Picture is Slanted to the Left or Right....................................................... 12
The Picture is “Askew”.................................................................................... 12
The Picture Has a Wave-Like Pattern Superimposed On It............................. 12
The Picture Has Blue or Red Shadows............................................................ 13
The Screen Colors Look Blotchy....................................................................... 13
Printer and Screen Colors Should Match......................................................... 14
Options.................................................................................................................. 14
Degaussing....................................................................................................... 14
Selecting the Monitor Input............................................................................. 14
Positioning the On-Screen Menu..................................................................... 14
Let the Monitor Rest while Inactive................................................................ 15
Locking the Control Functions.......................................................................... 15
Resetting the Values totheFactorySettings....................................................... 15
An Optimized Working Environment ........................................................................17
Monitor Picture Quality.................................................................................... 17
Tips for an Ergonomic Working Environment....................................................... 17
Lighting in your Working Environment............................................................. 17

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The Work Desk................................................................................................. 18
The Seating Position........................................................................................ 18
The Monitor Position ...................................................................................... 18
Cleaning your Monitor .......................................................................................... 18
Technical Data ........................................................................................................ 19
Power Management Function............................................................................... 20
Factory Settings.................................................................................................... 20
The VGA D-Shell Socket ................................................................................. 20
Video Input Connection to an Apple-Macintosh Computer ............................ 21
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................... 23
Problem Solving .................................................................................................... 23
On-Screen Messages............................................................................................ 25
Self-Diagnosis Function of the Monitor ............................................................... 25
If the Power Indicator Lights Up Green ........................................................... 25
If the Power Indicator Flashes Orange ............................................................ 25
Appendix ............................................................................................................... 27
TCO '95 - Ecological Requirements for Personal Computers ............................... 27
Why do we have Environmentally-Labeled Computers ?................................ 27
What does Labeling Involve ?.......................................................................... 27
Environmental Requirements........................................................................... 28
Advice and Help.................................................................................................... 30
Software Updates............................................................................................ 30
Who to Contact? .............................................................................................. 30
ELSA-ServiceDirect for ELSA ECOMO ™ Monitors.............................................. 32
Warranty Conditions............................................................................................. 33
Index .............................................................................................................................. 35

Introduction
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Introduction
Monitor Features
The main features of the ELSA ECOMO 21S99 are described below to give you an over-
view of the monitor’s capabilities.
On-Screen Display
Settings for the monitor can be adjusted quickly and easily using the on-screen display
menu.
Multi-mode technology
The multi-mode technology is controlled by the microprocessor. The monitor synchroniz-
es itself automatically to all frequencies in the horizontal range between 30kHz and
96kHz, and in the vertical range between 48Hz and 160Hz. Microprocessor control al-
lows the monitor to operate in any frequency mode with the precision of a fixed-frequen-
cy monitor.
Storage for graphics modes
Besides the factory settings for popular display standards, the
ECOMO 21S99 can store
user-defined settings and other timings.
Dynamic focus
The distance over which the electron beam is projected varies considerably over the
width and height of the screen, an effect which is especially significant with larger mon-
itors. The dynamic focus function automatically adjusts the focal length of the beam to
ensure that the picture stays sharp, even at the outer edge.
Moiré correction
An adjustable Moiré correction compensates for the unwanted wave-like interference
patterns from background rasters.
TCO ’95 - The latest standard
Your ELSA monitor complies with the CE radiation norm which officially defines criteria
for safety and electromagnetic compatibility. The TCO ’95 and similar approvals addition-
ally define the conditions for visual ergonomics, low radiation, energy saving functions
and ecology. Thus the
ECOMO 21S99 meets all the requirements laid down in the EU Di-
rective 90/270/EEC for monitors in the working environment.

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Plug&Play (DDC)
The
ECOMO 21S99 is equipped with the DDC1 and DDC2B functions (DDC = Display Data
Channel), which the monitor can use to transmit information (e.g. graphics modes sup-
ported and timing) to the host computer. This system works only if the host computer (the
graphics card) also supports the DDC function.
Power management (VESA DPMS)
The monitor has a power saving function which reduces the power consumption in stages
if the monitor is not in use.
Macintosh and the ELSA monitor
ECOMO 21S99 is a multi-frequency monitor which can also be connected to Apple Mac-
intosh computers. A suitable adapter is required to make this connection.
Package Contents
Please check that nothing is missing from the package contents. When opening the pack-
age please ensure that the following components are included:
쮿Installation Guide
쮿Manual
쮿Monitor
쮿VGA connector cable
쮿Power cord
쮿
WINNERware -CD with INF files
Please contact your dealer if any items are missing or damaged.
ELSA reserves the right to make changes to the package contents without prior notice.

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CE Conformity and FCC Radiation Standard
CE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European
Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to elec-
tromagnetic compatibility (89/336/EEC) in accordance with EN 55 022 class B.
FCC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules.
CE and FCC
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio frequency inter-
ference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate ra-
dio frequency energy. It may interfere with to radio communications if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions. However, there is no guarantee that interfer-
ence will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference
to radio or television reception (this can be determined by turning this equipment off and
on), the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the follow-
ing measures:
쮿Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
쮿Increase the distance between this equipment and the receiver.
쮿Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit other than that to which the receiver
is connected.
쮿Consult your dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician.
쮿Caution: Always use a shielded signal cable to comply with the requirements for an
FCC Class B computing device.
Caution to the user: The Federal Communications Commission warns the user that chang-
es or modifications to the unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for com-
pliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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