Microtek C786 User manual

OperatingInstructions
Thank you forpurchasing thishigh-resolution multi-scancolormonitor.Pleaseread
thisguidethoroughlybeforeinstallation.
FCC RADIOFREQUENCY INTERFERENCESTATEMENTWARNING:(FOR
FCC CERTIFIEDMODELS)
Thismonitorhasbeentestedand found compliantwiththelimitsforaClass Bdigital
device,pursuanttopart15 oftheFCC Rules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide
properprotection againstharmfulinterferencetoaresidentialinstallation.Thismonitor
generates,uses,and canradiateradiofrequencyenergy.Harmfulinterference toradio
communication mayresult ifit isnotproperlyinstalledand used.However,thereisno
guarantee thatinterference will notoccurinaparticularinstallation.If thisequipment
doescauseinterference toradioortelevision reception (thiscanbedeterminedby
turning thisequipmentoff and on),theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrect
theinterference by oneormoreofthefollowing measures:
uReorientorrelocatethereceiving antenna.
uMovethemonitorand thereceiverfurtherawayfromeachother.
uConnectthemonitorintoanoutleton acircuit differentfromthatto
whichthereceiverisconnected.
uConsult yourlocaldealeroranqualifiedtechnician.
FCC Warning:
ToassureacontinuedFCC compliance,ausermustuseagroundedpowersupplycord
and theprovidedshieldedvideointerface cablewithbondedferritecores.Also,any
unauthorizedchangesormodificationstothismonitorwill voidtheuser’sauthorityto
operatethisdevice.
Note:If necessary,shieldedinterface cablesand theA.C.powercordmustbeusedto
meettheemissionlevellimits.
EMICertification
TheClass Bdigitalapparatusmeetsall requirementsoftheCanadianInterference-
Causing EquipmentRegulation.Cetappareil numeriquedeclass Brespectetoutesles
exigencesdu ReglementsurIcmaterielbrouilleurdu Canada.
219-20-990050

Contents
SafetyPrecautions........................................................
Careand Maintenance..................................................
FirstStep......................................................................
QuickInstallation.........................................................
ScreenPosition Adjustment..........................................
FrontPanelControl......................................................
Using OSDFunctions...................................................
TechnicalInformation...................................................
PowerManagementSystem..........................................
Troubleshooting............................................................
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SafetyPrecautions
Thismonitorismanufacturedand testedon theground principlethatauser’ssafety
comesfirst.However,improperuseorinstallation maynotonlydamagethemonitor
butendangertheuseraswell.Asasafetyprecaution,go overthefollowing WARN-
INGScarefullybeforeinstallation,and keepthisguidehandy.
WARNINGS:
lThismonitorshouldbeoperatedonlyatthecorrectpowersourcesindicatedon
thelabelattherearend ofthemonitor.If you areunsureofthepowersupplyin
yourresidence,consult yourlocaldealerorpowercompany.
lDonottrytorepairthemonitoryourselfasit containsno user-serviceableparts.
Themonitorshouldonlyberepairedby aqualifiedtechnician.
lDonotremovethemonitorcabinet.Therearehigh-voltagepartsinsidethatmay
causeelectricshocktohumanbodies,evenwhenthepowercordisdisconnected.
lStop using themonitorifthecabinetisdamaged.Haveit checkedby aservice
technician.
lPutyourmonitoronlyinaclean,dryenvironment.Unplug themonitorimmedi-
atelyifit getswet,and consult yourservice technician.
lAlwaysunplug themonitorbeforecleaning it.Cleanthecabinetwithaclean,dry
cloth.Applynon-ammonia-basedcleanerontothecloth,notdirectlyontothe
glass screen.
lKeepthemonitorawayfrommagneticobjects,motors,TVsets,andtransformers.
lDonotplace heavy objectson thecableorpowercord.
lForPLUGGABLE EQUIPMENT,thesocketoutletshouldbeinstallednearthe
equipmentand shouldbeeasilyaccessible.

Care and Maintenance
Care
lAvoidexposing yourmonitordirectlytosunlightorotherheatsources.Place
yourmonitorawayfromthesun toreduce glare.
lPutyourmonitorinawell-ventilatedarea.Donotplace anything heavy on top of
yourmonitor.
lMakecertainthatyourmonitorisinstalledinacleanand moisture-free area.
lKeepyourmonitorawayfrommagnets,motors,transformers,speakers,and TV
sets.
SafetyTips:
lIf smoke,abnormalnoiseorodorcomesoutofyourmonitor,switchoffthepower
immediatelyand call yourservice center.
lNeverremovetherearcoverofyourmonitorcabinet.Thedisplayunit inside
containshigh-voltagepartsand maycauseelectricshocktohumanbodies.
lNevertrytorepairthemonitoryourself.Alwayscall yourservice centerora
qualifiedtechniciantofixit.
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FirstStep
ThisUser’smanualcontainsgraphicsand information thatisforreference purposes
onlyand issubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
Introduction
Congratulationsforpurchasingthishigh-performance17-inchcolorTFTLCDmonitor.
Thismonitorprovidesflicker-free andcolorimagesatoptimalresolutions.Through this
userguide,wewill introduce toyou all thefeatures,functions,and technicalspecifica-
tionsofthisLCDmonitor.
Features
Thismonitorisanintelligent,microprocessor-based,and ergonomicallydesigneddis-
playcompatiblewithmostanalog RGB(Red,Green,Blue)displaystandards,including
PS/V,PS/2,optionalforAppleMacintoshCentris,Quadra,and MacintoshII family
signals.TheLCDmonitoriscapableofdisplaying crispand vibrantcolorgraphicswith
VGA,SVGA,XGA,SXGA(non-interlaced),andmostMacintosh-compatiblecolorvideo
cards.
•Themonitorisabletoproperlyfunction evenincaseofupgradedvideocardsor
softwarebecauseofthewideauto-scanning compatibilityrange.
•Theinternalmicroprocessordigitallycontrolsauto-scanning forhorizontalscan
frequenciesbetween31.5KHzand 91.1KHz,and forverticalscanfrequencies
between56.3Hzand85.0Hz.Ineachfrequencymode,themicroprocessor-based
circuitryallowsthemonitortofunction attheprecision ofafixedfrequency.
•Theresidentmemoryallowsforstoring factorydefault settingsand additional
user-adjustedparameters.
•ThemaximumresolutionachievableisSXGA(1280x1024),bestsuitedforWin
dowsapplications.
•Thecompactand sleekcabinetdesign savesdeskspace and makesyourdesk
look neatand tidy.
•ThemonitoriscompliantwithVESA-DPMSpowermanagementstandards.In
ordertosaveenergy,themonitormustbeconnectedtoasystemcompliantwith
thestandard.
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Thismonitorpackagecomeswith:
lLCDMonitor
lVideocable
lACPowercord
lACtoDCAdapter
lAudiocable
lUser’smanual
lFloppy Disk(fortestpatternand setup)
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QuickInstallation
Toinstall themonitoron yourhostsystem,pleasefollowthestepsbelow:
Steps
1.Opentheconnectorcoverfirst.
2.Openthecablecover.
3.ConnecttheVideocable.
a.Makesurethatboththemonitorand computerarepoweredOFF.
b.Connectthevideocabletothecomputerfirst,thentothemonitor.
4.Connectthepowercord.
Connectthepowercordtothemonitorthrough theAC/DCadapter,thentoaproperly
groundedACoutlet.
5.ConnecttheAudiocable.
a.Audio-Inconnectstocomputer.
b.Audio-Outconnectstothespeakerson thebase.
6.Assemblethecablecover.
7.Replace theconnectorcover.
8.PowerON theMonitorand Computer.
PowerON themonitorfirst,thenpowerON thecomputer.
Thissequence isveryimportant.
9.If themonitorstill doesnotfunction properly,pleaserefertothetroubleshooting
section todiagnosetheproblem.
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ScreenPositionAdjustment
Inordertooptimize thebestviewing position,you canadjustthetilt ofthemonitorby
using bothofyourhandstoholdtheedgesofthemonitorasshowninthefigurebelow.
Themonitorcanbeadjustedto30 degreesup or5degreesdownasindicatedby the
arrowbelow.
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FrontPanelControl
1.PowerSwitch:ToturnpowerON orOFF.
2.PowerLED:Lightsup toindicatethatpoweristurnedON.
3.ToincreasethevalueoftheparameterintheOSDyou haveselectedforadjustment.
MUTE:AudioMutehotkeywithoutOSDdisplay.
4.TodecreasethevalueoftheparameterintheOSDyou haveselectedforadjustment.
AUTO:AUTOadjustmenthotkeywithoutOSDdisplay.
5.Selectdown:TomovedownwardintheOSDmenu.
6.SelectMENU:ToEXITandenterOSD.
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MENU
AUTO

UsingOSDFunctions
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BRIGHTNESS
CONTRAST
ANALOG CONTRAST
AUTOCONTRAST
1280 x1024
FV:84.8HzFH:90.9KHz
AUTOADJUST
LEFT/RIGHY
UP/DOWN
H.SIZE
FINE
1280 x1024
FV:84.8HzFH:90.9KHz
STATURATION
HUE
FLESHTONE
1280 x1024
FV:84.8HzFH:90.9KHz
VOLUME
TREBLE
BASS
BALANCE
1280 x1024
FV:84.8HzFH:90.9KHz
COLORTEMPERATURE
NATIVE
R
G
B
100
100
100
DSUBANALOG
DVIDIGITAL
CURRENTINPUTIS
DSUBANALOG
LANGUAGE
RECALL DEFAULTS
OSDTIMEOUT
OSDLEFT/RIGHT
OSDUP/DOWN
EXPANSION 1280 x1024
FV:84.8HzFH:90.9KHz
AUTOADJUSTING
PLEASEWAIT
NO SIGNALINPUT

ItemFunctionDescription
Brightness Toincreaseordecreasethebrightness.
ContrastToincreaseordecreasethecontrast.
Left/RightTomovethescreentowardleftorright.
Up/DownTomovethescreenupwardordownward.
FineToincreaseordecreasethesnownoiseoftheimage.
H-Size Thedotclockisfine-adjustedafterautoadjust.
OSD
H-Position
OSD
V-Position
TomovetheOSDposition horizontallyon thescreen.When
the“+”keyispressed,theOSDcontrolmenu will movetothe
rightsideofthescreen.Likewisewhenthe“-”keyispressed,
theOSDcontrolmenu will movetotheleftside.
TomovetheOSDposition verticallyon thescreen.When
the“+”keyispressed,theOSDcontrolmenu will moveto
theuppersideofthescreen.Likewisewhenthe“-”keyis
pressed,theOSDcontrolmenu will movetothelowerside.
lStandardOSDOperation
1.Press any frontpanelkeytoactivatetheOSDmenu.
2.UsetheSelectUporDownkeystomoveup ordownthrough themenu.Thepara-
meterwill behighlightedwhenselected.
3.Use+or-toincreaseordecreasethevalueoftheparameter,ortoselectamong
differentoptions.
4.Toquit theOSDscreen atany timeduringtheoperation, press theSelectUp and
Down keystogetheratthesametime. If no keysarepressed foratimeperiod,
theOSDautomatically disappears.
lOSDFunctionDescription
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ItemFunctionDescription
ColorBalance
Auto-AdjustPress +toturnon thisfunction.TheAuto-Adjustwill autom-
aticallyadjusttheV-Position,H-Position,Clock,and Clock-
Phase,withthewholeprocess taking about5seconds.
(Pleaseinstall theattachedLCDmonitorutilitydiskforAuto-
Adjust)
RecalReturnsthemonitortoitsdefault settings.
Defaults
OSDSelectsamong English,French,Italian,Germanand Spanish.
Language
Information Indicatesthecurrentresolution,H-Frequency,and V-Frequency.
TrebleToincreaseordecreasethesound effectforhi-frequency.
Bass Toincreaseordecreasethesound effectforlow-frequency.
Balance Toincreaseordecreasethevolumelevelofrightchannelor
leftchannelrespectively.
VolumeIncreasesordecreasesthesound level.
Note:Foraboveadjustments,pressing +and -simultaneouslywill returnthesettings
totheirfactorydefault values.
Press“-”or“+”toselect9300,7500,6500andUSER.
OnlywhenUSERisselected,canyou makeadjustment
totheR/G/Bcontent.
Press +and -simultaneouslytorestoretofactorydefault
setting.
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*All specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
LCDDisplay
DisplayType
DisplayArea (HxW)
ContrastRatio
Viewing Angle
OperationalFeatures
DisplayColors
Resolution
Brightness
ResponseTime
Interface
InputConnector
Multimedia
TwoInternalSpeakers
UsersControls
FrontPanelControls
OSDControls
PhysicalSpecification
Dimension(HxWxD)
NetWeight
Power
PowerSaving
PowerConsumption
Regulation
Safety&EMI
TechnicalInformation
Specifications:
17"TFTLCD
337.92x270.336mm
400:1
150°H/140°V
16.7M
SXGA(1280x1024)at85Hz
250cd/m2
Tr:30 ms/Tf:15ms
AnalogRGB
15-pinD-sub /Audioinput
2watt outputx2
PowerOn/Off,MENU,Select(Down),Value(+/-)
Contrast,Brightness,H-Position,V-Position,Phase,
Clock,FactoryDefaults,Auto-Setup,Color,Language,
InputSelect,Volume,Bass,Balance
434x434x220(mm)
5.9Kg
VESADPMSstandard
50W
UL,CUL,TUV-GS,TUV-Ergonomics,FCC-B,CE
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PRESET MODES
Toreduce theneedforadjustmentfordifferentmodes,themonitorhasdefault
setting modesthataremostcommonlyusedasgiveninthetablebelow.If any ofthese
displaymodesaredetected,themonitorcanselfadjustthepicturesize and centering.
Foroptimumadjustment,theuserissuggestedtoperformtheAutoSetup under
Windows“Full Screen”patternorusing thepatterninthefloppy diskprovided.
Whennoneofthemodeismatched,theuserscanstoretheirpreferredmodesinthe
usermodes.Themonitoriscapableofstoring up to9usemodes.Theonlycondition
tostoreasausermodeisthenewdisplayinformation musthave1KHzdifference for
horizontalfrequencyor1Hzforverticalfrequencyorthesyncsignalpolaritiesare
differentfromthedefault modes.
BandWidth
(MHz)
28.322
25.175
32.24
31.5
31.5
36
36
40
49.5
50
56.25
57.283
65
75
78.75
94.5
108
135
157.5
108
108
148.5
H
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
+
+
+
+
-
-
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Resolution
VGA 720x400 70Hz
VGA 640x480 60Hz
MAC640x480 66Hz
VESA640x480 72Hz
VESA640x480 75Hz
VESA640x480 85Hz
VESA800x600 56Hz
VESA800x600 60Hz
VESA800x600 75Hz
VESA800x600 72Hz
VESA800x600 85Hz
MAC832x624 75Hz
VESA1024x768 60Hz
VESA1024x768 70Hz
VESA1024x768 75Hz
VESA1024x768 85Hz
VESA1280x1024 60Hz
VESA1280x1024 75Hz
VESA1280x1024 85Hz
VESA1152x864 75Hz
VESA1280x960 60Hz
VESA1280x960 85Hz
H.Freq.
(KHz)
31.47
31.47
35.00
37.86
37.50
43.27
35.16
37.88
46.88
48.08
53.67
49.72
48.36
56.48
60.02
68.68
64
80
91.1
67.5
60
85.9
V
+
-
-
-
-
-
+
+
+
+
+
-
-
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Polarity
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LED
Green
Amber
Amber
Amber
Power
<50W
<5W
<5W
<5W
HorizontalSync.
On
Off
On
Off
VerticalSync.
On
On
Off
Off
State
ON
STANDBY
SUSPEND
OFF
PowerManagementSystem
Thismonitorisequippedwithpowermanagementfunctionswhichautomatically
reduce powerconsumption whennotinuseunderthefourpower-saving modes.
Note:ThemonitorautomaticallygoestothePowerManagementSystem(PMS)
whenit isidle.ToreleasethemonitorfromthePMScondition,press any keyon the
keyboardormovethemouse.
DDC
Tomakeyourinstallation easier,themonitorisabletoPlug and Playwithyour
systemifyoursystemalsosupportstheDDCprotocol.DDC(DisplayDataChannel)
isacommunicationsprotocolthrough whichthemonitorautomaticallyinformsthe
hostsystemaboutitscapabilities;e.g., supportedresolutionsand corresponding
timing.ThemonitorsupportsDDC1and DDC2Bstandards.
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ProblemsCurrentStatusRemedy
NoLEDON Using OSD,adjustbrightness and contrast
Picturetomaximumorresettotheirdefault ettings.
LEDOFF Checkthepowerswitch.
CheckifACpowercordisproperly
connectedtotheACadapter
LEDdisplaysCheckifvideosignalcableisproperly
ambercolorconnectedatthebackofmonitor.
CheckifthecomputerispowedON.
AbnormalUnstablePictureCheckifspecificationsforthegraphics
Picture adapterand monitorareincompliance,
whichmaybecausing amismatchin
inputsignalfrequenay.
Displayismissing,UsingOSD,adjustRESOLUTION,
centershifts,ortoo CLOCK,CLOCK-PHASE,H-POSITION
small ortoo largeand V-POSITION withnon-standard
indisplaysize signals.
Using OSD,incaseofmissing full-screen
image,pleaseselectotherresolution or
otherverticalrefreshtiming.
Wait forafewsecondsafteradjusting the
size oftheimagebeforechanging or
disconnecting thesignalcableor
powering OFF themonitor.
AbnormalNosound,orsound ChecktheaudiocablewherethehostPC
Sound levelistoo lowisconnected.
Checkthesetup ofthehostPC,ifit isin
monimumoroff status.
Troubleshooting
Beforesending yourLCDmonitorforservicing,pleasecheckthetroubleshooting list
belowtosee ifyou canself-diagnosetheproblem.
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