Samsung 2493HM - SyncMaster - 24" LCD Monitor User manual

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LCD MONITOR
quick start guide
2493HM, 2693HM

Introduction
Package Contents
Note
Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor.
If any items are missing, contact your dealer.
Contact a local dealer to buy optional items.
Unpacking
Without stand With stand
Monitor Monitor & Sliding stand
Manuals
Quick Setup Guide Warranty Card
(Not available in all loca-
tions)
User's Guide
Cables
D-Sub Cable Power Cord
Sold separately
DVI Cable HDMI Cable Headphones
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Sold separately
Stereo Cable USB Cable
Others
Cleaning Cloth
Note
This is only provided for highly polished black products as a product feature.
Your Monitor
Initial Settings
Select the language using the up or down key.
The displayed content will disappear after 40 seconds.
Turn the power button off and on. It will be displayed again.
It can be displayed up to three (3) times. Make sure to adjust the resolution of your PC before reaching
the maximum count.
Note
The resolution displayed on the screen is the optimal resolution for this product.
Adjust your PC resolution so that it is the same as the optimal resolution for this product.
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Front
Note
Touch them lightly with your fingers to use them.
MENU button [MENU/ ]
Opens the on-screen menu and exits from the menu. Also use to exit the OSD menu
or return to the previous menu.
Customized Key
You can customize key assignment for the Custom button according to your pref-
erences.
Note
You can configure the Customized key for a required function via Setup > Cus-
tomized Key.
Volume button
When OSD is not on the screen, push the button to adjust volume.
>> Click here to see an animation clip
Adjust buttons [ ]
Adjust items in the menu.
Enter button [ ] / SOURCE button
Activates a highlighted menu item.
Push the ' /SOURCE', then selects the video signal while the OSD is off. (When
the /SOURCE button is pressed to change the input mode, a message appears
in the upper left of the screen displaying the current mode -- analog or digital input
signal.).
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Note
If you select the digital mode, you must connect your monitor to the graphic card's
DVI port using the DVI cable.
>> Click here to see an animation clip
AUTO button
Use this button for auto adjustment.
>> Click here to see an animation clip
Power button [ ]
Use this button for turning the monitor on and off.
Power Indicator
This light glows blue during normal operation, and blinking blue once as the mon-
itor saves your adjustments.
Note
See PowerSaver described in the manual for further information regarding power
saving functions. For energy conservation, turn your monitor OFF when it is not
needed or when leaving it unattended for long periods.
Speaker
You can hear sound by connecting the soundcard of your PC to the monitor.
Rear
Note
The configuration at the back of the monitor may vary from product to product.
POWER S/W / POWER IN
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POWER S/W
Switch the monitor on and off.
POWER IN
Connect the power cord for your monitor to the
POWER IN port on the back of the monitor.
HDMI IN / DVI IN(HDCP) /
RGB IN
HDMI IN
Connect the HDMI IN terminal at the back of your
monitor to the HDMI terminal of your digital out-
put device using a HDMI cable.
DVI IN(HDCP)
Connect the DVI cable to the DVI IN(HDCP) port
on the back of your monitor.
RGB IN
Connect the RGB IN terminal at the back of your
monitor to your computer.
AUDIO IN / AUDIO OUT
AUDIO IN
Connect the audio cable for your monitor to the
audio port on the back of your computer.
AUDIO OUT
Headphone output terminal
USB connection termi-
nal (Option)
UP (USB upstream port)
Connect the UP port of the monitor and the
USB port of the computer with the USB cable.
DOWN (USB downstream port)
Connect the DOWN port of the USB monitor
and a USB device with the USB cable.
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Note
To use DOWN (Downstream Port), you have
to connect the UP (Upstream Cable ) to the
PC.
Make sure to use the USB cable supplied with this
monitor to connect the monitor's UP port
and your computer's USB port.
Kensington Lock
The Kensington lock is a device used to physi-
cally fix the system when using it in a public
place.
(The locking device has to be purchased sepa-
rately.)
Note
For using a locking device, contact where you
purchase it.
Stand Stopper
Remove the fixing pin on the stand to lift the
monitor up and down.
Note
See Connecting Cables for further information regarding cable connections.
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Connections
Connecting Cables
Connect the power cord for your monitor to the POWER IN port on the back of
the monitor.
Plug the power cord for the monitor into a nearby outlet.
Use a connection appropriate for your computer.
Using the D-sub (Analog) connector on the video card.
• Connect the signal cable to the 15-pin, D-sub port on the back of your monitor.
[RGB IN]
Using the DVI (Digital) connector on the video card.
• Connect the DVI Cable to the DVI IN(HDCP) Port on the back of your Mon-
itor.
[DVI IN(HDCP)]
Connected to a Macintosh.
• Connect the monitor to the Macintosh computer using the D-sub connection
cable.
Connect the AUDIO IN terminal of the monitor and the speaker output terminal
of your computer's sound card using a stereo cable (sold separately).
Note
If the monitor and the computer are connected, you can turn them on and use them.
Connecting HDMI
Note
You can connect digital output devices to your monitor.
You can enjoy better screen and sound quality.
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Connecting Using a HDMI Cable
1. Input devices such as digital DVD are connected to the HDMI IN terminal of the monitor using
the HDMI cable. When all the connections are completed, connect the power cords for the monitor
and DVD (or the device connected to the digital output terminal).
Select HDMI using the SOURCE button.
Connecting Using a DVI to HDMI Cable
1. Connect the DVI output terminal of a digital output device to the HDMI IN terminal of the monitor
using a DVI to HDMI cable.
2. Connect the red and white jacks of an stereo cable to the same colored audio output terminals of
the digital output device, and connect the opposite jack to the AUDIO IN terminal of the monitor.
3. When all the connections are completed, connect the power cords for the monitor and DVD (or
the device connected to the digital output terminal).
4. Selet HDMI using the SOURCE button.
Note
If you just connect using the DVI to HDMI cable without connecting to the sound source, you cannot
hear sound.
Connecting USB (Option)
Note
You can use a USB device such as a mouse, keyboard, Memory Stick, or external hard disk drive by
connecting them to the DOWN port of the monitor without connecting them to the PC.
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The USB port of the monitor supports High-Speed Certified USB 2.0.
High speed Full speed Low speed
Data Rate 480 Mbps 12 Mbps 1.5 Mbps
Power Consumption 2.5 W
(Max., each port)
2.5 W
(Max., each port)
2.5 W
(Max., each port)
1. Connect the UP port of the monitor and the USB port of the computer with the USB cable.
Note
To use DOWN port, you have to connect the UP (Upstream Cable) to the PC.
Make sure to use the USB cable supplied with this monitor to connect the monitor's UP port
and your computer's USB port.
2. Connect the DOWN port of the USB monitor and a USB device with the USB cable.
3. The use procedures are as the same as those for using an external device connecting to the PC.
• You can connect and use a keyboard and mouse.
• You can play a file from a media device.
(Examples of media devices: MP3, digital camera, etc.)
• You can run, move, copy or delete the files on the storage device.
(Examples of storage devices: external memory, memory card, memory reader, HDD-type
MP3 player, etc.)
• You can use other USB devices that can be connected to a computer.
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