Samsung SyncMaster 153V User manual

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BN68-00414C-00
SyncMaster 153V/173V

Contents English
Safety Instructions
Unpacking Your Monitor
Setting up Your Monitor
Connecting Your Monitor
Self-Test Feature Check
Werning Messages
Environment
Useful Tips
Adjusting Your Monitor
User Controls
Menu Features
Brightness
Contrast
Image Lock
Fine
Coarse
H-Position
V-Position
Reset Geometry Reset
Color Reset
Color Temperature
Color Control
Language
Menu Position
H-Position
V-Position
Menu Display Time
Display Mode
Auto Adjustment
OSD Lock/Unlock
Power Saver
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Display Modes
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Safety Instructions
1. Do not use a damaged or loose plug.
2. Do not pull the plug out by the wire nor touch the plug with wet hands.
3. Use only a properly grounded plug and receptacle.
4. Do not excessively bend the plug and wire nor place heavy objects upon them, which could cause damage.
5. Disconnect the plug from the outlet during storms or lightening or if it is not used for a long period of time.
6. Do not connect too many extension cords or plugs to an outlet.
7. Do not cover the vents on the monitor cabinet.
8. Put your monitor in a location with low humidity and a minimum of dust.
9. Do not drop the monitor when moving it.
10. Place the monitor on a flat and stable surface.
11. Set down the monitor carefully.
12. Do not place the monitor face down.
13. Do not spray detergent directly on the monitor.
14. Use the recommended detergent with a smooth cloth.
15. If the connector between the plug and the pin is dusty or dirty, clean it properly with a dry cloth.
16. Do not set a glass of water, chemicals or any small metal objects on the monitor.
17. Do not remove cover(or back). No user serviceable parts inside.
18. If your monitor does not operate normally - in particular, if there are any unusual sounds or smells coming
from it - unplug it immediately and contact an authorized deal-er or service.
19. Do not place any heavy objects on the monitor.
20. For each hour of looking at the monitor, you should let your eyes rest for 5 minutes.
21. Do not use or store inflammable substances near the monitor.
22. Do not try to move the monitor by pulling on the wire or the signal cable.
23. Do not move the monitor right or left by pulling only the wire or the signal cable.
24. Never insert anything metallic into the monitor openings.

Unpacking Your Monitor
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Monitor and Stand
Power Cord
User Manual
Signal Cable
General
Please make sure the following items are
included with your monitor. If any items are
missing, contact your dealer.

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Setting up Your Monitor
Connecting Your Monitor
1. Connect the power cord for your monitor to the power port on the back of the monitor.
Plug the power cord for the monitor into a nearby outlet.
2. Connect the signal cable to the 15-pin, D-sub connector on the back of your monitor.
3. Connect the monitor to the Macintosh computer using the D-SUB connection cable.
4. In the case of an old model Macintosh, you need to connect the monitor
using a special Mac adaptor.
5. Turn on your computer and monitor. If your monitor displays an image, installation is complete.
Setup-General
Rear of Monitor
Rear of Computer
New Model Macintosh
Old Model Macintosh

Failure of any of the boxes to appear indicates a problem with your monitor. This box also appears
during normal operation if the video cable becomes disconnected or damaged.
4. Turn off your monitor and reconnect the video cable; then turn on both your computer and the monitor.
If your monitor screen remains blank after using the previous procedure, check your video controller
and computer system; your monitor is functioning properly.
Setting up Your Monitor
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Self-Test Feature Check
1. Turn off both your computer and the monitor.
2. Unplug the video cable from the back of the computer.
3. Turn on the monitor.
If the monitor is functioning properly, you will see a box with a border and text inside
as shown in the following illustration:
The three boxes inside the border are red, green and blue.
Your monitor provides a self test feature that allows you to check whether your monitor
is functioning properly.

Setting up Your Monitor
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Warning Messages
If there is something wrong with the input signal, a message appears on the screen or the screen
goes blank although the power indicator LED is still on. The message may indicate that the
monitor is out of scan range or that you need to check the signal cable.
Environment
The location and the position of the monitor may influence the quality and other features of the monitor.
1. If there are any woofer speakers near the monitor, unplug and relocate the
woofer to another room.
2. Remove all electronic devices such as radios, fans, clocks and telephones that
are within 3 feet (one meter) of the monitor.
Useful Tips
A monitor recreates visual signals received from the PC. Therefore, if there is trouble with the PC or
the video card, this can cause the monitor to become blank, have poor coloring, noise, Video mode
not supported, etc. In this case, first check the source of the problem, and then contact a service
center or your dealer.
Judging the monitor's working condition
If there is no image on the screen or an “Video mode not supported” message comes up,
disconnect the cable from the computer while the monitor is still powered on.
If there is a message coming up on the screen or if the screen goes white, this means the
monitor is in working condition.
In this case, check the computer for trouble.

Adjusting Your Monitor
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User Controls
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1. Use this button to open the OSD and
activate a highlighted menu item.
2. Use These buttons to highlight and adjust items using
the On Screen Display. These buttons are also direct
access buttons for the brightness feature.
3. Use this button to Exit the active menu or the OSD.
3 1 2

Adjusting Your Monitor
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Brightness
1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the
Contrast screen is displayed.
3. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the
Contrast adjustment screen.
4. Use the + button to increase the contrast or - button
to decrease the contrast.
Contrast
1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the
Brightness adjustment screen.
3. Use the + button to increase the brightness or - button
to decrease the brightness.
Direct Access Feature :
When OSD is not on the screen, Push the + or - button to
adjust brightness.
Adjust the Contrast.
Adjust the Brightness.

1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Image Lock screen
is displayed.
3. Push the Menu ( ) button twice to open the
Fine adjustment screen.
4. Use the - or + buttons to remove any noise.
Adjusting Your Monitor
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Image Lock is used to fine tune and get the best image by
removing noises that creates unstable images with jitters
and shimmers. If satisfactory results are not obtained using
the Fine adjustment, use the Coarse adjustment and then
use Fine again.
Image Lock
Fine
1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Image Lock screen
is displayed.
3. Push the Menu ( ) button again and then
press the - or + button until the Coarse screen appears.
Push the Menu ( ) button to open the Coarse adjustment
screen.
4. Use the - or + buttons to remove any noise.
Image Lock is used to fine tune and get the best image by
removing noises that creates unstable images with jitters
and shimmers. If satisfactory results are not obtained using
the Fine adjustment, use the Coarse adjustment and then
use Fine again.
Coarse

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Adjusting Your Monitor
1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the H-Position screen
is displayed.
3. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the
H-Position adjustment screen.
4. Use the - and + buttons to change the horizontal position
of the monitor's viewing area.
Follow these instructions to change the horizontal
position of the monitor's entire display.
H-Position
1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the V-Position screen
is displayed.
3. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the
V-Position adjustment screen.
4. Use the - and + buttons to change the vertical position
of the monitor's viewing area.
Follow these instructions to change the vetical position
of the monitor's entire display.
V-Position

Adjusting Your Monitor
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1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Reset screen
is displayed.
3. Push the Menu ( ) button twice to open the
Geometry Reset adjustment screen.
4. Push the + button to select Yes.
If you don't want to reset the monitor, use the - button to
select No.
Geometry parameters are replaced with the factory
default values.
Reset
Geometry Reset
1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Reset screen
is displayed.
3. Push the Menu ( ) button again and then
press the - or + button until the Color Reset screen appears.
Push the Menu ( ) button to open the Color Reset
adjustment screen.
4. Push the + button to select Yes.
If you don't want to reset the monitor, use the - button to
select No.
Color parameters are replaced with the factory default
values.
Color Reset

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Adjusting Your Monitor
1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Color Temperature
screen is displayed.
3. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the
Color Temperature adjustment screen.
4. Press the - or + button to select User Adjusted,
Reddish or Bluish.
Color temperature is a measure of the "warmth"
of the image colors.
Color Temperature
1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Color Control
screen is displayed.
3. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the Color Control
adjustment screen. Use the - or + button to select R(ed),
G(reen) or B(lue) and Push the Menu ( ) button.
4. Press the - or + button to adjust the color setting.
Follow these steps to adjust individual R, G, B
color control.
Color Control
1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Languages screen
is displayed.
3. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the languages
selection screen.
4. Use the - button or + button to select the language
you would like to use.
Follow these steps to change the language used in the menu.
You can choose one of seven languages.
(English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Swedish, Russian)
Note: The language chosen affects only the language
of the OSD. It has no effect on any software running
on the computer.
Language

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Adjusting Your Monitor
1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Menu Position
screen is displayed.
3. Push the Menu ( ) button twice to open the
H-Position adjustment screen.
4. Use the - and + buttons to place the menu in the
horizontal position you prefer.
You can change the horizontal position where the OSD menu
appears on your monitor.
Menu Position
H-Position
1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Menu Position
screen is displayed.
3. Push the Menu ( ) button again and then press
the - or + button until the V-Position screen appears.
Push the Menu ( ) button to open the V-Position
adjustment screen.
4. Use the - and + buttons to place the menu in the
vertical position you prefer.
You can change the vertical position where the OSD menu
appears on your monitor.
V-Position

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Adjusting Your Monitor
1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Menu Display Time
screen is displayed.
3. Push the Menu ( ) button to open the Menu Display Time
selection screen.
4. Use the - or + buttons to select 5, 10, 20, 50, 200 seconds.
20 seconds is the default value.
The menu will automatically turn off if no adjustments are
made for a certain time period.
You can set the amount of time the menu will wait before
it turns off.
Menu Display Time
31.5KHZ 70HZ NP
1024x768
1. Push the Menu ( ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Display Mode
screen is displayed.
You can see the frequency, the polarity of the operational
signals and the resolution level.
Display Mode
Note
These screens do not allow any changes to the settings,
they are for information only.

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Adjusting Your Monitor
1. Push the Auto button.
To make the automatic adjustment function sharper,
execute the 'AUTO' function while the AUTO PATTERN is on.
Auto adjustment allows the monitor to self-adjust to the
incoming video signal. The values of fine, coarse and
position are adjusted automatically.
Auto Adjustment
1. Push and hold in the Menu ( ) button for 5 seconds
or more to Lock the OSD.
2. Push and hold in the Menu ( ) button for 5 seconds
or more to Unlock the OSD.
OSD Lock/Unlock

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PowerSaver
This monitor has a built-in power management system called PowerSaver. This system saves energy by
switching your monitor into a low-power mode when it has not been used for a certain amount of time. The
monitor automatically returns to normal operation when you move the computer's mouse or press a key on
the keyboard. For energy conservation, turn your monitor OFF when it is not needed, or when leaving it
unattended for long periods. The PowerSaver system operates with a VESA DPMS compliant video card
installed in your computer.
Use a software utility installed on your computer to set up this feature.
This monitor is EPA ENERGY STAR
®
compliant and ENERGY2000 compliant
when used with a computer equipped with VESA DPMS functionality.
As an ENERGY STAR
®
Partner, SAMSUNG has determined that this product
meets the ENERGY STAR
®
guidelines for energy efficiency.
State Normal Operation Power saving mode
EPA/ENERGY 2000
Power Switch off
110Vac
Power Indicator
Power Consumption Less than 32W Less than 1W
Green
Less than 2W
Green, Blinking Black
State Normal Operation Power saving mode
EPA/ENERGY 2000
Power Switch off
110Vac
Power Indicator
Power Consumption Less than 45W Less than 1W
Green
Less than 2W
Green, Blinking Black
SyncMaster 153
SyncMaster 173

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Troubleshooting
Check List
Before calling for service, check the information in this section to see if you can remedy any
problems yourself. If you do need assistance, please call the phone number on the warranty card,
the phone number on the Information section or contact your dealer.
Symptom Check List Solution
No images on the screen.
I cannot turn on the monitor.
I cannot see the On Screen
Display(OSD).
Is the power cord connected
properly?
Check the power cord connection
and supply.
Can you see "No Connection,
Check Signal Cable" on the screen?
Check the signal cable connection.
If the power is on, reboot the
computer to see the initial
screen(the login screen),
which can be seen.
If the initial screen (the login screen)
appears, boot the computer in the
applicable mode (the safe mode for
Windows 98/95) and then change
the frequency of the video card.
(Refer to the Preset Display Modes)
Note: If the initial screen (the login
screen) does not appear, contact
a service center or your dealer.
Can you see "Video mode not
supported" on the screen?
You can see this message when the
signal from the video card exceeds
the maximum resolution and frequency
that the monitor can properly handle.
Adjust the maximum resolution and
frequency that the monitor can properly
handle.
There is no image on the screen.
Is the power indicator on the
monitor blinking at 1 second
intervals?
The monitor is in PowerSave mode.
Press a key on the keyboard or move
the mouse to activate the monitor and
restore the image on the screen.
Have you locked the On Screen
Display (OSD) Menu to prevent
changes?
Unlock the OSD by pressing the
MENU button for at least 5 seconds.

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Troubleshooting
Check List
Symptom Check List Solution
The screen shows
strange colors or
just black and white.
The screen is out of focus or
OSD cannot be adjusted.
LED is blinking but no images
on the screen.
There are only 16 colors
shown on the screen.
The screen colors have
changed after changing the
video card.
There is a message that reads
"Unrecognized monitor,
Plug & Play (VESA DDC)
monitor found".
Is the screen displaying only one
color as if looking at the screen
through a cellophane paper?
Have the screen colors become
strange after running a program
or due to a crash between
applications?
Is the frequency properly adjusted
when checking the Display Timing
on the menu?
Have the Windows colors been
set properly?
Has the video card been set
properly?
Have you installed the monitor
driver?
Check the signal cable connection.
Make sure the video card is fully
inserted in it's slot.
Reboot the computer.
Has the video card been set
properly?
Set the video card by referring to the
video card manual.
Have you adjusted the resolution or
frequency on the monitor?
Adjust the resolution and frequency of
the video card.
Adjust the frequency properly by
referring to the video card manual.
(The maximum frequency per
resolution may differ from product to
product.)
For Windows ME/XP/2000:
Set the colors properly at the Control
Panel, Display, Settings.
For Windows 3.1:
Adjust the colors of the screen using
the VGA utility provided by the video
card.
Set the video card by referring to the
video card manual.
Install the monitor driver according to
the Driver Installation Instructions.
See the video card manual to see
if the Plug & Play (VESA DDC)
function can be supported.
Install the monitor driver according to
the Driver Installation Instructions.

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Specifications
General
LCD Panel
Synchronization
Model Name SyncMaster 153V
Size
Display area
Pixel Pitch
Type
Viewing Angle
15.0 inch diagonal
304.1 (H) x 228.1 (V)
0.297 (H) x 0.297 (V)
a-si TFT active matrix
140/120(H/V)
TFT LCD panel manufactured by using advanced semiconductor technology with precision of 99.999% above is used
for this product. But the pixels of RED, GREEN, BLUE and WHITE color seem to be bright sometimes or some of black
pixels could be seen. This is not from bad quality and you can use it without uneasiness.
• For example, the no. of TFT LCD pixels that is contained in this product are 2,359,296.
This monitor can be installed on any Plug & Play compatible system. Interaction of the monitor and computer systems
will provide the best operating conditions and monitor settings. In most cases, monitor installation will proceed
automatically, unless the user wishes to select alternate settings.
31 ~ 61 kHz
56 ~ 75 Hz
1024 x 768@60Hz
1024 x 768@75Hz
Horizontal
Vertical
Display Color
16,294,277
Resolution
Optimum resolution
Maximum resolution
Input Signal, Terminated
RGB Analog 0.7 Vp-p positive at 75 ohms, Separate H/V sync, TTL level positive or negative
Maximum Pixel Clock
80 MHz
Power Supply
90 ~ 264 VAC, 60/50 Hz ± 3Hz
Signal Cable
15pin-to-15pin D-sub cable, detachable
Power Consumption
32W (Maximum)
Dimensions (WxDxH)
Weight
353.5 X 57.0 X 280.5 mm (Without Stand)
353.5 X 150 X 345.0 mm (After folding the Stand)
3.4kg(With Simple Stand)
75mm x 75mm (for use with Specialty(Arm) Mounting hardware.)
Operating Temperature: 50°F ~ 104°F(10°C ~ 40°C) Humidity: 10% ~ 80%, non-condensing
Storage Temperature: -4°F ~113°F (-20°C ~ 45°C) Humidity: 5% ~ 95%, non-condensing
VESA Mounting Interface
Environmental considerations
Dot Acceptable
Plug and Play Capability
Note Design and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.