Samsung SyncMaster 2232BWPlus User manual

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LCD MONITOR
quick start guide
2032GWPLUS, 2232BWPLUS

Model
Features
RTA Monitor
RTA (Response Time Accelerator)
A function that accelerates the response speed of the panel so as to provide a sharper and more
natural video display.
RTA On Activates the RTA function so that the panel operates at a higher response speed than
its original speed.
RTA OFF Deactivates the RTA function so that the panel operates at its original response speed.
Packa
g
e Contents
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.
Un
p
ackin
g
Monitor & Simple stand
Manual

Quick Setup Guide
Warranty Card
(Not available in all
locations)
User's Guide, Monitor Driver,
Natural Color software,
MagicTune™ software
Cable
Power Cord D-sub Cable
Others
Cleaning Cloth
Will be a
pp
lied to black and hi
g
h
g
loss models onl
y
.
Sold separatel
y
DVI Cable
Y
our Monitor
Front

MENU button [ ] Opens the on-screen menu and exits from the menu.
MagicBright™ button
[]
MagicBright™ is a new feature providing optimum viewing
environment depending on the contents of the image you are
watching. Currently seven different modes are available: Custom,
Text, Internet, Game, Sport, Movie and Dynamic Contrast. Each
mode has its own pre-configured brightness value. You can easily
select one of seven settings by simply pressing MagicBright™ control
button.
1) Custom
Although the values are carefully chosen by our engineers, the
pre-configured values may not be comfortable to your eyes
depending on your taste.
If this is the case, adjust the brightness and contrast by using the
OSD menu.
2) Text
For documentations or works involving heavy text.
3) Internet
For working with a mixture of images such as texts and graphics.
4) Game
For watching motion pictures such as a game.
5) Sport
For watching motion pictures such as a sport.
6) Movie
For watching motion pictures such as a DVD or Video CD.
7) Dynamic Contrast
Dynamic Contrast is to automatically detect distribution of inputted
visual signal and adjust to create optimum contrast.
>> Click here to see an animation clip
Brightness button [ ] When OSD is not on the screen, push the button to adjust brightness.
>> Click here to see an animation clip
Not available in MagicBright mode of Dynamic Contrast.

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.)
If you select the digital mode, you must connect your monitor to the
g
ra
p
hic card's DVI IN
p
ort usin
g
the DVI cable.
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 monitor saves your adjustments.
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 leavin
g
it unattended for lon
g
periods.
Rear
The confi
g
uration at the back of the monitor ma
y
var
y
from
p
roduct to
p
roduct.
POWER port Connect the power cord for
y
our monitor to the power port on the back of the
monitor.
DVI IN port Connect the DVI Cable to the DVI IN port on the back of your monitor.
RGB IN port Connect the signal cable to the 15-pin, D-sub port on the back of your
monitor.
Kensington Lock The Kensin
g
ton lock is a device used to ph
y
sicall
y
fix the s
y
stem when usin
g
it in a public place.
The locking device has to be purchased separately.
For usin
g
a lockin
g
device, contact where
y
ou
p
urchase it.
See Connecting Cables for further information regarding cable connections.

Model
Connectin
g
Cables
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.
Use a connection appropriate to the computer you are using.
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 port on the back of your Monitor.
[DVI IN]
Connected to a Macintosh.
- Connect the monitor to the Macintosh computer using the D-sub connection cable.
Turn on your computer and monitor. If your monitor displays an image, installation is completed.
Usin
g
the Stand
Foldin
g
the base

You can tilt the monitor upwards at an angle of 0° to18°.

Model
Check List
Before calling for assistance, 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 Information section or contact your dealer.
Symptom Check List Solutions
No images on the
screen.
I cannot turn on
the monitor.
Is the power cord
connected
properly?
Check the power cord connection and supply.
Can you see
"Check Signal
Cable" on the
screen?
(Connected using the D-sub cable)
Check the signal cable connection.
(Connected using the DVI cable)
If you still see an error message on the screen when the
monitor is connected properly, check to see if the monitor
status is set to analog.
Press SOURCE/ button to have the monitor double-
check the input signal source.
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 ME/XP/2000) and then change the frequency of
the video card.
(Refer to the Preset Timing Modes)
If the initial screen (the login screen) does not appear,
contact the Service Center or your dealer.
Can you see "Not
Optimum Mode",
"Recommended
Mode 1680 X 1050
60 Hz" 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 handle properly.
Adjust the maximum resolution and frequency that the
monitor can handle properly.
If the display exceeds SXGA or 75 Hz, a "Not Optimum
Mode", "Recommended Mode 1680 X 1050 60 Hz"
message is displayed. If the display exceeds 85 Hz, the
display will work properly but the "Not Optimum Mode",
"Recommended Mode 1680 X 1050 60 Hz" message
appears for one minute and then disappears.
Please change to the recommended mode during this
one-minute period.
(The message is displayed again if the system is
rebooted.)
There is no image
on the screen.
Is the power
The monitor is in PowerSaver mode.
Press a key on the keyboard to activate the monitor and

indicator on the
monitor blinking at 1
second intervals?
restore the image on the screen.
If there is still no image, press the 'SOURCE/ ' button.
Then press any key on the keyboard again to activate the
monitor and restore the image on the screen.
Connected using
the DVI cable?
You may get a blank screen if you boot the system
before you connect the DVI cable, or disconnect and then
reconnect the DVI cable while the system is running as
certain types of graphic cards do not send out video
signals.
Connect the DVI cable and then reboot the system.
I cannot see the
On Screen
Display.
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.
The screen shows
strange colors or
just black and
white.
Is the screen
displaying only one
color as if looking at
the screen through
a cellophane
paper?
Check the signal cable connection.
Make sure the video card is fully inserted in it's slot.
Have the screen
colors become
strange after
running a program
or due to a crash
between
applications?
Reboot the computer.
Has the video card
been set properly?
Set the video card by referring to the video card manual.
The screen
suddenly has
become
unbalanced.
Have you changed
the video card or
the driver?
Adjust screen image position and size using the OSD.
Have you adjusted
the resolution or
frequency to the
monitor?
Adjust the resolution and frequency at the video card.
(Refer to the Preset Timing Modes).
The screen can be unbalanced due to the cycle of the video card signals.
Readjust Position by referring to the OSD.
The screen is out
of focus or OSD
cannot be
adjusted.
Have you adjusted
the resolution or
frequency on the
monitor?
Adjust the resolution and frequency of the video card.
(Refer to the Preset Timing Modes).
LED is blinking but
no images on the
screen.
Is the frequency
properly adjusted
when checking the
Display Timing on
the menu?
Adjust the frequency properly by referring to the video
card manual and the Preset Timing Modes.
(The maximum frequency per resolution may differ from
product to product.)
There are only 16
colors shown on
the screen. The
screen colors have
changed after
changing the video
card.
Have the Windows
colors been set
properly?
Windows XP :
Set the resolution in the Control Panel →Appearance
and Themes →Display →Settings.
Windows ME/2000 :
Set the resolution in the Control Panel →Display →
Settings.
Has the video card
been set properly?
Set the video card by referring to the video card manual.
There is a
message that
Have you installed
the monitor driver?
Install the monitor driver according to the Driver
Installation Instructions.

reads
"Unrecognized
monitor, Plug &
Play (VESA DDC)
monitor found".
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.
Check when
MagicTune™ does
not function
properly.
MagicTune™
feature is found only
on PC (VGA) with
Window OS that
supports Plug and
Play.
* To check whether your PC is available for MagicTune™
feature, follow the steps below (When Windows is XP);
Control Panel →Performance and Maintenance →
System →Hardware →Device Manager →Monitors →
After deleting Plug and Play monitor, find 'Plug and Play
monitor' by searching new Hardware.
MagicTune™ is an additional software for the monitor.
Some graphic cards may not support your monitor. When
you have a problem with the graphic card, visit our
website to check the compatible graphic card list
provided.
http://www.samsung.com/monitor/magictune
MagicTune™
doesn't work
properly.
Have you changed
your PC or video
graphic card?
Download the latest program. The program can be
downloaded http://www.samsung.com/monitor/magictune
Did you install the
program?
Reboot the computer after installing the program for the
first time. If a copy of the program is already installed,
remove it, reboot the computer, and then install the
program again. You need to reboot the computer for it to
operate normally after installing or removing the program.
Visit the Ma
g
icTune™ website and download the installation software for Ma
g
icTune™ MAC.
Check the followin
g
items if there is trouble with the monitor.
Check if the power cord and the video cables are properly connected to the computer.
Check if the computer beeps more than 3 times when booting.
(If it does, ask the service center to check the main board of the computer.)
If you installed a new video card or if you assembled the PC, check if the installed the adapter(video)
driver and the monitor driver.
Check if the scanning ratio of the video screen is set to between 56 Hz ~ 75 Hz.
(Do not exceed 75 Hz when using the maximum resolution.)
If you have problems in installing the adapter (video) driver, boot the computer in Safe Mode, remove
the Display Adapter at the "Control Panel →System →Device Administrator" and then reboot the
computer to reinstall the adapter (video) driver.
If problems repeatedly occur, contact an authorized service center.
Q & A
Question Answer
How can I change the frequency? The frequency can be changed by reconfiguring the
video card.
Note that video card support can vary, depending on
the version of the driver used.
(Refer to the computer or the video card manual for
details.)
How can I adjust the resolution? Windows XP :
Set the resolution in the Control Panel →
Appearance and Themes →Display →Settings.

Windows ME/2000 :
Set the resolution in the Control Panel →Display →
Settings.
Contact the video card manufacturer for details.
How can I set the Power Saving function? Windows XP :
Set the resolution in the Control Panel →
Appearance and Themes →Display →Screen
Saver.
Set the function in the BIOS-SETUP of the computer.
Windows ME/2000 :
Set the resolution in the Control Panel →Display →
Screen Saver.
Set the function in the BIOS-SETUP of the computer.
Refer to the Windows / Com
p
uter Manual
How can I clean the outer case/LCD Panel? Disconnect the power cord and then clean the
monitor with a soft cloth, using either a cleaning
solution or plain water.
Do not leave any detergent or scratches on the case.
Do not let any water enter the monitor.
Sel
f
-Test
Self-Test Feature Check | Warning Messages | Environment | Useful Tips
Your monitor provides a self test feature that allows you to check whether your monitor is functioning
properly.
Sel
f
-Test Feature Check
Turn off both your computer and the monitor.
Unplug the video cable from the back of the computer.
Turn on the monitor.
If the monitor is functioning properly, you will see a box in the illustration below.
This box appears during normal operation if the video cable becomes disconnected or damaged.
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.
Warnin
g
Messa
g
es
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.
If there are any sub woofer speakers near the monitor, unplug and relocate the woofer to another
room.
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 computer. Therefore, if there is a problem with
the computer or the video card, this can cause the monitor to become blank, have poor coloring,
become noisy, and video mode not supported, etc. In this case, first check the source of the problem,
and then contact the Service Center or your dealer.
Judging the monitor's working condition
If there is no image on the screen or a "Not Optimum Mode", "Recommended Mode 1680 X 1050 60
Hz" 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.