Product Specific Problems

SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS

Screen image is too small

Cannot adjust the monitor with the buttons on the front panel

WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE	POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS


Image is centered on screen, but does not fill	•	Perform monitor reset on "All Settings."
entire viewing area.


OSD does not appear on the screen.	•	Turn off the monitor, unplug the power cord and then
		plug back and turn on the monitor.

Troubleshooting Your Soundbar

COMMON SYMPTOMS

No Sound

WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE

No power to Soundbar - the power indicator is off. (built-in DC power supply. i.e. 1905FP )

Soundbar has power - power indicator is on.

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

•Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to the middle position; check if the power indicator (green LED) on the front of the Soundbar is illuminated.

•Confirm that the power cable from the Soundbar is plugged into the monitor.

•Confirm that the monitor has power.

•If the monitor has no power, see Troubleshooting your monitor for monitor common problem.

•Plug the audio line-in cable into the computer's audio out jack.

•Set all Windows volume controls to their maximum.

•Play some audio content on the computer (i.e. audio CD, or MP3).

•Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to a higher volume setting.

•Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.

•Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e. portable CD player).

Distorted Sound

Computer's sound card is used as the audio source.

•Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.

•Confirm that the audio line-in plug is completely inserted into the jack of the sound card.

•Set all Windows volume controls to their midpoints.

•Decrease the volume of the audio application.

•Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar counter-clockwise to a lower volume setting.

•Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.

•Troubleshoot the computer's sound card.

•Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e. portable CD player).

Distorted Sound

Other audio source is used.

•Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.

•Confirm that the audio line-in plug is completely inserted into the jack of the audio source.

•Decrease the volume of the audio source.

•Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar counter-clockwise to a lower volume setting.

•Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.

Unbalanced Sound Output

Sound from only one side of Soundbar

•Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.

•Confirm that the audio line-in plug is completely inserted into the jack of the sound card or audio source.

•Set all Windows audio balance controls (L-R) to their midpoints.

•Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.

•Troubleshoot the computer's sound card.

•Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e. portable CD player).

Low Volume

Volume is too low.

•Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.

•Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to the maximum volume setting.

•Set all Windows volume controls to their maximum.

•Increase the volume of the audio application.

•Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e. portable CD player).

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SE198WFP specifications

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