Sceptre Technologies X24 manual Setting Up Your Monitor

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Setting Up Your Monitor

The following are general short steps to setup and use the monitor with your PC under the Microsoft Windows XP operating system.

1.After you have installed the base, connect your VGA or DVI cord to both the monitor and PC and turn on the PC and the monitor.

2.While booting up keep pressing F8 and choose the VGA mode option.

3.Under Windows, use your mouse to right click on the background with nothing selected. Left click on the PROPERTIES option. Click on the SETTINGS tab.

4.Under SETTINGS change your resolution to 1920 x 1200 and click on APPLY. (if you are using

DVI as your connection click on OK and you are done, steps 6-10 are unnecessary)

5.Click on ADVANCED button, and then click on MONITOR tab. Under MONITOR make sure your refresh rate is set to 60 Hz.

6.Click on OK on all windows to exit.

7.On the monitor, press the M button twice in succession to AUTO ADJUST.

8.Wait until the monitor finishes calibrating. Reboot your computer and your monitor is ready for use.

9.[OPTIONAL] Because this monitor’s native resolution is very high, words may seem too small for some users. Please follow steps 1-5. Afterwards, click on the GENERAL tab. In there you can change the size of the words by changing from the option from “normal size” to “large size”. Click on APPLY to finalize this selection. This will make the words bigger under Windows XP.

The following are general short steps to setup and use the monitor with your PC under the Microsoft Windows VISTA operating system.

1.After you have installed the base, connect your VGA or DVI cord to both the monitor and PC and turn on the PC and the monitor.

2.While booting up keep pressing F8 and choose the VGA mode option.

3.Under Windows, use your mouse to right click on the background with nothing selected. Left click on the PERSONALIZE option. Click on the DISPLAY SETTINGS option.

4.Change your resolution to 1920 x 1200 and click on APPLY. (if you are using DVI as your connection click on OK and you are done, steps 6-10 are unnecessary)

5.Click on ADVANCED SETTINGS button, and then click on MONITOR tab. Under MONITOR make sure your refresh rate is set to 60 Hz.

6.Click on OK on all windows to exit.

7.On the monitor, press the M button twice in succession to AUTO ADJUST.

8.Wait until the monitor finishes calibrating. Reboot your computer and your monitor is ready for use.

9.[OPTIONAL] Because this monitor’s native resolution is very high, words may seem too small for some users. Under Windows Vista please right click on the background with nothing selected and select the PERSONALIZE option. Afterwards, click on the ADJUST FONT SIZE (DPI) option on the left column and click on continue. In there you can change the size of the words by changing from the option from “default scale” to “large scale”. This will make the words bigger under Windows XP. Click on APPLY to finalize your selection.

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SCEPTRE X24

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Contents Important Information FCC Compliance Statement Canadian Doc Notice For Class B Computing Devices Page4 Tips and Safety Precautions Page6 Table of Contents Auto Adjust Luminance Geometry Color Dear Sceptre Customer Package Contents Optional AccessoriesOpening the Package Installing the Base Setting Up Your Monitor Mounting Preparations Monitor is ready for mounting Identifying Front and Rear Panel Front ViewSide View Control Buttons Side View Tilt Angle Rear View Rear View Connections Understanding Your Cables & Connections Connecting the LCD to Your PC If You Have DVI Connection on Your Video Card…Make sure the power of X24 LCD Monitor is turned off If You Have VGA Connection on Your Video Card…Connecting the LCD to Your Video Device If You Have Hdmi Connection on Your DVD Player…If You Have Hdmi Connection on Your HD Box… If You Have Hdmi Connection on PlayStation 3… If You Have VGA Connection on Xbox 360… If You Have Component Connection on Your DVD Player… If You Have Component Connection on Your HD Box… If You Have Component Connection on PlayStation 3… If You Have Component Connection on Xbox 360… Connecting the LCD with optional Hdmi Optional Hdmi port is only available in certain modelsPage32 Page33 Connections to PC on the LCD with optional Hdmi Page35 Auto Adjust On Screen Display OSD MenuLuminance Geometry Page39 Color Volume optional OSD LanguageRecall Miscellaneous ExitSupported PC Resolution STD RESSupported Video Resolution TroubleshootingPage47 Page48 How do I clean the LCD? Cleaning the bezelSpecification Display panelPage51 Call Us If You Need Help Limited Product Warranty Page54 Disclaimer & Copyright Information