Samsung 714BM manual Screen Is the screen displaying Shows strange

There is no image on the screen.

Is the power indicator on the monitor blinking at 1 second intervals?

85Hz, the display will work properly but the "Not Optimum

Mode","Recommended Mode 1280 x 1024 60Hz" 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.)

The monitor is in PowerSaver mode.

press a key on the keyboard to activate the monitor and 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.

Is the monitor connected using the DVI cable?

I cannot see	Have you locked the On
the On Screen	Screen Display (OSD)
Display.	Menu to prevent changes?
The screen	Is the screen displaying
shows strange	only one color as if looking
colors or just	at the screen through a
black and	cellophane paper?
white.	Have the screen colors
	become strange after
	running a program or due
	to a crash between
	applications?

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.

Unlock the OSD by pressing the [MENU/] button for at least 5 seconds.

Check the signal cable connection. Make sure the video card is fully inserted in it's slot.

Reboot the computer.

The screen suddenly has become unbalanced.

Has the video card been set properly?

Have you changed the video card or the driver?

Have you adjusted the resolution or frequency to the monitor?

Set the video card by referring to the video card manual.

Adjust screen image position and size using the OSD.

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	Have you adjusted the
out of focus or	resolution or frequency on
OSD cannot be	the monitor?
adjusted.
LED is blinking	Is the frequency properly
but no images	adjusted when checking
on the screen.	the Display Timing on the
	menu?

Adjust the resolution and frequency of the video card.

(Refer to the Preset Timing Modes).

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.)