Sceptre Technologies E246 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 1920x1080 and click on APPLY. (if you are using

DVI as your connection click on OK and you are done, steps 6-9 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 [1] button then press the [2] button 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 and Windows 7 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 1920x1080 and click on APPLY. (if you are using DVI as your connection click on OK and you are done, steps 6-9 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 [1] button then press the [2] button 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 the desktop 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 scal e”. This will make the words bigger under Windows. Click on APPLY to finalize your selection.

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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 Page8 Installing or Uninstalling the Base Package ContentsOpening the Package Setting Up Your Monitor Identifying Front and Rear Panel Front ViewControl Buttons Connecting the LCD If You Have DVI Connection on Your Video Card…If You Have VGA Connection on Your Video Card… If You Have Hdmi Connection on Your Cable or Satellite Box… Auto Image Adjust On Screen Display OSD MenuContrast / Brightness Audio Adjust Input SelectColor Adjust InformationManual Image Adjust Setup Menu Memory RecallSupported PC Resolution Supported Video ResolutionTroubleshooting Problem Possible solutionsPage24 Page25 How do I clean the LCD? Cleaning the bezelSpecification Display panelCall Us If You Need Help Limited Product Warranty Page30 Disclaimer & Copyright Information