Setting the Amount of Displayed Information

				HP 17” Color Monitor User’s Guide
				Using Your Monitor
HALF TONE	To set the monitor’s on-screen menu to half tone (semi-transparent),
	select the HALF TONE icon			from the advanced menu and then
	press	for ON. For a solid on-screen menu, switch the half tone off
	by pressing		for OFF.

Setting the Amount of Displayed Information

To set the amount of displayed information, change the screen resolution of your PC. The higher the screen resolution, the more information you can see on the screen. It is recommended that you use a resolution of 1024 × 768 at 85 Hz or 1280×1024 at 60 Hz. This gives easy-to-read characters, a large amount of displayed information, and a flicker-free image.

You can make adjustments to the displayed image and they are automatically saved for the resolution you are using. For example, if you adjust your monitor when working in SVGA those settings are saved for SVGA. If you then work in VGA and change the image settings, they are saved for VGA. The next time you switch back to SVGA, your previous settings are used automatically.

DISPLAY TIMING To find out which resolution and refresh rate your monitor is currently

running at, highlight the DISPLAY TIMING icon in the main menu. The current resolution is displayed.

To find out which resolutions and refresh rates are supported by your

monitor, highlight in the main menu then press to access the

list of available resolutions. Use the and adjustment controls to scroll through the list. Alternatively, you can also refer to “What Video Modes are Supported” on page 11. To change the screen resolution, please refer to the manual that came with your PC or your operating system documentation, if necessary. To set the image refresh rate (also known as the vertical frequency), refer to the manual that came with your PC or your operating system.

Your monitor has a Plug and Play capability (VESA DDC1/2B+ standard) that enables it to identify itself to suitably equipped HP PCs. This will automatically give you the best refresh rate for the resolution that you have set. Also, by using the appropriate software (when available), you can adjust the monitor’s settings directly from your PC.

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