Samsung ML17XSSS Getting Help, Warm-up Time, Setting up Your LCD Monitor, Check Signal Cable

Setting up Your LCD Monitor

If the monitor is functioning properly, you will see a white box with an error messsage “Check Signal Cable.” in red color.

Check Signal Cable

Figure 5. Monitor self-test screen

This box also appears during normal operation if the video cable becomes disconnected or damaged.

4 Turn off your monitor and reconnect the video cable; then turn on both your computer and the monitor.

If your monitor screen remains blank after following the previous procedure, check your video controller and computer system; your monitor is functioning properly.

Getting Help

If your monitor does not display an image, check your cable connections and refer to "Troubleshooting" on page 20. If you experience difficulties with the quality of the displayed image, run Auto Adjustment (see page 12) and refer to "Adjusting Your LCD Monitor" on page 8 or "Troubleshooting" on page 20.

Warm-up Time

All LCD monitors need time to become thermally stable whenever you turn on the monitor af- ter letting the monitor be turned off for a couple of hours. Therefore, to achieve more accurate adjustments for parameters, allow the LCD monitor to warm (be on) for at least 20 minutes before making any screen adjustments.

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