Chapter 2 Setting Up Your M150 FPD Monitor

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Note: When the adjustment knob is horizontal it is locked; when it is in the vertical position it is unlocked.

Always maintain adequate ventilation to protect the display from overheating and to ensure reliable and continued operation.

Installing the Video Card and Video Driver

Before you can connect your touch monitor, make sure your computer has a video card and driver already installed for the monitor. The video driver is supplied by the video card manufacturer and may be found on the disks that came with your computer. If you need information on installing a video card or video driver, refer to your computer documentation for instructions.

Supported Video Display Modes and Refresh Rates

Your video card should support one of the display modes specified in

Table 1. If you select an unsupported video mode, the monitor may stop working or display unsatisfactory picture quality.

Table 1. Applicable Display Mode and Refresh Rate

Display Mode

Refresh Rate

VGA (640 x 480)

60

 

72

 

75

US Text (720 x 400)

70

SVGA (800 x 600)

56 Hz

 

60

 

72

 

75

XGA (1024 x 768)

60

 

70

 

75

Configuring the Display Settings

After you connect your M150 FPD and turn on your computer, you may need to configure one or more of these display settings. The ideal settings for this monitor are as follows:

Display mode (also called desktop area or video resolution) 1024 x 768

Refresh rate (also called vertical scan rate or vertical sync) 60 Hz

Color depth (also called color palette or number of colors) at least 16-bit (high color)

3M Touch Systems Proprietary Information

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3M M150 manual Installing the Video Card and Video Driver, Configuring the Display Settings

M150 specifications

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