Barco E1 manual Pixel Faults, Windows 2000 display resolution, Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Pixel Faults

Permanently dark or bright pixels can happen to TFT displays. 10 or less permanently dead pixels do not make out a good case for exchanging the unit.

Please contact our Customer Service Department if the number of pixel faults exceeds the above-mentioned figure.

Windows 2000 display resolution

Tip: These instructions apply to both Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP.

Important: If you are using a color display in conjunction with your Barco grayscale display(s) you should configure your desktop before setting the resolution of the your Barco grayscale display(s).

Configuring the Windows 2000 or Windows XP desktop

Under Windows 2000 or Windows XP the recommended configuration for best grayscale image quality when using a color display in conjunction with your high-resolution grayscale display(s) is to set the color display as the primary monitor. Then set the colors setting on the “Settings” tab of the Windows Display Control Panel to the highest possible color depth (e.g. 32 bits-per-pixel “true color”) supported by the color display’s controller.

The colors setting for your high-resolution grayscale displays should default to 256 colors (8 bits per pixel). You should set the palette mode for the your high-resolution grayscale displays to Static Gray palette with NO system colors. This guarantees that the all of the 256 gray levels available for GDI graphics will be present, and also eliminates the danger that colors will change when focus moves among different applications.

However, if you are using the Color to Gray Compatibility palette mode, the color setting for your high-resolution grayscale displays should default to True Color (32 bits per pixel). Even

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