CHAPTER 1: Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor

Adjusting the stand

Rotating the screen

Tip

To rotate the screen while the optional speaker bar is attached, first tilt the screen back for more clearance between the speaker bar and the tabletop.

You can rotate the screen clockwise 90° to change between landscape and portrait views. For information on automatically rotating the display image as you manually rotate the monitor, see “Using landscape and portrait modes” on page 21.

Landscape mode

Portrait mode

Tip

For the brightest viewing angle, adjust the screen so that you are viewing it from within a 160° angle of the screen. When the display is rotated to portrait mode, the side-to-side viewing angle may be reduced.

Adjusting monitor height tension

The stand is factory adjusted to maintain the height for your monitor. However, if it does not stay in place when you let go, you need to change the stand’s height tension. You also need to adjust the stand if the amounts of force required to raise and lower the monitor are not equal.

To adjust your monitor’s height tension:

1Press the screwdriver access hole cap from below the base to remove it from the base.

Screwdriver access cap

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