Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor

OSD Menu

Description

 

 

 

Picture menu

Brightness—Adjusts the amount of light in the darkest

 

 

 

 

portion of the picture. Use the lowest brightness setting

 

 

 

 

you are comfortable with to maximize the life of the

 

 

 

Picture

monitor backlights.

 

 

 

 

You may need to readjust brightness after the monitor

 

 

 

 

warms up.

 

 

 

 

Contrast—Adjusts the level of white between the lightest

 

 

 

Brightness

and darkest portions of an image.

 

 

 

 

Gamma—Customizes the gamma level. High gamma

 

 

 

 

levels increase white levels and low gamma levels

 

 

 

Contrast

increase contrast.

 

 

 

Video Scaling—Toggles the video aspect ratio between

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wide and 4:3.

 

 

 

Gamma

 

 

 

 

Video Scaling

 

 

 

 

 

Geometry menu

Geometry

H-Position

V-Position

Clock

Phase

H-Position—Moves the display image left and right. You can also press the Auto button to configure the horizontal position automatically.

V-Position—Moves the display image up and down. You can also press the Auto button to configure the vertical position automatically.

Clock—Minimizes any vertical bars or stripes visible on the screen background. The horizontal screen size will also change.

Phase—Minimizes any horizontal distortion and clears or sharpens the displayed characters.

Advanced menu

Advanced

Color

Language

LED Brightness

Resolution Reminder

Information

Color—Customizes the color levels. Language—Changes the language of the OSD.

LED Brightness—Changes the brightness of the Standby and Power LED to Day Mode or Nite Mode.

Resolution Reminder—If the computer display input is not set to 1440 × 900, displays a reminder that you should change your computer’s settings to use the optimum 1440 × 900 resolution. If you prefer using your monitor at a resolution less than that, use this option to turn off the Resolution Reminder. For information on changing your computer’s display resolution, see “Changing Windows screen settings” on page 9. Information—Displays the current screen resolution.

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