CHAPTER 2: Setting Up Your Monitor

Connecting the monitor

Connecting video inputs

Important

To use the monitor’s full (highest) resolution (2560 × 1600), you must use the included dual-link DVI cable to connect the monitor to a dual-link capable video card on your computer.

A single-link DVI cable or video card limits resolution to 1920 × 1200.

VGA and HDMI connections are also limited to a maximum 1920 × 1200 resolution.

Tip

Because of your monitor’s built-in video processing features, we recommend that if you use a DVD player that is not high-definition, you should disable your player’s built-in up conversion and output video at 480i when possible.

To connect your computer and other video sources to your monitor:

1Position your computer and the monitor so you can reach the back of each.

2Make sure that your computer is turned off, then connect the DVI video cable to the DVI video port (white) on your computer.

-OR-

If your computer has only an analog VGA (blue) port, connect the VGA video cable to the port.

Important

You should not connect to both the DVI and VGA ports on the same computer at the same time. However, you may connect up to three computers to the display at the same time using the DVI, VGA, and HDMI ports and switch between the inputs using the EzTouch controls or remote control.

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