Gateway XHD3000 Using monitor menus

CHAPTER 3: Using Your Monitor

Using monitor menus

Use the monitor’s on-screen display (OSD) menus to change settings and select inputs.

OSD Menu	Description
Main menu	Auto—Automatically adjusts your monitor to its optimum
	settings. (VGA input only)
	Picture—Opens the Picture menu, where you can adjust
	brightness, contrast, and gamma.
	PIP Settings—Opens the PIP Settings menu, where you can
	adjust the source, position, size, and transparency of the
	Picture-in-Picture image.
	Video Adjust—Opens the Video Adjust menu, where you can
	adjust the RGB (red, green, and blue) values of the video image
	from a source such as composite video, S-Video, or component
	video.
	Geometry—Opens the Geometry menu, where you can adjust
	image size and minimize distortions.
	Audio—Opens the Audio menu, where you can adjust volume,
	bass, treble, 3D audio, audio source, auto delay, and manual
	delay.
	Advanced—Opens the Advanced menu, where you can adjust
	color balance, change the OSD language, and display
	information about current monitor settings.
	Reset—Resets the monitor to its factory settings for the
	currently displayed input.
Picture menu	Brightness—Adjusts the amount of light in all portions of the
	picture. Use the lowest brightness setting you are comfortable
	with to maximize the life of the monitor backlights. You may
	need to readjust brightness after the monitor warms up.
	Sharpness—Adjusts the clarity of the image.
	Contrast—Adjusts the level of white between the lightest and
	darkest portions of an image.
	Gamma—Customizes the gamma level. High gamma levels
	increase white levels and low gamma levels increase contrast.
	Black Level—Adjusts the brightness level in the darkest part
	of the image.
	Saturation—Adjusts the intensity of a hue. High saturation
	results in very bright, vivid colors. Low saturation results in
	grayish colors.
	Hue—Adjusts the color spectrum of the display.

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