CHAPTER 3: Using Your Monitor

 

 

OSD Menu

Description

 

 

Advanced

Color—Customizes the color levels.

menu

Language—Changes the language of the OSD.

 

LED Mode—Changes the brightness of the Menu, Standby, and

 

Power LED to Day Mode or Nite Mode. When watching movies

 

in a darkened room, you may want to change the LED mode

 

to Nite Mode to avoid an over-bright, distracting power LED

 

indicator.

 

DVI Video Mode—Changes the DVI video mode by enabling

 

either RGB Color Space (used for digital input) and YUV Color

 

Space (used for analog TV input such as NTSC, PAL, and SECAM).

 

IR Training—Trains other universal remote controls to learn

 

the IR commands that control the monitor features. Use this

 

option if you prefer not to use the included monitor remote

 

control.

 

Input Search—Enables automatic searching for valid video

 

inputs. If set to disabled, you must manually change the input

 

using the touch pad or remote control. If set to enabled, the

 

monitor automatically searches for an active input and displays

 

it when one is found.

 

Integrated Product Tour—Enables the product tour. If set to

 

enabled and if there are no active video inputs found, the

 

display automatically starts the product tour when the display

 

is turned on. After watching the product tour, you should set

 

this feature to disabled. You can watch the product tour again

 

by pressing and holding the Menu button for three seconds.

 

Resolution Reminder—If the computer display input (VGA,

 

single-link DVI, or HDMI-PC only) is not set to 1920 × 1200 or

 

if the computer display input (dual-link DVI) is not set to

 

2560 × 1600, displays a reminder that you should change your

 

computer’s settings to use the optimum 1920 × 1200 or

 

2560 × 1600 resolution. If you prefer using your monitor at a

 

resolution less than the optimum, 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 38.

 

Information—Displays current screen resolution and input

 

source for the main display.

 

Reset All—Resets all values to the factory settings.

 

 

Changing Windows screen settings

Color depth and screen resolution are two of the most basic monitor settings you may need to change to suit your needs.

Color depth is the number of colors your computer uses to display images on your monitor. Most images look best displayed with the maximum number of colors available. If the color in your images seems “false” or “jumpy,” especially after you have played a game or run a video-intensive program, check the color depth setting and return it to the highest color setting, if necessary.

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