CHAPTER 4: Troubleshooting

Video FAQs

When I display video from S-Video, composite, or component, why does the video look overly compressed?

•See your video device user manual to adjust the video or TV format output to 16:9. Setting this option to 4:3 results in compressed video. This is done differently on all brands of video devices, so it is important that you read your video device user guide or the help tools within your video device’s software.

•You can also optimize the video scaling settings in the

monitor. Touch (Menu), (Main Menu),

(Video Adjust), then touch (Video Scaling). To change to the mode you want, choose Wide, Zoom, or 1:1 modes.

When I try to use Picture in Picture (PIP), why can I not select other video inputs?

•PIP is available only when 2560 × 1600 PC video over dual-link DVI is selected as the primary video source.

Can I connect my game console to this monitor?

•Yes. Using optional video cables you can connect your game console directly to the monitor. Use Component Video (YPbPr) or HDMI if your game console supports it, because this results in the best picture quality.

When playing DVDs or watching video sources, I sometimes see random black and white noise at the top of the picture.

•This information is known as the Vertical Blanking Interval or VBI data. This is typically where information such as sub-titles or closed captioning text is stored on a video frame by frame basis. To remove this

information, Touch (Menu), (Main Menu),

(Video Adjust), then touch (Overscan) to set this option to enabled. The video will slightly zoom to eliminate this effect.

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