OSD Menu Selections

The following table lists the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu selections and their functional descriptions. After changing an OSD menu item, and if the menu screen has these options, you may choose to:

●Cancel—to return to the previous menu level.

●Save and Return—to save all changes and return to the OSD Main Menu screen. This Save and Return option is only active if you change a menu item.

Table 4-2 OSD Menu

Icon

Main Menu

Submenu

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Brightness

Adjustable scale

Adjusts the brightness level of the screen. The factory

 

 

 

default range is 90.

 

 

 

 

 

Contrast

Adjustable scale

Adjusts the contrast level of the screen. The factory

 

 

 

default range is 80.

 

 

 

 

 

Volume (select

 

Adjusts the monitor's speaker volume level. The

 

models with

 

factory default range is 50.

 

internal speakers)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image Control

 

Adjusts the screen image. (VGA input only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Adjustment

Automatically adjusts the screen image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizontal Position

Adjusts the position of the screen image left and right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical Position

Adjusts the position of the screen image up and down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Custom Scaling (select

Selects the method on how displayed information on

 

 

models)

the monitor will be formatted. Select:

 

 

 

● Fill to Screen - image fills the entire screen and

 

 

 

may look distorted or elongated because of non-

 

 

 

proportional scaling of height and width

 

 

 

● Fill to Aspect Ratio - image is sized to fit the

 

 

 

screen and maintains proportional image

 

 

 

● One-to-one - disables video scaling, displays an

 

 

 

image that is smaller in size than the monitor’s

 

 

 

capability and centers the image on the screen in

 

 

 

the active viewing area

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharpness (select

Adjusts the screen image to look sharper or soft.

 

 

models)

NOTE: If the one-to-one custom scaling menu is

 

 

 

 

 

 

selected, scaling is disabled and the sharpness

 

 

 

feature will also be disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clock

Minimizes any vertical bars or strips visible on the

 

 

 

screen background. Adjusting the Clock will also

 

 

 

change the horizontal screen image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clock Phase

Adjusts the focus of the display. This adjustment

 

 

 

allows you to remove any horizontal noise and clear or

 

 

 

sharpen the image of characters.

 

 

 

 

 

Color

 

Selects the screen color. The factory default is 6500K

 

 

 

or Custom Color, depending on the model.

 

 

 

 

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HP L1908w 19-inch manual OSD Menu Selections
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