
A Troubleshooting
Solving Common Problems
The following table lists possible problems, the possible cause of each problem, and the recommended solutions.
Problem  | Possible Cause  | Solution  | 
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Screen is blank.  | Power cord is disconnected.  | Connect the power cord.  | 
Power button on front panel of the monitor is turned off.
Press the front panel power button.
NOTE: If pressing the power button has no effect, press and hold the power button for 10 seconds to disable the power button lockout feature.
  | Video cable is improperly  | Connect the video cable properly. Refer to Chapter  | 
  | connected.  | 3, Setting Up the Monitor on page 5 for more | 
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  | Screen blanking is active.  | Press any key on the keyboard or move the mouse  | 
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  | to inactivate the screen blanking utility.  | 
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Screen image appears distorted; text is  | The computer’s graphics card  | Set the computer’s display resolution to the same  | 
fuzzy or blurred; image quality is  | resolution is set lower or higher  | mode as the monitor’s recommended native screen  | 
degraded.  | than the monitor’s native  | resolution to provide the best picture quality.  | 
  | resolution.  | 
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Image appears blurred, indistinct, or  | Brightness and contrast are  | Press the   | 
too dark.  | too low.  | does not correct the image, press the Menu button  | 
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  | to open the OSD Menu, and adjust the brightness  | 
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  | and contrast scales as needed.  | 
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Image is not centered  | Position may need adjustment.  | Press the Menu button to access the OSD menu.  | 
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  | Select Image Control/Horizontal Position or Vertical  | 
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  | Position to adjust the horizontal or vertical position  | 
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  | of the image.  | 
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Check Video Cable is displayed on | Monitor video cable is  | Connect the VGA cable to the VGA connector on the  | 
screen.  | disconnected.  | computer. Be sure that the computer power is off  | 
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  | while connecting the video cable.  | 
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Input Signal Out of Range. Change  | Video resolution and/or refresh  | Restart the computer and enter Safe Mode. Change  | 
Settings to 1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz is | rate are set higher than what  | the settings to a supported setting (see Recognizing  | 
displayed on screen.  | the monitor supports.  | Preset Display Resolutions on page 29). Restart | 
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  | the computer so that the new settings take effect.  | 
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HP Display LiteSaver doesn't turn off  | The Activity Extension time  | The default Activity Extension value is set to 10  | 
the monitor screen.  | has not elapsed.  | minutes. The HP Display LiteSaver will wait to detect  | 
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  | no input or movement from the keyboard or mouse  | 
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  | for 10 consecutive minutes after the Display Off time  | 
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  | has passed, before the monitor enters into low-  | 
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