Operating the Monitor

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 active only if you change a menu item.

■Reset — to change back to the previous setting.

 

Main Menu

 

 

Icon

Options

Submenu Options

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Switch Video Input

 

Switches the video input signal source when the monitor is

 

(select models only)

 

connected to two active and valid video sources. Switching

 

 

 

video input sources may take several seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

Brightness

 

Adjusts the brightness level of the screen.

 

 

 

 

 

Contrast

 

Adjusts the contrast level of the screen.

 

 

 

 

 

Image Control

 

Adjusts the screen image. Also enables or disables the ambient

 

 

 

light sensor (select models only).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto-Adjustment

Automatically adjusts the screen image (VGA Input only).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizontal Position

Adjusts the horizontal position of the picture (VGA Input only).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical Position

Adjusts the vertical position of the picture (VGA Input only).

Custom Scaling (select models only)

Selects the method on how displayed information on the monitor will be formatted. Select:

Fill to Screen — Image fills the entire screen and might 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.

Sharpness

(select models only)

On a scale of 1 to 5, adjusts the screen image to look sharper or softer.

✎NOTE: If the one-to-one custom scaling menu is selected, scaling is disabled and the Sharpness feature is as well.

Ambient Light Sensor

Adjusts the brightness of the screen depending on the ambient

(select models only)

light of the environment. The sensor is on the left front of the

 

monitor.

 

By default the sensor is set to On. If you adjust the Quick View,

 

Brightness, Contrast, or sRGB functions in the OSD, the

 

ambient light sensor will automatically be disabled.

 

 

Clock

Minimizes any vertical bars or strips visible on the screen

 

background. Adjusting the Clock will also change the

 

horizontal screen image (VGA Input only).

 

 

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 (VGA Input only).

 

 

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w1707 specifications

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