Troubleshooting

If you have a problem setting up or using your monitor, you may be able to solve it yourself. Before calling your retailer or IBM, try the suggested actions that are appropriate to your problem.

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Problem

Possible

 

Suggested Action

Reference

Cause

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screen is

No power to

Ensure that the electrical outlet

Connecting

blank and

monitor.

 

and the monitor are both

your

power

 

 

switched on.

Monitor

indicator is off.

 

Check that the power cord

section on

 

 

 

is firmly plugged into the

page 4.

 

 

 

electrical outlet and the power

 

 

 

supply unit.

 

 

 

If the power cord plug has

 

 

 

a removalble fuse, replace it.

 

 

 

Try another power cord.

 

 

 

Try another electrical outlet.

 

 

 

Check the power connection at

 

 

 

 

the back of the panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screen is blank

Brightness

Adjust brightness and contrast.

User

and power

and Contrast

 

 

controls

indicator is

may be too

 

 

section on

steady green.

low.

 

 

page 15.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screen is blank

The monitor is

Press any key on the keyboard

Power

and power

in the Power

 

or move the mouse to restore

Management

indicator is

Management

 

operation.

section on

steady amber.

Standby state.

Check the Power Management

page 20.

 

 

software on your computer.

 

 

 

Press the to switch between

 

 

 

 

analog and digital mode. If the

 

 

 

 

panel is the wrong mode for

 

 

 

 

the signal being provided, the

 

 

 

 

monitor appears to go into

 

 

 

 

sleep mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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