Actions:
•Themonitormightbeoperatinginalow-refreshratedisplaymode.Setthemonitortothehighest,
noninterlacedrefreshratesupportedbyyourmonitorandthevideocontrollerinyourcomputer.
Attention:Usingaresolutionorrefreshratethatisnotsupportedbyyourmonit ormightdamageit.Check
thedocumentationthatcomeswithyourmonitortoverifythesupportedrefreshrates.
•Themonitormightbeaffectedbyinterferencefromnearbyequipment.Magneticeldsaroundother
devices,suchastransformers,appliances,uorescentlights,andothermonitorsmightbecausingthe
problem.Moveuorescentdesklightingoranyequipmentthatproducesmagneticeldsfartheraway
fromthemonitor.Ifthisdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,dothefollowing:
1.T urnoffthemonitor.(Movingacolormonitorwhileitisturnedonmightcausescreendiscoloration.)
2.Adjusttheplacementofthemonitorandotherdevicessothattheyareatleast305mm(12inches)
apart.
3.T urnonthemonitor.
•YoucanresettherefreshratethroughyouroperatingsystemControlPanel:
OntheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Adjust
screenresolution➙AdvancedSettings.ThenclicktheMonitortabandselectanewrefreshrate.
OntheWindows8operatingsystem,openControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Adjust
screenresolution➙AdvancedSettings.ThenclicktheMonitortabandselectanewrefreshrate.
•Seeyouroperatingsystemdocumentationorhelpforfurtherinformationonmonitorsettings.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,yourmonitormightneedservice.SeeChapter11“Getting
information,help,andservice”onpage115fordetails.

Theimageisdiscolored

Symptom:Theimageisdiscolored.
Action:Themonitormightbeaffectedbyinterferencefromnearbyequipment.Magneticeldsaroundother
devices,suchastransformers,appliances,uorescentlights,andothermonitorsmightbecausingthe
problem.Moveuorescentdesklightingoranyequipmentthatproducesmagneticeldsfurtherawayfrom
themonitor.Ifthisdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,dothefollowing:
1.T urnoffthemonitor.(Movingacolormonitorwhileitisturnedonmightcausescreendiscoloration.)
2.Adjusttheplacementofthemonitorandotherdevicessothattheyareatleast305mm(12inches)apart.
3.T urnonthemonitor.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,yourmonitormightneedservice.SeeChapter11“Getting
information,help,andservice”onpage115fordetails.
Networkingproblems
Thefollowingarethemostcommonnetworkingproblems.Selectyournetworkingproblemfromthe
followinglist:
•“Ethernetproblems”onpage107
•“AwirelessLANproblem”onpage108
•“AwirelessWANproblem”onpage108
•“Bluetoothproblem”onpage109
Formoreinformation,see“HelpandSupport”onpage115.
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