Adjusting your monitor image

Adjusting your monitor image

This section describes the user control features used to adjust your monitor image.

Using the direct access controls

The direct access controls can be used when the On Screen Display (OSD) is not displayed.

Note: The direct access controls are blue.

Table 2-1. Direct access controls

Icon

Control

Description

Image Setup

Activates automatic image adjustment.

Brightness

Direct access to Brightness adjustment.

Using the On-Screen Display (OSD) controls

The settings adjustable with the user controls are viewed through the On-Screen Display (OSD), as shown below.

To use the controls:

1.Press Using the direct access controls to open the main OSD menu.

2.

Use

 

or to move among the icons. Select an icon and press

 

to access

 

 

 

that function. If there is a sub-menu, you can move between options using

 

or

, then press

 

 

to select that function. Use or to make adjustments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Press

 

to save.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press

 

to move backwards through the sub-menus and exit from the OSD.

4.

Press and hold

 

for 10 seconds to lock the OSD. This will prevent accidental

 

 

 

adjustments to the OSD. Press and hold

 

for 10 seconds to unlock the OSD

 

 

 

 

 

and allow adjustments to the OSD.

 

 

5. Enables DDC/CI by default. Use OSD Exit key, Press and hold the

 

buttons

 

for 10 seconds to disable / enable DDC/CI function. The words “ DDC/CI disabled ”

 

shows on the screen.

 

 

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L171 specifications

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