I cannot see the

Have you locked

Unlock the OSD by pressing the [MENU / ] button for at

On Screen

the On Screen

least 5 seconds.

Display.

Display (OSD)

 

 

Menu to prevent

 

 

changes?

 

The screen shows

Is the screen

Check the signal cable connection.

strange colors or

displaying only one

 

just black and

color as if looking at

Make sure the video card is fully inserted in it's slot.

white.

the screen through

 

 

a cellophane

 

 

paper?

 

 

Have the screen

Reboot the computer.

 

colors become

 

 

strange after

 

 

running a program

 

 

or due to a crash

 

 

between

 

 

applications?

 

 

Has the video card

Set the video card by referring to the video card manual.

 

been set properly?

 

The screen

Have you changed

Adjust screen image position and size using the OSD.

suddenly has

the video card or

 

become

the driver?

 

unbalanced.

 

 

 

Have you adjusted

Adjust the resolution and frequency at the video card.

 

the resolution or

(Refer to the Preset Timing Modes).

 

frequency to the

 

 

monitor?

 

 

The screen can be unbalanced due to the cycle of the video card signals.

 

Readjust Position by referring to the OSD.

The screen is out

Have you adjusted

Adjust the resolution and frequency of the video card.

of focus or OSD

the resolution or

(Refer to the Preset Timing Modes).

cannot be

frequency on the

 

adjusted.

monitor?

 

LED is blinking but

Is the frequency

Adjust the frequency properly by referring to the video

no images on the

properly adjusted

card manual and the Preset Timing Modes.

screen.

when checking the

(The maximum frequency per resolution may differ from

 

Display Timing on

product to product.)

 

the menu?

 

There are only 16

Have the Windows

Windows XP :

colors shown on

colors been set

Set the resolution at the Control Panel → Appearance

the screen. The

properly?

and Themes → Display → Settings.

screen colors have

 

 

changed after

 

Windows ME/2000 :

changing the video

 

Set the resolution at the Control Panel → Display →

card.

 

Settings.

 

Has the video card

Set the video card by referring to the video card manual.

 

been set properly?

 

There is a

Have you installed

Install the monitor driver according to the Driver

message that

the monitor driver?

Installation Instructions.

reads

 

 

"Unrecognized

See the video card

Install the monitor driver according to the Driver

monitor, Plug &

manual to see if the

Installation Instructions.

Play (VESA DDC)

Plug & Play (VESA

 

monitor found".

 

DDC) function can

 

 

be supported.

 

Check when

MagicTune™

* To check whether your PC is available for MagicTune™

MagicTune™ does

feature is found only

feature, follow the steps below (When Windows is XP);

not function

on PC (VGA) with

 

properly.

Window OS that

Control Panel → Performance and Maintenance →

 

supports Plug and

System → Hardware → Device Manager → Monitors →

 

Play.

After deleting Plug and Play monitor, find 'Plug and Play

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Samsung 223BW, 216BW manual Installation Instructions

216BW, 223BW specifications

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