Table of Contents

Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Identifying parts and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Step 1: Use the stand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Step 2: Connect the display to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Step 3: Connect the power cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 4: Secure the cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 5: Turn on the monitor and computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Adjusting the tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Selecting the input signal (INPUT button)

(SDM-E76D/SDM-E96D only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

•Macintosh is a trademark licensed to Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S.A. and other countries.

•Windows→ is registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

•VESA and DDC™ are trademarks of the Video Electronics Standards Association.

•ENERGY STAR→ is a U.S. registered mark.

•Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

•All other product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

•Furthermore, “™” and “→” are not mentioned in each case in this manual.

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Customizing Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Navigating the menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Adjusting the backlight (BACKLIGHT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Adjusting the contrast (CONTRAST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Adjusting the black level of an image (BRIGHTNESS). . . . . . . . . . 11 Adjusting the picture’s sharpness and centering (SCREEN)

(analog RGB signal only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Adjusting the color temperature (COLOR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Changing the gamma setting (GAMMA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Adjusting the sharpness (SHARPNESS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Changing the menu’s position (MENU POSITION) . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Changing the input automatically (INPUT SENSING)

(SDM-E76D/SDM-E96D only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Selecting the on-screen menu language (LANGUAGE). . . . . . . . . 14 Additional settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Technical Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Power saving function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Automatic picture quality adjustment function

(analog RGB signal only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

On-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Trouble symptoms and remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

TCO’03 Eco-document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i

3 (GB)