3Press the m/M buttons to select “SMOOTHING” and press the OK button.

The SMOOTHING menu appears on the screen.

4Press the m/M buttons to select the desired mode.

The smoothing effect becomes stronger in the order of TEXTtSTANDARDtGRAPHICS.

•TEXT: To make the characters appear clear. (This mode is suited for text-based applications.)

•STANDARD (The default setting): Standard smoothing effect.

•GRAPHICS: To make the pictures appear clean. (This mode is suited for CD-ROM software such as photo images or illustrations.)

Notes

•When you set the (ZOOM) menu to REAL, the SMOOTHING menu is not available.

•1600 ⋅ 1200 resolution signals are shown only in REAL mode and SMOOTHING is not possible.

SCREEN menu (analog RGB signal only)

You can adjust the following items using the SCREEN menu.

• AUTO

 

 

SCREEN

 

• PHASE

 

 

 

• PITCH

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• H CENTER

PHASE

P I TCH

• V CENTER

H

CENTER

 

 

V

CENTER

 

 

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Note

When receiving digital RGB signals from the DVI-D input connector, adjustment is unnecessary.

xAutomatic picture quality adjustment function

When the monitor receives an input signal, it automatically adjusts the picture’s position and sharpness (phase/pitch), and ensures that a clear picture appears on the screen (page 18).

Note

While the automatic picture quality adjustment function is activated, only the 1 (power) switch will operate.

If the automatic picture quality adjustment function of this monitor seems not to completely adjust the picture

You can make further automatic adjustment of the picture quality for the current input signal (See “AUTO” below).

If you still need to make further adjustments to the picture quality

You can manually adjust the picture’s sharpness (phase/pitch) and position (horizontal/vertical position).

These adjustments are stored in memory and automatically recalled when the monitor receives a previously input and registered input signal.

xMake further automatic adjustments to the picture quality for the current input signal (AUTO)

1Press the MENU button.

The main menu appears on the screen.

2Press the m/M buttons to select (SCREEN) and press the OK button.

The SCREEN menu appears on the screen.

3Press the m/M buttons to select “AUTO” and press the OK button.

Make the appropriate adjustments of the screen’s phase, pitch and horizontal/vertical position for the current input signal and store them.

xAdjust the picture’s sharpness manually (Phase/Pitch)

You can adjust the picture’s sharpness as follows. This adjustment is effective when the computer is connected to the monitor’s HD15 input connector (analog RGB).

1Set the resolution to 1600 ⋅ 1200 on the computer.

2Load the CD-ROM.

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3Start the CD-ROM, select the area and model, and display the test pattern.

For Windows

Click [Utility] t [Windows]/[Win Utility.exe].

For Macintosh

Click [Utility] t [Mac]/[Mac Utility].

4Press the MENU button.

The main menu appears on the screen.

5Press the m/M buttons to select (SCREEN) and press the OK button.

The SCREEN menu appears on the screen.

6Press the m/M buttons to select “PHASE” and press the OK button.

The “PHASE” adjustment menu appears on the screen.

7Press the m/M buttons until the horizontal stripes are at a minimum.

Adjust so that the horizontal stripes are at a minimum.

8Press the OK button.

The main menu appears on the screen.

If vertical stripes are observed over the entire screen, adjust the pitch using the following procedures.

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