_LW15E13C-Ecover Page 1 Friday, July 20, 2001 3:41 PM LW15E13C/LW17E14C (For PAL systems) TFT-LCD TV/Monitor Owner’s Instructions
3. When you clean the monitor and the panel outside, please apply the recommended small amount of cleaner by using soft and dry cloth and polish it. Let LCD area not to be forced but to be scrubbed out softly. If excessive force is applied, you can have a stain on it. Español 4. If you are not satisfied with the quality of picture, you can get better quality of picture by executing "auto adjustment function" in display screen that is appeared as window termination button is pressed.
English 1 Français Deutsch Español Italiano Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unpacking Your TV/Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Setting up Your LCD TV/Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Setting up an Ergonomic Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3_LW15E13C-Safety.fm Page 2 Friday, July 20, 2001 3:44 PM Safety Instructions 1 2 3 4 5 Before connecting the AC power cord to the DC adapter outlet, make sure the voltage designation of the DC adapter corresponds to the local electrical supply. Never insert anything metallic into the cabinet openings of the liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor; doing so may create the danger of electric shock. To avoid electric shock, never touch the inside of the LCD monitor.
4_LW15E13C-Body3-13p.fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:10 PM Unpacking Your TV/Monitor Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer.
4_LW15E13C-Body3-13p.fm Page 4 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:10 PM Setting up Your LCD TV/Monitor Setting up an Ergonomic Workstation Consider the advice given below before you install your monitor. TV/Monitor location Choose a position that exposes your monitor to the least reflection from lights or windows, usually at a right angle to any window. Workstation height Place your LCD monitor so that the top of the screen is slightly below your eye level when you are comfortably seated.
4_LW15E13C-Body3-13p.fm Page 5 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:10 PM Setting up Your LCD TV/Monitor Connecting Your LCD TV/Monitor Figure 2. Cable connections 1. Connecting Computer ( ➀ ➁ ➂ ) A. Connect the power cord to the DC Adaptor and connect the adaptor jack to the DC 12V power connector on the back of the monitor. B. Connect the 15-pin D-SUB of the video signal cable to the PC video connector on the back of the monitor. C.
4_LW15E13C-Body3-13p.fm Page 6 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:10 PM Setting up Your LCD TV/Monitor Connecting TV Tuner Box 1 2 3 Unplug the DC adapter. 4 Insert the tuner box to the area for optional tuner box on the back of the monitor. Please use a coin to tighten the two scerws to fix the tuner. 5 Put the cap of the tuner box on. 6 Connect the power cord of DC adapter then the monitor will be ready for TV function. Isolate the cap of the tuner box.
4_LW15E13C-Body3-13p.fm Page 7 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:10 PM Setting up Your LCD TV/Monitor Plug and Play The adoption of the new VESA® Plug and Play solution eliminates complicated and time consuming setup. It allows you to install your monitor in a Plug and Play compatible system without the usual hassles and confusion. Your PC system can easily identify and configure itself for use with your display.
4_LW15E13C-Body3-13p.fm Page 8 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:10 PM Setting up Your LCD TV/Monitor If the monitor is functioning properly, you will see a white box with a large blue oval Samsung logo and an error messsage “Check Signal Cable.” in red color. Check Signal Cable Figure 4. Monitor self-test screen This box also appears during normal operation if the video cable becomes disconnected or damaged.
4_LW15E13C-Body3-13p.fm Page 9 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:10 PM Adjusting Your LCD TV/Monitor User Controls Your LCD monitor allows you to easily adjust the characteristics of the image being displayed. All of these adjustments are made using the control buttons on the front of the monitor. While you use these buttons to adjust the controls, an OSD shows you their numeric values as they change. Figure 5. User control locations No.
4_LW15E13C-Body3-13p.fm Page 10 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:10 PM Adjusting Your LCD TV/Monitor No. Name Description Moves the selector left or right on the OSD. Increases or decreases the values of the selected function. - VOL + Increases or decreases the level of audio volume. Menu Opens the OSD and selects the highlighted function. Exits from menus and sub-menus. Exits from the OSD system.
4_LW15E13C-Body3-13p.fm Page 11 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:10 PM Adjusting Your LCD TV/Monitor Direct-Access Features While you are watching full screen TV or in PIP mode P_ Program Volume Volume Valid only after performing "Channel auto program". When OSD is not on the screen, push the " " or " " button to select program channel number. 1 Push the " number. 2 Push the " " button to increase the channel number.
4_LW15E13C-Body3-13p.fm Page 12 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:10 PM Adjusting Your LCD TV/Monitor ➮ Some OSD menus are disabled in gray color when they are not available in a certain mode of operation. Those menus are enabled when corresponding OSD menus are activated. On Screen Display (OSD) Accessing the menu system 1 2 3 4 5 With the OSD off, push the Menu button to display the main OSD menu. Use the " " buttons to move from one function to another.
4_LW15E13C-Body3-13p.fm Page 13 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:10 PM Adjusting Your LCD TV/Monitor OSD functions and adjustments Function icons LANGUAGE Function name Setting bar Main menu Tool Tip Language Press Key Table 1. Screen controls Main Menu Icon Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus LANGUAGE OSD language and appearence can be changed. English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Svenska POSITION Move the OSD Window to the vertical and horizontal direction.
5_LW15E13C-Body14-17p.fm Page 14 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:11 PM Adjusting Your LCD TV/Monitor PC functions and adjustments Function icons CONTRAST Function name Setting bar Tool Tip Main menu Contrast Press Menu Key Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Icon CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOR The tone of color can be changed from redish white to bluish white. The individual color components are also user customizable.
5_LW15E13C-Body14-17p.fm Page 15 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:11 PM Adjusting Your LCD TV/Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Icon Reset IMAGE IMAGE LOCK Coarse Fine Color parameters are replaced with the factory default values. Image Lock is used to fine tune and get the best image by removing noises that create unstable images with jitters and shimmers.
5_LW15E13C-Body14-17p.fm Page 16 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:11 PM Adjusting Your LCD TV/Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Icon IMAGE SIZE The size of the image being displayed can be handled in several different ways. Expand1 Resize the image to fill the whole screen. (applicable to PC RGB only) Expand2 Expand images keeping the original aspect ratio.
5_LW15E13C-Body14-17p.fm Page 17 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:11 PM Adjusting Your LCD TV/Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Icon H-POSITION V-POSITION SOUND The monitor has a built-in high fidelity stereo audio amplifier. The audio circuit processes audio signal from various external input sources such as DVD, VCR, TV or PC. Bass Bass: Emphasize low frequency audio. Treble Treble: Emphasize high frequency audio.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 18 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Adjusting Your LCD TV/Monitor TV/ Video functions and adjustments Function icons SET-UP Function name Channel System Setting bar Manual Tune Channel Sort Main menu Tool Tip Set-Up Press Menu Key Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Icon Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus SET-UP *Channel system The channel system can be set in several different ways.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 19 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Adjusting Your LCD TV/Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Icon Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Manual Tune Due to the weak signals or a wrong antenna configuration, some of the channels may not be tuned correctly or there could be a mismatch of the channel number between a Real channel and a Program channel. Use this menu to fine tune and perform necessary corrective actions.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 20 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Adjusting Your LCD TV/Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Icon Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Channel Sort Channel order can be re-arranged by this menu. If you want to place P5 before P2, see the example below. Example) From : P5 To : P2 Before: P1 P2 New: [ P1 P1 P5 P2 P3 P4 P5 P2 P3 P3 P4 P4 ] P5 Store Select "store" menu to save the adjustment.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 21 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Adjusting Your LCD TV/Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Main Menu Icon Function Descriptions Menus and Sub-menus Bass Bass: Emphasize low frequency audio. Treble Treble: Emphasize high frequency audio. Surround On, Off ACTIVE AREA The Active Area of the image being displayed can be handled in Narrow and Wide. This funchin is not working in PIP.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 22 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Appendix By Remote-Control “Source Control keys.” Power On/Off PC on PIP PC+Video Video (TV/ VCR or DVD) Audio PIP size Channel Up/Down PIP Position Turn on the OSD Select a function Volume Up/Down Turn off the OSD Sound mute Numeric keypads for direct channel access.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 23 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Appendix Features that can only be accessed via remote controller Display Shows a selected video source, audio soure, current channel number sound mode and the state of audio mute on the upper right corner of the screen. • Video Source: _ • Audio Source: _ • PI/Mono • Sound Mute: off MTS/S-Mode You can set the audio mode by using this button.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 24 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Appendix PowerSaver This monitor has a built-in power management system called PowerSaver. This system saves energy by switching your monitor into a low-power mode when it has not been used for a certain period of time. The available modes are “On”, “Standby”, “Sleep”, and “Deep Sleep”. PowerSaver operates with a VESA DPMS compliant video card installed in your computer.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 25 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Appendix Troubleshooting If you have a problem setting up or using your LCD monitor, you may be able to solve it yourself. Before contacting customer service, try the suggested actions that are appropriate to your problem. Table 3. Troubleshooting – Image What you see... Suggested Actions Reference Screen is black and power indicator is off Ensure that the power cord is firmly connected and the LCD monitor is on.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 26 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Appendix Table 3. Troubleshooting – Image (Continued) What you see... Suggested Actions Reference Screen is black and power indicator light is steady amber or blinks every 0.5 or 1 seconds Image is not stable and may appear to vibrate Check that the display resolution and frequency from your PC or video board is an available mode for your monitor. On your computer check: Control Panel, Display, Settings Display Modes, page 31.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 27 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Appendix Table 4. Troubleshooting – Audio and TV Problem No sound Suggested Actions Reference Ensure that the audio cable is firmly connected to both the audio-in port on your monitor and the audio–out port on your sound card. Connecting your LCD Monitor, page 5. Check the volume level Sound Controls. Check the volume level Sound Controls.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 28 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Appendix Specifications Table 5. Technical and environmental specifications LW15E13C Panel * Frequency Display Resolution Input Signal Size Display Size Type Pixel pitch Viewing Angle LW17E14C 15.0” Diagonal 304.1 (H) x 228.1 (V) mm a-si TFT active matrix 0.297 (H) x 0.297 (V) mm 70/70/60/60 (L/R/U/D) 17.0” Diagonal 338 (H) x 270 (V) mm a-si TFT active matrix 0.264 (H) x 0.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 29 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Appendix Table 5. Technical and environmental specifications (Continued) LW15E13C Power Consumption Maximum Power Saving Dimensions/ Weight Unit (WxHxD) : Monitor body 40 W <3 W LW17E14C 52 W <3W 14.1 x 13.8 x 2.0 inch / 7.2 lbs 16.2 x 16.1 x 2.3 inch / 10.3 lbs (358.6 x 351.1x 51 mm / 3.3 kg) (412 x 408.0 x 58.5 mm / 4.7 kg) With stand 14.1 x 14.2 x 6.9 inch / 7.7 lbs 16.2 x 16.5 x 8.0 inch / 11 lbs (358.6 x 360.1 x 175.5 mm / 3.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 30 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Appendix Pin Assignments Table 6.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 31 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Appendix Display Modes If the signal from the system equals to the standard signal mode, the screen is adjusted automatically. If the signal from the system doesn’t equal to the standard signal mode, adjust the mode with refering to the Videocard user guide because the screen might not display or only the power LED might be on. For the display modes listed below, the screen image has been optimized during manufacture. Table 7.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 32 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Appendix Table 8.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 33 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Appendix Attaching a wall or Arm mounting device The monitor supports VESA mounting standard for use with various VESA mounting devices. To install any VESA mounting device, please follow the instructions given. Case 1. 1 2 3 4 1 Lay the LCD monitor face-down on a flat surface with a cushion or other soft materials to protect the screen. 2 Remove all cables connected to the monitor.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 34 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Appendix Installing VESA compliant mounting devices Refer to page 33 to fold the base. Rear cover mounting pad Mounting Align the mounting interface pad with the holes in the rear cover mounting pad and secure it with the four screws that came with the arm-type base, wall mount hanger or other bases.
6_LW15E13C-Body18p.fm Page 35 Wednesday, August 8, 2001 4:14 PM Appendix Retractable Stand 15 NOTE: The maximum tilt angle is 15 degree to the backward direction. Please do not tilt the monitor other than specified range. Excessive force to tilt the monitor other than specified range may give permanent damage to the mechanical part of the stand.
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9_Re.fm Page 18 Friday, July 20, 2001 4:12 PM Regulatory Information FCC Information User Instructions The Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement includes the following warning: Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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