Gateway FPD1975W User Manual

USER GUIDE  
Gateway FPD1975W 19-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor  
Contents  
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22  
No power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22  
Display colors are wrong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22  
Color is not uniform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22  
No picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
Picture has shadows or “ghosts” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
Image is not sized or centered correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
The monitor has pixels that are always dark or too bright . . . . . . . . . . . 24  
Speaker bar does not work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24  
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25  
Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27  
Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29  
EPA ENERGY STAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29  
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Contents  
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Using Your Gateway Flat Panel Monitor  
• Connecting the monitor  
• Setting up the optional stand  
• Setting up the optional speaker bar  
• Starting the monitor  
• Adjusting monitor settings  
• Windows controls  
• Power management  
• Maintaining  
• Troubleshooting  
• Specifications  
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Connecting the monitor  
Connecting the monitor  
To connect the monitor:  
1 Place the monitor base on a table top, then slide the monitor neck down  
onto the base until it clicks into place. You may need to press the two  
buttons on the base to let the monitor slide on smoothly.  
2 Position your computer and the monitor so you can reach the back of each.  
3 Connect the power cord to the power connector under the back of the  
display.  
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Connecting the monitor  
4 Connect the blue right-angle VGA video cable to the blue video connector  
under the back of the display. Although a standard VGA cable is  
acceptable, we recommend using the right-angle cable (available in the  
U.S. at www.gateway.com), especially for use with the optional speaker  
bar. The right-angle cable’s thumbscrews are easier to tighten, and the  
cord does not get in the way of the speaker bar.  
- OR -  
If your computer has a digital video connector (DVI), connect a white DVI  
video cable (available in the U.S. at www.gateway.com) to the white  
connector under the back of the display. Although a standard DVI cable  
is acceptable, we recommend using the right-angle cable (available in the  
U.S. at www.gateway.com), especially for use with the optional speaker  
bar. The right-angle cable’s thumbscrews are easier to tighten, and the  
cord does not get in the way of the speaker bar.  
5 Make sure that your computer is turned off, then connect the other end  
of the video cable to the matching video port on the back of your  
computer.  
6 Plug the power cord into a correctly grounded electrical outlet.  
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Setting up the optional stand  
Setting up the optional stand  
Attaching the USB stand  
In the United States, you can buy an adjustable USB stand from  
www.gateway.com. The stand can be adjusted for height, tilt, and screen  
rotation. When connected to your computer’s USB port, you can connect up to  
four USB devices to the USB 2.0 ports on the stand.  
To attach the adjustable stand:  
1 Make sure that the monitor is turned off.  
2 Place the monitor face-down on a soft, non-marring surface. A non-slip  
mat on a tabletop is ideal. Let the monitor base hang down over the edge  
of the table.  
3 Press the two release buttons on the back of the monitor’s original neck,  
then slide the monitor base out of the neck.  
Release  
Button  
Release  
Button  
4 Remove the screw from the neck hinge, then remove the neck from the  
LCD panel. Do not discard the screw.  
Screw  
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Setting up the optional stand  
5 Place the hinge cover over the hinge. The hinge cover came with your  
optional stand.  
6 Attach the hinge cover using the screw you removed from the original  
neck hinge.  
7 Remove the four small screws from the back of the LCD panel. Do not  
discard the four screws.  
Screw  
Screw  
Screw  
Screw  
8 Slide the adjustable stand’s neck onto the base.  
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Setting up the optional stand  
9 Tighten the thumbscrew with your fingers (or a flat screwdriver) under the  
base to secure the neck into place.  
Thumbscrew  
10 With the stand facing you, press the mounting bracket lever to the left and  
hold it, then remove the bracket from the stand.  
11 Attach the bracket to the LCD panel using the four screws you removed  
previously.  
Screws  
Screws  
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Setting up the optional stand  
12 Slide the neck’s bracket slot onto the bracket’s mounting tab.  
13 Press the bracket lever to the right and hold it, then lower the neck into  
place and release the lever.  
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