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Samsung SyncMaster 151MP Owner's Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 SyncMaster 151MP SyncMaster 171MP (For NTSC systems) TFT-LCD Monitor Owner’s Instructions...

  • Page 2: For Better Display

    Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is strictly forbidden. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Safety Instructions............2 Unpacking Your Monitor .

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions 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;...

  • Page 5: Unpacking Your Monitor

    Unpacking Your Monitor Please make sure the following items are included with your monitor. If any items are missing, contact your dealer. 15-pin D-Sub Signal Cable Installation CD (Not available in all locations) Monitor DC Adapter Warranty Card (Not available in all locations) Stereo Audio Cable Remote Controller Manual...

  • Page 6: Setting Up Your Lcd Monitor

    Setting up Your LCD Monitor Setting up an Ergonomic Workstation Consider the advice given below before you install your monitor. 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.

  • Page 7: Connecting Your Lcd Monitor

    A. Connect an antenna or CATV cable to the antenna terminal on the back of the monitor. ➮ Optional TV tuner is required. The optional TV tuner can be purchased from the local Samsung Monitor dealers. 4. Connecting DTV Set-Top Box ( 8 9 10 A.

  • Page 8: Connecting Tv Tuner Box (Option)

    Setting up Your LCD Monitor Connecting TV Tuner Box (option) Unplug the DC adapter. Remove cover of tuner box housing by sliding down. Connect antenna or CATV cable to “Antenna” port of the tuner box. Insert the tuner box into tuner box housing on the back of the monitor. Please use a coin or screwdriver to tighten the two screws to fix the tuner.

  • Page 9: Plug And Play

    Setting up Your LCD Monitor Plug and Play ® The adoption of the new Plug and Play solution eliminates complicated and time VESA 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.

  • Page 10: Getting Help

    Setting up Your LCD 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.

  • Page 11: Adjusting Your Lcd Monitor

    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. SyncMaster 151MP * * 17" : SyncMaster 171MP Figure 5. User control locations...

  • Page 12: Automatic Save

    Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Name Description Menu Opens the OSD and selects the highlighted function. Exits from menus and sub-menus. Exit Exits from the OSD system. “Auto” allows the monitor to self-adjust to the incoming video signal. The values of fine, coarse and Auto position are adjusted automatically.

  • Page 13: Osd Lock/Unlock

    Fig. 7. Without Optional TV Tuner ➮ The optional TV tuner can be purchased from the local Samsung Monitor dealers. 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.

  • Page 14: On Screen Display (Osd)

    Adjusting Your LCD Monitor On Screen Display (OSD) Accessing the menu system With the OSD off, push the Menu button to display the main OSD menu. Use the " " buttons to move from one function to another. As you move from one icon to another, the function name changes to reflect the function or group of functions represented by that icon.

  • Page 15: Osd Functions And Adjustments

    Adjusting Your LCD Monitor OSD functions and adjustments Function icons LANGUAGE Function name Setting bar Main menu Tool Tip Press menu Key Language Table 1. Screen controls Function Descriptions Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus LANGUAGE OSD language and appearence can be changed. English Español Japanese...

  • Page 16: Pc Functions And Adjustments

    Adjusting Your LCD Monitor PC functions and adjustments Function icons CONTRAST Function name Setting bar Main menu Tool Tip Contrast Press Menu Key Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOR The tone of color can be changed from redish white to bluish white.
  • Page 17 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus Reset Color parameters are replaced with the factory default values. IMAGE Image Lock is used to fine tune and get the best image by removing noises that create unstable IMAGE LOCK images with jitters and shimmers.
  • Page 18 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus 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.
  • Page 19 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus 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.

  • Page 20: Tv/ Video Functions And Adjustments With The Lna (Low Noise Amplifier)

    Adjusting Your LCD Monitor TV/ Video functions and adjustments with the LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) Function icons SET-UP Function name Channel System Channel Edit Setting bar Fine Tune Stereo System Main menu Tool Tip Set-Up Press Menu Key Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Main Menus and...
  • Page 21 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus Channel In rare cases, "Channel auto program" may miss a couple of channels due to weak signals or for other Edit reasons such as a channel does not exist when "Channel auto program"...
  • Page 22 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus This function is provided to amplify signal automatically in case of bad reception sensitivity of antenna. But if mis-operation is experienced due to interference with the received signal, please shutdown the LNA(Low Noise Amplifier).
  • Page 23 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus PICTURE This funtion is active if you select an input source other than PC.(DVD,VCR,TV) Contrast Adjust the contrast of video or TV without affecting PC RGB’s contrast.
  • Page 24 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus TIMER The monitor system will turn off automatically if one of three time intervals is selected. Off. 30 min. 60 min. 120 min. Closed Enable or disable closed caption feature and set Caption...

  • Page 25: Dtv Functions And Adjustments

    Adjusting Your LCD Monitor DTV functions and adjustments Function icons INPUT FORMAT Function name Setting bar Main menu Tool Tip Press menu Key Input Format Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus INPUT Select DTV input type. FORMAT •...
  • Page 26 Adjusting Your LCD Monitor Table 1. Screen controls (Continued) Function Descriptions Main Menus and Icon Menu Sub-menus SCREEN Select DTV size. SIZE • 16 : 9 • Full 16 : 9 Full English...

  • Page 27: Appendix

    SyncMaster 151MP/171MP have this feature and you can adjust the V - Chip setting via OSD. Use arrow keys on the remote controller or control buttons on the front cabinet of the monitor to change the setting.
  • Page 28 Appendix 4. Setting up MPAA rating Mode - Use Up/Down/Left/Right arrow buttons to move around the matrix and press Menu button to change the value from "U" to "B" or "B" to "U". - MPAA : Motion Picture Association (of) America [movie rating organization] General Guidance Parental Guidance Suggested PG-13...

  • Page 29: By Remote-Control

    Appendix By Remote-Control “Source Control keys.” Power Video (TV/ VCR or DVD) On/Off PC on Audio PIP PC+Video PIP size PIP Position Channel Up/Down Turn on the OSD Select a function Volume Up/Down Sound mute Turn off the OSD Numeric keypads for direct channel access.
  • Page 30 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: _ •...

  • Page 31: Powersaver

    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.

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting

    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...
  • Page 33 171MP: 1280 x 1024 @ 76Hz Image is not centered on Adjust the horizontal and H-Position, page 17. the screen. V-Position, page 17. vertical position. You need the monitor Download the driver from WWW pages: driver software http://www.samsung-monitor.com http://www.samsungmonitor.com (USA Only) English...
  • Page 34 Appendix Table 4. Troubleshooting – Audio and TV Problem Suggested Actions Reference No sound Ensure that the audio cable is firmly Connecting your LCD Monitor, page 5. connected to both the audio-in port on your monitor and the audio–out port on your sound card. Check the volume level Sound Controls.

  • Page 35: Specifications

    Appendix Specifications Table 5. Technical and environmental specifications 151MP 171MP Panel Size 15.0” Diagonal 17.0” Diagonal Display Size 304.1 (H) x 228.1 (V) mm 338 (H) x 270 (V) mm Type a-si TFT active matrix a-si TFT active matrix Pixel pitch 0.297 (H) x 0.297 (V) mm 0.264 (H) x 0.264 (V) mm Viewing Angle...
  • Page 36 Appendix Table 5. Technical and environmental specifications (Continued) 151MP 171MP Power Supply Input AC 90 ~ 264 Vrms (50Hz / 60Hz) Output DC 12V/4.5A Power Maximum 40 W 52 W Consumption < 3 W < 3 W Power Saving Dimensions/ Unit ( Weight Monitor body...

  • Page 37: Pin Assignments

    Appendix Pin Assignments Table 6. 15 pin D-sub connector Separate H/V Composite H/V Sync-on-green Green Green Green + H/V Sync Blue Blue Blue GND (DDC Return) GND (DDC Return) GND (DDC Return) GND-Red GND-Red GND-Red GND-Green GND-Green GND-Green GND-Blue GND-Blue GND-Blue No Connection No Connection...

  • Page 38: Display Modes

    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.

  • Page 39: Attaching A Wall Or Arm Mounting Device

    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. Lay the LCD monitor face-down on a flat surface with a cushion or other soft materials to protect the screen.

  • Page 40: Installing Vesa Compliant Mounting Devices

    Appendix Installing VESA compliant mounting devices Refer to page 37 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. Wall Mount Instructions The following instructions apply to a hollow sheet-rock wall only Tools/Hardware needed - Philips screwdriver, four toggle bolts, 5/8in dia.

  • Page 41: Retractable Stand

    Appendix Retractable Stand 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.

  • Page 42: Index

    Index Active Area 21 On Screen Display (OSD) 12 Automatic Save 9 OSD Lock/Unlock 11 OSD Control 13 Bass 21, 23 Beep 13 Pan 16 Brightness 14, 21, 23 Pin Assignments 35 PIP 9,17 Plug and Play 7 Cable connections 5 Power 9 CH 9 Power Indicator 7...

  • Page 43: Regulatory Information

    Regulatory Information FCC Information The party responsible for product compliance: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD User Instructions America QA Lab of Samsung The Federal Communications Commission Radio 85 West Tasman Drive Frequency Interference Statement includes the San Jose, CA 95134 USA...
  • Page 44 U.S.A.: ESPAÑA: Samsung Electronics America (SEA) Samsung Electrónics Comercial Ibérica, S.A. Ciencies, 55- 400 Valley Road, Suite 201 65 (Polígono Pedrosa) 08908 Hospitalet de Llobregat Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856 (Barcelona) Tel.: 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) Tel.: (93) 261 67 00 Fax.: (93) 261 67 50 CANADA: Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.

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