Acer FHD2400 User Guide - Page 8

Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor

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Connect other video sources (such as a DVD player, video camera, or receiver) to the

appropriate video jacks on the back of the monitor.

•

For

basic

video quality, connect your video device’s

composite video in

jack to the

corresponding jack on the back of your monitor (cable not included).

•

For

better


S-Video

jack to the corresponding

jack on the back of your monitor (cable not included).

•

For

best


component video

(

green Y

,

blue Pb

, and

red Pr

) or

HDMI

jacks to the corresponding jacks on the back of your

monitor (cables not included).

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Route the cables through the cable clip on the back of the stand. If you plan on using the

screen in portrait mode, make sure you leave enough slack in the cables for screen rotation.

Connecting USB cables

Your monitor has a built-in, four-port USB 2.0 hub that lets you conveniently connect USB devices.

Because your computer case may be under your desk or inside a cabinet, these monitor-mounted

USB ports can be much easier to access.

To use the monitor’s USB ports, you must first connect the monitor to a USB port on your computer.

Because the USB hub uses power from the monitor, it does not require its own power connection.

To connect USB cables:

1

Connect the included USB cable to the

USB in

(“B” type) port on the back of your monitor,

then connect the other end of the cable to a USB 2.0 port on your computer.

Important

The built-in USB 2.0 hub provides only low-speed connections if its USB in port

is connected to a USB 1.1 port on your computer or on a USB hub.

Tip

Use the USB 2.0 ports on the back of the monitor for connecting USB devices

you want to keep connected most of the time, such as a keyboard, a mouse, or a

printer. Use the USB 2.0 ports on the side of the monitor for connecting USB devices

that are frequently disconnected, such as cameras, flash drives, and USB hard drives.

Composite

video in jack

Green

component

video jack

Blue

component

video jack

Red

component

video jack

S-Video

jack

VGA port

DVI port

HDMI port

USB in (“B” type) port

USB ports

Section	Page
Contents	3
Using Your Gateway Flat-Panel Monitor	5
Connecting the monitor	6
Attaching the stand	6
Connecting video inputs	6
Connecting USB cables	8
Setting up the optional speaker bar	9
Connecting power	11
Connecting a security cable	11
Adjusting the stand	12
Rotating the screen	12
Ergonomic guidelines	12
Screen height	12
Screen tilt	12
Screen distance from user	13
Starting the monitor	13
Turning on the monitor	13
Adjusting monitor settings	14
Using the EzTouch menu buttons	14
Using the shortcut menu	14
Using the main menu	16
Using Picture-in-Picture (PIP)	19
Changing Windows screen settings	20
Changing color depth and screen resolution	20
EzTune software	21
Using landscape and portrait modes	21
Using the speaker bar	22
Power management	22
Energy declaration	22
Maintaining	22
Troubleshooting	23
Troubleshooting symptoms	23
No power	23
No picture	23
You have the monitor connected to your notebook’s VGA port but see no image on the screen.	24
Display colors are wrong	24
Picture has shadows or “ghosts”	24
Color is not uniform	24
Image is not sized or centered correctly	24
The monitor has pixels that are always dark or too bright	24
Speaker bar does not work	25
I installed the speaker bar, but no sound is coming out of the speakers.	25
I want to plug in my headphones, but there is a headphone jack on both sides of the speaker bar. Which should I use?	25
I do not get sound from my headphones.	25
The sound coming from the speakers sounds distorted.	25
I plugged my microphone into the speaker bar’s microphone jack, but my computer cannot record any sound.	25
FAQs	26
General	26
What is DCDi® by Faroudja?	26
I have the monitor connected to my notebook’s VGA port and I see no image on the screen.	26
How To	26
Setup	26
Why does the image looks stretched or fuzzy when I connect the monitor to my computer?	26
I do not see 1920 ° 1200 available in the Windows display control panel.	26
When I connect the monitor’s USB hub to my computer, I see an error message saying that my USB hub may not be running at full speed.	26
When I run my games, I do not see support for widescreen displays. What can I do?	27
Technical	27
Why do I see “noise” or “trash” on the screen?	27
What is HDCP and how do I troubleshoot it?	27
How does HDCP work?	27
What happens if I lose signal to the display while watching a movie on a HDCP-equipped component?	27
What is the cause if a movie starts and then slowly fades to static?	27
How do I know if a component is HDCP compliant?	27
Video/Display	27
When I display video from composite, or component, why does the video look overly compressed?	27
I see black bars on left and right of the video. Can I stretch the video to fit more of the screen?	28
Why when I try to use Picture in Picture (PIP) component video at 480p, 720p, or 1080i, either no video is displayed or I see corrupted video?	28
Can I connect my game console to this monitor?	28
Specifications	28
Video modes	30
Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Notices	31
Important safety information	32
Environmental information	33
Regulatory compliance statements	34

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