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Installing the .INF and .ICM files, Installing from the disc, Downloading from the Web - manual

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Installing the .INF and .ICM files After you determine that you need to update, you can install the .INF and .ICM files from the disc or download them. Installing from the disc To install the .INF and .ICM files on the computer from the disc: 1. Insert the disc in the computer optical drive. The disc menu is displayed. 2. View the HP Monitor Software Information file. 3. Select Install Monitor Driver Software. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. 5. Ensure that the proper resolution and refresh rates appear in the Windows Display control panel. NOTE: You may need to install the digitally signed monitor .INF and .ICM files manually from the disc in the event of an installation error. Refer to the HP Monitor Software Information file on the disc. Downloading from the Web To download the latest version of .INF and .ICM files from the HP monitors support Web site: 1. Go to http://www.hp.com/support and select the appropriate country and language. 2. Select Drivers & Downloads or Support > Download Drivers, type your monitor model in the Find my product search field, and click Go. 3. If necessary, select your monitor from the list. 4. Select your operating system, and then click Next. 5. Click Driver - Display/Monitor to open the list of drivers. 6. Click on the driver. 7. Click the System Requirements tab, and then verify that your system meets the program minimum requirements. 8. Click Download and follow the on-screen instructions to download the software. Adjusting the monitor The monitor will unlikely require adjustment. However, variations in video output and application may require adjustments to optimize the quality of the display. For best performance, the monitor should be operating in native resolution, that is 1024 x 768 at 60 -75 Hz. Use the Display control panel in Windows to choose 1024 x 768 resolution. Operating in other resolutions will degrade video performance. All adjustments you make to the controls are automatically memorized. This feature saves you from having to reset your choices every time you unplug or power your monitor off and on. If there is a power failure, the monitor settings will not default to the factory specifications. 12 Chapter 4 Operating the monitor

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Installing the .INF and .ICM files
After you determine that you need to update, you can install the .INF and .ICM files from the disc or download
them.
Installing from the disc
To install the .INF and .ICM files on the computer from the disc:
1.
Insert the disc in the computer optical drive. The disc menu is displayed.
2.
View the
HP Monitor Software Information
file.
3.
Select
Install Monitor Driver Software
.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
5.
Ensure that the proper resolution and refresh rates appear in the Windows Display control panel.
NOTE:
You may need to install the digitally signed monitor .INF and .ICM files manually from the disc in the
event of an installation error. Refer to the HP Monitor Software Information file on the disc.
Downloading from the Web
To download the latest version of .INF and .ICM files from the HP monitors support Web site:
1.
Go to
support
and select the appropriate country and language.
2.
Select
Drivers & Downloads
or
Support > Download Drivers
, type your monitor model in the
Find my
product
search field, and click
Go
.
3.
If necessary, select your monitor from the list.
4.
Select your operating system, and then click
Next
.
5.
Click
Driver - Display/Monitor
to open the list of drivers.
6.
Click on the driver.
7.
Click the
System Requirements
tab, and then verify that your system meets the program minimum
requirements.
8.
Click
Download
and follow the on-screen instructions to download the software.
Adjusting the monitor
The monitor will unlikely require adjustment. However, variations in video output and application may
require adjustments to optimize the quality of the display.
For best performance, the monitor should be operating in native resolution, that is 1024 x 768 at 60 -75 Hz.
Use the Display control panel in Windows to choose 1024 x 768 resolution. Operating in other resolutions will
degrade video performance.
All adjustments you make to the controls are automatically memorized. This feature saves you from having
to reset your choices every time you unplug or power your monitor off and on. If there is a power failure, the
monitor settings will not default to the factory specifications.
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Chapter 4
Operating the monitor