Acer FP450, User Manual

Page 1: ...Acer FP450 LCD Color Monitor 14 1 35 8 cm LCD Panel Size User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...plug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Use a soft cloth to clean the monitor housing and a tape to stick dust and fingerprints on the screen panel 3 Slots and openings on the back or top of the cabinet are provided for ventilation They must not be blocked or covered This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat reg ister o...

Page 3: ... 8 Software Installation 9 Adjusting the Monitor 35 A Look at the Control Panel 35 Hot Key Mode 35 Main Menu Mode 36 Troubleshooting 39 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ 39 Pixel errors 40 Need More Help 40 Supported operating modes 41 Specifications 42 Appendix An Introduction to LCD Technology 43 Principles of LCD Technology 43 The TFT panel 43 Important LCD parameters 44 Display errors 44 Comparis...

Page 4: ...de English 3 Unpacking Please check you have the following items If they are missing or are damaged please contact the dealer immediately at which you purchased the good LCD monitor with signal cable Quick Start Guide CD ROM Power cord ...

Page 5: ...Acer LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 4 Views of the Monitor Front View Back View 1 ...

Page 6: ...s Guide English 5 Back View 2 Removal of rear cover and base cover 1 Power outlet 2 Audio jack 3 USB power outlet 4 Video cable 5 Kensington lock 6 USB port downstream Connect to peripherals 7 USB port upstream Connect to computer ...

Page 7: ...the computer and monitor s power are both turned off Please fol low the steps to install your LCD monitor 1 Lay the monitor on the desk Take off the rear cover 2 Then take off the base cover 3 Connect the power cord to your LCD monitor then connect audio cable to the Audio Input of Acer LCD monitor ...

Page 8: ... on the computer D Connect the power cord at the back of the monitor to an AC power socket Please make sure that the socket is not blocked or covered so you can disconnect the unit from AC supply if you need to Your monitor is equipped with an automatic power supply for a voltage range from 100 to 240 Volt at a frequency of 50 to 60 Hz Be sure that your local power is within the supported range If...

Page 9: ...r Contact your reseller for more information USB Installation Optional A USB Hub is integrated in the base of your monitor pedestal USB connectors automate peripheral connection by using plug paly installation procedures 1 Insert the lock in the slot located on the rear of the monitor 2 Turn the key to lock the Security Lock 3 Remove the key and store it in a safe place 1 Connect your USB Hub to y...

Page 10: ... to set up the correct monitor driver Windows 95 The first time you start Windows with a new monitor the system will detect it and automatically installs the driver for plug and play displays To install the current driver from CD proceed as follows 1 Insert Acer LCD Monitor CD ROM into your CD ROM Driver 2 Click Start then Settings 3 Double click the display icon in the control panel ...

Page 11: ... User s Guide English 10 4 From the Display properties window select the Settings tab Click the Advanced Prop erties button in the bottom right corner 5 Select the Monitor tab Click the Change button in the top right corner ...

Page 12: ...s select the Browse button 7 The drive selection is located at the bottom of the window in the center Insert the CD supplied with your monitor into your computer and select the CD drive 8 In the field above the drive selection change to the Drivers folder The current driver files are located there Press OK and the window closes ...

Page 13: ...e given a list of compatible devices Select FP450 from the list and press OK again 10 Now you are back to Advanced Display Properties Close this window by clicking OK and confirm the following messages with Yes Click OK and Yes again The installation is now completed You can close Display Properties ...

Page 14: ...ws98 To manually install or update the driver perform the following steps 1 Open the control panel and double click Display icon 2 From the Display Properties window select the Settings tab Click the Advanced Prop erties button in the bottom right corner ...

Page 15: ...Acer LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 14 3 Select the Monitor tab Click the Change button in the top right corner 4 Now the Update Device Driver Wizard opens Confirm by clicking Next ...

Page 16: ...e English 15 5 Select Display a list of all drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want and press Next 6 Now click the Have disk button in the bottom right corner Another window appears select the Browse button ...

Page 17: ...w in the center Insert the CD supplied with your monitor into your computer and select the CD drive 8 By pressing OK again in the next window you will be given a list of compatible devices Select FP450 from the list and press Next again 9 A Insert Disk dialogue box appears Click OK and then click Skip File ...

Page 18: ...Acer LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 17 10 Close Update Device Driver Wizard by click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 19: ...ith a new monitor the system will detect it and automatically starts with the Add New Hardware Wizard Carry out the instructions begin ning at step 4 1 Insert Acer LCD Monitor CD ROM into your CD ROM Driver 2 Click Start then Settings 3 Open the control panel and double click on the Display icon ...

Page 20: ...LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 19 4 From the Display Properties window select the Settings tab Click the Advanced Prop erties button in the bottom right corner 5 Select Monitor then click Properties ...

Page 21: ...Acer LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 20 6 Select Driver tab then click Update Driver 7 The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard will pop up Then Click Next ...

Page 22: ...sh 21 8 Select Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver then click Next 9 In the next window click Have Disk then Install From Disk window will pop up click Browse the Located File will pop up ...

Page 23: ...Acer LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 22 10 In this window click on the arrow of Look in box then select your CD ROM Drive ...

Page 24: ...1 In the list of CD ROM select Drivers folder then click Open twice then click OK Select the your LCD Mode FP450 from the list in the next window then click Next twice 12 The Digital Signature Not Found window will appear click Yes then click Finish ...

Page 25: ...Acer LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 24 13 Now the new drivers are installed to your computer ...

Page 26: ...ng steps 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel and then double click Display 2 In the Display Properties window click the Settings tab and click Advanced 3 Click the Monitor tab and then click Change 4 Update Device Driver Wizard dialogue box appears Choose Specify the location of the driver advanced and then click Next ...

Page 27: ...D Color Monitor User s Guide English 26 5 Choose Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want and click Next 6 Choose Monitor from the list and then click Next ...

Page 28: ...a specific location so you can select the driver you want 8 Click Have disk and then click Browse 9 Insert Acer LCD monitor into your CD ROM and type d change the driver letter to match your CD ROM driver if it is not drive D Enter Drivers folder to select the model from the list left Click OK ...

Page 29: ...Acer LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 28 10 Back to Install From disk and click OK The dialogue box Update Device Driver Wiz ard appears Choose the model from the list then click Next ...

Page 30: ...Acer LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 29 11 Click Next 12 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 31: ...full screen through an interpolation circuit Flaws do occur with the interpolated resolution compared to the native resolution If you want to have all the advantages of LCD technology you must use the native resolution Using Windows 95 98 2000 you can change the resolution as follows 1 Double click the Display icon in the control panel 2 From the Display Properties window select the Settings tab T...

Page 32: ...Acer LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 31 4 In the subsequent windows press Apply OK and Yes 5 You can now close Display Properties ...

Page 33: ...t to a modern CRT monitor which is a multiscan monitor the display is a multi frequency monitor This means the best results are only obtained by using the factory modes You will find a table with the factory modes in this user s guide For the native resolution of 1024x768 these for example are 60 70 and 75 Hertz not 72 Hz however In Windows 95 98 2000 you can change the refresh rate as follows 1 D...

Page 34: ...ction field is located in the center at the bottom of the window 4 Choose a refresh rate from the table with the factory modes which can be found in the user s guide and select this in the settings field 5 In the subsequent windows press Change OK and Yes 6 You can now close Display Properties ...

Page 35: ...he Enter button on the monitor 3 Using the fly wheel on the monitor navigate to the submenu for the Geometry values and then press Enter 4 On the top of OSD shows five patens By using fly wheel press Enter Select and chose Clock by fly wheel then press Enter checking the current setting and using fly wheel to tune number of Clock until the optimum picture appears on your monitor 5 To Exit Clock su...

Page 36: ...ithout saving Hot key for Audio volume adjustment 4 Enter key Enter sub menus select items or save items 5 Wheel For left right adjustment Hot key for Brightness Contrast adjustment Hot Key Mode Contrast hot key Brightness hot key 1 Roll the fly wheel right to enter the Con trast hot key mode 2 Roll the fly wheel to make adjustment The scale can be adjust from maximum 99 to minimum 0 3 Press the E...

Page 37: ...em and press Enter to enter sub menu There are two items for luminance adjustments 1 Press Enter to enter Speaker Volume hot key mode 2 Roll the fly wheel to make adjustment The scale can be adjust from maximum 99 to minimum 0 3 Press the Exit to save and leave OSD operation 0 Leave Main menu mode No Leave OSD without saving Yes Save adjustments and leave 1 Luminance Contrast adjust the difference...

Page 38: ...eel to select this item and press Enter to recall the preset setting This page is also a status display field that show current horizontal and vertical frequency status 2 Geometry Hor horizontal Position adjusts the horizontal position of the display Ver vertical Position adjusts the vertical position of the display Phase adjusts the phase of pixel clock Pixel Clock adjusts the frequency of the pi...

Page 39: ...Hor horizontal Position adjusts OSD horizontal position Ver vertical Position adjusts OSD vertical position Language Select De Deutsch En English Es Español Fr Français It Italiano Ja 本語 OSD Time adjusts OSD menu tine allow Speaker Volume adjust speaker Volume Optional function ...

Page 40: ...ellow blue or pink appearance On the monitor press the Enter button and using the Fly wheel move to the colour set tings menu Select the Recall item and press Enter If the image is still not correct and the OSD also has a fault colour appearance then one of the three primary colours is miss ing in the signal input Now check the VGA cable contacts If any pins are bent or broken off then contact you...

Page 41: ...is is also the number of driver transistors needed If you wanted to make sure that every transistor on an LC display is working properly i e that there are no pixel failures an enormous amount of waste would be produced and the price would also be exorbi tant Error rates have to be specified in order to produce LCD panels for a fair price These error rates are given to us by the panel manufacturer...

Page 42: ...he Geometry menu If you switch off the monitor interference lines can occur on your screen But do not be con cerned about this as it is normal To extend the service life of the product we recommend that you use your computer s power management function Incoming display mode Input timing Resolution Horizontal Fre quency KHz Vertical Fre quency Hz Pixel Fre quency MHz Comment 640x350 31 47 P 70 08 N...

Page 43: ... wheel OSD iKey Contrast brightness vert hor image position phase pixel clock color balance color palette choice of language 6 language OSD OSD posi tion status indicator 12 factory modes 3 DOS modes 9 VESA modes Power Management max power consumption Power saving mode VESA DPMS EPA 18 Watt Max 26 Watt Max with USB 3 Watt Input signal Synchronisation Signal connection RGB analog 0 7 Vpp 75 Ohm pos...

Page 44: ...selves along the field lines The 90 screw is lifted up the LC molecules appear parallel to the incident light and allow it to pass through without altering the polarising direction The unrotated light hits the second rotated polarising filter and is blocked As a result the corresponding pixel remains dark The intensity of the departing visible light can be controlled by means of the voltage applie...

Page 45: ...For standard applications a response time of a maximum of 70 ms milliseconds is sufficient If a more rapid image build up is required e g the multimedia field then values of a maximum of 30 ms are required D Brightness Brightness is the emitted luminous power over a specified area Brightness is another point on which LCD monitors are superior to CRT devices Traditional monitors create approx 80 to...

Page 46: ...ntrol and because currently there is still no valid standard for a digital control for the sake of compatibility there is a tendency to revert to the standard VGA connection This is also ideal for monitors as they require an analog signal The image digitally created in the computer is converted in the graphics card into an analog signal and thus directly controls a CRT monitor If however you use t...

Page 47: ... CRT monitor is still unrivalled CRT monitor Flat panel display Advantages Multiscan monitor same quality in all resolutions proven connector standard analog infinite colour depth no pixel errors also large proportions inexpensive Advantages no geometry errors no convergence errors excellent brightness and contrast val ues flicker free insensitive to magnetic and electric fields low power consumpt...