Planar PX2211MW, User Manual

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Power LED is not on 

*Check if the Power Switch is in the ON 

position 

*Power Cord should be connected

No Plug & Play 

*Check if the PC system is Plug & Play 

compatible 

*Check if the Video Card is Plug & Play 

compatible 

*Check if the D-15 plug pin of Video Cable 

is bent

Picture is fuzzy 

*Adjust the Contrast and Brightness 

Controls.

Picture bounces or a wave 

pattern is present in the picture

*Move electrical devices that may cause 

electrical interference.

The power LED is ON but there’s 

no video or no picture. 

*Computer Power Switch should be in the 

ON position. 

*Computer Video Card should be snugly 

seated in its slot. 

*Make sure monitor’s video cable is 

properly connected to the computer. 

*Inspect monitor’s video cable and make 

sure none of the pins are bent. 

*Make sure computer is operational by 

hitting the CAPS LOCK key on the 
keyboard while observing the CAPS LOCK 
LED.  The LED should either turn ON or 
OFF after hitting the CAPS LOCK key.

Missing one of the primary colors 

(RED, GREEN, or BLUE)

*Inspect the monitor’s video cable and 

make sure that none of the pins are  bent.

Screen image is not centered or 

sized properly.

*Adjust pixel frequency (CLOCK) and FOCUS 

or press hot-key (AUTO).

Picture has color defects

(white does not look white)

*Adjust RGB color or select color 

temperature. 

Horizontal or vertical disturbances 

on the screen 

*Use win 95/98 shut-down mode Adjust 

CLOCK and FOCUS or perform hot- key 
(AUTO-key). 

 
CLOCK (pixel frequency) controls the number of pixels scanned by one horizontal 
sweep. If the frequency is not correct, the screen shows vertical stripes and the 
picture has not correct width. 

FOCUS adjusts the phase of the pixel clock signal. With a wrong phase adjustment 
the picture has horizontal disturbances in light picture. 

For FOCUS and CLOCK adjustment use “dot-pattern” or win 95/98 shut-down mode 
pattern. 

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