HP Vs17 17" LCD Flat Panel Monitor

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Contents 1 Product Features HP LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1

2 Safety and Maintenance Guidelines Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleaning the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shipping the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing the vs Monitor Base . . . . . . Preparing the f Monitor for Shipping . .

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3 Setting Up the Monitor Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1 Installing the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2 Placing the vs Monitor on a Desktop . . . . . . . . 3–2 Wall-Mounting the vs Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4 Placing the f Monitor on a Desktop . . . . . . . . . 3–7 Wall-Mounting the f Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10 Assembling the f Monitor Satellite Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13 Connecting the Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14 Connecting the Monitor Video Input Cable. . . 3–14 Connecting the Audio Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17 Connecting the Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19

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4 Operating the Monitor CD Software and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1 The Information File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1 The Image Color Matching File . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2 Installing INF and ICM Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2 Installing from the CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2 Downloading from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3 Using the Auto-Adjustment Function . . . . . . . . . 4–3 Front Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5 Using the Onscreen Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8 Adjusting Monitor Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9 Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9 Advanced Menu OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10 Selecting the Video Input Connectors . . . . . . . . . 4–13 Identifying Monitor Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14 Adjusting Screen Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15 Optimizing Analog Video .