eMachines 1280 User Manual

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Adjusting monitor settings

Auto—Automatically adjusts your monitor to its 
optimum settings.

Picture—Opens the Picture menu, where you can 
adjust brightness, contrast, and gamma.

Geometry—Opens the Geometry menu, where you 
can adjust image size and minimize distortions.

Advanced—Opens the Advanced menu, where you 
can adjust color balance, change the OSD language, 
and display information about current monitor settings.

Reset—Resets the monitor to its factory settings.

Brightness—Adjusts the amount of light in the 
darkest portion of the picture. Use the lowest 
brightness setting you are comfortable with to 
maximize the life of the monitor backlights.

You may need to readjust brightness after the monitor 
has warmed up.

Contrast—Adjusts the level of white between the 
lightest and darkest portions of an image.

Gamma—Customizes the gamma level. High gamma 
levels increase white levels and low gamma levels 
increase contrast.