eMachines E17T4W User Manual

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Using Your eMachines Flat-panel Monitor
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OSD menus
OSD Menu
Description
Main menu
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.
Picture menu
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.
Video scaling—Adjusts the aspect ratio of the display.
Geometry menu
H-Position—Moves the monitor image left and right.
V-Position—Moves the monitor image up and down.
You can also press the Auto button to configure the vertical 
and horizontal position automatically.
Clock—Minimizes any vertical bars or stripes visible on the 
screen background. The horizontal screen size will also 
change.
Phase—Minimizes any horizontal distortion and clears or 
sharpens the displayed characters.
Main Menu
Auto
Picture
Geometry
Advanced
Reset
Picture 
Brightness
Contrast
Gamma
Video Scaling
Geometry
H-Position
V-Position
Clock
Phase
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