Samsung Syncmaster 172s Quick Start Guide

1. Push the Menu (      ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Image Lock screen
is displayed.   
3. Push the Menu (      ) button twice to open the
Fine adjustment  screen. 
4. Use the - or + buttons to remove any noise.   
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Image Lock is used to fine tune and get the best image by
removing noises that creates unstable images with jitters 
and shimmers. If satisfactory results are not obtained using 
the Fine adjustment, use the Coarse adjustment and then 
use Fine...

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1. Push the Menu (      ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the H-Position screen
is displayed.
3. Push the Menu (      ) button to open the
H-Position adjustment screen.
4. Use the - and + buttons to change the horizontal position
of the monitors viewing area. Follow these instructions to change the horizontal
position of the monitors entire display.
H-Position
1. Push the Menu (      ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the V-Position screen
is...

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1. Push the Menu (      ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Reset screen
is displayed.
3. Push the Menu (      ) button twice to open the
Geometry Reset adjustment screen.
4. Push the + button to select Yes.
If you dont want to reset the monitor, use the - button to
select No. Geometry parameters are replaced with the factory
default values.
Reset
Geometry Reset
1. Push the Menu (      ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Reset screen
is...

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1. Push the Menu (      ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Color Temperature
screen is displayed.
3. Push the Menu (      ) button to open the
Color Temperature adjustment screen.
4. Press the - or + button to select User Adjusted,
Reddish or Bluish. Color temperature is a measure of the warmth
of the image colors.
Color Temperature
1. Push the Menu (      ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Color Control
screen is displayed.
3. Push the Menu (...

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1. Push the Menu (      ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the H-Menu Position
screen is displayed.
3. Push the Menu (      ) button twice to open the
H-Position adjustment screen.
4. Use the - and + buttons to place the menu in the
horizontal position you prefer. You can change the horizontal position where the OSD menu
appears on your monitor.
Menu Position
H-Position
1. Push the Menu (      ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the V-Menu Position...

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1. Push the Menu (      ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Menu Display Time
screen is displayed.
3. Push the Menu (      ) button to open the Menu Display Time
adjustment screen.
4. Use the - or + buttons to select 5, 10, 20, 50, 200 seconds.
20 seconds is the default value. The menu will automatically turn off if no adjustments are
made for a certain time period.
You can set the amount of time the menu will wait before
it turns off.
Menu Display Time
1. Push...

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1. Push and hold in the Menu (      ) button for 5 seconds
or more to Lock the OSD.
2. Push and hold in the Menu (      ) button for 5 seconds
or more to Unlock the OSD.
OSD Lock/Unlock
1. Push the Auto button.
To make the automatic adjustment function sharper,
execute the AUTO function while the AUTO PATTERN is on. Auto adjustment allows the monitor to self-adjust to the
incoming video signal. The values of fine, coarse and
position are adjusted automatically.
Auto Adjustment
 

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User Controls
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1. Use this button to auto adjustment direct access.
2. Use this button to Exit the active menu or the OSD.
3. These buttons allow you to highlight and adjust items in the menu.
4. Use this button to open the OSD and activate a highlighted menu item.
SyncMaster 172B/172S
 

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Brightness
1. Push the Menu (      ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the
Contrast screen is displayed.
3. Push the Menu (      ) button to open the
Contrast adjustment screen. 
4. Use the + button to increase the contrast or - button
to decrease the contrast.    
Contrast
1. Push the Menu (      ) button.
2. Push the Menu (      ) button to open the
Brightness adjustment  screen.
3. Use the + button to increase the brightness or - button
to decrease the...

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1. Push the Menu (      ) button.
2. Push the - button or + button until the Image Lock screen
is displayed.   
3. Push the Menu (      ) button twice to open the
Fine adjustment  screen. 
4. Use the - or + buttons to remove any noise.    Image Lock is used to fine tune and get the best image by
removing noises that creates unstable images with jitters 
and shimmers. If satisfactory results are not obtained using 
the Fine adjustment, use the Coarse adjustment and then 
use Fine...