Samsung Syncmaster 731bf Quick Start Guide

							Double-click the icon to start the program. 
 
 
 
MagicTune™ execution icon may not appear depending on specification 
of computer system or monitor.  
If that happens, press F5 Key.
 
  
 
 
Installation Problems 
 
The installation of MagicTune™ can be affected by such factors as the video card, motherboard and the 
network environment.  
See Troubleshooting if you have trouble during installation. 
 
 
 
 
S
ystem Requirements 
OS 
zWindows™ 98 SE  zWindows™ Me  zWindows™ 2000  zWindows™ XP Home Edition  zWindows™ XP Professional  
Hardware 
z32MB Memory above  z25MB Hard disk space above  
* For more information, visit the MagicTune™ website.  
 
It is recommended using MagicTune™ in Windows™ 2000  
or later. 
 
 
      Overview     |   Installation     |   
OSD Modes   |   Color Calibration   |   Uninstall     |   Troubleshooting       
 
 
 
 
MagicTune™ allows for quick accurate tuning of the display with the ability to easily save and 
use monitor configurations that are best suited for you.  
zOSD mode may appear inconsistent with the explanation in guidance book 
depending on specification of each monitor.  
zWhen Pivot is functioning, part of MagicTune™ Program may not operate 
normally.  
zAutoRotation : AutoRotation will automatically pivots the monitor to 0, 90, 
180degrees when you pivots the monitor. 
 
To execute Rotation, it should be done as below.  
zPlease install both of Rotation program and MagicTune™ 3.6 in your PC.  zLaunch MagicTune™ 3.6  zOption → 
Preference → click the small box as V in 
enable task tray menu. 
zMagicTune™ control mode will be different according to monitor models.  
 
 
 
 
OSD Mode 
 
 
 
 
The OSD mode makes the adjustment of settings on all monitors easy. When selected , each tab on top of 
the control window displays the general descriptions of the sub-menu items for adjustment.  
When selected, each tab displays a list of menus. For quick adjustment of the monitor settings, the OSD 
mode allows easy and convenient access to all tabs and sub-menu items.
 
						

							 
 
 
 
 
Button Tab Definition 
 
 
OK   
Applies any changes made and exits MagicTune™.  
 
Reset   
Restores the display settings to the factory settings.  
 
Cancel  
 
Exits MagicTune™ without applying the changes made. If you have not made any 
changes in the control window, clicking Cancel does not cause any actions.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Picture Tab Definition 
 
 
Allows the user to adjust the screen settings to the desired values.  
 
 
 
Brightness  
 
Makes the entire screen brighter or darker. The detailed data of the images in the dark 
areas can be lost if the brightness is not adjusted to the proper level. Adjust the 
brightness for best viewing conditions.  
 
Contrast  
 
Adjusts the difference in brightness between the bright and dark areas on screen. 
Determines the crispness of the images. 
 
Resolution  
Lists all display resolutions supported by the program.  
MagicBright™ 
 
MagicBright™ is a new feature providing the optimum viewing environment depending 
on the contents of the image you are watching. Currently four different modes are 
available: Text, Internet,Game, Sport, Movie and Custom. Each mode has its own pre-
configured brightness value. You can easily select one of six settings by simply pressing 
MagicBright control buttons.  
1. Text: For documentations or works involving heavy text.  
2. Internet: For working with a mixture of images such as text and graphics.  
3. Game : For watching motion pictures such as a Game.  
4. Sport : For watching motion pictures such as a Sport.  
5. Movie: For watching motion pictures such as a DVD or Video CD.  
6. Custom: Although the values are carefully chosen by our engineers, the pre-
configured values may not be comfortable to your eyes depending on your taste. 
If this is the case, adjust the Brightness and Contrast by using the OSD menu.  
 
 
MagicBright control mode will be different according to monitor models. 
Some monitor will only support Four modes(Text, Internet, Entertain, 
Custom) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Color Tab Definition 
 
 
Adjusts the warmth of the monitor background or image color.  
 
 
 
 
MagicColor and Gamma will be shown only in the monitor that supports 
these functions. 
 
						

							  
 
Color Tone 
 
The tone of the color can be changed. 
zWarm2 - Warm1 - Cool 1 - Cool 2 - Cool 3 - Cool 4 - Cool 5 - Cool 6 - Cool 7  zOff  
  
 
Color Tone mode will be different according to monitor models. 
Some monitor will only support Four modes( Warm, Normal, Cool, 
Custom) 
 
Color Control 
 
Adjusts of the monitor image color. 
You can change the monitor color to your desired color.  
zR- G - B  
Calibration 
 
The process through which the colors of your choice are optimized and maintained. You 
will find MagicTune™ extremely useful if you are one of those who wish to view images 
with their full details accurately reproduced - including web images and ones produced 
by a digital camera or scanner.  
 
MagicColor  
MagicColor is a new technology that Samsung has exclusively developed to improve 
digital image and to display natural color more clearly without disturbing image quality.  
1. OFF : Returns to the original mode.  
2. DEMO : The screen before applying MagicColor appears on the right and the 
screen after applying MagicColor appears on the left.  
3. Full : Displays not only vivid natural color but also more realistic natural skin color 
with clearness.  
4. Intelligent : Displays vivid natural color with clearness.  
5. MagicZone 
{The MagicZone ensures the clear and sharp display of animated 
multimedia or photo images by enhancing the brightness, sharpness, 
saturation, Hue of a certain area on the screen. This offers an easy-to-use 
interface that highlights the video-playing portion of your multimedia 
program by automatically detecting and highlight the desired area by 
dragging.  
{When the mouse cursor is activated( )and it is necessary to de-activate it 
to use it for other tasks, right click your mouse, or put the activated cursor (
)on the taskbar and click. When de-activated, the icon on the screen 
changes back to the one shown before activation.  
{Especially, MagicZone is appropriate to using the moving picture.  {Auto Detect : If you run the Movie in some players, MagicZone will 
automatically get the play screen highlighted (it will be supported in players 
of Gom, Adrenalin, KCP, Window Media, and Power DVD etc., )Some other 
players also can be highlighted but could have some problems.  
 
{Tusk menu  
HUE Adjust the tint of the color.  
Saturation Adjusts the color saturation.  
Brightness Adjusts the Brightness.  
Sharpness Adjusts the difference between the lightest and darkest areas 
of the display.  
Zone Off Turn off the zone that you have captured. 
Reset Returns to the the default setting that vendor has set. 
 
 
zDepending on the monitor models 
Color Control, Sharpness, 
Contrast, Color Tone will not be adjustable in MagicColor mode 
of 
Full and Intelligent.  
 
zMagicTune™ will be disappear if you excute MagicZone, and 
closing the MagicZone after adjusting, will show the MagicTune™ 
again. 
(System Tray is Unhecked) 
MagicTune™ will be disappear if you excute MagicZone, and 
 
						

							closing the MagicZone after adjusting. will not show MagicTune™ 
again. 
(System Tray is Checked)  
 
zMagicColor mode will be different according to monitor models. 
MagicZone mode will show if the monitor supports the function.  
 
Gamma 
 
Gamma correction changes the luminance of the colors with intermediate luminance. 
 
  
 
Gamma mode will be different according to monitor models. Some 
monitor will only support Three modes.( Mode1, Mode2, Mode3) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ima
ge Tab Definition  
 
Adjusts the Fine , Coarse and Position values.  
 
 
 
 
 
Image Setup 
 zFine : Removes noise such as horizontal stripes.  
If the noise persists even after Fine tuning, repeat it after adjusting the frequency 
(clock speed).  
zCoarse : Removes noise such as vertical stripes.  
Coarse adjustment may move the screen image area.  
You may relocate it to the center using the Horizontal Control menu.  
zAuto Setup : Auto adjustment allows the monitor to self-adjust to the incoming 
video signal. The values of fine, coarse and position are adjusted automatically.  
Position  
Adjusts the screen location horizontally and vertically. 
 
Sharpness  
Changes the clearance of image. 
 
 
 
 
O
ption Tab Definition  
 
You can configure MagicTune™ using the following options.  
 
 
 
 
 
Preferences 
 
Loads the Preferences Dialog Box. Preferences in use will have an V in the check 
box. To turn on or off any Preference, position the cursor over the box and click.  
zEnable task tray menu .  
- To access the MagicTune™ menus, click the icon on the [task tray menu]. 
  The menus are not displayed if the [Enable System Tray] is deselected in 
[Options]  [Basic Settings].  
zSelect Language - The language chosen affects only the language of the OSD.  
Source Select  zAnalog  zDigital 
 
 
 
Su
pport Tab Definition  
 
Shows the Asset ID and the version number of the program, and allows you to use the Help feature. 
 
 
 
 
						

							Help  
 
Visit the MagicTune™ website or click to open the Help files (User Manual) if you need 
any help installing or running MagicTune™. The User Manual opens within a basic 
browser window.  
 
Asset ID 
 
you can use the server to control the Client monitor. 
(Server program should be installed to use this program as Client)  
 
User Name   
Shows the user name that is registered in PC. 
 
User ID   
Shows the user ID that is register in PC. 
 
Server IP   
Write down the server IP .  
 
Department   
Write down the department. 
 
   Location   
Write down the location.  
 
Version  
Displays the version of MagicTune™. 
 
 
 
      Overview     |   Installation     |   OSD Mode   |   
Color Calibration   |   Uninstall     |   Troubleshooting       
 
 
 
Color Calibration 
 
 
  
 
 
Color Calibration 
 
Color Calibration guides you to get optimal color condition for your monitor. 
 
Proceed following 5steps for getting optimal monitor color condition . 
1. Control Brightness control bar for matching the brightness of control patch and the brightness of 
background pattern  
2. When you detect specific color tone on Control patch, move the control cursor toward to the 
direction of the color tone referring to Color reference Circle.  
=> Adjustment is finished properly, you wont detect any color tone on Control patch.  
3. When you finish adjustment for step1,Click Next button .  
4. Repeat 1), 2), 3) procedures for remaining step2 ~ step5.  
5. You can easily view the calibration effect through clicking Preview  button!  
How multiple users can use adjusted color values  
 
Definition 
When monitor is used by multiple users, color values which are adjusted via Color calibration for each 
users can be saved and used. Up to 5 users can use the saved color values. 
1. How to save adjusted color values:  
Press Next to make it change into Apply and then you can save adjusted color values. 
As many as 5 values can be saved.  
2. How to apply the saved color values:  
Press Multi User button on main screen to select and use one of the saved color values. 
 
 
 
 
 
Preview
 
 
 
						

							 
 
Press Preview button on the Color Calibration.  
The above picture will be shown. 
1. Press View Calibrated button to see the calibration effect which you adjusted.  
2. Press View Uncalibrated button to see the original image.  
 
 
      Overview     |   Installation     |   OSD Mode   |   Color Calibration   |   
Uninstall     |   Troubleshooting       
 
 
 
Uninstall 
 
 
The MagicTune™ program can be removed only by using the Add or Remove Programs option of the 
Windows™ Control Panel.  
Perform the following steps remove MagicTune™. 
1. Go to [Task Tray]  [Start]  [Settings] and select [Control Panel] in the menu. If the program runs on 
Windows™ XP, go to [Control Panel] in the [Start] menu.  
 
2. Click the Add or Remove Programs icon in Control Panel.  
 
3. In the Add or Remove Programs screen, scroll down to find MagicTune™. Click on it to highlight it. 
 
 
4. Click the Change/Remove button to remove the program.  
 
5. Click Yes to begin the uninstall process.  
 
6. Wait until the Uninstall Complete dialog box appears.  
Visit the MagicTune™ website for technical support for MagicTune™, FAQs (questions and answers) and 
software upgrades. 
 
 
      Overview     |   Installation     |   OSD Mode   |   Color Calibration   |   Uninstall     |   
Troubleshooting       
 
 
 
Troubleshooting 
 
 
The current computing system is not compatible with MagicTune™. 
Please press OK and click on the Shortcut to the MagicTune™ site to view our home page 
for further reference. 
 
An error may occur when your video/graphic card is not in the Available list. 
(The latest or oldest video cards may not be compatible.) 
 
						

							 Please visit our homepage to see the Troubleshooting section. 
 
An error may occur if the card maker has modified the video card driver or the graphics 
chip even when the video card is in the list. 
 
Please visit our homepage to see the Troubleshooting section. 
 
Check if your monitor is manufactured by Samsung. 
Products from other manufacturers may cause errors.  
 
Only Samsung products are able to support this feature. 
 
An error may occur even when your monitor is manufactured by Samsung but is out of 
date. Check if your monitor is able to support MagicTune™. 
 
This feature is only supported by those monitors that are registered on our homepage. 
Check for the monitor before purchasing it as out-of-date models are not supported.  
 
An error occurs when no information on EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) 
exists for the current monitor. 
This happens when from your desktop, Start 
→ Setup 
→ Control Panel 
→ System 
→ 
Hardware 
→ Device Manager 
→ Monitor is selected, the current Plug-and-play monitor 
is removed and new hardware is searched for but the system couldnt find any Plug-and-
play monitor.  
 
Please visit our homepage to see the Troubleshooting section.  
 
An error occurs when replacing the monitor with a new one when the system power is off 
but the system has not been restarted. 
 
Please restart the system each time the monitor is replaced before using MagicTune™.  
 
An error occurs when the video card driver is not installed properly.  
This happens when the current video card list is not displayed normally. You can check 
this via Start 
→ Setup 
→ System 
→ Hardware 
→ Device Manager 
→ Display Adapter. 
 
Visit the video card makers homepage and download and install the latest driver. 
For more information about the video card, contact the card manufacturer.  
 
 To ensure normal operation, please restart your system.  
 
An error occurs when the system is not restarted after installing MagicTune™.  
(This is for Win98SE and WinMe only.) 
 
Restart the system before use.  
 
 
For the best performance of MagicTune™, adjust to the optimal resolution.  
Refer to the User Guide for the optimal resolution.  
 
If you do not adjust to the optimal resolution and perform Color Calibration, the monitor 
cannot be adjusted to the optimal condition. 
 
Refer to the manual for the optimal resolution. 
 
 
This video card does not support MagicTune™. 
Please install a new video card driver. 
 
An error occurs when the video card driver is not installed properly. 
This happens when the current video card list is not displayed normally. You can check 
this from Start 
→ Setup 
→ System 
→ Hardware 
→ Device Manager 
→ Display Adapter. 
 
Visit the video card manufacturers homepage and download and install the latest 
driver. 
For more information about the video card, contact the card manufacturer. 
 
 
As the Highlight program uses the communication lines,  
please exit the Highlight program before you can access MagicTune™. 
 
						

							 Some of Samsung CDT monitors support the Highlight feature. 
When using both the Highlight feature and MagicTune™ simultaneously, conflicts occur, 
which cause errors. 
 
Make sure to turn OFF Highlight before using MagicTune™. 
 
 
 
 
Troubleshooting 
 
 
zMagicTune™ may not work in case monitor is replaced or driver of graphic card is updated while 
MagicTune™ is operating. If so, please restart the system. 
 
Symptom Check List Solutions
Check when 
MagicTune™ does not 
function properly. MagicTune™ feature is 
found only on PC (VGA) 
with Window OS that 
supports Plug and Play.* To check whether your PC is available for 
MagicTune™ feature, follow the  
  steps below (When Windows™ is XP);  
 
Control Panel 
→ Performance and Maintenance 
→ 
System 
→ Hardware 
→ Device Manager 
→ 
Monitors 
→ After deleting Plug and Play monitor, 
find Plug and Play monitor by searching new 
Hardware. 
MagicTune™ is an additional software for the 
monitor. Some graphic cards may not support your 
monitor. When you have a problem with the 
graphic card, visit our website to check the 
compatible graphic card list provided. 
http://www.samsung.com/monitor/magicTune
MagicTune™ doesnt 
work properly.Have you changed your 
PC or video graphic 
card?Download the latest program. The program can be 
downloaded 
http://www.samsung.com/monitor/magicTune
zVisit the MagicTune™ website for technical support for MagicTune™, FAQs (questions and answers) and 
software upgrades.  
zVisit the MagicTune™ website and download the installation software for MagicTune™ MAC.  
 
 
						

							 
 
 
 Control Buttons 
 
[MENU /  ] Opens the OSD menu. Also use to exit the OSD menu or return to the 
previous menu. 
[ ] These buttons allow you to adjust items in the menu.
[ ] Press this button to activate a highlighted menu item. 
[AUTO] When the AUTO button is pressed, the Auto Adjustment screen appears as 
shown in the animated screen on the center.
 
 Direct Functions 
AUTO
SyncMaster 731B / 931B
 
						

							 
 
 
 
Menu Description
AUTO When the AUTO button is pressed, the Auto Adjustment screen appears as 
shown in the animated screen on the center.  
Auto adjustment allows the monitor to self-adjust to the incoming Analog signal. 
The values of fine, coarse and position are adjusted automatically.  
(Available in Analog mode only)  
 
 
To make the automatic adjustment function sharper, execute the AUTO function 
while the AUTO PATTERN is on.  
 
If auto adjustment does not work properly, press AUTO button again to adjust 
picture with more accuracy.
If you change resolution in the control panel, auto function will be executed 
automatically. 
OSD Lock & Unlock