Samsung Syncmaster 932bf Quick Start Guide

							PRODUCT INFORMATION (Image Retention Free) 
 
LCD Monitors and TVs may have an image retention when switching from one image to another 
especially after displaying a stationary image for a long time.  
This guide is to demonstrate a correct usage of LCD products in order to protect them from 
Image retention.  
 
WarrantyWarranty does not cover any damage caused by image retention.  
Burn-in is not covered b
y the warranty. 
What is Image retention ? 
During normal operation of a LCD panel, pixel image retention doesnt occur. However, 
if the same image is displayed for a long time, a slight difference in electric charge 
accumulates between the two electrodes which encase the liquid crystal. This may 
cause the liquid crystal to build up in a certain areas of the display. Thus, the previous 
image is retained when switching to a new video image. All display products, including 
LCD,are subject to image retention. This is not a product defect.  
Please follow the suggestions below to protect your LCD from image retention  
Power Off, Screen Saver, or Power Save Mode  
Ex) 
zTurn the power off when using a stationary pattern. 
zUse a Screen saver if possible 
zSet the Monitor to power off with the PC Display Properties Power Scheme.  
  - Turn the power off for 4 hours after 20 hours in use 
- Turn the power off for 2 hours after 12 hours in use   
- Screen saver in one color or a moving image is recommended.   
Suggestions for specific applications
 
Ex) Airports, Transit Stations, Stock Markets, Banks, and Controlling Systems  
We recommend that you follow set up of your display system program as below: 
 
 
Display Information together with Logo or Moving image cycle.  
Ex) Cycle : Display Information for 1 hour followed by a  
Display Logo or moving image for 1 minute.  
 
Change the Color Information periodically (Use 2 different colors).  
Ex) Rotate the Color Information with 2 colors every 30 minutes.  
 
Avoid using a combination of characters and background color with large 
difference in luminance. 
Avoid using Grey colors, which can cause Image retention easily.  
 
zAvoid: Colors with big difference in luminance (Black & White, Grey)  
Ex)  
 
 
zRecommended settings: Bright colors with little difference in luminance  
- Change the characters color and background color every 30 minutes  
Ex) 
 
 
- Every 30 minutes, change the characters with movement.  
 
						

							Ex)
The best way to protect your monitor from Image retention is to set your PC or 
S
ystem to operate a Screen Saver program when you are not using it.
Image retention may not occur when a LCD panel is operated under normal conditions. 
 
Normal conditions are defined as continuously changing video patterns. When the LCD 
panel is operated for a long time with a fixed pattern (-over 12 hours-), there may be 
slight difference in voltage between electrodes that work the liquid crystal (LC) in a 
pixel. The voltage difference between electrodes increases with time, forcing the liquid 
crystal to lean. When this occurs, the previous image may be seen when the pattern is 
changed.  
To prevent this, the accumulated voltage difference must be decreased. 
 
Our LCD Monitor satisfies ISO13406-2 Pixel fault Class II 
 
						

							  
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 Features 
RTA Monitor
RTA (Re spons e T ime Accelerato r)  
 
A function that accelerate s the respons e s peed of the pane l so as to  provide a sharper an d more 
natu ral vid eo dis pla y.  
 
 
RTA On Activates the RT A function s o that the  pan el ope rates at a higher respo nse spee d than 
its original s peed.
RTA  OFF De activ ates  the  RTA func tion  so  th at  th e p anel op era tes  at its  original respo nse  spee d.
If yo u turn the  power o ff a nd  on a gain a fter  switc hin g RTA  off,  the  RTA  fun ction  is a uto matically  
switched On (Factory Setting)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Package Contents
Plea se mak e s ure  the following items a re included with your mon itor.   If an y items a re  mis sin g,  contact y our  dealer.  
Co nta ct a lo cal de ale r  to b uy  option al  items.
Unp acking
 
Monito r & Simple sta nd 
Manu al
 SyncMaster 932BF
 
						

							 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Qu ick  Setup Guide
Warranty Card  
(Not av ailab le  in a ll  loc ations ) Users Guide,  Monitor Driver, 
Natural Color software, MagicTune™ software 
Ca ble
 
 
Power Cord D-sub Cable  
Ot her s
 
  
 Cl ean ing  C l ot h  
 
 
Will be applie d to black and high gloss models only.
Sold separately
 
  
 DVI Cable  
 
 
 Your Monitor
Front 
 
						

							  
MENU button [ ]  
 Op ens the  on -screen me nu a nd exits  from the  menu. 
Mag ic Bright™ button   
[]  
 
 
 
 Mag ic Bright™ is a new fea ture prov iding  optimu m viewing 
environ me nt depe nding on the con ten ts of the imag e y ou a re 
wa tch ing . Currently  s even different modes  are available: Custom, 
Text, In ternet, Game, Sport and Movie, Dyn amic Contra st. Each 
mod e h as  its  own p re -config ured  brig htn ess  value. Yo u c an  easily 
select on e of seven  se ttings by simp ly pressing MagicBrigh t™  control 
button.  
 
1) Custom  Although  the  values  are c are fully c hosen  by  ou r  engineers, the 
pre -config ured  va lue s may  no t  be  comfo rtable to  your e yes 
depend ing  on  yo ur  ta ste .   
If this is the case, adjust the brightnes s a nd c ontras t by using th e 
OSD menu.  
 
2) Text  For docu me ntations or works in volving heavy  text.   
 
3) In ternet  For work in g with  a mix ture of ima ges such  as  texts and gra phics.  
 
4) Game  For watching motion pic tures suc h a s a  ga me.  
 
5) Sport  For watching motion pic tures suc h a s a  sp ort.   
 
6) Mo vie  For watching motion pic tures suc h a s a  DVD or Video CD.  
 
7) Dynamic Co ntrast  Dy namic  Con trast is to automatic ally detect d is tribu tion of inputte d 
vis ual s ign al and adjus t to create o ptimum c ontrast.
>> Click here to see an animation clip  
 
						

							 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brightness button [ ]  
 When  OSD is not on the screen , push the button to a dju st brigh tne ss.  
>> Click here to see an animation clip  
Adju st butto ns [ ]Adju st items in the menu.
Enter button [ ] /  
SOURCE button Activates a highligh ted  menu item. /  
Push  the SOURCE, then  selects  th e v ide o s ig nal while the  OSD is 
off. (When  the SOURCE butto n is pre ssed  to c hange  the in put mode, 
a mess age  appea rs  in the  uppe r  le ft of  the  sc ree n disp lay ing  the 
current mod e -- ana log  or d igital input  sig nal.)   
If yo u s elect the  dig ital mode ,  you  must c onnect  your monitor  to the 
grap hic  ca rds  DVI IN p ort u sing the  DVI ca ble .
AUTO butto n Us e this button  for auto adjustme nt.   >> Click here to see an animation clip  
Power butto n [ ]Us e this button  for turning the mon itor on and  off.
Power indicat or  
  This  light glows  blue  during  normal ope ration,  and  blinking  blue o nce 
as the monito r saves  y our adjustmen ts. 
See 
PowerSav er  des cribed  in  the  manua l  fo r  further  info rmation  regardin g p ower  sav ing  
func tions . For ene rgy con servation , tu rn your mon itor OFF when it is not needed , or 
wh en  lea vin g it un attende d for long  perio ds.
Re ar
 
 
The config uration at th e b ack of the mo nitor may vary from p rodu ct to p rodu ct.
POWER p ort Co nnect  the power cord for yo ur m oni tor  t o the  power port on the  ba ck of the 
mon it or .
DVI IN port Co nnect the DVI Cable to  the DVI IN port on th e ba ck of yo ur monitor.
RGB IN port Co nnect the signal cable to  the 15 -pin , D-sub port on the  bac k of you r  mon it or .
Kensington Lock The Kensington loc k is a device  us ed to physically fix the system when using 
it in a public  place .   
The loc king d evice has to be  pu rcha sed sepa rately.  
For using a loc king device, c ontact where you purchas e it.
See  Co nnecting Ca ble s  for  fu rther informatio n regarding  cable  conne ction s.
 
						

							  
Model 
 
 
 Connecting Cables
Co nnect the power cord for yo ur monitor to the  po we r port on the  ba ck of the mon itor.  
Plug  the power co rd fo r the  monitor in to a nearby outle t. 
 
Us e a  co nnection appropriate to the c omputer you are u sing. 
 
Us in g the D-sub (Ana log ) conne cto r on the  video  ca rd.  
- Co nnect the signal cable to  the 15-pin , D-sub port on the  bac k of you r mo nitor.   
 
 [RGB  IN] 
 Us in g the DVI (Digita l) c onnector o n the video card.  
- Co nnect the DVI Cable to  the DVI IN Port on the  bac k of you r Mo nitor.  
   [DVI  IN] 
 Co nnected to  a Macintosh.  
- Co nnect the monito r to the Mac in tos h c omp ute r using the  D-sub conne ction ca ble .
 
Turn  on y ou r co mpu ter a nd  mon ito r. If y ou r mo nit or di sp lay s a n i mag e, i ns tal lati on  is  com pl eted . 
 Using the  Stand
Folding the base
 SyncMaster 932BF
 
						

							 
 
  
   You c an  til t the  mo nit or up wards  at  an  ang le o f 0 ° to18 °. 
 
						

							  
Model 
 
 
 Monitor Driver 
When  prompted b y the ope ratin g s ystem for the mon itor driv er, ins ert the CD -ROM inc lu ded with this  mon itor.  Driver installa tion  is  s lightly  different   from one  op erating  system to another. Follo w the 
directions appropriate fo r the  ope rating s ystem y ou have.    
Prepa re a bla nk dis k a nd download th e d river program file at the Internet web  site s hown below.  
 
Internet web site  : http://www.samsung.com/ (World wide )
http://www.sams ung.com/monitor  (U.S.A)
http://www.sec.co.kr/monitor  (Korea )
http://www.sams ungmonito r.com.c n/  (China)
Installing the Monitor Driver (Automatic)
 Ins ert the  CD into the  CD -ROM  drive. 
Click Windows .
Ch oose you r mo nitor mode l in  the mo del list, then  click th e OK button.  
 
 
If  yo u c an see fo llowing mes sage  window, then  click  the  Continue  Anyway butto n. Then  click th e 
OK button (Microsoft® Windows®  XP/200 0 Ope ratin g Sy ste m).   
  
 
 SyncMaster 932BF
 
						

							 
 
 
 
   
 
This  monitor drive r is  un der certifying MS logo, an d this ins tallation  do esnt d amage your 
system.  
The  certified  drive r  will be  pos ted  on  Samsu ng Mon itor  homep age   
 
http://www.samsung.com/ 
Mon itor driv er  installation is  completed. 
Installing the Monitor Driver (Ma nual)
Windows XP | Windows 200 0 | Windows ME | Windows NT | Lin ux 
Microsoft® Windows®  XP Operating  Sys tem  
 
Ins ert the  CD into the  CD -ROM  drive.
Click Start →  Co ntrol Pan el  th en  click  the  Appearance  an d Th eme s icon .   
  
 
Click Dis pla y icon  and  ch oose the Se ttin gs tab then click  Adv anced .  
  
 
Click th e Properties butto n on  the Mo nitor tab and select Driv er tab .   
     
 
Click Update Driver. and select Install from a  list or. the n c lick the Nex t button .