Samsung Syncmaster 932bf Quick Start Guide

							 
 
 
 
Men u De scr ipt i on P lay /S t op
Co ars eRe mo ves  noise  such  as  v ertic al stripes .   
Co ars e ad jus tment  may  move  the  screen  imag e a rea.  You 
may  relocate  it to  the  ce nte r  using  the  ho rizontal c ontrol 
men u.  
 
MENU →  ,   →  →  →  ,   → ME N U
FineRe mo ves  noise  such  as  ho rizontal s trip es.   
If the  noise  persists  ev en  after fin e tuning, repea t  it  after 
adjusting  the frequen cy (cloc k s peed).   
 
MENU →  ,   →  →  ,  →  →  ,   → ME N U
Sharp nessCh anges  the cleara nce of image.  
( Not a vailab le  in Mag icCo lor mod e o f  Full  and 
Int el li gen t.  )  
 
MENU →  ,   →  →  ,  →  →  ,   → ME N U
H-PositionCh anges  the horizo nta l position  of the monito rs entire 
dis pla y.  
 
MENU →  ,   →  →  ,  →  →  ,   → ME N U
V-PositionCh anges  the vertical p osition of the monitors entire 
dis pla y.  
 
MENU →  ,   →  →  ,  →  →  ,   → ME N U
OSD  
 
						

							 
 
 
 
Men u De scr ipt i on P lay /S t op
Langua geYou c an choos e o ne of nine lan guage s.  
  
 
 
MENU →  ,  →  →  →  ,  → ME N U 
The lan guage cho sen affec ts only th e lang uage of the OSD. It 
has no effect on a ny software runn ing  on  the computer.
H-PositionYou c an chang e the horiz ontal pos itio n wh ere the OSD menu 
appears on your monitor.  
 
MENU →  ,  →  →  ,   →  →  ,  → ME N U
V-PositionYou c an chang e the vertical position  where the  OSD men u 
appears on your monitor.  
 
MENU →  ,  →  →  ,   →  →  ,  → ME N U
Trans parencyCh ange th e tra nsparenc y o f the  ba ckground of the OSD.  
 MENU →  ,  →  →  ,   →  →  ,  → ME N U
Di sp lay  Ti m eThe menu will be automatically turned off if no adjustme nts  are 
mad e for a certa in time period .  
You c an  set the  amount o f  time the  menu  will wait be fore  it is 
turned off.  
- 5  sec ,  10  sec, 2 0 s ec, 20 0 s ec   
 
MENU →  ,  →  →  ,   →  →  ,  → ME N U
Setup 
 
						

							 
 
 
 
Men u De scr ipt i on P lay /S t op
Auto SourceSele ct  Auto So urc e for the  mo nitor to  automa tically s elect the 
sig nal so urc e.   
 
MENU →  ,   →  →  →  ,   → ME N U
Image Reset Image paramete rs are replace d with  the fac tory default values .   
 MENU →  ,   →  →  ,  →  →  ,   → ME N U
Co lor  Re setCo lor para meters are re pla ced with th e factory d efau lt v alues.  
 MENU →  ,   →  →  ,  →  →  ,   → ME N U
RTARTA (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 s harp er and more  natural video  display .   
 
 
 
MENU →  ,   →  →  ,  →  →  ,   → ME N U
RTA On : Activates the RT A function s o that the  pan el ope rates 
at a hig her respons e speed than its original speed .
RTA Off : De activ ates  the RTA func tion so th at th e p anel 
operates  at its original resp onse spe ed.
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  s witched  On (Fac tory Setting)
Inf orm at ion 
 
						

							 
 
 
Men u De scr ipt i on
Inf or mat i onShows a v ide o s ourc e, display mode on th e OSD screen.  
 
MENU →  ,  
 
						

							  
Model 
 
 Check List
Before calling for ass istanc e, che ck the  informatio n in th is  se ction to s ee  
if y ou can remedy  an y p rob lems you rself. If you do need ass is tan ce,  
ple ase call the  phone number o n the Information sec tion or co nta ct you r dealer . 
Symp tom Ch eck List Solu tions
No  images on th e 
screen.  
I canno t tu rn on 
the monito r. Is th e p ow er cor d 
connec ted  
prop erly?
Ch eck th e p ower cord conne ction and su pply.
Ca n y ou  see 
Che ck Sig nal 
Ca ble  on the 
screen?  (Conne cte d u sin g the D-sub cable)  
Ch eck th e s ign al cab le  co nnection.  
 
(Conne cte d u sin g the DVI cab le)  
If yo u s till see an error mes sage on th e s cre en wh en the 
mon itor is  conne cte d prope rly, ch eck  to  se e if the  mo nitor 
sta tus  is  set to  analog.  
Press SOURCE/  button  to  have the  monitor d
ouble -
check  the in put signa l source.
If the  power is  on, 
rebo ot th e c ompute r 
to see the initial 
screen(the login 
screen), whic h c an 
be s een.  If the in itial screen (the login s cre en) app ears , boot the  
computer in the applicable mo de (the safe mode  for 
Windows ME/XP/2000 ) and th en change  the freque ncy of 
the video card.  
(Refer to the 
Prese t Timing Modes )  
 
If the in itial screen (the login s cre en) doe s n ot app ear, 
contact the  Serv ic e Cen ter o r  your d ealer .  
Ca n y ou see Not 
Op timum Mode, 
Rec omme nded 
Mod e 1 280  x 1 024 
60 Hz  on the 
screen?  You c an see th is messa ge when the  signa l from the 
vid eo card  ex ceeds  the maximu m re solution and 
frequenc y that the  monito r can hand le properly .  
 
Adju st the max imum reso lution and freque ncy th at th e 
mon itor ca n ha ndle p rope rly.  
 
If the  display  exce eds  SXGA or 7 5 Hz ,  a Not  Op timum 
Mod e,  Recommended  Mode  128 0 x  102 4 6 0 Hz 
mes sage is dis pla yed. If the display excee ds 85 Hz, the 
display will work properly but the Not Optimum M
ode, 
Rec omme nded Mode 1280 x 1024  60 Hz me ssage  
appears for one minute and th en dis appea rs.  
Plea se  change  to  the  recommended  mode  during this 
one-minute period.  
(The messa ge is displaye d a gain if the system is 
rebo oted .) 
There  is no image  
on the screen.  
Is th e p ow er  The mon itor is in PowerSaver mod e.  
 
Press  a  key  on  the  keyb oard  to  activa te  the mon itor and  
 SyncMaster 932BF
 
						

							indicator on the 
mon itor blinking at 1 
secon d interv als ?restore the  ima ge o n the  screen.   
 
If there is  still n o image, p ress  the  SOURCE/  button.   
Then pre ss any key on the keybo ard aga in to ac tivate the  
mon itor and  restore  the  image  on  the  screen. 
Co nnected using 
the DVI ca ble ?You may  ge t  a b lan k s cre en  if y ou  boot the  sys tem 
befo re you con nect the DVI cab le, or discon nect a nd then  
reco nnect the DVI ca ble  while the sys tem is  running as 
certain typ es of graphic cards do not sen d o ut video 
sig nals.  
Co nnect  the  DVI ca ble  an d then  re boot the  sys tem.
I canno t see the 
On  Screen 
Di sp lay .Ha ve you lo cked 
the On Scre en 
Di sp lay  ( O S D)  
Men u to  pre vent 
change s?Un loc k the OSD b y p ress in g the [MENU /  ] button  for at 
lea st 5 seco nds.
The screen shows 
strange  co lors  or 
jus t black and 
wh it e.Is th e s cre en 
dis pla ying o nly  on e 
color as if lo oking at 
the sc reen  thro ugh 
a c elloph ane 
paper? Ch eck th e s ign al cab le  co nnection.  
 
Mak e s ure  the video card is fu lly in serted in its slot.
Ha ve the  sc reen  
colors  bec ome 
strange  afte r 
runn ing  a  progra m 
or due to  a crash 
betwe en 
applic ations ?Re boot the  computer.
Ha s the video card 
been set p rope rly?Set th e v ide o c ard by refe rring  to the video card ma nual. 
The screen 
sudden ly  has  
become 
unbalance d.Ha ve you chan ged 
the video card or 
the driv er?Adju st screen ima ge position and  size using the OSD.
Ha ve you adjusted 
the resolution  or 
frequenc y to th e 
mon it or ?Adju st the reso lution and frequen cy at the vid eo card.  
(Refer to the Preset Timing Mod es).  
The screen can be unbalanc ed due to  the cycle of the video card s ign als . 
Re adjust Pos ition b y referring  to  th e OSD.
The screen is  out 
of fo cus or OSD 
cannot be 
adjusted.Ha ve you adjusted 
the resolution  or 
frequenc y on the 
mon it or ?Adju st the reso lution and frequen cy of the vid eo card.  
(Refer to the Prese t Timing Modes).
LED is  blink ing  bu t 
no images  on  the 
screen.Is th e frequenc y 
prop erly adjusted 
wh en check ing  the 
Di sp lay  Ti m in g on  
the menu?Adju st the frequenc y p rop erly by referring to the vid eo 
card  manua l and the Prese t Timing Modes.  
(The maximum freq uency  per reso lu tion ma y d iffe r from 
prod uct to p rodu ct.) 
There  are  only 1 6 
colors  sh own o n 
the sc reen . The 
screen colors  ha ve 
change d a fter 
changing the vid eo 
card .Ha ve the  W in dows 
colors  bee n s et 
prop erly? Windows XP :  
Set  th e resolution in  th e Co ntrol Pan el → Appearance 
and Themes → Di sp lay  → Settings.  
 
Windows ME/2 000 :  
Set  th e resolution in  th e Co ntrol Pan el → Di sp lay  → 
Settings. 
Ha s the video card 
been set p rope rly?Set th e v ide o c ard by refe rring  to the video card ma nual. 
There  is  a 
mes sage that Ha ve you in sta lled 
the monito r driver?Ins tall the  mo nitor driver ac cord in g to  the  Dr i ver  
Ins tallation Instructions.
 
						

							 
 
 
  read s 
Unreco gnized 
monitor, Plug & 
Play (VESA DDC) 
mon itor found. See the video card 
man ual to see if the 
Plug &  Play (VESA 
DDC) func tion  can 
be s upporte d. Ins tall the  mo nitor driver ac cord in g to  the  Dr i ver  
Ins tallation Instructions.
Ch eck when 
Mag ic Tune™  does 
not functio n 
prop erly.Mag ic Tune™  
feature is found only 
on PC  (VGA) with 
Window OS that 
supports Plug  and 
Play. * To c heck whether y our PC is ava ilable for Mag ic Tune™  
feature, follow th e s teps  be lo w (When  Win dows is  XP);  
 
Co ntr ol  P an el → Performan ce and Ma intena nce → 
System →
 Ha rdw ar e →
 De vice  Man ager →
 Mon it or s →
 
After deletin g Plug and Play mo nitor, find Plug and Play 
mon itor by  s earc hin g n ew Hardware. 
Mag ic Tune™  is  an  additio nal so ftware  for  the mon itor. 
Some  graphic cards may not su pport your monitor. When  
you have a pro ble m with th e g raph ic  ca rd, v is it o ur 
we bsite to c heck the compatib le graphic card list 
prov ide d.  
http://www.samsung.com/monitor/magictune 
Mag ic Tune™  
doesn t work  
prop erly.Ha ve you chan ged 
your PC or video 
grap hic  ca rd?Do wnlo ad the late st program. The prog ram can be 
downloaded http://www.samsung.com/monitor/magictune 
Did you install th e 
prog ram?Re boot the computer afte r in sta lling the program for th e 
first time. If a c opy of the pro gram is  already installed , 
remove  it,  rebo ot  th e c ompute r, a nd then  install  th e 
prog ram again. You nee d to rebo ot the c omputer fo r it to 
operate normally after ins tallin g o r removing the prog ram. Visit the  MagicTune ™  we bsite  and  down loa d the  installatio n s oftware for MagicTun e™  MAC.
Che ck the fo llowing items if there  is tro uble with the monitor.
Ch eck if the  po we r cord a nd the video cab le s a re pro perly con nected to the computer.
Ch eck if the  co mp uter beeps  more than 3 times when booting.  
(If it does, ask th e s ervice  ce nte r to che ck the  main b oard  of the  co mpu ter.) 
If yo u ins talled  a ne w video  ca rd  or if  you  as sembled  the  PC, ch eck  if  the  installed  the  adapter(video ) 
driver a nd the  monitor  driver. 
Ch eck if the  sc anning ra tio of th e v ide o s cre en is set to between 56 Hz ~ 75 Hz.  
(Do not ex ceed 75 Hz when using the  maximum resolution.)
If yo u h ave pro ble ms  in ins ta lling the adap ter (video) driver, boot the  co mpu ter in Safe Mod e, re mov e 
the Display Adapter at the Control Panel → System → De vice  Administrator an d then  re boot the 
computer to  reinstall the  ada pte r (video ) driver. 
  
If problems  rep eate dly  oc cur, contact an  au thorized  service  center.
 Q &  A
Qu estion  Answer 
Ho w ca n I c hange  the frequen cy? The frequenc y can be chang ed by rec onfiguring the 
vid eo card .  
 
No te that video card supp ort c an vary , depe nding on 
the version of the driver u sed.  
(Refer to the computer or the video card ma nual for 
deta ils.) 
Ho w ca n I a dju st the reso lu tion? Windows XP :  
Set  th e resolution in  th e Co ntrol Pan el → 
Appearance and  The me s → Di sp lay  → Settings.  
 
 
						

							Windows ME/2 000 :  
Set  th e resolution in  th e Co ntrol Pan el → Di sp lay  → 
Settings.  
 
Co nta ct  the v id eo c ard  manufacturer  for  details.
Ho w ca n I s et the Power Saving functio n? Windows XP :  
Set  th e resolution in  th e Co ntrol Pan el → 
Appearance and  The me s → Di sp lay  → Screen 
Saver.  
Set  th e func tion  in  the  BIOS-SETUP of the  computer. 
 
 
Windows ME/2 000 :  
Set  th e resolution in  th e Co ntrol Pan el → Di sp lay  → 
Screen Saver.   
Set  th e func tion  in  the  BIOS-SETUP of the  computer. 
 
 
Re fer to th e Windows / Computer Manual
Ho w ca n I c le an the  outer ca se/LCD Pan el? Disc onnec t  the  po we r  cord a nd  then  clean  the 
mon itor with a soft cloth, using eith er a cleaning 
solution or plain water.  
 
Do  no t le ave any detergent or s cra tch es on the  ca se. 
Do  no t le t any water enter the mon itor. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Self-Test
Self-Test Fea ture  Check  |   Warning Mes sages   |   Environmen t  |  Us efu l Tips
Your monitor prov ide s a  se lf tes t fea ture tha t allows  yo u to chec k whe the r your monitor is func tioning 
prop erly. 
Self-Test Feature  Chec k 
Turn off both your c omp ute r and th e monitor.
Un plu g the video cab le from the bac k o f th e c omp ute r. 
Turn on the mon itor. 
If the monitor is fu nction ing  properly, you  will see a box in  the illustration below.   
 
  
 
This  bo x a ppears  during  normal ope ration if the  video  cable  beco me s d is connec ted  or d amaged.   
 
Turn off you r mo nitor an d recon nect the video cab le; then  turn  on  both your computer and the 
mon it or . 
If yo ur monitor screen remains blank after using the previous procedu re, c heck  yo ur video controller 
and computer sys tem; y our monito r is  functioning prop erly.
War ning Messages 
If there is something wrong  with the inp ut signal, a messa ge appears on the  sc ree n or the sc reen  
goes blank altho ugh th e po wer in dic ator LED is still o n. The messag e may  indicate tha t the  monitor is  
out of s can ran ge or th at you  nee d to chec k the signal cable.  
 
						

							 
 
 
   
 Environment 
The loc ation and the position of the monitor may  influe nce th e q uality and other featu res  of the 
monitor.  
 
If there a re  any  sub  woo fer s peake rs  near the  monito r, un plu g an d relocate  the  woofer to  another 
room.  
Re mo ve all ele ctronic device s s uch as rad ios , fa ns, cloc ks and te lep hones  that are within 3  feet 
(one  meter) o f  the  monitor. 
Us eful Tips 
A monito r rec reates visua l signals rec eived from the computer. Therefo re, if there is a pro ble m with 
the compu ter o r the  video  ca rd, this can caus e the monito r to bec ome  blank , have  po or coloring , 
become noisy, a nd vid eo mo de n ot sup ported, etc . In this  c ase, first c heck  the source of the prob le m, 
and the n c onta ct the Serv ice  Center or your de ale r.  
 
Judging th e monitor s working cond ition  
 
If there is no imag e o n the screen or a Not Optimum Mod e, Recommended  Mode 128 0 x  10 24 6 0 
Hz  mess age comes up, d isc onnec t th e c able fro m the c omputer while the mon itor is still powered on.  
 
If there is a me ssage  co ming up on th e s cre en o r if the sc reen  go es wh ite, this mea ns the  monito r 
is in wo rking cond ition.   
In th is  ca se, ch eck th e c omp ute r for trouble. 
 
						

							  
Model 
 Specifications
Ge nera l
Mod el Name SyncMaster 93 2BF
LCD Pane l
Size 19  Dia gonal (48 cm)
Disp lay  area 376.32  mm  (H) x  301.056  mm (V)
Pixe l Pitch 0.29 4 mm (H) x 0.294 mm (V)
Synchronization
Ho rizontal 30 ~ 81 kHz
Vertic al 56 ~ 75 Hz
Di sp lay  C ol or
8 bit c olo r  (16.7M)
Re sol uti on
Op timum re solution 1280 x 1024@60 Hz
Max imum res olu tion 1280 x 1024@75 Hz
Inpu t Sig nal, Terminated
RGB Analog, DVI(Digital Visual Interface) Compliant Digital RGB 
0.7 Vp-p ± 5%, TTL lev el (V high  ≥ 2.0V, V low  ≤ 0.8V) 
Maximum Pixel Clock
135  MHz  (Analog, Digital)
Power Supply
AC 100  - 240 V~ (+/- 10 %), 50/60 Hz 
Sign al Cable
 SyncMaster 932BF