Samsung Syncmaster Bx2431 User Manual

							3-9Using the product
AUTOPress [AUTO] button to adjust the screen settings automatically
 This function is only available in Analog mode. 
If the resolution settings are changed in the Display Properties, the AUTO adjustment func-
tion is performed.
Press this button to turn the product on or off
 • The buttons on the right of the product are touch-type buttons.
• Touch the buttons lightly with your finger. 
 
Power LED
This LED is turned on when the product works normally. 
 For more information on the power-saving function, refer to the power saving function 
in More Information. When not using the product for a long time, unplugging the power 
cord is recommended to minimize power consumption.
 
ICONDESCRIPTION
 
						

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3-10 Using the Screen Adjustment Menu (OSD: On Screen Display)
The Screen Adjustment Menu (OSD: On Screen Display) Structure
 Monitor functions may vary according to models. Please refer to actual product. 
 PICTURE
TOP MENUSSUB MENUS
 PICTUREBrightness Contrast Sharpness MagicBright Picture Mode
MagicAngle Coarse Fine Response Time HDMI Black Level
 COLORMagicColor Red Green Blue Color Tone
Color Effect Gamma      
 SIZE & POSI-
TIONH-Position V-Position Image Size Menu H-Position Menu V-Position
 
SETUP&RESETReset Language MagicReturn MagicEco Off Timer On/Off
Off Timer Setting Key Repeat Time Customized Key Auto Source PC/AV Mode
Display Time Menu Transpar-
ency
 INFORMA-
TION
 
MENUDESCRIPTION
Brightness Controls the screen brightness.
 • This menu is unavailable when  is set to  mode.
• This menu is unavailable when  is set.
 
Contrast Controls the contrast of the pictures displayed on the screen
 • This menu is unavailable when  is set to  or  
mode.
• This menu is unavailable when  is set to  mode or  mode.
• This menu is unavailable when  is set.
 
 
						

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Sharpness Controls the clarity of details of pictures displayed on the screen
 • This menu is unavailable when  is set to  or  
mode.
• This menu is unavailable when  is set to  mode or  mode.
• This menu is unavailable when  is set.
 
MagicBright Provides preset picture settings optimized for various user environments such as editing a document, 
surfing the Internet, playing games,or movies and so on.
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If the preset picture modes are not sufficient, users can configure the  and 
 directly using this mode.
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This mode provides the picture setting appropriate for editing a document and surfing the Internet 
(text + picture).
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This mode provides the picture setting appropriate for playing games that include lots of graphics 
and that require a fast screen refresh rate.
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This mode provides brightness and sharpness settings similar to those of a TV for the best 
entertainment environment (movie, DVD, etc.).
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Controls the picture contrast automatically so that bright and dark pictures are balanced overall.
 This menu is unavailable when  or  is set. 
Picture Mode The Monitor has four automatic picture settings (, ,  and ) 
that are preset at the factory. You can activate either Dynamic, Standard, Movie or Custom. You can 
select Custom which automatically recalls your personalized picture settings.
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Select this mode to view a sharper image than in Standard mode.
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Select this mode when the surroundings are bright. This also provides a sharp image.
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Select this mode when the surroundings are dark. This will save power and reduce eye fatigue.
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Select this mode when you want to adjust the image according to your preferences
 • This can only be set when the external input is connected through HDMI/DVI and  is set to .
• This menu is unavailable when  or  is set.
 
MENUDESCRIPTION
 
						

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MagicAngle This feature allows you to see optimal screen quality according to your viewing position.
When viewing the screen at an angle from below, above or the side of the monitor, by setting the 
appropriate mode for each position you can obtain a similar picture quality as viewing the screen 
directly from the front.
 Set to  when viewing directly in front of the screen. 
•    - Select when viewing from the front position.
•    - Select when viewing from a slightly lower position.
•    - Select when viewing from the lower position.
•    -Select when viewing from the upper position.
•    - Select when viewing from the left or right position.
•  - Select when two or more persons view among  , ,  position at the same 
time.
•  -When  is selected, settings for  is applied by default. 
Users can set suitable picture quality as needed.
 • This menu is unavailable when  is set to  or  
mode.
• This menu is unavailable when  or  is set.
 
Coarse Removes vertical noise lines (line pattern) from the screen.
The location of the screen may be changed after the adjustment. In this case, move the screen so 
that the screen is displayed at the center of the display panel using the  menu.
 This function is only available in Analog mode. 
Fine Removes horizontal noise lines (line pattern) from the screen.
If you cannot remove the noise completely with the  function, adjust the  and then 
use the  function again.
 This function is only available in Analog mode. 
MENUDESCRIPTION
 
						

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 COLOR
Response Time Accelerates the response time of the panel faster than the original response time so that moving pic-
tures appear sharper and more natural.
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• 
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 • It is recommended setting the  or  when not viewing a movie.
• Monitor functions may vary according to models. Please refer to actual product.
 
HDMI Black Level When watching with a DVD or set-top box connecting to the product via HDMI, image quality deterio-
ration (black level, lower-quality contrast, lighter color tone, etc.) may occur depending on the con-
nected external device.
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•
 This function is active only when the external device is connected via . The  function may not be compatible with all external devices.
 
MENUDESCRIPTION
 
						

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 (This is unavailable when  is set to  and  mode.) 
MENUDESCRIPTION
MagicColor Expresses natural colors more clearly without changing the picture quality using proprietary digital 
picture quality improvement technology developed by Samsung Electronics.
•  - Turns the  function off.
•  - You can compare the pictures processed by  with the original pictures.
•  - Provides a clearer picture including areas corresponding to skin color.
•  - Improves the chroma of pictures except for areas corresponding to skin color.
 • This menu is unavailable when  is set.
• This menu is unavailable when  is set.
 
Red You can adjust the red color value of pictures according to your preference.
 • This menu is unavailable when  is set to  mode or  mode.
• This menu is unavailable when  is set.
 
Green You can adjust the green color value of pictures according to your preference.
 • This menu is unavailable when  is set to  mode or  mode.
• This menu is unavailable when  is set.
 
Blue You can adjust the blue color value of pictures according to your preference.
 • This menu is unavailable when  is set to  mode or  mode.
• This menu is unavailable when  is set.
 
Color Tone You can set the color temperature according to your preference.
•  - Sets the color temperature of the screen to a cooler color.
•  - Sets the color temperature of the screen to the standard color temperature.
•  - Sets the color temperature of the screen to a warmer color.
•  - Select this menu to set the color temperature manually.
If you do not like the preset color temperatures, you can manually adjust the value of RGB.
 • This menu is unavailable when  is set to  mode or  mode.
• This menu is unavailable when  is set.
• This menu is unavailable when  is set.
 
Color Effect You can change the overall atmosphere by changing the color of pictures.
•  - Turns the  function off.
•  -Displays pictures in black and white. 
•  - Displays pictures in green mono color. 
•  - Displays pictures in aqua mono color. 
•  - Displays pictures in sepia mono color. 
 • This menu is unavailable when  is set.
• This menu is unavailable when  is set.
 
Gamma Using this menu, you can change the intensity of the colors of medium brightness.
•  -  - 
 This menu is unavailable when  is set. 
 
						

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 SIZE & POSITION
MENUDESCRIPTION
H-Position Moves the position of the display area on the screen horizontally.
 • This function is only available in Analog mode.
• When a 720P, 1080i or 1080P signal is input in AV mode ,select to adjust 
horizontal position in 0-6 levels.
 
V-Position Moves the position of the display area on the screen vertically.
 • This function is only available in Analog mode.
• When a 720P, 1080i or 1080P signal is input in AV mode ,select to adjust 
vertical position in 0-6 levels. 
 
Image Size Supplied for the wide models only such as 16:9 or 16:10. 
PC signals 
•  - The picture is displayed at the aspect ratio of the input signal.
•  - The picture is displayed in full screen regardless of the aspect ratio of the input signal.
 • A signal not in the standard mode table is not supported.
• If the resolution is set to the optimal resolution, the aspect ratio does not change whether the 
 is set to  or .
 
AV signals 
•  - Displays pictures at the 4:3 aspect ratio. 
•  - Displays pictures at the 16:9 aspect ratio. 
•  - If a 720P, 1080i or 1080P signal is input in HDMI/DVI input mode, the picture is 
displayed as is without truncation.
 This can only be set when the external input is connected through HDMI/DVI and  is set to .
 
•  - Displays pictures at the 4:3 aspect ratio. 
•  - Displays pictures at the 16:10 aspect ratio. 
•  - If a 720P, 1080i or 1080P signal is input in HDMI/DVI input mode, the picture is 
displayed as is without truncation.
 • It can only be selected if an external input is connected to the HDMI/ DVI terminal and the 
 is set to .
• When the panel is of 16:10,the screen size options include ,,.
 
Menu H-Position You can adjust the horizontal position of the OSD.
Menu V-Position You can adjust the vertical position of the OSD.
 
						

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 SETUP&RESET
MENUDESCRIPTION
Reset Use this function to restore the visual quality and color settings to the factory defaults.
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Language Select a language for the OSD.
 The selected language is only applied to the product OSD. This setting does not affect the other 
functions of the PC.
 
MagicReturn Only works in Windows 7 and recommended when using multiple monitors.
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Whenis selected, thefunction is turned off.
•
Whenis selected, thefunction is turned on.
 • The function is available in Windows 7 only.When use the other OS,it is recommended to 
set this function to .
• This function is not available for analog signal input.
• This function is not available when  is set to .
• This function may be unavailable for some graphics cards. These graphics cards dont 
support the international EDID standard.(DDWG DVI Standard) It is recommended to set 
this function to .
• Press and hold down the ▼ key for 5 seconds while the  OSD is 
displayed, will be automatically set to .
 
MagicEco This function provides user a low power mode which is realized by lowering the current of the display 
panel.
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When  is selected, the power consumption is 100% of default setting.
•
When  is selected, the power consumption is about 75% of default setting.
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When  is selected, the power consumption is about 50% of default setting.
• 
When  is selected, the function is turned Off .
 This menu is unavailable when  is set to  mode. 
 
						

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 INFORMATION
Off Timer On/Off You can turn the Off Timer on or off.
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Off Timer Setting Turns the power off automatically when the configured time is reached.
 When  of  is selected,This function is available only.  
Key Repeat Time Controls the repeat delay of a button.
You can set to ,  or . If  is selected, the button only 
responds once.
Customized Key You can set the function of the Customized Key to one of the following.
• PC signals :  -  -  - 
• AV signals :  -  -  - 
Auto Source •  - The monitor automatically selects an input signal.
•  - Users have to manually select an input signal.
 Not applicable to analog (D-SUB)-or-digital (DVI)-dedicated models. 
PC/AV Mode Set to PC when connected to a PC.
Set to AV when connected to an AV device.
 • This function does not support Analog mode.
• Supplied for the wide models only such as 16:9 or 16:10.
 
Display Time The OSD automatically disappears if no action is taken by the user.
You can determine the time to wait before the OSD is hidden.
•  -  -  - 
Menu Transparency You can select the transparency of the OSD.
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MENUDESCRIPTION
INFORMATION Shows the frequency and resolution set on the PC. 
 For models with an Analog interface only,  is not shown in the 
.
 
MENUDESCRIPTION
 
						

							Installing the Software4-1
4 Installing the Software
4-1 Natural Color
What is Natural Color ?
This software works only for Samsung products and enables adjusting the displayed colors on the product and matches the 
colors on the product with the colors of the printed pictures. For more information, refer to the online help of the software (F1).
The Natural Color is provided online. You can download it from the website below and install;
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/learningresources/monitor/naturalcolorexpert/pop_download.html