Nec LCD1850X: Controls

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Menu

Exits the OSM controls.

Exits to the OSM main menu.

Moves the highlighted area left/right to select control

menus.

Moves the highlighted area up/down to select one of the

controls.

Moves the bar left/right to increase or decrease the

adjustment.

Activates Auto Adjust function.

Enter the sub menu.

Moves the highlighted area of main menu right to select

one of the controls.

Resets the highlighted control menu to the factory setting.

Resets the highlighted control to the factory setting.

Controls

OSM (On-Screen-Manager) Controls

The OSM controls on the front of the monitor function as follows:

To access OSM press any of the control buttons ( ,

, 

-

,

 +

).

To change DVI/D-SUB signal input, press the NEXT button.

To rotate OSM between Landscape and Portrait modes, press the

RESET button.

NOTE:

OSM menu must be closed in order to change signal input and

to rotate.

NOTE:

When RESET is pressed in the main and sub-menu, a warning

window will appear allowing you to cancel the RESET function

by pressing the EXIT button.

Control

EXIT

CONTROL  /

ADJUST -/+

NEXT

RESET

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Brightness/Contrast Controls

BRIGHTNESS

Adjusts the overall image and background screen

brightness.

CONTRAST

Adjusts the image brightness in relation to the

background.

AUTO ADJUST (Analog input only)

Adjusts the image displayed for non-standard

video inputs.

Auto Adjust (Analog input only)

Automatically adjusts the Image Position, the H. Size

and Fine setting.

Position Controls (Analog input only)

LEFT/RIGHT

Controls Horizontal Image Position within the display

area of the LCD.

DOWN/UP

Controls Vertical Image Position within the display area

of the LCD.

H. SIZE

Adjusts the horizontal size by increasing or decreasing

this setting.

FINE

Improves focus, clarity and image stability by increasing

or decreasing this setting.

Color Control Systems

Six color presets select the desired color setting (sRGB

and NATIVE color presets are standard and cannot be

changed). Color temperature increases or decreases in

each preset.

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R,Y,G,C,B,M,S

Increases or decreases Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue,

Magenta and Saturation depending upon which is

selected. The change in color will appear on screen and

the direction (increase or decrease) will be shown by

the color bars.

sRGB

sRGB mode dramatically improves the color fidelity in

the desktop environment by a single standard RGB

color space. With this color supported environment,

the operator could easily and confidently communicate

colors without further color management overhead in

the most common situations.

NATIVE

Original color presented by the LCD panel that is

unadjustable.

Tools 1

SMOOTHING

Select one of three image sharpness settings. This

function is only valid when the expanded display

function (expansion function) is on.

TEXT MODE

Use this to display text clearly.

NORMAL MODE

This sharpness is between TEXT and GRAPHIC

MODE.

GRAPHIC MODE

This mode is suited for images and photographs.

EXPANSION MODE

Sets the zoom method.

FULL

The image is expanded to 1280 x 1024, regardless of

the resolution.

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ASPECT

The image is expanded without changing the

aspect ratio.

OFF

The image is not expanded.

CUSTOM (Digital input and Resolution of

1280 x 1024 only)

Select one of seven expansion rates.

In this mode the resolution may be low and there may

be blank areas. This mode is for use with special

video cards.

VIDEO DETECT

Selects the method of video detection when more than

one computer is connected.

FIRST DETECT

The video input has to be switched to “FIRST

DETECT” mode. When current video input signal is

not present, then the monitor searches for a video

signal from the other video input port. If the video

signal is present in the other port, then the monitor

switches the video source input port to the new found

video source automatically. The monitor will not look

for other video signals while the current video source

is present.

LAST DETECT

The video input has to be switched to the “LAST

DETECT” mode. When the monitor is displaying a

signal from the current source and a new secondary

source is supplied to the monitor, then the monitor will

automatically switch to the new video source. When

current video input signal is not present, then the

monitor searches for a video signal from the other

video input port. If the video signal is present in the

other port, then the monitor switches the video source

input port to the new found video source

automatically.

NONE

The Monitor will not search the other video input port

unless the monitor is turned on.

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DVI SELECTION

This function selects the DVI input mode. When the DVI

selection has been changed, you must restart your

computer.

DIGITAL

DVI digital input is available.

ANALOG

DVI analog input is available.

Tools 2

LANGUAGE

OSM control menus are available in seven languages.

OSM POSITION

You can choose where you would like the OSM control

image to appear on your screen. Selecting OSM

Location allows you to manually adjust the position of

the OSM control menu left, right, down or up.

OSM TURN OFF

The OSM control menu will stay on as long as it is use.

In the OSM Turn Off submenu, you can select how long

the monitor waits after the last touch of a button to shut

off the OSM control menu. The preset choices are 10,

20, 30, 45, 60 and 120 seconds.

OSM LOCK OUT

This control completely locks out access to all OSM

control functions. When attempting to activate OSM

controls while in the Lock Out mode, a screen will

appear indicating the OSM controls are locked out.

To activate the OSM Lock Out function, press  , then 

and hold down simultaneously. To de-activate the OSM

Lock Out, press  , then   and hold down

simultaneously.

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RESOLUTION NOTIFIER

This optimal resolution is 1280 x 1024. If ON is

selected, a message will appear on the screen after

30 seconds, notifying you that the resolution is not at

1280 x 1024.

FACTORY PRESET

Selecting Factory Preset allows you to reset all OSM

control settings back to the factory settings. The RESET

button will need to be held down for several seconds to

take effect. Individual settings can be reset by

highlighting the control to be reset and pressing the

RESET button.

Information

DISPLAY MODE

Provides information about the current resolution

display and technical data including the preset timing

being used and the horizontal and vertical frequencies.

Increases or decreases the current resolution. (Analog

input only)

MONITOR INFO

Indicates the model and serial numbers of your monitor.

OSM Warning

OSM Warning menus disappear with Exit button.

NO SIGNAL:

 This function gives a warning when there

is no signal present. After power is turned on or when

there is a change of input signal or video is inactive, the

No Signal

 window will appear.

RESOLUTION NOTIFIER:

 This function gives a

warning of use with optimized resolution. After power is

turned on or when there is a change of input signal or

the video signal doesn’t have proper resolution, the

Resolution Notifier

 window will open. This function can

be disabled in the TOOL menu.

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OUT OF RANGE:

 This function gives a

recommendation of the optimized resolution and refresh

rate. After the power is turned on or there is a change of

input signal or the video signal doesn’t have proper

timing, the 

Out Of Range

 menu will appear.

CHECK CABLE:

 This function will advise you to check

all Video Inputs on the monitor and computer to make

sure they are properly connected.

NOTE:

If “  CHANGE DVI SELECTION” is displayed, switch to

DVI SELECTION.

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