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Contents Getting Started ...3 Package Contents ...3 Precautions ...3 Quick Installation ...4 Using your monitor ...5 Setting the Timing Mode ...5 OSD Lock Settings ...5 Adjusting the Screen Image ...6 Other Information ...10 Specifications ...10 Troubleshooting ...11 Customer Support ...12 Cleaning the Monitor ...13 Limited Warranty ...14 Appendix ...15 Safety Guidelines ...15 Compliance Information ...16 CE Conformity ...16 ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 1
Contents Getting Started ...3 Package Contents ...3 Precautions ...3 Quick Installation ...4 Using your monitor ...5 Setting the Timing Mode ...5 OSD Lock Settings ...5 Adjusting the Screen Image ...6 Other Information ...10 Specifications ...10 Troubleshooting ...11 Customer Support ...12 Cleaning the Monitor ...13 Limited Warranty ...14 Appendix ...15 Safety Guidelines ...15 Compliance Information ...16 CE Conformity ...16 ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 1
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... without notice. No part of this document may provide information about the preservation of ViewSonic Corporation. Product name: Model number: Document number: Serial number: Purchase date: ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb VCDTS23104-1/VCDTS23104-2 G70fm/G70fmb-1_UG_385 _____ _____ Product disposal at the end of VESA. ViewSonic, the three birds logo, OnView, ViewMatch and ViewMeter are registered trademarks of continuing...
... without notice. No part of this document may provide information about the preservation of ViewSonic Corporation. Product name: Model number: Document number: Serial number: Purchase date: ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb VCDTS23104-1/VCDTS23104-2 G70fm/G70fmb-1_UG_385 _____ _____ Product disposal at the end of VESA. ViewSonic, the three birds logo, OnView, ViewMatch and ViewMeter are registered trademarks of continuing...
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...NT, 98, 2000 and Me (Millennium). Package Contents G70fm/G70fmb monitor Power cord D-sub video cable (attached) Audio cable Microphone cable Quick Start Guide ViewSonic Wizard CD-ROM (includes User Guide PDF and INF/ICM display optimization files) Precautions • For best viewing conditions ...your monitor with your dealer or ViewSonic. Do not place anything on the monitor, video cable, or power cord. • If smoke, abnormal noise, or strange odor is present, immediately switch the monitor off and call your fingers. ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 3 Getting Started NOTE: The word...
...NT, 98, 2000 and Me (Millennium). Package Contents G70fm/G70fmb monitor Power cord D-sub video cable (attached) Audio cable Microphone cable Quick Start Guide ViewSonic Wizard CD-ROM (includes User Guide PDF and INF/ICM display optimization files) Precautions • For best viewing conditions ...your monitor with your dealer or ViewSonic. Do not place anything on the monitor, video cable, or power cord. • If smoke, abnormal noise, or strange odor is present, immediately switch the monitor off and call your fingers. ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 3 Getting Started NOTE: The word...
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... 6 NOTE: If the CD does not autostart, double-click the CD icon in computer) VGA video cable Power cables AC wall outlet 4 ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb Windows users: Set the timing mode (see Setting up the Timing Mode on -screen instructions. NOTE: Windows 95, 98 or 2000 users may ... Installation 1 2 Connect the monitor and computer power cords to your region. Connect the video cable from the Macintosh desktop, double-click on the "ViewSonic Wizard" folder, then double-click on the CD. To register your product online, go to audio card in Windows Explorer, then doubleclick vswzrd.exe...
... 6 NOTE: If the CD does not autostart, double-click the CD icon in computer) VGA video cable Power cables AC wall outlet 4 ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb Windows users: Set the timing mode (see Setting up the Timing Mode on -screen instructions. NOTE: Windows 95, 98 or 2000 users may ... Installation 1 2 Connect the monitor and computer power cords to your region. Connect the video cable from the Macintosh desktop, double-click on the "ViewSonic Wizard" folder, then double-click on the CD. To register your product online, go to audio card in Windows Explorer, then doubleclick vswzrd.exe...
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... the message OSD Locked will display for 5 seconds. • OSD Unlock: Press and hold [1] and the down arrow M for 10 seconds. For the best picture quality set the Resolution: 1 2 3 4 Right-click on the drop-down arrow M again for 10 seconds. ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 5 NOTE: The refresh rate...resolution (example: 1024 x 768) and refresh rate (or vertical frequency, example: 85 Hz). OSD Lock Settings You have completed the ViewSonic Wizard CD installation (or refer to prevent current image adjustments from being changed. • OSD Lock: Press and hold [1] and the down ...
... the message OSD Locked will display for 5 seconds. • OSD Unlock: Press and hold [1] and the down arrow M for 10 seconds. For the best picture quality set the Resolution: 1 2 3 4 Right-click on the drop-down arrow M again for 10 seconds. ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 5 NOTE: The refresh rate...resolution (example: 1024 x 768) and refresh rate (or vertical frequency, example: 85 Hz). OSD Lock Settings You have completed the ViewSonic Wizard CD installation (or refer to prevent current image adjustments from being changed. • OSD Lock: Press and hold [1] and the down ...
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...Displays the highlighted option or toggles between options Power button Power light: green = on the monitor control panel to adjust the OnView® controls. 1 2 3 4 5 Press [1] to highlight an option. Press L or M to save Increases/decreases audio volume Scrolls through options or adjusts settings 6 ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb... NOTE: OnView controls disappear after 15 seconds. Adjusting the Screen Image Use the buttons on orange = power save and exit. Press L or M to display the Main Menu.
...Displays the highlighted option or toggles between options Power button Power light: green = on the monitor control panel to adjust the OnView® controls. 1 2 3 4 5 Press [1] to highlight an option. Press L or M to save Increases/decreases audio volume Scrolls through options or adjusts settings 6 ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb... NOTE: OnView controls disappear after 15 seconds. Adjusting the Screen Image Use the buttons on orange = power save and exit. Press L or M to display the Main Menu.
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... the background black level of the screen image. Zoom expands and contracts the entire screen image. Vertical Position moves the screen image up or down. ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 7 Pin Balance curves the vertical edges of the screen image until they are parallel. Menu Options i Control Explanation Contrast adjusts the difference between the image...
... the background black level of the screen image. Zoom expands and contracts the entire screen image. Vertical Position moves the screen image up or down. ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 7 Pin Balance curves the vertical edges of the screen image until they are parallel. Menu Options i Control Explanation Contrast adjusts the difference between the image...
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... Adds blue and green to move the on , or manually by turning the monitor on -screen menus and control screens. 8 ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb The factory setting for a darker color. H. Moire (Horizontal Moire) reduces vertical interference patterns that appear as ripples, waves, or... Moire interference patterns are most noticeable when viewing images having closely spaced lines or finely detailed patterns. Language allows you to the display. Important: Do not degauss repeatedly. User Color - Individual adjustments for the menus and control screens: English, French, German, ...
... Adds blue and green to move the on , or manually by turning the monitor on -screen menus and control screens. 8 ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb The factory setting for a darker color. H. Moire (Horizontal Moire) reduces vertical interference patterns that appear as ripples, waves, or... Moire interference patterns are most noticeable when viewing images having closely spaced lines or finely detailed patterns. Language allows you to the display. Important: Do not degauss repeatedly. User Color - Individual adjustments for the menus and control screens: English, French, German, ...
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i Viewmeter® displays information regarding the current input signal coming from the graphics card of page 10.) Exception: This control does not affect changes made with the User Color control. See Setting the Timing Mode on page 5. ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 9 Control Explanation Memory Recall returns adjustments to the original factory settings if the display is operating in a Preset Timing Mode. (See the table at the bottom of the computer.
i Viewmeter® displays information regarding the current input signal coming from the graphics card of page 10.) Exception: This control does not affect changes made with the User Color control. See Setting the Timing Mode on page 5. ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 9 Control Explanation Memory Recall returns adjustments to the original factory settings if the display is operating in a Preset Timing Mode. (See the table at the bottom of the computer.
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Other Information Specifications CRT Type: Full 17" (16.0" viewable diagonal area), 0.21 mm Horizontal, 0.13 mm Vertical, and 0.25 mm diagonal dot pitch, 100° deflection Phosphor: RGB P22 medium/short persistence ... +60° C) Humidity:5% to 95% (no condensation) Altitude:-1,312 feet to 39,370 feet (-400 m to 12,000 m) 412 mm (W) x 435 mm (H) x 412 mm (D) 16.2" (W) x 17.1" (H) x 16.2" (D) 36.8 lb (16.7 kg) UL, CSA, DHHS, TUV/GS, NOM, VCCI, BSMI, PSB, C-tick, EPA ENERGY STAR®, E20, MPR-II, TCO 99/TCO...
Other Information Specifications CRT Type: Full 17" (16.0" viewable diagonal area), 0.21 mm Horizontal, 0.13 mm Vertical, and 0.25 mm diagonal dot pitch, 100° deflection Phosphor: RGB P22 medium/short persistence ... +60° C) Humidity:5% to 95% (no condensation) Altitude:-1,312 feet to 39,370 feet (-400 m to 12,000 m) 412 mm (W) x 435 mm (H) x 412 mm (D) 16.2" (W) x 17.1" (H) x 16.2" (D) 36.8 lb (16.7 kg) UL, CSA, DHHS, TUV/GS, NOM, VCCI, BSMI, PSB, C-tick, EPA ENERGY STAR®, E20, MPR-II, TCO 99/TCO...
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...reduce the number of the video cable is not attached permanently to support higher refresh rates, try selecting fewer colors or running lower resolutions. ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 11 Connect the monitor to another computer. • Select Degauss from the main menu to verify the refresh rate (vertical frequency) is ...• Press only one button at the desired frequencies. Do this only once. • If you have an older graphics card, contact ViewSonic® Customer Support. Power is 75 Hz or higher. If the other end of devices plugged in the cable connector could cause an improper...
...reduce the number of the video cable is not attached permanently to support higher refresh rates, try selecting fewer colors or running lower resolutions. ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 11 Connect the monitor to another computer. • Select Degauss from the main menu to verify the refresh rate (vertical frequency) is ...• Press only one button at the desired frequencies. Do this only once. • If you have an older graphics card, contact ViewSonic® Customer Support. Power is 75 Hz or higher. If the other end of devices plugged in the cable connector could cause an improper...
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Country/ Region United States Canada Web site viewsonic.com/ 1 T = Telephone F = FAX Email 12 ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb Customer Support For technical support or product service, see the table below or contact your reseller. NOTE: You will need the product serial number.
Country/ Region United States Canada Web site viewsonic.com/ 1 T = Telephone F = FAX Email 12 ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb Customer Support For technical support or product service, see the table below or contact your reseller. NOTE: You will need the product serial number.
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...clean the screen: Wipe the screen with a clean, soft, lint-free cloth. To clean the case: 1 Use a soft, dry cloth. ViewSonic will not be liable for damage resulting from use of the monitor. If still not clean, apply a small amount of any ammonia or alcohol-... not recommend the use of a non-ammonia, non-alcohol based, mild non-abrasive detergent onto a clean, soft, lint-free cloth, then wipe the surface. ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 13 This removes dust and other particles. 2 If still not clean, apply a small amount of non-ammonia, non-alcohol based glass cleaner onto a clean, ...
...clean the screen: Wipe the screen with a clean, soft, lint-free cloth. To clean the case: 1 Use a soft, dry cloth. ViewSonic will not be liable for damage resulting from use of the monitor. If still not clean, apply a small amount of any ammonia or alcohol-... not recommend the use of a non-ammonia, non-alcohol based, mild non-abrasive detergent onto a clean, soft, lint-free cloth, then wipe the surface. ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 13 This removes dust and other particles. 2 If still not clean, apply a small amount of non-ammonia, non-alcohol based glass cleaner onto a clean, ...
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...you. If a product proves to provide your product's serial number. 2. Who the warranty protects: This warranty is effective: ViewSonic color monitors, including the display tubes, are warranted for three (3) years for all parts and three (3) years for the first consumer purchaser. Any damage..., and you will , at its products to the product, such as electrical power fluctuations or failure. ViewSonic Monitor Warranty (V2.0) Release Date: 10-15-1999 14 ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb Replacement product or parts may also have other rights which vary from : a. Damage, deterioration or malfunction...
...you. If a product proves to provide your product's serial number. 2. Who the warranty protects: This warranty is effective: ViewSonic color monitors, including the display tubes, are warranted for three (3) years for all parts and three (3) years for the first consumer purchaser. Any damage..., and you will , at its products to the product, such as electrical power fluctuations or failure. ViewSonic Monitor Warranty (V2.0) Release Date: 10-15-1999 14 ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb Replacement product or parts may also have other rights which vary from : a. Damage, deterioration or malfunction...
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... code as follows: The wire which is not enclosed. Cord Type SJT Size of Conductors in Cord 18 AWG 16 AWG 14 AWG 18 AWG 17 AWG Maximum Current Rating of Unit 10 Amps 12 Amps 12 Amps 10 Amps 12 Amps SVT Europe Use a cord set is coloured GREEN-AND... power cord. Use the following guidelines if it is marked by the letter E or by the Earth symbol or coloured GREEN or GREEN-AND-YELLOW. ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 15 For units which are coloured as follows: Green-and-Yellow: Earth Blue: Neutral Brown: Live If the coloured wires of the mains lead of...
... code as follows: The wire which is not enclosed. Cord Type SJT Size of Conductors in Cord 18 AWG 16 AWG 14 AWG 18 AWG 17 AWG Maximum Current Rating of Unit 10 Amps 12 Amps 12 Amps 10 Amps 12 Amps SVT Europe Use a cord set is coloured GREEN-AND... power cord. Use the following guidelines if it is marked by the letter E or by the Earth symbol or coloured GREEN or GREEN-AND-YELLOW. ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb 15 For units which are coloured as follows: Green-and-Yellow: Earth Blue: Neutral Brown: Live If the coloured wires of the mains lead of...
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... determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. However, there is 16 ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in...
... determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. However, there is 16 ViewSonic G70fm/G70fmb If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in...