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The screen appears greenish, the screen image is unreadable, or there is “snow” on
the screen.
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Make sure the monitor cable is connected firmly to the correct port on the
back of the computer.
If you have a video card installed in your computer, the monitor cable should
be plugged into the port for the video card.
If you do not have a video card installed in your computer, the monitor cable
should be plugged into the monitor port on the back of your computer.
After many hours of use, the screen image appears dim.
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Increase the brightness (¤) and contrast (O) of the picture. See “Making
Adjustments to the Picture” in Chapter 3.
Over time, you experience eyestrain.
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Adjust the screen contrast (O). In a bright room, contrast is usually best set
at maximum; in a dim room, lower contrast is usually more comfortable.
See “Adjusting the Contrast of the Picture” in Chapter 3. Also, be sure to
take occasional breaks to focus your eyes on a distant object.
You don’t hear any sound from your computer.
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Make sure sound is turned on and make sure your sound options are set
correctly in the Control Strip or control panel for sound. See “About the
Control Strip” in Chapter 2 and see the on-screen help that came with your
computer or system software upgrade kit.
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Adjust the sound volume on your monitor. See “Adjusting the Sound
Volume” i n Chapter 3.
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Check whether headphones are plugged into the headphone port (marked
by f) on the monitor. If so, you will be able to hear sound only in the
headphones.
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Check whether something is plugged into the sound output port (marked
by -) on the back panel of your computer. The computer’s internal
speaker is turned off whenever a cable is connected to the sound output
port. If a sound cable is connected between the computer and monitor, you
can hear sound from the monitor’s speakers or from headphones connected
to the monitor’s headphone port (marked by f). For more information, see
Chapter 1, “Setting Up.”
You can’t find the Control Strip.
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You may have hidden the Control Strip. Open the Control Strip control
panel and click the button labeled Show Control Strip.
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