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User Controls
 
Your samsung SyncMaster computer monitor allows you to easily adjust the characteristics 
of the image being displayed. All of these adjustments are made using the control buttons on 
the front of the monitor. These buttons operate the on-screen menu, which shows you the 
monitor’s settings and allows you to change those settings.
Figure 3.  User control locations
 
1
 
Information ( ) button
 
Use this button to show the horizontal and vertical frequencies and the resolution 
received from your computer or video board.
 
2
 
EXIT ( ) button
 
Use this button to Exit the active menu or the OSD.
 
3
 
, , , buttons
 
These buttons allow you to highlight and adjust items in the menu. All menus 
automatically save your adjustments 3 seconds after you stop adjusting the setting.
 
4
 
MENU ( ) button
 
Use this button to open the OSD and activate a highlighted menu item.
 
5
 
Brightness
 
This rotary control adjusts the overall brightness of the display image. Rotate the 
control to the left to increase the level of brightness, or to the right to decrease the 
brightness.
 
6
 
Contrast
 
This rotary control adjusts the monitor’s contrast. Rotate the rotary control to the left 
to increase the contrast between dark colors and light colors, or move it to the right to 
decrease the contrast.
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