Re: Help needed please

pmj wrote:
> "Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°5 +" <flyingnun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>
>> Just booted up both m/cs and there is a monitor fault. I have
>> a picture but it is only ½ width and centrally positioned. I had
>> actually had the monitor switched off by it's on off switch - which
>> is something I don't usually do. Anyhow when I switched id on first
>> time - there was no display at all, but that appeared after using
>> the on/off switch to switch off then on again. Any ideas? There
>> doesn't appear to be any other distortion apart from the horizontal
>> size.
>
> Most Monitors have various Settings on them (usually operated using
> a Dial or Buttons &/or an "OSD" - On Screen Display Menu thingy),
> which is completely separate from & independent from the *PC*
> Desktop & Display Settings
I checked those but even with the horizontal - size set at maximum the
display was only ½ width.

> They also (often, though not always) have some kind of Memory, so that
> they remember the Settings for any given Resolution Set on the PC(s).
It says in the manual that there is a memory which can store up to 18
different display modes, 8 of which are factory prest modes.

> That way, you can switch between PCs (&/or Graphics Display Cards
> or Resolution Settings on a PC) & it (the Monitor) will Switch to
> the relevant Settings for that PC/Display Card.
>
> Have a look in the Instruction Manual for the Monitor, to see how to
> Set the actual Monitor Settings (as opposed to the PC Graphics Card
> &/or Desktop/Display Settings) & have a look to see how to ReSet it
>
It does say that you can retrieve a factory preset mode by selecting the
RECALL menu.

This morning when I switched on the display was again back to ½ horizontal
size, but when I switched from one computer to the other ther screen went
blank - until I used the Power switch to switch OFF then ON again. Anyhow I
read your post and got out the manual to peruse. Took it downstairs for
about 30 minutes, and when I returned here the full width display had
returned for both pooter displays.
Next time I boot up, if I still have ½ width display I'll check and see
what the RECALL setting does. It almost seems like the monitor doesn't like
these cold nights and needs to warm up after switching on.
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