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==Quick Guide:== | ==Quick Guide:== | ||
| − | ===Inspect monitor and | + | ===Inspect monitor and recycle if:=== |
* Plastic case is cracked or damaged | * Plastic case is cracked or damaged | ||
| − | * Year on back is | + | * Year on back is 1998 or before |
* The base is missing, leaving a round unstable bottom | * The base is missing, leaving a round unstable bottom | ||
| − | * Monitor is 17" or less | + | * Monitor is 17" or less AND is manufactured before 2000 |
| − | Note: | + | Note: |
| + | For recycled monitors, if it has a detachable cable then remove it (otherwise, leave the cable attached) | ||
| − | + | ===TO TEST=== | |
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| − | + | # Put monitor on testing shelf | |
| − | + | # Plug in a power cord to the back of the monitor | |
| − | + | # Plug the monitor's signal cable into one of the nearby signal sockets | |
| − | + | # Power up the monitor | |
| − | + | # In the Menu setting | |
| − | + | #* select Reset (this feature may not exist) | |
| − | + | #* select Degauss | |
| + | #* make sure the color temperature is at 9300K | ||
| + | #* adjust the Brightness & Contrast to 80 | ||
Note: | Note: | ||
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* Picture clicks or jerks around | * Picture clicks or jerks around | ||
| − | * Picture is darker than the reference monitor even when brightness/contrast turned | + | * You cannot clearly differentiate between the 3 black/gray stripes in the middle |
| + | * Picture is darker than the reference monitor even when brightness/contrast turned up to 80 | ||
* Picture is black or doesn't show the Linux desktop(check power and brightness/contrast) | * Picture is black or doesn't show the Linux desktop(check power and brightness/contrast) | ||
* Picture is blurry and text is difficult to read (wipe dirt off screen with cloth to be sure) | * Picture is blurry and text is difficult to read (wipe dirt off screen with cloth to be sure) | ||
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* Record the date on the Burn-In sheet. | * Record the date on the Burn-In sheet. | ||
* Write the current time as shown in the lower right corner of the Reference Monitor in the Burn-In sheet's TIME STARTED column along with the Gizmo IDs of all the monitors you will be birning in. | * Write the current time as shown in the lower right corner of the Reference Monitor in the Burn-In sheet's TIME STARTED column along with the Gizmo IDs of all the monitors you will be birning in. | ||
| − | * During this time, you can plug in and check up to | + | * During this time, you can plug in and check up to 8 monitors at once. It is a good idea to test all 8 at one time, or it gets confusing. |
| − | * Leave the monitors running on the shelf | + | * Leave the monitors running on the shelf at least an hour (longer is better). |
| − | * If any of the monitors fail while setting them up (see criteria above) process them as recyclers and replace them with potentially good monitors until there are | + | * If any of the monitors fail while setting them up (see criteria above) process them as recyclers and replace them with potentially good monitors until there are 8 on the shelf worth testing. |
* When finished, write the current time as shown in the lower right corner of the Reference Monitor in the Burn-In sheet's TIME ENDED column. Write your name in the column on the far right of the Burn-In sheet. | * When finished, write the current time as shown in the lower right corner of the Reference Monitor in the Burn-In sheet's TIME ENDED column. Write your name in the column on the far right of the Burn-In sheet. | ||
* What to do with KEEPERS: After 1 hour, if the monitor picture is still good, bright and not jerking around, and you do NOT smell BURNING or hear SQUEALING: | * What to do with KEEPERS: After 1 hour, if the monitor picture is still good, bright and not jerking around, and you do NOT smell BURNING or hear SQUEALING: | ||
| − | ** | + | **Put an orange sticker on the front of the monitor (NOT on the screen). |
**Put the monitor on the shelf and continue with another. | **Put the monitor on the shelf and continue with another. | ||
| − | * What to do with RECYCLERS: | + | * What to do with RECYCLERS: Put it in the Recycle Gaylord, making sure to stack it safely |
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[[Category:Howto]] | [[Category:Howto]] | ||
[[Category:Hardware Testing]] | [[Category:Hardware Testing]] | ||
[[Category:Monitors]] | [[Category:Monitors]] | ||
Revision as of 11:34, 9 January 2007
This HowTo describes how to burn-in monitors for long-term use.
Quick Guide:
Inspect monitor and recycle if:
- Plastic case is cracked or damaged
- Year on back is 1998 or before
- The base is missing, leaving a round unstable bottom
- Monitor is 17" or less AND is manufactured before 2000
Note: For recycled monitors, if it has a detachable cable then remove it (otherwise, leave the cable attached)
TO TEST
- Put monitor on testing shelf
- Plug in a power cord to the back of the monitor
- Plug the monitor's signal cable into one of the nearby signal sockets
- Power up the monitor
- In the Menu setting
- select Reset (this feature may not exist)
- select Degauss
- make sure the color temperature is at 9300K
- adjust the Brightness & Contrast to 80
Note: If the Brightness or Contrast must be set above 80, then recycle it
Mark the monitor recycle if:
- Picture clicks or jerks around
- You cannot clearly differentiate between the 3 black/gray stripes in the middle
- Picture is darker than the reference monitor even when brightness/contrast turned up to 80
- Picture is black or doesn't show the Linux desktop(check power and brightness/contrast)
- Picture is blurry and text is difficult to read (wipe dirt off screen with cloth to be sure)
- Color is uneven across the screen
- You are unable to center the picture properly with the controls
- The picture is warped and not fixable with the controls
- You smell BURNING or hear SQUEALING
Burning in:
- Record the date on the Burn-In sheet.
- Write the current time as shown in the lower right corner of the Reference Monitor in the Burn-In sheet's TIME STARTED column along with the Gizmo IDs of all the monitors you will be birning in.
- During this time, you can plug in and check up to 8 monitors at once. It is a good idea to test all 8 at one time, or it gets confusing.
- Leave the monitors running on the shelf at least an hour (longer is better).
- If any of the monitors fail while setting them up (see criteria above) process them as recyclers and replace them with potentially good monitors until there are 8 on the shelf worth testing.
- When finished, write the current time as shown in the lower right corner of the Reference Monitor in the Burn-In sheet's TIME ENDED column. Write your name in the column on the far right of the Burn-In sheet.
- What to do with KEEPERS: After 1 hour, if the monitor picture is still good, bright and not jerking around, and you do NOT smell BURNING or hear SQUEALING:
- Put an orange sticker on the front of the monitor (NOT on the screen).
- Put the monitor on the shelf and continue with another.
- What to do with RECYCLERS: Put it in the Recycle Gaylord, making sure to stack it safely