Adjusting the video settings, Adjusting the video settings -38 – Rockwell Automation 1757-SWKIT5100 ProcessLogix R510.0 Installation and Upgrade Guide User Manual

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Publication 1757-IN510A-EN-P - October 2003

2-38 Operating System Installation Procedures

Additional Operating
System Customization
Procedures

All procedures in this section assume that you are logged onto the
system with Administrator access. If you have a redundant Server pair,
you must complete this procedure on both

SERVERA and SERVERB.

Adjusting the Video Settings

The system applications and displays have been optimized to be
displayed at a resolution of 1024 by 768 or 1280 by 1024, with 65K
color (High Color, 16 bit). Utilizing any other setting produces
anomalies in some displays. Complete the following steps to set the
Video Settings:

1 . Right-click the desktop and select Pr oper ties.

2. On the Settings tab, click Advanced in the lower-right side of

the window.

3. If you are using Windows 2000, confirm that on the General

Tab, the Display Font size is set to Small Fonts. If you are using
Windows XP, confirm the DPI setting is Normal size (96 DPI).

4. Click the Adapter tab.

5. Click List All Modes.

6. Select one of the settings entitled 1024 by 768, or 1280 by 1024,

High Color (16 bit).

You should select a refresh rate (listed in Hertz) at the maximum
the monitor can handle. For Example, 1024 by 768, High Color
(16 bit), 75 Hertz. Click

OK after your selection.

7. Click Apply.

At this point the setting is applied.

8. Click OK.

9. Click Yes to keep your setting.

If nothing appears or you are unable to see the screen, the
previous mode is reset after 15 seconds. Repeat steps 5–9 to
reset the mode to a lower Hertz setting.

1 0. Click OK to close the Advanced adapter properties Window.

1 1 . Click OK to close the Display Properties window.

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