Monitor – Compaq Presario 7360 User Manual

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Safety and Comfort 14-29

Monitor

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Is your monitor positioned in front of you and at a comfortable viewing
distance, about arm’s length? Or if you look at a paper document more than
your monitor, is your document holder in front of you with your monitor to one
side?

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Are the text and images on your monitor easily visible in a comfortably seated
position?

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Have you eliminated glare and bright reflections on your monitor, without
compromising your posture?

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Is your monitor’s entire viewing area located just below your eye height?

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Is your monitor tilted so your face and the monitor are parallel?

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Have you adjusted the brightness and contrast controls to improve the quality
of text and graphics?

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Is your document holder positioned near the monitor, at the same distance,
height, and angle as the monitor?

Notebook Computing

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Do you change postures frequently?

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Do you avoid resting your wrists on your thighs while typing?

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To avoid neck fatigue when using the computer on a sofa or bed, do you avoid
reclining too far?

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Where possible, have you tried using a full-size keyboard and detached
pointing device, such as a mouse or trackball, with your notebook computer?

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Similarly, have you tried using a full-size monitor?

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