Preface13Recommendations for using your display systemOperating precautions: How to avoid image retentionContinuous operation of the display with the same image or staticimage elements may result in some image sticking on the LCD panel.This is especially a risk in applications where the display is connected toa computer.In mission critical applications, do not activate a screen saver or powersave mode. In other applications, especially when the display isconnected to a computer, take the following precautions:1. Switch on DPMS or Power Save on display and PC:• The display Power Save setting can be switched on in thedisplay’s Settings menu (see Online user manual).• The PC DPMS setting can be switched on in the Windows XPDisplay control panel (Screen Saver tab > Monitor power. In the‘Turn off monitor’ drop-down box, select After 20 mins.).2. Activate a good screen saver• The screen saver can be selected in the Windows XP Displaycontrol panel (Screen Saver tab). Select a screen saver withoutstatic elements and select a Wait Time of 10 minutes.3. In case you are working with the same image or an applicationwith static image elements for several hours continuously, changethe image content regularly to avoid image sticking of the staticelements.