NEC MultiSync EA242WU User Manual

English−34Using the Auto Brightness functionThe brightness of the LCD screen can be set to increase or decrease depending on the amount of ambient lighting within theroom. If the room is bright, the monitor becomes correspondingly bright. If the room is dim, then the monitor will dim accordingly.The purpose of this function is to make the viewing experience more comfortable to the eye in a variety of lighting conditions.SETUPUse the following procedures to select the brightness range the monitor will use when the [AUTO BRIGHTNESS] function isactivated.1. Set a level for the bright room condition. This is the maximum brightness level the monitor will rise to when the ambientlighting level is highest. Configure this setting when the room is at its brightest.Select [ON] in the [AUTO BRIGHTNESS] menu (Figure 1). Then use the front Keys to move the cursor up to the[BRIGHTNESS] setting. Choose the desired brightness level (Figure 2).Figure 1 Figure 22. Set a level for the dark room condition. This is the minimum brightness level the monitor will lower to when the ambientlighting level is low. Make sure the room is at its darkest when setting this level.Then use the front Keys to move the cursor up to the [BRIGHTNESS] setting. Choose the desired brightness level (Figure 3).Figure 3When the [AUTO BRIGHTNESS] function is enabled the Brightness level of the screen changes automatically according to thelighting conditions of the room (Figure 4).[BRIGHTNESS] level setfor the monitor to usewhen ambient lightinglevel is low.[BRIGHTNESS] level set for themonitor to use when ambientlighting level is high.[BRIGHTNESS] rangeFigure 4dark brightroom bright conditionScreen Brightness value by [AUTO BRIGHTNESS] functionBright condition areaDark condition areaLb: Border between bright and dim lighting conditions; set at the factoryL1: [BRIGHTNESS] level set for the monitor to use when ambient lighting level is high (L1>Lb)L2 : [BRIGHTNESS] level set for the monitor to use when ambient lighting level is low (L2L1 and L2 are the brightness levels set by the user to compensate for changes in ambient lighting.