CORRECT PLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE MONITORCAN REDUCE EYE, SHOULDER AND NECK FATIGUE. CHECK THEFOLLOWING WHEN YOU POSITION THE MONITOR:• Rest your eyes periodically by focusing on an object at least 20 feetaway. Blink often.• Position the monitor at a 90° angle to windows and other lightsources to minimize glare and reflections. Adjust the monitor tilt sothat ceiling lights do not reflect on your screen.• If reflected light makes it hard for you to see your screen, use an anti-glare filter.• Clean your monitor regularly. Use a lint-free, non-abrasive cloth anda non-alcohol, neutral, non-abrasive cleaning solution or glasscleaner to minimize dust.• Adjust the monitor’s brightness and contrast controls to enhancereadability.• Use a document holder placed close to the screen.• Position whatever you are looking at most of the time (the screen orreference material) directly in front of you to minimize turning yourhead while you are typing.• Get regular eye checkups.For more detailed information on setting up a healthy work environment,call NEC at (800) 820-1230, NEC FastFacts™ information at (800) 366-0476 and request document #900108 or write the American NationalStandard for Human Factors Engineering of Visual Display TerminalWorkstations – ANSI-HFS Standard No. 100-1988 – The HumanFactors Society, Inc. P.O. Box 1369, Santa Monica, California 90406.• Adjust the monitor height so that the top of the screen is at or slightlybelow eye level. Your eyes should look slightly downward whenviewing the middle of the screen.• Position your monitor no closer than 12 inches and no further awaythan 28 inches from your eyes. The optimal distance is 18 inches.16 Recommended Use