Using European monitors in the US?

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I"m trying to get an HP A4033A monitor that's been brought over from
Germany to work with a US electrical outlet. Will this monitor auto
detect the voltage of the outlet, or is there a switch to change? The
only switch that I see on it is one that's labeled 2K ohms and 75 ohms.
It's currently set to 75. Should this be changed or is there something
else?

Also, if anyone knows where I can download a manual for it, I'd greatly
appreciate it. I tried searching HP's web site but did not find
anything.
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Tipton wrote:
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> I"m trying to get an HP A4033A monitor that's been brought over from
> Germany to work with a US electrical outlet. Will this monitor auto
> detect the voltage of the outlet, or is there a switch to change? The

The power spec on the back will inform you about the power it needs. For
most of europe, the power ranges between 220 and 240 volts. If you get
that out of your socket, there should be no problem. If you got less
volts from your supplier, you can try if it works if the voltage range
on the back includes your sockets voltage.

> only switch that I see on it is one that's labeled 2K ohms and 75 ohms.
> It's currently set to 75. Should this be changed or is there something
> else?

Those 2Kohm and 75ohm are for the signals, not for the power. It should
match the signal comming from your computer. This has something to do
with line termination. If the power is within range, you can just select
the other resistance if the picture on screen is not good enough. As far
as I know, 75 ohm is the default but I can be off...

>
> Also, if anyone knows where I can download a manual for it, I'd greatly
> appreciate it. I tried searching HP's web site but did not find
> anything.

Google for monitor, there is a (German based?) website that lists a lot
of them

> --
> Greg
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If the monitor is not a dual-voltage one with a switch to match up with the line
voltage (US 110-120v, Europe 220-240v), there are two choices that make sense:

1. Buy a step-up transformer that takes US line voltage in and provides 220-240v
to the monitor.
2. Put the A4033A in a corner or a closet and buy a replacement running with US
(and maybe European?) voltage. New monitors are relatively inexpensive these
days, unlike the old days when a 19" monitor cost $US1000... Ben Myers

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:35:43 +0100, =?iso-8859-1?Q?Corn=E9?= Beerse
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>Tipton wrote:
>>
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>>
>> I"m trying to get an HP A4033A monitor that's been brought over from
>> Germany to work with a US electrical outlet. Will this monitor auto
>> detect the voltage of the outlet, or is there a switch to change? The
>
>The power spec on the back will inform you about the power it needs. For
>most of europe, the power ranges between 220 and 240 volts. If you get
>that out of your socket, there should be no problem. If you got less
>volts from your supplier, you can try if it works if the voltage range
>on the back includes your sockets voltage.
>
>> only switch that I see on it is one that's labeled 2K ohms and 75 ohms.
>> It's currently set to 75. Should this be changed or is there something
>> else?
>
>Those 2Kohm and 75ohm are for the signals, not for the power. It should
>match the signal comming from your computer. This has something to do
>with line termination. If the power is within range, you can just select
>the other resistance if the picture on screen is not good enough. As far
>as I know, 75 ohm is the default but I can be off...
>
>>
>> Also, if anyone knows where I can download a manual for it, I'd greatly
>> appreciate it. I tried searching HP's web site but did not find
>> anything.
>
>Google for monitor, there is a (German based?) website that lists a lot
>of them
>
>> --
>> Greg
>>
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