Monday, October 26, 2009

Samsung Syncmaster - 'auto adjustment locked'

When your workplace accumulates random hardware over the years, there aren't always people who know/remember how it works around (or manuals). Someone got this LCD monitor on their desk today, but the mouse would go off the screen, and a few people standing around it couldn't figure out why. So, they replaced her monitor.

The symptom: everything in the menu was locked (except for brightness and contrast), so we couldn't tell which value was the problem.
(probably the Horiz-pos or Vert-pos setting..)
Trying to change anything just said " auto adjustment locked"

The LCD monitor that had been on my desk disappeared... so I took the problematic one,
did a little research, and found the answer
Hold down the menu button for more than 5 seconds with the monitor switched on.
This action enables / disables this feature.
Maybe it's 10 seconds.


It's probably in the manual.

If I put a post-it that says 'Broken' on it, no one will take it...

2016 Update:
It's 10 seconds, at least according to the FAQ for this monitor:
http://www.samsung.com/ph/support/skp/faq/885135
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26 comments:

  1. toddJanuary 15, 2010 at 7:56 PM

    Auf Deutsche:

    ich habe folgendes problem. Wenn ich Einstellungen an meinem Monitor vornehmen will drücke ich auf den MENÜ knopf der sich auf dem Monitor befindet. ( Hoffe ihr versteht was ich meine )
    Ich will z.B. das Bild ein wenig nach rechts verschieben, kann es aber nicht, weil die "AUTO" Einstellung angewählt ist. Und da steht nun "Keine Auswahl!".
    -------------------------------
    So ist jetzt geklärt: Für alle die das gelcihe Problem haben!
    Einfach die Menü Taste aufm Monitor ca. 5 sekunden lang gedrückt halten so wird die AUTO FUntkion aktiviert oder deaktiviert(je nachdem)!
    Viel spaß damit!
    Habe das Problem und die lösung hier gefunden: << this post >>


    .. found on q-board.me

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  2. adityaJuly 13, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    thanks man!! i was stuck with the same thing and thot that my monitor had gone bad.. but ur trick worked. thanks again!!

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  3. NitemarezOctober 28, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    Ohhh my thank you so much this was so frustrating. must have done the same to lock it when i moved it from one room to another carrying it from underneath before unplugging it.

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  4. ParkerJanuary 11, 2012 at 8:24 PM

    haha cool muss wohl beim umstellen vom monitor passiert sein funktionen waren plötzlich weg super thx

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  5. AbhishekAugust 10, 2012 at 1:33 AM

    thanku so much finally its unlocked!

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  6. AbhishekAugust 10, 2012 at 1:34 AM

    thank u :)

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  7. thebilliejeanboyOctober 10, 2012 at 2:34 AM

    Thank you sir!

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  8. SamOctober 17, 2012 at 7:37 AM

    wow it worked thanks man !!

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  9. UnknownMay 8, 2013 at 3:22 PM

    You made my day.. i was wondering about 3 days about Why i cant do anything? Even the auto :C Maybe this could solve my problem with the video card I've been forced to take out :L

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  10. SimonOctober 1, 2013 at 12:06 PM

    Shaweet worked a treat TY

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  11. UnknownNovember 7, 2013 at 3:16 AM

    Saved me throwing mine out the window! Thanks :)

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  12. UnknownNovember 26, 2013 at 4:57 PM

    my screen had been locked for 4 years !! thx alot man !

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  13. UnknownDecember 1, 2013 at 10:33 AM

    thanks a lot...
    i've just made my monitor ok...

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  14. UnknownDecember 1, 2013 at 10:35 AM

    thanks for effective remedy...

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  15. ramleeFebruary 8, 2014 at 12:28 AM

    thanks todd

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  16. SUNSHINEApril 12, 2014 at 12:10 PM

    excellent remady.... Thanks boss....

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  17. Elton's blogJanuary 16, 2015 at 8:11 AM

    Thanks for the tip. It work for me!

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  18. UnknownFebruary 1, 2015 at 3:22 PM

    it help me alot

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  19. DexterMarch 9, 2015 at 10:09 AM

    Thanx a milion

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  20. UnknownJune 22, 2015 at 5:43 AM

    thanks a lot bro...

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  21. UnknownAugust 5, 2015 at 12:37 PM

    Merci beaucoup !!! Je ne savais plus pourquoi le réglage automatique était verrouillé
    Thanks you very much !!!!

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  22. UnknownOctober 9, 2015 at 1:29 PM

    Thanks Todd. That really helped me.

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  23. UnknownNovember 20, 2015 at 1:41 PM

    Thank you

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  24. CaseyApril 22, 2016 at 4:58 AM

    Thanks for this post!!!!!!

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  25. UnknownJuly 4, 2016 at 10:49 PM

    Its not work for me... my monitor samsung LS19A300 SA300

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  26. UnknownApril 12, 2018 at 9:06 AM

    Almost 9 years later I am grateful to have found this. I got a hand-me-down Samsung and the left side was always off-screen. Until today, I could never adjust the horizontal position. Vielen Dank/many thanks.

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