20 Most Recent Proview PL713B 17" Flat Panel LCD Monitor Questions & Answers

the monitor may be losing the back lite. take a flash light or bright light and shine it at the screen after it goes black. can you see a faint picture? if so the back lite has failed. usually the cost of replacement exceeds the cost of a new monitor but there are a couple of web sites that detail the replacement of the "ccfl" cold cathode flouresecent light.

1 Single VGA cable will connect into the back of your PC. Another power cable will be needed to plug the monitor into an AC outlet.

This is probably to do with the cables coming loss, push thecables at the back of the monitor into their housing, see if than changes the coulors.

The cables may also be loss at the back of the machine,check this by pushing the cable that runs from your monitor into your PC backinto its housing.

You may have power supply DC filter caps problem or the back light inverter circuits, need to inspect the inside.
Most common failures in the LCD monitors are bad capacitors (bulging top/seal or leaking) in the power supply, blown fuses, poor solder joints, failed inverter circuits (blown fuse, shorted transistors, shorted/open transformers), bad lamps (poor solder connections or worn out lamps). You will need to open it up and inspect the inside, see example of failed monitors to get some ideas what to look for: http://s807.photobucket.com/home/budm/allalbums
Post back what you see inside so we can guide you further and it will help out other people in the future also.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague
http://www.badcaps.net

Peaase make that it not the PC by hooking this monitor to other PC first to see if you still have the same problem before you start taking the monitor apart.
Most common failure in the LCD monitors are bad capacitors (bulging top/seal or leaking) in the power supply, failed inverter circuits (blown fuse, shorted transistors, shorted/open transformers), bad lamps (poor solder connections or worn out lamps). You will need to open it up and inspect the inside, see example of failed monitors to get some ideas what goes wrong: http://s807.photobucket.com/home/budm/allalbums
Post back what you see inside so we can guide you further.

hey right click on your desktop.go to properties.in the propertes menu go to screen saver tab.click on the screen saver tab.in the screen saver tab menu you will see a tab called power.click on the power tab.change your settings there for the monitor.let me know if it works.

Yes

1. Check the power cable: Make sure the power cable is properly connected to the monitor and to the power source.
2. Check the video cable: Make sure the video cable is properly connected to the computer and to the monitor.
3. Check the computer settings: Make sure the computer is set to the correct display settings for the monitor. You can typically do this by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting "Display settings."
4. Check the power source: Make sure the power source is working and that there is no problem with the outlet or power cord.
5. Check the power button: Make sure the power button on the right side of the monitor is not stuck and is functioning properly.
6. Try a different cable or computer: If possible, try connecting the monitor to a different computer or cable to see if the issue is with the computer or cable.

If none of these steps resolve the issue, it may be a problem with the monitor itself

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Not knowing what model number, here is a few link to reset the monitor: how to reset monitor to factory settings

Since you don't provide the laptop model, I assume your PC has at least a 15 Pin VGA connector. You will need a 15 pin male VGA to 15 pin male VGA cable, just plug it at the laptop and the monitor, that should do. If your laptop has also an HDMI or DVI or Display Port, you will need a proper cable or adapter.

proview is software. read the manual.