Asus VB198TL User manual

VB178(x)L / VB198(x)L
Series
LCD Monitor
User Guide

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Table of contents
Notices......................................................................................................... iii
Safety information ...................................................................................... iv
Care & Cleaning........................................................................................... v
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents......................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Assembling the monitor ............................................................. 1-2
1.4 Monitor introduction .................................................................... 1-3
1.4.1 Front of the LCD monitor ................................................ 1-3
1.4.2 Rear of the LCD monitor ................................................. 1-4
2.1 Adjusting the monitor.................................................................. 2-1
2.2 Detaching the arm/stan(for VESA wall mount).......................... 2-2
3.1 OSD (On-Screen Display) menu ................................................. 3-1
3.1.1 Howtorecongure.......................................................... 3-1
3.1.2 OSDFunctionIntroduction.............................................. 3-1
3.2 Specications............................................................................... 3-5
3.3 Troubleshooting (FAQ)................................................................ 3-6
3.4 Supported timing list ..........................................................................3-7

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Notices
Federal Communications Commission Statement
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubject
tothefollowingtwoconditions:
• Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
• Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceivedincluding
interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsfora
ClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimits
aredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterference
inaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance
withmanufacturer’sinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewill
notoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful
interferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby
turningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrect
theinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
• Connecttheequipmenttoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthatto
whichthereceiverisconnected.
• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
AsanEnergyStar® Partner,ourcompanyhasdetermined
thatthisproductmeetstheEnergyStar® guidelinesfor
energyefciency.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
ThisdigitalapparatusdoesnotexceedtheClassBlimitsforradio
noiseemissionsfromdigitalapparatussetoutintheRadioInterference
RegulationsoftheCanadianDepartmentofCommunications.
ThisclassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.

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Safety information
• Beforesettingupthemonitor,carefullyreadallthedocumentationthat
camewiththepackage.
• Topreventreorshockhazard,neverexposethemonitortorainor
moisture.
• Nevertrytoopenthemonitorcabinet.Thedangeroushighvoltages
insidethemonitormayresultinseriousphysicalinjury.
• Ifthepowersupplyisbroken,donottrytoxitbyyourself.Contacta
qualiedservicetechnicianoryourretailer.
• Beforeusingtheproduct,makesureallcablesarecorrectlyconnected
andthepowercablesarenotdamaged.Ifyoudetectanydamage,
contactyourdealerimmediately.
• Slotsandopeningsonthebackortopofthecabinetareprovidedfor
ventilation.Donotblocktheseslots.Neverplacethisproductnearor
overaradiatororheatsourceunlessproperventilationisprovided.
• Themonitorshouldbeoperatedonlyfromthetypeofpowersource
indicatedonthelabel.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpowersupplyto
yourhome,consultyourdealerorlocalpowercompany.
• Usetheappropriatepowerplugwhichcomplieswithyourlocalpower
standard.
• Donotoverloadpowerstripsandextentioncords.Overloadingcan
resultinreorelectricshock.
• Avoiddust,humidity,andtemperatureextremes.Donotplacethe
monitorinanyareawhereitmaybecomewet.Placethemonitorona
stablesurface.
• Unplugtheunitduringalightningstormorifitwillnotbeusedfora
longperiodoftime.Thiswillprotectthemonitorfromdamagedueto
powersurges.
• Neverpushobjectsorspillliquidofanykindintotheslotsonthe
monitorcabinet.
• Toensuresatisfactoryoperation,incaseuseataPCthenitshould
usethemonitoronlywithcomputerswhichhaveappropriate
conguredreceptaclesmarkedbetween100-240VAC.
• Ifyouencountertechnicalproblemswiththemonitor,contacta
qualiedservicetechnicianoryourretailer.
• Thewallsocketshallbeinstalledneartheequipmentandshallbeeasily
accessible.

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Care & Cleaning
• Beforeyouliftorrepositionyourmonitor,itisbettertodisconnectthecables
andpowercord.Followthecorrectliftingtechniqueswhenpositioningthe
monitor.Whenliftingorcarryingthemonitor,grasptheedgesofthemonitor.
Donotliftthedisplaybythestandorthecord.
• Cleaning.Turnyourmonitoroffandunplugthepowercord.Cleanthemonitor
surfacewithalint-free,non-abrasivecloth.Stubbornstainsmayberemoved
withaclothdampenedwithmildcleaner.
• Avoidusingacleanercontainingalcoholoracetone.Useacleanerintended
forusewiththeLCD.Neverspraycleanerdirectlyonthescreen,asitmaydrip
insidethemonitorandcauseanelectricshock.
The following symptoms are normal with the monitor:
• Thescreenmayickerduringtheinitialuseduetothenatureoftheuorescent
light.TurnoffthePowerSwitchandturnitonagaintomakesurethatthe
ickerdisappears.
• Youmayndslightlyunevenbrightnessonthescreendependingonthe
desktoppatternyouuse.
• Whenthesameimageisdisplayedforhours,anafterimageoftheprevious
screenmayremainafterswitchingtheimage.Thescreenwillrecoverslowlyor
youcanturnoffthePowerSwitchforhours.
• Whenthescreenbecomesblackorashes,orcannotworkanymore,contact
yourdealerorservicecentertoxit.Donotrepairthescreenbyyourself!
Conventions used in this guide
WARNING:Informationtopreventinjurytoyourselfwhentryingto
completeatask.
CAUTION:Informationtopreventdamagetothecomponentswhen
tryingtocompleteatask.
IMPORTANT:InformationthatyouMUSTfollowtocompleteatask.
NOTE:Tipsandadditionalinformationtoaidincompletingatask.

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Wheretondmoreinformation
Refertothefollowingsourcesforadditionalinformationandforproductand
softwareupdates.
1. ASUS websites
TheASUSwebsitesworldwideprovideupdatedinformationonASUS
hardwareandsoftwareproducts.Refertohttp://www.asus.com
2. Optional documentation
Yourproductpackagemayincludeoptionaldocumentationthatmayhave
beenaddedbyyourdealer.Thesedocumentsarenotpartofthestandard
package.

1-1ASUSLCDMonitorVB178(x)L/VB198(x)LSeries
1.1 Welcome!
ThankyouforpurchasingtheASUS®VB178(x)L/VB198(x)LSeriesLCDmonitor!
ThelatestwidescreenLCDmonitorfromASUSprovidesacrisper,broader,and
brighterdisplay,plusahostoffeaturesthatenhanceyourviewingexperience.
Withthesefeatures,youcanenjoytheconvenienceanddelightfulvisual
experiencethattheVB178(x)L/VB198(x)LSeriesbringsyou!
1.2 Package contents
CheckyourVB178(x)L/VB198(x)LSeriesLCDMonitorpackageforthefollowing
items:
LCD monitor
Monitorbase
UsermanualCD
QuickStartGuide
Warrantycard
1xPowercord
1xVGAcable
1xDVIcable(VB178TL/NL,VB198TL/NL)
1xAudiocable(VB178TL/SL,VB198TL/SL)
Ifanyoftheaboveitemsisdamagedormissing,contactyourretailer
immediately.

1-2 Chapter1:ProductIntroduction
1.3 Assembling the monitor
To assemble the monitor base::
1. Placethedisplayatonaclothonthetable,assemblethebaseaccordingto
thedrawinganduseacointoturnthescrewtight.
2. Adjustthemonitortotheanglethatismostcomfortableforyou.
Werecommendthatyoucoverthetablesurfacewithsoftclothtoprevent
damagetothemonitor.
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1-3ASUSLCDMonitorVB178(x)L/VB198(x)LSeries
1.4 Monitor introduction
1.4.1 Front of the LCD monitor
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1. Button:
• Automaticallyadjusttheimagetoitsoptimizedposition,clock,and
phasebylongpressingthisbuttonfor2-4seconds(forVGAmodeonly).
• Usethishotkeytoswitchfromsixvideopresetmodes(SceneryMode,
StandardMode,TheaterMode,GameMode,NightViewMode,and
sRGBMode)withSPLENDID™VideoIntelligenceTechnology.
• ExittheOSDmenuorgobacktothepreviousmenuastheOSDmenu
isactive.
2. Button:
• Pressthisbuttontodecreasethevalueofthefunctionselectedormove
tothenextfuction.
• ThisisalsoahotkeyforVolumeadjustment.(VB178TL/SL,VB198TL/
SL)
• ThisisalsoahotkeyforContrastadjustment.(VB178NL/DL,VB198NL/
DL)
3. MENUButton:
• Pressthisbuttontoenter/selecttheicon(function)highlightedwhilethe
OSDisactivated.
4. Button:
• Pressthisbuttontoincreasethevalueofthefunctionselectedormove
right/uptothenextfunction.
• ThisisalsoahotkeyforBrightnessadjustment.

1-4 Chapter1:ProductIntroduction
5. PowerButton:
• Pressthisbuttontoturnthemonitoron/off.
6. PowerIndicator
• Thecolordefinitionofthepowerindicatorisasthebelowtable.
Status Description
Blue ON
Amber Standbymode
OFF OFF
1.4.2 Rear of the LCD monitor
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Screwholesfor
VESAWallMount
Rear connectors
Rear connectors (from left to right)
1. AC-IN port. Thisportconnectsthepowerconnectorfromthebundledpower
cord.
2. Audio-in port.ThisportconnectsPCaudiosourcebythebundledaudio
cable.(VB178TL/SL,VB198TL/SL)
3. DVI port.This24-pinportisforPC(PersonalComputer)DVI-Ddigitalsignal
connection.(VB178TL/NL,VB198TL/NL)
4. D-SUB port.This15-pinportisforPCVGAconnection.

2-1ASUSLCDMonitorVB178(x)L/VB198(x)LSeries
2.1 Adjusting the monitor
• Foroptimalviewing,werecommendthatyoulookatthefullfaceofthe
monitor,thenadjustthemonitortotheanglethatismostcomfortableforyou.
• Holdthestandtopreventthemonitorfromfallingwhenyouchangeitsangle.
• Youcantiltthemonitor’sfrom-5°to15°,swivelfromleft-to-rightfor45°each
side,andliftthemonitor’sheightforabout100mm.
-5º~15º
100mm
45º
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45º

2-2 Chapter2:Setup
2.2 Detaching the arm/stan(for VESA wall
mount)
ThedetachablestandoftheVB178(x)L/VB198(x)LSeriesLCDmonitoris
speciallydesignedforVESAwallmount.
To detach the arm/stand:
1. Havethefrontofthemonitorfacedownonatable.
2. UseascrewdrivertoremovethefourscrewsontheVESAcover,theslideout
thearm/basetodetachitfromthemonitor.
• Werecommendthatyoucoverthetablesurfacewithsoftclothtoprevent
damagetothemonitor.
• Holdthestandofthemonitorwhenyouremovethescrews.
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• TheVESAwallmountkit(100mmx100mm)ispurchasedseparately.
• ForuseonlywithULListedWallMountBracketwithminimumweight/load
10Kg(Screwsize:4mmx12mm)

3-1ASUSLCDMonitorVB178(x)L/VB198(x)L Series
3.1 OSD (On-Screen Display) menu
3.1.1 Howtorecongure
VB178
Splendid
Color
Image
Input Select
Move Menu Exit
System Setup
Scenery Mode
Standard Mode
Theater Mode
Game Mode
Night View Mode
sRGB
1. PresstheMENUbuttontoactivatetheOSDmenu.
2. Press and tonavigatethroughthefunctions.Highlightandactivate
thedesiredfunctionbypressingtheMENUbutton.Ifthefunctionselected
hasasub-menu,press and againtonavigatethroughthesub-menu
functions.Highlightandactivatethedesiredsub-menufunctionbypressing
theMENUbutton.
3. Press and tochangethesettingsoftheselectedfunction.
4. ToexittheOSDmenu,pressthe button.Repeatstep2andstep3to
adjustanyotherfunction.
3.1.2 OSD Function Introduction
1. Splendid
Thisfunctioncontainssixsub-functionsthatyoucanselectforyour
preference.EachmodehastheResetselection,allowingyoutomaintain
yoursettingorreturntothepresetmode.
VB178
Splendid
Color
Image
Input Select
Move Menu Exit
System Setup
Scenery Mode
Standard Mode
Theater Mode
Game Mode
Night View Mode
sRGB

3-2 Chapter3:GeneralInstruction
• Scenery Mode:Thisisthebestchoiceforsceneryphotodisplayingwith
SPLENDID™VideoIntelligenceTechnology.
• Standard Mode:Thisisthebestchoicefordocumenteditingwith
SPLENDID™VideoIntelligenceTechnology.
• Theater Mode:Thisisthebestchoiceformoviewatchingwith
SPLENDID™VideoIntelligenceTechnology.
• Game Mode:ThisisthebestchoiceforgameplayingwithSPLENDID™
VideoIntelligenceTechnology.
• Night View Mode:Thisisthebestchoiceforplayingdark-scenegame
orwatchingdark-scenemoviewithSPLENDID™VideoIntelligence
Technology.
• sRGB:ThisisthebestchoiceforviewingphotosandgraphicsfromPCs.
• IntheStandard Mode,theSaturation,Skin Tone,Sharpness,ASCR are
notuser-configurable.
• InthesRGB,theBrightness,Contrast,Saturation,Color Temp,Skin
ToneandASCRarenotuser-congurable.
2. Color
Selecttheimagecoloryoulikefromthisfunction.
VB178
Splendid
Color
Image
Input Select
Move Menu Exit
System Setup
Brightness
Contrast
Saturation
Color Temp
100
80
User Mode
Skin Tone
Smart View
50
Natural
OFF
• Brightness:Theadjustingrangeisfrom0to100.
• Contrast:Theadjustingrangeisfrom0to100.
• Saturation:Theadjustingrangeisfrom0to100.
• Color Temp.:Containsthreepresetcolormodes(Cool,Normal,Warm)
andoneUserMode.
• Skin Tone:ContainsthreecolormodesincludingReddish,Natural,and
Yellowish.
• Smart View:TurnstheSmartViewFunctiononoroff.
IntheUserMode,colorsofR(Red),G(Green),andB(Blue)are
userconfigurable;theadjustingrangeisfrom0~100.

3-3ASUSLCDMonitorVB178(x)L/VB198(x)L Series
3. Image
YoucanadjusttheimageSharpness,AspectControl,ASCR,Position(VGA
only),andFocus(VGAonly)fromthismainfunction.
VB178
Splendid
Color
Image
Input Select
Move Menu Exit
System Setup
Focus
Sharpness
ASCR
40
OFF
Position
• Sharpness:Adjuststhepicturesharpness.Theadjustingrangeisfrom0
to100.
• ASCR:SelectONorOFFtoenableordisabledynamiccontrastratio
function.
• Position:Adjuststhehorizontalposition(H-Position)andthevertical
position(V-Position)oftheimage.Theadjustingrangeisfrom0to100
(OnlyavailableforVGAinput).
• Focus:ReducesHorizonal-linenoiseandVertical-linenoiseoftheimage
byadjusting(Phase)and(Clock)separately.Theadjustingrangeisfrom
0to100(OnlyavailableforVGAinput).
4. Input Select
SelectstheinputsourcefromVGAorDVI(VB178TL/NL,VB198TL/NL).
VB178
Splendid
Color
Image
Input Select
Move Menu Exit
System Setup
VGA
DVI

3-4 Chapter3:GeneralInstruction
5. System Setup
Adjuststhesystemconfiguration.
VB178
Splendid
Color
Image
Input Select
Move Menu Exit
System Setup Language
Information
Splendid Demo Mode OFF
83
OFF
English
Volume
ECO Mode
OSD Setup
1/2
VB178
Splendid
Color
Image
Input Select
Move Menu Exit
System Setup
All Reset
2/2
• Splendid Demo Mode:ActivatethedemomodefortheSplendid
function.
• Volume: AdjuststheVolumelevelofspeakers.(VB178TL/SL,VB198TL/
SL).
• ECO Mode: TurnstheECOModeFunctiononoroff.
• OSD Setup:Adjuststhehorizontalposition(H-Position),verticalposition
(V-Position),OSDTimeout,DDC/CI,andTransparencyoftheOSD
screen.
• Language:SelectsOSDlanguage.TheselectionsareEnglish,French,
German,Spanish,Italian,Dutch,Russian,TraditionalChinese,Simplified
Chinese,JapaneseandKorean.
• Information: Displaysthemonitorinformation.
• All Reset: Selects“Yes”torevertallsettingstothefactorydefaultmode.

3-5ASUSLCDMonitorVB178(x)L/VB198(x)L Series
3.2 Specications
Model VB178TL/NL/
SL/DL
VB198TL/NL/
SL/DL
PanelSize 17”W(43.2cm) 19”W(48.3cm)
Max.Resolution SXGA1280*1024 SXGA1280*1024
Brightness(Typ.) 250cd/m
2
250cd/m
2
Cnrtast Ratio (Typ.) 1000:1 1000:1
ViewingAngle(H/V),(CR≥10) 170°/160° 170°/160°
DisplayColors 16.7M 16.7M
ResponseTime(Typ.) 5ms(Tr+Tf) 5ms(Tr+Tf)
D-SUBInput YES YES
DVIInput DVI(VB178TL/NLonly) DVI(VB198TL/NLonly)
Speaker(Build-in) 1Wx2(VB178TL/SL
only)
1Wx2(VB198TL/SL
only)
Tilt -5°~+15° -5°~+15°
VESAWallMounting 100mmx100mm 100mmx100mm
Phys.Dimension(WxHxD) 379x462x214mm 413x466x214mm
BoxDimension(WxHxD) 559x210x382mm 565x210x410mm
VoltageRating AC100~240V(Built-in) AC100~240V(Built-in)

3-6 Chapter3:GeneralInstruction
3.3 Troubleshooting (FAQ)
Problem Possible Solution
PowerLEDisnotON • Pressthe buttontocheckifthemonitorisinthe
ONmode.
• Checkifthepowercordisproperlyconnectedtothe
monitorandthepoweroutlet.
ThepowerLEDlightsamberand
thereisnoscreenimage
• Checkifthemonitorandthecomputerareinthe
ONmode.
• Makesurethesignalcableisproperlyconnected
themonitorandthecomputer.
• Inspectthesignalcableandmakesurenoneofthe
pinsarebent.
• Connectthecomputerwithanotheravailable
monitortocheckifthecomputerisproperlyworking.
Screenimageistoolightordark • AdjusttheContrastandBrightnesssettingsvia
OSD.
Screenimageisnotcenteredor
sizedproperly • Pressthe buttonfortwosecondsto
automaticallyadjusttheimage(forVGAinputonly).
• AdjusttheH-PositionorV-PositionsettingsviaOSD
(forVGAinputonly).
Screenimagebouncesorawave
patternispresentintheimage
• Makesurethesignalcableisproperlyconnectedto
themonitorandthecomputer.
• Moveelectricaldevicesthatmaycauseelectrical
interference.
Screenimagehascolordefects
(whitedoesnotlookwhite)
• Inspectthesignalcableandmakesurethatnoneof
thepinsarebent.
• PerformAllResetviaOSD.
• AdjusttheR/G/BcolorsettingsorselecttheColor
TemperatureviaOSD.
Screenimageisblurryorfuzzy • Pressthe buttonfortwosecondsto
automaticallyadjusttheimage(forVGAinputonly).
• AdjustthePhaseandClocksettingsviaOSD.
Nosoundorsoundislow
(VB178TL/SL,VB198TL/SL)
• Ensurethattheaudiocableisproperlyconnectedto
themonitorandthecomputer.
• Adjustthevolumesettingsofbothyourmonitorand
computer.
• Ensurethatthecomputersoundcarddriveris
properlyinstalledandactivated.

3-7ASUSLCDMonitorVB178(x)L/VB198(x)L Series
3.4 Supported timing list
Resolution V(Hz) H(KHz)
640x350 70 31.469
640x480 60 31.469
640x480 67 35
640x480 72 37.861
640x480 75 37.5
720x400 70 31.469
800x600 56 35.156
800x600 60 37.879
800x600 72 48.077
800x600 75 46.875
832x624 75 49.725
1024x768 60 48.363
1024x768 70 56.476
1024x768 72 57.7
1024x768 75 60.023
1024x768 75 60.2
1152x864 75 67.5
1152x860 75 68.7
1280x960 60 60
1280x1024 60 63.981
1280x1024 70 74.4
1280x1024 72 77.9
1280x1024 75 79.976