LG 16M37A User manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL
LED LCD MONITOR
Please read this manual carefully before operating
your set and retain it for future reference.
LED LCD MONITOR MODEL
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16M37A

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
3 ASSEMBLINGANDPREPAR-
ING
3 Unpacking
4 Partsandbuttons
5 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor
6 SettinguptheMonitorset
6 - AttachingtheStandBase
6 - DetachingtheStandBase
7 - Mountingonatable
7 - Usingthecableholder
9 USINGTHEMONITORSET
9 ConnectingtoaPC
9 - D-SUBconnection
11 CUSTOMIZINGSETTINGS
12 CustomizingSettings
12 - MenuSettings
13 -Picture
14 -Color
15 -Display
16 -Others
17 READERSetting
18 FUNC.Setting
18 -SMARTENERGYSAVING
19 -PictureMode
20 -DUALDISPLAY
20 -DUALWEB
21 TROUBLESHOOTING
23 SPECIFICATIONS
23 16M37A
24 PresetModes(Resolution)
24 Indicator
25 PROPERPOSTURE
25 ProperpostureforusingtheMonitorset.

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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
ASSEMBLINGANDPREPARING
Unpacking
Checkyourproductboxforthefollowingitems.Ifthereareanymissingaccessories,contactthelocal
dealerwhereyoupurchasedyourproduct.Theillustrationsinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactualproduct
andaccessories.
 Donotuseanyunapprovedaccessoriestoensurethesafetyandproductlifespan.
 Anydamagesorinjuriesbyusingunapprovedaccessoriesarenotcoveredbythewarranty.
 Theaccessoriessuppliedwithyourproductmayvarydependingonthemodel.
 Productspecificationsorcontentsinthismanualmaybechangedwithoutpriornoticeduetoupgrade
ofproductfunctions.
CAUTION
NOTE
StandBody StandBase
CD(Owner'sManual)/
Card
D-SUBCable
(Dependingonthecountry) (Dependingonthecountry)
PowerCord AC-DCAdapter AC-DCAdapter
or

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Partsandbuttons
PowerIndicator
 LightingOn:Turnedon
 LightingOff:Turnedoff
Connectionpanel(Seep.9)
Button(Seep.11)
(PowerButton)

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MovingandLiftingtheMonitor
Whenmovingorliftingthemonitor,followthese
instructionstopreventthemonitorfrombeing
scratchedordamagedandtoensuresafetrans-
portationregardlessofitsshapeorsize.
 Asfaraspossible,avoidtouchingthemoni-
torscreen.Thismayresultindamagetothe
screenorsomeofthepixelsusedtocreate
images.
 Itisadvisabletoplacethemonitorinthe
originalboxorpackingmaterialbeforeat-
temptingtomoveit.
 Beforemovingorliftingthemonitor,discon-
nectthepowercordandallcables.
 Holdthetopandbottomofthemonitorframe
firmly.Donotholdthepanelitself.
 Whenholdingthemonitor,thescreenshould
faceawayfromyoutopreventitbeing
scratched.

 Whenmovingthemonitor,avoidanystrong
shockorvibrationstotheproduct.
 Whenmovingthemonitor,keepitupright,
neverturnthemonitoronitssideortiltit
sideways.
CAUTION

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AttachtheStandBodytothemonitorset.
AttachtheStandBase.
Tightenthescrewtotherightwithacoin.
SettinguptheMonitorset
AttachingtheStandBase
1 PlacetheMonitorsetwiththescreenside
downonaflatandcushionedsurface.
Layafoammatorsoftprotectivecloth
onthesurfacetoprotectthescreenfrom
damage.
CAUTION
2
StandBase
StandBody
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2
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DetachingtheStandBase
1 PlacetheMonitorsetwiththescreenside
downonaflatandcushionedsurface.
StandBase
StandBase
StandBody
StandBody
PullouttheStandBodyandStandBase
fromthemonitorset.
Turnthescrewtotheleftwithacoin.
PullouttheStandBase.
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Mountingonatable
1 LiftandtilttheMonitorsetintoitsupright
positiononatable.
Leavea10cm(minimum)spacefromthewall
forproperventilation.
Usingthecableholder
2 ConnecttheAC-DCAdapterandPowerCord
toawalloutlet.
3 Press (Power)buttononthebottomswitch
paneltoturnthepoweron.
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
Unplugthepowercordbeforemovingthe
Monitortoanotherlocation.Otherwiseelectric
shockmayoccur.
CAUTION
Cableholder
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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
UsingtheKensingtonsecuritysystem
TheKensingtonsecuritysystemconnectoris
locatedatthebackoftheMonitorset.Formore
informationofinstallationandusing,refertothe
manualsuppliedwiththeKensingtonsecurity
systemorvisit http://www.kensington.com .
ConnecttheKensingtonsecuritysystemcable
betweentheMonitorsetandatable.
TheKensingtonsecuritysystemisoptional.
Youcanobtainitfrommostelectronicsstores.
NOTE
Whenyouadjusttheangle,donotholdthe
bottomoftheMonitorsetframeasshownon
thefollowingillustration,asmayinjureyour
fingers.
Donottouchorpressthescreenwhen
adjustingtheangleofthemonitor.
Donotholdthissetlikebelowpicture.Monitor
screencandetachfromstandbaseandinjure
yourbody.
WARNING
Tiltfrom+20to-5degreesupordowntoadjust
theangleoftheMonitorsettosuityourview.
NOTE
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USING THE MONITOR SET
USINGTHEMONITORSET
ConnectingtoaPC
 YourMonitorsetsupportsPlug&Play*.
*Plug&Play:APCrecognizesaconnected
devicethatusersconnecttoaPCandturn
on,withoutdeviceconfigurationoruser
intervention.
D-SUBconnection
TransmitsanalogvideofromyourPCtothe
Monitorset.ConnectthePCandtheMonitorset
withthesuppliedD-sub15pinsignalcableas
showninthefollowingillustrations.
 Macadapter
ForAppleMacintoshuse,aseparateplug
adapterisneededtochangethe15pin
highdensity(3row)D-SUBVGAconnector
onthesuppliedcabletoa15pin2row
connector.
 WhenusingaD-Subsignalinputcable
connectorforMacintosh
NOTE

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USING THE MONITOR SET
 IfyouturntheMonitorsetonwhileitiscold,
thescreenmayflicker.Thisisnormal.
 Somered,green,orbluespotsmayappear
onthescreen.Thisisnormal.
 "SelfImageSetting"Function.
Thisfunctionprovidestheuserwithoptimal
displaysettings.Whentheuserconnects
themonitorforthefirsttime,thisfunction
automaticallyadjuststhedisplaytooptimal
settingsforindividualinputsignals.(Only
supportedinAnalogMode)
 ‘AUTO’Function.
Whenyouencounterproblemssuchas
blurryscreen,blurredletters,screenflicker
ortiltedscreenwhileusingthedeviceor
afterchangingscreenresolution,pressthe
AUTOfunctionbuttontoimproveresolution.
(OnlysupportedinAnalogMode)
NOTE
NOTE
 Connectthesignalinputcable
andtightenitbyturningthe
screwsclockwise.
 Donotpressthescreenwithyour
fingerforalongtimeasthismay
resultintemporarydistortiononthescreen.
 Avoiddisplayingafixedimageonthe
screenforalongperiodoftimetoprevent
imageburn.Useascreensaverifpossible.
CAUTION SelfImageSettingFunction
Pressthepowerbuttononthebottompanelto
turnthepoweron.Whenmonitorpoweristurned
on,the"SelfImageSetting"Functionisexecuted
automatically.(OnlysupportedinAnalogMode)

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CUSTOMIZINGSETTINGS
1 PressthedesiredbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset.
2 ChangethevalueofthemenuitembypressingthebuttonsonthebottomoftheMonitorset.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,usetheuparrow( )button.
3 SelectEXITtoleavetheOSDmenu.
MonitorsetButtons
Button Description
Accessesthemainmenus.(Seep.12)
OSDLocked/OSD
Unlocked
Thisfunctionallowyoutolockthecurrentcontrolsettings,so
thattheycannotbeinadvertentlychanged.
PressandholdtheMENUbuttonforseveralseconds.Then
OSDof“OSDLock”willappear.Afterthat,usercanselect
lockorunlockbypressingleft/rightbutton.
Ifuserselectsthe“Lock”iconbypressingthe“OK”button,
themessage“OSDLocked”willappear.Otherwise,“OSD
Unlocked”willappear.Afterselectingthe“Lock”,Ifyouwant
tochangetoUnlock,youcanpushthe“MENU”buttonfor
severalseconds.Themessage“OSDUnlocked”willappear.
UsethisbuttontoenterReaderModemenu.Itsfunctionworkstodisplayscreenas
paper-likepictureforEyecomfort.Ifyouwanttomoreinformation(Seep.17)
UsethisbuttontoenterSMARTENERGYSAVING,PictureMode,DUALDISPLAY,
DUALWEBmenus.(Seep.18)
Whenadjustingyourdisplaysettings,alwayspresstheAUTObuttonontheMONITOR
SETUPOSD.(OnlysupportedinAnalogMode)
Thebestdisplaymode 1366x768
EXIT
EXITtheOSD(OnScreenDisplay).
(PowerButton) Turnsthepoweronoroff.
PowerIndicator Thepowerindicatorstayswhiteifthedisplayisrunning
properly(OnMode).IfthedisplayisinSleepMode,thepower
indicatorblinkswhite.

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CustomizingSettings
MenuSettings
1 PressMENUbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheMenuOSD.
2 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
3 Selectthe"NextMenu"buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
4 SelectEXITtoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow( )button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
Menu>NextMenu Description
Picture Sharpness Toadjusttheclearnessofthescreen.
Color Gamma Tocustomizethecolorofthescreen
ColorTemp
Display Horizontal Toadjustthepositionofthescreen
Vertical
Clock Toimprovetheclarityandstabilityofthescreen
Phase
Others Language Tocustomizethescreenstatusforauser'soperatingenvironment
PowerIndicator
Menu Description
Brightness Toadjustthebrightness,contrastofthescreen
Contrast
Wide/Original Wide
Switchtofullscreenmodeaccordingtoinputimagesignal.
Original
Changetheinputimagesignalratiotooriginal.
*ThisfunctionworksonlyifinputresolutionislowerthanMonitorsetratio(16:9).
Reset Restoreallfactorydefaultsettings.Pressthe◄,►buttonstoresetimmediately.

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Picture
1 PressMENUbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheMenuOSD.
2 Selectthe"NextMenu"buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3 EntertoPicturebypressingthe▼button.
4 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
5 SelectEXITtoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow( )button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
Menu>NextMenu>Picture Description
Sharpness Toadjusttheclearnessofthescreen.

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Color
1 PressMENUbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheMenuOSD.
2 Selectthe"NextMenu"buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3 SelectColorbypressingthe►button.
4 EntertoColorbypressingthe▼button.
5 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6 SelectEXITtoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow( )button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
Menu>NextMenu>Color Description
Gamma Setyourowngammavalue.:Gamma0,Gamma1,Gamma2onthemonitor,
highgammavaluesdisplaywhitishimagesandlowgammavaluesdisplay
blackishimages.
ColorTemp Custom
•Red:Setyourownredcolorlevels.
•Green:Setyourowngreencolorlevels.
•Blue:Setyourownbluecolorlevels.
Selectthescreencolor.
Warm:Setthescreentowarmcolortemperature(morered).
Medium:Setthescreentomediumcolortemperature.
Cool:Setthescreentocoolcolortemperature(moreblue).

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Display
1 PressMENUbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheMenuOSD.
2 Selectthe"NextMenu"buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3 SelectDisplaybypressingthe►button.
4 EntertoDisplaybypressingthe▼button.
5 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6 SelectEXITtoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow( )button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
Menu>NextMenu>Display Description
Horizontal Tomoveimageleftandright.
Vertical Tomoveimageupanddown.
Clock Tominimizeanyverticalbarsorstripesvisibleonthescreenbackground.The
horizontalscreensizewillalsochange.
Phase Toadjustthefocusofthedisplay.Thisitemallowsyoutoremoveanyhorizontal
noiseandclearorsharpentheimageofcharacters.

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Others
1 PressMENUbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheMenuOSD.
2 Selectthe"NextMenu"buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3 SelectOthersbypressingthe►button.
4 EntertoOthersbypressingthe▼button.
5 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6 SelectEXITtoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow( )button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
Menu>NextMenu>Others Description
Language Tochoosethelanguageinwhichthecontrolnamesaredisplayed.
Power
Indicator
Usethisfunctiontosetthepowerindicatoronthebottomsideofthemonitorto
OnorOff.IfyousetOff,itwillgooff.
IfyousetOnatanytime,thepowerindicatorwillautomaticallybeturnedon.

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READERSetting
1 PressREADERbuttononthebottomoftheMonitor
settodisplaytheReaderModeOSD.
2 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄buttons.
ReaderMode Description
Reader1 Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebestforthenewspaper.Ifyou
wantscreenmorebright,youcancontrolbrightnessinMenuOSD.
Reader2 Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebestforthecartoon.Ifyouwant
screenmorebright,youcancontrolbrightnessinMenuOSD.
ReaderOff Itisamodethatreadermodeisoff.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
NOTE
IfoptionofReaderModeisReader1orReader2,PictureModewillautomaticallybeCustomand
SMARTENERGYSAVINGwillautomaticallybeOff.

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
 TOTALPOWERREDUCTION:Howmuchpowerissavedwhileusingthemonitor.
 TOTALCO2REDUCTION:ChangetheTOTALPOWERREDUCTIONtoCO2.
 SavingDatadependsonthePanel.So,thosevaluesshouldbedifferentfromeachpanelandpanel
vendor.IfoptionofSMARTENERGYSAVINGisHighorLow,monitorluminancebecomehigheror
lowerdependonsource.
 IfoptionofSMARTENERGYSAVINGisHighorLow,PictureModewillautomaticallybeCustomand
ReaderModewillautomaticallybeReaderOff.
NOTE
FUNC.Setting
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
SMARTENERGYSAVING
1PressFUNC.buttononthebottomoftheMonitorsetto
displaytheFUNC.OSD.
2 EntertoSMARTENERGYSAVINGbypressingthe▼
button.
3 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►buttons.
4 SelectEXITtoleavetheOSDmenu.Toreturntothe
uppermenuorsetothermenuitems,usetheuparrow
( )button.
*SMARTENERGYSAVING:Conserveenergybyusingluminancecompensationalgorithm.
SMARTENERGYSAVING Description
High EnablesSMARTENERGYSAVINGyoucansaveenergywiththisenergy-highefficientfunction.
Low EnablesSMARTENERGYSAVINGyoucansaveenergywiththisenergy-lowefficient
function.
Off DisablesSMARTENERGYSAVING.

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PictureMode
1 PressFUNC.buttonon thebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheFUNC.OSD.
2 SelectPictureModebypressingthe►button.
3 EntertoPictureModebypressingthe▼button.
4 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►buttons.
5SelectEXITtoleavetheOSDmenu.Toreturntothe
uppermenuorsetothermenuitems,usetheup
arrow( )button.
PictureMode Description
Custom Itisamodethattheusercanadjusteachelement.ItcanadjustthecolormodeoftheMainMenu.
Text Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebestforthetextworks.
Photo Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebesttoviewpictures.
Cinema Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebesttoviewthevideos.
Game Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebesttoplayagame.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
NOTE
IfoptionofPictureModeisnon-Custom,ReaderModewillautomaticallybeReaderOffandSMART
ENERGYSAVINGwillautomaticallybeOff.

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NOTE
 Whenmonitorgoestopowersavingmodewithpcsavingoption->Pressinganybutton->OSD
appearandusershouldpressdualbutton->Usercanbringbacktonormalmode.
DUALDISPLAY
1PressFUNC.buttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheFUNC.OSD.
2 SelectDUALDISPLAYbypressingthe►button.
3 EntertoDUALDISPLAYbypressingthe▼button.
4 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►buttons.
5 SelectEXITtoleavetheOSDmenu.Toreturntothe
uppermenuorsetothermenuitems,usetheup
arrow( )button.
*Beforeusingbelowfunctions,pleaseinstallDUALSMARTSOLUTIONprogramme.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
DUALDISPLAY Description
Clone ByselectingClone,usercanusesecondarymonitorasdonemodeofprimarymonitor.
Extended ByselectingExtended,usercanusesecondarymonitorasextendedmodeofprimary
monitor.
Off IfselectOff,DUALDISPLAYisoff.
DUALWEB
1PressFUNC.buttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheFUNC.OSD.
2 SelectDUALWEBbypressingthe►button.
3 EntertoDUALWEBbypressingthe▼button.
4 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►buttons.
5 SelectEXITtoleavetheOSDmenu.Toreturntothe
uppermenuorsetothermenuitems,usetheup
arrow( )button.
*Beforeusingbelowfunctions,pleaseinstallDUALSMARTSOLUTIONprogramme.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
DUALWEB Description
On Helpusertobrowsewebefficientlybydividinginhalf.Helptoarrangeandmove
windowsonscreen.Helpusertocontroldividedwindowsratio.
Off IfselectOff,DUALWEBisoff.