LG 20M47A User manual

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LED LCD MONITOR MODEL
ENGLISH
OWNER’S MANUAL
LED LCD MONITOR
Please read this manual carefully before operating
your set and retain it for future reference.
20M47A
20M47D
27M47H
27M47HQ
27M47VQ

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
3 LICENSE
4 ASSEMBLINGANDPREPAR-
ING
4 Unpacking
6 Partsandbuttons
7 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor
8 SettinguptheMonitorset
8 - AttachingtheStandBase
9 - DetachingtheStandBase
10 - Mountingonatable
10 - Usingthecableholder
12 - Mountingonawall
13 USINGTHEMONITORSET
13 ConnectingtoaPC
13 - D-SUBconnection
13 - DVI-Dconnection
13 - HDMIconnection
14 ConnectingtoAVDevices
14 - HDMIconnection
15 ConnectingtoExternalDevices
15 - Peripheraldeviceconnection
16 CUSTOMIZINGSETTINGS
17 CustomizingSettings
17 - MenuSettings
19 -Picture
20 -Color
21 -Display
21 -Audio
22 -Others
23 READERSetting
24 FUNC.Setting
24 -SMARTENERGYSAVING
25 -PictureMode
26 -Colorwizard
27 -DUALDISPLAY
27 -DUALWEB
28 TROUBLESHOOTING
30 SPECIFICATIONS
34 PresetModes(Resolution)
35 Indicator
36 PROPERPOSTURE
36 ProperpostureforusingtheMonitorset.

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LICENSE
LICENSE
Eachmodelhasdifferentlicenses.Visitwww.lg.comformoreinformationonthelicense.
ThetermsHDMIandHDMIHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface,andthe
HDMIlogoaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLC
intheUnitedStatesandothercountries.
27M47H 27M47HQ 27M47VQ
ThefollowingcontentisonlyappliedtothemonitorwhichissoldinEuropemarketandwhichneedsto
meettheErPDirective:
*Thismonitorissettobeturnedoffautomaticallyin4hoursafteryouturnedondisplayifthereisnoadjust-
menttodisplay.
*Tomakethissettingbedisabled,changetheoptionto‘Off’inOSDmenuof“AutomaticStandby”.

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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.
CD(Owner'sManual)/
Card
(Dependingonthecountry) (Dependingonthecountry)
PowerCord AC-DCAdapter
AC-DCAdapter
or
D-SUBCable
(Thiscableisnotincludedinall
countries.)
HDMICable
StandBody StandBase
DVI-DCable
(Thiscableisnotincludedinall
countries.)
(Thiscableisnotincludedinall
countries.)
StandBody StandBase

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 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

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Partsandbuttons
PowerIndicator
 LightingOn:Turnedon
 LightingOff:Turnedoff
Connectionpanel(Seep.13~15)
Button(Seep.16)
(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.
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
1
2
3
StandBody
StandBase
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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.
PullouttheStandBase.
1
2
3
 Thisillustrationdepictsthegeneralmodelof
connection.Yourmonitormaydifferfromthe
itemsshowninthepicture.
 Donotcarrytheproductupsidedownholding
onlythestandbase.Theproductmayfall
andgetdamagedorinjureyourfoot.
CAUTION
Turnthescrewtotheleft.
PullouttheStandBasefromtheStandBody.
RemovetwoscrewsandpullouttheStand
Bodyfromthemonitorset.
1
2
3
StandBody
StandBody
StandBase
2
27M47H 27M47HQ 27M47VQ
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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
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
or

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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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Mountingonawall
Forproperventilation,allowaclearanceof10cm
oneachsideandfromthewall.Detailed
instructionsareavailablefromyourdealer,seethe
optionalTiltWallMountingBracketInstallationand
SetupGuide.
IfyouintendtomounttheMonitorsettoawall,
attachWallmountinginterface(optionalparts)to
thebackoftheset.
WhenyouinstalltheMonitorsetusingawall
mountinginterface(optionalparts),attachit
carefullysoitwillnotdrop.
1Ifyouusescrewlongerthanstandard,themoni-
tormightbedamagedinternally.
2Ifyouuseimproperscrew,theproductmightbe
damagedanddropfrommountedposition.
Inthiscase,LGElectronicsisnotresponsible
forit.
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
 Disconnectthepowercordfirst,andthen
moveorinstalltheMonitorset.Otherwise
electricshockmayoccur.
 IfyouinstalltheMonitorsetonaceilingor
slantedwall,itmayfallandresultinsevere
injury.
 UseonlyanauthorizedLGwallmount
andcontactthelocaldealerorqualified
personnel.
 Donotovertightenthescrewsasthismay
causedamagetotheMonitorsetandvoid
yourwarranty.
 Useonlyscrewsandwallmountsthat
meettheVESAstandard.Anydamages
orinjuriesbymisuseorusinganimproper
accessoryarenotcoveredbythewarranty.
 Screwlengthfromoutersurfaceofback
covershouldbeunder8mm.
 UsethescrewsthatarelistedontheVESA
standardscrewspecifications.
 Thewallmountkitwillincludeaninstallation
manualandnecessaryparts.
 Thewallmountbracketisoptional.Youcan
obtainadditionalaccessoriesfromyourlocal
dealer.
 Thelengthofscrewsmaydifferdepending
onthewallmount.Besuretousetheproper
length.
 Formoreinformation,refertothe
instructionssuppliedwiththewallmount.
CAUTION
NOTE
BackCover
WallmountPad
WallmountPad
BackCover
Standardscrew
Max.8mm
Model 20M47A
20M47D
27M47H
27M47HQ
27M47VQ
WallMount
(AxB)
75x75 100x100
Standard
screw
M4
Numberof
screws
4
WallMount
Plate
(Optional)
RW120
 WallMount(AxB)
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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
HDMIconnection
Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom
yourPCtotheMonitorset.ConnectthePCand
theMonitorsetwiththeHDMIcableasshownin
thefollowingillustrations.
 IfyouuseHDMIPC,itcancausecompatibility
problem.
NOTE
DVI-Dconnection
TransmitsadigitalvideosignalfromyourPCto
theMonitorset.ConnectthePCandtheMonitor
setwithaDVIcableasshowninthefollowing
illustrations.
D-SUB
RGB OUT
PC

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 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
 WhenyouwanttousetwoPCinourMonitor,
pleaseconnectthesignalcable(D-SUB/
DVI-D/HDMI)respectivelyin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.
NOTE
ConnectingtoAVDevices
HDMIconnection
Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom
yourAVdevicestothemonitor.ConnectyourAV
devicetothemonitorwiththeHDMIcableasil-
lustratedbelow.
 IfyouuseHDMIPC,itcancausecompatibility
problem.
NOTE

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USING THE MONITOR SET
ConnectingtoExternalDevices
Peripheraldeviceconnection
Connectperipheraldevicestothemonitorusing
headphoneports.
 Peripheraldevicesaresoldseparately.
 Cableswithangledplugsmayhaveclear-
anceissues,usestraightplugswhenpos-
sible.
AngleType StraightType
NOTE
NOTE
 Headphonesorspeakersmaynotworknor-
mally,dependingontheserverPCsettings.
 "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
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
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.17)
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.23).
UsethisbuttontoenterSMARTENERGYSAVING,PictureMode,ColorWizard,DUAL
DISPLAY,DUALWEBmenus.(Seep.24~27)
Whenadjustingyourdisplaysettings,alwayspresstheAUTObuttonontheMONITOR
SETUPOSD.(OnlysupportedinAnalogMode)
Thebestdisplay
mode
20M47A/20M47D:1600x900
27M47H/27M47HQ/27M47VQ:1920x1080
Youcanchoosetheinputsignal.
• Whentwoinputsignalsareconnected,youcanselecttheinputsignal(D-SUB/DVI-D/
HDMI)youwant.
• Whenonlyonesignalisconnected,itisautomaticallydetected.Thedefaultsettingis
D-SUB.
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.
MENU
FUNC.
AUTO INPUT EXIT
READER

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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 Analog Digital HDMI Description
Brightness ● ● ● Toadjustthebrightness,contrastofthescreen.
Contrast ● ● ●
ResponseTime
27M47HQ 27M47VQ
● ● ●
Youcansetaresponsetimefordisplayedpicturesbasedonthe
speedofthescreen.Foranormalenvironment,itisrecommended
thatyouuse'Off'.Forafast-movingpicture,itisrecommendedthat
youuse'High'.
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
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Menu>NextMenu Analog Digital HDMI Description
Picture Sharpness ● ● ● Toadjusttheclearnessofthescreen
BlackLevel
27M47H
27M47HQ
27M47VQ
●Tosetoffsetlevel
OverScan
27M47H
27M47HQ
27M47VQ
●Toimprovetheclarityandstabilityofthe
screen
Color Gamma
● ● ● Tocustomizethecolorofthescreen
ColorTemp
SixColor
27M47HQ
ColorReset
27M47HQ
Display Horizontal ●Toadjustthepositionofthescreen
Vertical
Clock ●Toimprovetheclarityandstabilityofthe
screen
Phase
Audio
27M47H
27M47HQ
27M47VQ
Volume ● Toadjustthevolume
Others Language ● ● ●
Tocustomizethescreenstatusforauser's
operatingenvironment
PowerIndicator
AutomaticStandby
27M47H
27M47HQ
27M47VQ
● ● ●
Resolution ●
 Analog:D-SUB(Analogsignal)input.
 Digital:DVI-D(Digitalsignal)input.
 HDMI:HDMI(Digitalsignal)input.

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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.
BlackLevel
27M47H
27M47HQ
27M47VQ
Youcansettheoffsetlevel.Ifyouselect'High',thescreenwillbebrightandif
youselect‘Low’,thescreenwillbedark.(onlyforHDMIinput)
*Offset?Asthecriteriaforvideosignal,itisthedarkestscreenthemonitorcan
show.
OverScan
27M47H
27M47HQ
27M47VQ
ToselecttherangeofoutputimageforDTVtiminginHDMIinput.(onlyforHDMI
input)RecommendoverscanfunctiontoturnonwhenconnectAVequipment.

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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,Offon
themonitor,highgammavaluesdisplaywhitishimagesandlowgamma
valuesdisplayblackishimages.
Ifuserdon'twantadjustedgamma,usercanselectGammaoff.
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).
SixColor
27M47HQ
Setsandstoresthehueandsaturationforsixcolors(Red/Green/Blue/Cyan/
Magenta/Yellow)tosatisfythecolorrequirementsofauser.
Hue Adjuststhescreenhue.
Saturation Adjuststhecolorsharpnessonthescreen.Lowervaluesmake
thecolorsharpnessweakerandcolorslighterwhilehigher
valuesmakethecolorsharpnessstrongerandcolorsdark.
ColorReset
27M47HQ
Resetsthecolorsettingstothefactorydefaultsettingsforthecurrentinput
device.