LG 22MP48A User manual

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IPS LED MONITOR MODEL
Please read this manual carefully before operating
your set and retain it for future reference.
Owner's Manual
LED MONITOR*
*LG LED Monitors are LCD Monitors with LED Backlighting.
22MP48A
22MP48D
22MP48HQ
23MP48D
23MP48HQ
20MP48A
20MP48AB
20MP48HB
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
3 LICENSE
4 ASSEMBLINGANDPREPAR-
ING
4 Unpacking
6 Partsandbuttons
7 Partsandbuttons
8 Partsandbuttons
9 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor
10 SettinguptheMonitorset
10 - AttachingtheStandBase
11 - Mountingonatable
12 - Usingthecableholder
15 - Mountingonawall
16 USINGTHEMONITORSET
16 ConnectingtoaPC
16 - D-SUBconnection
16 - DVI-Dconnection
17 - HDMIconnection
17 ConnectingtoAVDevices
17 - HDMIconnection
18 ConnectingtoExternalDevices
18 - Peripheraldeviceconnection
19 CUSTOMIZINGSETTINGS
21 CustomizingSettings
21 - MenuSettings
23 -Picture
24 -Color
25 -Display
25 -Audio
26 -Others
27 READERSetting
28 FUNC.Setting
28 -SMARTENERGYSAVING
29 -PictureMode
30 -ColorWeakness
31 TROUBLESHOOTING
33 SPECIFICATIONS
43 FactorySupportMode
(PresetMode,D-SUB/DVI/HDMIPC)
44 HDMITiming(Video)
44 Indicator
45PROPER POSTURE
45 Proper Posture
10 -Detaching the Stand Base

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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.
22MP48HQ20MP48HB 23MP48HQ
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”.
24MP48HQ 27MP48HQ

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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
(Depending on the country)
HDMICable
StandBody StandBase
(Depending on the country)
(Images may very depending on models)

DVI-DCable
(Depending on the country)
StandBody StandBody
StandBase StandBase
Cableholder

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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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HDMI IN
READER
READER
Partsandbuttons
PowerIndicator
 LightingOn:Turnedon
 LightingOff:Turnedoff
Connectionpanel(Seep.16~18)
Button(Seep.19~20)
(PowerButton)
 Thebuttonislocatedatthebottomofthemonitor.
NOTE
22MP48A
22MP48D
22MP48HQ
23MP48D
23MP48HQ
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Partsandbuttons
PowerIndicator
 LightingOn:Turnedon
 LightingOff:Turnedoff
Connectionpanel(Seep.16~18)
Button(Seep.19~20)
(PowerButton)
 Thebuttonislocatedatthebottomofthemonitor.
NOTE
20MP48A 24MP48HQ 27MP48HQ
(Images may very depending on models)

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Partsandbuttons
PowerIndicator
 LightingOn:Turnedon
 LightingOff:Turnedoff
Connectionpanel(Seep.16~18)
Button(Seep.19~20)
(PowerButton)
20MP48AB 20MP48HB
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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Base
StandBody
StandBody
1
2
3
22MP48A
22MP48D
22MP48HQ
23MP48D
23MP48HQ
20MP48AB
20MP48HB
(Images may very depending on models)
Detaching the Stand Base
1Place the Monitor set with the screen side
down on a flat and cushioned surface.
Stand Base
Stand Base
Stand Body
Stand Body
1
2
3
220MP48AB
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.
3
20MP48HB

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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.
2 ConnecttheAC-DCAdapterandPowerCord
toawalloutlet.
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
or
22MP48A
22MP48D
22MP48HQ
23MP48D
23MP48HQ
or
or
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3 Press (Power)buttononthebottomswitch
paneltoturnthepoweron.
Unplugthepowercordbeforemovingthe
Monitortoanotherlocation.Otherwiseelectric
shockmayoccur.
CAUTION
20MP48AB
20MP48HB
or
Usingthecableholder
Cableholder

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Cableholder
Cableholder
Cableholder Cableholder

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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
Front Rear
Tiltfrom+20to-3degreesupordowntoadjust
theangleoftheMonitorsettosuityourview.
NOTE
Front Rear
22MP48A
22MP48D
22MP48HQ
23MP48D
23MP48HQ
20MP48A
20MP48AB
20MP48HB
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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 22MP48A
22MP48D
22MP48HQ
23MP48D
23MP48HQ
20MP48AB
20MP48HB
Wall
Mount(A
xB)
75x75 100x100
Standard
screw
M4xL10
Number
ofscrews
4


 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
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.
 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

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USING THE MONITOR SET
 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.
 UseacertifiedcablewiththeHDMIlogo
attached.IfyoudonotuseacertifiedHDMI
cable,thescreenmaynotdisplayora
connectionerrormayoccur.
 RecommendedHDMIcabletypes
-High-SpeedHDMI®/TMCable
-High-SpeedHDMI®/TMCablewithEthernet
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.
 UseacertifiedcablewiththeHDMIlogo
attached.IfyoudonotuseacertifiedHDMI
cable,thescreenmaynotdisplayora
connectionerrormayoccur.
 RecommendedHDMIcabletypes
-High-SpeedHDMI®/TMCable
-High-SpeedHDMI®/TMCablewithEthernet
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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
MENU
FUNC.
AUTO INPUT
EXIT
READER
MonitorsetButtons
MonitorsetButtons
 Thebuttonislocatedatthebottomofthemonitor.
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Button Description
Accessesthemainmenus.(Seep.21)
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.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.27).
UsethisbuttontoenterSMARTENERGYSAVING,PictureMode,ColorWeakness
menus.(Seep.28~30)
Whenadjustingyourdisplaysettings,alwayspresstheAUTObuttonontheMONITOR
SETUPOSD.(OnlysupportedinAnalogMode)
Thebestdisplay
mode 20MP48A 20MP48AB 20MP48HB
1440x900@60Hz
22MP48A
22MP48D
22MP48HQ
23MP48D
23MP48HQ
24MP48HQ 27MP48HQ
1920x1080@60Hz
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 (for 15 seconds)ifthedisplayis
runningproperly(OnMode).IfthedisplayisinSleepMode,the
powerindicatorblinkswhite.