LG 24MP88HM User manual

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24MP88HM
24MP88HV

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Contents
CONTENTS
26 - -Picturemode
27 TROUBLESHOOTING
29 SPECIFICATIONS
33 PresetModes(Resolution)
33 Indicator
34 PROPER POSTURE
34 ProperpostureforusingtheMonitorset.
3 LICENSE
4 ASSEMBLING AND
PREPARING
4 ProductComponents
5 ComponentandButtonDescription
5 - HowtoUsetheJoystickButton
6 Partsandbuttons
6 InputConnector
7 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor
8 InstallingtheMonitor
8 - Assemblingthestandbase
9 - DetachingtheStandBase
10 - Usingthecableholder
10 - Installingontoatable
11 - Adjustingtheangle
12 - UsingtheKensingtonlock
13 - Mountingonawall
14 USING THE MONITOR
14 ConnectingtoaPC
14 - D-SUBconnection
14 - HDMIconnection
15 ConnectingtoAVDevices
15 - HDMIconnection
15 ConnectingtoExternalDevices
15 - ConnectingHeadphones
16 USER SETTINGS
17 Customizingsettings
17 - MenuSettings
17 - -QuickSettings
19 - -Picture
22 - -Sound
23 - -General
24 - -AutoConfiguration
25 - -Reset

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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.
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 
adjustmenttodisplay.
*Tomakethissettingbedisabled,changetheoptionto‘Off’inOSDmenuof“AutomaticStandby”.
MaxxAudioandadditionalMAXXtrademarksaretrademarksand/or
registeredtrademarksofWavesAudioLtd.

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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
Product Components
Pleasecheckwhetherallthecomponentsareincludedintheboxbeforeusingtheproduct.Ifthereare
missingcomponents,contacttheretailstorewhereyoupurchasedtheproduct.Notethattheproductand
componentsmaylookdifferentfromthoseshownhere.
 Alwaysusegenuinecomponentstoensuresafetyandproductperformance.
 Theproductwarrantywillnotcoverdamageorinjurycausedbytheuseofcounterfeitcomponents.
 Notethatthecomponentsmaylookdifferentfromthoseshownhere.
 Withoutpriornotice,allinformationandspecificationsinthismanualaresubjecttochangetoim-
provetheperformanceoftheproduct.
 Topurchaseoptionalaccessories,visitanelectronicsstoreoronlineshoppingsiteorcontactthe
retailstorewhereyoupurchasedtheproduct.
 TheDisplayPortcablemaynotbeavailableinsomeareas.
CAUTION
NOTE
CD(Owner's Manual) /
Card
Stand Base Stand Body
HDMI Cable
(Thiscableisnotin-
cludedinallcountries.)
(Dependingonthecountry) (Dependingon
thecountry)
Power Cord AC-DC Adapter AC-DC Adapter
or
Cable Holder Screw Cover 2 Screws
27MP67VQ24MP67VQ22MP67VQ 23MP67VQ
22MP67HQ 23MP67HQ 24MP67HQ 27MP67HQ
D-SUB Cable
(Thiscableisnotincludedinall
countries.)

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Component and Button Description
Power LED
 On:powerison
 Off:powerisoff
Joystick Button
How to Use the Joystick Button
Youcaneasilycontrolthefunctionsofthemonitorbypressingthejoystickbuttonormovingitleft/rightwith
yourfinger.
Basic Functions
Power on Pressthejoystickbuttononcewithyourfingertoturnonthe
monitor.
Power off Pressandholdthejoystickbuttononcewithyourfingertoturnoff
themonitor.
◄/►Volume
Control Youcancontrolthevolumebymovingthejoystickbuttonleft/right.

Thejoystickbuttonislocatedatthebottomofthemonitor.
NOTE

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Input Connector
AUDIO IN HDMI IN 1 HDMI IN 2
Parts and buttons
Connection panel (See p. 14~15)

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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
 Ifyouusethemonitorpanelwithoutthe
standbase,itsjoystickbuttonmaycause
themonitortobecomeunstableandfall,
resultingindamagetothemonitororhuman
injury.Inaddition,thismaycausethejoystick
buttontomalfunction.

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Installing the Monitor
Assembling the stand base
 Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover
thesurfacewithasoftcloth.
CAUTION
1 Placethescreenfacedown.
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2 Checkthedirectionofthestand body
(front,back)andthenmountthestand body
ontothestand hinge.
 Useatooltoattachthestand bodyasshown
inthefigure.
Stand Body
Stand Body
Stand Base
Screw Cover
AttachtheStand BasetoStand Body.
Tightenthescrewtotheright.
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2
4 Attachthescrew cover.
Applyingexcessiveforcewhentightening
thescrewsmaycausedamagetothemoni-
tor.Damagecausedinthiswaywillnotbe
coveredbytheproductwarranty.
CAUTION
Itmayhurtyourfootoffthestand,sobe
careful.
CAUTION

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Detaching the Stand Base
Screw Cover
Stand Body
Stand Base
1Placethescreenfacedown.

Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover
thesurfacewithasoftcloth.
CAUTION
2
3
Turnthescrewtotheleft.
PullouttheStand Base.
Asshownintheillustration,pullScrewCover
outtoseparateitfromtheset.
4 Removethetwoscrewsonthebackofstand
body.
Asshownintheillustration,disconnectthe
stand body from the stand hinge.
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2

Illustrationsinthisdocumentrepresenttypi-
calprocedures,sotheymaylookdifferent
fromtheactualproduct.

Applyingexcessiveforcewhentightening
screwsmaycausedamagetothemonitor.
Damagecausedinthiswaywillnotbecov-
eredbytheproductwarranty.

Becarefulnottohurtyourhandontheedges
ofthescrewcovers.

Donotcarrythemonitorupsidedownbyjust
holdingthebase.Thismaycausethemoni-
tortofalloffthestandandcouldresultin
personalinjury.

Whenliftingormovingthemonitor,donot
touchthemonitorscreen.Theforceapplied
tothemonitorscreenmaycausedamageto
it.
CAUTION
Itmayhurtyourfootoffthestand,sobe
careful.
CAUTION
Stand Body

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Using the cable holder
Cable Holder
Arrangethecablesusingthecableholderas
shownintheillustration.
Installing onto a table
1 Liftthemonitorandplaceitonthetableinan
uprightposition.
Placeatleast10 cmawayfromthewallto
ensuresufficientventilation.
2 Connectthepoweradaptertothemonitorand
thenplugthepowercordintothewalloutlet.
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
or
 Unplugthepowercordpriortomovingor
installingthemonitor.Thereisriskofelectric
shock.
CAUTION
3 Pressthejoystickbuttononthebottomofthe
monitortoturnonthemonitor.

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Adjusting the angle
1 Placethemonitorinanuprightposition,mount-
edonthestandbase.
2 Adjusttheangleofthescreen.Theangleofthe
screencanbeadjustedforwardsorbackwards
foracomfortableviewingexperience.
Front Side Rear Side
 Toavoidinjurytothefingerswhenadjusting
thescreen,donotholdthelowerpartofthe
monitor'sframeasillustratedbelow.
WARNING
 Becarefulnottotouchorpressthescreen
areawhenadjustingtheangleofthemonitor.

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 Use oftheKensingtonlockisoptional.
Theaccessoriescanbepurchasedat
your localelectronicsstore.
NOTE
Using the Kensington lock
TheKensingtonsecuritysystemconnectorislocat-
edatthebackoftheMonitorset.
Formoreinformationoninstallationandusage,
refertotheKensingtonlockusermanualorvisit
thewebsiteathttp://www.kensington.com.
ConnecttheKensingtonsecuritysystemcable
betweentheMonitorsetandatable.

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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
 WallMount(AxB)
A
B
24MP88HV
Model 
Wall Mount
(A x B)
75x75
Standard
screw
M4
Number of
screws
4
Wall Mount
Plate
(Optional)
LSW140B
24MP88HV

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USING THE MONITOR
USING THE MONITOR
Connecting to a PC
 Thismonitorsupportsthe*PlugandPlay
feature.
*PlugandPlay:Afeaturethatallowsyouto
addadevicetoyourcomputerwithouthaving
toreconfigureanythingorinstallanymanual
drivers.
HDMI connection
Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom
yourPCandA/Vdevicestothemonitor.Connect
yourPCandAVdevicetothemonitorwiththe
HDMIcableasillustratedbelow.
Pressthemenubuttonandthenselecttheinput
optionfromtheinputmenu.
NOTE
 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
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
Connecting to AV Devices
HDMI connection
Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom
yourPCandA/Vdevicestothemonitor.Connect
yourPCandAVdevicetothemonitorwiththe
HDMIcableasillustratedbelow.
Pressthemenubuttonandthenselecttheinput
optionfromtheinputmenu.
NOTE
 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
Connecting to External Devices
(soldseparately)
Connecting Headphones
Connectperipheralstothemonitorviathehead-
phonesport.Connectasillustrated.

Peripheraldevicesaresoldseparately.

Ifyouuseangledearphones,itmaycause
aproblemwithconnectinganotherexternal
devicetothemonitor.Therefore,itisrecom-
mendedtousestraightearphones.
Angled Straight

DependingontheaudiosettingsofthePC
andexternaldevice,headphonesandspeaker
functionsmaybelimited.
NOTE

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User Settings
Button Menu Status Description
Main menu disabled Enablesthemainmenu.
Main menu enabled
Exitsthemainmenu.
(Holdingdownthebuttontoturnoffthemonitor.Youcanturnoff
themonitorthiswayatanytime,includingwhentheOSDison.)
◄
Main menu disabled Adjuststhemonitorvolumelevel.
Main menu enabled Entersthemenufeatures.
►
Main menu disabled Adjuststhemonitorvolumelevel.
Main menu enabled Enterstheinputfeature.
▲Main menu disabled Enablesthemainmenu.
Main menu enabled Entersthepicturemodefeature.
▼
Main menu disabled Enablesthemainmenu.
Main menu enabled Turnsoffthemonitor.

Main Menu Features
Main Menu Description
Menu Configuresthescreensettings.
Picture Mode Selectpicturemodetoachievethebestdisplay
effect.
Input
Youcanoperatethechangeofinputsignals.
•Whentwoinputsignalsoverareconnectedand
selecttheinputmenu,inputsignal(D-SUB/HDMI)
willbechangedsequentially.
•Whenonlyonesignalisconnected,itisautomati-
callydetected.ThedefaultsettingisD-SUB.
Monitor off Turnsoffthemonitor.
Exit Exitsthemainmenu.
USER SETTINGS
Activating the Main Menu
1Pressthejoystickbuttononthebottomofthemonitor.
2Movethejoystickup/down(▲/▼)andleft/right(◄/►)tosettheoptions.
3Pressthejoystickbuttononcemoretoexitthemainmenu.
JoystickButton

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User Settings
Eachoptionisdescribedbelow.
Customizing settings
Menu Settings
-Quick Settings
1ToviewtheOSD menu,pressthejoystick buttonatthe
bottomofthemonitorandthenentertheMenu.
2GotoQuick Settings > Brightnessbymovingthejoystick.
3Configuretheoptionsfollowingtheinstructionsthatappearinthe
bottomrightcorner.
4Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,movethe
joystickto◄orpressing( /OK)it.
5IfyouwanttoexittheOSDmenu,movethejoystickto◄untilyou
exit.
Menu > Quick Settings Description
Brightness Adjuststhecolorcontrastandbrightnessofthescreen.
Contrast
Volume Adjuststhevolume.
NOTE

YoucanadjustMute/Unmutebymovingthejoystickbuttonto▼in
theVolumemenu.
Ratio Adjuststhescreenratio.
Wide Displaysthevideoinwide-screen,regardlessofthevideosignalinput.
Original Displaysavideoaccordingtotheinputvideosignalaspectratio.
SMART ENERGY
SAVING
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.
NOTE
 ThedisplaymaylookthesameforWide,Originaloptionsattherecommendedresolution(1920x
1080).
 Theratioisdisabledintheinterlacedsignal.
Auto
Sound
Configuration
Color Adjust
Auto
Sound
Configuration
Auto
Sound
Configuration
Buzzer On
Auto
Sound
Configuration
Sound
Sound out HDMI
MaxxAudio On
MaxxAudio Setting
Midnight Mode Off
Auto
Sound
Configuration
Auto
Sound
Configuration
* SMART ENERGY SAVING : Conserve energy by using luminance compensation algorithm.

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User Settings
 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.
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User Settings
Eachoptionisdescribedbelow.
-Picture
1ToviewtheOSD menu,pressthejoystick buttonat
thebottomofthemonitorandthenentertheMenu.
2GotoPicturebymovingthejoystick.
3Configuretheoptionsfollowingtheinstructionsthat
appearinthebottomrightcorner.
4Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
movethejoystickto◄orpressing( /OK)it.
5IfyouwanttoexittheOSDmenu,movethejoystick
to◄untilyouexit.
Menu > Picture Description
Picture Mode Custom Allowstheusertoadjusteachelement.Thecolormodeofthemainmenucanbead-
justed.
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.
Photo Optimizesthescreentoviewphotos.
Cinema Optimizesthescreentoimprovethevisualeffectsofavideo.
Color
weakness
Thismodeisforuserswhocannotdistinguishbetweenredandgreen.Itenablesusers
withcolorweaknesstoeasilydistinguishbetweenthetwocolors.
Game Optimizesthescreenforgameplay.
Auto
Sound
Configuration
Color Adjust
Auto
Sound
Configuration
Auto
Sound
Configuration
Buzzer On
Auto
Sound
Configuration
Sound
Sound out HDMI
MaxxAudio On
MaxxAudio Setting
Midnight Mode Off
Auto
Sound
Configuration
Auto
Sound
Configuration
NOTE
 Thisissubsidiaryforcolorweaknessuser.Thereforeifyoufeeluncomfortablewiththescreen,
pleaseturnoffthisfunction.
 Thisfunctioncan’tdistinguishsomecolorsinsomeimages.

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User Settings
Picture Adjust SUPER RESOLU-
TION+
High Optimizedpicturequalityisdisplayedwhenauser
wantscrystalclearimages.Itiseffectiveforhighquality
videoorgame.
Middle Theoptimizedpicturequalityisdisplayedwhena
userwantsimagesbetweenlowandhighmodesfor
comfortableviewing.ItiseffectiveforUCCorSDvideo.
Low Theoptimizedpicturequalityisdisplayedwhenauser
wantssmoothandnaturalimages.Itiseffectiveforslow-
movingpicturesorstillimages.
Off Selectthisoptionforeverydayviewing.SUPER
RESOLUTION+isturnedoffinthismode.
Sharpness Adjuststhesharpnessofthescreen.
Black Level Setstheoffsetlevel(forHDMIonly).
Offset: asareferenceforavideosignal,thisisthedarkestcolor
themonitorcandisplay.
High Thepictureofthescreengetsbrighter.
Low Thepictureofthescreengetsdarker.
Response Time Setsaresponsetimefordisplayedpicturesbasedonthespeedof
thescreen.Foranormalenvironment,itisrecommendedthatyou
useNormal.Forafast-movingpicture,itisrecommendedthatyou
useHigh.
SettingtoHighmaycauseimagesticking.
High SetstheresponsetimetoHigh.
Middle SetstheresponsetimetoMiddle.
Low SetstheresponsetimetoLow.
Off SetstheresponsetimetoOff.
Over Scan 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.
DFC Adjuststhebrightnessautomaticallyaccordingtothescreen.
Black Stabilizer BlackStabilizer
:Youcancontroltheblackcontrasttohavebettervisibilityindark
scenes.
IncreasingtheBlackStabilizervaluebrightensthelowgraylevel
areaonthescreen.(Youcaneasilydistinguishobjectsondarkgame
screens.)
ReducingtheBlackStabilizervaluedarkensthelowgraylevelarea
andincreasesthedynamiccontrastonthescreen.