LG 25UM57 User manual

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25UM57
29UM57
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product.
IPS LED Monitor (LED Monitor) Model List
Owner's Manual
IPS LED MONITOR
(LED MONITOR*)
*LG LED Monitors are LCD Monitors with LED Backlighting.

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Contents
CONTENTS
21 ActivatingtheMainMenu
22 Customizingsettings
22 - MenuSettings
22 - -QuickSettings
23 - -Picture
25 - -General
26 - -Reset
27 - -Gamemode
29 TROUBLESHOOTING
31 SPECIFICATIONS
31 25UM57
32 29UM57
33 Factorysupportmode
33 HDMITiming(Video)
33 PowerIndicator
34 PROPER POSTURE
34 ProperPostureforUsingtheMonitor
3 LICENSE
4 ASSEMBLING AND
PREPARING
4 ProductComponents
5 ComponentandButtonDescription
6 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor
7 InstallingtheMonitor
7 - Assemblingthestandbase
8 - Usingthecableholder
9 - Detachingthestandbase
11 - Installingontoatable
12 - Adjustingtheangle
13 - UsingtheKensingtonlock
13 - Installingthewallmountplate
14 - Installingtoawall
15 USING THE MONITOR
15 ConnectingtoaPC
15 - HDMIconnection
15 ConnectingtoAVDevices
15 - HDMIconnection
16 ConnectingtoExternalDevices
16 - Headphoneportconnection
17 INSTALLING THE LG
MONITOR SOFTWARE
17 InstallingTheScreenSplit
19 InstallingTheDualController
21 CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS

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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”.

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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
User Manual/Card
Stand Base Stand Body Screw Cover Screws
HDMI Cable
Stand Base Stand Body Screw Cover Screws
(Dependingonthecountry) (Dependingon
thecountry)
Power Cord AC-DC Adapter AC-DC Adapter
or

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Component and Button Description
Power Indicator
 On:powerison
 Off:powerisoff
Ports
(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
 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
2 Checkthedirectionofthestandbody
(front,back)andthenmountthestandbody
ontothestandhinge.
Tightentwoscrewsintothebackofthestand
body.
1 Placethescreenfacedown.
3
4 Attachthescrewcover.
Stand Body
Stand Body
Stand Base
Stand Hinge
AttachtheStand BasetoStand Body.
Tightenthescrewtotheright.
1
2
Screws
Screw Cover
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 Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover
thesurfacewithasoftcloth.
CAUTION
2 Checkthedirectionofthestandbody
(front,back)andthenmountthestandbody
ontothestandhinge.
Tightentwoscrewsintothebackofthestand
body.
1 Placethescreenfacedown.
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
3
4 Attachthescrewcover.
Itmayhurtyourfootoffthestand,sobe
careful.
CAUTION
Stand Body
Stand Body
Stand Base
Stand Hinge
AttachtheStand BasetoStand Body.
Tightenthescrewtotheright.
1
2
Screws
Screw Cover
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Detaching the stand base
2 Removethescrewcover.
 Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover
thesurfacewithasoftcloth.
CAUTION
1 Placethescreenfacedown.
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3 Removethetwoscrewsonthebackofstand
body.
Asshownintheillustration,disconnectthe
stand body from the stand hinge.
Screw cover
Stand Body
Stand Base
Turnthescrewtotheleft.
PullouttheStand Base.
41
2
Screws
Stand Body

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2 Removethescrewcover.
 Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover
thesurfacewithasoftcloth.
CAUTION
 Illustrationsinthisdocumentrepresenttypi-
calprocedures,sotheymaylookdifferent
fromtheactualproduct.
 Donotcarrythemonitorupsidedownbyjust
holdingthestandbase.Thismaycausethe
monitortofalloffthestandandcouldresult
inpersonalinjury.
 Whenliftingormovingthemonitor,donot
touchthemonitorscreen.Applyingforceor
pressuremaydamagethemonitorscreen.
Instead,holdthestandbodyortheplastic
frameoftheproduct.
CAUTION
1 Placethescreenfacedown.
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3 Removethetwoscrewsonthebackofstand
body.
Asshownintheillustration,disconnectthe
stand body from the stand hinge.
Stand Hinge
Screw cover
Stand Body
Stand Body
Stand Base
Turnthescrewtotheleft.
PullouttheStand Base.
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2
 Thecomponentsintheillustrationsmaydif-
ferfromtheactualproduct.
 Donotcarrythemonitorupsidedown,asthis
maycauseittofalloffitsstandandresultin
damageorinjury.
 Toavoiddamagingthescreenwhenlifting
ormovingthemonitor,onlyholdthestandor
theplasticcover.Thisavoidsputtingunnec-
essarypressureonthescreen.
CAUTION