LG 25UM57 User manual

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25UM57
29UM57
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product.
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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
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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.
41
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

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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adaptertothemonitor,thenplug
thepowercordintothepoweroutlet.
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
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or
3 Pressthe (Power)buttononthebottomof
themonitortoturniton.
 Unplugthepowercordpriortomovingor
installingthemonitor.Thereisriskofelectric
shock.
CAUTION

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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.
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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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Installing the wall mount plate
Thismonitorsupportsthespecificationofthestan-
dardwallmountplateorcompatibledevice.
1 Placethescreenfacedown.Toprotectthe
screenfromscratches,coverthesurfacewitha
softcloth.
2 Placethewallmountplateontothemonitor
andalignitwiththescrewholes.
3 Usingascrewdriver,tightenthefourscrewsto
fixtheplateontothemonitor.
 Thewallmountplateissoldseparately.
 Formoreinformationoninstallation,referto
thewallmountplate'sinstallationguide.
 Becarefulnottouseexcessiveforcewhen
mountingthewallmountplate,asthiscan
damagethemonitor'sscreen.
NOTE
 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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Toinstallthemonitortoawall,attachawallmount-
ingbracket(optional)tothebackofthemonitor.
Makesurethatthewallmountingbracketissecurely
fixedtothemonitorandtothewall.
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.
Installing to a wall
Installthemonitoratleast10cmawayfromthe
wallandleaveabout10cmofspaceateachside
ofthemonitortoensuresufficientventilation.De-
tailedinstallationinstructionscanbeobtainedfrom
yourlocalretailstore.Pleaserefertothemanual
toinstallandsetupatiltingwallmountingbracket.
10cm
10cm
10cm
10cm
 Unplugthepowercordbeforemovingorin-
stallingthemonitortoavoidelectricshocks.
 Installingthemonitorontheceilingorona
slantedwallmayresultinthemonitorfalling
off,whichcouldleadtoinjury.Pleaseuse
thegenuineLGwallmountingbracket.For
moreinformation,contactyourlocalretail
storeoraqualifiedinstaller.
 Applyingexcessiveforcewhenfastening
screwsmaycausedamagetothemoni-
tor.Damagecausedinthiswaywillnotbe
coveredbytheproductwarranty.
 Usethewallmountingbracketandscrews
thatconformtotheVESAstandard.Dam-
agecausedbytheuseormisuseofinap-
propriatecomponentswillnotbecovered
bytheproductwarranty.
 Screwlengthfromoutersurfaceofback
covershouldbeunder8mm.
 UsethescrewsspecifiedbytheVESAstan-
dard.
 Thewallmountkitincludestheinstallation
guideandallnecessaryparts.
 Thewallmountingbracketisoptional.The
accessoriescanbepurchasedatyourlocal
retailstore.
 Thelengthofthescrewmaydifferforeach
wallmountingbracket.Ensurethecorrect
lengthscrewisused.
 Formoreinformation,pleaserefertothe
usermanualforthewallmountingbracket.
CAUTION
NOTE
Wall Mount (A x B) 75x75
Stand Screw M4x10mm
Required Screws 4
WallmountPad
WallmountPad
BackCover
BackCover
Standardscrew
Max.8mm

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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.
 HDMIPCmaycausedevicecompatibility
issues.
 UsingaDVItoHDMIcablemaycausecom-
patibilityissues.
NOTE
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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.
 UsingaDVItoHDMIcablemaycausecom-
patibilityissues.
NOTE
2

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USING THE MONITOR
Connecting to External Devices
Headphone port connection
Usetheheadphoneporttoconnectaperipheral
devicetothemonitor.Connectasillustrated.
 DependingontheaudiosettingsofthePC
andexternaldevice,headphoneandspeaker
functionsmaybelimited.
NOTE
 Foranangleplugearphone,itisdifficult
connectitwithaperipheraldevice,sousea
straighttype.
NOTE
AngleType StraightType
(soldseparately)

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INSTALLING LG Monitor Software
INSTALLING THE LG MONITOR SOFTWARE
Installing The Screen Split
1 SetthedefaultWebbrowsertoInternet
Explorer.
InsertthesoftwareCDincludedintheproductpackagingintoyourPC'sCDdriveandinstalltheScreen
Split.
Theinstallationscreenimagesareforreferenceonly.Theactualinstallationscreenimagesmayvaryde-
pendingonthemodel.
2 Clickthe"ScreenSplit"ontheCD'smain
screen.Whenthefiledownloadwindow
appears,clicktheRunbutton.(Thefile
downloadwindowmayvarydependingonthe
operatingsystemandtheInternetExplorer
version,buttheinstallationproceduresare
same.)
 ServicePack1orhigherisrequiredfor
Windows7&Windows8.
3 Followtheinstructionstoproceedwiththe
installation.
4 Check"Iacceptthetermsoftheagreement"on
theLicenseAgreementscreenandthenclick
the[Next]button.
CAUTION

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INSTALLING LG Monitor Software
NOTE
IfyourunScreenSplit,theScreenSpliticon[
]appearsinthesystemtrayattherightbottomof
thePCscreen.
Right-clicktheScreenSpliticonandselecta
layoutyouwant.
6 Whentheinstallationiscomplete,restartyour
system.
5 TheScreenSplitinstallationstartsasshown
below.
 ScreenSplit:Thisprogramautomatically
splitstheprogramwindowasdesired.
MonitorSelectiononlysupportedinextend
display.
ThisprogramsupportedWindows7&
Windows8.
NOTE

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INSTALLING LG Monitor Software
Installing The Dual Controller
1 SetthedefaultWebbrowsertoInternet
Explorer.
2 Clickthe"DualController"ontheCD'smain
screen.Whenthefiledownloadwindow
appears,clicktheRunbutton.(Thefile
downloadwindowmayvarydependingonthe
operatingsystemandtheInternetExplorer
version,buttheinstallationproceduresare
same.)
 ServicePack1orhigherisrequiredfor
Windows7&Windows8.1.
3 Followtheinstructionstoproceedwiththe
installation.
4 Check"Iacceptthetermsoftheagreement"on
theLicenseAgreementscreenandthenclick
the[Next]button.
CAUTION
5Clicktheinstallbutton.
InsertthesoftwareCDincludedintheproductpackagingintoyourPC'sCDdriveandinstalltheDualCon-
troller.
Theinstallationscreenimagesareforreferenceonly.Theactualinstallationscreenimagesmayvaryde-
pendingonthemodel.

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INSTALLING LG Monitor Software
NOTE
IfyourunDualController,theDualControllericon
[]appearsinthesystemtray.
Clickthe DualController iconandselectalayout
youwant.
7 Whentheinstallationiscomplete,restartyour
system.
6 TheDualControllerinstallationstartsasshown
below.