LG 29UM59 User manual

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29UM59

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Contents
CONTENTS
16 CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS
16 ActivatingtheMainMenu
17 Customizingsettings
17 - MenuSettings
17 - -QuickSettings
18 - -Picture
20 - -General
21 - -Reset
22 - -Picturemode
23 TROUBLESHOOTING
25 SPECIFICATIONS
26 Factorysupportmode
26 HDMITiming(Video)
26 PowerIndicator
27 PROPER POSTURE
27 ProperPostureforUsingtheMonitor
3 LICENSE
4 ASSEMBLING AND
PREPARING
4 ProductComponents
5 ComponentandButtonDescription
5 - HowtoUsetheJoystickButton
7 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor
8 InstallingtheMonitor
8 - Assemblingthestandbase
9 - Usingthecableholder
10 - Installingontoatable
11 - Adjustingtheangle
12 - UsingtheKensingtonlock
12 - Installingthewallmountplate
13 - Installingtoawall
14 USING THE MONITOR
14 ConnectingtoaPC
14 - HDMIconnection
15 ConnectingtoAVDevices
15 - HDMIconnection
15 ConnectingtoExternalDevices
15 - ConnectingHeadphones

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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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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.
 Itisrecommendthatusethesuppliedcomponents.
 IfyouusegenericcablesnotcertifiedbyLG,thescreenmaynotdisplayortheremaybeimage
noises.
CAUTION
 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.
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

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Component and Button Description
Power Indicator
 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

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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.
 Tightentwoscrewsintothebackofthestand
body.
Stand Body
Stand Body
Stand Base
Screw Cover
Stand Hinge
 Youcandisassemblethestandinthe
reverseorderoftheassembly.
NOTE
AttachtheStand BasetoStand Body.
Usingacoin,turnthescrewclockwiseto
securethe stand base.
1
2
4 Attachthescrewcover.

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Itmayhurtyourfootoffthestand,sobe
careful.
CAUTION

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
Using the cable holder
Cable Holder
Arrangethecablesusingthecableholderas
shownintheillustration.

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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100 mm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.
100 mm
100 mm
100 mm
100 mm
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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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 Tightenthefourscrewstofixtheplatetothe
monitorusingascrewdriver.
 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100mmawayfromthe
wallandleaveabout100mmofspaceateach
sideofthemonitortoensuresufficientventilation.
Detailed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.
100 mm
100 mm
100 mm
100 mm
 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Pad
WallmountPad
BackCover
BackCover
Standardscrew
Max.8mm
 WallMount(AxB)
A
B
Model 29UM59
Wall Mount (A x B) 75x75
Standard screw M4xL10
Number of screws 4
Wall Mount Plate
(Optional)
RW120

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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

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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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CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS
CUSTOMIZING 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.
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 Operates the Input change.
▲
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 choose the input signal.
• When two input signals are connected, you can select the input
signal you want.
Monitor off Turns off the monitor.
Exit Exits the main menu.
Joystick Button
Power Indicator

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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
 Jogjoystickbuttondown(

)intheVolumemenuwill
enable/disabletheMutefunction.
Input Selectstheinputmode.
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.
NOTE
 ThedisplaymaylookthesameforWide,Originaloptionsattherecommendedresolution(2560x
1080).
 Theratioisdisabledintheinterlacedsignal.
Game Adjust
Color Adjust
SMART ENERGY SAVING Low
Power LED
Automatic Standby

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CUSTOMIZING 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 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.
Photo Optimizesthescreentoviewphotos.
Cinema Optimizesthescreentoimprovethevisualeffectsofavideo.
FPS 1 ThismodeisoptimizedforFPSgames.
FPS 2 IthasahigherBlackStabilizervaluethanFPSGame1.Itissuitableforverydark
FPSgames.
RTS ThismodeisoptimizedforRTSGame.
Custom
(Game)
Inthismode,userscancustomizevariouselementsincludinggame-relatedoptions.
Picture Adjust 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.
DFC Adjuststhebrightnessautomaticallyaccordingtothescreen.
Game Adjust
Color Adjust
SMART ENERGY SAVING Low
Power LED
Automatic Standby

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Game Adjust 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.
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.
FreeSync Providesseamlessandnaturalimagesbysynchronizingthevertical
frequencyoftheinputsignalwiththatoftheoutputsignal.
NOTE
 TousetheFreeSyncfeature,agraphiccardthatsupports
FreeSyncisnecessary.
 SupportedInterface:DisplayPort
 Formoreinformation,refertoAMDwebsiteathttp://www.
amd.com/FreeSync
On FreeSyncfunctionon.
Off FreeSyncfunctionoff.
Color Adjust Gamma Thehigherthegammavalue,thedarkertheimagebecomes.
Likewise,thelowerthegammavalue,thelightertheimage
becomes.Ifyoudonotneedtoadjustthegammasettings,select
Off.
Color Temp Selectsthefactorydefaultpicturecolor.
Warm:Setsthescreencolortoareddishtone.
Medium:Setsthescreencolorbetweenaredandbluetone.
Cool:Setsthescreencolortoabluishtone.
Custom
Red
Green
Blue
YoucancustomizethepicturecolorusingRed,Green,
andBluecolors.
Six Color Meetstheuserrequirementsforcolorsthroughadjustingthecolor
andsaturationofthesixcolors(Red_Hue, Red_Saturation, Green_
Hue, Green_Saturation, Blue_Hue, Blue_Saturation, Cyan_Hue,
Cyan_Saturation, Magenta_Hue, Magenta_Saturation, Yellow_
Hue, Yellow_Saturation)andsavingthesettings.
*Hue:Adjuststoneofthescreen.
*Saturation:Adjuststhesaturationofthescreencolors.Thelower
thevalue,lesssaturatedandbrightthecolorsbecome.Thehigher
thevalue,themoresaturatedanddarkthecolorsbecome.
Reset Returnsthecolorsettingstothedefaultsettings.

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CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS
Menu > General Description
Language Tochoosethelanguageinwhichthecontrolnamesaredisplayed.
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.
Power LED Turnsthepowerindicatoronthefrontsideofthemonitoron/off.
On Thepowerindicatorisautomaticallyturnedon.
Off Thepowerindicatorisautomaticallyturnedon.
Automatic Standby Featurethatautomaticallyturnsoffthemonitorwhenthereisnomovementonthescreenfor
aperiodoftime.Youcansetatimerfortheauto-offfunction.(Off,4H,6H,and8H)
OSD Lock Preventsincorrectkeyinput.
On Keyinputisdisabled.
NOTE
AllfunctionsexceptfortheOSDLockmodeandtheExitbuttonforBrightness,Con-
trast,Volume,Input,andGeneralaredisabled.
Off Keyinputisenabled.
-General
1ToviewtheOSD menu,pressthejoystick but-
tonatthebottomofthemonitorandthenenterthe
Menu.
2GotoGeneral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.
Game Adjust
Color Adjust
SMART ENERGY SAVING Low
Power LED
Automatic Standby
Eachoptionisdescribedbelow.
 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.
NOTE