LG 29UM65 User manual

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Owner's Manual
IPS LED MONITOR
(LED MONITOR)
29UM65
29UB65
Please read the safety information carefully before using the
product.
IPS LED Monitor (LED Monitor) Model List
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Contents
CONTENTS
24 CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS
24 ActivatingtheMainMenu
25 Customizingsettings
25 - MenuSettings
25 - -Easycontrol
26 - -Function
27 - -PBP
28 - -Screen
29 - -Settings
30 - -Reset
31 - ReaderSettings
32 TROUBLESHOOTING
34 SPECIFICATIONS
35 Factorysupportmode
(PresetMode,DVI-D/HDMI/PC
DisplayPort)
35 HDMITiming(Video)
35 PowerIndicator
36 PROPER POSTURE
36 ProperPostureforUsingtheMonitor
3 LICENSE
4 ASSEMBLING AND
PREPARING
4 ProductComponents
5 ComponentandButtonDescription
7 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor
8 InstallingtheMonitor
8 - Assemblingthestandbase
9 - Usingthecableholder
10 - Detachingthestandbase
12 - Installingontoatable
13 - Adjustingthestandheight
14 - Adjustingtheangle
15 - Pivotfeature
16 - UsingtheKensingtonlock
16 - Installingthewallmountplate
17 - Installingtoawall
18 USING THE MONITOR
18 ConnectingtoaPC
18 - DVIconnection
19 - DisplayPortconnection
19 - HDMIconnection
20 ConnectingtoAVDevices
20 - HDMIconnection
21 ConnectingtoExternalDevices
21 - Headphoneportconnection
22 INSTALLING LG MONITOR
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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.
VESA,VESAlogo,DisplayPortComplianceLogoandDisplayPort
ComplianceLogofordual-modesourceareallregisteredtrademarksofthe
VideoElectronicsStandardsAssociation.

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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.
 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
Power CordUser Manual/Card AC/DC Adapter
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OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
 TheDisplayPortcablemaynot
beavailableinsomeareas.
Display Port Cable
Stand Base
Stand Base
Stand Body Cable Holder Screws
(Black)
(Sliver)
HDMI Cable
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Component and Button Description
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Power Indicator
 On:powerison
 Off:powerisoff
Ports
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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.
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 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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Installing the Monitor
Assembling the stand base
 Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover
thesurfacewithasoftcloth.
CAUTION
2 First,pleaseinsertStandBodytoStandBase,
Thentightentwoscrewsintothebackofthe
standbase.
1 Placethescreenfacedown.
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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 Checkthedirectionofthestandbody
(front,back)andthenmountthestandbody
ontothestandhinge.
4 Tightentwoscrewsintothebackofthestand
body.
Itmayhurtyourfootoffthestand,sobe
careful.
CAUTION
Stand Body
Stand Body
Stand Base
(Silver)
(Black)
Or
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100mm
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 Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover
thesurfacewithasoftcloth.
CAUTION
1 Placethescreenfacedown.
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Using the cable holder
3 Fixbyturningthescrewtotherightwithacoin.
2 Insertthestand baseintothehookofthe
stand body.
Itmayhurtyourfootoffthestand,sobe
careful.
CAUTION
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1 First,asshownintheillustration,pushthe
cableholderonthestandbody,Second,Fix
thecableholdertostandbody.
2 Putthecablesintothecableholder.
Stand Base
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Detaching the stand base
2 First,pressthethecableholderasshownin
theillustration,Second,Removethecable
holderfromthestandbody.
 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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4 RemovethetwoscrewsfromtheStandBase.
 RemovetheStandBasefromtheStandBody.
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
Stand Body
Stand Body
Stand Body
Stand Base
(Black) (Black)
(Silver)
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 Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover
thesurfacewithasoftcloth.
CAUTION
1 Placethescreenfacedown.
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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
2Turnthescrewtotheleftusingacoin.
Detachthestand base.
1
2
3 Removethetwoscrewsfromthestandbody.
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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.
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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 Oncethepinisremoved,itisnotnecessary
tore-insertittoadjusttheheight.
Adjusting the stand height
2 Removethetape attached to the bottom
back of the stand body and then pull out the
locking pin while pressing the head down-
ward.
3 Theheightcanbeadjustedupto110.0 mm.
 Donotputyourfingersor
handbetweenthescreen
andthebase(chassis)when
adjustingthescreen'sheight.
Tape
Locking Pin
Stand Body
CAUTION
WARNING
Head
Locking pin
1 Standthemonitorassembledwiththestand
baseinanuprightposition
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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.
 Toavoidinjurytothefingerswhenadjusting
thescreen,donotholdthelowerpartofthe
monitor'sframeasillustratedbelow.
 Becarefulnottotouchorpressthescreen
areawhenadjustingtheangleofthemonitor.
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Rear Side
Front Side
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 Toavoidscratchingthestandbase,make
surethatwhenrotatingthemonitorusing
thepivotfeature,thestanddoesnotmake
contactwiththemonitor.
WARNING
Pivot feature
Thepivotfeatureallowsthemonitortorotate90
clockwise.
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1 Raisethemonitoruptothemaximumheight.
2 Adjusttheangleofthemonitorinthedirection
ofthearrowasshowninthefigure.
3 Rotatethemonitorclockwiseasshowninthe
figure.
4 Completetheinstallationbyrotatingthe
monitor90°asshownbelow.
 Takecarewhenrotatingthemonitorifthe
cableisconnected.
WARNING
 Animagedisplayedonthemonitor'sscreen
doesnotrotateaccordingtothescreen
orientation.
NOTE
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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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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
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Usethescrewsandwallmountingbracketthat
complywiththeVESAstandard.
2Screwswhicharelongerthanthestandard
lengthmaydamagetheinsideofthemonitor.
3Anon-VESAstandardscrewmaydamagethe
productandcausethemonitortofall.LGElec-
tronicsisnotliableforanyaccidentsrelatingto
theuseofnon-standardscrews.
4VESAcompatibleonlywithrespecttoscrew
mountinginterfacedimensionsandmounting
screwspecifications
5UseitaccordingtotheVESAstandardasspeci-
fiedbelow.
 784.8mmorless
*Thicknessofthewallmountplate:2.6mm
*Fasteningscrew:Diameter4.0mmxPitch0.7
mmxLength10mm
 787.4mmorgreater
* Usethewallmountplateandscrewsthatcon-
formtotheVESAstandard .
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
VESA (A x B) 75x75
Stand Screw M4x10
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.
DVI connection
Transmitsdigitalvideosignalstothemonitor.Con-
nectthemonitorusingtheDVIcableasillustrated
below.
Pressthemenubuttonandthenselecttheinput
optionfromtheinputmenu.
TohearthesoundinDVIinputmode,connectthe
PC'sAUDIOOUTporttothemonitor'sAUDIOIN
(PC)portusingtheaudiocablethatcamewiththe
product.
 Connecttheinputsignalcableand
turninthedirectionofthearrow.
Topreventdisconnectionsecure
thecabletightly.
 Donotpressonthescreenfora
prolongedperiodoftime.Thismaycause
imagedistortion.
 Donotdisplayastillimageonthescreen
foraprolongedperiodoftime.Thismay
causeimageretention.Ifpossible,usethe
screensaver.
CAUTION
 Whenconnectingthepowercordtotheout-
let,useagrounded(3-hole)multi-socketora
groundedpoweroutlet.
 Themonitormayflickerwhenturnedoninan
areaoflowtemperature.Thisisnormal.
 Sometimesred,green,orbluespotsmayap-
pearonthescreen.Thisisnormal.
 UsingaDVItoHDMIcablemaycausecom-
patibilityissues.
NOTE
29UM65
29UB65
(soldseparately)
(soldseparately)
(soldseparately)
(soldseparately)

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USING THE MONITOR
 Theremaybenovideooraudiooutputde-
pendingontheDPversionofthePC.
 TheDisplayPortcablemaynotbeavailable
insomeareas.
DisplayPort connection
Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom
yourPCtothemonitor.ConnectyourPCtothe
monitorusingthedisplayportcableasillustrated
below.
Pressthemenubuttonandthenselecttheinput
optionfromtheinputmenu.
NOTE
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
29UM65
29UB65 29UB65
29UM65
(soldseparately)
(soldseparately)

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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.
 UsingaDVItoHDMIcablemaycausecom-
patibilityissues.
NOTE
29UM65
29UB65
(soldseparately)
(soldseparately)