LG 32MA68HY User manual

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LED MONITOR MODEL
32MA68HY
Please read this manual carefully before operating
your set and retain it for future reference.
Owner's Manual
LED MONITOR
(LED MONITOR*)
*LG LED Monitors are LCD Monitors with LED Backlighting.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
3 LICENSE
4 ASSEMBLINGANDPREPAR-
ING
4 Unpacking
5 SupportedDriversandSoftware
6 Partsandbuttons
6 - HowtoUsetheJoystickButton
7 - InputConnector
8 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor
9 SettinguptheMonitorset
9 - AttachingtheStandBase
10 - DetachingtheStandBase
11 - Mountingonatable
12 - Usingthecableholder
13 - Installingthewallmount
14 - Mountingonawall
15 USINGTHEMONITORSET
15 ConnectingtoaPC
15 - D-SUBconnection
15 - HDMIconnection
16 - DisplayPortconnection
16 ConnectingtoAVDevices
16 - HDMIconnection
17 ConnectingPeripherals
17 - USBCableconnection-PC
17 ConnectingtoExternalDevices
17 - Peripheraldeviceconnection
18 CUSTOMIZINGSETTINGS
19 Customizingsettings
19 - MenuSettings
19 - -QuickSettings
20 - -Picture
23 - -General
24 - -AutoConfiguration
25 - -Reset
26 - -Picturemode
27 TROUBLESHOOTING
29 SPECIFICATIONS
30 PresetModes(Resolution)
30 Indicator

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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
Unpacking
Checkyourproductboxforthefollowingitems.Ifthereareanymissingaccessories,contactthelocal
dealerwhereyoupurchasedyourproduct.Theillustrationsinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactualproduct
andaccessories.
 Donotuseanyunapprovedaccessoriestoensurethesafetyandproductlifespan.
 Anydamagesorinjuriesbyusingunapprovedaccessoriesarenotcoveredbythewarranty.
 Theaccessoriessuppliedwithyourproductmayvarydependingonthemodel.
 Productspecificationsorcontentsinthismanualmaybechangedwithoutpriornoticeduetoupgrade
ofproductfunctions.
CAUTION
NOTE
CD(Owner'sManual)/
Card (Dependingonthecountry) (Dependingonthecountry)
PowerCord AC-DCAdapter AC-DCAdapter
or
D-SUBCable
(Thiscableisnotincluded
inallcountries.)
USBCable
(Thiscableisnotincluded
inallcountries.)
StandBody StandBase
HDMICable
(Thiscableisnotincludedin
allcountries.)
CableHolder
OPTIONALACCESSORIES
DisplayPortCable
(Thiscableisnotincludedinallcountries.)

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SupportedDriversandSoftware
CheckthedriversandsoftwaresupportedbyyourproductandrefertothemanualsontheCDenclosedin
theproductpackage.
 RequiredandRecommended:YoucandownloadandinstallthelatestversionfromtheenclosedCD
orfromtheLGEwebsite (www.lg.com) .
DriversandSoftware InstallationPriority 32MA68HY
MonitorDriver Recommended O
OnScreenControl Recommended O

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Partsandbuttons
JoystickButton/
PowerIndicator
 On:powerison
 Off:powerisoff
 Thejoystickbuttonislocatedatthebottomofthemonitor.
NOTE
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.

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Partsandbuttons
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
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SettinguptheMonitorset
AttachingtheStandBase
1Pleaseputasoftclothonalowtableorbox
toprotectthescreenofthemonitor.
Pleaseputthemonitoronthesoftclothwith
thescreenfacingdown.
2PleasegrabtheStandbodyinonehand,and
pushitinthedirectionofthearrowtohinge
body.Afterassembling,youmustcheckifthe
Standbodylatchedinornot.
3PleasepushtheStandBaseinthedirection
ofthearrowasshownbelowandassemble
together.
Pleaseuseadriver(-)orcointoinsertthumb
screwandturnrightarrowdirectionlock.
 *Itisnecessarytothoroughlytightenitwith
ThumbScrew,orthemonitorwillshake.
4 PleasesettheMonitorupright,andinstallthe
necessarycable.
*Mustuseonetypeinputcable.Don'tuse
morethantwotypescabletogether.
1
2
1
2
Standbody
StandBase

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1Pleaseremovethecableinstalledtothemonitor.
2Pleaseputasoftclothonalowtableorboxto
protectthescreenofthemonitor.
Pleaseputthemonitoronthesoftclothwith
thescreenfacingdown.
3Pleaseusethedriver(-)orcoininsertthumb
screwandturnleftarrowdirectionunlock.
PleasepulltheStandBaseinthedirectionof
thearrowasshownbelowanddisassemble
asshownbelow.
4Afterfixingthemonitorinonehand,removethe
Standbodybypullingitstronglyinthedirection
ofthearrowasshownbelow.
1
2
1
2
*Ifitisdifficulttoremove,youcanpushthe
Latchwithasmallflat-headscrewdriverora
flat-headedtoolanddisassembleasshown
below.
DetachingtheStandBase

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Mountingonatable
1 LiftandtilttheMonitorsetintoitsupright
positiononatable.
Leavea10cm(minimum)spacefromthewall
forproperventilation.
2 ConnecttheAC-DCAdapterandPowerCord
toawalloutlet.
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
or
 Illustrationsinthisdocumentrepresenttypicalpro-
cedures,sotheymaylookdifferentfromtheactual
product.
 Donotcarrythemonitorupsidedownbyjusthold-
ing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.Theforceappliedtothemoni-
torscreenmaycausedamagetoit.
 Ifyouusethemonitorpanelwithoutthestand
base,itsjoystickbuttonmaycausethemoni-torto
becomeunstableandfall,resultingindamageto
themonitororhumaninjury.Inaddition,thismay
causethejoystickbuttontomalfunction.
CAUTION

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Usingthecableholder
3 Pressthejoystickbuttononthebottomofthe
monitortoturnonthemonitor.
Unplugthepowercordbeforemovingthe
Monitortoanotherlocation.Otherwiseelectric
shockmayoccur.
CAUTION
Cableholder
Whenyouadjusttheangle,donotholdthe
bottomoftheMonitorsetframeasshownon
thefollowingillustration,asmayinjureyour
fingers.
Donottouchorpressthescreenwhen
adjustingtheangleofthemonitor.
Donotholdthissetlikebelowpicture.Monitor
screencandetachfromstandbaseandinjure
yourbody.
WARNING

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Installingthewallmount
1 Placethescreenfacedown.Toprotectthe
screenfromscratches,coverthesurfacewitha
softcloth.
2 Detachthescrewcoverasbelow.
3Removethescrewsandseparatethestand
hinge.
UsingtheKensingtonsecuritysystem
TheKensingtonsecuritysystemconnectoris
locatedatthebackoftheMonitorset.Formore
informationofinstallationandusing,refertothe
manualsuppliedwiththeKensingtonsecurity
systemorvisit http://www.kensington.com .
ConnecttheKensingtonsecuritysystemcable
betweentheMonitorsetandatable.
Beforeinstallingthewallmount,pleaseseparate
thestandhingefirstasbelow.
TheKensingtonsecuritysystemisoptional.
Youcanobtainitfrommostelectronicsstores.
NOTE
Tiltfrom+10to-5degreesupordowntoadjust
theangleoftheMonitorsettosuityourview.
NOTE
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WallMount
(AXB)
200x100
Standard
screw
M4xL10
Numberof
screws
4
WallMount
Plate
(Optional)
RW240
(M4xL25)
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.
WallmountPad
WallmountPad
Standardscrew
BackCover
BackCover
Max.8mm
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.
 WallMount(AXB)
 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.
NOTE
Mountingonawall
CAUTION
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm

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USING THE MONITOR SET
USINGTHEMONITORSET
ConnectingtoaPC
 YourMonitorsetsupportsPlug&Play*.
*Plug&Play:APCrecognizesaconnected
devicethatusersconnecttoaPCandturn
on,withoutdeviceconfigurationoruser
intervention.
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
HDMIconnection
Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom
yourPCtotheMonitorset.ConnectthePCand
theMonitorsetwiththeHDMIcableasshownin
thefollowingillustrations.
 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
NOTE

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 Connectthesignalinputcable
andtightenitbyturningthe
screwsclockwise.
 Donotpressthescreenwith
yourfingerforalongtimeasthismay
resultintemporarydistortiononthescreen.
 Avoiddisplayingafixedimageonthe
screenforalongperiodoftimetoprevent
imageburn.Useascreensaverifpossible.
CAUTION
 WhenyouwanttousetwoPCinourMonitor,
pleaseconnectthesignalcable(D-SUB/
HDMI/DP)respectivelyinMonitorset.
 IfyouturntheMonitorsetonwhileitiscold,
thescreenmayflicker.Thisisnormal.
 Somered,green,orbluespotsmayappear
onthescreen.Thisisnormal.
NOTE
ConnectingtoAVDevices
HDMIconnection
Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom
yourAVdevicestothemonitor.ConnectyourAV
devicetothemonitorwiththeHDMIcableasil-
lustratedbelow.
 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
NOTE
 Theremaybenovideooraudiooutput
dependingontheDPversionofthePC.
 Ifyouusegenericcablesnotcertifiedby
LG,thescreenmaynotdisplayortheremay
beimagenoises.
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

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ConnectingtoExternalDevices
Peripheraldeviceconnection
Connectperipheraldevicestothemonitorusing
headphoneports.
 Peripheraldevicesaresoldseparately.
 Cableswithangledplugsmayhaveclear-
anceissues,usestraightplugswhenpos-
sible.
AngleType StraightType
NOTE
NOTE
 Headphonesorspeakersmaynotworknor-
mally,dependingontheserverPCsettings.
(soldseparately)
ConnectingPeripherals
USBCableconnection-PC
TheUSBportontheproductfunctionsasaUSB
hub.
USB IN 1 USB IN 2
USB UP
NOTE
 Themonitor'sUSBterminalsupportsUSB
2.0andhighspeedcables.  

 DP=DisplayPort  
ThecableisSeparatepurchase.
TwoUSBDownstreamports
Connecttheseportsto
amouse,USBkeyboard,
memorystickwithcurrent
specunder100mA.
OneUSBUpstreamport
Connectthisporttothe
downstreamportofacom-
puter,laptoporUSBmoni-
tor(YourcomputerorUSB
monitormustsupportUSB
andhaveUSBports).

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CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS
Activating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.
Enablesthemainmenu.
Mainmenuenabled Entersthemenufeatures.
►
Mainmenudisabled Adjuststhemonitorvolumelevel.
Enablesthemainmenu.
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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/
DP)willbechangedsequentially.
•Whenonlyonesignalisconnected,itisauto-
maticallydetected.ThedefaultsettingisD-SUB.
Monitoroff Turnsoffthemonitor.
Exit Exitsthemainmenu.
CUSTOMIZINGSETTINGS
JoystickButton
PowerIndicator
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
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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.
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.
Color Adjust
Auto
Configuration
*SMARTENERGYSAVING:Conserveenergybyusingluminancecompensationalgorithm.

 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

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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.
Color Adjust
Auto
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.