LG 84WS70MS User manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL
MONITOR SIGNAGE
84WS70MS
Please read this manual carefully before operating the your set and
retain it for future reference.
MONITOR SIGNAGE MODELS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
3 LICENSES
4 ASSEMBLING AND
PREPARING
4 Accessories
5 OptionalAccessories
6 Partsandbuttons
8 PortraitLayout
8 UsingtheMountingCableTie
9 ConnectingtheEye-BoltBracket
10 ConnectingtheMediaPlayer
11 ConnectinganOptionalBox
12 Mountingonawall
13 REMOTE CONTROL
15 ChangeDeviceName
15 SimpLinkSetting
16 USING THE MONITOR
16 ConnectingtoaPC
17 - RGBconnection
17 - DVI-Dconnection
18 - HDMIconnection
18 - DisplayPortconnection
19 - UsingtheInputList
20 ENTERTAINMENT
20 - Connectingtoawirednetwork
21 - NetworkStatus
22 - ConnectingUSBstoragedevices
24 - UsingMyMedia
26 - Playingvideo
28 - Viewingphotos
29 - Listeningtomusic
30 CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS
30 - PICTUREsettings
34 Usingtheadditionaloptions
34 - Adjustingaspectratio
36 - SOUNDsettings
37 - TIMEsettings
38 - OPTIONsettings
40 - NETWORKsettings
40 - SUPPORTsettings
41 MAKING CONNECTIONS
42 ConnectingtoaHDreceiver,DVD,
Camcorder,Camera,GamingDeviceor
VCRplayer
42 - HDMIconnection
43 - AV(CVBS)connection
44 ConnectingtoaUSB
44 ConnectingtotheLAN
45 DaisyChainMonitors
46 TROUBLESHOOTING
49 SPECIFICATIONS
53 IR CODES
54 CONTROLLING THE MULTIPLE
PRODUCT
54 Connectingthecable
54 RS-232CConfigurations
54 CommunicationParameter
55 Commandreferencelist
57 Transmission/Receivingprotocol

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LICENSES
LICENSES
Supportedlicensesmaydifferbymodel.Formoreinformationofthelicenses,visitwww.lg.com.
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.
ABOUTDIVXVIDEO:DivX isadigitalvideoformatcreatedbyDivX,LLC,a
subsidiaryofRoviCorporation.ThisisanofficialDivXCertified devicethat
playsDivXvideo.Visitdivx.comformoreinformationandsoftwaretoolsto
convertyourfilesintoDivXvideos.
ABOUTDIVXVIDEO-ON-DEMAND:ThisDivX
Certified devicemustberegisteredinordertoplaypurchasedDivXVideo-
on-Demand(VOD)movies.Toobtainyourregistrationcode,locatethe
DivXVODsectioninyourdevicesetupmenu.Gotovod.divx.comformore
informationonhowtocompleteyourregistration.
DivXCertified toplayDivX videouptoHD1080p,includingpremium
content.
DivX ,DivXCertified andassociatedlogosaretrademarksofRovi
Corporationoritssubsidiariesandareusedunderlicense.
CoveredbyoneormoreofthefollowingU.S.patents:7,295,673;7,460,668;
7,515,710;7,519,274
ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.Dolbyandthedouble-D
symbolaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories.

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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
Accessories
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pirateditemstoensurethesafetyandproductlifespan.
 Anydamagesorinjuriesbyusingpirateditems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
Remote control and
Batteries
Power Cord D-sub 15 pin signal cable
P
A
G
E
INPUT
ENERGY
SAVING
MARK
ARC
ON
OFF

. , !

ABC

DEF

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV

1/a/A

- * #
WXYZ
CLEAR
MONITOR
PSM
AUTO
MUTE
BRIGHT
NESS
MENU
POWER
OK
S.MENU
ID
BACK TILE
ON OFF
EXIT
CD(Owner's Manual,
SuperSign Program/ Manual)
*SuperSignElite-wprogramisnotcompatiblewith
thisproduct.Tobecompatiblelater.
Eye-Bolt Bracket M4 x L12 Screw(4 EA)
For Eye-Bolt Bracket
Mounting Cable TieCards

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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
Media Player Kit
Optional Box Kit
Media Player
Optional Box
Screw
Screw
CD(Owner's Manual)/ Card
Optional Accessories
Withoutpriornotice,optionalaccessoriesaresubjecttochangetoimprovetheperformanceoftheproduct,
andnewaccessoriesmaybeadded.Theillustrationsinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactualproductand
accessories.
 Optionalaccessoriesarenotincludedforallmodels.
 TheOptionalBoxPortmaybeusedforfuturedevices.Itiscurrentlynotsupported.
NOTE

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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
 YoucansetthePowerindicatortoonoroffbyselectingOPTIONinthemainmenu.
Parts and buttons
NOTE
Connection panel
IR Receiver/
Power Indicator
LightingOn:Turnedon
LightingOff:Turnedoff
Screen Buttons/
Screen Marks

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Screen Marks Description
INPUT Changestheinputsource.
MENU Accessesthemainmenus,orsavesyourinputandexitsthemenus.
Movestheselectionupanddown.
Adjuststhevolumelevel.
AUTO/SET Displaysthecurrentsignalandmode.
Pressthisbuttontoadjustthescreenautomatically(availableonlyinRGBmode)
/ITurnsthepoweronoroff.
IRReceiver Thisiswheretheunitreceivessignalsfromtheremotecontrol.
PowerIndicator ThisIndicatorlightsupredwhenthedisplayoperatesnormally(onmode).Ifthedisplay
Insleepmode(InPowerSavingmode),thisindicatorcolorchangestoamber.

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Portrait Layout
WheninstallinginaPortraitLayout,rotatethe
monitorclockwise90degrees(whenfacingthe
screen).
Using the Mounting Cable
Tie
Insertthetwocabletiesintothebottomholeonthe
backofthesetasshowninthefiguretoorganize
cables.

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Connecting the Eye-Bolt Bracket
TheEye-boltbracketisdesignedtobeusedtoliftthesetup.
Attachthebrackettotheproductusingthetwoscrewsprovided.
Installing in Landscape Position Installing in Portrait Position

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2 TomounttheMediaPlayer,pushitintothe
specialcompartmentlocatedonthebackofthe
monitor.
3 AttachtheMediaPlayerusingthefourprovided
screws.
Connecting the Media
Player
1 Placeasoftclothonthetableandputtheset
withthescreenfacingdownward.Removethe
handleatthebottomofthesectionwherethe
MediaPlayerismountedontheset.
 Usethescrewsprovidedwiththeproduct
(diameter3.0mmxpitch0.5mmxlength6.0
mm).
NOTE

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2 Attachtheboxusingthetwoprovidedscrews.
Connecting an Optional Box
1 Placeasoftclothonthetableandputtheset
withthescreenfacingdownward.Tomount
thebox,pushitintothespecialcompartment
locatedonthebackofthemonitor.

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Mounting on a wall
Forproperventilation,allowaclearanceof10
cmoneachsideandfromthewall.Detailed
installationinstructionsareavailablefromyour
dealer,seetheoptionalTiltWallMountingBracket
InstallationandSetupGuide.
10cm
10cm
10cm
10cm 10cm
IfyouintendtomounttheMonitortoawall,attach
aWallmountinginterface(optionalparts)tothe
backoftheset.
WhenyouinstalltheMonitorusingawallmounting
interface(optionalparts),attachitcarefullysoit
willnotfall.
1 Please,useawallmountandscrewsin
accordancewithVESAStandards.
2Ifyouusescrewslongerthanstandard,the
monitormightbedamagedinternally.
3 Ifyouuseimproperscrews,theproductmight
bedamagedanddropfrommountedposition.
Inthiscase,LGElectronicsisnotresponsible
fordamage.
4 PleaseuseVESAstandardasbelow.
 785mm(31inch)orgreater
*Fasteningscrew:Diameter8.0mmxPitch
1.25mmxLength16mm
 Disconnectthepowerbeforeinstallingor
movingthemonitor.Otherwiseelectricshock
mayoccur.
 IfyouinstalltheMonitoronaceilingor
slantedwall,itmayfallandresultinsevere
injury.Use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andvoidyour
warranty.
 Use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.
 UsescrewsthatarelistedontheVESA
standardscrewspecifications.
 Thewallmountkitincludes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.
CAUTION
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REMOTE CONTROL
REMOTE CONTROL
P
A
G
E
INPUT
ENERGY
SAVING
MARK
ARC
ON
OFF

. , !

ABC

DEF

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV

1/a/A

- * #
WXYZ
CLEAR
OK
S.MENU
MONITOR
PSM
AUTO
MUTE
BRIGHT
NESS
MENU
ID
BACK TILE
ON OFF
EXIT
POWER
/I(POWER)
TurnstheMonitoronoroff.
MONITOR ON / OFF
Turnoffthemonitorandthen
turnitbackon.
1/a/A Button
Togglesbetweennumerical
andalphabetical.
ENERGY SAVING
Adjuststhebrightnessof
thescreentoreduceenergy
consumption.
INPUT
Selectstheinputmode.
Number and Alphabet buttons
Entersnumericaloralphabetical
charactersdependingonthe
setting.
CLEAR
Deletestheenterednumerical
oralphabeticalcharacter.
PSM
SelectsthePictureStatus
Mode.
MUTE
Mutesallsounds.
ARC
SelectstheAspectRatio
Mode.
MARK
Thecurrentmodeldoesnot
supportthisfunction.
Volume Up / Down
Adjuststhevolumelevel. BRIGHTNESS Key
Adjustthebrightnessby
pressingtheUpandDown
buttonsontheremotecontrol.
Thedescriptionsinthismanualarebasedonthebuttonsoftheremotecontrol.Pleasereadthismanual
carefullyandusetheMonitorcorrectly.
Toreplacebatteries,openthebatterycover,replacebatteries(1.5VAAA)matching and endstothe
labelinsidethecompartment,andclosethebatterycover.
Toremovethebatteries,performtheinstallationactionsinreverse.
 Donotmixoldandnewbatteries,asthis
maydamagetheremotecontrol.
 Makesuretopointtheremotecontrolatthe
remotecontrolsensorontheMonitor.
CAUTION

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REMOTE CONTROL
P
A
G
E
INPUT
ENERGY
SAVING
MARK
ARC
ON
OFF

. , !

ABC

DEF

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV

1/a/A

- * #
WXYZ
CLEAR
OK
S.MENU
MONITOR
PSM
AUTO
MUTE
BRIGHT
NESS
MENU
ID
BACK TILE
ON OFF
EXIT
POWER
S.MENU
(SuperSignMenuKey)
SelectstheSuperSignOSD
Menu.(SuperSigninputonly)
EXIT
Clearsallon-screendisplays
andreturnstoMonitor
viewingfromanymenu.
TILE
Thecurrentmodeldoesnot
supportthisfunction.
MENU
Accessesorexitsthemenus.
Navigation buttons
Scrollsthroughmenusor
options.
OK
Selectsmenusoroptionsand
confirmsyourinput.
BACK
Allowstheusertomoveback
onestep.
USB Menu control buttons
Controlsmediaplayback.
ID ON/OFF
Thecurrentmodeldoesnot
supportthisfunction.
AUTO
Automaticallyadjustspicture
positionandminimizesimage
instability.(RGBinputonly)

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USING THE MONITOR
1 PressINPUTtoaccessInput List.1 PressINPUTtoaccessInput List.
INPUT
ENERGY
SAVING
ON
OFF

. , !

ABC

DEF

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV

1/a/A

- * #
WXYZ
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ABC
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DEF
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2 IntheInput Listscreen,presstheID OFF
(green)ontheremotecontrol.
2 IntheInput Listscreen,presstheID ON(red)
ontheremotecontrol.
Change Device Name
Youcaneditthenameoftheexternaldevicecon-
nectedtotheinputporttodisplaywhichdeviceis
connectedtotheport.
SimpLink Setting
SimpLinkallowsyoutocontrolvariousmultimedia
devicestoenjoythemultimediasimplybyusing
theremotecontrolthroughtheSimpLinkmenu.
OK
S.MENU
AUTO
MENU
ID
BACK TILE
ON OFF
EXIT
OK
S.MENU
AUTO
MENU
ID
BACK TILE
ON OFF
EXIT
3 YoucanselectanyoptionforInput Label
exceptUSB.
 Externalinputssupported:AV, RGB, HDMI1,
HDMI2, DVI-D, Display Port and SuperSign
 Inputlabelsavailable:Blu-ray, DVD, VCR,
Home theater, AV Receiver, Set-top Box,
Cable Box, Satellite, IPTV, TV, Smart Box,
Game, PC, Notebook, Smart phone, Cam-
era, and Camcorder.
 ThesetInput Labelisdisplayedonthe
Input List,orwhenswitchingtheinput.
 IfDTV/PCcompatiblesignalsareoutput,
thescreensettingschangeaccordingtothe
Input Labelsetting.IfInputLabelissetto
PC,thescreen'saspectratioisautomatically
settoJustScan.
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USING THE MONITOR
USING THE MONITOR
Connecting to a PC
YourMonitorsupportsthePlug&Play*feature.
*Plug&Play:ThisisthefunctionthatallowsaPC
tousethemonitorwithoutinstallingadriver.
NOTE
 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.
 Connectthe
signalinputcable
andtightenitby
turningthescrews
clockwise.
 ItisrecommendedyouuseanHDMI
connectionforthebestimagequality.
 Useashieldedsignalinterfacecable,such
asD-sub15pinsignalcableandDVIcable,
withaferritecoretomaintainstandard
compliancefortheproduct.
 IfyouturntheMonitoronwhenthesetis
cold,thescreenmayflicker.Thisisnormal.
 Somered,green,orbluespotsmayappear
onthescreen.Thisisnormal.
 Forsomegraphiccards,thescreenmaynot
displayproperlywhenyouusedualmonitors.
CAUTION

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USING THE MONITOR
DVI-D connection
TransmitsadigitalvideosignalfromyourPCto
theMonitor.ConnectthePCandtheMonitor
withaDVIcableasshownthefollowing
illustrations.
SelectDVI-Dinputsourceonthemonitor.
RGB connection
TransmitsananalogvideosignalfromyourPCto
theMonitor.ConnectthePCandtheMonitor
setwiththe15pinsignalcableasshowninthe
followingillustrations.
SelectRGBinputsourceonthemonitor.
 UsethestandardMacintosh
adaptersinceanincompatible
adapterisavailableinthe
market.(Differentsignaling
system)
 Applecomputersmayrequireanadapterto
connecttothismonitor.Callorvisittheirweb
siteformoreinformation.
NOTE
MacintoshAdapter
(notincluded)
(not
included)
PC/MAC
PC
(notincluded)
(notincluded)
Backoftheproduct. Backoftheproduct.

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USING THE MONITOR
HDMI connection
Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignals
fromyourPCtotheMonitor.ConnectthePCand
theMonitorwithanHDMIcableasshowninthe
followingillustration.
SelectHDMIinputsource.
Display Port connection
Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom
yourPCtotheMonitor.ConnectthePCandthe
MonitorwithaDisplayPortcableasshowninthe
followingillustrations.
SelectDisplayPortinputsource.
 UseaHighSpeedHDMI™Cable.
 PleasecheckthePCenvironmentifyoucannothearaudioinHDMImode.SomePCsrequireyouto
manuallychangethedefaultaudiooutputtoHDMI.
 IfyouwanttouseHDMIPCmode,youmustsetPC/DTVtoPCmode.
 WhenHDMIPCisused,acompatiblityproblemmightoccur.
NOTE
(not
included)
(notincluded) (notincluded)
PC
PC
Backoftheproduct.

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USING THE MONITOR
Using the Input List
1 PressINPUTtoaccesstheINPUT LIST.
Input source Description
AV WatchvideofromaVCRorotherexternaldevices.
RGB ViewaPCdisplayonthescreen.
HDMI1 WatchcontentsinaPC,DVDofDigitalset-topboxotherhighdefinitiondevices.
HDMI2 WatchcontentsinaPC,DVDofDigitalset-topboxotherhighdefinitiondevices.
Display Port WatchcontentsinaPC,DVDofDigitalset-topboxotherhighdefinitiondevices.
DVI-D ViewaPCdisplayonthescreen.
SuperSign ViewstheMediaPlayerdisplayonthescreen.
2 PresstheNavigationbuttonstoscrolltooneoftheinputsourcesandpressOK.
INPUT
ENERGY
SAVING
ON
OFF

. , !

ABC

DEF

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS
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ENTERTAINMENT
ENTERTAINMENT
Connecting to a wired network
(Dependingonmodel)
Connectthedisplaytoalocalareanetwork(LAN)
viatheLANportasshowninthefollowingillustra-
tionandsetupthenetworksettings.
Thismonitoronlysupportsawirednetworkcon-
nection.
Aftermakingaphysicalconnection,asmall
numberofhomenetworksmayrequirethedisplay
networksettingstobeadjusted.Formosthome
networks,thedisplaywillconnecttoautomatically
withoutanyadjustments.
Fordetailinformation,contactyourinternetpro-
viderorroutermanual.
 Donotconnectamodularphonecabletothe
LANport.
 Sincetherearevariousconnectionmeth-
ods,pleasefollowthespecificationsofyour
telecommunicationcarrierorinternetservice
provider.
 Networksettingmenuwillnotbeavailable
untilthedisplayisconnectedtophysical
network.
 Sincetherearevariousconnectionmeth-
ods,pleasefollowthespecificationsofyour
telecommunicationcarrierorinternetservice
provider.
LAN
Router
LAN WAN
Cable modem
ETHERNET
@
Internet
Internet
CAUTION
CAUTION
Followthestepsbelowtosetupthenetworkset-
tings.(Evenifyourdisplayisalreadyconnected
automatically,runningsetupagainwillnotharm
anything.)
1 PressMENUtoaccessthemainmenus.
2 PresstheNavigationbuttonstoscrolltoNET-
WORKandpressOK.
3PresstheNavigationbuttonstoscrolltoNet-
work ConnectionandpressOK.
4 SelectSet Expert.
5 SelectManual ModeorAuto Input.
IfyouselectManual Mode,presstheNaviga-
tionandNumberbuttons.IPaddresseswill
needtobeinputmanually.
-Auto Input:SelectthisifthereisaDHCP
server(router)ontheLocalAreaNetwork
(LAN)viawiredconnection,thedisplay
willbeautomaticallyallocatedanIPad-
dress.Ifyou’reusingabroadbandrouter
orbroadbandmodemthathasaDynamic
HostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)server
function,theIPaddresswillbeautomatically
determined.
6 Whenyouarefinished,pressEXIT.