LG IPS237L-BN User manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL
IPS LED MONITOR
IPS237L
IPS277L
Please read this manual carefully before operating
your set and retain it for future reference.
IPS LED MONITOR MODEL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 

3 Unpacking
4 Partsandbuttons
5 SettinguptheMonitorset
5 - AttachingtheStandBase
6 - DetachingtheStandBase
6 - Mountingonatable
7 - Usingthecableholder
 
9 ConnectingtoaPC
9 - D-SUBconnection
9 - HDMIconnection
10 ConnectingtoaMobilePhone
10 - MHL(MobileHigh-definitionLink)connec-
tion
  
 
13 CustomizingSettings
13 - MenuSettings
14 -PICTURE
15 -COLOR
16 -DISPLAY
16 -VOLUME
17 -OTHERS
18 MYKEYSetting
19 FUNC.Setting
19 -SUPERENERGYSAVING
20 -DUALDISPLAY
20 -DUALWEB
21 -TRUECOLORFINDER
21 -MYKEYSETTING
 
  
24 IPS237L
25 IPS277L
26 PresetModes(Resolution)
26 Indicator
 
27 ProperpostureforusingtheMonitorset.

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

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.


 



(Thiscableisnotincludedinall
countries.)
(Dependingonthecountry) (Dependingonthecountry)
  



(Thiscableisnotincludedinall
countries.)
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

 
 
Connectionpanel(Seep.9)
Button(Seep.12)
(PowerButton)

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

1 PlacetheMonitorsetwiththescreenside
downonaflatandcushionedsurface.
Layafoammatorsoftprotectivecloth
onthesurfacetoprotectthescreenfrom
damage.

2 AttachtheStand Bodytothemonitor.
Insertthetwooftheright
intothegrooveofthemonitorheadandsecure
thembypressingtheleftandrightbottom
sides.

3 SecurethemonitorandtheStand Bodywith
the2screws.
4 AttachtheStand BasefromtheStand Bodyby
turningthescrewtotherightwithaCoin.
Tightenthescrewsfirmlytopreventthemonitor
fromtiltingforward.Donotovertighten.
CAUTION
Ifyoudon`tfastenthescrewtightly,monitor
willfalldownandgetdamaged.


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
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
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2 Turnthescrewtotheleft,andthenpulloutthe
Stand BasefromtheStand Body.

1 Placethemonitorwiththescreensidedownon
aflatandcushionedsurface.
3 Remove2screwsandpullouttheStand Body
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
3 Press (Power)buttononthebottomswitch
paneltoturnthepoweron.
Unplugthepowercordbeforemovingthe
Monitortoanotherlocation.Otherwiseelectric
shockmayoccur.



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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.
TheKensingtonsecuritysystemisoptional.
Youcanobtainitfrommostelectronicsstores.

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.

Tiltfrom+20to-5degreesupordowntoadjust
theangleoftheMonitorsettosuityourview.

 

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USING THE MONITOR SET


 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.

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.
 
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
 IfyouuseHDMIPC,itcancausecompatibility
problem.



Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom
yourPCorA/VtotheMonitorset.ConnectthePC
orA/VandtheMonitorsetwiththeHDMIcableas
showninthefollowingillustrations.
HDMI1
HDMI2/MHL
HDMI2/MHL
HDMI1

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Transmitsthedigitalaudiovisualsignalsfromyour
mobilephonetothemonitorset.Connectthemobile
phonetothemonitorsetwiththeMHLcableas
showninthefollowingillustrations.
 ConnectthemobilephonetotheHDMI2/MHLport
toviewthephonescreenonthemonitorset.
 ThisonlyworksfortheMHLsupportedphone.

HDMI1
HDMI2/MHL

  


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 WhenyouwanttousetwoPCinourMonitor,
pleaseconnectthesignalcable(D-SUB/
HDMI)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.
 
Thisfunctionprovidestheuserwithoptimal
displaysettings.Whentheuserconnects
themonitorforthefirsttime,thisfunction
automaticallyadjuststhedisplaytooptimal
settingsforindividualinputsignals.(Only
supportedinAnalogMode)
 
Whenyouencounterproblemssuchas
blurryscreen,blurredletters,screenflicker
ortiltedscreenwhileusingthedeviceor
afterchangingscreenresolution,pressthe
AUTOfunctionbuttontoimproveresolution.
(OnlysupportedinAnalogMode)
 
 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.
 SelfImageSettingFunction
Pressthepowerbuttononthebottompanelto
turnthepoweron.Whenmonitorpoweristurned
on,the""Functionisexecuted
automatically.(OnlysupportedinAnalogMode)

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CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS

1 PressthedesiredbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset.
2 ChangethevalueofthemenuitembypressingthebuttonsonthebottomoftheMonitorset.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,usetheuparrow( )button.
3 SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
MENU MY KEY AUTO INPUT EXIT FUNC.

 
Accessesthemainmenus.(Seep.13)


Thisfunctionallowsyoutolockthecurrentcontrolsettings,so
thattheycannotbeinadvertentlychanged.
PressandholdtheMENUbuttonforseveralseconds.
Themessage"OSDLOCKED"shouldappear.
YoucanunlocktheOSDcontrolsatanytimebypushing
theMENUbuttonforseveralseconds.Themessage"OSD
UNLOCKED"shouldappear.
UsethisbuttontoenterMYKEYmenu.Formoreinformation.(Seep.18)
UsethisbuttontoenterSUPERENERGYSAVING,DUALDISPLAY,DUALWEB,TRUE
COLORFINDER,MYKEYSETTINGmenus.(Seep.19)
Whenadjustingyourdisplaysettings,alwayspresstheAUTObutton.(Onlysupportedin
AnalogMode)
 1920x1080
Youcanchoosetheinputsignal.
• Whentwoinputsignalsareconnected,youcanselecttheinputsignal(D-SUB/
HDMI1/HDMI2)youwant.
• Whenonlyonesignalisconnected,itisautomaticallydetected.Thedefaultsettingis
D-SUB.

ExittheOSD(OnScreenDisplay).
(PowerButton) Turnsthepoweronoroff.
 Thepowerindicatorstaysredifthedisplayisrunningproperly
(OnMode).IfthedisplayisinSleepMode,thepowerindicator
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

1 PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheOSD.
2 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
3 Selectthe""buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
4 SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow( )button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
   
   Toadjustthebrightness,contrastofthescreen
  

 
WIDE
Switchtofullscreenmodeaccordingtoinputimagesignal.
ORIGINAL
Changetheinputimagesignalratiotooriginal.
*ThisfunctionworksonlyifinputresolutionislowerthanMonitorsetratio
(16:9).
   Restoreallfactorydefaultsettings.Pressthe◄,buttonstoreset
immediately.
   
    Toadjusttheclearnessofthescreen.
  Tosetoffsetlevel
  Toimprovetheclarityandstabilityofthescreen
   Tosettheresponsetimeofdisplayedpicture.
 
  Tocustomizethecolorofthescreen



  Toadjustthepositionofthescreen

 Toimprovetheclarityandstabilityofthescreen

 Toadjustthevolume
   
Tocustomizethescreenstatusforauser'soperating
environment


  
  
 D-SUB(Analogsignal)input.
 HDMI(Digitalsignal)input.

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1 PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheOSD.
2 Selectthe""buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3 Entertobypressingthe▼button.
4 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
5 SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow( )button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
 
 Toadjusttheclearnessofthescreen.
 Youcansettheoffsetlevel.Ifyouselect'HIGH',thescreenwillbebrightandif
youselect‘LOW’,thescreenwillbedark.(onlyforHDMIinput)
*Offset?Asthecriteriaforvideosignal,itisthedarkestscreenthemonitorcan
show.
 ToselecttherangeofoutputimageforDTVtiminginHDMIinput.(onlyforHDMI
input)RecommendoverscanfunctiontoturnonwhenconnectAVequipment.
 Youcanset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'FAST'.

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
1 PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheOSD.
2 Selectthe""buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3 Selectbypressingthe►button.
4 Entertobypressingthe▼button.
5 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6 SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow( )button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
 
 Setyourowngammavalue.:GAMMA0,GAMMA1,GAMMA2onthemonitor,
highgammavaluesdisplaywhitishimagesandlowgammavaluesdisplay
blackishimages.
 
Setyourownredcolorlevels.
Setyourowngreencolorlevels.
Setyourownbluecolorlevels.
Selectthescreencolor.
Setthescreentowarmcolortemperature(morered).
Setthescreentomediumcolortemperature.
Setthescreentocoolcolortemperature(moreblue).
 Setsandstoresthehueandsaturationforsixcolors(RED/GREEN/BLUE/
CYAN/MAGENTA/YELLOW)tosatisfythecolorrequirementsofauser.
 Adjuststhescreenhue.
 Adjuststhecolorsharpnessonthescreen.Lowervaluesmake
thecolorsharpnessweakerandcolorslighterwhilehigher
valuesmakethecolorsharpnessstrongerandcolorsdark.
 Resetsthecolorsettingstothefactorydefaultsettingsforthecurrentinput
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
1 PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheOSD.
2 Selectthe""buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3 Selectbypressingthe►button.
4 Entertobypressingthe▼button.
5 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6 SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow( )button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.

1 PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheOSD.
2 Selectthe""buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3 Selectbypressingthe►button.
4 Entertobypressingthe▼button.
5 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►buttons.
6 SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow( )button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
 
 Tomoveimageleftandright.
 Tomoveimageupanddown.
 Tominimizeanyverticalbarsorstripesvisibleonthescreenbackground.The
horizontalscreensizewillalsochange.
 Toadjustthefocusofthedisplay.Thisitemallowsyoutoremoveanyhorizontal
noiseandclearorsharpentheimageofcharacters.
 
 Toadjustthevolumeofheadphone/earphone.(OnlyforHDMIinput)

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
1 PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheOSD.
2 Selectthe""buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3 Selectbypressingthe►button.
4 Entertobypressingthe▼button.
5 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6 SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow( )button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
 
 Tochoosethelanguageinwhichthecontrolnamesaredisplayed.


Usethisfunctiontosetthepowerindicatoronthebottomsideofthemonitorto
ONorOFF.IfyousetOFF,itwillgooff.
IfyousetONatanytime,thepowerindicatorwillautomaticallybeturnedon.
 Ifyoudonotpressanybuttononthemonitorsetforacertainperiod,themonitor
setwillautomaticallyswitchtostandbymode.
 ToselectorturnofftheBuzzersound.
TheBuzzersoundoperatesinbelowcases.
DCpowerOn/Off
MENUOSDOn
FUNC.OSDOn
MYKEYOSDOn
AUTO
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
1 PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitor
settodisplaytheOSD.
2 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼buttons.
3 SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
 
 MYKEYisshortkey.YoucanselectoneofFUNC.(SUPERENERGYSAVING,
DUALDISPLAY,DUALWEB,TRUECOLORFINDER)asyourfavoritefeature.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.

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
1PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorsetto
displaytheOSD.
2 Entertobypressingthe▼
button.
3 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼buttons.
4 SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.Toreturntothe
uppermenuorsetothermenuitems,usetheuparrow
()button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
 

EnablesSUPERENERGYSAVINGyoucansaveenergywiththisenergy-efficientfunction
 DisablesSUPERENERGYSAVING.
 ResetsthevaluesoftotalenergyconsumptionreductionandCO2emissionreduction
estimates.
 :Howmuchpowerissavedwhileusingthemonitor.
 :ChangetheTOTALPOWERREDUCTIONtoCO2.
 
584mm
(23inch)
686mm
(27inch)
SUPERSAVING 7W/h 9W/h
 SavingDatadependsonthePanel.So,thosevaluesshouldbedifferentfromeachpanelandpanel
vendor.
 LGcalculatedthesevaluesbyusing
(includingbroadcastvideo:IEC62087)
 SUPERSAVINGreferstohowmuchpowercanbesavedusingtheSUPERENERGYSAVING
function.



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
 Whenmonitorgoestopowersavingmodewithpcsavingoption->Pressinganybutton->OSD
appearandusershouldpressdualbutton->Usercanbringbacktonormalmode.

1PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheOSD.
2 Selectbypressingthe►button.
3 Entertobypressingthe▼button.
4 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►buttons.
5 SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.Toreturntothe
uppermenuorsetothermenuitems,usetheup
arrow( )button.
*Beforeusingbelowfunctions,pleaseinstallDUALPACKAGEprogramme.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
 
 ByselectingCLONE,usercanusesecondarymonitorasdonemodeofprimary
monitor.
 ByselectingEXTENDED,usercanusesecondarymonitorasextendedmodeof
primarymonitor.
 IfselectOFF,DUALDISPLAYisoff.

1PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheOSD.
2 Selectbypressingthe►button.
3 Entertobypressingthe▼button.
4 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►buttons.
5 SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.Toreturntothe
uppermenuorsetothermenuitems,usetheup
arrow( )button.
*Beforeusingbelowfunctions,pleaseinstallDUALPACKAGEprogramme.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
 
 Helpusertobrowsewebefficientlybydividinginhalf.Helptoarrangeandmove
windowsonscreen.Helpusertocontroldividedwindowsratio.
 IfselectOFF,DUALWEBisoff.