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About This Electronic User's Manual
About This Electronic User's Manual
About This Guide • Other Documents You May Need • Notational Descriptions
About This Guide
This electronic user's guide is intended for anyone who uses the Philips Color Monitor. It describes the
monitor's features, setup, operation and all other information, which is the same exact information described
in our printed version.
The sections are as follows:
● Safety and Troubleshooting Information provides tips and solution
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About This Electronic User's Manual The following subsections describe notational conventions used in this document. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type. These blocks are notes, cautions, and warnings, and they are used as follows: NOTE: This icon indicates important information and tips that help you make better use of your computer system. CAUTION: This icon indicates information that tells
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Safety & Troubleshooting Safety and Troubleshooting Information Safety Precautions and Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Regulatory Information • Other Related Information Safety precautions and maintenance WARNING: Use of controls, adjustments, or procedures other than those specified in this documentation may result in exposure to shock, electrical hazards, and/or mechanical hazards. Read and follow these instructions when connecting and using your computer monitor: ● Disconnect the monitor fr
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107X Product Information Product Information Product Features • LightFrame™ for Windows • Technical Specifications • Automatic Power Saving • Physical Specification • Pin Assignment • Product Views Product Features 107X23 ● 17-inch (16.0" VIS) design line color monitor with excellent front of screen performance for use with MACs and PCs ● Autoscan covers horizontal frequencies up to 71 kHz offering a maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024 with flicker free display of 1024 x 768 at up to 89 Hz. ●
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107X Product Information Language Selection While English is the default language of LightFrame™, the User Interface can be set up to operate in Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese or Korean. Installation 1) To install LightFrame™, place the CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2) Next, when the menu of items on the CD appears on your screen, click on 'Install LightFrame™'. 3) Now, follow the on-screen prompts to properly install the prog
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107X Product Information Q. What is LightFrame™ 2? A. LightFrame2 is a second-generation software package that working in conjunction with factory installed LightFrame™ hardware adds great new features to LightFrame™. Q: How can I tell if my monitor comes with LightFrame™ 2? A: All Philips LightFrame™ 2 monitors display this logo on their front bezel: Q: How does LightFrame™ work? A: LightFrame™ consists of a software application and an Integrated Circuit (IC) embedded in the monitor. Toge
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107X Product Information Q: Can I install LightFrame™ 2 over an older version? Must previous versions be uninstalled? A: The LightFrame™ 2 installation program scans your system, removes old versions and upgrades automatically to LightFrame™ 2. Heres how: If you downloaded the upgrade from the Philips Web site, remember the directory into which you saved the upgrade. When you click on the Setup icon, LightFrame™ 2 scans your system, removes old versions and upgrades automatically to LightFr
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107X Product Information A: Because the monitor handles LightFrame™ processing, the feature consumes no system resources when a portion of the screen is highlighted. Installed on a PC, the small LightFrame™ application program is active in the Windows system tray, but remains idle until a window is selected for highlighting. As soon as the monitor receives the initiate command from this software, the application again becomes idle, consuming few if any system resources. On rare occasions when a
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107X Product Information Web page, some special backgrounds and borders confuse LightFrame™. Heres why: To comply with the science of cathode ray tube design, LightFrame™ is trained to locate and highlight rectangular screen areas. Sometimes a border or background prevents LightFrame™ from determining where a photo, for example, ends and its border begins. To prevent distorted display when this happens, LightFrame™ will ignore that photo. The workaround? Highlight the photo manually. H
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107X Product Information A: Software can be easily uninstalled with the Windows Add/remove software function in Control Panel or through the Uninstall feature in the Philips LightFrame program group. From the Control Panel Add/remove software screen, select Philips LightFrame™. Then select Add/remove . Alternatively, open the Start menu and select Philips LightFrame from Programs. Select Uninstall and follow the steps of the uninstall feature. Q: How can I quickly check to see if my Philips
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107X Product Information customized. To learn more about customization options, check out the LightFrame™ help file by pressing the help button in the control panel. Q: In the OSD menu, what does "LightFrame On/Off" mean? A: You can switch LightFrame™ on or off from the OSD menu of any LightFrame™ 2 monitor. This is a handy feature when you use DOS applications or other operating systems not supported by the LightFrame™ software. Heres how: Open your monitors OSD controls. Go to LIGHTFRAME
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107X Product Information RETURN TO TOP OF THE PAGE Technical Specifications* CRT • Size and deflection 17 inch / 41 cm ; 90° deflection angle • Dot pitch 0.25 mm • Horizontal pitch 0.21 mm Shadow mask, Real Flat, high contrast, anti-glare, anti-static, anti • Tube type reflection, light transmission 45% • Phosphor P22 • Recommended display area 12.0" x 9.0" / 306 x 230 mm • Maximum display area 12.8" x 9.6" / 325 x 244 mm SCANNING • Horizontal scanning 30 - 71 KHz • Vertical scanning 50 - 16
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107X Product Information RETURN TO TOP OF THE PAGE Automatic Power Saving If you have VESA's DPMS compliance display card or software installed in your PC, the monitor can automatically reduce its power consumption when not in use. And if an input from a keyboard, mouse or other input device is detected, the monitor will automatically "wake up". The following table shows the power consumption and signaling of this automatic power saving features: Power Management Definition VESA's Power Saving V
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107X Product Information * These information are subject to change without notice. RETURN TO TOP OF THE PAGE Pin Assignment The 15-pin D-sub connector (male) of the signal cable (IBM systems): Pin Pin Assignment Assignment No. No. 1 Red video input 9 No pin 2 Green video input 10 Logic ground Identical output - connected 3 Blue video input 11 to pin 10 Identical output - connected 4 12 Serial data line (SDA) to pin 10 5 Ground 13 H. Sync / H+V 6 Red video ground 14 V. Sync (VCLK for DDC) 7
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107X Product Information RETURN TO TOP OF THE PAGE file:///D|/rita/LF2/LF2/LFa1/multi_manual/english/107X/product/product.htm (12 of 12) [10/3/2001 4:11:40 PM]
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Installing your Monitor Installing your Monitor Front View • Rear View Front View Power button switches your monitor on. OK button which when pressed will take you to the OSD controls Contrast hotkey. When the UP arrow is pressed, the adjustment controls for the CONTRAST will show up. file:///D|/rita/LF2/LF2/LFa1/multi_manual/english/Install_5/Install.htm (1 of 3) [10/3/2001 4:11:41 PM]
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Installing your Monitor UP and DOWN buttons are used when adjusting the OSD of your monitor Brightness hotkey. When the RIGHT arrow is pressed, the adjustment controls for BRIGHTNESS will show up. LEFT and RIGHT buttons, like the UP and DOWN buttons, are also used in adjusting the OSD of your monitor. RETURN TO TOP OF THE PAGE Rear View file:///D|/rita/LF2/LF2/LFa1/multi_manual/english/Install_5/Install.htm (2 of 3) [10/3/2001 4:11:41 PM]
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Installing your Monitor 1. Power in - attach power cable here. 2. Video In - this is a cable which is already attached to your monitor. Connect the other end of the cable to your PC. RETURN TO TOP OF THE PAGE file:///D|/rita/LF2/LF2/LFa1/multi_manual/english/Install_5/Install.htm (3 of 3) [10/3/2001 4:11:41 PM]
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On-Screen Display On-Screen Display Description of the On-Screen Display • The OSD Tree • The OSD Controls Description of the On Screen Display What is the On-Screen Display? This is a feature in all Philips monitors which allows an end-user to adjust screen performance of monitors directly though an on-screen instruction window. The user interface provides user-friendliness and ease-of-use when operating the monitor. Basic and simple instruction on the control keys. On the front controls of y
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On-Screen Display RETURN TO TOP OF THE PAGE The OSD Tree Below is an overall view of the structure of the On-Screen Display. You can use this as reference when you want to later on work your way around the different adjustments. file:///D|/rita/LF2/LF2/LFa1/multi_manual/english/OSD/Osddesc.htm (2 of 4) [10/3/2001 4:11:41 PM]
