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Philips 150P Electronic User's Manual
file:///E|/manual/english/150P/index.htm [12/13/1999 7:59:07 PM]
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Safety & Troubleshooting Safety and Troubleshooting Information Safety Precautions and Maintenance • Installation Locations • Correct Handling of the LCD Monitor • FAQs • 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 con
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Safety & Troubleshooting falling within the following temperature and humidity ranges. ❍ Temperature: 5-35°C 41-95°F ❍ Humidity: 20-80% RH ● Do not subject the LCD monitor to severe vibration or high impact conditions. Do not place the LCD monitor inside a car trunk. ● Take care not to mishandle this product by either knocking or dropping during operation or transportation. ● Do not store or use the LCD monitor in locations exposed to high humidity or a dusty environment. Also do not a
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Safety & Troubleshooting 4. When moving the monitor, be sure to unplug all power cords in order to avoid injury or damage to the equipment. RETURN TO TOP OF THE PAGE file:///E|/manual/english/150P/safety/safety.htm (3 of 3) [12/13/1999 8:00:05 PM]
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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) Safety and Troubleshooting • General FAQ • Screen Adjustments • Compatibility with Other Peripherals • LCD Panel Technology • Ergonomics, Ecology, and Safety Standards • Troubleshooting • Regulatory Information • Other Related Information General FAQs Q: When I install my monitor how do I do if the screen shows "Cannot display this video mode"? A: Recommended video mode for Philips 150P: 1024x768@60Hz. ● Unplug all cables, the
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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) A: Your video card/graphic driver and monitor together determine the available resolutions. You can select desired resolution under Window 95/98 with the "Display properties/Settings" control panel Q: What if I get lost when making monitor adjustments? A: Simply press the OSD button, then select "Reset" to recall all original settings. Q: What is the Auto function? A: The AUTO adjustment key restores optimal screen position, phase and clock settings with the pre
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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) Q: How should I clean the LCD surface? A: For normal cleaning, use the clean, soft and fine. For extensive cleaning, please use Isopropyl alcohol. Do not use other solvents such as ethyl alcohol, ethanol, acetone, hexane, etc. Q: What accessories are available for my LCD monitor? A: Currently there are 3 accessories available for the 150P. There are: ● User installable Protective Cover (XG3P10/00) ● Optional integrated USB Hub (YG3P10/00) ● VESA Wall Mount
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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) A: The FPadjust program generates alignment patterns that help you adjust monitor settings such as Contrast, Brightness, Horizontal Position, Vertical Position Phase, and Clock for optimal performance. Q: When I install my monitor, how do I get the best performance for the monitor? A: 1. For best performance, make sure your display settings are set at 1280x1024@60Hz. Note: You can check the current display settings by pressing the OSD OK button once. The curren
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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) Q: Can I connect my 150P LCD monitor to any PC, workstation or Mac? A: Yes, all Philips LCD monitors are fully compatible with standard PC, Mac and workstation. You may need a cable adapter to connect the monitor to your Mac system. Please contact your dealer/reseller for details. Q: Are Philips LCD monitors Plug-and-Play? A: Yes, the monitors are Plug-and-Play compatible with Windows® 95, 98 and the PC98/99 platforms. Q: What is USB (Universal Serial Bus)? A: T
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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) Q: What is Liquid Crystal Display? A: A Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is an optical device that is commonly used to display ASCII characters and images on digital items such as watches, calculators, portable game consoles etc. LCD is the technology used for displays in notebook and other small computers. Like light-emitting diode and gas-plasma technologies, LCD allows displays to be much thinner than cathode ray tube (CRT) technology. LCD consumes much less powe
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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) Q: What are polarizers? A: A polarizer is a sheet of special plastic that transmits light with a given polarization and absorbs all light with different polarization directions. Q: What differentiates passive matrix LCDs from active matrix LCDs? A: An LCD is made with either a passive matrix or an active matrix display grid. An active matrix has a transistor located at each pixel intersection, requiring less current to control the luminance of a pixel. For this
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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) optimum frequency for this monitor is 60Hz. Q: What kind of wide-angle technology is available? How does it work? A: The TFT LCD panel is an element controls/displays inlet of a backlight using the dual-refraction of liquid crystal. Using the property that the projection of inlet light refracts toward the major axis of the liquid element, it controls the direction of inlet light and displays it. Since the refraction ratio of inlet light on liquid crystal varies
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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) Q: Does the LCD monitor conform to general safety standards? A: Yes. Philips LCD monitors conform to the guidelines of MPR-II and TCO 95-99 standards for the control of radiation, electromagnetic waves, energy reduction, electrical safety in the work environment, and recyclability. The specification page provides detailed safety standards data. More information is provided in the Regulatory Information chapter. Q: Is the 181AS Y2k compliant? A: Yes, all Philips
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Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Safety and Troubleshooting • FAQs • Common Problems • Imaging Problems • Regulatory Information • Other Related Information This page presents problems that can be corrected by the user. If the problem still exists after these possible solutions, contact your nearest Philips dealer. Common Problems Having this problem? Check these items ● Make sure the Power cable is plugged to the wall and back of the monitor. ● Make sure the DC power cord No Picture has be
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Troubleshooting ● The Auto Function is designed for use on standard Macintosh or IBM-compatible PC running Microsoft properly Windows. AUTO button not working properly ● It may not work properly if using non-standard PCs or video car Imaging Problems ● Push the Auto button. ● Adjust the image position Display position is incorrect using the Horizontal Position &/or Vertical Position in the second Window ● Check that the signal cable is Image vibrates on the screen properly connected to
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Troubleshooting ● If an image remains in the screen for an extended period of time, it may be imprinted in An after-image appears the screen and leave an after-image. This usually disappears after a few hours ● This is characteristic of liquid crystal and is not caused by a An after-image remains after the power has been malfunction or deterioration of the liquid crystal. The turned off. after-image will disappear after a set amount of time ● The remaining dots are normal charactericstic o
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Regulatory Information Regulatory Information TCO'92 and TCO '99 Information • TCO Environmental Requirements • Energy Star Declaration • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice (U.S. Only) • Commission Federale de la Communication (FCC Declaration) • EN 55022 Compliance (Czech Republic Only) • VCCI Class 2 Notice (Japan Only) • MOC Notice (South Korea Only) • Polish Center for Testing and Certification Notice • North Europe Information • BCIQ Notice (Taiwan Only) • Ergonomie Hinweis (nur
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Regulatory Information Flame retardants Flame retardants are present in printed circuit boards, cables, wires, casings and housings. Their purpose is to prevent, or at least to delay the spread of fire. Up to 30% of the plastic in a computer casing can consist of flame retardant substances. Most flame retardants contain bromine or chloride, and those flame retardants are chemically related to another group of environmental toxins, PCBs. Both the flame retardants containing bromine or chloride an
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Regulatory Information RETURN TO TOP OF THE PAGE Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice (U.S. Only) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions
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Regulatory Information RETURN TO TOP OF THE PAGE VCCI Notice (Japan Only) This is a Class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) for Information technology equipment. If this equipment is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment, it may cause radio Interference. Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual. Class B ITE RETURN TO TOP OF THE PAGE MOC Notice (South Korea Only) Class B Device Please
