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249C4Q
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Table of Contents 1. Important ................................................1 1.1 Safety precautions and maintenance ...1 1.2 Notational Descriptions .............................2 1.3 Disposal of product and packing material ................................................................3 2. Setting up the monitor .........................4 2.1 Installation ...........................................................4 2.2 Operating the monitor ...............................6 3. Image Optim
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1. Important • Please use approved power cord provided 1. Important by Philips all the time. If your power cord is missing, please contact with your local This electronic user’s guide is intended for service center. (Please refer to Customer anyone who uses the Philips monitor. Take time Care Consumer Information Center) to read this user manual before you use your • Do not subject the monitor to severe monitor. It contains important information and vibration or high impact conditions
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1. Important • Temperature: 0-40°C 32-95°F what procedure to take when the operating instructions given in this manual have been • Humidity: 20-80% RH followed. Important information for Burn-in/Ghost image 1.2 Notational Descriptions • Always activate a moving screen saver program when you leave your monitor The following subsections describe notational unattended. Always activate a periodic conventions used in this document. screen refresh application if your monitor will display u
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1. Important Recycling Information for Customers 1.3 Disposal of product and packing Your display is manufactured with high quality material materials and components which can be Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment- recycled and reused. WEEE To learn more about our recycling program please visit www.philips.com/about/sustainability/ recycling. This marking on the product or on its packaging illustrates that, under European Directive 2002/96/EC governing used electrical and electroni
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2. Setting up the monitor Installation 2. Setting up the monitor 1. Place the monitor face down on a smooth surface. Pay attention not to scratch or damage the screen. 2.1 Installation Package contents Reg Regiist ster er y yo our p ur pr ro oduct duct a and g nd get suppo et suppor rt t at at ww www w.philips.com/w .philips.com/welcome elcome 249C4Q 249C4Q Quick Quick Star Startt 2. Hold the monitor and base with both hands. Gently bend the base vertically down to a fixed angle. HDMI (op
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2. Setting up the monitor Connecting to your PC Connect to PC 1. Turn off your computer and unplug its Model 249C4QH: power cord. 2. Connect the VGA or DVI cable for video connection. 3 3. Connect the DC power input to your 5 3 2 1 4 3 2 monitor. 4. Plug the power cord of the AC/DC adapter 1 4 into a nearby AC power outlet. 5. Turn on your computer and monitor. If the monitor displays images, the installation is done. 1 AC/DC power input 2 V GA input 3 HDMI inputs (HDMI1 and HDMI2) 4
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2. Setting up the monitor Description of the On Screen Display 2.2 Operating the monitor What is On-Screen Display (OSD)? Description of the control buttons On-Screen Display (OSD) is a feature in all Philips LCD monitors. It allows an end user to adjust screen performance or select functions of the monitors directly through an on-screen instruction window. A user friendly on screen display interface is shown as below: 5 7 6 4 3 2 Access the OSD menu.
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2. Setting up the monitor The OSD Menu Resolution notification Below is an overall view of the structure of This monitor is designed for optimal the On-Screen Display. You can use this as a performance at its native resolution, 1920 × reference when you want to work your way 1080 @ 60 Hz. When the monitor is powered around the different adjustments later on. on at a different resolution, an alert is displayed on screen: Use 1920 × 1080 @ 60 Hz for best Main menu Sub menu results. Input VGA
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3. Image Optimization 4. When SmartImage is enabled, the sRGB 3. Image Optimization scheme is disabled automatically. To use sRGB, you need to disable SmartImage with the button at the front bezel of 3.1 SmartImage your monitor. Except using key to scroll down, you can What is it? also press buttons to choose and press SmartImage provides presets that optimize “OK” to confirm selection and close the display for different types of content, dynamically SmartImage OSD. adjusting brigh
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3. Image Optimization razor sharpness displays every details in backlighting for clearer, crisper and brighter darker areas of your videos without color images or dimming backlighting for clear display washout in brighter areas maintaining a of images on dark backgrounds. dynamic natural values for the ultimate Why do I need it? video display. You want the very best visual clarity and • Game: Turn on over drive circuit for best viewing comfort for every type of content. response time,
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3. Image Optimization • You can adjust more options without 3.5 Philips SmartControl Premium wizard by Standard pane. The new SmartControl Premium software by Phillips allows you to control your monitor via an easy to use on-screen graphic interface. Complicated adjustments are a thing of the past as this user friendly software guides you through fine-tuning resolution, Color calibration, Clock/Phase adjustments, RGB White point adjustment, etc. Equipped with latest technology in core
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3. Image Optimization Color menu • Color Menu allows you to adjust RGB, Black Level, White Point, Display Gamma, Calibration, SmartImage, and SmartKolor. • You can follow the instruction and do the adjustment. • Refer to below table for sub-menu item base on your input. • Example for Color Calibration. 11
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3. Image Optimization First Color Calibration Screen • Previous button is disabled until the sec- ond color screen. • Next goes to the succeeding target (6-targets). • Final next goes File > Presets pane. • Cancel closes the UI and returns to the plug in page. SmartImage Allow users to change setting for better display setting based on content. When Entertainment is set, SmartContrast and SmartResponse are enabled. 1. "Show Me" starts color calibration tutorial. 2. Start - starts the 6
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3. Image Optimization Eco Power menu Disabled removes SmartControl Premium from the right click context menu. • Enable Task Tray icon is checked (On) by default. Enable context menu shows the task tray menu for SmartControl Premium. A right click on the task tray icon displays the menu options for Help, Technical Support. Check for Update, About, and Exit. When Enable task tray menu is disabled, the task tray icon will only display Exit. • Run at Startup is checked (On) by default.
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3. Image Optimization Option>Auto Pivot. Options>Theft Deterrence - Theft Deterrence Pane will only be active when selecting Theft Deterrence Mode from the drop-down Plug-in menu. Options>Input - Will only be active when selecting Input from the drop-down Options menu. On a non-supported display capable of DDC/CI, only the Help and Options tabs are To enable Theft Deterrence, click on On button available. All other SmartControl Premium tabs to bring up the following screen: are not avai
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3. Image Optimization Help menu Context Sensitive menu Help>User Manual - Will only be active when The Context Sensitive menu is Enabled by selecting User Manual from the drop-down default. If Enable Context Menu has been Help menu. On a non-supported display checked in the Options>Preferences pane, then capable of DDC/CI, only the Help and Options the menu will be visible. tabs are available. The Context Menu has four entries: • SmartControl Premium - When selected the About screen is disp
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3. Image Optimization The task tray has five entries: 3.6 SmartDesktop Guide • Help - Access to User Manual file: Open SmartDesktop User Manual file using the default browser SmartDesktop is in SmartControl Premium. window. Install SmartControl Premium and select • Technical Support - Displays the tech SmartDesktop from Options. support page. • Check for Update - Takes the user to PDI Landing and checks the user’s version against the most current available. • About - Displays deta
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3. Image Optimization Note Right Click Menu Right click on the Desktop Partition icon to If the outline of the region is not visible when view the drop down menu. dragging the window, “Show windows contents while dragging” is disabled. To enable: 1. In Control Panel, click System. 2. Click Advanced system settings (For Vista & Win7 OS, this is located on the left sidebar) 3. In Performance section, click Settings. 4. In the box, check Show window contents 1. Find Windows – In some cases,
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3. Image Optimization Left Click Menu • Identify Partition – Displays the outline grid on the desktop for the current parti- Left click on the Desktop Partition icon to tion. quickly send the active window to any partition without having to drag and drop. Releasing the • Align On/Align Off – Enables/disables the mouse will send the window to the highlighted drag and drop auto align feature. partition. Task Tray Right Click The task tray also contains most of the features supported in th
