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236V4
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EN User manual 1
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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 ...............................5 2.3 Remove Bas
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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 1.2 Notational Descriptions • Humidity: 20-80% RH The following subsections describe notational Important information for Burn-in/Ghost conventions used in this document. image Notes, Cautions and Warnings • Always activate a moving screen saver Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be program when you leave your monitor accompanied by an icon and printed in bold or unattended. Always activate a periodic italic type. These blocks contai
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1. Important Taking back/Recycling Information for 1.3 Disposal of product and packing Customers material Philips establishes technically and economically Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment- viable objectives to optimize the environmental WEEE performance of the organization's product, service and activities. From the planning, design and production stages, Philips emphasizes the important of making products that can easily be recycled. At Philips, end-of-life management primaril
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2. Setting up the monitor Install base stand 2. Setting up the monitor 1. Place the monitor face down on soft and smooth surface taking care to avoid scratching or damaging the screen. 2.1 Installation 2. Attach the base column with the monitor Package contents until it clicks into position. Register your product and get support at 236V4 www.philips.com/welcome Quick Start 3. Hold the monitor base stand with both hands and firmly insert the base stand into the base column. Audio (optional
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2. Setting up the monitor Connecting to your PC 2.2 Operating the monitor Front view product description 5 6 AC power input VGA input DVI-D input (a vailable for selected models) Audio input (available for selected models) Kensington anti-theft lock 6 HDMI input (available for selected models) Model 236V4L: Connect to PC 5 1. Connect the power cord to the back of the monitor firmly. 2. Turn off your computer and unplug its power cable. 7 6 4 3 2 3. Connect the monitor signal cab
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2. Setting up the monitor Description of the On Screen Display The OSD Menu Below is an overall view of the structure of What is On-Screen Display (OSD)? the On-Screen Display. You can use this as a On-Screen Display (OSD) is a feature in all reference when you want to work your way Philips LCD monitors. It allows an end user to around the different adjustments later on. adjust screen performance or select functions Main menu Sub menu of the monitors directly through an on-screen instruc
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2. Setting up the monitor Resolution notification 2.3 Remove Base Stand and Base This monitor is designed for optimal Remove the Base Stand performance at its native resolution, 1920 × 1080 @ 60 Hz. When the monitor is powered Before you start disassembling the monitor on at a different resolution, an alert is displayed base, please follow the instructions below to on screen: Use 1920 × 1080 @ 60 Hz for best avoid any possible damage or injury. results. 1. Place the monitor face down on a
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2. Setting up the monitor Note This monitor accepts a 100mm x 100mm VESA-Compliant mounting interface. 100mm 100mm 8
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3. Image Optimization Icon based software is ready to enhance your 3. Image Optimization experience with Philips monitors! Installation 3.1 SmartContrast • Follow the instruction and complete the installation. What is it? • You can launch after installation is A unique technology that dynamically analyzes completed. displayed content and automatically optimizes • If you want to launch later, you can either an LCD monitor's contrast ratio for maximum click the shortcut on desktop or t
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3. Image Optimization Start with Standard pane: Adjust menu: • Adjust Menu allow you to adjust Brightness, Contrast, Focus, Position and Resolution. • You can follow the instruction and do the adjustment. • Cancel prompts user if you want to cancel installation. 10
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3. Image Optimization Color menu: • Color Menu allow you to adjust RGB, Black Level, White Point, and Color Calibration. • 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 1. "Show Me" starts color calibration tutorial. Options>Preferences - Will only be active when selecting Preferences from the drop- 2. Start - starts the 6-step color calibration down Options menu. On a non-supported sequence. display capable of DDC/CI, only the Help and 3. Quick View loads the before/after images. Options tabs are available. 4. To return to Color home pane, click the Cancel button. 5. Enable color calibration - by default is on. If unchecked, does no
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3. Image Optimization at startup will not load when this box is Options>Audio - Will only be active when unchecked (Disabled). selecting Audio from the drop-down Options menu. • Enable transparency mode (Windows 7, Vista, XP). Default is 0% Opaque. On a non-supported display capable of DDC/ Options>Input - Will only be active when CI, only the Help and Options tabs are available. selecting Input from the drop-down Options menu. On a non-supported display capable of DDC/CI, only the Help
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3. Image Optimization Help>Version - Will only be active when Task Tray Menu Enabled selecting Version from the drop- down Help The task tray menu can be displayed by right- menu. On a non-supported display capable of clicking on the SmartControl Lite icon from the DDC/CI, only the Help and Options tabs are task tray. Left Click will launch the application. available. The task tray has five entries: • Help - Access to User Manual file: Open User Manual file using the default browser windo
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3. Image Optimization Task Tray Menu Disabled When the Task Tray is disabled in the preference folder, only the EXIT selection is available. To completely remove SmartControl Lite from the task tray, disable Run at Startup in Options>Preferences. 15
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4. Technical Specifications 4. Technical Specifications Picture/Display Monitor Panel Type TFT-LCD Backlight LED Panel Size 23.0" W (58.42cm) Aspect Ratio 16:9 Pixel Pitch 0.265 x 0.265 mm Brightness 250 cd/m² SmartContrast 10,000,000:1 Contrast Ratio (typ.) 1000:1 Response Time (typ.) 5ms Optimum Resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz Viewing Angle 170° (H) / 160° (V) @ C/R > 10 Display Colors 16.7M Vertical Refresh Rate 56Hz - 76Hz Horizontal Frequency 30kHz - 83kHz sRGB YES Connectivity Signal Inpu
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4. Technical Specifications Off 0.5W 0.5W 0.5W Power LED indicator On mode: White, Standby/Sleep mode: White (blinking) Power Supply Built-in, 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz 236V4LHA: Power On Mode 25.80W (typ.), 27.20W (max.) Sleep (Standby) 0.5W 0.5W 0.5W Off 0.3W 0.3W 0.3W Power LED indicator On mode: White, Standby/Sleep mode: White (blinking) Power Supply Built-in, 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz Dimension Product with stand (WxHxD) 549 x 417 x 219 mm Product without stand 549 x 339 x 44 mm (WxHxD) Weight Prod
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4. Technical Specifications 4.1 Resolution & Preset Modes Maximum Resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz (analog input) 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz (digital input) Recommended Resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz (digital input) H. freq (kHz) Resolution V. freq (Hz) 31.47 720 x 400 70.09 31.47 640 x 480 59.94 35.00 640 x 480 66.67 37.86 640 x 480 72.81 37.50 640 x 480 75.00 37.88 800 x 600 60.32 46.88 800 x 600 75.00 48.36 1024 x 768 60.00 60.02 1024 x 768 75.03 44.77 1280 x 720 59.86 63.89 1280 x 1024 60.02 7
