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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 Remo
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1. Important missing, please contact with your local service center. (Please refer to Customer Care 1. Important Consumer Information Center) • Do not subject the monitor to severe This electronic user’s guide is intended for anyone vibration or high impact conditions during who uses the Philips monitor. Take time to read operation. this user manual before you use your monitor. • Do not knock or drop the monitor during It contains important information and notes operation or transport
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1. Important Important information for Burn-in/Ghost image 1.2 Notational Descriptions • Always activate a moving screen saver The following subsections describe notational program when you leave your monitor conventions used in this document. unattended. Always activate a periodic screen Notes, Cautions and Warnings refresh application if your monitor will display Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be unchanging static content. Uninterrupted accompanied by an icon and printed in
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1. Important 1.3 Disposal of product and packing Recycling Information for Customers material Your display is manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment- 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 0 1 0 K o n i n k l i j k e P h i l i p s E l e c t r o n i c s , N . V . A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . U n a u t h o r i z e d d u p l i c a t i o n i s 2. Setting up the monitor 2. Setting up the monitor 2.1 Installation Package contents Register your product and get support at 235PQ2 www.philips.com/welcome Quick Start Philips and the Philips’ Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. Koninklijke Philips
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2. Setting up the monitor Connecting to your PC 2.2 Operating the monitor Front view product description 7 5 Kensington anti-thief lock AC power input DVI-D input (available for selective model) 7 6 4 3 2 1 VGA input Display port USB upstream Access the OSD menu. Audio input Earphone jack Return to previous OSD level. 9 USB downstream PowerSensor. Connect to PC To switch monitor’s power on and off. 1. Connect the power cord to the back of Adjust the OSD menu. the mont
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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 the What is On-Screen Display (OSD)? On-Screen Display. You can use this as a reference when you want to work your way around the On-Screen Display (OSD) is a feature in all Philips different adjustments later on. monitors. It allows an end user to adjust screen performance or select functions of the monitors 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 On PowerSensor directly through an on-screen i
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2. Setting up the monitor Resolution notification Height adjustment This monitor is designed for optimal performance at its native resolution, 1920x1080@60Hz. When the monitor is powered on at a different resolution, an alert is displayed on screen: Use 1920x1080@60Hz for best results. Display of the native resolution alert can be switched off from Setup in the OSD (On Screen Display) menu. 130mm Physical Function Pivot Tilt 20˚ 90˚ -5˚ Swivel +65˚ -65˚ 7
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2. Setting up the monitor 2.3 Remove the Base Condition: • For VESA standard mounting applications Before you start disassembling the monitor base, please follow the instructions below to avoid damage or injury. 1. Remove the 4 screw covers. Note This monitor accepts a 100mm x 100mm VESA-Compliant mounting interface. 100mm 100mm 2. Remove the 4 screws and then remove the base from the monitor. 8
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3. Image Optimization How to enable SmartImage? 3. Image Optimization 3.1 SmartImage What is it? SmartImage provides presets that optimize display for different types of content, dynamically adjusting brightness, contrast, color and sharpness in real time. Whether you're working with text applications, displaying images or watching a video, Philips SmartImage delivers great optimized 1. Press to launch the SmartImage on screen monitor performance. display; 2. Keep pressing to toggl
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3. Image Optimization There are six modes to be selected: Office, Photo, 3.2 SmartContrast Movie, Game, Economy and Off. What is it? Unique technology that dynamically analyzes displayed content and automatically optimizes a monitor's contrast ratio for maximum visual clarity and viewing enjoyment, stepping up backlighting for clearer, crisper and brighter images or dimming backlighting for clear display of images on dark backgrounds. Why do I need it? You want the very best visual c
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3. Image Optimization 3.3 SmartSaturate 3.4 SmartSharpness What is it? What is it? Smart technology that controls color saturation, Smart technology that enhances sharpness when the degree to which one on screen color is you need it for ultimate display performance and blended in neighboring colors, to deliver rich and more entertainment fun when you are viewing vibrant images for more entertainment fun when videos or photos. you are viewing videos. Why do I need it? Why do I need it?
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3. Image Optimization First launch -Wizard 3.5 Philips SmartControl Premium • The first time after installation of SmartControl Premium, it will automatically go to Wizard for The new SmartControl Premium software first time launch. by Phillips allows you to control your monitor • The wizard will guide you through adjustment via an easy to use on-screen graphic interface. your monitor performance step by step. Complicated adjustments are a thing of the past as • You can go to Plug-in
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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. 13
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3. Image Optimization Color menu: • Color Menu allow you to adjust RGB, Black Level, White Point, Color Calibration, and SmartImage (Please refer to SmartImage section). • 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 1. "Show Me" starts color calibration tutorial. 2. Start - starts the 6-step color calibration sequence. 3. Quick View loads the before/after images. 4. To ret
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3. Image Optimization First color Calibration Screen: ECO • Previous button is disabled until the second 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. Theft Deterrence Pane will only be active when selecting Theft Deterrence Mode from the drop- SmartImage down Plug Ins menu. Allows user to change setting for better display setting based on content. When Entertainment is set,
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3. Image Optimization To enable Theft Deterrence, clicking Enable Theft Deterrence Mode button brings up the following screen: • User can enter PIN between 4 and 9 digits numbers only. • After entering PIN, Accept button takes user to the pop-up dialog box on the following page. • Minimum minutes set to 5. Slider set to 5 by default. • Does not require the display be attached to a different host to go into Theft Deterrence mode. • Displays current preference settings. • A check
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3. Image Optimization Options>Input - Will only be active when selecting Options>Audio - Will only be active when Input from the drop-down Options menu. On a selecting Volume from the drop-down Options non-supported display capable of DDC/CI, only menu. the Help and Options tabs are available. All other On a non-supported display capable of DDC/CI, SmartControl Premium tabs are not available. only the Help and Options tabs are available. Option>Auto Pivot • Display the Source instruction pa
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3. Image Optimization Help>User Manual - Will only be active when Context Sensitive menu selecting User Manual from the drop-down Help The Context Sensitive menu is Enabled by default. menu. On a non-supported display capable of If Enable Context Menu has been checked in the DDC/CI, only the Help and Options tabs are Options>Preferences pane, then the menu will be available. visible. The Context Menu has four entries: • SmartControl Premium - When selected the About Screen is displayed. •
