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232EL2
232E2
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EN User manual 1
Customer care and warranty 30
Troubleshooting & FAQs 42
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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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• Do not subject the monitor to severe vibration or high impact conditions during 1. Important operation. • Do not knock or drop the monitor during This electronic user’s guide is intended for anyone operation or transportation. who uses the Philips monitor. Take time to read this user manual before you use your monitor. Maintenance It contains important information and notes • T o protect your monitor from possible regarding operating your monitor. damage, do not put excessive pressur
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1.2 Notational Descriptions • IMPORTANT: Always activate a moving screen saver program when you leave your monitor The following subsections describe notational unattended. Always activate a periodic screen conventions used in this document. refresh application if your monitor will display Notes, Cautions and Warnings unchanging static content. Uninterrupted display of still or static images over an Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be extended period may cause “burn in”, also a
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Recycling Information for Customers 1.3 Disposal of product and packing There is currently a system of recycling up and material running in the European countries, such as The Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Sweden and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment- Denmark. WEEE In Asia Pacific, Taiwan, the products can be taken back by Environment Protection Administration (EPA) to follow the IT product recycling management process, detail can be found in web site www.epa.gov.tw The monitor
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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. Hold the monitor base stand with both hands and firmly insert the base stand into the base 2. Setting up the monitor column. 2.1 Installation Package contents 232E2/232EL2 CLICK! Monitor Quick start guide Koninklijk Philips and the Philips’ e Philips Electronics N.V Shield Emb.l and are
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Connecting to your PC 2.2 Operating the monitor Front view product description Kensington anti-thief lock AC power input DVI-D input (available for selecting model) VGA input : To access OSD menu. Connect to PC : Return to previous OSD level. : Change to 4:3 display. 1. Connect the power cord to the back of : To switch monitor’s power on and off. the montior firmly. : To adjust the OSD menu. 2. Turn off your computer and unplug its : To change the signal input. power cable.
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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. LCD monitors. It allows an end user to adjust Main menu Sub menu screen performance or select functions of the monitors directly through an on-screen instruction Auto window. A user fr
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Resolution notification 2.3 Remove Base Stand and Base This monitor is designed for optimal performance Remove the Base Stand at its native resolution, 1920x1080@60Hz. When the monitor is powered on at a different Before you start disassembling the monitor base, resolution, an alert is displayed on screen: Use please follow the instructions below to avoid 1920x1080@60Hz for best results. damage or injury. Display of the native resolution alert can be switched off from Setup in the OSD (
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Remove the Base Note This monitor accepts a 100mm x 100mm Condition: VESA-Compliant mounting interface. • For VESA standard mounting applications 1. Remove the 4 screw covers. 100mm 100mm 2. Remove the 4 screws and then remove the base from the monitor. 8
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How to enable SmartImage Lite? 3. Product information 3.1 SmartImage Lite What is it? SmartImage Lite 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 Lite delivers great optimized 1. Press to launch the SmartImage Lite on monitor performance. screen display; 2. Keep pressing to to
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There are 3 modes to be selected: Standard, Internet, and Game. 3.2 SmartContrast What is it? Unique technology that dynamically analyzes displayed content and automatically optimizes a LCD 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. • Standard: Enhances text and dampens brightness to increase readability and reduce
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First launch -Wizard 3.3 Philips SmartControl Lite • The first time after installation of SmartControl Lite, it will automatically go to Wizard for first The new SmartControl Lite software by Phillips time launch. allows you to control your monitor via an easy • The wizard will guide you through adjustment to use on-screen graphic interface. Complicated your monitor performance step by step. adjustments are a thing of the past as this user • You can go to Plug-in menu to launch wizar
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Start with Standard pane: Adjust menu: • Adjust Men u 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. 12
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Color menu: • Color Menu allow you to adjust RGB, Black Level, White Point, Color Calibration, and SmartImage Lite (Please refer to SmartImage Lite 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 return to Color home
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First color Calibration Screen: • Previous b utton 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 • Displays current preference settings. in page. • A check ed box enables the feature. The check box is a toggle. SmartImage Lite • Enab le Context Menu on desktop is checked Allows user to change setting for better display (On) by default. Enable Context m
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Options>Audio - Will only be active when Options>Input - Will only be active when selecting Volume from the drop-down Options selecting Input from the drop-down Options menu. menu. On a non-supported display capable of On a non-supported display capable of DDC/CI, DDC/CI, only the Help and Options tabs are only the Help and Options tabs are available. available. All other SmartControl Lite tabs are not available. • Displa y the Source instruction pane and current input source setting
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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 Lite - When selected the About Screen is displayed. • Select Preset - Provides
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Task Tray Menu Enabled Task Tray Menu Disabled The task tray menu can be displayed by right- When the Task Tray is disabled in the preference clicking on the SmartControl Lite icon from the folder, only the EXIT selection is available. task tray. Left Click will launch the application. To completely remove SmartControl Lite from the task tray, disable Run at Startup in Options>Preferences. The task tray has five entries: • Help - Access to User Manual file: Open User Manual file using the
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3.4 Philips' Flat Panel Monitors Pixel Defect Types of Pixel Defects Policy Pixel and sub pixel defects appear on the screen in different ways. There are two categories of pixel Philips strives to deliver the highest quality defects and several types of sub pixel defects products. We use some of the industry's most within each category. advanced manufacturing processes and practice stringent quality control. However, pixel or sub Bright Dot Defects pixel defects on the TFT LCD panels
