Philips 191V2SB-00, 191V2 User Manual

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www.philips.com/welcome

 

 

EN User manual

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Customer care and warranty

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Troubleshooting & FAQs

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Table of Contents

 

1

Important

 

1.1

Safety precautions and maintenance...............

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1.2

Notational Descriptions..........................................

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1.3

Disposal of product and packing material....

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2

Setting up the monitor

 

2.1

Installation.......................................................................

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2.2

Operating the monitor............................................

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2.3

Remove Base Stand and Base.............................

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Product information

 

3.1

SmartContrast..............................................................

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3.2

SmartControl Lite......................................................

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3.3

Philips Pixel Defect Policy......................................

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Technical Specifications..................................

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4.1

Resolution & Preset Modes..................................

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4.2

Automatic PowerSaving..........................................

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Regulatory Information.................................

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Customer care and warranty.......................

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Troubleshooting & FAQs

 

7.1

Troubleshooting...........................................................

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7.2

SmartControl Lite FAQs........................................

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7.3

General FAQs...............................................................

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2010 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved.

Philips and the Philips Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. and are used under license from Koninklijke Philips Elecrtonics N.V.

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

1. Important

This electronic user’s guide is intended for anyone who uses the Philips monitor.Take time to read this user manual before you use your monitor.

It contains important information and notes regarding operating your monitor.

The Philips guarantee applies provided the product is handled properly for its intended use, in accordance with its operating instructions and upon presentation of the original invoice or cash receipt, indicating the date of purchase, dealer’s name and model and production number of the product.

1.1 Safety precautions and maintenance

Warnings

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 connecting and using your computer monitor.

Operation

Keep the monitor out of direct sunlight and away from stoves or any other heat source.

Remove any object that could fall into ventilation holes or prevent proper cooling of the monitor’s electronics.

Do not block the ventilation holes on the cabinet.

When positioning the monitor, make sure the power plug and outlet are easily accessible.

If turning off the monitor by detaching the power cable or DC power cord, wait for 6 seconds before attaching the power cable or DC power cord for normal operation.

Please use approved power cord provided by Philips all the time. If your power cord is missing, please contact with your local service center. (Please refer to Customer Care Consumer Information Center)

Do not subject the monitor to severe vibration or high impact conditions during operation.

Do not knock or drop the monitor during operation or transportation.

Maintenance

To protect your monitor from possible damage, do not put excessive pressure on the LCD panel.When moving your monitor, grasp the frame to lift; do not lift the monitor by placing your hand or fingers on the LCD panel.

Unplug the monitor if you are not going to use it for an extensive period of time.

Unplug the monitor if you need to clean it with a slightly damp cloth.The screen may be wiped with a dry cloth when the power is off. However, never use organic solvent, such as, alcohol, or ammonia-based liquids to clean your monitor.

To avoid the risk of shock or permanent damage to the set, do not expose the monitor to dust, rain, water, or excessive moisture environment.

If your monitor gets wet, wipe it with dry cloth as soon as possible.

If foreign substance or water gets in your monitor, please turn the power off immediately and disconnect the power cord. Then, remove the foreign substance or water, and send it to the maintenance center.

Do not store or use the monitor in locations exposed to heat, direct sunlight or extreme cold.

In order to maintain the best performance of your monitor and use it for a longer lifetime, please use the monitor in a location that falls within the following temperature and humidity ranges.

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Temperature: 0-40°C 32-95°F

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Humidity: 20-80% RH

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IMPORTANT:Always activate a moving screen saver program when you leave your monitor unattended. Always activate a periodic screen refresh application if your monitor will display unchanging static content. Uninterrupted display of still or static images over an extended period may cause “burn in”, also known as “after-imaging” or “ghost imaging”, on your screen.

"Burn-in", "after-imaging", or "ghost imaging" is a well-known phenomenon in LCD panel technology. In most cases, the “burned

in” or “after-imaging” or “ghost imaging” will disappear gradually over a period of time after the power has been switched off.

Warning

Severe” burn-in” or “after-image” or “ghost image” symptoms will not disappear and cannot be repaired.The damage mentioned above is not covered under your warranty.

Service

The casing cover should be opened only by qualified service personnel.

If there is any need for any document for repair or integration, please contact with your local service center. (please refer to the chapter of "Consumer Information Center")

For transportation information, please refer to "Technical Specifications".

Do not leave your monitor in a car/trunk under direct sun light.

Note

Consult a service technician if the monitor does not operate normally, or you are not sure what procedure to take when the operating instructions given in this manual have been followed.

1.2 Notational Descriptions

The following subsections describe notational conventions used in this document.

Notes, Cautions andWarnings

Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold or italic type.These blocks contain notes, cautions or warnings.They are used as follows:

Note

This icon indicates important information and tips that help you make better use of your computer system.

Caution

This icon indicates information that tells you how to avoid either potential damage to hardware or loss of data.

Warning

This icon indicates the potential for bodily harm and tells you how to avoid the problem.

Some warnings may appear in alternate formats and may not be accompanied by an icon. In such cases, the specific presentation of the warning is mandated by the relevant regulatory authority.

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1.3Disposal of product and packing material

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment-

WEEE

This marking on the product or on its packaging illustrates that, under European Directive 2002/96/ EC governing used electrical and electronic appliances, this product may not be disposed

of with normal household waste.You are responsible for disposal of this equipment through a designated waste electrical and electronic equipment collection.To determine the locations for dropping off such waste electrical and electronic, contact your local government office, the waste disposal organization that serves your household or the store at which you purchased the product.

Your new monitor contains materials that can be recycled and reused. Specialized companies can recycle your product to increase the amount of reusable materials and to minimize the amount to be disposed of.

All redundant packing material has been omitted.

We have done our utmost to make the packaging easily separable into mono materials.

Please find out about the local regulations on how to dispose of your old monitor and packing from your sales representative.

Recycling Information for Customers

There is currently a system of recycling up and running in the European countries, such as The Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

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 contains parts that could cause damage to the nature environment.Therefore, it is vital that the monitor is recycled at the end of its life cycle.

For help and service, please contact Consumers Information Center or F1rst Choice Contact Information Center in each country.

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2. Setting up the monitor

2.1 Installation

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Package contents

LCD Monitor

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Краткое руководство по запуску

Monitor

Quick start guide

 

EDFU CD

 

 

Power cord

VGA signal cable

Audio cable (optional)

DVI cable(optioonal)

Install base stand

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1.Place the monitor face down a smooth surface taking care to avoid scratching or damaging the screen.

Connecting to your PC

AC power input VGA input

PC Audio input(Available for selected models) Kensington anti-thief lock

DVI-D input(Available for selected models)

Connect to PC

1.Connect the power cord to the back of the monitor firmly.

2.Turn off your computer and unplug its power cable.

3.Connect the monitor signal cable to the video connector on the back of your computer.

4.Plug the power cord of your computer and your monitor into a nearby outlet.

5.Turn on your computer and monitor. If the monitor displays an image, installation is complete.

2.Hold the monitor base stand with both hands and firmly insert the base stand into the base column.

CLICK!

2.2 Operating the monitor

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Front view product description

: To switch monitor’s power ON and OFF

:To access the OSD menu

:To adjust brightness of the display

:Auto picure control switching in wide and 4:3 format

: Automatically adjust the horizontal position, vertical position, phase and clock settings./ Return to previous OSD level.

Description of the On Screen Display

What is On-Screen Display (OSD)?

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:

Basic and simple instruction on the control keys

In the OSD shown above users can press buttons at the front bezel of the monitor to move the cursor, OK to confirm the choice or change.

The OSD Menu

Below is an overall view of the structure of the On-Screen Display.You can use this as a reference when you want to work your way around the different adjustments later on.

Main menu

Sub menu

 

 

Input

 

 

VGA

 

 

 

 

 

DVI (available for selective models)

 

 

 

 

 

Picture

 

 

Picture Format - 4:3, Wide screen

 

 

 

 

Brightness

 

 

 

 

 

Contrast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SmartContrast - On, Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gamma

- 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6

 

 

 

 

Color

Language

OSD Settings

Color Temp.

- 5000K, 6500K, 7500K, 8200K, 9300K, 11500K

sRGB

 

 

User Define

 

Red

 

 

Green

 

 

Blue

English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano

Português, PycckИЙ,

Horizontal

Vertical

Transparency - Off, 1, 2, 3, 4

OSD Time out - 5, 10, 20, 30, 60

Setup

 

Power LED

- 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

 

 

 

 

H. Position

- 0 ~ 100

 

 

 

 

V. Position

- 0 ~ 100

 

 

 

 

Phase

- 0 ~ 100

 

 

 

 

Clock

- 0 ~ 100

 

 

 

 

Resolution Notification - On, Off

 

 

 

 

Reset

- Yes, No

 

 

Information

 

 

 

 

Resolution notification

This monitor is designed for optimal performance at its native resolution, 1366×768@60Hz.

When the monitor is powered on at a different resolution, an alert is displayed on screen: Use 1366×768@60Hz for best results.

Display of the native resolution alert can be switched off from Setup in the OSD (On Screen Display) menu.

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Physical Function

Tilt

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2.3 Remove Base Stand and Base

Remove the Base Stand

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Place the monitor face on a safe surface, pull the base stand away from the monitor.

Remove the Base

Condition:

For VESA standard mounting applications

1. Separate the base from the base stand.

Note

This monitor accepts a 100mm x 100mm VESA-Compliant mounting interface.

100mm

100mm

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3. Product information

3.1 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.

Why do I need it?

You want the very best visual clarity and viewing comfort for every type of content. SmartContrast dynamically controls contrast and adjusts backlighting for clear, crisp, bright gaming and video images or displays clear, readable text for office work. By reducing your monitor's power consumption, you save on energy costs and extend the lifetime of your monitor.

How does it work?

When you activate SmartContrast, it will analyse the content you are displaying in real time to adjust colors and control backlight intensity.This function will dynamically enhance contrast for a great entertainment experience when viewing videos or playing games.

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3.2 Philips SmartControl Lite

The new SmartControl Lite 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 algorithm for fast processing and response, this Windows

7 compliant eye catching animated Icon based software is ready to enhance your experience with Philips monitors!

Installation

Follow the instruction and complete the installation.

You can launch after installation is completed.

If you want to launch later, you can either click the shortcut on desktop or toolbar.

First launch -Wizard

The first time after installation of SmartControl Lite, it will automatically go to Wizard for first time launch.

The wizard will guide you through adjustment your monitor performance step by step.

You can go to Plug-in menu to launch wizard later on as well.

You can adjust more options without wizard by Standard pane.

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Philips 191V2SB-00, 191V2 User Manual

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.

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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 pane, click the Cancel button.

5. Enable color calibration - by default is on. If unchecked, does not allow for color

calibration to happen, dimes out start and quick view buttons.

6. Must have patent info in calibration screen.

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First color Calibration Screen:

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.

SmartImage Lite

Allows user to change setting for better display setting based on content.

When Entertainment is set, SmartContrast and SmartResponse are enabled.

Options>Preferences - Will only be active when selecting Preferences from the drop-down Options menu. On a non-supported display capable of DDC/CI, only the Help and Options tabs are available.

Displays current preference settings.

A checked box enables the feature.The check box is a toggle.

Enable Context Menu on desktop is checked (On) by default. Enable Context menu displays SmartControl Lite selections

for Select Preset and Tune Display in the desktop right-click context menu. Disabled removes SmartControl Lite 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 Lite. A right click on the task tray icon displays the menu options for Help,Technical Support. Check for Upgrade, 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. When disabled, SmartControl Lite will

not launch at start or be in the task tray.The only way to launch SmartControl Lite is either from the desktop short cut or from the program file. Any preset set to run at startup will not load when this box is unchecked (Disabled).

Enable transparency mode (Windows 7, Vista, XP). Default is 0% Opaque.

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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 available. All other SmartControl Lite tabs are not available.

Display the Source instruction pane and current input source setting.

On single input displays, this pane will not be visible.

Options>Audio - Will only be active when selecting Volume from the drop-down Options menu.

On a non-supported display capable of DDC/CI, only the Help and Options tabs are available.

Help>User Manual - Will only be active when selecting User Manual from the drop-down Help menu. On a non-supported display capable of DDC/CI, only the Help and Options tabs are available.

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Help>Version - Will only be active when selecting Version from the dropdown Help menu. On a non-supported display capable of DDC/CI, only the Help and Options tabs are available.

Context Sensitive menu

The Context Sensitive menu is Enabled by default. If Enable Context Menu has been checked in the Options>Preferences pane, then the menu will be visible.

The Context Menu has four entries:

SmartControl Lite - When selected the About Screen is displayed.

Select Preset - Provides a hierarchical menu of saved presets for immediate use. A check mark shows the currently selected preset.

Facoty Preset can also be called from the drop down menu.

Tune Display - Opens the SmartControl Lite control panel.

SmartImage Lite - Check current settings, Standard, Internet, Game.

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