LG LG56AL Users manual

ATTACHMENT K – USERS MANUAL

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Contents

1 Using Your Flat Panel Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Connecting the flat panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Starting the flat panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Adjusting display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

External controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

OSD options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Software controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Video modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

ENERGY STAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Energy declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

No power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

No picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Display colors are wrong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Picture has shadows or “ghosts” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Color is not uniform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Image is not sized or centered properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Image cannot be adjusted full screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

A Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Using Your Flat
Panel Display

The FPD 1520 Flat Panel Display is a high-resolution color LCD with:

■ 1024 × 768 maximum resolution

■ Over 16 million colors

■ Excellent contrast and legibility

■ Space-saving and lightweight design

■ Reduced power usage

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Chapter 1: Using Your Flat Panel Display

Connecting the flat panel display

To connect the flat panel display:

1 Position the computer and monitor so you can easily reach the bac k panel

of each.

2 Set the monitor upright, then feed the power and video cables through

the hole in the sta nd.

3 Lay the monitor down on its back.

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4 Connect one end of the video cable to the mat ching video port on th e

underside of the monitor. If your computer has both a digital video port
and an analog video port, we recommen d using the digital video
connection.

Connecting the flat panel display

5 Connect the DC power cord to the DC power connector on the underside

of the monitor.

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6 Return the display to its upright position.
7 Make sure your computer is turned off, then connect the other end of

the video cable to the matching video p ort on the back of yo ur computer.

8 Plug the small end of the AC power cord into the power adapter, then

plug the other end of the AC power cord into a prop erly grounded
electrical outlet.

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