Philips 201BL2CB/00, 201BL2CS/00, 201BL2CB/01, 201BL2CB, 201BL2CS User Manual

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EN User manual 1

Customer care and warranty 35

Troubleshooting & FAQs 40

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 Base Stand and Base .................8

3. Image Optimization .............................10

3.1 SmartImage .....................................................10

3.2 SmartContrast ..............................................11

3.3 Philips SmartControl Premium ...........12

3.4 SmartDesktop Guide ................................19

4. Technical Specifications ......................24

4.1 Resolution & Preset Modes...................27

5. Power Managementt ...........................28

5.1 Automatic PowerSaving ...........................28

6. Regulatory Information ......................29

7. Customer care and warranty ...........35

7.1 Philips’ Flat Panel Monitors Pixel

Defect Policy ..................................................35

7.2 Customer Care & Warranty .................37

8. Troubleshooting & FAQs ...................40

8.1 Troubleshooting ...........................................40

8.2 SmartControl Premium FAQs .............42

8.3 General FAQs ...............................................43

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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

• Risk of electric shock or fire!

• 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 Monitor panel. When moving your
monitor, grasp the frame to lift; do not lift
the

monitor by placing your hand or fingers

on the Monitor 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
Humidity: 20-80% RH

• 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
Monitor 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.

1.2 Notational Descriptions

The following subsections describe notational
conventions used in this document.

Notes, Cautions and Warnings

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.

• 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.

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1.3 Disposal 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.

Recycling Information for Customers

Your display is manufactured with high quality
materials and components which can be
recycled and reused.
To learn more about our recycling program
please visit www.philips.com/about/sustainability/

recycling.

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.

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2. Setting up the monitor

2. Setting up the monitor

2.1 Installation

Package contents

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Base Stand

Power cord

Install base stand

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Quick start guide

Guide de démarrage rapide / Guía rápida / Kurzanleitung / Guida rapida /

快速入门指南 / Швидке керівництво для початку експлуатації /
Краткое руководство по запуску

Installation / Installation / Instalación / Installation / Installazione / 安装 / Інсталяція
/ Установка

Connect / Connectivité / Conectividad / Verbindungsfähigkeit / Connettività /
连接性 / Підключитися / Подключиться

Adjust ergonomic / Réglages ergonomiques / Ajustes ergonómicos / Ergonomische
Einstellmöglichkeiten / Regolazioni ergonomiche / 人体工程学调整 /
Регулювати ергономічне / Настройка эргономики

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Caution
Do not release the height adjustment pin lock
from the base column before the base stand is

firmly fixed.

Don’t

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

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

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2. Setting up the monitor

Connecting to your PC

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AC power input

DVI-D input

VGA input
Audio input

USB upstream and downstream

Earphone jack

2.2 Operating the monitor

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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.

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. Connect the PC audio cable to the audio

connector on the back of your computer.

5. Plug the power cord of your computer and

your monitor into a nearby outlet.

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. Connect the USB upstream port on

the monitor and the USB port on your
computer with a USB cable. The USB
downstream port is now ready for any USB
device to plug in.

7. Turn on your computer and monitor. If the

monitor displays an image, installation is
complete.

To access the OSD menu

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Return to previous OSD level.

Dim down the brightness level by
one touch to reduce the power
consumption by up to 50%.

To switch monitor’s power ON
and OFF

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To adjust the OSD menu.

To adjust volume of the display.

SmartImage. There are 6 modes
to be selected: Office, Photo,

Movie, Game, Economy, Off.

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2. Setting up the monitor

Description of the On Screen Display

What is On-Screen Display (OSD)?

On-Screen Display (OSD) is a feature in all
Philips 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:

Main menu

Auto

Input

Picture

Sub menu

VGA

DVI

Picture Format

Brightness

Contrast

SmartContrast

Gamma

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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, or press OK to confirm the
choice or adjustment.

The OSD Menu

Audio

Color

Language

OSD Setting

Setup

Volume

Stand Alone

Mute

Color Temp.

sRGB

User Define

English Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano,

Português,

Horizontal

Vertical

Transparency

OSD Time out

Phase

Clock

H. Position

V. Position

Reset

Resolution Notification

Information

0~100

On, Off

On, Off

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

Red: 0~100

Green: 0~100

Blue: 0~100

Русский

简体中文

0~100

0~100

Off, 1, 2, 3, 4

5, 10, 20, 30, 60

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0~100

0~100

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On, Off

Yes, No

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.

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2. Setting up the monitor

Resolution notification

This monitor is designed for optimal
performance at its native resolution, 1600 x
900 at 60 Hz. When the monitor is powered
on at a different resolution, an alert is displayed
on screen: Use 1600 x 900 at 60 Hz for best
results.

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

Physical Function

Tilt

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Height adjustment

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Note
Remove the height adjustment pin lock before
adjusting the height.

Insert the height adjustment pin lock before
lifting the monitor.

Swivel

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2. Setting up the monitor

2.3 Remove Base Stand and Base

Remove the Base Stand

Before you start disassembling the monitor
base, please follow the instructions below to
avoid damage or injury.

1. Extend the monitor base to its maximum
height.

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70mm

3. Release the lock of base stand then pull the
base stand away from the base column.

2. Place the monitor face down on a smooth

surface, taking care to avoid scratching or
damaging the screen. Then lift the monitor
stand.

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2. Setting up the monitor

Remove the Base

Condition:

For VESA standard mounting applications.

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1. Remove the 8 screw covers.

2. Remove the 4 screws and then remove
thebase from the monitor.

Note

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

100mm

100mm

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. Image Optimization

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 monitor performance.

Why do I need it?

You want a monitor that delivers optimized
display all your favorite types of content,
SmartImage software dynamically adjust
brightness, contrast, color and sharpness in
real time to enhance your monitor viewing
experience.

1. Press to launch the SmartImage on

screen display.

2. Keep pressing

to toggle between Office,

Photo, Movie, Game, Economy and Off.

3. The SmartImage on screen display will

remain on screen for 5 seconds, or you can
also press "OK" to make confirmation.

4. When SmartImage is enabled, the sRGB

scheme is disabled automatically. To use
sRGB, you need to disable SmartImage
with the

button at the front bezel of

your monitor.

Except using

key to scroll down, you can also
press buttons to choose and press “OK”
to confirm selection and close the SmartImage
OSD.

There are six modes to select: Office, Photo,
Movie, Game, Economy and Off.

How does it work?

SmartImage is an exclusive, leading edge Philips
technology that analyzes the content displayed
on your screen. Based on a scenario you select,
SmartImage dynamically enhances the contrast,
color saturation and sharpness of images to
enhance the contents being displayed - all in
real time with the press of a single button.

How to enable SmartImage?

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• Office: Enhances text and dampens

brightness to increase readability and
reduce eye strain. This mode significantly
enhances readability and productivity when
you’re working with spreadsheets, PDF files,
scanned articles or other general office
applications.

• Photo: This profile combines color

saturation, dynamic contrast and sharpness
enhancement to display photos and other
images with outstanding clarity in vibrant
colors - all without artifacts and faded
colors.

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. Image Optimization

• Movie: Ramped up luminance, deepened
color saturation, dynamic contrast and
razor sharpness displays every details in
darker areas of your videos without color
washout in brighter areas maintaining a
dynamic natural values for the ultimate
video display.

• Game: Turn on over drive circuit for best
response time, reduce jaggy edges for fast
moving objects on screen, enhance contrast
ratio for bright and dark scheme, this
profile delivers the best gaming experience
for gamers.

• Economy: Under this profile, brightness,
contrast are adjusted and backlighting
finetuned for just right display of everyday
office applications and lower power
consumption.

• Off: No optimization by SmartImage.

3.2 SmartContrast

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 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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. Image Optimization

3.3 Philips SmartControl Premium

The new SmartControl Premium 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

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!

• Follow the instruction and complete the

• You can launch after installation is

• If you want to launch later, you can either

fine-tuning resolution, Color calibration,

Installation

installation.

completed.

click the shortcut on desktop or toolbar.

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

• You can adjust more options without
wizard by Standard pane.

Start with Standard pane

Adjust menu

• Adjust Menu allow you to adjust Bright­ness, Contrast, Focus, Position and Reso­lution.

First launch -Wizard

• The first time after installation of Smart­Control Premium, 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 follow the instruction and do the
adjustment.

• Cancel prompts user if you want to cancel
installation.

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. 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.

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