Philips 236V4 User Manual

236V4

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EN User manual 1 Customer care and warranty 26 Troubleshooting & FAQs 31

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 .................7

3. Image Optimization ...............................9

3.1 SmartContrast .................................................9

3.2 Philips SmartControl Lite ..........................9

4. Technical Specifications ......................16

4.1 Resolution & Preset Modes...................19

5. Power Management ............................20

6. Regulatory Information ......................21

7. Customer care and warrant .............27

7.1 Philips’ Flat Panel Monitors Pixel

Defect Policy ..................................................27

7.2 Customer Care & Warranty .................29

8. Troubleshooting & FAQs ...................32

8.1 Troubleshooting ...........................................32

8.2 General FAQs ...............................................33

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

• Please Keep the monitor out of direct

sunlight, very strong bright lights and away from any other heat source. Lengthy exposure to this type of environment may result in discoloration and damage to the monitor.

• 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.

1. Important

• Temperature: 0-40°C 32-95°F

• Humidity: 20-80% RH

Important information for Burn-in/Ghost image

• 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 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.

1. Important

1.3 Disposal of product and packing material

Waste Electrical and Electronic EquipmentWEEE

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.

Taking back/Recycling Information for Customers

Philips establishes technically and economically viable objectives to optimize the environmental performance of the organization's product, service and activities.

From the planning, design and production stages, Philips emphasizes the important of making products that can easily be recycled. At Philips, end-of-life management primarily entails participation in national take-back initiatives and recycling programs whenever possible, preferably in cooperation with competitors, which recycle all materials (products and related packaging material) in accordance with all Environmental Laws and taking back program with the contractor company.

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

http://www.philips.com/sites/philipsglobal/ about/sustainability/ourenvironment/ productrecyclingservices.page

2. Setting up the monitor

VGA (optional)

Audio (optional)

DVI (optional)

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HDMI (optional)

2.1 Installation

Package contents

Install base stand

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

2. Attach the base column with the monitor until it clicks into position.

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

2. Setting up the monitor

Connecting to your PC

AC power input VGA input DVI-D input (available for selected models) Audio input (available for selected models) Kensington anti-theft lock

HDMI 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.

2.2 Operating the monitor

Front view product description

Model 236V4L:

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Model 236V4LHA,236V4LA:

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Switch monitor’s power ON and OFF.

Access the OSD menu

Confirm the OSD adjustment. Return to previous OSD level. Adjust the brightness level. Adjust the OSD menu.

Adjust the speaker volume.

Change display format.

Automatically adjust the monitor.

2. Setting up the monitor

Description of the On Screen Display

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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:

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Model 236V4LA:

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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

(available for selective models)

Picture

(available for selective models)

Audio

(available for selective models)

Color

Language

VGA

DVI

HDMI

Picture Format

Brightness

Contrast

SmartContrast

OverScan

Stand-Alone

Mute

Color Temperature

sRGB

User Define

English Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano,

Русский

Português,

Wide Screen, 4:3

0~100

On, Off

6500K, 9300K

Red: 0~100

Green: 0~100

Blue: 0~100

简体中文,

Türkçe

Model 236V4LHA:

Basic and simple instruction on the control keys

In the OSD shown above, you can press

buttons at the front bezel of the monitor to move the cursor, and press OK button to confirm the choice or change.

OSD Settings

Setup

Horizontal

Vertical

Transparency

OSD Time Out

Auto

H. Position

V. Position

Phase

Clock

Resolution Notification

Reset

Information

0~100

Off, 1, 2, 3, 4

5s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 60s

0~100

On, Off

Yes, No

2. Setting up the monitor

Resolution notification

This monitor is designed for optimal performance at its native resolution, 1920 × 1080 @ 60 Hz. When the monitor is powered on at a different resolution, an alert is displayed on screen: Use 1920 × 1080 @ 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

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 any possible damage or injury.

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

2. Press the locking clips to detach the base stand away from the base column.

3. Press the release button to detach the base column.

2. Setting up the monitor

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

100mm

3. Image Optimization

3.1 SmartContrast

What is it?

A unique technology that dynamically analyzes displayed content and automatically optimizes an 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.

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 finetuning 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 adjusting 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.

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.

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