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196V3
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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 Rem
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1. Important missing, please contact with your local service center. (Please refer to Customer Care 1. Important Consumer Information Center) • Do not subject the monitor to severe This electronic user’s guide is intended for anyone vibration or high impact conditions during who uses the Philips monitor. Take time to read operation. this user manual before you use your monitor. • Do not knock or drop the monitor during It contains important information and notes operation or transport
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1. Important Important information for Burn-in/Ghost image 1.2 Notational Descriptions • Always activate a moving screen saver The following subsections describe notational program when you leave your monitor conventions used in this document. unattended. Always activate a periodic screen Notes, Cautions and Warnings refresh application if your monitor will display Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be unchanging static content. Uninterrupted accompanied by an icon and printed in bol
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1. Important 1.3 Disposal of product and packing Recycling Information for Customers material Your display is manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment- and reused. WEEE To learn more about our recycling program please visit www.philips.com/about/sustainability/recycling. This marking on the product or on its packaging illustrates that, under European Directive 2002/96/ EC governing used electrical and electroni
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2. Setting up the monitor Install base stand 2. Setting up the monitor 1. Place the monitor face down on soft and smooth surface taking care to avoid scratching 2.1 Installation or damaging the screen. 2. Attach the base column with the monitor until Package contents it clicks into position. Register your product and get support at 196V3LA www.philips.com/welcome Quick Start 3 Hold the monitor base stand with both hands and firmly insert the base stand into the base column. Audio cable
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2. Setting up the monitor Connecting to your PC 2.2 Operating the monitor Front view product description AC power input VGA input DVI-D input 5 Kensington anti-theft lock Connect to PC 7 6 4 3 2 1 1. Connect the power cord to the back of the monitor firmly. Switch monitor’s power on and 2. Turn off your computer and unplug its off. power cable. Access the OSD menu. 3. Connect the monitor signal cable to the video connector on the back of your Return to previous OSD level. computer. Ad
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2. Setting up the monitor Description of the On Screen Display The OSD Menu What is On-Screen Display (OSD)? Below is an overall view of the structure of the On-Screen Display. You can use this as a reference On-Screen Display (OSD) is a feature in all Philips when you want to work your way around the monitors. It allows an end user to adjust screen different adjustments later on. performance or select functions of the monitors Main menu Sub menu directly through an on-screen instruction wi
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2. Setting up the monitor Resolution notification 2.3 Remove Base Stand and Base This monitor is designed for optimal performance Remove the Base Stand at its native resolution, 1366×768@60Hz. Before you start disassembling the monitor base, When the monitor is powered on at a different please follow the instructions below to avoid resolution, an alert is displayed on screen: Use damage or injury. 1366×768@60Hz for best results. Display of the native resolution alert can be 1. Place the moni
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2. Setting up the monitor Remove the base 1. You may use a flathead screwdriver to stick into two release holes on the hinge cover, and gently pry the hinge cover to have it removed. 2. Remove the 4 screws and then remove the base from the monitor. 8
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3. Image Optimization 3.2 Philips SmartControl Lite 3. Image Optimization The new SmartControl Lite software by Phillips allows you to control your monitor via an easy 3.1 SmartContrast to use on-screen graphic interface. Complicated adjustments are a thing of the past as this user What is it? friendly software guides you through fine- tuning resolution, Color calibration, Clock/Phase Unique technology that dynamically analyzes adjustments, RGB White point adjustment, etc. displayed conte
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3. Image Optimization First launch -Wizard Start with Standard pane: • The first time after installation of SmartControl Lite, it will automatically go to Wizard for first Adjust menu: time launch. • Adjust Menu allow you to adjust Brightness, • The wizard will guide you through adjustment Contrast, Focus, Position and Resolution. your monitor performance step by step. • You can follow the instruction and do the • You can go to Plug-in menu to launch wizard adjustment. later on as well. •
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3. Image Optimization 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 11
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3. Image Optimization 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. 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 -
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3. Image Optimization Options>Input - Will only be active when Options>Preferences - Will only be active selecting Input from the drop-down Options when selecting Preferences from the drop-down menu. On a non-supported display capable of Options menu. On a non-supported display DDC/CI, only the Help and Options tabs are capable of DDC/CI, only the Help and Options available. All other SmartControl Lite tabs are not tabs are available. available. • Displays current preference settings. •
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3. Image Optimization Options>Audio - Will only be active when Help>Version - Will only be active when selecting selecting Audio from the drop-down Options Version from the drop- down Help menu. On a menu. non-supported display capable of DDC/CI, only On a non-supported display capable of DDC/CI, the Help and Options tabs are available. only the Help and Options tabs are available. Context Sensitive menu Help>User Manual - Will only be active when The Context Sensitive menu is Enabled by
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3. Image Optimization 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 M
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4. Technical Specifi cations 4. Technical Specifications Picture/Display Monitor panel type TFT-LCD Backlight CCFL (196V3), LED (196V3L) Panel size 18.5" ( 47.0 cm) Aspect ratio 16:9 Pixel Pitch 0.3 x 0.3 mm Brightness 200 cd/m² (196V3), 250 cd/m² (196V3L) SmartContrast 500,000:1 (196V3), 10,000,000:1 (196V3L) Contrast ratio (typ.) 700:1 (196V3), 1,000:1 (196V3L) Response time (typical) 5 ms Optimum Resolution 1366x768 @ 60Hz Viewing angle 90° (H)/ 65° (V)@C/R>10 (196V3), 170° (H) / 160° (V)@C/R
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4. Technical Specifi cations Power (196V3) On mode 19.3W (typ.), 20.81W(max.) Energy Consumption AC Input Voltage at AC Input Voltage at AC Input Voltage at (EnergyStar 5.0 test method) 100VAC +/-5VAC, 115VAC +/-5VAC, 230VAC +/-5VAC, 50Hz +/- 5Hz 50Hz +/- 5Hz 50Hz +/ -5Hz Normal Operation (typ.) 17.70W 17.52W 17.24W Sleep(Standby) 0.5W 0.5W 0.5W Off 0.5W 0.5W 0.5W Heat Dissipation* AC Input Voltage at AC Input Voltage at AC Input Voltage at 100VAC +/-5VAC, 115VAC +/-5VAC, 230VAC +/-5VAC, 50Hz
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4. Technical Specifi cations Dimension Product with stand (WxHxD) 463 x 358 x 204 mm Product without stand 463 x 294 x 44 mm (WxHxD) Weight Product with stand 2.58kg Product without stand 2.42kg Product with packaging 3.21kg Operating Condition Temperature range (operation) 0°C to 40 °C Temperature range (Non- -20°C to 60°C operation) Relative humidity 20% to 80% Altitude operation: + 12,000 ft (3,658 m) Non-operation: + 40,000 ft (12,192 m) MTBF 30,000hrs Environmental ROHS YES EPEAT Silver. (w
