LG 27UD68-W Owner's manual

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Owner's Manual

IPS LED MONITOR

(LED MONITOR*)

*LG LED Monitors are LCD Monitors with LED Backlighting.

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Contents

CONTENTS

16 USER SETTINGS

17 Customizingsettings

17 - MenuSettings

17 - -QuickSettings

18 - -PBP

19 - -Picture

22 - -General

23 - -Reset

24 TROUBLESHOOTING

26 SPECIFICATIONS

26 27UD68

27 FactorySupportMode(PresetMode,PC)

27 HDMI

27 DisplayPort

28 HDMITiming(Video)

28 PowerLED

29 PROPER POSTURE

29 ProperPostureforUsingtheMonitor

3 LICENSE

4 ASSEMBLING AND

PREPARING

4 ProductComponents

5 ComponentandButtonDescription

5 - HowtoUsetheJoystickButton

6 InputConnector

7 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor

8 InstallingtheMonitor

8 - Assemblingthestandbase

9 - DetachingtheStandBase

10 - Usingthecableholder

10 - Installingontoatable

11 - Adjustingtheangle

12 - UsingtheKensingtonlock

12 - Installingthewallmountplate

13 - Installingtoawall

14 USING THE MONITOR

14 ConnectingtoaPC

14 - HDMIconnection

14 - DisplayPortconnection

15 ConnectingtoAVDevices

15 - HDMIconnection

15 ConnectingtoExternalDevices

15 - ConnectingHeadphones

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LICENSE

Eachmodelhasdifferentlicenses.Visitwww.lg.comformoreinformationonthelicense.

ThetermsHDMIandHDMIHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface,andthe

HDMIlogoaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLC

intheUnitedStatesandothercountries.

VESA,VESAlogo,DisplayPortComplianceLogoandDisplayPort

ComplianceLogofordual-modesourceareallregisteredtrademarksofthe

VideoElectronicsStandardsAssociation.

ThefollowingcontentisonlyappliedtothemonitorwhichissoldinEuropemarketandwhichneedstomeet

theErPDirective:

*Thismonitorissettobeturnedoffautomaticallyin4hoursafteryouturnedondisplayifthereisno 

adjustmenttodisplay.

*Tomakethissettingbedisabled,changetheoptionto‘Off’inOSDmenuof“AutomaticStandby”.

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Product Components

Pleasecheckwhetherallthecomponentsareincludedintheboxbeforeusingtheproduct.Ifthereare

missingcomponents,contacttheretailstorewhereyoupurchasedtheproduct.Notethattheproductand

componentsmaylookdifferentfromthoseshownhere.



Alwaysusegenuinecomponentstoensuresafetyandproductperformance.



Theproductwarrantywillnotcoverdamageorinjurycausedbytheuseofcounterfeitcomponents.





Itisrecommendthatusethesuppliedcomponents.





IfyouusegenericcablesnotcertifiedbyLG,thescreenmaynotdisplayortheremaybeimage

noises.



Notethatthecomponentsmaylookdifferentfromthoseshownhere.



Withoutpriornotice,allinformationandspecificationsinthismanualaresubjecttochangetoim-

provetheperformanceoftheproduct.



Topurchaseoptionalaccessories,visitanelectronicsstoreoronlineshoppingsiteorcontactthe

retailstorewhereyoupurchasedtheproduct.

CAUTION

NOTE

CD(Owner's Manual) /

Card

Display Port Cable

Stand Base Stand Body

HDMI Cable

(Thiscableisnotin-

cludedinallcountries.)

(Dependingonthecountry)

(Dependingon

thecountry)

Power Cord

AC-DC Adapter

Cable Holder Screw Cover

2 Screws

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Component and Button Description

Power LED



On:powerison



Off:powerisoff

Joystick Button

How to Use the Joystick Button

Youcaneasilycontrolthefunctionsofthemonitorbypressingthejoystickbuttonormovingitleft/rightwith

yourfinger.

Basic Functions

Power on

Pressthejoystickbuttononcewithyourfingertoturnonthe

monitor.

Power off

Pressandholdthejoystickbuttononcewithyourfingertoturnoff

themonitor.

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Volume

Control

Youcancontrolthevolumebymovingthejoystickbuttonleft/right.



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Thejoystickbuttonislocatedatthebottomofthemonitor.

NOTE

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Input Connector

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Moving and Lifting the Monitor

Whenmovingorliftingthemonitor,followthese

instructionstopreventthemonitorfrombeing

scratchedordamagedandtoensuresafetrans-

portationregardlessofitsshapeorsize.



Asfaraspossible,avoidtouchingthemoni-

torscreen.Thismayresultindamagetothe

screenorsomeofthepixelsusedtocreate

images.



Itisadvisabletoplacethemonitorinthe

originalboxorpackingmaterialbeforeat-

temptingtomoveit.



Beforemovingorliftingthemonitor,discon-

nectthepowercordandallcables.



Holdthetopandbottomofthemonitorframe

firmly.Donotholdthepanelitself.



Whenholdingthemonitor,thescreenshould

faceawayfromyoutopreventitbeing

scratched.





Whenmovingthemonitor,avoidanystrong

shockorvibrationstotheproduct.



Whenmovingthemonitor,keepitupright,

neverturnthemonitoronitssideortiltit

sideways.

CAUTION



Ifyouusethemonitorpanelwithoutthe

standbase,itsjoystickbuttonmaycause

themonitortobecomeunstableandfall,

resultingindamagetothemonitororhuman

injury.Inaddition,thismaycausethejoystick

buttontomalfunction.

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Installing the Monitor

Assembling the stand base



Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover

thesurfacewithasoftcloth.

CAUTION

 Placethescreenfacedown.

 Checkthedirectionofthestand body

(front,back)andthenmountthestand body

ontothestand hinge.

 Useatooltoattachthestand bodyasshown

inthefigure.

Stand Body

Stand Base

Screw Cover

AttachtheStand BasetoStand Body.

Tightenthescrewtotheright.

 Attachthescrew cover.

Applyingexcessiveforcewhentightening

thescrewsmaycausedamagetothemoni-

tor.Damagecausedinthiswaywillnotbe

coveredbytheproductwarranty.

CAUTION

Itmayhurtyourfootoffthestand,sobe

careful.

CAUTION

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Detaching the Stand Base

Screw Cover

Stand Body

Stand Base

1

Placethescreenfacedown.





Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover

thesurfacewithasoftcloth.

CAUTION

urnthescrewtotheleft.

ullouttheStand Base.

Asshownintheillustration,pullScrewCover

outtoseparateitfromtheset.

 Removethetwoscrewsonthebackofstand

body.

Asshownintheillustration,disconnectthe

stand body from the stand hinge.





Illustrationsinthisdocumentrepresenttypi-

calprocedures,sotheymaylookdifferent

fromtheactualproduct.





Applyingexcessiveforcewhentightening

screwsmaycausedamagetothemonitor.

Damagecausedinthiswaywillnotbecov-

eredbytheproductwarranty.





Becarefulnottohurtyourhandontheedges

ofthescrewcovers.





Donotcarrythemonitorupsidedownbyjust

holdingthebase.Thismaycausethemoni-

tortofalloffthestandandcouldresultin

personalinjury.





Whenliftingormovingthemonitor,donot

touchthemonitorscreen.Theforceapplied

tothemonitorscreenmaycausedamageto

it.

CAUTION

Itmayhurtyourfootoffthestand,sobe

careful.

CAUTION

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Using the cable holder

Cable Holder

Arrangethecablesusingthecableholderas

shownintheillustration.

Installing onto a table

 Liftthemonitorandplaceitonthetableinan

uprightposition.

Placeatleast10 cmawayfromthewallto

ensuresufficientventilation.

 Connectthepoweradaptertothemonitorand

thenplugthepowercordintothewalloutlet.

10 cm



Unplugthepowercordpriortomovingor

installingthemonitor.Thereisriskofelectric

shock.

CAUTION

 Pressthejoystickbuttononthebottomofthe

monitortoturnonthemonitor.

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Adjusting the angle

 Placethemonitorinanuprightposition,mount-

edonthestandbase.

 Adjusttheangleofthescreen.Theangleofthe

screencanbeadjustedforwardsorbackwards

foracomfortableviewingexperience.

Front SideRear Side



Toavoidinjurytothefingerswhenadjusting

thescreen,donotholdthelowerpartofthe

monitor'sframeasillustratedbelow.

WARNING



Becarefulnottotouchorpressthescreen

areawhenadjustingtheangleofthemonitor.

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Installing the wall mount plate

Thismonitorsupportsthespecificationofthestan-

dardwallmountplateorcompatibledevice.

 Placethescreenfacedown.Toprotectthe

screenfromscratches,coverthesurfacewitha

softcloth.

 Placethewallmountplateontothemonitor

andalignitwiththescrewholes.

 Tightenthefourscrewstofixtheplatetothe

monitorusingascrewdriver.



Thewallmountplateissoldseparately.



Formoreinformationoninstallation,referto

thewallmountplate'sinstallationguide.



Becarefulnottouseexcessiveforcewhen

mountingthewallmountplate,asthiscan

damagethemonitor'sscreen.

NOTE



Use oftheKensingtonlockisoptional.

Theaccessoriescanbepurchasedat

your localelectronicsstore.

NOTE

Using the Kensington lock

TheKensingtonsecuritysystemconnectorislocat-

edatthebackoftheMonitorset.

Formoreinformationoninstallationandusage,

refertotheKensingtonlockusermanualorvisit

thewebsiteathttp://www.kensington.com.

ConnecttheKensingtonsecuritysystemcable

betweentheMonitorsetandatable.

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Toinstallthemonitortoawall,attachawallmount-

ingbracket(optional)tothebackofthemonitor.

Makesurethatthewallmountingbracketissecurely

fixedtothemonitorandtothewall.

1Ifyouusescrewlongerthanstandard,themoni-

tormightbedamagedinternally.

2Ifyouuseimproperscrew,theproductmightbe

damagedanddropfrommountedposition.

Inthiscase,LGElectronicsisnotresponsible

forit.

Installing to a wall

Installthemonitoratleast10cmawayfromthe

wallandleaveabout10cmofspaceateachside

ofthemonitortoensuresufficientventilation.De-

tailedinstallationinstructionscanbeobtainedfrom

yourlocalretailstore.Pleaserefertothemanual

toinstallandsetupatiltingwallmountingbracket.

10cm



Unplugthepowercordbeforemovingorin-

stallingthemonitortoavoidelectricshocks.



Installingthemonitorontheceilingorona

slantedwallmayresultinthemonitorfalling

off,whichcouldleadtoinjury.Pleaseuse

thegenuineLGwallmountingbracket.For

moreinformation,contactyourlocalretail

storeoraqualifiedinstaller.



Applyingexcessiveforcewhenfastening

screwsmaycausedamagetothemoni-

tor.Damagecausedinthiswaywillnotbe

coveredbytheproductwarranty.



Usethewallmountingbracketandscrews

thatconformtotheVESAstandard.Dam-

agecausedbytheuseormisuseofinap-

propriatecomponentswillnotbecovered

bytheproductwarranty.



Screwlengthfromoutersurfaceofback

covershouldbeunder8mm.



UsethescrewsspecifiedbytheVESAstan-

dard.



Thewallmountkitincludestheinstallation

guideandallnecessaryparts.



Thewallmountingbracketisoptional.The

accessoriescanbepurchasedatyourlocal

retailstore.



Thelengthofthescrewmaydifferforeach

wallmountingbracket.Ensurethecorrect

lengthscrewisused.



Formoreinformation,pleaserefertothe

usermanualforthewallmountingbracket.

CAUTION

NOTE

WallmountPad

BackCover

Standardscrew

Max.8mm



WallMount(AxB)

Wall Mount (A x

100x100

Standard screw

M4xL10

Number of

screws

Wall Mount Plate

(Optional)

RW120

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USING THE MONITOR

Connecting to a PC



Thismonitorsupportsthe*PlugandPlay

feature.

*PlugandPlay:Afeaturethatallowsyouto

addadevicetoyourcomputerwithouthaving

toreconfigureanythingorinstallanymanual

drivers.



Theremaybenovideooraudiooutputde-

pendingontheDPversionofthePC.





MakesuretousethesuppliedMiniDisplayPort

cableoftheproduct.Otherwise,thismay

causethedevicetomalfunction.





IfyouusegenericcablesnotcertifiedbyLG,

thescreenmaynotdisplayortheremaybe

imagenoises.

DisplayPort connection

Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom

yourPCtothemonitor.ConnectyourPCtothe

monitorusingthedisplayportcableasillustrated

below.

Pressthemenubuttonandthenselecttheinput

optionfromtheinputmenu.

NOTE

HDMI connection

Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom

yourPCandA/Vdevicestothemonitor.Connect

yourPCandAVdevicetothemonitorwiththe

HDMIcableasillustratedbelow.

Pressthemenubuttonandthenselecttheinput

optionfromtheinputmenu.

NOTE



IfyouuseHDMIPC,itcancausecompatibility

problem.



UseacertifiedcablewiththeHDMIlogo

attached.IfyoudonotuseacertifiedHDMI

cable,thescreenmaynotdisplayora

connectionerrormayoccur.



RecommendedHDMIcabletypes

-High-SpeedHDMI

Cable

-High-SpeedHDMI

CablewithEthernet

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USING THE MONITOR

Connecting to AV Devices

HDMI connection

Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom

yourPCandA/Vdevicestothemonitor.Connect

yourPCandAVdevicetothemonitorwiththe

HDMIcableasillustratedbelow.

Pressthemenubuttonandthenselecttheinput

optionfromtheinputmenu.

NOTE



IfyouuseHDMIPC,itcancausecompatibility

problem.



UseacertifiedcablewiththeHDMIlogo

attached.IfyoudonotuseacertifiedHDMI

cable,thescreenmaynotdisplayora

connectionerrormayoccur.



RecommendedHDMIcabletypes

-High-SpeedHDMI

Cable

-High-SpeedHDMI

CablewithEthernet

Connecting to External Devices

(soldseparately)

Connecting Headphones

Connectperipheralstothemonitorviathehead-

phonesport.Connectasillustrated.





Peripheraldevicesaresoldseparately.





Ifyouuseangledearphones,itmaycause

aproblemwithconnectinganotherexternal

devicetothemonitor.Therefore,itisrecom-

mendedtousestraightearphones.

Angled Straight





DependingontheaudiosettingsofthePC

andexternaldevice,headphonesandspeaker

functionsmaybelimited.

NOTE

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User Settings

Button Menu Status Description

Main menu disabled

Enablesthemainmenu.

Main menu enabled

Exitsthemainmenu.

(Holdingdownthebuttontoturnoffthemonitor.Youcanturnoff

themonitorthiswayatanytime,includingwhentheOSDison.)

◄

Main menu disabled

Adjuststhemonitorvolumelevel.

Main menu enabled

Entersthemenufeatures.

►

Main menu disabled

Adjuststhemonitorvolumelevel.

Main menu enabled

Enterstheinputfeature.

▲

Main menu disabled

Enablesthemainmenu.

Main menu enabled

Entersthegamemodefeature.

▼

Main menu disabled

Enablesthemainmenu.

Main menu enabled

Turnsoffthemonitor.



Main Menu Features

Main Menu Description

Configuresthescreensettings.

Game Mode

YoucanchangePictureModetoagaming

mode.

Input

Setsinputmode.

Monitor off

Turnsoffthemonitor.

Exit

Exitsthemainmenu.

USER SETTINGS

Activating the Main Menu

1

Pressthejoystickbuttononthebottomofthemonitor.

2

Movethejoystickup/down(▲/▼)andleft/right(◄/►)tosettheoptions.

3

Pressthejoystickbuttononcemoretoexitthemainmenu.

JoystickButton

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User Settings

Eachoptionisdescribedbelow.

Customizing settings

Menu Settings

-Quick Settings

1

ToviewtheOSD menu,pressthejoystick buttonat

thebottomofthemonitorandthenentertheMenu.

2

GotoQuick Settings >

Brightness

bymovingthe

joystick.

3

Configuretheoptionsfollowingtheinstructionsthat

appearinthebottomrightcorner.

4

Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,

movethejoystickto◄orpressing( /OK)it.

5

IfyouwanttoexittheOSDmenu,movethejoystick

to◄untilyouexit.

Menu > Quick Settings Description

Brightness

Adjuststhecolorcontrastandbrightnessofthescreen.

Contrast

Volume

Adjuststhevolume.

NOTE



Jogjoystickbuttondown(



)intheVolumemenuwill

enable/disabletheMutefunction.

Input

Selectsthecurrentinputmode.

Ratio

Adjuststhescreenratio.

Wide

Displaysthevideoinwide-screen,regardlessofthevideosignalinput.

Original

Displaysavideoaccordingtotheinputvideosignalaspectratio.

1:1

Theaspectratioisnotadjustedfromtheoriginal.

NOTE



ThedisplaymaylookthesameforWide,Original,and1:1optionsattherecommendedresolution.



Theratioisdisabledintheinterlacedsignal.

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User Settings

Eachoptionisdescribedbelow.

-PBP

1

ToviewtheOSD menu,pressthejoystick buttonat

thebottomofthemonitorandthenentertheMenu.

2

GotoPBPbymovingthejoystick.

3

Configuretheoptionsfollowingtheinstructionsthat

appearinthebottomrightcorner.

4

Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,

movethejoystickto◄orpressing( /OK)it.

5

IfyouwanttoexittheOSDmenu,movethejoystick

to◄untilyouexit.

Menu > PBP Description

Sub

Displaysthescreensoftwoinputmodesononemonitor.

PBP Connection Sub Screen (Right)

HDMI 1 HDMI 2 DisplayPort

Main Screen

(Left)

HDMI 1 - - O

HDMI 2 - - O

DisplayPort O O -

Sound Out

ChangestheaudiooutputinPBPmode.

Swap

TogglesbetweenthemainscreenandsubscreeninPBPmode.

Sub Full

ConvertsthesubscreenofPBPmodetothewidescreen.

Ratio

Adjuststheaspectratioofthemainscreenorsubscreen.

Main Wide

DisplaysthevideotofitthePBPscreen,regardlessofthevideosignalinput.

Original

DisplaysthevideointheaspectratioofthevideosignalinputonthePBPscreen.

Sub Wide

DisplaysthevideotofitthePBPscreen,regardlessofthevideosignalinput.

Original

DisplaysthevideointheaspectratioofthevideosignalinputonthePBPscreen.

NOTE





WhentheSubmodeisOff,SoundOut,Swap,SubFull,andRatiomenusbecomedisabled.

TheMain/SuboptionsforRatiobecomedisabledifthereisnosignal.





TheoptimalresolutionforPBPmodeissetautomaticallywhenPBPmodeisset.

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User Settings

Menu > Picture Description

Picture Mode Custom

Allowstheusertoadjusteachelement.Thecolormodeofthemainmenucanbe

adjusted.

Reader

Optimizesthescreenforviewingdocuments.YoucanbrightenthescreenintheOSD

menu.

Photo

Optimizesthescreenforphotos.

Cinema

Optimizesthescreenforvideo.

sRGB

AstandardRGBcolorspaceforthemonitorandprinter.

Color

Weakness

Thismodeisforuserswhocannotdistinguishbetweenredandgreen.Itenables

userswithcolorweaknesstoeasilydistinguishbetweenthetwocolors.

FPS Game 1

ThismodeisoptimizedforFPSgames.

FPS Game 2

IthasahigherBlackStabilizervaluethanFPSGame1.Itissuitableforverydark

FPSgames.

RTS Game

ThismodeisoptimizedforRTSGame.

Custom

(Game)

Inthismode,userscancustomizevariouselementsincludinggame-relatedoptions.

NOTE





IfthepicturemodeischangedintheDP(DisplayPort)input,thescreen

mayflickerortheresolutionofyourPCscreenmaybeaffected.

Eachoptionisdescribedbelow.

-Picture

1

ToviewtheOSD menu,pressthejoystick buttonat

thebottomofthemonitorandthenentertheMenu.

2

Goto

Picture

bymovingthejoystick.

3

Configuretheoptionsfollowingtheinstructionsthat

appearinthebottomrightcorner.

4

Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,

movethejoystickto◄orpressing( /OK)it.

5

IfyouwanttoexittheOSDmenu,movethejoystick

to◄untilyouexit.

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User Settings

Picture Adjust SUPER

RESOLUTION+

High

Optimizedpicturequalityisdisplayedwhenauserwants

crystalclearimages.Itiseffectiveforhighqualityvideoor

game.

Middle

Theoptimizedpicturequalityisdisplayedwhenauser

wantsimagesbetweenlowandhighmodesforcomfortable

viewing.ItiseffectiveforUCCorSDvideo.

Low

Theoptimizedpicturequalityisdisplayedwhenauser

wantssmoothandnaturalimages.Itiseffectiveforslow-

movingpicturesorstillimages.

Off

Selectthisoptionforeverydayviewing.SUPERRESOLU-

TION+isturnedoffinthismode.

Sharpness

Adjuststhesharpnessofthescreen.

Black Level

Setstheoffsetlevel(forHDMIonly).



Offset: asareferenceforavideosignal,thisisthedarkestcolorthe

monitorcandisplay.

High

Thepictureofthescreengetsbrighter.

Low

Thepictureofthescreengetsdarker.

HDMI ULTRA HD Deep

Color

ProvidessharperimageswhenconnectedtoadevicesupportingUL-

TRAHDDeepColor.

4K@60 Hz Support Format

Resolution

Frame rate

(Hz)

Color Depth / Chroma Sampling

8 bit 10 bit

3840x2160

59.94

60.00

YCbCr4:2:0

YCbCr4:2:2

YCbCr4:4:4 -

RGB4:4:4 -

1)SupportedwhenHDMIULTRAHDDeepColorissettoOn.

DFC

Adjuststhebrightnessautomaticallyaccordingtothescreen.

NOTE





IftheconnecteddevicedoesnotsupportULTRAHDDeep

Color,thefeaturemaynotworkproperly.





Ifaproblemoccurs,settheHDMIULTRAHDDeepColoroption

toOff.

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