LG 29UM57 Owner's manual

Brand: LG

Model: 29UM57

Category: LED displays

Type: Owner's manual

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25UM57

29UM57

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IPS LED Monitor (LED Monitor) Model List

Owner's Manual

IPS LED MONITOR

(LED MONITOR*)

*LG LED Monitors are LCD Monitors with LED Backlighting.

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Contents

CONTENTS

21 ActivatingtheMainMenu

22 Customizingsettings

22 - MenuSettings

22 - -QuickSettings

23 - -Picture

25 - -General

26 - -Reset

27 - -Gamemode

29 TROUBLESHOOTING

31 SPECIFICATIONS

31 25UM57

32 29UM57

33 Factorysupportmode

33 HDMITiming(Video)

33 PowerIndicator

34 PROPER POSTURE

34 ProperPostureforUsingtheMonitor

3 LICENSE

4 ASSEMBLING AND

PREPARING

4 ProductComponents

5 ComponentandButtonDescription

6 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor

7 InstallingtheMonitor

7 - Assemblingthestandbase

8 - Usingthecableholder

9 - Detachingthestandbase

11 - Installingontoatable

12 - Adjustingtheangle

13 - UsingtheKensingtonlock

13 - Installingthewallmountplate

14 - Installingtoawall

15 USING THE MONITOR

15 ConnectingtoaPC

15 - HDMIconnection

15 ConnectingtoAVDevices

15 - HDMIconnection

16 ConnectingtoExternalDevices

16 - Headphoneportconnection

17 INSTALLING THE LG

MONITOR SOFTWARE

17 InstallingTheScreenSplit

19 InstallingTheDualController

21 CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS

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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.

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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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING

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.



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.



TheDisplayPortcablemaynotbeavailableinsomeareas.

CAUTION

NOTE

User Manual/Card

Stand Base

Stand Body

Screw Cover

Screws

HDMI Cable

Stand Base

Stand Body

Screw Cover

Screws

(Dependingonthecountry)

(Dependingon

thecountry)

Power Cord

AC-DC Adapter

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Component and Button Description

Power Indicator



On:powerison



Off:powerisoff

Ports

(PowerButton)

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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

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

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

ontothestandhinge.

Tightentwoscrewsintothebackofthestand

body.

 Placethescreenfacedown.



 Attachthescrewcover.

Stand Body

Stand Base

Stand Hinge

Attachthe

Stand Base

to

Stand Body

Tightenthescrewtotheright.

Screws

Screw Cover

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

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

thesurfacewithasoftcloth.

CAUTION

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

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

ontothestandhinge.

Tightentwoscrewsintothebackofthestand

body.

 Placethescreenfacedown.

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



 Attachthescrewcover.

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

careful.

CAUTION

Stand Body

Stand Base

Stand Hinge

Attachthe

Stand Base

to

Stand Body

Tightenthescrewtotheright.

Screws

Screw Cover

29UM57

Using the cable holder

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Detaching the stand base

 Removethescrewcover.



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

thesurfacewithasoftcloth.

CAUTION

 Placethescreenfacedown.

25UM57

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

body



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

stand body from the stand hinge.

Screw cover

Stand Body

Stand Base

Turnthescrewtotheleft.

Pulloutthe

Stand Base



Screws

Stand Body

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 Removethescrewcover.



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

thesurfacewithasoftcloth.

CAUTION



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

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

fromtheactualproduct.



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

holdingthestandbase.Thismaycausethe

monitortofalloffthestandandcouldresult

inpersonalinjury.



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

touchthemonitorscreen.Applyingforceor

pressuremaydamagethemonitorscreen.

Instead,holdthestandbodyortheplastic

frameoftheproduct.

CAUTION

 Placethescreenfacedown.

29UM57

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

body



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

stand body from the stand hinge.

Stand Hinge

Screw cover

Stand Body

Stand Base

Turnthescrewtotheleft.

Pulloutthe

Stand Base





Thecomponentsintheillustrationsmaydif-

ferfromtheactualproduct.



Donotcarrythemonitorupsidedown,asthis

maycauseittofalloffitsstandandresultin

damageorinjury.



Toavoiddamagingthescreenwhenlifting

ormovingthemonitor,onlyholdthestandor

theplasticcover.Thisavoidsputtingunnec-

essarypressureonthescreen.

CAUTION

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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adaptertothemonitor,thenplug

thepowercordintothepoweroutlet.

10 cm

29UM55

29UB55

 Pressthe (Power)buttononthebottomof

themonitortoturniton.



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

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

shock.

CAUTION

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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 Side

Rear 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.

 Usingascrewdriver,tightenthefourscrewsto

fixtheplateontothemonitor.



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.

Wall Mount Plate

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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 (A x B)

75x75

Stand Screw

M4x10mm

Required Screws

WallmountPad

BackCover

Standardscrew

Max.8mm

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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.

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.



HDMIPCmaycausedevicecompatibility

issues.



UsingaDVItoHDMIcablemaycausecom-

patibilityissues.

NOTE

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.



UsingaDVItoHDMIcablemaycausecom-

patibilityissues.

NOTE

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USING THE MONITOR

Connecting to External Devices

Headphone port connection

Usetheheadphoneporttoconnectaperipheral

devicetothemonitor.Connectasillustrated.



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

andexternaldevice,headphoneandspeaker

functionsmaybelimited.

NOTE



Foranangleplugearphone,itisdifficult

connectitwithaperipheraldevice,sousea

straighttype.

NOTE

AngleType StraightType

(soldseparately)

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INSTALLING LG Monitor Software

INSTALLING THE LG MONITOR SOFTWARE

Installing The Screen Split

 SetthedefaultWebbrowsertoInternet

Explorer.

InsertthesoftwareCDincludedintheproductpackagingintoyourPC'sCDdriveandinstalltheScreen

Split.

Theinstallationscreenimagesareforreferenceonly.Theactualinstallationscreenimagesmayvaryde-

pendingonthemodel.

 Clickthe"ScreenSplit"ontheCD'smain

screen.Whenthefiledownloadwindow

appears,clicktheRunbutton.(Thefile

downloadwindowmayvarydependingonthe

operatingsystemandtheInternetExplorer

version,buttheinstallationproceduresare

same.)



ServicePack1orhigherisrequiredfor

Windows7&Windows8.

 Followtheinstructionstoproceedwiththe

installation.

 Check"Iacceptthetermsoftheagreement"on

theLicenseAgreementscreenandthenclick

the[Next]button.

CAUTION

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INSTALLING LG Monitor Software

NOTE

IfyourunScreenSplit,theScreenSpliticon[

]appearsinthesystemtrayattherightbottomof

thePCscreen.

Right-clicktheScreenSpliticonandselecta

layoutyouwant.

 Whentheinstallationiscomplete,restartyour

system.

 TheScreenSplitinstallationstartsasshown

below.



ScreenSplit:Thisprogramautomatically

splitstheprogramwindowasdesired.

MonitorSelectiononlysupportedinextend

display.

ThisprogramsupportedWindows7&

Windows8.

NOTE

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INSTALLING LG Monitor Software

Installing The Dual Controller

 SetthedefaultWebbrowsertoInternet

Explorer.

 Clickthe"DualController"ontheCD'smain

screen.Whenthefiledownloadwindow

appears,clicktheRunbutton.(Thefile

downloadwindowmayvarydependingonthe

operatingsystemandtheInternetExplorer

version,buttheinstallationproceduresare

same.)



ServicePack1orhigherisrequiredfor

Windows7&Windows8.1.

 Followtheinstructionstoproceedwiththe

installation.

 Check"Iacceptthetermsoftheagreement"on

theLicenseAgreementscreenandthenclick

the[Next]button.

CAUTION

Clicktheinstallbutton.

InsertthesoftwareCDincludedintheproductpackagingintoyourPC'sCDdriveandinstalltheDualCon-

troller.

Theinstallationscreenimagesareforreferenceonly.Theactualinstallationscreenimagesmayvaryde-

pendingonthemodel.

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INSTALLING LG Monitor Software

NOTE

IfyourunDualController,theDualControllericon

[]appearsinthesystemtray.

Clickthe

DualController

iconandselectalayout

youwant.

 Whentheinstallationiscomplete,restartyour

system.

 TheDualControllerinstallationstartsasshown

below.

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