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LG 29UM57, 25UM57, 25UM57-P, 29UM57-P Owner's manual

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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
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
AC-DC Adapter
or
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Component and Button Description
Power Indicator
On:powerison
Off:powerisoff
Ports
(PowerButton)
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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
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
2
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.
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Placethescreenfacedown.
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4
Attachthescrewcover.
Stand Body
Stand Body
Stand Base
Stand Hinge
Attachthe
Stand Base
to
Stand Body
.
Tightenthescrewtotheright.
1
2
Screws
Screw Cover
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Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover
thesurfacewithasoftcloth.
CAUTION
2
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.
1
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
3
4
Attachthescrewcover.
Itmayhurtyourfootoffthestand,sobe
careful.
CAUTION
Stand Body
Stand Body
Stand Base
Stand Hinge
Attachthe
Stand Base
to
Stand Body
.
Tightenthescrewtotheright.
1
2
Screws
Screw Cover
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Detaching the stand base
2
Removethescrewcover.
Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover
thesurfacewithasoftcloth.
CAUTION
1
Placethescreenfacedown.
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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
.
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1
2
Screws
Stand Body
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2
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
1
Placethescreenfacedown.
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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 Body
Stand Base
Turnthescrewtotheleft.
Pulloutthe
Stand Base
.
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1
2
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
1
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.
2
Connecttheadaptertothemonitor,thenplug
thepowercordintothepoweroutlet.
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
29UM55
29UB55
or
3
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
1
Placethemonitorinanuprightposition,mount-
edonthestandbase.
2
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.
1
Placethescreenfacedown.Toprotectthe
screenfromscratches,coverthesurfacewitha
softcloth.
2
Placethewallmountplateontothemonitor
andalignitwiththescrewholes.
3
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
10cm
10cm
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
4
WallmountPad
WallmountPad
BackCover
BackCover
Standardscrew
Max.8mm
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USING THE MONITOR
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
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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
2
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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
1
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.
2
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.
3
Followtheinstructionstoproceedwiththe
installation.
4
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.
6
Whentheinstallationiscomplete,restartyour
system.
5
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
1
SetthedefaultWebbrowsertoInternet
Explorer.
2
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.
3
Followtheinstructionstoproceedwiththe
installation.
4
Check"Iacceptthetermsoftheagreement"on
theLicenseAgreementscreenandthenclick
the[Next]button.
CAUTION
5
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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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.
7
Whentheinstallationiscomplete,restartyour
system.
6
TheDualControllerinstallationstartsasshown
below.
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