LG Electronics USA E2342C-BN User manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL
LED LCD MONITOR
E1642C
E1942C
E2042C
E2242C
E2342C
Please read this manual carefully before operating
your set and retain it for future reference.
LED LCD MONITOR MODEL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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

3 Unpacking
4 Partsandbuttons
5 SettinguptheMonitorset
5 - AttachingtheStandBase
5 - DetachingtheStandBase
6 - Mountingonatable
6 - Usingthecableholder
8 - Mountingonawall

9 ConnectingtoaPC
9 - D-SUBconnection

12 CustomizingSettings
12 - MenuSettings
13 -PICTURE
14 -COLOR
15 -DISPLAY
16 -OTHERS
17 SUPERENERGYSAVINGSetting
18 PICTUREMODESetting
 
 
21 E1642C
22 E1942C
23 E2042C
24 E2242C
25 E2342C
26 PresetModes(Resolution)
27 Indicator
 
28 ProperpostureforusingtheMonitorset.
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

Checkyourproductboxforthefollowingitems.Ifthereareanymissingaccessories,contactthelocal
dealerwhereyoupurchasedyourproduct.Theillustrationsinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactualproduct
andaccessories.
Donotuseanyunapprovedaccessoriestoensurethesafetyandproductlifespan.
Anydamagesorinjuriesbyusingunapprovedaccessoriesarenotcoveredbythewarranty.
Theaccessoriessuppliedwithyourproductmayvarydependingonthemodel.
Productspecificationsorcontentsinthismanualmaybechangedwithoutpriornoticeduetoupgrade
ofproductfunctions.
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





(Dependingonthecountry) (Dependingonthecountry)
  

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



Connectionpanel(Seep.9)
Button(Seep.11)
(PowerButton)
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Attachthetothemonitorset.
Attachthe.
Tightenthescrewtotherightwithacoin.


1
PlacetheMonitorsetwiththescreenside
downonaflatandcushionedsurface.
Layafoammatorsoftprotectivecloth
onthesurfacetoprotectthescreenfrom
damage.
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2


Thisillustrationdepictsthegeneralmodelof
connection.Yourmonitormaydifferfromthe
itemsshowninthepicture.
Donotcarrytheproductupsidedownholding
onlythestandbase.Theproductmayfall
andgetdamagedorinjureyourfoot.
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
1
PlacetheMonitorsetwiththescreenside
downonaflatandcushionedsurface.
2




Pullouttheand
fromthemonitorset.
Turnthescrewtotheleftwithacoin.
Pulloutthe.
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1
LiftandtilttheMonitorsetintoitsupright
positiononatable.
Leavea10cm(minimum)spacefromthewall
forproperventilation.

2
ConnecttheAC-DCAdapterandPowerCord
toawalloutlet.
3
Press (Power)buttononthebottomswitch
paneltoturnthepoweron.
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
Unplugthepowercordbeforemovingthe
Monitortoanotherlocation.Otherwiseelectric
shockmayoccur.




E1942C/E2042C/E2242C/E2342C
E1642C
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UsingtheKensingtonsecuritysystem
TheKensingtonsecuritysystemconnectoris
locatedatthebackoftheMonitorset.Formore
informationofinstallationandusing,refertothe
manualsuppliedwiththeKensingtonsecurity
systemorvisit
http://www.kensington.com
.
ConnecttheKensingtonsecuritysystemcable
betweentheMonitorsetandatable.
TheKensingtonsecuritysystemisoptional.
Youcanobtainitfrommostelectronicsstores.
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Whenyouadjusttheangle,donotholdthe
bottomoftheMonitorsetframeasshownon
thefollowingillustration,asmayinjureyour
fingers.
Donottouchorpressthescreenwhen
adjustingtheangleofthemonitor.
Donotholdthissetlikebelowpicture.Monitor
screencandetachfromstandbaseandinjure
yourbody.

Tiltfrom+20to-5degreesupordowntoadjust
theangleoftheMonitorsettosuityourview.

 
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
Forproperventilation,allowaclearanceof10cm
oneachsideandfromthewall.Detailed
instructionsareavailablefromyourdealer,seethe
optionalTiltWallMountingBracketInstallationand
SetupGuide.
IfyouintendtomounttheMonitorsettoawall,
attachWallmountinginterface(optionalparts)to
thebackoftheset.
WhenyouinstalltheMonitorsetusingawall
mountinginterface(optionalparts),attachit
carefullysoitwillnotdrop.
1
Please,Usethescrewandwallmountinterface
inaccordancewithVESAStandards.
2
Ifyouusescrewlongerthanstandard,the
monitormightbedamagedinternally.
3
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.
4
VESAcompatible.
5
PleaseuseVESAstandardasbelow.
784.8mm(30.9inch)andunder
*WallMountPadThickness:2.6mm
*Screw:Φ4.0mmxPitch0.7mmx
Length10mm
787.4mm(31.0inch)andabove
*PleaseuseVESAstandardwallmountpad
andscrews.
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
Disconnectthepowercordfirst,andthen
moveorinstalltheMonitorset.Otherwise
electricshockmayoccur.
IfyouinstalltheMonitorsetonaceilingor
slantedwall,itmayfallandresultinsevere
injury.
UseonlyanauthorizedLGwallmount
andcontactthelocaldealerorqualified
personnel.
Donotovertightenthescrewsasthismay
causedamagetotheMonitorsetandvoid
yourwarranty.
Useonlyscrewsandwallmountsthat
meettheVESAstandard.Anydamages
orinjuriesbymisuseorusinganimproper
accessoryarenotcoveredbythewarranty.
UsethescrewsthatarelistedontheVESA
standardscrewspecifications.
Thewallmountkitwillincludeaninstallation
manualandnecessaryparts.
Thewallmountbracketisoptional.Youcan
obtainadditionalaccessoriesfromyourlocal
dealer.
Thelengthofscrewsmaydifferdepending
onthewallmount.Besuretousetheproper
length.
Formoreinformation,refertothe
instructionssuppliedwiththewallmount.



E1642C
E1942C
E2042C
E2242C
E2342C

 75x75
 M4
 4
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

YourMonitorsetsupportsPlug&Play*.
*Plug&Play:APCrecognizesaconnected
devicethatusersconnecttoaPCandturn
on,withoutdeviceconfigurationoruser
intervention.

TransmitsanalogvideofromyourPCtothe
Monitorset.ConnectthePCandtheMonitorset
withthesuppliedD-sub15pinsignalcableas
showninthefollowingillustrations.

ForAppleMacintoshuse,aseparateplug
adapterisneededtochangethe15pin
highdensity(3row)D-SUBVGAconnector
onthesuppliedcabletoa15pin2row
connector.
WhenusingaD-Subsignalinputcable
connectorforMacintosh
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WhenyouwanttousetwoPCinourMonitor,
pleaseconnectthesignalcable(D-SUB)
respectivelyinMonitorset.
IfyouturntheMonitorsetonwhileitiscold,
thescreenmayflicker.Thisisnormal.
Somered,green,orbluespotsmayappear
onthescreen.Thisisnormal.

Thisfunctionprovidestheuserwithoptimal
displaysettings.Whentheuserconnects
themonitorforthefirsttime,thisfunction
automaticallyadjuststhedisplaytooptimal
settingsforindividualinputsignals.(Only
supportedinAnalogMode)

Whenyouencounterproblemssuchas
blurryscreen,blurredletters,screenflicker
ortiltedscreenwhileusingthedeviceor
afterchangingscreenresolution,pressthe
AUTOfunctionbuttontoimproveresolution.
(OnlysupportedinAnalogMode)
 
Connectthesignal
inputcableandtighten
itbyturningthescrews
clockwise.
Donotpressthescreenwithyourfingerfor
alongtimeasthismayresultintemporary
distortiononthescreen.
Avoiddisplayingafixedimageonthe
screenforalongperiodoftimetoprevent
imageburn.Useascreensaverifpossible.

SelfImageSettingFunction
Pressthepowerbuttononthebottompanelto
turnthepoweron.Whenmonitorpoweristurned
on,the""Functionisexecuted
automatically.(OnlysupportedinAnalogMode)
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1
PressthedesiredbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset.
2
ChangethevalueofthemenuitembypressingthebuttonsonthebottomoftheMonitorset.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,usetheuparrow(
)button.
3
SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.

 
Accessesthemainmenus.(Seep.12)


Thisfunctionallowsyoutolockthecurrentcontrolsettings,so
thattheycannotbeinadvertentlychanged.
PressandholdtheMENUbuttonforseveralseconds.
Themessage"OSDLOCKED"shouldappear.
YoucanunlocktheOSDcontrolsatanytimebypushing
theMENUbuttonforseveralseconds.Themessage"OSD
UNLOCKED"shouldappear.
(SUPERENERGYSAVING)
UsethisbuttontoenterSUPERENERGYSAVINGmenu.Formoreinformation.(Seep.17)
UsethisbuttontoenterCUSTOM,TEXT,PHOTO,CINEMA,GAMEmenus.(Seep.18)
Whenadjustingyourdisplaysettings,alwayspresstheAUTObuttonontheMONITOR
SETUPOSD.(OnlysupportedinAnalogMode)
 E1642C/E1942C:1366x768
E2042C:1600x900
E2242C/E2342C:1920x1080

ExittheOSD(OnScreenDisplay).
(PowerButton)
Turnsthepoweronoroff.
 Thepowerindicatorstaysredifthedisplayisrunningproperly
(OnMode).IfthedisplayisinSleepMode,thepowerindicator
blinksred.
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
1
PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheOSD.
2
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
3
Selectthe""buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
4
SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow(
)button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
 
  Toadjusttheclearnessofthescreen.
 
Tocustomizethecolorofthescreen

 
Toadjustthepositionofthescreen


Toimprovetheclarityandstabilityofthescreen

 
Tocustomizethescreenstatusforauser'soperatingenvironment

D-SUB(Analogsignal)input.
 

Toadjustthebrightness,contrastofthescreen

 
Switchtofullscreenmodeaccordingtoinputimagesignal.

Changetheinputimagesignalratiotooriginal.
*ThisfunctionworksonlyifinputresolutionislowerthanMonitorsetratio(16:9).

Restoreallfactorydefaultsettings.Pressthe
,
buttonstoresetimmediately.
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1
PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheOSD.
2
Selectthe""buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3
Entertobypressingthe▼button.
4
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
5
SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow(
)button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
 
 Toadjusttheclearnessofthescreen.
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1
PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheOSD.
2
Selectthe""buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3
Selectbypressingthe►button.
4
Entertobypressingthe▼button.
5
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6
SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow(
)button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
 
 Setyourowngammavalue.:GAMMA0,GAMMA1,GAMMA2onthemonitor,
highgammavaluesdisplaywhitishimagesandlowgammavaluesdisplay
blackishimages.
 
Setyourownredcolorlevels.
Setyourowngreencolorlevels.
Setyourownbluecolorlevels.
Selectthescreencolor.
Setthescreentowarmcolortemperature(morered).
Setthescreentomediumcolortemperature.
Setthescreentocoolcolortemperature(moreblue).
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1
PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheOSD.
2
Selectthe""buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3
Selectbypressingthe►button.
4
Entertobypressingthe▼button.
5
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6
SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow(
)button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
 
 Tomoveimageleftandright.
 Tomoveimageupanddown.
 Tominimizeanyverticalbarsorstripesvisibleonthescreenbackground.The
horizontalscreensizewillalsochange.
 Toadjustthefocusofthedisplay.Thisitemallowsyoutoremoveanyhorizontal
noiseandclearorsharpentheimageofcharacters.
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1
PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaytheOSD.
2
Selectthe""buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3
Selectbypressingthe►button.
4
Entertobypressingthe▼button.
5
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6
SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems,
usetheuparrow(
)button.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
 
 Tochoosethelanguageinwhichthecontrolnamesaredisplayed.


Usethisfunctiontosetthepowerindicatoronthebottomsideofthemonitorto
ONorOFF.IfyousetOFF,itwillgooff.
IfyousetONatanytime,thepowerindicatorwillautomaticallybeturnedon.


Iftheoutputofthevideocardisdifferenttherequiredspecifications,thecolor
levelmaydeteriorateduetovideosignaldistortion.Usingthisfunction,the
signallevelisadjustedtofitintothestandardoutputlevelofthevideocardin
ordertoprovidetheoptimalimage.Activatethisfunctionwhenwhiteandblack
colorsarepresentinthescreen.
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1
Press buttonon
thebottomoftheMonitorsettodisplaythe
OSD.
2
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼buttons.
3
SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
 

EnablesSUPERENERGYSAVINGyoucansaveenergywiththisenergy-efficientfunction
 DisablesSUPERENERGYSAVING.
 ResetsthevaluesoftotalenergyconsumptionreductionandCO2emissionreduction
estimates.
:Howmuchpowerissavedwhileusingthemonitor.
:ChangetheTOTALPOWERREDUCTIONtoCO2.

396mm
(15.6inch)
470mm
(18.5inch)
508mm
(20inch)
546mm
(21.5inch)
584mm
(23inch)
SUPERSAVING 4W/h 4W/h 5W/h 6W/h 7W/h
SavingDatadependsonthePanel.So,thosevaluesshouldbedifferentfromeachpanelandpanel
vendor.
LGcalculatedthesevaluesbyusing
(includingbroadcastvideo:IEC62087)
SUPERSAVINGreferstohowmuchpowercanbesavedusingtheSUPERENERGYSAVING
function.

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CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.

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PressbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorsettodisplaytheOSD.
2
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼buttons.
3
SelecttoleavetheOSDmenu.
 
 Itisamodethattheusercanadjusteachelement.ItcanadjustthecolormodeoftheMainMenu.
 Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebestforthetextworks.
 Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebesttoviewpictures.
 Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebesttoviewthevideos.
 Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebesttoplayagame.
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TROUBLESHOOTING



Isthepowercordofthedisplay
connected?
Checkandseeifthepowercordisconnectedproperlytothepower
outlet.
Isthepowerindicatorlighton?
PressthePowerbutton.
Isthepoweronandthepower
indicatorRed?
Adjustthebrightnessandthecontrast.
Isthepowerindicatorflickering?
Ifthedisplayisinpowersavingmode,trymovingthemouseor
pressinganykeyonthekeyboardtobringupthescreen.
TrytoturnonthePC.
Doyouseean"OUTOFRANGE"
messageonthescreen?
ThismessageappearswhenthesignalfromthePC(videocard)is
outofhorizontalorverticalfrequencyrangeofthedisplay.Seethe
'Specifications'sectionofthismanualandconfigureyourdisplay
again.
Doyouseea"NOSIGNAL"
messageonthescreen?
Whenthemonitorison"No-Signal"in5minutes,themonitorgoesto
DPMmode.

Doyousee“OSDLOCKED”when
youpushMENUbutton?
Youcansecurethecurrentcontrolsettings,sothattheycannotbe
inadvertentlychanged.YoucanunlocktheOSDcontrolsatanytime
bypushingtheMENUbuttonforseveralseconds:themessage“OSD
UNLOCKED”willappear.

DisplayPositionisincorrect.
Pressthebuttontoautomaticallyadjustyourdisplayimageto
theidealsetting.
Onthescreenbackground,vertical
barsorstripesarevisible.
Pressthebuttontoautomaticallyadjustyourdisplayimageto
theidealsetting.
Anyhorizontalnoiseappearingin
anyimageorcharactersarenot
clearlyportrayed.
Pressthebuttontoautomaticallyadjustyourdisplayimageto
theidealsetting.
Checkandadjustthedisplay
totherecommendedresolutionoradjustthedisplayimagetotheideal
setting.Setthecolorsettinghigherthan24bits(truecolor).
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
Thescreencolorismonoor
abnormal.
Checkifthesignalcableisproperlyconnectedanduseascrewdriver
tofastenifnecessary.
Makesurethevideocardisproperlyinsertedintheslot.
Setthecolorsettinghigherthan24bits(truecolor)at
.
Thescreenblinks.
Checkifthescreenissettointerlacemodeandifyes,changeittothe
recommendresolution.

Haveyouinstalledthedisplay
driver?
BesuretoinstallthedisplaydriverfromthedisplaydriverCD(or
diskette)thatcomeswithyourdisplay.Or,youcanalsodownloadthe
driverfromourwebsite:http://www.lg.com.
MakesuretocheckifthevideocardsupportsPlug&Playfunction.
Checkandseeifthefrequencyortheresolutionwere
changed.Ifyes,readjustthevideocardtotherecommendresolution.
Iftherecommendedresolution(optimalresolution)isnotselected,lettersmaybeblurredandthe
screenmaybedimmed,truncatedorbiased.Makesuretoselecttherecommendresolution.
ThesettingmethodcandifferbycomputerandO/S(OperationSystem),andresolutionmentioned
abovemaynotbesupportedbythevideocardperformance.Inthiscase,pleaseasktothecomputer
orthevideocardmanufacturer.
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