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LED LCD MONITOR MODEL
ENGLISH
OWNER’S MANUAL
LED LCD MONITOR
Please read this manual carefully before operating
your set and retain it for future reference.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
3 ASSEMBLINGANDPREPAR-
ING
3 Unpacking
4 Partsandbuttons
5 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor
6 SettinguptheMonitorset
6 - AttachingtheStandBase
7 - DetachingtheStandBase
8 - Mountingonatable
8 - Usingthecableholder
10 - Mountingonawall
11 USINGTHEMONITORSET
11 ConnectingtoaPC
11 - D-SUBconnection
11 - HDMIconnection
12 ConnectingtoAVDevices
12 - HDMIconnection
13 - Headphoneportconnection
14 CUSTOMIZINGSETTINGS
15 CustomizingSettings
15 - MenuSettings
16 -Picture
17 -Color
18 -Display
18 -Audio
19 -Others
20 READERSetting
21 FUNC.Setting
21 -SUPERENERGYSAVING
22 -PictureMode
23 -DUALDISPLAY
23 -DUALWEB
24 TROUBLESHOOTING
26 SPECIFICATIONS
26 22M45HQ
27 23M45HQ
28 24M45HQ
29 27M45HQ
30 PresetModes(Resolution)
30 Indicator
31 PROPERPOSTURE
31 ProperpostureforusingtheMonitorset.
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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
ASSEMBLINGANDPREPARING
Unpacking
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.
CAUTION
NOTE
CD(Owner'sManual)/
Card
D-SUBCable
(Thiscableisnotincludedinall
countries.)
(Dependingonthecountry) (Dependingonthecountry)
PowerCord
AC-DCAdapter
AC-DCAdapter
or
HDMICable
(Thiscableisnotincludedinall
countries.)
StandBody
(22M45HQ/23M45HQ
/24M45HQ)
StandBase
StandBody
TwoScrews
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Partsandbuttons
PowerIndicator
LightingOn:Turnedon
LightingOff:Turnedoff
Connectionpanel(Seep.11~13)
Button(Seep.14)
(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
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Attachthe
StandBody
tothemonitorset.
Attachthe
StandBase
.
Tightenthescrewtotheright.
SettinguptheMonitorset
AttachingtheStandBase
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.
CAUTION
2
StandBase
StandBody
1
2
3
22M45HQ/23M45HQ/24M45HQ
27M45HQ
Attachthe
StandBody
tothemonitorset.
Usetwoscrewstofixthe
StandBody
and
monitorset.
Attachthe
StandBase
.
Tightenthescrewtotheright.
1
2
3
4
StandBody
StandBody
StandBase
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DetachingtheStandBase
1
PlacetheMonitorsetwiththescreenside
downonaflatandcushionedsurface.
StandBase
StandBase
StandBody
StandBody
2
Pulloutthe
StandBody
and
StandBase
fromthemonitorset.
Turnthescrewtotheleft.
Pulloutthe
StandBase
.
1
2
3
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.
CAUTION
22M45HQ/23M45HQ/24M45HQ
27M45HQ
Turnthescrewtotheleft.
Pulloutthe
StandBase
fromthe
StandBody
.
Removetwoscrewsandpulloutthe
Stand
Body
fromthemonitorset.
1
2
3
StandBody
StandBody
StandBase
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Mountingonatable
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.
Usingthecableholder
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.
CAUTION
Cableholder
or
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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.
NOTE
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.
WARNING
Tiltfrom+20to-3degreesupordowntoadjust
theangleoftheMonitorsettosuityourview.
NOTE
Front Rear
22M45HQ/23M45HQ/24M45HQ
Tiltfrom+20to-5degreesupordowntoadjust
theangleoftheMonitorsettosuityourview.
NOTE
Front Rear
27M45HQ
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Mountingonawall
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onlywithrespecttoscrew
mountinginterfacedimensionsandmounting
screwspecifications.
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
Model
VESA(AxB) 75x75 100x100
Standard
screw
M4 M4
Numberof
screws
4 4
22M45HQ
23M45HQ
24M45HQ
27M45HQ
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.
Screwlengthfromoutersurfaceofback
covershouldbeunder8mm.
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.
CAUTION
NOTE
BackCover
WallmountPad
WallmountPad
BackCover
Standardscrew
Max.8mm
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USINGTHEMONITORSET
ConnectingtoaPC
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.
D-SUBconnection
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.
Macadapter
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
IfyouuseHDMIPC,itcancausecompatibility
problem.
NOTE
NOTE
HDMIconnection
Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom
yourPCtotheMonitorset.ConnectthePCand
theMonitorsetwiththeHDMIcableasshownin
thefollowingillustrations.
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WhenyouwanttousetwoPCinourMonitor,
pleaseconnectthesignalcable(D-SUB/
HDMI)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.
NOTE
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.
CAUTION
IfyouuseHDMIPC,itcancausecompatibility
problem.
NOTE
ConnectingtoAVDevices
HDMIconnection
Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom
yourAVdevicestothemonitor.ConnectyourAV
devicetothemonitorwiththeHDMIcableasil-
lustratedbelow.
separately)
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USING THE MONITOR SET
"SelfImageSetting"Function.
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)
‘AUTO’Function.
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)
NOTE
SelfImageSettingFunction
Pressthepowerbuttononthebottompanelto
turnthepoweron.Whenmonitorpoweristurned
on,the"
SelfImageSetting
"Functionisexecuted
automatically.(OnlysupportedinAnalogMode)
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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CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS
CUSTOMIZINGSETTINGS
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
EXIT
toleavetheOSDmenu.
MonitorsetButtons
Button Description
Accessesthemainmenus.(Seep.15)
OSDLocked/OSD
Unlocked
Thisfunctionallowyoutolockthecurrentcontrolsettings,so
thattheycannotbeinadvertentlychanged.
PressandholdtheMENUbuttonforseveralseconds.Then
OSDof“OSDLock”willappear.Afterthat,usercanselect
lockorunlockbypressingleft/rightbutton.
Ifuserselectsthe“Lock”iconbypressingthe“OK”button,
themessage“OSDLocked”willappear.Otherwise,“OSD
Unlocked”willappear.Afterselectingthe“Lock”,Ifyouwant
tochangetoUnlock,youcanpushthe“MENU”buttonfor
severalseconds.Themessage“OSDUnlocked”willappear.
UsethisbuttontoenterReaderModemenu.Itsfunctionworkstodisplayscreenas
paper-likepictureforEyecomfort.Ifyouwanttomoreinformation(Seep.20).
UsethisbuttontoenterSUPERENERGYSAVING,PictureMode,DUALDISPLAY,
DUALWEBmenus.(Seep.21~23)
Whenadjustingyourdisplaysettings,alwayspresstheAUTObuttonontheMONITOR
SETUPOSD.(OnlysupportedinAnalogMode)
Thebestdisplaymode 1920x1080
Youcanchoosetheinputsignal.
• Whentwoinputsignalsareconnected,youcanselecttheinputsignal(D-SUB/HDMI)
youwant.
• Whenonlyonesignalisconnected,itisautomaticallydetected.Thedefaultsettingis
D-SUB.
EXIT
EXITtheOSD(OnScreenDisplay).
(PowerButton)
Turnsthepoweronoroff.
PowerIndicator Thepowerindicatorstayswhiteifthedisplayisrunning
properly(OnMode).IfthedisplayisinSleepMode,thepower
indicatorblinkswhite.
MENU
FUNC.
AUTO
INPUT
EXIT
READER
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CustomizingSettings
MenuSettings
1
Press
MENU
buttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaythe
Menu
OSD.
2
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
3
Selectthe"
NextMenu
"buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
4
Select
EXIT
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.
Menu Analog HDMI Description
Brightness ● ●
Toadjustthebrightnessofthescreen
Contrast ● ●
ResponseTime
● ●
Youcansetaresponsetimefordisplayedpicturesbasedonthespeedofthe
screen.Foranormalenvironment,itisrecommendedthatyouuse'Off'.Fora
fast-movingpicture,itisrecommendedthatyouuse'High'.
Wide/Original
● ●
Wide
Switchtofullscreenmodeaccordingtoinputimagesignal.
Original
Changetheinputimagesignalratiotooriginal.
*ThisfunctionworksonlyifinputresolutionislowerthanMonitorsetratio(16:9).
Reset
● ●
Restoreallfactorydefaultsettings.Pressthe
◄
,
►
buttonstoresetimmediately.
Menu>NextMenu Analog HDMI Description
Picture Sharpness ● ●
Toadjusttheclearnessofthescreen
BlackLevel ●
Tosetoffsetlevel
OverScan ●
Toimprovetheclarityandstabilityofthescreen
Color Gamma
● ●
Tocustomizethecolorofthescreen
ColorTemp
Display Horizontal
●
Toadjustthepositionofthescreen
Vertical
Clock
●
Toimprovetheclarityandstabilityofthescreen
Phase
Audio
Volume ●
Toadjustthevolume
Others Language
● ●
Tocustomizethescreenstatusforauser'soperating
environment
PowerIndicator
AutomaticStandby ● ●
Analog:
D-SUB(Analogsignal)input.
HDMI:
HDMI(Digitalsignal)input.
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Picture
1
Press
MENU
buttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaythe
Menu
OSD.
2
Selectthe"
NextMenu
"buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3
Enterto
Picture
bypressingthe▼button.
4
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
5
Select
EXIT
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.
Menu>NextMenu>Picture Description
Sharpness Toadjusttheclearnessofthescreen.
BlackLevel Youcansettheoffsetlevel.Ifyouselect'High',thescreenwillbebrightandif
youselect‘Low’,thescreenwillbedark.(onlyforHDMIinput)
*Offset?Asthecriteriaforvideosignal,itisthedarkestscreenthemonitorcan
show.
OverScan ToselecttherangeofoutputimageforDTVtiminginHDMIinput.(onlyforHDMI
input)RecommendoverscanfunctiontoturnonwhenconnectAVequipment.
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Color
1
Press
MENU
buttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaythe
Menu
OSD.
2
Selectthe"
NextMenu
"buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3
Select
Color
bypressingthe►button.
4
Enterto
Color
bypressingthe▼button.
5
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6
Select
EXIT
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.
Menu>NextMenu>Color Description
Gamma 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.
ColorTemp Custom
•Red:
Setyourownredcolorlevels.
•Green:
Setyourowngreencolorlevels.
•Blue:
Setyourownbluecolorlevels.
Selectthescreencolor.
Warm:
Setthescreentowarmcolortemperature(morered).
Medium:
Setthescreentomediumcolortemperature.
Cool:
Setthescreentocoolcolortemperature(moreblue).
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Display
1
Press
MENU
buttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaythe
Menu
OSD.
2
Selectthe"
NextMenu
"buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3
Select
Display
bypressingthe►button.
4
Enterto
Display
bypressingthe▼button.
5
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6
Select
EXIT
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.
Audio
1
Press
MENU
buttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaythe
Menu
OSD.
2
Selectthe"
NextMenu
"buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3
Select
Audio
bypressingthe►button.
4
Enterto
Volume
bypressingthe▼button.
5
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►buttons.
6
Select
EXIT
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.
Menu>NextMenu>Display Description
Horizontal Tomoveimageleftandright.
Vertical Tomoveimageupanddown.
Clock Tominimizeanyverticalbarsorstripesvisibleonthescreenbackground.The
horizontalscreensizewillalsochange.
Phase Toadjustthefocusofthedisplay.Thisitemallowsyoutoremoveanyhorizontal
noiseandclearorsharpentheimageofcharacters.
Menu>NextMenu>Audio Description
Volume Toadjustthevolumeofheadphone/earphone.(OnlyforHDMIinput)
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Others
1
Press
MENU
buttononthebottomoftheMonitorset
todisplaythe
Menu
OSD.
2
Selectthe"
NextMenu
"buttontoenterthemore
optionsettings.
3
Select
Others
bypressingthe►button.
4
Enterto
Others
bypressingthe▼button.
5
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6
Select
EXIT
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.
Menu>NextMenu>Others Description
Language Tochoosethelanguageinwhichthecontrolnamesaredisplayed.
PowerIndicator 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.
AutomaticStandby Ifyoudonotpressanybuttononthemonitorsetforacertainperiod,themonitor
setwillautomaticallyswitchtostandbymode.
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READERSetting
1
Press
READER
buttononthebottomoftheMonitor
settodisplaythe
ReaderMode
OSD.
2
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄buttons.
ReaderMode Description
Reader1 Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebestforthenewspaper.Ifyou
wantscreenmorebright,youcancontrolbrightnessinMenuOSD.
Reader2 Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebestforthecartoon.Ifyouwant
screenmorebright,youcancontrolbrightnessinMenuOSD.
ReaderOff Itisamodethatreadermodeisoff.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
NOTE
IfoptionofReaderModeisReader1orReader2,PictureModewillautomaticallybeCustomand
SuperEnergySavingwillautomaticallybeOff.
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