LG 27UD68-W User manual

Brand: LG

Model: 27UD68-W

Category: TVs & monitors

Type: User manual

LG 27UD68-W monitor boasts a 27-inch IPS LED display with stunning 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution, delivering sharp and detailed images. With its HDMI and DisplayPort connectivity, you can easily connect to various devices like PCs, laptops, and gaming consoles. The monitor's sleek design and adjustable stand allow for comfortable viewing angles, making it ideal for work, entertainment, and gaming.

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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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