LG 42VX30MS-B Owner's manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL

MONITOR SIGNAGE

42VS20

47VS20

55VS20

Please read this manual carefully before operating the your set and

retain it for future reference.

MONITOR SIGNAGE MODELS

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42VX30MS

47VX30AS

47VX30AF

WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other

reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.

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CONTENTS

4 LICENSES

5 ASSEMBLINGAND

PREPARING

5 Accessories

6

 OptionalAccessories

7 Partsandbuttons

10 Connectingthestand

12 ConnectingtheSpeakers

13 PortraitLayout

14 Mountingonawall

15 REMOTECONTROL

17 USINGTHEMONITORSET

17 ConnectingtoaPC

17 - RGBconnection

18 - DVIconnection

18 - HDMIconnection

19 - DPconnection

20 Adjustingthescreen

20 - Selectinganimagemode

20 - Customizingimageoptions

21 - CustomizingPCdisplayoptions

21 Adjustingthesound

21 - Selectingansoundmode

22 - Customizingsoundoptions

22 Usingadditionaloptions

22 - Adjustingaspectratio

24 - Usingtheinputlist

25 ENTERTAINMENT

25 - Connectingtoawirednetwork

26 - NetworkStatus

27 - ConnectingUSBstoragedevices

28 - Browsingfiles

30 - Viewingmovies

33 - Viewingphotos

36 - Listeningtomusic

38 - ViewingtheContentsList

39 - DivX®VODGuide

40 - UsingPIP/PBP

41 CUSTOMIZINGSETTINGS

41 Accessingmainmenus

42 - PICTUREsettings

45 - AUDIOsettings

46 - TIMEsettings

47 - OPTIONsettings

51 - PictureID

52 - NETWORKsettings

53 MAKINGCONNECTIONS

54 ConnectingtoaHDreceiver,DVD,

Camcorder,Camera,GamingDeviceor

VCRplayer

54 - DVIconnection

54 - HDMIconnection

55 - Componentconnection

55 - AV(CVBS)connection

56 ConnectingtotheLAN

56 - LANconnection

56 ConnectingtoaUSB

57 DaisyChainMonitors

57 - RGBCable

57 - DVICable

58 TROUBLESHOOTING

61 SPECIFICATIONS

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CONTENTS

70 IRCODES

71 CONTROLLINGTHEMULTIPLE

PRODUCT

71 Connectingthecable

71 RS-232CConfigurations

71 CommunicationParameter

72 Commandreferencelist

74 Transmission/Receivingprotocol

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LICENSES

Supportedlicensesmaydifferbymodel.Formoreinformationofthelicenses,visitwww.lg.com.

HDMI,theHDMIlogoandHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarks

orregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLC.

ABOUTDIVXVIDEO:DivX isadigitalvideoformatcreatedbyDivX,LLC,a

subsidiaryofRoviCorporation.ThisisanofficialDivXCertified devicethat

playsDivXvideo.Visitdivx.comformoreinformationandsoftwaretoolsto

convertyourfilesintoDivXvideos.

ABOUTDIVXVIDEO-ON-DEMAND:ThisDivX

Certified devicemustberegisteredinordertoplaypurchasedDivXVideo-

on-Demand(VOD)movies.Toobtainyourregistrationcode,locatethe

DivXVODsectioninyourdevicesetupmenu.Gotovod.divx.comformore

informationonhowtocompleteyourregistration.

DivXCertified toplayDivX videouptoHD1080p,includingpremium

content.

DivX

,DivXCertified andassociatedlogosaretrademarksofRovi

Corporationoritssubsidiariesandareusedunderlicense.

CoveredbyoneormoreofthefollowingU.S.patents:7,295,673;7,460,668;

7,515,710;7,519,274

ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.“Dolby”andthe

double-DsymbolaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories.

VESA,VESAlogo,DisplayPortComplianceLogoandDisplayPort

ComplianceLogoforDual-modeSourcesareregisteredtrademarksofthe

VideoElectronicsStandardsAssociation.

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ASSEMBLINGANDPREPARING

Accessories

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pirateditemstoensurethesafetyandproductlifespan.



Anydamagesorinjuriesbyusingpirateditems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.

RemotecontrolandBatteries PowerCord

DVD(Owner'sManual)/Card D-sub15pinsignalcable

CAUTION

NOTE

P

A

G

E

INPUT

ENERGY

SAVING

MARK

ARC

ON

OFF



. , !



ABC



DEF



GHI



JKL



MNO



PQRS



TUV



1/a/A



- * #

WXYZ

CLEAR

MONITOR

PSM

AUTO

MUTE

BRIGHT

NESS

MENU

POWER

OK

S.MENU

ID

BACK

TILE

ON

OFF

EXIT

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OptionalAccessories

Withoutpriornotice,optionalaccessoriesaresubjecttochangetoimprovetheperformanceoftheproduct,

andnewaccessoriesmaybeadded.Theillustrationsinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactualproductand

accessories.



Cableholder/Cabletiemaynotbeavailableinsomeareasorforsomemodels.



Optionalaccessoriesarenotincludedforallmodels.

NOTE

Standkit

Speakerkit

Cableholder/

CableTie

Screws/CableSpeaker

Stand Stand Stand

Screws Screws Screws

42VS20 47VS20 55VS20

47VX30AS42VX30MS

47VX30AF

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ASSEMBLINGANDPREPARING

USB DP LANAUDIO

IN

DVI IN DVI OUT

IN

SPEAKER

RGB/AV

/COMPONENT OUT

RGB/AV

/COMPONENT IN



YoucansetthePowerindicatortoonoroffbyselectingOPTIONinthemainmenu.

Partsandbuttons

ScreenMarks Description

INPUT

Changestheinputsource.

MENU Accessesthemainmenus,orsavesyourinputandexitsthemenus.

Adjusttheupanddown.

Adjuststhevolumelevel.

AUTO/SET Displaysthecurrentsignalandmode.

Pressthisbuttontoadjustthescreenautomatically(availableonlyinRGBmode)

/I

Turnsthepoweronoroff.

IRReceiver Thisiswheretheunitreceivessignalsfromtheremotecontrol.

PowerIndicator ThisIndicatorlightsupbluewhenthedisplayoperatesnormally(onmode).Ifthedisplay

isinsleep(EnergySaving)mode,thisindicatorcolorchangestoamber.

Connectionpanel

ScreenButtons

ScreenMarks

NOTE

42VS20

42VX30MS

PowerIndicator



LEDOn:Powerison



LEDOff:Powerisoff

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47VX30AS

47VS20

55VS20

USB DP LANAUDIO

IN

DVI IN DVI OUT

IN

SPEAKER

RGB/AV

/COMPONENT OUT

RGB/AV

/COMPONENT IN



YoucansetthePowerindicatortoonoroffbyselectingOPTIONinthemainmenu.

ScreenMarks Description

INPUT

Changestheinputsource.

MENU Accessesthemainmenus,orsavesyourinputandexitsthemenus.

Adjusttheupanddown.

Adjuststhevolumelevel.

AUTO/SET Displaysthecurrentsignalandmode.

Pressthisbuttontoadjustthescreenautomatically(availableonlyinRGBmode)

/I

Turnsthepoweronoroff.

IRReceiver Thisiswheretheunitreceivessignalsfromtheremotecontrol.

PowerIndicator ThisIndicatorlightsupbluewhenthedisplayoperatesnormally(onmode).Ifthedisplay

isinsleep(EnergySaving)mode,thisindicatorcolorchangestoamber.

Connectionpanel

ScreenButtons

ScreenMarks

NOTE

PowerIndicator



LEDOn:Powerison



LEDOff:Powerisoff

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USB DP LANAUDIO

IN

DVI IN DVI OUT

IN

SPEAKER

RGB/AV

/COMPONENT OUT

RGB/AV

/COMPONENT IN



YoucansetthePowerindicatortoonoroffbyselectingOPTIONinthemainmenu.

ScreenMarks Description

INPUT

Changestheinputsource.

MENU Accessesthemainmenus,orsavesyourinputandexitsthemenus.

Adjusttheupanddown.

Adjuststhevolumelevel.

AUTO/SET Displaysthecurrentsignalandmode.

Pressthisbuttontoadjustthescreenautomatically(availableonlyinRGBmode)

/I

Turnsthepoweronoroff.

IRReceiver Thisiswheretheunitreceivessignalsfromtheremotecontrol.

PowerIndicator ThisIndicatorlightsupbluewhenthedisplayoperatesnormally(onmode).Ifthedisplay

isinsleep(EnergySaving)mode,thisindicatorcolorchangestoamber.

Connectionpanel

ScreenButtons

ScreenMarks

NOTE

47VX30AF

FFC

IR

Receiver

PowerIndicator



LEDOn:Powerison



LEDOff:Powerisoff

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2

 Usethescrewstosecurethestandontherear

sideoftheproductasshowninthediagram.

2

 Usethescrewstosecurethestandontherear

sideoftheproductasshowninthediagram.

Connectingthestand

-Onlyonsomemodels.

1

 Placeasoftclothonthetableandputthe

productwiththescreenfacingdownward.

-Onlyonsomemodels.

1

 Placeasoftclothonthetableandputthe

productwiththescreenfacingdownward.

47VS20

42VS20

47VX30AS

42VX30MS

47VX30AF

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2

 Usethescrewstosecurethestandontherear

sideoftheproductasshowninthediagram.

-Onlyonsomemodels.

1

 Placeasoftclothonthetableandputthe

productwiththescreenfacingdownward.

55VS20

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ConnectingtheSpeakers

-Onlyonsomemodels.

1

 ConnecttheinputsignalcabletotheMonitor

beforeinstallingthespeakers.Useacabletie

toorganizethecables.

-Onlyonsomemodels.

1

 ConnecttheinputsignalcabletotheMonitor

beforeinstallingthespeakers.Useacabletie

toorganizethecables.

3

 Afterinstallingyourspeakers,useholdersand

cabletiestoorganizethespeakercables.

2

 Mountthespeakerbyusingascrewasshown

inthefollowing.Thenconnectthespeaker

cable.

3

 Afterinstallingyourspeakers,useholdersand

cabletiestoorganizethespeakercables.



Connectthespeakerterminalsnotingthe

correctpolarity.



Toensurethebestsoundqualityand

minimizenoise,keepthecableasshortas

possibleasshowninthefigure.

NOTE

2

 Mountthespeakerbyusingascrewasshown

inthefollowing.Thenconnectthespeaker

cable.

42VS20

55VS20

47VX30AS

47VS20

47VX30AF

42VX30MS

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PortraitLayout

-Onlyonsomemodels.

WheninstallinginaPortraitLayout,rotatethe

monitorclockwise90degrees(whenfacingthe

screen).

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additionalaccessoriesfrom

mostelectronicsstores.

NOTE

UsingtheFFC/IRPCB

(Onlyfor47VX30AFmodel)

1

 Removethesecuringtapefirst.

2

 DonotpullouttheFFC,asthismaycause

damage.

3

 Becarefulnottodamagetheproductduring

installation.

47VX30AF

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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

installationinstructionsareavailablefromyour

dealer,seetheoptionalTiltWallMountingBracket

InstallationandSetupGuide.

10cm

IfyouintendtomounttheMonitortoawall,attach

Wallmountinginterface(optionalparts)totheback

oftheset.

WhenyouinstalltheMonitorusingthewall

mountinginterface(optionalparts),attachit

carefullysoitwillnotfall.

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.



785mm(31

inch)orgreater

*Fasteningscrew:Diameter6.0mmxPitch1.0

mmxLength10mm



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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the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includes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

15

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ENGLISH

REMOTECONTROL

P

A

G

E

INPUT

ENERGY

SAVING

MARK

ARC

ON

OFF



. , !



ABC



DEF



GHI



JKL



MNO



PQRS



TUV



1/a/A



- * #

WXYZ

CLEAR

OK

S.MENU

MONITOR

PSM

AUTO

MUTE

BRIGHT

NESS

MENU

ID

BACK

TILE

ON

OFF

EXIT

POWER

(POWER)

TurnstheMonitorsetonoroff.

MONITORON/OFF

Turnoffthemonitorandthen

turnitbackon.

1/a/AButton

Togglesbetweennumerical

andalphabetical.

ENERGYSAVING( )

Adjuststhebrightnessof

thescreentoreduceenergy

consumption.

INPUT

Selectstheinputmode.

NumberandAlphabetbuttons

Entersnumericaloralphabetical

charactersdependingonthe

setting.

Clear

Deletestheenterednumerical

oralphabeticalcharacter.

PSM

SelectsthePictureStatus

Mode.

MUTE

Mutesallsounds.

ARC

SelectstheAspectRatio

Mode.

VolumeUp/Down

Adjuststhevolumelevel.

BrightnessKey

Adjustthebrightnessby

pressingtheUpandDown

buttonsontheremotecontrol.

InUSBmode,theOSDmenu

hasthePagefunctionto

movetothenextfilelist.

P

A

G

E

INPUT

ENERGY

SAVING

MARK

ARC

ON

OFF

1

. , !

2

ABC

3

DEF

4

GHI

5

JKL

6

MNO

7

PQRS

8

TUV

9

1/a/A

0

- * #

WXYZ

CLEAR

OK

S.MENU

MONITOR

PSM

AUTO

MUTE

BRIGHT

NESS

MENU

ID

BACK

TILE

ON

OFF

EXIT

POWER

P

A

G

E

INPUT

ENER

GY

S

AVIN

G

MARK

ARC

1

.

,

!

2

ABC

3

D

E

F

4

G

HI

5

J

K

L

6

M

N

O

7

PQ

R

S

7

8

T

U

V

9

1/a/A

0

- * #

WXYZ

C

LEA

R

ON

OF

F

MONITOR

PSM

MU

T

E

BRI

G

H

T

NESS

PO

WE

R

Thedescriptionsinthismanualarebasedonthebuttonsoftheremotecontrol.Pleasereadthismanual

carefullyandusetheMonitorsetcorrectly.

Toreplacebatteries,openthebatterycover,replacebatteries(1.5VAAA)matching and endstothe

labelinsidethecompartment,andclosethebatterycover.

Toremovethebatteries,performtheinstallationactionsinreverse.



Donotmixoldandnewbatteries,asthis

maydamagetheremotecontrol.



Makesuretopointtheremotecontroltothe

remotecontrolsensorontheMonitorset.

CAUTION

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USINGTHEMONITORSET

P

A

G

E

INPUT

ENERGY

SAVING

MARK

ARC

ON

OFF



. , !



ABC



DEF



GHI



JKL



MNO



PQRS



TUV



1/a/A



- * #

WXYZ

CLEAR

OK

S.MENU

MONITOR

PSM

AUTO

MUTE

BRIGHT

NESS

MENU

ID

BACK

TILE

ON

OFF

EXIT

POWER

S.MENU

(SuperSignMenuKey)

Thisbuttonselectionisnot

applicable.

EXIT

Clearsallon-screendisplays

andreturnstoMonitorset

viewingfromanymenu.

TILE

SelectstheTILEMode.

MENU(Seep.41)

Accessesthemainmenus

orsavesyourinputandexit

menus.

Navigationbuttons

Scrollsthroughmenusor

options.

OK

Selectsmenusoroptionsand

confirmsyourinput.

BACK

Allowstheusertomoveback

onestepinuserinteraction

function.

USBMenucontrolbuttons

Controlsmediaplayback.

IDON/OFF

WhenthenumberofPicture

IDisequaltoSetIDyoucan

controlthemonitorwhich

youwantinthemultidisplay

condition.

AUTO

Automaticallyadjustspicture

positionandminimizesimage

instability.(RGBinputonly)

P

A

G

E

INPUT

ENERGY

SAVING

MARK

ARC

ON

OFF

1

. , !

2

ABC

3

DEF

4

GHI

5

JKL

6

MNO

7

PQRS

8

TUV

9

1/a/A

0

- * #

WXYZ

CLEAR

OK

S.MENU

MONITOR

PSM

AUTO

MUTE

BRIGHT

NESS

MENU

ID

BACK

TILE

ON

OFF

EXIT

POWER

OK

S

.MEN

U

A

U

T

O

MEN

U

ID

BA

C

K

T

IL

E

ON

O

FF

E

XIT

17

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USINGTHEMONITORSET

ConnectingtoaPC

YourMonitorsetsupportsthePlug&Play*feature.

*Plug&Play:APCwillhaveabuilt-indriverfor

themonitor,noextrasoftwareisneeded.

NOTE



Connectthesignal

inputcableandtighten

itbyturningthescrews

clockwise.



Usethestandard

Macintoshadaptersince

anincompatibleadapter

isavailableinthemarket.

(Differentsignalingsystem)



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.

RGBconnection

TransmitstheanalogvideosignalfromyourPCto

theMonitorset.ConnectthePCandtheMonitor

setwiththe15pinsignalcableasshownthe

followingillustrations.

SelectRGBinput.



Applecomputersmayrequireanadapterto

connecttothismonitor.Callorvisittheirweb

siteformoreinformation.



ItisrecommendedtousetheMonitorset

withtheHDMIconnectionforthebestimage

quality.



Useashieldedsignalinterfacecable,such

asD-sub15pinsignalcableandDVI/HDMI

cable,withaferritecoretomaintainstandard

compliancefortheproduct.



IfyouturntheMonitorsetonwhentheset

becomescold,thescreenmayflicker.Thisis

normal.



Somered,green,orbluespotsmayappear

onthescreen.Thisisnormal.

CAUTION

NOTE

AUDIO

IN

AUDIO

IN

DVI IN

IN

DP

RGB/AV

/COMPONENT OUT

RGB/AV

/COMPONENT IN

PC

Backoftheproduct.

MacintoshAdapter

(notincluded)

PC/MAC

18

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USINGTHEMONITORSET

DVIconnection

TransmitsthedigitalvideosignalfromyourPCto

theMonitorset.ConnectthePCandtheMonitor

setwiththeDVIcableasshownthefollowing

illustrations.

SelectDVIinput.

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.

SelectHDMIinput.



UseaHighSpeedHDMI™Cable.



PleasecheckthePCenvironmentifyou

cannothearthesoundinHDMImode.Some

PCsrequireyoutomanuallychangethe

defaultaudiooutputtoHDMI.



IfyouwanttouseHDMI-PCmode,youmust

settheinputlabeltoPCmode.



WhenHDMIPCisused,acompatiblity

problemmightoccur.

NOTE

AUDIO

IN

AUDIO

IN

DVI IN

IN

DP

RGB/AV

/COMPONENT OUT

RGB/AV

/COMPONENT IN

AUDIO

IN

AUDIO

IN

DVI IN

IN

DP

RGB/AV

/COMPONENT OUT

RGB/AV

/COMPONENT IN

PC PC

PC

Backoftheproduct.

(notincluded)

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USINGTHEMONITORSET

DPconnection

Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom

yourPCtotheMonitorset.ConnectthePCand

theMonitorsetwiththeDPcableasshowninthe

followingillustrations.

SelectDPinput.



Soundmaynotbeavailabledependingon

theDPversionofyourPC.

NOTE

AUDIO

IN

AUDIO

IN

DVI IN

IN

DP

RGB/AV

/COMPONENT OUT

RGB/AV

/COMPONENT IN

PC

Backoftheproduct.

(notincluded)

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