LG 47WS50B User manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL

MONITOR SIGNAGE

42WS50MS

47WS50MS

Please read this manual carefully before operating the your set and

retain it for future reference.

MONITOR SIGNAGE MODELS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS

4 LICENSES

5 ASSEMBLING AND

PREPARING

5 Accessories

6 OptionalAccessories

7 Partsandbuttons

8 UsingtheMountingCableTie

8 ConnectingtheSpeakers

9 Connectingthestand

9 UsingtheIRReceiver

10 UsingtheKensingtonsecuritysystem

10 PortraitLayout

11 ConnectingtheMediaPlayer

12 Mountingonawall

13 REMOTE CONTROL

15 USING THE MONITOR

15 ConnectingtoaPC

16 - RGBconnection

16 - DVI-Dconnection

17 - HDMIconnection

17 - DisplayPortconnection

18 - IRReceiverconnection

19 Adjustingthescreen

19 - Selectinganimagemode

19 - Customizingimageoptions

20 - CustomizingPCdisplayoptions

20 Adjustingthesound

20 - Selectingansoundmode

21 - Customizingsoundoptions

21 Usingadditionaloptions

21 - Adjustingaspectratio

23 - Usingtheinputlist

24 ENTERTAINMENT

24 - Connectingtoawirednetwork

25 - NetworkStatus

26 - ConnectingUSBstoragedevices

27 - Browsingfiles

28 - Viewingmovies

32 - Viewingphotos

35 - Listeningtomusic

37 - ViewingtheContentsList

38 - DivX®VODGuide

39 - UsingPIP/PBP

41 CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS

41 AccessingMainMenus

42 - PICTUREsettings

45 - AUDIOsettings

46 - TIMEsettings

47 - OPTIONsettings

52 - PictureID

53 - NETWORKsettings

54 MAKING CONNECTIONS

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

Camcorder,Camera,GamingDeviceor

VCRplayer

55 - HDMIconnection

55 - Componentconnection

56 - AV(CVBS)connection

56 ConnectingtoaUSB

57 ConnectingtotheLAN

57 - LANconnection

58 DaisyChainMonitors

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59 TROUBLESHOOTING

62 SPECIFICATIONS

68 IR CODES

69 CONTROLLING THE MULTIPLE

PRODUCT

69 Connectingthecable

69 RS-232CConfigurations

69 CommunicationParameter

70 Commandreferencelist

72 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.

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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unapprovedorcounterfeitpartsoraccessories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 IR Receiver

CD (Owner's Manual)/

Card

D-sub 15 pin signal cable Mounting Cable Tie

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.

ST-200T

Stand

Screws

:Diameter4.0mmxPitch0.7mmx

Length10mm(IncludedSpringWasher)

Cable holder/

Cable Tie

Screws

Diameter4.0mmxPitch0.7mmx

Length8mm(IncludedSpringWasher)

SP-2000

Speaker

NOTE

Stand kit

Speaker kit

Media Player kit

CD (Owner's Manual)/

Card

Media Player Screws

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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.

Connection panel

Screen Buttons/ Screen Marks

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Connecting the Speakers

-Onlyonsomemodels.

1

 Connectaninputsignalcabletousebefore

installingthespeakers.

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.

Using the Mounting Cable

Tie

First,connecttheinputsignalcabletobeused.

Insertthecabletieintothebottomholeonthe

backasshowninthefiguretoorganizecables.

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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.

Connectthestandasshowninthefollowing

picture.

Using the IR Receiver

IR Receiver cable

Thisallowsaremotecontrolsensortobeplaced

inacustomlocation.Thenthatdisplaycancontrol

otherdisplaysviaanRS-232Ccable.InstalltheIR

receivertowardsthefrontoftheset.



Whenyouseefromthebackoftheset,if

theIRreceivercabledoesnotfacefront,the

signalreceptionrangemayshorten.



TheIRreceiverismadewithamagnet.Itis

detachableatthebottom(typicalinstallation)

orback(wallinstallation)oftheset.

NOTE

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Portrait Layout

-Onlyonsomemodels.

Toinstallinportraitmode,rotatetheset

counterclockwise90degreeswhenlookingatfrom

thefront.

Using the Kensington

security system

TheKensingtonsecuritysystemconnectoris

locatedatthebackoftheMonitor.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andatable.



TheKensingtonsecuritysystemisoptional.

Youcanobtainadditionalaccessoriesfrom

mostelectronicsstores.

NOTE

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2

 AttachtheMediaPlayerontheproductusing

thefourscrewsprovided.



Usethescrewsprovidedwiththeproduct.

(Diameter3.0mmxPitch0.5mmxLength

6.0mm)

NOTE

Connecting the Media

Player

-Onlyonsomemodels.

1

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

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

PushtheMediaPlayerintothecompartmentto

mountit.

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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beforeinstallingor

movingthemonitor.Otherwiseelectricshock

mayoccur.



IfyouinstalltheMonitor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andvoidyour

warranty.



Use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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

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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onoroff.

MONITOR ON / OFF

Turnoffthemonitorandthen

turnitbackon.

1/a/A Button

Thisbuttonselectionisnot

applicable.

ENERGY SAVING

Adjuststhebrightnessof

thescreentoreduceenergy

consumption.

INPUT

Selectstheinputmode.

Number and Alphabet buttons

Entersnumbers.

Thealphabetselectionisnot

applicable.

CLEAR

Thisbuttonselectionisnot

applicable.

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.

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

carefullyandusetheMonitor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atthe

remotecontrolsensorontheMonitor.

CAUTION

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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

S.MENU

(SuperSignMenuKey)

SelectstheSuperSignOSD

Menu.(SuperSigninputonly)

EXIT

Clearsallon-screendisplays

andreturnstoMonitor

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.

USB Menu control buttons

Controlsmediaplayback.

ID ON/OFF

Whenmorethanonemonitor

ispresentinthesameroom,

thisallowsyoutocontrolthem

individually.

AUTO

Automaticallyadjustspicture

positionandminimizesimage

instability.(RGBinputonly)

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USING THE MONITOR

Connecting to a PC

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

*Plug&Play:ThisisthefunctionthatallowsaPC

tousethemonitorwithoutinstallingadriver.

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.



ItisrecommendedtousetheMonitor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cable,

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

compliancefortheproduct.



IfyouturntheMonitor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

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RGB OUT (PC)AUDIO OUT

DVI OUT

AUDIO OUT

DVI-D connection

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

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

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

illustrations.

SelectDVI-Dinputsourceonthemonitor.

RGB connection

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

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

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

followingillustrations.

SelectRGBinputsourceonthemonitor.



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

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

siteformoreinformation.



Usethestandard

Macintoshadaptersince

anincompatibleadapter

isavailableinthemarket.

(Differentsignalingsystem)

NOTE

MacintoshAdapter

(notincluded)

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HDMI

DP OUT

HDMI connection

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

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

MonitorwiththeHDMIcableasshowninthe

followingillustrations.

SelectHDMIinputsource.

Display Port connection

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

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

MonitorwiththeDisplayPortcableasshownin

thefollowingillustrations.

SelectDisplayPortinputsource.



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PC/DTVtoPCmode.



WhenHDMIPCisused,acompatiblity

problemmightoccur.

NOTE

(notincluded)

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IR Receiver connection

AllowstheuseofawiredremoteorIRreceiver

extension.



Makesurethepowercableisdisconnected.

NOTE

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Adjusting the screen

Selecting an image mode

Displayimagesinitsoptimizedsettingsby

selectingoneofthepresetimagemodes.

1

 PressMENUtoaccessthemainmenus.

2

 PresstheNavigationbuttonstoscrollto

PICTUREandpressOK.

3

 PresstheNavigationbuttonstoscrollto

Picture ModeandpressOK.

4

 PresstheNavigationbuttonstoscrolltoan

imagemodeyouwantandpressOK.

Customizing image options

Customizebasicandadvancedoptionsofeach

imagemodeforthebestscreenperformance.

1

 PressMENUtoaccessthemainmenus.

2

 PresstheNavigationbuttonstoscrollto

PICTUREandpressOK.

3

 PresstheNavigationbuttonstoscrollto

Picture ModeandpressOK.

4

 PresstheNavigationbuttonstoscrolltoan

imagemodeyouwantandpressOK.

5

 Selectandadjustthefollowingoptions,and

thenpressOK.

Mode Description

Vivid Adjuststhevideoimagefortheretail

environmentbyenhancingthecontrast,

brightness,color,andsharpness.

Standard Adjuststheimageforanormal

environment.

Cinema Optimizesthevideoimageforacinematic

looktoenjoymoviesasifyouareina

movietheater.

Sport Optimizesthevideoimageforhighand

dynamicactionsbyemphasizingprimary

colorssuchaswhite,grass,orskyblue.

Game Optimizesthevideoimageforafast

gamingscreensuchasPCsorgames.

5

 Whenyouarefinished,pressEXIT.

Whenyoureturntothepreviousmenu,press

BACK.

Option Description

Backlight Adjuststhebrightnessofthescreen

bycontrollingtheLCDbacklight.If

youdecreasethebrightnesslevel,

thescreenbecomesdarkerandthe

powerconsumptionwillbereduced

withoutanyvideosignalloss.

Contrast Increasesordecreasesthegradient

ofthevideosignal.Youmayuse

Contrastwhenthebrightpartsofthe

picturearesaturated.

Brightness Adjuststhebaselevelofthesignalin

thepicture.YoumayuseBrightness

whenthedarkareasofthepictureare

saturated.

Sharpness Adjuststhelevelofcrispnessinthe

edgesbetweenthelightanddark

areasofthepicture.Thelowerthe

level,thesoftertheimage.

Color Adjustsintensityofallcolors.

Tint Adjuststhebalancebetweenredand

greenlevels.

Color Temp. SettowarmtoenhancehotterColors

suchasred,orsettocooltomake

picturebluish.

Advanced

Control

Customizestheadvancedoptions.

RefertotheAdvancedimageoptions.

(Seep.44)

Picture Reset Restorestheoptionstothedefault

setting.

6

 Whenyouarefinished,pressEXIT.

Whenyoureturntothepreviousmenu,press

BACK.

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Customizing PC display options

Customizeoptionsofeachimagemodeforthe

bestimagequality.



Thisfunctionworksinthefollowingmode:

RGB[PC]mode.

1

 PressMENUtoaccessthemainmenus.

2

 PresstheNavigationbuttonstoscrollto

PICTUREandpressOK.

3

 PresstheNavigationbuttonstoscrollto

ScreenandpressOK.

4

 Selectandadjustfollowingoptions,andthen

pressOK.

Option Description

Resolution Selectsaproperresolution.See

“CustomizingPCdisplayoptions”.

Auto

Config.

Adjuststhescreenposition,clock,and

phaseautomatically.

Thedisplayedimagemaybeunstablefor

afewsecondswhiletheconfigurationis

inprogress.

Position/

Size/Phase

Adjuststheoptionswhenthepictureis

notclear,especiallywhencharactersare

shaky.RunAutoConfig.beforeadjusting

these.

Reset Restorestheoptionstothedefault

setting.

5

 Whenyouarefinished,pressEXIT.

Whenyoureturntothepreviousmenu,press

BACK.

Adjusting the sound

Selecting an sound mode

ThisMonitorhas5presetsoundmodesto

complimentdifferenttypesofvideocontent.

1

 PressMENUtoaccessthemainmenus.

2

 PresstheNavigationbuttonstoscrollto

AUDIOandpressOK.

3

 PresstheNavigationbuttonstoscrolltoSound

ModeandpressOK.

4

 PresstheNavigationbuttonstoscrolltoa

soundmodeyouwantandpressOK.

Mode Description

Standard Selectwhenyouwantstandard-quality

sound.

Music Selectwhenyoulistentomusic.

Cinema Selectwhenyouwatchmovies.

Sport Selectwhenyouwatchsportevents.

Game Selectswhenyouplaygames.

5

 Whenyouarefinished,pressEXIT.

Whenyoureturntothepreviousmenu,press

BACK.

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