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IPS LED MONITOR MODEL
Please read this manual carefully before operating
your set and retain it for future reference.
Owner's Manual
IPS LED MONITOR
(LED MONITOR*)
*LG LED Monitors are LCD Monitors with LED Backlighting.
22MP48A
22MP48D
22MP48HQ
23MP48D
23MP48HQ
20MP48A
20MP48AB
20MP48HB
20MP48HA
24MP48HQ 27MP48HQ
20MP38AB
20MP38HB
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
3 LICENSE
4 ASSEMBLINGANDPREPAR-
ING
4 Unpacking
6 Partsandbuttons
7 Partsandbuttons
8 Partsandbuttons
9 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor
10 SettinguptheMonitorset
10 - AttachingtheStandBase
11 - Mountingonatable
12 - Usingthecableholder
15 - Mountingonawall
16 USINGTHEMONITORSET
16 ConnectingtoaPC
16 - D-SUBconnection
16 - DVI-Dconnection
17 - HDMIconnection
17 ConnectingtoAVDevices
17 - HDMIconnection
18 ConnectingtoExternalDevices
18 - Peripheraldeviceconnection
19 CUSTOMIZINGSETTINGS
21 CustomizingSettings
21 - MenuSettings
23 -Picture
24 -Color
25 -Display
25 -Audio
26 -Others
27 READERSetting
28 FUNC.Setting
28 -SMARTENERGYSAVING
29 -PictureMode
30 -ColorWeakness
31 TROUBLESHOOTING
33 SPECIFICATIONS
45 FactorySupportMode
(PresetMode,D-SUB/DVI/HDMIPC)
46 HDMITiming(Video)
46 Indicator
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LICENSE
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.
22MP48HQ20MP48HB 20MP48HA 23MP48HQ
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adjust-
menttodisplay.
*Tomakethissettingbedisabled,changetheoptionto‘Off’inOSDmenuof“AutomaticStandby”.
24MP48HQ 27MP48HQ20MP38HB
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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.
CD(Owner'sManual)/
Card
(Dependingonthecountry)
(Dependingonthecountry)
PowerCord
AC-DCAdapter
AC-DCAdapter
or
D-SUBCable
(Thiscableisnotincludedinall
countries.)
HDMICable
StandBody
StandBase
(Thiscableisnotincludedinall
countries.)
DVI-DCable
(Thiscableisnotincludedinall
countries.)
StandBody StandBody
StandBase StandBase
Cableholder
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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
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HDMI IN
READER
READER
Partsandbuttons
PowerIndicator
LightingOn:Turnedon
LightingOff:Turnedoff
Connectionpanel(Seep.16~18)
Button(Seep.19~20)
(PowerButton)
Thebuttonislocatedatthebottomofthemonitor.
NOTE
22MP48A
22MP48D
22MP48HQ
23MP48D
23MP48HQ
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Partsandbuttons
PowerIndicator
LightingOn:Turnedon
LightingOff:Turnedoff
Connectionpanel(Seep.16~18)
Button(Seep.19~20)
(PowerButton)
Thebuttonislocatedatthebottomofthemonitor.
NOTE
20MP48A
24MP48HQ 27MP48HQ
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Partsandbuttons
PowerIndicator
LightingOn:Turnedon
LightingOff:Turnedoff
Connectionpanel(Seep.16~18)
Button(Seep.19~20)
(PowerButton)
20MP38AB 20MP38HB
20MP48AB 20MP48HB
20MP48HA
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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withacoin.
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Base
StandBody
StandBody
1
2
3
StandBase
StandBody
StandBase
StandBody
1
2
3
4
Insertthe
CableHolder
.
Attachthe
StandBody
tothemonitorset.
Attachthe
StandBase
to
StandBody
.
Tightenthescrewtotheright.
Youcandisassemblethestandinthe
reverseorderoftheassembly.
NOTE
22MP48A
22MP48D
22MP48HQ
23MP48D
23MP48HQ
20MP48AB
20MP48HB
20MP48HA
20MP38AB
20MP38HB
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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.
2
ConnecttheAC-DCAdapterandPowerCord
toawalloutlet.
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
10 cm
or
22MP48A
22MP48D
22MP48HQ
23MP48D
23MP48HQ
or
or
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or
Usingthecableholder
Cableholder
or
3
Press (Power)buttononthebottomswitch
paneltoturnthepoweron.
Unplugthepowercordbeforemovingthe
Monitortoanotherlocation.Otherwiseelectric
shockmayoccur.
CAUTION
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20MP38AB
20MP38HB
20MP48AB
20MP48HB
20MP48HA
Cableholder
Cableholder
Cableholder
Cableholder
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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-5degreesupordowntoadjust
theangleoftheMonitorsettosuityourview.
NOTE
Front Rear
Tiltfrom+20to-3degreesupordowntoadjust
theangleoftheMonitorsettosuityourview.
NOTE
Front Rear
27MP48HQ
22MP48A
22MP48D
22MP48HQ
23MP48D
23MP48HQ
20MP48A
20MP48AB
20MP48HB20MP48HA
24MP48HQ
20MP38AB
20MP38HB
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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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.
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.
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
Model
22MP48A
22MP48D
22MP48HQ
23MP48D
23MP48HQ
20MP38AB
20MP38HB
20MP48AB
20MP48HB
20MP48HA
Wall
Mount(A
xB)
75x75 100x100
Standard
screw
M4xL10
Number
ofscrews
4
Wall
Mount
Plate
(Optional)
RW120
WallMount(AxB)
A
B
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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
NOTE
DVI-Dconnection
TransmitsadigitalvideosignalfromyourPCto
theMonitorset.ConnectthePCandtheMonitor
setwithaDVIcableasshowninthefollowing
illustrations.
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
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USING THE MONITOR SET
WhenyouwanttousetwoPCinourMonitor,
pleaseconnectthesignalcable(D-SUB/
DVI-D/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
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.
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
®
/
TM
Cable
-High-SpeedHDMI
®
/
TM
CablewithEthernet
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.
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
®
/
TM
Cable
-High-SpeedHDMI
®
/
TM
CablewithEthernet
NOTE
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USING THE MONITOR SET
ConnectingtoExternalDevices
Peripheraldeviceconnection
Connectperipheraldevicestothemonitorusing
headphoneports.
Peripheraldevicesaresoldseparately.
Cableswithangledplugsmayhaveclear-
anceissues,usestraightplugswhenpos-
sible.
AngleType StraightType
NOTE
NOTE
Headphonesorspeakersmaynotworknor-
mally,dependingontheserverPCsettings.
"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)
(soldseparately)
(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
MENU
FUNC.
AUTO
INPUT
EXIT
READER
MonitorsetButtons
MonitorsetButtons
Thebuttonislocatedatthebottomofthemonitor.
NOTE
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CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS
Button Description
Accessesthemainmenus.(Seep.21)
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.27).
UsethisbuttontoenterSMARTENERGYSAVING,PictureMode,ColorWeakness
menus.(Seep.28~30)
Whenadjustingyourdisplaysettings,alwayspresstheAUTObuttonontheMONITOR
SETUPOSD.(OnlysupportedinAnalogMode)
Thebestdisplay
mode
20MP38AB
20MP38HB
20MP48A
20MP48AB
20MP48HB
20MP48HA
1440x900@60Hz
22MP48A
22MP48D
22MP48HQ
23MP48D
23MP48HQ
24MP48HQ
27MP48HQ
1920x1080@60Hz
Youcanchoosetheinputsignal.
• Whentwoinputsignalsareconnected,youcanselecttheinputsignal(D-SUB/DVI-D/
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.
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