LG 16M38I-B Owner's manual

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IPS LED(LED LCD) MONITOR MODEL

Please read this manual carefully before operating

your set and retain it for future reference.

*LG LED Monitors are LCD Monitors with LED Backlighting.

Owner's Manual

IPS LED MONITOR

LED LCD MONITOR

(LED MONITOR*)

19M38A

19M38D

20M38A

20M38D

20M38H

22M38A

22M38D

22M38H

24M38A

24M38D

24M38H

27MP38VQ

27MP38HQ

16M38A

16M38I

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS

3 LICENSE

4 ASSEMBLINGANDPREPAR-

ING

4 Unpacking

6 Partsandbuttons

7 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor

8 SettinguptheMonitorset

8 - AttachingtheStandBase

9 - DetachingtheStandBase

11 - Mountingonatable

11 - Usingthecableholder

13 - Mountingonawall

14 USINGTHEMONITORSET

14 ConnectingtoaPC

14 - D-SUBconnection

14 - DVI-Dconnection

15 - HDMIconnection

15 ConnectingtoAVDevices

15 - HDMIconnection

16 ConnectingtoExternalDevices

16 - Peripheraldeviceconnection

17 CUSTOMIZINGSETTINGS

18 CustomizingSettings

18 - MenuSettings

20 -Picture

21 -Color

22 -Display

22 -Audio

23 -Others

24 READERSetting

25 FUNC.Setting

25 -SMARTENERGYSAVING

26 -PictureMode

27 -ColorWeakness

28 TROUBLESHOOTING

30 SPECIFICATIONS

42 PresetModes(Resolution)

43 Indicator

44 PROPERPOSTURE

44 ProperpostureforusingtheMonitorset.

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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.

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”.

20M38H 22M38H 24M38H 27MP38VQ 27MP38HQ

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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.

CD(Owner'sManual)/

Card

(Dependingonthecountry)

PowerCord

AC-DCAdapter

or

D-SUBCable

(Thiscableisnotincludedinall

countries.)

HDMICable

StandBody

StandBase

DVI-DCable

(Thiscableisnotincludedinall

countries.)

(Thiscableisnotincludedinall

countries.)

StandBody TwoScrews

StandBody

StandBase

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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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Partsandbuttons

PowerIndicator



LightingOn:Turnedon



LightingOff:Turnedoff

Connectionpanel(Seep.14~16)

Button(Seep.17)

(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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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

StandBase

19M38A 20M38A 22M38A 24M38A

19M38D 20M38D 22M38D 24M38D

20M38H 22M38H 24M38H

27MP38VQ 27MP38HQ

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withacoin.

1

2

3

4

StandBody

16M38A 16M38I

1

2

3

Attachthe

StandBody

tothemonitorset.

Attachthe

StandBase

.

Tightenthescrewtotherightwithacoin.

StandBase

StandBody

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DetachingtheStandBase

1

 PlacetheMonitorsetwiththescreenside

downonaflatandcushionedsurface.

StandBase

StandBody

1

2

3

2



19M38A 20M38A 22M38A 24M38A

19M38D 20M38D 22M38D 24M38D

20M38H 22M38H 24M38H

Pulloutthe

StandBody

and

StandBase



fromthemonitorset.

Turnthescrewtotheleftwithacoin.

Pulloutthe

StandBase

.

StandBase

StandBody

16M38A 16M38I

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

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

1

2

3

StandBody

StandBase

27MP38VQ 27MP38HQ

Turnthescrewtotheleftwithacoin.

Pulloutthe

StandBase

fromthe

StandBody

.

Removetwoscrewsandpulloutthe

Stand

Body

fromthemonitorset.

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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

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-5degreesupordowntoadjust

theangleoftheMonitorsettosuityourview.

NOTE

Front Rear

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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



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

BackCover

Standardscrew

Max.8mm

Model



19M38A

19M38D

20M38A

20M38D

20M38H

22M38A

22M38D

22M38H

16M38A

16M38I

WallMount(A

xB)

75x75

Standard

screw

M4

Numberof

screws

4

Model



24M38A

24M38D

27MP38VQ

27MP38HQ

24M38H

WallMount(A

xB)

100x100

Standard

screw

M4

Numberof

screws

4



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.

D-SUB

RGB OUT

PC



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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

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

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.

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

®

/

TM

Cable

-High-SpeedHDMI

®

/

TM

CablewithEthernet



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

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.

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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



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)

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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.18)

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.24).

UsethisbuttontoenterSMARTENERGYSAVING,PictureMode,ColorWeakness

menus.(Seep.25~27)

Whenadjustingyourdisplaysettings,alwayspresstheAUTObuttonontheMONITOR

SETUPOSD.(OnlysupportedinAnalogMode)

Thebestdisplay

mode

16M38A/16M38I/19M38A/19M38D:1366x768

20M38A/20M38D/20M38H:1600x900

22M38A/22M38D/22M38H/24M38A/24M38D/24M38H/27MP38HQ/

27MP38VQ:1920x1080

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.

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 Digital HDMI Description

Brightness ● ● ●

Toadjustthebrightness,contrastofthescreen.

Contrast ● ● ●

ResponseTime

27MP38VQ 27MP38HQ

● ●

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.

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Menu>NextMenu Analog Digital HDMI Description

Picture

Sharpness ● ● ●

Toadjustthe

clearnessofthe

screen

BlackLevel

20M38H

24M38H

22M38H

27MP38VQ 27MP38HQ

●

Tosetoffset

level

OverScan

20M38H

24M38H

22M38H

27MP38VQ 27MP38HQ

●

Toimprove

theclarityand

stabilityofthe

screen

Color Gamma

● ● ●

Tocustomize

thecolorofthe

screen

ColorTemp

SixColor

27MP38VQ 27MP38HQ

ColorReset

27MP38VQ 27MP38HQ

Display

Horizontal

●

Toadjustthe

positionofthe

screen

Vertical

Clock

●

Toimprove

theclarityand

stabilityofthe

screen

Phase

Audio

20M38H

24M38H

22M38H

27MP38VQ 27MP38HQ

Volume ●

Toadjustthe

volume

Others Language

● ● ●

Tocustomize

thescreen

statusfora

user'soperating

environment

PowerIndicator

AutomaticStandby

20M38H

24M38H

22M38H

27MP38VQ 27MP38HQ

● ● ●

Resolution

19M38A

19M38D

20M38A

20M38H

20M38D

22M38A

22M38H

22M38D

24M38A

24M38H

24M38D

27MP38VQ

27MP38HQ

●



Analog:

D-SUB(Analogsignal)input.



Digital:

DVI-D(Digital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

20M38H

24M38H

22M38H

27MP38VQ 27MP38HQ

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.

OverScan

20M38H

24M38H

22M38H

27MP38VQ 27MP38HQ

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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