LG 20MP48AB Owner's manual

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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

LED MONITOR*

*LG LED Monitors are LCD Monitors with LED Backlighting.

22MP48A

22MP48D

22MP48HQ

23MP48D

23MP48HQ

20MP48A

20MP48AB

20MP48HB

24MP48HQ 27MP48HQ

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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

43 FactorySupportMode

(PresetMode,D-SUB/DVI/HDMIPC)

44 HDMITiming(Video)

44 Indicator

45 PROPER POSTURE

45 Proper Posture

10 -Detaching the Stand Base

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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.

22MP48HQ20MP48HB 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 27MP48HQ

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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)

PowerCord

AC-DCAdapter

or

D-SUBCable

(Depending on the country)

HDMICable

StandBody

StandBase

(Depending on the country)

(Images may very depending on models)



DVI-DCable

(Depending on the country)

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

Parts



and



buttons

PowerIndicator



LightingOn:Turnedon



LightingOff: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

(Images may very depending on models)

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Partsandbuttons

PowerIndicator



LightingOn:Turnedon



LightingOff: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

(Images may very depending on models)

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Partsandbuttons

PowerIndicator



LightingOn:Turnedon



LightingOff:Turnedoff

Connectionpanel(Seep.16~18)

Button(Seep.19~20)

(PowerButton)

20MP48AB 20MP48HB

(Images may very depending on models)

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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

(Images may very depending on models)

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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Body

1

2

3

22MP48A

22MP48D

22MP48HQ

23MP48D

23MP48HQ

20MP48AB

20MP48HB

(Images may very depending on models)

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

20MP48AB

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.

3

20MP48HB

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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

or

22MP48A

22MP48D

22MP48HQ

23MP48D

23MP48HQ

or

(Images may very depending on models)

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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

20MP48AB

20MP48HB

or

Usingthecableholder

Cableholder

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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

22MP48A

22MP48D

22MP48HQ

23MP48D

23MP48HQ

20MP48A

20MP48AB

20MP48HB

24MP48HQ

27MP48HQ

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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

22MP48A

22MP48D

22MP48HQ

23MP48D

23MP48HQ

20MP48AB

20MP48HB

Wall

Mount(A

xB)

75x75 100x100

Standard

screw

M4xL10

Number

ofscrews

4





WallMount(AxB)

A

B

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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.

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IfyouturntheMonitorsetonwhileitiscold,

thescreenmayflicker.Thisisnormal.

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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.

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IfyouuseHDMIPC,itcancausecompatibility

problem.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Headphonesorspeakersmaynotworknor-

mally,dependingontheserverPCsettings.

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"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)

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‘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)

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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

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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.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

20MP48A



20MP48AB



20MP48HB

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 (for 15 seconds)ifthedisplayis

runningproperly(OnMode).IfthedisplayisinSleepMode,the

powerindicatorblinkswhite.

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