LG 27MP48HQ-P Owner's manual

www.lg.com

IPS LED MONITOR MODEL

Please read this manual carefully before operating

your set and retain it for future reference.

*Disclaimer: LG LED Monitor applies LCD screen with LED backlights.

This product is a computer monitor and not for television purpose.

OWNER’S MANUAL

IPS LED COMPUTER

MONITOR

(LED COMPUTER

MONITOR*)

22MP48A

22MP48D

22MP48HQ

23MP48D

23MP48HQ

20MP48A 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 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor

9 SettinguptheMonitorset

9 - AttachingtheStandBase

10 - 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

16 ConnectingtoExternalDevices

16 - Peripheraldeviceconnection

17 CUSTOMIZINGSETTINGS

19 CustomizingSettings

19 - MenuSettings

21 -Picture

22 -Color

23 -Display

23 -Audio

24 -Others

25 READERSetting

26 FUNC.Setting

26 -SMARTENERGYSAVING

27 -PictureMode

28 -ColorWeakness

29 TROUBLESHOOTING

31 SPECIFICATIONS

41 FactorySupportMode

(PresetMode,D-SUB/DVI/HDMIPC)

42 HDMITiming(Video)

42 Indicator

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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 Ad-

ministrator, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

22MP48HQ 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

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

(Thiscableisnotincludedinall

countries.)

DVI-DCable

(Thiscableisnotincludedinall

countries.)

StandBody

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.14~16)

(PowerButton)



Thebuttonislocatedatthebottomofthemonitor.

NOTE

22MP48A

22MP48D

22MP48HQ

23MP48D

23MP48HQ

Button(Seep.17~18)

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Partsandbuttons

PowerIndicator



LightingOn:Turnedon



LightingOff:Turnedoff

Connectionpanel(Seep.14~16)

(PowerButton)



Thebuttonislocatedatthebottomofthemonitor.

NOTE

20MP48A

24MP48HQ 27MP48HQ

Button(Seep.17~18)

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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Body

1

2

3

22MP48A

22MP48D

22MP48HQ

23MP48D

23MP48HQ

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

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Mountingonatable

1

 LiftandtilttheMonitorsetintoitsupright

positiononatable.

Leavea100mm(minimum)spacefromthe

wallforproperventilation.

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.

100 mm

Unplugthepowercordbeforemovingthe

Monitortoanotherlocation.Otherwiseelectric

shockmayoccur.

CAUTION

or

22MP48A

22MP48D

22MP48HQ

23MP48D

23MP48HQ

or

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Usingthecableholder

Cableholder

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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING

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

24MP48HQ

27MP48HQ

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Mountingonawall

Forproperventilation,allowaclearanceof100

mm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.

100 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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

Wall

Mount(A

xB)

75x75

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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

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.



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



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)

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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



Thebuttonislocatedatthebottomofthemonitor.

NOTE

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Button Description

Accessesthemainmenus.(Seep.19)

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.25).

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

menus.(Seep.26~28)

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

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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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

22MP48HQ 24MP48HQ

23MP48HQ 27MP48HQ

● ●

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.

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

22MP48HQ 24MP48HQ

23MP48HQ 27MP48HQ

●

Tosetoffsetlevel

Overscan

22MP48HQ 24MP48HQ

23MP48HQ 27MP48HQ

●

Toimprovetheclarityandstabilityofthe

screen

Color Gamma

● ● ●

Tocustomizethecolorofthescreen

ColorTemp

SixColor

ColorReset

Display Horizontal

●

Toadjustthepositionofthescreen

Vertical

Clock

●

Toimprovetheclarityandstabilityofthe

screen

Phase

Audio

22MP48HQ 23MP48HQ

Volume ●

Toadjustthevolume

Others Language

● ● ●

Tocustomizethescreenstatusforauser's

operatingenvironment

PowerIndicator

AutomaticStandby

22MP48HQ 24MP48HQ

23MP48HQ 27MP48HQ

● ● ●

Resolution ●



Analog:

D-SUB(Analogsignal)input.



Digital:

DVI-D(Digitalsignal)input.



HDMI:

HDMI(Digitalsignal)input.

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