LG E2042C-BN User manual

Brand: LG

Model: E2042C-BN

Category: LED displays

Type: User manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL

LED LCD MONITOR

E1642C

E1942C

E2042C

E2242C

Please read this manual carefully before operating

your set and retain it for future reference.

LED LCD MONITOR MODEL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS

3 ASSEMBLINGANDPREPAR-

ING

3 Unpacking

4 Partsandbuttons

5 SettinguptheMonitorset

5 - AttachingtheStandBase

5 - DetachingtheStandBase

6 - Mountingonatable

6 - Usingthecableholder

8 - Mountingonawall

9 USINGTHEMONITORSET

9 ConnectingtoaPC

9 - D-SUBconnection

11 CUSTOMIZINGSETTINGS

12 CustomizingSettings

12 - MenuSettings

13 -PICTURE

14 -COLOR

15 -DISPLAY

16 -OTHERS

17 SUPERENERGYSAVINGSetting

18 PICTUREMODESetting

19 TROUBLESHOOTING

21 SPECIFICATIONS

21 E1642C

22 E1942C

23 E2042C

24 E2242C

25 PresetModes(Resolution)

26 Indicator

27 PROPERPOSTURE

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

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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.



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

StandBody

StandBase

CD(Owner'sManual)/

Card

D-SUBCable

(Dependingonthecountry) (Dependingonthecountry)

PowerCord AC-DCAdapter AC-DCAdapter

or

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Partsandbuttons

PowerIndicator



LightingOn:Turnedon



LightingOff:Turnedoff

Connectionpanel(Seep.9)

Button(Seep.11)

(PowerButton)

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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING

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

 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



StandBase

StandBody



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

DetachingtheStandBase

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

downonaflatandcushionedsurface.



StandBase

StandBody

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.

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Mountingonatable

 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

 ConnecttheAC-DCAdapterandPowerCord

toawalloutlet.

 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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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

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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.

Please,Usethescrewandwallmountinterface

inaccordancewithVESAStandards.

Ifyouusescrewlongerthanstandard,the

monitormightbedamagedinternally.

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.

VESAcompatible.

PleaseuseVESAstandardasbelow.



784.8mm(30.9inch)andunder

*WallMountPadThickness:2.6mm

*Screw:Φ4.0mmxPitch0.7mmx

Length10mm



787.4mm(31.0inch)andabove

*PleaseuseVESAstandardwallmountpad

andscrews.

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.



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

Model

E1642C

E1942C

E2042C

E2242C



VESA(AxB) 75x75

Standardscrew M4

Numberofscrews 4

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USING THE MONITOR SET

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

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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)

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.



"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 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.

CAUTION

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

CUSTOMIZINGSETTINGS

 PressthedesiredbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset.

 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.

 SelectEXITtoleavetheOSDmenu.

MonitorsetButtons

Button Description

Accessesthemainmenus.(Seep.12)

OSDLOCKED/

UNLOCKED

Thisfunctionallowsyoutolockthecurrentcontrolsettings,so

thattheycannotbeinadvertentlychanged.

PressandholdtheMENUbuttonforseveralseconds.

Themessage"OSDLOCKED"shouldappear.

YoucanunlocktheOSDcontrolsatanytimebypushing

theMENUbuttonforseveralseconds.Themessage"OSD

UNLOCKED"shouldappear.

(SUPERENERGYSAVING)

UsethisbuttontoenterSUPERENERGYSAVINGmenu.Formoreinformation.(Seep.17)

UsethisbuttontoenterCUSTOM,TEXT,PHOTO,CINEMA,GAMEmenus.(Seep.18)

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

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

Thebestdisplaymode E1642C/E1942C:1366x768

E2042C:1600x900

E2242C:1920x1080

EXIT

ExittheOSD(OnScreenDisplay).

(PowerButton)

Turnsthepoweronoroff.

PowerIndicator Thepowerindicatorstaysredifthedisplayisrunningproperly

(OnMode).IfthedisplayisinSleepMode,thepowerindicator

blinksred.

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CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS

CustomizingSettings

MenuSettings

 PressMENUbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset

todisplaytheMENUOSD.

 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼

buttons.

 Selectthe"NEXTMENU"buttontoenterthemore

optionsettings.

 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 Description

PICTURE SHARPNESS Toadjusttheclearnessofthescreen.

COLOR GAMMA

Tocustomizethecolorofthescreen

COLORTEMP

DISPLAY HORIZONTAL

Toadjustthepositionofthescreen

VERTICAL

CLOCK

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

PHASE

OTHERS LANGUAGE

Tocustomizethescreenstatusforauser'soperatingenvironmentPOWERINDICATOR

WHITEBALANCE



Analog:D-SUB(Analogsignal)input.

MENU Description

BRIGHTNESS

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

CONTRAST

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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PICTURE

 PressMENUbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset

todisplaytheMENUOSD.

 Selectthe"NEXTMENU"buttontoenterthemore

optionsettings.

 EntertoPICTUREbypressingthe▼button.

 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼

buttons.

 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.

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COLOR

 PressMENUbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset

todisplaytheMENUOSD.

 Selectthe"NEXTMENU"buttontoenterthemore

optionsettings.

 SelectCOLORbypressingthe►button.

 EntertoCOLORbypressingthe▼button.

 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼

buttons.

 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>COLOR Description

GAMMA Setyourowngammavalue.:GAMMA0,GAMMA1,GAMMA2onthemonitor,

highgammavaluesdisplaywhitishimagesandlowgammavaluesdisplay

blackishimages.

COLORTEMP CUSTOM

•RED:Setyourownredcolorlevels.

•GREEN:Setyourowngreencolorlevels.

•BLUE:Setyourownbluecolorlevels.

Selectthescreencolor.

WARM:Setthescreentowarmcolortemperature(morered).

MEDIUM:Setthescreentomediumcolortemperature.

COOL:Setthescreentocoolcolortemperature(moreblue).

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DISPLAY

 PressMENUbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset

todisplaytheMENUOSD.

 Selectthe"NEXTMENU"buttontoenterthemore

optionsettings.

 SelectDISPLAYbypressingthe►button.

 EntertoDISPLAYbypressingthe▼button.

 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼

buttons.

 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>DISPLAY Description

HORIZONTAL Tomoveimageleftandright.

VERTICAL Tomoveimageupanddown.

CLOCK Tominimizeanyverticalbarsorstripesvisibleonthescreenbackground.The

horizontalscreensizewillalsochange.

PHASE Toadjustthefocusofthedisplay.Thisitemallowsyoutoremoveanyhorizontal

noiseandclearorsharpentheimageofcharacters.

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OTHERS

 PressMENUbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorset

todisplaytheMENUOSD.

 Selectthe"NEXTMENU"buttontoenterthemore

optionsettings.

 SelectOTHERSbypressingthe►button.

 EntertoOTHERSbypressingthe▼button.

 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼

buttons.

 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>OTHERS Description

LANGUAGE Tochoosethelanguageinwhichthecontrolnamesaredisplayed.

POWER

INDICATOR

Usethisfunctiontosetthepowerindicatoronthebottomsideofthemonitorto

ONorOFF.IfyousetOFF,itwillgooff.

IfyousetONatanytime,thepowerindicatorwillautomaticallybeturnedon.

WHITE

BALANCE

Iftheoutputofthevideocardisdifferenttherequiredspecifications,thecolor

levelmaydeteriorateduetovideosignaldistortion.Usingthisfunction,the

signallevelisadjustedtofitintothestandardoutputlevelofthevideocardin

ordertoprovidetheoptimalimage.Activatethisfunctionwhenwhiteandblack

colorsarepresentinthescreen.

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SUPERENERGYSAVINGSetting

 Press (SUPERENERGYSAVING)buttonon

thebottomoftheMonitorsettodisplaytheSUPER

ENERGYSAVINGOSD.

 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼buttons.

 SelectEXITtoleavetheOSDmenu.

Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.

SUPERENERGYSAVING Description

EnablesSUPERENERGYSAVINGyoucansaveenergywiththisenergy-efficientfunction

OFF DisablesSUPERENERGYSAVING.

RESET ResetsthevaluesoftotalenergyconsumptionreductionandCO2emissionreduction

estimates.





TOTALPOWERREDUCTION:Howmuchpowerissavedwhileusingthemonitor.



TOTALCO2REDUCTION:ChangetheTOTALPOWERREDUCTIONtoCO2.



SAVINGDATA(W/h)

396mm

(15.6inch)

470mm

(18.5inch)

508mm

(20inch)

546mm

(21.5inch)

SUPERSAVING 4W/h 4W/h 5W/h 6W/h



SavingDatadependsonthePanel.So,thosevaluesshouldbedifferentfromeachpanelandpanel

vendor.



LGcalculatedthesevaluesbyusing“broadcastvideosignal”

(includingbroadcastvideo:IEC62087)



SUPERSAVINGreferstohowmuchpowercanbesavedusingtheSUPERENERGYSAVING

function.

NOTE

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Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.

PICTUREMODESetting

 PressMODEbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorsettodisplaythePICTUREMODEOSD.

 Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼buttons.

 SelectEXITtoleavetheOSDmenu.

PICTUREMODE Description

CUSTOM Itisamodethattheusercanadjusteachelement.ItcanadjustthecolormodeoftheMainMenu.

TEXT Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebestforthetextworks.

PHOTO Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebesttoviewpictures.

CINEMA Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebesttoviewthevideos.

GAME Itisamodethatthescreenisadjustedtothebesttoplayagame.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Checkthefollowingbeforecallingforservice.

Noimageappears

Isthepowercordofthedisplay

connected?





Checkandseeifthepowercordisconnectedproperlytothepower

outlet.

Isthepowerindicatorlighton?





PressthePowerbutton.

Isthepoweronandthepower

indicatorRed?





Adjustthebrightnessandthecontrast.

Isthepowerindicatorflickering?





Ifthedisplayisinpowersavingmode,trymovingthemouseor

pressinganykeyonthekeyboardtobringupthescreen.





TrytoturnonthePC.

Doyouseean"OUTOFRANGE"

messageonthescreen?





ThismessageappearswhenthesignalfromthePC(videocard)is

outofhorizontalorverticalfrequencyrangeofthedisplay.Seethe

'Specifications'sectionofthismanualandconfigureyourdisplay

again.

Doyouseea"NOSIGNAL"

messageonthescreen?





Whenthemonitorison"No-Signal"in5minutes,themonitorgoesto

DPMmode.

Doyouseea"OSDLOCKED"messageonthescreen?

Doyousee“OSDLOCKED”when

youpushMENUbutton?





Youcansecurethecurrentcontrolsettings,sothattheycannotbe

inadvertentlychanged.YoucanunlocktheOSDcontrolsatanytime

bypushingtheMENUbuttonforseveralseconds:themessage“OSD

UNLOCKED”willappear.

Displayimageisincorrect

DisplayPositionisincorrect.





PresstheAUTObuttontoautomaticallyadjustyourdisplayimageto

theidealsetting.

Onthescreenbackground,vertical

barsorstripesarevisible.





PresstheAUTObuttontoautomaticallyadjustyourdisplayimageto

theidealsetting.

Anyhorizontalnoiseappearingin

anyimageorcharactersarenot

clearlyportrayed.





PresstheAUTObuttontoautomaticallyadjustyourdisplayimageto

theidealsetting.





CheckControlPanel►Display►Settingsandadjustthedisplay

totherecommendedresolutionoradjustthedisplayimagetotheideal

setting.Setthecolorsettinghigherthan24bits(truecolor).

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Displayimageisincorrect

Thescreencolorismonoor

abnormal.





Checkifthesignalcableisproperlyconnectedanduseascrewdriver

tofastenifnecessary.





Makesurethevideocardisproperlyinsertedintheslot.





Setthecolorsettinghigherthan24bits(truecolor)atControlPanel

►Settings.

Thescreenblinks.





Checkifthescreenissettointerlacemodeandifyes,changeittothe

recommendresolution.

Doyouseean"Unrecognizedmonitor,Plug&Play(VESADDC)monitorfound"message?

Haveyouinstalledthedisplay

driver?





BesuretoinstallthedisplaydriverfromthedisplaydriverCD(or

diskette)thatcomeswithyourdisplay.Or,youcanalsodownloadthe

driverfromourwebsite:http://www.lg.com.





MakesuretocheckifthevideocardsupportsPlug&Playfunction.





CheckControlPanel►Display►Settingsandseeifthefrequencyortheresolutionwere

changed.Ifyes,readjustthevideocardtotherecommendresolution.



Iftherecommendedresolution(optimalresolution)isnotselected,lettersmaybeblurredandthe

screenmaybedimmed,truncatedorbiased.Makesuretoselecttherecommendresolution.



ThesettingmethodcandifferbycomputerandO/S(OperationSystem),andresolutionmentioned

abovemaynotbesupportedbythevideocardperformance.Inthiscase,pleaseasktothecomputer

orthevideocardmanufacturer.

CAUTION

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