LG E2042C-BN User manual

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LED displays
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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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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
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
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
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
DetachingtheStandBase
1
PlacetheMonitorsetwiththescreenside
downonaflatandcushionedsurface.
2
StandBase
StandBase
StandBody
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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2
3
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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
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
10 cm
10 cm
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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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
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
Please,Usethescrewandwallmountinterface
inaccordancewithVESAStandards.
2
Ifyouusescrewlongerthanstandard,the
monitormightbedamagedinternally.
3
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.
4
VESAcompatible.
5
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
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.
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
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.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
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>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
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.
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COLOR
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
SelectCOLORbypressingthe►button.
4
EntertoCOLORbypressingthe▼button.
5
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6
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
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
SelectDISPLAYbypressingthe►button.
4
EntertoDISPLAYbypressingthe▼button.
5
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6
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
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
SelectOTHERSbypressingthe►button.
4
EntertoOTHERSbypressingthe▼button.
5
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼
buttons.
6
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
1
Press (SUPERENERGYSAVING)buttonon
thebottomoftheMonitorsettodisplaytheSUPER
ENERGYSAVINGOSD.
2
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼buttons.
3
SelectEXITtoleavetheOSDmenu.
Eachoptionisexplainedbelow.
SUPERENERGYSAVING Description
ON
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
1
PressMODEbuttononthebottomoftheMonitorsettodisplaythePICTUREMODEOSD.
2
Settheoptionsbypressingthe◄or►or▼buttons.
3
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
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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LG E2042C-BN User manual

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