AOC U2868PQU manual

1 LCD Monitor User Manual U2868 PQU LED backlight www .a oc.co m © 201 4 AOC. A ll Right s Reserved.[...]

2 Safety ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4 National Conv entions ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Power ..[...]

3 FCC Notic e ...................................................................................................................................................... 53 W EEE D ecla rat ion ........................................................................................................................................... 54 W EEE D ecla rat i[...]

4 Safety Nationa l Con ventio ns The following sub secti ons des cribe notatio nal con ventio ns used in this document. Notes, Cauti ons, and W arnings Throughout this guide, bl ocks of tex t may be accomp anied by an icon and pr inted in bold ty pe or in i talic type . These bloc ks are note s, cautions, a nd warnings , and t hey are used a s foll[...]

5 Pow er The monitor should be op erated only fro m the type of p ower sour ce indicated o n the label. I f you are not sure of the ty pe of power sup plied to your ho me, consult y our dealer or local pow er company . The monitor is equippe d with a three - pronged gr ounded plug, a plug with a third (groun ding) pin. This plug w ill fit only into[...]

6 Inst allation Do not p lace the mo nitor on an unstab le cart, stand, tr ipod, br acket, or t able. If the monit or falls, it can injure a person and cause ser ious damage t o this produc t. Use only a cart, st and, tr ipod, bracket, or table recommended by the manuf acturer or so ld with this pr oduct. Follow the manufa cturer ’s in structions[...]

7 Cleaning Clean the cabinet regu larly with cloth . Y ou can use sof t - detergent t o wipe out the stain, instead of str ong - detergen t which will ca uterize the pr oduct cabinet . When clean ing, make sure no detergent is leaked int o the pro duct. The cleani ng cloth should not be too roug h as it w ill scratch the s creen surface. Please dis[...]

8 Other If the pro du c t is emittin g a strange sme ll, sound or s moke, disco nnect the pow er plug IMME DIA TEL Y and contact a Service Cent er . Make sure th at the vent ilating opening s are not blo cked by a t able or curt ain. Do not enga ge the LCD moni tor in sev ere vibration or high imp act conditio ns during oper ation. Do not knock or [...]

9 S etup Content s in Box Not all si gnal cab le s ( Audio, Dual link DVI , Ana log , DP , HDMI , MHL and USB cables) w ill be provid ed for all countrie s and regions. Pl ease check w ith the local de aler or AOC branch of fice for confirmation. CD Manual Base P ower Cable Audio Dual l ink DVI Analog Ca ble DP HDMI USB MHL Monitor[...]

10 Setup Base Please setup or remove th e base follow ing the step s as below . Please place the monitor on a soft and flat surface to prev ent the scrat ch . Setup: Remove :[...]

11 W all Mounti ng P repari ng to insta ll an option al wall mount ar m. This monitor can be att ached to a w all mounti ng arm yo u purchase separat ely . Disconnect power before this procedure. Follow thes e steps: 1. Re move the base. 2. Follow the manufacturer' s instructi ons to assemb le the wall m ounting arm. 3. Place the w all mountin[...]

12 Adjusti ng View ing Angle For optim al viewing , it i s recommended to look at the full fac e of the monitor , and the n adjust th e monitor's a ng le to your ow n preference. Hold the s tand so yo u will not t opple the monitor when you ch ange the monitor 's angle. Y ou are able to adjust t he monitor' s angle fro m -5 ° to 2 1[...]

13 Using "MHL(Mo bile High- Defi nition Li nk )" 1."MHL " (Mobile High - Defi nition Link) This feat ure allows you t o enjoy v ideos and photo s (imported fr om a connecte d mobile dev ice that support s MH L) on the screen of the produ ct.  T o use the M HL function, you need an MHL - certifi ed mobile dev ice. Y ou can che[...]

14 Connecti ng the Monit or Cable Conne ctions I n Ba ck of M onitor and Computer : 1 USB 2.0 2 USB 2 .0 3 USB 3.0+ fa st charging 4 USB 3.0 5 USB input 6 Power 7 DVI 8 MHL - H D MI 9 Display por t 10 Ana lo g (D - Sub 15 - Pin VGA cable) 11 Earphon e out 12 AUDIO IN T o protect equip ment, alway s turn of f the PC and LC D monitor befo re connecti[...]

15 (4) HD MI : 3840 x 2160 /3 0Hz ( Ma xi m um ) (5) DP: 3840 x 2160 /6 0 Hz (Ma xim u m ) If your m onitor display s an image, i nstallatio n is complete . If it doe s not display an image, pl ease refer T roubleshooti ng.[...]

16 Adjust ing Setting Optimal Resolution Windo ws V ist a For Windo ws Vist a: 1. Click S T A R T. 2. Click CONTROL P A NEL. 3. Click A ppearance and Perso nalization. 4. Click Per sonalization[...]

17 5. Click Display Settings. 6. Set the res olution SLI DE - B AR to Optimal pre set resolution . Windo ws ME/20 00 For Windo ws ME/2000: 1. Click S T A R T. 2. Click SETTINGS. 3. Click CONTROL P ANEL. 4. Double click DISPLA Y . 5. Click SETTINGS. 6. Set the res olution SLI DE - B AR to Optimal pre set resolution .[...]

18 Windows 8 For Windo ws 8: 1. Right click and clic k All apps at the bottom - r ight of the s c r een. 2. Set the “ V i ew b y ” to “ Categor y ”. 3. Click A ppearance and Perso nalization.[...]

19 4. Click DISPLA Y. 5. Set the res olution SLI DE - B AR to Optimal pre set resolution .[...]

20 Hotke ys 1 Source/Auto/Exit 2 Clear Visio n/ < 3 4 Menu/E nter 5 Power Menu/Enter Press to d isplay the OS D or confirm th e selection. Pow e r P ress the P ower button to t urn on/of f the monit or . Auto / Exit / Source hot key When there is no OSD, pr ess Auto/Sour ce button c ontinuously about 2 secon d to do auto configure. W hen the OSD[...]

21 Clear V ision 1. When there is no OSD, Pre ss the “ < ” butto n to activ ate Clear V ision . 2. Use the “ < ” or “ >” buttons to s elect between w eak, medium, strong, or of f setting s. Default setting is always “off ” . 3. Press and hold “<” butt on for 5 sec onds to activ ate the Clear Vision Demo, and a mes sa[...]

22 OSD Se tting Basic and si mple instruct ion on the control key s. 1. Press the M ENU - button to activate the OSD w indow . 2. Press or to navigate t hrough the f unctions. O n ce the desired function is high lighted, press the MENU - butto n to activate it . If there is a sub - menu, pr ess or to navigat e through the sub - menu fun ctions . 3.[...]

23 L uminance 1 Press MENU (Menu) to dis play menu. 2 Press or to select ( Luminance ), and press MENU to enter . 3 Press or to select sub menu . 4 Press or to adjus t. 5 Press AUT O to exit . Contrast 0- 100 Contrast from Digital - regi ster. Brightn ess 0- 100 Backlight Adjust ment Eco mode Standard Standard M ode Te xt Te xt Mo de Internet Inter[...]

24 Image S etup 1 Press MENU (Menu) to display me nu. 2 Press or to select ( Image Set up ), and press MENU to ente r . 3 Press or to select subme nu. 4 Press or to adjust . 5 Press AUT O to exit . Clo ck 0- 100 Adjust picture C lock to reduc e Vertical - L ine noise. Phase 0- 100 Adjust Picture P hase to redu ce Horizonta l - Line noise . Sharpnes[...]

25 Color Setu p 1 Press MENU (Menu) to dis play menu. 2 Press or to sele ct ( Color S etup ), and pre ss MENU to enter . 3 Press or to select sub menu. 4 Press or to adjust . 5 Press AUT O to exit . Color Tem p. W arm Recall W arm Col or Temperatu re from EEPRO M. Normal Recall Norm al Color Temp erature fro m EEPROM . Cool Recall Cool Color Temper[...]

26 Picture Boos t 1 Press MENU (Menu) to dis play menu. 2 Press or to select ( Picture B oost ), and press MENU to enter . 3 Press or to select subm enu. 4 Press or to adjust . 5 Press AUT O to exit . Brig ht Frame ON/OFF Enable/Disable Br ight Frame Frame Siz e 14 - 100 Adjust the Siz e of the Fram e Brightnes s 0- 100 Brightn ess Adjustmen t for [...]

27 OSD Setup 1 Press MENU (Menu) to dis play menu. 2 Press or to select ( OSD Setup ), and press M ENU to enter . 3 Press or to sel ect submenu. 4 Press or to ad just . 5 Press AUT O to ex it . Language English, France , Span ish, Portugues,G erman, Italian,Dut ch,Swedish, F innish, Polish ,Cz ech, Russia,K orea, TChina, SC hina,Japanese . Select t[...]

28 PIP S etti ng 1 Press MENU (Menu) to display menu. 2 Press or to select PIP , a nd press MENU to enter . 3 Press or to select sub menu. 4 Press or to adjust . 5 Press AU TO to exit . PIP O FF / PIP / PBP Disable or E nable PIP or PBP. Main Source D- SUB/DVI/HDMI/MHL/ DP Select main screen sour ce . Sub Source D- SUB/DVI/HDMI/MHL/ DP Select sub s[...]

29 Extra 1 Press MENU (Menu) to display menu. 2 Press or to sele ct (Extra), and press M ENU to enter . 3 Press or to select subme nu. 4 Press or to adjust . 5 Press AUT O to exit . Input Sele ct Auto Auto Detect input signa l D- SUB Select D- SUB signal sourc e as input DVI Select DVI s ignal source a s input HD MI 1 / MH L Select HDM I signal Sou[...]

30 Exit 1 Press MENU (Menu) to display menu. 2 Press or to sel ect ( Exit ), and press M ENU to enter . 3 Press AUT O to exit .[...]

31 LED Indicator Sta t u s LED Color Full Pow er Mode Blue Power S aving Amber[...]

32 Driver Monitor Dri ver Windows 8 1. S t art W indows® 8 2. Right click and clic k All app s at the bottom - right of the scre en. 3. Click on the “ Control p anel ” icon 4. Set the “V i e w b y” to “Large icons” or “Small icons” .[...]

33 5. Click on the “D is pla y ” icon. 6. Click on the “Change di splay setting s” button. 7. Click the “ Advanced Sett ings” button .[...]

34 8. Click the “Monitor” t ab and then c lick the “Properties” button . 9. Click the “Driver” tab. 10. Open the “ Update Driver Soft wa re - Generi c P nP Moni tor ” window by clicking on “Up date Driv er ... “ and then click the "Bro wse m y computer for driv er sof tware" button.[...]

35 11. Selec t "Let me pick from a list of device driv ers on my computer" . 12. Click the “Have Disk ” button. C lick on the “ Browse” button and n avigate to the f ollowing d irectory: X: Dr iver module name (w here X is the drive letter d esignator for the CD - ROM drive). 13. Selec t the "xxx.inf" file and cli ck[...]

36 Wind ow s 7 1. S t art W indows® 7 2. Click on the 'Sta r t ' button and then click on 'Control Panel'. 3. Click on the “ Dis pla y ” icon . 4. Cl ick on the “ Change di spla y sett ings ” button.[...]

37 5. Click the “ Advanced Sett ings” button. 6. Click the “Monitor” tab and then c lick t he “P rope rt ies ” but ton. 7. Click the “Driver” tab.[...]

38 8. Open the "Update Driver Software - Generic PnP Monitor " window by clicking on “Update Driver ... “ and then click the "Br owse my computer for driver software" button. 9. Select "Let m e pick from a list of d evice driv ers on my compu ter" . 10. Click the “Have Disk ” button. C lick on the “Browse ”[...]

39 11. Selec t the " xxx .inf" f ile and clic k the “Open” button. Cl ick the “OK ” button. 12. Selec t your monitor model and cl ick the “Next ” button . The f iles will be copied from the C D to your har d disk drive. 13. Close all open window s and remov e the CD. 14. Restart the system. T he syste m will automatic ally sel[...]

40 Windows Vist a 1. Click " Sta r t " and "Control Panel" . Then, double - cli ck on "Appearan ce and Person alization" . 2. Click "Pers onalization" and t hen "Displa y Settings" . 3. Click "A dvanced Settin gs..." .[...]

41 4. Click "Properties" in the "Monitor" t ab. If the "Pr operties" button is deactivat ed, it mean s the configura tion for your m onitor is com pleted. The monitor c an be used as is. If the message "Win dow s nee ds .. ." is displayed, as shown in the figure below , clic k "Continue" . 5. Click [...]

42 Windo ws 2000 1. S t art W indows® 2000 . 2. Click on the 'S ta r t ' button, poi nt to 'Settings' , and then click on 'Control Panel' . 3. Double cl ick on the 'Display ' Icon. 4. Select the 'Settings' tab then click on 'Adv anced...' . 5. Select 'Monitor ' - If the 'Pr[...]

43 i-Menu Welco me t o “i - Menu” sof twar e by AOC. i - M enu makes it ea sy to adjust your monitor disp lay setting by using on screen menu s instead of th e OSD butt on on the mon itor . T o c omplete inst alla tion, please follow the install ation guide.[...]

44 e- Sa ve r W elcom e to use AOC e - Saver mon itor power management sof tware! The AOC e - Saver fea tures Smart Shut down functions for your monitor s, allow s your monitor to ti mely shutdow n when PC unit is at any status (O n, Off, Sleep or Screen Sav er); the actua l shutdow n time depends on y our preferen ces (see ex ample below ). Please[...]

45 Screen+ Welcom e to "Screen+ " softw are by AOC . Screen+ softw are is a de sktop screen splitting to ol ; it split s the des ktop into dif ferent pane l s, a nd ea ch pa ne l displays a diff ere nt wind ow . Y ou only need to drag the window to a correspon ding pane l when you w ant to access it. It support s multiple monit or display[...]

46 T roublesh oot Problem & Quest ion Pos sible Sol utions Power LE D Is Not ON M ake sure the power button is O N and the Pow er Cord is pro perly connected to a groun ded power outle t and to the m onitor . No images on the screen  Is the pow er cord conne cted properly? Check the power cord co nnection and p ower supply .  Is t he c ab[...]

47 Monitor Is S tuck In Activ e Off - Mode" The Comput er Power Sw itch should be in t he ON posit ion. The Comput er Video C ard should b e snugly fitte d in it s slot. Make sure th e monitor's v ideo cable i s properly connected to the computer . Inspect the monitor 's video cable and ma ke sur e no pin is be nt. Make sure y our co[...]

48 S peci ficat ion General Specification Panel Model name U2868PQU Driving syst em TFT Color LCD View able Image Size 7 08 . 538 mm diago nal ( 16:9 ) Pix el pitch 0.16 *RGB(H)m m x 0. 16 (V)mm Vide o R, G , B Analog I nterface Separat e Sync. H /V TTL Display C olor 16.7M Colors Dot Clock 185.58 MHz Resolutio n Horizont al scan range 30 a 99 . Hz[...]

49 MHL is set to O n, Off or S tand by mode, the M HL port provid es power to cha rge the conne cted device simulta neously . In S t andby an d Off energy saving of E rP not applicable for th e MHL chargin g functionality . Preset Displa y Modes St andard Resolut ion H. Freque ncy (kHz) V . Frequency (Hz) VGA 640x480@ 60Hz 31.469 59.94 VGA 640x480@[...]

50 Pin Assignme nts 15 - Pin Color Di splay Signal Cable Pin N o. Signal Na me Pin N o. Signal Name 1 Vid eo - Red 9 +5V 2 Vid eo - Green 10 Ground 3 Vid eo -Blue 11 N.C. 4 N.C. 12 DDC - Serial dat a 5 Detect Cable 13 H- sync 6 GND -R 14 V - sync 7 GND -G 15 DDC - Serial c lock 8 GND -B 24 - Pin Color Di splay Signal Cable Pin N o. Signal Na me Pin[...]

51 19 - Pin Color Di splay Signal Cable Pin N o. Signal Na me Pin N o. Signal Name 1 TMD S Data 2+ 11 TM DS Clock Shield 2 TMD S Data 2 Shield 12 TMDS Clock 3 TMDS Data 2 13 CEC 4 TMD S Data 1+ 14 R eserved (N.C. on device 5 TMD S Data 1Shield 15 SCL 6 TMDS Data 1 16 SDA 7 TMD S Data 0+ 17 DDC/CEC Ground 8 TMD S Data 0 Shield 18 +5V Power 9 TMDS Da[...]

52 Plug a nd Pla y Plug & Play DDC2B Feature This monitor is equipped w ith VESA DDC2B cap abilities ac cording to t he VESA DDC ST ANDARD. It allows the monitor t o inform the hos t system of it s identi ty and, depend ing on the level of DDC us ed, communi cate additi onal informati on about it s display c apabilities . The DD C2B is a bi - d[...]

53 Regul atio n FCC Notic e FCC Class B Ra dio Frequency Interferenc e St ateme nt W ARNING : (FOR FCC CERTIFIED M ODELS) NOT E: This equipm ent has be en tested and found t o comply with the li mits f or a Cla ss B digit al device, pursuant to Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. The se limits are designed to provide rea sonable prot ection agai nst harmful[...]

54 WEEE Declarati on Disposal of Was te Equipment by Users in Pr ivate Househo ld in the Euro pean Union. This symb ol on the product or on it s packagi ng indicates that this prod uct must not b e disposed of with your ot her household w aste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste e quipment by ha nding it over t o a designat[...]

55 EPE A T Declara tion EPEAT is a system to help purchasers in the publi c and priv ate sectors evaluat e, compare and select deskto p computers, n otebooks and monitors ba sed on their env ironmental attributes. EPE AT also pr ovides a clear and consistent set of perfor mance criter ia for the de sign of produ cts, and provide s an opportu nity f[...]

56 Servic e W arrant y S tatement for E uro pe LIMITE D THREE - YEAR W ARRANTY* For AOC LCD Monitors sold w ithin Europe , AOC Inter national (Europe) B.V . warrant s this produc t to be free fr om defects in material and workmansh ip for a perio d of T hree (3) years af ter the or iginal date of consumer p urchase. During t his p eriod, AOC Intern[...]

57 All AOC LC D Monitors are produce d according to the ISO 92 41 - 307 Class 1 pix el policy st andards. If your w arranty has ex pired, you still have access to all av ailable serv ice options, but y ou will be resp onsible for the cost of serv ice, includi ng part s, labor , shipping (if any) and applicable t axes. AO C Certified o r Authoriz ed[...]

58 W arrant y S tatement for M iddl e Eas t and A fric a (ME A ) And The Commonwealt h of Independ ent States (CI S) LIMITED ONE t o THREE YEARS W ARRANTY* For AOC LCD Monitors sold within t he Middle East and Afri ca (ME A) and the Commonwealt h of Independe nt S tates (CIS) , AOC Internati onal (Europe) B .V . warrant s this pr oduct to be fr ee [...]

59 • Repair , modifi cation, or inst alla tion of options or part s by anyone ot her than an AOC Cert ified or Authorized Service Cente r • Improper e nvironment s like hu midity , water damag e and dust s • Damaged by violence, e arthquake s and terroris t attac ks • Excessiv e or in adequat e heating or air conditionin g or electri cal po[...]

60 AOC Inter nati onal (E urope) B.V . Prins Bernhardplein 200 / 6th floor, Amst erdam, The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)20 504 6962 • Fax: +31 (0)20 5046933 AOC Pixe l Policy ISO 9241-307 Class 1 July 25 th , 2013 AOC str ives to de liver the highest quality products. W e use so me of the i ndustry ’s most a dvanced m anufacturing processes and p r[...]

61 W arrant y St atement for North & South A meric a (excluding Brazil) WARRANT Y ST A TEMENT for AOC Color Monitor s Including th ose Sold w ithin North America as S pecified Envision Per ipherals, I nc. warrant s this produ ct to be free f rom defect s in mater ial and wor kmanship for a period of three (3) y ears for p arts & la bor and [...]

62 ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARR ANTIES FOR THIS PRODUCT (I NCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT A BILITY AND FI TNESS F OR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE LI MITED IN DURA TION TO A PERIOD OF T HREE (3) YEARS FOR P ARTS AND LABOR A ND ONE (1) Y EAR FOR CRT TUBE OR LCD P ANEL FROM THE ORIGINAL DA TE OF CONSUMER PURCHASE. NO WARRANTIE S (EITHER EXPRESSED O[...]

63 EASE PROGRAME Only for A OC branded monitors sold within the conti nent al United S tates. All A OC branded monitors ar e now covered by the EASE Pr ogram. If your mon itor malfunction s at any time during the f irst three month s, AOC will provide a replacement monitor within 72 hours af ter you are approved for our program. If y our monitor qu[...]

64 TCO DOCUMEN T ( FOR TCO CERTIFIED M ODELS )[...]