Philips 225P2 manual

EN User manual 1 Customer care and war r anty 38 T roubleshooting & F A Qs 50 225PL2 225P2 www .philips.com/welcome[...]

Table of Contents 1. Important .............................................................. 1 1.1 Safety precautions and maintenance ..................... 1 1.2 Notational Descriptions ............................................... 2 1.3 Disposal of product and packing material.......... 3 2. Setting up the monitor ..............................[...]

1 1. Impor tant This electronic user’ s guide is intended for an yone who uses the Philips monitor . T ake time to read this user manual before y ou use your monitor . It contains impor tant information and notes regarding operating your monitor . The Philips guarantee applies provided the product is handled proper ly for its intended use, in acc[...]

2 • IMPOR T ANT: Always activate a mo ving screen sa v er program when you leav e your monitor unattended. Al ways activate a periodic screen refresh application if your monitor will displa y unchanging static content. Uninter r upted display of still or static images o ver an extended period may cause “burn in”, also known as “after -imagi[...]

3 1.3 Disposal of product and packing material W aste Electrical and Electronic Equipment- WEEE This mar king on the product or on its packaging illustrates that, under European Directiv e 2002/96/ EC gov erning used electr ical and electronic appliances, this product may not be disposed of with normal household waste . Y ou are responsible for dis[...]

4 2. Setting up the monitor 2.1 Installation Package contents Install base stand 1. Place the monitor face down a smooth surface taking care to av oid scratching or damaging the screen. 2. Snap in the base in the VESA mount area. Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome 225P2/225PL2 Quick star t guide Installation / Installa[...]

5 2.2 Operating the monitor Front vie w pr oduct description : T o access OSD menu. : Retur n to previous OSD level. : P ow erSensor . : T o switch monitor’ s pow er on and off. : T o adjust the OSD menu. : T o adjust volume of the displa y . : Smar tImage . There are 6 modes to be selected: Office, Photo, Movie, Game , Economy and Off. : Ear pho[...]

6 Description of the On Screen Displa y What is On-Screen Displa y (OSD)? On-Screen Display (OSD) is a f eature in all Philips LCD monitor s. It allows an end user to adjust screen performance or select functions of the monitor s directly through an on-screen instr uction window . A user friendly on screen display interface is shown as belo w: Basi[...]

7 Ph ysical Function Tilt Swivel Resolution notification This monitor is designed for optimal performance at its native resolution, 1680x1050@60Hz. When the monitor is pow ered on at a different resolution, an aler t is display ed on screen: Use 1680x1050@60Hz for best results. Display of the nativ e resolution aler t can be switched off from Setup[...]

8 2. Place the monitor face down on a smooth surface , taking care to a void scratching or damaging the screen. Then lift the monitor stand. 100mm 100mm 2.3 Remov e the Base Condition: • For VESA standard mounting applications Bef ore y ou star t disassembling the monitor base, please follow the instructions below to av oid damage or injur y . 1.[...]

9 3. Product information 3.1 SmartImage What is it? Smar tImage provides presets that optimiz e display for diff erent types of content, dynamically adjusting brightness, contrast, color and shar pness in real time . Whether you're working with text applications, displaying images or watching a video, Philips Smar tImage deliver s great optimi[...]

10 There are six modes to be selected: Office, Photo, Movie , Game , Economy and Off. • Office: Enhances text and dampens brightness to increase readability and reduce eye strain. This mode significantl y enhances readability and productivity when you're w or king with spreadsheets, PDF files, scanned ar ticles or other general office applic[...]

11 3.3 SmartSaturate What is it? Smar t technology that controls color saturation, the degree to which one on screen color is blended in neighboring color s, to deliver rich and vibrant images for more enter tainment fun when you are viewing videos. Wh y do I need it? Y ou want r ich, vibr ant images for more enter tainment fun when viewing photos [...]

12 First launch -Wizard • The f ir st time after installation of Smar tControl Premium, it will automatically go to Wizard for first time launch. • The wizard will guide y ou through adjustment your monitor perf or mance step by step . • Y ou can go to Plug-in menu to launch wizard later on as well. • Y ou can adjust more options without wi[...]

13 Start with Standard pane: Adjust menu: • Adjust Menu allo w you to adjust Brightness, Contrast, Focus, P osition and Resolution. • Y ou can follow the instruction and do the adjustment. • Cancel prompts user if y ou want to cancel installation.[...]

14 Color menu: • Color Menu allo w you to adjust RGB, Black Level, White P oint, Color Calibr ation, and Smar tImage (Please refer to Smar tImage section). • Y ou can follow the instruction and do the adjustment. • Ref er to below table f or sub-menu item base on your input. • Example for Color Calibration 1. "Sho w Me" star ts co[...]

15 ECO Theft Deterrence Pane will only be active when selecting Theft Deter rence Mode from the drop- down Plug Ins menu. First color Calibration Screen: • Previous button is disab led until the second color screen. • Next goes to the succeeding target (6-tar gets). • Final next goes File>Presets pane. • Cancel closes the UI and returns [...]

16 T o enable Theft Deter rence , clicking Enable Theft Deterrence Mode button br ings up the following screen: • User can enter PIN betw een 4 and 9 digits number s only . • After entering PIN, Accept button tak es user to the pop-up dialog box on the f ollowing page . • Minim um minutes set to 5. Slider set to 5 by default. • Does not req[...]

17 Options>Input - Will only be active when selecting Input from the drop-down Options menu. On a non-suppor ted display capab le of DDC/CI, only the Help and Options tabs are availab le. All other Smar tControl Premium tabs are not availab le. • Displa y the Source instr uction pane and current input source setting. • On single input displa[...]

18 Help>User Manual - Will only be active when selecting User Manual from the drop-down Help menu. On a non-suppor ted display capab le of DDC/CI, only the Help and Options tabs are availab le. Help>V ersion - Will only be active when selecting V er sion from the drop- down Help menu. On a non-suppor ted display capab le of DDC/CI, only the H[...]

19 T ask T ra y Menu Enabled The task tray menu can be display ed by right- clicking on the Smar tControl Premium icon from the task tray . Left Click will launch the application. The task tray has five entries: • Help - Access to User Manual file: Open User Manual f ile using the default browser window . • T echnical Suppor t - displays the te[...]

20 3.6 SmartDesktop Guide SmartDesktop Smar tDesktop is in Smar tControl Premium. Install Smar tControl Premium and select Smar tDesktop from Options. • Align to par tition check box will enab le automatic alignment for the window when dragged into the defined par tition. • Select the desired par tition by clicking on the icon. The par tition w[...]

21 Title Bar Options Desktop par tition can be accessed from the title bar of the active windo w . This provides a quick and easy way to manage the desktop as w ell as sending any windo w to any par tition without having to drag and drop. Move the cur sor into the active windo w’ s title bar to access the drop down menu. Right Click Menu Right cl[...]

22 T ask T ra y Right Click The task tray also contains most of the features suppor ted in the title bar (with the exception of automatically sending a window to an y par tition). • Find Windo ws – In some cases, the user may hav e sent multiple windo ws to the same par tition. Find Window will sho w all open windows and mo ve the selected wind[...]

23 SmartDesktop Par tition Definitions Name Description Image Full Desktop Applies all settings to the entire desktop. V er tical Assesses the screen resolution and divides the display into two ev enly sized v er tical regions. For 90/270 maintain ver tical configur ation. Horizontal Assesses the screen resolution and divides the display into two e[...]

24 Name Description Image Horizontal Split T op Assesses the screen resolution and divides the display into two ev enly sized horizontal regions, the top region is single, the bottom region is spilt into two ev enly sized regions For 90 Par tition 1 on r ight side V er tical P ar tition 2&3 on left side V er tical. For 270 Par tition 1 on left [...]

25 Custom settings If you pref er to be in a position outside the per imeter s listed above, choose a higher strength signal for optimal detection eff iciency: The higher the setting, the stronger the detection signal. For maximum P owerSensor eff iciency and proper detection, please position yourself directly in front of your monitor . • If y ou[...]

26 3.8 Philips' Flat Panel Monitors Pix el Defect Policy Philips strives to deliver the highest quality products. W e use some of the industr y's most advanced manufacturing processes and pr actice stringent quality control. Ho wev er , pixel or sub pixel def ects on the TFT LCD panels used in flat panel monitor s are sometimes unav oidab[...]

27 Note A red or blue bright dot must be more than 50 percent brighter than neighbor ing dots while a green bright dot is 30 percent br ighter than neighboring dots. Black Dot Defects Black dot def ects appear as pix els or sub pix els that are alwa ys dar k or 'off'. That is, a dar k dot is a sub-pixel that stands out on the screen when [...]

28 4 T echnical Specifications Picture/Displa y LCD panel type TFT -LCD Backlight CCFL (225P2), LED (225PL2) Panel siz e 22'' W (55.9 cm) Aspect ratio 16:10 Pixel Pitch 0.282 x 0.282 mm Brightness 250 cd/m² Smar tContrast 500,000:1 (225P2); 20,000,000:1 (225PL2) Contrast r atio (typical) 1000:1 Response time (typical) 5 ms Optimum Resolu[...]

29 Powe r On mode 24W (typ.), 43W (max.) (with audio and USB x 4) On mode (ECO mode) (typical) 18W Energy Consumption (EnergyStar 5.0 test method) A C Input V oltage at 100V AC +/-5V A C, 50Hz +/- 3Hz A C Input V oltage at 115V AC +/-5V A C, 60Hz +/- 3Hz A C Input V oltage at 230V AC +/-5V A C, 50Hz +/ -3Hz Normal Oper ation (typical) 22.68W 22.47W[...]

30 Envir onmental ROHS YES EPEA T Gold. (www .epeat.net) Packaging 100% recyclable Compliance and standards Regulator y Approvals CE Mar k, Ener gy Star 5.0, FCC Class B, SEMK O , TCO5.0, TÜV/ GS, TÜV Er go, UL/cUL Cabinet Color Black/Silver , Black/Black Finish T exture Note 1. EPEA T Gold is valid only where Philips registers the product. Pleas[...]

31 4.2 Automatic Pow erSa ving If you ha ve VESA DPM compliance display card or software installed in your PC, the monitor can automatically reduce its pow er consumption when not in use . If an input from a keyboard, mouse or other input device is detected, the monitor will 'wake up' automatically . The following tab le shows the pow er [...]

32 5 Regulator y Information Lead-free Pr oduct Lead free display promotes environmentally sound reco ver y and disposal of waste from electrical and electronic equipment. T oxic substances like Lead has been eliminated and compliance with European community’ s stringent RoHs directive mandating restrictions on hazardous substances in electrical [...]

33 Benefits of EPEA T Reduce use of primar y mater ials Reduce use of toxic materials A void the disposal of hazardous waste EPEA T’S requirement that all registered products meet ENERGY ST AR’s energy efficiency specif ications, means that these products will consume less energy throughout their life . CE Declaration of Confor mity This produc[...]

34 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice (U.S. Only) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pur suant to Par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses [...]

35 Commission Federale de la Communication (FCC Declaration) Cet équipement a été testé et déclaré conforme auxlimites des appareils numér iques de class B,aux ter mes de l'ar ticle 15 Des règles de la FCC . Ces limites sont conçues de façon à fourir une protection r aisonnable contre les interférences nuisibles dans le cadre d&apo[...]

36 Polish Center f or T esting and Certification Notice The equipment should draw power from a sock et with an attached protection circuit (a three- prong socket). All equipment that wor ks together (computer , monitor , printer , and so on) should hav e the same pow er supply source. The phasing conductor of the room's electrical installation[...]

37 Ergonomie Hinw eis (nur Deutschland) Der von uns gelief er te Farbmonitor entspr icht den in der "V erordnung über den Schutz vor Schäden durch Röntgenstrahlen" festgelegten V or schriften. Auf der Rückwand des Gerätes befindet sich ein Aufkleber , der auf die Unbedenklichkeit der Inbetriebnahme hinweist, da die V or schr iften ü[...]

38 6 Customer care and war ranty Customer Care & W arranty PLEASE SELECT Y OUR COUNTR Y/AREA T O REVIEW DET AILS OF Y OUR W ARRANTY CO VERA GE WESTERN EUR OPE Austria / Belgium / Denmar k / Fr ance / Germany / Greece / Finland / Ireland / Italy / Luxembourg / the Nether lands / Norway / P or tugal / Sweden / Switzer land / Spain / United Kingdo[...]

39 What is excluded? The Philips F1r st Choice Warr anty applies provided the product is handled properly for its intended use , in accordance with its operating instr uctions and upon presentation of the original invoice or cash receipt, indicating the date of purchase , dealer's name and model and production number of the product. The Philip[...]

40 F1rst Choice Contact Information Countr y Code T elephone number T ar iff Austria +43 0810 000206 € 0.07 Belgium +32 078 250851 € 0.06 Denmar k +45 3525 8761 Local call tariff Finland +358 840 320 041 € 0.08 Luxembourg +352 26 84 30 00 Local call tariff The Nether lands +31 0900 0400 063 € 0.10 Norway +47 2270 8250 Local call tariff P ol[...]

41 Y our Guarantee in Central and Eastern Europe Dear Customer , Thank you f or purchasing this Philips product, which has been designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards. If, unfor tunately , something should go wrong with this product Philips guarantees free of char ge labor and replacement par ts during a per iod of 36 months fro[...]

42 Consumer Information Centers Argentina / Australia / Br asil / Canada / New Zealand / Belar us / Bulgaria / Croatia / Czech Repub lic / Estonia / United Arab Emir ates / Hong Kong / Hungar y / India / Indonesia / Israel / Latvia / Lithuania / Malaysia / Middle East + Nor th Afr ica / New Zealand / Pakistan / Romania / Russia / Serbia & Monte[...]

43 R OMANIA Blue Ridge Int'l Computer s SRL 115, Mihai Eminescu St., Sector 2 RO - 020074 Bucharest T el: +40 21 2101969 SERBIA & MONTENEGR O Kim T ec d.o.o. Viline vode b b, Slobodna zona Beograd L12/3 11000 Belgrade Serbia T el. +381 11 20 70 684 SLO V AKIA General Consumer Infor mation Center 0800004551 Datalan Ser visne Stredisko Pucho[...]

44 NEW ZEALAND Company: Visual Group Ltd. Address: 28 W alls Rd P enrose Auckland Phone: 0800 657447 Fax: 09 5809607 E-mail: vai.r a vindran@visualgroup.co.nz Ser vice Hour s: Mon.~Fri. 8:30am~5:30pm Asia HONG K ONG/Macau Company Name: PHK Ser vice Limited Address: Flat A, 10/F ., Pak Sun Building, 103 - 107 W o Yi Hop Road, Kwai Chung, New T er r [...]

45 Singapor e Company: Philips Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd (Philips Consumer Care Center) Address: 620A Lorong 1 T oa Pa yoh, TP4 Building Level 1, Singapore 319762 T el: (65) 6882 3999 Fax: (65) 62508037 E-mail: consumer .care .sg@philips.com Ser vice hour s: Mon.~Fri. 9:00am~6:00pm; Sat. 9:00am~1:00pm T aiwan Company: FETEC .CO Address: 3F , No[...]

46 Y our Philips F1rst Choice W arranty(USA) Thank you f or purchasing this Philips monitor . All Philips monitor s are designed and manufactured to high standards and deliver high-quality performance , ease of use and ease of installation. Should you encounter an y difficulties while installing or using this product, please contact Philips directl[...]

47 WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must hav e proof of purchase to receive warr anty ser vice . A sales receipt or other document showing that y ou purchased the product is considered proof of purchase . Attach it to this owner's manual and k eep both nearby . WHA T IS COVERED? W arr anty cov er age begins the day y ou buy y our product. For three years[...]

48 Contact the Philips Customer Care Center phone number listed below f or product assistance and procedures for ser vicing: Philips Customer Care Center (877) 835-1838 or (919) 573-7855 (In U .S.A., Puer to Rico and U.S. Vir gin Islands, all implied warr anties, including implied war ranties of merchantability and fitness f or a par ticular purpos[...]

49 Y our International Guarantee Dear Customer , Thank you f or purchasing this Philips product which has been designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards. If, unfor tunately , something should go wrong with this product Philips guarantees free of char ge labor and replacement par ts irrespective of the countr y where it is repaired [...]

50 7 T r oubleshooting & F A Qs 7.1 T roubleshooting This page deals with problems that can be cor rected by a user . If the problem still per sists after you ha ve tried these solutions, contact Philips customer ser vice representative. Common Problems No Picture (P ow er LED not lit) • Mak e sure the power cord is plugged into the pow er ou[...]

51 Horizontal flick er appears • Adjust the image using the “Auto” function in OSD Main Controls. • Eliminate the v er tical bar s using the Phase/ Clock of Setup in OSD Main Controls. It is valid only in V GA mode . Image appears blurr ed, indistinct or too dark • Adjust the contrast and br ightness on On-Screen Display . An "after [...]

52 7.2 SmartControl Premium F A Qs Q1. I change the monitor on a PC to a differ ent one and the SmartControl Premium becomes un-usable, what do I do? Ans.: Restar t your PC and see if Smar tControl Premium can work. Otherwise, you will need to remov e and re-install Smar tControl Premium to ensure proper driver is installed. Q2. The SmartControl Pr[...]

53 Q5. I forgot m y PIN f or Theft Deterrence Function. What can I do? Ans.: Philips Ser vice center has a r ight to ask for legitimate identification and authorization, in order to establish o wner ship of the monitor . Please note that the anti-theft deterrence function is provided as a con venient free option. Managing PIN number s is the sole r[...]

54 7.3 General F A Qs Q1: When I install m y monitor what should I do if the screen sho ws 'Cannot displa y this video mode'? Ans.: Recommended resolution for Philips 22": 1680x1050 @60Hz. • Unplug all cables, then connect y our PC to the monitor that you used previousl y . • In the Windows Star t Menu, select Settings/ Control P[...]

55 Q7: How should I clean the LCD surface? Ans.: For nor mal cleaning, use a clean, soft cloth. For extensive cleaning, please use isoprop yl alcohol. Do not use other solvents such as ethyl alcohol, ethanol, acetone, hexane, etc . Q8: Can I change the color setting of m y monitor? Ans.: Y es, you can change y our color setting through OSD control [...]

56 Q13: What is Image Sticking, or Image Burn- in, or After Image , or Ghost Image in LCD panels? Ans.: Uninter r upted display of still or static images ov er an extended period may cause "burn in", also known as "after -imaging" or "ghost imaging", on your screen. "Burn-in", "after - imaging", or [...]

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