Philips 18L8025Q manual

E N 1 T able of Contents G ETTING S T ARTED I NTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 S AFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 I NST ALLA TION L OCA TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 C ORRECT H ANDLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

2 E N Introduction and Safety Safety precautions and maintenance • Unplug the monitor , if you are not going to use it for an extensive period of time. • Unplug the monitor , if you need to clean it with a slightly damp cloth. Wiping the screen with a dry cloth is possible when the power is off. However , never use alcohol, solvents, or ammonia[...]

3 E N Accessories 1. Power cable 2.Signal cable 3. Audio in cable (Blue) Microphone out cable (Red) (connect to sound card) 4. USB cable 5. Quick Set- up Guide 6. User manual 7. Warranty card 8. CustoMax User’ s manual 9. Windows disk drive 10. CD-ROM (User manual ) 11. CustoMax (for USB control) 12. Macintosh adapter (optional) Installation Loca[...]

4 E N CD Installation When prompted by the Operating System for the LCD Monitor drivers, insert CD and select the CD-ROM drive as the disk containing the drivers. Windows 98 Windows 98 will auto-detect the new monitor and set-up the correct parameters. If it does not auto-detect the new monitor , use Manual Install. T o manually install or update t[...]

5 E N Connection to PC Connection to PC Connection to PC Refer to the owner’ s manuals included with your earphones and microphone for a detailed guide to setting up these items. 5 5 T o remove the back cover ,use a coin to disengage the clips on each side. Remove the plastic ring from the hinge. Plug in the video cable to the D-sub or BNC (optio[...]

6 E N Connection to PC USB Control USB Control (INCL (INCL UDED) UDED) Philips 181AS comes with special software, CustoMax™, to control the monitor from your PC via a USB connection. T o install the USB cable for this control function. 181AS LCD monitor is equipped with an optional USB Hub also. Refer to the “Setting Up Y our Philips Flat Panel[...]

7 E N Description of Controls & Connectors F RONT V IEW Power Button – T urns the monitor On or Off. Speakers – T ransmit sounds from your computer or amplifier . On Screen Display (OSD) button – Brings up the On Screen Display and helps you navigate through it. Rotary Knob – Helps guide you through the On Screen Display . When not used[...]

8 Description of Controls Pedestal - With the built-in pedestal, you can tilt and swivel the monitor to the most comfortable viewing angle. For best viewing, always place the monitor at eye level. This pedestal can be separated from the main LCD monitor body for mechanical arm or wall-mount applications (as specified within manufacturer’ s recomm[...]

9 The fourth window features: Language, OSD Controls, Video Input Priority , Power Saving, and Rotary Default. Details on adjusting these features are on pages 20-23. Note: Language allows you to change the On Screen Display from English to French, Spanish, German, or Italian. See Page 20 for more details. Description of Controls On Screen Display [...]

10 E N A UDIO FUNCTION CONTROL Microphone c Microphone c able (red) able (red) connection connection Microphone (Voice in) FRONT VIEW (monitor) Plug the red Microphone connector into the Microphone out port of your monitor . Microphone out cable(red) Monitor A A udio c udio c able(bL able(bL ue) ue) connection connection Rear view of monitor Speake[...]

11 E N How to Use the On Screen Displa y (OSD) OSD Menu control level structure[...]

12 E N How to Use the On Screen Displa y (OSD) OSD Controls OSD Controls 2 2 Press the OSD button. Press the OSD button to bring up T IMER screen. T urn the R OTAR Y knob until the OSD C ONTROLS icon is highlighted. 1 1 OSD TIMER 3 3 Press the OSD button to bring up O SD C ONTROLS screen. Press the OSD button to confirm the selection and return to [...]

13 E N How to Use the On Screen Displa y (OSD) Brightnes Brightnes s s 4 2 2 5 T o adjust your screen’ s brightness, follow the steps below. Brightness is the overall intensity of the light coming from the screen. Smar t Help After returning to Exit . . . . . .to continue to Contrast, turn the Rotary Knob clockwise until the C ONTRAST icon is hig[...]

14 E N How to Use the On Screen Displa y (OSD) V V ol ol ume ume T o adjust your monitor’ s audio volume, follow the steps below . The volume control adjusts the sound from the two front-cabinet speakers or the earphone jack. Smar t Help After returning to Exit . . . . . . to continue to Clock Adjustment , turn the R OT ARY knob clockwise until t[...]

15 E N Clock Clock A A djustment djustment Clock Adjustment reduces the vertical flicker of the image on the screen to a minimum. 2 2 Press the OSD button. 3 Press the OSD button to bring up the C LOCK A DJUSTMENT screen. 4 T urn the R OTAR Y knob until the image on the monitor does not flicker . (Vertical flicker) T urn the R OT ARY knob clockwise[...]

16 E N How to Use the On Screen Displa y (OSD) Smar t Help After returning to Exit . . . . . . to continue to Display Size, turn the R OT ARY knob until D ISPLA Y S IZE is highlighted. Next, follow steps 3-5 under D ISPLA Y S IZE . . . . to exit completely , press the OSD button and choose either S AVE or Don’t S AV E in setting mode, then push O[...]

17 E N How to Use the On Screen Displa y (OSD) Second window Smar t Help After returning to Exit . . . . . . to continue to Color T emperature, turn the R OTAR Y knob until one of the C OLOR T EMPERA TURE icons is highlighted. Next, follow steps 3-5 under C OLOR T EMPERA TURE . . . . to exit completely , press the OSD button and choose either S AVE[...]

18 E N Third window How to Use the On Screen Displa y (OSD) 5500 5500 ° ° K, 6500 K, 6500 ° ° K or 9300 K or 9300 ° ° K Color K Color T T emper emper a a ture(Video displa ture(Video displa y change) y change) Y our monitor has three preset options for color temperatures from which you can choose : 6500° K option for Desktop Publishing (DTP)[...]

19 E N How to Use the On Screen Displa y (OSD) User Presets User Presets Fllow the steps below to set a custom color temperature. Y ou can make individual adjustments for each color . Smar t Help After returning to Exit . . . . . . to continue to User Preset 2 , repeat steps 3 through 7, selecting U SER P RESET 2. . . . to continue to Language , tu[...]

20 E N How to Use the On Screen Displa y (OSD) L L angu angu age age 2 2 The O N S CREEN D ISPLA Y shows its settings in one of five languages. The default is English, but you can also select French, Spanish, German, or Italian. Smar t Help 1 1 Press the OSD button. T urn the R OTAR Y knob until the L ANGUAGE icon is highlighted. OSD Controls OSD C[...]

21 E N How to Use the On Screen Displa y (OSD) Video Inp Video Inp ut ut Priority Priority T HE V IDEO I NPUT P RIORITY setting defines which video source is displayed by default on the screen when two video sources are available to the monitor . Smar t Help 2 2 Press the OSD button. T urn the R OTAR Y knob until the V IDEO I NPUT P RIORITY icon is[...]

E N 22 R R ot ot ar ar y Def y Def aul aul t t R OT ARY D EFAUL T allows you to pick which feature the R OT ARY knob defaults to when used without first pressing the OSD button. The normal default is Volume. T o select your Rotary Default, follow the steps below. Smar t Help After returning to E XIT . . . . . . to continue to another window , turn [...]

23 E N E E XIT XIT Choosing E XIT allows you to exit the OSD screen and save or discard changes you mode to the monitor settings. When you are at the first level control window . For example the B RIGHTNESS icon is highlighted. 1 1 Exit or Reset R R eset eset Choosing R ESET returns all the settings for the current video mode to factory presets. Ho[...]

24 E N OSD OSD W W arning Signal arning Signal A dditional Informa tion Warning signals display information and alerts about the status of the monitor . • NO VIDEO INPUT • This screen is displayed when there is no video signal input. Please check that the signal cable is properly connected to the Video card or PC. • CANNOT DISPLA Y THIS VIDEO[...]

25 E N Pin As Pin As signment signment The 15-pin D-sub connector (male) of the signal cable: Pin No. Assignment BNC Connector BNC Connector 25 OSD OSD W W arning Signal arning Signal A dditional Informa tion • THIS IS THE BEST PICTURE SHAPE • This screen appears when the picture size is extended to the edge of viewable area with the same video[...]

26 E N A dditional informa tion A A utoma utoma tic Power Sa tic Power Sa ving ving If you have a VESA DPMS compliant display card or software installed in your PC, the monitor can automatically reduce its power consumption when not in use. If input from a keyboard, mouse, or other device is detected, the PC & monitor automatically “wake up.?[...]

27 E N A dditional Informa tion What to Do if Something isn't Working T T roubleshooting roubleshooting This page presents problems that can be corrected by the user . If the problem still exists after these possible solutions, contact your nearest Philips dealer . No Picture • Make sure the Power cable is plugged to the wall and back of the[...]

28 E E N A dditional Informa tion Index Index Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Audio-in Cable . . . . . . . .3,5,10 Audio Controls . . . . .5, 7-8,10 Automatic Power Saving . . .26 BNC Connector . . . . . . . . . .25 Brightness . . . . . . . . . . .7,9,13 Built-in microphone . . . . . . .7 Clock Adjustment . . . . . . . .15 Color T emperatu[...]