Philips 228C3L manual

228C3L www .philips.com/welcome EN User manual 1 Customer care and war r anty 35 T roubleshooting & F A Qs 40[...]

Table of Contents 1. Impor tant ......................................................... 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 .................................. 4 2.1 Installatio[...]

1 1. Important 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 acco[...]

2 1. Important IMPOR T ANT: Always activate a mo ving screen • sav er program when you leav e your monitor unattended. Always activate a periodic screen refresh application if your monitor will displa y unchanging static content. Uninterr upted display of still or static images o ver an extended period may cause “b ur n in”, also known as “[...]

3 1. Important 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 Directive 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 respons[...]

4 2. Setting up the monitor 2.1 Installation Package contents 2. Setting up the monitor Install base stand 1. Place the monitor face down on a smooth and soft surface taking care to av oid scratching or damaging the screen. 2. Attach the monitor base stand to the base column then fasten base stand. VGA signal cable (optional) HDMI cable (optional) [...]

5 2. Setting up the monitor pow er cable. 3. Connect the monitor signal cable to the video connector on the back of your computer . 4. Plug the power cab le into the power adaptor and into a nearby outlet. 5. T ur n on your computer and monitor . If the monitor displays an image, installation is complete . 228C3LH Kensington anti-theft lock DC pow [...]

6 2. Setting up the monitor 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 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[...]

7 2. Setting up the monitor 2.3 Remov e the Base Stand Remov e the Base Stand Before y ou star t disassembling the monitor base, please follow the instructions below to av oid damage or injur y . 1. Place the monitor face on a safe surface, then loose the screw form the base . Ph ysical Function Tilt Resolution notification This monitor is designed[...]

8 3. Image Optimization 3.1 SmartImage What is it? Smar tImage provides presets that optimiz e display for diff erent types of content, dynamically adjusting brightness, contr ast, 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[...]

9 3. Image Optimization There are seven modes to be selected: T ext, Office, Photo, Movie , Game , Economy and Off. • T ext: Helps improve reading of text based application like PDF ebooks. By using a special algorithm which increases the contr ast and boundar y sharpness of text content, the display is optimiz ed for a stress-free reading by adj[...]

10 3. Image Optimization 3.2 SmartK olor What is it? Smar tKolor is a special color extension technology that is able to enhance visual color range to deliver vivid and rich picture performance . Wh y do I need it? Y ou want the r ich, vibr ant images for experiencing the outstanding photos or videos. How does it w ork? . Smar tKolor will dynamical[...]

11 3. Image Optimization Installation • Follo w the instr uction and complete the installation. • Y ou can launch after installation is completed. • If y ou want to launch later , you can either click the shor tcut on desktop or toolbar . 3.5 Philips SmartControl Premium The new Smar tControl Premium software by Phillips allo ws you to contro[...]

12 3. Image Optimization 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 instr uction and do the adjustment. • Cancel prompts user if y ou want to cancel installation.[...]

13 3. Image Optimization 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 instr uction and do the adjustment. • Ref er to below tab le for sub-menu item base on your input. • Example for Color Calibration 1. "Sh[...]

14 3. Image Optimization 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 clos[...]

15 3. Image Optimization 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 takes user to the pop-up dialog box on the f ollowing page . • Minim um minutes set to 5. Slider set to 5 b y def[...]

16 3. Image Optimization 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. • [...]

17 3. Image Optimization Help>User Manual - Will only be active when selecting User Manual from the drop-down Help menu. On a non-suppor ted displa y capable of DDC/CI, only the Help and Options tabs are availab le. Help>V ersion - Will only be activ e when selecting V er sion from the drop- down Help menu. On a non-suppor ted display capab l[...]

18 3. Image Optimization T ask T ray 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 f ile: Open User Manual f ile using the default browser window . • T echnical Supp[...]

19 3. Image Optimization 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 [...]

20 3. Image Optimization 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 cursor into the active windo w’ s title bar to access the drop down menu. Righ[...]

21 3. Image Optimization T ask T ray 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 Windows – In some cases, the user ma y hav e sent multiple windo ws to the same par tition. Find Window will show all open windows and mo [...]

22 3. Image Optimization 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 conf iguration. Horizontal Assesses the screen resolution and divides [...]

23 3. Image Optimization 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 right side V er tical Par tition 2&3 on left side V er tical. For 270 P[...]

24 4. T echnical Specification 4 T echnical Specifications Picture/Displa y Monitor panel type TFT -LCD Backlight LED Panel siz e 21.5'' W (54.6 cm) Aspect ratio 16:9 Pixel Pitch 0.248 x 0.248 mm Brightness 250 cd/m² Smar tContrast 20,000,000:1 Contrast r atio (typical) 1000:1 Response time (typical) 2 ms Optimum Resolution 1920 x 1080 @[...]

25 4. T echnical Specification Po wer (228C3L) On mode 20.23W (typ.) Energy Consumption (EnergyStar 5.0 test method) A C Input V oltage at 100V A C +/-5V A C , 50Hz +/- 3Hz A C Input V oltage at 115V A C +/-5V A C , 60Hz +/- 3Hz A C Input V oltage at 230V A C +/-5V A C , 50Hz +/ -3Hz Normal Oper ation (typical) 17.10W 17.41W 17.52W Sleep (typical) [...]

26 4. T echnical Specification Dimension Product with stand (WxHxD) 528 x 410 x 184mm Product without stand (WxHxD) 528 x 336 x 33mm Box dimension (WxHxD) 594 x 471 x 990mm We i g h t Product with base 4.15kg Product without base 3.65kg Product with packaging 5.4kg Operating Condition T emper ature r ange Storage: -20°C to 60°C operation: 0°C to[...]

27 4. T echnical Specification 4.1 Resolution & Preset Modes Maximum Resolution For 228C3L/228C3LH 1920 x 1080 at 60 Hz (analog input) 1920 x 1080 at 60 Hz (digital input) Recommended Resolution For 228C3L/228C3LH 1920 x 1080 at 60 Hz (digital input) H. freq (kHz) Resolution V . freq (Hz) 31.47 640x480 59.94 37.88 800x600 60.32 48.36 1024x768 6[...]

28 5. P ow er Management 5. Pow er Management 5.1 Automatic P owerSa 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' automatical[...]

29 6. Regulatory Information 6 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 str ingent RoHs directive mandating restrictions on hazardou[...]

30 6. Regulatory Information 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 [...]

31 6. Regulatory Information 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 [...]

32 6. Regulatory Information 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 nui[...]

33 6. Regulatory Information 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 works together (computer , monitor , printer , and so on) should hav e the same pow er supply source. The phasing conductor of the room'[...]

34 6. Regulatory Information 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,[...]

35 7. Customer car e and warranty 7 Customer care and war ranty 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. Howev er , pix el or sub pixel def ects on the TFT monitor panels used in flat panel monitor s are sometimes unav[...]

36 7. Customer car e and warranty 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 defects appear as pix els or sub pixels that are always dark or 'off'. That is, a dar k dot is a sub-pixel that sta[...]

37 7. Customer car e and warranty 7.2 Customer Car e & W arranty Customer Care & W arranty For warr anty coverage information and additional suppor t requirement valid for your region, please visit www .philips.com/suppor t website for details. Y ou may also contact y our local Philips Customer Care Center number listed below . Contact Info[...]

38 7. Customer car e and warranty Contact Information for CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUR OPE region: Countr y Call center ASC Consumer care n umber Belar us NA IBA +375 17 217 3386 Bulgaria NA LAN Ser vice +359 2 960 2360 Croatia NA Renoprom +385 1 333 0974 Czech Rep . NA Asuppor t 800 100 697 Estonia NA FUJITSU +372 6519900 Hungar y NA Serware +36 1 2426[...]

39 7. Customer car e and warranty Contact Information for APMEA region: Countr y Call center ASC Consumer care number Australia NA A GOS NETW ORK PTY L TD 1300 360 386 Bangladesh NA Distributor : Computer Source Ltd (warr anty buy-out) 880-2-9141747, 9127592 880-2-8128848 / 52 Cambodia NA Distributor : Neat T echnology Pte Ltd (Singapore) (warr ant[...]

40 8. T roubleshooting & F AQs 8.1 T roubleshooting This page deals with problems that can be corrected by a user . If the prob lem still per sists after you ha ve tr ied these solutions, contact Philips customer ser vice representative. Common Problems No Picture (P ower LED not lit) Make sure the pow er cord is plugged into the • pow er out[...]

41 8. T roubleshooting & F AQs Horizontal flick er appears Adjust the image using the “Auto” function in • OSD Main Controls. Eliminate the ver 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 contr ast and br ightness on • On-[...]

42 8. T roubleshooting & F AQs 8.2 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 i[...]

43 8. T roubleshooting & F AQs Q5. I forgot m y PIN for Theft Deterrence Function. What can I do? Ans.: Philips Ser vice center has a right 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. Manag[...]

44 8. T roubleshooting & F AQs 8.3 General F AQs Q1: When I install my monitor what should I do if the screen sho ws 'Cannot displa y this video mode'? Ans.: Recommended resolution for this monitor : 1920x1080 @60Hz. Unplug all cables, then connect y our PC to the • monitor that you used previousl y . In the Windo ws Star t Menu, se[...]

45 8. T roubleshooting & F AQs Q7: How should I clean the monitor surface? Ans.: For nor mal cleaning, use a clean, soft cloth. For extensive cleaning, please use isopropyl alcohol. Do not use other solvents such as ethyl alcohol, ethanol, acetone , hexane , etc . Q8: Can I change the color setting of my monitor? Ans.: Y es, you can change y ou[...]

46 8. T roubleshooting & F AQs Q13: Why is m y Display not sho wing sharp text, and is displa ying jagged characters? Ans.: Y our monitor wor ks best at its native resolution of 1920x1080@60Hz. For best display please use this resolution.[...]

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