Smartmanage - Philips 170X7FB/00 Service Manual

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Introduction
Philips SmartManage is an advanced solution for users, corporate/institution
IT administrator in
particular, to manage their Philips monitors as part of the asset management
environment. The
solution includes three essential components, Philips SmartManage
Administrator, and Philips
SmarControl and Agent.
Philips SmartManage is a solution joint developed by Philips and Altiris Inc.
SmartManage Features and Benefits
The Philips SmartManage is a working console for IT management to gather
monitors assets
information, run asset report, control assets security, monitor assets security,
and issue instant
messages to monitor users.
Philips SmartManage includes the following major features:
1. Provides an additional security measure that helps corporate users
safeguard their
investment.
2. Power saving feature that reduces utility costs and manpower required to
turn monitors on or
off.
3. Provides an efficient means for adjusting monitor performance and settings.
4. Built-in asset reports reduce audit/maintenance manpower, cycle time and
costs.
A trial version of SmartManage can be downloaded from
http://www.altiris.com/philips
For more information of Philips SmartManage, please contact with Philips
sales representatives in
your country.
SmartManage is a software dedicated to business environments.
Personal users normally do not need to use SmartManage.
Philips SmartControl
The SmartControl and SmartManage Agent are deployed and installed
in computers using Philips
monitors. With SmartControl and SmartManage Agent, monitors and
PCs can interact with the
administrator's inquiries. Because SmartControl operates on individual
PC, end users can also use
SmartControl to adjust monitor's performance settings.
1. Requirement
·
lGraphic cards with nVIDIA (TNT2, GeForce, Quadro, or newer) and
ATI (Radeon or newer)
graphic chipsets that support the DDC/CI interface
·
lMicrosoft Windows 2000 and XP operation systems.
·
lPhilips monitors supporting DDC/CI interface
2. Installation
How to download "SmartControl Installation " file:
1. Visit http:// www.philips.com
2. Select "Your Country"
3. Click on "Contact & Support"
4. Enter your model number
5. Enter "Software & Driver" page
6. Select "SmartControl Software", and you can download
SmartControl and its driver for installation.
3. Accessing SmartControl
·
lRight click on the desktop of your PC, and select Properties from
the shortcut menu pops up.
·
lClick on Settings tab, and click on Advanced button.
·
lClick Philips SmartControl tab.
4. SmartControl Options
·
Display and Sound
By moving the sliding bar toward left or right, users will be able to adjust
brightness, contrast,audio volume (if applicable), video noise (not
applicable when using DVI-D input), and color temperatures.(Fig.1)
·
Product Information
Click Product Information in the left pane to view the product information
stored in the monitor's memory.(Fig.2)
·
General
Click on General for general information including driver information,
device information, and monitor control.(Fig.3)

SmartManage

Within monitor control, users can click on Auto Setup to achieve
optimum performance or click on factory reset to reset the parameters of
the monitor. Such choices are disabled when using DVI-D (digit) input.
Fig.1
Fig.2
Fig.3