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LCD Monitor User Manual
AG322FCX
LED backlight
www.aoc.com
©2016 AOC. All Rights Reserved.

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  • Page 1 LCD Monitor User Manual AG322FCX LED backlight www.aoc.com ©2016 AOC. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Safety ..................................4 National Conventions ............................4 Power ................................5 Installation ................................6 Cleaning................................7 Other .................................. 8 Setup ..................................9 Contents in Box ..............................9 Setup Stand & Base ............................10 Adjusting Viewing Angle ........................... 11 Connecting the Monitor ............................ 12 Free-Sync function............................
  • Page 3 Service ..................................54 Warranty Statement for Europe........................54 Warranty Statement for Middle East and Africa (MEA) ..................56 AOC PIXEL POLICY ............................58 ISO 9241-307 CLASS 1 ........................... 58 Warranty Statement for North & South America (excluding Brazil) ..............59...
  • Page 4: Safety

    Safety National Conventions The following subsections describe notational conventions used in this document. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type. These blocks are notes, cautions, and warnings, and they are used as follows: NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer system.
  • Page 5: Power

    Power The monitor should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the label. If you are not sure of the type of power supplied to your home, consult your dealer or local power company. The monitor is equipped with a three-pronged grounded plug, a plug with a third (grounding) pin. This plug will fit only into a grounded power outlet as a safety feature.
  • Page 6: Installation

    Installation Do not place the monitor on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. If the monitor falls, it can injure a person and cause serious damage to this product. Use only a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with this product.
  • Page 7: Cleaning

    Cleaning Clean the cabinet regularly with cloth. You can use soft-detergent to wipe out the stain, instead of strong-detergent which will cauterize the product cabinet. When cleaning, make sure no detergent is leaked into the product. The cleaning cloth should not be too rough as it will scratch the screen surface.
  • Page 8: Other

    Other If the product is emitting a strange smell, sound or smoke, disconnect the power plug IMMEDIATELY and contact a Service Center. Make sure that the ventilating openings are not blocked by a table or curtain. Do not engage the LCD monitor in severe vibration or high impact conditions during operation. Do not knock or drop the monitor during operation or transportation.
  • Page 9: Setup

    Power Cable Dual-Link DVI Cable HDMI cable Analog cable DP cable Not all signal cables (Analog, DVI, DP and HDMI cables) will be provided for all countries and regions. Please check with the local dealer or AOC branch office for confirmation.
  • Page 10: Setup Stand & Base

    Setup Stand & Base Please setup or remove the base following the steps as below. Setup: Remove:...
  • Page 11: Adjusting Viewing Angle

    Adjusting Viewing Angle For optimal viewing it is recommended to look at the full face of the monitor, then adjust the monitor's angle to your own preference. Hold the stand so you will not topple the monitor when you change the monitor's angle. You are able to adjust the monitor as below: Tilt angle:-5.5°~23.5°...
  • Page 12: Connecting The Monitor

    Connecting the Monitor Cable Connections In Back of Monitor and Computer: DVI Dual-Link HDMI Display Port D-SUB Earphone out Power To protect equipment, always turn off the PC and LCD monitor before connecting. Connect the power cable to the DC port on the back of the monitor. Connect one end of the 15-pin D-Sub cable to the back of the monitor and connect the other end to the computer's D-Sub port..
  • Page 13: Free-Sync Function

    Free-Sync function Free-Sync function is working with DP/HDMI Compatible Graphics Card: Recommend list is as the below, also could be checked by visiting www.AMD.com • A MD Radeon R9 300 Series(370 series except) • A MD Radeon R9 Fury X •...
  • Page 14: Adjusting

    Adjusting Setting Optimal Resolution Windows 10 For Windows 10: • Right click START. • Click "CONTROL PANEL". • Click "DISPLAY". • Click on the "Change display settings" button.
  • Page 15 • Set the resolution SLIDE-BAR to Optimal preset resolution.
  • Page 16: Windows 8

    Windows 8 For Windows 8: • Right click and click All apps at the bottom-right of the screen. • Set the "View by" to "Category". • Click "Appearance and Personalization". • Click "DISPLAY".
  • Page 17 • Set the resolution SLIDE-BAR to Optimal preset resolution...
  • Page 18: Windows 7

    Windows 7 For Windows 7: • Click START. • Click "CONTROL PANEL". • Click "Appearance". • Click "DISPLAY". • Click on the "Change display settings" button.
  • Page 19 • Set the resolution SLIDE-BAR to Optimal preset resolution...
  • Page 20: Hotkeys

    Hotkeys Source/Auto/Exit Shadow Control Game Mode/Left LED color/Right Power/ Menu/Enter Power/Menu/Enter Press the Power button to turn on the monitor.. When there is no OSD,Press to display the OSD or confirm the selection. Press about 2 second to turn off the monitor Shadow Control Shadow Control...
  • Page 21: Osd Setting

    OSD Setting Basic and simple instruction on the control keys. Press the MENU-button to activate the OSD window. Press< or >to navigate through the functions. Once the desired function is highlighted, press the MENU-button to activate it . press< or >to navigate through the sub-menu functions.Once the desired function is highlighted, press MENU-button to activate it.
  • Page 22: Luminance

    Luminance Press MENU-button to display menu. Press Left or Right to select (Luminance), and press MENU-button to enter. Press Left or Right to select submenu, and press MENU-button to enter. Press Left or Right to adjust. Press AUTO-button to exit Contrast 0-100 Contrast from Digital-register.
  • Page 23: Image Setup

    Image Setup Press MENU-button to display menu. Press Left or Right to select (Image Setup), and press MENU-button to enter. Press Left or Right to select submenu, and press MENU-button to enter. Press Left or Right to adjust. Press AUTO-button to exit Clock 0-100 Adjust picture Clock to reduce Vertical-Line noise.
  • Page 24: Color Setup

    Color Setup Press MENU-button to display menu. Press Left or Right to select (Color Setup), and press MENU-button to enter. Press Left or Right to select submenu, and press MENU-button to enter. Press Left or Right to adjust. Press AUTO-button to exit Warm Recall Warm Color Temperature from EEPROM.
  • Page 25: Picture Boost

    Picture Boost Press MENU-button to display menu. Press Left or Right to select (Picture Boost), and press MENU-button to enter. Press Left or Right to select submenu, and press MENU-button to enter. Press Left or Right to adjust. Press AUTO-button to exit Bright Frame on or off Disable or Enable Bright Frame...
  • Page 26: Osd Setup

    OSD Setup Press MENU-button to display menu. (OSD Setup), and press MENU-button to enter. Press Left or Right to select Press Left or Right to select submenu, and press MENU-button to enter. Press Left or Right to adjust. Press AUTO-button to exit Language Select the OSD language Timeout...
  • Page 27: Game Setting

    Game Setting Press MENU-button to display menu. Press Left or Right to select (Game setting), and press MENU-button to enter. Press Left or Right to select submenu, and press MENU-button to enter. Press Left or Right to adjust. Press AUTO-button to exit For playing FPS(first Person Shooters) games.Improves dark theme black level details.
  • Page 28: Extra

    Extra Press MENU-button to display menu. Press Left or Right to select (Extra), and press MENU-button to enter. Press Left or Right to select submenu, and press MENU-button to enter. Press Left or Right to adjust. Press AUTO-button to exit Input Select AUTO/D-SUB/DVI/HDMI/DP Select Input Signal Source...
  • Page 29: Exit

    Exit Press MENU-button to display menu. Press Left or Right to select (Exit), and press MENU-button to enter. Press AUTO-button to exit Exit Exit the main OSD LED Indicator Status LED Color Full Power Mode Blue Active-off Mode Orange...
  • Page 30: Driver

    Driver Monitor Driver Windows 10 • Start Windows® 10 • Right click START. • Click "Control Panel". • Click on the "Display" icon.
  • Page 31 • Click on the"Change display settings"button • Click the"AdvancedSettings"button.
  • Page 32 • button. Click the "Monitor" tab and then click the "Properties" • Click the "Driver" tab. • Open the "Update Driver Software-Generic PnP Monitor" window by clicking on "Update Driver... “and then click the "Browse my computer for driver software" button. •...
  • Page 33 • Click the "Have Disk" button. Click on the "Browse" button and navigate to the following directory: X:\Driver\module name(where X is the drive letter designator for the CD-ROM drive). • Select the "xxx.inf" file and click the "Open" button. Click the "OK" button. Select your monitor model and click the "Next"...
  • Page 34: Windows 8

    Windows 8 • Start Windows® 8 • Right click and click All apps at the bottom-right of the screen. • Click on the "Control Panel"icon • Set the "View by" to "Large icons" or "Small icons". • Click on the "Display"icon.
  • Page 35 • Click on the "Change display settings"button. • Click the "Advanced Settings"button. button • Click the "Monitor"tab and then click the "Properties"...
  • Page 36 Click the "Driver"tab. • • Open the "Update Driver Software-Generic PnP Monitor"window by clicking on "Update Driver..."and then click the "Browse my computer for driver software" button. • Select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer".
  • Page 37 • Click the "Have Disk"button. Click on the "Browse"button and navigate to the following directory: X:\Driver\module name (where X is the drive letter designator for the CD-ROM drive). • Select the "xxx.inf" file and click the "Open"button. Click the "OK"button. Select your monitor model and click the "Next"button.
  • Page 38: Windows 7

    Windows 7 • Start Windows® 7 • Click on the "Start" button and then click on "Control Panel". • Click on the "Display"icon. • Click on the "Change display settings" button.
  • Page 39 • Click the "AdvancedSettings" button. • button. Click the "Monitor" tab and then click the "Properties" • Click the "Driver" tab. • Open the "Update Driver Software-Generic PnP Monitor" window by clicking on “Update Driver... "and then click the "Browse my computer for driver software" button.
  • Page 40 • Select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer". • Click the "Have Disk" button. Click on the "Browse" button and navigate to the following directory: X:\Driver\module name(where X is the drive letter designator for the CD-ROM drive). •...
  • Page 41: I-Menu

    Welcome to “i-Menu” software by AOC. i-Menu makes it easy to adjust your monitor display setting by using on screen menus instead of the OSD button on the monitor. To complete installation, please follow the installation guide. The software Supported operating systems:Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7.
  • Page 42: E-Saver

    Welcome to use AOC e-Saver monitor power management software! The AOC e-Saver features Smart Shutdown functions for your monitors, allows your monitor to timely shutdown when PC unit is at any status (On, Off, Sleep or Screen Saver); the actual shutdown time depends on your preferences (see example below).
  • Page 43: Screen

    Screen+ Welcome to “Screen+” software by AOC. Screen+ software is a desktop screen splitting tool; it splits the desktop into different panels, and each panel displays a different window. You only need to drag the window to a corresponding panel when you want to access it. It supports multiple monitor display to make your task easier.
  • Page 44: Troubleshoot

    Adjust the maximum resolution and frequency that the monitor can handle properly. Make sure the AOC Monitor Drivers are installed. Adjust the Contrast and Brightness Controls. Press to auto adjust.
  • Page 45: Specification

    Specification General Specification Model name AG322FCX Driving system TFT Color LCD Viewable Image Size 80.1 cm diagonal Pixel pitch 0. 36375mm(H) x 0. 36375mm(V) Panel R, G, B Analog lnterface& DVI interface& HDMI lnterface& DP Video Interface Separate Sync. H/V TTL Display Color 16.7M Colors 30k - 83kHz(D-SUB)
  • Page 46 Operating 0°~ 50° Temperature Non-Operating -25°~ 55° Operating 10% ~ 85% (non-condensing) Environmental Humidity Non-Operating 5% ~ 93% (non-condensing) Operating 0~ 5000 m (0~ 16404ft ) Altitude Non-Operating 0~ 12192m (0~ 40000ft )
  • Page 47: Preset Display Modes

    Preset Display Modes HORIZONTAL VERTICAL STANDARD RESOLUTION FREQUENCY(kHz) FREQUENCY(Hz) 640x480@60Hz 31.469 59.94 640x480@67Hz 66.667 640x480@72Hz 37.861 72.809 640x480@75Hz 37.5 640x480@100Hz 51.08 99.769 640x480@120Hz 61.91 119.518 DOS MODE 720x400@70Hz 31.469 70.087 DOS MODE 720x480@60Hz 29.855 59.710 720x576@50Hz 31.25 SVGA 800x600@56Hz 35.156 56.25 SVGA 800x600@60Hz...
  • Page 48: Pin Assignments

    Pin Assignments 15-Pin Color Display Signal Cable 15-Pin Side of the Signal Cable Pin Number 15-Pin Side of the Signal Cable Pin Number Video-Red Video-Green Ground Video-Blue N.C. N.C. DDC-Serial data Detect Cable H-sync GND-R V-sync GND-G DDC-Serial clock GND-B 24-Pin Color Display Signal Cable Pin No.
  • Page 49 Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name TMDS Data 2+ TMDS Data 0- DDC/CEC Ground TMDS Data 2 Shield TMDS Clock + +5V Power TMDS Data 2- TMDS Clock Shield Hot Plug Detect TMDS Data 1+ TMDS Clock- TMDS Data 1Shield TMDS Data 1-...
  • Page 50: Plug And Play

    Plug and Play Plug & Play DDC2B Feature This monitor is equipped with VESA DDC2B capabilities according to the VESA DDC STANDARD. It allows the monitor to inform the host system of its identity and, depending on the level of DDC used, communicate additional information about its display capabilities.
  • Page 51: Regulation

    Regulation FCC Notice FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING: (FOR FCC CERTIFIED MODELS) NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 52: Weee Declaration

    WEEE Declaration Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Household in the European Union. This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste.Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment.
  • Page 53: Epa Energy Star

    AOC believes in protecting the environment. With a key concern for the conservation of natural resources, as well as landfill protection, AOC announces the launch of AOC monitor’s packaging recycling program. This program is designed to help you discard of your monitor carton and filler materials properly.
  • Page 54: Service

    Three (3) years after the original date of consumer purchase. During this period, AOC International (Europe) B.V. will, at its option, either repair the defective product with new or rebuilt parts, or replace it with a new or rebuilt product at no charge except as *stated below. In the absent of the proof of purchase, the warranty will start 3 months after the date of manufacturing indicated on the product.
  • Page 55 If your warranty has expired, you still have access to all available service options, but you will be responsible for the cost of service, including parts, labor, shipping (if any) and applicable taxes. AOC Certified or Authorized Service Center will provide you with an estimate of service costs before receiving your authorization to perform service.
  • Page 56: Warranty Statement For Middle East And Africa (Mea)

    Original Invoice/Proof Of Purchase Receipt is mandatory. If the product appears to be defective, please contact your AOC authorized dealer or refer to the service and support section on AOC’s website for the warranty instructions in your country: •...
  • Page 57 • Adjustment by non-authorized source • Repair, modification, or installation of options or parts by anyone other than an AOC Certified or Authorized Service Center • Improper environments like humidity, water damage and dusts • Damaged by violence, earthquakes and terrorist attacks •...
  • Page 58: Aoc Pixel Policy

    No manufacturer can guarantee that all panels will be free from pixel defects, but AOC guarantees that any monitor with an unacceptable number of defects will be repaired or replaced under warranty. This Pixel Policy explains the different types of pixel defects and defines acceptable defect levels for each type.
  • Page 59: Warranty Statement For North & South America (Excluding Brazil)

    In the United States and Canada contact your Dealer or EPI Customer Service, RMA Department at the toll free number (888) 662-9888. Or you can request an RMA Number online at www.aoc.com/na-warranty. * This limited warranty does not cover any losses or damages that occur as a result of:...
  • Page 60 ARGENTINA: http://ar.aoc.com/support/warranty BOLIVIA: http://bo.aoc.com/support/warranty CHILE: http://cl.aoc.com/support/warranty COLOMBIA: http://co.aoc.com/warranty COSTA RICA: http://cr.aoc.com/support/warranty DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: http://do.aoc.com/support/warranty ECUADOR: http://ec.aoc.com/support/warranty EL SALVADOR: http://sv.aoc.com/support/warranty GUATEMALA: http://gt.aoc.com/support/warranty HONDURAS: http://hn.aoc.com/support/warranty NICARAGUA: http://ni.aoc.com/support/warranty PANAMA: http://pa.aoc.com/support/warranty PARAGUAY: http://py.aoc.com/support/warranty PERU: http://pe.aoc.com/support/warranty URUGUAY: http://pe.aoc.com/warranty VENEZUELA: http://ve.aoc.com/support/warranty IF COUNTRY NOT LISTED: http://latin.aoc.com/warranty...
  • Page 61: Ease Programe

    & LCD Panel) *AOC will need to obtain a credit card number if you would like to get a new AOC monitor advanced shipped to your location, prior to the defective unit arriving at AOC’s service center. If you do not wish to supply a credit card, AOC will only ship the new monitor, once the defective unit arrives at the AOC service center.

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