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241B8
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Customer care and warranty 20
Troubleshooting & FAQs
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  • Page 1 S line 242S1 241B8 www.philips.com/welcome EN User manual Customer care and warranty 20 Troubleshooting & FAQs...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    6. Technical Specifications ..15 6.1 Resolution & Preset Modes ..18 7. Power Management ....19 8. Customer care and warranty .20 8.1 Philips’ Flat Panel Monitors Pixel Defect Policy ....20 8.2 Customer Care & Warranty ..23 9. Troubleshooting & FAQs ..24 9.1 Troubleshooting ......

  • Page 3: Important

    • Please use approved power cord provided by Philips all the time. If your power cord is missing, please 1.1 Safety precautions and contact with your local service maintenance center.
  • Page 4 1. Important the monitor by placing your hand or display unchanging static content. fingers on the LCD panel. Uninterrupted display of still or static images over an extended • Unplug the monitor if you are not period may cause “burn-in”, also going to use it for an extensive known as “after-imaging”...

  • Page 5: Notational Descriptions

    1. Important 1.2 Notational Descriptions 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 or italic type. These blocks contain notes, cautions or warnings.

  • Page 6: Disposal Of Product And Packing Material

    From the planning, design and production stages, Philips emphasizes the important of making products that can easily be recycled. At Philips, end- of-life management primarily entails This marking on the product or on participation in national take-back...

  • Page 7: Setting Up The Monitor

    This product has been manufactured by and is sold under the responsibility of Top Victory Investments Ltd., and Top Victory Investments Ltd. is the warrantor in relation to this product. Philips and the Philips Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips N.V. and are used under license.
  • Page 8 2. Setting up the monitor Connecting to your PC 242S1E: 242S1AE: 5 6 7 AC power input AC power input DisplayPort input DisplayPort input VGA input DVI input Audio out HDMI input Kensington anti-theft lock VGA input Connect to PC Audio input 1.

  • Page 9: Operating The Monitor

    What is On-Screen Display (OSD)? Description of the control buttons On-Screen Display (OSD) is a feature in all Philips LCD monitors. It allows an end user to adjust screen performance or select functions of the monitors directly through an on-screen instruction window.
  • Page 10 This monitor is designed for optimal Input performance at its native resolution, DVI (242S1AE) 1920 x 1080. When the monitor is HDMI 1.4 (242S1AE) DisplayPort powered on at a different resolution, an Picture EasyRead, O ce, Photo, Movie, Game, SmartImage...
  • Page 11 2. Setting up the monitor Physical Function Height adjustment Tilt 25° -5° 130mm Pivot Swivel +180° 0° 0° -180° -90° 90°...

  • Page 12: Remove The Base Assembly For Vesa Mounting

    2. Setting up the monitor Note 2.3 Remove the Base Assembly This monitor accepts a 100mm x 100mm for VESA Mounting VESA-Compliant mounting interface. Before you start disassembling the VESA Mounting Screw M4. Always monitor base, please follow the contact manufacturer for wall-mount instructions below to avoid any possible installation.

  • Page 13: Image Optimization

    How does it work?   SmartImage is an exclusive, leading  edge Philips technology that analyzes the content displayed on your screen. • EasyRead: Helps improve reading Based on a scenario you select, of text based application like PDF SmartImage dynamically enhances the ebooks.

  • Page 14: Smartcontrast

    LED displays can cause eye damage and affect vision over time. Developed for wellbeing, Philips LowBlue Mode setting uses a smart software technology to reduce harmful shortwave blue light. • Off: No optimization by SmartImage.

  • Page 15: Adaptive Sync

    4. Adaptive Sync • AMD Radeon R9 290 4. Adaptive Sync • AMD Radeon R9 285 • AMD Radeon R7 260X • AMD Radeon R7 260 Adaptive Sync ■ Processor A-Series Desktop and Mobility APUs • PC gaming has long been an imperfect AMD A10-7890K experience because GPUs and monitors •...

  • Page 16: Designs To Prevent Computer Vision Syndrome (Cvs)

    3. Ideal working posture syndrome (CVS) • Reposition your screen to Philips monitor is designed to prevent appropriate height and angle eye strain caused by prolonged according to your height. computer use. 4. Choose Philips monitor for easy-on- Follow below instructions and use eyes.

  • Page 17: Technical Specifications

    EasyRead Adaptive Sync Connectivity 242S1E: DisplayPort 1.2 x 1, VGA x 1 Signal Input/Output 242S1AE: HDMI 1.4 x 1, DisplayPort 1.2 x 1, DVI x 1, VGA x 1 Input Signal Separate Sync, Sync on Green 242S1E: Audio out Audio In/Out...
  • Page 18 (WxHxD) Product with packaging 625 x 435 x 180 mm (WxHxD) Weight 242S1E: 4.80 kg Product with stand 242S1AE: 4.83 kg 242S1E: 2.95 kg Product without stand 242S1AE: 2.98 kg 242S1E: 7.56 kg Product with packaging 242S1AE: 7.91 kg Operating Condition Temperature range 0°C to 40 °C...
  • Page 19 500 to 1060hPa (Non-operation) Environmental and energy ROHS Packaging 100% recyclable Specific Substances 100% PVC BFR free housing Cabinet Color Black Finish Texture Note This data is subject to change without notice. Go to www.philips.com/support to download the latest version of leaflet.

  • Page 20: Resolution & Preset Modes

    6. Technical Specifications 6.1 Resolution & Preset Modes Maximum Resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz (VGA/DVI) 1920 x 1080 @ 75 Hz (HDMI/DP) Recommended Resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz H. freq Resolution V. freq (Hz) (kHz) 31.47 720 x 400 70.09 31.47...

  • Page 21: Power Management

    7. Power Management 7. Power Management If you have VESA DPM compliance display card or software installed in your PC, the monitor can automatically reduce its power consumption when not in use. If an input from a keyboard, mouse or other input device is detected, the monitor will 'wake up' automatically.

  • Page 22: Customer Care And Warranty

    Pixel Defect Policy single black pixel. Other combinations of lit and dark sub pixels appear as Philips strives to deliver the highest single pixels of other colors. quality products. We use some of the industry's most advanced...
  • Page 23 Black Dot Defects the warranty period, a TFT Monitor Black dot defects appear as pixels or panel in a Philips flat panel monitor sub pixels that are always dark or 'off'. must have pixel or sub pixel defects That is, a dark dot is a sub-pixel that...
  • Page 24 8. Customer care and warranty BRIGHT DOT DEFECTS ACCEPTABLE LEVEL 1 lit subpixel 2 adjacent lit subpixels 3 adjacent lit subpixels (one white pixel) Distance between two bright dot defects* >15mm Total bright dot defects of all types BLACK DOT DEFECTS ACCEPTABLE LEVEL 1 dark subpixel 5 or fewer...

  • Page 25: Customer Care & Warranty

    Please contact our Philips Customer Service Representative or local contact center (by Consumer care number) for more details. Philips Customer Care Center number listed below.

  • Page 26: Troubleshooting & Faqs

    • Contact with Philips customer • First, ensure that the power button service representative immediately. on the front of the monitor is in the...

  • Page 27: General Faqs

    "burn-in", also Service contact information listed in known as "after-imaging" or "ghost Important information manual and imaging", on your screen. "Burn-in", contact Philips customer service "after-imaging", or "ghost imaging" representative. is a well-known phenomenon in * Functionality different according to LCD panel technology.
  • Page 28 • Shut down your computer, that the panel surface is not disconnect your old monitor and subjected to excessive shocks reconnect your Philips LCD monitor. and is protected from sharp or • Turn on your monitor and then turn blunt objects. When handling the on your PC.
  • Page 29 “ghost image” symptoms any PC, workstation or Mac? that will not disappear and cannot be repaired. The damage mentioned above Ans.: Yes. All Philips LCD monitors are is not covered under your warranty. fully compatible with standard PCs, Macs and workstations.
  • Page 30 9. Troubleshooting & FAQs       Q14: Where can I find Important Information manual mentioned in EDFU? Ans.: Important Information manual can be download on the Philips website support page.
  • Page 31 This product has been manufactured by and is sold under the responsibility of Top Victory Investments Ltd., and Top Victory Investments Ltd. is the warrantor in relation to this product. Philips and the Philips Shield Emblem are regis- tered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips N.V. and are used under license.

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