• Please use approved power cord presentation of the original invoice provided by Philips all the time. If or cash receipt, indicating the date of your power cord is missing, please purchase, dealer’s name and model and contact with your local service production number of the product.
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1. Important monitor damage will not be covered • Oil-based cleaning solutions may under warranty. damage the plastic parts and void the warranty. • Do not knock or drop the monitor during operation or transportation. • Unplug the monitor if you are not going to use it for an extensive • Excessive usage of monitor can period of time.
1. Important activate a periodic screen refresh 1.2 Notational Descriptions application if your monitor will The following subsections describe display unchanging static content. notational conventions used in this Uninterrupted display of still or document. static images over an extended period may cause “burn in”, also Notes, Cautions and Warnings known as “after-imaging”...
Equipment-WEEE 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 participation in national take- This marking on the product or on back initiatives and recycling programs...
2.1 Installation Package contents E Line 342E2 Quick Start Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome 2. Hold the base stand with both hands and firmly insert the base stand into the base column.
2. Setting up the monitor Connecting to your PC 2.2 Operating the monitor Description of the control button Kensington anti-theft lock Press to switch power on. Press more than 3 seconds Audio out to switch power off. DisplayPort input HDMI 2 input Access the OSD menu.
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SmartResponse On, O SmartFrame On-Screen Display (OSD) is a feature in Size (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7) Brightness (0~100) Contrast(0~100) all Philips LCD monitors. It allows an end H. position V. position user to adjust screen performance or 1,2,3,4 LowBlue Mode select functions of the monitors directly 1 HDMI 1.4...
2. Setting up the monitor Resolution notification 2.3 Remove the Base Assembly This monitor is designed for optimal for VESA Mounting performance at its native resolution, Before you start disassembling the 2560×1080 When the monitor is monitor base, please follow the powered on at a different resolution, instructions below to avoid any possible an alert is displayed on screen: Use...
Why do I need it? Warning With the ultra high resolution Philips • To avoid potential screen damage, MultiView display, you can experience such as panel peeling, ensure that a world of connectivity in a comfortable the monitor does not tilt downward way in the office or at home.
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2. Setting up the monitor 1. Toggle to the right to enter OSD When the sub source is Menu Screen. not detected. 2. Toggle to the up or down to select (main) main menu [PIP / PBP], then toggle to the right to confirm. 3.
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2. Setting up the monitor Top-Left Top-Right (main) (main) Bottom-Left Bottom-Right (main) (main) • Swap: The main picture source and the sub picture source swapped on the display. Swap A and B source in [PIP] mode: ↔ (main) (main) Swap A and B source in [PBP] mode: ↔...
Whether you're working between FPS, Racing, RTS, Gamer 1, with text applications, displaying images Gamer 2, LowBlue Mode, EasyRead or watching a video, Philips SmartImage and Off. delivers great optimized monitor 3. The SmartImage on screen display performance.
Developed for wellbeing, content. SmartContrast dynamically Philips LowBlue Mode setting uses a controls contrast and adjusts smart software technology to reduce backlighting for clear, crisp, bright harmful shortwave blue light.
5. Technical Specifications 5. Technical Specifications Picture/Display Display Panel Type IPS technology Backlight W-LED system Panel Size 34” W (86.36 cm) Aspect Ratio 21:9 Pixel Pitch 0.31242 x 0.310 mm Contrast Ratio (typ.) 1000:1 Optimum Resolution 2560 x 1080 @ 60 Hz Viewing Angle 178°...
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(Non-operation) Environmental and energy RoHS Packaging 100% recyclable Specific Substances 100% PVC BFR free housing Cabinet Color Black Finish Texture Note 1. This data is subject to change without notice. Go to www.philips.com/support to download the latest version of leaflet.
6. Power Management 6. 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.
Other combinations Pixel Defect Policy of lit and dark sub pixels appear as single pixels of other colors. Philips strives to deliver the highest quality products. We use some of the Types of Pixel Defects industry's most advanced manufacturing...
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A red or blue bright dot must be the warranty period, a TFT Monitor more than 50 percent brighter than panel in a Philips flat panel monitor must have pixel or sub pixel defects neighboring dots while a green exceeding the tolerances listed in the bright dot is 30 percent brighter than following tables.
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7. 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...
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.
If the problem • Disconnect the monitor from mains still persists after you have tried these power source immediately for safety solutions, contact Philips customer • Contact with Philips customer service representative. service representative immediately. Common Problems Imaging Problems...
Green, red, blue, dark, and white dots disconnect your old monitor and appears on the screen reconnect your Philips LCD monitor. • The remaining dots are normal • Turn on your monitor and then turn characteristic of the liquid crystal on your PC.
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Q9: Can I connect my LCD monitor to any PC, workstation or Mac? How should I clean the LCD surface? Ans.: Yes. All Philips LCD monitors are fully compatible with standard Ans.: For normal cleaning, use a clean, soft cloth. For extensive cleaning, PCs, Macs and workstations.
P-timing). Q14: Where can I find Important Information manual mentioned in EDFU? Ans.: Important Information manual can be download on the Philips website support page.
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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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