• 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.
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1. Important take shorter breaks more often at The screen may be wiped with a your workstation than longer breaks dry cloth when the power is off. and less often; for example a 5-10 However, never use organic solvent, minute break after 50-60-minute such as, alcohol, or ammonia-based continuous screen use is likely to liquids to clean your monitor.
1. Important technology. In most cases, the 1.2 Notational Descriptions “burned in” or “after-imaging” or The following subsections describe “ghost imaging” will disappear notational conventions used in this gradually over a period of time after document. the power has been switched off. Warning Notes, Cautions and Warnings Failure to activate a screen saver, or...
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...
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.
2. Setting up the monitor Connect to PC 2.2 Operating the monitor Description of the control buttons 1. Connect the power cord to the back of the monitor firmly. 2. Turn off your computer and unplug its power cable. 3. Connect the monitor signal cable to the video connector on the back of your computer.
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On-Screen Display. You can use On-Screen Display (OSD) is a feature this as a reference when you want to in all Philips LCD monitors. It allows an work your way around the different end user to adjust screen performance adjustments later on.
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2. Setting up the monitor Resolution notification This monitor is designed for optimal performance at its native resolution, 1280 x 1024. When the monitor is powered on at a different resolution, an alert is displayed on screen: Use 1280 x 1024 for best results. Display of the native resolution alert can be switched off from Setup in the OSD (On Screen Display) menu.
2. Setting up the monitor 2.3 Remove the Base Assembly for VESA Mounting Before you start disassembling the monitor base, please follow the instructions below to avoid any possible damage or injury. 1. Place the monitor face down on a smooth surface.
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.
3. Image Optimization • Photo: This profile combines color Note saturation, dynamic contrast and Philips LowBlue mode, mode 2 sharpness enhancement to display compliance with TUV Low Blue Light photos and other images with certification, you can have this mode by...
OS and applications which support touch functions, see the table listed above. • *Some operating systems require driver for the touch function. The driver is available in the CD disk or you can access them from the Philips website supporting pages.
5.Technical Specifications 5. Technical Specifications Picture/Display Monitor Panel Type Backlight W-LED Panel Size 17" (43.2 cm) Aspect Ratio Pixel Pitch 0.264 (H) mm x 0.264 (V) mm SmartContrast 1,000:1 Optimum Resolution 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz Viewing Angle 170° (H) / 160° (V) @ C/R > 10 (typ.) Display Colors 16.7M Flicker Free...
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5.Technical Specifications Convenience Built-in speaker 2 W x 2 User Convenience English, German, Spanish, Greek, French, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch, Portuguese, Brazil Portuguese, OSD Languages Polish, Russian, Swedish, Finnish, Turkish, Czech, Ukranian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean Other Convenience VESA mount (100 x 100 mm), Kensington Lock Plug &...
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2. *Some operating systems require driver for the touch function. The driver is avail- able in the CD disk or you can access them from the Philips website supporting pages. 3. In order to comply with international energy standards, power consumptions are under the PC/Display test mode and the monitor needs to connect with USB up- stream cable.
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.
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...
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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...
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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.
"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.
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• 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.
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“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.
EDFU? Does the touch function only Ans.: Important Information manual exist on the Windows 10 OS? can be download on the Philips Ans.: The touch function works only website support page. on OS and applications which support touch functions.
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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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