Philips 420P30 User Manual page 12

Tips
Ambient temperature
Do not hang up the monitor
above a central heating or other
heating sources.
Care of the screen
Clean the anti-reflex coated flat
glass screen with a slightly damp
soft cloth. Do not use abrasives
solvents as it can damage the
glass surface of the screen.
Plasma Display
characteristics
Caution: A video source (such
as a video game, DVD, or video
information channel) which
shows a constant non-moving
pattern on the monitor screen,
can cause damage to the screen.
When your Flat-Monitor is
continuously used with such a
source, the pattern of the non-
moving portion of the game
(DVD, etc.) could leave an image
permanently on the screen.
When not in use, turn the video
source OFF.
Regularly alternate the use of
such video sources with normal
viewing.
When switching over to another
picture after having displayed the
same still picture for a long time
(many hours), it may happen that
some parts from the previous
picture will remain on screen
due to a kind of memory effect.
This ghost picture will disappear
after some time.To avoid this
effect change the pictures
regularly or for PC use you can
turn on a screen saver in your
computer.
Philips has built in an automatic
shift of the picture in video
mode every 5 minutes to avoid
this effect and to prolong the life
of the screen.
Very incidentally and after a
longer period of unuse (approx.
1 year) the screen may display
some strange colour
deficiencies.This is quite normal
for plasma displays and these
effects will disappear after the
set has been turned on for some
time.
A plasma display consists of a
high number of colour pixels.
It is within industry standards
that very few pixels (< 0.001%)
may be defective, even for a new
set.There is however no reason
to doubt about the quality of
the set.
The plasma display technology
operates with rare gases which
are being influenced by air
pressure.
Up to an altitude of 2000 m
above sea-level (local air
pressure equal or above 800
hPa), the display is functioning
fine. Operating the set at a
higher altitude (lower air
pressure), the picture becomes
unstable and the picture
performance is deteriorating.
The plasma display might then
also produce a humming sound.
Bringing the set below 2000 m
(local air pressure equal or
above 800 hPa) it works fine
again.Transportation has no
influence.
Control of peripheral
equipment
The infrared radiation of the
screen may influence the
reception sensitivity of other
peripherals. Solution: replace the
batteries of the remote control
or change position of other
equipment. E.g. keep away a
wireless headphone from within
a radius of 1,5 m.
No stable or not
synchronised VGA
picture
Check if you have selected the
correct display mode in your
PC. See p. 2, Computer display
modes.
No picture
Are the supplied cables
connected properly? (The power
cable to the display, the VGA
cables,...)
Is your PC switched on?
Do you see a black screen and
the indicator in front of the
monitor lights up green, this
means that the display mode is
not supported.
Switch your VGA source to a
correct mode.
Remote control
If your monitor no longer
responds to the remote control,
the batteries may be exhausted.
If your problem is not
solved:
Switch your monitor off and
then on again.
Never attempt to repair a
defective monitor yourself.
Check with your dealer or call a
video technician.
Transport
Keep the original packaging to
transport the monitor if needed.
End of life directives
Philips is paying a lot of
attention to produce
environmentally-friendly in green
focal areas.Your new monitor
contains materials which can be
recycled and reused.
At the end of its life specialised
companies can dismantle the
discarded monitor to
concentrate the reusable
materials and to minimise the
amount of materials to be
disposed of.
Please ensure you dispose of
your old monitor according to
local regulations.
How to dispose of batteries ?
The batteries supplied do not
contain the heavy metals mercury
and cadmium. Nevertheless in
many countries batteries may not
be disposed of with your
household waste. Please ensure
you dispose of batteries according
to local regulations.
Miscellaneous
. Ambient temperature: + 5~ +
40°C
. Maximum operating altitude:
2000 m /6562 ft (min. air
pressure 800 hPa)
. Mains: AC 95-264V 50Hz/60Hz
. Power consumption: around
290W
. Standby consumption: < 2W
. Weight (excl. packaging)
Display: 35 kg
. Dimensions (wxhxd):
Display: 107 x 66 x 9 cm
. Wall mounting bracket
included
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