User's Guide T710BH/ T710SH Make sure to read the Important Precautions before using the product. Keep the User's Guide(CD) in an accessible place for furture reference. See the label attached dealer when you on the back cover and quote this information to your require service. Precautions Important This unit has been engineered and manufactured to ensure your personal safety, improper use may result in potential eletrical shock or fire hazards. In order to allow the proper operation of all safeguards incorporated in this monitor, observe the following basic rules for its installation, use, and servicing. Keep it in an accessible place for future however reference. On Use Safety power cord supplied with the unit. In case you use another power that it is certified by the applicable national standards if not being only the cord, make sure provided by the supplier. If the manufacturer or power cable is faulty in any way, please contact the the nearest authorized repair service provider for a replacement. The power supply cord is used as the main disconnect device. Ensure that the socket-outlet is easily accessible after installation. a power source indicated in the specifications of the monitor. If you are not sure what type of power supply you have in your home, consult with your dealer. Operate the monitor this manual or listed only from on Overloaded AC outlets and extension cords cords and broken plugs. They technician for replacement. Hands must be Do not It dry when holding the damage the can cause Make may result in fire sure to or power cord by electric shock. completely insert the are a power dangerous. So shock plug or are power to avoid an electric shock. disassembling, bending, pulling power frayed fire hazard. Call your service or plug. Insecure connections heating can cause fire. Do not Open There the Monitor. are no user serviceable components inside. Dangerous High Voltages inside, even when the power is OFF. Contact your dealer if the monitor is not operating properly. There are To Avoid Personal Injury : on a sloping shelf unless properly secured. place a stand recommended only by the manufacturer. Do not try to roll a stand with small casters across thresholds or deep pile Do not the monitor Use carpets. A1 up. Important Precautions To Prevent Fire or Hazards: turn the monitor OFF if you leave the room for more than a short Always period of time. Never leave the monitor ON when leaving the house. Keep children from dropping or pushing objects into the monitor's cabinet openings. Some internal parts carry hazardous voltages. Do not add accessories that have not been designed for this monitor. During lightning storm or when the monitor is to be left unattended for an period of time, unplug it from the wall outlet. bring magnetic devices such as magnets or motors near the picture a extended Do not tube. On Installation Do not allow anything to rest upon or roll over the power cord, and do not the monitor where the power cord is subject to damage. Do not use this monitor sink, laundry tub, in near water such basement, as near a place bathtub, washbowl, kitchen swimming pool. Monitors are provided with ventilation openings in the cabinet to allow the release of heat generated during operation. If these openings are blocked, built-up heat a wet or near a failures which may result in a fire hazard. Therefore, NEVER: Block the bottom ventilation slots by placing the monitor on a bed, sofa, rug, can cause etc. Place the monitor in a built-in enclosure unless proper ventilation is Cover the openings with cloth or other material. Place the monitor near or over a radiator or heat Do not install the monitor in On a dusty area. It provided. source. can cause fire. Cleaning Unplug the monitor before cleaning the face of the monitor screen. Use a slightly damp (not wet) cloth. Do not use an aerosol directly on the monitor On screen because overspray may cause electrical shock. Repacking Do not throw away the carton and packing materials. They make an ideal container in which to transport the unit. When shipping the unit to another location, repack it in its original material. A2 Connecting the Monitor Before setting up the monitor, ensure that the power is turned off to the monitor, computer system, and other attached devices. Carefully set the monitor face-down with the underside facing you. Connecting the Tilt/Swivel stand 1. Align the hooks on the tilt/swivel stand with the matching slots in the base of the monitor. 2. Insert the hooks into slots. 3. Slide the tilt/swivel stand toward the front of the monitor until the latches click into the locked position. NOTE This illustration depicts the items shown in the picture. general model of connection. Your monitor may differ from the Slot Hook Latch A3 Hook the Monitor Connecting Using the Computer 1. Connect the signal cable. When mated, tighten the thumbscrews to secure the connection. 2. Connect the power cord into a properly power outlet that is easily accessible and close to the monitor. NOTE This is This a simplified representation of the rear view. view represents a general model; your monitor rear may differ from the view as shown. Signal Cable Power Cord Attached Type* Wall-outlet type* Detached Type* * Varies according to model. PC-outlet type* PC MAC Mac adapter For Apple Macintosh use, a separate plug adapter is needed to change the 15 pin high density (3 row) D-sub VGA connector on the supplied cable to a 15 pin 2 row connector. A4 Control Panel Functions Front Panel Controls Brightview Control Function Power Button Use this button to turn the monitor Power This Indicator (DPMS) Indicator lights on or off. up green when the monitor operates normally. If the monitor is in DPM (Energy Saving) mode, this indicator color changes to amber. MENU (or OSD) Button Use this button to enter exit the on screen display. Buttons Use these buttons to choose the SELECT (or SET) or on screen Use this button to enter Button screen display. A5 or adjust items in display. a selection in the on Control Panel Functions Control Direct Access Function Button Bring up Contrast Button Bring up Brightness adjustment The Contrast and On Screen BrightView Brightness functions Display (OSD) menu. This function adjustment are also available in the optimizes the brightness, contrast or surrounding conditions and settings. color value to the MODE TEXT DESCRIPTION This is convenient for Word Processor PHOTO This is to view or using documents spreadsheet. pictures or paintings with such as high resolution. MOVIE NORMAL This mode is best for with a dark The screen A6 watching DVDs or still images background or playing games. goes back to the normal mode. On Screen Display (OSD) Control Adjustment Adjustment Screen Making adjustments to the image size, position and operating parameters of the monitor is quick and easy with the On Screen Display Control system. A short example is quick and easy given below to familiarize you with the use of the controls. The following section is an outline of the available adjustments and selections you can make using the OSD. NOTE Allow the monitor to stabilize for at least 30 minutes before To make adjustments in the On Screen making image adjustments. Display, follow these steps: Case 1 Case 2 Press the MENU (or OSD) Button, then the main menu of the OSD appears. To access a becomes control, use highlighted, Use the the Buttons. When the icon you want or press the SELECT (or SET) Button. Buttons to adjust the item to the desired level. Accept the changes by pressing the SELECT (or SET) Button. Exit the OSD by Pressing the MENU (or OSD) Button. A7 On Screen The and Display(OSD) Selection and Adjustment following table indicates all the On Screen Display control, adjustment, setting menus. Main Sub menu Reference menu To Brightness BRIGHTNESS/ CONTRAST POSITION SIZE Contrast and screen V Position To H Position screen V Size To adjust the size To adjust the shape of the adjust the position of the of the screen H Size Tilt SHAPE adjust the brightness contrast of the screen Side Pincushion S Pincushion Balance Parallelogram Trapezoid H Corner Top Corner Bottom Corner PRESET COLOR 6500K To customize the color of the 9300K screen Temp R/G/B(User Color) SETUP Video Level To customize the Language for a user's screen operating status environment OSD Time Degauss SPECIAL To improve the clarity and stability of the screen Recall Reset Moire H Moire V Moire Convergence Purity : A8 Adjustable On Screen You were Display(OSD) Selection introduced to the and Adjustment procedure of selecting and adjusting an item the OSD using descriptions system. Listed below are the icons, icon names, and icon of the all items shown on the Menu. NOTE The order of icons may differ To depending adjust the brightness and OSD on the model (A9~A12). contrast of the Adjust screen Description Brightness adjust the brightness To of the Contrast To adjust the contrast of the To adjust the position of the OSD screen. screen Adjust Description Vertical Position To move image up and down. Horizontal Position To move image left and A9 screen. right. On Screen To Display(OSD) Selection adjust the OSD size of the and Adjustment screen Adjust Description Vertical Size To adjust image height. Horizontal Size To To adjust the shape of the OSD adjust image width. screen Adjust Description Tilt To correct image rotation. Side Pincushion To correct the a concave or convex bowing of image. Side Pincushion Balance To correct the balance of both sides bowing. Parallelogram correctly adjust the To skew of the image. Trapezoid To correct H geometric distortion. Corner* Top Corner* Bottom Corner* To correct * an irregular distortion displayed image. This function is available for designated models only. 8 A10 of the On Screen Display(OSD) Selection To customize the color of the OSD and Adjustment screen Adjust Description PRESET 6500K/ 9300K Select the ? 6500K: ? 9300K: Select the TEMP screen color. Slightly reddish white. Slightly bluish white. screen temperature which you reddish prefer among or bluish or any color in between. RED GREEN BLUE To customize the OSD screen status for a Set your user's Adjust own color levels. operating environment Description VIDEO LEVEL This item is used to select the monitor's input signal level. The normal level used for most PCs is 0.7V. If the screen becomes suddenly washedout or blurred, please select 1.0V and try again. LANGUAGE To choose the language in which the displayed. OSD Menus are available in 12 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese, Korean, control names are Chinese, Russian and Polish. OSD TIME Set the OSD time, i.e. the menu will remain off automatically. before it shuts Adjust the time to 5, 10, 20, 30 or 60 seconds. A11 length of time a on-screen On Screen To Display(OSD) Selection improve OSD the clarity and and stability Adjust Adjustment of the screen Description DEGAUSS To manually demagnetize the screen to showing incorrect images or colors. avoid RECALL You this function to reload the can use modified parameters for screen display operation, as specified by the user after purchase: Position, Size, Side Pincushion, Trapezoid (These recalled options may differ depending on the mode selected: Preset, User, or New). If you don't want to recall the monitor to these modified settings, use the button H to select CANCEL and then press the SELECT RESET (or SET) Return to all button. factory default settings If you don't want to reset the monitor, use the button to select CANCEL and then press the SELECT MOIRE (or SET) button. This item allows you to reduce the degree of moire. (Moire is caused by interference Horizontal Scan Line with the periodical dot normally OFF(H:0/V:0). moire adjustments may affect the focus screen). The of the It is screen. Moire adjustments may shake slightly while the moire reduction function is on. CONVER- This is to adjust GENCE* and blue fields. PURITY* Use to adjust the the purity if the color appears * This function is available for designated models only. 8 A12 alignment on the uneven. of red screen Troubleshooting Check the No following before calling for service. image appears Is the power cord of the monitor connected? Is the power indicator light on? Is the power on and the power indicator green? Is the power indicator amber? Do you see an "OUT OF ? ? ? ? ? on the screen? The screen is Press the Power button. Adjust the brightness and the contrast. If the monitor is in power saving mode, try moving the pressing any key on the keyboard to bring up the screen. mouse or FREQUENCY" message Do you see a "SELF DIAGNOSITICS" message on the screen? Check and see if the power cord is connected properly to the power outlet. ? This message appears when the signal from the PC (video card) is out of horizontal or vertical frequency range of the monitor. See the 'Specifications' section of this manual and configure your monitor again. This message appears when the signal cable between your PC and your monitor is not connected. Check the signal cable and try again. flickering. Is the vertical frequency less than 70Hz or is your monitor set to the interlaced mode? Do you have any magnetic material such ? ? Set the vertical frequency to 72Hz or higher, and consult the video card user manual for instructions on converting to a non-interlaced mode. (You can set this option under the Display icon of the Control Panel.) Remove magnetic sources, such as power adapters, speakers, or high-voltage lines, away from the monitor. adapter, or highvoltage line near to your as monitor? Do you hear a "~ding" sound while the monitor is flickering? ? Use the normal degaussing function. This function clears the screen and reduces any screen blur that may occur due to the surrounding magnetic field. The screen may flicker for about 5 seconds, accompanied by a "~ding"sound. A13 Troubleshooting The screen color is not normal. Do you see basic discoloration (16 colors)? ? Is the screen color unstable ? or monochrome? Do you see black dots on the screen? ? Set the color depth to 256 colors or higher: use 'Control Panel' 'Display' 'Settings' 'Color Palette' Check the connection of the signal cable. Or pull out the video card of the PC and insert it again. This is due to a small amount of foreign or abnormally florescent material that became fastened on the mask during manufacturing. It will not affect product performance. Do you see a partial blurring on the screen? ? This happens due to interference from surrounding magnetic fields, as created when speakers, steel structures, or high-voltage lines are placed near the monitor. Remove any such materials from the immediate vicinity and use the DEGAUSS icon on the screen adjustment menu to fix the screen. I see an after-image Do you see the after-image even when you turn off the monitor? I see waves on the on ? the screen. A premature aging of the monitor pixels may cause the prolonged display of a single image on the screen. Be sure to use a screen saver to maximize the service life of the monitor. screen. Do you see the wave directly on the screen? ? This occurs in inverse proportion to the screen focus, which can be caused by a particular frequency or video card. Brighten the screen and use the 'MOIRE' icon on the screen adjustment menu to adjust the screen. Have you installed the monitor driver? Have you installed the monitor driver? ? Be sure to install the monitor driver from the monitor driver CD (or diskette) that comes with your monitor. Or, you can also download the driver from our web site: http://www.lge.com. A14 Specifications Picture Tube 17 inches (16.0 inches viewable) 90 degree deflection /0.24mm(Ph/Pp) 0.20mm AGARAS(Anti-Glare Anti-Reflective Anti-Static) coating Sync Input Horizontal 30 Freq. Vertical Freq. Input Form Signal Input 50 - - 71kHz (Automatic) 160Hz (Automatic) Separate TTL, Positive/Negative 15 pin D-Sub Connector Video Input Input Form Separate, RGB Analog, 0.7Vp-p/75 ohm, Resolution Max VESA 1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz Recommend VESA 1024 x 768 @ 85Hz Plug&Play DDC 2B 73W Normal Power Consumption Stand-by/Suspend DPMS Off ≤ 15W ≤5W Width 40.0 cm &Weight (with tilt/ swivel stand) Height Depth 40.1 cm 41.1 cm Net 15.4 kg (33.95 lbs) Power AC 100-240V~50/60Hz 2.0A Dimensions Input Environmental Conditions / 15.75 inches / 15.79 inches / 16.18 inches Operating Conditions Temperature Humidity 0˚C to 40 ˚C 10 % to 90 % non-Condensing Storage Conditions -20˚C to 60 ˚C Temperature 5 % to 90 % non-Condensing Humidity ), Detached ( O ) Tilt/Swivel Stand Attached( Signal cable Attached( O ), Detached ( Power cord Wall-out type or ) PC-outlet type NOTE Information in this document is subject to change without A15 notice. Positive Specifications Preset Modes (Resolution) Display Modes (Resolution) 1234 Horizontal Freq. (kHz) Vertical Freq. (Hz) VESA 640 x 480 37.50 75 VESA 800 x 600 46.88 75 600 53.674 85 68.677 85 VESA 800 VESA 1024 x x 768 A16 Digitally yours