Philips 170c7f User Manual

SmartManage
   
        
 
 
• 
Product Information
 •Philips Pixel Defect Policy
 •SmartManage Introduction 
 •SmartManage Features and 
Benefits
 •Philips SmartControl 
 •Q&A
 
  
 
SmartManage
 
Introduction
Philips SmartManage is an advanced solution for users, corporate/institu\
tion IT administrator in 
particular, to manage their Philips monitors as part of the asset manage\
ment environment. The 
solution includes three essential components, Philips SmartManage Admini\
strator, and Philips...

SmartManage
SmartManage is a software dedicated to business environments. Personal u\
sers 
normally do not need to use SmartManage.
Philips SmartControl 
The SmartControl and SmartManage Agent are deployed and installed in com\
puters using Philips 
monitors. With SmartControl and SmartManage Agent, monitors and PCs can \
interact with the 
administrators inquiries. Because SmartControl operates on individual P\
C, end users can also use 
SmartControl to adjust monitors performance settings.
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l     Position  
Users can adjust the horizontal and vertical position of the screen by m\
oving the sliding bar 
left and right. This function is disabled when using DVI-D (digit) inp\
ut.
 
l     Product Information 
Click Product Information in the left pane to view the product informati\
on stored in the 
monitors memory.
 
    
 
   
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l     General 
Click on General for general information including driver information, d\
evice information, and 
monitor control.
 
Within monitor control, users can click on Auto Setup to achieve optimum\
 performance or click on 
factory reset to reset the parameters of the monitor. Such choices are d\
isabled when using DVI-D 
(digit) input.
 
Q&A
Q1. What is the difference between SmartManage, SmartControl? 
A. SmartManage is a remote management/control software for IT managers to manage...

SmartManage
SmartControl is a control panel extension, which helps users to adjust m\
onitor performances and 
settings by a software interface, instead of the hardware buttons at the\
 front bezel of the monitors.
Q2. I change the monitor on a PC to a different one and the SmartControl bec\
omes un-usable, what 
do I do? 
A. Restart your PC and see if SmartControl can work. Otherwise, you will ne\
ed to remove and re-
install SmartControl to ensure proper driver is installed.
Q3. The SmartControl...

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Installing Your LCD Monitor 
   
        
 
 • 
Front View Produt Description
 • Connecting to Your PC
 • The Base 
 • Getting Started 
 • Optimizing Performance
Installing Your LCD Monitor
Front View Product Description
 
UP and DOWN buttons are used when adjusting the OSD of your 
monitor.
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Installing Your LCD Monitor 
 
 LEFT and RIGHT buttons, like the UP and DOWN buttons, are also 
used in adjusting the OSD of your monitor.
BRIGHTNESS hotkey. When the UP and DOWN arrow buttons are 
pressed, the adjustment controls for the BRIGHTNESS will show up.
OK button which when pressed will take you to the OSD controls.
POWER button switches your monitor on.
Automatically adjust the horizontal position, vertical position, phase 
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Rear View...

Installing Your LCD Monitor 
1Kensington anti-thief lock
2 AC power input
3
DVI-D input

4 VGA input 
 
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Optimizing Performance 
l     For best performance, ensure that your display settings are set at 1280x\
1024, 60Hz.
Note: You can check the current display settings by pressing the OK button \
once. The current display mode is shown in OSD main controls called 
RESOLUTION.
l     You can also install the Flat Panel Adjust (FP Adjust) program, a program for getting the best...

Connecting to Your PC
   
        
 
   
 
• Front View Product 
Description
 • Accessory Pack
 • Connecting to Your PC
 • Getting Started 
 • Optimizing Performance
 • The Base 
  
   
   
   
   
   
Connecting to Your PC
Accessory Pack
Unpack all the parts. 
Power cord
VGA cable EDFU pack 
  
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Connecting to Your PC
Connect the power cord and DVI cable to the back of the monitor firmly. \
(Philips has pre-
connected VGA cable for the first installation.)...