Philips 170c7f User Manual

Consumer Information Centers
SOUTH 
AFRICA
 PHILIPS SA (PTY) 
LTD 
Customer Care Center 
195 Main Road 
Martindale, Johannesburg 
P.O. 
box 58088 
Newville 2114 
Telephone: +27 (0) 11 471 5194 
Fax: +27 (0) 11 
471 5123 
E-mail: [email protected]
Middle East
DUBAI 
Philips Middle East B.V. 
Consumer Information Centre 
P.O.Box 7785 DUBAI 
Phone: (04)-335 3666 
Fax : (04)-335 3999
 
         
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Your International Guarantee
Dear Customer,
Thank you for purchasing this Philips product which has been designed an\
d manufactured to the 
highest quality standards. 
If, unfortunately, something should go wrong with this product Philips g\
uarantees free of charge 
labor and replacement parts irrespective of the country where it is repa\
ired during a period of 12 
months from date of purchase. This international Philips guarantee compl\...

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LIMITED WARRANTY (Computer Monitor)
Three Years Free Labor/Three Years Free Service on Parts
*This product must be shipped in at your expense for service.
 
WHO IS COVERED?
You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service. A sales rec\
eipt or other document 
showing that you purchased the product is considered proof of purchase. \
Attach it to this owners 
manual and keep both nearby. 
 
WHAT IS COVERED?
Warranty coverage begins the...

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Where IS SERVICE AVAILABLE?
Warranty service is available in all countries where the product is offi\
cially distributed by Philips 
Consumer Electronics. In countries where Philips Consumer Electronics do\
es not distribute the 
product, the local Philips service organization will attempt to provide \
service (although there may be 
a delay if the appropriate spare parts and technical manual(s) are not\
 readily available). 
  
Where CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?
For more...

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quickly. 
l     Philips type number 
l     Philips serial number 
l     Purchase date (copy of purchase may be required) 
l     PC environment Processor: 
m     286/386/486/Pentium Pro/Internal memory 
m     Operating system (Windows, DOS, OS/2, Apple Macintosh) 
m     Fax/Modem/Internet program? 
l     Other cards installed 
Having the following information available will also help speed up the p\
rocess: 
l     Your proof of purchase indicating: date of purchase, dealer name,...

Glossary
   
        
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
 
Glossary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 
A
Active matrix 
 
This is a kind of liquid crystal display structure in which switching tr\
ansistors are attached to each 
pixel to control the on/off voltage. It produces a brighter and sharper \
display with a broader viewing 
angle than a passive matrix display. Also refer to TFT (thin film trans\
istor).
 
Amorphous silicon (a-Si)
A semiconductor material that is used to make the thin film...

Glossary
 
C 
CCFL(cold cathode fluorescent light)
These are the fluorescent light tubes providing the light for the LCD mo\
dule. These tubes are 
generally very thin, approximately 2 mm in diameter.
 
Chromaticity
That part of color specification, which does not involve illuminance. Ch\
romaticity is two-dimensional 
and specified by pairs of numbers such as dominant wavelength and purity\
.
 
CIE (Commission International de IEclairage)
The International Commission on Illumination, the primary...

Glossary
D
D-SUB 
A VGA Analog input connector. Your monitor comes with a D-Sub cable.
 
Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
The Digital Visual Interface (DVI) specification provides a high-speed\
 digital connection for visual 
data types that is display technology independent. The interface is prim\
arily focused at providing a 
connection between a computer and its display device. The DVI specificat\
ion meets the needs of all 
segments of the PC industry (workstation, desktop, laptop, etc.) and w\
ill...

Glossary
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G
Gamma
Screen luminance as a function of video voltage approximately follows a \
mathematical power 
function of the input video signal, the exponent of which is called gamm\
a.
 
Grayscale
An achromatic scale ranging from black through a series of successively \
lighter grays to white. 
Such a series may be made up of steps, which appear to be equally distan\
t from one another. If the 
Analog/ Digital converter is 8 bit, then the monitor can display at most\
 2...