Philips 170c8f User Manual

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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\
ements the existing 
national guarantee obligations to you of dealers and Philips in the coun\
try of purchase and does not 
affect your statutory rights as a customer.
The Philips guarantee applies provided the product is handled properly f\
or its intended use, in 
accordance with its operating instructions and upon presentation of the \
original invoice or cash 
receipt, indicating the date of purchase, dealers name and model and pr\
oduction number of the 
product.
The Philips guarantee may not apply if:
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the documents have been altered in any way or made illegible;

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the model or production number on the product has been altered, deleted,\
 removed or made 
illegible;


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repairs or product modifications and alterations have been executed by u\
nauthorized service 
organizations or persons;


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damage is caused by accidents including but not limited to lightning, wa\
ter or fire, misuse or 
neglect.


Please note that the product is not defective under this guarantee in th\
e case where modifications 
become necessary in order for the product to comply with local or nation\
al technical standards 
which apply in countries for which the product was not originally design\
ed and/or manufactured. 
Therefore always check whether a product can be used in a specific count\
ry.
In case your Philips product is not working correctly or is defective, p\
lease contact your Philips 
dealer. In the event you require service whilst in another country a dea\
ler address can be given to 
you by the Philips Consumer Help Desk in that country, the telephone and\
 fax number of which can 
be found in the relevant part of this booklet.
In order to avoid unnecessary inconvenience, we advise you to read the o\
perating instructions 
carefully before contacting your dealer. If you have questions which you\
r dealer cannot answer or 
any related question please contact the Philips Consumer Information Centers or via:
Website: 
http://www.philips.com

 
 
 


 



 
						

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Your Philips F1rst Choice Warranty(USA)
Thank you for purchasing this Philips monitor.

All Philips monitors are designed and manufactured to high standards and\
 
deliver high-quality performance, ease of use and ease of installation. \
Should 
you encounter any difficulties while installing or using this product, p\
lease 
contact Philips directly to benefit from your Philips F1rst Choice Warra\
nty. This 
three-year service warranty entitles you to a swap model on-site within \
48 
hours of your call being received within the first year of purchase. If \
you have 
any problems with your monitor within the second or third year of purcha\
se, we 
will repair it after it has been sent to the service provider at your ex\
pense and 
returned to you within five working days, free of charge. 
LIMITED WARRANTY (Computer Monitor)
Click here to access the Warranty Registration Card.
Three Years Free Labor / Three Years Free Service on Parts / One Year Ex\
change* 
*Product will be exchanged with a new or renewed to original specificati\
ons unit within two 
business days for the first year. This product must be shipped in at you\
r expense for service during 
years two and three.

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 day you buy your product. For three years thereafter, all parts will be 
repaired or replaced, and labor is free. After three years from the day of purchase, you pay for the 
replacement or repair of all parts, and for all labor charges. 
All parts, including repaired and replaced parts, are covered only for t\
he original warranty period. 
When the warranty on the original product expires, the warranty on all r\
eplaced and repaired 
products and parts also expires. 
  
WHAT IS EXCLUDED?
 
						

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Your warranty does not cover: 
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labor charges for installation or setup of the product, adjustment of cu\
stomer controls on the 
product, and installation or repair of antenna systems outside of the pr\
oduct. 
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product repair and/or part replacement because of misuse, accident, unau\
thorized repair or 
other cause not within the control of Philips Consumer Electronics. 
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reception problems caused by signal conditions or cable or antenna syste\
ms outside the 
unit. 
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a product that requires modification or adaptation to enable it to opera\
te in any country other 
than the country for which it was designed, manufactured, approved and/o\
r authorized, or 
repair of products damaged by these modifications. 
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incidental or consequential damages resulting from the product. (Some s\
tates do not allow 
the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclu\
sion may not apply 
to you. This includes, but is not limited to, prerecorded material, whet\
her copyrighted or not 
copyrighted.)


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the model or production number on the product has been altered, deleted,\
 removed or made 
illegible.




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 information, contact the Philips Customer Care Center by callin\
g (877) 835-1838 (U.S.A. 
customers only) or (919) 573-7855. 
Before Requesting Service...
Please check your owners manual before requesting service. Adjustments \
of the controls 
discussed there may save you a service call. 
  
TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE IN U.S.A., PUERTO RICO OR U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...\
Contact the Philips Customer Care Center phone number listed below for p\
roduct assistance and 
procedures for servicing: 
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(877) 835-1838 or (919) 573-7855
(In U.S.A., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, all implied warranties\
, including implied warranties 
of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are limited in \
duration to the duration of this 
express warranty. But, because some states do not allow limitations on h\
ow long an implied 
warranty may last, this limitation may not apply to you.) 
  
TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE IN CANADA...
Please contact Philips at: 
(800) 479-6696 
Three years free parts and three years free labor will be provided at Ph\
ilips Canada depot or any 
one of its authorized service centers. 
(In Canada, this warranty is given in lieu of all other warranties. No \
other warranties are expressed 
or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability or fitne\
ss for a particular purpose. 
Philips is not liable under any circumstances for any direct, indirect, \
special, incidental or 
consequential damages, howsoever incurred, even if notified of the possi\
bility of such damages.) 
 
REMEMBER... Please record the model and serial numbers found on the product below. 
MODEL # ________________________________________________ 
SERIAL # ________________________________________________
 
This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have other rights\
 which vary from state/
province to state/province.
Before contacting Philips, please prepare the following details so we ca\
n solve your problem 
quickly. 
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Philips type number

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Philips serial number

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Purchase date (copy of purchase may be required)

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PC environment Processor: 
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286/386/486/Pentium Pro/Internal memory

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Operating system (Windows, DOS, OS/2, Apple Macintosh)

 
						

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Fax/Modem/Internet program?

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Other cards installed 
Having the following information available will also help speed up the p\
rocess: 
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Your proof of purchase indicating: date of purchase, dealer name, model \
and
product serial 
number.


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The full address to which the swap model should be delivered.

 
Just a phone call away
Philips’ customer help desks are located worldwide. Within the U.S. you can cont\
act Philips 
customer care Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM-9:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) and\
 on Saturdays from 
10:00 AM-5:00 PM ET hrs by using one of the contact phone numbers. 
 
For more information on this and more great Philips products visit our w\
ebsite at:
Website: 
http://www.philips.com
 




 
 
 

 

 
						

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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 transistors \
(TFTs) layer of an active 
matrix LCD.
 
Aspect ratio
The width-to-height ratio of the active area of a display. In general, m\
ost monitors have an aspect 
ratio of 4:3. Wide monitors or TVs have an aspect ratio of 16:9 or 16:10\
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Backlight
 
						

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The light source for a transmissive LCD. There are two techniques used i\
n nowaday LCD designs. 
Most TFT LCD panels use CCFLs (cold cathode fluorescent light) and a d\
iffuser panel directly 
behind the liquid crystal layer. New technology using Light Emitting Dio\
des (LED) are still under 
development.
 
Brightness
The dimension of color that is referred to an achromatic scale, ranging \
from black to white, also 
called lightness or luminous reflectance. Because of confusion with satu\
ration, the use of this term 
should be discouraged.
 
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 international \
organization concerned with 
color and color measurement.
 
Color temperature
A measurement of the color of light radiated by an object while it is be\
ing heated. This 
measurement is express in terms of absolute scale, (degrees Kelvin). L\
ower Kelvin temperatures 
such as 2400° K are red; higher temperatures such as 9300° K are b\
lue. Neutral temperature is 
white, at 6504° K. Philips monitors generally offers 9300° K, 6500\
° K, and user define.
 
Contrast
The luminance variation between light and dark areas in an image.
 
						

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Contrast ratio
The ratio of luminance between the brightest white pattern and the darke\
st black pattern.





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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 enable these different 
segments to unite around one monitor interface specification.
The DVI interface enables:


Reduce signal loss and video noise in signal due to less signal conversi\
on.


Independent from display technology, and can be used on LCD, Plasma, LCO\
S, etc.


Plug and play through hot plug detection, EDID and DDC2B.


Digital and Analog support in a single connector (DVI-I only). 
 
 
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Energy Star Computers Program

An energy conservation program launched by the US Environmental Protecti\
on Agency (EPA),