Philips 220bw8e User Manual

							
   
       
 
   
  
  
  
  
 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 repaired during a 
period of 12 months from date of purchase. This international Philips gu\
arantee 
complements the existing national guarantee obligations to you of dealer\
s and Philips in the 
country of purchase and does not affect your statutory rights as a custo\
mer.
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 t\
he original invoice 
or cash receipt, indicating the date of purchase, dealers name and mode\
l and production 
number of the product.
The Philips guarantee may not apply if:
l     the documents have been altered in any way or made illegible; 
l     the model or production number on the product has been altered, deleted,\
 removed or 
made illegible;
 
l     repairs or product modifications and alterations have been executed by u\
nauthorized 
service organizations or persons;
 
l     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 l\
ocal or national 
technical standards which apply in countries for which the product was n\
ot originally 
designed and/or manufactured. Therefore always check whether a product c\
an be used in a 
specific country.
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 count\
ry a dealer address 
can be given to you by the Philips Consumer Help Desk in that country, t\
he 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 questi\
ons which your dealer 
cannot answer or any related question please contact the Philips Consumer Information 
Centers or via:
Website: 
http://www.philips.com
      
   
 
 
						

							
   
       
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
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 p\
urchase. 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 charge\
s. 
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 replaced and 
repaired products and parts also expires. 
 
WHAT IS EXCLUDED?
Your warranty does not cover: 
l     labor charges for installation or setup of the product, adjustment of cu\
stomer 
controls on the product, and installation or repair of antenna systems o\
utside of the 
product. 
l     product repair and/or part replacement because of misuse, accident, unau\
thorized 
repair or other cause not within the control of Philips Consumer Electro\
nics. 
l     reception problems caused by signal conditions or cable or antenna syste\
ms outside 
the unit. 
l     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/or authorized, or repair of products damaged by these modifications.\
 
l     incidental or consequential damages resulting from the product. (Some s\
tates do not 
allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so the above\
 exclusion 
may not apply to you. This includes, but is not limited to, prerecorded \
material, 
whether copyrighted or not copyrighted.)
 
l     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 Electr\
onics does not 
distribute the product, the local Philips service organization will atte\
mpt to provide service 
(although there may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and techn\
ical 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: 
Philips Customer Care Center 
(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.)
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. 
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, model \
and product 
serial number.
 
l     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. y\
ou can contact 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
  
 
       
 
						

							
   
       
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
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 transistor).
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 or 5:4. Wide monitors or TVs have an aspect ratio of\
 16:9 or 16:10.
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B
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\
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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 wavelengt\
h 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 930\
0° K are blue. 
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.
Contrast ratio
The ratio of luminance between the brightest white pattern and the darke\
st black pattern.
 
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D
Dual Input 
Dual input provides connectors to accommodate input of both analog VGA a\
nd digital DVI 
signals. 
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 primarily focused 
at providing a connection between a computer and its display device. The\
 DVI specification 
meets the needs of all segments of the PC industry (workstation, deskto\
p, laptop, etc.) and 
will enable these different segments to unite around one monitor interfa\
ce specification.
The DVI interface enables:
1.  Reduce signal loss and video noise in signal due to less signal conversi\
on.
2.  Independent from display technology, and can be used on LCD, Plasma, LCO\
S, etc.
3.  Plug and play through hot plug detection, EDID and DDC2B.
4.  Digital and Analog support in a single connector (DVI-I only).
 
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E
Embedded Power Supply
An embedded power supply is a power adaptor built into the body of a dis\
play device that 
replaces a bulky external power adaptor. 
Energy Star Computers Program
An energy conservation program launched by the US Environmental Protecti\
on Agency 
(EPA), promotes the manufacture and marketing of energy-efficient offi\
ce automation 
equipment. Companies joining this program, must be willing to commit the\
mselves to 
manufacture one or more products capable of going into a low -power stat\
e (< 30 W) either 
after a period of inactivity, or after a predetermined time selected by \
the user.
 
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F
FPadjust Program
The FP Adjust program generates alignment patterns which will help you a\
djust monitor 
settings such as CONTRAST, BRIGHTNESS, HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL POSITION, P\
HASE 
and CLOCK. 
 
						

							
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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 calle\
d gamma.
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\
 distant from one 
another. If the Analog/ Digital converter is 8 bit, then the monitor can\
 display at most 28 = 
256 levels. For a color monitor, R.G.B. each color hads 256 levels. Thus\
, total color can 
display is 256x256x256= 16.7 million.
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H
Hue
The main attribute of a color that distinguishes it from other colors. F\
or example, a color 
may have a green, yellow, or purple hue. Color defined as having hue are\
 know as chromatic 
colors. White, black, and grays possess no hue.
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I
IPS (In Plane Switching)
A technique of improving the viewing angle of an LCD where the liquid cr\
ystal molecules are 
switched in the plane of the LCD layer rather than vertical to it.
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HDCP
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a copyright protec\
tion system that is
incorporated into the DVI connector. It helps stop unauthorized duplication of copyrighted
content. HDCP allows you to play protected content media such as movies and concerts.\
It checks the signal to prevent piracy, allowing only legal copies of content to display.
 
						

							
L
LCD (liquid crystal display)
A display composed of liquid crystal suspended between two transparent s\
heets. The 
display is composed thousands of pixels which can be turned on or off wi\
th electrical 
stimulation. Thus, colorful images/texts can be generated.
 
Liquid crystal
The compound found in liquid crystal displays. Liquid crystal reacts pre\
dictably when 
electrically stimulated. This makes it the ideal compound to turn LCD pi\
xels on or off. 
Liquid crystal is sometimes abbreviated as LC.
Luminance
A measure of the brightness or luminous intensity of light, usually expr\
essed in units of 
Candelas per square meter (cd/m2) or foot Lamberts. 1 fL=3.426 cd/m2.
 
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N
Nit
A unit of luminance equal to 1 cd/m2 or 0.292 ftL. RETURN TO TOP OF THE PAGE
P
Pixel
PICture Element; the smallest element on a computerized CRT or LCD image\
, and hence a 
display.
Polarizer