Philips 221v2ab User Manual

EN User manual  1
 Customer care and warranty  27
 
 Troubleshooting & FAQs  39
221V2
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Table of Contents
1 Important
1.1 Safety precautions and maintenance ............... 1
1.2  Notational Descriptions ......................................... 2
1.3  Disposal of product and packing material.... 3
2 Setting up the monitor
2.1 Installation ....................................................................... 4
2.2  Operating the monitor ........................................... 5
2.3  Remove Base Stand and Base ............................. 7
3  Product information
3.1 Smar tContrast...

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This electronic user’s guide is intended for anyone 
who uses the Philips monitor. Take time to read 
this user manual before you use your monitor. 
It contains impor tant information and notes 
regarding operating your monitor.
The Philips guarantee applies provided the 
product is handled properly for its intended use, 
in accordance with its operating instructions and 
upon presentation of the original invoice or cash 
receipt, indicating the date of purchase, dealer’s 
name and model and production...

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•	 IMPORTANT:	Always	activate	a	moving		
  screen saver program when you leave your  
 monitor unattended. Always activate a  
 periodic screen refresh application if your  
 monitor will display unchanging static  
 content. Uninterrupted display of still or  
 static images over an extended period may 
 cause “burn in”, also known as “after-imaging” 
 or “ghost imaging”,  on your screen. 
 "Burn-in", "after-imaging", or "ghost imaging" is a  
 well-known phenomenon in LCD...

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1.3 Disposal of product and packing  
 material
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment-
WEEE
This marking on the product or on its packaging 
illustrates that, under European Directive 2002/96/
EC governing used electrical and electronic 
appliances, this product may not be disposed 
of with normal household waste. You are 
responsible for disposal of this equipment through 
a designated waste electrical and electronic 
equipment collection. To determine the locations 
for dropping off such waste...

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2.1  Installation
221V2

 Package contents
2.  Setting up the monitor

 Install base stand
221V2
1. Place the monitor face down a smooth   
 surface taking care to avoid scratching or   
 damaging the screen.
2. Hold the monitor base stand with both   
 hands and firmly inser t the base stand into   
 the base column.

 Connecting to your PC
 
  AC power input
  VGA input
  PC Audio input(Available for selected models)
 
 Kensington anti-thief lock
             DVI-D input(Available for selected...

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 Front view product description
  : To switch monitor’s power ON and OFF
  : To access the OSD menu
  : To adjust brightness of the display
  :Auto picure control switching in wide 
and 4:3 format 
   : Automatically adjust the horizontal 
position, ver tical position, phase and clock settings./
Return to previous OSD level.
 Description of the On Screen Display
What is On-Screen Display (OSD)?
On-Screen Display (OSD) is a feature in all Philips 
LCD monitors. It allows an end user to adjust 
screen...

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 Physical Function
 
Tilt
2.3  Remove Base Stand and Base
 
 Remove the Base Stand
221V2
Place the monitor face on a safe surface, pull the 
base stand away from the monitor.
 
 Remove the Base
Condition:
•  For VESA standard mounting applications
1. Separate the base from the base stand.
221V
(221V2) Note
This monitor accepts a 100mm x 100mm  
VESA-Compliant mounting interface. 
100mm
100mm
 

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3.1 SmartContrast
 What is it? 
Unique technology that dynamically analyzes 
displayed content and automatically optimizes 
a LCD monitor's contrast ratio for maximum 
visual clarity and viewing enjoyment, stepping up 
backlighting for clearer, crisper and brighter images 
or dimming backlighting for clear display of images 
on dark backgrounds. 
 Why do I need it? 
You want the ver y best visual clarity and viewing 
comfor t for ever y type of content. Smar tContrast 
dynamically controls contrast...

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First launch -Wizard
•  The f irst  time after installation  of  
  Smar tControl  Lite , it will automaticall y  
  go to  Wizard f or first  time launch.  
•  The wizard will  guide you through  
  adjustment  your  monitor perf ormance  step  
  by step . 
•  You can go to  Plug-in menu to launch wizard  
  later on as w ell. 
•  You can adjust  more options without wizard  
  by Standard pa ne.3.2  Philips Smar tControl Lite
The new Smar tControl Lite software b y Phillips 
allo ws you  to control...