Philips 234cl2sb User Manual

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•	Game:	Turn	on	over	 drive	 circuit	 for	best	
response	 time,	reduce	 jaggy	edges	 for	fast	
moving	 objects	on	screen, 	enhance	 contrast	
ratio	for	bright	 and	dark	 scheme, 	this	
profile	 delivers	 the	best	 gaming	 experience	
for	gamers.
•	Economy: 	Under	this	profile, 	brightness, 	
contrast	are	adjusted	 and	backlighting	
finetuned	 for	just	 right	 display	 of	ever yday	
office	 applications	 and	lower	 power	
consumption.
•	Off:	No	 optimization	 by	Smar tImage.
3.2	SmartContrast
	 What	is	it?	
Unique	technology	that	dynamically	analyzes	
displayed	content	and	automatically	optimizes	
a	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	
and	adjusts	backlighting	for	clear,	crisp,	bright	
gaming	and	video	images	or	displays	clear, 	
readable	text	for	office	work.	By	reducing	your	
monitor's	power	consumption, 	you	save	on	
energy	costs	and	extend	the	lifetime	of	your	
monitor.	
	 How	does	it	work?	
When	you 	activate 	Smar tContrast, 	it 	will 	analyse	
the	content	you	are	displaying	in	real	time	to	
adjust	colors	and	control	backlight	intensity. 	This	
function	will	dynamically	enhance	contrast	for	a	
great	enter tainment	experience	when	viewing	
videos	or	playing	games.
3.3	Philips	SmartControl	Premium
The	new	Smar tControl	Premium	software	
by	Phillips	allows	you	to	control	your	monitor	
via	an	easy	to	use	on-screen	graphic	interface. 		
Complicated	adjustments	are	a	thing	of	the	
past	as	this	user	friendly	software	guides	you	
through	fine-tuning	resolution,	Color	calibration,	
Clock/Phase	adjustments, 	RGB	White	point	
adjustment, 	etc.		
Equipped	with	latest	technology	in	core	
algorithm	for	fast	processing	and	response, 	this	
Windows	7	compliant	eye	catching	animated	
Icon	based	software	is	ready	to	enhance	your	
experience	with	Philips	monitors!
	 Installation
•	Follow	the	instruction	 and	complete	 the	
installation. 	
•	You	can	launch	 after	installation	 is	
completed.	
•	If	you	 want	 to	launch	 later,	you	 can	either	
click	 the	shor tcut	 on	desktop	 or	toolbar.
First	launch	-Wizard
•	The	f irst	time	af ter	installation	of	Smar t-
Control	Premium,	it	will	automatically	go	
to	Wizard	for	f irst	time	launch.	
•	The	wizard	will	guide	you	through	adjust-
ment	your	monitor	per formance	step	by	
step.	
•	You	can	go	to	Plug-in	menu	to	launch	
wizard	later	on	as	well.	
 
						

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•	You	can	adjust	more	options	without	
wizard	by	Standard	pane.
	Start	with	Standard	pane:
Adjust	menu:
•	Adjust	Menu	allow	you	to	adjust	Bright-
ness,	 Contrast,	Focus,	Position	and	Reso-
lution.	
•	You	can	follow	the	instruction	and	do	the	
adjustment.	
•	Cancel	prompts	user	if	you	want	to	cancel	
installation.	
 
						

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Color	menu:	
•	Color	Menu	allow	you	to	adjust	RGB,	
Black	Level,	White	Point,	Color	Calibra-
tion,	and	Smar tImage	(Please	refer	to	
Smar tImage	section).	
•	You	can	follow	the	instruction	and	do	the	
adjustment.	
•	Refer	to	below	table	for	sub-menu	item	
base	on	your	input.	
•	Example	for	Color	Calibration
 
						

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1.	"Show	Me"	star ts	 color	calibration	 tutorial.	
2.	Star t	-	star ts	 the	6-step	 color	calibration	
sequence. 	
3.	Quick	View	loads	 the	before/after	 images.	
4.	To	return	 to	Color	 home	 pane,	click	 the	
Cancel	 button.	
5.	Enable	 color	calibration	 -	by	 default	 is	on. 	
If	unchecked, 	does	 not	allow	 for	color	
calibration	 to	happen, 	dimes	 out	star t	 and	
quick	 view	buttons. 	
6.	Must	have	patent	 info	in	calibration	 screen.
	First	color	Calibration	Screen: 	
•	Previous	button	is	disabled	until	the	sec-
ond	color	screen.	
•	Nex t	goes	to	the	succeeding	target	
(6 -targets).	
•	Final	nex t	goes	File>Presets	pane.	
•	Cancel	closes	the	UI	and	returns	to	the	
plug	in	page.
SmartImage
Allows	user	to	change	setting	for	better	display	
setting	based	on	content.
When	Enter tainment	is	set,	Smar tContrast	and	
Smar tResponse	are	enabled.
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Theft	Deterrence	Pane	will	only	be	active	when	
selecting	Theft	Deterrence	Mode	from	the	
drop-down	Plug	Ins	menu.
To	enable	 Theft	Deterrence, 	clicking	Enable	
Theft	Deterrence	Mode	button	brings	up	the	
following	screen:
•	User	can	enter	PIN	between	4	and	9	digits	
numbers	only.	
•	Af ter	entering	PIN,	Accept	button	takes	
user	to	the	pop-up	dialog	box	on	the	fol-
lowing	page.	
•	Minimum	minutes	set	to	5.	Slider	set	to	5	
by	default.	
•	Does	not	require	the	display	be	attached	
to	a	different	host	to	go	into	Thef t	Deter-
rence	mode.
After	creating	PIN, 	the	Theft	Deterrence	pane	
will	indicate	 Theft	Deterrence	Enabled	and	
provide	PIN	Options	button:
•	Thef t	Deterrence	Enabled	is	displayed.	
•	Disable	Thef t	Deterrence	Mode	opens	
pane	screen	on	nex t	page.	
•	PIN	Options	button	only	available	af ter	
user	creates	PIN,	button	opens	secure	
PIN	web	site.
Options>Preferences	-	Will	only	be	active	
when	selecting	Preferences	from	the	drop-
down	Options	menu. 	On	a	non-suppor ted	
display	capable	of	DDC/CI, 	only	the	Help	and	
Options	tabs	are	available.
 
						

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•	Displays	current	preference	settings.	
•	A	checked	box	enables	the	feature.	The	
check	box	is	a	toggle.	
•	Enable	Contex t	Menu	on	desk top	is	
checked	(On)	by	default.	Enable	Contex t	
menu	displays	Smar tControl	Premium	se-
lections	for	Select	Preset	and	Tune	Display	
in	the	desk top	right-click	contex t	menu.	
Disabled	removes	Smar tControl	Premium	
from	the	right	click	contex t	menu.	
•	Enable	Task	Tray	icon	is	checked	(On)	
by	default.	Enable	contex t	menu	shows	
the	task	tray	menu	for	Smar tControl	
Premium.	A	right	click	on	the	task	tray	
icon	displays	the	menu	options	for	Help,	
Technical	Suppor t.	Check	for	Upgrade,	
About,	and	Exit.	When	Enable	task	tray	
menu	is	disabled,	the	task	tray	icon	will	
only	display	EXIT.	
•	Run	at	Star tup	is	checked	(On)	by	default.	
When	disabled,	Smar tControl	Premium	
will	not	launch	at	star t	or	be	in	the	task	
tray.	The	only	way	to	launch	Smar tControl	
Premium	is	either	from	the	desk top	shor t	
cut	or	from	the	program	f ile.	Any	preset	
set	to	run	at	star tup	will	not	load	when	
this	box	is	unchecked	(Disabled).	
•	Enable	transparency	mode		( Windows	7,	
Vista,	XP).	Default	is	0%	Opaque.
Options>Input	-	Will	only	be	active	when	
selecting	Input	from	the	drop-down	Options	
menu. 	On	a	non-suppor ted	display	capable	of	
DDC/CI, 	only	the	Help	and	Options	tabs	are	
available.	All	other	Smar tControl	Premium	tabs	
are	not	available.
•	Display	the	Source	instruction	pane	and	
current	input	source	setting.	
•	On	single	input	displays,	this	pane	will	not	
be	visible.
 
						

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Options>Audio	-	Will	only	be	active	when	
selecting	 Volume	from	the	drop-down	Options	
menu.
On	a	non-suppor ted	display	capable	of	DDC/
CI,	only	the	Help	and	Options	tabs	are	available. 	
Option>Auto	Pivot
Help>User	Manual	-	Will	only	be	active	when	
selecting	User	Manual	from	the	drop-down	
Help	menu. 	On	a	non-suppor ted	display	
capable	of	DDC/CI, 	only	the	Help	and	Options	
tabs	are	available.
Help>Version	-	Will	only	be	active	when	
selecting	 Version	from	the	drop-	down	Help	
menu.	On	a	non-suppor ted	display	capable	of	
DDC/CI, 	only	the	Help	and	Options	tabs	are	
available.
 
						

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Context	Sensitive	menu
The	Context	Sensitive	menu	is	Enabled	by	
default.	If	Enable	Context	Menu	has	been	
checked	in	the	Options>Preferences	pane, 	then	
the	menu	will	be	visible.
The	Context	Menu	has	four	entries:
•	Smar tControl	Premium	-	When	selected	
the	About	Screen	is	displayed.	
•	Select	Preset	-	Provides	a	hierarchical	
menu	of	saved	presets	for	immediate	
use.	A	check	mark	shows	the	currently	
selected	preset.	Facoty	Preset	can	also	be	
called	from	the	drop	down	menu.	
•	Tune	Display	-	Opens	the	Smar tControl	
Premium	control	panel.	
•	Smar tImage	-	Check	current	settings,	Of-
f ice,	Photo,	Movie,	Game,	Economy,	Off.
Task	Tray	Menu	Enabled
The	task	tray	menu	can	be	displayed	by	right-
clicking	on	the	Smar tControl	Premium	icon	
from	the	task	tray. 	Left	Click	will	launch	the	
application.
The	task	tray	has	five	entries:
•	Help	-	Access	to	User	Manual	f ile:	Open	
User	Manual	f ile	using	the	default	browser	
window.	
•	Technical	Suppor t	-	displays	the	tech	sup-
por t	page.	
•	Check	for	Update	-	takes	the	user	to	PDI	
Landing	and	checks	the	user's	version	
against	the	most	current	available.	
•	About	-	Displays	detailed	reference	infor-
mation:	product	version,	release	informa-
tion,	and	product	name.	
•	Exit	-	Close	Smar tControl	Premium	
To	run	Smar tControl	Premium	again	
either	select	Smar tControl	Premium	from	
Program	menu,	double-click	the	desk top	
PC	icon	or	restar t	the	system.
Task	Tray	Menu	Disabled
When	the	 Task	Tray	is	disabled	in	the	preference	
folder, 	only	the	EXIT	selection	is	available. 	To	
completely	remove	Smar tControl	Premium	
from	the	task	tray, 	disable	Run	at	Star tup	in	
Options>Preferences. 		
 
						

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3.4	SmartDesktop	Guide
	 SmartDesktop
Smar tDesktop	is	in	Smar tControl	Premium.		
Install	Smar tControl	Premium	and	select	
Smar tDesktop	from	Options.
•	Align	to	par tition	check	box	will	enable	
automatic	alignment	for	the	window	when	 	
dragged	into	the	def ined	par tition.	
•	Select	the	desired	par tition	by	clicking	on	
the	icon.		The	par tition	will	be	applied	to	
the	desk top	and	the	icon	will	be	high-
lighted.
•	Identify	provides	 a	quick	 way	to	view	 the	
grid.
	 Drag	and	Drop	 Windows
Once	the	par titions	are	configured	and	 Align	to	
par tition	is	selected	a	window	can	be	dragged	
into	the	region	and	it	will	automatically	align. 		
When	the 	window 	and 	mouse 	cursor 	are 	within	
the	region, 	the	region	will	become	highlighted.
	 Note
If	the	outline	of	the	region	is	not	visible	when	
dragging	the	window, 	“Show	windows	contents	
while	dragging” 	is	disabled.		To	enable:
1.	In	 Control	 Panel,	click	 System.
2.	Click	 Advanced	 system	settings		 (For	Vista	
&	Win7	 OS,	this	 is	located	 on	the	 left	
sidebar)
3.	In	Performance	 section,	click	 Settings.
4.	In	the	 box, 	check	 Show	window	 contents	
while	dragging, 	and	 click	 OK.
Other	alternative	path:
Vista:
Control	Panel	>	Personalization	>	 Window	
Color	and	Appearance	>	Click	"Open	Classic	
appearance	proper ties	for	more	color	options"	
>	Click	"Effects"	button	>	check	Show	window	
contents	while	dragging
XP:
Display	Proper ties>Appearance>Effects...>	
check	Show	window	contents	while	dragging
Win	7:
No	other	alternative	path	available.
 
						

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	 Title	Bar	Options
Desktop	par tition 	can 	be 	accessed 	from 	the 	title	
bar	of	the	active	window. 		This	provides	a	quick	
and	easy	way	to	manage	the	desktop	as	well	as	
sending	any	window	to	any	par tition	without	
having	to	drag	and	drop. 			Move	the	cursor	into	
the	active	window’s	title	bar	to	access	the	drop	
down	menu.
	 Right	Click	Menu
Right	click	on	the	Desktop	Par tition	icon	to	
view	the	drop	down	menu.
1.	Find	Windows	–	 In	 some	 cases,	the	 user	
may	 have	 sent	multiple	 windows	 to	the	
same	 par tition. 		Find	 Window	 will	show	
all	open	 windows	 and	move	 the	selected	
window	 to	the	 forefront.
2.	Desktop	 Partition	–	 Desktop	 Par tition	
shows	the	current	 selected	 par tition	 and	
allows	the	user	 to	quickly	 change	 to	any	 of	
the	par titions	 shown	in	the	 drop	 down.
	Note
If	more	than	one	display	is	attached, 	the	user	
can	select	the	targeted	display	to	change	the	
par tition.		The	highlighted	icon	represents	the	
current	active	par tition.
3.	Identify	 Partition	–	Displays	 the	outline	
grid	 on	the	 desktop	 for	the	 current	
par tition.
4.	Align	 On/Align	 Off	–	 Enables/disables	 the	
drag	and	drop	 auto	align	feature.
5.	Exit	–	 Closes	 Desktop	 Par tition	and	
Display	Tune.		To	 re-initialize, 	launch	Display	
Tune	 from	the	star t	 menu	 or	shor t	 cut	on	
the	 desktop.
	Left	Click	Menu
Left	click	on	the	Desktop	Par tition	icon	to	
quickly	send	the	active	window	to	any	par tition	
without	having	to	drag	and	drop. 	Releasing	the	
mouse	will	send	the	window	to	the	highlighted	
par tition.
	Task	Tray	Right	Click
The	task	tray	also	contains	most	of	the	features	
suppor ted	in	the	title	bar	(with	the	exception	
of	automatically	sending	a	window	to	any	
par tition).