Philips 240s1cs User Manual

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•  About This Guide

• Notational Descriptions

 


 


 


 




About This Manual
About This Guide
This electronic users guide is intended for anyone who uses the Philips\
 LCD Monitor. It 
describes the LCD monitors features, setup, operation and other importa\
nt information. Its 
contents are identical to the information in our printed version.
It includes the following sections:
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Safety and Troubleshooting Information provides tips and solutions for common problems 
as well as other related information you may need.


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About This Electronic Users Manual gives an overview of information inc\
luded, along with 
notation icon descriptions and other documentation for your reference.


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Product Information gives an overview of the monitors features as well as the technical 
specifications for this monitor.


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Installing Your Monitor describes the initial setup process and gives an overview of how to 
use the monitor. 
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On-Screen Display provides information on adjusting the settings on your monitor. 
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Customer Care and Warranty contains a list of worldwide Philips Consumer Information 
Centers along with help desk phone numbers and information on the warran\
ty applicable 
to your product.


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Glossary defines technical terms.

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Notational Descriptions
The following subsections describe notational conventions used in this d\
ocument. 
Notes, Cautions and Warnings

 

 


 



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printed in bold or italic 
type. These blocks contain notes, cautions or warnings. They are used as\
 follows:
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ake 
better use of your computer system.
CAUTION: This icon indicates information that tells you how to avoid eit\
her 
potential damage to hardware or loss of data.
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 how 
to avoid the problem.


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•Your LCD Monitor 
•  Smartimage
• SmartContrast
• SmartSaturate
• SmartSharpness 
• Technical Specifications
• Resolution & Preset Modes
• Philips Pixel Defect Policy
• Automatic Power Saving
• Product Views
• Physical Function
• SmartControl II 

Product Information 
Your LCD monitor 
Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips.
To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register 
your product at. www.philips.com/welcome


SmartImage
What is it? 
SmartImage provides presets that optimize display for different types of\
 content, dynamically adjusting brightness, 
contrast, color and sharpness in real time. Whether youre working with \
text applications, displaying images or watching 
a video, Philips SmartImage delivers great optimized LCD display perform\
ance.


Why do I need it? 
You want a LCD display that delivers optimized display all your favorite\
 types of content, SmartImage software 
dynamically adjust brightness, contrast, color and sharpness in real tim\
e to enhance your LCD viewing experience.
How does it work? 
SmartImage is an exclusive, leading edge Philips technology that analyze\
s the content displayed on your screen. 
Based on a scenario you select, SmartImage dynamically enhances the cont\
rast, color saturation and sharpness of 
images and videos for ultimate display performance - all in real time wi\
th the press on a single button.


How to enable SmartImage? 
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 1. Press to 
 launch the SmartImage on screen display;
2. Keep press 
 to toggle between Office Work, Image Viewing, Entertainment, Economy, a\
nd Off; 
3. The SmartImage on screen display will remain on screen for 5 seconds or \
you can also press”OK” to make  confirmation. 
4. When SmartImage is enabled, the sRGB scheme is disabled automatically. T\
o use sRGB you need to  disable SmartImage with the 
 button at the front bezel of your monitor.
Except using  key to scroll down, you can also press  buttons to choose and press “OK” to confirm selection 
and close the SmartImage OSD.There are five modes to be selected: Office\
 Work, Image Viewing, Entertainment, 
Economy, and Off.
There are five modes to be selected: Office Work, Image Viewing, Enterta\
inment, Economy, and Off. 


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1.  Office Work: Enhances text and dampens brightness to increase readability and reduce\
 eye strain. This mode 
significantly enhances readability and productivity when youre working \
with spreadsheets, PDF files, scanned 
articles or other general office applications.
 
2.  
Image Viewing: This profile combines color saturation, dynamic contrast and sharpness \
enhancement to 
display photos and other images with outstanding clarity in vibrant colo\
rs - all without artifacts and faded colors.
3.  Entertainment: Ramped up luminance, deepened color saturation, dynamic contrast and ra\
zor sharpness 
displays every details in darker areas of your videos without color wash\
out in brighter areas maintaining a 
dynamic natural values for the ultimate video display.
 
4.  
Economy: Under this profile, brightness, contrast are adjusted and backlighting f\
ine-tuned for just right display 
of everyday office applications and lower power consumption. 
5.  Off: No optimization by SmartImage.


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SmartContrast
 
What is it? 
Unique technology that dynamically analyzes displayed content and automa\
tically optimizes a LCD monitors contrast 
ratio for maximum visual clarity and viewing enjoyment, stepping up back\
lighting for clearer, crisper and brighter 
images or dimming backlighting for clear display of images on dark backg\
rounds.


Why do I need it? 
You want the very best visual clarity and viewing comfort for every type\
 of content. SmartContrast dynamically controls 
contrast and adjusts backlighting for clear, crisp, bright gaming and vi\
deo images or displays clear, readable text for 
office work. By reducing your monitors power consumption, you save on e\
nergy costs and extend the lifetime of your 
monitor.


How does it work? 
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When you active SmartContrast which will analysis the content you are di\
splaying in real time to adjust colors and 
control backlight intensity. This function can obviously enhance contras\
t in dynamic for more entertainment fun when 
viewing videos or playing games. 
 
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SmartSaturate  
What is it? 
Smart technology that controls color saturation - the degree to which on\
e on screen color is diluted by neighboring 
colors - to deliver rich and vibrant images for more entertainment fun w\
hen you are viewing videos. 
Why do I need it? 
You want rich, vibrant images for more entertainment fun when viewing ph\
otos or videos
. 
How does it work? 
SmartSaturate dynamically controls color saturation - the degree to whic\
h on-screen color is diluted by neighboring 
colors - to deliver rich, vibrant display for more entertainment fun whe\
n you are viewing images or videos in your 
displays Entertainment mode and is turned off for top quality display o\
f office application and in the Economy mode to 
reduce power consumption
.  
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SmartSharpness  
What is it? 
Smart technology that enhances sharpness when you need it for ultimate d\
isplay performance and more entertainment 
fun when you are viewing videos or photos. 
Why do I need it? 
You want the ultimate in sharpness for more entertainment fun when viewi\
ng photos or videos.
 
How does it work? 
Smart technology enhances sharpness when you need it for ultimate displa\
y performance and more entertainment fun 
when you are viewing videos or photos in the Entertainment mode and is t\
urned off for top quality display of office 
applications and in the Economy mode to reduce power consumptions. 
 
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Technical Specifications* 
Picture/Display
• LCD panel type  TFT-LCD
• Panel size 24 W
• Aspect ratio  16:10
• Pixel Pitch 0.264 x 0.264 mm
• Brightness 300 cd/m²


• SmartContrast25000:1
• Contrast ratio(typ.) 1000:1
• Response time (typical)  5 ms
• Optimum Resolution  1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz
• Viewing angle  178° (H) / 178° (V) @ C/R > 5 
• Picture Enhancement  Smartimage
• Display colors  16.7 M 
• Vertical refresh rate 48Hz -85Hz 
• Horizontal Frequency  24kHz - 94kHz
• sRGB YES 
Connectivity
• Signal input DVI-D (digital, HDCP), VGA (Analog) 
• Input Signal  Separate Sync, Sync on Green 
Convenience
• User Convenience Smartimage, Auto (Back), Input (Down), Brightness (UP) Menu (OK), 
Power On/Off 
• OSD Languages  English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, \
Portuguese 
• Other convenience  VESA mount ( 100 x 100mm), Kensington lock 
• Plug & Play Compatibility  DDC/CI, sRGB, Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X 
Stand
• Tilt -5/+20
• Height adjustment 70mm (240S1CS/240S1CB models)



 



 



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• Swivel-45/+45 (240S1CS/240S1CB models)
Power
• On mode< 47 W (typ.)
• On mode (ECO mode) (typical)  < 30.7 W 
Energy Consumption AC Input Voltage at 
100VAC +/-5VAC, 
50Hz +/- 3HzAC Input Voltage at 
115VAC +/-5VAC, 
60Hz +/- 3Hz AC Input Voltage at 
230VAC +/-5VAC, 50Hz 
+/ -3Hz
Normal Operation (typcial)  37 W  37 W 37 W 
Sleep 0.8 W 0.8 W  0.8 W 
Off 0.5 W 0.5 W  0.5 W
Heat Dissipation*  AC Input Voltage at 
100VAC +/-5VAC, 
50Hz +/ -3HzAC Input Voltage at 
115VAC +/-5VAC, 
60Hz +/ -3Hz AC Input Voltage at 
230VAC +/-5VAC, 50Hz 
+/ -3Hz
Normal Operation  126.3BTU/hr126.3BTU/hr 126.3BTU/hr
Sleep 2.73BTU/hr2.73BTU/hr 2.73BTU/hr
Off 1.7BTU/hr1.7BTU/hr 1.7BTU/hr
• Power LED indicator  On mode: White, Standby/Sleep mode: White (blinking) 
• Power Supply  Build-in, 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz 
Dimension


• Product with stand ( WxHxD)  559 x 469 x 220mm (240S1), 559 x 494 x 220mm (240S1CB/240S1CS)

• Product without stand 
( WxHxD) 502 x 346 x 58mm
• Box dimension ( WxHxD)  638 x 546 x 188mm (240S1), 638 x 563 x 195mm (240S1CB/240S1CS)


Weight
• Product with stand  6.4kg (240S1), 7.45kg (240S1CB/240S1CS)
• Product without stand  4.15kg
• Product with packaging 7.8kg (240S1), 9.2kg (240S1CB/240S1CS)
Operating Condition
• Temperature range (operation) 0° C to 40 ° C 
• Temperature range (operation)  -20° C to 60° C 
• Relative humidity  20% to 80%
• Altitude  Non-operation: + 12,000 ft ( 3,658 m)
operation: + 40,000 ft ( 12,192 m), 
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• MTBF 50000 hrs 
Environmental
• ROHS YES
• EPEAT  sliver
• EnergyStar  Not available
• Packaging  100% recyclable 
Compliance and standards 
• Regulatory Approvals CE Mark, FCC Class B, SEMKO, TCO5.0, TÜV/GS, TÜV Ergo, UL/cUL 
Cabinet
• Color Black/Sliver, Black/Black 
• Finish  Texture 
* This data is subject to change without notice.


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Resolution & Preset Modes
A. Maximum Resolution  

- For 240S1 


1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz (analog input)

1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz (digital input)
B. Recommended Resolution
- For 240S1 

1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz (digital input)
15 factory preset modes:
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H. freq (kHz)ResolutionV. freq (Hz)
31.469 720*400 70.087
31.469 640*480 59.940
35.000 640*480 67.000
37.500 640*480 75.000
35.156 800*600 56.250
37.879 800*600 60.317
46.875 800*600 75.000
48.363 1024*768 60.004
60.023 1024*768 75.029
63.981 1280*1024 60.020
79.976 1280*1024 75.025
65.290 1680*1050 60.000
64.674

1680*1050 60.000
74.56

1920*1200 60.000
74.52

1920*1200 60.000
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Automatic Power Saving
If you have VESA DPM compliance display card or software installed in yo\
ur PC, the monitor can automatically reduce 
its power consumption when not in use. If an input from a keyboard, mous\
e or other input device is detected, the 
monitor will wake up automatically. The following table shows the powe\
r consumption and signaling of this automatic 
power saving feature: 
Power Management Definition

VESA Mode
 Video
H-sync
V-sync
 Power Used
 LED 
color

Active
ON
Yes
Yes
< 47 W (typ.) White

Sleep
OFF
No
No
< 0.8 W
(typ.)
White 
(Blinking)


Switch Off OFF--
< 0.5 W
(typ.) Off
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