Philips 241p3e User Manual

241P3
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EN User manual    1
  Customer care and warranty          37
  Troubleshooting & FAQs                52
 

Table of Contents
1. Important ......................................................... 1
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 .................................. 4
2.1 Installation ....................................................................... 4
2.2  Operating the monitor ........................................... 5
2.3...

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1. Important
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...

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1. Important
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 monitor 
panel technology. In most...

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1. Important
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...

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2. Setting up the monitor
 
2.1 Installation
 Package contents
2.  Setting up the monitor
VGA signal cable (optional) 
DVI cable (optional)
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2. Setting up the monitor
2.2  Operating the monitor
 Front view product description
  :  To access OSD menu.
  :  Return to previous OSD level.
  :  Dim down up to 50% of brightness 
level by one touch.
  :  To switch monitor’s power on and 
off.
  :  To adjust the OSD menu.  
:  To adjust volume of the display.
  :  Smar tImage. There are 6 modes to 
be selected: Office, Photo, Movie, 
Game, Economy and Off.
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  Connecting to your PC
  Kensington anti-thief lock
  AC power input
  DVI-D input...

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2. Setting up the monitor
  Description of the On Screen Display
What is On-Screen Display (OSD)?
On-Screen Display (OSD) is a feature in all Philips 
monitors. It allows an end user to adjust screen 
performance or select functions of the monitors 
directly through an on-screen instruction window. 
A user friendly on screen display interface is 
shown as below:
Basic and simple instruction on the control keys
In the OSD shown above users can press 
  
buttons at the front bezel of the monitor to move...

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2. Setting up the monitor
 Physical Function
Tilt
Swivel 
 Resolution notification
This monitor is designed for optimal performance 
at its native resolution, 1920x1080@60Hz. 
When the monitor is powered on at a different 
resolution, an aler t is displayed on screen: Use 
1920x1080@60Hz for best results.
Display of the native resolution aler t can be  
switched off from Setup in the OSD (On Screen 
Display) menu.Height adjustment 
Pivot
20˚
-5˚
+65˚
-65˚
130mm
90˚
0˚
 

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2. Setting up the monitor
2.  Remove the 4 screws and then remove the 
base from the monitor.
100mm
100mm
2.3  Remove the Base
Condition: 
•  For VESA standard mounting applications
Before you star t disassembling the monitor base, 
please follow the instructions below to avoid 
damage or injur y.
1.  Remove the 4 screw covers.
 Note
This monitor accepts a 100mm x 100mm  
VESA-Compliant mounting interface.