Philips 273e3lhsb User Manual
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9 How to enable SmartImage Lite? 1 . Press to launch the Smar tImage Lite on screen display; 2 . Keep pressing to toggle between Standard, Internet, Game. 3 . The Smar tImage Lite on screen display will remain on screen for 5 seconds or you can also press”OK” to make confirmation. 4 . When Smar tImage Lite is enabled, the sRGB scheme is disabled automatically. To use sRGB you need to disable Smar tImage Lite 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 Smar tImage Lite OSD. There are three modes to be selected: Standard, Internet, Game. 3. Image Optimization 3.1 Smartimage Lite What is it? Smar tImage Lite provides presets that optimize display for different types of content, dynamically adjusting brightness, contrast, color and sharpness in real time. Whether you're working with text applications, displaying images or watching a video, Philips Smar tImage Lite delivers great optimized monitor performance. Why do I need it? You want a monitor that delivers optimized display all your favorite types of content, Smar tImage Lite software dynamically adjust brightness, contrast, color and sharpness in real time to enhance your monitor viewing experience. How does it work? Smar tImage Lite is an exclusive, leading edge Philips technology that analyzes the content displayed on your screen. Based on a scenario you select, Smar tImage Lite dynamically enhances the contrast, color saturation and sharpness of images to enhance the contents being displayed - all in real time with the press of a single button. 3. Image Optimization
10 3.2 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 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. • Standard: Enhances text and dampens brightness to increase readability and reduce eye strain. This mode significantly enhances readability and productivity when you're working with spreadsheets, PDF files, scanned ar ticles or other general office applications. • Internet: This profile combines color saturation, dynamic contrast and sharpness enhancement to display photos and other images with outstanding clarity in vibrant colors - all without ar tifacts and faded colors. • 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. 3. Image Optimization
11 3.3 Philips SmartControl Lite The new Smar tControl Lite 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 first time after installation of Smar tControl Lite, it will automatically go to Wizard for first time launch. • The wizard will guide you through adjustment your monitor performance step by step. • You can go to Plug-in menu to launch wizard later on as well. • You can adjust more options without wizard by Standard pane. 3. Image Optimization
12 Start with Standard pane: Adjust menu: • Adjust Menu allow you to adjust Brightness, Contrast, Focus, Position and Resolution. • You can follow the instruction and do the adjustment. • Cancel prompts user if you want to cancel installation. 3. Image Optimization
13 Color menu: • Color Menu allow you to adjust RGB, Black Level, White Point, Color Calibration, and Smar tImage Lite (Please refer to Smar tImage Lite 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 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. 3. Image Optimization
14 • Displays current preference settings. • A checked box enables the feature. The check box is a toggle. • Enable Context Menu on desktop is checked (On) by default. Enable Context menu displays Smar tControl Lite selections for Select Preset and Tune Display in the desktop right-click context menu. Disabled removes Smar tControl Lite from the right click context menu. • Enable Task Tray icon is checked (On) by default. Enable context menu shows the task tray menu for Smar tControl Lite. 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 Lite will not launch at star t or be in the task tray. The only way to launch Smar tControl Lite is either from the desktop shor t cut or from the program file. 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. First color Calibration Screen: • Previous button is disabled until the second color screen. • Next goes to the succeeding target (6-targets). • Final next goes File>Presets pane. • Cancel closes the UI and returns to the plug in page. SmartImage Lite Allows user to change setting for better display setting based on content. When Enter tainment is set, Smar tContrast and Smar tResponse are enabled. 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. 3. Image Optimization
15 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 Lite tabs are not available. • Display the Source instruction pane and current input source setting. • On single input displays, this pane will not be visible. Options>Audio - Will only be active when selecting Audio from the drop-down Options menu. On a non-suppor ted display capable of DDC/CI, only the Help and Options tabs are available. 3. Image Optimization
16 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. 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 Lite - 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 Lite control panel. • Smar tImage Lite - Check current settings, Standard, Internet, Game. 3. Image Optimization
17 Task Tray Menu Enabled The task tray menu can be displayed by right- clicking on the Smar tControl Lite icon from the task tray. Left Click will launch the application. The task tray has five entries: • Help - Access to User Manual file: Open User Manual file using the default browser window. • Technical Suppor t - displays the tech suppor 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 information: product version, release information, and product name. • Exit - Close Smar tControl Lite. To run Smar tControl Lite again either select Smar tControl Lite from Program menu, double- click the desktop 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 Lite from the task tray, disable Run at Star tup in Options>Preferences. 3. Image Optimization
18 4. Technical Specifications 273E3L/273E3LH Picture/Display LCD panel type TFT-LCD Backlight WLED 273E3L/273E3LH Panel size 27" ( 68.6 cm) Aspect ratio 16:9 Pixel Pitch 0.31 x 0.31 mm Brightness 300 cd/m² Smar tContrast 20,000,000:1 Contrast ratio (typ.) 1200:1 Response time (typical) 5 ms (273E3L), 1 ms (273E3LH) Optimum Resolution 1920x1080 @ 60Hz Viewing angle 170° (H) / 160° (V)@C/R>10 Picture Enhancement Smar tImage Lite Display colors 16.7 M Ver tical refresh rate 56Hz -76Hz Horizontal Frequency 30kHz - 83kHz sRGB YES Connectivity Signal input DVI-D (digital), VGA (Analog), Input Signal Separate Sync, Sync on Green Convenience User Convenience OSD LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Por tuguese, Turkish Other convenience Kensington lock Plug & Play Compatibility DDC/CI, sRGB, Windows 7, Mac OSX, Linux Stand Tilt -5/+20 00170011