Acer LCD Monitor User Guide
English Copyright © 2022. Acer Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Acer LCD Monitor User Guide Original Issue: 04/2022 Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revisions or changes. Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this manual or supplementary documents and publications.
Safety instructions Read these instructions carefully. Keep this document for future reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. Acer monitor is purposed for video and visual display of information obtained from electronic devices. Special notes on LCD monitors The following are normal with the LCD monitor and do not indicate a problem. • Due to the nature of the fluorescent light, the screen may flicker during initial use.
English Accessibility Be sure that the power outlet you plug the power cord into is easily accessible and located as close to the equipment operator as possible. When you need to disconnect power from the equipment, be sure to unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet. Safe listening To protect your hearing, follow these instructions. • Gradually increase the volume until you can hear it clearly and comfortably and without distortion.
If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total rating of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the fuse rating. • Do not overload a power outlet, strip or receptacle by plugging in too many devices. The overall system load must not exceed 80% of the branch circuit rating.
English Note: Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions, since improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal condition. Potentially explosive environments Switch off your device in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions.
LCD pixel statement This product has been shipped enabled for power management: • Activate display’s Sleep mode within 5 minutes of user inactivity. • Wake the monitor when it is in Active Off mode,move the mouse or press any keyboard key. Tips and information for comfortable use Computer users may complain of eyestrain and headaches after prolonged use. Users are also at risk of physical injury after long hours of working in front of a computer.
English Taking care of your vision Long viewing hours, wearing incorrect glasses or contact lenses, glare, excessive room lighting, poorly focused screens, very small typefaces and low-contrast displays could stress your eyes. The following sections provide suggestions on how to reduce eyestrain. Eyes • Rest your eyes frequently. • Give your eyes regular breaks by looking away from the monitor and focusing on a istant point. • Blink frequently to keep your eyes from drying out.
English Declaration of Conformity We, Acer Incorporated 8F, 88, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi, New Taipei City 221 And, Acer Italy s.r.l. Viale delle Industrie 1/A, 20044 Arese (MI), Italy Tel: +39-02-939-921 ,Fax: +39-02 9399-2913 www.acer.
English Acer America Corporation 333 West San Carlos St., San Jose Suite 1500 CA 95110, U. S. A. Tel : 254-298-4000 Fax : 254-298-4147 www.acer.com Federal Communications Commission Supplier's Declaration of Conformity This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
English ENERGY STAR® Acer’s ENERGY STAR qualified products save you money by reducing energy costs and helps protect the environment without sacrificing features or performance. Acer is proud to offer our customers products with the ENERGY STAR mark. What is ENERGY STAR? Products that are ENERGY STAR qualified use less energy and prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
TCO Certified English A third-party certification according to ISO 14024 Toward sustainable IT products Say hello to a more sustainable product IT products are associated with a wide range of sustainability risks throughout their life cycle. Human rights violations are common in the factories. Harmful substances are used both in products and their manufacture. Products can often have a short lifespan because of poor ergonomics, low quality and when they are not able to be repaired or upgraded.
3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 10 12 Unpacking Connecting the Power cord Power saving 14 17 17 Installation Daisy-chain function User Controls Troubleshooting 21 22 23 36 Display Data Channel (DDC) 19-pin color display signal cable* 20-pin color display signal cable* 24-pin USB 3.
English Unpacking Please check that the following items are present when you unpack the box, and save the packing materials in case you need to ship or transport the monitor in the future. LCD monitor Quick start guide LCD Monitor B8 series/B278U USER GUIDE *HDMI Cable (Optional) *DP Cable (Optional) *AC Power cord *USB Type C cable (Optional) *USB cable (Optional) *Micphone (Optional) *Also the Replaceable parts required by the TCO Certified.
SCREEN POSITION ADJUSTMENT • Attaching the Base Note: Remove the monitor and monitor base from its packaging.Carefully place the monitor face-down on a stable surface -- use a cloth to avoid scratching the screen. • Tilt Please see the illustration below for an example of the tilt range. Only at the highest point can 35 degrees of recline be offered for the angle of elevation. English In oder to optimize the best viewing position, you can adjust the tilt of the monitor.
• Height Adjustment English After pressing the top of the monitor then you can adjust the height of the monitor. 1 2 150mm • Swivel With the built-in pedestal, you can swivel the monitor for the most comfortable viewing angle. 60 60o • Monitor Pivot Before rotating the display,lift it to the top position and then push it back to the utmost degree. Rotate clockwise until the monitor stops at 90°.
Connecting the Power cord Check first to make sure that the power cord you use is the correct type required for your area. • The monitor has a universal power supply that allows operation in either 100/120 V AC or 220/240 V AC voltage area. No user-adjustment is required. • Plug one end of the AC power cord to the Adapter, and plug the other end into an AC outlet. • For units using 120 V AC: Use a UL-listed cord set, type SVT wire and plug rated 10 A/125 V.
English Display Data Channel (DDC) To make installation easier, so long as your system supports the DDC protocol, the monitor is able to plug-and-play. The DDC is a communication protocol through which the monitor automatically informs the host system about its capabilities; for example, supported resolutions and corresponding timing. The monitor supports the DDC2B standard. 19-pin color display signal cable* PIN No. Description PIN No.
GND 12 Lane3(n) Config1 14 Config2 15 AUX_CH (n) 16 GND 17 AUX_CH (p) 18 Hot Plug Detect 19 DP Power_Return 20 DP Power * only for certain models 24-pin USB 3.1 Type C cable PIN No. A1 Signal Assignment GND PIN No.
English Standard timing table MODE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 VESA VGA MAC VGA VGA SVGA SVGA SVGA SVGA MAC XGA XGA XGA XGA SXGA VESA VESA SXGA VESA WXGA+ WSXGA+ FHD FHD QHD QHD VESA MODE Resolution 720 x 400 @ 70Hz 640 x 480 @ 60Hz 640 x 480 @ 67Hz 640 x 480 @ 72Hz 640 x 480 @ 75Hz 800 x 600 @ 56Hz 800 x 600 @ 60Hz 800 x 600 @ 72Hz 800 x 600 @ 75Hz 832 x 624 @ 75Hz 1024 x 768 @ 60Hz 1024 x 768 @ 70Hz 1024 x 768 @ 75Hz 1280 x1024 @ 75Hz 1152 x 870 @75Hz 1152 x 864 @
Installation Turn off your computer and unplug your computer's power cord. Connect the signal cable to the DP (optional) and/or HDMI (optional) input socket of the monitor, and the DP (optional) and/or HDMI (optional) output socket of the graphics card on the computer. Then tighten the thumbscrews on the signal cable connector. 3. Connect the USB Cable(Optional) Connect the USB cable to port for fast charge. Connect the USB cable to port. 4.
English Daisy-chain function PC DP DP OUT DP
User Controls English 1 2 3 4 5 External controls 1 Power button 2 Function key / 3 Function key 4 Function key / /X 5 Function key Turns the monitor on/off.Blue indicates power on. Amber indicates standby, power saving and OSD locked. a. Press to view Main page. Press again to enter hotkey1 function. b. When the Function Menu is active, press this key to view the basic information for your monitor and current input or reset the custom color settings to the factory defaults. a.
English Using the Shortcut Menu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: The following content is for general reference only. Actual product specifications may vary. The OSD (onscreen display) can be used to adjust the settings of your LCD monitor. Press the MENU key to open the OSD. You can use the OSD to adjust the picture quality and general settings. For advanced settings, please refer to following page: Main page 1.
Input Input HDMI(2.0) English Auto Source On Move OK Exit The Function page Open the Function page to adjust the functions, settings which you want using the arrows. When you are done, toggle the joystick to the left or right to go back one level or use X to exit current page and store.
English 6. Contrast: Adjust the contrast from 0 to 100. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: Sets the degree of difference between light and dark areas. 7. Black Boost: Adjust the black level from 0 to 10. Enhances shadows by increasing the brightness without changing lighter shades. 8. Low Blue Light: The display uses the low blue light panel.
Color Mode - User Color Gamma 2.2 Colour Temp. Warm Audio R Gain 50 Pertormance G Gain 50 OSD B Gain 50 R Bias 50 G Bias 50 B Bias 50 System Save Settings to... Move English Picture X Enter Mode - User Picture Color Modes Color Space Pertormance OSD General ColorSense Off Grayscale Mode Off Audio 6-axis Hue 6-axis Saturate System Save Settings to... Move Enter X 1. Press the MENU key to open the OSD. 2.
English • • • • • • • CIE 1931 positive and negative error of 0.05, ("HDR" according to current Panel to fine-tune). Color Space = HDR, the Modes = HDR, Picture page HDR = Auto. Modes = (Action/Racing/Sports/User/Standard/ECO/Graphics) is selected; the color space is auto set to “General”. Color Space = (sRGB/Rec.709/HDR/EBU/DCI/SMPTE-C), If to adjust the parameter the Modes will not jump to User mode, but the Color Space = “General” except. Color Space = (sRGB/Rec.
Audio Mode - Stardard Picture Volume Color Mute 70 Off Audio Pertormance OSD System Move X Enter 1. Press the MENU key to open the OSD. 2. Toggle the joystick to the up or down to select Audio from the OSD.Then toggle to the right to navigate to the element you wish to adjust and press the joystick to enter it. 3. Toggle to the left or right to adjust the sliding scales. 4. Volume: Adjust the volume 5. Mute:To choose mute on/off .
7. Ultra-Low Latency: Set to On to speed up the processing time of the display. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: AdaptiveSync is On, the Ultra-Low Latency automatic set to On and Ultra-low latency is not supported at resolutions below 800x600. OSD Mode - Standard Picture Language Color OSD Timeout Audio Transparency Off Pertormance OSD Lock Off English 120 OSD System Move Enter Exit X 1.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: OSD Locked: • Set the OSD Lock to "On" by the OSD option and press "Enter" to execute the All Key lock function. • The "OSD Locked" message will be displayed in the middle of the screen. • LED lights will be changed from blue light to orange light. • Press any Key screen to prompt "OSD Locked" message.
System Mode - Standard Picture Input Color Auto Source Audio Daisy Chain Off Wide Mode Full Pertormance OSD System Move HDMI(2.0) On PIP/PBP Hot Key Assignment ProxiSense Off Rest Reminder Off X Enter Mode - Standard Picture DDC/CI Color HDMI Black Level Audio Quick Start Mode Pertormance OSD System USB Port Select On Normal Off Auto DPS Off Power-off USB change Off Save Settings to... Move X Enter 1. Press the MENU key to open the OSD. 2.
HDMI 1 -X HDMI 2 X -DP O O X: Does not support PIP/PBP function in this input combination 9. O O -- Hotkey Assigment: Hot Key 1 and Hot Key 2 can’t repeat the same function. Hot Key 1 default is (Modes), Hot Key 2 default is (Brightness). Because some functions limit the Hot Key to be gray out and unavailable. Hot Key can define of: (Modes, Brightness, Volume, Gamma, Contrast, Low Blue Light, Over Drive, USB Port Select, PIP/PBP). 10.
16. Power-off USB charge: Turn On or Off. DC off/Saving mode can to electrify for USB port. Off: DC off/Saving mode can't to electrify for USB port. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: • • Power-off USB charge is set to off by default. Therefore, the sleep mode cannot be resumed under the USB Type-C input. The user needs to change the Power-off USB to on.
DP/HDMI to PC HDMI1 Type-C to laptop HDMI2 DP IN USB-B to PC USB-A to keyboard/mouse Type-C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: • When connecting two computers to the monitor, configure the USB settings from the OSD menu to share a single set of keyboard and mouse connected to the monitor between two computers.
Save Setting to…(User mode only) Mode - User Picture Mode : Standard Color Mode : ECO Audio Mode : Graphic Pertormance Mode : Movie OSD System Save Settings to... Move X Enter 1. Press the MENU key to open the OSD. 2. Toggle the joystick to the up or down to select "Save Setting to..." from the OSD.Then toggle to the right to navigate to the element you wish to adjust and press the joystick to enter it. 3. Save Setting to some mode: There are four user-defined profiles available.
Troubleshooting Before sending your LCD monitor for servicing, please check the troubleshooting list below to see if you can self-diagnose the problem. DP/HDMI Mode (Optional) Problem No picture visible LED status Remedy Blue Using the OSD menu, adjust brightness and contrast to maximum or reset to their default setting. Off Check the power switch. Check if the AC power cord is properly connected to the monitor. Amber Check if the video signal cable is properly connected at the back of monitor.
