Acer LCD Monitor User's Guide
Copyright © 2017. Acer Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Acer LCD Monitor User's Guide Original Issue: 10/2017 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.
iii 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. Turn off the power switch and then turn it on again to make sure the flicker disappears. • You may find slightly uneven brightness on the screen depending on the desktop pattern you use. • The LCD screen has 99.99% or more effective pixels.
iv 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.
v • • 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. If power strips are used, the load should not exceed 80% of the power strip's input rating.
vi 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.
vii Disposal instructions Do not throw this electronic device into the trash when discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure utmost protection of the global environment, please recycle. For more information on the Waste from Electrical and Electronics Equipment (WEEE) regulations, visit http://www.acer‐group.com/public/Sustainability LCD pixel statement The LCD unit is produced with high-precision manufacturing techniques.
viii This product has been shipped enabled for power management: • • Activate the Display 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.
ix 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 distant point. Blink frequently to keep your eyes from drying out.
TABLE OF CONTENTS UNPACKING............................................................................................ 1 ATTACHING / REMOVING THE BASE..................................................... 2 SCREEN POSITION ADJUSTMENT ......................................................... 3 CONNECTING THE POWER CORD.......................................................... 4 SAFETY PRECAUTION............................................................................. 4 CLEANING YOUR MONITOR .............
UNPACKING Please check the following items are present when you unpack the box, and save the packing materials in case you will need to ship or transport the monitor in future.
ATTACHING / REMOVING 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. 1. Attach the stand arm and the base to the monitor, as illustrated. 2. Ensure that the base is screwed tight onto the monitor stand arm. Note: If installing with a wall mounting kit, it is recommended to use M4 x 10 (L) mm screws to fix your monitor on the wall.
SCREEN POSITION ADJUSTMENT In order to optimize the best viewing position, you can adjust the height/tilt of the monitor. • Tilt Please see the illustration below for an example of the tilt range.
CONNECTING THE POWER CORD Check first to make sure that the power cord you use is the correct type required for your area. This monitor has a universal power supply that allows operation in either 100/120V AC or 220/240 V AC voltage area. No user-adjustment is required. Plug one end of the power cord to the AC inlet, and plug the other end into an AC outlet. For unit using at 120 V AC: Use a UL Listed Cord Set, Type SVT wire and plug rated 10 A/125 V.
POWER SAVING The monitor will be driven into “Power Saving” mode by the control signal from the display controller, as indicated by the amber-color power LED. State LED Light ON Blue Power Saving Mode Amber The power saving states will be kept until a control signal has been detected or the keyboard or mouse is activated. The recovery time from Active OFF state back to ON state is around 3 seconds.
CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT 15-Pin Color Display Signal Cable PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1. Red 9. +5V 2. Green 10. Logic Ground 3. Blue 11. Monitor Ground 4. Monitor Ground 12. DDC-Serial Data 5. DDC-return 13. H-Sync 6. R-Ground 14. V-Sync 7. G-Ground 15. DDC-Serial Clock 8. B-Ground 19-Pin Color Display Signal Cable PIN Meaning PIN Meaning 1. TMDS Data2+ 10. TMDS Clock+ 2. TMDS Data2 Shield 11. TMDS Clock Shield 3. TMDS Data2- 12.
20-Pin Color Display Signal Cable* PIN Description PIN Description 1. Lane0(p) 11. GND 2. GND 12. Lane3(n) 3. Lane0(n) 13. Config1 4. Lane1(p) 14. Config2 5. GND 15. AUX_CH (n) 6. Lane1(n) 16. GND 7. Lane2(p) 17. AUX_CH (p) 8. GND 18. Hot Plug Detect 9. Lane3(n) 19. DP Power_Return 10. Lane3(p) 20.
Standard Timing Table 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Mode Resolution VGA MAC VESA SVGA SVGA XGA XGA VESA SXGA VESA WXGA WXGA+ WSXGA+ UXGA UXGA 640 x 480 640 x 480 720 x 400 800 x 600 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 1280 x 1024 1280 x 720 1280 x 800 1440 x 900 1680 x 1050 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 Remark 60 Hz 66.66 Hz 70 Hz 56 Hz 60 Hz 60 Hz 70 Hz 75 Hz 60 Hz 60 Hz 60 Hz 60 Hz 60 Hz 60 Hz 75 Hz For DP/HDMI only.
INSTALLATION To install the monitor to your host system, please follow the steps as given below: Steps 1. 1-1 Connect Video Cable a. Make sure both the monitor and computer are powered-OFF. b. Connect the VGA cable to the computer. 1-2 Connect HDMI Cable (Only HDMI-input model) a. Make sure both the monitor and computer are powered-OFF. b. Connect the HDMI cable to the computer. 1-3 Connect DP Cable (Only DP-input model) (Optional) a. Make sure both the monitor and computer are powered-OFF. b.
USER CONTROLS Base Controls 1 2 3 4 1 No. Item Description 1 Power button/indicator Turns the monitor on/off. Blue indicates power on. Amber indicates standby/power saving mode. 2 Hotkey 1, 2 buttons Press to activate user defined hotkey function. 3 Input button Press to toggle input sources. 4 Navi/OK button Press to activate the OSD menu, then use it as directional key to highlight the desired function. Press it again to enter a selection.
Adjusting the OSD settings Note: The following content is for general reference only. Actual product specifications may vary. The OSD (on-screen display) can be used for adjusting the settings of your LCD Monitor. Press the MENU button to open the OSD. You can use the OSD to adjust the picture quality, OSD position and general settings. For advanced settings, please refer to following page: Main Page The default function for buttons 2 and 3 are Brightness and Input.
Adjusting the Brightness Open the Brightness control and select the brightness setting using the Navi/ OK button. When you are done, press the Navi/OK button to exit. Selecting the Input Open the Input control and select the desired input. You can also toggle Auto Source On or Off. When you are done, use the Navi/OK button to exit.
The Function page Open the Function page to select a menu function, and adjust the settings which you want using the Navi/OK button. When you are done, press to exit. You can also press from any function page to select your preferred Mode. Adjusting the Picture 1. Press the MENU button to open the OSD. 2. Using the Navi/OK button, select Picture from the OSD. Then navigate to the setting you wish to change. 3. Use the Navi/OK button to select the setting. 4.
5. Contrast: Adjust the contrast from 0 to 100. Note: Sets the degree of difference between light and dark areas. 6. Blue Light: Filter out blue light by adjusting different Blue Light showing ratio - 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%. Note: Higher values allow more blue light through. For the best protection, select a lower value. 7. Black Boost: This boosts the amplitude of the dark color levels of the display– blacks will be less black. The higher the level, the higher the boost. 8. ACM: Turn ACM On or Off.
Adjusting the Color 1. Press the MENU button to open the OSD. 2. Using the Navi/OK button, select Color from the OSD. Then navigate to the setting you wish to change. 3. Use the Navi/OK button to select the setting. 4. Gamma mode allows you to adjust the luminance tone. The default value is 2.2 (standard value for Windows). 5. Color temperature: Default is warm. You can choose Cool, Warm, Normal, Bluelight or User. 6. Modes: Select your preferred mode. 7.
10. 6-axis Saturate: Adjust the red, green, blue, yellow, magenta and cyan saturation. Adjusting the Audio 1. Press the MENU button to open the OSD. 2. Using the Navi/OK button, select Audio from the OSD. Then navigate to the setting you wish to change. 3. Use the Navi/OK button to select the setting. 4. Volume: Adjust the volume. 5. Mute: Select On or Off.
Adjusting the Performance 1. Press the MENU button to open the OSD. 2. Using the Navi/OK button, select Performance from the OSD. Then navigate to the setting you wish to change. 3. Use the Navi/OK button to select the setting. 4. Over Drive: Select Off, Normal, or Extreme. 5. Adaptive-Sync: Select On or Off. Adaptive-Sync is available for AMD supported graphic cards only. 6. Refresh rate num: Display the panel’s current refresh rate on the screen.
Adjusting the OSD 1. Press the MENU button to open the OSD. 2. Using the Navi/OK button, select OSD from the OSD. Then navigate to the setting you wish to change. 3. Use the Navi/OK button to select the setting. 4. Language: Set the OSD menu language. 5. OSD timeout: Adjust the delay before turning the off the OSD menu. 6. Transparency: Select the transparency of the OSD menu. The transparency can be 0% (OFF), 20%, 40%, 60%, or 80%. 7.
Adjusting the System 1. Press the MENU button to open the OSD. 2. Using the Navi/OK button, select System from the OSD. Then navigate to the setting you wish to adjust. 3. Use the Navi/OK button to select the setting. 4. Input: Select the source from an available input source. 5. Auto Source: Automatically searches for available input sources. 6. Hot Key Assignment: Select the function of Hot Key 1 or Hot Key 2. 7. Wide Mode: You can select which screen aspect you are using.
Product information 1. From any function page, press to open Information page. 2. Reset All Settings: Reset all settings to the factory defaults.
TROUBLESHOOTING Before sending your LCD monitor for servicing, please check the troubleshooting list below to see if you can self-diagnose the problem.
(HDMI/DP Mode) Problems Current Status Remedy LED ON LED OFF No Picture LED displays amber color Abnormal Sound (Only Audio-Input model) (Optional) No sound, or sound level is too low EN-22 Using OSD, adjust brightness and contrast to maximum or reset to their default settings. Check the power switch. Check if AC power cord is properly connected to the monitor. Check if video signal cable is properly connected at the back of monitor. Check if the power of computer system is ON.
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