Liquid Crystal Display Detailed Guide (2024)

To ensure safety

This section describes precautions to be taken to prevent injury or damage to users and surrounding property, and to make sure that users can use the display safely. Strictly observe all of these instructions when using this display.

Warning and caution marks

Warning
A failure to observe any of the precautions specified by this mark may result in the death or serious injury of a user.

Caution
A failure to observe any of the precautions specified by this mark may result in injury or damage to surrounding property.

Meanings of pictograms

Prohibition

Observe the instruction

Warning

	Do not attempt to repair, disassemble, or tamper with this display. Doing so may result in ignition, electric shock, rupture, burn, or malfunction.
	Never connect this display to another device if the display has failed or is malfunctioning in any way. If this display fails or operates abnormally, disconnect it from all external devices. If this display is used without first correcting a failure or abnormality, it may catch fire or cause an electric shock.
	Never place things on top of the power cord, pull or bend the cord, press the cord against things, or tamper with the cord in any way. Never use the power cord when it is twisted or bent. The conducting wire core in the power cord may break, ignite, or cause short circuits or electric shocks.
	Never touch this display or the power cord during a thunderstorm. Failure to observe this warning may result in an electric shock.
	Never use a power cord that is not supplied with or designated for this display. A power cord not designated for this display may smoke or catch fire.
	Do not place small parts (screws, etc.) and the plastic bags used for packaging within the reach of babies and infants. If babies or infants swallow small parts or put plastic bags over their faces, they may suffocate.
	Never get the display wet or use it in a damp environment. If water or a detergent splashes on this display, it may penetrate through gaps and cause sparking or electric shocks. • Never attempt to use the display if it has gotten wet.
	When one of the following abnormalities occurs, unplug the power plug from the electrical socket. • If water or foreign matter gets inside this unit. • If this unit emits a bad smell, abnormal noise, or smoke. If you continue to use this unit as it is, it could cause a fire or electric shock.

About the dry batteries

Do not place the dry batteries within the reach of babies or infants. If a baby or infant swallows a dry battery, suffocation or stomach trouble may result. Immediately contact a doctor if you suspect that a baby or infant has swallowed a dry battery.

Be aware of the following precautions with the dry batteries: An injury or burn may result if the batteries fail, generate heat, rupture, ignite, or leak electrolyte. • Use only designated dry batteries. • Never heat the dry batteries or put them into flames. • Never leave the dry batteries in a place exposed to direct sunlight, a hot and humid place, a vehicle, etc. • Stop using the dry batteries at once if they generate heat, leaks,emit unusual odors, are discolored or deformed, or otherwise appear unusual. • Never use dry batteries with different capacities or of different types or brands. • Remove the dry batteries when they are empty or when they are not to be used for a long time.

Caution

Observe the following instructions to prevent eye fatigue: You can view the screen continuously with greater comfort by minimizing differences in brightness between the screen, the surfaces of your keyboard and documents, and the area around and behind the display. When viewing the screen continuously for a long period, try to take a 10- to 15-minute break every hour. Viewing the screen for a long period will tire the eyes.

Never do anything that could damage the surface of the monitor screen. • Never knock or push the screen with excessive force. Doing so may cause damage, failure, or injury. • Never push the screen with a sharp-tipped object. Doing so may cause damage, failure, or injury. • Never rub or tap the screen with something hard. Doing so may damage the screen or cause an injury.

Precautions for use

To prevent screen burn-in

Displaying the same image for a long period may result in screen burn-in.

• Turn off the power when not using personal computer or display.

• Use the power-saving or screen-saver function whenever possible.

Maintenance method

To remove dirt sticking to this display, disconnect the power cord and lightly wipe this display with a soft and clean cloth.

• Never use benzine, thinner, alcohol, antiseptic agents, chemical wipes, cleaners, cleaning paper, etc. to clean the display. Agents like these may degrade or crack the display.

About life-limited parts

• This display includes life-limited parts (backlight, aluminum electrolytic capacitor, etc.).

• The lifetimes of the life-limited parts depend on conditions such as the frequency of use and usage environment (temperature, humidity, etc.).

• This display is designed for use in general households and offices. Its lifetime may be shortened by use in another environment.

Do not use this display continuously for more than 12 hours a day

This display is not intended for continuous 24-hour use. It is designed for use within 12 hours a day (environmental temperature 25 °C). Continuous use for long hours will shorten the lifetimes of life-limited parts.

Other

• Bright spots (constantly lit spots) or dark spots (constantly unlit spots) may appear on some monitor screens. This monitor screen has 99.999% or more effective pixels. The remaining 0.001% pixels are missing pixels or bright spots. Bright and dark spots are not failures or defects.

• Visible blurring or uneven brightness may also sometimes appear on the screen, depending on the viewing angle or temperature changes. Blurring and uneven brightness are not failures or defects.

Reminders

1) This display and this user's guide are literary works of I-O Data Device, Inc. The unauthorized reproduction, copying, and reprinting of and/or alterations to this display or user's guide, whether in whole or in part, are prohibited by law.

2) This display is not intended for use with or incorporation into medical devices, nuclear equipment and devices, aerospace devices, transportation equipment and devices, equipment and devices affecting human lives, such as weapon systems, or equipment and devices requiring high reliability, such as submarine repeaters and space satellites. If you use this display for such equipment, device, control system, etc. and a failure of this display causes an accident resulting in injury or death, fire accident, or social loss, I-O DATA DEVICE, INC. will bear no liability for damages. Users are requested to ensure extremely safe designs, such as redundancy designs, fire retardancy control designs, and designs to prevent malfunctions, for equipment, devices, control systems, etc.

3) Please note that I-O DATA DEVICE, INC. will not assume any liability for the effects of operation of this display on other equipment, devices, or systems, even when the safe designs described above are ensured.

About trademarks

• All company names, product names, etc. referred to in this user's guide are, in general, the trademarks or registered trademarks of respective companies.

• HDMI, the HDMI logo, and the High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of the HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc.

Switch the input port connected to the input source you are using.

Switch input with the remote.

Switch input with the buttons on the display.

1. Press any of the buttons.

   

   How to operate the buttons.

   Press the button just above the ▼mark on the back of the monitor to operate the buttons.

   

2. The button guide appears.

   

3. Press the [Input Switch] button.

4. Select the input port connected to the input source you want to display.

   ⇒ The images sent to the selected input port appear.

   

Adjust the audio volume with the remote.

Adjust the audio volume with the buttons on the display.

1. Press any of the buttons.

   

   How to operate the buttons.

   Press the button just above the ▼mark on the back of the monitor to operate the buttons.

   

2. The button guide appears.

   

3. Press the [Audio Volume] button.

4. Adjust the audio volume.

   ⇒ The audio volume is set.

   

Adjust the brightness with the remote.

Adjust the brightness with the buttons on the display.

1. Press any of the buttons.

   

   How to operate the buttons.

   Press the button just above the ▼mark on the back of the monitor to operate the buttons.

   

2. The button guide appears.

   

3. Press the [Luminance] button.

4. Adjust the brightness (luminance).

   ⇒ The brightness (luminance) is set.

   

Open the Main Menu with the remote.

Press [Menu] to open the Main Menu.

Open the Main Menu with the buttons on the display.

1. Press any of the buttons.

   

   How to operate the buttons.

   Press the button just above the ▼mark on the back of the monitor to operate the buttons.

   

2. The button guide appears.

   

3. Press the [Menu] button.

   ⇒ The Start Menu opens.

   My Favorites function

   Your monitor lets you register frequently used settings as “My Favorites.”
   Settings registered as “My Favorites” are displayed in the Start Menu. You can adjust them without opening the Main Menu.

   The three items marked ★ are “My Favorite Items.”
   The “Contrast” and “Color Temp.” are set at the default values set when you purchase your monitor.

   To register My Favorite settings, see “Register items as My Favorites.”

4. Select [Main Menu].

   

5. The Main Menu opens.
   Select the items you want to set.

   

Settings appropriate for various types of content are registered in your monitor by default.
These settings are called “screen modes.”
You can display clear and beautiful images simply by switching the display mode (detailed settings not required).

Screen modes

There are 5 screen modes.

Standard
Displays input images on the screen as they are.

Game
Beautifies game visuals by displaying them with enhanced clarity on the screen.

FPS
Adjusts the person-to-person (frames per second) FPS to display partners with high viewability.

RPG
Displays RPG game images vividly on the screen.

Web
Displays the web screen with enhanced clarity.

Select a screen mode with the remote.

Select and press one of the screen mode buttons.

Select a screen mode with the buttons on the display.

1. Open the Main Menu.

2. Select [Image] and open [Screen Mode].

3. Select a screen mode.

   ⇒ The monitor switches to another screen mode.

   

Images from another input source can be displayed on a “sub-screen” besides the regular screen (main screen).

Display a sub-screen.

The sub-screen setting switches with each press of the [On/Off] button.
PiP→PbP→Off→PiP…

Switch the image on the sub-screen.

Press [Input] to change the input source providing the sub-screen image (the input source changes with everypress).
Press [Main/Sub] to switch the image between the main screen and sub-screen.

* Images input from “HDMI 1” and “HDMI 2” cannot be displayed at the same time.

Switch the sound (between the main screen and sub-screen).

Change the size of the sub-screen (three steps).

* This setting is available only for PiP.

Change the position of the sub-screen (four positions).

* This setting is available only for PiP.

Various image display settings are available on your monitor.
Descriptions of the settings follow below. Select the settings you prefer.

Your monitor has a setting for reducing eyestrain.

What is Blue Reduction 2?

The blue reduction 2 function reduces blue light, a common cause of eyestrain during computer use.

Set Blue Reduction 2.

1. Open the Main Menu.

2. Select [Health Care] and open [Blue Reduction 2].

3. Adjust the intensity of blue light reduction.

A device connected with an HDMI cable can be operated with the remote for your monitor (CEC function).

Enable the CEC function.

1. Open the Main Menu.

2. Select [Others] and open [CEC].

3. Select [On].

   ⇒ An HDMI device can be operated with the remote for your monitor.

   

Operate an HDMI device.

An HDMI device can be operated with the remote.

• Menu (CEC):
Use this key to open the device menu.

• Direction keys, Enter key, Return key:
Use these keys to operate the device menu.

Button guide

• Input Source
Switches the input port display.

Settings HDMI 1, HDMI 2, DisplayPort

• Vol.
Adjusts the audio volume.

Settings 0-30

• Brightness
Adjusts the brightness of the screen.

Settings 0-100

• Menu
Displays the “Start Menu.”

Settings -

Start Menu

• ★ Contrast
Adjusts the difference between bright and dark areas.

Settings 0-100

• ★ Color Temp.
Adjusts the color of the light.

Settings6500K, 7200K, 9300K, User

• ★ My Favorites 3 (unregistered)
You can add items here as My Favorites.

Settings -

• Main Menu
Displays the “Main Menu.”

Settings -

Main Menu

* Depending on the displayed image, some setting options may not appear.

Videos

Game

Display

Major Operations

PinP/PbyP

Menu Display

Others

Health Care

Videos

Screen Mode

Select settings appropriate for various types of content.

▶Select one of the image display modes available (screen modes).

Settings Standard, Game, FPS, RPG, Web

Contrast

Adjust the difference between the bright and dark areas of the image.

Settings 0~100

Black Level

Adjust the black tinge of the whole image.

Settings 0~10

Color Temp.

Adjust the color tone of the image.

Settings 6500K, 7200K, 9300K, User

Gamma

Adjust the contrast gradation characteristic to suit the image.

Settings 2.2, 2.0

HDR

HDR responds to HDR signal input.

* The HDR function is only compatible with HDMI images. DisplayPort images cannot be displayed in HDR.

Settings Off, Auto

Game

NightCV

This function brightens dark areas in images to make them easier to see.
This is convenient for games with many dark scenes.

Settings Off、Level1~2

Enhanced Color

The enhanced color function enhances the definition and vividness of the image.

Settings Off, 1~9, Custom

Enhanced Contrast

The enhanced contrast function makes dark areas darker and bright areas brighter.
Contrast-enhanced images are optimum for photos and games.

Settings Off, 1~5

Color Depth

The color depth function adjusts the color depth to display the image more vividly.

Settings Off, 1~10

Over Drive

The overdrive function reduces ghosting in fast-moving scenes to enhance the perceived clarity even in fast-moving games.
At the same time, overdrive may cause color drift, color changes, etc. on the screen.
Use the burst when you want to increase the response speed, even if some ghosting may occur in games, etc.

Settings Off, Level1~3, Burst

Through Mode

Disabling certain image processing functions will reduce display latency during game play.
The time lag between the operation and display will be reduced in a quick-moving game.

* No sub-screen can be displayed when this function is set to [On].

Settings Off, On

Display

Super Reso.

The super resolution function improves the perceived resolution of images: low-resolution images look sharper, even on large-size screens.

Settings Off, 1~10

CREX

The image brightness is controlled slowly and naturally according to changes in the scene.

* No sub-screen can be displayed when this function is set to [On].

Settings Off, Level1~2

Quantization Range

If the color of an image looks unusual, you can correct it by changing the setting.

Settings Auto, Full, Limited

Aspect Ratio

Set the ratio between the height and length of the image. (Illustration)

Settings Full, Fixed

Major Operations

Power Save

Set the power-saving operation when your monitor enters standby.

Settings Off, Level1~2

Sig. Detect

Set the operation to take place when no image is input.

Settings Auto（Fast）, Auto, Manual

Quick Start

The quick start-up function reduces the delay before the screen appears.

Settings Off, On

Sync Setting

Changing this setting may fix problems in the image display.

* When displaying images from DisplayPort, the setting values are only 1 and 2.

Settings 1~4

Power LED

Adjust the brightness of the power lamp.

Settings Off, Level1~5

PinP/PbyP

PxP Mode

The sub-screen mode function switches the status of the sub-screen.

▶Use a sub-screen.

* Sub-screens are not available when “CREX,” “SResoDemo,” or “Through Mode” are enabled.

Settings Off, PiP, PbP

Sub V.Source

The sub-screen image function switches the image displayed on the sub-screen.

* Images input from “HDMI 1” and “HDMI 2” cannot be displayed at the same time.

Settings HDMI 1, HDMI 2, DisplayPort

Audio Source

Select the screen that will output sound.

Settings Main, Sub

PxP Size

Change the size of the sub-screen.

* This setting is available only for PiP.

Settings Small, Middle, Large

PxP Position

Change the position of the sub-screen.

* This setting is available only for PiP.

Settings Position A, Position B, Position C, Position D

Main/Sub Switching

The main-sub switching function switches the main screen and sub-screen.

Settings -

Menu Display

Hold Time

Set the number of seconds the Settings Menu remains on screen (seconds until it disappears).

Settings 15, 30, 45, 60 (sec.)

Language

Set the language for the Settings Menu.

Settings 日本語, English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español

Direct

Set the button guide display.

▶One-step operation.

Settings Off, On

Video Info.

Set the image information to be displayed.

Settings Standard, Detailed

Rotation

Rotates the menu to match the display orientation.

Settings 0, 90, 270, Auto

Reset

The reset function restores the default settings at the time of purchase.

Settings Execute, Cancel

Others

DDC/CI

Set DDC/CI communication with the PC.

Settings Off, On

CEC

Enables the operation of some HDMI device functions using the remote.

▶Operate an HDMI device with the remote.

Settings Off, On

S. Reso. Demo

The super resolution demonstration mode function allows you to check the super resolution effect by putting the monitor into demonstration mode.

* No sub-screen can be displayed when this function is set to [On].

Settings Off, On

System Update

The system update function updates your monitor’s system.

* There is no update information. If there is any, it will be informed on the Web site.

Settings Execute, Cancel

Health Care

Blue Reduction 2

The blue reduction 2 function reduces blue light, a common cause of eyestrain during computer use.

▶Reduce eyestrain.

Settings Off, 1~5

If the screen remains dark after waiting for about 2 minutes, check the power lamp.

The power lamp is turned off.

The power is probably turned off.

• Press the Power button.

• Check if the power cable is inserted all the way.

• Check if the power cable is connected to the outlet.

The power lamp is orange or blue.

No image can be received.

1. Disconnect the cable connecting your PC / input source with the monitor and reinsert it all the way.

2. Select the name of the input port to display in “Input Switch.”

   ⇒ Switch input.

   When connecting a laptop computer.

   Check the “external monitor output” setting in the user’s guide for your laptop computer.

3. If the screen remains dark after a wait of several minutes, try to change the [Sync Setting].

   * If [Sync Setting] does not appear on the screen, go to the next step.

4. If the screen remains dark after a wait of several minutes, turn off the power of your PC / input source, wait a few seconds, and turn it back on.

5. If the screen remains dark after a wait of several minutes, contact the Support Center.

Set the Quantization Range.

Try to change the contrast enhancement setting in the Settings Menu.

1. Open the Main Menu.

2. Select [Display] and open [Quantization Range].

3. Change the setting to [Full] or [Limited].

   ⇒ The problem will be resolved if the image signal and Quantization Range match.
   If they do not match, change the setting to the other option.

   

4. If the problem remains, try the following procedure:

   ⇒ Reset your monitor.

Reset your monitor.

Try to reset your monitor in the Settings Menu.
(Write down the current settings, as needed.)

1. Open the Main Menu.

2. Select [Menu Display] and open [Reset].

3. Select [Execute].

   ⇒ The settings are reset.
   Confirm that the screen is correctly displayed.

   

4. If the problem remains, try the following procedure:

   ⇒ If the problem remains.

If the problem remains.

Try the following procedure:

⇒ The power lamp is orange or blue.

Set the PC resolution.
Low-resolution images are enlarged when displayed, which can change the aspect ratio or cause blurring of the screen or letters.

Enabling the overdrive function may fix the problem.

If you notice a time lag between the operation and display (display latency) in a quick-moving game, enabling the through mode may fix the problem.

HDR video has been input.
The sub-screen function cannot be used when displaying HDR video.

If the PS5/PS4 video does not appear on the screen even though you turned on the PS5/PS4, please see this page.

You see the message, “No image signal can be displayed.”

When no Windows screen is displayed.

No image can be received.

⇒ The power lamp is orange or blue.

When a Windows screen is displayed.

Set the resolution.

⇒ The image is blurry or stretched out in the vertical or horizontal direction.

You see the message, “The menu is locked.”

The menu is locked.

To enable the menu operation, hold down the second button from the left for 3 seconds.

Your monitor displays explanations for the setting items on the menu.
See these explanations.

DDC/CI stands for “Display Data Channel Command Interface.”
By enabling this function, you can select the settings for the LCD from a PC. DDC/CI-compatible software is required to do so.

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