e-Manual
Philips LCD Monitor Electronic User’s Manual
Maintenance
Safety and Troubleshooting Information
Safety precautions and maintenance
Safety Precautions and Maintenance FAQs Troubleshooting
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Service
About This Guide Notational Descriptions
About This Manual
About This Guide
Notational Descriptions
2005 Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
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SmartManage Product Features Lead-free Product
Product Information
Product Features
Technical Specifications
SCANNING
Optical characteristics
VIDEO
50 user definable modes
Resolution & Preset Modes
15 factory preset modes
Resolution
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Automatic Power Saving
Power Management Definition
Physical Specifications
This data is subject to change without notice
Pin Assignment
Assignment
Assignment
1 Tilt
Product Views
Front View Product Description
Physical Function
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Installing Your LCD Monitor
Front View Produt Description Connecting to Your PC The Base
Front View Product Description
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RESOLUTION
Rear View
Optimizing Performance
Installing Your LCD Monitor
More about FPsetup04.exe
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The OSD Tree
On-Screen Display
What is the On-Screen Display?
Description of the On Screen Display
Note sRGB is a standard for ensuring correct exchange of colors between different devices e.g. digital cameras, monitors, printers, scanners, etc
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To do so, open the OSD by pressing the OK button on the front of your monitor. Move the down button to go to Color and press OK again. Use the right button to go to sRGB. Then move the down button and press OK again to exit the OSD
NORTH AMERICA Canada USA
Customer Care & Warranty
MIDDLE EAST Dubai Egypt
Amorphous silicon a-Si
Glossary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Active matrix
CIE Commission International de IEclairage
Color temperature
CCFLcold cathode fluorescent light
Chromaticity
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D-SUB
Digital Visual Interface DVI
Energy Star Computers Program
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IPS In Plane Switching
Gamma
Grayscale
Pixel
LCD liquid crystal display
Liquid crystal
Luminance
sRGB
Refresh rate
USB or Universal Serial Bus
TFTthin film transistor
Downstream
Device
Upstream
Glossary
Vertical refresh rate
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Download and Printing Instructions Installing FPadjust Program
Download and Print
Installing Your LCD monitor driver
Installing your LCD monitor driver
Printing instructions
Installing FPadjust Program
To install FPadjust Program
FPsetup04.exe
Download and Print
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LCD Panel Technology Ergonomics, Ecology and Safety Standards
FAQs Frequently Asked Questions
General FAQs
General FAQs Screen Adjustments Compatibility with Other Peripherals
Q Will the LCD monitor accept an interlaced signal under PC models?
Q How do I adjust the resolution?
Q What if I get lost when I am making monitor adjustments?
Q What is the Auto function?
Q What does the Refresh Rate mean for LCD?
Screen Adjustments
Q How should I clean the LCD surface?
Q What is the FPadjust program on the CD-ROM?
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Q What is USB Universal Serial Bus?
Compatibility with other Peripherals
Q How do LCDs compare to CRTs in terms of radiation?
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Q What is a USB hub ?
Q What is a Liquid Crystal Display?
LCD Panel Technology
Q What are the advantages of TFT LCD compared with CRT?
Q What is polarization ?
Q What differentiates passive matrix LCDs from active matrix LCDs?
Q How does a TFT LCD Panel work?
Q What kind of wide-angle technology is available? How does it work?
Ergonomics, Ecology and Safety Standards
Q Why is vertical frequency of 60Hz optimal for an LCD monitor?
Q Why is there no flicker on an LCD Monitor?
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Q What is the CE mark?
Q Does the LCD monitor conform to general safety standards?
More information is provided in the Regulatory Information section
Safety and
Troubleshooting
Common Problems
Having this problem
Vertical flicker appears Horizontal flicker appears
Imaging Problems
AUTO button not working properly
Display position is incorrect Image vibrates on the screen
Green, red, blue, dark, and white dots remains
An after-image remains after the power has been turned off
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TCO 99 Information
Regulatory Information
Why do we have environmentally labeled computers?
Polish Center for Testing and Certification Notice
Flame retardants
Information for UK only Troubleshooting Other Related Information
Frequently Asked Questions FAQs
Environmental Requirements
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TCO03 Information
Lead
Lead, Cadmium and Mercury are heavy metals which are bio-accumulative
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Recycling Information for Customers
Emissions
Ecology
E-mail marten.ten.houten@philips.com
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment-WEEE
CE Declaration of Conformity
E-mail job.chiu@philips.com
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Energy Star Declaration
PHILIPS 170S6
Federal Communications Commission FCC Notice U.S. Only
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Commission Federale de la Communication FCC Declaration
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EN 55022 Compliance Czech Republic Only
VCCI Notice Japan Only
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Polish Center for Testing and Certification Notice
MIC Notice South Korea Only
Class B Device
VARNING
North Europe Nordic Countries Information
ADVARSEL
Ergonomie Hinweis nur Deutschland
VAROITUS
ADVARSEL
BSMI Notice Taiwan Only
Information for UK only
End-of-Life Disposal
WARNING - THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED
How to connect a plug
For units set at 115
Other Related Information
Safety and Troubleshooting FAQs Troubleshooting
Information for Users in the U. S
Introduction
SmartManage
SmartManage Features and Benefits
SmartManage Introduction SmartManage Features and Benefits
Click Philips SmartControl tab
Product Information
Position
SmartManage
Page
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Change video graphic adapter to another one Update video driver
Physical Specification Pin Assignment Product Views
Philips Pixel Defect Policy
SmartManage Product Features
Resolution & Preset Modes Automatic Power Saving
Pixel Defect Tolerances
Proximity of Pixel Defects
MODEL
BRIGHT DOT DEFECTS
MODEL
BLACK DOT DEFECTS
Philips Pixel Defect Policy
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Front View Product Description Accessory Pack Connecting to Your PC
Connecting to Your PC
Accessory Pack
Connecting to Your PC
2 Clip the power cord and signal cable together for cable management
1 Plug the power cord into monitor firmly
Connecting to Your PC
2 Connect to PC a Turn off your computer and unplug its power cable
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Connecting to Your PC
Getting Started
The Base
Front View Product Description Accessory Pack Connecting to your PC
Unfold and Fold the Base Unfold the Base Fold the Base
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1 Push down the head of monitor
Remove the Base Condition
for VESA standard mounting applications 1 Remove the screw and then
The Base
remove the top cover
2 Remove the 3 screws and then remove the base from the LCD monitor
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The Base
Your LCD Monitor
Getting Started
Front View Product Description Connecting to Your PC Getting Started
Getting Started
For Windows XP
For Windows
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dialog box
Getting Started
Thank you for purchasing this Philips monitor
Your Philips F1rst Choice Warranty
What is covered?
What is excluded?
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Your Philips F1rst Choice Warranty
Your Guarantee in Central and Eastern Europe
Your Guarantee in Central and Eastern Europe
What is covered?
What is excluded?
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Therefore always check whether a product can be used in a specific country
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International Guarantee
Your International Guarantee
International Guarantee
Click here to access the Warranty Registration Card
Your Philips F1rst Choice WarrantyCanada/USA
LIMITED WARRANTY Computer Monitor
Thank you for purchasing this Philips monitor
TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE IN U.S.A., PUERTO RICO OR U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Where IS SERVICE AVAILABLE?
Where CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?
Before Requesting Service
877 835-1838 or 919
TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE IN CANADA
MODEL # SERIAL #
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F1rst Choice Contact Information
F1rst Choice Contact Information
BULGARIA
Consumer Information Centers
Eastern Europe
BELARUS
LITHUANIA
ESTONIA
HUNGARY
LATVIA
RUSSIA
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
POLAND
ARGENTINA
Latin America
UKRAINE
ANTILLES
PARAGUAY
COLOMBIA
Industrias Philips de Colombia S.A.-Division de Servicio
MEXICO
VENEZUELA
Canada
Pacific
URUGUAY
CHINA
Asia
NEW ZEALAND
BANGLADESH
Phone 91-20-712 2048 ext Fax 91-20-712 BOMBAY Philips India
INDIA
INDONESIA
PAKISTAN
After Market Solutions Sdn Bhd Philips Authorised Service Center
KOREA
MALAYSIA
THAILAND
Africa
SINGAPORE
TAIWAN
E-mail phonecare.za@philips.com
Middle East
SOUTH AFRICA
Telephone +27 0 11 471 Fax +27 0 11 471
• Screen size
• Pixel Pitch
• Effective viewing area
• Display Colors
SCANNING
Vertical refresh rate
Horizontal Frequency
• Video dot rate
• Input impedance - Video
• Input signal levels
• Sync polarities
• Video interface
• Contrast ratio
• Brightness
• Peak contrast angle
17" / 43.2 cm diagonal
0.264 x 0.264 mm
337.9 x 270.3 mm
16.2 M colors
56 
30k 
140 MHz
700m Vpp
Positive and negative
500:1 (typ.)
250 cd/m2 (typ.) 
6 o'clock