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PB278Q Series 

LCD Monitor

User Guide

Summary of Contents for PB278Q

Page 1: ...PB278Q Series LCD Monitor User Guide ...

Page 2: ...NESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRO...

Page 3: ...t interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiv...

Page 4: ...er source indicated on the label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your dealer or local power company Use the appropriate power plug which complies with your local power standard Do not overload power strips and extention cords Overloading can result in fire or electric shock Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the monitor in any area where ...

Page 5: ...he screen may flicker during the initial use due to the nature of the fluorescent light Turn off the Power Switch and turn it on again to make sure that the flicker disappears You may find slightly uneven brightness on the screen depending on the desktop pattern you use When the same image is displayed for hours an afterimage of the previous screen may remain after switching the image The screen w...

Page 6: ...e updates 1 ASUS websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to http www asus com 2 Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package ...

Page 7: ...your viewing experience With these features you can enjoy the convenience and delightful visual experience that the PB278Q Series brings you 1 2 Package contents Check your PB278Q Series LCD monitor package for the following items LCD monitor Power Cord VGA Cable DVI Cable Dual link DisplayPort Cable HDMI Cable Audio Cable Quick Start Guide Warranty Card If any of the above items is damaged or mis...

Page 8: ...on off The color definition of the power indicator is shown below Status Description Blue ON Amber Standby mode OFF OFF 2 Input Select Button Press this button to select input source 3 Button Press this button to increase values or to move your selection right up Brightness hotkey 4 MENU Button Press this button to turn on the OSD menu or to enact the selected OSD menu item ...

Page 9: ...on designed for alignment The QuickFit function contains 9 pages of common grid patterns paper sizes and photo sizes Please refer to 1 3 3 QuickFit Function 7 Button Press this button to select a desired preset mode Press this button to exit the OSD menu or to go back to the previous menu when the OSD menu is active Press this button for 2 4 seconds to automatically adjust the image to its optimiz...

Page 10: ...nects the power cord 3 DisplayPort This port is for connection with a DisplayPort compatible device 4 VGA port This 15 pin port is for PC VGA connection 5 DVI port This 24 pin port is for PC Personal Computer DVI D digital signal connection 6 HDMI port This port is for connection with an HDMI compatible device 7 Audio Line in Port 8 Earphone jack ...

Page 11: ... size 3 Photo size 1 Grid patterns The grid patterns facilitate designers and users to organize content and layout on a page and achieve a consistent look and feel Alignment Grid 2 Paper size QuickFit provides numerous commonly used standard paper sizes for users to view their documents in real size on the screen Letter ...

Page 12: ...roduction 3 Photo size The various real photo sizes displayed in the QuickFit function provides photographers and other users to accurately view and edit their photos in real size on the screen Photo 4x6 3x5 2x2 Photo 8x10 5x7 ...

Page 13: ...down on a clean table 2 Use a screwdriver to remove the four screws on the arm Figure 1 and then detach the arm stand from the monitor Figure 2 We recommend that you cover the table surface with soft cloth to prevent damage to the monitor Hold the stand of the monitor while removing the screws Figure 1 Figure 2 The VESA wall mount kit 100 x 100 mm is purchased separately Use only the UL Listed Wal...

Page 14: ...n you change its angle You can adjust the monitor s angle from 20 to 5 and it allows 60 swivel adjustment from either left or right You can also adjust the monitor s height within 12cm 12cm 5 20 60 0 60 Pivoting the monitor 1 Lift the monitor to the highest position 2 Tilt the monitor to its maximum angle 3 Pivot the monitor clockwise to the angle you need 2 1 5 20 3 It is normal that the monitor ...

Page 15: ...ayPort jack b Connect the other end of the VGA HDMI DVI DisplayPort cable to your computer s VGA HDMI DVI DisplayPort jack c Tighten the two screws to secure the VGA DVI connector To connect the audio cable Plug one end of the audio cable to the monitor s Audio Line in Port Connect the other end of the audio cable to your computer s audio Port To use the earphone Connect the end with plug type to ...

Page 16: ...he OSD menu 2 Press and to navigate through the functions Highlight and activate the desired function by pressing the MENU button If the function selected has a sub menu press and again to navigate through the sub menu functions Highlight and activate the desired sub menu function by pressing the MENU button 3 Press and to change the settings of the selected function 4 To exit the OSD menu press t...

Page 17: ...Scenery Mode Standard Mode Theater Mode sRGB Mode User Mode Standard Mode This is the best choice for document editing with SPLENDID Video Intelligence sRGB Mode Compatible with sRGB color space sRGB mode is the best choice for document editing Color Space White Point Primaries Xw Yw Xr Yr Xg Yg Xb Yb sRGB 0 3127 0 329 0 64 0 33 0 3 0 6 0 15 0 06 Scenery Mode This is the best choice for scenery ph...

Page 18: ...tion Standard Mode sRGB Mode Scenery Mode Theater Mode User Mode Brightness Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Contrast Yes No Yes Yes Yes Saturation No No Yes Yes Yes Hue No No No No Yes Color Temperature Yes No Yes Yes Yes Gamma Yes No No No Yes Advanced Setting Gain No No No No Yes Offset No No No No Yes ...

Page 19: ...ation The adjusting range is from 0 to 100 Hue Shift the image color between green and purple Color Temp Contain four color modes 9300K 6500K 5500K and 5000K The DDC CI tool installed at your PC will display User 1 instead of the 5500K color temperature you selected for this monitor Gamma Set the color mode to 2 2 or 1 8 Advanced Setting Adjust the gain levels for R G B Adjust the black level offs...

Page 20: ...input ASCR Turn on or off the ASCR ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio function Only available at Scenery Mode and Theater Mode Position Adjust the horizontal position H Position and the vertical position V Position of the image The adjusting range is from 0 to 100 only available for VGA input Focus Reduce Horizontal line noise and Vertical line noise of the image by adjusting Phase and Clock separately The...

Page 21: ... Volume Adjust the output volume level Mute Mute the output volume Source Adjust audio source to Line In or HDMI only available for HDMI input Adjust audio source to Line In or DisplayPort only available for DisplayPort input 5 Input Select Select the input source from VGA DVI HDMI or DisplayPort PB278 Splendid Color Image Sound Input Select Move Menu Exit System Setup VGA DVI HDMI DisplayPort ...

Page 22: ...mode only OSD Setup Adjust the horizontal position H Position vertical position V Position OSD Timeout DDC CI and Transparency of the OSD screen Information Display the monitor information Language Select OSD language The selections are English French German Spanish Italian Dutch Russian Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Japanese Persian Thai Indonesian Poland Turkey Portugal Czech Croatia Hu...

Page 23: ...me 5ms Gray to Gray Satellite Speaker 3W x 2 stereo Earphone Output Yes Sound from HDMI Yes HDMI input Yes DVI input DVI dual link with HDCP D Sub input Yes DisplayPort input Yes Audio Line in Yes Power ON Consumption 60W Tilt 5 20 VESA Wall Mounting Yes 100mm x 100mm Phys Dimension WxHxD 643 x 552 3 x 218 mm Box Dimension WxHxD 755 x 224 x 470 mm Net Weight Esti 8 8 kg Gross Weight Esti 12 kg Vol...

Page 24: ...utton for two seconds to automatically adjust the image Adjust the H Position or V Position settings via OSD Screen image bounces or a wave pattern is present in the image Make sure the signal cable is properly connected to the monitor and the computer Move electrical devices that may cause electrical interference Screen image has color defects white does not look white Inspect the signal cable an...

Page 25: ...60 60Hz 60kHz 1280x1024 60Hz 63 981kHz 1280x1024 75Hz 79 976kHz 1440x900 60Hz 55 935kHz 1440x900 75Hz 70 635kHz 1680x1050 60Hz 65 29kHz 1920x1080 60Hz 67 5kHz IBM Modes Factory Preset Timing D SUB DVI D HDMI inputs Resolution Refresh Rate Horizontal Frequency 640x350 70Hz 31 469kHz 640x350 85Hz 37 861kHz 720x400 70Hz 31 469kHz 720x400 85Hz 37 927kHz MAC Modes Factory Preset Timing D SUB DVI D HDMI...

Page 26: ...tion Refresh Rate Horizontal Frequency 640x480P 59 94 60 Hz 31 469 31 5kHz 720x480P 59 94 60Hz 31 469 31 5kHz 720x576P 50Hz 31 25kHz 1280x720P 50Hz 37 5kHz 1280x720P 59 94 60Hz 44 955 45kHz 1920x1080i 50Hz 28 125kHz 1920x1080i 59 94 60Hz 33 716 33 75kHz HDMI 1 3 CEA 861B Formats SD HD Supported Optional Timings of HDMI input only Resolution Refresh Rate Horizontal Frequency 1440x480P 59 94 60Hz 31...

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