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USING THE MONITOR

 

Illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual product.

Press the joystick button, go to 

Settings

   

Input

, and then select the input option.

 CAUTION

 

Do not press the screen for a prolonged time. This may cause image distortion.

 

Do not display a still image on the screen for a prolonged time. This may cause image retention. Use a PC 
screensaver if possible.

 

When connecting the power cord to the outlet, use a grounded (3-hole) power strip or a grounded power 
outlet.

 

The monitor may flicker when turned on in an area where the temperature is low. This is normal.

 

Sometimes red, green, or blue spots may appear on the screen. This is normal.

Connecting to a PC

 

This monitor supports the *Plug and Play feature.

*  Plug and Play: A feature that allows you to add a device to your computer without having to reconfigure 

anything or install any manual drivers.

HDMI Connection

Transmits digital video and audio signals from your PC to the monitor. 

 CAUTION

 

Using a DVI to HDMI / DP (DisplayPort) to HDMI cable may cause compatibility issues.

 

Use a certified cable with the HDMI logo attached. If you do not use a certified HDMI cable, the screen may not 
display or a connection error may occur.

 

Recommended HDMI cable types

 

-

High-Speed HDMI

®

/

TM

 cable

 

-

High-Speed HDMI

®

/

TM

 cable with Ethernet

DisplayPort Connection

Transmits digital video and audio signals from your PC to the monitor. 

 NOTE

 

There may be no video or audio output depending on the DP (DisplayPort) version of the PC.

 

Make sure to use the supplied DisplayPort cable of the product. Otherwise, this may cause the device to 
malfunction.

 

If you are using a Mini DisplayPort output graphics card, use a Mini DP to DP (Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort) 
cable or gender that supports DisplayPort1.4. (Sold separately)

Summary of Contents for 32UK550

Page 1: ...iesLCDscreenwithLEDbacklights Pleasereadthismanualcarefullybeforeoperatingyoursetand retainitforfuturereference 32UK550 OWNER S MANUAL LEDLCDMONITOR LEDMonitor www lg com Copyright 2018LGElectronicsInc AllRightsReserved ...

Page 2: ...initionMultimediaInterface andtheHDMILogoaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksof HDMILicensingAdministrator Inc intheUnitedStatesandother countries TABLE OF CONTENTS LICENSE 2 OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE NOTICE INFORMATION 3 ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING 3 USINGTHE MONITOR 8 USER SETTINGS 10 TROUBLESHOOTING 21 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION 23 ...

Page 3: ...enttypicalprocedures sotheymaylookdifferentfromtheactualproduct Donotapplyforeignsubstances oils lubricants etc tothescrewpartswhenassemblingtheproduct Doing somaydamagetheproduct Applyingexcessiveforcewhentighteningscrewsmaycausedamagetothemonitor Damagecausedinthis waywillnotbecoveredbytheproductwarranty Donotcarrythemonitorupsidedownbyjustholdingthebase Thismaycausethemonitortofalloffthestand a...

Page 4: ...or damagedandtoensuresafetransportation regardlessofitsshapeorsize Placethemonitorintheoriginalboxorpackingmaterialbeforeattemptingtomoveit Beforemovingorliftingthemonitor disconnectthepowercordandallothercables Holdthebottomandsideofthemonitorframefirmly Donotholdthepanelitself Whenholdingthemonitor thescreenshouldfaceawayfromyoutopreventitfrombeingscratched Whentransportingthemonitor donotexpose...

Page 5: ...tailstore Adjusting the Stand Height 1 Placethemonitormountedonthestandbaseinanuprightposition 2 Handlethemonitorwithbothhandsforsafety Max 110 0 mm WARNING Whenadjustingthescreenheight donotplaceyourhandonthestandbodytoavoidinjurytoyourfingers Adjusting the Angle 1 Placethemonitormountedonthestandbaseinanuprightposition 2 Adjusttheangleofthescreen Theangleofthescreencanbeadjustedforwardorbackward...

Page 6: ...ewallmountplateorothercompatibledevices NOTE Thewallmountplateissoldseparately Formoreinformationoninstallation refertothewallmountplate sinstallationguide Becarefulnottoapplytoomuchforcewhilemountingthewallmountplateasitmaycausedamagetothe screen Removethestandbeforeinstallingthemonitoronawallmountbyperformingthestandattachmentin reverse Installing on theWall Installthemonitoratleast100mmawayfrom...

Page 7: ...tPlate BackoftheMonitor Standardscrew M4xL10 WallMountPlate BackoftheMonitor Max 8mm Toinstallthemonitortoawall attachawallmountingbracket optional tothebackofthemonitor Makesurethatthewallmountingbracketissecurelyfixedtothemonitorandtothewall Wall Mount mm 100x100 Standard screw M4xL10 Number of screws 4 Wall Mount Plate Optional RW120 NOTE Anon VESAstandardscrewmaydamagetheproductandcausethemoni...

Page 8: ...youtoaddadevicetoyourcomputerwithouthavingtoreconfigure anythingorinstallanymanualdrivers HDMI Connection TransmitsdigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfromyourPCtothemonitor CAUTION UsingaDVItoHDMI DP DisplayPort toHDMIcablemaycausecompatibilityissues UseacertifiedcablewiththeHDMIlogoattached IfyoudonotuseacertifiedHDMIcable thescreenmaynot displayoraconnectionerrormayoccur RecommendedHDMIcabletypes High S...

Page 9: ...ctionerrormayoccur RecommendedHDMIcabletypes High SpeedHDMI TM cable High SpeedHDMI TM cablewithEthernet Connecting Peripherals Headphones Connection Connectperipheralstothemonitorviatheheadphonesport NOTE Peripheraldevicesaresoldseparately DependingontheaudiosettingsofthePCandexternaldevice headphonesandspeakerfunctionsmaybe limited Ifyouuseangledearphones itmaycauseaproblemwithconnectinganothere...

Page 10: ... Enablesthemainmenu Main menu enabled Exitsthemainmenu Holdingdownthebuttonmorethan5secondstoturnoffthemonitor Youcanturnoffthemonitorthiswayatanytime includingwhentheOSDison Main menu disabled Adjuststhemonitorvolumelevel Main menu enabled EnterstheInputfeatures Main menu disabled Adjuststhemonitorvolumelevel Main menu enabled EnterstheSettingsfeature Main menu disabled Displaystheinformationonth...

Page 11: ...me Setsthegamemodeforgaming Exit Exitsthemainmenu Menu Settings 1 ToviewtheOSDmenu pressthejoystickbuttonatthebottomofthemonitorandthenentertheSettings 2 Movethejoystickup downandleft righttosettheoptions 3 Toreturntotheuppermenuorsetothermenuitems movethejoystickto orpressing it 4 IfyouwanttoexittheOSDmenu movethejoystickto untilyouexit Quick Settings Input Picture General ...

Page 12: ...olorbetweenaredandbluetone Cool Setsthescreencolortoabluishtone Input Settings Input Description Input List Selectstheinputmode Aspect Ratio Adjuststheaspectratioofthescreen FullWide Displaysthevideoinwidescreen regardlessofthevideosignalinput Original Displaysvideoaccordingtotheaspectratioofthevideosignalinput 1 1 Theaspectratioisnotadjustedfromtheoriginal NOTE ThedisplaymaylookthesameforFullWide...

Page 13: ...kenvironment Dark Room 2 ThismodesetsthebrightnesstoalowerlevelthanDarkRoom1 Color Weakness Thismodeisforuserswhocannotdistinguishbetweenredandgreen Itenablesuserswithcolorweaknesstoeasilydistinguish betweenthetwocolors FPS Game 1 ThismodeisoptimizedforFPSgames FPS Game 2 IthasahigherBlackStabilizervaluethanFPSGame1 ItissuitableforverydarkFPSgames RTS Game ThismodeisoptimizedforRTSGame Custom Game...

Page 14: ...rHDRGames HDR Cinema OptimizedthescreenforHDRvideo NOTE HDRcontentmaynotbeoperatedproperlydependingontheWindows10OSsetting PleasechecktheHDROn OffsettingofWindows WhentheHDRfunctionisturnedon thecharactersorpicturequalitymaybepooraccordingtoGraphiccardperformance WhiletheHDRfunctionison screenflickeringorcrackingmayoccurwhenchangingthemonitorinputorpoweron offaccordingtoGraphiccardperformance ...

Page 15: ...eo Low Theoptimizedpicturequalityisdisplayedwhenauserwantssmoothandnaturalimages Itiseffectivefor slow movingpicturesorstillimages Off Selectthisoptionforeverydayviewing SUPER RESOLUTION isturnedoffinthismode NOTE Becausethisisafunctiontoincreasethesharpnessoflowresolutionpictures itisnotrecommendedtousethefunctionfor normaltextorfordesktopicons Doingsomayresultinunnecessarilyhighsharpness Black L...

Page 16: ...I ULTRA HD Deep Color Off Resolution Frame rate Hz Color Depth Chroma Sampling 8 bit 10 bit 3840x2160 29 97 30 00 YCbCr4 2 2 YCbCr4 4 4 RGB NOTE IftheconnecteddevicedoesnotsupportULTRAHDDeepColor thefeaturemaynotworkproperly Ifaproblemoccurs settheHDMIULTRAHDDeepColoroptiontoOff HDMIULTRAHDDeepColoroptionmustbesetforeachHDMIport HDMIIN1 HDMIIN2 separately HDMIULTRAHDDeepColoroptioncanbechangedwith...

Page 17: ...l CAUTION SupportedInterface DisplayPort HDMI SupportedGraphicCard AgraphiccardthatsupportsAMD sFreeSyncisnecessary SupportedVersion Makesuretoupdatethegraphiccardtothelatestdriver Formoreinformationandrequirement refertoAMDwebsiteathttp www amd com FreeSync Extended EnablewiderfrequencyrangeofFreeSyncfunctionthanbasicmode Thescreenmayflickerduringthegameplay Basic EnablebasicfrequencyrangeofFreeS...

Page 18: ...tomizethepicturecolorusingRed Green andBluecolors Green Blue Six Color Meetstheuserrequirementsforcolorsthroughadjustingthecolorandsaturationofthesixcolors Red_Hue Red_Saturation Green_Hue Green_Saturation Blue_Hue Blue_Saturation Cyan_Hue Cyan_Saturation Magenta_Hue Magenta_ Saturation Yellow_Hue Yellow_Saturation andsavingthesettings Hue Adjuststhetoneofthescreencolors Saturation Adjuststhesatur...

Page 19: ...rdependingonthesource Power LED TurnsthepowerLEDonthebottomofthemonitoronoroff On ThepowerLEDturnsonautomatically Off ThepowerLEDturnsoff Automatic Standby Featurethatautomaticallyturnsoffthemonitorwhenthereisnomovementonthescreenforaperiodoftime Youcansetatimerfortheauto offfunction Off 4H 6H and8H DisplayPort 1 2 EnablesordisablesDisplayPort1 2 NOTE BesuretoconfigurethisoptionaccordingtotheDispl...

Page 20: ...DLock NOTE AllfeaturesaredisabledexceptBrightness Contrast Volume InputList AspectRatio OSDLockandInformation OSD Size UsercanselectOSDSizetoLargeorSmall Information ThedisplayinformationwillbeshowntheModel SerialNumber TotalPowerOnTime Resolution Reset Do you want to reset your settings No Canceltheselect Yes Returnstothedefaultsettings ...

Page 21: ...iatefrequency Screen display is unstable and shaky Images displayed on the monitor leave shadow trails Didyouselecttheappropriateresolution IftheselectedresolutionisHDMI1080i60 50Hz interlaced thescreenmaybeflickering Changetheresolutionto1080portherecommendedresolution Notsettingthegraphicscardtotherecommended optimal resolutionmayresultinblurredtext adimmedscreen atruncateddisplayareaormisalignm...

Page 22: ...lthedisplaydriverfromthedisplaydriverCD ordiskette thatcomeswithyourdisplay Or youcanalsodownloadthedriverfromourwebsite http www lg com MakesuretocheckifthegraphicscardsupportsPlugandPlayfunction No sound from the headphone port Areimagesdisplayedwithoutsound Makesurethattheheadphoneportconnectionsaremadeproperly Tryincreasingthevolumewiththejoystick SettheaudiooutputofthePCtothemonitoryouareusin...

Page 23: ...Output 19V 3 42A Environmental Conditions OperatingConditions Temperature 0 Cto40 C Humidity Lessthan80 StoringConditions Temperature 20 Cto60 C Humidity Lessthan85 Dimensions MonitorSize WidthxHeightxDepth WithStand 728 1x601 7x230 mm WithoutStand 728 1x424 6x49 9 mm Weight Without Packaging WithStand 7 0kg WithoutStand 5 3kg Specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice Thepowerconsumptionlevelc...

Page 24: ...cal Frequency Hz Polarity H V Remarks 640x480 31 469 59 94 800x600 37 879 60 317 1024x768 48 363 60 1152x864 54 347 60 05 1280x720 45 60 1280x 800 49 702 59 810 1280x1024 63 981 60 02 1600x900 60 60 1920x1080 67 5 60 2560x1440 88 79 59 95 3840x2160 67 5 30 3840x2160 135 60 WhenHDMIULTRAHDDeepColorisset toON ...

Page 25: ...ical Frequency Hz Polarity H V Remarks 640x480 31 469 59 94 800x600 37 879 60 317 1024x768 48 363 60 1152x864 54 347 60 05 1280x720 45 60 1280x 800 49 702 59 810 1280x1024 63 981 60 02 1600x900 60 60 1920x1080 67 5 60 2560x1440 88 79 59 95 3840x2160 66 66 30 3840x2160 133 32 60 ...

Page 26: ...ort mode Preset Mode Horizontal Frequency kHz Vertical Frequency Hz Remarks 480p 31 5 60 720p 45 0 60 1080p 67 5 60 2160p 135 60 WhenHDMIULTRAHDDeepColorissettoON Power LED Mode LED Color OnMode White Forafewseconds SleepMode Off OffMode Off ...

Page 27: ...oductprovidesinformationfortechnicalsupport Model SerialNo AsanENERGYSTARPartnerLGEU S A Inc hasdeterminedthatthisproductmeetstheENERGY STARguidelinesforenergyefficiency ENERGYSTARisasetofpower savingguidelinesissuedbytheU S EnvironmentalProtectionAgency EPA RefertoENERGYSTAR govformoreinformationontheENERGYSTARprogram ...

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