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USER GUIDE

LG Digital

Signage

(MONITOR SIGNAGE)

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Page 1: ...Please read this manual carefully before operation and retain it for future reference L18 www lg com USER GUIDE LG Digital Signage MONITOR SIGNAGE ...

Page 2: ...Mode General 8 Language System Information Set ID Time Date Power Network Safety Mode Advanced Setting Display 18 Picture Mode Settings Aspect Ratio Rotation Advanced Setting Sound 22 Sound Mode Settings Audio Out AV Sync Adjustment Digital Audio Input Admin 24 Admin Lock Change Password Lock Mode Reset to Initial Settings Ez Download Factory Reset Picture ID 26 ...

Page 3: ... to you on CD ROM for a charge covering the cost of performing such distribution such as the cost of media shipping and handling upon email request to opensource lge com This offer is valid for a period of three years after our last shipment of this product This offer is valid to anyone in receipt of this information CONTENT MANAGER 27 Content Manager 27 Player Scheduler Playlist IR CODE 36 CONTRO...

Page 4: ...creen Settings Navigate to the Settings screen NOTE When the OSD rotation is set to 90 270 Position appears Dashboard This feature displays key information about your Signage monitor in the center of the home screen In the Dashboard you can manually change settings by selecting the corresponding items NOTE If the dashboard is locked the focus does not move Content Manager Player Play a variety of ...

Page 5: ...sync between screens adjacently installed above and below to each other when the high speed screen is enabled White Balance Setting Set the white balance menu position picture mode white pattern color temperature RGB gain and backlight Reset Reset to initial settings On Off Scheduler Ez Setting On Off Scheduler Set a schedule to use your signage by time and day of the week On Off Time Setting Set ...

Page 6: ...signal from any of the prioritized inputs NOTE The number of priorities may vary depending on the model When Mode is set to Off all of its sub menus are disabled When Mode is set to Auto the Priority menu is disabled When USB Lock in Lock Mode is turned on the menu items of the USB Fail Over feature are disabled and the feature stops working For the USB Fail Over feature to normally work your USB ...

Page 7: ...time and content among multiple signage Sync Mode Sync up time and content among multiple signages Master Select as the Master Slave Play content at the same time as the Master monitor Contents Sync Sync the start times of content videos or images that have been distributed by SuperSign Software played back on the Master and Slave monitors On Off Enable or disable Content Sync feature Time Sync Sy...

Page 8: ...ach product separately by using the Set ID you assigned to each product For some models the range of assign numbers is 1 255 Auto Set ID Automatically assigns a unique Set ID number to each product when several products are connected for display Reset Set ID Reset the Set ID of the product to 1 Time Date General Time Date This feature enables you to view and change the time and date on the device ...

Page 9: ...you set this feature to 2 hours 4 hours 6 hours or 8 hours the product turns off if there is no input from the remote control for the corresponding period If you set this feature to Off the No IR Power Off feature is disabled DPM Set the Display Power Management DPM mode If this feature is not set to Off the monitor will enter DPM mode when there is no input signal If you set this feature to Off D...

Page 10: ...rom the remote control s Power or Input button or the monitor s On button Power On Delay 0 250 This feature prevents overload by implementing a power on delay when multiple monitor sets turn on You can set the delay interval in the range of 0 to 250 seconds Power On Status Select the operating status of the monitor when the main power has turned on You can choose from among PWR Power On STD Standb...

Page 11: ...ction Tips for Network Settings Use a standard LAN cable Cat5 or higher with an RJ45 connector with this display Many network connection problems during set up can often be fixed by re setting the router or modem After connecting the display to the home network quickly power off and or disconnect the power cable of the home network router or cable modem Then power on and or connect the power cable...

Page 12: ...rom a device that uses 2 4 GHz frequency such as a wireless telephone Bluetooth device or microwave Interference may also be caused by a device that uses 5 GHz frequency such as Wi Fi devices The wireless network service may run slowly depending on the surrounding wireless environment Some devices may have a network traffic jam if any local home networks are turned on To connect to a wireless rout...

Page 13: ...ve image sticking White Wash Displays a white pattern to remove image sticking Washing Bar Displays a bar on the screen to make the image move smoothly You can download a desired image and display it on the bar User Image Plays your photos or movies using a USB storage device Timer Immediately Performs the ISM function immediately Repeat Performs the ISM function for the amount of time set in Time...

Page 14: ...to 4 images are consecutively displayed per cycle Bar Color This option is applied when Bar Image is Off This option is only available when Washing Bar is selected You can choose from 6 colors Red Green Blue White Black Gray Bar Transparency This option is only available when Washing Bar is selected Off Displays the bar opaquely On Displays the bar translucently Transparency 50 Bar Direction This ...

Page 15: ...ges must be under 50 MB for the images to be downloaded For example in the case of a 500 KB image with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 its bit size calculated by image decoding is about 7 91 MB 1920 1080 32 bit 1024 1024 8 Therefore if you download 7 images of the same size the total size of the images is about 3 5 MB which falls within 5 MB However their total bit size is 7 91 MB 7 55 3 MB which exce...

Page 16: ...supports JPEG files of 1 MB or smaller can be used as Booting Logo Images Progressively encoded JPEG files are not applicable Make sure that Booting Logo Images have a resolution suitable for the screen resolution of the monitor The maximum resolution for a Booting Logo Image is Full HD 1920 x 1080 and HD 1360 x 768 The minimum resolution for a Booting Logo Image is 64 x 64 No Signal Image Change ...

Page 17: ...StandBy 0x0c command Detailed scenarios are as follows Transmission Reception All O O Send Only O X Receive Only X O Off X X Crestron This function enables synchronization with applications provided by Crestron Server This menu sets the server s IP address for the network connection with the server equipment provided by Crestron Port 1024 65535 This menu sets the port for the network connection wi...

Page 18: ...al Display the picture at normal contrast brightness and sharpness APS Adjust the screen brightness to reduce power consumption Expert Calibration Allow an expert or anyone who loves picture quality to manually tune to the best picture quality NOTE The kinds of Picture Mode you can select may vary depending on the input signal Expert is an option that allows a picture quality expert to fine tune t...

Page 19: ... the color temperature the warmer the colors on the screen will feel Advanced Setting Customize the advanced options Dynamic Contrast Optimize the difference between the light and dark parts of the screen according to the brightness of the image Color Gamut Select the range of colors available Dynamic Color Adjust the tint and saturation of the image for a more vivid and lively display Color Filte...

Page 20: ...elected picture mode Picture Reset Reset the picture settings Because the picture settings are reset according to the monitor s picture mode please select the picture mode before resetting the picture settings Aspect Ratio Display Aspect Ratio This feature enables you to change the picture size to view the picture at its optimal resolution Full Stretch the picture to fill the screen Original Displ...

Page 21: ...rightness Scheduling is disabled You can add up to six schedules and they are sorted in ascending order by time You can delete a schedule by selecting it from the list and pressing the OK button Adjust RGB PC This feature enables you to configure the PC display options in RGB mode Auto Config Automatically adjust the screen position time and phase The image displayed on the screen can be unstable ...

Page 22: ... of all types Cinema Optimize sound for watching movies Clear Voice Enhance voices so they can be heard more clearly Sports Optimize sound for watching sports Music Optimize sound for listening to music Game Optimize sound for playing video games Balance Balance Adjust the output volume for the left speaker and the right speaker Equalizer Equalizer Manually adjust sound by using the equalizer Rese...

Page 23: ... Adjustment This feature adjusts audio timing to synchronize video and audio Internal Monitor Speaker 5 15 Adjust the sync of sound from the internal speakers Moving closer to speeds up the audio output while moving closer to slows down the audio output compared to the default value Bypass Output the broadcast signals or the sound from external devices without any audio delay Audio may be outputte...

Page 24: ...e password you use to enter the Installation menu 1 Enter the current password 2 Enter a new 4 digit password 3 Enter the same password again in the Confirm Password field for confirmation Lock Mode Admin Lock Mode Home Dashboard Lock This feature enables you to restrict changes made to dashboard lock settings on the Home screen USB Lock This feature restricts you from using a USB OSD Lock This fe...

Page 25: ... both set to On Block All General Power Power On Status value switches to PWR Changing this value is not impossible to ensure the correct powering on operation To prevent mistakes by the user If IR Operation Lock is set to On Power Key Only Block All you can go to the menu screen by pressing and holding the Settings key for more than 5 seconds and entering the password Reset to Initial Settings Ad...

Page 26: ...REMOTE CONTROL IN RS 232C OUT RS 232C IN RS 232C OUT RS 232C IN RS 232C OUT RS 232C IN 2 Press the red Picture ID On button on the remote control 3 Make sure that the Picture ID you set is identical to the Set ID of the monitory you wish to control A set with a Set ID that is different from the Picture ID cannot be controlled by IR signals NOTE If Picture ID has been set to 2 only the upper right ...

Page 27: ... external input Creating a Schedule 1 Click Add New Schedule in the upper right hand corner of the screen 2 Choose between Playlist and Input 3 1 If you have selected Playlist select the playlist you wish to schedule the playback of 1 1 You can cancel schedule creation by clicking the Cancel button 2 If you have selected Input select the external input source you wish to schedule the playback of 2...

Page 28: ...it 1 You can cancel schedule editing by clicking the Cancel button 4 Enter schedule information to edit a schedule 1 You can go back to the Playlist Inputs screen by clicking the Back button 2 You can go back to the Scheduler screen by clicking the Cancel button 5 Check the edited Scheduler 6 Watch the playlist or external input you selected play back at its scheduled time NOTE When creating and e...

Page 29: ...n Play in the upper right hand corner of the screen 2 Select the desired playlist and click Complete 3 Check the selected playlist play back when the monitor is turned on Delete Playlist 1 Click Delete in the upper right hand corner of the screen 2 Select the desired playlists and click Delete 3 Check that the playlists have been deleted Photo Playback Speed Setting 1 Click Settings in the upper r...

Page 30: ...has been added Change Content Order 1 Click Change Order in the upper right hand corner of the screen 2 Select and move the desired content 3 After moving the content to the desired location click Complete 4 Check that the content order has been changed Delete Content 1 Click Delete in the upper right hand corner of the screen 2 Select the desired content and click Delete 3 Check that the content ...

Page 31: ... Audio MPEG 1 Layer I MPEG 1 Layer II MPEG 1 Layer III MP3 Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus AAC HE AAC vob Video MPEG 1 MPEG 2 Audio Dolby Digital MPEG 1 Layer I MPEG 1 Layer II DVD LPCM mp4 m4v mov Video MPEG 2 MPEG 4 Part2 Xvid H 264 AVC Audio AAC MPEG 1 Layer III MP3 mkv Video MPEG 2 MPEG 4 Part2 Xvid H 264 AVC Audio HE AAC Dolby Digital MPEG 1 Layer III MP3 LPCM motion JPEG Video MJPEG Audio L...

Page 32: ...Sequential SOF2 Progressive Photo size Minimum 64 W x 64 H Maximum Normal Type 15360 W x 8640 H Progressive Type 1920 W x 1440 H png Supported file format Interlace Non Interlace Photo size Minimum 64 W x 64 H Maximum Interlace 1200 W x 800 H Non Interlace 9600 W x 6400 H bmp Photo size Minimum 64 W x 64 H Maximum 9600 W x 6400 H ...

Page 33: ...G 4 WAV Bit rate 64 kbps 1 5 Mbps Sample freq 8 kHz 48 kHz Support LPCM Bit depth 8 bit 16 bit 24 bit WMA Bit rate 128 Kbps 320 Kbps Sample freq 8 kHz 48 kHz Support WMA7 WMA8 WMA9 Standard WMA 10 Pro Bit rate 768 Kbps Sample freq M0 up to 2 Channel 48 kHz Except LBR mode M1 up to 5 1 Channel 48 kHz M2 up to 5 1 Channel 96 kHz Support WMA 10 Pro OGG Bit rate Free Format Sample freq 8 kHz 48 kHz Su...

Page 34: ...ces that store normal music image and or movie files Storage devices formatted with utility programs that are not supported by Windows may not be recognized Please connect power to a USB storage device over 0 5 A which requires an external power supply Otherwise the device may not be recognized Please connect a USB storage device with the cable offered by the device maker Some USB storage devices ...

Page 35: ...r a USB external hard disk and 32 GB or less for USB memory Any device with more than the recommended capacity may not work properly If a USB external hard disk with an energy saving feature does not work turn the hard disk off and on again to make it work properly USB storage devices USB 2 0 or below are also supported However they may not work properly in the videos list A maximum of 999 folders...

Page 36: ...ntrol button 13 Number Key 3 Remote control button 14 Number Key 4 Remote control button 15 Number Key 5 Remote control button 16 Number Key 6 Remote control button 17 Number Key 7 Remote control button 18 Number Key 8 Remote control button 19 Number Key 9 Remote control button 02 Vol Remote control button 03 Vol Remote control button E0 Brightness Page Up Remote control button E1 Brightness Page ...

Page 37: ... Remote control button 7B Tile Remote control button 5B Exit Remote control button 72 Picture ID On red Remote control button 71 Picture ID Off green Remote control button 63 Yellow Remote control button 61 Blue Remote control button B1 Remote control button B0 Remote control button BA Remote control button BF Remote control button BE Remote control button AA Remote control button 5F W Bal Remote ...

Page 38: ...be different according to the model Connect the RS 232C cable as shown in the picture The RS 232C protocol is used for communication between the PC and product You can turn the product on off select an input source and adjust the OSD menu from your PC Monitor 1 Monitor 2 Monitor 3 Monitor 4 PC RS 232C IN RS 232C OUT RS 232C IN RS 232C OUT RS 232C IN RS 232C OUT RS 232C IN RS 232C OUT RS 232C Gende...

Page 39: ... chain cannot be used Be sure to only use the provided gender to connect properly When you have daisy chained multiple Signage products to control them simultaneously if you attempt to turn on off the master device in a continuous manner some products may not turn on In this case you can turn those monitors on by pressing the MONITOR ON button not the Power button ID BACK TILE ON OFF EXIT Power MO...

Page 40: ... 09 Color k i 00 to 64 10 Tint k j 00 to 64 11 Color Temperature x u 70 to D2 12 Balance k t 00 to 64 13 Sound Mode d y See Sound Mode 14 MUTE k e 00 to 01 15 Volume Control k f 00 to 64 16 Clock 1 year month day f a See Clock 1 17 Clock 2 hour minute second f x See Clock 2 18 Daylight Saving Time s d See Daylight Saving Time 19 Auto Power Off f g 00 to 01 20 No IR Power Off m n 00 to 04 21 Langua...

Page 41: ...0 to 64 35 Screen Off k d 00 to 01 36 Tile Mode d d 00 to FF 37 Check Tile Mode d z FF 38 Tile ID d i See Tile ID 39 Natural Mode In Tile Mode d j 00 to 01 40 Tile H Position d e 00 to 32 41 Tile V Position d f 00 to 32 42 Tile H Size d g 00 to 32 43 Tile V Size d h 00 to 32 44 DPM Mode Settings f j 00 to 07 45 DPM Wake Up Control s n 0b 00 to 01 46 Remote Control Local Key Operation Lock k m 00 t...

Page 42: ...ode s m 00 to 01 62 Brightness Scheduling s s See Brightness Scheduling 63 Contents Sync t g 00 to 01 64 Time Sync Settings s n 16 00 to 18 65 Timer Power On Scheduling f b 00 to 01 66 Timer Power Off Scheduling f c 00 to 01 67 Timer Power Off Repeat Mode Time f e See Timer Power Off 68 Timer Power On Repeat Mode Time f d See Timer Power On 69 Holiday Setting Mode s n 1a 00 to 01 70 Holiday Settin...

Page 43: ... 83 Apply to all inputs s n 52 01 84 OSD Location s n ac 00 to 02 85 Fail Over USB Input s n 0a 00 to 02 86 Check Fan Failure d w 00 to 01 87 Network Settings s n 80 81 82 See Network Settings 88 Natural Size s n a5 00 to 64 NOTE Commands may not work when there is no external input used Some commands may not be supported on some models During USB operations such as DivX or EMF all commands except...

Page 44: ...increase depending on the command Cr Carriage Return This parameter corresponds to 0 x 0D in ASCII code White Space This parameter corresponds to 0 x 20 in ASCII code Acknowledgment Command2 Set ID OK NG Data x The product transmits an ACK acknowledgment based on this format when receiving normal data At this point if the data is FF it indicates the present status data If the data is in data write...

Page 45: ...ls 03 Aspect Ratio Command k c Adjusts the aspect ratio of your monitor Transmission k c Set ID Data Cr Data 02 Full Screen 06 Original Acknowledgment c Set ID OK NG Data x The aspect ratio may differ depending on the model s input configuration 04 Power Saving Command j q Configures the Power Saving mode Transmission j q Set ID Data Cr Data 00 Off 01 Minimum 02 Medium 03 Maximum 05 Screen Off Ack...

Page 46: ...rd 02 Music 03 Cinema 04 Sports 05 Game 07 Clear Voice Acknowledgment y Set ID OK NG Data x This feature may not be available for all models 07 Brightness Command k h Adjusts the screen brightness Transmission k h Set ID Data Cr Data 00 64 Brightness 0 100 Acknowledgment h Set ID OK NG Data x 08 Sharpness Command k k Adjusts the screen sharpness Transmission k k Set ID Data Cr Data 00 32 Sharpness...

Page 47: ...th day and Clock 2 hour minute second have been set Acknowledgment d Set ID OK NG Data1 Data2 Data3 Data4 Data5 x This feature may not be available for all models 14 Mute Command k e Mutes unmutes audio Transmission k e Set ID Data Cr Data 00 Mute on Volume off 01 Mute off Volume on Acknowledgment e Set ID OK NG Data x This feature may not be available for all models 15 Volume Control Command k f ...

Page 48: ...ortuguese 0B Portuguese Brazil 0C Russian 0D Finnish 0E Swedish 0F Korean 10 Chinese Cantonese 11 Japanese 12 Chinese Mandarin 13 Arabic Acknowledgment i Set ID OK NG Data x Some languages may not be available for all models 22 Initial Value Settings Command f k Executes Reset Initialize Screen can only be executed in RGB input mode Transmission f k Set ID Data Cr Data 00 Picture Reset 01 Initiali...

Page 49: ...ata Cr Data 00 FE Red Gain 0 254 FF Checks red gain value Acknowledgment m Set ID OK NG Data x 29 White Balance Green Gain Command j n Adjusts the green gain value for white balance Transmission j n Set ID Data Cr Data 00 FE Green Gain 0 254 FF Checks green gain value Acknowledgment n Set ID OK NG Data x 30 White Balance Blue Gain Command j o Adjusts the blue gain value for white balance Transmiss...

Page 50: ...e row 00 01 10 and 11 mean that the tile mode is off The maximum value may differ depending on the model When the OSD rotation is set to 90 or 270 the columns and rows work reversely Acknowledgment d Set ID OK NG Data x This feature may not be available for all models 37 Tile Mode Check Command d z Checks the tile mode Transmission d z Set ID Data Cr Data FF Check Tile Mode Acknowledgment z Set ID...

Page 51: ...ary depending on the tile V Size Acknowledgment f Set ID OK NG Data x This feature may not be available for all models 42 Tile H Size Command d g Adjusts the H Size in Tile Mode Before adjusting the Tile H Size set the Tile H Position as 0 X 32 This function is only available when Tile Mode is set to On and Natural Mode is set to Off Transmission d g Set ID Data Cr Data 00 32 0 50 Acknowledgment g...

Page 52: ...ail Over Mode Command m i Sets an input mode for fail over Transmission m i Set ID Data Cr Data 00 Off 01 Auto 02 User Setting Acknowledgment i Set ID OK NG Data x This feature may not be available for all models 49 Fail Over Input Select Command m j Selects an input source for fail over This feature is only available when Fail Over is set to Custom Transmission m j Set ID Data1 Data2 Data3 Data4 ...

Page 53: ...d t z Sets the Screen Fault Detection feature Transmission t z Set ID Data Cr Data 00 Off 01 On Acknowledgment z Set ID OK NG Data x This feature may not be available for all models 54 PM Mode Command s n 0c Sets the PM mode Transmission s n Set ID 0c Data Cr Data 00 Power Off 01 Sustain Aspect Ratio 02 Screen Off 03 Screen Off Always 04 Screen Off Backlight On Acknowledgment n Set ID OK NG 0c Dat...

Page 54: ...SD Rotation mode Transmission t h Set ID Data Cr Data 00 Off 01 90 degrees 02 270 degrees Acknowledgment h Set ID OK NG Data x This feature may not be available for all models 60 Pivot Mode Command t a Controls Pivot Mode Transmission t a Set ID Data Cr Data 00 Off 01 On Acknowledgment a Set ID OK NG Data x This feature may not be available for all models 61 Brightness Scheduling Mode Command s m ...

Page 55: ...ontrols you have set through FF do not enter any values in Data2 Data3 If you want to read a complete list of quick brightness controls you have set through FF NG is acknowledged if there is no stored list Example 1 ss 01 f1 ff ff Reads the 1st index data from the quick brightness control Example 2 ss 01 ff Reads all index data from the quick brightness control Example 3 ss 01 e1 ff ff Deletes the...

Page 56: ...Monday to Friday 04 Repeat from Monday to Saturday 05 Repeat from Saturday to Sunday 06 Repeat on Sunday 07 Repeat on Monday 08 Repeat on Tuesday 09 Repeat on Wednesday 0A Repeat on Thursday 0B Repeat on Friday 0C Repeat on Saturday Data2 00 17 00 23 hours Data3 00 3B 00 59 minutes To read or delete a Timer Power On you have set Data2 Data3 must be set to FFH Example 1 fd 01 f1 ff ff Reads the 1st...

Page 57: ...fe 01 e1 ff ff Reads the 1st index data in Timer Power Off Example 3 fe 01 04 02 03 Sets the Timer Power Off as Monday Saturday 02 03 This feature only works when Clock 1 year month day and Clock 2 hour minute second have been set Acknowledgment e Set ID OK NG Data1 Data2 Data3 x 69 Holiday Setting Mode Command s n 1a Sets the Holiday Schedule mode to On or Off Transmission s n Set ID 1 a Data Cr ...

Page 58: ...D Data Cr Data 00 LST Maintains the previous power status 01 STD Keeps the power off 02 PWR Keeps the power on Acknowledgment r Set ID OK NG Data x 72 Wake On LAN Command f w Selects a Wake On LAN option Transmission f w Set ID Data Cr Data 00 Off 01 On Acknowledgment w Set ID OK NG Data x 73 ISM Method Command j p Sets the ISM Method function Transmission j p Set ID Data Cr Data 01 Inversion 02 O...

Page 59: ...H Size Command f s Adjusts the horizontal size of the screen This feature only works when Tile Mode is set to Off The operational range varies depending on the RGB input resolution Works only in RGB PC input mode Transmission f s Set ID Data Cr Data 00 64 Minimum 50 Small Maximum 50 Large Acknowledgment s Set ID OK NG Data x 79 Home Dashboard Lock Command s n 9d Sets Home Dashboard Lock Transmissi...

Page 60: ...t ID OK NG 5 2 Data x This feature may not be available for all models 84 OSD Position Command s n ac Changes the screen position when the OSD Rotation function is set to On Transmission s n Set ID a c Data Cr Data 00 Top 01 Medium 02 Bottom Acknowledgment n Set ID OK NG a c Data x This feature may not be available for all models 85 Fail Over USB Input Command s n 0a Selects a USB status for fail ...

Page 61: ...net mask and gateway 81 Applies the temporary DNS address FF Information on the current network IP subnet gateway and DNS An example of settings 1 Auto sn 01 80 00 2 Manual sn 01 80 01 010177223241 255255254000 010177222001 IP 10 177 223 241 subnet 255 255 254 0 gateway 10 177 222 1 3 Network read sn 01 80 ff 4 DNS setting sn 01 81 156147035018 DNS 156 147 35 18 5 Applying the settings sn 01 82 80...

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