27M1C3200VL EN User manual Customer care and warranty Troubleshooting and FAQs Register your product and get support at www.philips.
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1. Important • This electronic user’s guide is intended for anyone who uses the Philips monitor. Take time to read this user manual before you use your monitor. It contains important information and notes regarding operating your monitor.
• • monitor damage will not be covered under warranty. • Do not knock or drop the monitor during operation or transportation. • Excessive usage of monitor can cause eye discomfort, it’s better to take shorter breaks more often at your workstation than longer breaks and less often; for example a 5-10 minute break after 50-60-minute continuous screen use is likely to be better than a 15-minute break every two hours.
Important information for Burn-in/Ghost image • • Note Consult a service technician if the monitor does not operate normally, or you are not sure what procedure to take when the operating instructions given in this manual have been followed. Always activate a moving screen saver program when you leave your monitor unattended. Always activate a periodic screen refresh application if your monitor will display unchanging static content.
1.3 Disposal of product and packing material Taking back/Recycling Information for Customers Philips establishes technically and economically viable objectives to optimize the environmental performance of the organization's product, service and activities. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment-WEEE From the planning, design and production stages, Philips emphasizes the important of making products that can easily be recycled.
2. Setting up the monitor 2 Install the base 1. Place the monitor face down on soft and smooth surface taking care to avoid scratching or damaging the screen. 2.1 Installation 1 Package contents Quick start 27M1C3200VL Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome 2. Hold the stand with both hands. (1) Gently attach the base to the stand. *Earphone-Hang Power *DP (2) Use your fingers to tighten the screw located at the bottom of the base.
2.2 Operating the monitor 3 Connecting to your PC 1 Description of the control buttons 2 3 4 5 6 1 Earphone-Hang Press to switch power on. Press more than 3 seconds to switch power off. Access the OSD menu. Confirm the OSD adjustment. Adjust the Game Setting. 1 Kensington anti-theft lock Adjust the OSD menu. 2 HDMI 1 input Change the signal input source. 3 HDMI 2 input 4 DisplayPort input Adjust the OSD menu. 5 Audio out SmartImage Game menu.
2 Description of the On Screen Display Main menu Sub menu Game Setting What is On-Screen Display (OSD)? MPRT Level On-Screen Display (OSD) is a feature in all Philips LCD monitors. It allows an end user to adjust screen performance or select functions of the monitors directly through an on-screen instruction window.
2.3 Remove the Base Assembly for VESA Mounting 3 Resolution notification This monitor is designed for optimal performance at its native resolution, 1920 x 1080. When the monitor is powered on at a different resolution, an alert is displayed on screen: Use 1920 x 1080 for best results. Before you start disassembling the monitor base, please follow the instructions below to avoid any possible damage or injury. 1.
Note This monitor accepts a 100mm x 100mm VESA-Compliant mounting interface. VESA Mounting Screw M4. Always contact manufacturer for wall-mount installation. 100mm 100mm 0° 90° -5° * Display design may differ from those illustrated. • • Warning To avoid potential screen damage, such as panel peeling, ensure that the monitor does not tilt downward by more than -5 degrees. Do not press the screen while adjusting the angle of the monitor. Grasp only the bezel.
3. Image Optimization 2. Toggle to the up or down to select among FPS, Racing, RTS, Gamer 1, Gamer 2, LowBlue Mode, EasyRead and Off. 3.1 SmartImage 3. The SmartImage on screen display will remain on screen for 5 seconds, or you can also toggle to the left to make confirmation. There are multiple selections: FPS, Racing, RTS, Gamer 1, Gamer 2, LowBlue Mode, EasyRead and Off.
• • • • 3.2 SmartContrast Gamer 2: User’s preference settings saved as Gamer 2. 1 What is it? LowBlue Mode: LowBlue Mode for easy on-the-eyes productivity Studies have shown that just as ultraviolet rays can cause eye damage, shortwave length blue light rays from LED displays can cause eye damage and affect vision over time. Developed for wellbeing, Philips LowBlue Mode setting uses a smart software technology to reduce harmful shortwave blue light.
4. Adaptive Sync • AMD Radeon R7 260X • AMD Radeon R7 260 ■■ Processor A-Series Desktop and Mobility APUs Adaptive Sync • • • • • • • • • PC gaming has long been an imperfect experience because GPUs and monitors update at different rates. Sometimes a GPU can render many new pictures during a single update of the monitor, and the monitor will show pieces of each picture as a single image. This is called “tearing.
5. Technical Specifications Picture/Display Monitor Panel Type Backlight Panel Size Aspect Ratio Pixel Pitch Contrast Ratio (typ.) Viewing Angle Monitor Colors Picture Enhancement Vertical Refresh Rate Horizontal Frequency sRGB Flicker Free LowBlue Mode EasyRead Adaptive Sync Connectivity VA W-LED 27" W (68.5 cm) 16:9 0.3114 (H) mm x 0.3114 (V) mm 3000:1 178° (H) / 178° (V) @ C/R > 10 (typ.) 16.
Heat Dissipation* Normal Operation Sleep (Standby mode) Off mode Power LED indicator Power Supply Dimensions Product with stand (WxHxD) Product without stand (WxHxD) Product with packaging (WxHxD) Weight Product with stand Product without stand Product with packaging Operating Condition Temperature range (operation) Relative humidity (operation) Atmospheric pressure (operation) Temperature range (Non-operation) Relative humidity (Non-operation) Atmospheric pressure (Non-operation) Environmental and energy
5.1 Resolution & Preset Modes Note Please notice that your display works best at native resolution of 1920 x 1080. 1 Maximum Resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 165 Hz (HDMI/DP) For best output performance, please always ensure that your graphic card is capable of achieving the maximum resolution and refresh rate of this Philips display. 2 Recommended Resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz H. freq (kHz) Resolution V. freq (Hz) 31.47 720 x 400 70.09 31.47 640 x 480 59.94 35.00 640 x 480 66.67 37.
6. Power Management If you have VESA DPM compliance display card or software installed in your PC, the monitor can automatically reduce its power consumption when not in use. If an input from a keyboard, mouse or other input device is detected, the monitor will 'wake up' automatically. The following table shows the power consumption and signaling of this automatic power saving feature: Power Management Definition VESA Mode Video H-sync V-sync Power Used LED Color Active ON Yes Yes 20.7 W (typ.
7. Customer care and warranty pixels of a pixel are lit, the three colored sub pixels together appear as a single white pixel. When all are dark, the three colored sub pixels together appear as a single black pixel. Other combinations of lit and dark sub pixels appear as single pixels of other colors. 7.1 Philips’ Flat Panel Monitors Pixel Defect Policy Philips strives to deliver the highest quality products.
Proximity of Pixel Defects Because pixel and sub pixels defects of the same type that are near to one another may be more noticeable, Philips also specifies tolerances for the proximity of pixel defects. Three adjacent lit sub pixels (one white pixel). Note A red or blue bright dot must be more than 50 percent brighter than neighboring dots while a green bright dot is 30 percent brighter than neighboring dots.
BRIGHT DOT DEFECTS 1 lit subpixel 2 adjacent lit subpixels 3 adjacent lit subpixels (one white pixel) Distance between two bright dot defects* Total bright dot defects of all types ACCEPTABLE LEVEL 2 1 0 >15mm 2 BLACK DOT DEFECTS 1 dark subpixel 2 adjacent dark subpixels 3 adjacent dark subpixels Distance between two black dot defects* Total black dot defects of all types ACCEPTABLE LEVEL 3 or fewer 2 or fewer 0 >15mm 3 or fewer TOTAL DOT DEFECTS Total bright or black dot defects of all types ACCEPTABL
7.2 Customer Care & Warranty For warranty coverage information and additional support requirements valid for your region, please visit www.philips.com/support website for details or contact your local Philips Customer Care Center. For Warranty Period please refer to Warranty Statement in Important Information Manual. For extended warranty, if you would like to extend your general warranty period, an Out of Warranty service package is offered via our Certified Service Center.
8. Troubleshooting & FAQs Visible signs of smoke or sparks • • 8.1 Troubleshooting • This page deals with problems that can be corrected by a user. If the problem still persists after you have tried these solutions, contact Philips customer service representative. • • First, ensure that the power button on the rear of the monitor is in the OFF position, then press it to the ON position. Make sure the computer is turned on. • Make sure the monitor cable has no bent pins on the connect side.
8.2 General FAQs and cannot be repaired. The damage mentioned above is not covered under your warranty. Q1: When I install my monitor what should I do if the screen shows 'Cannot display this video mode'? Image appears distorted. Text is fuzzy or blurred. • Ans.: R ecommended resolution for this monitor: 1920 x 1080. Set the PC’s display resolution to the same mode as monitor’s recommended screen native resolution.
instructions in your user manual, monitor drivers (.inf and .icm files) will be installed automatically. • Q4: How do I adjust the resolution? Ans.: Your video card/graphic driver and monitor together determine the available resolutions. You can select the desired resolution under Windows® Control Panel with the "Display properties". Q5: What if I get lost when I am making monitor adjustments via OSD? 2.
Q10: Are Philips LCD monitors Plugand- Play? Q13: How to unlock/lock my hot key? Ans.: Please press for 10 seconds to unlock/lock the hot key, by doing so, your display pops out “Attention” to show the unlock/ lock status as shown below illustrators. Ans.: Yes, the monitors are Plug-andPlay compatible with Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7, Mac OSX. Q11: What is Image Sticking, or Image Burn-in, or After Image, or Ghost Image in LCD panels? Ans.
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