Asus VG278HE Series User Manual
VG278 Series LCD Monitor User Guide
ii Copyright © 2012 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (âASUSâ). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modiî¿ed or altered, unless such repair , modiî¿cation of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL âAS ISâ WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DA T A, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS 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 . SPECIFICA TIONS AND INFORMA TION CONT AINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMA TIONAL USE ONL Y , AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE A T ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THA T MA Y APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTW ARE DESCRIBED IN IT . Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identiî¿cation or explanation and to the ownersâ beneî¿t, without intent to infringe. Table of contents Notices ......................................................................................................... iii Safety information ...................................................................................... iv Care & Cleaning ........................................................................................... v 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Monitor introduction .................................................................... 1-2 1.3.1 Front view ....................................................................... 1-2 1.3.2 Back view ........................................................................ 1-4 2.1 Assembling the monitor base ..................................................... 2-1 2.2 Adjusting the monitor .................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Detaching the arm (for VESA wall mount) ................................. 2-3 3.1 OSD (On-Screen Display) menu ................................................. 3-1 3.1.1î Howîtoîconî¿gure ............................................................. 3-1 3.1.2î OSDîFunctionîIntroduction .............................................. 3-2 3.2î Speciî¿cations ............................................................................... 3-7 3.3 Troubleshooting (FAQ) ................................................................ 3-9 3.4 Supported Timing List ............................................................... 3-10
iii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement ThisîdeviceîcompliesîwithîPartî15îofîtheîFCCîRules.îOperationîisîsubjectî toîtheîfollowingîtwoîconditions: â¢î Thisîdeviceîmayînotîcauseîharmfulîinterference,îand â¢î Thisîdeviceîmustîacceptîanyîinterferenceîreceivedîincludingî interferenceîthatîmayîcauseîundesiredîoperation. Thisîequipmentîhasîbeenîtestedîandîfoundîtoîcomplyîwithîtheîlimitsîforîaî ClassîBîdigitalîdevice,îpursuantîtoîPartî15îofîtheîFCCîRules.îTheseîlimitsî areîdesignedîtoîprovideîreasonableîprotectionîagainstîharmfulîinterferenceî inîaîresidentialîinstallation.îThisîequipmentîgenerates,îusesîandîcanî radiateîradioîfrequencyîenergyîand,îifînotîinstalledîandîusedîinîaccordanceî withîmanufacturerâsîinstructions,îmayîcauseîharmfulîinterferenceîtoîradioî communications.îHowever,îthereîisînoîguaranteeîthatîinterferenceîwillî notîoccurîinîaîparticularîinstallation.îIfîthisîequipmentîdoesîcauseîharmfulî interferenceîtoîradioîorîtelevisionîreception,îwhichîcanîbeîdeterminedîbyî turningîtheîequipmentîoffîandîon,îtheîuserîisîencouragedîtoîtryîtoîcorrectî theîinterferenceîbyîoneîorîmoreîofîtheîfollowingîmeasures: â¢î Reorientîorîrelocateîtheîreceivingîantenna. â¢î Increaseîtheîseparationîbetweenîtheîequipmentîandîreceiver. â¢î Connectîtheîequipmentîtoîanîoutletîonîaîcircuitîdifferentîfromîthatîtoî whichîtheîreceiverîisîconnected. â¢î Consultîtheîdealerîorîanîexperiencedîradio/TVîtechnicianîforîhelp. AsîanîEnergyîStar ® Partner,îourîcompanyîhasîdeterminedî thatîthisîproductîmeetsîtheîEnergyîStar ® guidelinesîforîenergyî efî¿ciency. Canadian Department of Communications Statement ThisîdigitalîapparatusîdoesînotîexceedîtheîClassîBîlimitsîforîradioî noiseîemissionsîfromîdigitalîapparatusîsetîoutîinîtheîRadioîInterferenceî RegulationsîofîtheîCanadianîDepartmentîofîCommunications. ThisîclassîBîdigitalîapparatusîcompliesîwithîCanadianîICES-003.
iv Safety information â¢î Beforeîsettingîupîtheîmonitor,îcarefullyîreadîallîtheîdocumentationîthatî cameîwithîtheîpackage. â¢î Toîpreventîfireîorîshockîhazard,îneverîexposeîtheîmonitorîtoîrainîorî moisture. â¢î Neverîtryîtoîopenîtheîmonitorîcabinet.îTheîdangerousîhighîvoltagesî insideîtheîmonitorîmayîresultîinîseriousîphysicalîinjury. â¢î Ifîtheîpowerîsupplyîisîbroken,îdoînotîtryîtoîfixîitîbyîyourself.îContactîaî qualifiedîserviceîtechnicianîorîyourîretailer. â¢î Beforeîusingîtheîproduct,îmakeîsureîallîcablesîareîcorrectlyîconnectedî andîtheîpowerîcablesîareînotîdamaged.îIfîyouîdetectîanyîdamage,î contactîyourîdealerîimmediately. â¢î Slotsîandîopeningsîonîtheîbackîorîtopîofîtheîcabinetîareîprovidedîforî ventilation.îDoînotîblockîtheseîslots.îNeverîplaceîthisîproductînearîorî overîaîradiatorîorîheatîsourceîunlessîproperîventilationîisîprovided. â¢î Theîmonitorîshouldîbeîoperatedîonlyîfromîtheîtypeîofîpowerîsourceî indicatedîonîtheîlabel.îIfîyouîareînotîsureîofîtheîtypeîofîpowerîsupplyîtoî yourîhome,îconsultîyourîdealerîorîlocalîpowerîcompany. â¢î Useîtheîappropriateîpowerîplugîwhichîcompliesîwithîyourîlocalîpowerî standard.î â¢î Doînotîoverloadîpowerîstripsîandîextensionîcords.îOverloadingîcanî resultîinîfireîorîelectricîshock. â¢î Avoidîdust,îhumidity,îandîtemperatureîextremes.îDoînotîplaceîtheî monitorîinîanyîareaîwhereîitîmayîbecomeîwet.îPlaceîtheîmonitorîonîaî stableîsurface. â¢î Unplugîtheîunitîduringîaîlightningîstormîorîifîitîwillînotîbeîusedîforîaî longîperiodîofîtime.îThisîwillîprotectîtheîmonitorîfromîdamageîdueîtoî powerîsurges. â¢î Neverîpushîobjectsîorîspillîliquidîofîanyîkindîintoîtheîslotsîonîtheî monitorîcabinet. â¢î Toîensureîsatisfactoryîoperation,îinîcaseîuseîatîaîPCîthenîitîshouldî useîtheîmonitorîonlyîwithîcomputersîwhichîhaveîappropriateî configuredîreceptaclesîmarkedîbetweenî100-240VîAC. â¢î Ifîyouîencounterîtechnicalîproblemsîwithîtheîmonitor,îcontactîaî qualifiedîserviceîtechnicianîorîyourîretailer. â¢î Theîwallîsocketîshallîbeîinstalledînearîtheîequipmentîandîshallîbeî easilyîaccessible.
v Care & Cleaning â¢î Beforeîyouîliftîorîrepositionîyourîmonitor,îitîisîbetterîtoîdisconnectîtheî cablesîandîpowerîcord.îFollowîtheîcorrectîliftingîtechniquesîwhenî positioningîtheîmonitor.îWhenîliftingîorîcarryingîtheîmonitor,îgraspîtheî edgesîofîtheîmonitor.îDoînotîliftîtheîdisplayîbyîtheîstandîorîtheîcord. â¢î Cleaning.îTurnîyourîmonitorîoffîandîunplugîtheîpowerîcord.îCleanîtheî monitorîsurfaceîwithîaîlint-free,înon-abrasiveîcloth.îStubbornîstainsî mayîbeîremovedîwithîaîclothîdampenedîwithîmildîcleaner. â¢î Avoidîusingîaîcleanerîcontainingîalcoholîorîacetone.îUseîaîcleanerî intendedîforîuseîwithîtheîLCD.îNeverîsprayîcleanerîdirectlyîonîtheî screen,îasîitîmayîdripîinsideîtheîmonitorîandîcauseîanîelectricîshock. The following symptoms are normal with the monitor: â¢î Theîscreenîmayîflickerîduringîtheîinitialîuseîdueîtoîtheînatureîofîtheî fluorescentîlight.îTurnîoffîtheîPowerîSwitchîandîturnîitîonîagainîtoî makeîsureîthatîtheîflickerîdisappears. â¢î Youîmayîfindîslightlyîunevenîbrightnessîonîtheîscreenîdependingîonî theîdesktopîpatternîyouîuse. â¢î Whenîtheîsameîimageîisîdisplayedîforîhours,îanîafterimageîofîtheî previousîscreenîmayîremainîafterîswitchingîtheîimage.îTheîscreenîwillî recoverîslowlyîorîyouîcanîturnîoffîtheîPowerîSwitchîforîhours. â¢î Whenîtheîscreenîbecomesîblackîorîflashes,îorîcannotîworkîanymore,î contactîyourîdealerîorîserviceîcenterîtoîfixîit.îDoînotîrepairîtheîscreenî byîyourself! Conventions used in this guide WARNING:îInformationîtoîpreventîinjuryîtoîyourselfîwhenîtryingîtoî completeîaîtask. CAUTION:îInformationîtoîpreventîdamageîtoîtheîcomponentsî whenîtryingîtoîcompleteîaîtask. IMPORTANT:îInformationîthatîyouîMUSTîfollowîtoîcompleteîaî task. NOTE:îTipsîandîadditionalîinformationîtoîaidîinîcompletingîaîtask.
vi Whereîtoîî¿ndîmoreîinformation Referîtoîtheîfollowingîsourcesîforîadditionalîinformationîandîforîproductî andîsoftwareîupdates. 1. ASUS websites TheîASUSîwebsitesîworldwideîprovideîupdatedîinformationîonîASUSî hardwareîandîsoftwareîproducts.îReferîtoî http://www.asus.com 2. Optional documentation Yourîproductîpackageîmayîincludeîoptionalîdocumentationîthatîmayî haveîbeenîaddedîbyîyourîdealer.îTheseîdocumentsîareînotîpartîofî theîstandardîpackage.
1-1 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor 1.1 Welcome! ThankîyouîforîpurchasingîtheîASUS ® îLCDîmonitor! TheîlatestîwidescreenîLCDîmonitorîfromîASUSîprovidesîaîcrisper,î broader,îandîbrighterîdisplay,îplusîaîhostîofîfeaturesîthatîenhanceîyourî viewingîexperience. Withîtheseîfeatures,îyouîcanîenjoyîtheîconvenienceîandîdelightfulîvisualî experienceîthatîtheîmonitorîbringsîyou! 1.2 Package contents Checkîyourîpackageîforîtheîfollowingîitems: î LCDîMonitor î PowerîCord î VGAîCable î DVIî(Dual-Link)îCable î 3.5mmîAudioîCable î SupportîCD î QuickîStartîGuide î WarrantyîCard Ifîanyîofîtheîaboveîitemsîisîdamagedîorîmissing,îcontactîyourîretailerîimmediately.
1-2 Chapterî1:îProductîIntroduction 1.3 Monitor introduction 1.3.1 Front view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. îButton: â¢î Pressîthisîhotkeyîtoîswitchîfromîsixîvideoîpresetîmodesî ( Scenery Mode,î Standard Mode,î Theater Mode,î Game Mode ,îNight View Mode ,îandîsRGB î)îwithîSPLENDIDâ¢îVideoî IntelligenceîTechnology. â¢î ExitsîtheîOSDîmenuîorîgoesîbackîtoîtheîpreviousîmenuîwhenî theîOSDîmenuîisîactive. TheîSplendid,îContrastîandîBrightnessîadjustmentîfunctionsîwillîbeîtemporarilyî disabledîwhileî3Dîfunctionîisîactivated. 2. îButton: â¢î Pressîthisîbuttonîtoîautomaticallyîadjustîtheîimageîtoîitsî optimizedîposition,îclock,îandîphaseî(forîVGAîmodeîonly). 3. îButton: â¢î Pressîthisîbuttonîtoîdecreaseîtheîvalueîofîtheîfunctionîselectedî orîmoveîtoîtheînextîfunctions. â¢î Volumeîhotkey
1-3 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor 4. îButton: â¢î Pressîthisîbuttonîtoîenter/selectîtheîiconî(function)îhighlightedî whileîtheîOSDîmenuîisîactivated. â¢î ExitsîtheîhotkeyîOSDîmenu. 5.î îButton: â¢î Pressîthisîbuttonîtoîincreaseîtheîvalueîofîtheîfunctionîselectedî orîmoveîtoîtheîpreviousîfunction. â¢î Brightnessîhotkey 6. îInputîSelectîButton: â¢î Pressîthisîbuttonîtoîselectîinputîsource. 7.î îPowerîButton/PowerîIndicator: â¢î Pressîthisîbuttonîtoîturnîtheîmonitorîon/off. â¢î Theîcolorîdefinitionîofîtheîpowerîindicatorîisîshownîbelow. Status Description Blue ON Amber Standbyîmode OFF OFF
1-4 Chapterî1:îProductîIntroduction 1.3.2 Back view 1 2 5 4 3 6 7 Rear connectors 1. Kensingtonîlockîslot. 2. AC-INîport:îThisîportîconnectsîtheîpowerîcord. 3. VGAîport:îThisî15-pinîportîisîforîPCîVGAîconnection. 4. DVIîport:îThisî24-pinîportîisîforîPCî(PersonalîComputer)îDVI-Dîdigitalî signalîconnection. OnlyîDVIîportîsupportsî3DîfeatureîgivenîNVIDIAî3DîVisionîKitîisîavailable 5.î HDMI-INîport:îThisîportîisîforîconnectionîwithîanîHDMIîcompatibleî device. 6. PCîAudio-InîJack:îThisî3.5mmîstereoîjackîisîforîPCîaudioîconnection. 7.î Earphone-OutîJack:îThisî3.5mmîstereoîjackîisîforîearphoneîaudioî connection.
2-1 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor 2.1 Assembling the monitor base To assemble the monitor base: 1. Attachîtheîbaseîtoîtheîarm. 2. Fixîwithîtheîscrewsîtoîjointîtheîbaseîwithîtheîarm.îYouîcanîeasilyî tightenîtheîscrewsîbyîî¿ngers. 3. Removeîtheîheightîadjustmentîlockîfromîtheîarm. 1 2 3 TheîheightîadjustmentîlockîshouldîNEVERîbeîremovedîBEFOREîyouîplaceîtheî monitorîVERTICALLYîonîaîflatîandîcleanîtable.
2-2 Chapterî2:îSetup 2.2 Adjusting the monitor â¢î Forîoptimalîviewing,îweîrecommendîthatîyouîlookîatîtheîfullîfaceîofîtheî monitor,îthenîadjustîtheîmonitorîtoîtheîangleîthatîisîmostîcomfortableî forîyou. â¢î Holdîtheîbaseîtoîpreventîtheîmonitorîfromîfallingîwhenîyouîchangeîitsî angle. â¢î Youîcanîtiltîtheîmonitorâsîfromî-5Ëîtoî 15Ë,îswivelîfromîleft-to-rightîforî 150Ë,îandîliftîtheîmonitorâsîheightîforîaboutî100mm. -5° ~ 15° 150° 0° 150° 100mm Itîisînormalîthatîtheîmonitorîslightlyîshakesîwhileîyouîadjustîtheîviewingîangle.
2-3 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor 2.3 Detaching the arm (for VESA wall mount) TheîdetachableîarmîofîthisîmonitorîisîspeciallyîdesignedîforîVESAîwallî mount. To detach the arm: 1. Disconnectîpowerîandîsignalîcables. 2. Lowerîtheîmonitorîtoîitsîlowestîheight,îandîthenîinsertîtheîheightî adjustmentîlock. 3. Carefullyîputîtheîfrontîofîtheîmonitorîfaceîdownîonîaîîatîandîcleanî table. 4. Useîaîscrewdriverîtoîremoveîtheîfourîscrewdriversîonîtheîarm,îandî thenîdetachîtheîarmîfromîtheîmonitor. â¢î Weîrecommendîthatîyouîcoverîtheîtableîsurfaceîwithîsoftîclothîtoîpreventî damageîtoîtheîmonitor. â¢î Holdîtheîstandîwhileîremovingîtheîscrews. â¢î TheîVESAîwallîmountîkitî(î100îxî100îmm)îisîpurchasedîseparately. â¢î UseîonlyîtheîULîListedîWallîMountîBracketîwithîminimumîweight/loadî32.4kgî (Screwîsize:îM4îxî10îmm).
3-1 Chapterî3:îOSDî(On-ScreenîDisplay)îMenu 3.1 OSD (On-Screen Display) menu 3.1.1î Howîtoîconî¿gure VG278 Splendid Color Image Input Select Move Menu Exit System Setup Scenery Mode Standard Mode Theater Mode Game Mode Night View Mode sRGB 1. Pressî[ ]îbuttonîtoîactivateîtheîOSDîmenu. 2. Pressî[ ]îorî[ ]îbuttonîtoînavigateîthroughîtheîfunctions.î Highlightîandîactivateîtheîdesiredîfunctionîbyîpressingî[ ] button.îIfîthereîisîaîsub-menuîinîtheîfunctionîselected,îpressî[ ] orî[ ]îbuttonîagainîtoînavigateîthroughîtheîsub-menuîfunctions.î Highlightîandîactivateîtheîdesiredîsub-menuîfunctionîbyîpressingî [ ]îbutton. 3. Pressî[ ]îorî[ ]îbuttonîtoîchangeîtheîsettingsîofîtheîselectedî function. 4. ToîexitîtheîOSDîmenu,îpressî[ ]îbutton.îRepeatîstepî2îandîstepî3îtoî adjustîanyîotherîfunction.
3-2 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor 3.1.2 OSD Function Introduction 1. Splendid Thisîfunctionîcontainsîsixîsub-functionsîyouîcanîselectîforîyourî preference.îEachîmodeîhasîtheîResetîselection,îallowingîyouîtoî maintainîyourîsettingîorîreturnîtoîtheîpresetîmode. VG278 Splendid Color Image Input Select Move Menu Exit System Setup Scenery Mode Standard Mode Theater Mode Game Mode Night View Mode sRGB â¢î Scenery Mode :îTheîbestîchoiceîforîsceneryîphotoîdisplayîwithî SPLENDIDâ¢îVideoîEnhancement. â¢î Standard Mode :îTheîbestîchoiceîforîdocumentîeditingîwithî SPLENDIDâ¢îVideoîEnhancement. â¢î Theater Mode :îTheîbestîchoiceîforîmovieîwithîSPLENDIDâ¢î VideoîEnhancement. â¢î Game Mode :îTheîbestîchoiceîforîgameîplayingîwithî SPLENDIDâ¢îVideoîEnhancement. â¢î Night View Mode :îTheîbestîchoiceîdark-sceneîgameîorîmovieî withîSPLENDIDâ¢îVideoîEnhancement. â¢î sRGB Mode :îCompatibleîwithîsRGBîcolorîspace.îsRGBîmodeî isîtheîbestîchoiceîforîdocumentîediting. â¢î InîtheîStandardîMode,îtheîSaturationîandîASCRîfunctionsîareînotîuser- configurable. â¢î Inîtheîotherîmodes,îtheîsRGBîfunctionîisînotîuser-configurable.
3-3 Chapterî3:îOSDî(On-ScreenîDisplay)îMenu 2. Color Setîaîdesiredîcolorîsettingîfromîthisîmenu. VG278 Splendid Color Image Input Select Move Menu Exit System Setup Brightness Contrast Saturation Color Temp. 90 80 User Mode 50 Natural Skin Tone Smart View OFF NVIDIA Lightboost TM â¢î Brightness :îTheîadjustingîrangeîisîfromî0 to 100 . The buttonîisîaîhotkeyîtoîactivateîthisîfunction. â¢î Contrast :îTheîadjustingîrangeîisîfromî0 to 100 . â¢î Saturation :îTheîadjustingîrangeîisîfromî0 to 100 . â¢î Color Temp. :îContainsîfourîcolorîmodes:îâCool â,îâNormal â,î â Warmâ,îandîâ User Mode â. InîtheîUserîmodeîforîColorîTemp.,îtheîcolorsîofîRî(Red),îGî(Green),îandîBî(Blue)î areîuser-configurable;îtheîadjustingîrangeîisîfromî0îtoî100. â¢î Skin Tone :îContainsîthreeîcolorîmodesîincludingîâReddish â,î â Naturalâ,îandîâ Yellowish â. â¢î Smart View :îEnableîaîclearerîvisibilityîafterîtiltedîtheîscreen. 3. Image Setîtheîimageîrelatedîsettingîfromîthisîmenu. VG278 Splendid Color Image Input Select Move Menu Exit System Setup Sharpness Trace Free Aspect Control ASCR 50 60 Full OFF Position Focus
3-4 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor â¢î Sharpness :îAdjustîtheîpictureîsharpness.îTheîadjustingîrangeî isîfromî 0 to 100 . â¢î Trace Free :îSpeedîupîtheîresponseîtime.îTheîadjustingîrangeîisî fromî 0 to 100 . â¢î Aspect Control :îAdjustîtheîaspectîratioîtoîâ4:3 â,îâFull â,îorî â OverScanâ.î(Theîâ OverScanâîratioîisîonlyîavailableîforîHDMIî input.) â¢î ASCR :îTurnîonîorîoffîtheîASCRî(ASUSîSmartîContrastîRatio)î function.î(Onlyîavailableîatî SceneryîMode,î TheaterîMode,î Game îMode,îandîNight View îMode.) â¢î Position :îAdjustîtheîhorizontalîpositionî(H-Position)îandîtheî verticalîpositionî(V-Position)îofîtheîimage.îTheîadjustingîrangeîisî fromî 0 to 100.î(OnlyîavailableîforîVGAîinput.) â¢î Focus :îReduceîHorizontal-lineînoiseîandîVertical-lineînoiseî ofîtheîimageîbyîadjustingî(Phase)îandî(Clock)îseparately.îTheî adjustingîrangeîisîfromî 0 to 100.î(OnlyîavailableîforîVGAîinput.) â¢î Phaseîadjustsîtheîphaseîofîtheîpixelîclockîsignal.îWithîaîwrongîphaseî adjustment,îtheîscreenîshowsîhorizontalîdisturbances. â¢î Clockî(pixelîfrequency)îcontrolsîtheînumberîofîpixelsîscannedîbyîoneî horizontalîsweep.îIfîtheîfrequencyîisînotîcorrect,îtheîscreenîshowsîverticalî stripesîandîtheîimageîisînotîproportional. 4. Input Select Selectîtheîinputîsourceîfromîâ VGA â,îâ DVI â,îorîâ HDMI â. VG278 Splendid Color Image Input Select Move Menu Exit System Setup VGA DVI HDMI OnlyîtheîVGAîandîDVIîinputîsupportsîtheîâAutoîscanâîfunction.
3-5 Chapterî3:îOSDî(On-ScreenîDisplay)îMenu 5. System Setup Adjustîtheîsystemîconî¿guration. VG278 Splendid Color Image Input Select Move Menu Exit System Setup OSD Setup Language Splendid Demo Mode OFF 50 OFF English Volume ECO Mode Information All Reset â¢î Splendid Demo Mode :îSplitsîtheîscreenîintoîtwoîforîSplendidî modesîcomparison.î(Onlyîavailableîatî SceneryîMode,î Theater Mode,î GameîMode,îandî Night ViewîMode.) â¢î Volume :îAdjustsîtheîîspeakerîandîearphoneîoutputîvolumeî level.îTheîadjustingîrangeîisîfromî 0 to 100 . â¢î ECO Mode: Activateîtheîecologyîmodeîforîpowerîsaving.î(Someî grayîlevelsîmayînotîbeîdistinguishedîifîECOîisîON.îItsîbrightnessî isîlowerîthanîthatîwhenîsettingîtheîContrastîRatioîtoî100.) â¢î OSD Setup : â¢î H-Position / V-Position :îAdjustsîtheîhorizontalîpositionî (H-Position)îorîtheîverticalîpositionî(V-Position)îofîtheîOSDî fromî 0 to 100 . â¢î OSD Timeout :îAdjustsîtheîOSDîtimeoutîfromî10 to 120 seconds. â¢î DDC/CI :îEnablesîorîdisablesîtheîDDC/CIîfunction. â¢î Transparency :îAdjustsîtheîOSDîbackgroundîfromîopaqueî toîtransparent. â¢î Language :îThereîareî10îlanguagesîforîyourîselection,îincludingî â Englishâ,îâ Frenchâ,îâ Germanâ,îâ Spanishâ,îâ Italianâ,îâ Dutchâ,î â Russianâ,îâ Traditional Chineseâ,îâ Simplified Chineseâ,îandî â Japanese â. â¢î Information :îShowsîtheîmonitorîinformation. â¢î All Reset :îSelectîâYes âîtoîrestoreîtheîdefaultîsettings.
3-6 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor 3.2î Speciî¿cations Panel Type TFTîLCD Panel Size 27âîWî(68.6îcm) Color Saturation(NTSC) 72%î(sRGB) True Resolution 1920îxî1080î(upîtoî144Hz) Full HD 1080P Yes Pixel Pitch 0.311îmmî Brightness (Typ.) 300îcd/m 2 Contrast Ratio (Typ.) 1000:1î ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio (ASCR) 50,000,000:1î(withîASCRîon)î Viewing Angle (H/V) CR â§10 170°(H)î/160°(V) Display Colors 16.7îMî Response Time 2îmsî(Grayîtoîgray)î Trace Free Technology Yes SPLENDID⢠Video Enhancement Yes SPLENDID⢠Selection 6îvideoîpresetîmodesî(byîhotkey)î Skin-Tone Selection 3îmodes Color Temperature Selection 4îmodes HDCP Yes Stereo Speaker 3Wîxî2îstereo,îRMS Auto Adjustment Hotkey Yes Brightness Adjustment Hotkey Yes Volume Adjustment Hotkey Yes Input Selection Hotkey Yes PC Input Dual-linkîDVI-D(supportîNVIDIAî3DîVision),î D-Sub PC Audio Input Yesî(3.5mmîMini-jack) Video Input HDMI AV Audio Input HDMI Earphone Jack Yesî(3.5mmîMini-jack)î Chassis Colors Blackî Power LED Blueî(On)î/îAmberî(Standby)î Tilt 15Ëî~î-5Ëî Swivel 150Ëî~î-150Ëî Height Adjustment 100îmm
3-7 Chapterî3:îOSDî(On-ScreenîDisplay)îMenu VESA Wall Mounting 100îxî100îmm Kensington Lock Yes AC Input Voltage AC:î100î~î240Vî Power Consumption PowerîOn:î<î50îWî(Max.) EnergyîStar:î<î37.25îW Standby:î<î1îWî(Typ.) PowerîOff:î<î1îW Temperature (Operating) 0ËCî~î 35ËCî Temperature (Non-operating) -20ËCî~î 60ËCî Dimension (W x H x D) 643îxî438îxî250îmmî(machine) 711îxî227îxî540îmmî(package) Weight (Esti.) 8.1kgî(Net);î11.6kgî(Gross) Regulation approvals EnergyîStar ® ,îErP,îUL/cUL,îCB,îCE,îFCC,î CCC,îGost-R,îC-Tick,îVCCI,îJ-MOSS,îPSB,î RoHS,îWEEE,îWindowsî7îWHQL *Speciî¿cationsîsubjectîtoîchangeîwithoutînotice.
3-8 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor 3.3 Troubleshooting (FAQ) Problem Possible Solution PowerîîLEDîisînotîON â¢î Pressîtheî îbuttonîtoîcheckîifîtheîmonitorîisîinîtheî ONîmode. â¢î Checkîifîtheîpowerîcordîisîproperlyîconnectedîtoî theîmonitorîandîtheîpowerîoutlet. TheîpowerîLEDîlightsîamberîandî thereîisînoîscreenîimage â¢î Checkîifîtheîmonitorîandîtheîcomputerîareîinîtheî ONîmode. â¢î Makeîsureîtheîsignalîcableîisîproperlyîconnectedî theîmonitorîandîtheîcomputer. â¢î Inspectîtheîsignalîcableîandîmakeîsureînoneîofîtheî pinsîareîbent. â¢î Connectîtheîcomputerîwithîanotherîavailableî monitorîtoîcheckîifîtheîcomputerîisîproperlyî working. Screenîimageîisîtooîlightîorîdark â¢î AdjustîtheîContrastîandîBrightnessîsettingsîviaî OSD. Screenîimageîbouncesîorî aîwaveî patternîisîpresentîinîtheîimage â¢î Makeîsureîtheîsignalîcableîisîproperlyîconnectedîtoî theîmonitorîandîtheîcomputer. â¢î Moveîawayîelectricalîdevicesîthatîmayîcauseî electricalîinterference. Screenîimageîhasîcolorîdefectsî (whiteîdoesînotîlookîwhite) â¢î Inspectîtheîsignalîcableîandîmakeîsureîthatînoneîofî theîpinsîareîbent. â¢î PerformîAllîResetîviaîOSD. â¢î AdjustîtheîR/G/BîcolorîsettingsîorîselectîtheîColorî TemperatureîviaîOSD. Noîsoundîorîsoundîisîlow â¢î Ensureîthatîtheîaudioîcableîisîproperlyîconnectedî toîtheîmonitorîandîtheîcomputer. â¢î Adjustîtheîvolumeîsettingsîofîbothîyourîmonitorîandî computer.î â¢î Ensureîthatîtheîcomputerîsoundîcardîdriverîisî properlyîinstalledîandîactivated.
3-9 Chapterî3:îOSDî(On-ScreenîDisplay)îMenu 3.4 Supported Timing List Resolution Refresh Rate Horizontal 640x480 60Hz 31.469KHz 640x480 67Hz 35KHz 640x480 75Hz 37.5KHz 720x400 70Hz 31.469KHz 720x400 85Hz 37.927KHz 800x600 56Hz 35.156KHz 800x600 60Hz 37.879KHz 800x600 72Hz 48.077KHz 800x600 75Hz 46.875KHz 832x624 75Hz 49.725KHz 848x480 60Hz 31.02KHz 1024x768 60Hz 48.363KHz 1024x768 70Hz 56.476KHz 1024x768 75Hz 60.023KHz 1152x864 75Hz 67.5KHz 1280x720 60Hz 44.444KHz 1280x720 60Hz 44.772KHz 1280x720 75Hz 56.456KHz 1280x768 60Hz 47.396KHz 1280x800 60Hz 49.306KHz 1280x800 60Hz 49.702KHz 1280x800 75Hz 62.795KHz 1280x960 60Hz 60KHz 1280x1024 60Hz 63.981KHz 1280x1024 75Hz 79.976KHz 1366x768 60Hz 47.712KHz 1440x900 60Hz 55.469KHz 1440x900 60Hz 55.935KHz 1440x900 75Hz 70.635KHz 1680x1050 60Hz 64.674KHz 1680x1050 60Hz 65.29KHz 1920x1080 60Hz 66.587KHz 1920x1080 60Hz 67.5KHz
3-10 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor Resolution Refresh Rate Horizontal 1920x1080*î(DVI) 144Hz 158.11KHzî(2D) 1920x1080*î(DVI) 100Hz 113.3îKHz(2D)î/î 113.8KHz(3D) 1920x1080*î(DVI) 110Hz 125.1KHz(2D)î/î 125.7KHz(3D) 1920x1080*î(DVI) 120Hz 137.2KHz(2D/3D) 640x480Pî(HDMI) 59.94/60Hz 31.469KHzî/î31.5KHz 720x480Pî(HDMI) 59.94/60Hz 31.469KHzî/î31.5KHz 720x576Pî(HDMI) 50Hz 31.25KHz 1280x720Pî(HDMI) 50Hz 37.5KHz 1280x720Pî(HDMI) 59.94/60Hz 44.955KHzî/î45KHz 1440x480Pî(HDMI) 59.94/60Hz 31.469KHzî/î31.5KHz 1440x576Pî(HDMI) 50Hz 31.25KHz 1920x1080iî(HDMI) 50Hz 28.125KHz 1920x1080iî(HDMI) 59.94/60Hz 33.716KHzî/î33.75KHz 1920x1080Pî(HDMI) 50Hz 56.25KHz 1920x1080Pî(HDMI) 59.94/60Hz 67.433îKHzî/î67.5KHz Note:îyouîmustîselectîoneîofîtheîâ*âîtimingîforîenablingî3Dîorî144Hzî featureîîwithîaîcompatibleîNVIDIA-GPUîgraphicîcardîviaîDual-linkîDVIî cableîconnection.
3-11 Chapterî3:îOSDî(On-ScreenîDisplay)îMenu
ii Copyright © 2012 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (âASUSâ). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modiî¿ed or altered, unless such repair , modiî¿cation of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL âAS ISâ WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DA T A, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS 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 . SPECIFICA TIONS AND INFORMA TION CONT AINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMA TIONAL USE ONL Y , AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE A T ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THA T MA Y APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTW ARE DESCRIBED IN IT . Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identiî¿cation or explanation and to the ownersâ beneî¿t, without intent to infringe. Table of contents Notices ......................................................................................................... iii Safety information ...................................................................................... iv Care & Cleaning ........................................................................................... v 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Monitor introduction .................................................................... 1-2 1.3.1 Front view ....................................................................... 1-2 1.3.2 Back view ........................................................................ 1-4 2.1 Assembling the monitor base ..................................................... 2-1 2.2 Adjusting the monitor .................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Detaching the arm (for VESA wall mount) ................................. 2-3 3.1 OSD (On-Screen Display) menu ................................................. 3-1 3.1.1î Howîtoîconî¿gure ............................................................. 3-1 3.1.2î OSDîFunctionîIntroduction .............................................. 3-2 3.2î Speciî¿cations ............................................................................... 3-7 3.3 Troubleshooting (FAQ) ................................................................ 3-9 3.4 Supported Timing List ............................................................... 3-10
iii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement ThisîdeviceîcompliesîwithîPartî15îofîtheîFCCîRules.îOperationîisîsubjectî toîtheîfollowingîtwoîconditions: â¢î Thisîdeviceîmayînotîcauseîharmfulîinterference,îand â¢î Thisîdeviceîmustîacceptîanyîinterferenceîreceivedîincludingî interferenceîthatîmayîcauseîundesiredîoperation. Thisîequipmentîhasîbeenîtestedîandîfoundîtoîcomplyîwithîtheîlimitsîforîaî ClassîBîdigitalîdevice,îpursuantîtoîPartî15îofîtheîFCCîRules.îTheseîlimitsî areîdesignedîtoîprovideîreasonableîprotectionîagainstîharmfulîinterferenceî inîaîresidentialîinstallation.îThisîequipmentîgenerates,îusesîandîcanî radiateîradioîfrequencyîenergyîand,îifînotîinstalledîandîusedîinîaccordanceî withîmanufacturerâsîinstructions,îmayîcauseîharmfulîinterferenceîtoîradioî communications.îHowever,îthereîisînoîguaranteeîthatîinterferenceîwillî notîoccurîinîaîparticularîinstallation.îIfîthisîequipmentîdoesîcauseîharmfulî interferenceîtoîradioîorîtelevisionîreception,îwhichîcanîbeîdeterminedîbyî turningîtheîequipmentîoffîandîon,îtheîuserîisîencouragedîtoîtryîtoîcorrectî theîinterferenceîbyîoneîorîmoreîofîtheîfollowingîmeasures: â¢î Reorientîorîrelocateîtheîreceivingîantenna. â¢î Increaseîtheîseparationîbetweenîtheîequipmentîandîreceiver. â¢î Connectîtheîequipmentîtoîanîoutletîonîaîcircuitîdifferentîfromîthatîtoî whichîtheîreceiverîisîconnected. â¢î Consultîtheîdealerîorîanîexperiencedîradio/TVîtechnicianîforîhelp. AsîanîEnergyîStar ® Partner,îourîcompanyîhasîdeterminedî thatîthisîproductîmeetsîtheîEnergyîStar ® guidelinesîforîenergyî efî¿ciency. Canadian Department of Communications Statement ThisîdigitalîapparatusîdoesînotîexceedîtheîClassîBîlimitsîforîradioî noiseîemissionsîfromîdigitalîapparatusîsetîoutîinîtheîRadioîInterferenceî RegulationsîofîtheîCanadianîDepartmentîofîCommunications. ThisîclassîBîdigitalîapparatusîcompliesîwithîCanadianîICES-003.
iv Safety information â¢î Beforeîsettingîupîtheîmonitor,îcarefullyîreadîallîtheîdocumentationîthatî cameîwithîtheîpackage. â¢î Toîpreventîfireîorîshockîhazard,îneverîexposeîtheîmonitorîtoîrainîorî moisture. â¢î Neverîtryîtoîopenîtheîmonitorîcabinet.îTheîdangerousîhighîvoltagesî insideîtheîmonitorîmayîresultîinîseriousîphysicalîinjury. â¢î Ifîtheîpowerîsupplyîisîbroken,îdoînotîtryîtoîfixîitîbyîyourself.îContactîaî qualifiedîserviceîtechnicianîorîyourîretailer. â¢î Beforeîusingîtheîproduct,îmakeîsureîallîcablesîareîcorrectlyîconnectedî andîtheîpowerîcablesîareînotîdamaged.îIfîyouîdetectîanyîdamage,î contactîyourîdealerîimmediately. â¢î Slotsîandîopeningsîonîtheîbackîorîtopîofîtheîcabinetîareîprovidedîforî ventilation.îDoînotîblockîtheseîslots.îNeverîplaceîthisîproductînearîorî overîaîradiatorîorîheatîsourceîunlessîproperîventilationîisîprovided. â¢î Theîmonitorîshouldîbeîoperatedîonlyîfromîtheîtypeîofîpowerîsourceî indicatedîonîtheîlabel.îIfîyouîareînotîsureîofîtheîtypeîofîpowerîsupplyîtoî yourîhome,îconsultîyourîdealerîorîlocalîpowerîcompany. â¢î Useîtheîappropriateîpowerîplugîwhichîcompliesîwithîyourîlocalîpowerî standard.î â¢î Doînotîoverloadîpowerîstripsîandîextensionîcords.îOverloadingîcanî resultîinîfireîorîelectricîshock. â¢î Avoidîdust,îhumidity,îandîtemperatureîextremes.îDoînotîplaceîtheî monitorîinîanyîareaîwhereîitîmayîbecomeîwet.îPlaceîtheîmonitorîonîaî stableîsurface. â¢î Unplugîtheîunitîduringîaîlightningîstormîorîifîitîwillînotîbeîusedîforîaî longîperiodîofîtime.îThisîwillîprotectîtheîmonitorîfromîdamageîdueîtoî powerîsurges. â¢î Neverîpushîobjectsîorîspillîliquidîofîanyîkindîintoîtheîslotsîonîtheî monitorîcabinet. â¢î Toîensureîsatisfactoryîoperation,îinîcaseîuseîatîaîPCîthenîitîshouldî useîtheîmonitorîonlyîwithîcomputersîwhichîhaveîappropriateî configuredîreceptaclesîmarkedîbetweenî100-240VîAC. â¢î Ifîyouîencounterîtechnicalîproblemsîwithîtheîmonitor,îcontactîaî qualifiedîserviceîtechnicianîorîyourîretailer. â¢î Theîwallîsocketîshallîbeîinstalledînearîtheîequipmentîandîshallîbeî easilyîaccessible.
v Care & Cleaning â¢î Beforeîyouîliftîorîrepositionîyourîmonitor,îitîisîbetterîtoîdisconnectîtheî cablesîandîpowerîcord.îFollowîtheîcorrectîliftingîtechniquesîwhenî positioningîtheîmonitor.îWhenîliftingîorîcarryingîtheîmonitor,îgraspîtheî edgesîofîtheîmonitor.îDoînotîliftîtheîdisplayîbyîtheîstandîorîtheîcord. â¢î Cleaning.îTurnîyourîmonitorîoffîandîunplugîtheîpowerîcord.îCleanîtheî monitorîsurfaceîwithîaîlint-free,înon-abrasiveîcloth.îStubbornîstainsî mayîbeîremovedîwithîaîclothîdampenedîwithîmildîcleaner. â¢î Avoidîusingîaîcleanerîcontainingîalcoholîorîacetone.îUseîaîcleanerî intendedîforîuseîwithîtheîLCD.îNeverîsprayîcleanerîdirectlyîonîtheî screen,îasîitîmayîdripîinsideîtheîmonitorîandîcauseîanîelectricîshock. The following symptoms are normal with the monitor: â¢î Theîscreenîmayîflickerîduringîtheîinitialîuseîdueîtoîtheînatureîofîtheî fluorescentîlight.îTurnîoffîtheîPowerîSwitchîandîturnîitîonîagainîtoî makeîsureîthatîtheîflickerîdisappears. â¢î Youîmayîfindîslightlyîunevenîbrightnessîonîtheîscreenîdependingîonî theîdesktopîpatternîyouîuse. â¢î Whenîtheîsameîimageîisîdisplayedîforîhours,îanîafterimageîofîtheî previousîscreenîmayîremainîafterîswitchingîtheîimage.îTheîscreenîwillî recoverîslowlyîorîyouîcanîturnîoffîtheîPowerîSwitchîforîhours. â¢î Whenîtheîscreenîbecomesîblackîorîflashes,îorîcannotîworkîanymore,î contactîyourîdealerîorîserviceîcenterîtoîfixîit.îDoînotîrepairîtheîscreenî byîyourself! Conventions used in this guide WARNING:îInformationîtoîpreventîinjuryîtoîyourselfîwhenîtryingîtoî completeîaîtask. CAUTION:îInformationîtoîpreventîdamageîtoîtheîcomponentsî whenîtryingîtoîcompleteîaîtask. IMPORTANT:îInformationîthatîyouîMUSTîfollowîtoîcompleteîaî task. NOTE:îTipsîandîadditionalîinformationîtoîaidîinîcompletingîaîtask.
vi Whereîtoîî¿ndîmoreîinformation Referîtoîtheîfollowingîsourcesîforîadditionalîinformationîandîforîproductî andîsoftwareîupdates. 1. ASUS websites TheîASUSîwebsitesîworldwideîprovideîupdatedîinformationîonîASUSî hardwareîandîsoftwareîproducts.îReferîtoî http://www.asus.com 2. Optional documentation Yourîproductîpackageîmayîincludeîoptionalîdocumentationîthatîmayî haveîbeenîaddedîbyîyourîdealer.îTheseîdocumentsîareînotîpartîofî theîstandardîpackage.
1-1 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor 1.1 Welcome! ThankîyouîforîpurchasingîtheîASUS ® îLCDîmonitor! TheîlatestîwidescreenîLCDîmonitorîfromîASUSîprovidesîaîcrisper,î broader,îandîbrighterîdisplay,îplusîaîhostîofîfeaturesîthatîenhanceîyourî viewingîexperience. Withîtheseîfeatures,îyouîcanîenjoyîtheîconvenienceîandîdelightfulîvisualî experienceîthatîtheîmonitorîbringsîyou! 1.2 Package contents Checkîyourîpackageîforîtheîfollowingîitems: î LCDîMonitor î PowerîCord î VGAîCable î DVIî(Dual-Link)îCable î 3.5mmîAudioîCable î SupportîCD î QuickîStartîGuide î WarrantyîCard Ifîanyîofîtheîaboveîitemsîisîdamagedîorîmissing,îcontactîyourîretailerîimmediately.
1-2 Chapterî1:îProductîIntroduction 1.3 Monitor introduction 1.3.1 Front view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. îButton: â¢î Pressîthisîhotkeyîtoîswitchîfromîsixîvideoîpresetîmodesî ( Scenery Mode,î Standard Mode,î Theater Mode,î Game Mode ,îNight View Mode ,îandîsRGB î)îwithîSPLENDIDâ¢îVideoî IntelligenceîTechnology. â¢î ExitsîtheîOSDîmenuîorîgoesîbackîtoîtheîpreviousîmenuîwhenî theîOSDîmenuîisîactive. TheîSplendid,îContrastîandîBrightnessîadjustmentîfunctionsîwillîbeîtemporarilyî disabledîwhileî3Dîfunctionîisîactivated. 2. îButton: â¢î Pressîthisîbuttonîtoîautomaticallyîadjustîtheîimageîtoîitsî optimizedîposition,îclock,îandîphaseî(forîVGAîmodeîonly). 3. îButton: â¢î Pressîthisîbuttonîtoîdecreaseîtheîvalueîofîtheîfunctionîselectedî orîmoveîtoîtheînextîfunctions. â¢î Volumeîhotkey
1-3 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor 4. îButton: â¢î Pressîthisîbuttonîtoîenter/selectîtheîiconî(function)îhighlightedî whileîtheîOSDîmenuîisîactivated. â¢î ExitsîtheîhotkeyîOSDîmenu. 5.î îButton: â¢î Pressîthisîbuttonîtoîincreaseîtheîvalueîofîtheîfunctionîselectedî orîmoveîtoîtheîpreviousîfunction. â¢î Brightnessîhotkey 6. îInputîSelectîButton: â¢î Pressîthisîbuttonîtoîselectîinputîsource. 7.î îPowerîButton/PowerîIndicator: â¢î Pressîthisîbuttonîtoîturnîtheîmonitorîon/off. â¢î Theîcolorîdefinitionîofîtheîpowerîindicatorîisîshownîbelow. Status Description Blue ON Amber Standbyîmode OFF OFF
1-4 Chapterî1:îProductîIntroduction 1.3.2 Back view 1 2 5 4 3 6 7 Rear connectors 1. Kensingtonîlockîslot. 2. AC-INîport:îThisîportîconnectsîtheîpowerîcord. 3. VGAîport:îThisî15-pinîportîisîforîPCîVGAîconnection. 4. DVIîport:îThisî24-pinîportîisîforîPCî(PersonalîComputer)îDVI-Dîdigitalî signalîconnection. OnlyîDVIîportîsupportsî3DîfeatureîgivenîNVIDIAî3DîVisionîKitîisîavailable 5.î HDMI-INîport:îThisîportîisîforîconnectionîwithîanîHDMIîcompatibleî device. 6. PCîAudio-InîJack:îThisî3.5mmîstereoîjackîisîforîPCîaudioîconnection. 7.î Earphone-OutîJack:îThisî3.5mmîstereoîjackîisîforîearphoneîaudioî connection.
2-1 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor 2.1 Assembling the monitor base To assemble the monitor base: 1. Attachîtheîbaseîtoîtheîarm. 2. Fixîwithîtheîscrewsîtoîjointîtheîbaseîwithîtheîarm.îYouîcanîeasilyî tightenîtheîscrewsîbyîî¿ngers. 3. Removeîtheîheightîadjustmentîlockîfromîtheîarm. 1 2 3 TheîheightîadjustmentîlockîshouldîNEVERîbeîremovedîBEFOREîyouîplaceîtheî monitorîVERTICALLYîonîaîflatîandîcleanîtable.
2-2 Chapterî2:îSetup 2.2 Adjusting the monitor â¢î Forîoptimalîviewing,îweîrecommendîthatîyouîlookîatîtheîfullîfaceîofîtheî monitor,îthenîadjustîtheîmonitorîtoîtheîangleîthatîisîmostîcomfortableî forîyou. â¢î Holdîtheîbaseîtoîpreventîtheîmonitorîfromîfallingîwhenîyouîchangeîitsî angle. â¢î Youîcanîtiltîtheîmonitorâsîfromî-5Ëîtoî 15Ë,îswivelîfromîleft-to-rightîforî 150Ë,îandîliftîtheîmonitorâsîheightîforîaboutî100mm. -5° ~ 15° 150° 0° 150° 100mm Itîisînormalîthatîtheîmonitorîslightlyîshakesîwhileîyouîadjustîtheîviewingîangle.
2-3 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor 2.3 Detaching the arm (for VESA wall mount) TheîdetachableîarmîofîthisîmonitorîisîspeciallyîdesignedîforîVESAîwallî mount. To detach the arm: 1. Disconnectîpowerîandîsignalîcables. 2. Lowerîtheîmonitorîtoîitsîlowestîheight,îandîthenîinsertîtheîheightî adjustmentîlock. 3. Carefullyîputîtheîfrontîofîtheîmonitorîfaceîdownîonîaîîatîandîcleanî table. 4. Useîaîscrewdriverîtoîremoveîtheîfourîscrewdriversîonîtheîarm,îandî thenîdetachîtheîarmîfromîtheîmonitor. â¢î Weîrecommendîthatîyouîcoverîtheîtableîsurfaceîwithîsoftîclothîtoîpreventî damageîtoîtheîmonitor. â¢î Holdîtheîstandîwhileîremovingîtheîscrews. â¢î TheîVESAîwallîmountîkitî(î100îxî100îmm)îisîpurchasedîseparately. â¢î UseîonlyîtheîULîListedîWallîMountîBracketîwithîminimumîweight/loadî32.4kgî (Screwîsize:îM4îxî10îmm).
3-1 Chapterî3:îOSDî(On-ScreenîDisplay)îMenu 3.1 OSD (On-Screen Display) menu 3.1.1î Howîtoîconî¿gure VG278 Splendid Color Image Input Select Move Menu Exit System Setup Scenery Mode Standard Mode Theater Mode Game Mode Night View Mode sRGB 1. Pressî[ ]îbuttonîtoîactivateîtheîOSDîmenu. 2. Pressî[ ]îorî[ ]îbuttonîtoînavigateîthroughîtheîfunctions.î Highlightîandîactivateîtheîdesiredîfunctionîbyîpressingî[ ] button.îIfîthereîisîaîsub-menuîinîtheîfunctionîselected,îpressî[ ] orî[ ]îbuttonîagainîtoînavigateîthroughîtheîsub-menuîfunctions.î Highlightîandîactivateîtheîdesiredîsub-menuîfunctionîbyîpressingî [ ]îbutton. 3. Pressî[ ]îorî[ ]îbuttonîtoîchangeîtheîsettingsîofîtheîselectedî function. 4. ToîexitîtheîOSDîmenu,îpressî[ ]îbutton.îRepeatîstepî2îandîstepî3îtoî adjustîanyîotherîfunction.
3-2 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor 3.1.2 OSD Function Introduction 1. Splendid Thisîfunctionîcontainsîsixîsub-functionsîyouîcanîselectîforîyourî preference.îEachîmodeîhasîtheîResetîselection,îallowingîyouîtoî maintainîyourîsettingîorîreturnîtoîtheîpresetîmode. VG278 Splendid Color Image Input Select Move Menu Exit System Setup Scenery Mode Standard Mode Theater Mode Game Mode Night View Mode sRGB â¢î Scenery Mode :îTheîbestîchoiceîforîsceneryîphotoîdisplayîwithî SPLENDIDâ¢îVideoîEnhancement. â¢î Standard Mode :îTheîbestîchoiceîforîdocumentîeditingîwithî SPLENDIDâ¢îVideoîEnhancement. â¢î Theater Mode :îTheîbestîchoiceîforîmovieîwithîSPLENDIDâ¢î VideoîEnhancement. â¢î Game Mode :îTheîbestîchoiceîforîgameîplayingîwithî SPLENDIDâ¢îVideoîEnhancement. â¢î Night View Mode :îTheîbestîchoiceîdark-sceneîgameîorîmovieî withîSPLENDIDâ¢îVideoîEnhancement. â¢î sRGB Mode :îCompatibleîwithîsRGBîcolorîspace.îsRGBîmodeî isîtheîbestîchoiceîforîdocumentîediting. â¢î InîtheîStandardîMode,îtheîSaturationîandîASCRîfunctionsîareînotîuser- configurable. â¢î Inîtheîotherîmodes,îtheîsRGBîfunctionîisînotîuser-configurable.
3-3 Chapterî3:îOSDî(On-ScreenîDisplay)îMenu 2. Color Setîaîdesiredîcolorîsettingîfromîthisîmenu. VG278 Splendid Color Image Input Select Move Menu Exit System Setup Brightness Contrast Saturation Color Temp. 90 80 User Mode 50 Natural Skin Tone Smart View OFF NVIDIA Lightboost TM â¢î Brightness :îTheîadjustingîrangeîisîfromî0 to 100 . The buttonîisîaîhotkeyîtoîactivateîthisîfunction. â¢î Contrast :îTheîadjustingîrangeîisîfromî0 to 100 . â¢î Saturation :îTheîadjustingîrangeîisîfromî0 to 100 . â¢î Color Temp. :îContainsîfourîcolorîmodes:îâCool â,îâNormal â,î â Warmâ,îandîâ User Mode â. InîtheîUserîmodeîforîColorîTemp.,îtheîcolorsîofîRî(Red),îGî(Green),îandîBî(Blue)î areîuser-configurable;îtheîadjustingîrangeîisîfromî0îtoî100. â¢î Skin Tone :îContainsîthreeîcolorîmodesîincludingîâReddish â,î â Naturalâ,îandîâ Yellowish â. â¢î Smart View :îEnableîaîclearerîvisibilityîafterîtiltedîtheîscreen. 3. Image Setîtheîimageîrelatedîsettingîfromîthisîmenu. VG278 Splendid Color Image Input Select Move Menu Exit System Setup Sharpness Trace Free Aspect Control ASCR 50 60 Full OFF Position Focus
3-4 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor â¢î Sharpness :îAdjustîtheîpictureîsharpness.îTheîadjustingîrangeî isîfromî 0 to 100 . â¢î Trace Free :îSpeedîupîtheîresponseîtime.îTheîadjustingîrangeîisî fromî 0 to 100 . â¢î Aspect Control :îAdjustîtheîaspectîratioîtoîâ4:3 â,îâFull â,îorî â OverScanâ.î(Theîâ OverScanâîratioîisîonlyîavailableîforîHDMIî input.) â¢î ASCR :îTurnîonîorîoffîtheîASCRî(ASUSîSmartîContrastîRatio)î function.î(Onlyîavailableîatî SceneryîMode,î TheaterîMode,î Game îMode,îandîNight View îMode.) â¢î Position :îAdjustîtheîhorizontalîpositionî(H-Position)îandîtheî verticalîpositionî(V-Position)îofîtheîimage.îTheîadjustingîrangeîisî fromî 0 to 100.î(OnlyîavailableîforîVGAîinput.) â¢î Focus :îReduceîHorizontal-lineînoiseîandîVertical-lineînoiseî ofîtheîimageîbyîadjustingî(Phase)îandî(Clock)îseparately.îTheî adjustingîrangeîisîfromî 0 to 100.î(OnlyîavailableîforîVGAîinput.) â¢î Phaseîadjustsîtheîphaseîofîtheîpixelîclockîsignal.îWithîaîwrongîphaseî adjustment,îtheîscreenîshowsîhorizontalîdisturbances. â¢î Clockî(pixelîfrequency)îcontrolsîtheînumberîofîpixelsîscannedîbyîoneî horizontalîsweep.îIfîtheîfrequencyîisînotîcorrect,îtheîscreenîshowsîverticalî stripesîandîtheîimageîisînotîproportional. 4. Input Select Selectîtheîinputîsourceîfromîâ VGA â,îâ DVI â,îorîâ HDMI â. VG278 Splendid Color Image Input Select Move Menu Exit System Setup VGA DVI HDMI OnlyîtheîVGAîandîDVIîinputîsupportsîtheîâAutoîscanâîfunction.
3-5 Chapterî3:îOSDî(On-ScreenîDisplay)îMenu 5. System Setup Adjustîtheîsystemîconî¿guration. VG278 Splendid Color Image Input Select Move Menu Exit System Setup OSD Setup Language Splendid Demo Mode OFF 50 OFF English Volume ECO Mode Information All Reset â¢î Splendid Demo Mode :îSplitsîtheîscreenîintoîtwoîforîSplendidî modesîcomparison.î(Onlyîavailableîatî SceneryîMode,î Theater Mode,î GameîMode,îandî Night ViewîMode.) â¢î Volume :îAdjustsîtheîîspeakerîandîearphoneîoutputîvolumeî level.îTheîadjustingîrangeîisîfromî 0 to 100 . â¢î ECO Mode: Activateîtheîecologyîmodeîforîpowerîsaving.î(Someî grayîlevelsîmayînotîbeîdistinguishedîifîECOîisîON.îItsîbrightnessî isîlowerîthanîthatîwhenîsettingîtheîContrastîRatioîtoî100.) â¢î OSD Setup : â¢î H-Position / V-Position :îAdjustsîtheîhorizontalîpositionî (H-Position)îorîtheîverticalîpositionî(V-Position)îofîtheîOSDî fromî 0 to 100 . â¢î OSD Timeout :îAdjustsîtheîOSDîtimeoutîfromî10 to 120 seconds. â¢î DDC/CI :îEnablesîorîdisablesîtheîDDC/CIîfunction. â¢î Transparency :îAdjustsîtheîOSDîbackgroundîfromîopaqueî toîtransparent. â¢î Language :îThereîareî10îlanguagesîforîyourîselection,îincludingî â Englishâ,îâ Frenchâ,îâ Germanâ,îâ Spanishâ,îâ Italianâ,îâ Dutchâ,î â Russianâ,îâ Traditional Chineseâ,îâ Simplified Chineseâ,îandî â Japanese â. â¢î Information :îShowsîtheîmonitorîinformation. â¢î All Reset :îSelectîâYes âîtoîrestoreîtheîdefaultîsettings.
3-6 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor 3.2î Speciî¿cations Panel Type TFTîLCD Panel Size 27âîWî(68.6îcm) Color Saturation(NTSC) 72%î(sRGB) True Resolution 1920îxî1080î(upîtoî144Hz) Full HD 1080P Yes Pixel Pitch 0.311îmmî Brightness (Typ.) 300îcd/m 2 Contrast Ratio (Typ.) 1000:1î ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio (ASCR) 50,000,000:1î(withîASCRîon)î Viewing Angle (H/V) CR â§10 170°(H)î/160°(V) Display Colors 16.7îMî Response Time 2îmsî(Grayîtoîgray)î Trace Free Technology Yes SPLENDID⢠Video Enhancement Yes SPLENDID⢠Selection 6îvideoîpresetîmodesî(byîhotkey)î Skin-Tone Selection 3îmodes Color Temperature Selection 4îmodes HDCP Yes Stereo Speaker 3Wîxî2îstereo,îRMS Auto Adjustment Hotkey Yes Brightness Adjustment Hotkey Yes Volume Adjustment Hotkey Yes Input Selection Hotkey Yes PC Input Dual-linkîDVI-D(supportîNVIDIAî3DîVision),î D-Sub PC Audio Input Yesî(3.5mmîMini-jack) Video Input HDMI AV Audio Input HDMI Earphone Jack Yesî(3.5mmîMini-jack)î Chassis Colors Blackî Power LED Blueî(On)î/îAmberî(Standby)î Tilt 15Ëî~î-5Ëî Swivel 150Ëî~î-150Ëî Height Adjustment 100îmm
3-7 Chapterî3:îOSDî(On-ScreenîDisplay)îMenu VESA Wall Mounting 100îxî100îmm Kensington Lock Yes AC Input Voltage AC:î100î~î240Vî Power Consumption PowerîOn:î<î50îWî(Max.) EnergyîStar:î<î37.25îW Standby:î<î1îWî(Typ.) PowerîOff:î<î1îW Temperature (Operating) 0ËCî~î 35ËCî Temperature (Non-operating) -20ËCî~î 60ËCî Dimension (W x H x D) 643îxî438îxî250îmmî(machine) 711îxî227îxî540îmmî(package) Weight (Esti.) 8.1kgî(Net);î11.6kgî(Gross) Regulation approvals EnergyîStar ® ,îErP,îUL/cUL,îCB,îCE,îFCC,î CCC,îGost-R,îC-Tick,îVCCI,îJ-MOSS,îPSB,î RoHS,îWEEE,îWindowsî7îWHQL *Speciî¿cationsîsubjectîtoîchangeîwithoutînotice.
3-8 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor 3.3 Troubleshooting (FAQ) Problem Possible Solution PowerîîLEDîisînotîON â¢î Pressîtheî îbuttonîtoîcheckîifîtheîmonitorîisîinîtheî ONîmode. â¢î Checkîifîtheîpowerîcordîisîproperlyîconnectedîtoî theîmonitorîandîtheîpowerîoutlet. TheîpowerîLEDîlightsîamberîandî thereîisînoîscreenîimage â¢î Checkîifîtheîmonitorîandîtheîcomputerîareîinîtheî ONîmode. â¢î Makeîsureîtheîsignalîcableîisîproperlyîconnectedî theîmonitorîandîtheîcomputer. â¢î Inspectîtheîsignalîcableîandîmakeîsureînoneîofîtheî pinsîareîbent. â¢î Connectîtheîcomputerîwithîanotherîavailableî monitorîtoîcheckîifîtheîcomputerîisîproperlyî working. Screenîimageîisîtooîlightîorîdark â¢î AdjustîtheîContrastîandîBrightnessîsettingsîviaî OSD. Screenîimageîbouncesîorî aîwaveî patternîisîpresentîinîtheîimage â¢î Makeîsureîtheîsignalîcableîisîproperlyîconnectedîtoî theîmonitorîandîtheîcomputer. â¢î Moveîawayîelectricalîdevicesîthatîmayîcauseî electricalîinterference. Screenîimageîhasîcolorîdefectsî (whiteîdoesînotîlookîwhite) â¢î Inspectîtheîsignalîcableîandîmakeîsureîthatînoneîofî theîpinsîareîbent. â¢î PerformîAllîResetîviaîOSD. â¢î AdjustîtheîR/G/BîcolorîsettingsîorîselectîtheîColorî TemperatureîviaîOSD. Noîsoundîorîsoundîisîlow â¢î Ensureîthatîtheîaudioîcableîisîproperlyîconnectedî toîtheîmonitorîandîtheîcomputer. â¢î Adjustîtheîvolumeîsettingsîofîbothîyourîmonitorîandî computer.î â¢î Ensureîthatîtheîcomputerîsoundîcardîdriverîisî properlyîinstalledîandîactivated.
3-9 Chapterî3:îOSDî(On-ScreenîDisplay)îMenu 3.4 Supported Timing List Resolution Refresh Rate Horizontal 640x480 60Hz 31.469KHz 640x480 67Hz 35KHz 640x480 75Hz 37.5KHz 720x400 70Hz 31.469KHz 720x400 85Hz 37.927KHz 800x600 56Hz 35.156KHz 800x600 60Hz 37.879KHz 800x600 72Hz 48.077KHz 800x600 75Hz 46.875KHz 832x624 75Hz 49.725KHz 848x480 60Hz 31.02KHz 1024x768 60Hz 48.363KHz 1024x768 70Hz 56.476KHz 1024x768 75Hz 60.023KHz 1152x864 75Hz 67.5KHz 1280x720 60Hz 44.444KHz 1280x720 60Hz 44.772KHz 1280x720 75Hz 56.456KHz 1280x768 60Hz 47.396KHz 1280x800 60Hz 49.306KHz 1280x800 60Hz 49.702KHz 1280x800 75Hz 62.795KHz 1280x960 60Hz 60KHz 1280x1024 60Hz 63.981KHz 1280x1024 75Hz 79.976KHz 1366x768 60Hz 47.712KHz 1440x900 60Hz 55.469KHz 1440x900 60Hz 55.935KHz 1440x900 75Hz 70.635KHz 1680x1050 60Hz 64.674KHz 1680x1050 60Hz 65.29KHz 1920x1080 60Hz 66.587KHz 1920x1080 60Hz 67.5KHz
3-10 ASUSîVG278HEîSeriesîLCDîMonitor Resolution Refresh Rate Horizontal 1920x1080*î(DVI) 144Hz 158.11KHzî(2D) 1920x1080*î(DVI) 100Hz 113.3îKHz(2D)î/î 113.8KHz(3D) 1920x1080*î(DVI) 110Hz 125.1KHz(2D)î/î 125.7KHz(3D) 1920x1080*î(DVI) 120Hz 137.2KHz(2D/3D) 640x480Pî(HDMI) 59.94/60Hz 31.469KHzî/î31.5KHz 720x480Pî(HDMI) 59.94/60Hz 31.469KHzî/î31.5KHz 720x576Pî(HDMI) 50Hz 31.25KHz 1280x720Pî(HDMI) 50Hz 37.5KHz 1280x720Pî(HDMI) 59.94/60Hz 44.955KHzî/î45KHz 1440x480Pî(HDMI) 59.94/60Hz 31.469KHzî/î31.5KHz 1440x576Pî(HDMI) 50Hz 31.25KHz 1920x1080iî(HDMI) 50Hz 28.125KHz 1920x1080iî(HDMI) 59.94/60Hz 33.716KHzî/î33.75KHz 1920x1080Pî(HDMI) 50Hz 56.25KHz 1920x1080Pî(HDMI) 59.94/60Hz 67.433îKHzî/î67.5KHz Note:îyouîmustîselectîoneîofîtheîâ*âîtimingîforîenablingî3Dîorî144Hzî featureîîwithîaîcompatibleîNVIDIA-GPUîgraphicîcardîviaîDual-linkîDVIî cableîconnection.
3-11 Chapterî3:îOSDî(On-ScreenîDisplay)îMenu