Asus PA238Q User manual
PA238Q Series
LED Monitor
User Guide
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Table of contents
1.3.1 Frontview....................................................................... 1-2
1.3.2 Backview........................................................................ 1-4
1.3.3 QuickFitFunction............................................................ 1-5
3.1.1 Howtorecongure.......................................................... 3-1
3.1.2 OSDFunctionIntroduction.............................................. 3-2
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Notices
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubject
tothefollowingtwoconditions:
• Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
• Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceivedincluding
interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsfora
ClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimits
aredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterference
inaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance
withmanufacturer’sinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewill
notoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful
interferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby
turningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrect
theinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
• Connecttheequipmenttoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthatto
whichthereceiverisconnected.
• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
AsanEnergyStar®Partner,ourcompanyhasdetermined
thatthisproductmeetstheEnergyStar®guidelinesforenergy
efciency.
ThisdigitalapparatusdoesnotexceedtheClassBlimitsforradio
noiseemissionsfromdigitalapparatussetoutintheRadioInterference
RegulationsoftheCanadianDepartmentofCommunications.
ThisclassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.
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Safety information
• Beforesettingupthemonitor,carefullyreadallthedocumentationthat
camewiththepackage.
• Topreventfireorshockhazard,neverexposethemonitortorainor
moisture.
• Nevertrytoopenthemonitorcabinet.Thedangeroushighvoltages
insidethemonitormayresultinseriousphysicalinjury.
• Ifthepowersupplyisbroken,donottrytofixitbyyourself.Contacta
qualifiedservicetechnicianoryourretailer.
• Beforeusingtheproduct,makesureallcablesarecorrectlyconnected
andthepowercablesarenotdamaged.Ifyoudetectanydamage,
contactyourdealerimmediately.
• Slotsandopeningsonthebackortopofthecabinetareprovidedfor
ventilation.Donotblocktheseslots.Neverplacethisproductnearor
overaradiatororheatsourceunlessproperventilationisprovided.
• Themonitorshouldbeoperatedonlyfromthetypeofpowersource
indicatedonthelabel.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpowersupplyto
yourhome,consultyourdealerorlocalpowercompany.
• Usetheappropriatepowerplugwhichcomplieswithyourlocalpower
standard.
• Donotoverloadpowerstripsandextensioncords.Overloadingcan
resultinfireorelectricshock.
• Avoiddust,humidity,andtemperatureextremes.Donotplacethe
monitorinanyareawhereitmaybecomewet.Placethemonitorona
stablesurface.
• Unplugtheunitduringalightningstormorifitwillnotbeusedfora
longperiodoftime.Thiswillprotectthemonitorfromdamagedueto
powersurges.
• Neverpushobjectsorspillliquidofanykindintotheslotsonthe
monitorcabinet.
• Toensuresatisfactoryoperation,usethemonitoronlywithULlisted
computerswhichhaveappropriateconfiguredreceptaclesmarked
between100~240VAC.
• Ifyouencountertechnicalproblemswiththemonitor,contacta
qualifiedservicetechnicianoryourretailer.
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Care & Cleaning
• Beforeyouliftorrepositionyourmonitor,itisbettertodisconnectthe
cablesandpowercord.Followthecorrectliftingtechniqueswhen
positioningthemonitor.Whenliftingorcarryingthemonitor,graspthe
edgesofthemonitor.Donotliftthedisplaybythestandorthecord.
• Cleaning.Turnyourmonitoroffandunplugthepowercord.Cleanthe
monitorsurfacewithalint-free,non-abrasivecloth.Stubbornstains
mayberemovedwithaclothdampenedwithmildcleaner.
• Avoidusingacleanercontainingalcoholoracetone.Useacleaner
intendedforusewiththeLCD.Neverspraycleanerdirectlyonthe
screen,asitmaydripinsidethemonitorandcauseanelectricshock.
• Thescreenmayflickerduringtheinitialuseduetothenatureofthe
fluorescentlight.TurnoffthePowerSwitchandturnitonagainto
makesurethattheflickerdisappears.
• Youmayfindslightlyunevenbrightnessonthescreendependingon
thedesktoppatternyouuse.
• Whenthesameimageisdisplayedforhours,anafterimageofthe
previousscreenmayremainafterswitchingtheimage.Thescreenwill
recoverslowlyoryoucanturnoffthePowerSwitchforhours.
• Whenthescreenbecomesblackorflashes,orcannotworkanymore,
contactyourdealerorservicecentertofixit.Donotrepairthescreen
byyourself!
WARNING:Informationtopreventinjurytoyourselfwhentryingto
completeatask.
CAUTION:Informationtopreventdamagetothecomponents
whentryingtocompleteatask.
IMPORTANT:InformationthatyouMUSTfollowtocompletea
task.
NOTE:Tipsandadditionalinformationtoaidincompletingatask.
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Refertothefollowingsourcesforadditionalinformationandforproduct
andsoftwareupdates.
TheASUSwebsitesworldwideprovideupdatedinformationonASUS
hardwareandsoftwareproducts.Referto
Yourproductpackagemayincludeoptionaldocumentationthatmay
havebeenaddedbyyourdealer.Thesedocumentsarenotpartof
thestandardpackage.
1-1
ASUSPA238QSeriesLEDMonitor
1.1 Welcome!
ThankyouforpurchasingtheASUS®LEDmonitor!
ThelatestwidescreenLEDmonitorfromASUSprovidesacrisper,
broader,andbrighterdisplay,plusahostoffeaturesthatenhanceyour
viewingexperience.
Withthesefeatures,youcanenjoytheconvenienceanddelightfulvisual
experiencethatthemonitorbringsyou!
1.2 Package contents
Checkyourpackageforthefollowingitems:
LEDMonitor
PowerCord
VGACable
DVICable
DisplayPortCable
USBCable
CableTie
SupportCD
QuickStartGuide
WarrantyCard
ColorCalibrationTestReport
Ifanyoftheaboveitemsisdamagedormissing,contactyourretailerimmediately.
1-2 Chapter1:ProductIntroduction
1.3 Monitor introduction
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1. PowerButton/PowerIndicator:
• Pressthisbuttontoturnthemonitoron/off.
• Thecolordefinitionofthepowerindicatorisshownbelow.
White ON
Amber Standbymode
OFF OFF
2. InputSelectButton:
• Pressthisbuttontoselectinputsource.
Press button(InputSelectbutton)todisplayHDMI/DisplayPortsignalsafter
youconnectHDMI/DisplayPortcablewiththemonitor.
3. Button:
• Pressthisbuttontodecreasevaluesortomoveyourselection
left/down.
• Contrasthotkey
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ASUSPA238QSeriesLEDMonitor
4. MENUButton:
• PressthisbuttontoturnontheOSDmenu,ortoenactthe
selectedOSDmenuitem.
• PressthisbuttontoexitthehotkeyOSDmenu.
5. Button:
• Pressthisbuttontoincreasevaluesortomoveyourselection
right/up.
• Brightnesshotkey
6. Button:
• Pressthisbuttontoselectadesiredpresetmode.
• PressthisbuttontoexittheOSDmenuortogobacktothe
previousmenuwhentheOSDmenuisactive.
• Pressthisbuttonfor2~4secondstoautomaticallyadjustthe
imagetoitsoptimizedposition,clock,andphase(forVGAmode
only).
7. QuickFitbutton:
• PressthisbuttontoactivatetheQuickFitfunctiondesignedfor
alignment.
• TheQuickFitfunctioncontains7pagesofcommongridpatterns,
papersizes,andphotosizes.(Pleasereferto1.3.3QuickFit
Function)
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1. AC-INport:Thisportconnectsthepowercord.
2. Powerswitch:Pressthisswitchtoturnon/offpower.
3. DisplayPort.ThisportisforconnectionwithaDisplayPortcompatible
device.
4. HDMIport:ThisportisforconnectionwithanHDMIcompatible
device.
5. DVIport:This24-pinportisforPC(PersonalComputer)DVI-Ddigital
signalconnection.
6. VGAport:This15-pinportisforPCVGAconnection.
7. Earphonejack.
8. USBupstreamport:ThisportisforconnectionwithaUSBupstream
cable.
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