Asus VT168HR Series User manual

VT168HR Series

LCD Monitor

User Guide

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Table of contents

Notices......................................................................................................... iii

Safety information ...................................................................................... iv

Care & Cleaning.......................................................................................... vi

1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1

1.2 Package contents......................................................................... 1-1

1.3 Assembling the monitor base..................................................... 1-2

1.4 Connecting cables ....................................................................... 1-2

1.5 Monitor introduction .................................................................... 1-3

1.5.1 Front of the LCD monitor ................................................ 1-3

1.5.2 Rear of the LCD monitor ................................................. 1-4

2.1 Detaching the base/stand

(for VESA wall mount) ..............................................................2-1

2.2 Adjusting the monitor.................................................................. 2-2

3.1 Touch Operation .......................................................................... 3-1

4.1 OSD (On-Screen Display) menu ................................................. 4-1

4.1.1 Howtorecongure.......................................................... 4-1

4.1.2 OSDFunctionIntroduction.............................................. 4-2

4.2 Specications............................................................................. 4-10

4.3 Troubleshooting (FAQ).............................................................. 4-11

4.4 Supported Timing List ............................................................... 4-12

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Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubject

tothefollowingtwoconditions:

• Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference

• Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceivedincluding

interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsfora

ClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimits

aredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterference

inaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcan

radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance

withmanufacturer’sinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio

communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewill

notoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful

interferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby

turningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrect

theinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

• Connecttheequipmenttoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthatto

whichthereceiverisconnected.

• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

ThisdigitalapparatusdoesnotexceedtheClassBlimitsforradio

noiseemissionsfromdigitalapparatussetoutintheRadioInterference

RegulationsoftheCanadianDepartmentofCommunications.

ThisclassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.

Safety information

• Beforesettingupthemonitor,carefullyreadallthedocumentationthat

camewiththepackage.

• Topreventfireorshockhazard,neverexposethemonitortorainor

moisture.

• Nevertrytoopenthemonitorcabinet.Thedangeroushighvoltages

insidethemonitormayresultinseriousphysicalinjury.

• Ifthepowersupplyisbroken,donottrytofixitbyyourself.Contacta

qualifiedservicetechnicianoryourretailer.

• Beforeusingtheproduct,makesureallcablesarecorrectlyconnected

andthepowercablesarenotdamaged.Ifyoudetectanydamage,

contactyourdealerimmediately.

• Slotsandopeningsonthebackortopofthecabinetareprovidedfor

ventilation.Donotblocktheseslots.Neverplacethisproductnearor

overaradiatororheatsourceunlessproperventilationisprovided.

• Themonitorshouldbeoperatedonlyfromthetypeofpowersource

indicatedonthelabel.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpowersupplyto

yourhome,consultyourdealerorlocalpowercompany.

• Usetheappropriatepowerplugwhichcomplieswithyourlocalpower

standard.

• Donotoverloadpowerstripsandextentioncords.Overloadingcan

resultinfireorelectricshock.

• Avoiddust,humidity,andtemperatureextremes.Donotplacethe

monitorinanyareawhereitmaybecomewet.Placethemonitorona

stablesurface.

• Unplugtheunitduringalightningstormorifitwillnotbeusedfora

longperiodoftime.Thiswillprotectthemonitorfromdamagedueto

powersurges.

• Neverpushobjectsorspillliquidofanykindintotheslotsonthe

monitorcabinet.

• Toensuresatisfactoryoperation,usethemonitoronlywithULlisted

computerswhichhaveappropriateconfiguredreceptaclesmarked

between100-240VAC.

• Ifyouencountertechnicalproblemswiththemonitor,contacta

qualifiedservicetechnicianoryourretailer.

• Thewallsocketshallbeinstalledneartheequipmentandshallbe

easilyaccessible.

Remark:Suitableforentertainmentpurposesatspeciallycontrolled

luminousindoorenvironments,toavoiddisturbingreectionsfromthe

screen.

WARNING

Usageofotherthanspeciedhead-orearphonescanresultinhearing

lossduetoexcessivesoundpressures.

Pleaseconrmthedistributionsysteminbuildinginstallationshallprovide

thecircuitbreakerrated120/240V,20A(maximum).

Ifprovidedwitha3-pinattachmentplugonthepowercord,plugthecord

intoagrounded(earthed)3-pinoutlet.Donotdisablethepowercord

groundingpin,forexample,byattachinga2-pinadapter.Thegrounding

pinisanimportantsafetyfeature.

StabilityHazard.

Theproductmayfall,causingseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.To

preventinjury,thisproductmustbesecurelyattachedtotheoor/wallin

accordancewiththeinstallationinstructions.

Aproductmayfall,causingseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Manyinjuries,

particularlytochildren,canbeavoidedbytakingsimpleprecautionssuch

as:

ALWAYSusecabinetsorstandsorinstallationmethodsrecommendedby

themanufactureroftheproductset.

ALWAYSusefurniturethatcansafelysupporttheproduct.

ALWAYSensuretheproductisnotoverhangingtheedgeofthesupporting

furniture.

ALWAYSeducatechildrenaboutthedangersofclimbingonfurnitureto

reachtheproductoritscontrols.

ALWAYSroutecordsandcablesconnectedtoyourproductsotheycannot

betrippedover,pulledorgrabbed.

NEVERplaceaproductinanunstablelocation.

NEVERplacetheproductontallfurniture(forexample,cupboardsor

bookcases)withoutanchoringboththefurnitureandtheproducttoa

suitablesupport.

NEVERplacetheproductonclothorothermaterialsthatmaybelocated

betweentheproductandsupportingfurniture.

NEVERplaceitemsthatmighttemptchildrentoclimb,suchastoysand

remotecontrols,onthetopoftheproductorfurnitureonwhichtheproduct

isplaced.

Iftheexistingproductisgoingtoberetainedandrelocated,thesame

considerationsasaboveshouldbeapplied.

Care & Cleaning

• Beforeyouliftorrepositionyourmonitor,itisbettertodisconnectthe

cablesandpowercord.Followthecorrectliftingtechniqueswhen

positioningthemonitor.Whenliftingorcarryingthemonitor,graspthe

edgesofthemonitor.Donotliftthedisplaybythestandorthecord.

• Cleaning.Turnyourmonitoroffandunplugthepowercord.Cleanthe

monitorsurfacewithalint-free,non-abrasivecloth.Stubbornstains

mayberemovedwithaclothdampenedwithmildcleaner.

• Avoidusingacleanercontainingalcoholoracetone.Useacleaner

intendedforusewiththeLCD.Neverspraycleanerdirectlyonthe

screen,asitmaydripinsidethemonitorandcauseanelectricshock.

The following symptoms are normal with the monitor:

• Thescreenmayflickerduringtheinitialuseduetothenatureofthe

fluorescentlight.TurnoffthePowerSwitchandturnitonagainto

makesurethattheflickerdisappears.

• Youmayfindslightlyunevenbrightnessonthescreendependingon

thedesktoppatternyouuse.

• Whenthesameimageisdisplayedforhours,anafterimageofthe

previousscreenmayremainafterswitchingtheimage.Thescreenwill

recoverslowlyoryoucanturnoffthePowerSwitchforhours.

• Whenthescreenbecomesblackorflashes,orcannotworkanymore,

contactyourdealerorservicecentertofixit.Donotrepairthescreen

byyourself!

Conventions used in this guide

WARNING:Informationtopreventinjurytoyourselfwhentrying

tocompleteatask.

CAUTION:Informationtopreventdamagetothecomponents

whentryingtocompleteatask.

IMPORTANT:InformationthatyouMUSTfollowtocompletea

task.

NOTE:Tipsandadditionalinformationtoaidincompletingatask.

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NOTE:ThismonitorisENERGYSTARcertied.

ThisproductqualiesforENERGYSTARinthefactory

defaultsettingwhichcanberestoredby“FactoryReset”

functionintheOSDmenu.Changingthefactory

defaultsettingsorenablingotherfeaturesmayincrease

powerconsumptionthatcouldexceedtheENERGYSTAR

speciedlimits.

Declaration of Conformity

ThisdevicecomplieswiththerequirementssetoutintheCouncil

DirectiveontheApproximationoftheLawsoftheMemberStates

relatingtoElectromagneticCompatibility(2014/30/EU),Low-voltage

Directive(2014/35/EU),ErPDirective(2009/125/EC)andRoHSdirective

(2011/65/EU).Thisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywith

theharmonizedstandardsforInformationTechnologyEquipment,these

harmonizedstandardspublishedunderDirectivesofOfcialJournalofthe

EuropeanUnion.

WEEE Symbol Statement

Thissymbolontheproductoronitspackagingindicatesthatthisproduct

mustnotbedisposedofwithyourotherhouseholdwaste.Instead,itis

yourresponsibilitytodisposeofyourwasteequipmentbyhandingitover

toadesignatedcollectionpointfortherecyclingofwasteelectricaland

electronicequipment.Theseparatecollectionandrecyclingofyourwaste

equipmentatthetimeofdisposalwillhelptoconservenaturalresources

andensurethatitisrecycledinamannerthatprotectshumanhealthand

theenvironment.Formoreinformationaboutwhereyoucandropoffyour

wasteequipmentforrecycling,pleasecontactyourlocalcityofce,your

householdwastedisposalserviceortheshopwhereyoupurchasedthe

product.

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Wheretondmoreinformation

Refertothefollowingsourcesforadditionalinformationandforproduct

andsoftwareupdates.

1. ASUS websites

TheASUSwebsitesworldwideprovideupdatedinformationonASUS

hardwareandsoftwareproducts.Refertohttp://www.asus.com

2. Optional documentation

Yourproductpackagemayincludeoptionaldocumentationthatmay

havebeenaddedbyyourdealer.Thesedocumentsarenotpartof

thestandardpackage.

Takeback Services

ASUSrecyclingandtakebackprogramscomefromourcommitmenttothe

higheststandardsforprotectingourenvironment.Webelieveinproviding

solutionsforourcustomerstobeabletoresponsiblyrecycleourproducts,

batteriesandothercomponentsaswellasthepackagingmaterials.

Pleasegotohttp://csr.asus.com/english/Takeback.htmfordetailrecycling

informationindifferentregion.

Product information for EU energy label

1-1

ASUS LCD Monitor VT168HR

1.1 Welcome!

ThankyouforpurchasingtheASUS®VT168HRSeriesLCDmonitor!

ThelatestwidescreenLCDmonitorfromASUSprovidesacrisper,

broader,andbrighterdisplay,plusahostoffeaturesthatenhanceyour

viewingexperience.

Withthesefeatures,youcanenjoytheconvenienceanddelightfulvisual

experiencethattheVT168HRSeriesbringsyou!

1.2 Package contents

CheckyourVT168HRSeriesLCDpackageforthefollowingitems:

LCD monitor

 Monitorbase

 Quickstartguide

 1xPowercord

 1xVGAcable(optional)

 1xHDMIcable(optional)

USB

cable

 1xWarrantycard

Ifanyoftheaboveitemsisdamagedormissing,contactyourretailer

immediately.

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction

1.3 Assembling the monitor base

To assemble the monitor base:

1. Placethedisplayonaclothonthetable.Thenattachthebasetothe

armandxwiththescrewtojointhemtightly.Youcaneasilytighten

thescrewbyngers.

2. Adjustthemonitortotheanglethatismostcomfortableforyou.

Werecommendthatyoucoverthetablesurfacewithsoftclothto

preventdamagetothemonitor.

*Basescrewsize：M6x13mm

1.4 Connecting cables

To connect cables:

Connectthecablesyouneedbasedonchapter1.5.2,page1-4.

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