USER GUIDE LG Digital Signage (MONITOR SIGNAGE) Please read this manual carefully before operating your set and retain it for future reference. webOS 1.0 www.lg.
ENGLISH TABLE OF CONTENTS USER SETTINGS....................... 3 -- Main Menu Settings.................................. 3 Quick Settings Picture Settings Sound Settings Network Settings General Settings ENTERTAINMENT................... 14 -- Using My Media...................................... 14 Connecting USB Storage Devices Files Supported by My Media Viewing Videos Viewing Photos Listening to Music Settings -- SuperSign Contents................................ 21 -- Information....................
•• The software-related contents may be changed without prior notice due to upgrade of the product functions. •• Some features described in the User Guide may not be supported in certain models. USER SETTINGS Main Menu Settings Quick Settings Configures frequently used settings menus. To turn your monitor on or off automatically Quick On Timer/Off Timer You can set the On/Off Timer for your monitor. If you do not want to set the On/Off Timer, select Off in Repeat.
ENGLISH Picture Settings To Select Picture Mode Picture Picture Mode Select the picture mode that is best suited to the video type. •• Vivid: adjusts the video image for a retail environment by enhancing the contrast, brightness, and sharpness. •• Standard: adjusts the video image for a normal environment. •• APS: APS (Auto power saving ) mode reduces power consumption by dimming control. •• Cinema: optimizes the video image for watching movies.
Picture Picture Adjust •• Backlight: adjusts the brightness of the screen by controlling the LCD backlight. The closer the value is to 100, the brighter the screen is. •• Contrast: adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of the picture. The closer the value is to 100, the greater the difference is. •• Brightness: adjusts the overall brightness of the screen. The closer the value is to 100, the brighter the screen is. •• Sharpness: adjusts the sharpness of the edges of objects.
•• Picture Options: customizes the picture options. ENGLISH Noise Reduction: Removes irregularly generated tiny dots for a clear picture. MPEG Noise Reduction: Reduces the noise produced while creating digital video signals. Black Level: Adjusts the black level of the picture to correct the brightness and contrast of the picture. Real Cinema: Optimizes the video image for a cinematic look. LED Local Dimming: Makes the light areas of the screen lighter and the dark areas darker for maximum contrast.
Picture Energy Saving Reduces power consumption by adjusting peak screen brightness. •• Auto: adjusts the brightness of the monitor according to ambient light. (This feature is available only with certain models.) •• Off: disables the Energy Saving mode. •• Minimum/Medium/Maximum: uses the Energy Saving according to the Energy Saving level specified for your monitor. •• Screen Off: turns off the screen. You will only hear audio.
ENGLISH Sound Settings To select a Sound Mode Sound Sound Mode The best sound quality will be selected automatically depending on the video type currently being watched. •• Standard: this sound mode works well for content of all types. •• News: optimizes sound for watching news. •• Music: optimizes sound for listening to music. •• Cinema: optimizes sound for watching movies. •• Sports: optimizes sound for watching sports. •• Game: optimizes sound for playing videogames.
To Set a Signage Monitor Name Network Signage Name You can set a name for Signage Monitor that will be used on the network by using the on-screen keyboard. To Set Your Network Network Wired Connection (Ethernet) •• Connecting to a wired network: Connect your monitor to a local area network (LAN) via the LAN port, and configure the network settings. Only wired network connections are supported.
ENGLISH Tips for Network Setting •• Use a standard LAN cable (Cat5 or higher with a 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 again.
(It may not be supported depending on the model.) •• Wireless networks can be subject to interference from other devices operating at a frequency of 2.4 GHz (wireless phones, Bluetooth devices or microwave ovens). There may also be interference from devices with a frequency of 5 GHz, same as other Wi-Fi devices. •• The surrounding wireless environment can cause the wireless network service to run slowly. •• If you do not turn off the entire local home network, network traffic may occur on some devices.
ENGLISH General Settings To configure the language General Menu Language Select one of the languages on the menu displayed on the screen. •• Menu Language: sets a language for Signage. To set the time/date General Time & Date You can check or change the time. •• Time: you can set the time manually. •• Date: you can set the date manually.
•• On Time/Off Time can be saved for up to seven schedules; the monitor is turned on or off at the preset time in the schedule list. If multiple preset times are stored in the schedule list, this function works at the nearest time from the current time. •• Once the on or off time is set, these functions operate daily at the preset time. •• The scheduled power-off function works properly only when the device time is set correctly.
ENGLISH ENTERTAINMENT Using My Media Connecting USB Storage Devices Connect a USB storage device such as a USB flash memory or an external hard drive to the display and use multimedia features. CAUTION •• Do not turn off the monitor or remove a USB storage device when the My Media screen is activated. This could result in loss of files or damage to the USB storage device.
•• A maximum of 999 sub-folders or files can be recognized under one folder. ENGLISH •• If the USB HDD does not have an external power source, the USB device may not be detected. To ensure the device is detected, connect the external power source. - Use a power adapter for an external power source. We do not provide a USB cable for an external power source.
ENGLISH Files Supported by My Media Supported External Subtitle Format •• *.smi, *.srt, *.sub (MicroDVD, SubViewer 1.0/2.0), *.ass, *.ssa, *.txt (TMPlayer), *.psb (PowerDivX), *.dcs (DLP Cinema To use Select Play, Photos/ Videos/ Music •• Play Selection: plays back selected content. To set Device Selection, Photos/ Videos/ Music •• Device Selection: import contents from the selected device.
Extension Codec .asf .wmv Videos VC-1 Advanced Profile (excluding WMVA), VC-1 Simple and Main Profiles Audio WMA Standard (excluding WMA v1/WMA Speech), WMA 9 Professional .divx .avi Videos DivX3.11, DivX4, DivX5, DivX6, XViD (except 3 warp-point GMC), H.264/AVC, Motion Jpeg, MPEG-4 Audio MPEG-1 Layer I, II, MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3), Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, LPCM, ADPCM, DTS .mp4 .m4v .mov Videos H.264/AVC, MPEG-4 Audio AAC, MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3) .3gp .3g2 Videos H.
ENGLISH Supported Photo File File Format Format Item 2D (jpeg, jpg, jpe) JPEG yy Minimum : 64 x 64 yy Maximum: Normal Type: 15360 (W) x 8640 (H) / Progressive Type: 1920 (W) x 1440 (H) 2D (png) PNG yy Minimum : 64 x 64 yy Maximum: 1920 (W) x 1080 (H) 2D (bmp) BMP yy Minimum : 64 x 64 yy Maximum: 1920 (W) x 1080 (H) Viewing Videos Play video files on display. All of the saved video files are shown in your display.
ENGLISH NOTE •• Option values changed in Videos do not affect the Photos and Music and in turn are not affected by option values changed in Photos or Music. •• Option values changed in Photos and Music do affect each other. •• When restarting a video file after stopping it, you can play from the point at which it was stopped. •• Only 10,000 sync blocks can be supported within the subtitle file. •• When playing a video, you can adjust the picture size by pressing the ARC button.
ENGLISH Viewing Photos Settings The displays on the screen may differ from the model. You must register your product to play a DRMprotected DivX video. Viewing image files Photos In order to register/deregister purchased or rented DivX VOD contents Settings Listening to Music Viewing music files Music NOTE •• Files with unsupported extensions are not displayed. •• If a file is invalid, a broken image and the message “unrecognizable file” are displayed.
File Manager Plays stored files using the Export option in SuperSign Editor. You can move, copy, or delete files. To move, copy, or delete files To play back the stored files using the Export option Only contents distributed by SuperSign Manager are displayed and selectable. NOTE •• If there is an AutoPlay folder in the USB storage device and its files are in supported formats, they will be played back automatically when the USB storage device is connected to the monitor.
ENGLISH PICTURE ID Settings NOTE PICTURE ID is used to change the settings of a specific set (display) using a single IR receiver for multi-vision. Communication is possible between a monitor with an IR receiver and other monitors using RS-232C cables. Each monitor is identified by a Set ID. If you assign the PICTURE ID using the remote control, only displays with matching PICTURE ID and Set ID can be controlled remotely.
ENGLISH IR CODES All models do not support the HDMI/USB function. Some key codes may not be supported depending on the model.
ENGLISH Code (Hex) Function Remarks 7B TILE Remote control button 5B EXIT Remote control button 72 ID ON (RED) Remote control button 71 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 8F Remote control button 8E Remote control button 5F W.BAL Remote control button 3F S.
Use this method to connect several products to a single PC. You can control several products at a time by connecting them to a single PC. In the Option menu, the Set ID must be between 1 and 1000 without being duplicated. Connecting the Cable 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 or off, select an input source, or adjust the OSD menu from your PC.
ENGLISH Command Reference List COMMAND 1 DATA (Hexadecimal) 2 01 Power k a 00 to 01 02 Select input x b See Select Input 03 Aspect Ratio k c See Aspect Ratio 04 Energy Saving j q See Energy Saving 05 Picture Mode d x See Picture Mode 06 Contrast k g 00 to 64 07 Brightness k h 00 to 64 08 Sharpness k k 00 to 32 09 Color k i 00 to 64 10 Tint k j 00 to 64 11 Color temperature x u 00 to 64 12 Balance k t 00 to 64 13 Sound Mode d y See Sound
DATA (Hexadecimal) 2 35 White Balance Red Offset s x 00 to 7F 36 White Balance Green Offset s y 00 to 7F 37 White Balance Blue Offset s z 00 to 7F 38 Backlight m g 00 to 64 39 Screen off k d 00 to 01 40 Tile Mode d d 00 to FF 41 Check Tile Mode d z FF 42 Tile ID d i See Tile ID 43 Natural Mode d j 00 to 01 44 DPM Select f j 00 to 07 45 Power On Delay f h 00 to FA 46 Fail Over Select m i 00 to 02 47 Fail Over Input Select m j See Auto Switc
ENGLISH Transmission/Reception Protocol Transmission [Command1][Command2][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr] * [Command1]: identifies between the factory setting and the user setting modes. * [Command2]: controls monitor sets. * [Set ID]: Used for selecting a set you want to control. A unique Set ID can be assigned to each set ranging from 1 to 1000(01H~3E8H) under Settings in the OSD menu. Selecting '00H' for Set ID allows the simultaneous control of all connected monitors. * [Data]: Transmits command data.
04. Energy Saving (Command: j q) Sets the Energy Saving. Transmission [j][q][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr] Data Data 00: Off 01: On Acknowledgement [a][ ][Set ID][ ][OK/NG][Data][x] * The acknowledgement signal is returned properly only when the monitor is fully powered on. * There may be a delay between the transmission and acknowledgement signals.
ENGLISH 07. Brightness (Command: k h) Adjusts the screen brightness. Transmission [k][h][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr] 10. Tint (Command: k j) Adjusts the screen tint. Transmission [k][j][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr] Data Data 00 to 64: Brightness 0 to 100 Acknowledgement [h][ ][Set ID][ ][OK/NG][Data][x] 00 to 64: Tint red 50 to green 50 Acknowledgement [j][ ][Set ID][ ][OK/NG][Data][x] 08. Sharpness (Command: k k) Adjusts the screen sharpness. Transmission [k][k][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr] 11.
17. Time 2 (hour/minute/second) (Command: f x) Adjusts the Time 2 (hour/minute/second) value. Transmission [f ][x][ ][Set ID][ ][Data1][ ][Data2][ ][Data3][Cr] Data Data1 00 to 17: 00 to 23 hours Data2 00 to 3B: 00 to 59 minutes Data3 00 to 3B: 00 to 59 seconds * Enter "fx [Set ID] ff" to view the Time 2 (hour/minute/second) settings. ** This function is available only when Time 1 (year/month/ day) is set.
ENGLISH 20. Off Timer (Repeat/Time) (Command: f e) Configures Off Timer (Repeat/Time) settings. Transmission [f ][e][ ][Set ID][ ][Data1][ ][Data2][ ][Data3][Cr] 21. On timer (Repeat/Time) (Command: f d) Configures On Timer (Repeat/Time) settings. Transmission [f ][d][ ][Set ID][ ][Data1][ ][Data2][ ][Data3][Cr] Data1 1.
24. Auto Power Off (4 Hours) (Command: m n) Configures the automatic off settings. Transmission [m][n][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr] Data Data (Add schedule) 70: DVI-D 90: HDMI1 91: HDMI2 C0: DISPLAYPORT Data1 (Read schedule) 1.
ENGLISH 27. Current temperature (Command: d n) Checks the inside temperature. Transmission [d][n][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr] 30. Product serial number (Command: f y) Checks the serial number of the product. Transmission [f ][y][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr] Data Data FF: Check the status Acknowledgement [n][ ][Set ID][ ][OK/NG][Data1][Data2][Data3][x] FF: Check product serial number Acknowledgement [y][ ][Set ID][ ][OK/NG][Data][x] Data1 Temperature sensor at the exit (top).
Data 00 to FE: Green Gain 0 to 254 FF: checks the green gain value Acknowledgement [n][ ][Set ID][ ][OK/NG][Data][x] 34. White Balance Blue Gain (Command: j o) Adjusts the white balance blue gain value. Transmission [j][o][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr] Data 00 to FE: Blue Gain 0 to 254 FF: checks the blue gain value Acknowledgement [o][ ][Set ID][ ][OK/NG][Data][x] 35. White Balance Red Offset (Command: s x) Adjusts the white balance red offset value.
ENGLISH 39. Screen Off (Command: k d) Turns the screen on or off. Transmission [k][d][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr] 42. Tile ID (Command: d i) Sets the tile ID value of the product. Transmission [d][i][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr] Data Data 00: turns the screen on 01: turns the screen off Acknowledgement [d][ ][Set ID][ ][OK/NG][Data][x] 01 to E1: Tile ID 1 to 225** FF: checks the tile ID ** The data value cannot exceed the value of row x column.
Data 00 to FA: min. 0 to maximum 250 (seconds) Acknowledgement [h][ ][Set ID][ ][OK/NG][Data][x 46. Fail Over Select (Command: m i) Selects an input mode for auto switch. Transmission [m][i][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr] Data 00: Off 01: Auto 02: Manual Acknowledgement [i][ ][Set ID][ ][OK/NG][Data][x] 47. Fail Over Input Select (Command: m j) Selects an input source for auto switch. * This command is only available when the Fail Over (auto) mode is set to Custom.
ENGLISH 49. Status check (Command: s v) Check the current signal of the product. Transmission [s][v][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][ ][FF][Cr] 50. Speakers (Command: d v) Sets the speakers feature. Transmission [d][v][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr] Data 02: Checks whether there is a signal 05: Checks whether luminance sensors 1 and 2 work properly. 06: Currently used luminance sensor 07: Checks whether the Top, Bottom, and Main temperature sensors are functioning normally.
Data 00: Off 01: On Acknowledgement [o][ ][Set ID][ ][OK/NG][Data][x] ** Depending upon the model, this feature may not be supported. 54. Fan control (Command: d o) Sets the fan mode. Transmission [d][o][ ][Set ID][ ][Data][Cr] Data 00: Auto 01: On 02: Manual 03: Off Acknowledgement [o][ ][Set ID][ ][OK/NG][Data][x] ** Depending upon the model, this feature may not be supported. 55. Fan Failure Check (Command: d w) Checks for fan failures.
ENGLISH 59. Easy Brightness Control Schedule (Command: s s) Sets an Easy Brightness Control schedule. Transmission [s][s][ ][Set ID][ ][Data1][ ][Data2][ ][Data3][Cr] Data1 1.