LG 24ML44B-B 24'' Class Full HD IPS LED Monitor with AMD FreeSync (23.8'' Diagonal)

ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING

CAUTION:

• Always use genuine components to ensure safety and product performance.
• The product warranty will not cover damage or injury caused by the use of counterfeit components.
• It is recommend that use the supplied components.
• If you use generic cables not certified by LG, the screen may not display or there may be image noises.
• Illustrations in this document represent typical procedures, so they may look different from the actual product. y Do not apply foreign substances (oils, lubricants, etc.) to the screw parts when assembling the product. (Doing so may damage the product.)
• Applying excessive force when tightening screws may cause damage to the monitor. Damage caused in this way will not be covered by the product warranty.
• Do not carry the monitor upside down by just holding the base. This may cause the monitor to fall off the stand and could result in personal injury.
• When lifting or moving the monitor, do not touch the monitor screen. The force applied to the monitor screen may cause damage to it.
• For wave pattern on appearance, unlike the general method of coating, it’s applied to added glittering material in raw material.With no peeled-off appearance, it has good durability. Please use it with confidence because there is no problem in using the product at all.

NOTE:

• Note that the components may look different from those shown here.
• Without prior notice, all information and specifications in this manual are subject to change to improve the performance of the product.
• To purchase optional accessories, visit an electronics store or online shopping site or contact the retail store where you purchased the product.
• The power cord provided may differ depending upon the region.

Component and Button Description

How to Use the Joystick Button

You can easily control the functions of the monitor by pressing the joystick button or moving it left/right with your finger.

Basic Functions

NOTE:

• The joystick button is located at the bottom of the monitor.

Moving and Lifting the Monitor

When moving or lifting the monitor, follow these instructions to prevent the monitor from being scratched or damaged and to ensure safe transportation regardless of its shape or size.

• It is advisable to place the monitor in the original box or packing material before attempting to move it.
• Before moving or lifting the monitor, disconnect the power cord and all cables.
• Hold the top and bottom of the monitor frame firmly. Do not hold the panel itself.

• When holding the monitor, the screen should face away from you to prevent it being scratched.

• When moving the monitor, avoid any strong shock or vibrations to the product.
• When moving the monitor, keep it upright, never turn the monitor on its side or tilt it sideways.

CAUTION:

• As far as possible, avoid touching the monitor screen. This may result in damage to the screen or some of the pixels used to create images.

• If you use the monitor panel without the stand base, its joystick button may cause the monitor to become unstable and fall, resulting in damage to the monitor or human injury. In addition, this may cause the joystick button to malfunction.

Mounting on a table

• Lift and tilt the Monitor set into its upright position on a table. Leave a 100 mm (3.94 inches) space from the wall for proper ventilation.

CAUTION:

• Unplug the power cord prior to moving or installing the monitor. There is risk of electric shock.
• Make sure to use the power cord that is provided in the product package and connect it to a grounded power outlet.
• If you need another power cord, please contact your local dealer or the nearest retail store.

WARNING:

When you adjust the angle, do not hold the bottom of the Monitor set frame as shown on the following illustration, as may injure your fingers.

Do not touch or press the screen when adjusting the angle of the monitor.

Do not hold this set like below picture.Monitor screen can detach from stand base and injure your body.

NOTE:

The angle of the screen can be adjusted forward or backward from -5° to 20° for a comfortable viewing experience.

Using the Kensington security system

The Kensington security system connector is located at the back of the Monitor set. For more information of installation and using, refer to the manual supplied with the Kensington security system. Connect the Kensington security system cable between the Monitor set and a table.

NOTE:

• The Kensington security system is optional. You can obtain it from most electronics stores.

Mounting on a wall

For proper ventilation, allow a clearance of 100 mm (3.94 inches) on each side and from the wall. Detailed instructions are available from your dealer, see the optional Tilt Wall Mounting Bracket Installation and Setup Guide.

If you intend to mount the Monitor set to a wall, attach Wall mounting interface (optional parts) to the back of the set.

When you install the Monitor set using a wall mounting interface (optional parts), attach it carefully so it will not drop.

1. If you use screw longer than standard, the monitor might be damaged internally.
2. If you use improper screw, the product might be damaged and drop from mounted position. In this case, LG is not responsible for it.

• Wall Mount (A x B)

CAUTION:

Disconnect the power cord first, and then move or install the Monitor set. Otherwise electric shock may occur.

• If you install the Monitor set on a ceiling or slanted wall, it may fall and result in severe injury.
• Use only an authorized LG wall mount and contact the local dealer or qualified personnel.
• Do not over tighten the screws as this may cause damage to the Monitor set and void your warranty.
• Use only screws and wall mounts that meet the VESA standard. Any damages or injuries by misuse or using an improper accessory are not covered by the warranty.
• Screw length from outer surface of back cover should be under 8mm.

NOTE:

• Use the screws that are listed on the VESA standard screw specifications.
• The wall mount kit will include an installation manual and necessary parts.
• The wall mount bracket is optional. You can obtain additional accessories from your local dealer.
• The length of screws may differ depending on the wall mount. Be sure to use the proper length.
• For more information, refer to the instructions supplied with the wall mount.

USING THE MONITOR SET

Connecting to a PC

• Your Monitor set supports Plug & Play*. *Plug & Play: A PC recognizes a connected device that users connect to a PC and turn on, without device configuration or user intervention.

D-SUB connection

Transmits analog video from your PC to the Monitor set.

NOTE:

When using a D-Sub signal input cable connector for Macintosh

Mac adapter: For Apple Macintosh use, a separate plug adapter is needed to change the 15 pin high density (3 row) D-SUB VGA connector on the supplied cable to a 15 pin 2 row connector.

HDMI connection

Transmits the digital video and audio signals from your PC to the Monitor set.

NOTE:

• If you use HDMI PC, it can cause compatibility problem.
• Use a certified cable with the HDMI logo attached. If you do not use a certified HDMI cable, the screen may not display or a connection error may occur.
• Recommended HDMI cable types - High-Speed HDMI®/TM Cable - High-Speed HDMI®/TM Cable with Ethernet

NOTE:

• When you want to use two PC in our Monitor, please connect the signal cable(D-SUB/HDMI) respectively in Monitor set.
• If you turn the Monitor set on while it is cold, the screen may flicker. This is normal.
• Some red, green, or blue spots may appear on the screen. This is normal.

Connecting to AV Devices

HDMI connection

Transmits the digital video and audio signals from your AV devices to the monitor.

NOTE:

• If you use HDMI PC, it can cause compatibility problem.
• Use a certified cable with the HDMI logo attached. If you do not use a certified HDMI cable, the screen may not display or a connection error may occur.
• Recommended HDMI cable types - High-Speed HDMI® / TM Cable - High-Speed HDMI® / TM Cable with Ethernet

Connecting Peripherals

Connecting Headphones

Connect peripherals to the monitor via the headphones port. Connect as illustrated.

NOTE:

• Peripheral devices are sold separately.
• If you use angled headphones, it may cause a problem with connecting another external device to the monitor. Therefore, it is recommended to use straight headphones.

• Depending on the audio settings of the PC and external device, headphones and speaker functions may be limited.

CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS

Activating the Main Menu

1. Press the joystick button on the bottom of the monitor.
2. Move the joystick up/down (▲/▼) and left/right(◄/►) to set the options.
3. Press the joystick button once more to close the main menu.

Main Menu FeaturesD

Customizing settings

1. Settings > Quick Settings:

Brightness,Contrast: Adjusts the contrast and brightness of the screen.

Volume: Adjusts the volume.(for HDMI only)

NOTE: You can adjust Mute/ Unmute by moving the joystick button to ▼ in the Volume menu.

Settings > Input:

Input List: Selects the input mode.

Aspect Ratio: Adjusts the aspect ratio of the screen.

Full Wide: Displays the video in wide-screen, regardless of the video signal input.

Original: Displays video according to the aspect ratio of the video signal input.

NOTE: The options may disabled at the recommended resolution (1920 x 1080).

2. Settings > Picture:

Picture Mode

Custom: Allows the user to adjust each element. The color mode of the main menu can be adjusted.

Reader: Optimizes the screen for viewing documents. You can brighten the screen in the OSD menu.

Photo: Optimizes the screen to view photos.

Cinema: Optimizes the screen to improve the visual effects of a video.

Color Weak- ness: This mode is for users who cannot distinguish between red and green. It enables users with color weakness to easily distinguish between the two colors.

Game: Optimizes the screen for gameplay.

Picture Adjust

Brightness,Contrast: Adjusts the contrast and brightness of the screen.

Sharpness: Adjusts the sharpness of the screen.

SUPER RESOLUTION+:

High: Optimized picture quality is displayed when a user wants crystal clear images. It is effective forhigh quality video or game.

Middle: The optimized picture quality is displayed when a user wants images between low and high modes for comfortable viewing. It is effective for UCC or SD video.

Low: The optimized picture quality is displayed when a user wants smooth and natural images. It is effective for slow -moving pictures or still images.

Off: Select this option for everyday viewing. SUPER RESOLUTION+ is turned off in this mode.

Black Level:

Sets the offset level (for HDMI only).

• Offset: as a reference for a video signal, this is the darkest color the monitor can display.

High: Keeps the current contrast ratio of the screen.

Low: Lowers the black levels and raises the white levels from the current contrast ratio of the screen.

DFC:

On: Adjusts the brightness automatically according to the screen.

Off: Disables the DFC feature.

NOTE:

• This is subsidiary for color weakness user. Therefore if you feel uncomfortable with the screen, please turn off this function.
• This function can’t distinguish some colors in some images.

Game Adjust:

Response Time: Sets a response time for displayed pictures based on the speed of the screen. For a normal environment, it is recommended that you use Fast. For a fast-moving picture, it is recommended that you use Faster. Setting to Faster may cause image sticking.

Faster: Sets the response time to faster.

Fast: Sets the response time to fast.

Normal: Sets the response time to normal.

Off: Does not use the response time improvement feature.

FreeSync: Provides seamless and natural images by synchronizing the vertical frequency of the input signal with that of the output signal.

CAUTION:

• Supported Interface: HDMI.
• Supported Graphic Card : A graphic card that supports AMD’s FreeSync is necessary.
• Supported Version : Make sure to update the graphic card to the latest driver.
• For more information and requirement

On: FreeSync function on.

Off: FreeSync function off

Black Stabilizer: You can control the black contrast to have better visibility in dark scenes. Increasing the Black Stabilizer value brightens the low gray level area on the screen. (You can easily distinguish objects on dark game screens.) Reducing the Black Stabilizer value darkens the low gray level area and increases the dynamic contrast on the screen.

Cross Hair: Cross Hair provides a mark on the center of the screen for First Person Shooter(FPS) games. Users can select the cross hair that fits their gaming environment among four different cross hairs.

• When the monitor is off or enters energy saving mode, the Cross Hair feature is automatically turned off.

Color Adjust:

Gamma:

Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3: The higher the gamma value, the darker the image becomes. Likewise, the lower the gamma value, the lighter the image becomes.

Mode 4: If you do not need to adjust the gamma settings, select Mode 4.

Color Temp:Selects the factory default picture color.

Warm: Sets the screen color to a reddish tone.

Medium: Sets the screen color between a red and blue tone.

Cool: Sets the screen color to a bluish tone.

Custom: The user can adjust it to red, green or blue by customization.

Red/Green/ Blue: You can customize the picture color using Red, Green, and Blue colors.

Configuration Adjust (D-SUB only)

Horizontal: To move image left and right.

Vertical: To move image up and down.

Clock: To minimize any vertical bars or stripes visible on the screen background.The horizontal screen size will also change.

Phase: To adjust the focus of the display. This item allows you to remove any horizontal noise and clear or sharpen the image of characters.

Resolution (D-SUB only)

User can set the desired resolution.This option is enabled only when the screen resolution on your computer is set to the following(D-SUB only).

NOTE: The function is enabled only when the screen resolution on your computer is set to the following, except that the PC output wrong resolution.

1024x768, 1280x768, 1360x768, 1366x768,Off 1280x960, 1600x900,Off 1440x900, 1600x900,Off

Picture Reset: Do you want to reset your settings?

No: Cancel the select.

Yes: Returns to the default settings.

3. Settings > General:

Language: To choose the language in which the control names are displayed.

SMART ENERGY SAVING:

High: Saves energy using the high-efficiency SMART ENERGY SAVING feature.

Low: Saves energy using the low-efficiency SMART ENERGY SAVING feature.

Off: Disables the SMART ENERGY SAVING feature.

Automatic Standby: The monitor will automatically switch to standby mode after a certain period.

OSD Lock: Prevents incorrect key input.

On: Key input is disabled.

NOTE: All function except for the OSD Lock mode, brightness, Contrast, Input, Information and Volume are disabled.

Off: Key input is enabled.

Information: The display information will be shown the Model, Serial Number, Total Power On Time, Resolution.

Reset: Do you want to reset your settings?

No: Cancel the select.

Yes: Returns to the default settings.

NOTE: Saving Data depends on the Panel. So, those values should be different from each panel and panel vendor. If you select the option of SMART ENERGY SAVING is High or Low, monitor luminance become lower or higher depend on source.

TROUBLESHOOTING

No image appears

Is the power cord of the display connected?

• Check and see if the power cord is connected properly to the power outlet.

Do you see an "Out of Range" message on the screen?

• This message appears when the signal from the PC (video card) is out of horizontal or vertical frequency range of the display. See the 'Specifications' section of this manual and configure your display again.

Do you see a "NO SIGNAL" message on the screen or black screen?

• After the monitor is on "NO SIGNAL", the monitor goes to DPM mode.
• This is displayed when the signal cable between the PC and the monitor is missing or disconnected. Check the cable and reconnect it.
• Check PC status.

Can't you control some functions in OSD?

Can't you select some menu in OSD?

• You can unlock the OSD controls at any time by entering the OSD lock menu and changing items to off.

CAUTION:

• Check Control Panel ► Display ► Settings and see if the frequency or the resolution were changed. If yes, readjust the video card to the recommend resolution.
• If the recommended resolution (optimal resolution) is not selected, letters may be blurred and the screen may be dimmed, truncated or biased. Make sure to select the recommend resolution.
• The setting method can differ by computer and O/S (Operation System), and resolution mentioned above may not be supported by the video card performance. In this case, please ask to the computer or the video card manufacturer.
• Keep proper posture when using the monitor, otherwise the screen may not be optimized.

Display image is incorrect

The screen color is mono or abnormal.

• Check if the signal cable is properly connected and use a screwdriver to fasten if necessary.
• Make sure the video card is properly inserted in the slot.
• Set the color setting higher than 24 bits (true color) at Control Panel ► Settings.

The screen blinks.

• Check if the screen is set to interlace mode and if yes, change it to the recommend resolution.

Do you see an "Unrecognized monitor, Plug&Play (VESA DDC) monitor found" message?

Have you installed the display driver?

• Be sure to install the display driver.
• Make sure to check if the video card supports Plug&Play function.

The screen is flickering.

Did you select the recommended resolution?

• If the selected resolution is HDMI 1080i 60/50 Hz, the screen may be flickering. Change the resolution to the recommended resolution 1080P.

SPECIFICATIONS

Product specifications shown above may be changed without prior notice due to upgrade of product functions.

* The power consumption level can be different by operating condition and monitor setting.

* The On mode power consumption is measured with LGE test standard(Full White pattern , Maximum resolution).

** The monitor goes to the Sleep Mode in a couple of minutes(Max 5 minutes).

Product specifications shown above may be changed without prior notice due to upgrade of product functions.

* The power consumption level can be different by operating condition and monitor setting.

* The On mode power consumption is measured with LGE test standard(Full White pattern , Maximum resolution).

** The monitor goes to the Sleep Mode in a couple of minutes(Max 5 minutes).

Preset Modes (Resolution)

D-sub PC Timing

HDMI PC Timing

HDMI AV Timing

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