July 2010

VW199 Series
LED Monitor

User Guide
 Table of contents
Notices.......................................................................................................... iii
Safety information....................................................................................... iv
Care & Cleaning............................................................................................ v
1.1 Welcome!....................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents.......................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Assembling the monitor .............................................................. 1-2
1.4 Monitor introduction..................................................................... 1-2
1.4.1 Front of the LED monitor.................................................. 1-2
1.4.2 Rear of the LED monitor.................................................. 1-5
2.1 Detaching the arm/stand (for VESA wall mount)....................... 2-1
2.2 Adjusting the monitor................................................................... 2-2
3.1 OSD (On-Screen Display) menu.................................................. 2-3
3.1.1 How to reconfigure........................................................... 2-3
3.1.2 OSD Function Introduction............................................... 2-3
3.2 Specifications................................................................................ 2-7
3.3 Troubleshooting (FAQ)................................................................. 2-8
3.4 Supported timing list...........................................................................2-9

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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, and
• 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.

As an Energy Star® Partner, our company has determined

that this product meets the Energy Star® guidelines for
energy efficiency.

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.

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 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.

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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 LED. 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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 Where to find 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.

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1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for purchasing the ASUS® VW199 Series LED monitor!
The latest widescreen LED 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 VW199 Series brings you!

1.2 Package contents

Check your VW199 Series LED Monitor package for the following items:
LED monitor
Monitor stand and base
User manual CD
Quick start guide
Warranty card
Power cord
VGA cable
Audio cable (VW199T/S)

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

immediately.

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 1.3 Assembling the monitor
To assemble the monitor:
1. Connect the base with the monitor. A click indicates that the base has been
connected successfully.
2. Adjust the monitor to the angle that is most comfortable.
We recommend that you cover the table surface with soft cloth to prevent
damage to the monitor.

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1.4 Monitor introduction

1.4.1 Front of the LED monitor
1.4.1.1 VW199T/VW199S

1 2 3 4 5 6

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1. Button:
• Automatically adjust the image to its optimized position, clock, and
phase by long pressing this button for 2-4 seconds (for VGA mode only).
• Use this hotkey to switch from six video preset modes (Scenery Mode,
Standard Mode, Theater Mode, Game Mode, Night View Mode, and
sRGB Mode) with SPLENDID™ Video Intelligence Technology.
• Exit the OSD menu or go back to the previous menu as the OSD menu
is active.
2. Button:
• Press this button to decrease the value of the function selected or move
to the next fuction.
• This is also a hotkey for Volume adjustment.
3. MENU Button:
• Press this button to enter the OSD menu.
• Press this button to enter/select the icon (function) highlighted while the
OSD is activated.
4. Button:
• Press this button to increase the value of the function selected or move
right/up to the next function.
• This is also a hotkey for Brightness adjustment.
5. Power Button:
• Press this button to turn the monitor on/off.
6. Power Indicator
• The color definition of the power indicator is as the below table.

Status Description
Blue ON
Amber Standby mode
OFF OFF

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1. Button:
• Automatically adjust the image to its optimized position, clock, and
phase by long pressing this button for 2-4 seconds (for VGA mode only).
• Use this hotkey to switch from six video preset modes (Scenery Mode,
Standard Mode, Theater Mode, Game Mode, Night View Mode, and
sRGB Mode) with SPLENDID™ Video Intelligence Technology.
• Exit the OSD menu or go back to the previous menu as the OSD menu
is active.
2. Button:
• Press this button to decrease the value of the function selected or move
to the next fuction.
• This is also a hotkey for Contrast adjustment.
3. MENU Button:
• Press this button to enter the OSD menu.
• Press this button to enter/select the icon (function) highlighted while the
OSD is activated.
4. Button:
• Press this button to increase the value of the function selected or move
right/up to the next function.
• This is also a hotkey for Brightness adjustment.
5. Power Button:
• Press this button to turn the monitor on/off.

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6. Power Indicator
• The color definition of the power indicator is as the below table.

Status Description
Blue ON
Amber Standby mode
OFF OFF

1.4.2 Rear of the LED monitor

Screw holes for

VESA Wall Mount

Rear connectors

1 2 3 4

1 AC-IN port
2 Audio Line-in port (VW199T/S)
3 DVI port (VW199T/N)
4 VGA port

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 2.1 Detaching the arm/stand
(for VESA wall mount)
The detachable stand of the VW199 Series LED monitor is specially designed for
VESA wall mount.
To detach the arm/stand:
1. Remove the arm cover.
2. Have the front of the monitor face down on a table.
3. Use a screwdriver to remove the three screws on the stand of the monitor as
the below drawing shows.
4. Detach the stand from the monitor.
•  e recommend that you cover the table surface with soft cloth to prevent
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damage to the monitor.
• Hold the stand of the monitor when you remove the screws.

screws

• The VESA wall mount kit ( 100 x 100 mm) is purchased separately.

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2.2 Adjusting the monitor
• or optimal viewing, we recommend that you look at the full face of the
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monitor, then adjust the monitor to the angle that is most comfortable for you.
• Hold the stand to prevent the monitor from falling while changing its angle.
• You can adjust the monitor’s angle from -5˚ to 20˚.
-5º~20º

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 3.1 OSD (On-Screen Display) menu
3.1.1 How to reconfigure
VW199

Splendid Scenery Mode

Color Standard Mode

Image Theater Mode

Input Select Game Mode

System Setup Night View Mode

sRGB

Move Menu Exit

1. Press the MENU button to activate the OSD menu.

2. Press  and  to navigate through the functions. Highlight and activate the
desired function by pressing the MENU button. If the function selected has a
sub-menu, press  and  again to navigate through the sub-menu functions.
Highlight and activate the desired sub-menu function by pressing the MENU
button.
3. Press  and  to change the settings of the selected function.
4. To exit the OSD menu, press the button. Repeat step 2 and step 3 to
adjust any other function.

3.1.2 OSD Function Introduction

1. Splendid
This function contains six sub-functions that you can select for your
preference. Each mode has the Reset selection, allowing you to maintain
your setting or return to the preset mode.
VW199

Splendid Scenery Mode

Color Standard Mode

Image Theater Mode

Input Select Game Mode

System Setup Night View Mode

sRGB

Move Menu Exit

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 • Scenery Mode: This is the best choice for scenery photo displaying with
SPLENDID™ Video Intelligence Technology.
• Standard Mode: This is the best choice for document editing with
SPLENDID™ Video Intelligence Technology.
• Theater Mode: This is the best choice for movie watching with
SPLENDID™ Video Intelligence Technology.
• Game Mode: This is the best choice for game playing with SPLENDID™
Video Intelligence Technology.
• Night View Mode: This is the best choice for playing dark-scene game
or watching dark-scene movie with SPLENDID™ Video Intelligence
Technology.
• sRGB

• In the Standard Mode, the Saturation, Skin Tone, Sharpness, ASCR are
not user-configurable.
• In the sRGB, the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Color Temp, Skin
Tone and ASCR are not user-configurable.
2. Color
Select the image color you like from this function.
VW199

Splendid Brightness 100

Color Contrast 80

Image Saturation 50
Input Select Color Temp User Mode

System Setup Skin Tone Natural

Smart View OFF

Move Menu Exit

• Brightness: The adjusting range is from 0 to 100.

• Contrast: The adjusting range is from 0 to 100.
• Saturation: The adjusting range is from 0 to 100.
• Color Temp.: Contains three preset color modes (Cool, Normal, Warm)
and one User Mode.
• Skin Tone: Contains three color modes including Reddish, Natural, and
Yellowish.
• Smart View: Turns the Smart View Function on or off.

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 In the User Mode, colors of R (Red), G (Green), and B (Blue) are
userconfigurable; the adjusting range is from 0 ~ 100.

3. Image
You can adjust the image Sharpness, Aspect Control, ASCR, Position (VGA
only), and Focus (VGA only) from this main function.
VW199

Splendid Sharpness 40

Color Aspect Control Full

Image ASCR OFF

Input Select Position

System Setup Focus

Move Menu Exit

• Sharpness: Adjusts the picture sharpness. The adjusting range is from 0

to 100.
• Aspect Control: Adjusting the aspect ratio to “Full” or “4:3”.
• ASCR: Select ON or OFF to enable or disable dynamic contrast ratio
function.
• Position: Adjusts the horizontal position (H-Position) and the vertical
position (V-Position) of the image. The adjusting range is from 0 to 100
(Only available for VGA input).
• Focus: Reduces Horizonal-line noise and Vertical-line noise of the image
by adjusting (Phase) and (Clock) separately. The adjusting range is from
0 to 100 (Only available for VGA input).
4. Input Select
Selects the input source from VGA or DVI (VW199T/N).
VW199

Splendid VGA

Color DVI

Image

Input Select

System Setup

Move Menu Exit

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5. System Setup
Adjusts the system configuration.
VW199

Splendid Splendid Demo Mode OFF

Color Volume 83

Image ECO Mode OFF

Input Select OSD Setup
System Setup Language English

Information

1/2

Move Menu Exit

VW199

Splendid All Reset

Color

Image
Input Select

System Setup

2/2

Move Menu Exit

• Splendid Demo Mode: Activate the demo mode for the Splendid
function.
• Volume: Adjusts the Volume level of speakers. (VW199T/S).
• ECO Mode: Turns the ECO Mode Function on or off.
• OSD Setup: Adjusts the horizontal position (H-Position), vertical position
(V-Position), OSD Timeout, DDD/CI, and Transparency of the OSD
screen.
• Language: Selects OSD language. The selections are English, French,
German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified
Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
• Information: Displays the monitor information.
• All Reset: Selects “Yes” to revert all settings to the factory default mode.

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 3.2 Specifications
Model VW199T/N/S/D
Panel Size 19”W (48.3 cm)
Max. Resolution 1440x900
Brightness (Typ.) 250cd/m2
Intrisinc Contrast Ratio (Typ.) 1000:1
Viewing Angle (H/V), (CR≥10) 170°/160°
Display Colors 16.7 M
Response Time 5ms (Tr+Tf)
Analog Input D-Sub
Digital Input DVI(VW199T/N only)
Speaker (Build-in) 1W x 2 (VW199T/ S only)
Tilt -5° ~ +20°
VESA Wall Mounting Yes (100 mm x 100 mm)
Phys. Dimension (WxHxD) 444x369.26x210 mm
Box Dimension (WxHxD) 496x416x139 mm
Net Weight (Esti.) 4.0 kg
Gross Weight (Esti.) 5.2 kg
Voltage Rating AC 100~240V(Built-in)

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3.3 Troubleshooting (FAQ)

Problem Possible Solution

Power LED is not ON • Press the button to check if the monitor is in the
ON mode.
• Check if the power cord is properly connected to the
monitor and the power outlet.
The power LED lights amber and • Check if the monitor and the computer are in the
there is no screen image ON mode.
• Make sure the signal cable is properly connected
the monitor and the computer.
• Inspect the signal cable and make sure none of the
pins are bent.
• Connect the computer with another available
monitor to check if the computer is properly working.
Screen image is too light or dark • Adjust the Contrast and Brightness settings via
OSD.
Screen image is not centered or • Press the button for two seconds to
sized properly automatically adjust the image (for VGA input only).
• Adjust the H-Position or V-Position settings via OSD
(for VGA input only).
Screen image bounces or a wave • Make sure the signal cable is properly connected to
pattern is present in the image the monitor and the computer.
• Move electrical devices that may cause electrical
interference.
Screen image has color defects • Inspect the signal cable and make sure that none of
(white does not look white) the pins are bent.
• Perform All Reset via OSD.
• Adjust the R/G/B color settings or select the Color
Temperature via OSD.
Screen image is blurry or fuzzy • Press the button for two seconds to
automatically adjust the image (for VGA input only).
• Adjust the Phase and Clock settings via OSD.
No sound or sound is low • Ensure that the audio cable is properly connected to
(VW199T/S) the monitor and the computer.
• Adjust the volume settings of both your monitor and
computer.
• Ensure that the computer sound card driver is
properly installed and activated.

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 3.4 Supported timing list

PC Supported Primary Timing

Mode Resolution H(KHz) V(Hz) Pixel (MHz)
640x480 31.469 60 25.175
VGA 640x480 37.861 72 31.5
640x480 37.5 75 31.5
800x600 35.156 56 36
800x600 37.879 60 40
SVGA
800x600 48.077 72 50
800x600 46.875 75 49.5
1024x768 48.363 60 65
XGA 1024x768 56.476 70 75
1024x768 60.023 75 78.75
1152x864 67.5 75 108
1280x960 60 60 108
SXGA
1280x1024 63.981 60 108
1280x1024 79.976 75 135
1440x900 55.935 60 106.5
WXGA+
1440x900 70.635 75 136.75

IBM Modes, Factory Preset Timing

Mode Resolution H(KHz) V(Hz) Pixel (MHz)
DOS 640x350 31.469 70 25.175
DOS 720x400 31.469 70 28.322

MAC Modes, Factory Preset Timing

Mode Resolution H(KHz) V(Hz) Pixel (MHz)
VGA 640x480 35 67 30.24
SVGA 832x624 49.725 75 57.2832

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