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The SmartControl is deployed and installed in computers using Philips monitors. So the monitors and PC can interact with the Administrator's inquiries. 1. Requirement l All graphic cards with nVIDIA and ATI graphic chipsets which support DDC/CI interface l Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP operation systems. l All Philips monitors supporting DDC/CI interface 2. Installation How to download "SmartControl Installation" file: Please follow the instructions in the SmartControl installation program. 3. Accessing SmartControl l Right click on the desktop of your PC, and select Properties from the shortcut menu pops up. l Click on Settings tab, and click on Advanced button. l Click Philips SmartControl tab. 4. SmartControl Options l Display and Sound By moving the sliding bar toward left or right, users will be able to adjust brightness, contrast, volume (if applicable), video noise (not applicable when using DVI-D input), and color temperatures. l Position Users can adjust the horizontal and vertical position of the screen by moving the sliding bar left and right. This function is disabled when using DVI-D (digit) input. l Product Information Click Product Information in the left pane to view the product information stored in the monitor's memory. l General Click on general, users will be able to know some general information such as driver information, device information and monitor control. Within monitor control, users can click on Auto Setup to achieve optimum performance or click on factory reset to reset the parameters of the monitor. Such choices are disabled when using DVI-D (digit) input. Q&A Q1. What is SmartControl? A. SmartControl is a control panel extension, which helps users to adjust monitor performances and settings by a software interface, instead of the hardware buttons at the front bezel of the monitors. Q2. When I change the monitor connection from one PC to another, the SmartControl becomes unusable, what do I do? A. Restart your PC and see if SmartControl can work. Otherwise, you will need to remove and re install SmartControl to ensure proper driver is installed. Q3. The SmartControl functions well at the beginning, but somehow it stops working, what can I do? A. If the following actions were executed, the monitor driver may need to be re-installed. l Change video graphic adapter to another one l Update video driver l Activities on OS, such as service pack or patch l Run Windows Update and updated monitor and/or video driver l Windows was booted with the monitor power off or disconnected. Please right click My Computer and click on Properties->Hardware-> Device Manager. If you see "Plug and Play Monitor" shows under Monitor, then you need to re-install. Simply remove SmartControl and re-install it. Q4. After installing SmartControl and clicking on SmartControl tab, nothing shows up after a while or a failure message shows, what happened? A. It might be because of your graphic card chipset is not compatible with the SmartControl. If your graphic card chipset is one of the above mentioned brands, try to download the most updated graphic card driver from corresponding companies' web site. Install the driver. Remove SmartControl, and re-install it once more. If it is still not working, the graphic card is not supported. Please pay attention to Philips' web site for any updated SmartControl driver available. Q5. When I click on Product Information, only partial information is shown, what happened? A. It might be your graphic card driver is not the most updated version which fully supports DDC/CI interface. Please download the most updated graphic card driver from corresponding companies' web site. Install the driver. Remove SmartControl, and re-install it once more. Q6. In a monitor with the SmartImage feature, the sRGB scheme of color temperature function in SmartControl is not responding, why? A. When SmartImage is enabled, the sRGB scheme is disabled automatically. To use sRGB, you need to disable SmartImage with the button at the front bezel of your monitor. 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