Acer KG271 - User Manual

This document is a user guide for an Acer LCD Monitor, providing essential information for its safe and comfortable use, installation, and troubleshooting.

Function Description

The Acer LCD Monitor is a display device designed to connect to a computer system, providing visual output for various tasks. It supports standard display data channels (DDC) for plug-and-play functionality, automatically communicating its capabilities to the host system. The monitor is equipped with a universal power supply, allowing operation in different AC voltage areas without manual adjustment. It also features power-saving modes to reduce energy consumption when not in active use. For models with HDMI input, the monitor supports FreeSync technology, which dynamically adjusts the display refresh rate to match the content frame rates, aiming for a smoother, stutter-free, and low-latency viewing experience.

Usage Features

The monitor offers several features to enhance user comfort and picture quality:

Screen Position Adjustment: The monitor's tilt can be adjusted from 15 degrees up to 5 degrees down, allowing users to find an optimal viewing angle.
On-Screen Display (OSD) Menu: A comprehensive OSD menu provides access to various settings, including:
- Picture Settings: Users can adjust brightness, contrast, black boost, and adaptive contrast. The "Black Boost" feature enhances shadow details without affecting lighter shades. "Blue Light" filtering is available to protect eyes by reducing blue light emission, with adjustable levels (80%, 70%, 60%, or 50%). ACM (Adaptive Contrast Management) can be turned on or off. "Super Sharpness" technology can be enabled to simulate high-resolution images by boosting pixel density, making images sharper and clearer.
- Color Settings: This section allows adjustment of gamma mode (default 2.2 for Windows), color temperature (Cool, Normal, Warm, Bluelight, or User), sRGB mode (for better color matching with peripheral devices), 6-axis saturate, and 6-axis hue (for fine-tuning red, green, blue, yellow, magenta, and cyan saturation and hue).
- OSD Settings: Users can set the OSD menu language, adjust the OSD timeout (delay before the menu turns off), display the panel's current refresh rate ("Refresh rate num"), and control the transparency of the OSD when in gaming mode (0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, or 80%).
- System Settings: This menu allows selection of the input source (VGA, HDMI1, HDMI2), toggling "Auto Source" (default "on"), setting "HDMI Black level," choosing "Wide mode" (Aspect or Full), enabling/disabling DDC/CI (Display Data Channel/Command Interface) for software-based monitor control, and activating "Quick Start Mode."
- Information: Provides basic information about the monitor and the current input.
- Reset All Settings: Allows users to reset custom color settings to factory defaults.
Shortcut Menu: A quick access menu provides shortcuts for frequently used adjustments like OD (Over Drive) settings and volume control.
Connectivity: The monitor supports HDMI (optional) and VGA (optional) input sockets for connecting to a computer's graphics card. For models with audio output, an audio input socket is available to connect to the computer's line-out port.
Power Saving: The monitor enters a "Power Saving" mode, indicated by an amber power LED, when it receives a control signal from the display controller or when inactive. It recovers from this state within approximately 3 seconds upon detecting a control signal or user input (keyboard/mouse activation).

Maintenance Features

The user guide emphasizes several aspects of maintenance and safety:

Cleaning: The monitor should always be unplugged before cleaning. A soft cloth should be used to wipe the screen and cabinet surfaces.
Safety Instructions: Users are advised to read and follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. This includes ensuring the power outlet is easily accessible, avoiding placing the product near water or on unstable surfaces, and ensuring proper ventilation by not blocking slots or openings. It also warns against pushing objects into cabinet slots or spilling liquid onto the product.
Electrical Power Usage: The product should be operated from the specified power type on the marking label. Users are cautioned against overloading power outlets or strips and against using non-grounded power outlets. The power cord should be protected from being walked on or damaged.
Product Servicing: Users are explicitly warned not to attempt to service the product themselves due to the risk of exposure to dangerous voltage points. All servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel, especially if the power cord is damaged, liquid has been spilled, the product has been exposed to water, has been dropped, or exhibits a distinct change in performance.
Environmental Responsibility: Acer encourages recycling of IT equipment and provides information on their sustainability initiatives and disposal instructions, urging users not to dispose of electronic devices in regular trash.
Comfort and Vision Care: The guide provides tips for comfortable computer use, including adjusting the monitor's viewing angle, taking regular breaks, performing stretching exercises, and maintaining good work habits. For vision care, it suggests resting eyes frequently, blinking often, keeping the display clean, adjusting brightness/contrast, and eliminating glare and reflections.

Acer KG271 Specifications

General

AMD FreeSync	Yes
NVIDIA G-SYNC	No
Tilt angle range	-5 - 15 °
Panel type	TN+Film
Screen shape	Flat
Display diagonal	27 \
Display technology	LED
Native aspect ratio	16:9
Supported video modes	1080p
Contrast ratio (dynamic)	100000000:1
Contrast ratio (typical)	-
Display number of colors	16.78 million colors
Display brightness (typical)	400 cd/m²
Supported graphics resolutions	1920 x 1080 (HD 1080)
Number of speakers	2
Certification	MPR II
Product color	Black
Energy efficiency scale	A to G
Power consumption (off)	0.14 W
Power consumption (standby)	0.23 W
Power consumption (typical)	21 W
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Cables included	DVI, DisplayPort

Weight and Dimensions

Depth (with stand)	231.14 mm
Height (with stand)	464.82 mm
Weight (with stand)	5805.98 g
Depth (without stand)	60.96 mm
Width (without stand)	613.92 mm
Height (without stand)	367.03 mm
Weight (without stand)	5307 g