BenQ PG240IPT Bedienungsanleitung

PG2401PT LCD Monitor User Manu al[...]

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3 • It is the sole r esponsibility of the user if pr oblems (such as data loss and system failur e) occurr ed due to non-factory pr ovided softwar e , parts, and/ or non-original accessories. • Please use the original accessories (e.g. power cable) only with the de vice to a void possible dangers such as electric shock and fir e. • It tak es [...]

4 Table of Contents Copyright ............................ ...................................................... ................................... ................. 2 Getting started ..... ...................................................... .................................................... .............. 5 Getting to know your mo nitor ...[...]

5 Getting started Getting star ted When unpacking please check you ha ve the f oll o wing items. If an y ar e missing or damaged, please contact the place of pur chase for a r eplacement. BenQ LCD Monitor Monitor Stand Monitor Base Quick Start Guide D VD-R O M Powe r C o rd (Picture ma y differ fr om pr oduct supplied for y our r egion.) Video Cabl[...]

6 Getting st arted Video Cable: D VI-D Video Cable: DP to mini DP Video Cable: HDMI (Optional accessor y , sold separately) USB Cable Shading hood Headphone hook • Available accessories and the pictur es shown here ma y di ffe r fr om the actual contents and the pr oduct supplied for y our region. F or cables that are not supplied wi th your pr o[...]

7 Getting to know your monitor Getting to know y our monitor Fr ont view Back vie w 1. Light sensor / Eco sensor 2. Contr ol buttons 3. P ow er button 12 3 4. P ow er switch 5. A C power input jack 6. Headphone jack 7. Cable management hole 8. HDMI sock et 9. D-Sub sock et 10. USB port (upstr eam; connecting to the PC) 11. K ensington lock slot 56 [...]

8 Getting to k now your moni tor 12. SD card slot 13. USB por t x 2 (downstr eam; connecting to USB de vices) 14. VESA mount release button 15. D VI-D socket 16. Displa yP ort socket 17. Mini Displa yP ort socket • Above diagram ma y var y depending on the model. • Picture ma y differ from pr oduct supplied for y our region. 14 15 16 17 12 13[...]

9 Getting to know your monitor Connection The follo wing connection illustratio ns ar e for y our r eference on l y . For cables that ar e not supplied with your pr oduct, yo u can pur chase them separatel y . For detailed connection methods, see page 11 - 13 . PC/Notebook SD card USB peripherals Colorime ter Headphone[...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware How to assemble y our monitor har dwar e • If the computer is turned on you must turn it off befor e continuing. Do not plug-in or turn-on the power to the monitor until instructed to do so. • Th e foll owin g ill ust rati ons a re for you r referenc e on ly . A vailable input and output jacks ma y var y[...]

11 How to assemble your monitor hardw are Tighten the thumbscre w on the bottom of the monitor base as illustrated. Orient and align the stand arm with the monitor ( ), push them together until they click and lock into place () . Gently attempt to pull them back a part to check that they ha ve pr operl y engaged. Carefull y lift the monitor , turn [...]

12 How to assemble your monitor hardware T o Connect the D VI-D Cable Connect the plug of the D VI-D cable (at the end without the ferrite f ilter) to the monitor video sock et. Connect the other end of the cable (at the end with the ferrite f ilter) to the computer video sock et. Tighten all finger scr ews to pr event the plugs fr om accidently fa[...]

13 How to assemble your monitor hardw are 3. Connect the headphones. Y ou ma y connect headphones to the headphone jack found on the back side of the monitor . 4. Connect USB devices. Connect the USB cable betw een the PC and the monitor (via the upstr eam USB port at the back). This upstream USB port transmit s data betw een the PC and the USB dev[...]

14 How to assemble your monitor hardware 6. Connect the power cable to the monitor . Plug one end of the pow er cord into the sock et labelled on the rear of the monitor . Do not co nnect the other end to a pow er outlet just y e t. 7. Organize the cables. 8. Install the headphone hook (optional step). Y ou can install the headphone hook to place y[...]

15 How to assemble your monitor hardw are Switch the pow er switch next to the A C pow er input jack to ON . T urn on the monitor by pressing the pow er button on the monitor . T urn on the computer too, and f ollow the instructions in Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monitor on page 25 to install the monitor software. T o extend the ser vice life[...]

16 How to assemble your monitor hardware How to detach the stand and the base 1. Prepar e the monitor and ar ea. T urn off the monitor and the pow er befor e unplugging the pow er cable . T urn off the computer befor e unplugging the monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and screen b y clearing a flat open area on y our desk and placing a soft[...]

17 How to assemble your monitor hardw are T urn the stand counter clockwise until y ou cannot go fur ther . And then detach the base fr om the stand. Y ou can remove the headphone hook as illustrated. K eep the headphone hook somewhere saf e.[...]

18 Installing shading hood Installing shading hood T o pre v ent glare or most of unwanted r eflections fr om other light sources off y our screen, y ou can install the pro vided shading hoo d. Please be careful to pr ev ent damage to the shading hood and the monitor . Differ ent pieces of shading hood ar e well-designed and can fit into your monit[...]

19 Installing shadi ng hood 4. Install the right pa r t of shading hood. 5. Attach to the right side of the monitor . 6. Place the piece on the top of the monitor . b d 2 1 e e[...]

20 Installing shading hood 7. Install the piece . 8. If you intend to calibrate the displa y’ s color by a colorimeter , slide the piece to the left end so the colori meter can be installed. Follow the instruction man uals of the colorimeter you purchased and the pro vided software to complete t he installation and calibration process. f 2 1 f f[...]

21 How to assemble your monitor hardw are Adjusting the monitor height T o adjust the monitor height, hold both the left and the right sides of the monitor to low er the monitor or lift it up to the desired height. • Av oid placing hands on the upper or lower part of the height-adjustable stand or at th e bottom of the monitor , as ascending or d[...]

22 How to assemble your monitor hardware Rotating the monitor 1. Pivot the displa y . Befor e r otating the monitor with a portrait vie wing orientation, the disp la y has to be rotated 90 degr ees. Right-click the de sktop and select Screen resolution fr om the popup menu. Select Portrait in Orient ation , and a pply the setting. Depending on the [...]

23 How to assemble your monitor hardw are Vie wing angle adjustment Y ou ma y position the scr een to the desir ed angl e with -5° to + 20° moni tor tilt, 90° (left and right total) monitor swiv el , and 150 mm monitor height. 5. Adjust the monitor to the desired view ing angle . -5 -5 O O ~ +20 ~ +20 O -5 O ~ +20 O -45 -45 O O ~ +45 ~ +45 O -45[...]

24 How to assemble your monitor hardware Using the monitor wall mounting kit The back of your LCD monitor has a VESA st andard mount with 100mm pattern, allo wing the installation of a wall mount brac k et. Bef or e starting to instal l a monitor wall mounting kit, please r ead the pr ecautions car efully . Pr ecautions • Install y our monitor an[...]

25 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monitor T o gain the most benefit fr om y our ne w BenQ LCD monitor , yo u should install the custom BenQ LCD Monitor driver softwar e as pr ovided on the BenQ LCD Monitor D VD-R OM. The circ umstances under which y ou connect and install your BenQ LCD Monitor will determ[...]

26 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor How to install the monitor on a ne w computer This instruction details the procedur e for selecti ng and installing the BenQ LCD Monitor driv er software on a ne w computer which has never had a monitor driver installed bef or e. This instruction is only suitable f or a computer which has nev er been used[...]

27 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer This instruction details the pr ocedure f or ma nuall y updating the existing monitor driv er software on y our Microsoft Windows computer . It is curr ently tested as compatible for Mac OS, Windows 8, and Window s 7 Operating System (OS). Installing moni[...]

28 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor How to install on Windo ws 8 system 1. Open Display Properties . Mov e the cursor to the lo we r -ri ght of the scr een or pr ess the W indows + C buttons on the k eyboar d to bring up the Charm bar . Go to Settings , Control Panel , Devices and Printers and right-click the name of your monitor fr om the [...]

29 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to in stall on Windows 7 system 1. Open Display Properties . Go to Start , Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, Devices and Printers and right-click the name of y our monitor fr om the menu. Alternativel y , right-click the desktop and select Personalize , Display , Devices and Printers , and right-clic[...]

30 How to a djust your moni tor How to adjust y our monitor The contr o l panel No . Name Description 1. Contr ol k e ys Accesses the functions or menu items displa yed on the scr een, right next to each ke y . 2. P ow er k ey T urns the powe r on or off. 12 The control k eys are embedded in a touchpad and ar e indi cated by the LED indicators. T o[...]

31 How to adjust your monitor Basic menu operation All OSD (On Screen Displa y) menus can be acce ssed by the contr ol ke ys. Y ou can use the OSD menu to adjust all the settings on y our monitor . 1. Pr ess any of the contr ol k eys. 2. The hot k ey men u is displa yed. The left four contr ols ar e custom k e ys and ar e designated for particular [...]

32 How to a djust your moni tor Custom Key 2 • By default, the k ey is the hot k ey for Color Mode . T o change the default settings, see Customizing the hot k e ys on page 33 . • For D own/Decr ease adjustment. Custom Key 3 • By default, the k ey is the hot k ey for Brightness . T o change the default settings, see Customizing the hot k e ys[...]

33 How to adjust your monitor Pictur e optimization The easiest wa y to obtain an optimal displa y fr om an analog (D-Sub) input is to use the Auto Adjustment function. Go to Display and Auto Adjustment to optimize the curr ently displa yed image to the scr een. If you wish, y ou can alwa ys adjust the scr een ge ometric sett ings manuall y using g[...]

34 How to a djust your moni tor - Hue (see page 40) - Saturation (see page 40) - Black Level (see page 40) - Uniformity (see page 50) Depending o n the Color Mode you just set, the a v ailable options for color adjustment ma y var y . See A vailable menu options for each Color Mode on page 41 for mor e information. Once the adjustment is done , y o[...]

35 Navigating the main menu Na vigating the main menu Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Displa y) menu to adjust all the settings on y our monitor . Press an y of the contr o l k e ys to bring up the hot k ey menu, and pr ess Menu to access the main menu. See Basic men u operation on page 31 for details. A vailable menu options ma y var y depending o[...]

36 Navigating the main menu Displa y menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sour ces, functions and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr esponding OSD icons will disa ppear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use or[...]

37 Navigating the main menu 1:1 Displa ys the input image in its native r esolution without scaling. Auto Adjustment Optimizes and adjusts the scr een settings automatically f or you . Not applicable to a digital input signal. H. Position Adjusts the horizontal position of the screen image. 0 to 100 V . Position Adjusts the vertical position of the[...]

38 Navigating the main menu Color Adjustment menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sour ces, functions and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr esponding OSD icons will disa ppear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2[...]

39 Navigating the main menu D65 F or better color matching repr esentation with Standard Da ylight Illuminant D65. Eco F or sa ving electricity with low pow er consumption by pr ov iding minimum brightness for all running pr ograms. Calibration 1 Applies the calibration re sult optimized by the pr ovided calibration softwar e named Palette Master a[...]

40 Navigating the main menu Gamma Adjusts the tone luminance. • 1.6 • 1.8 • 2.0 • 2.2 • 2.4 • 2.6 Color Gamut (not a vailable when Color Mod e is set to S t andard , Adobe RGB , sRGB , and Eco ) Adobe RGB Suitable for Adobe® RGB compatible peripherals. sRGB Suitable for sRGB compatible peripherals. EBU Repr oduces the color gamut set b[...]

41 Navigating the main menu A vailable menu options f or each Color Mode Depending on the Color Mode y ou just set, the a vailable op tions for color adjustment ma y var y . Color modes and the a vailabl e displa y options are as f ollow s: Color Mode Setting Stan da rd Adobe RGB sRGB Illumin. A D50 D65 Eco Calibr ation Custom Brightness V V VVV V [...]

42 Navigating the main menu Ergonomics men u A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sour ces, functions and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr esponding OSD icons will disa ppear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use[...]

43 Navigating the main menu Eye Protect Meter (a vailable when Color Mode is set to St andard or Custom ) Sets to displa y the light cond ition around the monitor on the scr een. • ON • OFF Smart Reminder Decides to displa y the pop-up message that reminds y ou to r est y our e y es. • ON • OFF Tim e interval (min.) Sets the inter val of th[...]

44 Navigating the main menu Eco menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sour ces, functions and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr esponding OSD icons will disa ppear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use or to s[...]

45 Navigating the main menu Sensor Range Decides ho w far the sensor can detect. • Near • Middle • Far Item Function Range[...]

46 Navigating the main menu PIP/PBP menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sour ces, functions and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr esponding OSD icons will disa ppear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use or [...]

47 Navigating the main menu Video sour ce selection in PIP/PBP mode Y our monitor scans for the a vailable video sour ce s in the f ollowing or der : V GA, D VI-D , HDMI, DP , and mini DP , and displa ys the f irst a vailabl e one. This video sour ce will become the main sour ce in PIP/PBP mode . Y ou will need to decide the second sour ce for PIP/[...]

48 Navigating the main menu System menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sour ces, functions and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr esponding OSD icons will disa ppear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use or t[...]

49 Navigating the main menu Item Function Range OSD Settings Language Sets the OSD menu language. The language options displa yed on your OSD ma y differ fr om those sho wn on the right, depending on the pr oduct supplied in your r egion. • English • Français • Deutsch • Italiano • Español • Polski • Č esky • Magyar • SiCG/BiH/[...]

50 Navigating the main menu Color Format Determines the color space (R GB or YUV) based on the detected video signal. Y ou might need to manually set the Color Format if colors shown on the monitor screen do not displa y properly . If the input sour ce is HDMI or DP , color format is not selectable . In other wor ds, Color Format is automaticall y [...]

51 Navigating the main menu Custom Key 1 Sets the function to be accessed by custom k ey 1. • Brightness • Contrast • Auto Adjustment • Input • Color mode • Color temp. • Gamma • Color gamut • Black level • PIP Custom Key 2 Sets the function to be accessed by custom k ey 2. Custom Key 3 Sets the function to be accessed by custom[...]

52 Trouble shooting T r oubleshooting Fr equentl y ask ed questions (F A Q) The image is blurred. Read the instructions on the link "Adjusting the Screen Resolution" on the D VD , and then select the corr ect r e solution, r efr esh rate and mak e adjustments based on these instructions. How do y ou use a V GA extension cable? Remov e the[...]

53 Troubleshooting Faint shadow fr om the static im age displa yed is visible on the scr een. • Activate the pow er management function to let y our computer and monitor go into a low pow er "sleep" mode when not activ ely in use. • Use a scr eensa ver to pr ev ent the occurrence of image r etention. Is the pr ompt on the disp la y il[...]

54 Trouble shooting Need mor e help? If y our problems r emain after ch ecking this manual, please cont act your place of pur chase or e-mail us at: Support@BenQ.com. The light sensor of the mo nitor does not w ork w ell. The light sensor is located at the fron t bottom of the monitor . Please check: • If the Eye Pr otect function is set to ON . [...]