BenQ FP71G manual

W e lc ome FP71G/FP71G + L CD Colo r M onitor 17.0" (43.2 cm) L CD P anel Size Us e r ’ s M a n u a l[...]

2 Copy r ig h t Copyright © 2004 by BenQ Corporat ion. All rights reser v ed. N o part of this publication may be repr oduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into an y language or comput er language, in an y form or by an y me ans, e lectronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual o r otherw ise, wi[...]

3 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Getting started .......... ............................................................................................................ 4 Getting to know your monitor .. .......................................................................................... 5 Front View .............................................[...]

4 Getting started Getting star ted W hen unpacking please c heck you ha v e the follo w ing items. If an y ar e missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purc hase for a replacement. 1 1 1 1 BenQ LCD Monitor Quick S tart Guide CD-ROM Power Cord Signal Cable: D-Sub W arranty Card P / N : 5 3 . L 9 0 0 3 . 0 0 2[...]

5 Getting to know your monitor Getting to kno w y our monitor Fron t Vie w Back V iew 1. P ower A C input jack 2. V ideo signal input jack 1 1 1 2 1 2[...]

6 How to install your monitor h ardware H o w t o install y our monito r har dwar e If the computer is turned on you must turn it of f before continuing. Do not plug-in or turn-on the power to t he monitor until instructed to do so. 1. Attac h the monitor base. Please be careful to prevent dama ge to the monitor . Placing the screen surf ace on an [...]

7 How to install your monitor hardware 3. Connect the po wer cable t o the monitor . Plug one end of the pow er cor d into the sock et labelled ’ P O W E R I N ’ o n t h e r e a r o f t h e m o n i t o r . D o n o t c o n n e c t the other end t o a pow er point just y et. 4. Rout e the cables via the loose br ack et. R elease the cable retaini[...]

8 How to install your monitor h ardware 5. Connect-to and turn-on the power . Plug the other e nd of the pow er co rd int o a powe r point and turn it on. T urn on the monitor by pressing the power button on the fron t of the monito r . T urn on the c ompute r too , and follo w the instructions in Section 4: How to install your monitor's softw[...]

9 How to install your monitor hardware H o w to detach the stand base 1. Pr epare the monit or and area. T urn off the monitor and the power before unplugging the powe r cable. T urn off the comput er before unplugging the monitor signal cable. Please be careful to prevent da mage to the mo nitor . Placing the screen surf ace on an object like a st[...]

10 How to install your monitor’s software H o w t o install your monit or’ s software Y ou need to set up the c orrect monitor driv er to suit y our operat ing system. T o set up W indows 98, start on this page. W indo ws 2000, turn to page 11. W indo ws ME turn to page 12. W indo ws XP turn to page 13. Windows 98. T o manually install or updat[...]

11 How to install your monitor’s software W ind ows 2000. The first time you start W i ndo ws with a ne w monitor , the system will detect it and automatically start the “ Add New Ha rdwa re Wiza rd ” . Carr y out the inst ructions beginning at step 4. 1. Insert “ BenQ L CD M onitor ” CD-R OM int o yo ur CD-R OM Driv er . 2. Click “ Sta[...]

12 How to install your monitor’s software Wi n d o ws M E . T o manually install or update th e driver , perform the following steps: 1. Click “Start” , “ Settings ”, “ Control P ane l ” and then double-clic k “ Display ”. 2. In the Displa y Pr operties w indow , click the “ Settings ” tab and click “ Advanced... ”. 3. Cli[...]

13 How to install your monitor’s software Wi n d o ws X P . 1. Right click mouse on the desktop and c hoose “ Pr operties ” . Select “ Settings ” tab and click the “ Adv a nc ed ” button. A small window will pop up . Select the “ Monit or ” tab in the new w indo w and then click “ Pr operties ”. 2. Select “ Drive r ” tab a[...]

14 Choosing the best picture resolution Choosing the best picture r esolu tion Due to the natur e of L CD displa y technology , the picture r esolution is al ways fix ed. The best picture possible for y our FP71G/FP71G + is achiev ed with a resolu ti on of 1280x1024. This is called “N ati ve R esol ution ” or maximal resolution - that is, the c[...]

15 Choosing the best picture resolution 3. Select a resolution of 1280x1024. Then c lick “ Ap pl y ”. 4. In the subsequent windows, pr ess “ OK ” and “ Ye s ” 5. Y ou can now close “ Displa y Pr operties ”.[...]

16 How to choose the right Refresh Rate H o w t o ch oose the r ight R efr esh Rate Y ou don ’ t hav e t o choose the highest possible refr esh rate on an L CD display , because it is not technically possible for an L CD display to flick er . The b est results ar e obtained by using the factor y modes already set in y our c omputer . There is a t[...]

17 How to choose the right Refresh Rate 2. Fr om the “ Display P r operties ” window , select the “ Se ttings ” tab . Click the “ Ad vanced ... ” button in the bottom right corner .[...]

18 How to choose the right Refresh Rate 3. Select the “ Ad a p te r ” tab . The re fresh rate selection field is located in the c enter at the bott om of the window . 4. Choose a refr esh rate fr om the table with th e factory modes, which can be found in the user’ s guide, and select this in the settings field. 5. In the subsequent windows p[...]

19 How to set the Picture Optimization H o w t o set the Picture Optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal display is t o use the ikey function. Pr ess the “ ikey ” on the contr ol panel and the monitor will adjust automatically . If y ou are still not satisfied with the resu lt, y ou can still adjust the image manually . 1. R un the t[...]

20 How to adjust your monitor H o w t o adjust y our monitor A Look at the Contr ol P anel There ar e 6 keys for user’ s contr ol including “ iK e y ” , “Exit” , “Enter” , “<” and “>” key and a power swith. The following descr iptions ar e the introduction of these keys & switch. 1. “ iK e y ” : A djust vertical [...]

21 How to adjust your monitor Mai n Men u Mo de Contr ol Functions A vailable in Main M enu Main M enu L uminance sub men u Pr ess W or X key t o adjust the degree of Bright ness, pr ess “Exit ” to r eturn to the previous menu. Pr ess W or X key t o adjust the degree of Contrast, press “E xit” t o return to the pr evious menu.[...]

22 How to adjust your monitor Geometr y sub menu Pr ess W or X key t o adjust the Ho rizontal P osit ion, pr ess “Exit” t o return to pr evious menu. Pr ess W or X key t o adjust the V ert ical P osit ion, press “Exit ” k ey to return to previous menu. Pr ess W or X key t o adjust the value of the Pix el Clock, press “E xit” t o return [...]

23 How to adjust your monitor Color sub menu U ser P reset: U ser ma y set the color balanc e of Red, Gr een and Blue.[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor OSD sub menu Pr ess W or X k ey to adjust the Ho rizontal P o sition of the OSD , press “Exit ” to return to previous menu. Pr ess W or X k ey to adjust the V ertical P o sition of the OSD , press “Exit ” to return to previous menu. Pr ess W or X k ey to adjust the display time of the OSD , press “Exit” to [...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Languages Sub menu[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor R ecall sub menu Pr ess W or X k ey to confirm Color R ecall, press “Enter” t o recall c olor settings, or press “Exit” t o return t o previous menu. Pr ess W or X k ey to confirm R ecall All, press “Enter” k ey to recall position and color settings, or press “E xit” k ey to r eturn to previous menu.[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor Miscellaneous sub men u Sharpness: Pr ess W or X key to adjust the degree of Sharpness. Display I nformation.[...]

28 Troubleshooting T roubleshooting Fr equently A sk ed Questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: Read the Choosing the best picture re solution section, and then select the correct resolu tion, refresh rate and make adjust ment s based on these instr uctions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emov e the exte nsion cable for the test. I s the i[...]

29 Troubleshooting The image is displaced in one direction: Read the Choosing the best picture resolut ion section and then selec t the correct resolution , refresh rate and make adjust ment s based on these in str uctions. Ne e d Mo re He l p ? If y our problems r emain after c hecking this ma nual, please contact yo ur place of pur chase or e-mai[...]

30 Supported operating modes Supported operating modes • M odes not listed in the table ma y not be suppor te d. F or an optimal pictur e, we rec ommended y ou choose a mode list ed in the table abov e. • There ar e 22 a vailable modes that are compatible with W indows. • Image disruption ma y occur as a r esult of sig nal frequency differenc[...]

31 Specifications Specifications BenQ FP71G 1 1 1 11 Model FP71G Display type Viewable diagonal Native (maximum) resolution Colors Contrast / Brightness Response time Viewing angle (lef t/right, up/down) 17.0" , active, TFT 43.2 cm 1,280X1,024 16.2 million 5 0 0:1 / 260 cd/m 2 1 2 ms 140, 1 3 0 (CR=10) 160, 160 (CR=5) Line frequency Image freq[...]

32 Specifications BenQ FP71G + Model FP71G + Display type Viewable diagonal Native (maximum) resolution Colors Contrast / Brightness Response time Viewing angle (lef t/right, up/down) 17.0" , active, TFT 43.2 cm 1,280X1,024 16.2 million 500:1 / 300 cd/m 2 8m s 140, 130 (CR=10) Line frequency Image frequency 30 - 83 kHz Multi- frequency monitor[...]