BenQ FP73G manual

W e lc ome FP73G L CD Colo r M onitor 17.0" L CD P anel Size Us e r ’ s M a n u a l[...]

2 Copy r ig h t Copyrig ht © 2006 b y BenQ Corporat ion. All rights reser ved. N o par t of this publication may be repr oduced, transmitted, transcribe d, stor ed 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[...]

Table of Contents 3 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Getting started .......... ............................................................................................................ 5 Getting to know your monitor .. .......................................................................................... 6 Front View ...........................[...]

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5 Getting started Getting star ted W hen unpacking please c heck you ha v e the follo w ing items. If an y are missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purchase for a r eplacement. Consider keeping the box and p ackaging in storage for use in the fut ure when you may need to transport the monitor . The fitted fo am p acking is ideal for pro[...]

6 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. DVI-D C onnector 3. D-Sub Co nnector 1 1 1 2[...]

7 How to assemble your monitor hardware H o w t o assemble y our monit or har dwar e If the computer is turned on you must turn it off bef ore continuing. Do not plug-in or turn-on the power to t he monito r 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 a[...]

8 How to assemble your monitor hardware 2. Connect the PC video cable. Do not use both DVI-D cable and D-Sub cable on the same PC. The only case in which both cables can be used is if they are connecte d to two different PCs with appropriate video syst ems. Connect one end of the D VI-D cable to the monit or DVI-D sock et and the other end to the D[...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4. Rout e the cables via the cable clip. R elease the cable retaining clip by squeezing the clip inwar ds as illustrated. P ositi on the cables together and reinsert the clip o ver them t o retain the cables neatly in place behind the monit or stand. 5. Connect-to and turn-on the power . Plug the other end of[...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware H o w to detach the stand base 1. Pr epare the monito r and area. T urn off the monit or and the pow er befor e unplugging the pow er c ab le . T ur n o ff th e co mp ute r b ef ore unp lu gg i ng th e monitor signal cable. Please be careful to preve nt da mage to the monitor . Placing the screen surf ace on[...]

11 How to assemble your monitor hardware H ow t o use the monit or wall mounting kit The back of y our L CD monitor has a VESA standard mount with 100mm pattern, allowing the installation of a wall mount brack et. Before starting to install a monitor wall mounting kit, please read the pr ecautions carefully . Pr ecautions: • Install y our monitor[...]

12 How to assemble your monitor hardware T o at tac h th e re ar cover : 3. R emov e the re ar co ver . Pull ar ound the edge of the rear c ov er and slightly lift it to reve al the screw plate at the back of the monitor . 4. Follo w the instruction manuals of the wall mount bracket y ou purc hased to c omplete the installation. 1. Tilt the r ear c[...]

13 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monit or T o gain the most benefit fro m your new BenQ c olor L CD flat sc reen monitor , y ou should install the custom BenQ L CD Monit or driv er software as pr o v ided on the BenQ L CD M onit or CD-R OM. The circumstanc es under which yo u connect and in stall y our Be[...]

14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor How to in st al l t he mon ito r on a ne w co mpu ter This instruct ion details the pr ocedure for select ing and installing the BenQ L CD M onito r driver software on a new c omputer which has nev er had a monit or driv er installed befo re. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which has nev e[...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o upgrade the monitor on an existing co mputer This instruction details the procedur e for manual ly updating the existing monitor driver software on your M icrosoft W indows computer . It is curr ently tested as compatible (and r eco mmended only) for W indo ws 2000, and W indo ws XP Operating Syst[...]

16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indows XP syst em 1. Open Display P r operties . The quickest shortcut to Display P roperties is through the Windo ws desktop . Right-click the deskto p and select Prop er t i es from the po pup menu. Alternati vely , the Windo ws menu t o Display Pr operties is located in Control P a[...]

17 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indows 2000 syst em Y ou do not need to follow this instruction if yo u are inst alling onto a computer which has a Windows XP (or late r) version system. In that case, see the instructions at How to inst all on Windows XP systems on pa ge 16 . 1. Open Display P roperties . The quicke[...]

18 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to c omplet e the W indows Up g r a d e D e v i c e D r i v e r Wi z a r d 1. Load the BenQ L CD M onitor CD-R OM which came with your monit or . Insert the CD-R OM into a CD driv e on the comput er you attac hed the monitor to . The autorun U ser’ s G uide language selection page w ill display in [...]

19 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor This will close the Display P ro perties w indo w , and if y ou made an y changes to the scr een resol ution, W indo ws 2000 will prompt y ou for c onfirmation to effect th e changes, and further confirmation t o accept the changes. Click OK and Ye s re sp ec tive ly .[...]

20 How to adjust the screen resolution H o w t o adjust the scr een r esolu tion Due to the natur e of liquid cr ystal displa y (L CD) tech nolog y , the picture resolution is al wa ys fix ed. The best possible picture for yo ur FP73G is achieved with a resolution of 1280x1024. This is called “N ative R esolution ” or maximal resolution – tha[...]

21 How to adjust the screen refre sh rate H o w t o adju st the screen r efresh rate Y ou don ’ t ha ve 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 best results are obtained b y using the factory modes already set in y our c omputer . Th ere is a t[...]

22 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 i key function. Pr ess the i ke y t o optimize and adjust the scr een sett ings automatically for yo u. Refer t o H ow t o adjust your monitor on page 23 for butt on locations and functionalit y . If y ou wish t[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor H o w t o adjust y our monitor A look at the contr ol panel There ar e 6 keys for user’ s contr ol including “ iK e y ” , “Exit” , “Ent er” , “<” and “>” key and a power switch. The follo wing descr iptions are the introduction of these k eys & sw itch . 1. “ iK e y ”: A djust vertic[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor H ot key mode The monitor k eys perform as hotkeys to pr ovide di rect access t o particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displa ying on-screen. Brig htness hot key Cont r ast h ot ke y Input Select hot k ey Pr ess the X key to enter the Brig htness menu. Further press the W or X k eys to adjust the[...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Main menu mode Pr ess the Ente r key to displa y the Main M enu. U se the W (left) or X (right) keys to highlight a menu item, and pr ess the Enter k ey to displa y the M enu it em settings. Luminanc e sub-menu Main M enu Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the degree of Brig htness . Pr ess the Exit k ey to return to pr[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor Geometr y sub-menu Pr ess the W or X keys t o adjust the display H orizontal P osition . Pr ess the Exit key t o return to pr evious menu. Pr ess the W or X keys t o adjust the display V ert ical P osition . Pr ess the Exit key t o return to pr evious menu. . Pr ess the W or X key t o adjust the monitor Pix el Clock . [...]

27 How to adjust your monitor Color sub-menu Bluish - applies a cool tint to the image and is factory pre-set to the PC industry standard white color . Re dd i s h - applies a war m tint to the imag e and is factory pre-set to the news print standard white color . No r m al - allows vide o and still phot ographs to be viewed with natur al c oloring[...]

28 How to adjust your monitor OSD sub-menu Pr ess the W or X keys t o adjust the Hor i zon t al Po s i t i o n of the OSD . Pr ess the Exit key to r eturn to pr ev ious menu. Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the V er tical P osit ion of the OSD . Pr ess the Exit key to r eturn to pr ev ious menu. Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the display time [...]

29 How to adjust your monitor Language sub-menu Pr ess the W or X keys to select a language t o ha ve the OSD displa y menus in that language. Pr ess the Exit key to r eturn to previous menu. Picture may differ from the Langu age menu on your monitor , depending on the product supplied in your region.[...]

30 How to adjust your monitor R ecall sub-menu Pr ess the W or X keys t o select Color R ecall . Pr ess the Enter k ey to recall co lor settings, or press the Exit k ey to r eturn to previous menu. Pr ess the W or X keys t o select Re ca l l Al l . Pr ess the Enter k ey to recall position and color settings, or press the Exit key to retur n to prev[...]

31 How to adjust your monitor Miscellaneous sub-men u Input Se lect: Pr ess the W or X keys to select D-sub (analog) or DVI (digital) input to activate the new settings. Pr ess the Exit key to r eturn to previous menu. Sharpness: Pr ess the W or X keys to adjust the degree of Sharpness . Pr ess the Exit key to r eturn to previous menu. Display Info[...]

32 Troubleshooting T r oub leshooting Fre qu en tl y a ske d q ue s ti on s ( F AQ) The image is blurred: Read the How to adjust the screen resolution on p age 20 section, and then select the correc t resolution, refresh rate and make adjustment s based on thes e instructions. How do you use a VGA extension c able? R emov e the ext ension cable for[...]

33 Troubleshooting The image is distorte d, flashes or flickers: Read the How to adjust th e screen resolution on p age 20 section and then select the co rrec t resolution, refresh ra te and make adjustment s based on t hese instructions. The image is displaced in one direction: Read the How to adjust th e screen resolution on p age 20 section and [...]

34 Supported opearting modes Suppor ted opear ting modes • M odes not listed in the table ma y not be suppor te d. For an optimal pictur e, we rec ommended y ou choose a mode listed in the table abo v e. • There ar e 22 available modes that ar e co mpatible with Wind ows. • Image disruption ma y occur as a r esult of signal frequency differ e[...]

35 Specifications Specifications BenQ FP73G 1 1 1 11 Model FP73G Display type Viewable diagonal Native (maximum) resolution Colors Contrast / Brightness Response time Viewing angle (lef t/right, up/down) 17.0 ” , active, TFT 432 mm 1,280 x 1,024 16.2 million 700:1 / 300 cd/m 2 6 ms 150, 140 (CR=10) 170, 170 (CR=5) Line frequency Image frequency 3[...]

36 Specifications Operating voltage Dimensions (H x W x D) Weight Automatic switched mode power supply , 90-264 V , 47-63 Hz 363.8 x 356.5 x 135 mm 3.7 kg[...]