BenQ FP91GX manual

W e lc ome FP91GP/FP91GX L CD Colo r M onitor 19.0" L CD P anel Size Us e r ’ s M a n u a l[...]

2 Copy r ig h t Copyright © 200 6 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, w[...]

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 are missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purchase for a r eplacement. 1 1 1 1 BenQ LCD Monitor Quick S tart Guide CD-ROM Power Cord Signal Cable: D-Sub Signal Cable: DVI-D (optional) 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. DVI-D C onnector 3. D-Sub Co nnector 1 1 1 2 1 2 3[...]

6 How to install your monitor h ardware H o w t o install y our monito r hard war 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 2. Connect the video cable. Connect one end of the D VI-D cable to the monit or DVI-D sock et and the other end to the D VI-D port on yo ur co mp ut er. (o p ti o na l) The DVI-D format is used for direct digit al connection between source video and dig it al LCD monitors or projectors. The digit al video sign[...]

8 How to install your monitor h ardware 4. Rout e the cables via the loose br ack et. R elease the cable retaining clip b y squeezing the clip inwar ds as illustrated. P osition 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 e[...]

9 How to install your monitor hardware H o w to detach the stand base 1. Pr epare the monito r and area. T urn off the monitor and the power before unpluggi ng the powe r cable. T urn off the comput er before unplugging the monitor signal cable. Please be careful to preve nt damage to the monitor . Placing the screen surf ace on an object like a st[...]

10 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monit or Ho w do I gain the most ben efit fr om my new monit or? T o gain the most benefit fro m your new BenQ c olor L CD flat sc reen monitor , you 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 circum[...]

11 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[...]

12 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 rently tested as c ompatible (and reco mmended only) for W indo ws 98, W indo ws ME, W indo ws 2000, an[...]

13 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indows XP syst ems 1. Open Display P r opert ies . 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 P roperties is located in Control P[...]

14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor This will close the Display P ro perties w indow s. Y ou do not need to restart W indow s XP , as the BenQ L CD monitor driv ers will operate immediately with no fur ther action required b y you.[...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indows 2000, ME, & 98 syst ems Y ou do not need to follow this instruc tion if you are inst alling onto a computer wh ich has a Windows XP (or later) version syste m. In that case, see t he instructions at How to install on Windows XP systems . 1. Open Display P r opert ies . The [...]

16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor Ho w to comp le te th e W ind ows Up g r a d e D e v i ce D r iv e r Wi z a r d 1. Load the BenQ L CD M onitor CD-R OM w hich came with your monit or . Insert the CD-R OM into a CD drive on the c ompute r you attached the monit or to . The autorun U ser’ s G uide language selection page will display in y[...]

17 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor Should you wish to do so , this is where y ou can change the screen r esolution (area and c olor). See Ho w to adjust the screen r esolution for details. 14. Clic k OK . This will close the Display Pr operties w indow , and if you made any c hanges to the scr een resolution, W indo ws 2000 will prompt you [...]

18 How to adjust the screen resolution H o w t o adjust the scr een resolution Due to the natur e of liquid cr ystal displa y (L CD) tech nology , the picture resolution is al way s fix ed. The best possible picture for y our FP91GP/FP91GX is achiev ed with a resolution of 1280x1024. This is called “N ativ e R esolu tion ” or maxi mal resolutio[...]

19 How to adjust the screen refresh rate H o w t o adjust the scr een r efr esh 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 di splay t o flick er . The best resu lts are obtained by using the factory modes already set in your c omput er . Th ere is a[...]

20 How to set the picture optimization H o w t o set the picture optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal displa y is to use the i key function. P ress the i key to optimize and adjust the scr een settings automatically for y ou. R efer to Ho w to adjust y our monitor for butt on locations and functionalit y . If y ou wish to , you can al[...]

21 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 control incl uding “ iK ey ” , “Exit” , “Enter” , “<” and “>” key and a power swith. The following descr iptions are the intr oduction of these keys & switch. 1. “ iK ey ” : A djust vertical po[...]

22 How to adjust your monitor Ho t K e y Mo d e Brightness hot key and Contrast hot key Input Select hot k e y Mai n M en u Mo de Contr ol Functions A vailable in Main M enu Pr ess the X k ey to enter the Bright ness menu. Further press the W or X k eys to adjust the degree of screen bright ness and press the Exit key to exit OSD . Pr ess the W k e[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor L uminance sub menu Pr ess the W or X keys t o adjust the degree of Bright ness . Pr ess the Exit key t o return t o previous menu. Pr ess the W or X keys t o adjust the degree of Cont r ast . Pr ess the Exit to r eturn to prev ious menu.[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor Geometr y sub menu Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the displa y H orizontal P osition . Pr ess the Exit key t o return t o previous menu. Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the displa y V ertical P osition . Pr ess the Exit key t o return t o previous menu. . Pr ess the W or X k ey to adjustadjust the monitor Pix el C[...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Color sub menu Re dd i s h - applies a war m tint to the imag e and is fa ctory pre-set to the news print standard white col or . Bluish - applies a cool tint t o the image and is factor y pre-set t o the PC industr y standard white col or . No r m al - al lows video and still phot ogr aphs to be viewed with natural co[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor OSD sub menu Pr ess the W or X k eys to to adjust the Horiz ontal P osition of the OSD . Pr ess the Exit k ey to return to previous menu. Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the V er tical P osition of the OSD . Pr ess the Exit k ey to return to previous menu. Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the displa y time of the OS[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor Languages Sub menu Pr ess the W or X k eys to select a language to ha v e the OSD display menus in that language. Pr ess the Exit key to r eturn to prev ious menu.[...]

28 How to adjust your monitor R ecall sub menu Pr ess the W or X keys to select C olor R ecall . Pr ess the Enter k ey to r ecall color settings, or press the Exit k ey to return to previous menu. Pr ess the W or X keys to select R e call All . Pr ess the Enter k ey to r ecall position and color settings, or press the Exit key to re tur n to previo[...]

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

30 Troubleshooting T roubleshooting Fr equently A sked Questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: Read the How to adjust th e screen resolution section, and then select the correct resolution, refresh rate and make adjustment s based on these ins tructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emov e the extension cable for the t est. Is the imag e[...]

31 Troubleshooting The image is distorted, flash es or flickers: Read the How to adjust the screen resolution section and then select the correc t resolution, refresh rate and make adjustment s based on these in structions. The image is displaced in one direction: Read the How to adjust the screen resolution section and then select the correc t res[...]

32 Supported operating modes Supported operating modes • M odes not listed in the table ma y not be suppor te d. F or an optimal picture, w e rec ommended you choose a mode list ed in the table abov e. • There ar e 22 available modes that ar e compatible with W indows. • Image disruption may oc cur as a result o f sig nal frequency differenc [...]

33 Specifications Specifications BenQ FP91GP 1 1 1 11 Model FP91GP Display type Viewable diagonal Native (maximum) resolution Colors Contrast / Brightness Response time * Viewing angle (lef t/right, up/down) 19.0" , active, TFT 480 mm 1,280X1,024 16.7 million 1000:1 / 250 cd/m 2 20 ms (T yp.) 8 ms (G TG) 170, 170 (CR=10) 178, 178 (CR=5) Line f[...]

34 Specifications * Response T ime: The time it t akes to switch a pixel off a nd then on and the n off again (o r from black to white and back to black). A low r esponse time is desirable for the display of moving images without ghosting. The Response T ime quot ed for many LCD monitors is specific to t ransitions from blac k to white an d back ag[...]

35 Specifications BenQ FP91GX Model FP91GX Display type Viewable diagonal Native (maximum) resolution Colors Contrast / Brightness Response time * Viewing angle (lef t/right, up/down) 19.0" , active, TFT 480 mm 1,280X1,024 16.2 million 550:1 / 270 cd/m 2 8 ms (T yp.) 4 ms (G TG) 140, 135 (CR=10) 160, 160 (CR=5) Line frequency Image frequency 3[...]

36 Specifications * Response T ime: The time it t akes to switch a pixel off a nd then on and the n off again (o r from black to white and back to black). A low r esponse time is desirable for the display of moving images without ghosting. The Response T ime quot ed for many LCD monitors is specific to t ransitions from blac k to white an d back ag[...]