BenQ G2320HDB manual

W e lc ome G2320HDB 23” W ide-Scr een L CD M onitor Us e r M a n u a l[...]

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Table of Contents 3 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Getting started .......... ............................................................................................................ 4 Getting to know your monitor .. .......................................................................................... 6 Front view ...........................[...]

4 Getting started 1. Getting star ted W hen unpacking please check y ou ha ve the follo w ing items. If an y ar e missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purc hase for a replac ement. BenQ LCD Monitor Monitor Base Quick S tart Guide CD-ROM Power Cord (Picture may differ from product supplied for your region) Signal Cable: D-Sub[...]

5 Getting started Consider keeping the box and p ackaging in stor age for use in the future when you may need to tr ansport the monitor . The fitted foam packing is ideal for protecting the monitor during transport. Signal Cable: DVI-D (optional)[...]

6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w y our monit or Fron t v ie w Back view 1. A C po wer input jack 2. DVI-D input soc k et 3. D-Sub input sock et[...]

7 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. H o w t o assemble y our monit or har d war e If the computer is turned on you must turn it off before continuing. Do not plug-i n or turn-on the p ower to the monitor until instructed to d o so. 1. Attac h the monitor base. Please be careful to prevent damage to the monitor . Placing the screen surface on[...]

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 cabl es can be used is if they are connec ted to two dif ferent PCs with appropriate video systems. Connect one end of the D VI-D cable to the monit or DVI-D sock et and the other end t o the[...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4. Route 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 detac h the stand base 1. Pr epare the monito r and area. T urn off the monitor and the po wer be fore unp lugging 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 prev ent damage to the monitor . Placing the screen surface on [...]

11 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 4. Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monit or T o gain the most benefit fr om your new BenQ c olor L CD flat sc reen monit or , you should install the custom BenQ L CD Monitor driv er software as pr o vided on the BenQ LCD M onitor CD-R OM. The circumstanc es under which y ou connect and in stall y our Ben[...]

12 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 ocedur e for select ing and instal ling the BenQ L CD M onit or driv er software on a new c omputer which has nev er had a monit or dri ve r installed be for e. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which has [...]

13 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to upgrade the monitor on an existing c omputer 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 c ompatible for W indows XP and W indo ws V ista Operating S ystem (OS). The BenQ LCD M[...]

14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install on W indo ws V ista systems 1. Open Displa y Settings . Right-click the deskto p and select Pe r s o n a l i z e from the popup men u. Select Display Settings from the P ersonalize appear ance and sounds window . The Display Set tings wind o w will d is pl a y . 2. Click the A d vanced Set[...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install on W indow s XP system 1. Open Display P r oper ties . The quickest shortcut to Displ ay P r operties is thr ough the Windo ws desktop . Right-click the desk top and select P roperties from the pop up menu. Alternati vely , the W indo ws menu to Displa y P roperties is located in Control P[...]

16 Picture optimization 5. Pictur e optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal displa y fr om an analog (D-Su b) input is to use the AU T O ke y function. Pr ess the AU T O key to o ptimize the currently display ed image to the scr een. When you connect a digi tal video output using a digit al (DVI) cable to yo ur monitor , the AUTO key and[...]

17 How to adjust your monitor 6. H o w t o adjust y our monit or The co ntr ol panel 1. “ A UTO ”: A djust vertical position, phase, hori zontal position and pix el clock automatically . 2. “MENU” key: Activat e OSD main menu and return to the pr evious menu or exit OSD . 3. W /M ode k ey : For L eft/Decrease adjustment. The k ey is the hot[...]

18 How to adjust your monitor H ot key mode The monitor k eys perform as hotkeys to pr ovide di rect acce ss to particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displa ying on-screen. Brightness and Contrast hot keys Mo de h o t k e y Input hot key Pr ess the X k ey to display the Bright ness and Cont ra st indicators. Further press the [...]

19 How to adjust your monitor Main menu mode Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu to adjust all the settings on your monitor . Pr ess the MENU key t o display the follo wing main OSD menu. The OSD menu languages may dif fer from the product supplied to your region, see “ Language on p age 26 ” under “OSD Settings” for more det ails[...]

20 How to adjust your monitor Display menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X k eys to select DISPLA Y and then press the ENTER k ey to enter t he menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X k eys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key t o select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X k eys to make adjustme[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition Ad justs the horizontal position of the screen image. Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the value. 0 to 100 V . P osition Ad justs the vertical position of the screen image. 0 to 100 Pix el Clock A djusts the pix el clock frequency timing t o synchroniz e with the analog input video sig nal. N ot applicabl[...]

22 How to adjust your monitor Picture menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X k eys to select PICTURE and then press the ENTER k ey to enter t he menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X k eys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key t o select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X k eys to make adjustmen[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor N ormal Allows video and still photographs to be viewed with n atural coloring. This is the factor y default col or . Pr ess the W or X keys to select this option. Bluish Applies a c ool tint to the image and is factor y pre-set to the PC industr y standard whit e color . R eddish Applies a warm tint to the image and i[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanc ed menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X k eys to select PICTURE ADV ANCED and then press the ENTER key to ent er the menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X k eys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key t o select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X k e[...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Senseye Demo (available when the Picture M ode is set to Phot o , Dynamics , or Mov ie ) Displays the pr ev iew of screen images under the selected mode from Picture M ode . The screen wil l be divided into tw o windows; the left w indo w demonstrates images of Standard mode, while the rig ht window pr esents the image[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor System menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X k eys to select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER k ey to enter t he menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X k eys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key t o select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X k eys to make adjustments[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Chan nel/Command Inte rface, which was developed by Video Electronics S tandards Association (VESA). DDC/CI capability allows monito r controls to be sent via the software for remote diagn ostics. H. P osition Ad justs the horizontal position of the OSD menu. Pr ess the W or X k eys to c[...]

28 Troubleshooting 7. T roubleshooting Fre qu en tl y a ske d q ue s ti on s (F A Q ) The image is blurred: Read the instructions on the link " Adjusting t he Screen Resolution " on the CD, and then select the correct resolution, refresh rate a nd make adjustments based on these instructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emov e[...]

29 Troubleshooting Is the prompt on the display illuminated in o range? If the LED is illuminated in orange, the pow er management mode is acti ve. P r ess an y button on the comput er keyboard or mo ve the mouse. I f that does not help , check the signal cable connectors. I f an y pin is bent or brok en off, plea se contact y our dealer t o get ne[...]