BenQ G2420HDBL manual

W e lc ome G2420HDBL 24" W ide-Screen 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 v e the follow ing items. If an y are missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purchase 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 storage for use in the future when you may ne ed to transport the monitor . The fitted foam packing is ideal for protecting t he monitor dur ing transport. Signal Cable: DVI-D (optional)[...]

6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w your monit or Fron t v ie w Back view 1. A C power input jack 2. DVI-D input jack 3. D-Sub input jack[...]

7 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. H ow t o assemble your monit or hard ware If the computer is turned on you must turn it off before continuing. Do not plug-i n or turn-on the power to the monitor until instructed to do so. 1. Attac h the monitor base. Please be careful to prevent damage to the monitor . Placing the screen surface on an ob[...]

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 monitor DVI-D jack and the other end t o the DVI[...]

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 ow to detac h the stand base 1. Pr epare the monitor and area. T urn off the monitor and the po wer before unp lugg ing the pow er c ab le . T ur n off th e co mp ute r b ef ore un plu gg i ng th e monitor signal cable. Please be careful to prev ent damage to the monitor . Placing the screen surface on an [...]

11 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 4. Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monitor T o gain the most benefit fr om yo ur new BenQ colo r LCD flat sc reen monitor , you should install the custom BenQ L CD M onitor dr iv er software as pro v ided on the BenQ L CD Monit or CD-ROM. The circumstanc es under w hich y ou connect and in stall your 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 ocedure for select ing and instal ling the BenQ L CD Mo nitor driver software on a new c omputer which has nev er had a monitor dri ver install ed befor e. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which has nev e[...]

13 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to upgrade the monitor on an existing c omputer This instruction details the procedur e for manual ly updating the existing monitor driver softwar e on your M i cr osoft W indows comput er . It is currently tested as c ompatible for W indows XP , W indows V ista, and W indows 7 Operating Syst em (OS).[...]

14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indo ws 7 system 1. Open Displa y Properties . Go to Start , Control P anel , Ha rdware an d S oun d , Dev ices and Printers and right-click the name of your monit or from the menu. Alternati vely , rig ht-c lick the desk top and select Pe r s o n a l i z e , Display , Dev ices and Pr[...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install on W indow s Vista syst ems 1. Open Displa y Settings . Right-click the desk top and select Per s o n a l i z e from the popup menu. Select Display Settings from the P ersonalize appearance and sounds window . The Display Settings wi nd o w wi ll dis pla y . 2. Click the A dvanced Settings [...]

16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install on W indows XP syst em 1. Open Displa y Pr oper ties . The quickest shortcut to Display Pr oper ties is through the W indows desktop . Right-click the deskt op and select Prop e r ti es from the popup menu. Alternati vely , the Wi ndows men u to Display Pr oper ties is located in Control P [...]

17 Picture optimization 5. Pictur e optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal display fr om an anal og (D-Sub) input is to use the AU T O ke y function. Pr ess the AU T O key to o p timize the currently displa yed image to the screen. When you connect a dig ital video outpu t using a digital (D VI) cable to your monitor , the AUTO key and [...]

18 How to adjust your monitor 6. H ow t o adjust your monit or The contr ol pane l 1. “ A UT O”: Adjust v er tical position, phase, hori zontal position and pix el clock automatically . 2. “MENU” key : A ctivate OSD main menu and return to the pr e vious menu or exit OSD . 3. W /M ode key : For Le ft/Decrease adjustme nt. The k ey is the ho[...]

19 How to adjust your monitor Ho t ke y m o d e The monitor k e ys perform as hotkeys t o provide di rect acc ess to particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displa y ing on-scr een. Brightness and Contrast hot keys Mo de h o t k e y Input hot key Pr ess the X key to display the Brightness and Cont r ast indicators. Further press[...]

20 How to adjust your monitor Main menu mode Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu t o adjust al l the settings on your mo nitor . Pr ess the MENU key to display the following main OSD menu. The OSD menu languages may d iffer from the product supplied to your r egion, see “ Language on p age 26 ” under “OSD Settings” for more det ai[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor Display menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X keys to select DISPLA Y and then press the ENTER k ey to enter t he menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X keys to mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then press the ENTER key t o select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X ke y s t o m a ke adjustm[...]

22 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition A d justs the horizontal position of the screen image. Pr ess the W or X keys to adjust the value. 0 to 100 V . P osition A d justs the v er tical position of the screen image. 0 to 100 Pix el Clock A djusts the pixel clock frequency timing to synchro n ize with the analog input video sig nal. N ot applica[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor Picture menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X keys to select P ICTURE and then press the ENTER k ey to enter t he menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X keys to mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then press the ENTER key t o select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X ke y s t o m a ke adjustm[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor N or mal Allows video and still photographs to be viewed with natural col or ing. This is the factor y default col or . Pr ess the W or X keys t o select this option. Bluish Applies a c ool tint to the image and is factor y pre-set t o the PC industr y standard white c olor . R eddish Applies a warm tint to the image a[...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanced menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X keys to select PICTURE ADV ANCED and then press the ENTER key to enter the menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X keys 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 ke y s [...]

26 How to adjust your monitor Senseye Demo (available when the Picture M ode is set to Mov i e , Game , or Photo ) Displa ys the preview of screen images under the selected mode from Picture M ode . The screen will be divided into two windows; the left window demonstrates images of Standard mode, while the rig ht window presents the images under th[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor System menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X keys to select SY STEM and then press the ENTER k ey to enter t he menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X keys to mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then press the ENTER key t o select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X ke y s t o m a ke adjustmen[...]

28 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Cha nnel/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 diag nostics. H. P osition A d justs the horizontal position of the OSD menu. Pr ess the W or X keys to c[...]

29 Troubleshooting 7. T roubleshooting Fr equently asked questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: Read the instructions on the link " Adjusting the Scree n Resolution " on the CD, and then select the correct resolution, refresh rate an d make adjustment s based on these instructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emov e the exten[...]

30 Troubleshooting Is the prompt on the display illuminated in o range? If the LED is illuminated in orange, the pow er management mode is active. P ress any butt on on the comput er k eyboard or mov e the mouse. If that does not help , check the signal cable connect ors. If any pin is bent or br oken off, please contact y our dealer to get necessa[...]