BenQ G900D manual

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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 ag e 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 tr ansport. Signal Cable: DVI-D (optional accessory for models with DVI inputs, sold sep arately)[...]

6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w y our monit or Fron t v iew Back view 1. A C po wer input jack 2. DVI-D input soc ket (Analog-onl y models do not ha ve the D VI-D input sock 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 of f before continuing. Do not plug-i n or turn-on the p ower to the monitor until instructed to do so. 1. Attac h the monitor base. Please be careful to prevent damage to the mo nitor . Placing the screen surface o[...]

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. (Not a vailab le for analo g- only models) Connect one end of the D VI-D cable to the monit[...]

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 othe r end o[...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware H o w to detach the stand base 1. Pr epare the monit or and area. T urn off the monit or and the po wer be fore unp lugging the pow er c ab le . T u rn of f t he co mp ute r b efo re u np lug g in g 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 monito r 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 Monitor driv er software as pr o vided on the BenQ LCD M onit or 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 th e m oni tor o n a n ew comp uter This instruction details the procedure for select ing and installing the BenQ L CD Mo nitor driv er software on a new c omputer which has nev er had a monit or driv er installed befor e. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which has nev er [...]

13 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o 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 indo ws XP and W indo ws V ista Operating S ystem (OS). The BenQ LCD [...]

14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install on W indow s V ista syst ems 1. Open Displa y Settings . Right-click the deskto p and select Pe r s o n a l i z e fr om the popu p menu. Select Display Settings from the P ersonalize appearance and sounds wind o w . The Displa y Settings wind o w will d is pl a y . 2. Click the A dvanc ed [...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install on W indows XP syst em 1. Open Display P roperties . The quickest shortcut to Displ a y P r operties is through the W indo ws desktop . Right-click the desk top and select P roperties from the popup menu. Alternati vely , the Wind ows men u to Displa y Pr operties is located in Control P a[...]

16 Picture optimization 5. Pictur e optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal displa y from an analog (D-S u 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 screen. When you connect a digi t al video output using a digit al (DVI) cable to your monitor , the AUTO key and [...]

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

18 How to adjust your monitor On Screen Displa y (OSD) menu structur e DISPLA Y A uto Adjustment H. Positio n V. P o s i t i o n Pixel Clock Phase Red PICTURE Brightness Normal Green Contrast Bluish Blue Sharpness Reddish Color User Mode YES DynamicC ontrast Reset Color NO ON OFF PICTURE ADV ANCED Picture Mode S tan dard Senseye Demo Movie Display [...]

19 How to adjust your monitor Ho t ke y m od e The monitor k eys perform as hotkeys to pr ovide di rect ac cess to particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displa ying on-screen. Brightness and Contrast hot keys Mo de h o t k ey Input hot k ey (not available for analog-only models) Pr ess the X k ey to display the B rightness and[...]

20 How to adjust your monitor Main menu mode Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Displa y) menu t o adjust all the settings on your monit or . Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the following main OSD menu. The OSD menu languages may d iffer from the product supplied to your regio n, see “ Language on p age 28 ” under “OSD Settings” for more det a[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor Display menu 1. Pr ess the MENU k ey 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 men u item and then press the ENTER key t o select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X key s to m a ke adjus[...]

22 How to adjust your monitor H. P o sition A djusts the horizontal position of the screen image. Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the value. 0 to 100 V . Po sition A djusts the vertical position of the screen image. 0 to 100 Pix el Clock A djusts the pix el clock frequency timing to synchro nize with the analog input video sig nal. N ot applicabl[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor Picture menu 1. Pr ess the MENU k ey 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 men u item and then press the ENTER key t o select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X key s to m a ke adjust[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor N ormal Allows video and still photographs to be viewed with natural col oring. 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 t o the PC industr y standard white c olor . R eddish Applies a warm tint to the image and [...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanc ed menu Display Mode is only avai lable for wide-screen models. 1. Pr ess the MENU k ey 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 men u item and then press the[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor Senseye Demo Displays the pr eview 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 the specified mode. Pr ess the W or X key s to change the settings. • ON[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor System menu Analog-only models d o not have the Input function. 1. Pr ess the MENU k ey to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X k eys to select SY STEM 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 tha[...]

28 How to adjust your monitor Language Sets the OSD menu language. Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the value. The language options displayed on your OSD may diff er from those shown on the right, depending on the pr oduct supplied in your region. • Eng lish • Fren ch • German • Italian • Spanish • P olish/ J apanese • Cze ch/ T radi[...]

29 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Chan ne l/Command Inte rface, which was developed by V ideo Electronics S tandards Association (VESA). DDC/CI capability allows monito r controls to be sent via the software for remote diagn ostics. OSD Lock Pr eve nts all the monitor settings from being accide ntally changed. W hen this[...]

30 Troubleshooting 7. T roubleshooting Fre que nt ly as ked qu e st io ns (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 the[...]

31 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 ress an y button on the comput er keyboard or mo ve the mouse. If that d oes not help , check the signal cable connectors. I f an y pin is bent or brok en off, plea se contact y our dealer to get nece[...]