BenQ GL2040A manual

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4 Getting started 1. Getting star ted W hen unpacking please check you ha ve 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.) Video Cable: D-Sub[...]

5 Getting started Consider keeping the box and p ackaging in storage for use in the future when you may need to tr ansport the monitor . The fitted foam p acking is ideal for protecting t he monitor during transp ort. Video Cable: DVI-D (Optional accessory for models with DVI inputs, sold sep a rately)[...]

6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w your monit or Fron t v ie w Back view 1. Control but tons 2. Power button 2 1 3. AC Power Input jack 4. DVI-D socket (Analog-only models do not have the DVI -D input socket) 5. D-Sub so cket 6. Lock switch • Above diagram may vary dependin g on the model. • Picture may differ fro m product supp[...]

7 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. H ow t o assemble y our monitor har dwar e If the computer is turned on you must turn it of f before continuing. Do not plug-i n or turn-on the power to the monitor until instructed to do so. 1. A ttach the monit or base. Please be careful to prevent damage to the monitor . Placing the screen surfac e on a[...]

8 How to assemble your monitor hardware 2. Connect the PC v ideo cable Do not use both DVI-D cable and D-Su b ca ble 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 available for analog-only mode ls). T o Connect the D-Sub Cable Connect the plug of [...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4. Connect-to and turn-on the pow er . Plug the other end of the pow er co rd into a po wer outlet and tur n it on. Picture may differ from product supplied for your region. T urn on the monitor b y pressing the po wer button o n the right of the monitor . T urn on the computer too , and foll ow the instructi[...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware H ow t o detach the stand base 1. Pr epare the monit or and area. T urn off the monitor and th e po wer befor e unplugging the powe r cable. T urn off the computer befor e unplugging the monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and screen by clearing a flat open area on y our desk and placing a soft item l[...]

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 from your new BenQ c olor L CD flat sc reen monitor , you should install the custom BenQ L CD M onitor driv er software as pr ovided on the BenQ LCD M onitor CD-R OM. The circumstanc es under w hich y ou connect and in stall y our BenQ[...]

12 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install the monitor on a new co mputer This instruct ion details the proc edure for selec t ing and installing the BenQ L C D M onitor driver software on a new c omputer which has nev er had a monitor dri v er install ed befor e. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which has nev er be[...]

13 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to 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 c omputer . It is currently tested as c ompatible for W indows XP , W indows V ista, and W indow s 7 Operating System (OS). Th[...]

14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indo ws 7 system 1. Open Display Properties . Go to St art , Control Panel , Hardwa re and Sound , Devices a nd Printers and right-click the name of your monit or from the me nu. Alternati vely , r ight-click the deskt op and select Persona lize , Dis play , Devices and Printers , and[...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install on W indows V ista systems 1. Open Display Settings . Right-click the desk top and select Personal ize from the po pup menu. Select Display Settings from the Person alize appearance and sounds wi nd o w . The Display Settings window will display . 2. Click the Advanced Settings butt on. The[...]

16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indo ws XP system 1. Open Display Properties . The quickest shortcut to Display Properties is thr o ugh the W indows deskt op . Right-click the deskto p and select Properties fr om the popup menu. Alternati vely , the W indows menu to Displ ay Properties is located in Control Panel . [...]

17 Picture optimization 5. Picture optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal display fr om an analog (D-Sub) input is to use the AUT O ke y function. Pr ess the AUTO k e y to optimize the currently displa yed image to the screen. W hen you connect a digital video output using a digital (DVI) cable to y our monito r , the AUTO key and the A[...]

18 How to adjust your monitor 6. H ow t o adjust your mo nitor The c ontr ol panel 1. AUTO : A djusts vertical position, phase, hori zont al position and pixel clock aut omatically . 2. MENU key: Activates OSD main menu and r eturn to the pr evious menu or exit OSD . 3. / Display Mode key: For U p/Increase adjustment. Th e k e y is the hot key for [...]

19 How to adjust your monitor Ho t ke y m o d e The monito r k eys perform as hot keys to p ro v id e direct access t o par ticular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displaying on-screen. Display M ode hot key Mo de h o t ke y Input hot key (not available for analog-only models) Pr ess the key continually to switc h between Full and [...]

20 How to adjust your monitor M ain menu mode Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Display) men u to adjust all the settings on your mo nitor . A vailable menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the follo w ing main OSD menu. The OSD menu languages may d iff er from the product suppli[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor Display men u A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. 1. P ress the MENU k ey to display the main menu. 2. P ress the or keys to select DISPLA Y and then press the ENTER key to ent er the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then pre[...]

22 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition A djusts the horizontal position of the screen image. Pr ess the or keys to adjust the value. 0 to 100 V . P osition 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 applicable to a[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor Picture men u A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. 1. P ress the MENU k ey to display the main menu. 2. P ress the or keys to select PICTURE and then press the ENTER key to ent er the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then pres[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor Color - Pr ess ENTER to enter the Color menu N or mal Allows video and still photographs to be viewed with natural c oloring. This is the factor y default col or . Pr ess the or keys to select this option. Bluish Applies a c ool t int to the image and is factor y pre-set t o the PC industr y standard white c olor . R e[...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanced menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. 1. P ress the MENU k ey to display the main menu. 2. P ress the or keys to select PICTURE ADV ANCED and then press the ENTER key t o enter the men u. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor Senseye Demo Displays the pr e view 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 or keys to ch ange the settings. • ON •[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor Displa y Mode This featu re i s prov i de d to allow aspect rat ios other than 16:9 or 16:10 (depending on the purchased model) t o be display ed w ithout geometric distor tion. • Overscan - Slightly enlarges the input image. U se this feature to hide annoying edge noise if present ar ound your image. • Full - Scal[...]

28 How to adjust your monitor Color Fo rmat Determines the color space (R GB or YUV) based on the following detected video sig nal: • D-Sub (V GA) from PC: The default Color F ormat is R GB. • D-Sub (Co m ponent) from a video dev ice: The default Color F ormat is YUV . Y ou might need to manually set the Color Format if colors shown on the moni[...]

29 How to adjust your monitor System menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. 1. P ress the MENU k ey to display the main menu. 2. P ress the or keys to select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER ke y to ente r the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press [...]

30 How to adjust your monitor OSD Settings - Pr ess ENTER to enter the OSD Settings me nu. Language Sets the OSD menu language. Pr ess the or keys to change the settings. 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 • It[...]

31 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Chan ne l/Command Inte rface, which was developed by Video Electron ics 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[...]

32 Troubleshooting 7. T r oubleshooting F requently ask ed questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: R ead the instructions on the link " Adjusting the Sc reen Resol ution " on the CD , and then select the correct resol ut ion, refr esh r ate and mak e adjustments based on these instructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emov e t[...]

33 Troubleshooting Is the prompt on the display illuminated in orange? If the LED is illuminated in orange, the pow er management mode is active. P ress any butt on on the comput er keyboard or mo ve the mouse. If that does not help , check the signal cable connectors. I f an y pin is bent or brok en off, plea se contact your dealer t o get necessa[...]