BenQ GL941AM manual

W e lc ome L CD M onito r Us e r M a n u a l GL940M/GL940AM GL941M/GL941AM GL2040M/GL2040AM GL2240M/GL2240AM[...]

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4 Getting started 1. Getting star ted W hen unpacking please check y ou hav e the follow ing items. I f any ar e missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purc hase for a replacement. 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 storag e for use in the future when you may need to transp ort the monitor . The fitted foam packing is ideal for protecting the monitor d uring transpo rt. Video Cable: DVI-D (Optional accessory for models with DVI inputs, sold sep arately) Audio Cable[...]

6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w y our monit or Fron t v ie w Back view 1. S peakers 2. Power button 3. Control but tons 4. AC Power Input jack 5. Line In 6. Headphone jack 7. DVI-D socket (Analog-only models do not have the DVI -D input socket) 8. D-Sub so cket 9. Lock switch 2 3 1 1 4 9 5 6 7 8 • Above diagram may vary depen d[...]

7 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. H o w to 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 instru cted to do so. 1. Attac h the monitor base. Please be careful to prevent damage to the monitor . Placing the screen surface on an[...]

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 syste ms. (Not a vailabl e for a nalo g-only models). T o Connect the D-Sub Cable Connect the plug[...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4. Connect the po wer ca ble to the monito r . Plug one end of the pow er cor d into the sock et labelled ‘PO WER IN’ on the rear of the monit or . Do not connect the other end to a po wer outlet just yet. 5. Connect-to and turn-on the pow er . Plug the other end of the pow er cor d into a po wer ou tlet [...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware H o w t o detach the stand base 1. Pr epare the monito r and area. T urn off the monitor and the po wer be fore unplu gging the pow er ca bl e . T ur n of f t h e com p ute r be fo re u np lu g g in g th e monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and scr een by clearing a flat open area on your desk and pl[...]

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

12 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install the monit or on a new c omputer This instruct ion details the proc edure for select ing and installing the BenQ LCD M onit or driver software on a new c omputer which has nev er had a monit or driv er install ed befor e. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which has nev er bee[...]

13 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to upgr ade the monitor on an e xisting comput er This instruction details the procedur e for manual ly updating the existing monitor dr iv er software on your M icrosoft W indo ws computer . I t is currently tested as c ompatible for W indo ws XP , W indo ws V ista, and W indo ws 7 Operating System [...]

14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install on W indow s 7 system 1. Open Display Properties . Go to St ar t , Control Panel , Hardware and Sound , Devices and Printers and right-click the name of your monit or from the menu. Alternati vely , right-click the d esktop and select Persona lize , Display , Devices a nd Printers , and ri[...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indows V ista systems 1. Open Display Settings . Right-click the desk top and select Personalize fr om the popup men u. 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. Th[...]

16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install on W indo ws XP system 1. Open Display Properties . The quickest shortcut to Display Properties is thr ough the W indows d esktop . Right-click the desktop a nd select Properties from the po pup menu. Alternati vely , the W indo ws menu to Display Properties is located in Control Panel . I[...]

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 AU TO ke y function. Pr ess the AUTO k ey to optimize the currently display ed image to the screen. W hen you c onnect a digital video out put using a digital (DVI) cable t o your monit or , the AUTO key and the [...]

18 How to adjust your monitor 6. H o w to adj ust y our monit or The c ontr ol panel 1. AUTO : A djusts v ertical position, phase, hor izont al position and pix el clock automatically . 2. MENU key: Activates OSD main menu and r eturn to the previous menu or exit OSD . 3. / Vo l u m e key: For U p/Incr ease adjustment. The key is the hot k ey for V[...]

19 How to adjust your monitor Ho t ke y m o d e The monito r keys perform as hot k eys to pr ovid e direct acc ess to particular funct ions wheneve r the menu isn't currently displaying on-screen. V olume hot key Mo de h o t ke y Input hot key (not available for analog-only models) Pr ess the key to display the Vo l u m e indicators. F urt her[...]

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 monit or . Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the following main OSD menu. The OSD menu languages may d iffer fr om the product supplied to your region, see “ Language on p age 31 ” under “OSD Settings” for more det a[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor Display men u 1. P ress the MENU k ey to displa y the main menu. 2. P ress the or k eys to select DISPLA Y and then pr ess the ENTER key to ente r the menu. 3. P ress the or k eys to move the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER k ey to select that item. 4. P ress the or k eys to make adjustments or sele[...]

22 How to adjust your monitor H. P o sition 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 [...]

23 How to adjust your monitor Picture men u 1. P ress the MENU k ey to displa y the main menu. 2. P ress the or k eys to select PICTURE and then press the ENTER key to ente r the menu. 3. P ress the or k eys to move the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER k ey to select that item. 4. P ress the or k eys to make adjustments or select[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor Color - Pr ess ENTER to enter the Color menu This Color menu is available only in the S t andard mode . N ormal 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 tint to the image and is factor y[...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanc ed menu 1. P ress the MENU k ey to displa y the main menu. 2. P ress the or k eys to select PICTURE ADV ANCED and then press the ENTER key to ent er the menu. 3. P ress the or k eys to move the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER k ey to select that item. 4. P ress the or k eys to make a[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor Senseye Demo (available when the Picture Mode is set to M o vie, Game, or Photo) 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 spe[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor Displa y M ode This featu re i s p rov ide d to allow aspect rat ios other than 16:9 or 16:10 (depending on the purchased model) t o be display ed without geometric distor tion. • Overscan - Slightly enlarges the input image. U se this featur e to hide annoying edge noise if present ar ound your image. • Full - Sca[...]

28 How to adjust your monitor Color F ormat 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 mponent) from a video dev ice: The default Color F ormat is YUV . Y ou mig ht need to manually set the Color Format if colors shown on the moni[...]

29 How to adjust your monitor Au d i o m e n u 1. P ress the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. P ress the or keys to select AUDIO and then press the ENTER k ey to ent er the menu. 3. P ress the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTE R key to select that it em. 4. Pr ess the or keys to mak e adjustments or selec[...]

30 How to adjust your monitor System menu 1. P ress the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. P ress the or k eys to select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER k ey to enter the menu. 3. P ress the or keys to mo ve the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key to select that it em. 4. P ress the or keys t o make adjustments or selections[...]

31 How to adjust your monitor OSD Settings - Pr ess ENTER to ente r th e OSD Settings menu. Language Sets the OSD menu language. Pr ess the or keys to change the settings. The language option s displayed on your OSD may differ from th ose shown on the right, depending on the pr oduct supplied in your region. • English • Fren ch • German • I[...]

32 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Cha nnel/Command Inte rface, which was develope d by Video Electron ics S t andards Association (VESA). DDC/CI capability allows monito r controls to be sent via the software for remote diag nostics. OSD Lock Pr events all the monitor settings from being accidentally changed. W hen this [...]

33 Troubleshooting 7. T r oubleshooting Fr equently ask ed questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: R ead the instr uctions on the link " Adjusting the Scr een Resol ution " on the CD , and then select the correct r esolution, re fresh rate and mak e adjustments based on these instructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable ? R emov e t[...]

34 Troubleshooting Is the prompt on the display illuminated in orange? If the LED is illuminated in orange, the pow er management mode is activ e. P ress an y button on the comput er keyboard or mo v e the mouse. If that does not help , chec k the signal cable connect ors. If an y pin is bent or brok en off, please contact y our dealer to get neces[...]