BenQ RL2240HE manual

RL2240H / RL2240HE User Manu al[...]

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3 Ser vicing Do not attempt to ser vice this pr oduct y ourself, as opening or r emoving co v ers ma y expose you to danger ous voltages or other risks. If an y of the abov e mentio ned misuse or other accident such as dr opping or mishandling occurs, contact qualified ser vice personnel for ser vicing. BenQ ecoF A CTS BenQ has been dedicated to th[...]

4 Table of Contents Copyright ............................ ...................................................... ................................... ................. 2 Getting started ..... ...................................................... .................................................... .............. 5 Getting to know your mo nitor ...[...]

5 Getting started Getting star ted When unpacking please check you ha ve the f oll o wing items. If an y ar e missing or damaged, please contact the place of pur chase for a r eplacement. BenQ LCD Monitor Monitor Base Quick Start Guide CD-R OM Powe r C o rd (Picture ma y differ fr om pr oduct supplied for y our r egion.) Video Cable: D-Sub[...]

6 Getting st arted Video Cable: D VI-D Video Cable: HDMI (Optional accessor y) • Available accessories and the pictur es shown her e ma y differ fr om the actual contents and the product supplied f or you r regi on. For cabl es that ar e not supplied wi th yo ur pr oduct, y ou can pur chase them separately . • Consider k eeping the box and pack[...]

7 Getting to know your monitor Getting to know y our monitor Fr ont view Back vie w 1. Contr ol buttons 2. P ow er button 1 2 3. A C Pow er Input jack 4. Headphone jack 5. HDMI sock et 6. D VI-D socket 7. D-Sub sock et 8. K ensington lock slot 34 56 7 8[...]

8 How to assemble your monitor hardware How to assemble y our monitor har dwar e If the computer is turned on you m u st turn it off before continuing. Do not plug-in or turn-on the power to the monitor until instructed to do so. 1. Attach the monitor base . Please be careful to pre v ent damage to the monitor . Placing the screen surf ace on an ob[...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardw are 2. Connect the PC video cable Do not use both D VI-D cable and D-Sub cable on the same PC . The onl y case in which both cables can be used is if they are connected to two diff er ent PCs with appr opriate video systems. T o Connect the D-Sub Cable Connect the plug of the D-Sub cable (at the end without the [...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4. Connect the power cable to the monitor . Plug one end of the pow er cord into the sock et labelled ‘PO WER IN’ on the rear of the monitor . Do not connect the other end to a pow er outlet just y et. 5. Connect- to and turn-on the pow er . Plug the other end of the power cor d into a pow er outlet and [...]

11 How to assemble your mon itor hardware How to detach the stand base 1. Prepar e the monitor and ar ea. T urn off the mo nitor and the power bef ore unplugging the pow er cable. T urn off the computer before unplugging the monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and scr een b y clearing a flat open area on y o ur desk and placing a soft item l[...]

12 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor T o gain the most benefit fr om y our new BenQ LCD monitor , you should install the custom BenQ LCD Monitor driver softwar e as pr ovided on the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-R OM. The cir cumstances under which y ou connect and install y our BenQ LCD Monitor will determine [...]

13 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to install the monitor on a ne w computer This instruction details the pr ocedur e f or select ing and installing the BenQ LCD Monitor driv er softwar e on a new computer wh ich has ne v er had a monitor dr iv er installed bef or e. This instruction is only suitable f o r a computer which has ne v er [...]

14 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer This instruction details the pr ocedur e for ma nuall y updating the existing monitor driv er software on y our Microsoft Windows computer . It is currentl y tested as compatible for Windows 8 and Window s 7 Operating System (OS). Installing monitor driv [...]

15 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to in stall on Windows 8 system 1. Open Display Properties . Mov e the cursor to the low er -ri ght of the s creen or pr ess the Windows + C buttons on the k e yboard to brin g up the Charm bar . Go to Settings , Control Panel , Devices and Printers and right-click the name of y our monitor fr om the [...]

16 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor How to install on Windo ws 7 system 1. Open Display Properties . Go to Start , Control Panel, Hardwa re and Sound, Devices and Printers and right-click the name of y our monitor fr om the menu. Alternatively , right-clic k the desktop and select Personalize , Display , Devices and Printers , and right-cli[...]

17 How to adjust your monitor How to adjust y our monitor The contr o l panel No . Name Description 1. Contr ol k eys Accesses the functions or menu items displa ye d on the scr een, right next to each k ey . 2. P ow er k ey T urns the power on or off. 1 2[...]

18 How to a djust your moni tor Basic menu operation All OSD (On Screen Displa y) me nus can be accessed by the cont r ol k eys. Y ou can use the OSD menu t o adjust all t he settings on yo ur monitor . 1. Press an y of the co ntr ol k e ys. 2. The hot k e y menu i s displa yed. The top thr ee contr ols are custom k e ys and ar e designated for par[...]

19 How to adjust your monitor Custom Key 2 • By default, the k e y is the hot k ey for Display Mode . T o change the defa ult settings, see Customizing the hot k e ys on page 20 . • For Do wn/Decr ease adjustment. Custom Key 3 / • By default, the k e y is the hot k ey for Smart Scali ng . T o change the defa ult settings, see Customizing the [...]

20 How to a djust your moni tor Pictur e optimization The easiest wa y to obtain an optimal displa y fr om an analog (D-Sub) input is to use the Auto Adjustment function. Go to Display and Auto Adjustment to optimize the cu rr entl y displa yed image to the scr een. If you wish, y ou can alwa ys adjust the scr een ge ometric settings manuall y usin[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor • Sharpness (see page 25) • Black eQualizer (see page 25) • Gamma (see page 26) • Color T emperature (see page 26) • Hue (see page 26) • Saturation (see page 26) • AMA (see page 26) • Instant Mode (see page 26) • Picture M ode (see page 27) • Display Mode (see page 28) • Dynamic Contrast (see page[...]

22 Navigating the main menu Na vigating the main menu Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Displa y) menu to adjust all the se tti ngs on y our monitor . Press an y of the control k eys to bring up the hot k e y menu, and pr ess Menu to access the main menu. See Basic men u operation on page 18 f or details. A vailable menu options ma y var y depending [...]

23 Navigating the main menu Displa y menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on th e input sour ces, functi ons and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr espond ing OSD icons will disappear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use [...]

24 Navigating the main menu Phase Adjusts the pix el clock phase timing to synchr onize with the analog i nput video signal. See also: Pictur e optimization on page 20 . Not applicable to a digital input signal. 0 to 63 Item Function Range[...]

25 Navigating the main menu Pictur e menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on th e input sour ces, functi ons and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr espond ing OSD icons will disappear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use [...]

26 Navigating the main menu Gamma Adjusts the tone luminance. The default value is 3 (the standard value f or Windows). • Gamma 1 • Gamma 2 • Gamma 3 • Gamma 4 • Gamma 5 Color T emperature Normal Allows video and still photogra phs to be view ed with natural coloring. This is the factor y default color . Bluish Applies a cool tint to the [...]

27 Navigating the main menu Pictur e Advanced men u A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on th e input sour ces, functi ons and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr espond ing OSD icons will disappear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey men[...]

28 Navigating the main menu RTS 1 For pla ying R TS (Real-time strateg y) games. RTS 2 For pla ying DO T A2 games. Gamer1 Applies customized displa y settings. For details on setting up a game mode, see Setting up yo ur own game mode on page 20 . Gamer2 Gamer3 Senseye Demo Displa ys the pre vie w of scr een images under the selected mode fr om Pict[...]

29 Navigating the main menu Smart Scaling Adjusts the displa y size to best suit your needs. If the Disp lay Mode is 17" or 19 "W , the last 2 scaling settings (in differ ent r esolutions of the input sour ce) will be sa ved for quick access. If the Display Mode is 1:1 (and the r esolution of the input source is lowe r than 1920 x 10 80),[...]

30 Navigating the main menu Sa v e Settings men u A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sour ces, functions and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr esponding OSD icons will disa ppear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2[...]

31 Navigating the main menu Audio menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on th e input sour ces, functi ons and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr espond ing OSD icons will disappear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use or [...]

32 Navigating the main menu System menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sour ces, functions and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr esponding OSD icons will disa ppear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use or t[...]

33 Navigating the main menu OSD Settings Language Sets the OSD menu language. The language options displa yed on your OSD ma y differ fr om those sho wn on the right, depending on the pr oduct supplied in your r egion. • English • Français • Deut sch • It aliano • Esp añol • Polski • Č esky • Magyar • Serbo-croatia • Român ?[...]

34 Navigating the main menu Auto Power Off Sets the time to pow er off the monitor automaticall y in pow er sa ving mode . • OFF • 10min. • 20min. • 30min. DDC/CI Allows the monitor settings to be set thr ough the softwar e on the PC . DDC/CI, short for Displa y Data Channel/Command Interface, which was dev eloped by Vi deo Electr onics Sta[...]

35 Troubleshooting T r oubleshooting Fr equently ask ed questions (F A Q) The image is blurr ed. Read the instructions on the link "Adjusting the Screen Resolution" on the CD , and then select the corr ect r esolution, r efr esh rate and mak e adjustments based on these instructions. How do y ou use a V GA extension cable? Remov e the ext[...]

36 Trouble shooting Need mor e help? If y our problems r emain after ch ecking this manual, please cont act your place of pur chase or e-mail us at: Support@BenQ.com. Faint shadow fr om the static image disp la yed is visible on the scr een. • Activate the pow er management function to let y our computer and monitor go into a low pow er "sle[...]