BenQ RL2450H-B manual

RL2450H / RL2450HT RL2455HM User Manu al[...]

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4 Table of Contents Copyright ............................ ...................................................... ................................... ................. 2 Getting started ..... ...................................................... .................................................... .............. 6 Getting to know your mo nitor ...[...]

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6 Getting st arted Getting star ted When unpacking please check you ha ve the follo wing items. If an y ar e missing or damaged, please contact the place of pur chase for a r eplacement. BenQ LCD Monitor RL2450H / RL2455HM RL2450HT Monitor Stand (for RL2450H / RL2455HM) Monitor Base (for RL2450H / RL2455HM) Monitor Base (for RL2450HT) Quick Start G[...]

7 Getting started 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 Video Cable: D VI-D Video Cable: HDMI (Optional accessor y , sold separately) Audio Cable (Optional accessor y , sold separately) • Available accessories and the pictures sho wn here ma y differ from the actual contents and [...]

8 Getting to k now your moni tor Getting to know y our monitor Fr ont view Back vie w 1. Contr ol buttons 2. P ow er button 1 2 3. Input and output port s (var y by model, see Input and output port s on page 9 ) 4. K ensington lock slot 5. Release button 6. W all mount holes • Abov e diagram ma y vary depending on the model. • Picture ma y diff[...]

9 Getting to know your monitor Input and output por ts A vailable input and output ports may vary de pending on your pur cha sed model. Check the Specification document on th e pr ov ided CD for details. RL2455HM 1. A C power input jack 2. Audio Line In 3. Headphone jack 4. HDMI sock et 5. HDMI sock et 6. D VI-D socket 7. D-Sub sock et RL2450H / RL[...]

10 How to assemble your mo nitor hardware (RL 2450H / RL2455HM) How to assemble y our monitor har dwar e (RL2450H / RL2455HM) • If your model came with a height adjustment stan d (HAS), ref er to Assembling y our monitor wi th a height adjustment stand (RL2 450HT) on page 1 6 for details on har dwar e installation. • If the computer is turned o[...]

11 How to assemble your moni tor hardware (RL2450 H / RL2455HM) Gently attempt to pull them back a part to check that they ha ve pr operl y engaged. Carefull y lift the monitor , turn it over and place it upright on its stand on a flat ev en surface . Y ou should position the moni tor and angle the screen to minimize unwanted reflections fr om othe[...]

12 How to assemble your mo nitor hardware (RL 2450H / RL2455HM) T o Connect the D VI-D Cable Connect the plug of the D VI-D cable (at the end without the ferrite f ilter) to the monitor video sock et. Connect the other end of the cable (at the end with the ferrite f ilter) to the computer video sock et. Tighten all finger scr ews to pr event the pl[...]

13 How to assemble your moni tor hardware (RL2450 H / RL2455HM) 4. Connect the power cable to the monitor . Plug one end of the pow er cord into the sock et labelled on the rear of the monitor . Do not connect the other end to a pow er outlet just yet. 5. Connect- to and turn-on the pow er . Plug the other end of the pow er cor d into a pow er outl[...]

14 How to assemble your mo nitor hardware (RL 2450H / RL2455HM) How to detach the stand base 1. Prepar e the monitor and ar ea. T urn off the monitor and the pow er befor e unplugging the pow er cable . T urn off the computer before unplugging the monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and screen b y clearing a flat open area on y our desk and [...]

15 How to assemble your monitor hardw are Using the monitor wall mounting kit The back of y our LCD monitor has a VESA standard mount with 100mm pattern, allo wing the installation of a wall mount brack et. Befor e starting to install a mo nitor wall mounting kit, please read the pr ecautions carefully . Pr ecautions • Install your monitor and mo[...]

16 Assembling your moni tor with a height adjustment st and (RL2450HT) Assembling y our monitor with a height adjustment stand (RL2450HT) How to attach the monitor base • If the computer is turned on you must turn it off befor e continuing. Do not plug-in or turn-on the power to the monitor until instructed to do so. • Th e foll owin g ill ust [...]

17 Assembling your monitor with a he ight adjustment st and (RL2450HT) Extend the monitor to the maximum ex tended position. Then tilt the monitor . And r otate the monitor 90 degrees counter clockwise as illustrated. Y ou might want to adjust the monitor stand height. See Adjusting the monitor height on page 19 for m ore information. Y ou should p[...]

18 Assembling your moni tor with a height adjustment st and (RL2450HT) How to detach the base T o move the monitor pr operly , you should extend the m onitor to its maximum height, then place one hand on the upp er part of the monitor stand an d the other hand on the low er par t of the stand as illustrated. 1. Prepar e the monitor and ar ea. T urn[...]

19 Assembling your monitor with a he ight adjustment st and (RL2450HT) Adjusting the monitor height T o adjust the monitor height, hold both the left and the right sides of the monitor to low er the monitor or lift it up to the desir ed height. • Av oid placing hands on the upper or lower part of the height-adjustable stand or at th e bottom of t[...]

20 Assembling your moni tor with a height adjustment st and (RL2450HT) Rotating the monitor 1. Pivot the displa y . Befor e r otating the monitor with a portrait viewing or ientation, the displa y has to be r otated 90 degr ees. Right-click the desktop and select Screen resolution fr om the popup menu. Select Portrait in Orient ation , and appl y t[...]

21 Assembling your monitor with a he ight adjustment st and (RL2450HT) Vie wing angle adjustment Y ou ma y position the scr een to the desir ed angl e with -5° to +15° moni tor tilt, 90° (left and right total) monitor swiv el , and 110 mm monitor height. 4. Adjust the monitor to the desir ed vie wing angle . -5 -5 O O ~ +15 ~ +15 O -5 O ~ +15 O [...]

22 Assembling your moni tor with a height adjustment st and (RL2450HT) Using the monitor wall mounting kit The back of your LCD monitor has a VESA st andard mount with 100mm pattern, allo wing the installation of a wall mount brac k et. Bef or e starting to instal l a monitor wall mounting kit, please r ead the pr ecautions car efully . Pr ecaution[...]

23 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monitor T o gain the most benefit fr om y our ne w BenQ LCD monitor , yo u should install the custom BenQ LCD Monitor driver softwar e as pr ovided on the BenQ L CD Monitor CD-R OM. The circ umstances under which y ou connect and install your BenQ LCD Monitor will determi[...]

24 Getting the most from you r BenQ monitor How to install the monitor on a ne w computer This instruction details the procedur e for selecti ng and installing the BenQ LCD Monitor driv er software on a ne w computer which has never had a monitor driver installed bef or e. This instruction is only suitable f or a computer which has nev er been used[...]

25 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer This instruction details the pr ocedure f or ma nuall y updating the existing monitor driv er software on y our Microsoft Windows computer . It is curr ently tested as compatible f or Windows 8, Windo ws 7, and Window s Vista Operating System (OS). Instal[...]

26 Getting the most from you r BenQ monitor How to install on Windo ws 8 sy stem (selected models onl y) 1. Open Display Properties . Mov e the cursor to the lo we r -ri ght of the scr een or pr ess the W indows + C buttons on the k eyboar d to bring up the Charm bar . Go to Settings , Control Panel , Devices and Printers and right-click the name o[...]

27 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to in stall on Windows 7 system 1. Open Display Properties . Go to Start , Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, Devices and Printers and right-click the name of y our monitor fr om the menu. Alternativel y , right-click the desktop and select Personalize , Display , Devices and Printers , and right-clic[...]

28 Getting the most from you r BenQ monitor How to install on Windo ws Vista systems 1. Open Display Settings . Right-click the desktop and select Personalize fr om the popup menu. Select Display Settings fr om the Personalize appearance an d sounds window . The Display Settings window will displa y . 2. Click the Advanced Settings button. The Gene[...]

29 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[...]

30 How to adjust 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 part[...]

31 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 32 . • 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 [...]

32 How to adjust 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 using[...]

33 How to adjust your monitor • Sharpness (see page 37) • Black eQualizer (see page 37) • Gamma (see page 38) • Color T emperature (see page 38) • Hue (see page 38) • Saturation (see page 38) • AMA (see page 38) • Instant Mode (see page 38) • Picture M ode (see page 39) • Display Mode (see page 40) • Dynamic Contrast (see page[...]

34 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 30 f or details. A vailable menu options ma y var y depending [...]

35 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 [...]

36 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 32 . Not applicable to a digital input signal. 0 to 63 Item Function Range[...]

37 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 [...]

38 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 [...]

39 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[...]

40 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 32 . Gamer2 Gamer3 Senseye Demo Displa ys the pre vie w of scr een images under the selected mode fr om Pict[...]

41 Navigating the main menu 22"W (16:10) Displa ys the input image as if on a 22"W monitor of 16:10 aspect ratio . 23"W (16:9) Displa ys the input image as if on a 23"W monitor of 16:9 aspect ratio . Smart Scaling Adjusts the displa y size to best suit your needs. If the Disp lay Mode is 17" , 19" (4:3) , 21.5" , [...]

42 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[...]

43 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 [...]

44 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[...]

45 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 ?[...]

46 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[...]

47 Troubleshooting T r oubleshooting Fr equently ask ed questions (F A Q) The image has a faulty coloration. • The default Picture Mode is RTS , which is designed for R TS games. If y ou pr efer other pictur e modes, g o to Picture Advanced and change setting in Picture Mode . • If the image has a yello w , blue or pink appearance, go to Pictur[...]

48 Trouble shooting 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 "sleep" mode when not activ el y in use. • Use a scr eensa ver to pr ev ent the occurrence of image r etention. Is the pr ompt on the displa y i[...]

49 Troubleshooting Need mor e help? If y our pr oblems r emain after checking this ma nual, please contact y our place of pur chase or e-mail us at: Support@BenQ.com. No sound can be heard fr om th e connected external speakers. • Remov e y our headphone (if the head phone is connected to the monitor). • Check whether the headphone jack is pr o[...]