BenQ V2420 manual

1 W e lc ome LC D Mo n i t o r Us e r M a n u a l V920 / V920P V2220 / V2220P V2420 / V2420P[...]

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3 Care A nd Cleaning • Cleaning. Always unpl ug y our monitor fr om th e wall outlet before cleaning. Clean the L CD monitor surface with a lint-free, non-abrasiv e cl oth. A void using an y liquid, aerosol or glass cleaners. • Slots and openings on the back or top of the cabinet ar e for ventilation. They must not be blocked or c over ed. Y ou[...]

4 Table of Contents Copyright ......................... ......................................................................... ................... ..... 2 Disclaimer ................... ......................................................................... ........................ ..... 2 Getting started ............ .........................[...]

5 Getting started 1. Getting star ted W hen unpacking please check you ha ve the follo w ing items. If an y are missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purc hase for a replacement. BenQ LCD Monitor Monitor Base Quick S tar t Guide CD-ROM Power Adapter Power Cord (Picture may differ from product supplied for your region.)[...]

6 Getting started Consider keeping the bo x and packa ging in storage for use in the future when you may need to tra nsport the monitor . The fitted foam p a cking is idea l for protecting th e monitor during transport. Video Cable: D-Sub Video Cable: DVI-D (Optional accessory for models with DVI inputs, sold sep a rately)[...]

7 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w your monit or Fron t v ie w Back view Above diagram may vary depe nding on the model. 1. Power button 2. Control buttons 3. DVI-D socket 4. D-Sub socket 5. DC Power Input jack 6. Lock switch 1 2 4 3 5 6[...]

8 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. H ow t o assemble y our monitor har dware If the computer is turned on you must turn it of f before continuing. Do not plug-in or turn-on the power to the monitor un til instructed to do so. 1. Attac h the monitor base. Please be caref ul to prevent damag e to the monitor . Placing the screen surface on an[...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 2. Connect the PC v ideo cable T o Connect the D-Sub Cable Connect the plug of the D-S u b cable (at the end without the ferrite filter) to the monitor video sock et. Connect the other end of the cable (at the end with the fer rite filter) to the compu ter video socket. Tighte n all finger screw s to prevent [...]

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 the pow er befor e unplugging the pow er ca bl e . T u r n o ff th e co m pu te r b ef ore un p lu gg i ng t he monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and screen by clearing a flat open ar ea on your desk and plac[...]

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. / Mode k ey : For L eft/Decrease adjustment. The k e y is the hot k ey for Mode[...]

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. Brig htness and Contrast hot key Mo de h o t ke y Inp ut h ot ke y Pr ess the key to display the Brightness and Contrast indicators. F ur ther pres[...]

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 . 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 supplied to your region, see “ Language on p age 28 ” under “OSD Settings” for more det[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor Display men u 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select DISPLA Y 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 the ENTER k ey to select that item. 4. Pr ess the or keys to mak e adjustments or select[...]

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 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select PICTURE and then press the ENTER key 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 the ENTER k ey to select that item. 4. Pr ess the or keys to mak e adjustments or selectio[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor Color - Pr ess ENTER to enter the Color menu This Color menu is available only in the S tandard mode. 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[...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanced menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select PICTURE ADV ANCED and then press the ENTER key to enter the men u. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER k ey to select that item. 4. Pr ess the or keys to mak e adju[...]

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 Color Format 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 For ma t is RG B. • D-Sub (Component) from a video device: The default C olor F ormat is YUV . Y ou might need to manually set the Color Format if colors shown on the monito[...]

28 How to adjust your monitor System menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys t o select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER k e 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 the ENTER key to select that it em. 4. Pr ess the or keys to mak e adjustments or selectio[...]

29 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition A djusts the horizontal position of the OSD menu. Pr ess the or keys to change the setting s. 0 to 100 V . P osit ion A djusts the ve rtical position of the OSD menu. 0 to 100 Display T ime Adjusts the displa y time of the OSD menu. • 5 Sec. • 10 Sec. • 15 Sec. • 20 Sec. • 25 Sec. • 30 Sec. OSD[...]

30 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Cha nnel/Command Inte rface, which was developed by Video Electronics S tandards Association (VESA). DDC/CI capability allows monito r controls to be sent via the software for remote diag nostics. R eset All R ese ts all mode, color and geometr y settings to the factor y default values. [...]

31 Troubleshooting 7. T r oubleshooting Fr equently ask ed questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: R ead the instruc tions on the link " A djusting the Screen R esolution " on the CD , and then select the correct r esolution, refresh rate and mak e adjustments based on these inst ructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable ? R emov e t[...]