BenQ VA261 manual

Section 1: Quick S tart Guide 1 Section 1: Quick Star t G uide Important: Please read this first! Congratulations. Y ou hav e a state-of-the-art fl at wi descreen digital L CD scr een TV which should pro vide you with years of viewing pleasure. Please take a few min utes t o read these quick start instr uctions thr ough before installing and using [...]

Section 1: Quick S tart Guide 2 2. Select and prepar e the instal lation location In order t o prevent pot en tial dangers and prolong the ser v ice life of the TV , please obser ve the following points when installing, operating and cleaning the TV : • Do NOT plac e the TV on an une ven, sloping or unstable s urface where it ma y fall and cause [...]

Section 1: Quick S tart Guide 3 4. Connect the po wer cable 1. Locate the po w er cable fr om the packaging, unwrap it, and plug the appropriate end int o the 'A C I NPUT ' socket on the rear o f the TV (as illustrated below). 2. Connect the other end int o an appropriate wall pow er outlet, and sw itch it on (if switched). • The type o[...]

Section 1: Quick S tart Guide 4 5. A c t iva te t h e remo te con t ro l 1. Locate the r emote c ontrol and batterie s from the packaging, and unwrap them. • Be cautious when handling batter ies. See "W arnings" on page 40. Rem ote co n t rol u s a g e t i p s • Do not let the remote con tro l bec ome wet, or pl ace it in humid envi r[...]

Section 1: Quick S tart Guide 5 T e s t t h e rem o te co n t ro l 6. V i ew the TV channels Pr ess Po w e r on the remot e contr ol (as highlig hted in the illustration). The TV should turn on, and the power indicat or change to green. If so , progress to the next step "6. V iew the TV channels" below . If the TV does not turn on, first [...]

Section 1: Quick S tart Guide 6 7. U sing common TV oper ations • T o alter the v olume, press VO L U M E + or VO L U M E - on the remot e control, or VO L + or VO L - on the TV . The volume indica t or w ill display on-scr een. • T o mute the sound (without adju sting the volume setting), press MUTE on the remot e control. P ress MUTE again or[...]

Getting to know the TV 7 Section 2: U ser’ s M anual Important: Please read this next! This booklet is divided into two sections: the Quick Start Guide; and the U ser’ s Man ual. Fo r details of the Quick Start Guide, see "I mp ortant: Please read this first!" on page 1 . This is section 2, the U ser's Manual which describes how [...]

Getting to know the TV 8 Fron t v i e w 2 3 1 1 No. Name Description 1 S peakers Left and right speakers for reproducing stereo audio. 2 Power indicator • Lights up gree n when the TV is powered on. • Lights up red when the TV is in st andby mode. • Lights up orange when the TV is in PC st andby mode 3 Remote control sensor window Receives co[...]

Getting to know the TV 9 Cont rol pa nel 1 3 2 4 5 CH No. Name Description 1 (Power/ standby) button T oggles the TV between standby mode and on. (Performs the same action as the Power button on the remote control.) 2 MENU button Displays the OSD menu if not visibl e, or exit s the current menu if displayed (performs the same action as the MENU but[...]

Getting to know the TV 10 Re a r v i e w The actual positions and number of inp ut socket s varies from model to model. 1 1 2 No./Icon Name Description 1 Carrying handle Use t hese handles when mo ving the TV to another location by hand. 2 Cable holder Holds cables in place. Main power switch T urns the main power source of the TV on or off. AC pow[...]

Getting to know the TV 11 A V3 VIDEO Connect to the Com posite V i deo output as appropriate for your vi deo source device. See "Connecting the compos ite Video input" on pa g e 1 2 . A V3 YPbPr Connect each to the Component V ideo (YPbPr) outputs of an appropriate video source device. See "Connecting the Component video input" [...]

Connecting audio and video input s 12 Connecting audio and v ideo inputs • Before c onnecting any devices, please turn all equipment off. • T o obtain the most benefit from the digital L CD screen, y ou should select the co nnection method which will provide you with the best possible signal. See "Input options" on page 7 . • Do not[...]

Connecting audio an d video input s 13 Connecting the S-V ideo input Connecting the Component video input 1. Connect the S-V ideo output of your output equipment to the A V1 or A V2 S-VIDEO input terminal on the TV using an S-V ideo cable (not pro v ided). Pa y attention t o the alignment of the plugs on the S-V ideo cable when inser ting so as not[...]

Connecting audio and video input s 14 Co nnecting the V GA input Connecting the HDMI input 1. Connect the V GA output of yo ur PC to the V GA terminal on the TV using a 15-pin D- Sub cable (not pr ov ided). 2. Connect the audio output of y our PC to the TV's 'LINE IN' terminal using an appropriate mini-jack ster eo audio cable (not p[...]

Connecting audio an d video input s 15 Connecting the D VI input 1. Connect the digital video output of y our equipment t o the HDMI terminal on the TV using a DVI t o HDMI adaptor (not provided). 2. Connect the audio output o f your equipment to the T V's ' LINE IN ' input terminal using an approp r iate mini-jack st ereo audio cabl[...]

Getting to know the remote control 16 Getting t o kno w the remot e co ntrol • W hen T e letext displa ys on-screen, press this button t o select the corresponding colour T eletext page. See "U sing the sleep timer" on page 20 . 8. AUDIO/green The audio function of this button is unsupported in this TV series. When T eletext displa ys o[...]

Getting to know the remote control 17 1 1. REV EAL Pr ess this button to displa y any c oncealed T eletext information. See "U sing the sleep timer" on page 20 . 12. SUBP AGE Pr ess this button to ent er the subpage of a T eletext menu. See "U sing the sleep timer" on page 20 . 13. TELETEXT Pr ess this button to turn the T elete[...]

Using the TV 18 U sing the TV P o wer on and standby T ur ning the TV on After pl ugging the TV's power cable int o a wall outlet and tur ning on the main po wer switch, the TV will enter standb y mode. The power indi cator will light up red. Press Po w e r on the TV , or on the remot e control. The TV will turn on and the power indicator will[...]

Using the TV 19 Chang ing channels Selecting a channel dir ectly • T o select a sing le-digit channe l number dire ctly , press the c orresponding channel selection button on the re mote contr o l. For exam ple, t o se lect channel 8, press . • T o select a double-dig it channel number direct ly , press the c or responding channel selection but[...]

Using the TV 20 Selecting a pictur e mode T o select a preset picture mode, press PRESET (y el low button) on the r emote control. This enables you t o select from the following settings: U sing the freez e function Press FREEZE on the remot e contr ol to freeze the image on the scr een. Press it again to r estore normal v iew ing . This freeze fun[...]

Using the TV 21 W hen yo u ’ re ready t o stop v iewing Closed Caption s, either move t o a different telete xt page, or press the T eletext butt on to return to normal view ing. W hilst CC is activated: • the Aspect button can be used t o alter the telete xt caption font size. • the M ode button wil l toggle the captio n backgr ound between [...]

The On-Screen Display (OSD) menu 22 The On-Scr een Displa y (OSD) menu OSD menu structure The OSD menu system displa ys both the ma in menu and sub-menus at the same time: • the main menu category items (represent ed b y image icons) are displa yed down the left side; • the sub-menus (r ele vant to the currentl y select ed main menu cat e gor y[...]

The On-Screen Display (OSD) menu 23 N avigating the OSD menu Fo r example, to adjust image sharpness using the OSD menu: 1. Pr ess MENU o n t he rem o te co nt ro l, or MENU on the TV to display the OSD menu o n -screen. 2. Pr ess  or  on the remot e control, or CH  or CH  on the TV to select an item in the men u. 3. Pr ess OK o n t h e[...]

The On-Screen Display (OSD) menu 24 Au d i o m e n u The available menu items are dependent on the input source being selected. The illustration is for reference only . Item Function Operation Range T reble Adj ust treble tones. Pr ess  to increase treble tone,  to decrease treble tone. -8 to 8 Bass Ad just bass tones. Pr ess  to increase [...]

The On-Screen Display (OSD) menu 25 Sa v ing changes in the pictur e menu An y changes to settings in the Picture menu will be saved when you exit the men u. The factory de fault settings for Dynamic, S t andard and Cinema Picture modes are reset when th e 'Options' menu Reset All is selected. See "Option menu" on p age 30 . Pic[...]

The On-Screen Display (OSD) menu 26 Setup menu The available menu items are dependent on the input source being selected. The illustration is for reference only . Item Function Operation Range Auto installation Clears both the TV channel list and the sequential channel list, then reloads and searches thr ough the designated TV freq uencies fo r a v[...]

The On-Screen Display (OSD) menu 27 T uning the TV to your r eg ion If y ou purchased this TV for use in A ust ralia, it is ready t o op erate out of the bo x. Ho wever , if you pur chased this TV for use in a countr y other than A ust ralia, you will need to perform the 'A uto-Installation' setup so that the TV c an tune to the local a v[...]

The On-Screen Display (OSD) menu 28 Ord er ing the sequential channel list W hen the TV is manufactured, by default, all of the possible A ustr alian TV channels are allocated to the sequential channel list (availab le through the channel up or do w n buttons). Y ou w ill likely want to r emov e all of the c hanne ls from the sequential channel lis[...]

The On-Screen Display (OSD) menu 29 A dding a channel in the sequential channel list 1. Fr om the Setup menu, pr ess  or  to select M anual i nstallation and then press OK . 2. Pr ess  or  to select CH N o , and then press OK . 3. Pr ess  or  to select the sequential channel list position of the channel y ou w ish to add, and then[...]

The On-Screen Display (OSD) menu 30 Setting up the OSD language 1. Pr ess MENU on the remot e contr ol to displa y the OSD menu. 2. Pr ess  or  to select Option , and then pr ess OK . 3. Pr ess  or  to select Language , and then press OK . 4. Pr ess  or  to select y our language, and then press OK . 5. Pr ess MENU three times to c[...]

The On-Screen Display (OSD) menu 31 Child lock The Child Lock function can be used to pr e vent ac cess to selected channels. F or example, to prevent c hildren view ing inappropriate broadcast channels such as adult-o nly channels. This Child Lo ck only affects the TV tuner input (not A V inputs). The correct passwor d is requir ed whenever y ou w[...]

Reference 32 Re f e r e n c e F unctions and features • 1366 x 768 nativ e image resolution pro v idi ng tr ue widescreen TV 16:9 aspect ratio • 500 cd/m 2 ( V A261/V A371/V A421) / 550 cd/m 2 (V A321) brightness • 800:1 (V A261) / 1000:1 ( V A321) / 1200:1 ( V A371/V A421) contrast ratio • Compatible with video definition formats, includin[...]

Referenc e 33 Supported V GA/DVI input signal timing Suppor ted Component/HDMI input sig nal t iming • PC (VGA/DVI) and V ideo (Component/HDMI) timin g modes outside of these t a bles are not recognised and will may not be displayed prop erly . • When viewing VGA input on the TV , you shoul d select 1360 x 768 @60Hz as your PC VGA source resolu[...]

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Reference 38 T roubleshooting There ar e man y external influences and circum stances beyond the c ontrol of BenQ which may be causing problems with your TV . Some of the mor e common and user fixable pr oblems are listed belo w for your information. Please check the follo w ing list before calling yo ur nearest BenQ C ustom er Serv ice Center , an[...]

Referenc e 39 The image appears too 'washed out', or the darkest areas of the image appear too bright • R educe the br ightness le vel until the black areas o f the picture appear as black. • The input sourc e device (e.g . DVD pla yer) brig htness level ma y be se t too high. R educe its brig htness level. The image appears too brigh[...]

Reference 40 No t i c e s Disclaimer BenQ Corporation makes no repr esentations or warr anties, either expressed or implied, w ith respect to the c o nt ents of this U ser's Manual. Be nQ Corporation reser ves the right to revise this publication and to mak e changes fr om t ime to ti me in the cont ents thereof without obligation to notify an[...]