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W e lc ome L CD M onito r Us e r M a n u a l BL2201M[...]
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Copy r i g ht Copyrig ht © 2010 by BenQ C orpor ation. All rig hts reserved. N o part of this publicat ion may be repr oduced, transmitted, transcribe d, stor ed in a retrie val system or translated int o an y language or comput er language, in an y form or by an y me ans, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual o r other wise,[...]
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Table of Contents Copyright ....................... ......................................................................... ..................... ..... 2 Disclaimer ...................... ......................................................................... ..................... ..... 2 Getting started ............... ........................[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w y our monit or Fron t v ie w Back view 1. Power button 2. Control but tons 3. Light sensor / ECO sensor 4. S peakers 5. AC Power Input jack 6. Line In 7. Headphone jack 8. Cable clip 9. DVI-D socket 10. D-Sub s ocket 1 1. Lock switch 1 2 3 4 4 5 11 9 10 8 6 7 • Above diagram may vary depen ding o[...]
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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 off 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 [...]
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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 cable 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 available for analo g-only models). T o Connect the D-Sub Cable Connect the plug of [...]
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9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4. Connect the po wer ca ble t o the monitor . 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. Route the cables via the cable clip . 6. Connect-to and turn-on the pow er . Plug the other end o[...]
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10 How to assemble your monitor hardware H o w t o detach the stand base U sing the monitor wall mounting kit The back of y our L CD monitor has a VESA st andar d mount with 100mm pattern, al lowing the installation of a wall mount bracket. Befor e star ting to install a monitor wall mounting kit, please read the pr ecautions carefully . Pre ca u t[...]
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11 How to assemble your monitor hardware 2. Remo ve the monit or stand. Slightly push the hinge cap on the upper part of the monitor stand t oward the mo nit or as illustrated. The cap shall be released. U se a a cr oss-pointed scre wdriver t o release the screws that fixing the mo nit or stand to the monit or . The use of a magnetic-head screwdriv[...]
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12 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 4. Getting the most from y our BenQ monit or T o gain the most b enefit fr om your new BenQ c olor L CD flat screen monito r , you should install the custom BenQ L CD Monito r dr iver software as pr ovided on the BenQ L CD Mo nitor CD-R OM. The circumstances under whic h you c onnect and install your BenQ [...]
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13 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install the monit or on a new comput er This instruc tion 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 monitor driv er in stalled befor e. This instruct ion is only suitable for a comput er whic h has never be[...]
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14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to upgrade the monitor on an existing c omputer This instruction details the procedure for manual ly updating the existing monitor driver software on your M icroso ft W indows c omputer . It is cu rrently test ed as compatible for W indo ws XP , W indo ws V ista, and W indo ws 7 Operating System (OS)[...]
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15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install on W indo ws 7 system 1. Open Display Properties . Go to Start , Control Panel , Hardware and Sound , Devices and Pri nters and rig ht-click th e name of your monit or from the menu. Alternati vely , right-click the d esktop and select Personal ize , Display , Devices and Prin ters , and r[...]
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16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install on W indo ws V ista systems 1. Open Display Settings . Right-click the desktop a nd select Personalize from t he popup menu. Select Display Settings fr om the Perso nalize appearance and sounds wi nd o w . The Display Settings wi nd o w wi ll di sp la y . 2. Click the Advanced Settings but[...]
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17 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 Win dows d esktop . Right-click the desk top and select Properties fr om the popup men u. Alternati vely , the W indo ws menu t o Display Properties is located in Control Panel .[...]
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18 Picture optimization 5. Picture optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal display fr om an analog (D-Sub) input is t o use the AUTO ke y function. Pr ess the AUTO k ey to optimize the curr ently display ed image to the scr een. W hen you c onnect a digital v ideo output using a dig ital (DVI) cable to y our monit or , the AUTO key and t[...]
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19 How to adjust your monitor 6. H o w to adj ust y our monitor The c ontr ol panel 1. AUT O : A djusts vertical position, phase, horizont al position and pixe l c lock automatically . 2. MENU key : A ctivates OSD main menu and return t o the prev ious menu or exit OSD . 3. / Custom key: For U p/Incr ease adjustment. The key is the hot key for desi[...]
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20 How to adjust your monitor Ho t ke y m od e The monit or keys perform as hot k eys to pr ovide dir ect access t o particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displa yi ng on-screen. Cu s t o m k e y Display M o de hot key Input hot key (not available for analog-only models) Pr ess the key to displa y the functions that can be acc[...]
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21 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 monitor . A vailable menu optio ns may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the fo llowing main OSD menu. The OSD menu languages may dif fer from the prod uct supplie[...]
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22 How to adjust your monitor Display men u A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select DISPLA Y and then press the ENTER k ey to enter the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to move the highlig ht to a menu it em and then pres[...]
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23 How to adjust your monitor H. P o sition Ad justs the horizontal position of the screen image. Pr ess the or keys to adjust the value. 0 to 100 V . P osition Ad justs the vertical position of the screen image. 0 to 100 Pix el Clock Ad justs the pix el clock frequency timing t o synchroniz e with the analog input video sig nal. N ot applicable to[...]
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24 How to adjust your monitor Picture menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select PICTURE and then press the ENTER ke y to enter the m enu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to move the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press[...]
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25 How to adjust your monitor Color - Pr ess ENTER to enter the Color menu. N ormal Allows video and still photographs to be viewed with n atural coloring. 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 pre-set to the PC industr y standard whit e color . R edd[...]
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26 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanc ed menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select PICTURE ADV ANCED and then press the ENTER key to ent er the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to move the highlig ht to a menu [...]
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27 How to adjust your monitor Senseye Demo Displays the pr ev iew of screen images under the selected mode from Picture M ode. The screen wil l be divided into two windows; the left w indow demonstrates images of Standard mode, while the rig ht window presents the images under the specified mode. Pr ess the or keys to change the settings. • ON ?[...]
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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 Fo rmat is RGB . • 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[...]
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29 How to adjust your monitor Au d i o m e n u A vailable menu optio ns may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select AUDIO and then press the ENTER k ey to ent er the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mo ve the highlig ht to a menu it em and then pres[...]
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30 How to adjust your monitor System menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER k ey to enter the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to move the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press th[...]
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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[...]
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32 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Cha nnel/Command Inte rface, which was develope d by Video Electronics 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 f[...]
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33 How to adjust your monitor Ergonomics menu A vailable menu optio ns may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. 1. Pr ess the MENU k ey to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select ERGONOMICS and then press the ENTER key to ent er the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then p[...]
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34 How to adjust your monitor Ti me interval (min.) Sets the interval of the remind er message. Pr ess the or keys to change the settings. 20 ~ 100 Duration (sec.) Sets the time the re minder message lasts on the screen. Alternatively , when the reminder message is displayed, press any key except the power button to hide the message. Pr ess the or [...]
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35 How to adjust your monitor Eco menu A vailable menu optio ns may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. 1. Pr ess the MENU k ey to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select ECO and then press the ENTER k ey to enter the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER[...]
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36 Troubleshooting 7. T r oubleshooting F requently ask ed questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: R ead the instructions on the link " Adjusting the Screen R esolution " on the CD , and then select the correct r esolution, refr esh rate an d mak e adjustments based on these instructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emov e the[...]
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37 Troubleshooting Is the prompt on the display illuminated in orange? If the LED is illuminated in orange, the po we r management mode is ac tiv e. Pr ess an y button on the comput er keyboard or mo ve the mouse. If that does not help , check the signal cable connect ors. If an y pin is bent or broken off, please contact y our dealer t o get neces[...]
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38 Troubleshooting • If there ar e an y objects or clothi ng in brig ht co lors in front of the sensor . Brig ht colors (especially white and fluorescent c olors) reflect light and the sensor cannot detect the main light sources. The ECO sensor of the monitor does n ot work well. • The ECO sensor is located at the fro nt bottom of the monito r [...]