BenQ BL2400PT manual

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    W e lc ome L CD M onito r Us e r M a n u a l BL2201PT BL2400PT[...]

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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 Video Cable: DP (Optional accessory[...]

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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. S peakers 4. Light sensor / ECO sensor 5. AC Power Input jack 6. Cable clip 7. Line In 8. Headphone jack 9. DisplayPort socket 10. DVI-D socket 1 1. D-Sub socket 12. Lock switch 1 2 3 3 4 5 12 7 8 10 11 6 9 • Above diag[...]

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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 Y ou might want to adjust the monitor stand height. See A djusting the monitor stand height on page 11 for more information. Y ou sh ould position the monitor and angle the screen to minimize un wanted ref lections from other light so urces. 2. Connect the PC v ideo cable Do not use both DVI-D cable and D-Su [...]

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    9 How to assemble your monitor hardware T o Connect the DP Cable Connect the plug of the DP cable to the monit or video sock et. Connect the other end of the cable to the comput er vid eo s oc k et . The DVI-D format is used for direct digit al connection between source video and dig ital LCD monitors or projectors. The digita l video signals produ[...]

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    10 How to assemble your monitor hardware 6. Connect-to and turn-on the powe r . Plug the other end of t he power c ord int o a powe r outlet and turn it on. Picture may differ from produ ct supplied for your reg ion. T urn on the monitor by p ressing the po wer butt on on the rig ht of the monitor . T urn on the comput er too , and follo w the inst[...]

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    11 How to assemble your monitor hardware A djusting the monit or stand height If y ou prefer t o lower the mo nitor stand height, push the stand do w n ward while holding bo th left and rig ht sides of the monitor . Avoid p lacing hands near the bottom of the mo nitor stand as the descending st and might cause per sonal injuries. Keep children out [...]

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    12 How to assemble your monitor hardware R otating the monitor 1. Piv ot the display . Before r otating the monit or with a por trait v iewing orientation, the display has to be rotated 90 degrees. Go to Start and Control Panel on your computer , se lect the properties or controller of the graphics processing units (GPU) on your c omputer . Select [...]

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    13 How to assemble your monitor hardware V i ew ing angle adjustment Y ou may position the screen t o the desired angle w ith -5° to +20° monitor tilt, 90° (left and right total) monitor swiv el, and 130 mm monitor height. -45 -45 O O ~ +45 ~ +45 O -45 O ~ +45 O -5 O ~ +20 O 130 mm[...]

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    14 How to assemble your monitor hardware H o w t o detach the stand base 1. Pr epare the monitor and ar ea. T urn off the monitor and the po wer be fore unplu gging the pow er ca bl e . T ur n of f t h e com p ute r be fo re u np lu g g in g th e monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and scr een by clearing a flat open area on your desk and pl[...]

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    15 How to assemble your monitor hardware U sing the monitor wall mounting kit The back of y our L CD monitor has a VESA standard mount with 100mm pattern, allowing the installation of a wall mount brack et. Before starting to install a monitor wall mounting kit, please read the pr ecautions carefully . Pre ca u t io n s: • Install y our monitor a[...]

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    16 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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    17 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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    18 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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    19 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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    20 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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    21 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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    22 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 or DP) cable to y our monitor , the AUTO k ey[...]

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    23 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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    24 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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    25 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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    26 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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    27 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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    28 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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    29 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 eddi[...]

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    30 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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    31 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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    32 How to adjust your monitor Display M ode This feature is pr ovided to allow aspect ratios other than 16:9 or 16:10 (depending on the purchased model) to be display ed without geometric distor tion. • Overscan - Slightly enlarges the input image. U se this featur e to hide annoying edge noise if present ar ound your image. • Full - Scales the[...]

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    33 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 i s 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 monit[...]

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    34 How to adjust your monitor Au d i o m e n u A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select AUDIO and then press the ENTER k ey to enter the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mo ve the highlig ht to a menu item and then pr e[...]

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    35 How to adjust your monitor System 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 SYSTEM and then press the ENTER key to en ter the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the[...]

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    36 How to adjust your monitor OSD Settings - Pr ess ENTER to enter the OSD Settings men u. Language Sets the OSD menu language. Pr ess the or keys to change the settings. The language options displayed on your OSD may diff er from those shown on the right, depending on the pr oduct supplied in your region. • Eng lish • Fren ch • German • It[...]

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    37 How to adjust your monitor OSD Lock Pr events all the monitor settings from being accide ntally changed. W hen this function is activated, the OSD contr ols and hotkey operations will be disabled. Pr ess the or keys to change the settings. T o unlock the OSD controls when the OSD is preset to be locked, press and hold the "MENU" key fo[...]

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    38 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.[...]

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    39 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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    40 How to adjust your monitor 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 keys to change the settings. 5 ~ 25[...]

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    41 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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    42 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 Sc reen Resolution " on the CD , and then select the correct resol ution, refr esh rate and make adjustments based on these instructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emov e the e[...]

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    43 Troubleshooting Is the prompt on the display illuminated in orange? If the LED is illuminated in orange, the pow er management mode is activ e. P ress an y button on the comput er keyboard or mov e the mouse. If that d oes not help, c heck the signal cable connectors. I f any pin is bent or br oken off, plea se c ontact y our dealer to get neces[...]

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    44 Troubleshooting No sound can be heard from the connected e xternal speakers: • R emov e your headphone (if the headphone is c onnected to the monit or). • Check whether the headphone jack is properly c onnected. • If the e xternal speakers ar e USB-power ed, chec k whether the US B connection is OK. • Increase the v olume (v olume may be[...]