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1 W e lc ome LC D Mo n i t o r Us e r M a n u a l V2220H V2220HP V2420H V2420HP[...]
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2 Copy r i g ht Copyrigh t © 2010 by BenQ Co rporat ion. All rig hts reserved. N o part of this publication may be repr oduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into an y language or comput er language, in an y form or by an y me ans, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, w it[...]
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3 Care A nd Cleaning • Cleaning. Always unpl ug your monit or from 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 our[...]
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4 Table of Contents Copyright ......................... ............................................................................................ ..... 2 Disclaimer ................... ......................................................................... ........................ ..... 2 Getting started ............ ..........................[...]
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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 purchase 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.)[...]
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6 Getting started Consider keeping the box an d packaging in storage for use in the future when you may need to transpor t the monitor . The fitted foam p acking 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 arately) Video Cable: HDMI (Optional [...]
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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. DC Power Input jack 4. Headphone ja ck (selected models only) 5. D-Sub socket 6. DVI-D socket 7. HDMI socke t (selected m odels only) 8. Lock switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8[...]
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8 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. H ow t o assemble your monit or 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 until instru cted to do so. 1. Attac h the monitor base. Please be caref ul to prev ent damage to the mon ito r . Placing the screen surface on [...]
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9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 2. Connect the PC video cable T o Connect the D-Sub Cable Connect the plug of the D-S ub cable (at the end w ithout the ferrite filter) to the monitor video socket. Connect the other end of the cable (at the end w ith the fer rite filter) to the comput er v ideo socket. Tighten all finger screws to prevent th[...]
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10 How to assemble your monitor hardware 5. T urn on the power . Picture may differ from produ ct sup p lied for your regio n. T urn on the monitor b y pressing th e power button on t he righ t of the monitor . T urn on the comput er too, and follo w the instructions in Section 4: Getting the most from y our BenQ monitor on page 12 to ins tal l t h[...]
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11 How to assemble your monitor hardware H ow t o detach the stand base 1. Pr epare the monitor and area. T urn off the monitor and the po wer before unpl ugging the powe r cable. T urn off the comput er before unplugging the monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and screen b y clear ing a flat open area on your desk and placing a so ft item l[...]
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12 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 4. Getting the most from y our BenQ monitor T o gain the most b enefit from y our new BenQ color L CD flat screen monitor , you should install the custom BenQ L CD Mo nitor dr iver software as pr ov ided on the BenQ L CD Monit or CD-ROM. The circumstances under which y ou connect and install your BenQ L CD[...]
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13 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install the monit or on a new comput er This instruc tion details the procedur e for select ing and installing the BenQ L CD Monitor driv er software on a new co mputer which has never had a monit or dr iv er in stalled before . This instruct ion is only suitable for a comput er w hic h has never b[...]
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14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o up gr ade the monitor on an existing c omputer This instruction details the procedure for manual ly updating the existing monitor driver software on your M icrosoft W indows c omputer . It is cu rrentl y tested as c ompatible for Windo ws XP , W indows V ista, and W indows 7 Operating System (OS).[...]
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15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow 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 right-click the name of your monit or from the menu. Alternati vely , r ight-click the deskt op and select Personalize , Display , Devices and Printers , and right-[...]
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16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indo ws V ista systems 1. Open Display Settings . Right-click the deskto p and select Personalize from the popup men u. Select Display Settings fro m the Personalize appearance and sounds win do w . The Display Settings win do w wil l di spl ay . 2. Click the Advanced Setti ngs button[...]
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17 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install on W indo ws XP system 1. Open Display Properties . The quickest shortcut to Display Properties is thr oug h the W indows deskt op. Right-click the deskt op and select Properties from the popu p menu. Alternati vely , the W indows men u to Display Properties is located in Control Panel . In[...]
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18 Picture optimization 5. Picture optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal display from an analog (D-S ub) input is to use the AUTO ke y function. Pr ess the AUTO k ey to optimize the currently displa yed image to the scr e en. W hen you connect a digital v ideo output using a dig ital (DVI or HDMI) cable t o your monitor , the AUTO k ey[...]
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19 How to adjust your monitor 6. H ow t o adjust your monit or The co ntrol panel 1. AUT O : Adjusts ve r tical position, phase, hor izont al position and pix e l clock automatically . 2. MENU key: Activates OSD main menu and r eturn to the previous menu or exit OSD . 3. / Mode key: For Le ft/Decrease adjustment. The key is the hot key for M ode. 4[...]
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20 How to adjust your monitor Ho t ke y m o d e The monito r keys perform as hot keys t o pro v ide direct ac cess t o particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displa ying on-screen. V olume hot key Mo de h o t ke y Inp ut h ot ke y Pr ess the key to display the Vo l u m e indicators. F ur ther press the key will increase the v o[...]
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21 How to adjust your monitor M ain menu mode Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu t o adjust al l the settings on your monito r . Pr ess the MENU key to display the fo llowing main OSD menu. The OSD menu languages may dif fer from the product supplied to your region, see “ Language on p age 30 ” under “OSD Settings” for more det a[...]
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22 How to adjust your monitor Display men u 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select DISPLA Y 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 item and then pr ess the ENTER key to select that it em. 4. Pr ess the or keys to make adjustments or selection[...]
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23 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition Ad justs the horizontal position of the screen image. Pr ess the or keys t o adjust the value. 0 to 100 V . P osit ion Adjusts the v ert ical position of the screen image. 0 to 100 Pix el Clock Ad justs the pix el clock frequency timing t o synchroniz e w ith the analog input video sig nal. N ot applicable[...]
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24 How to adjust your monitor Picture menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to 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 item and then pr ess the ENTER key to select that it em. 4. Pr ess the or keys to make adjustments or selections.[...]
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25 How to adjust your monitor Color - Pr ess ENTE R 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 natur al coloring. This is the factor y default col or . Pr ess the or keys to select this option. Bluish Applies a c o ol tint to the image and is factory[...]
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26 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanced menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select PICTURE ADV ANCED and then press the ENTER key to enter t he menu . 3. Pr ess the or keys to move the highlig ht to a menu item and then pr ess the ENTER key to select that it em. 4. Pr ess the or keys to make adjust[...]
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27 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 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 Fo rmat Determines the color space (RGB or YUV) based on the following detected video sig nal: • D-Sub (V GA) from PC: The default Color F ormat is R GB. • D-Sub (Co mponent) from a video device: The default Color F ormat is YUV . Y ou might need to manually set the Color Format if colors shown on the monitor[...]
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29 How to adjust your monitor Au d i o m e n u 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select A UDIO and then press the ENTER k e y to enter the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to move 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 make adjustments or selecti[...]
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30 How to adjust your monitor System menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. P ress the or k eys to select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER k e y to ente r the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to move the highlig ht to a menu item and then pr ess the ENTER key to select that it em. 4. Pr ess the or keys to make adjustments or selections.[...]
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31 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition A djusts the hor izontal position of the OSD menu. Pr ess the or keys to change the settings. 0 to 100 V . P osit ion A d justs 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. OS[...]
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32 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Cha nne l/Command Inte rface, which was de velop e d by Video Electronics S tandards Association (VESA). DDC/CI capability allows monito r controls to be sent via the software for remote diag nostics. HDMI A uto Sw i t c h W hen this func tion is activated, HDMI port wi ll be in the inpu[...]
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33 Troubleshooting 7. T r oubleshooting Fr equently ask ed questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: Read the instructions on the link " Adjusting the Scr een Resolution " on the CD , and then select the correct r esolution, refresh rate and mak e adjustments based on these instr uctions. How do you use a VGA extension cable ? Re move the e[...]
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34 Troubleshooting Is the prompt on the display illuminated in orange? If the LED is illuminated in orange, the pow er management mode is active. P ress any butt on on the comput er keyboard or move the mouse. If that d oes not help, check the signal cable connect ors. If any pin is bent or br oken off, please contact your dealer t o get necessar y[...]