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LCD Monitor User Manu al VW2230 / VW2230H VW2430 / VW2430H[...]
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2 Cop yright Cop yright © 2012 b y BenQ Corpor ation. All rights r eser v ed. No part of this publication ma y be repr oduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a r etrie val system or translated into any language or computer language , in an y form or by an y means, el ectronic, mechanical, magnetic , optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, wi [...]
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3 BenQ ecoF A CTS BenQ has been dedicated to th e design and dev elopment of gr eener pr oduct as part of its aspiration to realize the ideal of the "Bringing Enjoy ment 'N Qu ality to Life" corporate vision with the ultimate goal to achie v e a lo w-carbon society . Besides meeting international r egulatory r equirement and standar [...]
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4 Table of Contents Copyright ............................ ...................................................... ................................... ................. 2 Getting started ..... ...................................................... .................................................... .............. 5 Getting to know your mo nitor ...[...]
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5 Getting started Getting star ted When unpacking please check you ha ve the f oll o wing items. If an y ar e missing or damaged, please contact the place of pur chase for a r eplacement. BenQ LCD Monitor Monitor Stand Monitor Base Quick Start Guide CD-R OM Powe r C o rd (Picture ma y differ fr om pr oduct supplied for y our r egion.) Video Cable: [...]
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6 Getting st arted Video Cable: D VI-D (Optional accessor y) Video Cable: HDMI (Optional accessor y , sold separately) Docking Accessor y Consider k eeping the box and packaging in storage for us e in the future when you ma y need to transpor t the monitor . The fitted f oam packing is ideal for pr otecting the monitor during transport. Alwa ys kee[...]
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7 Getting to know your monitor Getting to know y our monitor Fr ont view Back vie w 1. Contr ol buttons 2. P ow er button 1 2 3. Cable clip 4. Release button 5. Input and output port s (var y by model, see Input and output port s on page 8 ) 6. K ensington lock slot • Above diagram ma y var y depending on the model. • Picture ma y diff er fr om[...]
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8 Getting to k now your moni tor Input and output por ts A vailable input and output ports ma y var y depending on y our pur chased model. Models with HDMI inputs 1. A C power input jack 2. Headphone jack 3. HDMI sock et 4. D VI-D socket 5. D-Sub sock et Models with dual inputs HDMI 12 3 4 5 14 5[...]
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9 How to assemble your monitor hardw are How to assemble y our monitor har dwar e • If the computer is turned on you must turn it off befor e continuing. Do not plug-in or turn-on the pow er to the monitor until instructed to do so . • The following illu strations are for y our ref erence onl y . A vailable input and output jacks may vary depen[...]
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10 How to assemble your monitor hardware Y ou should position the monitor and angle the scr een to minimize unwanted reflections fr om other light sources. 2. Connect the PC video c able Do not use both D VI-D cable and D-Sub cable on the same PC . The only case in which both cables can be used is if they are connected to tw o diff erent PCs with a[...]
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11 How to assemble your mon itor hardware 3. Connect the audio cable . Y ou ma y connect headphones to the headphone jack found on the back side of the monitor . 4. Route the cables via the cable clip. 5. Connect the power cable to the monitor . Plug one end of the pow er cord into the sock et labelled on the rear of the monitor . Do not connect th[...]
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12 How to assemble your monitor hardware How to use the docking accessor y 1. Attach the docking accessor y . Attach the docking accessor y to the monitor base. 2. Plac e a card (e.g. a business card) or y our mobile phone to the docking accessor y as illustrated. 3. Once the docking accessor y is remo v ed fr om the monitor base, you can use the c[...]
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13 How to assemble your mon itor hardware How to detach the stand base 1. Prepar e the monitor and ar ea. T urn off the monitor and the powe r before unplugging the pow er cable. T urn off the computer before unplugging the monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and scr een b y clearing a flat open area on y o ur desk and placing a soft item li[...]
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14 How to assemble your monitor hardware Using the monitor wall mounting kit The back of your LCD monitor has a VESA st andard mount with 100mm pattern, allo wing the installation of a wall mount brac k et. Bef or e starting to instal l a monitor wall mounting kit, please r ead the pr ecautions car efully . Pr ecautions • Install y our monitor an[...]
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15 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monitor T o gain the most benefit fr om y our ne w BenQ LCD monitor , yo u should install the custom BenQ LCD Monitor driver softwar e as pr ovided on the BenQ L CD Monitor CD-R OM. The circ umstances under which y ou connect and install your BenQ LCD Monitor will determi[...]
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16 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor How to install the monitor on a ne w computer This instruction details the procedur e for selecti ng and installing the BenQ LCD Monitor driv er software on a ne w computer which has never had a monitor driver installed bef or e. This instruction is only suitable f or a computer which has nev er been used[...]
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17 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer This instruction details the pr ocedure f or ma nuall y updating the existing monitor driv er software on y our Microsoft Windows computer . It is curr ently tested as compatible f or Windows Vista and Windows 7 Operating System (OS). Installing monitor d[...]
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18 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor How to install on Windo ws 7 system 1. Open Display Properties . Go to Start , Control Panel, Hardwa re and Sound, Devices and Printers and right-click the name of y our monitor fr om the menu. Alternatively , right-clic k the desktop and select Personalize , Display , Devices and Printers , and right-cli[...]
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19 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to install on Windo ws Vista systems 1. Open Display Settings . Right-click the desktop and select Personalize from th e popup menu. Select Display Settings fr om the Personalize appearance a nd sounds window . The Display Settings windo w will displa y . 2. Click the Advanced Settings button. The Gen[...]
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20 How to a djust your moni tor How to adjust y our monitor The contr o l panel No . Name Description 1. Contr ol k e ys Accesses the functions or menu items displa yed on the scr een, right next to each ke y . 2. P ow er k ey T urns the powe r on or off. 1 2 The control k e ys are embedded in a touchpad and are indi cated by the dots. T ouch of a [...]
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21 How to adjust your monitor Basic menu operation All OSD (On Screen Displa y) menus can be acce ssed by the contr ol ke ys. Y ou can use the OSD menu to adjust all the settings on y our monitor . 1. Pr ess an y of the contr ol k eys. 2. The hot k ey men u is displa ye d. The top thr ee controls ar e cu stom k eys and ar e designated for particula[...]
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22 How to a djust your moni tor Custom Key 2 • By default, the k e y is the hot k ey for Input . T o change the default settings, see Customizing the hot k e ys on page 23 . • For D own/Decr ease adjustment. Custom Key 3 / • By default, the k ey is the hot k ey for Brightness . T o change the default settings, see Customizing the hot k e ys o[...]
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23 How to adjust your monitor Pictur e optimization The easiest wa y to obtain an optimal displa y fr om an analog (D-Sub) input is to use the Auto Adjustment function. Go to Display and Auto Adjustment to optimize the curr ently displa yed image to the scr een. If you wish, y ou can alwa ys adjust the scr een ge ometric sett ings manuall y using g[...]
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24 How to a djust your moni tor Choosing an appr opriate picture mode f or r eading Y our monitor features a pictur e mode that is suitable fo r r eading e-books and documents. 1. Press an y of the co ntr ol k e ys to bring up the hot k ey menu, and pr ess Menu to access the main menu. 2. Go to Picture Advanced and Picture Mode . 3. Select Reading [...]
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25 Navigating the main menu Na vigating the main menu Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Displa y) menu to adjust all the settings on y our monitor . Press an y of the contr o l k e ys to bring up the hot k ey menu, and pr ess Menu to access the main menu. See Basic men u operation on page 21 for details. A vailable menu options ma y var y depending o[...]
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26 Navigating the main menu Displa y menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sour ces, functions and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr esponding OSD icons will disa ppear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use or[...]
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27 Navigating the main menu Pixel Clock Adjusts the pix el cloc k fr equency timing to synchr onize with the anal og input video signal. See also: Pictur e optimization on page 23 . Not applicable to a digita l input signal. 0 to 100 Phase Adjusts the pix el clock pha se timing to synchr onize with the analog input video signal. See also: Pictur e [...]
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28 Navigating the main menu Pictur e men u A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sour ces, functions and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr esponding OSD icons will disa ppear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use o[...]
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29 Navigating the main menu Color T emperature Normal Allows video and still photographs to be vie w ed with natural coloring. This is the factor y default color . Bluish Applies a cool tint to the image and is factor y pre-set to the PC industry standard white color . Reddish Applies a warm tint to the image and is factor y pre-set to the ne ws pr[...]
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30 Navigating the main menu Pictur e Advanced men u A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sour ces, functions and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr esponding OSD icons will disa ppear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu.[...]
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31 Navigating the main menu M-book Minimizes the visual differ ences betw een the monitor and the conne cted MacBook series pr oduct. User Applies a combination of picture settings de fine d by u ser s. Senseye Demo Displa ys the prev iew of scr e en images under the selected mode fr om Pictur e Mode. The sc reen will be divided into tw o windows; [...]
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32 Navigating the main menu HDMI RGB PC Range (for models with HDMI inputs) Determines the range of color sc ales. Select an option that matches the RGB range settin g on the connected HDMI device. • RGB (0 ~ 255) • RGB (16 ~ 235) Item Function Range[...]
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33 Navigating the main menu System menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on th e input sour ces, functi ons and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr espond ing OSD icons will disappear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use or[...]
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34 Navigating the main menu Item Function Range OSD Settings Language Sets the OSD menu language. The language options disp la yed on y our OSD ma y differ fr om those shown on the right, dependin g on the product supplied in y our r egion. • English • Français • Deutsch • Italiano • Español • Polski • Č esky • Magyar • SiCG/Bi[...]
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35 Navigating the main menu DDC/CI Allows the monitor settings to be set thr ough the softwar e on the PC . DDC/CI, short for Displa y Data Channel/Command Interface , which was developed b y Video Electr onics Standards Association (VESA). DDC/CI capability allows mo nitor controls to be sent via th e s of tw are fo r re mo te di ag no s ti cs . ?[...]
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36 Trouble shooting T r oubleshooting Fr equentl y ask ed questions (F A Q) The image is blurred. Read the instructions on the link "Adjusting the Screen Resolution" on the CD , and then select the corr ect r e solution, r efr esh rate and mak e adjustments based on these instructions. How do y ou use a V GA extension cable? Remov e the e[...]
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37 Troubleshooting Faint shadow fr om the static im age displa yed is visible on the scr een. • Activate the pow er management function to let y our computer and monitor go into a low pow er "sleep" mode when not activ ely in use. • Use a scr eensa ver to pr ev ent the occurrence of image r etention. Is the pr ompt on the disp la y il[...]
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38 Trouble shooting Need mor e help? If y our problems r emain after ch ecking this manual, please cont act your place of pur chase or e-mail us at: Support@BenQ.com.[...]