BenQ BL2400PU manual

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4 Getting started 1. Getting star ted W hen unpacking please check you ha ve the follow ing items. If an y are missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purchase for a replac ement. 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[...]

5 Getting started Consider keeping the box and p ackaging in storage for use in the future when you may need to tr ansport the monitor . The fitted foam p acking is ideal for protecting t he monitor during tra nsport. Audio Cable USB Cable Video Cable: DVI-D (Optional accessory for models with DVI inputs, sold sep a rately) Video Cable: DP (Optiona[...]

6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w your monit or Fron t v i e w Back view 1. S peake rs 2. Light sensor / ECO sensor 3. USB port x 4 (downstre am; connecting to USB device) 4. Control but tons 5. Power buttons 6. AC Power Input jack 7. USB port x 1 (upstream; connec ting to the PC) 8. Height release 9. Cable clip 10. Line In 1 1. He[...]

7 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. H ow t o assemble y our monitor har dwar e If the computer is turned on you must turn it off before continui ng. Do not plug-i n or turn-on the power to the monitor until instructed to do so. 1. Attac h the monitor base. Please be careful to prevent damage to the monitor . Placing the screen surface on an [...]

8 How to assemble your monitor hardware Y ou mig ht want to adjust the monitor stand height. See A d justing the monitor stand height on page 11 for more information. Y ou should position the monitor and a ngle the screen to minimize un wanted ref lections from other light sources. 2. Connect the PC v ideo cable Do not use both DVI-D cable and D-Su[...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardware T o Connect the DP Ca ble Connect the plug of the DP cable to the monit or video sock et. Connect the other end of the cable t o the computer vid eo so ck et. The DVI-D format is used for direct digit a l connection between source video and dig ital LCD monitors or projectors. The digita l video signals produ[...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware II. Connect USB devices v ia other USB ports (downstream) on the monitor . T hese downstream USB ports t ransmit data between connected USB dev ices and the upstream port. 5. Connect the po wer ca ble t o the monitor . Plug one end of the pow er cor d into the socket labelled ‘PO WER IN’ on the rear of t[...]

11 How to assemble your monitor hardware A djusting the monitor stand height If y ou prefer to low er the monit or stand heig ht, push the stand do wnwar d while holding bo th left and right sides of the monitor . Avoid p lacing hands near the botto m of the monitor st and as the descending st and might cause personal injuries. Keep children out of[...]

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

13 How to assemble your monitor hardware V iew ing ang le adjustment Y ou may position the screen t o the desired angle with -5° to +20° monitor tilt, 90° (left and rig ht 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[...]

14 How to assemble your monitor hardware H ow t o detach the stand base 1. Pr epare the monit or and area. T urn off the monitor and the pow er befor e unplugging the pow er ca b le . T u r n of f t h e co mp ut er b ef ore un p lu g g in g t h e monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and screen by clearing a flat open ar ea on your desk and pl[...]

15 How to assemble your monitor hardware U sing the monitor wall mounting kit The back of y o ur L CD monitor has a VESA standard mount with 100mm pattern, al lowing the installation of a wall mount brack e t. Before starting to install a monitor wall mounting kit, please read the pr ecautions carefully . Pre c au t i on s : • Install y our monit[...]

16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 4. Getting the most from y our BenQ monitor T o gain the most b enefit fr om your new BenQ c olor L CD flat screen monito r , y ou should install the custom BenQ L CD M onitor dr iv er software as provided on the BenQ L CD Monit or CD-ROM. The circumstances under whic h you c onnec t and install your BenQ [...]

17 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install the monitor on a new c omputer This instruc tion details the procedur e for selec t ing and installing the BenQ L CD M onitor driver software on a new c omputer which has nev e r had a monit or driv er in stalled befor e. This instruct ion is only suitable for a comput er w hic h has never[...]

18 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o up g rade 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 rrently t ested as c ompat ible for W indows XP , W indows V ista, and W indows 7 Operating System (OS)[...]

19 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o 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 me nu. Alternati vely , r ight-click the deskt op and select Personal ize , Display , Devices and Printers , and ri[...]

20 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 fr om the popup menu. Select Display Settings fr om the Personalize appearance and sounds wind ow . The Display Settings wi nd ow will di spl ay . 2. Click the Advanced Settings butt on. [...]

21 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o 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 desk top and select Properties fr om the popup menu. Alternati vely , the W indows menu t o Display Properties is located in Control Panel . I[...]

22 Picture optimization 5. Picture optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal displa y 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 een. W hen you connect a digital v ideo output using a dig ital (DVI or DP) cable to y our monitor , the AUTO k ey a[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor 6. H ow t o adjust y our monitor The c ontr ol panel 1. AUT O : Adjusts v ertical position, phase, hor izont al position and pix e l clock automatically . 2. MENU key : A ctivates OSD main menu and return to the previous menu or exit OSD . 3. / Custom key: For Left/Decr ease adjust ment. Th e key is the hot k ey for de[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor Ho t ke y m o d e The monit or k eys perform as hot keys t o provide direct ac cess t o particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displa ying on-screen. Cu s t o m ke y Display M ode hot key Input hot key (not available for analog-only models) Pr ess the key to displa y the funct ions that can be acc [...]

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 monito r . A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. M enu options that are not a vailable w ill become grayed out. Pr ess the MENU key to display the fo llowing main OSD m[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor Display men u A vailable menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. M enu options that are not a vailable w ill become gray ed out. 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 e y to ente r the menu. 3. Pr ess t[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition 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 [...]

28 How to adjust your monitor Picture menu A vailable menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. M enu options that are not a vailable w ill become gray ed out. 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 [...]

29 How to adjust your monitor Color - Pr ess ENTE R to enter the Color menu Color T emperature N ormal: Allows v ideo and still photographs to be viewed with natur al coloring. This is the factory default color . Pr ess the or k eys to select this option. Bluish: Applies a c ool t int to the image and is factory pre-set to the PC industr y standard[...]

30 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanced menu A vailable menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. M enu options that are not a vailable w ill become gray ed out. 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 m[...]

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 ?[...]

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 w ithout geometric distor tion. • Overscan - Slightly enlarges the input image. U se this feature to hide annoying edge noise if present ar ound your image. • Full - Scales the[...]

33 How to adjust your monitor Color Format Determines the color spac e (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 RGB . • 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 moni[...]

34 How to adjust your monitor Au d i o m e n u A vailable menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. M enu options that are not a vailable w ill become gray ed out. 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the mai n menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select AUDIO and then press the ENTER k e y to ente r the menu. 3. Pr ess [...]

35 How to adjust your monitor System menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. M enu options that are not a vailable w ill become grayed out. 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER key to en ter th e menu. 3. Pr ess the [...]

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[...]

37 How to adjust your monitor OSD Lock Pr eve nts 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 f[...]

38 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Cha nnel/Command Inte rface, which was developed by Video Electronics S tandards Association (VESA). DDC/CI capability allows monito r controls to be sent via the software for remote diag nostics.[...]

39 How to adjust your monitor Ergonomics menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. M enu options that are not a vailable w ill become grayed out. 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y 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 e[...]

40 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 , w hen the reminder message is displayed, press any key except the power button to hide the message. Pr ess the or[...]

41 How to adjust your monitor Eco menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. M enu options that are not a vailable w ill become gray ed out. 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y 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 key[...]

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 Resol ution " on the CD , and then select the correct resol ut ion, refr esh r ate and mak e adjustments based on these instructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emov e t[...]

43 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 mo ve the mouse. If that does not help , check the signal cable connectors. I f any pin is bent or brok en off, plea se contact y our dealer to get necessar[...]

44 Troubleshooting No sound can be heard from the connected e xternal speakers: • R emov e your headphone (if the headphone is connected t o the monitor). • Check whether the headphone jack is properly c onnected. • If the e xternal speake rs are USB-powered, check whether the US B c onnection is OK. • Increase the v olume (volume ma y be m[...]