BenQ BL3200PT manual

BL Series LCD Monitor User Manu al[...]

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4 Table of Contents Copyright ............................ ...................................................... ................................... ................. 2 Getting started ..... ...................................................... .................................................... .............. 5 Getting to know your mo nitor ...[...]

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: [...]

6 Getting st arted Video Cable: D VI-D Dual Link Video Cable: DP Video Cable: HDMI Adapter : DP to mini DP (Optional accessor y , sold separately) Audio Cable USB Cable OSD Contr oller Wir e Holder • Available accessories and the pictur es shown here ma y di ffe r fr om the actual contents and the pr oduct supplied for y our region. F or cables t[...]

7 Getting to know your monitor Getting to know y our monitor Fr ont view Back vie w 1. Light sensor / Eco sensor 2. Contr ol buttons 3. P ow er button 12 3 4. Wire holder sock et 5. USB 3.0 port s (upstr eam; connecting to the PC) 6. OSD Contr oller sock et 7. USB 2.0 port s (downstr eam; connecting to USB devices) 8. Audio Line In 9. Cable managem[...]

8 Getting to k now your moni tor 13. Displa yP ort socket 14. D-Sub sock et 15. D VI-D socket 16. HDMI sock et 17. SD card slot 18. USB 3.0 por ts (downstr eam; connecting to USB de vices) 19. Headphone jack 20. Quick release button • Above diagram ma y var y depending on the model. • Picture ma y differ from pr oduct supplied for y our region.[...]

9 Getting to know your monitor Connection The follo wing connection illustratio ns ar e for y our r eference on l y . For cables that ar e not supplied with your pr oduct, yo u can pur chase them separatel y . For detailed connection methods, see page 11 - 14 . Speak ers PC/Notebook USB peripherals (USB 2.0) SD card (*) USB peripherals (USB 3.0) Ad[...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware 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 power to the monitor until instructed to do so. • Th e foll owin g ill ust rati ons a re for you r referenc e on ly . A vailable input and output jacks ma y var y[...]

11 How to assemble your monitor hardw are Tighten the thumbscre w on the bottom of the monitor base as illustrated. An d then turn the stand counter clockwise to face forward. Orient and align the stand arm with the monitor ( ), push them together until they click and lock into place () . Gently attempt to pull them back a part to check that they h[...]

12 How to assemble your monitor hardware T o Connect the D VI-D Cable Connect the plug of the D VI-D cable (at the end without the ferrite f ilter) to the monitor video sock et. Connect the other end of the cable (at the end with the ferrite f ilter) to the computer video sock et. Tighten all finger scr ews to pr event the plugs fr om accidently fa[...]

13 How to assemble your monitor hardw are Y ou ma y connect he adphones to the headphone jack found on the back side of the monitor . 4. Connect USB devices. Connect the USB cable betw een the PC and the monitor (via the upstr eam USB port at the back). This upstream USB port transmit s data betw een the PC and the USB devices connected to the moni[...]

14 How to assemble your monitor hardware 5. Connect the memor y card. Insert an SD , MMC , or MS memor y card f ollowing the direction indicated on the car d to exchange files. Requires car d r eader driver f or Windows 8.1 operating system. Install the driver from the supplied CD . Supported memory card form ats ar e as f ollo ws: • SD / SDH C /[...]

15 How to assemble your monitor hardw are 8. Organize the cables. Attach the wire holder to its sock et on the r ear of the monitor . And inser t the cables one after one into the wire holder ( ). Route the cables via the ca ble man agement h ole ( ). 9. Connect- to and turn-on the pow er . Plug the other end of the pow er cor d into a pow er outle[...]

16 How to assemble your monitor hardware How to detach the stand and the base 1. Prepar e the monitor and ar ea. T urn off the monitor and the pow er befor e unplugging the pow er cable . T urn off the computer before unplugging the monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and screen b y clearing a flat open area on y our desk and placing a soft [...]

17 How to assemble your monitor hardw are T urn the stand counter clockwise until y ou cannot go fur ther . And then detach the base fr om the stand.[...]

18 How to assemble your monitor hardware Adjusting the monitor height T o adjust the monitor height, hold both the left and the right sides of the monitor to low er the monitor or lift it up to the de sir ed height. • Av oid placing hands on the upper or lo wer part of the height-adjustable stand or at the bottom of the monitor , as ascending or [...]

19 How to assemble your monitor hardw are Rotating the monitor 1. Pivot the displa y . Befor e r otating the monitor with a por trait vie wing orientation, the disp la y has to be rotated 90 degr ees. a. Go to Display and Auto Pivot . Select On . b. Click to launch the Display Pilot Sof tware (if installed fr om the CD), and check Auto Pivot to set[...]

20 How to assemble your monitor hardware Vie wing angle adjustment Y ou ma y position the screen to the desir ed angl e with -5° to + 20° moni tor tilt, 90° (left and right total) monitor swiv e l, and 150 mm monitor height. 4. Adjust the monitor to the desired vie wing angle . -5 -5 O O ~ +20 ~ +20 O -5 O ~ +20 O -45 -45 O O ~ +45 ~ +45 O -45 O[...]

21 How to assemble your monitor hardw are Using the monitor wall mounting kit The back of y our LCD monitor has a VESA standard mount with 100mm pattern, allo wing the installation of a wall mount brack et. Befor e starting to install a mo nitor wall mounting kit, please read the pr ecautions carefully . Pr ecautions • Install your monitor and mo[...]

22 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor T o gain the most benef it fr om y our new BenQ LCD monitor , you should install the custom BenQ LCD Monitor driver softwar e as pr ovided on the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-R OM. The cir cumstances under which y ou connect and install y our BenQ LCD Monitor will determine[...]

23 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to install the monitor on a ne w computer This instruction details the pr ocedur e f or select ing and installing the BenQ LCD Monitor driv er softwar e on a new computer wh ich has ne v er had a monitor dr iv er installed bef or e. This instruction is only suitable f o r a computer which has ne v er [...]

24 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer This instruction details the pr ocedur e for ma nuall y updating the existing monitor driv er software on y our Microsoft Windows computer . It is currentl y tested as compatible for Windows 8.1, Windo ws 8, and Wi ndows 7 Operating System (OS). Installin[...]

25 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to install on Windo ws 8 (8.1) system (selected models only) 1. Open Display Properties . Mov e the cursor to the low er -ri ght of the s creen or pr ess the Windows + C buttons on the k e yboard to brin g up the Charm bar . Go to Settings , Control Panel , Devices and Printers and right-click the nam[...]

26 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[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor How to adjust y our monitor The contr o l panel No . Name Description 1. Contr ol k eys Accesses the functions or menu items displa ye d on the scr een, right next to each k ey . 2. P ow er k ey T urns the po w er on or off. 12 The control k eys are embedded in a touchpad and ar e indi cated by the LED indi cators. T o[...]

28 How to a djust your moni tor OSD Contr oller Apart from the contr ol k eys, OSD Contr oller also provides a quick wa y to control and access the OSD menus. Y ou need to connect the OSD Contr oller to your mo nitor prior to use. Follow the instructions in Connect the OSD Controller to the monitor . on page 14 . No . Name Description 1. Controller[...]

29 How to adjust your monitor 5. Na vigation buttons ( / / / ) • : For Up/Incr ease adjustment. • : For Down/Decr ease adjustment. • : Enters sub menus. • : Returns to the pr evious men u. 6. OK k e y ( ) • Activates the hot k e y menu. • Selects menu items. No . Name Description OSD Controller is designed for BenQ LC D Monitor exclusiv[...]

30 How to a djust your moni tor Basic menu operation All OSD (On Screen Displa y) me nus can be accessed by the cont r ol k eys. Y ou can use the OSD menu t o adjust all t he settings on yo ur monitor . 1. Press an y of the co ntr ol k e ys. Alternativ ely , pr ess the k ey on the OSD Contr oller . 2. The hot k e y menu i s displa yed. The left thr[...]

31 How to adjust your monitor Contr olling the displa y with Displa y Pilot The pr ovided Display Pilot softwar e on the CD is an altern ativ e to control the displa y . The main functions include: • Control of the OSD men us. • Setup of r otating the displa y wit h the monitor au tomatically (see page 19 ). For mor e inf ormation, go to System[...]

32 How to a djust your moni tor 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 cu rr entl y displa yed image to the scr een. If you wish, y ou can alwa ys adjust the scr een ge ometric settings manuall y usin[...]

33 How to adjust your monitor Using Smar t Scaling Y ou can resize y our displa y by Smart Scaling . 1. Go to Picture Advanced and Smart Scaling . 2. Adjust the value. Choosing an appr opriate pictur e mode Y our monitor pro vides various pi ctur e modes that ar e suitable for diff er ent types of i mages. See Picture Mode on page 39 for al l th e [...]

34 Navigating the main menu Na vigating the main menu Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Displa y) menu to adjust all the se tti ngs on y our monitor . Press an y o f the contr ol k eys or the k ey on the OSD Contr oller to bring up the hot ke y menu. Select ( Menu ) to access the main menu . See Basic men u operation on page 30 for details. A vailabl[...]

35 Navigating the main menu Displa y 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 ) from the hot k ey men u. 2. [...]

36 Navigating the main menu H. Position Adjusts the horizontal position of the scr een image. 0 to 100 V . Position Adjusts the v ertical position of the screen image. 0 to 100 Pixel Clock Adjusts the pix el cloc k fr equency timing to synchronize with the anal og input video signal. See also: Pictur e optimization on page 32 . Not applicable to a [...]

37 Navigating the main menu Pictur e 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 ) from the hot k ey men u. 2. [...]

38 Navigating the main menu Gamma Adjusts the tone luminance. The default value is 3 (the standard value f or Windows). • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 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 [...]

39 Navigating the main menu Pictur e Advanced men u 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 ) from the hot k ey [...]

40 Navigating the main menu Present ation Minimizes the differ ences of color , contrast, and brightness betw een the images displa yed on the monitor and pr ojected by a pr ojector . St andard For basic PC a pplication. Low Blue Light Decr eases the blue lig ht emitted fr om the displa y to reduce the risk of blue light exposur e to y our ey es. T[...]

41 Navigating the main menu Display Mode This featur e is pr o vided to allo w aspect ratios other than 16:9 to be displa y e d without geometric distortion. The options under Display Mode will be different depending on the input signal sources. Depending o n y our select ion of Picture Mode , dif ferent Display Mode option is pre- set. Change the [...]

42 Navigating the main menu Color Format Determines the color space ( RGB or YUV ) based on the detected video signal. Y o u might need to ma nually set the Color Format if colors shown on the monitor scre en do not displa y pr operl y . If the input sour ce is HDMI or DP , color format is not selectable. In other wor ds, Color Fo rmat is automatic[...]

43 Navigating the main menu Audio 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 ) from the hot k ey men u. 2. Use[...]

44 Navigating the main menu System 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 e y menu. 2. Use[...]

45 Navigating the main menu Item Function Range OSD Settings Language Sets the OSD menu language. The language options displa yed on your OSD ma y differ fr om those sho wn on the right, depending on the pr oduct supplied in your r egion. • English • Français • Deutsch • Italiano • Español • Polski • Č esky • Magyar • SiCG/BiH/[...]

46 Navigating the main menu Custom Key 1 Sets the function to be a ccessed by custom k ey 1. • Picture Mode • CAD / CAM • Animation • Low Blue Light • Display Mode • Brightness • Contrast • Auto Adjustment • Vo l u m e • Mute • Input • Eye Protect • Eye Protect Meter • ECO Sensor • ECO Sensor Meter • Smart Reminder C[...]

47 Navigating the main menu Information D ispla ys the current monitor pr oper ty settings. • Input • Current Resolution • Optimum Resolution (best with the monitor) • Model Name DisplayPort Selects an appr opriate DP stan dard for data transmission. • 1.2 • 1.1 Controller Key 1 Sets the featur e or setup menu to be accessed b y Contr o[...]

48 Navigating the main menu Ergonomics 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 e y menu. 2[...]

49 Navigating the main menu Smart Reminder Decides to displa y the pop-up message that reminds y ou to r est y our e y es. • ON • OFF Tim e interval (min.) Sets the inter val of the reminder message . • 20 • 40 • 60 • 80 • 100 Duration (sec.) Sets the time the reminder message lasts on the scr een. Alternativel y , when the reminder m[...]

50 Navigating the main menu Eco 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 e y menu. 2. Use or[...]

51 Navigating the main menu ECO Sensor Meter Sets to displa y the countdown to turn off the monitor . • ON • OFF Sensor Range Decides ho w far the sensor can detect. • Near • Middle • Far Item Function Range[...]

52 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[...]

53 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[...]

54 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. No sound can be heard fr om the built-in speakers: • Check whether Line In is pr operl y connected. • Incr ease the v olume (v olume ma y be muted or too low). • Remov e y our h[...]