Benq EW2420 manual

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4 Getting started 1. Getting star ted W hen unpacking please check y ou hav e the follow ing items. If an y are missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purchase for a r eplacement. 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 E2420HD[...]

5 Getting started Consider keeping the box and p ackaging in storage fo r use in the future when you may need to transp ort the monitor . The fitted foam packing is ideal for protecting the monitor dur ing transpo rt. Video Cable: DVI-D (Optional accessory for models with DVI inputs, sold sep arately) Video Cable: HDMI (Optional accessory for model[...]

6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w y our monit or Fron t v ie w Back view Above diagram may vary depending on the model. 1. S peakers 2. AC Power Input jack 3. Line In and Line Out 4. Cable clip 5. HDMI socket x 2 6. DVI-D socket 7. D-Sub socket 8. USB port x 1 (upstream; conn ecting to the PC) 9. Lock switch 10.USB port x 2 (downst[...]

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 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 careful to prevent damage to the monitor . Placing the screen surface on an [...]

8 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 without the ferrite filter) to the monit or video socket. Co nnect the other end of the cable (at the end with the ferrite filter) to the comput er video socket. Tighten all finger scr ews to pr eve nt t[...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. Connect the audio cable. Connect the audio cable between the sock et on the rear of the monitor (Line I n) and your c omputer audio outlet. I f you prefer using external speakers, please also use another audio cable (usually supplied with the speakers) to connect the monit or (Line Out) to the input/Line I[...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware 5. Connect the po wer ca ble to the monitor . Plug one end of the pow er cor d into the sock et labelled ‘PO WER IN’ on the rear of the monit or . Do not connect the other end t o a pow er outlet ju st yet. 6. Rout e the cables via the cable clip. R elease the cable retaining clip b y squeezing the clip [...]

11 How to assemble your monitor hardware T o remov e the headphone hook: I. P oint y our finger into the small hole on the ho ok base. II. Lift the hook. 8. Connect-to and turn-on the pow er . Plug the other end of the pow er cor d into a po wer outlet and turn it on. Picture may dif fer from p roduct supplied for your region. T urn on the monitor [...]

12 How to assemble your monitor hardware H o w to 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 he com p ute r b e fo re u np lu g g in g th e monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and scree n by clearing a flat open area on your desk and plac[...]

13 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 4. Getting the most fr om y our BenQ mo nit or T o gain the most benefit from your new BenQ c olor L CD flat sc reen monitor , y ou should install the custom BenQ L CD Monitor driv er software as pr ovided on the BenQ L CD M onitor CD-R OM. The circumstanc es under which you c onnect and in stall your BenQ[...]

14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install the monit or on a new c omputer This instruction details the procedure for select ing and installing the BenQ L CD Mo nitor driv er software on a new co mputer which has never h ad a monito r driv er installed befor e. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which has nev er been [...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o upgr ade the monitor on an e xisting comput er This instruction details the procedur e for manual ly updating the existing monitor dr iv er software on your M icrosoft W indows computer . It is currently t ested as compatible for W indows XP , W indo ws V ista, and W indo ws 7 Operating System (OS[...]

16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install on W indo ws 7 syst em 1. Open Display Properties. Go to St ar t , Control Panel , Hardware and Sound , Devices and Printers and right-click the name of your monit or from the menu. Alternati vely , right-click the de sktop and select Persona lize , Display , Devices and Printers , and rig[...]

17 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indows V ista systems 1. Open Display Settings . Right-click the deskt op and select Personalize fr om the popup men u. Select Display Settings from the Personalize appearance and sounds wi nd o w . The Display Settings window will display . 2. Click the Advanced Settings butt on. The[...]

18 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 W indows d esktop . Right-click the desktop a nd select Properties from the po pup menu. Alternati vely , the W indo ws menu to Display Properties is locat ed in Control Panel . [...]

19 Picture optimization 5. Picture optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal display fr om an analog (D-Sub) input is to use the AU TO ke y function. Pr ess the AUTO k ey to optimize the currently display ed image to the screen. W hen you c onnect a digital video out put using a digital (DVI or HDMI) cable to y our monitor , the AUTO k ey [...]

20 How to adjust your monitor 6. H o w to adj ust y our monit or The co ntr ol panel 1. AUTO : A djusts v ertical position, phase, hor izont al position and pix el clock automatically . 2. MENU key: Activates OSD main menu and r eturn to the previous menu or exit OSD . 3. / Vo l u m e key: For U p/Incr ease adjustment. The key is the hot k ey for V[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor Ho t ke y m o d e The monito r keys perform as hot k eys to pro vid e direct access t o particular funct ions wheneve r the menu isn't currently displaying on-screen. V olume hot keys Mo de h o t ke y Input hot key (not available for analog-only models) Pr ess the key to displa y the Vo l u m e indicators. Fu rt h[...]

22 How to adjust your monitor M ain menu mode Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu t o adjust all the settings on your monit or . A vailable menu options ma y vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the following main OSD menu. The OSD menu languages may d iffer fr om the product supplie[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor Display men u A vailable menu optio ns may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. 1. P ress the MENU k ey to display the main menu. 2. P ress the or keys to select DISPLA Y and then pr ess the ENTER key to ente r the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then pres[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor H. P o sition A djusts the horizontal position of the screen image. Pr ess the or keys to adjust the value. 0 to 100 V . P osition A djusts the vertical position of the screen image. 0 to 100 Pix el Clock A djusts the pix el clock frequency timing to synchro nize with the analog input video sig nal. N ot applicable to [...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Picture men u A vailable menu optio ns may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. 1. P ress the MENU k ey to display the main menu. 2. P ress the or keys to select PICTURE and then press the ENTER key to ente r the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press [...]

26 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 natural col oring. 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 t o the PC industr y standard white c olor . Reddi[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanc ed menu A vailable menu optio ns may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. 1. P ress the MENU k ey to display the main menu. 2. P ress the or keys to select PICTURE ADV ANCED and then press the ENTER key to enter the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it[...]

28 How to adjust your monitor Senseye Demo Displays the pr eview of screen images under the selected mode from Picture M ode. The screen will be divided into two windows; the left window demonstrates images of Standard mode, while the rig ht window presents the images under the specified mode. Pr ess the or keys to ch ange the settings. • ON • [...]

29 How to adjust your monitor Color Format Determines the color space (RGB or YUV) based on the following detected video sig nal: • D-Sub (V GA) from PC: The default Color For m a t i s RGB. • D-Sub (Component) from a video device: The default Co lor F ormat is YUV . Y ou might need to manually set the Color Format if colors shown on the monito[...]

30 How to adjust your monitor Au d i o m e n u A vailable menu options ma y vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. 1. P ress the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. P ress the or keys to select AUDIO 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 item and then pr ess[...]

31 How to adjust your monitor System menu A vailable menu optio ns may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. 1. P ress the MENU k ey to display the main menu. 2. P ress 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[...]

32 How to adjust your monitor OSD Settings - Pr ess ENTER to enter the OSD Settings menu . Language Sets the OSD menu language. Pr ess the or keys to change the settings. The language option s displayed on your OSD may diff er from thos e shown on the right, depending on the product supplied in your region. • Eng lish • Fren ch • German • I[...]

33 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Channe l/Command Inte rface, which was developed by V ideo Electronics S t andards Association (VESA). DDC/CI capability allows monito r controls to be sent via the software for remote diagn ostics. OSD Lock Pr events all the monitor settings from being accidentally c hanged. W hen this [...]

34 Troubleshooting 7. T r oubleshooting Fr equently ask ed questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: Re ad 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? Re mov e the e[...]

35 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 computer k e yboard or mov e the mouse. If that does not help , check the signal cable connectors. I f any pin is bent or br oken off, plea se c ontact y our dealer to get neces[...]

36 Troubleshooting USB devices are not working: • Check whether upstream and do wnst ream USB ar e pro perly connected. • Install a corresponding USB device driver if a vailable. Ne e d m o r e he l p ? If y our problems r emain after checking this ma nual, please c ontact your plac e of purchase or e-mail us at: Support@BenQ.com.[...]