BenQ EW2430V manual

LC D Mo n i t o r Us e r M a n u a l E W2430V E W2730V[...]

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4 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 r eplacement. BenQ LCD Monitor Monitor Base Quick S tart Guide CD-ROM Remote Control (EW2730V only) Power Cord (Picture may differ from product supplied for your region.) Vid[...]

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 packing is ideal for protecting the m onitor during transport. Always keep the product and accessories o ut of reach of small children. Audio Cable Audio cable: RCA (L/R) USB Cable Video Cable: DVI[...]

6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w y our monitor Fron t v i e w Back view Above diagram may vary depending on th e model. 1. USB port x 4 (downs tream; connecting to USB devices) 2. S peakers 3. Power button 4. Remote control sensor (EW 2730V only) 5. Control buttons 6. AC Power Input jack 7. Head phone jack 8. Audio Line In 9. Audi[...]

7 Getting to know your monitor Connection The follo w ing connection illustrations are for your r eferenc e only . For cables that ar e not supplied with your product, you can pur chase them separately . For detailed c onnec tion methods, see page 11 - 13 . Head phone S peakers Gaming console PC/Notebook Blu-ray player Set-up box, HDTV receiver , C[...]

8 Getting to know the remote control (EW2730V 3. Getting to kno w the re mote c ontrol (E W2730V only) Fron t v i e w OSD = On Screen Display . 1. Mute button Mutes the volume. 2. Input sour ce button Switches between dif ferent video signa ls that may be connected to your monitor . 3. Senseye mode button Switches to diff erent Senseye modes. 4. V [...]

9 Getting to know the remote con trol (EW2730V only) Installing the batt er y 1. T urn ov er the remote c ont rol. R emove the batt er y cover a s i l lus tr ate d . 2. R emove the battery insulation sheet. 3. R eplace the pro v ided batter y onto the batter y holder properly . Make sur e that the positive terminal (+) faces up ward. 4. R eplace th[...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4. H ow t o 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 instructed to do so . 1. A ttach the monitor base. Please be careful to prevent damage to the monitor . Placing the scree n surface on a[...]

11 How to assemble your monitor hardware Y ou should position the monitor and angle the scree n to minimize unwanted reflections from other light sources. 2. Connect the video cable. T o Connect the D-Sub Cab le Connect the plug of t he D-Sub cable (at the end without the ferrite filte r) to the monit or video socket. C onnect the other end of the [...]

12 How to assemble your monitor hardware The video cable included in your package and the socket illustrations on the right may vary depending on the LCD model. If there is more than one video tran smission method available to you, you might want to take the picture quality of each video cable into consideration be fore making the connection. - Bes[...]

13 How to assemble your monitor hardware • Or you can output audio using the built-in speakers on the monitor . The output priority of the audio signals detected on yo ur mon itor is headphone jack, Line Out socket, and the built-in speakers. Y our monitor scans for available sockets and output s audio signals in this order if audio cables are co[...]

14 How to assemble your monitor hardware 6. Connect-to and turn-on the power . Plug the other end of the pow er cord int o a power outlet and turn it on. Picture may dif fer from product supplied for your region. T urn on the monitor by pressing the po wer key . T urn on the computer too , and follow the instructions in Getting the most from y our [...]

15 How to assemble your monitor hardware H ow t o detach the stand base 1. Pr epare the monitor and ar ea. T urn off the monitor and the powe r before unplugging the powe r cable. T urn off the computer before unplugging the monitor signal cable. Protect the monitor and screen by clearing a flat open area on your desk and placing a soft item like a[...]

16 How to assemble your monitor hardware U sing the monitor wall mounting kit The back of y our LCD monit or has a VESA st andard mount with 100mm pattern, allowing the installation of a wall mount bracket. Befor e star t ing to install a monitor wall mounting kit, please read the pr ecaut ions carefully . Pre c au t i on s : • Install your monit[...]

17 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 5. Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monit or T o gain the most benefit from y our new BenQ color L CD flat sc reen monitor , you should install the custom BenQ L CD Monit or dr iver softwar e as pro v ided on the BenQ L CD Monit or CD-R OM. The circumstanc es under which you c onnec t and in stall y our B[...]

18 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install the monitor on a new c omputer This instruct ion details the proc edure for select ing and instal ling the BenQ L CD Mo nitor driver software on a new c omputer which has never had a m onitor driv er installed befor e. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which has nev er been [...]

19 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o upg r ade the monitor on an e xisting computer This instruction details the procedur e for manual ly updating the existing monitor driver softwar e on your M icrosoft W indows comput er . It is currently tested as c ompatible for W indows XP , W indows V ista, and Windo ws 7 Operating Syst em (OS)[...]

20 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indo ws 7 system 1. Open Display Properties . Go to St a rt , Control Panel , Hardware and Sound , De vices and Printers and right-click the name of your monit or from the menu. Alternati vely , right-click the deskt op and select Personalize , Display , Devices and Printers , and rig[...]

21 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 desk top and select Personalize fro m the popup menu. Select Display Settings from the Person alize appearance and sounds wi ndo w . The Display Settings window will display . 2. Click the Advanced Settings butt on. The [...]

22 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 ough the Wind ows deskto p. Right-click the desktop and select Properties fr om the popup men u. Alternati vely , the W indows men u to Display Properties is located in Control Panel . In[...]

23 Picture optimization 6. Picture optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal display fr om an analog (D-Sub) input is to use the AUT O ke y function. Pr ess the AUTO key to o pt imize the currently displa yed image to the screen. W hen you c onnect a dig ital video output using a dig ital (DVI or HDMI) cable t o your monitor , the AUTO k e[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor 7. H o w to adjust y our monit or The c ontrol panel 1. AUTO : A d justs vertical position, phase, horizont 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. /C ustom key 1: F or U p/Increase adjustment. By default, the k ey is the hot ke[...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Ho t ke y m o d e The monito r keys perform as hot k e ys to pr ovid e direct access t o par ticular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displaying on-screen. Cu s t o m ke y 1 Cu s t o m ke y 2 Inp ut h ot ke y Pr ess the k ey to display the functions that can be acc essed by this key . Pr ess the or keys[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor M ain menu mode Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Displa y) menu to adjust all the settings on your monit or . A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sources, functions and settings. M enu options that are not a vailable will become grayed out. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the fol lowing main OSD me[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor Display men u A vailable menu optio ns may var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. Menu 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 DISPLA Y and then press the ENTER key to enter the men u. 3. Pr ess t[...]

28 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition Ad justs the hor izontal 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 Adjusts the pix el clock frequency timing to synchronize with the analog input v ideo signal . N ot applicable to a[...]

29 How to adjust your monitor Picture men u A vailable menu optio ns may var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. Menu 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 PICTURE and then press the ENTER key to enter the men u. 3. Pr ess th[...]

30 How to adjust your monitor Color - Pr ess ENTER to ente r the Color menu. Color T emperature N ormal: Allows v ideo and still photographs to be viewed w ith natural coloring. This is the factor y default colo r . Pr ess the or keys to select this option. Bluish: A pplies a cool tint to the image and is factory pre-set t o the PC industr y standa[...]

31 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanced men u A vailable menu optio ns may var y depending on the input sourc es, functions and settings. Menu 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 PICTURE ADV ANCED and then press the ENTER k ey to enter th[...]

32 How to adjust your monitor Senseye Demo Displays the pr ev iew of screen images under the selected mode fr om 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 change the settings. • ON •[...]

33 How to adjust your monitor N oise Reduction R educes noise from signal to impro ve the picture quality . Pr ess the ENTER ke y to select this option. Pr ess the or k eys to change the settings. • OFF • Low • Me d i u m • Hig h Sup er Resolution Simulat es hig h-resolu tion images by incr easing pixel density of low-resolution ones. Pr es[...]

34 How to adjust your monitor Au d i o m e n u A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sources, functions and settings. M enu options that are not a vailable will become grayed out. 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select AUDIO and then press the ENTER key to en ter th e menu. 3. Pr ess th[...]

35 How to adjust your monitor V ideo sources and the a v ailable audio inputs Depending on the input video sources, the a vaila ble audio inputs may var y . V ideo sources and the available audio inputs ar e as follows: Y ou may also want t o know the recommended audio inpu t for each video source: A vailable audio selection Inputs PC Audio (Line I[...]

36 How to adjust your monitor PIP/PBP menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sources, functions and settings. M enu options that are not a vailable will become grayed out. 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or k eys to select PIP/ PBP and then press the ENTER key to en ter th e menu. 3. Pr ess th[...]

37 How to adjust your monitor V ideo source selection in PIP/PBP mode If Sour ce A uto Searc h ( page 41 ) is turned on, your monito r scans for the available video sources in the following order: V GA, DVI-D , HDMI 1, HDMI 2, and Component, and displa ys the first available one. This video source will become th e main sourc e in PIP/PBP mode. Y ou[...]

38 How to adjust your monitor System menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sources, functions and settings. M enu options that are not a vailable will 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 ente r the menu. 3. Pr ess the or [...]

39 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 differ from those s hown on the right, depending on the product supplied in your region. • English • French • German • Itali[...]

40 How to adjust your monitor OSD Lock Pr events all the monitor settings from being accidentally ch anged. When this function is activa ted, the OSD contr ols and hotkey operations w ill 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, pre ss and hold the "MENU" key [...]

41 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Chan nel/Command Inte rface, which was developed by Vi deo Electronics S tandards Association (VESA). DDC/CI capability allows monito r controls to be sent via the software for remote diagn ostics. CEC (EW2730V onl y) W hen activated and the monitor is co nnected to a multimedia dev ice [...]

42 Troubleshooting 8. T r oubleshooting F requently ask ed questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: R ead the instruc tions on the link " Adjusting the Sc reen R esolution " on the CD , and then select the correct resol ution, refresh rate and mak e adjustments based on these instr uctions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emove the[...]

43 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. Press an y button on the comput er keyboard or mov e 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 USB devices are not working: • Check whether upstream and do w nstream USB are pr operly connected. • Install a corresponding USB device driver if a vailable. Ne e d m o r e h e l p ? If y our problems remain aft er checking this ma nual, please contact your plac e of purc hase or e-mail us at: Support@BenQ.com.[...]