BenQ FP202W manual

W e lc ome FP202W 20.1" W ide-Scr een L CD M onitor Us e r ’ s M a n u a l[...]

2 Copy r ig h t Copyrig ht © 2005 b y BenQ Corporat ion. All rights reser ved. N o par t of this publication may be repr oduced, transmitted, transcribe d, st ored in a r etrie val system or translated int o an y language or comput er language, in an y form or by an y me ans, elec tronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual o r otherw [...]

3 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Getting started .......... ............................................................................................................ 4 Getting to know your monitor .. .......................................................................................... 5 Front View .............................................[...]

4 Getting started Getting star ted W hen unpacking please c heck you ha v e the follo w ing items. If an y are missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purc hase for a replacement. 1 1 1 1 BenQ LCD Monitor Quick S tart Guide CD-ROM Power Cord Signal Cable: D-Sub Signal Cable: DVI-D[...]

5 Getting to know your monitor Getting to kno w y our monitor Fron t Vie w Back V iew 1. DVI-D C onnector 2. D-Sub Co nnector 3. P ower A C input jack 1 1 1 2[...]

6 How to install your monitor h ardware H o w t o install y our monito r har d ware If the computer is turned on you must turn it off bef ore continuing. Do not plug-in or turn-on the power to t he monito r until instructed to do so. 1. Attac h the monitor base. Please be careful to prevent dama ge to the monitor . Placing the screen surf ace on an[...]

7 How to install your monitor hardware 2. Connect the video cable. Connect one end of the D VI-D cable to the monit or DVI-D sock et and the othe r and to the D VI-D port on yo ur co mp ut er. The DVI-D format is used for direct digit al connection between source video and dig it al LCD monitors or projectors. The digit al video signals produce a s[...]

8 How to install your monitor h ardware 4. Rout e the cables via the loose bracket. R elease the cable retaining clip by squeezing the clip inwar ds as illustrated. P ositi on the cables together and reinsert the clip o ver them t o retain the cables neatly in place behind the monit or stand. 5. Connect-to and turn-on the power . Plug the other end[...]

9 How to install your monitor hardware H o w to detac h the stand base 1. Pr epare the monit or and area. T urn off the monit or and the po wer be fore unplugging the pow er c ab le . T ur n o ff th e co mp ute r b ef ore unp lu gg i ng th e monitor signal cable. Please be careful to preve nt da mage to the monitor . Placing the screen surf ace on [...]

10 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monit or Ho w do I gain the most ben efit fr om my new monit or? T o gain the most benefit fro m your new BenQ c olor L CD flat sc reen monitor , you should install the custom BenQ L CD Monit or driv er softwar e as pro vided on the BenQ LCD M o nitor CD-R OM. The circumst[...]

11 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor How to in st al l t he mon ito r on a ne w co mpu ter This instruct ion details the pr ocedur e for select ing and instal ling the BenQ L CD M onit or driv er software on a new c omputer which has nev er had a monit or dri ve r installed be for e. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which has [...]

12 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to upgrade the monitor on an existing c omputer This instruction details the procedur e for manual ly updating the existing monitor driver software on your M icrosoft W indows computer . It is curr ently tested as c ompatible (and rec ommended only) for W indo ws 98, W ind ows ME, W indows 2000, and [...]

13 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install on W indow s XP systems 1. Open Display P r operties . The quickest shortcut to Display P roperties is through the Wind ows deskt op . Right-click the deskto p and select Prop er t i es fro m the popup menu. Alternati vely , the W indows me nu to Displa y Pr operties is located in Control [...]

14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install on W indow s 2000, ME, & 98 systems Y ou do not need to follow this instruction if you are inst alling onto a computer which has a Windows XP (or late r) version system. In that cas e, see the instructions at How to in st all on Windows XP systems . 1. Open Display P roperties . The qu[...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to c omplet e the W indo ws Up g r a d e D e v i c e D r i v e r Wi z a r d 1. Load the BenQ L CD M onitor CD-R OM which came with your monit or . Insert the CD-R OM into a CD driv e on the comput er y ou attached the monitor t o . The autorun U ser’ s G uide language selection page w ill display i[...]

16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor Should you wish to do so , this is wher e you can change the screen resolution (area and color). See How t o adjust the screen resolution for details. 14. Click OK . This will close the Display P r operties w indo w , and if y ou made an y changes to the scr een r esolution, W indo ws 2000 will prompt y ou[...]

17 How to adjust the screen resolution H o w t o adj ust the screen r esolution Due to the natur e of liquid cr ystal displa y (L CD) t echnology , the picture resol ution is alwa ys fix ed. The best possible picture for y our FP202W is achieved with a resolution of 1680x1050. This is called “N ativ e R esolution ” or maximal resolution – tha[...]

18 How to adjust the screen refre sh rate H o w t o adj ust the scr een r efr esh rate Y ou don ’ t ha v e to choose the highest possible r efresh rate on an L CD display , because it is not technically possible for an L CD display to flick er . The b est results ar e obtained by using the factory modes already set in y our c omput er . Th ere is[...]

19 How to set the picture optimization H o w t o set the picture optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal display is t o use the i key function. Pr ess the i ke y t o optimize and adjust the scr een sett ings automatically for y ou. R efer to H o w to adjust y our monitor for button locations and functionality . If y ou wish to, y ou can [...]

20 How to adjust your monitor H o w t o adju st y our monit or A Look at the Contr ol P anel There ar e 8 keys for user’ s control including “Enter” , “ t ” , “ u ” , “Exit ” , “Mode ” , “Input” and “ iK e y ” and a pow er switch. The following descriptions are the introduction of these keys & switch. 1. “P ower?[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor Ho t K e y Mo de Brightness hot key and Contrast hot key Mo de h o t ke y Input hot k ey Pr ess the t k ey to ente r the Brig htness menu. Further press the t or u k eys to adjust the degree of screen bright ness and press the Exit key to e xit OSD . Pr ess the u k ey to ente r the Cont r ast menu. Further press the t [...]

22 How to adjust your monitor Mai n M en u Mod e Contro l Functions A vailable in Main M enu Luminanc e sub menu Main M enu Pr ess the t or u k eys to adjust the degree of Brig htness . Pr ess the Exit k ey to r eturn to previous menu. Pr ess the t or u k eys to adjust the degree of Cont r ast . Pr ess the Exit to r eturn to previous menu.[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor Geometr y sub menu Pr ess the t or u k eys to adjust the displa y H orizontal P osition . Pr ess the Exit key t o return to pr evious menu. Pr ess the t or u k eys to adjust the displa y V ert ical P osition . Pr ess the Exit key t o return to pr evious menu. . Pr ess the t or u k ey to adjust the monitor Pix el Clock [...]

24 How to adjust your monitor Color sub menu Bluish - applies a cool tint to the image and is factory pre-set to the PC industr y standard whit e color . Re dd i s h - applies a war m tint to the image and is fact ory pre-set to the news print standard white color . No r m al - allows video and stil l phot ographs to be viewed with natur al c olori[...]

25 How to adjust your monitor OSD sub menu Pr ess the t or u k eys to adjust the H orizontal P osition of the OSD . Pr ess the Exit key to r eturn to pr evious menu. Pr ess the t or u k eys to adjust the V er tical P osit ion of the OSD . Pr ess the Exit key to r eturn to pr evious menu. Pr ess the t or u k eys to adjust the displa y time of the OS[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor Languages Sub menu Pr ess the t or u k eys to select a language to hav e th e OSD displa y men us in that language. Pr ess the Exit key to r eturn to previous menu. Picture may diff er from the La nguage menu on your monitor , depending on the produc t supplied in your region.[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor R ecall sub menu Pr ess the t or u keys to c onfirm Mo d e Re ca l l . W hen you c hoose Ye s , it w ill recall the current mode to default settings. Pr ess the Exit key to r eturn to previous menu. Pr ess the t or u keys to select Color R ecall . Pr ess the Enter k ey to r ecall color settings, or press the Exit k ey [...]

28 How to adjust your monitor Miscellaneous sub men u Mo de : Select your desir ed mode fro m these four options: Standard , M o vie 1 , Mo v i e 2 , and Photo . The specified mode will optimize the image properties to best suit the image ty pe. Standard mode is suggested for basic PC application; Mov i e 1 , enhancing color and contrast level, is [...]

29 How to adjust your monitor Input Se lect: Pr ess the t or u keys to select D-sub (analog) or DVI (digital) input to acti vate the new settings. Pr ess the Exit key to r eturn to previous menu. Sharpness: Pr ess the t or u keys to adjust the degree of Sharpness . Pr ess the Exit key to r eturn to previous menu. Display In formation: Select Displa[...]

30 Troubleshooting T roubleshooting Fr equently A sk ed Questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: Read the How to adjust th e scr een resolution section, and then select the correct resolu tion, refresh rate and make adjustment s based on these instructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emov e the exte nsion cable for the test. I s the ima[...]

31 Troubleshooting The image is distorted, flash es or flickers: Read the How to adjust the screen resolution section and then select the co rrect resolution, refresh rate and make adjustment s based on thes e instructions. The image is displaced in one direction: Read the How to adjust the screen resolution section and then select the co rrect res[...]

32 Supported operating modes Supported operating modes • M odes not listed in the table ma y not be supporte d. For an optimal picture, w e rec ommended yo u choose a mode list ed in the table abov e. • There ar e 23 a vailable modes that are co mpatible with W indow s. • Image disruption may oc cur as a result o f sig nal frequency differenc[...]

33 Specifications Specifications BenQ FP202W 1 1 1 11 Model FP202W Display type Viewable diagonal Native (maximum) resolution Colors Contrast / Brightness Response time Viewing angle (lef t/right, up/down) 20.1" , active, TFT 51.1 cm 1,680 x 1,050 @ 60 Hz * 16.7 million 600:1 / 300 cd/m 2 8 ms 140, 130 (CR=10) Line frequency Image frequency 31[...]

34 Specifications * Please note that not all VGA cards will su pport the video resolutio n of 1680 x 1050. T o obtain the optimal display perfo rmance, please inq uire with the s ystem manufactu rer to confir m resolution support, or you may conside r buying a VGA card supporti ng the resolution of 1680 x 10 50. Operating voltage Dimensions (H x W [...]