BenQ FP241VW manual

W e lc ome FP241VW 24" W ide-Screen L CD M onitor Us e r M a n u a l[...]

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Table of Contents 3 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Getting started .......... ............................................................................................................ 4 Getting to know your monitor .. .......................................................................................... 6 Front view (1) .......................[...]

4 Getting started 1. Getting star ted Y our FP241VW w ill pro vide the opti mal display performance of the video resolution standar d of 1920 x 1200. Please ensure that y our graphic card suppor ts the resolution of 1920 x 1200. W hen unpacking please check y ou ha v e the follow ing items. If an y are missing or damaged, please contact the plac e [...]

5 Getting started Consider keeping the box and p ackaging in storage for use in the future when you may ne ed to transport the monitor . The fitted foam packing is ideal for protecting t he monitor dur ing transport. USB cable (optional) HDMI cable (optional)[...]

6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w your monit or Fron t v ie w ( 1) 1. T op-mount monit or shelf The detachable shelf is space sa v ing and stylishly designe d, gaining extra desk space for you. Y ou can put small stat ionery items or toy collectibles on the shelf t o keep the desk roo my . The two hooks on the r e ar of the al lo w[...]

7 Getting to know your monitor Fron t v ie w ( 2) Left-side vi ew 1. P ow er 2. ENTER / PIP 3. t / Bright ness 4. u / Contrast 5. MENU / EXIT 6. M o de 7. Game M ode 8. Input / S wap 9. P erfectM otion 10. i key For more information about these keys, please refer to The control p ane l on page 23 . 1. Earphone socket Plug the earphone or hea dset i[...]

8 Getting to know your monitor Back view (1) Back view(2): locations of plugs & sock ets 1. R ear co ve r: VESA mount inside The back of y our LCD mo nitor has a VESA standard mount with 100mm pattern, allowing the installation of a wall mount brack et. See Using the monitor wall mounting kit on p age 12 to learn more. 1. P owe r AC input c onn[...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. H ow t o assemble your monit or hard ware If the computer is turned on you must turn it of f before continuing. Do not plug-i n or turn-on the power to the monitor until instructed to do so. 1. U npack the monitor and plac e it on a stable surface. 2. Connect the PC video cable. Do not use both DVI-D cable[...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4. Connect the po wer cable to the monit or . Plug one end of the pow er cord int o the socket labelled ‘PO WER IN’ on the rear of the monitor . Do not connect the other end t o an elect ric outlet just yet . 5. A ttach the top-mount monitor shelf. Fit the tenon joints at the rear of the shelf to the mor[...]

11 How to assemble your monitor hardware Ad ju s t i n g t h e m o n i t or a n g l e For c omfor table view ing of images on the screen, y ou may tilt the monitor upwar d to 12 degrees and down ward to -5 degrees. 6. T ur n on the pow er . Connect the other end o f pow er cable to the nearby electric outlet. Picture may differ from pro duct su ppl[...]

12 How to assemble your monitor hardware Detaching the top-mount monit or shelf It ’ s easy to detach the top-mount monit or shelf from the monit or and no remo val tool is needed. Before y ou begin, take awa y all the items displayed o r hung on the shelf. Then, hold both sides of the sh elf assembly and gently pull the it up ward a way fr om th[...]

13 How to assemble your monitor hardware 2. Follo w the instr uction manuals o f the wal l mount bracket y ou purchased to c omplete the installation.[...]

14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 4. Getting the most fr om your BenQ monit or M onitors and USB hubs Y our BenQ FP241VW LCD M onitor is a modern st ate-of-the-ar t device. It not only utilizes the latest L CD display t echnolog y currently available – it c ontains a built-in 2 p ort USB 2.0 hub. U sing only one USB 2.0 port on your comp[...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor If you require a User Name and Passwo r d to login to your Windows compute r , you must be logged on as an Administrator or as a member of the Ad ministrators group in orde r to inst a ll the monitor driver sof tware. Furthermore, if yo ur compu ter is connected to a network which h as security access requ[...]

16 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 ocedure for select ing and instal ling the BenQ L CD Mo nitor driver software on a new c omputer which has nev er had a monitor dri ver install ed befor e. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which has nev e[...]

17 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to upgrade the monitor on an existing c omputer This instruction details the procedur e for manual ly updating the existing monitor driver softwar e on your M i crosoft W indows computer . It is curr ently tested as c ompatible (and recommended only) for W indows XP and W indow s Vista Operating Sy st[...]

18 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install on W indow s Vista syst ems 1. Open Displa y Settings . Right-click the deskt op and select Pe r s o n a l i z e fro m the popup menu. Select Display Settings from the P ersonalize appear ance and sounds win do w . The Displa y Sett ings win do w wil l di sp la y . 2. Click the A dvanced Se[...]

19 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install on W indows XP syst em 1. Open Display P roper ties . The quickest shortcut to Displa y Pr operties is thr oug h the W indows desktop . Right-click the desk top and select P roper ties fr om the popup menu. Alternati vely , the Wind ows menu to Displa y Properties is located in Control P an[...]

20 How to adjust the screen resolution 5. H ow t o adjust the scree n resolutio n Due to the nature of liquid crystal display (L CD) technology , the screen resolution is al ways fix ed. The best possible picture for y our FP241VW is ac hieved with a resolution of 1920 x 1200. This is called “N ative R esolution ” or maximal resolution – that[...]

21 How to adjust the screen refre sh rate 6. H ow t o adjust the screen refr esh r at e Y ou don ’t ha ve to ch oose the hig hest possible refr esh ra te on an L CD display , because it is not technically possible for an L CD display t o flick er . The best results are obtained by using the factor y modes already set in y our computer . There is [...]

22 Picture optimization 7. Pictur e optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal displa y from an analog (D-Sub) input is to use the i ke y function. Pr ess the i key t o optimize the currently displa yed image to the scr een. When you connect a digit al video output using a digital ( DVI) cabl e to your mon ito r , the i key and the Auto Adj[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor 8. H ow t o adjust your monit or The co ntrol panel 1. “P ower”: T ur n the pow er on or off. 2. “ENTER/PIP” k e y: Enter sub menus and select item s. The k ey is also the hot key for activating the PIP (Picture-in-Pictur e) funct ion and select ing a video input source for the P IP w indow . 3. t (U p) key : F[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor On Screen Displa y (OSD) menu structure DISPLA Y Auto Adjustment H. Position V. P o s i t i o n Pixel Clock Phase Red PICTURE Brightness Normal Green Contrast Blui sh Blue Sharpness Reddish Color User Mo de YES Hue Reset Color NO Saturation Hue and Saturation are not available for use when the input source is D-Sub or [...]

25 How to adjust your monitor SYSTEM Input D-sub English Display Mode DVI French OSD Settings HDMI German DDC/CI Component Italian Information Composite Spa n i s h Reset All S-Video Polish/Japa nese Czech/T raditional Chinese Full Hungarian/Simplified Chinese Aspect Serbo-cr oatian 1: 1 Romanian Dutch Language Ru ssian H. Position Swedish V . Posi[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor H o t k e y mode The monit or k e ys perform as hot k e ys to pro v ide direct ac cess to particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displa y ing on-screen. Brightness hot key Contrast hot key PIP hot key Pr ess the t key to display the Brightness indicator . Further press the t key to increase or the [...]

27 How to adjust your monitor Mo de h o t k e y • If the input sour ce of the main window is from the c omputer gr aphic/PC video sig nals (D-sub , DVI, HDMI, or Component), you will cycle thr oug h the follo wing messages indicating the video input sources for the PIP window . • If the input sour ce of the main window is from the video signals[...]

28 How to adjust your monitor Game Mode hot k e y Input /S wap hot key Pr ess the key contin ually to switch between the 3 modes for the main window , including Standard, A ction Game, and Racing Game. The setting will take effect immediately . See also Picture Mode o n p age 35. Pr ess the In put /Swa p key continually to select an input source fo[...]

29 How to adjust your monitor The PIP function will not allow for 2 com puter graphic /PC video sources or 2 video sources to perform PIP . T o specify an input video source for the PIP window , press Enter to make a selection. See also PIP hot key on p age 26 . P erfectMotion hot k e y • W hen the PI P function is ON , select between var ious in[...]

30 How to adjust your monitor Main menu mode Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu t o adjust al l the settings on your mo nitor . Pr ess the MENU key to display the following main OSD menu. There are 14 different me n u lan gu a ge s, se e “ Language on page 41 ” und er “OSD Settings” for more details. For mor e infor mation on eac[...]

31 How to adjust your monitor Display menu The current picture mod e is displayed in the top right corner of the main menu. See Pictur e Mode on pa ge 3 5 to learn more information. 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the t or u keys to selec t DISPLA Y and then press the ENTER k ey to enter t he menu. 3. Pr ess the t or u k[...]

32 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition A d justs the horizontal position of the screen image. Pr ess the t or u keys to adjust the value. 0 to 100 V . P osition A d justs the v er tical position of the screen image. 0 to 100 Pix el Clock A djusts the pixel clock frequency timing to synchro n ize with the analog input video sig nal. N ot applica[...]

33 How to adjust your monitor Picture menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the t or u ke y s to s el e c t PICTURE and then press the ENTER k ey to enter t he menu. 3. Pr ess the t or u keys to mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then pr ess the ENTER k e y to select that item. 4. Pr ess the t or u ke ys to m ake ad[...]

34 How to adjust your monitor U ser Mode T ailors the image color tint. The blend of the Red, Green and B lue pr imary colo rs can be alter e d to change the color tint of the image. The default start setting is 50. Decreasing one or more of the c olors will reduce their respectiv e influence on the color tint of the image. e.g. if you reduce the B[...]

35 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanced menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the t or u keys to select PICTURE ADV ANCED and then press the ENTER key to ent er the menu. 3. Pr ess the t or u keys to mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then pr ess the ENTER k e y to select that item. 4. Pr ess the t or u ke y[...]

36 How to adjust your monitor *BenQ's PerfectMot ion technology is introduced to well prevent you from gh osting or motion blur ef fects while viewing fast moving object s on your LCD monitor . The solution to such a problem can be explored from two aspects, one is fro m the LCD technology it self, and the other is from human visual pe rceptio[...]

37 How to adjust your monitor PIP (Picture-in-Picture) menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the t or u keys to selec t PIP and then press the ENTER k e y to ent er the menu. 3. Pr ess the t or u keys to mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then pr ess the ENTER k e y to select that item. 4. Pr ess the t or u ke ys to[...]

38 How to adjust your monitor Contrast A d justs the degree of differenc e between darkness and lightness of the images in the PIP window . Pr ess the t key to increase the contrast and press the u key to decr ease the contrast. 0 to 100 Sharpness A d justs the clarity and visibilit y of the edges of the subjects in the images display ed in the PIP[...]

39 How to adjust your monitor Au d i o m e n u The Audio menu is only available when the HDMI cable is connected to the moni tor and HDMI is set to be the input signal for the main windo w . 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the t or u keys to selec t A UDIO and then press the ENTER k ey to enter t he menu. 3. Pr ess the t[...]

40 How to adjust your monitor System menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the t or u keys to select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER k e y to en ter the menu. 3. Pr ess the t or u keys to mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then press the ENTER key to select that item. 4. Pr ess the t or u keys to mak e adjustments or[...]

41 How to adjust your monitor Display M ode Ad justs the screen image to fit int o the size y ou pre- fer when the input vi deo images ma y hav e different nativ e aspect ratio s. • Full - Displa ys the image across the c omplete width and heig ht of the screen. This mode ma y cause distortion of the image. • Aspect - V ert ically fits the imag[...]

42 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. H. P osition A d justs the horizontal position of the OSD menu. Pr ess the t or u keys to a[...]

43 Troubleshooting 9. T roubleshooting Fr equently asked questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: Read the How to adjus t the screen resoluti on on pa ge 20 section, and then select the correct resolution, refresh rate and make ad justments based on these instructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emov e the extension cable for the test. [...]

44 Troubleshooting If the LED is illuminated in orange, the pow er management mode is active. P ress any k ey on the comput er keyboard or mov e the mouse. If that does not help , check the signal cable connectors. If any pin is bent o r broken off, please c ont act your dealer to get nec essar y suppor t. Is the prompt on the display not illumin a[...]

45 Supported PC Timings 10. Supported PC T iming s • Image disruption may oc cur as a result of sig nal frequency differenc es from gr aphic cards which do not correspond with the usual standard. This is not, howev er , an er r or . Y ou may impro ve this situation by altering an automatic setting or by manually changing the pha se setting and th[...]

46 Specifications 11. Specifications Model FP241VW Display type Viewable diagonal Native (maximum) resolution Colors Contrast / Brightness Response time* Viewing angle (lef t/right, up/down) 24.0 ” , active, TFT 61 1.32 mm 1,920 x 1200 16.7 million 1000:1 / 500 cd/m 2 16 ms 6 ms (G TG*) 12 ms (MPRT* , Perfec tMotion* Level 3) 178, 178 (CR> 10)[...]

47 Specifications *Response T ime: The time it takes to switch a pixel off and th en on and then off again (or from black to white and back to black). A low response time is desirable for the display of moving ima ges without ghosting. The Response T ime quoted for many LCD monitors is specific to trans itions from black to white and back again, it[...]