BenQ FP241W manual

W e lc ome FP241W 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 ...........................[...]

4 Getting started 1. Getting star ted Y our FP241W w ill provide the optimal display pe rformance of the video resol ution standard 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 of[...]

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. Signal Cable: D-Sub Signal Cable: DVI-D (optional) USB cable Web Camera Unit (optional)[...]

6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w your monit or Fron t v ie w Back view (1) 1. USB dev ice port for optional W eb cam unit 2. USB dev ice ports for connection to built-in USB hub 3. Cable holder 4. Lock down / release button[...]

7 Getting to know your monitor Back v iew (2): locati ons of plugs & sock ets Right-side v iew For more information about th ese keys, please refer to The cont rol p anel on page 27 . 1. P owe r AC input c onnector 5. Component input c onnector 2. DVI-D input c onnector 6. Composite input c onnector 3. HDMI input connector 7. S-V ideo input con[...]

8 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-in or turn-on the power to the moni tor until instructed to do so. 1. U npack the package and place the monit or stand firmly . 2. Attac h the monitor to the stand until it locks. Ali[...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardware Then tilt the monitor . T o avoid the edge of the LCD display hitting the monitor base surf ace while it is being rotated, do tilt and extend the monitor t o the highest position bef ore you st art to rotate the display . Rotat e the monitor 90 degrees counter -clockwis e (from the rear side) as illustrated. [...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4. Connect the PC video cable. Do not use both DVI-D cable and D-Sub cable on the same PC. The only case in which both cabl es can be used is if they are connec ted to two dif ferent PCs with appropriate video systems. Connect one end of the D VI-D cable to the monitor DVI-D sock et and the other end to the [...]

11 How to assemble your monitor hardware 6. Connect the po wer cable to the monitor . Plug one end of the pow er cord into the sock et labelled ‘PO WER IN’ on the rear of the monitor . Do not connect the other end to an electric outlet just yet. 7. Rotat e the monitor back. Rotat e the monitor 90 deg rees clockwise (from the r ear side) as illu[...]

12 How to assemble your monitor hardware A djusting the monitor height and ang le T o adjust the monitor heig ht Gently lift the display up and extend the stand to the desired height. The stand can be exte nded ve rt ically up to 150mm. If the monit or is locked in the d own position, press the Lock do w n / release button on the bo ttom rear of st[...]

13 How to assemble your monitor hardware T o adjust the monitor angle For c omfor table view ing of images on the screen, y ou may not only tilt the monitor upward t o 20 degrees and down ward to -5 degre es, but also swivel the monit or to 45 degrees on either left or righ t d ire cti on. Ro tating the monitor (optional) Y our LCD monit or also su[...]

14 How to assemble your monitor hardware T o rotate the displa y 1. Fully ext end the monitor and tilt it. Gently lift the displa y up and extend the sta nd to the maxi- mum extended position. If the monitor is lock ed at the lowest position, y ou have t o press Lock do wn / release button on the bott om rear of sta nd to exte nd th e sta nd to th [...]

15 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. A d just the monit or to the desired view ing angle.[...]

16 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 FP241W L CD Monit or is a moder n state-o f-the-ar t dev ice. I t not only ut ilizes the latest L CD display t echnolog y currently available – it contains a built-in 3 p ort USB 2.0 hub. U sing only one USB 2.0 port on your c[...]

17 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[...]

18 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[...]

19 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 rec ommended only) for W indows 2000 and W indows XP Operating S yste[...]

20 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install on W indows XP syst em 1. Open Display P roperties . The quickest shortcut to Display P roper ties is through the W indows desktop . Right-click the deskt op and select Prop e r ti es from the popup men u. Alternati vely , the Wi ndows men u to Display Pr oper ties is located in Control P a[...]

21 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install on W indows 2000 syst em Y ou do not need to follow this inst ruction if you are inst alling onto a computer which has a Windows XP (or later) ve rsion system. In t hat case, see the inst ructions at How to install on Windows XP system on pa ge 2 0 . 1. Open Display P roper ties . The quick[...]

22 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to c omplete the W indo w s Up g r a d e D e v i c e D r i ve r Wi z a r d 1. Load the BenQ L CD Monito r CD-ROM whic h came with your monitor . Insert the CD-R OM into a CD driv e on the computer y ou attached the monitor to . The autorun U ser’ s Guide language selection page w ill display in your[...]

23 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor This will close the Display P roperties window , and if you made an y changes to the screen r esolution, W indows 2000 will pro mpt you fo r confirmation t o effect the changes, and further confirmation t o accept the changes. Click OK and Ye s re sp ec tive ly .[...]

24 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 FP241W is achieved with a resolution of 1920 x 1200. This is called “N ative R esolution ” or maximal resolution – that i[...]

25 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 [...]

26 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 to optimiz e the cur rently displa yed image to the screen. When you connect a digi t al video output using a digit al (DVI) cable to your monitor , the i key and the Auto Adjus[...]

27 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[...]

28 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 Y es Reset Color No PICTURE ADV ANCED Picture Mode S tanda rd Senseye Demo Movie Dynamics Photo ON OFF PIP Input [...]

29 How to adjust your monitor Ho t ke y m o d e The monito r keys perform as hot keys to pr ovid e direct access t o par ticular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displaying 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 u k [...]

30 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 graphic/PC v ideo signals (D-sub , DVI, HDMI, or Component), y ou w ill cyc l e thr o ugh the following messages indicating the video input sources for the PIP windo w . • If the input sour ce of the main window is from the video sign[...]

31 How to adjust your monitor Input /S wap hot key 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 29 Pr ess the Input/ S wap k e y co ntinually to select an input source[...]

32 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 28 ” und er “OSD Settings” for more details. For mor e infor mation on eac[...]

33 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 7 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[...]

34 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition A djusts 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 Adjusts the pix el clock frequency timing to synchro n ize with the analog input video sig nal. N ot applicab[...]

35 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 ys 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 adj[...]

36 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[...]

37 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[...]

38 How to adjust your monitor PIP (Picture-in-Picture) menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the t or u keys to select 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 press the ENTER key to select that item. 4. Pr ess the t or u keys to mak e[...]

39 How to adjust your monitor Contrast Ad justs the deg ree 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 co ntrast. 0 to 100 Sharpness Adjusts the clarity and visibilit y of the edges of the subjects in the images display ed in the PIP [...]

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 Language Sets the OSD menu language. Pr ess the t or u keys to adjust the value. The language option s displayed on your OSD may differ from th ose shown on the right, depending on the pr oduct supplied in your region. • English • Fren ch • German • Italian • Spanish • P olish/ Ja panese • Cze ch/ T radit[...]

42 Troubleshooting 9. T r oublesho oting Fre qu en tl y a ske d q ue s ti on s (F A Q ) The image is blurred: Read the How to adjust the screen resolution on p age 24 section, and then select the correct resolution, refresh rate and ma ke adjustments based on these instructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emov e the extension cable for[...]

43 Troubleshooting If the LED is illuminated in orange, the pow er management mode is active. P ress an y key on the comput er keyboard o r mov e the mouse. If that does not help , check the signal cable connect ors. If any pin is bent or br oken off, please c ontac t y our dealer to get nec essar y suppor t. Is the prompt on the display not illumi[...]

44 Supported PC Timings 10. Suppor t ed PC T iming s • Image disruption ma y occur as a result of signal frequency differ ences from graphic cards which do not corr espond with the usual standard. This is not, how e ve r , an er r or . Y ou may impr ove this situation by altering an auto matic setting or by manually changing the pha se setting an[...]

45 Specifications 11. Specifications Model FP241W 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*) 178, 178 (CR> 10) Line frequency Image frequency 30 - 82 k[...]

46 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 re sponse time is desir able for the display of moving ima ges without ghosting. The Response T ime quoted for many LCD monito rs is specific to transi tions from black to white and back again,[...]