Benq G2222HDL manual

W e lc ome L CD M onito r Us e r M a n u a l G2222HDL/G2222HD AL[...]

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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) Signal Cable: D-Sub[...]

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. Signal Cable: DVI-D (optional accessory for models with DVI inputs, sold sep arately)[...]

6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w y our monit or Fron t v ie w Back view 1. A C po wer input jack 2. DVI-D input soc ket (Analog-onl y models do not hav e the D VI-D input sock et) 3. D-Sub input sock et[...]

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. Do not use both DVI-D cable and D-Sub cable on the same PC. The only case in which both cables ca n be used is if they are connec ted to two dif ferent PCs with appropriate video syste ms. (Not availab le for a nalog- only models) Connect one end of the D VI-D cable to the monit[...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4. Route the cables via the cable clip . R elease the cable retain ing clip by squeezing t he clip inwar ds as illustrated. P ositi on the cables together and reinsert the clip ov er them to r etain the cables neatly in place behind the monit or stand. 5. Connect-to and turn-on the po wer . Plug the other end[...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware H o w to detach the stand base 1. Pr epare the monito r and area. 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. Please be careful to prevent dam age to the monitor . Placing the screen surface on[...]

11 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[...]

12 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 [...]

13 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[...]

14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install on W indo ws 7 syst em (selected models only) 1. Open Displa y Pr opert ies . Go to Start , Control P anel , Ha rdwa re a n d S ou nd , Dev ices and Printers and right-click the name of your monito r from the menu. Alternati vely , right-click the desktop and select P ersonalize , Display [...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indows V ista systems 1. Open Displa y Settings . Right-click the deskt op and select P ersonalize from the po pup menu. Select Display Set tings from the P ersonalize appearanc e and sounds window . The Displa y Settings win do w will di sp l a y . 2. Click the A dvanc ed Settings bu[...]

16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to install on W indo ws XP system 1. Open Displa y Pr opert ies . The quickest shortcut to Display P roperties is through the Windo ws desktop . Right-click the desktop a nd select Pro p er ti es from the popup menu. Alternati vely , the W indo ws menu to Displa y P roperties is located in Control P [...]

17 Picture optimization 5. Picture optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal display from an anal og (D-Sub) input is to use the AU T O ke y function. Pr ess the AU T O key to o ptimize the currently displayed image t o the screen. When you connect a digi t al video output using a digit al (DVI) cable to yo ur monitor , the AUTO key and th[...]

18 How to adjust your monitor 6. H o w to adj ust y our monit or The co ntr ol panel 1. “ A UT O ”: Adjust v ertical position, phase, hor i zontal position and pix el clock aut omatically . 2. “MENU” key: Activate OSD main menu and r eturn to the previous menu or exit OSD . 3. W /M ode key: For Left/Decre ase adjustme nt. The key is the hot[...]

19 How to adjust your monitor Ho t ke y m o d e The monitor k eys perform as hotkeys to pr ovide di rect acc ess to particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displa ying on-screen. Brig htness and Contrast hot keys Mo de h o t ke y Input hot k ey (not available for analog-only models) Pr ess the X key to displa y the Brightness an[...]

20 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 . Pr ess the MENU key to display the follo wing main OSD menu. The OSD menu languages may d iffer fr om the product supplied to your region, see “ Language on p age 28 ” under “OSD Settings” for more det a[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor Display men u 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X k eys to select DISPLA Y and then press the ENTER key to enter t he menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X k eys to move the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key t o select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X ke ys to m a ke adjustm[...]

22 How to adjust your monitor H. P o sition A djusts the horizontal position of the screen image. Pr ess the W or X keys t o 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 applicabl[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor Picture men u 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X k eys to select PICTURE and then press the ENTER key to enter t he menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X k eys to move the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key t o select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X ke ys to m a ke adjustme[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor Color - Pr ess ENTER to enter t he Co lor 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 W or X 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 [...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanc ed menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X k eys to select PICTURE ADV ANCED and then press the ENTER key to ent er the menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X k eys to move the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key t o select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X ke y[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor Senseye Demo (available when the Picture M ode is set to Mov i e , Game , or Photo ) 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 th[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor System menu Analog-only models d o not have the Input function. 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X k eys to select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER key to enter t he menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X k eys to move the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key t o select that it[...]

28 How to adjust your monitor OSD Settings - Press ENTER t o enter the OSD Settings menu. Language Sets the OSD menu language. Pr ess the W or X keys t o change the settings. The language option s displayed on your OSD may differ from those shown on the right, depending on the prod uct supplied in your region. • Eng lish • Fren ch • German ?[...]

29 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 [...]

30 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. Ho w do yo u use a V GA extension cable? Re mov e th[...]

31 Troubleshooting Is the pr ompt 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 nece[...]