BenQ G920HD manual

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4 Getting started 1. Getting star ted W hen unpacking please check y ou hav e the follow ing items. I f any ar e missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purc hase for a replacement. 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 storag e for use in the future when you may need to transp ort the monitor . The fitted foam packing is ideal for protecting the monitor d uring 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 i ew 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 t o assemble y our monito r hard war e 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 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 [...]

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 cabl es can be used is if they are connec ted to two dif ferent PCs with appropriate video syste ms. (Not a vailabl e for a nalo g-only models) Connect one end of the D VI-D cable to the moni[...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4. Rout e the cables via the cable clip. R elease the cable retai ning clip by squeezing the clip inwar ds as illustrated. P ositi on the cables together and reinsert the clip o ver them to r etain the cables neatly in place behind the monit or stand. 5. Connect-to and turn-on the power . Plug the other end o[...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware H ow t o detach the stand base 1. Pr epare the monito r and area. T urn off the monitor and the po wer be fore unpl ugging the pow er ca bl e . T ur n of f t h e com p ute r be fo re u np lu g g in g th e monitor signal cable. Please be careful to prev ent dam age to the monitor . Placing the screen surface [...]

11 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 4. Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monitor 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 L[...]

12 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor How to in st al l th e mon i tor o n a ne w co mp uter This instruct ion details the proc edure for select ing and installing the BenQ LCD M onit or driver software on a new c omputer which has nev er had a monit or driv er install ed befor e. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which has nev [...]

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 indo ws computer . It is curr ently t ested as co mpatible for W indows XP and W indo ws V ista Operating Syst em (OS). The BenQ[...]

14 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 desktop a nd select Pe r s o n a li z e fr om the popup men u. Select Display Settings from the P ersonalize appear ance and sounds window . The Display Set tings wind o w wi ll di sp la y . 2. Click the A dvanc ed Sett[...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indows XP syst em 1. Open Display P roperties . The quickest shortcut to Displa y P r operti es is thr ough the Windo ws desktop . Right-click the desk top and select P roperties from the popup men u. Alternati vely , the W indo ws menu t o Display P roperties is located in Control P [...]

16 Picture optimization 5. Pictur e optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal displa y from an analog (D-S u b) input is to use the AU T O ke y function. Pr ess the AU T O key to o ptimize the currently display ed image to the screen. When you connect a digi t al video output using a digit al (DVI) cable to your monitor , the AUTO key and [...]

17 How to adjust your monitor 6. H o w t o adjust your monit or The co ntro l panel 1. “ A UT O ”: Adjust v ertical position, phase, hor i zontal position and pix el clock aut omatically . 2. “MENU” key: Activat e OSD main menu and return to the pr ev ious menu or exit OSD . 3. W /M ode key: For Left/Decr ease adjustment. The key is the hot[...]

18 How to adjust your monitor H ot key mode The monitor k eys perform as hotkeys to pr ovide di rect access t o par ticular functions wheneve r the menu isn't currently displa ying on-screen. Brightness and Contrast hot keys Mo d e h ot k e y Input hot k ey (not available for analog-only models) Pr ess the X key to displa y the Brig htness and[...]

19 How to adjust your monitor Main menu mode Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Display) men u to adjust all the settings on your monitor . Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the following main OSD menu. The OSD menu languages may dif fer from the prod uct supplied to your region, see “ Langua ge on pag e 27 ” under “OSD Settings” for more det ai[...]

20 How to adjust your monitor Display menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X k eys to select DISPLA Y and then press the ENTER k ey to ente r 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 k eys to make adjustmen[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor H. P o sition Ad justs the horizontal position of the screen image. Pr ess the W or X k eys 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 Ad justs the pix el clock frequency timing t o synchroniz e with the analog input video sig nal. N ot applicab[...]

22 How to adjust your monitor Picture menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X k eys to select PICTURE and then press the ENTER k ey to ente r 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 k eys to make adjustment[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor Color - Pr ess ENTER to ente r the Color menu. N ormal Allows video and still photographs to be viewed with n atural coloring. 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 to the PC industr y standard whit e color . [...]

24 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 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 k eys[...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Senseye Demo (available when the Picture M ode is set to Phot o , Dynamics , or Mov ie ) Displays the pr ev iew of screen images under the selected mode from Picture M ode . The screen wil l be divided into two windows; the left w indow demonstrates images of Standard mode, while the rig ht window presents the images u[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor System menu Analog-only models do not ha ve the Input function. 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X k eys to select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER k ey to ente r 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 i[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor OSD Settings - Press ENTER to enter the OSD Settings menu. Language Sets the OSD menu language. Pr ess the W or X k eys to change the settings. 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 •[...]

28 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Cha nnel/Command Inte rface, which was develope d by Video Electron ics S t andards Association (VESA). DDC/CI capability allows monito r controls to be sent via the software for remote diag nostics. OSD Lock Pr events all the monitor settings from being accidentally changed. W hen this [...]

29 Troubleshooting 7. T roubleshooting Fr equently ask ed questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: Read the instructions on the link " Adjusting the Scree n Resolution " on the CD, and then select the correct resolution, refresh rate an d make adjustments based on these instructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emov e the exten[...]

30 Troubleshooting Is the prompt on the display illuminated in o range? If the LED is illuminated in orange, the pow er management mode is activ e. P ress an y button on the comput er keyboard or mo v e the mouse. If that does not help , chec k the signal cable connect ors. If an y pin is bent or brok en off, please contact y our dealer to get nece[...]