BenQ RL2240H manual

RL2240H User Manu al[...]

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3 BenQ ecoF A CTS BenQ has been dedicated to th e design and dev elopment of gr eener pr oduct as part of its aspiration to realize the ideal of the "Bringing Enjoy ment 'N Qu ality to Life" corporate vision with the ultimate goal to achie v e a lo w-carbon society . Besides meeting international r egulatory r equirement and standar [...]

4 Table of Contents Copyright ............................ ...................................................... ................................... ................. 2 Getting started ..... ...................................................... .................................................... .............. 5 Getting to know your mo nitor ...[...]

5 Getting started Getting star ted When unpacking please check you ha ve the f oll o wing items. If an y ar e missing or damaged, please contact the place of pur chase for a r eplacement. BenQ LCD Monitor Monitor Base Quick Start Guide CD-R OM Powe r C o rd (Picture ma y differ fr om pr oduct supplied for y our r egion.) Video Cable: D-Sub[...]

6 Getting st arted Video Cable: D VI-D Video Cable: HDMI (Optional accessor y) Consider k eeping the box and packaging in storage for us e in the future when you ma y need to transpor t the monitor . The fitted f oam packing is ideal for pr otecting the monitor during transport. Alwa ys keep the pr oduct and accessories out of r each of small child[...]

7 Getting to know your monitor Getting to know y our monitor Fr ont view Back vie w 1. Contr ol buttons 2. P ow er button 1 2 3. A C Pow er Input jack 4. Headphone jack 5. HDMI sock et 6. D VI-D socket 7. D-Sub sock et 8. K ensington lock slot 34 56 7 8[...]

8 How to assemble your monitor hardware How to assemble y our monitor har dwar e If the computer is turned on you m u st turn it off before continuing. Do not plug-in or turn-on the power to the monitor until instructed to do so. 1. Attach the monitor base . Please be careful to pre v ent damage to the monitor . Placing the screen surf ace on an ob[...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardw are 2. Connect the PC video cable Do not use both D VI-D cable and D-Sub cable on the same PC . The onl y case in which both cables can be used is if they are connected to two diff er ent PCs with appr opriate video systems. T o Connect the D-Sub Cable Connect the plug of the D-Sub cable (at the end without the [...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4. Connect the power 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 a pow er outlet just y et. 5. Connect- to and turn-on the pow er . Plug the other end of the power cor d into a pow er outlet and [...]

11 How to assemble your mon itor hardware How to detach the stand base 1. Prepar e the monitor and ar ea. T urn off the mo nitor and the power bef ore unplugging the pow er cable. T urn off the computer before unplugging the monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and scr een b y clearing a flat open area on y o ur desk and placing a soft item l[...]

12 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor T o gain the most benefit fr om y our new BenQ LCD monitor , you should install the custom BenQ LCD Monitor driver softwar e as pr ovided on the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-R OM. The cir cumstances under which y ou connect and install y our BenQ LCD Monitor will determine [...]

13 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to install the monitor on a ne w computer This instruction details the pr ocedur e f or select ing and installing the BenQ LCD Monitor driv er softwar e on a new computer wh ich has ne v er had a monitor dr iv er installed bef or e. This instruction is only suitable f o r a computer which has ne v er [...]

14 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer This instruction details the pr ocedur e for ma nuall y updating the existing monitor driv er software on y our Microsoft Windows computer . It is currentl y tested as compatible for Windows Vista and Windo ws 7 Operating System (OS). Installing monitor d[...]

15 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to in stall on Windows 7 system 1. Open Display Properties . Go to Start , Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, Devices and Printers and right-click the name of y our monitor fr om the menu. Alternativel y , right-click the desktop and select Personalize , Display , Devices and Printers , and right-clic[...]

16 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor How to install on Windo ws Vista systems 1. Open Display Settings . Right-click the desktop and select Personalize fr om the popup menu. Select Display Settings fr om the Personalize appearance an d sounds window . The Display Settings window will displa y . 2. Click the Advanced Settings button. The Gene[...]

17 How to adjust your monitor How to adjust y our monitor The contr o l panel No . Name Description 1. Contr ol k eys Accesses the functions or menu items displa ye d on the scr een, right next to each k ey . 2. P ow er k ey T urns the power on or off. 1 2[...]

18 How to a djust your moni tor Basic menu operation All OSD (On Screen Displa y) me nus can be accessed by the cont r ol k eys. Y ou can use the OSD menu t o adjust all t he settings on yo ur monitor . 1. Press an y of the co ntr ol k e ys. 2. The hot k e y menu i s displa yed. The top thr ee contr ols are custom k e ys and ar e designated for par[...]

19 How to adjust your monitor Custom Key 2 • By default, the k ey is the hot k e y for Display Mode . T o change the defa ult settings, see Customizing the hot k e ys on page 20 . • For Do wn/Decr ease adjustment. Custom Key 3 / • By default, the k e y is the hot k ey for Smart Scali ng . T o change the defa ult settings, see Customizing the [...]

20 How to a djust your moni tor Pictur e optimization The easiest wa y to obtain an optimal displa y fr om an analog (D-Sub) input is to use the Auto Adjustment function. Go to Display and Auto Adjustment to optimize the cur r ently displa y ed image to the scr een. If you wish, y ou can alwa ys adjust the scr een ge ometric settings manuall y usin[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor • Sharpness (see page 25) • Black eQualizer (see page 25) • Gamma (see page 26) • Color T emperature (see page 26) • Hue (see page 26) • Saturation (see page 26) • AMA (see page 26) • Instant Mode (see page 26) • Picture M ode (see page 27) • Display Mode (see page 28) • Dynamic Contrast (see page[...]

22 Navigating the main menu Na vigating the main menu Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Displa y) menu to adjust all the se tti ngs on y our monitor . Press an y of the control k eys to bring up the hot k e y menu, and pr ess Menu to access the main menu. See Basic men u operation on page 18 f or details. A vailable menu options ma y var y depending [...]

23 Navigating the main menu Displa y menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on th e input sour ces, functi ons and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr espond ing OSD icons will disappear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use [...]

24 Navigating the main menu Phase Adjusts the pix el clock phase timing to synchronize with the analog i nput video signal. See also: Pictur e optimization on page 20 . Not applicable to a digital input signal. 0 to 63 Item Function Range[...]

25 Navigating the main menu Pictur e menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on th e input sour ces, functi ons and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr espond ing OSD icons will disappear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use [...]

26 Navigating the main menu Gamma Adjusts the tone luminance. The default value is 3 (the standard value f or Windows). • Gamma 1 • Gamma 2 • Gamma 3 • Gamma 4 • Gamma 5 Color T emperature Normal Allows video and still photogra phs to be view ed with natural coloring. This is the factor y default color . Bluish Applies a cool tint to the [...]

27 Navigating the main menu Pictur e Advanced men u A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on th e input sour ces, functi ons and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr espond ing OSD icons will disappear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey men[...]

28 Navigating the main menu RTS For pla ying R TS (Real-time strateg y) games. Gamer1 Applies customized displa y settings. For details on setting up a game mode, see Setting up yo ur own game mode on page 20 . Gamer2 Gamer3 Senseye Demo Displa ys the pre vie w of scr een images under the selected mode fr om Pictur e Mode. The sc reen will be divid[...]

29 Navigating the main menu Smart Scaling Adjusts the displa y size to best suit your needs. If the Disp lay Mode is 17" or 19 "W , the last 2 scaling settings (in differ ent r esolutions of the input sour ce) will be sa ved for quick access. If the Disp lay Mode is 1:1 (and the resolution of the input source is lowe r than 1920 x 10 80),[...]

30 Navigating the main menu Sa v e Settings men u A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sour ces, functions and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr esponding OSD icons will disa ppear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2[...]

31 Navigating the main menu Audio menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on th e input sour ces, functi ons and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr espond ing OSD icons will disappear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use or [...]

32 Navigating the main menu System menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on the input sour ces, functions and settings. Men u options that ar e not a vailable will become gra yed out. And k eys that ar e not a vailable will be disabled and the corr esponding OSD icons will disa ppear . 1. Select Menu fr om the hot k ey menu. 2. Use or t[...]

33 Navigating the main menu OSD Settings Language Sets the OSD menu language. The language options displa yed on your OSD ma y differ fr om those sho wn on the right, depending on the pr oduct supplied in your r egion. • English • Français • Deut sch • It aliano • Esp añol • Polski • Č esky • Magyar • Serbo-croatia • Român ?[...]

34 Navigating the main menu Auto Power Off Sets the time to pow er off the monitor automaticall y in pow er sa ving mode . • OFF • 10min. • 20min. • 30min. DDC/CI Allows the monitor settings to be set thr ough the softwar e on the PC . DDC/CI, short for Displa y Data Channel/Command Interface, which was dev eloped by Vi deo Electr onics Sta[...]

35 Troubleshooting T r oubleshooting Fr equently ask ed questions (F A Q) The image is blurr ed. Read the instructions on the link "Adjusting the Screen Resolution" on the CD , and then select the corr ect r esolution, r efr esh rate and mak e adjustments based on these instructions. How do y ou use a V GA extension cable? Remov e the ext[...]

36 Trouble shooting Need mor e help? If y our problems r emain after ch ecking this manual, please cont act your place of pur chase or e-mail us at: Support@BenQ.com. Faint shadow fr om the static image disp la yed is visible on the scr een. • Activate the pow er management function to let y our computer and monitor go into a low pow er "sle[...]