Benq T705 manual

W e lc ome T705 L CD Colo r M onitor 17.0" L CD P anel Size Us e r ’ s M a n u a l[...]

2 Copy r ig h t Copyrig ht © 2005 b y BenQ Corporat ion. All rights reser ved. N o par t of this publication may be repr oduced, transmitted, transcribe d, stor ed in a retrieval system or translated into an y language or comput er language, in an y form or by an y me ans, e lectronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual o r otherw ise[...]

3 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Getting started .......... ............................................................................................................ 4 Getting to know your monitor .. .......................................................................................... 5 Front View .............................................[...]

4 Getting started Getting star ted W hen unpacking please c heck you ha v e the follo w ing items. If an y are missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purchase for a r eplacement. 1 1 1 1 BenQ LCD Monitor Quick S tart Guide CD-ROM Power Cord Signal Cable: D-Sub P / N : 5 3 . L 9 0 0 3 . 0 0 2[...]

5 Getting to know your monitor Getting to kno w y our monitor Fron t Vie w Back V iew 1. P ower A C input jack 2. D-Sub Co nnector 1 1 1 2 1 2[...]

6 How to install your monitor h ardware H o w t o install y our monito r hard war 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 t he monitor until instructed to do so. 1. Attac h the monitor base. Please be careful to prevent dama ge to the monitor . Placing the screen surf ace on an [...]

7 How to install your monitor hardware 2. Connect the video cable. Connect the plug of the D-S ub cable (at the end without the ferr ite f ilter) to the monitor D-Sub socket . Conne ct the other plug of the D-S ub cable (at the end wi th the ferrite filter) to the comput er video D-Sub socket. Tighte n all finger screws to p rev ent the plugs fr om[...]

8 How to install your monitor h ardware 5. Connect-to and turn-on the power . Plug the other end of the pow er co rd into a po wer point and turn it on. T urn on the monit or by pr essing the pow er button o n the fron t of the monito r . T urn on the co mputer too , and follo w the instructions in Section 4: Getting the most from your BenQ monitor[...]

9 How to install your monitor hardware H o w to detach the stand base 1. Pr epare the monito r and area. T urn off the monit or and the pow er befor e unplugging the pow er c ab le . T ur n o ff th e co mp ute r b ef ore unp lu gg i ng th e monitor signal cable. Please be careful to preve nt damage to the monitor . Placing the screen surf ace on an[...]

10 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monit or Ho w do I gain the most ben efit fr om my new monit or? T o gain the most benefit fro m your new BenQ c olor L CD flat sc reen monitor , y ou should install the custom BenQ L CD Monit or driv er software as pr o v ided on the BenQ L CD M onit or CD-R OM. The circu[...]

11 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 installing the BenQ L CD M onito r driver software on a new c omputer which has nev er had a monit or driv er installed befo re. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which has nev e[...]

12 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o upgrade the monitor on an existing co mputer This instruction details the procedur e for manual ly updating the existing monitor driver software on your M icrosoft W indows computer . It is curr ently t ested as c ompatible (and rec ommended only) for W indo ws 98, W indo ws ME, W ind ows 2000, an[...]

13 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indows XP syst ems 1. Open Displa y Pr operties . The quickest shortcut to Display Pr operties is through the Windo ws desktop . Right-click the deskto p and select Prop er t i es from the popup me nu. Alternati vely , the Windo ws menu t o Display P roperties is located in Control P [...]

14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indows 2000, ME, & 98 syst ems Y ou do not need to follow this instruction if yo u are inst alling onto a computer which has a Windows XP (or late r) version system. In that case, see the instructions at How to in st all on Windows XP systems . 1. Open Display P r oper ties . The [...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H o w to c omplet e the W indows Up g r a d e D e v i c e D r i v e r Wi z a r d 1. Load the BenQ L CD M onitor CD-R OM which came with your monit or . Insert the CD-R OM into a CD driv e on the comput er you attac hed the monitor to . The autorun User’ s Guide langua ge selection page w ill disp lay in [...]

16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor Should you wish to do so , this is wher e you can change the screen resolution (a rea and color). See How t o adjust the screen resolution for details. 14. Click OK . This will close the Display P ro perties w indow , and if you made an y changes t o the screen r esolution, W indo ws 2000 will prompt y ou [...]

17 How to adjust the screen resolution H o w t o adjust the scr een r esolu tion Due to the natur e of liquid cr ystal displa y (L CD) tech nolog y , the picture resolution is al wa ys fix ed. The best possible picture for y our T705 is achiev ed with a resolution of 1280x1024. This is called “N ative R esolution ” or maximal resolution – tha[...]

18 How to adjust the screen refre sh rate H o w t o adju st the screen r efresh rate Y ou don ’ t ha ve t o choose the highest possible refr esh rate on an L CD display , because it is not technically possible for an L CD display to flick er . The best results are obtained b y using the factory modes already set in y our c omputer . Th ere is a t[...]

19 How to set the picture optimization H o w t o set the picture optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal display is t o use the i key function. Pr ess the i ke y t o optimize and adjust the scr een sett ings automatically for yo u. Refer t o Ho w to adjust y our monitor for button locations and functionality . If y ou wish to, y ou can a[...]

20 How to adjust your monitor H o w t o adjust y our monitor A Look at the Contr ol P anel There ar e 6 keys for user’ s contr ol including “ iK e y ” , “Exit” , “Ent er” , “<” and “>” key and a power with. The following descr iptions ar e th e introduction of these keys & switch. 1. “ iK e y ” : A djust vertical[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor Mai n M en u Mo de Contr ol Functions A vailable in Main M enu L uminance sub menu Main M enu Pr ess the W or X keys to adjust the degree of Bright ness . Pr ess the Exit key t o return to pr evious menu. Pr ess the W or X keys to adjust the degree of Cont r ast . Pr ess the Exit to return to pr ev ious menu.[...]

22 How to adjust your monitor Geometr y sub menu Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the display H orizontal P osition . Pr ess the Exit key t o return t o previous menu. Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the display V ertical P osition . Pr ess the Exit key t o return t o previous menu. . Pr ess the W or X k ey to adjust the monitor Pix el Clock . P[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor Color sub menu Re dd i s h - applies a war m tint to the imag e and is fa ctory pre-set to the news print standard white col or . Bluish - applies a co ol tint to the image and is factory pre-set to the PC industr y standard white col or . No r m al - all o ws vide o and still phot ographs to be viewed w ith natural co[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor OSD sub menu Pr ess the W or X key s to ad ju s t t he Ho r i zo nt a l Po s i t i o n of the OSD . Pr ess the Exit k ey to return to previous menu. Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the V ertical P osition of the OSD . Pr ess the Exit k ey to return to pr ev ious menu. Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the displa y ti[...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Languages Sub menu Pr ess the W or X k eys to select a language to ha v e the OSD display menus in that language. Pr ess the Exit k ey to return to previous menu.[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor R ecall sub menu Pr ess the W or X keys to select C olor R ecall . Pr ess the Enter k ey to r ecall color settings, or press the Exit k ey to r eturn to previous menu. Pr ess the W or X keys to select R ecall All . Pr ess the Enter k ey to r ecall position and color settings, or press the Exit key to re tur n to previo[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor Miscellaneous sub men u Sharpness: Pr ess the W or X keys t o adjust the degree of Sharpness . Pr ess the Exit k ey to return to previous menu. Display In formation: Select Displa y Information to display the current monitor pr opert y settings. Pr ess the Exit k ey to return to previous menu.[...]

28 Troubleshooting T r oubleshooting Fr equently A sked Questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: Read the How to adjust th e screen resolution section, and then select the correct resolution, refresh rate and make adjustment s based on these ins tructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emov e the extension cable for the t est. Is the imag [...]

29 Troubleshooting The image is distorted, flash es or flickers: Read the How to adjust the screen resolution section and th en select the correct re solution, refresh rate and make adjustment s based on these in structions. The image is displaced in one direction: Read the How to adjust the screen resolution section and th en select the correct re[...]

30 Supported operating modes Supported operating modes • M odes not listed in the table ma y not be suppor te d. F or an optimal picture, w e rec ommended you choose a mode list ed in the table abov e. • There ar e 22 available modes that ar e compatible with W indows. • Image disruption may oc cur as a result o f sig nal frequency differenc [...]

31 Specifications Specifications BenQ T705 1 1 1 11 Model T705 Display type Viewable diagonal Native (maximum) resolution 17.0" , active, TFT 43.2 cm 1,280X1,024 Line frequency Image frequency 30 - 83 kHz Multi- frequency monitor 56 - 76 Hz modes within these parameters Image checks Controls Functions Digital, Screen OSD T echnology , iKey (au[...]