Benq V2400W manual

W e lc ome V2400W 24" W ide-Screen L CD M onitor Us e r M a n u a l[...]

2 Copy r ig ht Copyright © 2008 by BenQ Corporation. All r ights reser v ed. N o part 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, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual o r otherw ise, wi[...]

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 (1) .......................[...]

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 purc hase for a replacement. BenQ LCD Monitor Quick S tart Guide CD-ROM Power Cord (Picture may differ from product supplied for your region) Signal Cable: D-Sub Signal Cable: DVI-D (option[...]

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 t he monitor during transport. Signal Cable: HD MI (optional)[...]

6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w y our monit or Fron t v i ew ( 1) Plug the earphone or headset into th e earphone socket to receive th e audio signal from HDMI input. See Audio menu on p age 26 for information ab out audio controls. Fron t v i ew ( 2) 1. A UT O 2. MENU 3. W /M ode 4. X /Contrast/Brightness 5. ENTER 6. P o wer For[...]

7 Getting to know your monitor Back view 1. A C po wer input jack 2. DVI-D input soc ket 3. HDMI input socket 4. D-Sub input sock et[...]

8 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. H o w t o assemble y our monitor har d 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 the monitor until instructed to do so. 1. U npack the monit or and place it on a stable surfac e. 2. Connect the video cable. Do not use both DVI-D cable[...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. Connect the po wer cable to the monit or . Plug one end of the pow er cor d into the sock et labelled ‘PO WER IN’ on the rear of the monit or . Do not connect the other end to a po wer outlet just yet. 4. Route the cables via the cable holder . 5. Connect-to and turn-on the po wer . Plug the other end [...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware Ad ju s t i n g t h e m on i t or a n g l e For c omfortable v iewing of images on the screen, you ma y tilt the monitor upwar d to 20 degrees and down ward t o -5 degrees.[...]

11 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 4. Getting the most from y our BenQ monitor T o gain the most benefit from y our new BenQ co lor L CD flat sc r een monitor , you should install the custom BenQ L CD M onit or driver software as pro vided on the BenQ LCD M onit or CD-R OM. The circumstanc es under which you c onnect and in stall your BenQ [...]

12 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor How to in st al l th e m oni tor o n a n ew comp uter This instruction details the procedure for select ing and installing the BenQ LCD M onit or driver software on a new comput er which has never h ad a monit or driv er install ed befor e. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which has nev er [...]

13 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o upgr ade the monito r on an existing co mputer 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 tested as compatible for W indows XP and W indo ws V ista Operating Syst em (OS). The BenQ L[...]

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 l i z e from the po pup menu. Select Display Settings from the P ersonalize appear ance and sounds win d o w . The Displa y Settings wind o w wi ll di sp la y . 2. Click the A dvanc ed S[...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indows XP system 1. Open Display P roperties . The quickest shortcut to Displ ay Pr ope rties is thr ough the Windo ws desktop . Right-click the desk top and select P roperties from the popup me nu. Alternati vely , the Windo ws menu t o Display P roperties is located in Control P ane[...]

16 Picture optimization 5. Picture o ptimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal display 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 digit al video output using a digit al (DVI) cable to your monitor , the AUTO key and th[...]

17 How to adjust your monitor 6. H o w t o adjust your monit or The co ntro l panel 1. “ A UTO ”: A djust vertical position, phase, hori zontal position and pix el clock automatically . 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 k [...]

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 part icular functions whenev er the menu isn't currently displa ying on-screen. Brightness and Contrast hot keys Mo de h ot ke y Input hot key Pr ess the X k ey to display the Bright ness and Cont ra st indicators. Further press the [...]

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

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 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 k eys to make adjustmen[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition 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 Adjusts the v ertical 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 applicabl[...]

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 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 k eys to make adjustment[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor N ormal Allows video and still photographs to be viewed with natur al 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 factory pre-set to the PC industry standard white c olor . Reddish Applies a warm tint to the image and is f[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanced menu The option s under Display Mode will be dif ferent depending on the input signal sources. 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 [...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Senseye Demo Displays the pr ev iew of screen images under the selected mode from Picture M ode . The screen wil l be divided into tw o windows; the left w indo w demonstrates images of Standard mode, while the rig ht window pr esents the images under the specified mode. Pr ess the W or X ke ys to change the settings. [...]

26 How to adjust your monitor A udio menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to displa y the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X k eys to select A UDIO and then press the ENTER k ey 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 ma ke adjustments[...]

27 How to adjust your monitor System menu 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 men u item and then press the ENTER key t o select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X key s to ma ke adjustments [...]

28 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Cha nnel/Command Inte rface, which was develope d by V ideo Electronics S t andards Association (VESA). DDC/CI capability allows monito r controls to be sent via the software for remote diag nostics. H. P osition A djusts the horizontal position of the OSD menu. Pr ess the W or X k eys t[...]

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 Screen Res olution " 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? Re mov 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. Pr ess an y button on the comput er keyboard or mo ve the mouse. I f 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[...]