BenQ VW2245Z manual

V Series LCD Monitor User Manu al[...]

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3 Car e And Cleaning • Cleaning. Alwa ys unplug your monitor fr om th e wall outlet befor e cleaning. Clean the LCD monitor surface with a lint-free, non-abrasiv e cl oth. A v oid using an y liquid, aer osol or glass cleaners. • Slots and openings on the back or top of th e cabine t are for ventilati on. They must not be block ed or cov ered. Y[...]

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 Stand 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.)[...]

6 Getting st arted Pow er A d ap t e r (Picture ma y differ fr om pr oduct supplied for your regi on. ) Video Cable: D-Sub Video Cable: D VI-D (Optional accessor y) • Available accessories and the pictur es shown here ma y di ffe r fr om the actual contents and the pr oduct supplied for y our region. F or cables that are not supplied wi th your p[...]

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 3. Input and output port s (var y by model, see Input and output port s on page 8 ) 4. K ensington lock slot • Above diagram ma y var y depending on the model. • Picture ma y diff er fr om product supplied f or your r egion.[...]

8 Getting to k now your moni tor Input and output por ts A vailable input and output po rts ma y var y depending on yo ur pur chased model. Check the Specifica tion document on the pr ov ided CD f or details. Models with dual inputs 1. D VI-D socket 2. D-Sub sock et 3. DC pow er input jack Models with analog-only inputs 12 3 23[...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardw are How to assemble y our monitor har dwar e • If the computer is turned on you must turn it off befor e continuing. Do not plug-in or turn-on the pow er to the monitor until instructed to do so . • The following illu strations are for y our ref erence onl y . Available inp ut and output jacks m a y vary dep[...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware Orient and align the stand arm with the monitor , then push them together until they click and lock into place. Tighten the scr ew that f ix es the stand t o the monitor . T o s ec ure or rel ea se a s crew, a s crew dr ive r o r a c oi n i s req ui red . Gently attempt to pull them back a part to check that[...]

11 How to assemble your mon itor hardware T o Connect the D VI-D Cable Connect the plug of the D VI-D cable (at the end without the ferrite f ilter) to the monitor video sock et. Connect the other end of the cable (at the end with the ferrite f ilter) to the computer video sock et. Tighten all finger scr ews to pr ev ent the plugs from accidently f[...]

12 How to assemble your monitor hardware How to detach the stand base 1. Prepar e the monitor and ar ea. T urn off the m onitor and the pow er befor e unplugging the pow er cable . T urn off the computer before unplugging the monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and screen b y clearing a flat open area on y our desk and placing a soft item li[...]

13 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monitor T o gain the most benefit fr om y our ne w BenQ LCD monitor , yo u should install the custom BenQ LCD Monitor driver softwar e as pr ovided on the BenQ L CD Monitor CD-R OM. The circ umstances under which y ou connect and install your BenQ LCD Monitor will determi[...]

14 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor How to install the monitor on a ne w computer This instruction details the procedur e for selecti ng and installing the BenQ LCD Monitor driv er software on a ne w computer which has never had a monitor driver installed bef or e. This instruction is only suitable f or a computer which has nev er been used[...]

15 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer This instruction details the pr ocedure f or ma nuall y updating the existing monitor driv er software on y our Microsoft Windows computer . It is currentl y tested as compatible f or Windows 8 and Windo ws 7 Operating System (OS). Installing monitor driv[...]

16 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor How to install on Windo ws 8 system 1. Open Display Properties . Mov e the cursor to the lo we r -ri ght of the scr een or pr ess the W indows + C buttons on the k eyboar d to bring up the Charm bar . Go to Settings , Control Panel , Devices and Printers and right-click the name of your monitor fr om the [...]

17 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[...]

18 How to a djust your moni tor 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 yed on the scr een, right next to each ke y . 2. P o w er k ey T urns the powe r on or off. 1 2[...]

19 How to adjust your monitor Basic menu operation All OSD (On Screen Displa y) menus can be acce ssed by the contr ol ke ys. Y ou can use the OSD menu to adjust all the settings on y our monitor . 1. Pr ess an y of the contr ol k eys. 2. The hot k ey men u is displa ye d. The top thr ee controls ar e cu stom k eys and ar e designated for particula[...]

20 How to a djust your moni tor Custom Key 2 • By default, the k e y is the hot k ey for Input . T o change the default settings, see Customizing the hot k e ys on page 21 . • For D own/Decr ease adjustment. Custom Key 3 / • By default, the k ey is the hot k ey for Brightness . T o change the default settings, see Customizing the hot k e ys o[...]

21 How to adjust your monitor 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 curr ently displa yed image to the scr een. If you wish, y ou can alwa ys adjust the scr een ge ometric sett ings manuall y using g[...]

22 How to a djust your moni tor Choosing an appr opriate picture mode f or r eading Y our monitor features a pictur e mode that is suitable fo r r eading e-books and documents. 1. Press an y of the co ntr ol k e ys to bring up the hot k ey menu, and pr ess Menu to access the main menu. 2. Go to Picture Advanced and Picture Mode . 3. Select Reading [...]

23 Navigating the main menu Na vigating the main menu Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Displa y) menu to adjust all the settings on y our monitor . Press an y of the contr o l k e ys to bring up the hot k ey menu, and pr ess Menu to access the main menu. See Basic men u operation on page 19 for details. A vailable menu options ma y var y depending o[...]

24 Navigating the main menu Displa y 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[...]

25 Navigating the main menu Phase Adjusts the pix el clock pha se timing to synchr onize with the analog input video signal. See also: Pictur e optimization on page 21 . Not applicable to a digita l input signal. 0 to 63 Item Function Range[...]

26 Navigating the main menu Pictur e 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. Use o[...]

27 Navigating the main menu Color T emperature Normal Allows video and still photographs to be vie w ed with natural coloring. This is the factor y default color . Bluish Applies a cool tint to the image and is factor y pre-set to the PC industry standard white color . Reddish Applies a warm tint to the image and is factor y pre-set to the ne ws pr[...]

28 Navigating the main menu Pictur e Advanced 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.[...]

29 Navigating the main menu M-book Minimizes the visual differ ences betw een the monitor and the connected MacB ook series pr oduct. User Applies a combination of pictur e settings defined b y users. Senseye Demo Displa ys the pr e view of scr een images under the selected mode fr om Pictur e Mode. The screen w ill be divided into tw o windows; th[...]

30 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[...]

31 Navigating the main menu Item Function Range 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 • Deutsch • Italiano • Español • Polski • Č esky • Magyar • SiCG/BiH/[...]

32 Navigating the main menu DDC/CI Allows the monitor settings to be set through 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 Standards Association (VESA). DDC/CI capability allows mo nitor controls to be sent via the software f or remote diagnostics. • ON • OFF[...]

33 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[...]

34 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[...]