BenQ FP73E manual

W e lc ome FP73E L CD Colo r M onitor 17.0" L CD P anel Size Us e r M a n u a l[...]

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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 ...........................[...]

4 Getting started 1. Getting star ted W hen unpacking please check y ou ha ve the follo w ing items. If an y are missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purc hase for a replac ement. BenQ LCD Monitor Quick S tart Guide CD-ROM Power Cord Signal Cable: D-Sub Signal Cable: DVI-D (optional)[...]

5 Getting started Consider keeping the box and p ackaging in storag e for use in the future when you may need to tr ansport the monitor . The fitted foam packing is ideal for protecting the monitor during transport. Audio Cable[...]

6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w y our monit or Fron t v ie w Back view 1. A udio cable socket 2. P ower A C input jack 3. DVI-D input soc k et 4. D-Sub input sock et Earphone socket[...]

7 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. H o w t o assemble y our monit or har dwar e If the computer is turned on you must turn it off before continuing. Do not plug-i n or turn-on the p ower to the monitor until instructed to do so . 1. U npack the mo nitor and plac e the monitor on the desk as illustrated before you cut the r etaining strap. P[...]

8 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. 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 systems. Connect one end of the D VI-D cable to the monito r DVI-D sock et and the other end to the [...]

9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 5. Connect the po wer cable to the monitor . Plug one end of the pow er cor d into the sock et labelled ‘PO WER IN’ on the re ar of the monitor . Do not connect the other end t o a pow er point just y et. 6. T ur n on the po wer . Plug the other end of the pow er co rd into a po wer point and turn it on. [...]

10 How to assemble your monitor hardware V iew ing ang le adjustment Y ou may position the screen t o the desired angle with -5° to +20° monitor tilt, 360° monitor swivel, and 72 mm monitor height. Storing the monitor If y ou need to st ore y our monitor fo r an extend ed period of time, please unplug your monit or from the electric outlet and a[...]

11 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 4. Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monito r T o gain the most benefit fro m your new BenQ c olor L CD flat sc reen monitor , y ou should install the custo m BenQ L CD Mo nitor dr iv er softwar e as provided on the BenQ L CD Monito r CD-R OM. The circumstanc es under which yo u connect and in stall y our [...]

12 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[...]

13 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 2000 and W indo ws XP Operating Syst[...]

14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indows XP syst em 1. Open Display P r opert ies . The quickest shortcut to Display P roperties is through the Windo ws desktop . Right-click the deskto p and select Prop er t i es from the po pup menu. Alternati vely , the Windo ws menu t o Display P roperties is located in Control P [...]

15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor This will close the Display P ro perties w indow s. Y ou do not need to restart W indows XP , as the BenQ L CD monitor driv ers will operate immediately with no fur ther action required b y you.[...]

16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indows 2000 syst em Y ou do not need to follow this instru ction if you are installing onto a co mputer which has a Windows XP (or later) version system. In that case, see the instruc tions at How to install on Windows XP system on p age 14 . 1. Open Display P r opert ies . The quicke[...]

17 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor Ho w to comp le te th e W ind ows Up g r a d e D e v i ce D r iv e r Wi z a r d 1. Load the BenQ L CD M onitor CD-R OM w hich came with your monit or . Insert the CD-R OM into a CD drive on the c ompute r you attached the monit or to . The autorun U ser’ s G uide language selection page will display in y[...]

18 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 14. Clic k OK . This will close the Display Pr operties w indow , and if you made any c hanges to the scr een resolution, W indo ws 2000 will prompt you for c onfirmation to effect the c hanges, and fur ther co nfirmation to accept the changes. Click OK and Ye s res pe ct ivel y .[...]

19 How to adjust the screen resolution 5. H o w t o adjust the screen resolution Due to the natur e of liquid cr ystal display (L CD) te chnolog y , the screen r esolution is al ways fix ed. The best possible picture for y our FP73E is achiev ed with a resolu tion of 1280 x 1024. This is called “N ativ e R esolution ” or maximal resolution – [...]

20 How to adjust the screen refresh rate 6. H o w t o adjust the scr een r efr esh rat e 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 C D displa y to flick er . The best resu lts are obtained by using the factor y modes already set in y our computer . There i[...]

21 Picture optimization 7. Pictur e optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal displa y from an analog (D-Sub) input is t o use the i ke y function. Pr ess the i key to o ptimize the currently display ed image to the screen. When you connect a di gital video outpu t using a digit al (DVI) cable to your monitor , the i key and the Auto Adju [...]

22 How to adjust your monitor 8. H o w t o adjust y our monitor The contr ol panel 1. “ i key”: A djust v ertical position, phase, hor izo ntal position and pix el clock automatically . 2. “MENU” key : A ctivate OSD main menu and r eturn to the previous menu or exit OSD . 3. W (Left) k ey : For L eft/Decrease adjustment . Left key is the ho[...]

23 How to adjust your monitor On Screen Displa y (OSD) menu structure DISPLA Y Auto Adjustment H. Positi on V. P o s i t i o n Pixel Clock Phase Red PICTURE Brightness Normal Green Contrast Bluish Blue Sharpness Reddish Color User Mode Y es Reset Color No AUDIO V olume Mute Y es English No French German Italian DVI S p anish SYSTEM Input D-sub Poli[...]

24 How to adjust your monitor H ot key mode The monitor k eys perform as hotkeys to pr ovide di rect access t o particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displa ying on-screen. Brightness hot key Contrast hot key V olume hot key Pr ess the X k ey to display the Brightne ss indicator . Further press the X key to increase or the W k[...]

25 How to adjust your monitor Main menu mode Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu to adjust all the setting s on y our monitor . Pr ess the MENU key t o display the follo wing main OSD menu. There are 14 differe nt menu languages, see “ Language on p age 32 ” under “OSD Settings” for mo re details. For mor e information on each men[...]

26 How to adjust your monitor Display menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display 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 mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then pr ess the ENTER key to select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X k eys to make adjustme[...]

27 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 synchronise with the analog input video sig nal. N ot applicabl[...]

28 How to adjust your monitor Picture menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display 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 mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then pr ess the ENTER key to select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X k eys to make adjustmen[...]

29 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 color . Pr ess the W or X k eys 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 white c olor . R eddish Applies a warm tint t o the image and [...]

30 How to adjust your monitor A udio menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display 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 mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then pr ess the ENTER key to select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X k eys to make adjustments[...]

31 How to adjust your monitor System menu 1. Pr ess the MENU k ey to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X k eys to select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER key to en ter the menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X k eys to mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then press the ENTER k ey to select that item. 4. Pr ess the W or X key s to ma ke adjustments[...]

32 How to adjust your monitor Language Sets the OSD menu language. Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the value. The language options displayed on your OSD may diff er from those shown on the right, depending on the pr oduct supplied in your region. • Eng lish • Fren ch • German • Italian • Spanish • P olish/ J apanese • Cze ch/ T radi[...]

33 How to adjust your monitor R eset All Resets all mode, color and geometr y settings to the factory default values. Pr ess the W or X k eys to adjust the value. • YES • NO[...]

34 Troubleshooting 9. T roubleshooting Fre qu en tl y a ske d q ue s ti on s (F A Q ) The image is blurred: Read the How to adjust the screen resolution on p age 19 section, and then select the correct resolution, refresh rate and ma ke adjustments based on these instructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? R emov e the extension cable fo r [...]

35 Troubleshooting If the LED is illuminated in orange, the pow er management mode is acti ve. P ress an y butt on on the comput er keyboard or mo ve the mouse. If that d oes not help , check the signal cable connectors. I f any pin is bent or br ok en off, plea se contact y our dealer to get nec essary suppor t. Is the prompt on the display not il[...]

36 Supported PC Timings 10. Suppor t ed PC T imings • M odes not listed in the table ma y not be supporte d. For an optimal pictur e, we rec ommended you choose a mode listed in the table abo v e. • There ar e 22 available modes that ar e co mpatible with Wind ows. • Image disruption ma y occur as a r esult of signal frequency differ ences fr[...]

37 Specifications 11. Specifications BenQ FP73E Model FP73E Display type Viewable diagonal Native (maximum) resolution Colors Contrast / Brightness Response time Viewing angle (lef t/right, up/down) 17.0 ” , active, TFT 432 mm 1,280 x 1,024 16.2 million 500:1 / 300 cd/m 2 8 ms 140, 130 (CR=10) 160, 160 (CR=5) Line frequency Image frequency 31 - 8[...]

38 Specifications Operating voltage T ilt (down/up) Swivel (left/right) Height adjustment Dimensions (H x W x D) Weight Automatic switched mode power supply , 100-260 V , 50-60 Hz -5° ~ +20 ° 180°/180° 72 mm 416.1 x 371.6 x 222 mm 6.2 kg[...]