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1 W e lc ome LC D Mo n i t o r Us e r M a n u a l V2220H / V2220HP V2420H / V2420HP V2320H / VW2420H[...]
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2 Copy r i g ht Copyrig ht © 2010 by BenQ C orporat ion. All rig hts reserved. N o part of this publication may be repr oduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into an y language or comput er language, in an y form or b y an y me ans, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual o r otherw ise, w[...]
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3 Care A nd Cleaning • Cleaning. Always unpl ug y our monitor fr om th e wall outlet before cleaning. Clean the L CD monitor surface with a lint-free, non-abrasiv e cl oth. A void using an y liquid, aerosol or glass cleaners. • Slots and openings on the back or top of the cabinet ar e for ventilation. They must not be blocked or c over ed. Y ou[...]
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4 Table of Contents Copyright ......................... ......................................................................... ................... ..... 2 Disclaimer ................... ......................................................................... ........................ ..... 2 Getting started ............ .........................[...]
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5 Getting started 1. Getting star ted W hen unpacking please check you ha ve the follo w ing items. If an y are missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purc hase for a replacement. BenQ LCD Monitor Monitor Base Quick S tar t Guide CD-ROM Power Adapter Power Cord (Picture may differ from product supplied for your region.)[...]
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6 Getting started Consider keeping the bo x and packa ging in storage for use in the future when you may need to tra nsport the monitor . The fitted foam p a cking is idea l for protecting th e monitor during transport. Video Cable: D-Sub Video Cable: DVI-D (Optional accessory for models with DVI inputs, sold sep a rately) Video Cable: HDMI (Option[...]
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7 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w your monit or Fron t v ie w Back view 1. Power button 2. Control buttons 3. DC Power Input jack 4. Headphone ja ck (selected models only) 5. D-Sub socket 6. DVI-D socket 7. HDMI socke t (selected m odels only) 8. Lock switch •Above diagram may vary depen ding on the model. •Picture may differ f[...]
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8 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. H ow t o assemble y our monitor har dware 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 un til instructed to do so. 1. Attac h the monitor base. Please be caref ul to prevent damag e to the monitor . Placing the screen surface on an[...]
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9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 2. Connect the PC v ideo cable T o Connect the D-Sub Cable Connect the plug of the D-S u b cable (at the end without the ferrite filter) to the monitor video sock et. Connect the other end of the cable (at the end with the fer rite filter) to the compu ter video socket. Tighte n all finger screw s to prevent [...]
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10 How to assemble your monitor hardware 5. T urn on the power . Picture may differ from produ ct supplied for your reg ion. T urn on the monitor b y pressi ng the pow er button on the rig ht of the monitor . T urn on the comput er too, and fo llow the instructions in Section 4: Getting the most from y our BenQ monitor on page 12 to ins tal l t he [...]
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11 How to assemble your monitor hardware H ow t o detach the stand base 1. Prepar e the monitor and area. T urn off the monitor and the po wer before unpl ugging the powe r cable. T urn off the compu ter befor e unplugging the monitor signal cable. Pr otect the monitor and scr een by clearing a flat open area on your desk and placing a so ft item l[...]
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12 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 4. Getting the most from y our BenQ monitor T o gain the most b enefit fr om your new BenQ c olor LCD flat scr een monitor , you should install the custom BenQ L CD Mo nitor dr iv er software as provided on the BenQ L CD Monit or CD-ROM. The circumstances under whic h you c onnec t and install your BenQ L [...]
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13 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install the monit or on a new comput er This instruc tion details the proc edure for select ing and installing the BenQ L C D M onitor driver software on a new c omputer which has nev er had a monitor driv er in stalled before . This instruct ion is only suitable for a comput er w hic h has never b[...]
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14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o up g rade the monitor on an existing c omputer This instruction details the procedure for manual ly updating the existing monitor driver software on your M icrosoft W indows c omputer . It is cu rrently t ested as c ompat ible for W indows XP , W indows V ista, and W indo ws 7 Operating System (OS[...]
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15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indo ws 7 system 1. Open Display Properties. Go to Start , Control Panel , Hardware and Sound , Devices and Pri nters and right-click the name of your monit or from the me nu. Alternati vely , r ight-click the deskt op and select Personal ize , Display , Devices and Printers , and rig[...]
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16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indo ws V ista systems 1. Open Display Settings . Right-click the deskto p and select Personalize fr om the popup menu. Select Display Settings fr om the Personalize appearance and sounds wind ow . The Display Settings wi nd ow will di spl ay . 2. Click the Advanced Settings butt on. [...]
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17 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install on W indo ws XP system 1. Open Display Properties . The quickest shortcut to Display Properties is thr oug h the W indows deskt op. Right-click the desk top and select Properties fr om the popup menu. Alternati vely , the W indows menu t o Display Properties is located in Control Panel . In[...]
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18 Picture optimization 5. Picture optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal displa y from an analog (D-S ub) input is to use the AUTO ke y function. Pr ess the AUTO k ey to optimize the currently displa yed image to the scr een. W hen you connect a digital v ideo output using a dig ital (DVI or HDMI) cable t o your monit or , the AUTO k e[...]
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19 How to adjust your monitor 6. H ow t o adjust y our monitor The c ontr ol panel 1. AUT O : Adjusts v ertical position, phase, hor izont al position and pix e l clock automatically . 2. MENU key : A ctivates OSD main menu and return to the previous menu or exit OSD . 3. / Mode k ey : For L eft/Decrease adjustment. The key is the hot k ey for M od[...]
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20 How to adjust your monitor Ho t ke y m o d e The monit or k eys perform as hot keys t o provide direct ac cess t o particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displa ying on-screen. V olume hot key Mo de h o t ke y Inp ut h ot ke y Pr ess the key to display the Vo l u m e indicators. F ur ther press the key will increase the v ol[...]
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21 How to adjust your monitor M ain menu mode Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Display) men u to adjust all the settings on your monito r . Pr ess the MENU key to display the fo llowing main OSD menu. The OSD menu languages may dif fer from the product supplied to your region, see “ Language on p age 30 ” under “OSD Settings” for more det ai[...]
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22 How to adjust your monitor Display men u 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select DISPLA Y and then press the ENTER ke y to enter the m enu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key to select that it em. 4. Pr ess the or keys to mak e adjustments or select[...]
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23 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition Ad justs the horizontal position of the screen image. Pr ess the or keys to adjust the value. 0 to 100 V . P osit ion 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 synchroniz e with the analog input video sig nal. N ot applicable to[...]
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24 How to adjust your monitor Picture menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select PICTURE and then press the ENTER ke y to enter the m enu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key to select that it em. 4. Pr ess the or keys to mak e adjustments or selectio[...]
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25 How to adjust your monitor Color - Pr ess ENTE R to enter the Color menu This Color menu is available only in the S tanda rd mode. N or mal Allows video and still photographs to be viewed with n atural coloring. This is the factor y default col or . Pr ess the or k e ys to select this option. Bluish Applies a c o ol tint to the image and is fact[...]
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26 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanced menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select PICTURE ADV ANCED and then press the ENTER key to enter t he menu . 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key to select that it em. 4. Pr ess the or keys to mak e adj[...]
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27 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 two windows; the left w indow demonstrates images of Standard mode, while the rig ht window presents the images under the specified mode. Pr ess the or keys to change the settings. • ON ?[...]
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28 How to adjust your monitor Color Fo rmat Determines the color space (R GB or YUV) based on the following detected video sig nal: • D-Sub (V GA) from PC: The default Color F ormat is R GB. • D-Sub (Co m ponent) from a video dev ice: The default Color F ormat is YUV . Y ou might need to manually set the Color Format if colors shown on the moni[...]
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29 How to adjust your monitor Au d i o m e n u 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys to select A UDIO and then press the ENTER k e y to enter the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to move the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key to select that it em. 4. Pr ess the or keys to make adjustments or selectio[...]
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30 How to adjust your monitor System menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key t o display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the or keys t o select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER k e y to ente r the menu. 3. Pr ess the or keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key to select that it em. 4. Pr ess the or keys to mak e adjustments or selectio[...]
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31 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition A djusts the horizontal position of the OSD menu. Pr ess the or k e ys to change the setting s. 0 to 100 V . P osit ion A djusts the ve rtical position of the OSD menu. 0 to 100 Display T ime Adjusts the displa y time of the OSD menu. • 5 Sec. • 10 Sec. • 15 Sec. • 20 Sec. • 25 Sec. • 30 Sec. O[...]
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32 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Cha nnel/Command Inte rface, which was developed by Video Electronics S tandards Association (VESA). DDC/CI capability allows monito r controls to be sent via the software for remote diag nostics. HDMI A uto Sw i t c h W hen this func tion is activated, HDMI port wi ll be in the input au[...]
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33 Troubleshooting 7. T r oubleshooting Fr equently ask ed questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: R ead the instruc tions on the link " A djusting the Screen R esolution " on the CD , and then select the correct r esolution, refresh rate and mak e adjustments based on these inst ructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable ? R emov e t[...]
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34 Troubleshooting Is the prompt on the display illuminated in orange? If the LED is illuminated in orange, the pow er management mode is active. P ress any butt on on the comput er k eyboard or mov e the mouse. If that does not help , check the signal cable connect ors. If any pin is bent or br ok en off, please contact y our dealer to get necessa[...]