Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BL3200PT BenQ
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BL Series LCD Monitor User Manu al.
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3 Ser vicing Do not attempt to ser vice this pr oduct y ourself, as opening or r emoving co v ers ma y expose you to danger ous voltages or other risks. If an y of the abov e mentio ned misuse or other accident such as dr opping or mishandling occurs, contact qualified ser vice personnel for ser vicing.
4 Table of Contents Copyright ............................ ...................................................... ................................... ................. 2 Getting started ..... ...................................................... ....
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 Video Cable: D VI-D Dual Link Video Cable: DP Video Cable: HDMI Adapter : DP to mini DP (Optional accessor y , sold separately) Audio Cable USB Cable OSD Contr oller Wir e Holder • 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.
7 Getting to know your monitor Getting to know y our monitor Fr ont view Back vie w 1. Light sensor / Eco sensor 2. Contr ol buttons 3. P ow er button 12 3 4. Wire holder sock et 5. USB 3.0 port s (upstr eam; connecting to the PC) 6. OSD Contr oller sock et 7.
8 Getting to k now your moni tor 13. Displa yP ort socket 14. D-Sub sock et 15. D VI-D socket 16. HDMI sock et 17. SD card slot 18. USB 3.0 por ts (downstr eam; connecting to USB de vices) 19. Headphone jack 20. Quick release button • Above diagram ma y var y depending on the model.
9 Getting to know your monitor Connection The follo wing connection illustratio ns ar e for y our r eference on l y . For cables that ar e not supplied with your pr oduct, yo u can pur chase them separatel y . For detailed connection methods, see page 11 - 14 .
10 How to assemble your monitor hardware 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 power to the monitor until instructed to do so. • Th e foll owin g ill ust rati ons a re for you r referenc e on ly .
11 How to assemble your monitor hardw are Tighten the thumbscre w on the bottom of the monitor base as illustrated. An d then turn the stand counter clockwise to face forward. Orient and align the stand arm with the monitor ( ), push them together until they click and lock into place () .
12 How to assemble your monitor 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.
13 How to assemble your monitor hardw are Y ou ma y connect he adphones to the headphone jack found on the back side of the monitor . 4. Connect USB devices. Connect the USB cable betw een the PC and the monitor (via the upstr eam USB port at the back).
14 How to assemble your monitor hardware 5. Connect the memor y card. Insert an SD , MMC , or MS memor y card f ollowing the direction indicated on the car d to exchange files. Requires car d r eader driver f or Windows 8.1 operating system. Install the driver from the supplied CD .
15 How to assemble your monitor hardw are 8. Organize the cables. Attach the wire holder to its sock et on the r ear of the monitor . And inser t the cables one after one into the wire holder ( ). Route the cables via the ca ble man agement h ole ( ).
16 How to assemble your monitor hardware How to detach the stand and the base 1. Prepar e the monitor and ar ea. T urn off the monitor and the pow er befor e unplugging the pow er cable . T urn off the computer before unplugging the monitor signal cable.
17 How to assemble your monitor hardw are T urn the stand counter clockwise until y ou cannot go fur ther . And then detach the base fr om the stand..
18 How to assemble your monitor hardware Adjusting the monitor height T o adjust the monitor height, hold both the left and the right sides of the monitor to low er the monitor or lift it up to the de sir ed height.
19 How to assemble your monitor hardw are Rotating the monitor 1. Pivot the displa y . Befor e r otating the monitor with a por trait vie wing orientation, the disp la y has to be rotated 90 degr ees.
20 How to assemble your monitor hardware Vie wing angle adjustment Y ou ma y position the screen to the desir ed angl e with -5° to + 20° moni tor tilt, 90° (left and right total) monitor swiv e l, and 150 mm monitor height. 4. Adjust the monitor to the desired vie wing angle .
21 How to assemble your monitor hardw are Using the monitor wall mounting kit The back of y our LCD monitor has a VESA standard mount with 100mm pattern, allo wing the installation of a wall mount brack et. Befor e starting to install a mo nitor wall mounting kit, please read the pr ecautions carefully .
22 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor T o gain the most benef it fr om y our new BenQ LCD monitor , you should install the custom BenQ LCD Monitor driver softwar e as pr ovided on the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-R OM.
23 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to install the monitor on a ne w computer This instruction details the pr ocedur e f or select ing and installing the BenQ LCD Monitor driv er softwar e on a new computer wh ich has ne v er had a monitor dr iv er installed bef or e.
24 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer This instruction details the pr ocedur e for ma nuall y updating the existing monitor driv er software on y our Microsoft Windows computer . It is currentl y tested as compatible for Windows 8.
25 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to install on Windo ws 8 (8.1) system (selected models only) 1. Open Display Properties . Mov e the cursor to the low er -ri ght of the s creen or pr ess the Windows + C buttons on the k e yboard to brin g up the Charm bar .
26 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor How to install on Windo ws 7 system 1. Open Display Properties . Go to Start , Control Panel, Hardwa re and Sound, Devices and Printers and right-click the name of y our monitor fr om the menu.
27 How to adjust your monitor 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 ye d on the scr een, right next to each k ey . 2. P ow er k ey T urns the po w er on or off.
28 How to a djust your moni tor OSD Contr oller Apart from the contr ol k eys, OSD Contr oller also provides a quick wa y to control and access the OSD menus. Y ou need to connect the OSD Contr oller to your mo nitor prior to use. Follow the instructions in Connect the OSD Controller to the monitor .
29 How to adjust your monitor 5. Na vigation buttons ( / / / ) • : For Up/Incr ease adjustment. • : For Down/Decr ease adjustment. • : Enters sub menus. • : Returns to the pr evious men u. 6. OK k e y ( ) • Activates the hot k e y menu. • Selects menu items.
30 How to a djust your moni tor Basic menu operation All OSD (On Screen Displa y) me nus can be accessed by the cont r ol k eys. Y ou can use the OSD menu t o adjust all t he settings on yo ur monitor . 1. Press an y of the co ntr ol k e ys. Alternativ ely , pr ess the k ey on the OSD Contr oller .
31 How to adjust your monitor Contr olling the displa y with Displa y Pilot The pr ovided Display Pilot softwar e on the CD is an altern ativ e to control the displa y . The main functions include: • Control of the OSD men us. • Setup of r otating the displa y wit h the monitor au tomatically (see page 19 ).
32 How to a djust your moni tor 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 cu rr entl y displa yed image to the scr een.
33 How to adjust your monitor Using Smar t Scaling Y ou can resize y our displa y by Smart Scaling . 1. Go to Picture Advanced and Smart Scaling . 2. Adjust the value. Choosing an appr opriate pictur e mode Y our monitor pro vides various pi ctur e modes that ar e suitable for diff er ent types of i mages.
34 Navigating the main menu Na vigating the main menu Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Displa y) menu to adjust all the se tti ngs on y our monitor . Press an y o f the contr ol k eys or the k ey on the OSD Contr oller to bring up the hot ke y menu. Select ( Menu ) to access the main menu .
35 Navigating the main menu Displa y menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on th e input sour ces, functi ons 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 espond ing OSD icons will disappear .
36 Navigating the main menu H. Position Adjusts the horizontal position of the scr een image. 0 to 100 V . Position Adjusts the v ertical position of the screen image. 0 to 100 Pixel Clock Adjusts the pix el cloc k fr equency timing to synchronize with the anal og input video signal.
37 Navigating the main menu Pictur e menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on th e input sour ces, functi ons 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 espond ing OSD icons will disappear .
38 Navigating the main menu Gamma Adjusts the tone luminance. The default value is 3 (the standard value f or Windows). • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 Color T emperature Normal Allows video and still photographs to be vie w ed with natural coloring. This is the factor y default color .
39 Navigating the main menu Pictur e Advanced men u A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on th e input sour ces, functi ons 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 espond ing OSD icons will disappear .
40 Navigating the main menu Present ation Minimizes the differ ences of color , contrast, and brightness betw een the images displa yed on the monitor and pr ojected by a pr ojector . St andard For basic PC a pplication. Low Blue Light Decr eases the blue lig ht emitted fr om the displa y to reduce the risk of blue light exposur e to y our ey es.
41 Navigating the main menu Display Mode This featur e is pr o vided to allo w aspect ratios other than 16:9 to be displa y e d without geometric distortion. The options under Display Mode will be different depending on the input signal sources. Depending o n y our select ion of Picture Mode , dif ferent Display Mode option is pre- set.
42 Navigating the main menu Color Format Determines the color space ( RGB or YUV ) based on the detected video signal. Y o u might need to ma nually set the Color Format if colors shown on the monitor scre en do not displa y pr operl y . If the input sour ce is HDMI or DP , color format is not selectable.
43 Navigating the main menu Audio menu A vailable menu options ma y var y depending on th e input sour ces, functi ons 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 espond ing OSD icons will disappear .
44 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 .
45 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.
46 Navigating the main menu Custom Key 1 Sets the function to be a ccessed by custom k ey 1. • Picture Mode • CAD / CAM • Animation • Low Blue Light • Display Mode • Brightness • Contras.
47 Navigating the main menu Information D ispla ys the current monitor pr oper ty settings. • Input • Current Resolution • Optimum Resolution (best with the monitor) • Model Name DisplayPort Selects an appr opriate DP stan dard for data transmission.
48 Navigating the main menu Ergonomics 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 .
49 Navigating the main menu Smart Reminder Decides to displa y the pop-up message that reminds y ou to r est y our e y es. • ON • OFF Tim e interval (min.) Sets the inter val of the reminder message . • 20 • 40 • 60 • 80 • 100 Duration (sec.
50 Navigating the main menu Eco 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 .
51 Navigating the main menu ECO Sensor Meter Sets to displa y the countdown to turn off the monitor . • ON • OFF Sensor Range Decides ho w far the sensor can detect.
52 Trouble shooting T r oubleshooting Fr equentl y ask ed questions (F A Q) The image is blurred. Read the instructions on the link "Adjusting the Screen Resolution" on the CD , and then select the corr ect r e solution, r efr esh rate and mak e adjustments based on these instructions.
53 Troubleshooting Faint shadow fr om the static im age displa 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 "sleep" mode when not activ ely in use. • Use a scr eensa ver to pr ev ent the occurrence of image r etention.
54 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. No sound can be heard fr om the built-in speakers: • Check whether Line In is pr operl y connected.
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