Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RL2450H / RL2450HT BenQ
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RL2450H / RL2450HT User Manu al.
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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.
6 Getting st arted CD-R OM Pow er C o rd (Picture ma y differ fr om pr oduct supplied for your regi on. ) Video Cable: D-Sub Video Cable: D VI-D Video Cable: HDMI (Optional accessor y) Consider k eeping the box and packaging in storage for us e in the future when you ma y need to transpor t the monitor .
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 1 2 3. A C Pow er Input jack 4. Headphone jack 5. HDMI sock et 6. D VI-D socket 7. D-Sub sock et 8. K ensington lock slot 9. Release button 10.
8 How to assem ble your monitor har dware (RL2450H) How to assemble y our monitor har dwar e (RL2450H) • If your model came with a height adjustment stan d (HAS), ref er to Assembling y our monitor wi th a height adjustment stand (RL2 450HT) on page 1 4 for details on har dwar e installation.
9 How to assemble your mo nitor hardware (RL24 50H) Gently attempt to pull them back a part to check that they ha ve pr operl y engaged. Carefull y lift the monitor , turn it over and place it upright on its stand on a flat ev en surface .
10 How to assem ble your monitor har dware (RL2450H) 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.
11 How to assemble your monitor hardware (RL 2450H) 5. Connect- to and turn-on the pow er . Plug the other end of the pow er cor d into a pow er outlet and turn it on. Picture ma y differ fr om pr oduct supplied for y our r egion. T urn on the monitor by pressing the pow er button on the monitor .
12 How to assem ble your monitor har dware (RL2450H) How to detach the stand 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.
13 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 .
14 Assembling your monitor with a height adjus tment Assembling y our monitor with a height adjustment stand (RL2450HT) How to attach the monitor base • 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.
15 Assembling your monitor with a height adjustment stand Extend the monitor to the maximum ex tended position. Then tilt the monitor . And r otate the monitor 90 degrees counter clockwise as illustrated. Y ou might want to adjust the monitor stand height.
16 Assembling your monitor with a height adjus tment How to detach the base T o move the monitor pr operly , you should extend the m onitor to its maximum height, then place one hand on the upp er part of the monitor stand an d the other hand on the low er par t of the stand as illustrated.
17 Assembling your monitor with a height adjustment stand 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 desir ed height.
18 Assembling your monitor with a height adjus tment Rotating the monitor 1. Pivot the displa y . Befor e r otating the monitor with a portrait viewing or ientation, the displa y has to be r otated 90 degr ees. Right-click the desktop and select Screen resolution fr om the popup menu.
19 Assembling your monitor with a height adjustment stand Vie wing angle adjustment Y ou ma y position the scr een to the desir ed angl e with -5° to +15° moni tor tilt, 90° (left and right total) monitor swiv el , and 110 mm monitor height. 4. Adjust the monitor to the desir ed vie wing angle .
20 Assembling your monitor with a height adjus tment Using the monitor wall mounting kit The back of your LCD monitor has a VESA st andard mount with 100mm pattern, allo wing the installation of a wall mount brac k et. Bef or e starting to instal l a monitor wall mounting kit, please r ead the pr ecautions car efully .
21 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.
22 Getting the m ost 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.
23 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 curr ently tested as compatible f or Windows Vista and Windows 7 Operating System (OS).
24 Getting the m ost 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.
25 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to install on Windo ws Vista systems 1. Open Display Settings . Right-click the desktop and select Personalize from th e popup menu. Select Display Settings fr om the Personalize appearance a nd sounds window .
26 How to adjus t your monito r How to adjust y our monitor The contr o l panel No . Name Description 1. Control k eys Accesses the functions or menu items displa yed on the scr een, right next to each ke y . 2. Po w er k e y T urns the powe r on or off.
27 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.
28 How to adjus t your monito r Custom Key 2 • By default, the k ey is the hot k ey for Display Mode . T o change the default settings , see Customizing the hot k e ys on page 29 . • For D own/Decr ease adjustment. Custom Key 3 / • By default, the k e y is the hot k e y fo r Smart Scaling .
29 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.
30 How to adjus t your monito r • Sharpness (see page 34) • Black eQualizer (see page 34) • Gamma (see page 35) • Color T emperature (see page 35) • Hue (see page 35) • Saturation (see pag.
31 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.
32 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 .
33 Navigating the main menu Phase Adjusts the pix el clock phase timing to synchr onize with the analog input video signal. See also: Pictur e optimization on page 29 .
34 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 .
35 Navigating the main menu Gamma Adjusts the tone luminance. The default value is 3 (the standard value f or Windows). • Gamma 1 • Gamma 2 • Gamma 3 • Gamma 4 • Gamma 5 Color T emperature Normal Allo ws video and still photographs to be vie w ed with natural coloring.
36 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 .
37 Navigating the main menu RTS F or pla ying R TS (Real-time strategy) games. Gamer1 Applies customized displa y settings. For details on setting up a game mode , see Setting up your own game mode on page 29 . Gamer2 Gamer3 Senseye Demo Displa ys the prev iew of scr e en images under the selected mode fr om Pictur e Mode.
38 Navigating the main menu 22"W (16:10) Displa ys the input image as if on a 22"W monitor of 16:10 aspect ratio . 23"W (16:9) Displa ys the input image as if on a 23"W monitor of 16:9 aspect ratio . Smart Scaling Adjusts the displa y size to best suit your needs.
39 Navigating the main menu Sa v e Settings 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 .
40 Navigating the main menu Audio 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 .
41 Navigating the main menu System 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 .
42 Navigating the main menu OSD Settings Language Sets the OSD menu language. The language options disp la yed on y our OSD ma y differ fr om those shown on the right, dependin g on the product supplied in y our r egion.
43 Navigating the main menu Auto Power Off Sets the time to pow er off the monitor automaticall y in pow er sa ving mode . • OFF • 10min. • 20min.
44 Trouble shooting T r oubleshooting Fr equentl y ask ed questions (F A Q) The image has a faulty coloration. • The default Picture Mode is RTS , which is designed f or R T S games. If you pr efer other pictur e modes, go to Pic ture Advanced and change setting in Picture Mode .
45 Troubleshooting Need mor e help? If y our pr oblems r emain after checking this ma nual, please contact y our place of pur chase or e-mail us at: Support@BenQ.
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