Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SW2700PT BenQ
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SW Series LCD Monitor User Manu al.
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3 • It is the sole r esponsibility of the user if pr oblems (such as data loss and system failur e) occurr ed due to non-factory pr ovided softwar e , parts, and/ or non-original accessories. • Please use the original accessories (e.g. power cable) only with the de vice to a void possible dangers such as electric shock and fir e.
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: DP to mini DP Video Cable: HDMI (Optional accessor y) USB Cable OSD Contr oller Shading hood • 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 The illustrations in this docume nt ar e f or your r eference onl y and ma y look differ ent fr om the appearance of the pr oduct supplied f or your r e gion. Fr ont view Back vie w SW24 series SW27 series 1.
8 Getting to k now your moni tor 12. Handle 13. Hook (for shading hood installation) 14. USB por t x 2 (downstr eam; connecting to USB de vices) 15. SD card slot 16. VESA mount release button • Above diagram ma y var y depending on the model. • Picture ma y differ from pr oduct supplied for y our region.
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 12 - 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 T urn the base counterclockwise until y ou cannot go fur ther . Raise the thumbscre w lid ( ) and tighten the thumbscre w as illustrated ( ) . Then push the lid back. Caref ully put do wn the stand an d the base.
12 How to assemble your monitor hardware Y ou might want to adjust the monitor stand height. See Adjusting the monitor heigh t on page 21 for m ore information. Y ou should position the monitor and angle the screen to minimize unwanted reflections fr om other light sources.
13 How to assemble your monitor hardw are T o Connect the DP Cable Connect the plug of the DP cable to the monitor video sock et. Connect the other end of the cable to the computer video sock et. The video cables included in your package and the sock et illustrations on the right ma y var y depending on the product supplied for your r egion.
14 How to assemble your monitor hardware 5. Connect USB devices. Connect the USB cable betw een the PC and the monitor (via the upstr eam USB port at the back). This upstr eam USB port transmit s data between the PC and the USB devices connected to the monitor .
15 How to assemble your monitor hardw are 8. Organize the cables. 9. 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 .
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 p ow er befor e unplugging the pow er cable . T urn off the computer befor e unplugging the monitor signal cable.
17 How to assemble your monitor hardw are And then detach the base fr om the stand. 3. Remove the monitor stand. While pressing and holdin g the VESA mo unt r elease button ( ), detach the stand fr om the monitor ( and ).
18 How to assemble your monitor hardware Installing shading hood (optional step) • T o pre v ent glare or most of unwanted r eflections from other light sources off y our screen, y ou can install the shading hood. • Please be careful to pr ev ent damage to the shading h ood and the monitor .
19 How to assemble your monitor hardw are 4. Install the right pa r t of shading hood. 5. Attach to the right side of the monitor . Align the L shape bar on the hood with the one on the right side of the monitor , and press down the hood to fix i t firm ly .
20 How to assemble your monitor hardware 7. If you intend to calibrate the displa y’ s color by a colorimeter , slide the piece down so the colorimeter can be installed. Follow the instruction man uals of the colorimeter you purchased and the pro vided software to complete t he installation and calibration process.
21 How to assemble your monitor hardw are Adjusting the monitor height 1. T o adjust the monitor heig ht, hold both the left and the right sides of the moni tor to low er the monitor or lift it up to th e desired height. 2. On the monitor stand is an adjustment scale that helps k eep track of y our pr efer r ed monitor height.
22 How to assemble your monitor hardware Vie wing angle adjustment Y ou ma y position the scr een to the desir ed an gle with th e monitor tilt , swiv el, and height adjustment functions. Refer to the pr oduct specifications f or details. Tilting the monitor Swiv eling the monitor Tilt the monitor gently .
23 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. Right-click the desktop and select Screen resolution fr om the popup menu.
24 How to assemble your monitor hardware 5. Adjust the monitor to the desired vie wing angle . See View ing angle adjustment on page 22 for mo re info rm ati on .
25 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 .
26 Getting t he most from your BenQ monitor Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor T o gain the most benefit fr om y our ne w 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.
27 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.
28 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 curr ently tested as compatible f or Mac OS, Windows 8.
29 Getting the most fr om your BenQ monitor How to install on Windo ws 8 (8.1) system 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 .
30 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.
31 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 pow er on or off.
32 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 OS D Contr oller to y our mo nitor prior to use . Follow the instructions in Connect the OSD Controller to the monitor .
33 How to adjust your monitor 5. Na vigation buttons ( / / / ) • : F or Up/Incr ease adjustment. • : F or Do wn/Decr ease adjustment. • : Enters sub men us. • : Returns to th e pr ev ious menu. 6. OK k e y ( ) • Activates the hot k e y menu.
34 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. 2. The hot k e y menu i s displa yed.
35 How to adjust your monitor Custom Key 2 • By default, the k ey is the hot k e y f or Color Mode . T o change the default settings, see Customizing the hot k e ys on page 36 . • For Do wn/Decr ease adjustment. Custom Key 3 / • By default, the k e y is the hot k ey for Brightness .
36 How to a djust your moni tor Customizing the hot k eys The left 3 contr ol k e ys (also ca lled custom k eys) perform as ho t k e ys to pro vide dir ect access to pre-def ined functions. Y ou can change the defa ult setting and designat e differ ent functions for these k e ys.
37 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 ol k e ys to br ing up the hot k ey menu, and pr ess ( Menu ) to access the main menu.
38 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 p pear .
39 Navigating the main menu 1:1 Displa ys the input image in its native r esolution without scaling. Item Function Range.
40 Navigating the main menu Color Adjustment 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 p pear .
41 Navigating the main menu Low Blue Light Decreases the blue light em itted fr om the displa y to r educe the risk of blue light exposure to y our e y es. The value for each Low Blue Light mode indicates how much blue light is decr eased compar ed with the Stan da rd mode.
42 Navigating the main menu Gamma Adjusts the tone luminance. • 1. 6 • 1. 8 • 2. 0 • 2. 2 • 2.4 • 2.6 Color Gamut (not a vailable when Color Mode is set to Adobe RGB , sRGB , B+W , or Calibration ) Adobe RGB Suitable for Adobe® RGB compatible peripherals.
43 Navigating the main menu A vailable menu options f or each Color Mode Depending on the Color Mode y ou just set, the a vailable op tions for color adjustment ma y var y .
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 p pear .
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 Auto Power Off Sets the time to pow er off the monitor automaticall y in pow er sa ving mode . • OFF • 10 min. • 20 min.
47 Navigating the main menu Information Displa ys the cur r ent monitor pr operty settings. • Input • Current Resolution • Optimum Resolution (best with the monitor) • Model Name Reset All Resets all mode, color and geometr y settings to the factor y default values.
48 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.
49 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.com. The LED indicator is white or orange . • If the LED lights up in solid wh ite, the monitor is power ed on.
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