Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FP231W BenQ
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W e lc ome FP231W L CD Colo r M onitor 23.0" L CD P anel Size Us e r ’ s 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 .......... ............................................................................................................ 5 Getting to know your Monitor .. ................................
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5 Getting started Getting star ted W hen unpacking please check y ou hav e the follo wing items. If they are missing or ar e damaged, please immediately contact the dealer at which y ou purc hased the goods.
6 Getting st arted Signal cable: D-Sub USB Cable Signal Cable: DVI-D Audio Cable (optional) Speaker Unit: SRS (optional) Webcam Unit (optional).
7 Getting to know your Mo nitor Getting to kno w your M onito r Fron t Vie w Back V iew (1) 2.
8 Getting to kn ow your Monitor Back V iew (2): Locations of plugs & sockets 1. Power AC Input Jack 2. Composite V ideo Input 3. S-Video Input 4. DVI-D Connector 5.
9 How to install your monitor hardware H o w t o install your monit or har dwar e Mak e sure that the c omputer and monito r's powe r ar e both turned off. Please go along w ith the following steps to install y our L CD monito r . 3 1. U npack the pac kage and plac e the monitor stand firmly .
10 How to install your monitor hardware 4. Connect one end of the D-S ub cable to the mo nitor and the other end to y our comput er . 5. Connect one end of the D VI-D cable to the monit or and the other end to the signal connector of y our computer . (Optional).
11 How to install your monitor hardware A djusting Y our M onit or M onitor H eight 9. Plug the other end of the po wer c or d in a nearby wall socket. 10. P ress the P ow er button on the side panel of the monitor . The po wer indicator will light up.
12 How to install your monitor hardware M onitor Angle.
13 Getting the most f rom your BenQ monitor Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monito r Ho w do I gain the most ben efit fr om my new monit or? T o gain the most benefit fro m your new BenQ c olor L CD flat sc reen monitor , y ou should install the custom BenQ L CD Monit or driv er software as pr o v ided on the BenQ L CD M onit or CD-R OM.
14 Getting the most from your BenQ moni tor 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.
15 Getting the most f rom 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 .
16 Getting the most from your BenQ moni tor H ow t o install on W indows XP syst ems 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.
17 Getting the most f rom your BenQ monitor H ow t o install on W indows 2000, ME, & 98 syst ems Y ou do not need to follow this instruction if yo u are inst alling onto a computer which has a Windows XP (or late r) version system. In that case, see the instructions at How to inst all on Windows XP systems .
18 Getting the most from your BenQ moni tor H o w to c omplet e the W indows U pg rade Dev ice Driv er W izard 1. Load the BenQ L CD M onitor CD-R OM which came with your monit or . Insert the CD-R OM into a CD driv e on the comput er you attac hed the monitor to .
19 Getting the most f rom your BenQ monitor Should you wish to do so , this is wher e you can change the screen resolution (a rea and color). See How t o adjust the screen resolution for details.
20 How to adjust the screen reso lution H o w t o adjust the scr een r esolu tion Due to the natur e of liquid cr ystal displa y (L CD) tech nolog y , the picture resolu tion is alwa ys fix ed. The best possible picture for yo ur FP231W is achieved with a resolution of 1920x1200.
21 How to adjust the screen refresh rate H o w t o adju st the screen r efresh rate 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 CD display to flick er . The best results are obtained b y using the factory modes already set in y our c omputer .
22 How to set the pic ture optimiza tion H o w t o set the picture optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal display is t o use the i key function. Pr ess the i ke y t o optimize and adjust the scr een sett ings automatically for yo u. Refer t o H ow t o adjust your M onitor for button locatio ns and functionalit y .
23 How to adjust your Monito r Ho w to a dju st your M oni tor A Look at the Contr ol P anel There ar e 7 keys for user’ s contr ol including “Enter” , “ t ” , “ u ” , “Exit” , "Input" and “ iK e y ” and a powe r switch.
24 How to adjust your Monitor Ho t K e y Mo de Brig htness and Contr ast hot key Input hot k ey Mai n M en u Mo de Contr ol Functions A vailable in Main M enu Pr ess t t o enter Bright ness menu, pr ess t or u key t o adjust the degree of brig htness and press “Exit ” to exit OSD .
25 How to adjust your Monito r L uminance sub men u Pr ess t or u k ey to adjust the degree of Bright ness, press “Exit ” to r eturn to the previous menu. Pr ess t or u k ey to adjust the degree of Contrast, press “Exit ” t o return t o the previous menu.
26 How to adjust your Monitor Geometr y sub menu Pr ess t or u key to adjust the H orizontal P osit ion, press “Exit ” t o return to pr evious menu. Pr ess t or u key to adjust the V er tical P osit ion, press “Exit ” k ey to return to pr ev ious menu.
27 How to adjust your Monito r Color sub menu U ser P r eset: U ser ma y set the color ba lance of R e d, Green and Blue..
28 How to adjust your Monitor OSD sub menu Pr ess t or u k ey to adjust the Horizo ntal P osition of the OSD , press “Exit ” to return to previous menu. Pr ess t or u key to adjust the V er tical P osition of the OSD , press “Exit” t o return to pr evious menu.
29 How to adjust your Monito r PIP sub menu Pr ess t or u key to indicate the PIP Sourc e as S-V ideo or Composit e, or choose Off to disable this function. W hen done, pr ess "Enter" to activate the settings. T o return to pr evious menu, press "E xit.
30 How to adjust your Monitor Pr ess t or u key t o specify the PIP Size. W hen done, press "Ent er" to innitiate the settings. Press "Exit" t o return to previous menu. Pr ess t or u k ey to set the PIP Bright ness value between 0 and 100.
31 How to adjust your Monito r Re ca l l su b m en u Pr ess t or u k ey to adjust the value of Saturation between 0 and 100. Wh en done, press "Ent er" to activat e the settings.
32 How to adjust your Monitor Miscellaneous sub men u Inp ut S ele ct : Select D-sub (analog), DVI (digital), S-V ideo , or Composite input. Displa y M ode: Pr ess t or u key t o toggle between these three optio ns: Full, 1:1, or A spect. W hen done, press "Enter" t o activate the settings.
33 Troubleshooting T r oubleshooting Fr equently A sked Questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: Read the How to adjust th e scr een resolution section, and then selec t the correct resolution, refresh rate and make adjustment s based on these ins tructions.
34 Troubles hooting The image is distorted, flash es or flickers: Read the How to adjust the screen resolution section and then select the correc t resolution, refresh rate and make adjustment s based on these in structions.
35 Supported operating modes Supported operating modes • M odes not listed in the table ma y not be suppor te d. F or an optimal picture, w e rec ommended you choose a mode list ed in the table abov e. • There ar e 25 available modes that ar e compatible with W indows.
36 Supported operating modes • T o extend the serv ice life of the pr oduct, we r ecommend that y ou use y our comput er's power management function.
37 Specifications Specifications 11 Model FP231W Display type Viewable diagonal Native (maximum) resolution Colors Contrast / Brightness Response time Viewing angle (left/right, up/down) 23.
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