Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FP241W Z BenQ
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W e lc ome FP241WZ 24" W ide-Screen L CD M onitor Us e r 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 .......... ............................................................................................................ 4 Getting to know your monitor .. ................................
4 Getting started 1. Getting star ted Y our FP241WZ w ill provide the optimal display perf ormance of the video resolution standar d of 1920 x 1200. Please ensure that y our graphic card suppor ts the resolution of 1920 x 1200. W hen unpacking please check y ou ha v e the follow ing items.
5 Getting started Consider keeping the box and p ackaging in storage for use in the future when you may ne ed to transport the monitor . The fitted foam packing is ideal for protecting t he monitor dur ing transport.
6 Getting to know your monitor 2. Getting to kno w your monit or Fron t v ie w Back view (1) 1. USB dev ice port for optional W eb cam unit 2. USB dev ice ports for connection to built-in USB hub 3.
7 Getting to know your monitor Back v iew (2): locati ons of plugs & sock ets Right-side v iew For more information about th ese keys, please refer to The cont rol p anel on page 26 . 1. P owe r AC input c onnector 5. Component input c onnector 2.
8 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. H ow t o assemble your monit or hard ware 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 moni tor until instructed to do so. 1. U npack the package and place the monit or stand firmly .
9 How to assemble your monitor hardware Then tilt the monitor . T o avoid the edge of the LCD display hitting the monitor base surf ace while it is being rotated, do tilt and extend the monitor t o the highest position bef ore you st art to rotate the display .
10 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4. Connect the PC video cable. Do not use both DVI-D cable and D-Sub cable on the same PC. The only case in which both cabl es can be used is if they are connec ted to two dif ferent PCs with appropriate video systems.
11 How to assemble your monitor hardware 6. Connect the po wer cable to the monitor . Plug one end of the pow er cord into the sock et labelled ‘PO WER IN’ on the rear of the monitor . Do not connect the other end to an electric outlet just yet. 7.
12 How to assemble your monitor hardware A djusting the monitor height and ang le T o adjust the monitor heig ht Gently lift the display up and extend the stand to the desired height.
13 How to assemble your monitor hardware T o adjust the monitor angle For c omfor table view ing of images on the screen, y ou may not only tilt the monitor upward t o 20 degrees and down ward to -5 degre es, but also swivel the monit or to 45 degrees on either left or righ t d ire cti on.
14 How to assemble your monitor hardware T o rotate the displa y 1. Fully ext end the monitor and tilt it. Gently lift the displa y up and extend the sta nd to the maxi- mum extended position.
15 How to assemble your monitor hardware 3. A d just the monit or to the desired view ing angle..
16 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 4. Getting the most fr om your BenQ monit or M onitors and USB hubs Y our BenQ FP241WZ LCD M onitor is a modern stat e-of-the-art de vice. It not only utilizes the latest L CD display t echnolog y currently available – it c ontains a built-in 3 p ort USB 2.
17 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor If you require a User Name and Passwo r d to login to your Windows computer , you must be logged on as an Administrator or as a member of the Ad ministrators group in order to insta ll the monitor driver sof tware.
18 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 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 instal ling the BenQ L CD Mo nitor driver software on a new c omputer which has nev er had a monitor dri ver install ed befor e.
19 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to upgrade the monitor on an existing c omputer This instruction details the procedur e for manual ly updating the existing monitor driver softwar e on your M i crosoft W indows computer .
20 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install on W indows XP syst em 1. Open Display P roperties . The quickest shortcut to Display P roper ties is through the W indows desktop . Right-click the deskt op and select Prop e r ti es from the popup men u.
21 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install on W indows 2000 syst em Y ou do not need to follow this inst ruction if you are inst alling onto a computer which has a Windows XP (or later) ve rsion system. In t hat case, see the inst ructions at How to install on Windows XP system on pa ge 2 0 .
22 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to c omplete the W indo w s Up g r a d e D e v i c e D r i ve r Wi z a r d 1. Load the BenQ L CD Monito r CD-ROM which came with your mo nitor . Insert the CD-R OM into a CD driv e on the computer y ou attached the monitor to .
23 How to adjust the screen resolution 5. H ow t o a djust the scr een resolution Due to the natur e of liquid cr ystal displa y (LCD) te chnology , the screen resol ution is alwa ys fixed. The best possible picture for y our FP241WZ is achi eved with a resolution of 1920 x 1200.
24 How to adjust the screen refresh rate 6. H ow t o adjust the scree n refr esh rate Y ou don ’t ha ve to choose the highest possible refr esh rate on an L CD display , because it is not technically possible for an L C D display t o flicker . The best resu lts are obtained by using the factory modes already set in y o ur comput er .
25 Picture optimization 7. Pictur e optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal display from an analog (D-S ub) input is to use the i key function.
26 How to adjust your monitor 8. H ow t o adjust your monit or The contr ol pane l 1. “P ow er”: T urn the power o n or off. 2. “ENTER/PIP” k ey : Enter sub me nus and select items. The k ey is also the hot key for activating the PIP (Picture-in-Picture) functio n and selec t ing a video input source for the PIP windo w .
27 How to adjust your monitor On Screen Displa y (OSD) menu struc tur e DISPLA Y Auto Adjustment H. Positi on V. P o s i t i o n Pixel Clock Phase Red PICTURE Brightness Normal Green Contrast Bluish B.
28 How to adjust your monitor H o t k e y mode The monit or k e ys perform as hot k e ys to pro v ide direct ac cess to particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displa y ing on-screen. Brightness hot key Contrast hot key PIP hot key Pr ess the t key to display the Brightness indicator .
29 How to adjust your monitor Mo de h o t k e y • If the input sour ce of the main window is from the c omputer gr aphic/PC video sig nals (D-sub , DVI, HDMI, or Component), you will cycle thr oug h the follo wing messages indicating the video input sources for the PIP window .
30 How to adjust your monitor Input /S wap hot key The PIP function will not allow for 2 co mputer graphic/PC v ideo sources or 2 video sources to perform PIP . T o specify an input video source for the PIP window , press Enter to make a selection. See also PIP hot key on p age 28 .
31 How to adjust your monitor AMA Z hot k e y Main menu mode Y ou can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu to adjust all the settings on your monitor . Pr ess the MENU key to display the follo w ing main OSD menu. There are 14 different menu languag es, see “ Language on p age 27 ” under “OSD Settin gs” for more details.
32 How to adjust your monitor Display menu The current picture mod e is displayed in the top rig ht corner of the main men u . See Picture Mode on pa ge 3 6 to learn more information. 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the t or u keys to select DISPLA Y and then press the ENTER k e y to en ter the menu.
33 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition A djusts the horizontal position of the screen image. Pr ess the t or u keys to adjust the value. 0 to 100 V . P osition Adjusts the v er tical position of the screen image. 0 to 100 Pix el Clock Adjusts the pix el clock frequency timing to synchroniz e w ith the analog input video sig nal.
34 How to adjust your monitor Picture menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the t or u keys to select PICTURE and then press the ENTER k e y to en ter the menu. 3. Pr ess the t or u keys to mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then press the ENTER key to select that item.
35 How to adjust your monitor U ser Mode T ailors the image color tint. The blend of the R e d, Green and B lue pr imar y colors can be alt ered to change the color tint of the image. The default start setting is 50. Decreasing one or more of the c olors w il l re du ce t hei r re sp ec tive influence on the color tint of the image.
36 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanced menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the t or u keys to select PICTURE ADV ANCED and then press the ENTER key to ent er the menu. 3. Pr ess the t or u keys to mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then press the ENTER key to select that item.
37 How to adjust your monitor *BenQ's AMA Z technology is introduce d to well prevent you from ghosting or mo tion blur ef fects while viewing fast moving object s on your LCD monitor . The solution to such a problem can be explored from two aspects, o ne is from the LCD techno logy itself, an d the other is from human visual perception.
38 How to adjust your monitor PIP (Picture-in-Picture) menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the t or u keys to select PIP and then press the ENTER k e y to ent er the menu. 3. Pr ess the t or u keys to mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then press the ENTER key to select that item.
39 How to adjust your monitor Contrast A djusts the degree of differenc e between darkness and lightness of the images in the PIP window . Pr ess the t key to increase the contrast and press the u key to decr ease the co ntrast.
40 How to adjust your monitor System menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the t or u keys to select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER k e y to en ter the menu. 3. Pr ess the t or u keys to mov e the highlig ht to a men u item and then press the ENTER key to select that item.
41 How to adjust your monitor Language Sets the OSD menu language. Pr ess the t or u keys to adjust the value. The language option s displayed on your OSD may differ from th ose shown on the right, depending on the pr oduct supplied in your region.
42 How to adjust your monitor OSD Lock Pr e v ents all the monitor settings from being accidentally changed. W hen this funct ion is activated, the OSD contr ols and hotkey operations w ill be disabled.
43 Troubleshooting 9. T r oublesho oting Fr equently asked questions (F A Q) The image is blurred: Read the How to ad just the screen resolution on page 23 section, and then select the correct resolution, refresh rate and make ad justments based on these instructions.
44 Troubleshooting If the LED is illuminated in orange, the pow er management mode is active. P ress any k ey on the comput er keyboard or mov e the mouse. If that does not help , check the signal cable connectors. If any pin is bent o r broken off, please c ont act your dealer to get nec essar y suppor t.
45 Supported PC Timings 10. Supported PC T iming s • Image disruption may oc cur as a result of sig nal frequency differenc es from gr aphic cards which do not correspond with the usual standard.
46 Specifications 11. Specifications Model FP241WZ Display type Viewable diagonal Native (maximum) resolution Colors Contrast / Brightness Response time* Viewing angle (lef t/right, up/down) 24.
47 Specifications *Response T ime: The time it takes to switch a pixel off and then on and then of f again (or fr om black to white and back to black).
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