Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FP731 BenQ
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FP731 FP731 FP731 FP731 L CD Color M onitor L CD Color M onitor L CD Color M onitor L CD Color M onitor 17.0" (43.2 cm) L CD P anel Size 17.0" (43.
2 Copyright Copyright Copyright Copyright Copyright © 2003 by BENQ Corporation. All rights reserved. N o part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval sy.
3 Table of contents T able of c ontents T able of c ontents T able of c ontents T able of c ontents 5 5 5 5 Getting started Getting started Getting started Getting started 6 6 6 6 Getting to know y ou.
4 Table of contents.
5 Getting started Getting started Getting started Getting started Getting started W hen unpacking please check you ha ve the following items. I f they are missing or are damaged, please immediately contact the dealer at which you purchased the goods.
6 Getting to know your Monitor Getting to know your M onitor Getting to know your M onitor Getting to know your M onitor Getting to know your M onitor Fr on t Vie w Fr on t Vie w Fr on t Vie w Fr on t.
7 Getting to know your Monitor Back V i ew (2): Locations of plugs & sockets Back V i ew (2): Locations of plugs & sockets Back V i ew (2): Locations of plugs & sockets Back V i ew (2): Lo.
8 How to install your monitor hardware H ow to install your monitor hardware H ow to install your monitor hardware H ow to install your monitor hardware H ow to install your monitor hardware Make sure that the c omputer and monitor’s power are both turned off.
9 How to install your monitor h ardware Detach the base Detach the base Detach the base Detach the base 4. Connect the other end of signal cable to the signal connector of your c omputer. 5. Connect power co rd to an A C power socket. Pull the clip bac k and detach the base plate.
10 How to install your monitor’s software H ow to install your monitor’s software H ow to install your monitor’s software H ow to install your monitor’s software H ow to install your monitor’s software Y ou need to set up the correct monitor driver to suit your operating system.
11 How to install your monitor’s software 3. Double click the “ Display Displa y Displa y Display” icon in the Control P anel. 4. From the “D ispla y properties Display properties Display properties Display properties” window, select the “Settings Settings Settings Settings” tab .
12 How to install your monitor’s software 5. Select the “Monitor Mo ni t or Mo ni t or M onitor” tab . Click the “Change Change Change Change” button in the top right co rner.
13 How to install your monitor’s software 6. N ow click the “Ha ve Disk Have D is k Have D is k Ha ve Disk” button in the bottom right corner. Another wind ow appears. Select the “Browse Browse Browse Browse” button. 7. Insert the supplied CD into your computer.
14 How to install your monitor’s software 9. By pressing “OK OK OK OK” again in the next window you will be given a list of compatible devic es. Select “F P7 31 FP731 FP731 FP731” from the list and press “ OK OK OK OK” again.
15 How to install your monitor’s software W indows 98. W indows 98. W indows 98. W indows 98. T o manually install or update the driver, perform the following steps: 1. Open the control panel and double-click “ Display Displa y Displa y Display” icon.
16 How to install your monitor’s software 3. Select the “Monitor Mo ni t or Mo ni t or M onitor” tab . Click the “Change Change Change Change” button in the top right co rner. 4. The “Update Device Driver W izard U pdate Device Driver W izard U pdate Device Driver W izard U pdate Device Driver W izard” opens.
17 How to install your monitor’s software 5. Select “ Displa y a list of all drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want. Display a list of all drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want. Display a list of all drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want.
18 How to install your monitor’s software 7. Insert the supplied CD into your c omputer. Select the CD-drive from the drop-down menu. 8. By pressing “OK OK OK OK” again in the next window you will be given a list of compatible devic es. Select “F P7 31 FP731 FP731 FP731” from the list and press “ N ext Ne x t Ne x t N ext” again.
19 How to install your monitor’s software 9. An “ Insert Disk Insert Disk Insert Disk Insert Disk” dialogue box appears. Click “OK OK OK OK”, and then click “Skip File Skip File Skip File Skip File”.
20 How to install your monitor’s software W i nd ows 2000. W i nd ows 2000. W i nd ows 2000. W indows 2000. The first time you start W indows with a new monitor, the system will detect it and automatically start the “Add N ew H ardware W izard A dd N ew Ha rdware W izard A dd N ew Ha rdware W izard Add N ew Hardware W izard”.
21 How to install your monitor’s software 4. From the “Display P roperties Display P roperties Display P roperties Display P roperties” window, selec t the “Settings Settings Settings Settings” tab. Click the “Advanc ed Properties A dvanc ed Properties A dvanc ed Properties A dvanc ed Properties” button in the bottom right corner.
22 How to install your monitor’s software 5. Select “Monitor Mo ni t or Mo ni t or M onitor” then click “Properties Properties Properties Properties”.
23 How to install your monitor’s software 6. Select “ Driver Driver Driver Driver” tab then click “U pdate Driver U pdate Driver U pdate Driver U pdate Driver”. 7. The “ U pgrade Device Driver W izard U pgrade Devic e Driver W izard U pgrade Devic e Driver W izard U pgrade Device Driver W izard” will pop up.
24 How to install your monitor’s software 8. Select “D ispla y a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver Display a list of the known drivers for this devic.
25 How to install your monitor’s software 10. Scroll down and select your CD R OM Driver, then click “ N ext Ne xt Ne x t Ne xt ” ..
26 How to install your monitor’s software 11. I n the list of folders within the CD-R OM, select “ Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers” folder then click “Open Open Open Open” twice, then click “O K OK OK OK”. Select your L CD M o de (FP731) from the list in the next window then click “N ext Ne x t Ne x t Ne x t” twice.
27 How to install your monitor’s software W indows ME. W indows ME. W indows ME. W indows ME. T o manually install or update the driver, perform the following steps: 1.
28 How to install your monitor’s software 4. “Upda te Devic e Driver W izard U pdate De vice Dri ver W izard Update De vice Driver W izard U pdate Device Driver W izard” dialogue box appears.
29 How to install your monitor’s software 6. Choose “ M onitor Mo ni t or Mo ni t or M onitor” from the list and then click “Next Ne xt Ne x t N ext”.
30 How to install your monitor’s software 8. Click “Ha ve disk Ha ve disk Ha ve disk Ha ve disk” and then click “Browse... Browse... Browse... Browse.
31 How to install your monitor’s software 10. Click “OK OK OK OK” on the “Install From Disk Install F rom Disk Install F rom Disk Install F rom Disk” win dow. The dialo gue box “U pdate Device Driver U pdate Devic e Driver U pdate Devic e Driver U pdate Devic e Driver Wi z a r d Wi z a r d Wi z a r d W izard” appears.
32 How to install your monitor’s software 12. Click “Finish Finish Finish Finish” to complete the installation..
33 How to install your monitor’s software W indows XP . W indows XP . W indows XP . W indows XP . 1. Right click mouse on the desktop and choose “ P roperties Properties P roperties Properties”. Select “Settings Settings Settings Settings” tab and click the “A dv a nc e d Adv an ce d Ad va n ced A dvanc ed” button.
34 How to install your monitor’s software 3. The “Hardw are U pdate W izard Hardware U pdate W izard H ardware U pdate W izard Hardware U pdate W izard” will pop up. Then click “Next Ne x t Ne x t Ne x t” . 4. Select “Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install Don’t search .
35 How to install your monitor’s software 5. In the next window, click “Ha ve Disk… Ha ve Disk… Ha ve Disk… Ha ve Disk…”, an “ Install Fr om Disk Install F rom Disk Install From Disk Install Fr om Disk” window will pop up. Click “Browse Browse Browse Browse”.
36 How to install your monitor’s software 6. Select your driver and then click “Next Ne x t Ne x t Ne x t” . 7. The new drivers are now installed to your computer.
37 Choosing the best picture resolution Choosing the best picture resolution Choosing the best picture resolution Choosing the best picture resolution Choosing the best picture resolution Due to the nature of L C displa y technology, the picture resolution is always fixed.
38 Choosing the best picture resolution 3. Select a resolution of 1280x1024. Then click “Apply Apply Apply Apply”. 4. In the subsequent windows, press “OK OK OK OK” and “ Y es Ye s Ye s Y es” 5. Y ou can now close “ Display P roperties Display Properties Display Properties Display P roperties”.
39 How to choose the right Refresh Rate H ow to c hoose the right R efresh Rate H ow to c hoose the right R efresh Rate H ow to c hoose the right R efresh Rate H ow to c hoose the right R efresh Rate .
40 How to choose the right Refresh Rate 3. Select the “Adapter Ad ap te r Ad ap te r A dapter” tab . The refresh rate selection field is located in the center at the bottom of the window. 4. Choose a refresh rate from the table with the factory modes, which can be found in the user’s guide, and select this in the settings field.
41 How to set the Picture Optimization H ow to set the Picture Optimization H ow to set the Picture Optimization H ow to set the Picture Optimization H ow to set the Picture Optimization The easiest way to obtain an optimal displa y is to use the ikey function.
42 How to adjust your Monitor H ow to adjust your M onitor H ow to adjust your M onitor H ow to adjust your M onitor H ow to adjust your M onitor A Look at the Control P anel A Look at the Control P a.
43 How to adjust your Monitor Ma in Men u Mo de Ma in Men u Mo de Ma in Men u Mo de Ma in Men u Mo de Control F unctions A vailable in M ain M enu Control F unctions A vailable in M ain M enu Control .
44 How to adjust your Monitor Geometry sub menu Geometry sub menu Geometry sub menu Geometry sub menu Press W or X key to adjust the H orizontal P osition, press “Exit” to return to previous menu. Press W or X key to adjust the V ertical P osition, press “Exit” key to return to previous menu.
45 How to adjust your Monitor Color sub menu Color sub menu Color sub menu Color sub menu U ser P reset: U ser ma y set the color balanc e of R ed, Green and Blue.
46 How to adjust your Monitor OSD sub menu OSD sub menu OSD sub menu OSD sub menu Press W or X key to adjust the H orizontal P osition of the OSD , press “Exit” to return to previous menu. Press W or X key to adjust the V ertical P osition of the OSD , press “Exit” to return to previous menu.
47 How to adjust your Monitor Languages Sub menu Languages Sub menu Languages Sub menu Languages Sub menu.
48 How to adjust your Monitor R ecall sub menu R ecall sub menu R ecall sub menu R ecall sub menu Press W or X key to confirm Color R eca ll, press “Enter” to recall color settings, or press “Exit” to return to previous menu.
49 How to adjust your Monitor Miscellaneous sub menu Miscellaneous sub menu Miscellaneous sub menu Miscellaneous sub menu Sharpness: Press W or X key to adjust the degree of Sharpness.
50 Troubleshooting T roubleshooting T roubleshooting T roubleshooting T roubleshooting Frequently A sked Questions (F A Q) Frequently A sked Questions (F A Q) Frequently A sked Questions (F A Q) Frequ.
51 Troubleshooting The image is distorted, flashes or flickers: The image is distorted, flashes or flickers: The image is distorted, flashes or flickers: The image is distorted, flashes or flickers: Read the Installation//section and then select the correct resolution, refresh rate and make adjustments based on these instructions.
52 Supported operating modes S upported operating modes S upported operating modes S upported operating modes S upported operating modes • M odes not listed in the table ma y not be supported. For an optimal picture, we rec ommended you choose a mode listed in the table above.
53 Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Model FP731 731 Display type Viewable diagonal Native (maximum) resolution Colors Contrast / Brightness Response time Viewing angle (left/right, up/down) 17.0" , active, TFT 43.
54 Specifications.
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