Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product G2420HDB BenQ
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W e lc ome G2420HDB 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 W hen unpacking please check y ou ha v e the follow ing items. If an y are missing or damaged, please contact the plac e of purchase for a replac ement.
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. A C power input jack 2. DVI-D input jack 3. D-Sub input jack.
7 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 off before continuing. Do not plug-i n or turn-on the power to the monitor until instructed to do so. 1. Attac h the monitor base.
8 How to assemble your monitor hardware 2. 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.
9 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4. Rout e the cables via the cable clip. R elease the cable retaining clip by squeezing the clip inwar ds as illustrated. P ositi on the cables together and reinsert the clip o ver them t o retain the cables neatly in place behind the monit or stand.
10 How to assemble your monitor hardware H ow to detac h the stand base 1. Pr epare the monitor and area. T urn off the monitor and the po wer before unp lugg ing the pow er c ab le . T ur n off th e co mp ute r b ef ore un plu gg i ng th e monitor signal cable.
11 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 4. Getting the most fr om y our BenQ monitor T o gain the most benefit fr om yo ur new BenQ colo r LCD flat sc reen monitor , you should install the custom BenQ L CD M onitor dr iv er software as pro v ided on the BenQ L CD Monit or CD-ROM.
12 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.
13 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 . It is curr ently t ested as compatible for W indows XP and W indows V ista Operating System (OS).
14 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install on W indow s Vista syst ems 1. Open Displa y Settings . Right-click the deskt op and select Pe r s o n a l i z e fro m the popup menu. Select Display Settings from the P ersonalize appearance and sounds wi ndo w .
15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor H ow to install on W indows XP syst em 1. Open Display P roper ties . The quickest shortcut to Disp lay P ro perties is through the W indows desktop . Right-click the desk top and select P roper ties fro m the popup menu.
16 Picture optimization 5. Pictur e optimization The easiest way t o obtain an optimal display fr om an analog (D-Su b) input is to use the AU T O ke y function.
17 How to adjust your monitor 6. H ow t o adjust your monit or The co ntrol panel 1. “ A UT O”: Adjust v er tical position, phase, hori zontal position and pix el clock automatically . 2. “MENU” key: Activat e OSD main menu and return to the previous menu or exit OSD .
18 How to adjust your monitor H o t k e y mode The monitor k e ys perform as hotkeys to pr ovide di r ect access t o par ticular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displa y ing on-screen. Brightness and Contrast hot keys Mo de h o t k e y Input hot key Pr ess the X key to display the Bright ness and Cont ra st indicators.
19 How to adjust your monitor 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 k e y to displa y the fol lo w ing main OSD menu.
20 How to adjust your monitor Display menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X keys to select DISPLA Y and then press the ENTER k e y to en ter the menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key t o select that item.
21 How to adjust your monitor H. P osition Ad justs the horizontal position of the screen image. Pr ess the W or X keys to adjust the value. 0 to 100 V . P osition Ad justs the vertical position of the screen image. 0 to 100 Pix el Clock Ad justs the pixel clock frequency timing t o synchroniz e w ith the analog input video sig nal.
22 How to adjust your monitor Picture menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X keys to select PICTURE and then press the ENTER k e y to en ter the menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key t o select that item.
23 How to adjust your monitor N orm al Allows video and still photographs to be viewed with n atural coloring. This is the factor y default col or . Pr ess the W or X keys t o select this option. Bluish Applies a c o ol tint to the image and is factor y pre-set to the PC industr y standard whit e color .
24 How to adjust your monitor Picture A dvanced menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X keys to select PICTURE ADV ANCED and then press the ENTER key to ent er the menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key t o select that item.
25 How to adjust your monitor Senseye Demo (available when the Picture M ode is set to Phot o , Dynamics , or Mov ie ) Displays the pr e view of screen images under the selected mode from Picture M o de .
26 How to adjust your monitor System menu 1. Pr ess the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Pr ess the W or X keys to select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER k e y to en ter the menu. 3. Pr ess the W or X keys to mov e the highlig ht to a menu it em and then press the ENTER key t o select that item.
27 How to adjust your monitor *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Chan nel/Command Inte rface, which was develo ped by Video Electron ics S tandards Association (VESA). DDC/CI capability allows monito r controls to be sent via the software for remote diagn ostics.
28 Troubleshooting 7. T roubleshooting Fre qu en tl y a ske d q ue s ti on s (F A Q ) The image is blurred: Read the instructions on the link " Adjusting t he Screen Resolution " on the CD, and then select the correct resolution, refresh rate a nd make adjustments based on these instructions.
29 Troubleshooting Is the prompt on the display illuminated in o range? If the LED is illuminated in orange, the pow er management mode is active. P ress an y button on the comput er keyboard or mo ve the mouse. If that does not help , check the signal cable connectors.
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