User manual BENQ BL2201M

[. . . ] LCD Monitor User Manual BL2201M Welcome Copyright Copyright © 2010 by BenQ Corporation. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of BenQ Corporation. Disclaimer BenQ Corporation makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, BenQ Corporation reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of BenQ Corporation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Please follow these safety instructions for best performance, and long life for your monitor Power Safety · The AC plug isolates this equipment from the AC supply. · The power supply cord serves as a power disconnect device for pluggable equipment. [. . . ] You may be prompted to restart your computer after the driver update is complete. Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 17 5. Picture optimization The easiest way to obtain an optimal display from an analog (D-Sub) input is to use the AUTO key function. Press the AUTO key to optimize the currently displayed image to the screen. When you connect a digital video output using a digital (DVI) cable to your monitor, the AUTO key and the Auto Adjustment function will be disabled, because the monitor will automatically display the best image. Please ensure that the connected graphic card on your computer is set to the native resolution of the monitor when you use the AUTO key function. If you wish, you can always adjust the screen geometric settings manually using geometry menu items. To assist you in this endeavour, BenQ has provided a screen test image utility which you can use to check for screen color, grayscale and line gradient display. You could also use any other image, such as the desktop of your operating system. Press the MENU key to access the monitor On-Screen Display (OSD) menu. Use the or keys to select DISPLAY and press the ENTER key to enter the menu. 5. If you notice a vertical noise (like a curtain effect-shimmering of vertical lines), press the or keys to select Pixel Clock and press the ENTER key. Then press the or keys to or keys to select Phase and press the or keys to adjust the monitor until the noise disappears. 18 Picture optimization 6. How to adjust your monitor The control panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. AUTO: Adjusts vertical position, phase, horizontal position and pixel clock automatically. MENU key: Activates OSD main menu and return to the previous menu or exit OSD. The hot keys will display a graduated scale for adjusting the value of that setting, and will only operate while the OSD menu is not currently displaying. Hot key displays will disappear after a few seconds of no key activity. See Hot key mode on page 20. How to adjust your monitor 19 Hot key mode The monitor keys perform as hot keys to provide direct access to particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displaying on-screen. Custom key Press the key to display the functions that can be accessed by this key. To change the default settings, see Custom Key on page 32 for more information. Display Mode hot key Press the key continually to switch among Full and Aspect. See also Display Mode on page 27. Input hot key (not available for analog-only models) Press the ENTER key to toggle between different PC video signal inputs that may be connected to your monitor. See also Input on page 30. 20 How to adjust your monitor Main menu mode You can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu to adjust all the settings on your monitor. Available menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. Position Pixel Clock Phase 50 52 50 18 MODE: Standard 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2. Eco Move ENTER Select MENU Exit Use the (up) or (down) keys to highlight a menu item, and press the ENTER key to enter the Menu item settings. The OSD menu languages may differ from the product supplied to your region, see "Language on page 31" under "OSD Settings" for more details. For more information on each menu, please refer to the following pages: · Display menu on page 22 · Picture menu on page 24 · Picture Advanced menu on page 26 · Audio menu on page 29 · System menu on page 30 · Ergonomics menu on page 33 · Eco menu on page 35 How to adjust your monitor 21 Display menu Available menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. [. . . ] It is normal for blurring to occur due to conduction losses in extension cables. You can minimize these losses by using an extension cable with better conduction quality or with a built-in booster. Does the blurring only occur at resolutions lower than the native (maximum) resolution? Read the instructions on the link "Adjusting the Screen Resolution" on the CD. Select the native resolution. Pixel errors can be seen: One of several pixels is permanently black, one or more pixels are permanently white, one or more pixels are permanently red, green, blue or another color. · These are pixels that are permanently on or off and is a natural defect that occurs in LCD technology. The image has a faulty coloration: It has a yellow, blue or pink appearance. [. . . ]