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BenQ RL Series User Manual

BenQ RL Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 RL Series User Manual...

  • Page 2: Copyright

    Copyright Copyright © 2014 by BenQ Corporation. All rights reserved. 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.

  • Page 3: Benq Ecofacts

    BenQ ecoFACTS BenQ has been dedicated to the design and development of greener product as part of its aspiration to realize the ideal of the "Bringing Enjoyment 'N Quality to Life" corporate vision with the ultimate goal to achieve a low-carbon society. Besides meeting international regulatory...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Viewing angle adjustment ........................16 Using the monitor wall mounting kit ....................17 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor ..............18 How to install the monitor on a new computer ................19 How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer ..............20 How to install on Windows 8 (8.1) system ..................

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    Getting started When unpacking please check you have the following items. If any are missing or damaged, please contact the place of purchase for a replacement. BenQ LCD Monitor Monitor Base Quick Start Guide CD-ROM Power Cord (Picture may differ from product supplied for your region.)

  • Page 6: Audio Cable

    Video Cable: DVI-D Video Cable: HDMI (Optional accessory, sold separately) Audio Cable (Optional accessory, sold separately) • Available accessories and the pictures shown here may differ from the actual contents and the product supplied for your region. For cables that are not supplied with your product, you can purchase them separately.

  • Page 7: Getting To Know Your Monitor

    Getting to know your monitor Front view 1. Control buttons 2. Power button Back view 3. AC power input jack 4. Audio Line In 5. Headphone jack 6. Cable clip 7. HDMI out socket 8. HDMI socket 9. DVI-D socket 10.

  • Page 8: How To Assemble Your Monitor Hardware

    How to assemble your monitor hardware • If the computer is turned on you must turn it off before continuing. Do not plug-in or turn-on the power to the monitor until instructed to do so. • The following illustrations are for your reference only. Available input and output jacks may vary depending on the purchased model.
  • Page 9 Extend the monitor to the maximum extended position. Then tilt the monitor. And rotate the monitor 90 degrees counterclockwise as illustrated. You might want to adjust the monitor stand height. See Adjusting the monitor height on page 14 for more information.
  • Page 10 2. Connect the PC video cable. Either Do not use both DVI-D cable and D-Sub cable on the same PC. The only case in which both cables can be used is if they are connected to two different PCs with appropriate video systems.

  • Page 11: Connect The Audio Cable

    To output signal from your monitor, connect the plug of the HDMI cable to the HDMI out port on the monitor. Connect the other end of the cable to the HDMI port of a digital input device. If there is more than one video transmission method available to you, you might want to take the picture quality of each video cable into consideration before making the connection.
  • Page 12 Turn on the monitor by pressing the power button on the monitor. Turn on the computer too, and follow the instructions Getting the most from your BenQ monitor on page to install the monitor software. To extend the service life of the product, we recommend that you use your computer's power management function.

  • Page 13: How To Detach The Base

    How to detach the base To move the monitor properly, you should extend the monitor to its maximum height, then place one hand on the upper part of the monitor stand and the other hand on the lower part of the stand as illustrated. 1.

  • Page 14: Adjusting The Monitor Height

    Adjusting the monitor height To adjust the monitor height, hold both the left and the right sides of the monitor to lower the monitor or lift it up to the desired height. • Avoid placing hands on the upper or lower part of the height-adjustable stand or at the bottom of the monitor, as ascending or descending monitor might cause personal injuries.

  • Page 15: Rotating The Monitor

    Rotating the monitor 1. Pivot the display. Before rotating the monitor with a portrait viewing orientation, the display has to be rotated 90 degrees. Right-click the desktop and select Screen resolution from the popup menu. Select Portrait in Orientation, and apply the setting. Depending on the operation system on your PC, different procedures should be followed to adjust the screen orientation.

  • Page 16: Viewing Angle Adjustment

    4. Adjust the monitor to the desired viewing angle. Viewing angle adjustment You may position the screen to the desired angle with -5° to +15° monitor tilt, 90° (left and right total) monitor swivel, and 110 mm monitor height. 110 mm...

  • Page 17: Using The Monitor Wall Mounting Kit

    Using the monitor wall mounting kit The back of your LCD monitor has a VESA standard mount with 100mm pattern, allowing the installation of a wall mount bracket. Before starting to install a monitor wall mounting kit, please read the precautions carefully. Precautions •...

  • Page 18: Getting The Most From Your Benq Monitor

    Getting the most from your BenQ monitor To gain the most benefit from your new BenQ LCD monitor, you should install the custom BenQ LCD Monitor driver software as provided on the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM. The circumstances under which you connect and install your BenQ LCD Monitor will determine which process you need to follow to successfully install the BenQ LCD Monitor driver software.

  • Page 19: How To Install The Monitor On A New Computer

    BenQ LCD Monitor is the first ever monitor to be connected to it. If you are adding the BenQ LCD Monitor to an existing computer that has already had another monitor connected to it (and has monitor driver software installed), you should not be following these instructions. You...

  • Page 20: How To Upgrade The Monitor On An Existing Computer

    The BenQ LCD Monitor driver for your model may well function perfectly with other versions of Windows, however, as at the time of writing, BenQ has done no testing of this driver on other versions of Windows and cannot guarantee its operation on those systems.

  • Page 21: How To Install On Windows 8 (8.1) System

    5. Click the tab and the button. Driver Update Driver 6. Insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM into a CD drive on the computer. 7. In the window, select the option Update Driver Software Browse my computer for driver software 8.

  • Page 22: How To Install On Windows 7 System

    5. Click the tab and the button. Driver Update Driver 6. Insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM into a CD drive on the computer. 7. In the window, select the option Update Driver Software Browse my computer for driver software 8.

  • Page 23: How To Adjust Your Monitor

    How to adjust your monitor The control panel Name Description Control keys Accesses the functions or menu items displayed on the screen, right next to each key. Power key Turns the power on or off. How to adjust your monitor...

  • Page 24: Basic Menu Operation

    Basic menu operation All OSD (On Screen Display) menus can be accessed by the control keys. You can use the OSD menu to adjust all the settings on your monitor. Input Black eQualizer Picture Mode Menu Exit Input Black eQualizer Picture Mode Menu Exit...

  • Page 25: Controlling The Display With Display Pilot

    OSD icon OSD in hot key in main Function menu menu • By default, the key is the hot key for Custom Key 2 Black eQualizer To change the default settings, see Customizing the hot keys on page • For Down/Decrease adjustment. •...

  • Page 26: Picture Optimization

    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.

  • Page 27: Downloading More Game Modes Using Game Mode Loader

    Picture Mode settings will be applied all at once. BenQ offers more optimized game modes on the website. If you prefer to use these settings, refer to Downloading more game modes using Game Mode Loader on page Downloading more game modes using Game Mode Loader...

  • Page 28: Adjusting Display Mode

    Adjusting display mode To display images of aspect ratio other than 16:9 and size other than 24", you can adjust the display mode on the monitor. 1. Press any of the control keys to bring up the hot key menu, and press to access the Menu main menu.

  • Page 29: Navigating The Main Menu

    Navigating the main menu You can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu to adjust all the settings on your monitor. Press any of the control keys to bring up the hot key menu, and press to access the main Menu menu.

  • Page 30: Display Menu

    Display menu Available menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. Menu options that are not available will become grayed out. And keys that are not available will be disabled and the corresponding OSD icons will disappear.
  • Page 31 Item Function Range Adjusts the pixel clock phase timing to synchronize 0 to 63 Phase with the analog input video signal. See also: Picture optimization on page Not applicable to a digital input signal. Navigating the main menu...

  • Page 32: Picture Menu

    Picture menu Available menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. Menu options that are not available will become grayed out. And keys that are not available will be disabled and the corresponding OSD icons will disappear. Mode: Photo Display Brightness...
  • Page 33 Item Function Range Brings out the dark shades by increasing the brightness 0 ~ 20 Black eQualizer without changing those of the light shades. If the image is too bright or barely contains any dark shades, adjusting the value of may not show much change Black eQualizer to the image.

  • Page 34: Picture Advanced Menu

    Picture Advanced menu Available menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. Menu options that are not available will become grayed out. And keys that are not available will be disabled and the corresponding OSD icons will disappear. Mode: RTS Display Picture Mode...
  • Page 35 Item Function Range For playing RTS (Real-time strategy) games. RTS 1 For playing DOTA2 games. RTS 2 For playing fighting games. Fighting For playing FPS (First Person Shooting) games. Applies customized display settings. Gamer1 Gamer2 For details on setting up a game mode, see Setting Gamer3 up your own game mode on page...
  • Page 36 Item Function Range This feature is provided to allow aspect ratios other than 16:9 Display Mode to be displayed without geometric distortion. The options under will be different depending on the Display Mode input signal sources. Depending on your selection of , different Picture Mode Display...
  • Page 37 Item Function Range Determines the color space ( ) based on the Color Format detected video signal. You might need to manually set the if colors shown on Color Format the monitor screen do not display properly. If the input source is HDMI, color format is not selectable. In other words, is automatically set depending on the input Color Format...

  • Page 38: Save Settings Menu

    Save Settings menu Available menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. Menu options that are not available will become grayed out. And keys that are not available will be disabled and the corresponding OSD icons will disappear. Mode: RTS Display Gamer 1...

  • Page 39: Audio Menu

    Audio menu Available menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. Menu options that are not available will become grayed out. And keys that are not available will be disabled and the corresponding OSD icons will disappear. Mode: Standard Display Volume...

  • Page 40: System Menu

    System menu Available menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. Menu options that are not available will become grayed out. And keys that are not available will be disabled and the corresponding OSD icons will disappear. Mode: Standard D-Sub Display...
  • Page 41 Item Function Range Sets the OSD menu language. Language • English Settings • Français • Deutsch The language options displayed on your OSD may differ from those shown on the right, depending • Italiano on the product supplied in your region. •...
  • Page 42 Item Function Range Sets the time to power off the monitor automatically in • Auto Power power saving mode. • 10min. • 20min. • 30min. Allows the monitor settings to be set through the software • DDC/CI on the PC. •...

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Frequently asked questions (FAQ) The image has a faulty coloration. • The default , which is designed for fighting games. If you prefer Picture Mode Fighting other picture modes, go to and change setting in Picture Advanced Picture Mode •...
  • Page 44 Faint shadow from the static image displayed is visible on the screen. • Activate the power management function to let your computer and monitor go into a low power "sleep" mode when not actively in use. • Use a screensaver to prevent the occurrence of image retention. Is the prompt on the display illuminated in orange? If the LED is illuminated in orange, the power management mode is active.

  • Page 45: Need More Help

    • If the external speakers are USB-powered, check whether the USB connection is OK. • Increase the volume (volume may be muted or too low) on the external speakers. Need more help? If your problems remain after checking this manual, please contact your place of purchase or e-mail us at: Support@BenQ.com. Troubleshooting...

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