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BenQ AQCOLOR DesignVue PD Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 LCD Monitor User Manual DesignVue Designer Monitor | PD Series...

  • Page 2: Copyright

    (Applicable for flicker-free models only.) 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.

  • Page 3: Product Support

    Available files vary by model. 1. Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet. 2. Visit the local website from www.BenQ.com. The website layout and content may vary by region/country. • User manual and related document: www.BenQ.com...

  • Page 4: Power Safety

    • An approved power cord greater or equal to H03VV-F or H05VV-F, 2G or 3G, 0.75mm must be used. • Use only the power cord provided by BenQ. Never use a power cord that appears to be damaged or frayed. For Germany only: •...
  • Page 5 If any of the above mentioned misuse or other accident such as dropping or mishandling occurs, contact qualified service personnel for servicing. • Contact your place of purchase or visit the local website from www.BenQ.com for more support. Caution •...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Viewing angle adjustment ........................20 Using the monitor wall mounting kit ....................21 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor ..............22 Downloading the LCD Monitor driver files from the Internet............. 22 How to install the monitor on a new computer ................23 How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer ..............
  • Page 7 Audio menu ............................... 44 KVM Switch menu ............................ 45 System menu ............................. 47 Ergonomics menu ............................. 51 Troubleshooting ........................53 Frequently asked questions (FAQ)....................... 53 Need more help? ............................56 2/6/20 PD05Q-EM-V0...

  • Page 8: 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 Stand Monitor Base Quick Start Guide Safety Instructions Regulatory Statements...
  • Page 9 Power Cord (Picture may differ from product supplied for your region.) Video Cable: DP Video Cable: USB-C™ Video Cable: HDMI (Optional accessory) USB Cable • Available accessories and the pictures shown here may differ from the actual contents and the product supplied for your region.

  • Page 10: Getting To Know Your Monitor

    Getting to know your monitor Front view 1. Light sensor 2. Control buttons 3. Power button Bottom view 4. Speakers Back view 5. Headphone jack 6. HDMI socket 7. DisplayPort socket 8. USB-C™ port (for data transfer and power delivery up to 65W) 9.

  • Page 11: Connection

    Connection The following connection illustrations are for your reference only. For cables that are not supplied with your product, you can purchase them separately. For detailed connection methods, see page - 15. USB peripherals (USB 3.0) Speakers PC/Notebook Getting to know your monitor...

  • Page 12: Power Delivery Of Usb-C™ Port On Your Monitor

    Power delivery of USB-C™ port on your monitor With the power delivery function, your monitor helps supply power to the connected USB-C™ devices. Available power varies by port. Make sure the devices are connected to the appropriate ports to be activated properly with sufficient power. With the power delivery function, your monitor helps supply power to the connected USB-C™...

  • Page 13: 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. • Avoid finger pressure on the screen surface. •...
  • Page 14 Orient and align the stand arm with the monitor ( push them together until they click and lock into place Gently attempt to pull them back apart to check that they have properly engaged. Carefully lift the monitor, turn it over and place it upright on its stand on a flat even surface.
  • Page 15 •Connect the plug of the HDMI cable to the HDMI port on the monitor. Connect the other end of the cable to the HDMI port of a digital output device. •Connect the plug of the DP cable to the monitor video socket. Connect the other end of the cable to the computer video socket.
  • Page 16 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 17: How To Detach The Stand And The Base

    How to detach the stand and the base 1. Prepare the monitor and area. Turn off the monitor and the power before unplugging the power cable. Turn off the computer before unplugging the monitor signal cable. Protect the monitor and screen by clearing a flat open area on your desk and placing a soft item like a towel on the desk for padding, before laying the screen face down on a flat clean padded surface.

  • Page 18: Adjusting The Monitor Height

    Adjusting the monitor height To adjust the monitor height, hold both the top and the bottom of the monitor to lower the monitor or lift it up to the desired height. Your monitor is an edge-to-edge monitor and should be handled with care.

  • Page 19: 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. Click to launch the (downloaded from www.BenQ.com, see Product Display Pilot Software support on page 3), and check...

  • Page 20: Viewing Angle Adjustment

    To avoid the edge of the LCD display hitting the monitor base surface while it is being rotated, do tilt and extend the monitor to the highest position before you start to rotate the display. You should also make sure there are no obstacles around the monitor and there is enough room for cables.

  • Page 21: Using The Monitor Wall Mounting Kit

    Use four M4 x 10 mm screws to fix a VESA standard wall mount bracket to the monitor. Make sure that all screws are tightened and secured properly. Consult a professional technician or BenQ service for wall mount installation and safety precautions. How to assemble your monitor hardware...

  • Page 22: 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 local website. See Downloading the LCD Monitor driver files from the Internet on page 22 for details.

  • Page 23: 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 24: 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 25: How To Install On Windows 10 System

    Internet as instructed in Browse Downloading the LCD Monitor driver files from the Internet on page 8. Click Close You may be prompted to restart your computer after the driver update is complete. Getting the most from your BenQ monitor...

  • Page 26: How To Install On Windows 8 (8.1) System

    Internet as instructed in Browse Downloading the LCD Monitor driver files from the Internet on page 8. Click Close You may be prompted to restart your computer after the driver update is complete. Getting the most from your BenQ monitor...

  • Page 27: How To Install On Windows 7 System

    Internet as instructed in Browse Downloading the LCD Monitor driver files from the Internet on page 8. Click Close You may be prompted to restart your computer after the driver update is complete. Getting the most from your BenQ monitor...

  • Page 28: 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 29: 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. 1. Press any of the control keys. 2. The hot key menu is displayed. The left three controls are custom keys and are designated for particular functions.

  • Page 30: Customizing The Hot Keys

    • To unlock the OSD controls, press and hold any key for 10 seconds. Controlling the display with Display Pilot software is provided as an alternative to control the display. Download and Display Pilot install from www.benq.com (see Product support on page The main functions include: • Control of the OSD menus.

  • Page 31: Adjusting Display Mode

    4. In the sub menu, select a function that can be accessed by this key. A pop-up message will appear, showing that the setup is complete. Adjusting display mode To display images of aspect ratio other than 16:9 and size other than the panel size of your purchased model, you can adjust the display mode on the monitor.
  • Page 32 • For Scenario A: Working with two computers and one monitor on page 32, select the video input just connected. When USB Upstream under KVM Switch is selected, the display and the USB control change from USB-C™ to the other connected video input. •...
  • Page 33 Activating the Auto Switch function of KVM Switch After the second source has been set properly from > , you can go to KVM Switch Video Input > and turn on the Auto Switch function. Once enabled, if the KVM Switch Auto Switch computer with keyboard and mouse control is powered off or any of the cable is disconnected, the input source and the USB control will be switched to the other computer automatically.

  • Page 34: Working With Dualview

    Working with DualView DualView helps improve your image editing efficiency by showing an image of two different picture modes side-by-side. 1. Select one picture mode from > Picture Advanced Picture Mode 2. Go to > . The screen is divided into two windows and the Picture Advanced DualView selected picture mode is applied to the left window.
  • Page 35 The following information shows the image resolution available to each monitor. monitor monitor monitor Configura- monitor (PD2705Q or a (PD2705Q or a (A compatible tion (PD2705Q) compatible BenQ compatible BenQ BenQ monitor) monitor) monitor) 2560 x 1440 2560 x 1440 (60Hz) (60Hz) 2560 x 1440 2560 x 1440...

  • Page 36: Working With Hdr Technology

    Working with HDR technology • Your monitor supports HDR10 content. • The information regarding HDR-compatible devices and content in this document is most up-to-date at the time of publication. For the latest information, contact your device manufacturer and content provider. To enable HDR function, you need to have a compatible player and content.

  • Page 37: 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. Select ) to access the Menu main menu.

  • Page 38: 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. For models without certain functions, their settings and related items will not appear on the menu.

  • Page 39: 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. For models without certain functions, their settings and related items will not appear on the menu.
  • Page 40 Item Function Range Applies a warm tint to the image and is factory Color 5000K Temperature pre-set to the news print standard white color. Allows video and still photographs to be viewed 6500K with natural coloring. This is the factory default color.

  • Page 41: 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. For models without certain functions, their settings and related items will not appear on the menu.
  • Page 42 Item Function Range Enhances the contrast if a CAD / CAM software CAD / CAM is used. Enhances the contrast of the dark shades so you 0 ~ 10 Animation could work on the details easily when making an animation. Minimizes the visual differences between the M-book monitor and the connected MacBook series...
  • Page 43 Item Function Range This feature is provided to allow aspect ratios other than 16:9 Display to be displayed without geometric distortion. Mode The options under will be different depending on the Display Mode input signal sources. Depending on your selection of , different Picture Mode Display Mode...

  • Page 44: 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. For models without certain functions, their settings and related items will not appear on the menu.

  • Page 45: Kvm Switch Menu

    KVM Switch 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. For models without certain functions, their settings and related items will not appear on the menu.
  • Page 46 Item Function Range Presets a video input to go with the USB Upstream • Video Input USB-C port. See Setting up the second video source for • DisplayPort KVM Switch before use on page • HDMI • None under > is for Scenario B: None...

  • Page 47: 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. For models without certain functions, their settings and related items will not appear on the menu.
  • Page 48 Item Function Range Sets the OSD menu language. • OSD Settings Language English • Français The language options displayed on your OSD may • Deutsch differ from those shown on the right, depending • Italiano on the product supplied in your region. •...
  • Page 49 Item Function Range Sets the function to be accessed by custom key 1. • Custom Key Picture Mode • Input Sets the function to be accessed by custom key 2. • Custom Key DisplayPort • USB-C Sets the function to be accessed by custom key 3. Custom Key •...
  • Page 50 Item Function Range Displays the current monitor property settings. • Information Input • Current Resolution • Optimum Resolution (best with the monitor) • Selects an appropriate DP standard for data transmission. • DisplayPort • Screen burn-in or image retention may be found on the •...

  • Page 51: Ergonomics Menu

    Ergonomics 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. For models without certain functions, their settings and related items will not appear on the menu.
  • Page 52 Item Function Range Decides to display the pop-up message that reminds you to Smart • ON rest your eyes. Reminder • Sets the interval of the reminder message. Time • 20 interval • (min.) • • • Sets the time the reminder message lasts on the screen. Duration •...

  • Page 53: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Frequently asked questions (FAQ) Imaging The image is blurred. Download from the website (see Product support on page 3). Refer to Resolution file " ". And then select the correct resolution, refresh rate and Adjusting the Screen Resolution make adjustments based on these instructions. Does the blurring only occur at resolutions lower than the native (maximum) resolution? Download from the website (see...
  • Page 54 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. Power LED indicator The LED indicator is white or orange.
  • Page 55 No sound can be heard from the connected external speakers. • Remove your headphone (if the headphone is connected to the monitor). • Check whether the headphone jack is properly connected. • If the external speakers are USB-powered, check whether the USB connection is OK. •...

  • Page 56: Need More Help

    • Check if the input source has been selected to > USB-C Display Input Need more help? If your problems remain after checking this manual, please contact your place of purchase or visit the local website from www.BenQ.com for more support and local customer service. Troubleshooting...

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