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BenQ FP781s User Manual

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BenQ FP781s
LCD Color Monitor
17.0" (43.18 cm) LCD Panel Size
User's Manual

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  • Page 1 BenQ FP781s LCD Color Monitor 17.0" (43.18 cm) LCD Panel Size User's Manual...
  • Page 2 Further, BENQ Corporation reserves the right to revise this publica- tion 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Unpacking ............................3 Table Views of the Monitor ........................4 Front View (1) ..........................4 Contents Front View (2): Control panel ...................... 4 Back View (1) ........................... 5 Back View (2): Locations of plugs & sockets ................5 Installation ............................

  • Page 4: Unpacking

    BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Unpacking Please check you have the following items. If they are missing or are damaged, please contact the dealer immediately at which you purchased the good. LCD monitor with signal cable 781s ikey Input Exit <...

  • Page 5: Views Of The Monitor

    BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Views of the Monitor Front View (1) 781s ikey Input Exit < > Enter Front View (2): Control panel 781s ikey Input Exit < > Enter 1. Control key 2. Earphone jack 3. Speaker 4.

  • Page 6: Back View (1)

    BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Back View (1) Back View (2): Locations of plugs & sockets 1. D-sub connector 2. DVI connector 3. Microphone input socket (MIC) 4. Audio in socket (LINE IN) 5. DC 5V output socket (DC5V) 6.

  • Page 7: Installation

    A. Make sure that the computer and monitor’s power are both turned off. Please follow the steps to install your LCD monitor. 1 . Connect the signal cable and power adaptor to BenQ LCD monitor. 2 . C onnect the audio cable to the Audio Input of BenQ LCD monitor.

  • Page 8: Software Installation

    To install the current driver from CD, proceed as follows: Insert “BenQ LCD Monitor” CD-ROM into your CD-ROM Driver. Click “Start” then “Settings”. Double click the “Display” icon in the Control Panel.
  • Page 9 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide From the “Display Properties” window, select the “Settings” tab. Click the “Advanced Properties" button in the bottom right corner. Select the “Monitor” tab. Click the “Change” button in the top right corner. English 8...
  • Page 10 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Now click the “Have Disk” button in the bottom right corner. When the next window appears, select the “Browse” button. Insert the supplied CD into your computer. Select the CD-drive from the drop-down menu.
  • Page 11 By pressing “OK” again in the next window you will be given a list of compatible devices. Select “FP781s” from the list and press “OK” again. 10. You are now back at “Advanced Display Properties.” Close this window by clicking “OK “...
  • Page 12 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Windows 98 To manually install or update the driver, perform the following steps: Open the Control Panel and double-click "Display" icon. From the "Display Properties" window, select the "Settings" tab. Click the "Advanced..." button in the bottom right corner.
  • Page 13 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Select the "Monitor" tab. Click the "Change" button in the top right corner. The "Update Device Driver Wizard" opens. Confirm by clicking "Next". English 12...
  • Page 14 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Select "Display a list of all drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want." and press "Next". Now click the “Have Disk” button in the bottom right corner. Another window appears, select the “Browse”...
  • Page 15 Insert the supplied CD into your computer. Select the CD-drive from the drop-down menu. By pressing “OK” again in the next window you will be given a list of compatible devices. Select “FP781s” from the list and press “Next” again. An “Insert Disk” dialogue box appears. Click “OK”, and then click “Skip File.”...
  • Page 16 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide 10. Close “Update Device Driver Wizard” by clicking “Finish” to complete the installation. . English 15...
  • Page 17 “Add New Hardware Wizard”. Carry out the instructions beginning at step 4. Insert “BenQ LCD Monitor” CD-ROM into your CD-ROM Driver. Click “Start” then “Settings”. Open the Control Panel and double click on the “Display” icon.
  • Page 18 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide From the “Display Properties” window, select the “Settings” tab. Click the “Advanced...” button in the bottom right corner. Select the “Monitor” tab, then click “Properties”. . English 17...
  • Page 19 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Select the “Driver” tab, then click “Update Driver”. The “Upgrade Device Driver Wizard” will pop up. Then Click “Next”. English 18...
  • Page 20 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Select “Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a spe- cific driver” then click “Next”. In the next window, click “Have Disk”, then “Install From Disk” window will pop up, click “Browse", the “Located File”...
  • Page 21 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide 10. Scroll down and select your CD ROM Driver, then click “Next.” English 20...
  • Page 22 11. In the list of CD-ROM, select “Drivers” folder then click “Open” twice, then click “OK”, Select the your LCD Mode (FP781s) from the list in the next window then click “Next” twice. 12. The “Digital Signature Not Found” window will appear, click “Yes”, then click “Finish”.
  • Page 23 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide 13. The new drivers are now installed to your computer. English 22...
  • Page 24 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Windows ME To manually install or update the driver, perform the following steps: Click “Start”, “Settings”, “Control Panel” and then double-click “Display”. In the Display Properties window, click the “Settings” tab and click “Advanced...”.
  • Page 25 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Choose “Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want” then click “Next”. Choose “Monitors” from the list, then click “Next”. English 24...
  • Page 26 Click “Have disk” and then click “Browse...”. Insert “BenQ LCD Monitor’s CD” into your CD-ROM and type d:\ (change the driver let- ter to match your CD-ROM driver if it is not drive D). Enter “Drivers” folder to select the model from the list left.
  • Page 27 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide 10. Click “OK” on the “Install From Disk” window. The dialogue box “Update Device Driver Wizard” appears. Choose the model from the list, then click “Next”. English 26...
  • Page 28 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide 11. Click “Next”. 12. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. English 27...
  • Page 29 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Windows XP. Right click mouse on the desktop and choose “Properties”. Select “Settings” tab and click the “Advanced” button. A small window will pop up. Select the “Monitor” tab in the new window and then click “Properties”.
  • Page 30 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide The “Hardware Update Wizard” will pop up. Then click “Next”. Select “Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install” and then click “Next”. English 29...
  • Page 31 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide In the next window, click “Have Disk…”, and then “Install From Disk” window will pop up. Click “Browse”. The “Locate File” window will pop up. English 30...
  • Page 32 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Select your driver and then click “Next”. The new drivers are now installed to your computer. Click “Finish” to exit installation. English 31...
  • Page 33 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide B. Choosing the best resolution Due to the technology of an LC display, it always provides a fixed resolution. For the FP781s this is a resolution of 1280x1024. This is called the "Native Resolution", which also represents the maxi- mal resolution.
  • Page 34 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide In the subsequent windows, press "OK" and "Yes." You can now close "Display Properties." English 33...
  • Page 35 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide C. Refresh Rate Selection There is no need to choose the highest possible refresh rate on a LC display. It is not technically possible for an LC display to flicker. Even at a refresh rate of 60 Hz you will get an absolutely flicker- free image.
  • Page 36 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Select the "Adapter” tab. The refresh rate selection field is located in the center at the bot- tom of the window. 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.
  • Page 37 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide D. Picture Optimization The easiest way to obtain an optimal display is to use the ikey function. Press the “ikey” on the con- trol panel and the monitor will adjust automatically. If you are still not satisfied with the result, you can still adjust the image manually.

  • Page 38: Adjusting The Monitor

    BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Adjusting the Monitor A Look at the Control Panel 781s ikey Input Exit < > Enter “<” and “>” There are 7 keys for user’s control including “iKey”, "Input", “Exit”, “Enter”, key and a power swith.The following descriptions are the introduction of these keys &...

  • Page 39: Main Menu Mode

    BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Volume hot-key 1. Press “Exit” key to enter the Voulme hot-key mode. 2. Press “<” or “>” key to make adjust- ment. The scale can be adjusted from maximum (100) to minimum (0). 3. Press the “Exit” to leave OSD opera- tion.
  • Page 40 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Brightness Press “<”or “>” key to select this item and press “Enter” to enter sub-menu. Press “<”or “>” key to adjust brightness and then press “Exit” to return to main menu. Fine Tune Press “<”or “>” key to select this item and press “Enter”...
  • Page 41 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Auto Adjust The same function as iKey Position Press “<”or “>” key to select this item and press “Enter” to enter sub-menu. There are two items in this sub-menu. H.(Horizontal) Position: adjust the horizontal position of the display.
  • Page 42 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide There are three preset modes: C1:9300K C2:6500K C3:5800K And one user mode. In user mode, user can adjust Red, Green and Blue color. Languages Press “<”or “>” key to select this item and press “Enter” to enter sub-menu.
  • Page 43 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Press “<”or “>” key to make decision. Select "Yes" and press "Enter" to restore factory settings. Select "No" and press "Enter" or just press "Exit" to return to main menu. Volume Press “<”or “>” key to select this item and press “Enter”...
  • Page 44 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Image Size Press “<”or “>” key to select this item and press “Enter” to enter sub-menu. Press “<”or “>” key to select between "FULL" (full screen) and "1:1" (real size). OSD Setting Press “<”or “>” key to select this item and press “Enter”...
  • Page 45 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Info Press “<”or “>” key to select this item and press “Enter” to enter sub-menu. Press "Enter" to show display information (resolution, horizontal frequency and vertical frequency). Press "Exit" to return to main menu.

  • Page 46: Troubleshooting

    BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) The image is blurred: Read the chapter, "Installation/Adjustment" and select the correct resolution, refresh rate and make adjustments based on these instructions. Do you use a VGA extension cable? Remove the extension cable for the test.

  • Page 47: Need More Help

    BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Is the prompt on the display illuminated in orange? If the LED is illuminated in orange, then the power management mode is active. Press a button on the computer keyboard or move the mouse. If that does not help, then check the VGA cable contacts.

  • Page 48: Supported Operating Modes

    BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Supported operating modes Incoming display mode(Input timing) Multi-scan operation Resolution Horizontal Vertical Dot Clock Remark Actual display Frequency Frequency Frequency resolution (KHz) (Hz) (MHz) 640x350 31.47(P) 70.08(N) 25.17 1280X943 720x400 31.47(N) 70.08(P) 28.32 640x480 31.47(N)

  • Page 49: Specifications

    BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Specifications Model FP781s Display type 17.0" ,active, TFT Viewable diagonal 43.18cm Native (maximum) resolution 1,280X1,024 Colors 16.7 million Contrast / Brightness 400:1 / 230cd/m² Response time 30ms Viewing angle (left/right, up/down) 85/85, 85/85 Line frequency 31.47 - 81.18 kHzMulti- frequency monitor...

  • Page 50: Appendix: An Introduction To Lcd Technology

    BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Appendix: An Introduction to LCD Technology Principles of LCD Technology The functionality of LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screens is based on the special physical properties of liquid crystals. Their rod shaped molecules arrange themselves similarly to the molecules of crystals - always uniformly and in one particular direction.

  • Page 51: Important Lcd Parameters

    BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide C. Comparison of standard and super TFT display Standard Super h good gray level resolution h very good viewing angle hsatisfactory viewing angle hsatisfactory gray level resolution Field of applications: Field of applications: hImage processing hFor several people working on one screen.

  • Page 52: Display Errors

    BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Display errors A. Pixel errors Pixel errors are (unfortunately) unavoidable with today's production methods, if you want to man- ufacture displays at an economically sensible price. A display with a resolution of 1024x768 dots therefore has 786432 pixels. Each pixel consists of the three sub-pixels for red, green and blue.

  • Page 53: Comparison Of Crt & Lcd Monitors

    BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Comparison of CRT & LCD monitors CRT monitor Flat panel display Advantages: Advantages: hMultiscan monitor. hno geometry errors hsame quality in all resolutions. hno convergence errors hproven connector standard hexcellent brightness and contrast values...

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