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BenQ FP241VW User Manual

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  • Page 1 FP241VW 24" Wide-Screen LCD Monitor User Manual Welcome Downloaded from ManualMonitor.com Manuals...

  • Page 2: Power Safety

    Copyright Copyright © 2007 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: Table Of Contents

    Detaching the top-mount monitor shelf ..............12 Using the monitor wall mounting kit ...............12 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor ..............14 How to install the monitor on a new computer ............16 How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer ..........17 How to install on Windows Vista systems ...............18...

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    1. Getting started Your FP241VW will provide the optimal display performance of the video resolution standard of 1920 x 1200. Please ensure that your graphic card supports the resolution of 1920 x 1200. When unpacking please check you have the following items. If any are missing or damaged, please contact the place of purchase for a replacement.
  • Page 5 USB cable (optional) HDMI cable (optional) Consider keeping the box and packaging in storage for use in the future when you may need to transport the monitor. The fitted foam packing is ideal for protecting the monitor during transport. Getting started Downloaded from ManualMonitor.com Manuals...

  • Page 6: Getting To Know Your Monitor

    2. Getting to know your monitor Front view (1) 1. Top-mount monitor shelf The detachable shelf is space saving and stylishly designed, gaining extra desk space for you. You can put small stationery items or toy collectibles on the shelf to keep the desk roomy.

  • Page 7: Front View (2)

    Front view (2) 1. Power 2. ENTER / PIP / Brightness Contrast 5. MENU / EXIT 6. Mode 7. Game Mode 8. Input / Swap 9. PerfectMotion 10. i key For more information about these keys, please refer to control panel on page Left-side view 1.

  • Page 8: Back View (1)

    Back view (1) 1. Rear cover: VESA mount inside The back of your LCD monitor has a VESA standard mount with 100mm pattern, allowing the installation of a wall mount bracket. Using the monitor wall mounting to learn more. kit on page 12 Back view(2): locations of plugs &...

  • Page 9: How To Assemble Your Monitor Hardware

    3. 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. 1. Unpack the monitor and place it on a stable surface.
  • Page 10 4. Connect the power cable to the monitor. Plug one end of the power cord into the socket labelled ‘POWER IN’ on the rear of the monitor. Do not connect the other end to an electric outlet just yet. 5. Attach the top-mount monitor shelf. Fit the tenon joints at the rear of the shelf to the mortises on top of the monitor.

  • Page 11: Adjusting The Monitor Angle

    Section 4: Getting the most from your to install the monitor BenQ monitor on page 14 software. Adjusting the monitor angle For comfortable viewing of images on the screen, you may tilt the monitor upward to 12 degrees and downward to -5 degrees.

  • Page 12: Detaching The Top-Mount Monitor Shelf

    Detaching the top-mount monitor shelf It’s easy to detach the top-mount monitor shelf from the monitor and no removal tool is needed. Before you begin, take away all the items displayed or hung on the shelf. Then, hold both sides of the shelf assembly and gently pull the it upward away from the monitor. 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.
  • Page 13 2. Follow the instruction manuals of the wall mount bracket you purchased to complete the installation. How to assemble your monitor hardware Downloaded from ManualMonitor.com Manuals...

  • Page 14: Getting The Most From Your Benq Monitor

    How do I gain the most benefit from my new monitor? To gain the most benefit from your new BenQ color LCD flat screen monitor, you should install the custom BenQ LCD Monitor driver software as provided on the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM.
  • Page 15 Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group in order to install the monitor driver software. Furthermore, if your computer is connected to a network which has security access requirements, network policy settings may prevent you from installing software on your computer. Getting the most from your BenQ monitor Downloaded from ManualMonitor.com Manuals...

  • Page 16: 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.

  • Page 17: 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 18: How To Install On Windows Vista Systems

    7. In the Update Driver Software window, select the option ‘Browse my computer for driver software’ . 8. Click ‘Browse’ and select Driver > Windows Vista > FP241VW from the CD, and click the Next button. This will copy and install the appropriate monitor driver files to your computer.

  • Page 19: How To Install On Windows Xp System

    The Monitor Properties window will display. If the driver provider is listed as BenQ, and the model matches that of your new monitor, the proper drivers are already installed, and you need do nothing further. Cancel out of these property windows.

  • Page 20: How To Adjust The Screen Resolution

    5. How to adjust the screen resolution Due to the nature of liquid crystal display (LCD) technology, the screen resolution is always fixed. For the best display performance, please set the display resolution to 1920 x 1200 pixels with an aspect ratio of 16:10.

  • Page 21: How To Adjust The Screen Refresh Rate

    6. How to adjust the screen refresh rate You don’t have to choose the highest possible refresh rate on an LCD display, because it is not technically possible for an LCD display to flicker. The best results are obtained by using the factory modes already set in your computer.

  • Page 22: 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 23: How To Adjust Your Monitor

    8. How to adjust your monitor The control panel 1. “Power”: Turn the power on or off. 2. “ENTER/PIP” key: Enter sub menus and select items. The key is also the hot key for activating the PIP (Picture-in-Picture) function and selecting a video input source for the PIP window. (Up) key: For Up/Increase adjustment.

  • Page 24: On Screen Display (Osd) Menu Structure

    On Screen Display (OSD) menu structure Auto Adjustment DISPLAY H. Position V. Position Pixel Clock Phase PICTURE Brightness Normal Green Contrast Bluish Blue Sharpness Reddish Color User Mode DynamicContrast Reset Color Saturation Hue and Saturation are not available for use when the input source is D-Sub or DVI-D. PICTURE Picture Mode Standard...
  • Page 25 SYSTEM Input D-sub English Display Mode French OSD Settings HDMI German DDC/CI Component Italian Information Composite Spanish Reset All S-Video Polish/Japanese Czech/Traditional Chinese Hungarian/Simplified Full Chinese Aspect Serbo-croatian 1: 1 Romanian Dutch Language Russian H. Position Swedish V. Position Portuguese Display Time OSD Lock 5 Sec.

  • Page 26: Hot Key Mode

    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. Brightness hot key Press the key to display the Brightness indicator. Further press the key to increase or the key to decrease the screen brightness, and press the MENU key to exit.
  • Page 27 • If the input source of the main window is from the computer graphic/PC video signals (D-sub, DVI, HDMI, or Component), you will cycle through the following messages indicating the video input sources for the PIP window. PIP off and Exit •...
  • Page 28 Game Mode hot key Press the key continually to switch between the 3 modes for the main window, including Standard, Action Game, and Racing Game. The setting will take effect immediately. See also Picture Mode on page 36. Input /Swap hot key Press the Input/Swap key continually to select an input source for the main window or swap the input signals between the main...
  • Page 29 • When the PIP function is ON, select between various input sources of the current video type (Computer Graphic/PC video or Video) for the main window. The cycle will be performed in a specific sequence. Keeping pressing the key will swap the current main window’s signal source with the current PIP window’s signal source.

  • Page 30: Main Menu Mode

    Main menu mode You can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu to adjust all the settings on your monitor. Press the MENU key to display the following main OSD menu. There are 6 main OSD menus: 1. Display 2. Picture 3.
  • Page 31 Display menu 1. Press the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Press the keys to select DISPLAY and then press the ENTER key to enter the menu. 3. Press the keys to move the highlight to a menu item and then press the ENTER key to select that item.
  • Page 32 H. Position Adjusts the horizontal 0 to 100 position of the screen image. V. Position Adjusts the vertical 0 to 100 position of the screen image. Pixel Clock Adjusts the pixel clock 0 to 100 frequency timing to synchronize with the analog input video signal.
  • Page 33 Picture menu 1. Press the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Press the keys to select PICTURE and then press the ENTER key to enter the menu. 3. Press the keys to move the highlight to a menu item and then press the ENTER key to select that item.
  • Page 34 Normal Allows video and still photographs to be viewed with natural coloring. This is the factory default color. Bluish Applies a cool tint to the Press the keys to image and is factory select this option. pre-set to the PC industry standard white color.
  • Page 35 Adjusts the level of the • 0 to 100 primary color or mixtures of main colors which present in the displayed image. Press the keys The function is not to move the highlight to a available for use when the input source is menu item and then press D-Sub or DVI-D.
  • Page 36 Picture Advanced menu 1. Press the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Press the keys to select PICTURE ADVANCED and then press the ENTER key to enter the menu. 3. Press the keys to move the highlight to a menu item and then press the ENTER key to select that item.
  • Page 37 ’PerfectMotion’ or manually set its value. *BenQ's PerfectMotion technology is introduced to well prevent you from ghosting or motion blur effects while viewing fast moving objects on your LCD monitor. The solution to such a problem can be explored from two aspects, one is from the LCD technology itself, and the other is from human visual perception.
  • Page 38 As the combination of AMA (Advanced Motion Acceleration) technology and Black Frame Insertion technology, PerfectMotion is not only in pursuit of achieving faster gray-to-gray response time so the faster pixel transition speed will improve the ghosting effect, but by adopting the use of Black Frame Insertion technology, the visual effect of motion blur resulted from human eye's spatial-temporal integration can also be effectively eliminated, thus clearer motion pictures will be displayed on the monitor.
  • Page 39 PIP (Picture-in-Picture) menu 1. Press the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Press the keys to select PIP and then press the ENTER key to enter the menu. 3. Press the keys to move the highlight to a menu item and then press the ENTER key to select that item.
  • Page 40 Contrast Adjusts the degree of 0 to 100 Press the key to increase difference between the contrast and press the darkness and lightness of key to decrease the the images in the PIP contrast. window. Sharpness Adjusts the clarity and 1 to 5 Press the key to improve...
  • Page 41 Audio menu 1. Press the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Press the keys to select AUDIO and then press the ENTER key to enter the menu. 3. Press the keys to move the highlight to a menu item and then press the ENTER key to select that item.
  • Page 42 System menu 1. Press the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Press the keys to select SYSTEM and then press the ENTER key to enter the menu. 3. Press the keys to move the highlight to a menu item and then press the ENTER key to select that item.
  • Page 43 Display Mode This feature is provided to • Full Press the keys to allow aspect ratio’s other change the settings. • Aspect than 16:10 to be displayed • 1:1 without geometric distortion. • Full - Scales the input image to fill the screen. Ideal for 16:10 aspect images.
  • Page 44 H. Position Adjusts the horizontal 0 to 100 position of the OSD menu. V. Position Adjusts the vertical 0 to 100 position of the OSD menu. Display Time Adjusts the display time of • 5 Sec. Press the keys to the OSD menu.

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

    9. Troubleshooting Frequently asked questions (FAQ) The image is blurred: Read the section, and then select the correct How to adjust the screen resolution on page 20 resolution, refresh rate and make adjustments based on these instructions. How do you use a VGA extension cable? Remove the extension cable for the test.

  • Page 46: Need More Help

    “OSD Settings” menu (under SYSTEM), and all OSD controls will be accessible. 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 Downloaded from ManualMonitor.com Manuals...

  • Page 47: Supported Pc Timings

    10. Supported PC Timings Incoming display mode (Input timing) Resolution Horizontal Vertical Pixel Comment Frequency (KHz) Frequency (Hz) Frequency (MHz) 640 x 350 31.47 70.08 25.17 720 x 400 31.47 70.08 28.32 640 x 480 31.47 60.00 25.18 640 x 480 35.00 67.00 30.24...

  • Page 48: Specifications

    11. Specifications Model FP241VW Display type 24.0”, active, TFT Viewable diagonal 611.32 mm Native (maximum) resolution 1,920 x 1200 Colors 16.7 million Contrast / Brightness 1000:1 / 500 cd/m Dynamic contrast ratio 2000:1 (typical) Response time* 16 ms 6 ms (GTG*)
  • Page 49 LCD panel may generally be 30 to 40 ms while the “Response Time” is 12 ms. *MPRT: Motion Picture Response Time. *BenQ's PerfectMotion technology is introduced to well prevent you from ghosting or motion blur effects while viewing fast moving objects on your LCD monitor. The solution to such a problem can be explored from two aspects, one is from the LCD technology itself, and the other is from human visual perception.

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