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- Page 1 FP231W LCD Color Monitor 23.0" LCD Panel Size User’s Manual Welcome...
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Page 2: Power Safety
Copyright Copyright © 2005 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
How to install your monitor hardware ... 9 Adjusting Your Monitor ...11 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor ... 13 How to install the monitor on a new computer ...14 How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer ...15 How to install on Windows XP systems ...16... - Page 4 Table of Contents...
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Page 5: Getting Started
Getting started When unpacking please check you have the following items. If they are missing or are damaged, please immediately contact the dealer at which you purchased the goods. BenQ LCD Monitor Monitor Stand Quick Start Guide CD-ROM Disk Power Cord... - Page 6 Signal cable: D-Sub USB Cable Signal Cable: DVI-D Audio Cable (optional) Speaker Unit: SRS (optional) Webcam Unit (optional) Getting started...
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Page 7: Getting To Know Your Monitor
Getting to know your Monitor Front View Back View (1) Getting to know your Monitor... -
Page 8: Back View (2): Locations Of Plugs & Sockets
Back View (2): Locations of plugs & sockets 1. Power AC Input Jack 2. Composite Video Input 3. S-Video Input 4. DVI-D Connector 5. D-Sub Connector 6. Audio Connector 7. USB Connectors Getting to know your Monitor... -
Page 9: How To Install Your Monitor Hardware
How to install your monitor hardware Make sure that the computer and monitor's power are both turned off. Please go along with the following steps to install your LCD monitor. 1. Unpack the package and place the monitor stand firmly. 2. - Page 10 4. Connect one end of the D-Sub cable to the monitor and the other end to your computer. 5. Connect one end of the DVI-D cable to the monitor and the other end to the signal connector of your computer. (Optional). 6.
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Page 11: Adjusting Your Monitor
9. Plug the other end of the power cord in a nearby wall socket. 10. Press the Power button on the side panel of the monitor. The power indicator will light up. Adjusting Your Monitor Monitor Height To prevent from the springing out of the monitor stand, please press the top edge of monitor stand while you press the release button to adjust the monitor at a preferred height. - Page 12 Monitor Angle How to install your monitor hardware...
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Page 13: 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 14: 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 15: 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 16: How To Install On Windows Xp Systems
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 17: How To Install On Windows 2000, Me, & 98 Systems
4. In Windows 2000, click the Driver tab and the Update Driver button. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard will display. How to complete the Windows Upgrade Device Driver How to install on Wizard. Getting the most from your BenQ monitor... -
Page 18: How To Complete The Windows Upgrade Device Driver Wizard
The contents of the ‘Driver’ folder will display. 7. Click the Open button. This will return you to the Install from Disk window, and it will have entered the address to the BenQ LCD Monitor CD ‘Driver’ folder into the field titled ‘Copy manufacturer’s files from:’ . - Page 19 Alternatively, Windows ME or 98 will ask you if want to make the changes and reboot or not reboot. You should select the reboot option as this causes Windows to load the new drivers when it next restarts. Getting the most from your BenQ monitor...
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Page 20: How To Adjust The Screen Resolution
Due to the nature of liquid crystal display (LCD) technology, the picture resolution is always fixed. The best possible picture for your FP231W is achieved with a resolution of 1920x1200. This is called “Native Resolution” or maximal resolution – that is, the clearest picture. Lower resolutions are displayed on a full screen through an interpolation circuit. -
Page 21: How To Adjust The Screen Refresh Rate
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: How To Set The Picture Optimization
If you wish to, you can always adjust the screen settings manually using the buttons on the monitor panel. 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
How to adjust your Monitor A Look at the Control Panel There are 7 keys for user’s control including “Enter”, “ a power switch. The following descriptions are the introduction of these keys & switch. 1. “Power”: Turn the power on or off. 2. -
Page 24: Hot Key Mode
Hot Key Mode Brightness and Contrast hot key Press to enter Brightness menu, press key to adjust the degree of brightness and press “Exit” to exit OSD. Press to enter Contrast menu, press key to adjust the degree of Contrast and press “Exit”... - Page 25 Luminance sub menu Press key to adjust the degree of Brightness, press “Exit” to return to the previous menu. Press key to adjust the degree of Contrast, press “Exit” to return to the previous menu. How to adjust your Monitor...
- Page 26 Geometry sub menu Press key to adjust the Horizontal Position, press “Exit” to return to previous menu. Press key to adjust the Vertical Position, press “Exit” key to return to previous menu. Press key to adjust the value of the Pixel Clock, press “Exit”...
- Page 27 Color sub menu User Preset: User may set the color balance of Red, Green and Blue. How to adjust your Monitor...
- Page 28 OSD sub menu Press key to adjust the Horizontal Position of the OSD, press “Exit” to return to previous menu. Press key to adjust the Vertical Position of the OSD, press “Exit” to return to previous menu. Press key to adjust the display time of the OSD, press “Exit”...
- Page 29 PIP sub menu Press key to indicate the PIP Source as S-Video or Composite, or choose Off to disable this function. When done, press "Enter" to activate the settings. To return to previous menu, press "Exit." How to adjust your Monitor...
- Page 30 Press key to specify the PIP Size. When done, press "Enter" to innitiate the settings. Press "Exit" to return to previous menu. Press key to set the PIP Brightness value between 0 and 100. When done, press "Enter" to innitiate the settings. Press "Exit" to return to previous menu.
- Page 31 Press key to adjust the value of Saturation between 0 and 100. When done, press "Enter" to activate the settings. To return to previous menu, press "Exit." Recall sub menu Press key to confirm Color Recall, press “Enter” to recall color settings, or press “Exit”...
- Page 32 Miscellaneous sub menu Input Select: Select D-sub (analog), DVI (digital), S-Video, or Composite input. Display Mode: Press key to toggle between these three options: Full, 1:1, or Aspect. When done, press "Enter" to activate the settings. To return to previous menu, press "Exit." Display Information.
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Page 33: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) The image is blurred: Read the How to adjust the screen 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. Is the image now in focus? If not, optimize the image by working through the instructions in the for blurring to occur due to conduction losses in extension cables. -
Page 34: Need More Help
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 section and then select the correct resolution, section and then select the correct resolution,... -
Page 35: Supported Operating Modes
Supported operating modes Incoming display mode (Input timing) Resolution Horizontal Frequency (KHz) 640x350 31.47 720x400 31.47 640x480 31.47 640x480 35.00 640x480 37.86 640x480 37.50 800x600 37.88 800x600 48.08 800x600 46.87 832x624 49.72 1024x768 48.36 1024x768 56.48 1024x768 60.02 1024x768 60.24 1152x864 67.50 1152x870... - Page 36 • To extend the service life of the product, we recommend that you use your computer's power management function. Supported operating modes...
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Page 37: Specifications
Input signal Synchronisation Temperature (operating) Air humidity (operating) Certifications Operating voltage Dimensions (W x H x D) Weight FP231W 23.0" , active, TFT 58.42 cm 1920x1200 16.7 million 500:1 / 250 cd/m 16 ms 88/88, 88/88 (CR=10) 30 - 81 kHz Multi- frequency monitor...