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Further, BENQ Corporation reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of BENQ Cor- poration to notify any person of such revision or changes.
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 Quick Start Guide CD-ROM Disk Power cord Audio cable Signal cable: D-Sub BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 3...
Back View (2): Locations of plugs & sockets 6 5 4 1. Audio connector (Audio input) 3. D-Sub connector 5. DC 12V output BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide 2. DVI-D connector 4. Power AC input jack 6. USB connector English 5...
Make sure that the computer and monitor’s power are both turned off. Please follow the steps to install your LCD monitor. 1. Connect signal cable to the LCD monitor. 2. Connect audio cable to the audio jack. 3. Connect the power cord to your LCD monitor. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 6...
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BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide 4. Connect the other end of signal cable to the signal connector of your computer. Con- nect audio cable to your computer. 5. Connect power cord to an AC power socket. English 7...
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.
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From the “Display properties” window, select the “Settings” tab. Click the “Advanced...” button in the bottom right corner. Select the “Monitor” tab. Click the “Change” button in the top right corner. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 9...
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Insert the supplied CD into your computer. Select the CD-drive from the drop-down menu. In the field above the drive selection, change to the “Drivers” folder. The current driver files are located there. Press “OK” and the window closes. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 10...
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By pressing “OK” again in the next window you will be given a list of compatible devices. Select “FP591” from the list and press “OK” again. 10. Now you are back to “Advanced Display Properties”. Close this window by clicking “OK”...
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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. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 12...
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Select the "Monitor" tab. Click the "Change" button in the top right corner. The "Update Device Driver Wizard" opens. Confirm by clicking "Next". BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 13...
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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” button. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 14...
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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 “FP591” from the list and press “Next” again. An “Insert Disk” dialogue box appears. Click “OK”, and then click “Skip File”.
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BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide 10. Close “Update Device Driver Wizard” by clicking “Finish” to complete the installation. English 16...
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“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.
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From the “Display Properties” window, select the “Settings” tab. Click the “Advanced Properties" button in the bottom right corner. Select “Monitor” then click “Properties”. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 18...
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Select “Driver” tab then click “Update Driver”. The “Upgrade Device Driver Wizard” will pop up. Then click “Next”. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 19...
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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” will pop up. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 20...
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BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide 10. Scroll down and select your CD ROM Driver, then click “Next.” . English 21...
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11. In the list of folders within the CD-ROM, select “Drivers” folder then click “Open” twice, then click “OK”. Select your LCD Mode (FP591) from the list in the next window then click “Next” twice. 12. The new drivers are now installed on your computer.
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In the Display Properties window, click the “Settings” tab and click “Advanced...”. Click the “Monitor” tab and then click “Change”. “Update Device Driver Wizard” dialogue box appears. Choose “Specify the location of the driver (Advanced)” and then click “Next”. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 23...
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Choose “Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want” and click “Next”. Choose “Monitor” from the list and then click “Next”. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 24...
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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.
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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...
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BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide 11. Click “Next”. 12. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. English 27...
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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”. Select “Driver” tab and then click “Update Driver…” BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 28...
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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”. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 29...
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BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide In the next window, click “Have Disk…”, an “Install From Disk” window will pop up. Click “Browse”. The “Locate File” window will pop up. English 30...
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Select your driver and then click “Next”. The new drivers are now installed to your computer. Click “Finish” to exit installation. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 31...
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B. Choosing the best resolution Due to the nature of LC display technology, the resolution is always fixed. For the FP591 this is a resolution of 1024x768. This is called the "Native Resolution", which also represents the maximal resolution. Lower resolutions are displayed on a full screen through an interpolation circuit. Flaws do occur with the interpolated resolution compared to the native resolution.
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In the subsequent windows, press "OK" and "Yes" You can now close "Display Properties". BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 33...
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Double click the "Display" icon in the Control Panel. From the "Display Properties" window, select the "Settings" tab. Click the "Advanced..." button in the bottom right corner. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 34...
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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. In the subsequent windows press "Change", "OK" and "Yes". You can now close "Display Properties". BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 35...
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You will find a list of supported modes in this manual. key to select “Geometry” and press key to select “Pixel Clock” and also press key to select “Geometry” and press BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide key again. Now, key again. Now, press English 36...
(Left) key: For Left/Decrease adjustment. Left key is the hot key for Brightness and Con- trast. (Right) key: For Right/Increase adjustment. Right key is the hot key for Brightness Level. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide “<” and “>” key and a power English 37...
Contrast, press key to return to previous menu. Key, Audio hot key Volume: Press key to adjust the degree of Volume. Mute: Press key to turn on/off Mute function. key to exit BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 38...
BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Key, OSD Lock hot key Press and hold key for 3 seconds to acti- vate hot key. OSD lock: Press and hold key for 3 sec- onds to lock OSD. OSD unlock: Press and hold key for 3 seconds to release OSD lock.
BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Main Menu Mode Control Functions Available in Main Menu Main Menu Luminance sub menu Press key to select one Brightness Level and press key to return to previous menu. English 40...
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Press key to adjust the degree of Contrast, press key to return to previous menu. Press key to adjust the Horizontal Position, press key to return to previous menu. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Geometry sub menu English 41...
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Pixel Clock, press key to return to previ- ous menu. Press key to adjust the degree of Phase, press key to return to previous menu. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 42...
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BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Color sub menu User Preset: User may set the color balance of Red, Green and Blue. OSD sub menu English 43...
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OSD, press key to return to previ- ous menu. OSD Lock: Locks the OSD and all OSD functions includ- ing deactivation of hot keys. key to return key to return BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 44...
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Press key to confirm Recall All, press key to recall position and color set- tings, or press key to return to previous menu. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Recall sub menu English 45...
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BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide DPF sub menu Select Card: User may select from the following kinds of memory cards: Compact Flash, Security Disk/Multi Media Card and Smart Media. Press key to select card, press key to confirm, or press key to return to previous menu.
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BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Rotate Photo: Rotates photos from landscape mode to por- trait mode. Miscellaneous sub menu Press key to select input signal, press key to confirm, or press key to return to previous menu. Sharpness: When the resolution of the VGA card is not native solution (1024x768), users may select the sharpness of the image.
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SRS func- tion, press key to return to previous menu. Press key to turn on/off Mute func- tion, press key to return to previous menu. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Audio sub menu English 48...
Please read the Supported operating modes section. key and press key to move to the “Recall” icon and BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide key to select “Color Recall” key to recall to factory set- English 49...
Read the Installation/Adjustment section and then select the correct resolution, refresh rate and make adjustments based on these instructions. 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 BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 50...
But do not be con- cerned about this, as it is normal. hTo extend the service life of the product, we recommend that you use your computer's power management function. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Vertical Frequency Pixel Frequency (Hz) (MHz) 70.08(N)
Input signal Synchronisation Temperature (operating) Air humidity (operating) Certifications Operating voltage Dimensions (W x H x D) Weight BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide FP591 15.0" ,active, TFT 38.1 cm 1,024X768 16.2 million 450:1 (Max. 550:1) / 500 cd/m² 16 ms...