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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.
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 Quick Start Guide CD-ROM Power cord Signal cable BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 3...
Back View (2): Locations of plugs & sockets 1. D-sub connector 3. USB Hub DC socket 5. Power socket BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide 2. DVI connector 4. Audio in socket (LINE IN) 6. USB Hub English 5...
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 cord to BenQ LCD monitor. 2 . C onnect the audio cable to the Audio Input of BenQ LCD monitor.
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 Properties" 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 8...
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CD-drive. 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 9...
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By pressing “OK” again in the next window you will be given a list of compatible devices. Select “FP882” 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 Properties" button in the bottom right corner. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 11...
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Select the "Monitor" tab. Click the "Change" button in the top right corner. Now the "Update Device Driver Wizard" opens. Confirm by clicking "Next". BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 12...
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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 13...
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CD-drive. By pressing “OK” again in the next window you will be given a list of compatible devices. Select “FP882” from the list and press “Next” again. A “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 click “Finish” to complete the installation. English 15...
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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 17...
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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 18...
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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 19...
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BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide 10. In this window, click on the arrow (6) of ‘Look in” box, then select your CD ROM Drive. English 20...
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11. In the list of CD-ROM, select “Drivers” folder then click “Open” twice, then click “OK”, Select the your LCD Mode (FP882) 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”.
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BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide 13. Now the new drivers are installed to your computer. English 22...
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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” into your CD-ROM and type d:\ (change the driver letter 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. Back to “Install From disk” and click “OK”. 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 desktop and then choose “Properties”. Select “Setting” tab and click “Advanced” button. A small window will pop up. Select “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…”, and then “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”. Now the new drivers are installed to your computer. Click “Finish” and then exit installation. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 31...
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B. Choosing the best resolution Due to the technology of an LC display, it always provides a fixed resolution. For the FP882 this is a resolution of 1280x1024. This is called the so-called native resolution, which also represents the maximal resolution. Lower resolutions are displayed on a full screen through an interpolation cir- cuit.
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In the subsequent windows press: "Apply", "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 properties" 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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Please set your computer to use one of the supported modes. You may find the list of supported modes in this manual. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 36...
The scale can be adjusted from maximum (100) to minimum (0). 3. Press the “Exit” to leave OSD opera- tion. The adjustment can be auto- saved. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide “<” and “>” key and a power English 37...
3. Press the “Exit” to leave OSD opera- tion. The adjustment can be auto- saved. Main Menu Mode Control Functions Available in Main Menu Digital mode OSD main menu. Analog mode OSD main menu. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 38...
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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”...
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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.
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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.
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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”...
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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”...
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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.
If the LED is illuminated in green, then press the "Enter" button on the monitor to access the On Screen Display. If the message "Not supported Mode" appears there, read the chapter Installation/Adjustment. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 45...
Read the chapter, Installation/Adjustment 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: DPLservice@BenQ.com BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 46...
Input signal Synchronisation Signal connection Temperature (operating) Air humidity (operating) Certifications Operating voltage Dimensions (W x H x D) Weight BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide FP882 18.1" ,active, TFT 45.97cm 1,280X1,024 16.7 million 350:1 / 250cd/m² 50ms 80/80, 80/80 31.47 - 81.18 kHzMulti- frequency monitor...
The super TFT panel works according to the same physical principle. A significantly increased viewing angle can be created through more precise production and through slightly brighter pixels. This, however, is partly at the expense of the gray level resolution. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 49...
LCD monitors are superior to CRT devices. Traditional monitors create approx. 80 to 100 cd/m² (candela per meter square). In the case of LC displays, values below 150 cm/m² are not acceptable. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Super h very good viewing angle...
An LCD monitor, in contrast, is a multi-frequency monitor, which means it is only guar- anteed to work together with specific modes (see list in the user's guide). BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide English 51...
On the other hand, when it comes to particular colour depth, or you need a large viewable diagonal, the choice of a CRT monitor is still unrivalled. BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide Flat panel display...