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  • Page 1 FP91R R Series-Professional LCD Monitor User Manual Welcome...

  • Page 2: Power Safety

    Copyright Copyright © 2006 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

    Rotating the display (optional) .................13 To install the Pivot software .................13 To rotate the display .....................14 Getting the most from your FP91R ................... 15 Installing the custom BenQ LCD Monitor driver software ........16 To install the monitor on a new computer ............17 To upgrade the monitor on an existing computer ..........18...
  • Page 4 Maintenance ........................45 Caring for your monitor ................... 45 Cleaning your monitor ..................... 45 Storing your monitor ....................45 Storing the monitor controller ................. 45 Troubleshooting ........................47 Frequently asked questions (FAQ) ................47 Need more help? ....................... 48 Supported PC Timings .......................49 Specifications ........................50 Glossary ..........................52 Table of Contents...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    When unpacking please check you have the following items. If any are missing or damaged, please contact the place of purchase for a replacement. Controller Dock BenQ LCD Monitor Monitor Controller Quick Guides and CD-ROM (with a suction cap inside)

  • Page 6: Getting To Know Your Monitor

    2. Getting to know your monitor Overview of the monitor Front view 1. Power Press to turn the power on or off. • The power indicator lights blue when the monitor operates normally. • The power indicator lights red when the PC goes into power-saving mode.

  • Page 7: Portrait Display

    Portrait display You can also work with your FP91R LCD monitor in a portrait orientation. For more information on portrait viewing, refer to Rotating the display (optional) on page 13 Overview of the monitor controller Front view 1. Mode Press to switch between 5 color modes: sRGB, MAC STD., Text, User Preset-1,...

  • Page 8: Rear View

    Rear view 1. Sensor The sensor reads a small patch of the image displayed on the monitor and detects the monitor light output. 2. Plug socket You may intend to store the monitor controller when it is not in use. After neatly winding the cable attached to the monitor controller, place the plug in the socket to secure the plug from...

  • Page 9: Assembling Your Monitor Hardware

    3. Assembling your monitor hardware Setting up the cable connection 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 the monitor on the desk as illustrated.
  • Page 10 3. Connect the signal cable. Connect one end of the DVI-D cable to one of the moni- tor DVI-I sockets and the other end to the DVI-I port on your computer. The DVI-D format is used for direct digital connection between source video and digital LCD monitors or projectors.
  • Page 11 5. Connect the 12VDC power adapter cable to the monitor. Take the 12VDC power adaptor cable and plug the end into the power socket on the rear of the monitor. Do not connect the power adapter to a electric outlet just yet. Use only power supplies listed in the user manual.
  • Page 12 The monitor is now ready to display your computer images. You should now turn on the computer too, and follow the instructions in Section 4: Getting the most to install the monitor soft- from your FP91R on page 15 ware. Assembling your monitor hardware...

  • Page 13: Adjusting The Display Angle

    Adjusting the display angle You may position the screen to the desired angle with -5° to +20° monitor tilt and 105 mm monitor height. Rotating the display (optional) Your LCD monitor also supports portrait viewing orientation, allowing you to fit your specific desktop application without needing to scroll down.

  • Page 14: To Rotate The Display

    To rotate the display 1. Hold the monitor along the bottom and move it upwards to the maximum extendable position. The stand should be vertically extended to allow the monitor to rotate from landscape to portrait mode. 2. Rotate the display 90 degrees clockwise. To avoid the edge of the LCD display hitting the monitor base surface while it is being rotated, do tilt the extend the monitor to the highest position...

  • Page 15: Getting The Most From Your Fp91R

    In other words, your FP91R allows you to make color management on your monitor. If the monitor cannot display accurate color, it will be difficult to get your reproductions right.

  • Page 16: Installing The Custom Benq Lcd Monitor Driver Software

    The circumstances under which you connect and install your BenQ LCD Monitor will determine which process you need to follow to successfully install the BenQ LCD Monitor driver software. These circumstances relate to which version of Microsoft Windows you are using, and whether...

  • Page 17: 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 18: 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 19: 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 11. Click Close, OK, and OK. This will close the Display Properties windows. You do not need to restart Windows XP, as the BenQ LCD monitor drivers will operate immediately with no further action required by you. Getting the most from your FP91R...

  • Page 21: To Install On Windows 2000 System

    The Monitor Properties window will display. 4. In Windows 2000, click the Driver tab and the Update Driver button. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard will display. To complete the Windows Upgrade Device Driver Wizard on page 22 Getting the most from your FP91R...

  • Page 22: To Complete The Windows Upgrade Device Driver Wizard

    “d:\Driver\For_Windows_XP_Pro_x64_Edition” instead. 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 23 This will close the Display Properties window, and if you made any changes to the screen resolution, Windows 2000 will prompt you for confirmation to effect the changes, and further confirmation to accept the changes. Click OK and Yes respectively. Getting the most from your FP91R...

  • Page 24: Installing The Calibration Software -- Visual Optimizer (Optional, For Pc Systems Only)

    Installing the calibration software -- Visual Optimizer (Optional, for PC systems only) Using the USB protocol, your FP91R is attached with a calibration software -- Visual Optimizer to help you more easily make color controls and obtain the ultimately precise color matching performance.

  • Page 25: Software Installation

    7. The Found New Hardware Wizard will re-launch for the second part of the driver installation - BenQ USB Controller. 8. Repeat the instructions as stated above to install BenQ USB controller. *DDC/CI, short for Display Data Channel/Command Interface, which was developed by Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) to expand on the existing DDC standard.

  • Page 26: Using Color Profiles (Icc Profiles)

    5. From the Add Profile Association window, select the .icc file you just saved to the system at step 1. and select Add to leave. 6. Click Apply, OK, then OK to close the Display Properties window. Getting the most from your FP91R...

  • Page 27: Adjusting The Screen Resolution

    Due to the nature of liquid crystal display (LCD) technology, the screen resolution is always fixed. The best possible picture for your FP91R is achieved with a resolution of 1280 x 1024. 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 28: Adjusting The Screen Refresh Rate

    6. Adjusting 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 29: 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 30: Adjusting Your Monitor

    8. Adjusting your monitor To adjust the characteristics and settings of the images being displayed according to your individual preference, you should use the control keys on the monitor controller. Navigating the keys on the monitor controller 1. Mode: Press to switch between 5 color modes: sRGB, MAC STD. (MAC Standard), Text, User Preset-1, and User Preset-2.

  • Page 31: The Hot Keys

    The hot keys On your monitor controller, there are 3 hot keys -- Mode, Calibrate, and Input, allowing you to quickly execute the commands without sequencing through the directories of OSD. To use the hot keys on your monitor controller, please ensure the cable between the monitor and the controller is well connected.
  • Page 32 See the table below to learn more about Mode: Mode Color Tempertature Gamma Value Notes Value sRGB 6500 K All color settings under the COLOR menu will be MAC STD. unadjusted, and the Color (MAC Standard) Settings Lock function will be activated automatically.

  • Page 33: Calibrate

    Calibrate With the sensor on the back of the handheld monitor controller, Calibrate ensures you the accurate display measurement. • Press Calibrate to bring out the following message. To regularly automate the luminance compensation, you may activate the Calibration Reminder command under LUMINANCE, so that when the usage time of your monitor is up to 50 hours, you •...

  • Page 34: Input

    Input With DVI-I connectors, your monitor accepts both analog and digital input signals. If you only have a VGA (D-Sub) connector on your computer, attach the supplied DVI-I to D-Sub adapter to the D-Sub cable, and then you may connect your DVI-I monitor to a VGA output on your computer.

  • Page 35: On Screen Display (Osd) Menu Structure

    On Screen Display (OSD) menu structure Auto Adjust SCREEN Position Pixel Clock Phase Sharpness Yellow Green Calibrate Cyan LUMINANCE Backlight Blue Calibration Reminder Magenta Color Temperature COLOR Gamma DVI-1 DVI-2 Saturation D-Sub 1 Reset Color D-Sub 2 Input SYSTEM sRGB Mode MAC STD.

  • Page 36: 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 4 main OSD menus: 1. SCREEN 2. LUMINANCE 3.

  • Page 37: Screen Menu

    SCREEN menu 1. Press the Menu key to display the main menu. 2. Press the keys to select SCREEN 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 38 Pixel Clock Adjusts the pixel clock 0 to 100 frequency timing to synchronize with the analog input video signal. Not applicable to a digital input signal. See also: Picture Press the keys to optimization on page adjust the value. Phase Adjusts the pixel clock 0 to 63 phase timing to...

  • Page 39: Luminance Menu

    LUMINANCE menu 1. Press the Menu key to display the main menu. 2. Press the keys to select LUMINANCE 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: Color Menu

    COLOR menu 1. Press the Menu key to display the main menu. 2. Press the keys to select COLOR 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 41 Adjusts the level of the • Red (-30 to 30) primary color or mixtures of main colors which • Yellow present in the displayed (-30 to 30) image. • Green (-30 to 30) • Cyan (-30 to 30) • Blue (-30 to 30) Press the keys to...

  • Page 42: System Menu

    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 Mode Selects the color mode that Press the keys to • sRGB meets your specific needs. change the settings. • MAC STD. 5 modes are provided to • Text fulfill various kinds of • User Preset-1 applications. • User Preset-2 •...
  • Page 44 Display Time Adjusts the display time of • 5 sec. the OSD menu. • 10 sec. • 15 sec. Press the keys to • 20 sec. adjust the value. • 25 sec. • 30 sec. Transparency Adjusts the transparency 0 to 4 of the OSD menu.

  • Page 45: Maintenance

    9. Maintenance As your LCD monitor is a product made of glass and the supplied handheld monitor controller is equipped with a highly sensitive sensor at the rear side, it is recommend that you should handle them with special care while preforming any maintaining practices on them, since any vibration or careless operation may seriously affect the lifetime of the devices.
  • Page 46 Always keep the monitor controller in the attached dock while it is not in use. To store the controller, follow the procedures below: 1. Disconnect the cable attached on the controller from the controller jack on the monitor. 2. Wind the cable in direction into the space between rubber suckers around the sensor and the controller.

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    10. Troubleshooting Frequently asked questions (FAQ) There’s no image displayed on the screen: Is the power indicator on? • Ensure that all the cables have been securely connected to the PC, electronic outlet, and the video sources. • Ensure the power key has been fully depressed. The power indicator is in green, but there is no image.

  • Page 48: Need More Help

    The image is displaced in one direction: to configure the correct resolution and refresh Adjusting the screen resolution on page 26 rate. 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...

  • Page 49: Supported Pc Timings

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

  • Page 50: Specifications

    12. Specifications Model FP91R Display type 19.0”, active, TFT Viewable diagonal 480 mm Native (maximum) resolution 1,280 x 1,024 Colors 16.7 million Contrast / Brightness 600:1 / 250 cd/m Response time 18 ms Viewing angle (left/right, up/down) 178, 178 (CR=10)
  • Page 51 Certifications TCO 03, TÜV/Type, FCC Class B, ISO 13406-2, VCCI, CB Report, CE, C-Tick, BSMI, Fimko, GOST, CSA, CCC, MIC Operating voltage Automatic switched mode power supply, 100-260 V, 50-60 Hz Tilt (down/up) -5° ~ +20° Height adjustment 105 mm Dimensions (H x W x D) 415.8 x 482.56 x 276.6 mm Weight...

  • Page 52: Glossary

    13. Glossary Backlight; Back light Backlights illuminate the LCD monitors from the side or back, so that the images on the displays can be readable in poor lighting conditions. Color Temperature Color temperature is the temperature at which a black body radiates a given spectrum of color. It is measured in degrees Kelvin (K).
  • Page 53 For monitors, the screen resolution signifies the number of dots (pixels) on the entire screen. For example, your FP91R is a native 1280-by-1024 pixel screen, and it is capable of displaying 1280 horizontal dots (pixels) on each of 1200 vertical dots (pixels). When your monitor is set to its native resolution, you will have a full screen view of the images.

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