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BenQ LCD Color Monitor User's Guide

English  2

Unpacking .......................................................................................................................................... 3
Views of the Monitor......................................................................................................................  4
Front View  ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Back View (1)  ................................................................................................................................... 4
Back View (2): Locations of plugs & sockets  ............................................................................ 5
Installation ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Hardware Installation  ..................................................................................................................... 6
Software Installation  ....................................................................................................................... 7
Adjusting the Monitor  .................................................................................................................. 37
Hot Key Mode  ............................................................................................................................... 37
Main Menu Mode ........................................................................................................................... 38
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................ 45
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)  ......................................................................................... 45
Need More Help? .......................................................................................................................... 46
Supported operating modes  ....................................................................................................... 47
Specifications .................................................................................................................................. 48
Appendix: An Introduction to LCD Technology  ................................................................... 49
Principles of LCD Technology .................................................................................................... 49
The TFT panel  ................................................................................................................................ 49
Important LCD parameters  ........................................................................................................ 50
Display errors  ................................................................................................................................ 51
Comparison of CRT & LCD monitors ..................................................................................... 52
Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 52

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Summary of Contents for FP882

Page 1: ...BenQ FP882 LCD Color Monitor 18 1 45 97 cm LCD Panel Size User s Manual...

Page 2: ...cleaning Clean the LCD monitor surface with a lint free non abrasive cloth Avoid using any cleaning solution or glass cleaner 2 Slots and openings on the back or top of the cabinet are provided for ve...

Page 3: ...Installation 7 Adjusting the Monitor 37 Hot Key Mode 37 Main Menu Mode 38 Troubleshooting 45 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ 45 Need More Help 46 Supported operating modes 47 Specifications 48 Appendi...

Page 4: ...ide English 3 Unpacking 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...

Page 5: ...BenQ LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 4 Views of the Monitor Front View Back View 1...

Page 6: ...BenQ LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 5 Back View 2 Locations of plugs sockets 1 D sub connector 2 DVI connector 3 USB Hub DC socket 4 Audio in socket LINE IN 5 Power socket 6 USB Hub...

Page 7: ...e monitor to an AC power socket Please make sure that the socket is not blocked or covered so you can disconnect the unit from AC supply if you need to Your monitor is equipped with an automatic power...

Page 8: ...ve to set up the correct monitor driver Windows 95 The first time you start Windows with a new monitor the system will detect it and automatically installs the driver for plug and play displays To ins...

Page 9: ...User s Guide English 8 4 From the Display properties window select the Settings tab Click the Advanced Properties button in the bottom right corner 5 Select the Monitor tab Click the Change button in...

Page 10: ...select the Browse button 7 The drive selection is located at the bottom of the window in the center Insert the CD sup plied with your monitor into your computer and select the CD drive 8 In the field...

Page 11: ...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 and confirm the following messages...

Page 12: ...s98 To manually install or update the driver perform the following steps 1 Open the control panel and double click Display icon 2 From the Display Properties window select the Settings tab Click the A...

Page 13: ...BenQ LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 12 3 Select the Monitor tab Click the Change button in the top right corner 4 Now the Update Device Driver Wizard opens Confirm by clicking Next...

Page 14: ...English 13 5 Select Display a list of all drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want and press Next 6 Now click the Have disk button in the bottom right corner Another windo...

Page 15: ...in the center Insert the CD sup plied with your monitor into your computer and select the CD drive 8 By pressing OK again in the next window you will be given a list of compatible devices Select FP88...

Page 16: ...BenQ LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 15 10 Close Update Device Driver Wizard by click Finish to complete the installation...

Page 17: ...th a new monitor the system will detect it and automatically starts with the Add New Hardware Wizard Carry out the instructions beginning at step 4 1 Insert BenQ LCD Monitor CD ROM into your CD ROM Dr...

Page 18: ...LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 17 4 From the Display Properties window select the Settings tab Click the Advanced Properties button in the bottom right corner 5 Select Monitor then click Prope...

Page 19: ...BenQ LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 18 6 Select Driver tab then click Update Driver 7 The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard will pop up Then Click Next...

Page 20: ...h 19 8 Select Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a spe cific driver then click Next 9 In the next window click Have Disk then Install From Disk window will pop up...

Page 21: ...BenQ LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 20 10 In this window click on the arrow 6 of Look in box then select your CD ROM Drive...

Page 22: ...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 Foun...

Page 23: ...BenQ LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 22 13 Now the new drivers are installed to your computer...

Page 24: ...g steps 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel and then double click Display 2 In the Display Properties window click the Settings tab and click Advanced 3 Click the Monitor tab and then click Change 4...

Page 25: ...Color Monitor User s Guide English 24 5 Choose Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want and click Next 6 Choose Monitor from the list and then cl...

Page 26: ...specific location so you can select the driver you want 8 Click Have disk and then click Browse 9 Insert BenQ LCD monitor into your CD ROM and type d change the driver letter to match your CD ROM dri...

Page 27: ...BenQ LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 26 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...

Page 28: ...BenQ LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 27 11 Click Next 12 Click Finish to complete the installation...

Page 29: ...dows XP 1 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...

Page 30: ...BenQ LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 29 3 The Hardware Update Wizard will pop up Then click Next 4 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and then click Next...

Page 31: ...BenQ LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 30 5 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...

Page 32: ...BenQ LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 31 6 Select your driver and then click Next 7 Now the new drivers are installed to your computer Click Finish and then exit installation...

Page 33: ...screen through an interpolation cir cuit Flaws do occur with the interpolated resolution compared to the native resolution If you want to have all the advantages of LCD technology you must use the na...

Page 34: ...BenQ LCD Color Monitor User s Guide English 33 4 In the subsequent windows press Apply OK and Yes 5 You can now close Display Properties...

Page 35: ...o a modern CRT monitor which is a multiscan monitor the display is a multi frequency mon itor This means the best results are only obtained by using the factory modes You will find a table with the fa...

Page 36: ...tion field is located in the center at the bot tom of the window 4 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 fi...

Page 37: ...to access OSD 3 If there are vertical noises observed press or key to select FINE TUNE and press Enter key Then press or key to select CLOCK and also press Enter key again Now press or to adjust the...

Page 38: ...b menus select items or save items 5 For Left adjustment Left key is the hot key for Contrast adjustment 6 For Right adjustment Right key is the hot key for Brightness adjustment Hot Key Mode Contrast...

Page 39: ...s Available in Main Menu 1 Press Exit key to enter the Voulme hot key mode 2 Press or key to make adjust ment The scale can be adjusted from maximum 100 to minimum 0 3 Press the Exit to leave OSD oper...

Page 40: ...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 to enter sub menu There are two items i...

Page 41: ...r 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 V Vertical Position adjust the vert...

Page 42: ...e 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 To select OSD language within 6 lan guages DE Deutsch EN English ES...

Page 43: ...Enter or just press Exit to return to main menu Volume Press or key to select this item and press Enter to enter sub menu Press or key to adjust volume of speaker and then press Exit to return to mai...

Page 44: ...elect between FULL full screen and 1 1 real size OSD Setting Press or key to select this item and press Enter to enter sub menu There are 3 items in this sub menu H Horizontal Position adjust the OSD...

Page 45: ...o enter sub menu Press Enter to show display information resolution horizontal frequency and vertical frequency Press Exit to return to main menu Contrast Press or key to select this item and press En...

Page 46: ...can be seen One of several pixels are permanently black one or more pixels are permanently white one or more pixels are permanently red green blue or another colour Read the chapter Pixel error rates...

Page 47: ...isplay not illuminated at all Check the power supply mains socket the external power supply and the mains switch The image is or distorted flashes or flickers Read the chapter Installation Adjustment...

Page 48: ...timing is not supported in Digital input DVI D Incoming display mode Input timing Multi scan operation Resolution Horizontal Frequency KHz Vertical Frequency Hz Dot Clock Frequency MHz Remark Actual...

Page 49: ...ion phase pixel clock color balance color palette choice of language Input Select Image Size OSD Setting Sta tus indicator Power Management Max power consumption Power saving mode VESA DPMS EPA 75 Wat...

Page 50: ...ghts up If an electrical voltage is applied the liquid crystal molecules orientate themselves along the field lines The 90 screw is lifted up the LC molecules appear parallel to the incident light and...

Page 51: ...hould in all instances attain contrast values of 100 1 This is a point on which LCD mon itors are clearly superior to monitors C Response time The response time is the time which a TFT cell requires t...

Page 52: ...olution of 1280x1024 then each horizontal dot would have to display 1 25 dots of the resolu tion This doesn t work of course and so intermediate values are calculated and this distorts the original im...

Page 53: ...still unrivalled CRT monitor Flat panel display Advantages hMultiscan monitor hsame quality in all resolutions hproven connector standard hanalog infinite colour depth hno pixel errors halso large pr...

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