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V2400W
24" Wide-Screen LCD Monitor
User Manual

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Page 1: ...Welcome V2400W 24 Wide Screen LCD Monitor User Manual ...

Page 2: ...m the AC supply The power supply cord serves as a power disconnect device for pluggable equipment The socket outlet should be installed near the equipment and be easily accessible This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the marked label If you are not sure of the type of power available consult your dealer or local power company Care And Cleaning Cleaning Always unplug ...

Page 3: ...tting the most from your BenQ monitor 11 How to install the monitor on a new computer 12 How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer 13 How to install on Windows Vista systems 14 How to install on Windows XP system 15 Picture optimization 16 How to adjust your monitor 17 The control panel 17 Hot key mode 18 Main menu mode 19 Troubleshooting 29 Frequently asked questions FAQ 29 Need more hel...

Page 4: ...u have the following items If any are missing or damaged please contact the place of purchase for a replacement BenQ LCD Monitor Quick Start Guide CD ROM Power Cord Picture may differ from product supplied for your region Signal Cable D Sub Signal Cable DVI D optional ...

Page 5: ... Consider keeping the box and packaging in storage for use in the future when you may need to transport the monitor The fitted foam packing is ideal for protecting the monitor during transport Signal Cable HDMI optional ...

Page 6: ...into the earphone socket to receive the audio signal from HDMI input See Audio menu on page 26 for information about audio controls Front view 2 1 AUTO 2 MENU 3 W Mode 4 X Contrast Brightness 5 ENTER 6 Power For more information about these keys please refer to The control panel on page 17 Earphone socket ...

Page 7: ...7 Getting to know your monitor Back view 1 AC power input jack 2 DVI D input socket 3 HDMI input socket 4 D Sub input socket ...

Page 8: ...the monitor DVI D socket and the other end to the DVI D port on your computer optional The DVI D format is used for direct digital connection between source video and digital LCD monitors or projectors The digital video signals produce a superior quality picture than analog video signals Connect the plug of the D Sub cable at the end without the ferrite filter to the monitor D Sub socket Connect t...

Page 9: ... 4 Route the cables via the cable holder 5 Connect to and turn on the power Plug the other end of the power cord into a power outlet and turn it on Picture may differ from product supplied for your region Turn on the monitor by pressing the power button on the front of the monitor Turn on the computer too and follow the instructions in Section 4 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor on page 11 t...

Page 10: ...10 How to assemble your monitor hardware Adjusting the monitor angle For comfortable viewing of images on the screen you may tilt the monitor upward to 20 degrees and downward to 5 degrees ...

Page 11: ...the very next time you turn on your computer after connecting the monitor to your computer Windows will automatically recognise the new or different hardware and will launch its Found New Hardware wizard Follow the wizard instructions until it asks you to select a monitor model At that point click the Have Disk button insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD ROM and select the appropriate monitor model Furt...

Page 12: ...are installed you should not be following these instructions You should instead be following the instructions for How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer 1 Follow the instructions in How to assemble your monitor hardware on page 8 When Windows starts it will automatically detect the new monitor and launch the Found New Hardware Wizard Follow the prompts until it displays the option to I...

Page 13: ...iting BenQ has done no testing of this driver on other versions of Windows and cannot guarantee its operation on those systems Installing monitor driver software involves selecting an appropriate information file inf on the BenQ LCD Monitor CD ROM for the particular model monitor you have connected and letting Windows install the corresponding driver files from the CD You need only steer it in the...

Page 14: ...n 6 Insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD ROM into a CD drive on the computer 7 In the Update Driver Software window select the option Browse my computer for driver software 8 Click Browse and navigate to the following directory d BenQ_LCD Driver where d is the drive letter designator for the CD ROM drive The drive letter for your CD drive may differ from the example above depending upon your system it m...

Page 15: ...ed and you need do nothing further Cancel out of these property windows However if BenQ is not listed as the manufacturer or the correct model is not currently shown you will need to continue with these instructions 5 Click the Driver tab and the Update Driver button The Hardware Update Wizard will display Follow the wizard instructions noting the steps below 6 Insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD ROM i...

Page 16: ...s provided a screen test image utility which you can use to check for screen color grayscale and line gradient display 1 Run the test program auto exe from CD ROM You could also use any other image such as the desktop of your operating system However we recommend that you use auto exe As you run auto exe a test pattern displays 2 Press the AUTO key on the monitor 3 Press the MENU key to access the...

Page 17: ... for Mode 4 X Contrast Brightness key For Right Increase adjustment The key is the hot key for Brightness and Contrast 5 ENTER key Enter sub menus and select items This key is also the hot key for Input 6 Power Turn the power on or off OSD On Screen Display The hot keys will display a graduated scale for adjusting the value of that setting and will only operate while the OSD menu is not currently ...

Page 18: ... X keys then the ENTER key to select Brightness or Contrast The X key will increase the level while the W key will decrease the level To exit press the MENU key Press the W key continually to switch between the 5 modes for the main window including Standard Movie Dynamics Photo and sRGB The setting will take effect immediately See also Picture Mode on page 24 Press the ENTER key to toggle between ...

Page 19: ...n see Language on page 27 under OSD Settings for more details For more information on each menu please refer to the following pages Display menu on page 20 Picture menu on page 22 Picture Advanced menu on page 24 Audio menu on page 26 System menu on page 27 There are 5 main OSD menus 1 Display 2 Picture 3 Picture Advanced 4 Audio 5 System Use the W left or X right keys to high light a menu item an...

Page 20: ...at item 4 Press the W or X keys to make adjustments or selections 5 To return to the previous menu press the MENU button Item Function Operation Range Auto Adjustment Optimizes and adjusts the screen settings automatically for you The AUTO key is a hot key for this function When you connect a digital video output using a digital DVI cable to your monitor the AUTO key and the Auto Adjustment functi...

Page 21: ...reen image 0 to 100 Pixel Clock Adjusts the pixel clock frequency timing to synchronize with the analog input video signal Not applicable to a digital input signal See also Picture optimization on page 16 0 to 100 Phase Adjusts the pixel clock phase timing to synchronize with the analog input video signal Not applicable to a digital input signal See also Picture optimization on page 16 0 to 63 ...

Page 22: ... light and dark shades The function is not available for use when DynamicContrast is on Press the X key to increase the brightness and press the W key to decrease the brightness 0 to 100 Contrast Adjusts the degree of difference between darkness and lightness The function is not available for use when DynamicContrast is on Press the X key to increase the contrast and press the W key to decrease th...

Page 23: ...ive influence on the color tint of the image e g if you reduce the Blue level the image will gradually take on a yellowish tint If you reduce Green the image will become a magenta tint Press the W or X keys and the ENTER key to select Red Green or Blue Then use the W or X keys to make the color adjustments Red 0 to 100 Green 0 to 100 Blue 0 to 100 Reset Color Resets the User Mode custom color sett...

Page 24: ...ct that item 4 Press the W or X keys to make adjustments or selections 5 To return to the previous menu press the MENU button Item Function Operation Range Picture Mode Selects a picture mode that best suits the type of images shown on the screen Standard for basic PC application Movie for viewing videos Dynamics for viewing landscape specific videos and playing games Photo for viewing still image...

Page 25: ...ct The input image is displayed without geo metric distortion filling as much of the display as possible 16 9 images will fill the screen horizon tally while 4 3 images will fill the screen verti cally 1 1 Displays the input image in its native resolution without scal ing 1 1 display mode supports up to 1600 x 1200 60 Hz except 1600 x 1000 60 Hz Press the ENTER key to select this option Press the ...

Page 26: ...light to a menu item and then press the ENTER key to select that item 4 Press the W or Xkeys to make adjustments or selections 5 To return to the previous menu press the MENU button Item Function Operation Range Volume Adjusts the level of volume Press the X key to increase the volume and press the W key to decrease the volume 0 to 100 Mute Mutes the audio input Press the W or X keys to change the...

Page 27: ...u press the MENU button Item Function Operation Range Input Use this to change the input to that appropriate to your video cable connection type Press the W or X keys to change the settings DVI D sub HDMI OSD Settings Press ENTER to enter the OSD Settings menu Language Sets the OSD menu language Press the W or X keys to change the settings The language options displayed on your OSD may differ from...

Page 28: ...rols and hotkey operations will be disabled Press the W or X keys to change the settings To unlock the OSD controls when the OSD is preset to be locked press and hold the MENU key for 15 seconds to enter the OSD Lock option and make changes Alternatively you may use the W or X keys to select NO in the OSD Lock submenu from the OSD Settings menu and all OSD controls will be accessible YES NO Press ...

Page 29: ...her color Clean the LCD screen Cycle power on off These are pixels that are permanently on or off and is a natural defect that occurs in LCD technology The image has a faulty coloration It has a yellow blue or pink appearance Select MENU PICTURE Color Reset Color and then choose YES in the Caution message box to reset the color settings to the factory defaults If the image is still not correct and...

Page 30: ...ferent input sources may appear distorted or stretched on the monitor running at its native resolution To have the optimal display performance of each type of input sources you can use the Display Mode function to set a proper aspect ratio for the input sources See Display Mode on page 25 for details The image is displaced in one direction Read the instructions on the link Adjusting the Screen Res...

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