BenQ XL2430T User Manual Download

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XL Series
User Manual

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Page 2: ...the above mentioned external factors Applicable for flicker free models only Power Safety The AC plug isolates this equipment from 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...

Page 3: ...o Life corporate vision with the ultimate goal to achieve a low carbon society Besides meeting international regulatory requirement and standards pertaining to environmental management BenQ has spared no efforts in pushing our initiatives further to incorporate life cycle design in the aspects of material selection manufacturing packaging transportation using and disposal of the products BenQ ecoF...

Page 4: ...er 26 How to install on Windows 8 8 1 system 27 How to install on Windows 7 system 28 How to adjust your monitor 29 The control panel 29 The S Switch 30 Basic menu operation 31 Initial setup for playing games 33 Picture optimization 35 Customizing the hot keys 35 Setting up your own game mode 35 Applying a suitable game mode automatically 36 Downloading more game modes using Game Mode Loader 36 Ad...

Page 5: ...have the following items If any are missing or damaged please contact the place of purchase for a replacement BenQ LCD Monitor Monitor Stand Monitor Base S Switch Swift Switch Quick Start Guide CD ROM Power Cord Picture may differ from product supplied for your region ...

Page 6: ...and the pictures shown here may differ from the actual contents and the product supplied for your region For cables that are not supplied with your product you can purchase them separately 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 Always keep the pro...

Page 7: ...w Back view 1 Control buttons 2 Power button 1 2 3 AC Power Input jack 4 Mic In jack 5 S Switch socket 6 DisplayPort socket 7 D Sub socket 8 DVI D socket 9 HDMI socket x 2 10 USB port upstream connecting to the PC 11 Kensington lock slot 12 Handle 3 4 12 5 6 7 9 8 10 11 ...

Page 8: ...tting to know your monitor 13 VESA mount release button 14 Headphone hook 15 USB port x 2 downstream connecting to USB devices 16 Headphone jack 17 Microphone jack 18 Cable management hole 15 16 13 14 17 18 ...

Page 9: ...our monitor Connection The following connection illustrations are for your reference only For cables that are not supplied with your product you can purchase them separately For detailed connection methods see page 12 15 ...

Page 10: ... or a mouse will crack the glass or damage the LCD substrate voiding your warranty Sliding or scraping the monitor around on your desk will scratch or damage the monitor surround and controls Protect the monitor and screen by clearing a flat open area on your desk and placing a soft item like the monitor packaging bag on the desk for padding Gently lay the screen face down on a flat clean padded s...

Page 11: ...attempt to pull the stand and the base back apart to check that they have properly engaged Carefully lift the monitor turn it over and place it upright on its stand on a flat even surface To move the monitor you must hold the handle and the bottom of the stand base at the same time as illustrated You can protect the monitor using the supplied protective cover Open Open Lock Lock Open Open Lock Loc...

Page 12: ...propriate video systems To Connect the D Sub Cable Connect the plug of the D Sub cable at the end without the ferrite filter to the monitor video socket Connect the other end of the cable at the end with the ferrite filter to the computer video socket Tighten all finger screws to prevent the plugs from accidently falling out during use To Connect the DVI D Dual Link Cable Connect the plug of the D...

Page 13: ...eo socket If there is more than one video transmission method available to you you might want to take the picture quality of each video cable into consideration before making the connection Better quality HDMI DVI D DP Good quality D Sub The video cables included in your package and the socket illustrations on the right may vary depending on the product supplied for your region 3 Connect the S Swi...

Page 14: ...e connector on the headset to the microphone jack at the left side of the monitor The headphone jacks work only when the audio source is HDMI or DisplayPort You may connect the headphones to the headphone jack found on the left side of the monitor 5 Using the headphone hook Push to release the headphone hook found on the left side of the monitor And pull out the headphone hook Leave your headset o...

Page 15: ...nitor These downstream USB ports transmit data between connected USB devices and the upstream port See picture on the right 7 Connect the power cable to the monitor Plug one end of the power cord into the socket labelled on the rear of the monitor Do not connect the other end to a power outlet just yet 8 Organize the cables 9 Connect to and turn on the power Plug the other end of the power cord in...

Page 16: ...uctions in Getting the most from your BenQ monitor on page 24 to install the monitor software To extend the service life of the product we recommend that you use your computer s power management function When the monitor is powered on to prevent overheating do not cover the monitor with the supplied protective cover or obstruct the ventilation holes ...

Page 17: ...re laying the screen face down on a flat clean padded surface Please be careful to prevent damage to the monitor Placing the screen surface on an object like a stapler or a mouse will crack the glass or damage the LCD substrate voiding your warranty Sliding or scraping the monitor around on your desk will scratch or damage the monitor surround and controls 2 Remove the monitor base Raise the thumb...

Page 18: ...se from the stand The adjustment scale on the monitor base may be damaged by excessive force Please handle with care 3 Remove the monitor stand While pressing and holding the VESA mount release button detach the stand from the monitor and Open Open Lock Lock 2 3 1 ...

Page 19: ...ght Move the marker on the scale to the monitor stand height just set 140 mm Avoid placing hands on the upper or lower part of the height adjustable stand or at the bottom of the monitor as ascending or descending monitor might cause personal injuries Keep children out of reach of the monitor while performing this operation If the monitor has been rotated to portrait mode and height adjustment is ...

Page 20: ...tor gently The scale on top of the column helps keep track of your preferred tilt angle 1 Turn the monitor to the left or right as desired 2 Turn the adjustment scale on the monitor base The interval of measurement is 10 degrees and you can make adjustment within the possible swivel angle Make sure to align the arrow on the bottom of the stand with the one on the scale This helps to keep track of ...

Page 21: ...g on the operating system on your PC different procedures should be followed to adjust the screen orientation Refer to the help document of your operating system for details 2 Fully extend the monitor and tilt it Gently lift the display up and extend it to the maximum extended position Then tilt the monitor The monitor should be vertically extended to allow to rotate from landscape to portrait mod...

Page 22: ...22 How to assemble your monitor hardware 4 Adjust the monitor to the desired viewing angle See Viewing angle adjustment on page 20 for more information ...

Page 23: ...connecting the cables from the LCD monitor The maximum dimensions of the VESA mounting bracket compatible with your monitor are 125mm x 125mm 1 Remove the monitor stand Detach the monitor stand as instructed in How to detach the stand and the base on page 17 2 Remove the screws on the back cover Use a cross pointed screwdriver to release the screws on the back cover The use of a magnetic head scre...

Page 24: ...r connecting the monitor to your computer Windows will automatically recognize 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 Further details and step by step instructions for eit...

Page 25: ...plays the option to Install Hardware Device Drivers 2 Insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD ROM into a CD drive on the computer 3 Check Search for a suitable driver for my device option and click Next 4 Check the option for CD ROM drives uncheck all others and click Next 5 Look to confirm that the wizard has selected the correct name of your monitor and click Next 6 Click Finish 7 Restart the computer If...

Page 26: ...he particular model monitor you have connected and letting Windows install the corresponding driver files from the CD You need only steer it in the right direction Windows has an Upgrade Device Driver Wizard to automate the task and guide you through the file selection and installation process See How to install on Windows 8 8 1 system on page 27 How to install on Windows 7 system on page 28 The B...

Page 27: ...and then the Properties button 5 Click the Driver tab and the Update Driver button 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 9 Select the correc...

Page 28: ...nd the Update Driver button 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 9 Select the correct folder name of your monitor from provided driver list...

Page 29: ...nitor The control panel All OSD On Screen Display menus can be accessed by the control keys No Name Description 1 Control keys Accesses the functions or menu items displayed on the screen right next to each key 2 Power key Turns the power on or off 1 2 ...

Page 30: ...m by pressing once 3 Gamer 1 button Press to switch to Gamer 1 Picture Mode Press and hold for 5 seconds to save the customized display settings for Gamer 1 4 Gamer 2 button Press to switch to Gamer 2 Picture Mode Press and hold for 5 seconds to save the customized display settings for Gamer 2 5 Gamer 3 button Press to switch to Gamer 3 Picture Mode Press and hold for 5 seconds to save the customi...

Page 31: ...Menu to access the main menu 4 In the main menu follow the icons next to the control keys to make adjustments or selection See Navigating the main menu on page 39 for details on the menu options Blur Reduction Picture Mode Display Mode Menu Exit Blur Reduction Picture Mode Display Mode Menu Exit 1 2 3 4 No OSD in hot key menu OSD icon in main menu Function Custom Key 1 By default the key is the ho...

Page 32: ...ange the default settings see Customizing the hot keys on page 35 Enters sub menus Selects menu items Menu Activates the main menu Returns to the previous menu Exit Exits OSD menu No OSD in hot key menu OSD icon in main menu Function OSD On Screen Display The hot keys only operate while the main menu is not currently displaying Hot key displays will disappear after a few seconds of no key activity...

Page 33: ...ing experience You might want to start with the following settings 1 Set the screen refresh rate to 144 Hertz 144 Hz a Right click the desktop and select Screen resolution Click Advanced settings Under the Monitor tab change the screen refresh rate to 144 Hertz And then click Apply and Yes to confirm the change ...

Page 34: ...RTS is for RTS games For more game modes please download by Game Mode Loader See Downloading more game modes using Game Mode Loader on page 36 5 Adjust the brightness of your display See Brightness on page 43 6 Adjust the brightness of the black shades by Black eQualizer See Black eQualizer on page 41 7 Adjust the monitor height See Adjusting the monitor height on page 19 Depending on the operatin...

Page 35: ...stomizing the hot keys The top 3 control keys also called custom keys perform as hot keys to provide direct access to pre defined functions You can change the default setting and designate different functions for these keys 1 Press any of the control keys or the wheel or the return button on the S Switch to bring up the hot key menu 2 Select Menu to access the main menu 3 Go to System and Custom K...

Page 36: ...e Auto Game Mode 3 Set up appropriate game modes for specific games Once a game is launched a suitable game mode would be applied depending on the type of the game you are playing Disabling the Auto Game Mode function To disable the Auto Game Mode function do one of the following Press the Auto Mode button on the S Switch Select OFF in Game Settings Auto Game Mode on your monitor Uncheck Activate ...

Page 37: ...tely Using Smart Scaling You can resize your display by Smart Scaling 1 Go to Display and Smart Scaling 2 Adjust the value Using Instant Mode While playing games you can diminish the input lag by activating Instant Mode 1 Go to Game Settings and Instant Mode 2 Select On Switch to the desired display mode first and follow the instructions in Using Smart Scaling on page 37 to adjust the display size...

Page 38: ...lowing main functions of Display Pilot To find out more about the software go to System Options User Manual in the Display Pilot Control of the OSD menus Setup of Auto Game Mode To enable Auto Game Mode see Applying a suitable game mode automatically on page 36 Export import the color and game settings from your monitor to another compatible gaming monitor Go to Game Game Mode To Go for operation ...

Page 39: ...s functions and settings Menu options that are not available will become grayed out And keys that are not available will be disabled and the corresponding OSD icons will disappear For models without certain functions their settings and related items will not appear on the menu For more information on each menu please refer to the following pages Game Settings menu on page 40 Picture menu on page 4...

Page 40: ...s or use to make selection 5 To return to the previous menu select 6 To exit the menu select Item Function Range Blur Reduction Motion Blur Reduction Reduces motion blur in games or during video playback Note the impacts of the Blur Reduction function once activated Brightness is decreased Flicker free is disabled OFF Disables motion blur reduction ON Enables motion blur reduction Intensity Enhanc...

Page 41: ... light exposure to your eyes The higher the value is the more blue light has been decreased 0 10 Instant Mode Adjusts the image processing to diminish input lag You can have a real time experience while playing games To optimize the picture quality disable Instant Mode if the source is interlaced video To check the resolution of the video source go to System and Information on the monitor ON OFF A...

Page 42: ... make adjustments or use to make selection 5 To return to the previous menu select 6 To exit the menu select Game Settings Picture Display System Mode FPS1 Picture Mode Brightness Contrast Sharpness Gamma Color Temperature AMA DynamicContrast FPS1 FPS2 RTS Gamer1 Gamer2 Gamer3 Movie Standard Item Function Range Picture Mode Select a picture mode that best suits the type of images shown on the scre...

Page 43: ...ard white color Reddish Applies a warm tint to the image and is factory pre set to the news print standard white color User Define The blend of the Red Green and Blue primary colors can be altered to change the color tint of the image Go to the succeeding R red G green and B blue menus to change the settings Decreasing one or more of the colors will reduce their respective influence on the color t...

Page 44: ...cted mode from Picture Mode The screen will be divided into two windows the left window demonstrates images of Standard mode while the right window presents the images under the specified mode ON OFF Reset Color Resets the custom color settings to the factory defaults YES NO Item Function Range ...

Page 45: ...ppear on the menu 1 Select Menu from the hot key menu 2 Use or to select Display 3 Select to go to a sub menu and then use or to select a menu item 4 Use or to make adjustments or use to make selection 5 To return to the previous menu select 6 To exit the menu select Game Settings Picture Display System Mode FPS1 Input Display Mode Smart Scaling HDMI RGB Range Overscan Geometry DVI DisplayPort HDM...

Page 46: ...r of 4 3 aspect ratio 19 W 16 10 Displays the input image as if on a 19 W monitor of 16 10 aspect ratio 21 5 16 9 Displays the input image as if on a 21 5 monitor of 16 9 aspect ratio 22 W 16 10 Displays the input image as if on a 22 W monitor of 16 10 aspect ratio 23 W 16 9 Displays the input image as if on a 23 W monitor of 16 9 aspect ratio Smart Scaling Adjusts the display size to best suit yo...

Page 47: ...al input signal H Position Adjusts the horizontal position of the screen image 0 to 100 V Position Adjusts the vertical position of the screen image 0 to 100 Pixel Clock Adjusts the pixel clock frequency timing to synchronize with the analog input video signal See also Picture optimization on page 35 Not applicable to a digital input signal 0 to 100 Phase Adjusts the pixel clock phase timing to sy...

Page 48: ... menu 1 Select Menu from the hot key menu 2 Use or to select System 3 Select to go to a sub menu and then use or to select a menu item 4 Use or to make adjustments or use to make selection 5 To return to the previous menu select 6 To exit the menu select Mode FPS1 5 Sec 10 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 25 Sec 30 Sec Game Settings Picture Display System Headphone OSD Settings Custom Key 1 Custom Key 2 Custom K...

Page 49: ...o Español Polski Česky Magyar Serbo croatia Română Nederlands Русский Svenska Português 日本語繁體中文简体中文 Display Time Adjusts the display time of the OSD menu 5 Sec 10 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 25 Sec 30 Sec OSD Lock Prevents all the monitor settings from being accidentally changed When this function is activated the OSD controls and hotkey operations will be disabled To unlock the OSD controls press and hol...

Page 50: ...nitor property settings Model Name Input Current Resolution Optimum Resolution best with the monitor Other Setting Resolution Notice Sets whether to display the resolution notice of the recommended resolution when a new input source is detected by the monitor ON OFF Buzzer Turns the tone of control keys on or off ON OFF Input Auto Switch Sets to automatically detect the available input source ON O...

Page 51: ... the software on the PC DDC CI short for Display Data Channel Command Interface which was developed by Video Electronics Standards Association VESA DDC CI capability allows monitor controls to be sent via the software for remote diagnostics ON OFF Reset All Resets all mode color and geometry settings to the factory default values YES NO Item Function Range ...

Page 52: ...esh rate and make adjustments based on these instructions How do you use a VGA extension cable Remove the extension cable for the test Is the image now in focus If not optimize the image by working through the instructions in the Adjusting the refresh rate section on the link Adjusting the Screen Resolution It is normal for blurring to occur due to conduction losses in extension cables You can min...

Page 53: ...t your dealer to get necessary support Is the prompt on the display not illuminated at all Check the power supply mains socket the external power supply and the mains switch The image is distorted flashes or flickers Read the instructions on the link Adjusting the Screen Resolution on the CD and then select the correct resolution refresh rate and make adjustments based on these instructions You ar...

Page 54: ...t BenQ com No sound can be heard from the connected external speakers Remove your headphone if the headphone is connected to the monitor Check whether the headphone jack is properly connected If the external speakers are USB powered check whether the USB connection is OK Increase the volume volume may be muted or too low on the external speakers ...

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