BenQ E2420hd User Manual

  11   How to assemble your monitor hardware
To remove the headphone hook: 
I. Point your finger into the small hole on the hook base.
II. Lift the hook.
8. 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 
right of the monitor. 
Turn on the computer too, and follow the instructions in 
Section 4: Getting the most from your BenQ...

12  How to assemble your monitor hardware  
How to detach the stand base
1. Prepare the monitor and area.
Turn off the monitor and the power before unplugging the 
power cable. Turn off the computer before unplugging the 
monitor signal cable.
Protect the monitor and screen by clearing a flat open area 
on your desk and placing a soft item like a towel on the 
desk for padding, before laying the screen face down on a 
flat clean padded surface.
Please be careful to prevent damage to the monitor. 
Placing...

  13   Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
4. Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
To gain the most benefit from your new BenQ color LCD flat screen monitor, you should install 
the custom BenQ LCD Monitor driver software as provided on the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM.
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...

14  Getting the most from your BenQ monitor  
How to install the monitor on a new computer
This instruction details the procedure for selecting and installing the BenQ LCD Monitor driver 
software on a new computer which has never had a monitor driver installed before. This 
instruction is only suitable for a computer which has never been used before, and for which the 
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...

  15   Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer
This instruction details the procedure for manually updating the existing monitor driver software 
on your Microsoft Windows computer. It is currently tested as compatible for Windows XP, 
Windows Vista, and Windows 7 Operating System (OS). 
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...

16  Getting the most from your BenQ monitor  
How to install on Windows 7 system 
1. Open Display Properties.
Go to Start, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, Devices and Printers and right-click the 
name of your monitor from the menu.
Alternatively, right-click the desktop and select Personalize, Display, Devices and Printers, and 
right-click the name of your monitor from the menu.
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. Click 
Generic PnP Monitor, and then the Properties button.
4. Click the 
Driver tab and the...

  17   Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
How to install on Windows Vista systems
1. Open Display Settings.
Right-click the desktop and select Personalize from the popup menu.
Select Display Settings from the Personalize appearance and sounds window. 
The Display Settings window will display.
2. Click the Advanced Settings button. 
The Generic PnP Monitor Properties window will display.
3. Click the Monitor tab and the Properties button.
4. Click 
Continue in the prompted User Account Control...

18  Getting the most from your BenQ monitor  
How to install on Windows XP system
1. Open Display Properties.
The quickest shortcut to Display Properties is through the Windows desktop. 
Right-click the desktop and select Properties from the popup menu.
Alternatively, the Windows menu to Display Properties is located in Control Panel. 
In Windows XP version, Control Panel is located directly under the main Start menu item. 
The menu options displayed will depend upon which type of view is selected for...

  19   Picture optimization
5. Picture optimization
The easiest way to obtain an optimal display from an analog (D-Sub) input is to use the AUTO key 
function. Press the 
AUTO key to optimize the currently displayed image to the screen. 
When you connect a digital video output using a digital (DVI or HDMI) cable to your monitor, 
the 
AUTO key and the Auto Adjustment function will be disabled, because the monitor will 
automatically display the best image.
Please ensure that the connected graphic card on...

20  How to adjust your monitor  
6. How to adjust your monitor
The control panel
1.AUTO: Adjusts vertical position, phase, horizontal position and pixel clock automatically.
2.
MENU key: Activates OSD main menu and return to the previous menu or exit OSD.
3. /
Vo l u m e key: For Up/Increase adjustment. The key is the hot key for Volume.
4. /
Mode key: For Down/Decrease adjustment. The key is the hot key for Mode. 
5.
ENTER key: Enters sub menus and select items. This key is also the hot key for Input....