BenQ Fp202w User Manual

							
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Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
To gain the most benefit from your new BenQ c olor LCD flat screen monitor, you should set the 
graphics card to the native resolution of 1680 x  1050 at first, and then you may start to install the 
custom BenQ LCD Monitor driver software as  provided on the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM.
The circumstances under which you connect and in stall your BenQ LCD Monitor will determine 
which process you need to follow to successfully ins tall the BenQ LCD Monitor driver software.  
These circumstances relate to which version of  Microsoft Windows you are using, and whether 
you are connecting the monitor an d installing the software onto a new computer (without 
existing monitor driver software), or whether you are upgrading an existing installation (which 
already has existing monitor driver software) with a newer monitor. 
In either case however, 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. Further details and step-by-step instruc tions for both an automatic (new) or upgrade 
(existing) installation follow. See:
• How to install the monitor on a new computer on page12 . 
• How to upgrade the monitor on an  existing computer on page13 
If you require a User Name and Password to login to your Windows computer, you must be 
logged on as an Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group in order to install 
the monitor driver software. Furthermore, if your computer is connected to a network which 
has security access requirements, network po licy settings may prevent you from installing 
software on your computer.
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How to install the monitor on a new computer
This instruction details the procedure for select ing 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 whic h 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 has already had another 
monitor connected to it (and has monitor driver software 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 install your monitor hardware on page7 . 
When Windows (2000 or later) starts, it will auto matically detect the new monitor and launch the 
Found New Hardware Wizard . Follow the prompts until it displays 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 selecte d the correct name of your monitor as BenQ 
FP202W and click  Next.
6. Click  Finish.
7. Restart the computer.
 
						

							
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How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer
This instruction details the procedure for manual ly updating the existing monitor driver software 
on your Microsoft Windows computer. It is curr ently tested as compatible (and recommended 
only) for Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP 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 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 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 Window s XP systems on page14.
• How to install on Windows 2 000, ME, & 98 systems on page15 .
 
						

							
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How to install on Windows XP systems
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 whic h type of view is selected for your system. 
• Under the Classic view, click  Start | Control  Panel  | Display .
• Under the Category view, click  Start | Control  Panel  | Appearance and Themes  | Change the 
screen resolution .
The  Display Properties  window will display.
2. Click the Settings tab and the  Advanced button. 
The Advanced Display Properties  window will display.
3. Click the Monitor tab and select the ‘Plug and  Play Monitor’ from the list.
If there is only one monitor in the list, it will already be selected for you.
4. Click the Properties button. 
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.
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 into a  CD drive on the computer you attached the 
monitor to.
7. Check the option ‘ Install from a list or specific location ’ and click Next.
8. Check the option ‘ Search for the best driver in these locations ’ and also 
check ‘ Search removable media ’, then click Next.
Please wait while the wizard searches for drives and the BenQ LCD Monitor CD inserted in step 6. 
When complete, the wizard should have found and selected the BenQ driver on the CD appropriate to 
your monitor model, in this case ‘BenQ FP202W’ in  the location ‘d:\driver\fp202W.inf ’ or similar. 
The drive letter for your CD drive may differ from the example above depending upon your 
system – it may be ‘D:’ or ‘E:’ or ‘F:’ etc.
9. Select (single-click) the file named ‘ BenQ FP202W’ on the CD, and click the  Next button.
This will copy and install the appropriate monitor driver files to your computer.
10. Click  Finish.
This will close the wizard and return you to the  Monitor Properties window, now renamed  BenQ 
FP202W Properties .
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. 
 
						

							
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How to install on Windows 2000, ME, & 98 systems
You do not need to follow this instruction if you are installing onto a computer which has a 
Windows XP (or later) version system. In that case, see the instructions at  How to install on 
Windows XP systems on page14 .
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 2000, ME, & 98 versions,  Control Panel is located under the  Settings menu item. 
Click  Start | Settings  | Control  Panel  | Display .
The  Display Properties  window will display.
2. Click the Settings tab and the  Advanced button. 
The Advanced Display Properties  window will display.
3. In Windows 2000, click the  Monitor tab and the  Properties button. 
The Monitor Properties  window will display.
Alternatively, on Windows ME or 98, click the  Monitor tab and the  Change button.
This will jump you directly to the  Upgrade Device Driver Wizard, skipping the next step.
4. In Windows 2000, click the Driver tab and the  Update Driver  button. 
The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard  will display.
See How to complete the Windows Upgrade Device Driver Wizard on page16 .
 
						

							
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How to complete the Windows  Upgrade Device Driver Wizard
1. Load the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM which came with your monitor.
Insert the CD-ROM into a CD drive on the computer you attached the monitor to.
The autorun User’s Guide language selection page will display in your web browser. 
You can select a language and view the online  version of this manual from the next window. 
You could then print it out for reference if you wish to work off-line. When you’re ready,  Cancel the 
browser as it is not required for the Windows  Upgrade Device Driver Wizard.
2. Launch the Windows Upgrade Device Driver Wizard  and click Next.
For instructions, see  How to install on Windows 2000, ME, & 98 systems on page15 .
3. Check the option ‘Display a list of known drivers ...’  and click Next.
4. Click the  Have Disk button.
The Install From Disk  window will display.
5. Click the Browse button and navigate to the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM.
This is the CD you loaded in step 1 above. The CD  Drive will have a Windows designated drive letter 
(like D: or E: or F:). Select the drive letter  corresponding to the drive you put the CD into.
6. Double-click the folder labelled ‘Driver’.
The contents of the ‘Driver’ folder will display.
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:’.  
The field will contain something like D:\Dr iver, or E:\Driver, or F:\Driver.
8. Click the OK button.
This will return you to the  Upgrade Device Driver Wizard .
9. Select (single-click) the file named  BenQ FP202W , and click the  Next button.
10. Click  Next.
This will copy the appropriate monitor driver files to your computer.
11. Click  Finish.
On Windows 2000, this will close the wizard and return you to the  Monitor Properties window, now 
renamed ‘ BenQ FP202W Properties ’.
Alternatively, on Windows ME and 98, this will return you to the  Advanced Display Properties 
window, skipping the next step. 
Should you wish to do so, this is where you can  change the screen refresh rate and other monitor 
properties to suit your needs.  See  How to adjust the screen refresh rate on page19  for details.
12. In Windows 2000, click Close.
This will close the  BenQ FP202W Properties  window and return you to the  Advanced Display 
Properties  window. 
Should you wish to do so, this is where you can  change the screen refresh rate and other monitor 
properties to suit your needs. See  How to adjust the screen refresh rate on page19  for details.
13. In Windows 2000, click OK, or in Windows 98 or ME, click  Close. 
This will close the  Advanced Display Properties  window, and return you to the  Display Properties 
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Should you wish to do so, this is where you can change the screen resolution (area and color). 
See How to adjust the screen resolution on page18  for details.
14. Click OK.
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  Ye s respectively. 
Alternatively, Windows ME or 98 will ask you if wa nt to make the changes and reboot or not reboot. 
You should select the reboot option as this caus es Windows to load the new drivers when it next 
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   How to adjust the screen resolution
How to adjust the screen resolution
Due to the nature of liquid crystal display (LCD)  technology, the picture resolution is always 
fixed. The best possible picture for your FP202W  is achieved with a resolution of 1680 x 1050. 
This is called “Native Resolution” or maximal resolution – that is, the clearest picture. Lower 
resolutions are displayed on a full screen throug h an interpolation circuit. Image blurring across 
pixel boundaries can occur with the interpolated  resolution depending upon the image type and 
its initial resolution.
To take full advantage of LCD technology you should select the native resolution setting 
of 1680 x 1050 on your PC screen resolution set ting as described below. Be aware that not 
all PC video cards provide this resolution value. If your doesnt, check with the video card 
manufacturers website for an updated driver for your particular model PC video card 
which supports this resolution. Software video drivers are often updated and available for 
new hardware video resolutions. If necessary, you may need to replace and update the PC 
video card hardware to be able to support the native resolution of the monitor.
1. Open  Display Properties  and select the Settings tab. 
Yo u  c a n  o p e n   Display Properties  by right-clicking on the Windows desktop and selecting  Properties 
from the pop-up menu.
2. Use the slider in the ‘Screen area’ secti on to adjust the screen resolution.
Select the recommended resolution of 1680 x 1050 then click  Apply.
If you select some other resolution, be aware that this other resolution is interpolated and 
may not accurately display the screen image as well as it could do at the native resolution 
setting.
3. Click  OK then  Ye s.  
4. Close the  Display Properties  window.
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How to adjust the screen refresh rate 
You don’t have to choose the highest possible refr esh rate on an LCD display, because it is not 
technically possible for an LCD di splay to flicker. The best results are obtained by using the 
factory modes already set in your computer. Th ere is a table with the factory modes in the 
specification section of this User’s Manual: 
Supported PC Timings on page34 
You can choose 60 Hertz for the native resolution of 1680x1050. 
1. Double click the  Display icon in  Control Panel .
2. From the  Display Properties  window, select the  Settings tab and click the  Advanced button.  
3. Select the  Adapter tab, and select an appropriate refresh rate to match one of the applicable 
factory modes as listed in the specification table.
4. Click  Change, OK , then  Ye s.  
5. Close the  Display Properties  window.
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   How to set the picture optimization
How to set the picture optimization 
The easiest way to obtain an optimal display from an analog (D-Sub) input is to use the i key 
function. Press the 
i key to optimize the currently displayed image to the screen. 
When you connect a digital video output using  a digital (DVI) cable to your monitor, the i 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 your computer is set to the native resolution of  the monitor (1680 x 1050) when you use the  i key function.
If you wish, you can always adjust the screen  geometric settings manually using geometry menu 
items. To assist you in this endeavour, BenQ ha s provided a screen test image utility which you 
can use to check for screen color, gr ayscale 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 
i  key on the monitor.
3. Press the  Enter key to access the monitor On-Screen Display (OSD) menu.
4. If you notice a vertical noise, press the 
t or u keys to select  Geometry and press the  Enter 
key. Then press the
t or u keys to select  Pixel Clock and press the  Enter key again. Then, 
press the
t or u key to adjust the monitor until the noise disappears.
5. If you notice a horizontal noise, press the
t or u keys to select  Geometry and press the 
Enter  key. Then press the 
t or u keys to select  Phase and press the  Enter key again. Then, 
press the 
t or u keys to adjust the monitor  until the noise disappears.
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