BenQ Fp241wz User Manual

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6. Connect the power cable to the monitor.
Plug one end of the power cord into the socket labelled 
‘POWER IN’ on the rear of the monitor. Do not connect 
the other end to an electric outlet just yet. 
7. Rotate the monitor back.
Rotate the monitor 90 degrees clockwise (from the rear 
side) as illustrated, and adjust the monitor to a desired 
angle.
You should position the monitor and angle the screen to 
minimize unwanted reflections from other light sources.
8. Route the cables via the cable holder.
Position the cables together and route them through the 
cable holder on the rear side of the monitor stand.
 
						

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Adjusting the monitor height and angle
To adjust the monitor height
Gently lift the display up and extend the stand to the desired height. The stand can be extended 
vertically up to 130mm.
If the monitor is locked in the down position, press the Lock down / release button on the bottom 
rear of stand to extend the monitor to a preferred height.  9. Turn on the power.
Connect the other end of power cable to the nearby 
electric outlet.
Picture may differ from product supplied for your region.
Turn on the monitor by pressing the power key located at 
the top of the row of keys on the right edge of the monitor. 
Turn on the computer too, and follow the instructions in 
Section 4: 
Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 
on page 16
 to install the monitor software.
 
						

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To adjust the monitor angle
For comfortable viewing of images on the screen, you may not only tilt the monitor upward to 20 
degrees and downward to -5 degrees, but also swivel the monitor to 45 degrees on either left or 
right direction.
Rotating the monitor (optional)
Your LCD monitor also supports portrait viewing orientation, allowing you to fit your specific 
desktop application without needing to scroll down.
Before rotating the display with a portrait viewing orientation, please install the Pivot software 
from the attached CD first.
To install the Pivot software
1. Execute START_PIVOT.EXE from the folder named Pivot on the attached CD.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
3. After restarting your system, you will see a Pivot Software Control icon,  , displaying in 
the system tray. Click on the icon and choose Rotate 90 degrees,  , to pivot the display. To 
cancel this action, choose Rotate 0 degree, .
4. Turn the power off and keep following the steps below.
 
						

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To rotate the display
1. Fully extend the monitor and tilt it.
Gently lift the display up and extend the stand to the maxi-
mum extended position.
If the monitor is locked at the lowest position, you have to 
press Lock down / release button on the bottom rear of 
stand to extend the stand to the maximum extended posi-
tion. 
The stand should be vertically extended to allow the 
monitor to rotate from landscape to portrait mode. 
Then tilt the monitor. 
2. Rotate the monitor 90 degrees clockwise as illustrated. 
To avoid the edge of the LCD display hitting the 
monitor base surface while it is being rotated, do tilt 
and extend the monitor to the highest position before 
you start to rotate the display. 
 
						

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3. Adjust the monitor to the desired viewing angle.
 
						

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4. Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
Monitors and USB hubs
Your BenQ FP241W Z LCD Monitor is a modern state-of-the-art device. It not only utilizes the 
latest LCD display technology currently available – it contains a built-in 2 port USB 2.0 hub. Using 
only one USB 2.0 port on your computer (freeing the others up for other uses), the built-in hub 
provides close, handy, easy-to-use access for your USB devices. You could use the USB hub to 
plug-in your USB keyboard, USB mouse, and USB web camera all at the same time if you wish. Or 
if you connect your keyboard and mouse directly to your computer, you could use the USB ports 
on the monitor for connection to your digital camera, digital video camera, USB reader, USB 
printer, USB memory stick, or any other USB device.
What do I have to do?
All you have to do, is connect the monitor cables as instructed in How to install your monitor 
hardware of this User Manual, turn the computer and monitor on, then you’re ready to 
Plug-and-Play with USB, Windows, and your BenQ LCD Monitor’s USB hub. Windows XP and 
later comes with integrated USB support. It will automatically detect and identify your USB 
devices, and install the necessary drivers for them to work. If your USB device was accompanied 
by the manufacturer’s driver or custom software for the device, you need only point Windows in 
the direction of that driver, and Windows will install it for you.
How do I gain the most benefit from my new 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 Microsoft Windows you are using, and whether 
you are connecting the monitor and 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 instructions for both an automatic (new) or upgrade 
(existing) installation follow. See:
•How to install the monitor on a new computer on page 18. 
•How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer on page 19 
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. 
 
						

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Furthermore, if your computer is connected to a network which has security access requirements, network 
policy 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 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 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 assemble your monitor hardware on page 8. 
When Windows starts, it will automatically detect the new monitor and launch the Found New Hard-
ware 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 selected the correct name of your monitor as “BenQ 
FP241WZ” 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 manually updating the existing monitor driver software 
on your Microsoft Windows computer. It is currently tested as compatible (and recommended 
only) for Windows XP and Windows Vista 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. 
See:
•How to install on Windows Vista systems on page 20.
•How to install on Windows XP system on page 21.
 
						

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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 window.
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 select Driver > Windows Vista > FP241W Z from the CD, and click the 
Next button.
This will copy and install the appropriate monitor driver files to your computer.
9. Click Close.
You do not need to restart Windows Vista, as the BenQ LCD monitor drivers will operate immediately 
with no further action required by you.