BenQ Fp73e User Manual

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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...

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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...

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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 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...

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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...

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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 system
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 system on 
page 14.
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...

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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...

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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. 
 
 

  19   How to adjust the screen resolution
5. How to adjust the screen resolution
Due to the nature of liquid crystal display (LCD) technology, the screen resolution is always fixed. 
The best possible picture for your FP73E is achieved with a resolution of 1280 x 1024. This is called 
“Native Resolution” or maximal resolution – that is, the clearest picture. Lower resolutions are 
displayed on a full screen through an interpolation circuit. Image blurring across pixel boundaries 
can occur with the...

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6. How to adjust the screen refresh rate 
You don’t have to choose the highest possible refresh rate on an LCD display, because it is not 
technically possible for an LCD display to flicker. The best results are obtained by using the factory 
modes already set in your computer. There is a table with the factory modes in the specification 
section of this User’s Manual: 
Supported PC Timings on page 36
You can choose 60, 70 and 75 Hertz, (but not 72Hz) for the...