BenQ Fp91gx User Manual

							11 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 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. 
When Windows (2000 or later) starts, it will automatically 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 selected the correct name of your monitor as BenQ 
FP91GP/FP91GX 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 currrently 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 Windows XP systems.
•How to install on Windows 2000, ME, & 98 systems.
 
						

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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 which 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 FP91GP/FP91GX’ in the location 
‘d:\driver\fp91GP.inf/fp91GX.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 FP91GP/FP91GX’ 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 
FP91GP/FP91GX Properties.
11. Click Close, OK, and OK.
 
						

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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. 
 
						

							15 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor  
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.
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.
 
						

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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.
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:\Driver, 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 FP91GP/FP91GX, 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 FP91GP/FP91GX 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 for details.
12. In Windows 2000, click Close.
This will close the BenQ FP91GP/FP91GX 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 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 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 want to make the changes and reboot or not reboot. 
You should select the reboot option as this causes Windows to load the new drivers when it next 
restarts. 
 
 
						

							  18   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 FP91GP/FP91GX is achieved with a resolution of 
1280x1024. 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. However flaws 
do occur with the interpolated resolution. 
To take full advantage of LCD technology you should select the native resolution setting 
of 1280x1024. 
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’ section to adjust the screen resolution.
Select the recommended  resolution of 1280x1024 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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							19 How to adjust the screen refresh rate  
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. 
You can choose 60, 70 and 75 Hertz, (but not 72Hz) for the native resolution of 1280x1024. 
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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							  20   How to set the picture optimization
How to set the picture optimization 
The easiest way to obtain an optimal display is to use the i key function. Press the i key to 
optimize and adjust the screen settings automatically for you. Refer to How to adjust your 
monitor for button locations and functionality. 
If you wish to, you can always adjust the screen settings manually using the buttons on the 
monitor panel. To assist you in this endeavour, BenQ has provided a screen test image utility 
which you can use to check for screen color, grayscale 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 Enter key to access the monitor On-Screen Display (OSD) menu.
3. If you notice a vertical noise, press the 
W or X keys to select Geometry and press the Enter 
key. Then press the
W or X keys to select Pixel Clock and press the Enter key again. Then, 
press the
W or X key to adjust the monitor until the noise disappears.
4. If you notice a horizontal noise, press the
W or X keys to select Geometry and press the 
Enter key. Then press the 
W or X keys to select Phase and press the Enter key again. Then, 
press the 
W or X keys to adjust the monitor until the noise disappears.
To make sure the 
i key function performs well, you have to select one of the supported modes. If 
the 
i key does not work properly and the NON PRESET MODE message is on the OSD, it means 
you are not using one of the supported modes. Please set your monitor to use one of the 
supported modes as listed at the end of this manual.
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