BenQ Fp93vw User Manual

							
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  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.
Please be careful to prev ent damage to the monitor. 
Placing the screen surface on an object like a stapler or a 
mouse will crack the glass or  damage the LCD substrate 
voiding your warranty. Sliding or scraping the monitor 
around on your desk will scratch or damage the monitor 
surround and controls. 
Protect the monitor and screen by clearing a flat open area 
on your desk and placing a so ft item like a towel on the 
desk for padding, before laying the screen face down on a 
flat clean padded surface.
2. Press the Lock button on  the stand base while pulling 
the edge of the monitor base away from the monitor 
stand.
Hold the base tightly in the  hand to prevent it falling 
downwards while pressing the Lock button.
 
						

							
12  Getting the most from your BenQ monitor  
4. Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
The BenQ LCD monitor you purchased is compatible for Macintosh and Microsoft operating 
systems.
If you are using Windows system, to gain the most benefit from your new BenQ color LCD flat 
screen monitor, you should install the custom Be nQ 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  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 upgrad ing 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 page 13 . 
• How to upgrade the monitor on an  existing computer on page 14 
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 
policy settings may prevent you from in stalling software on your computer. 
 
						

							
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  Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
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 inst alled), you should not be following these instructions. 
You should instead be follo wing the instructions for Ho w to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer.
1. Follow the instructions in How to assemble your moni tor hardware on page 8. 
When Windows starts, it will automaticall y 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 selecte d the correct name of your monitor as “BenQ 
FP93VW” 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 curr ently tested as compatible 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 gua rantee 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  Vista systems on page 15.
• How to install on Windows XP system on page 16 .
 
						

							
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  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  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  > FP93VW  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. 
 
						

							
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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 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 manufactur er, 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.
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 completes, the wizard should have found and selected the BenQ driver on the CD appropriate to 
your monitor model, in this case ‘BenQ FP93VW’ in the location ‘d:\Driver\Windows XP\FP93VW\
FP93VW.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 FP93VW’ 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 
FP93VW  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 adjust the screen resolution
5. How to adjust the screen resolution
Due to the nature of liquid crystal display (LCD) te chnology, the picture resolution is always fixed. 
The best possible picture for your FP93VW is ac hieved with a resolution of 1440 x 900. 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 interpolated res olution depending upon the image type and its 
initial resolution.
To take full advantage of LCD technology you should select the native resolution setting of 1440 x 900 on 
your PC screen resolution setting as described below . Be aware that not all PC video cards provide this 
resolution value. If yours 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 1440 x 900 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.
 
						

							
18  How to adjust the screen refresh rate  
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 LC D display to flicker. The best resu lts are obtained by using the factory 
modes already set in your computer. There is a ta ble with the factory modes in the specification 
section of this User Manual: 
Supported PC Timings on page 32
You can choose 60 Hertz for the native resolution of 1440 x 900. 
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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  Picture optimization
7. 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, be cause the monitor will automatica lly display the best image. 
Please ensure that the connected graphic card on your  computer is set to the native resolution of the 
monitor (1440 x 900) 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 ende avour, 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 
i  key on the monitor.
3. Press the  Menu/Exit key to access the monitor On-Screen Display (OSD) menu.
4. Use the 
t or u keys to select  DISPLAY and press the  Enter key to enter the menu.
5. If you notice a vertical noise (like a curta in effect-shimmering of vertical lines), press the 
t 
or 
u keys to select  Pixel Clock and press the  Enter key. Then press the t or u keys to 
adjust the monitor until the noise disappears.
6. If you notice a horizontal noise, press the 
t or u keys to select  Phase and press the  Enter 
key. Then press the 
t or u keys adjust the monitor until the noise disappears.
 
						

							
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8. How to adjust your monitor
The control pane
1. “Power”: Turn the power on or off.
2. “Enter” key: Enter sub menus and select items. The key is also the hot key for Input.
3.
t (Up) key: For Up/Increase adjustment. The key is also the hot key for Brightness.
4.
u (Down) key: For Down/Decrease adjustment.  The key is also the hot key for Contrast.
5. “Menu/Exit” key: Activate OSD main menu and return to the previous menu or exit OSD.
6. “
i  key”: Adjust vertical position, phase, horizo ntal position and pixel clock automatically.
OSD = On Screen Display.
The hot-keys will display a gr aduated scale for adjusting the value of  that setting, and will only operate 
while the OSD menu is not  currently displaying. Hot-key displays will  disappear after a few seconds of no 
key activity. See  Hot key mode on page 22 .