BenQ G2222hdl User Manual

  11   Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
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...

  13   Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
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 for Windows XP, 
Windows Vista, and Windows 7 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...

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How to install on Windows 7 system (selected models only)
1. Open Display Properties.
Go to Start, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, Devices and Printers and right-click the name 
of your monitor from the menu.
Alternatively, right-click the desktop and select 
Personalize, Display, Devices and Printers, and 
right-click the name of your monitor from the menu.
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. Click Generic PnP Monitor, and then the Properties button.
4. Click...

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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...

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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...

  17   Picture optimization
5. Picture optimization 
The easiest way to obtain an optimal display from an analog (D-Sub) input is to use the AU TO key 
function. Press the AU TO
 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 AUTO 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...

18  How to adjust your monitor  
6. How to adjust your monitor
The control panel
1. “AUTO”: Adjust vertical position, phase, horizontal position and pixel clock automatically.
2. “MENU” key: Activate OSD main menu and return to the previous menu or exit OSD.
3.
W /Mode key: For Left/Decrease adjustment. The key is the hot key for Mode.
4.  
X /Contrast/Brightness key: For Right/Increase adjustment. The key is the hot key for 
Brightness and Contrast.
5. “ENTER” key: Enter sub menus and select items. For...

  19   How to adjust your monitor
Hot key mode
The monitor keys perform as hotkeys to provide direct access to particular functions whenever the 
menu isnt currently displaying on-screen.
Brightness and Contrast hot keys
Mode hot key
Input hot key (not available for analog-only models)
Press the X key to display the Brightness 
and Contrast indicators. Further press the 
the 
W or X keys, then the ENTER key to 
select Brightness or Contrast. The  
X key 
will increase the level, while the 
W key will...

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Main menu mode
You can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu to adjust all the settings on your monitor. 
Press the MENU key to display the following main OSD menu. 
The OSD menu languages may differ from the product supplied to your region, see “Language on page 
28” under “OSD Settings” for more details. 
For more information on each menu, please refer to the following pages:
• Display menu on page 21
• Picture menu on page 23
• Picture Advanced menu on page 25
• System...