BenQ G610hdal 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...

12  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...

  13   Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
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. Select Properties from the menu.
3. Click the 
Hardware tab.
4. Click 
Generic PnP Monitor, and...

14  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....

  15   Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
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...

16  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. 
Please ensure that the connected graphic card on your computer is set to the native resolution of the 
monitor when you use the AUTO key function.
If you wish, you can always adjust the screen geometric settings manually using geometry menu 
items. To assist you in...

  17   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. 
6....

18  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 keyPress 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 
decrease the level.
To exit, press the MENU key.
Press...

  19   How to adjust your monitor
Main menu mode
You can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu to adjust all the settings on your monitor. 
Available menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. Menu 
options that are not available will become grayed out.
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 
26” under “OSD Settings” for more details. 
For more...

20  How to adjust your monitor  
Display menu
Available menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. Menu 
options that are not available will become grayed out.
1. Press the MENU key to display the main 
menu.
2. Press the 
W or X keys to select DISPLAY 
and then press the ENTER key to enter the 
menu.
3. Press the 
W or X keys to move the 
highlight to a menu item and then press 
the ENTER key to select that item.
4. Press the 
W or X keys to make 
adjustments or...