BenQ Gl2430hm 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
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 the 
Driver tab and the...

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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 AUTO key 
function. Press the 
AUTO key to optimize the currently displayed image to the screen. 
When you connect a digital video output using a digital (DVI or HDMI) 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...

18  How to adjust your monitor  
6. How to adjust your monitor
The control panel
1.AUTO: Adjusts vertical position, phase, horizontal position and pixel clock automatically.
2.
MENU key: Activates OSD main menu and return to the previous menu or exit OSD.
3. /
Vo l u m e  key: For Up/Increase adjustment. The key is the hot key for Volume.
4. /
Mode key: For Down/Decrease adjustment. The key is the hot key for Mode. 
5.
ENTER key: Enters sub menus and select items. For models with DVI inputs, this key is...

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Hot key mode
The monitor keys perform as hot keys to provide direct access to particular functions whenever 
the menu isnt currently displaying on-screen.
Volume hot key
Mode hot key
Input hot key
Press the   key to display the Vo l u m e 
indicators. Further press the   key will 
increase the volume, while the   key will 
decrease the volume.
To Mute, press the Volume hot key for 3 
seconds. To release Mute, press the Volume 
hot key for 3 more seconds.
Press the   key...

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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 source, functions and settings.
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 
30” under “OSD Settings” for more details. 
For more information on each menu, please refer to the following pages:
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