BenQ Pg2401pt User Manual

  31   How to adjust your monitor
Basic menu operation
All OSD (On Screen Display) menus can be accessed by the control keys. You can use the OSD 
menu to adjust all the settings on your monitor.
1.  Press any of the control keys.
2.  The hot key menu is displayed. The left four controls are custom keys and are designated 
for particular functions.
3.  Select 
Menu to access the main menu.
4.  In the main menu, follow the icons next to the control keys to make adjustments or 
selection. See Navigating...

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Custom Key 2  • By default, the key is the hot key for Color Mode. To 
change the default settings, see Customizing the hot 
keys on page 33.
• For Down/Decrease adjustment.
Custom Key 3  • By default, the key is the hot key for Brightness. To 
change the default settings, see Customizing the hot 
keys on page 33.
• Enters sub menus.
Custom Key 4  • By default, the key is the hot key for Contrast. To 
change the default settings, see Customizing the hot 
keys on page 33....

  33   How to adjust your monitor
Picture optimization
The easiest way to obtain an optimal display from an analog (D-Sub) input is to use the Auto 
Adjustment
 function. Go to Display and Auto Adjustment to optimize the currently 
displayed image to the screen.
If you wish, you can always adjust the screen geometric settings manually using geometry menu 
items. 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...

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- Hue (see page 40)
- Saturation (see page 40)
- Black Level (see page 40)
- Uniformity (see page 50)
Depending on the Color Mode you just set, the available options for color adjustment may vary. 
See Available menu options for each Color Mode on page 41 for more information.
Once the adjustment is done, you can save the customized settings from Color Adjustment > 
Save Color Settings.
• Use a colorimeter (purchased separately) to work with the provided software named...

  35   Navigating the main menu
Navigating the main menu
You can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu to adjust all the settings on your monitor. 
Press any of the control keys to bring up the hot key menu, and press 
Menu to access the main 
menu. See Basic menu operation on page 31 for details.
Available menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. Menu 
options that are not available will become grayed out. And keys that are not available will be 
disabled and the...

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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. And keys that are not available will be 
disabled and the corresponding OSD icons will disappear.
1.  Select 
Menu from the hot key menu.
2.  Use   or   to select 
Display.
3.  Select   to go to a sub menu, and then use   or   to select a menu item.
4.  Use   or   to make adjustments, or use   to make selection.
5....

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1:1  Displays the input image in its native resolution 
without scaling.
Auto 
Adjustment
 Optimizes and adjusts the screen settings automatically for 
you.
Not applicable to a digital input signal.
H. Position  Adjusts the horizontal position of the screen image.  0 to 100
V. Position  Adjusts the vertical position of the screen image. 0 to 100
Pixel Clock  Adjusts the pixel clock frequency timing to synchronize with 
the analog input video signal. 
See also: Picture...

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Color Adjustment menu
Available menu options may vary depending on the input sources, functions and settings. Menu 
options that are not available will become grayed out. And keys that are not available will be 
disabled and the corresponding OSD icons will disappear.
1.  Select 
Menu from the hot key menu.
2.  Use   or   to select 
Color Adjustment.
3.  Select   to go to a sub menu, and then use   or   to select a menu item.
4.  Use   or   to make adjustments, or use   to...

  39   Navigating the main menu
D65  For better color matching representation with 
Standard Daylight Illuminant D65.
Eco  For saving electricity with low power 
consumption by providing minimum brightness 
for all running programs.
Calibration 
1
 Applies the calibration result optimized by the 
provided calibration software named Palette 
Master
 and your colorimeter (purchased 
separately). See the provided 
Palette Master 
How-to-Use Guide
 for more information.
Calibration 
2
 
Custom 1  Applies a...

40  Navigating the main menu  
Gamma  Adjusts the tone luminance. • 1.6 
• 1.8 
• 2.0 
• 2.2 
• 2.4 
• 2.6 
Color 
Gamut
 
(not available 
when 
Color 
Mod
e is set 
to 
Standard, 
Adobe RGB, 
sRGB, and 
Eco)
Adobe 
RGB
 Suitable for Adobe® RGB compatible 
peripherals.
sRGB  Suitable for sRGB compatible peripherals.
EBU  Reproduces the color gamut set by EBU 
standards.
SMPTE-C  Reproduces the color gamut set by SMPTE-C 
standards.
Rec. 709  Reproduces the color gamut set by Rec. 709 
standards.
Hue...