BenQ Rl2240he User Manual

							  21   How to adjust your monitor
• Sharpness (see page 25)
• Black eQualizer (see page 25)
• Gamma (see page 26)
• Color Temperature (see page 26)
• Hue (see page 26)
• Saturation (see page 26)
• AMA (see page 26)
• Instant Mode (see page 26)
• Picture Mode (see page 27)
• Display Mode (see page 28)
• Dynamic Contrast (see page 28)
• Smart Scaling (see page 29)
• Smart Focus (see page 29)
• Vo l u m e (see page 31)
• Mute (see page 31)
2.  After all settings are done, go to Save Settings and save as one of the game modes.
3.  If you want to switch to your game mode at any time, go to 
Picture Advanced and 
Picture Mode, and select the game mode you saved in Step 2. Your preferred display 
settings will be applied all at once.
Adjusting display mode
To display images of aspect ratio other than 16:9 and size other than 21.5, you can adjust the 
display mode on the monitor.
1.  Press any of the control keys to bring up the hot key menu, and press 
Menu to access the 
main menu.
2.  Go to 
Picture Advanced and Display Mode.
3.  Select an appropriate display mode. The setting will take effect immediately.
Using Smart Scaling
You can resize your display by Smart Scaling.
1.  Go to 
Picture Advanced and Smart Scaling.
2.  Adjust the value.
Switch to the desired display mode first, and follow the instructions in Using Smart Scaling on page 21 to adjust 
the display size to precisely suit your needs.
• If one of the custom keys is preset for Smart Scaling, you can press the custom key and adjust the value 
directly. The 
Smart Scaling hot key is available when the Display Mode is set to 1:1 (and the resolution is 
lower than 1920 x 1080), 
17, or 19W.
• Your display may become unstable temporarily when being resized. This is a normal phenomenon and should 
not be considered as manufacturing defect.
• For more information on 
Smart Scaling, go to Smart Scaling on page 29.
 
						

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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 18 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 corresponding OSD icons will disappear.
For more information on each menu, please refer to the following pages:
• Display menu on page 23
• Picture menu on page 25
• Picture Advanced menu on page 27
• Save Settings menu on page 30
• Audio menu on page 31
• System menu on page 32
The OSD menu languages may differ from the product supplied to your region, see Language on page 33 under 
System and OSD Settings for more details. 
 
						

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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.  To return to the previous menu, select  .
6.  To exit the menu, select  .
50
Auto Adjustment
H.Position
V.Postion
Pixel Clock
PhaseMode: Standard
Display
Picture
Picture Advanced
Save Settings
Audio
System
ItemFunctionRange
Auto AdjustmentOptimizes and adjusts the screen settings 
automatically for you.
Not applicable to a digital input signal.
H. PositionAdjusts the horizontal position of the screen image.  0 to 100
V. PositionAdjusts the vertical position of the screen image. 0 to 100
Pixel ClockAdjusts the pixel clock frequency timing to 
synchronize with the analog input video signal. 
See also: Picture optimization on page 20.
Not applicable to a digital input signal.
0 to 100
 
						

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PhaseAdjusts the pixel clock phase timing to synchronize 
with the analog input video signal.
See also: Picture optimization on page 20.
Not applicable to a digital input signal.
0 to 63
ItemFunctionRange
 
						

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Picture 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 
Picture.
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.  To return to the previous menu, select  .
6.  To exit the menu, select  .
Display
Picture
Picture Advanced
Save Settings
Audio
SystemNormal
Bluish
Reddish
User Mode Brightness
Contrast
Sharpness
Black eQualizer
Gamma
Color Temperature
Hue
SaturationMode: Photo
100100 RGB
100
ItemFunctionRange
BrightnessAdjusts the balance between light and dark shades. 0 to 100
ContrastAdjusts the degree of difference between darkness and 
lightness. 0 to 100
SharpnessAdjusts the clarity and visibility of the edges of the subjects 
in the image.1 to 10
Black 
eQualizerBrings out the dark shades by increasing the brightness 
without changing those of the light shades.
If the image is too bright or barely contains any dark shades, 
adjusting the value of 
Black eQualizer may not show much change 
to the image.
0 ~ 20
 
						

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GammaAdjusts the tone luminance. The default value is 3 (the 
standard value for Windows).• Gamma 1
• Gamma 2
• Gamma 3
• Gamma 4
• Gamma 5
Color 
TemperatureNormal
Allows video and still photographs to be viewed 
with natural coloring. This is the factory default 
color. 
BluishApplies a cool tint to the image and is factory 
pre-set to the PC industry standard white color.
ReddishApplies a warm tint to the image and is factory 
pre-set to the news print standard white color.
User 
ModeThe blend of the Red, Green and Blue primary 
colors can be altered to change the color tint of 
the image. Go to the succeeding 
R (red), G 
(green), and 
B (blue) menus to change the 
settings.
Decreasing one or more of the colors will 
reduce their respective influence on the color 
tint of the image. (e.g. if you reduce the Blue 
level the image will gradually take on a yellowish 
tint. If you reduce Green, the image will become 
a magenta tint.)• 
R (0~100)
• 
G (0~100)
• 
B (0~100)
HueAdjusts the degree of how we perceive colors. 0 ~ 100
SaturationAdjusts the purity degree of colors. 0 ~ 100
Reset ColorResets the custom color settings to the factory defaults.  • YES
• NO
AMA
Improves the gray level response time of the LCD panel. • ON
• OFF
Instant 
Mode
Adjusts the image processing to diminish input lag. You can 
have a real-time experience while playing games.
To optimize the picture quality, disable Instant Mode if the source 
is interlaced video. To check the resolution of the video source, 
go to 
System and Information on the monitor.
• ON
• OFF
ItemFunctionRange
 
						

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Picture Advanced 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 
Picture Advanced.
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.  To return to the previous menu, select  .
6.  To exit the menu, select  .
Display
Picture
Picture Advanced
Save Settings
Audio
SystemStandard
Movie
Photo
sRGB
Eco
RTS 1
RTS 2
Gamer1Mode: RTS 1
Picture Mode
Senseye Demo
Dynamic Contrast
Over-scan
Display Mode
Smart Scaling
Color Format
HDMI RGB PC Range
ItemFunctionRange
Picture 
ModeSelect a picture mode that best suits the type of images shown 
on the screen.
The default setting is RTS. Change the setting if needed.
StandardFor basic PC application.
MovieFor viewing videos.
PhotoFor viewing still images.
sRGBFor better color matching representation with 
the peripheral devices, such as printers, digital 
cameras, etc.
EcoFor saving electricity with low power 
consumption by providing minimum brightness 
for all running programs.
 
						

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RTS 1  For playing RTS (Real-time strategy) games.
RTS 2  For playing DOTA2 games.
Gamer1Applies customized display settings.
For details on setting up a game mode, see Setting 
up your own game mode on page 20.
Gamer2
Gamer3
Senseye 
Demo
Displays the preview of screen images under the selected 
mode from Picture Mode. The screen will be divided into two 
windows; the left window demonstrates images of Standard 
mode, while the right window presents the images under the 
specified mode.• ON
• OFF
Dynamic 
Contrast
The function is to automatically detect the distribution of an 
input visual signal, and then to create the optimal contrast.0 to 5
Over-scanSlightly enlarges the input image. Use this feature to hide 
annoying edge noise if present around your image.
Available only when the input source is HDMI or D-Sub (VGA 
converted from Component).
• ON
• OFF
Display 
Mode
This feature is provided to allow aspect ratios other than 16:9 
to be displayed without geometric distortion.
The options under Display Mode will be different depending on the 
input signal sources.
Depending on your selection of 
Picture Mode, different Display 
Mode
 option is pre-set. Change the setting if needed.
FullScales the input image to fill the screen. Ideal 
for 16:9 aspect images.
AspectThe input image is displayed without geometric 
distortion filling as much of the display as 
possible.
1:1Displays the input image in its native resolution 
without scaling.
17 (4:3)Displays the input image as if on a 17 monitor 
of 4:3 aspect ratio.
19 (4:3)Displays the input image as if on a 19 monitor 
of 4:3 aspect ratio.
19W 
(16:10)Displays the input image as if on a 19W 
monitor of 16:10 aspect ratio.
21.5 (16:9)Displays the input image as if on a 21.5 
monitor of 16:9 aspect ratio.
ItemFunctionRange
 
						

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Smart 
ScalingAdjusts the display size to best suit your needs.
If the Display Mode is 17 or 19W, the last 2 scaling settings (in 
different resolutions of the input source) will be saved for quick 
access.
If the 
Display Mode is 1:1 (and the resolution of the input source is 
lower than 1920 x 1080), the last 5 scaling settings (in different 
resolutions of the input source) will be saved for quick access.
Color 
FormatDetermines the color space (RGB or YUV) based on the 
detected video signal.
You might need to manually set the Color Format if colors shown on 
the monitor screen do not display properly.
If the input source is HDMI, color format is not selectable. In other 
words, 
Color Format is automatically set depending on the input 
video source.
RGB• For D-Sub (VGA) input source from PC.
• For DVI input source.
YUVFor D-Sub (Component converted from VGA) 
input source from a video device.
HDMI RGB 
PC RangeDetermines the range of color scales. Select an option that 
matches the RGB range setting on the connected HDMI 
device.• RGB (0 ~ 
255)
• 
RGB (16 ~ 
235)
Smart 
FocusThis feature provides a highlight area to focus on certain 
content, e.g. a YouTube video or an online game.
SizeDetermines the size of the highlight area. • Small
• Large
• OFF
H. Position
Adjusts the horizontal position of the highlight 
area.0 ~ 100
V. PositionAdjusts the vertical position of the highlight 
area.0 ~ 100
ScalingScales the highlight area. 0 ~ 100
ItemFunctionRange
 
						

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Save Settings 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 
Save Settings.
3.  Select   to go to a sub menu, and then use   or   to select a menu item.
4.  Use   to make selection.
5.  To return to the previous menu, select  .
6.  To exit the menu, select  .
ItemFunctionRange
Gamer 1Saves a new set of customized display settings.
See Setting up your own game mode on page 20 for 
information on applying the game mode.
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Gamer 2
Gamer 3
Display
Picture
Picture Advanced
Save Settings
Audio
SystemMode: RTS 1
Gamer 1
Gamer 2
Gamer 3