BenQ Sw2401pt 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 three 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 the main menu on page 34 for details on the menu options.
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3 4
No.OSD in hot key 
menuOSD icon 
in main 
menu
Function
Custom Key 1  • By default, the key is the hot key for Input. To change 
the default settings, see Customizing the hot keys on 
page 33.
• For Up/Increase adjustment.1
 
						

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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.
• Selects menu items.
Menu  • Activates the main menu.
• Returns to the previous menu.
Exit Exits OSD menu.
• OSD = On Screen Display.
The hot keys only operate while the main menu is not currently displaying. Hot key displays will disappear after 
a few seconds of no key activity.
• To unlock the OSD controls, press and hold any key for 10 seconds.
No.OSD in hot key 
menuOSD icon 
in main 
menu
Function
2
3
4
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Customizing the hot keys
The left 3 control keys (also called custom keys) perform as hot keys to provide direct access 
to pre-defined functions. You can change the default setting and designate different functions 
for these keys.
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 
System.
3.  Select the custom key you want to change.
4.  In the sub menu, select a function that can be accessed by this key. A pop-up message will 
appear, showing that the setup is complete.
Adjusting the display color
To adjust the display color, you can do one of the following:
• Apply the standard color settings from 
Color Adjustment > Color Mode.
• Change the display and color settings manually from the OSD menu. Settings you might want 
to change are:
- Color Temp. (see page 38)
- Gamma (see page 39)
- Color Gamut (see page 39)
- Hue (see page 39)
- Saturation (see page 39)
- Black Level (see page 39)
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 40 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 Palette 
Master
 and optimize the display color. The calibration result will be saved under Color 
Adjustment
 > Color Mode > Calibration 1 or Calibration 2. See the Palette Master 
How-to-Use Guide (available from www.benq.com) for more information.
To apply the calibrated result, go to 
Color Adjustment > Color Mode > Calibration 1 or 
Calibration 2.
Adjusting the backlight
To adjust the backlight of the monitor, you can change the backlight manually from Color 
Adjustment
 > Brightness. See Brightness on page 38 for more information.
 
						

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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 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 corresponding OSD icons will disappear. For models without certain functions, 
their settings and related items will not appear on the menu.
For more information on each menu, please refer to the following pages:
• Display menu on page 35 
• Color Adjustment menu on page 37 
• System menu on page 41 
The OSD menu languages may differ from the product supplied to your region, see Language on page 42 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. For models without certain 
functions, their settings and related items will not appear on the menu.
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  .
ItemFunctionRange
Input  Use this to change the input to that appropriate to your video 
cable connection type.• DVI 
• HDMI 
• DP 
Aspect 
Ratio
 This feature is provided to allow aspect ratios other than 16:9 
to be displayed without geometric distortion.
Full  Scales the input image to fill the screen. Ideal 
for 16:9 aspect images.
Aspect  The input image is displayed without geometric 
distortion filling as much of the display as 
possible. 
Input
Aspect Ratio
Mode: Adobe  RGB
Display
Color Adjustment
System
 
						

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1:1  Displays the input image in its native resolution 
without scaling.
ItemFunctionRange
 
						

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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. For models without certain 
functions, their settings and related items will not appear on the menu. 
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 make selection.
5.  To return to the previous menu, select  .
6.  To exit the menu, select  .
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Display
Color Adjustment
System
Mode: Adobe  RGB
Color Mode
Brightness
Contrast
Sharpness
Color Temp.
Gamma
Color Gamut
HueBrightness
ItemFunctionRange
Color Mode  Select a color mode that best suits the type of images shown on the 
screen.
Standard  For basic PC application.
Adobe 
RGB
 For better color matching representation with 
Adobe® RGB compatible peripherals.
sRGB  For better color matching representation with sRGB 
compatible peripherals.
B+W  Applies a black and white theme.
Photo  For viewing still images.
 
						

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Low Blue 
Light
 Decreases the blue light emitted from the display to 
reduce the risk of blue light exposure to your eyes.
The value for each Low Blue Light mode indicates how 
much blue light is decreased compared with the 
Standard 
mode.
Multimedia  For viewing multimedia files. -30%
Web 
Surfing
 For web surfing. -50%
Office  For office works or office environment. -60%
Reading  For reading e-books or documents. -70%
Calibration 
1
 Applies the calibration result optimized by the 
provided calibration software named Palette Master 
and your colorimeter (purchased separately). See the 
Palette Master How-to-Use Guide (available from 
www.benq.com) for more information.Calibration 
2
 
Custom 1  Applies a combination of color settings defined by 
users.
Custom 2 
Brightness  Adjusts the balance between light and dark shades. 0 to 100
Contrast  Adjusts the degree of difference between darkness and lightness.  0 to 100
Sharpness  Adjusts the clarity and visibility of the edges of the subjects in the 
image.0 to 10
Color Temp. 5000K  Applies a color tint (cool or warm) to the image. Color 
temperature is measured in K (Kelvin) degrees. The 
display becomes reddish if the color temperature is 
low, and becomes bluish if the color temperature is 
high.
Some color gradations may not be displayed well if this the 
setting has been adjusted.
6500K 
9300K 
User 
Define
 The 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 Gain 
(0~100)
• 
G Gain 
(0~100)
• 
B Gain 
(0~100)
ItemFunctionRange
 
						

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Gamma  Adjusts the tone luminance. • 1.6 
• 1.8 
• 2.0 
• 2.2 
• 2.4 
• 2.6 
Color 
Gamut
 
(not available 
when 
Color 
Mode
 is set 
to 
Adobe 
RGB
, sRGB, 
B+W, or 
Calibration)
Adobe 
RGB
 Suitable for Adobe® RGB compatible peripherals.
sRGB  Suitable for sRGB compatible peripherals.
Hue  Adjusts the degree of how we perceive colors.
Some color gradations may not be displayed well if this the setting has been 
adjusted.
• R 
• G 
• 
B 
• 
C 
• 
M 
• 
Y 
Saturation  Adjusts the purity degree of colors.
Some color gradations may not be displayed well if this the setting has been 
adjusted.
• R 
• G 
• 
B 
• 
C 
• 
M 
• 
Y 
Black Level  Adjusts the luminance of the dark areas in an image. 0~10
Save Color 
Settings
 Saves a new set of customized color settings. • 
Custom 
Mode 1
 
• 
Custom 
Mode 2
 
Reset Color  Resets the custom color settings to the factory defaults.  • YES 
• NO 
ItemFunctionRange
 
						

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Available menu options for each Color Mode
Depending on the Color Mode you just set, the available options for color adjustment may vary. 
Color modes and the available display options are as follows:
Color Mode
Setting Standard Adobe 
RGB sRGB B+W  Photo Low 
Blue 
Light Calibration Custom 
Brightness 
V V VVV V N/A V
Contrast V V VVV V N/A V
Sharpness V V VVV V V V
Color 
Te m p .  5000K / 
6500K / 
9300K5000K / 
6500K / 
9300K5000K / 
6500K / 
9300K5000K / 
6500K / 
9300K5000K / 
6500K / 
9300KN/A N/A V
Gamma 1.8 / 2.2 1.8 / 2.2 1.8 / 2.2 1.8 / 2.2 1.8 / 2.2 1.8 / 2.2 N/A V
Color 
Gamut V N/A N/A N/A V V N/A V
Hue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A V V
Saturation N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A V V
Black 
Level V V V V V N/A N/A V
V: all options are available for adjustment.
N/A: all options are not available for adjustment.