BenQ Xl2411z User Manual

  21   Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
How to install on Windows 8 system
1.  Open Display Properties.
Move the cursor to the lower-right of the screen or press the 
Windows + C buttons on 
the keyboard to bring up the 
Charm bar. Go to Settings, Control Panel, 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.
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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.  Select 
Properties from the menu.
3.  Click the 
Hardware tab.
4.  Click 
Generic PnP Monitor, and then the...

  23   Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
How to watch 3D content on your monitor
Your monitor supports playing three-dimensional (3D) content transferred through DVI-D 
Dual Link cable. Yet you need to have the appropriate hardware equipment and software 
programs that are compatible with 3D playback.
System requirements
• BenQ LCD Monitor (XL11 series)
• Compatible 3D glasses
• PC with Microsoft Windows 8 or Windows 7 Operating System
• Compatible graphics processing units (GPU) with the latest...

24  How to adjust your monitor  
How to adjust your monitor
The control panel
All OSD (On Screen Display) menus can be accessed by the control keys.
  
No.NameDescription
1.   Control keys Accesses the functions or menu items displayed on the screen, 
right next to each key.
2.   Power key Turns the power on or off.
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  25   How to adjust your monitor
Basic menu operation
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 32 for details on the menu options. 
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Controlling the display with Display Pilot
The provided Display Pilot software on the CD is an alternative to control the display. The 
main functions include:
• Control of the OSD menus.
• Access to more game modes through 
Game Mode Loader.
For more information, visit http://www.BenQ.com and download the 
Display Pilot Help file.
Custom Key 2• By default, the key is the hot key for Display Mode. 
To change the default settings, see Customizing the 
hot keys on page 29....

  27   How to adjust your monitor
Initial setup for playing games
You can optimize the monitor to enhance your gaming experience. You might want to start 
with the following settings.
1.  Set the screen refresh rate to 
144 Hertz (144 Hz).
a. Right-click the desktop and select 
Screen resolution. Click Advanced settings. Under 
the 
Monitor tab, change the screen refresh rate to 144 Hertz. And then click Apply and 
Ye s to confirm the change.
Depending on the operating system on your PC, different...

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b. Go to the setup menu in your game, and change the frame rate or screen refresh rate to 
144 Hz. Refer to the Help document that came with your game for details.
To check if the screen refresh rate has been changed, select 
Menu from the hotkey menu 
on your monitor, and go to 
System and Information. The refresh rate in both Current 
Resolution
 and Optimum Resolution should be 144 Hz.
2.  Select a desired display mode. See Adjusting display mode on page 31. 
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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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• Brightness (during 2D playback) / NVIDIA® 3D LightBoost™ (during 3D playback) (see 
page 35)
• Contrast (see page 35)
• Low Blue Light (see page 36)
• Black eQualizer (see page 36)
• Blur Reduction (Motion Blue Reduction) (see page 36)
• Color Temperature (see page 36)
• Hue (see page 36)
• Saturation (see page 36)
• AMA (see page 36)
• Instant Mode (see page 37)
• Sharpness (see page 37)
• Gamma (see page 37)
• Picture Mode (see page 38)
• Display Mode (see page 40)
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