BenQ Xl2420z User Manual

  31   How to adjust your monitor
The S Switch
Apart from the control keys, S Switch also provides a quick way to control and access the OSD 
menus.
 
You need to connect the S Switch to your monitor prior to use. Follow the instructions in Connect the S Switch 
to the monitor. on page 14.
No.NameFunction
1.  Wheel• For Increase/Decrease adjustment.
• Scrolls Up/Down in a menu.
• Selects menu item by pressing once.
2.   Return button Returns to the previous menu.
3.  Gamer 1 
button• Press to switch to...

32  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. Alternatively, press the wheel or the return button on the 
S Switch.
2.  The hot key menu is displayed. The top 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...

  33   How to adjust your monitor
Controlling the display with Display Pilot (selected models only)
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 Picture Mode. 
To change the default settings, see Customizing the...

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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 
Yes to confirm the change. 
The highest refresh rate supported by XL2420TX/XL2720T is 120...

  35   How to adjust your monitor
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 Current 
Resolution
 should be 144 Hz.
2.  Select a desired display mode. See Adjusting display mode on page 38. 
3.  Resize your display by 
Smart...

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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...

  37   How to adjust your monitor
• Brightness (during 2D playback) / NVIDIA® 3D LightBoost™ (during 3D playback) (see 
page 42)
• Contrast (see page 42)
• Low Blue Light (selected models only) (see page 42)
• Black eQualizer (see page 43)
• Blur Reduction (Motion Blur Reduction. Selected models only.) (see page 43)
• Color Temperature (see page 43)
• Hue (see page 43)
• Saturation (see page 43)
• AMA (see page 43)
• Instant Mode (see page 44)
• Sharpness (see page 44)
• Gamma (see page 44)
• Picture...

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3.  Click Check Now to check for new game modes.
4.  To apply the downloaded game modes, select one from the drop-down list in 
To o l s, and 
click 
Apply.
Adjusting display mode
To display images of aspect ratios other than your monitor aspect ratio and sizes other than 
your display size, you can adjust the display mode on the monitor. For the aspect ratio and 
display size of your monitor, see the specifications on the CD.
1.  Press any of the control keys, or the...

  39   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, or the wheel, or the return button on the S Switch to bring up 
the hot key menu. Select 
Menu to enter the main menu. See Basic menu operation on page 32 
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...

40  Navigating the main menu  
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....