BenQ Xl2430t User Manual

  31   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...

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Custom Key 2  • By default, the key is the hot key for Picture Mode. 
To change the default settings, see Customizing the 
hot keys on page 35.
• For Down/Decrease adjustment.
Custom Key 3 
 / • By default, the key is the hot key for Display Mode. 
To change the default settings, see Customizing the 
hot keys on page 35.
• Enters sub menus.
• Selects menu items.
Menu  • Activates the main menu.
• Returns to the previous menu.
Exit Exits OSD menu.
No.OSD in hot key...

  33   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. 
 

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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 Current 
Resolution
 should be 144 Hz.
2.  Select a desired display mode. See Adjusting display mode on page 37. 
3.  Resize your display by 
Smart...

  35   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, Geometry, 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,...

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2.  After all settings are done, go to Game Settings and Save Settings and save as one of the 
game modes. 
Alternatively, press and hold one of the game mode buttons (labeled 1~3) on S Switch to 
save as one of the game modes.
3.  If you want to switch to your game mode at any time, go to 
Picture and Picture Mode, 
and select the game mode you saved in Step 2. Your preferred display settings will be 
applied all at once.
Alternatively, press one of the game mode buttons...

  37   How to adjust your monitor
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 wheel, or the return button on the S Switch to bring 
up the hot key menu, and press 
Menu to access the main menu.
2.  Go to 
Display and Display Mode.
3....

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Advanced control of your monitor from Display Pilot
Your monitor can be enhanced with Display Pilot, a software that provides the basic control of 
the display as well as the advanced settings and functions for gaming. 
The 
Display Pilot software is available on gaming.benq.com. Download and install the software 
to enjoy the following main functions of 
Display Pilot. To find out more about the software, go 
to 
System > Options > User Manual in the Display Pilot.
•...

  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 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...

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Game 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. 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 
Game Settings.
3.  Select   to go to a sub...