BenQ Xl2720t User Manual

  21   How to assemble your monitor hardware
Rotating the monitor
1. Pivot the display.
Before rotating the monitor with a portrait viewing orientation, the display has to be rotated 90 
degrees.
Right-click the desktop and select 
Screen resolution from the popup menu. Select Portrait in 
Orientation, and apply the setting.
Depending on the operating system on your PC, different procedures should be followed to adjust the screen 
orientation. Refer to the help document of your operating system for...

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Viewing angle adjustment
(For XL2420T / XL2420TX) You may position the screen to the desired angle with -5° to + 20° 
monitor tilt, 70° (left and right total) monitor swivel, and 130 mm monitor height.
(For XL2720T) You may position the screen to the desired angle with -5° to + 20° monitor tilt, 
90° (left and right total) monitor swivel, and 140 mm monitor height.
4. Adjust the monitor to the desired viewing 
angle.
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Using the monitor wall mounting kit
The back of your LCD monitor has a VESA standard mount with 100mm pattern, allowing the 
installation of a wall mount bracket. Before starting to install a monitor wall mounting kit, 
please read the precautions carefully.
Precautions
• Install your monitor and monitor mounting kit on a wall with flat surface.
• Ensure that the wall material is stable to support the weight of the monitor.
• Turn off the monitor and the power...

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Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
To gain the most benefit from your new BenQ color LCD flat screen monitor, you should install 
the custom BenQ LCD Monitor driver software as provided on the BenQ LCD Monitor 
CD-ROM.
The circumstances under which you connect and install your BenQ LCD Monitor will 
determine which process you need to follow to successfully install the BenQ LCD Monitor 
driver software. These circumstances relate to which version of...

  25   Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
How to install the monitor on a new computer
This instruction details the procedure for selecting and installing the BenQ LCD Monitor driver 
software on a new computer which has never had a monitor driver installed before. This 
instruction is only suitable for a computer which has never been used before, and for which the 
BenQ LCD Monitor is the first ever monitor to be connected to it.
1.  Follow the instructions in Getting the most from your BenQ...

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How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer
This instruction details the procedure for manually updating the existing monitor driver 
software on your Microsoft Windows computer. It is currently tested as compatible for 
Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista Operating System (OS). 
Installing monitor driver software involves selecting an appropriate information file (.inf) on the 
BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM for the particular model monitor you have...

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How to install on Windows 8 system (selected models only)
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...

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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...

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How to install on Windows Vista systems
1.  Open Display Settings.
Right-click the desktop and select 
Personalize from the popup menu.
Select 
Display Settings from the Personalize appearance and sounds window. 
The 
Display Settings window will display.
2.  Click the 
Advanced Settings button. 
The 
Generic PnP Monitor Properties window will display.
3.  Click the 
Monitor tab and the Properties button.
4.  Click 
Continue in the prompted User Account...

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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 XL2420T / XL2420TX / XL2720T
• Compatible 3D glasses
• PC with Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 Operating System
• Compatible graphics processing...