BenQ Xl2720t User Manual

  31   Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
Safety information for watching 3D content
• You may experience eye strain after watching 3D content for certain period of time. Take off 
the 3D glasses and take a rest to relieve the eye strain.
• If you experience headaches, dizziness, or nausea, stop watching 3D content immediately. You 
might need to consult a doctor if the symptoms last.
• Watching 3D content for a long period of time may increase health risks. For small children, 
the elderly, the...

32  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.
1
2
The control keys are embedded in a touchpad and are indicated by LED indicators. Touch of an LED indicator 
represents pressing the corresponding control key.
 

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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 15.
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...

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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 Display Mode. 
To change the default settings, see Customizing the 
hot keys on page 38.
• For Down/Decrease adjustment.
Custom Key 3
 / • By default, the key is the hot key for 
Smart Scaling. 
To change the default settings, see Customizing the 
hot keys on page 38.
• Enters sub menus.
• Selects menu items.
Menu• Activates the main menu.
• Returns to the previous menu.
ExitExits OSD menu.
No.OSD in hot key 
menuOSD...

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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 
120 Hertz (120 Hz).
a. Right-click the desktop and select 
Screen resolution. Click Advanced settings. Under 
the 
Monitor tab, change the screen refresh rate to 120 Hertz. And then click Apply and 
Yes 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 
120 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 120 Hz.
2.  Select a desired display mode. See Adjusting display mode on page 39. 
3....

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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...

  39   How to adjust your monitor
• Brightness (during 2D playback) / NVIDIA® 3D LightBoost™ (during 3D playback) (see 
page 44)
• Contrast (see page 44)
• Sharpness (see page 44)
• Black eQualizer (see page 45)
• Gamma (see page 45)
• Color Temperature (see page 45)
• Hue (see page 45)
• Saturation (see page 45)
• AMA (see page 45)
• Instant Mode (see page 45)
• Picture Mode (see page 46)
• Display Mode (see page 47)
• Dynamic Contrast (see page 47)
• Smart Scaling (see page 48)
• Smart Focus (see page...

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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 
Picture Advanced and Display Mode.
3.  Select an appropriate display mode. The setting will take effect immediately.
Using Smart Scaling
You can resize your display by Smart Scaling.
1.  Go to 
Picture Advanced and Smart Scaling.
2.  Adjust the value.
Using Instant Mode
While playing games, you can...