[. . . ] FP783 LCD Color Monitor 17. 0" (43. 2 cm) LCD Panel Size User's Manual Welcome i Copyright Copyright © 2004 by BENQ Corporation. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of BENQ Corporation. ii Disclaimer BENQ Corporation makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, BENQ Corporation reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of BENQ Corporation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Please follow these safety instructions for best performance, and long life for your monitor iii Power Safety · The AC plug isolates this equipment from the AC supply. · The power supply cord serves as a power disconnect device for pluggable equipment. [. . . ] Insert "BenQ LCD Monitor" CD-ROM into your CD-ROM Driver. 22 How to install your monitor's software 2. Open the Control Panel and double click on the "Display" icon. How to install your monitor's software 23 4. From the "Display Properties" window, select the "Settings" tab. Click the "Advanced Properties" button in the bottom right corner. 24 How to install your monitor's software 5. Select "Monitor" then click "Properties". How to install your monitor's software 25 6. Select "Driver" tab then click "Update Driver". 7. Then click "Next". 26 How to install your monitor's software 8. Select "Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver" then click "Next". 9. In the next window, click "Have Disk", then "Install From Disk" window will pop up. Click "Browse", the "Located File" will pop up. How to install your monitor's software 27 10. Scroll down and select your CD ROM Driver, then click "Next" . 28 How to install your monitor's software 11. In the list of folders within the CD-ROM, select "Drivers" folder then click "Open" twice, then click "OK". Select your LCD Mode (FP783) from the list in the next window then click "Next" twice. 12. To manually install or update the driver, perform the following steps: 1. Click "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel" and then double-click "Display". In the Display Properties window, click the "Settings" tab and click "Advanced. . . ". How to install your monitor's software 29 3. Click the "Monitor" tab and then click "Change". 4. Choose "Specify the location of the driver (Advanced)" and then click "Next". 30 How to install your monitor's software 5. Choose "Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want" and click "Next". 6. Choose "Monitor" from the list and then click "Next". How to install your monitor's software 31 7. Choose "Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want. ". 8. If you are using Windows 95/98/2000/ME or XP you can change the picture resolution as follows: 1. [. . . ] Choose D-sub or DVI input source by pressing t or u key and save your choice with "Enter". Main Menu Mode Control Functions Available in Main Menu Main Menu Luminance sub menu How to adjust your Monitor 47 Press t or u key to adjust the degree of Brightness, press "Exit" to return to the previous menu. Press t or u key to adjust the degree of Contrast, press "Exit" to return to the previous menu. 48 How to adjust your Monitor Geometry sub menu Press t or u key to adjust the Horizontal Position, press "Exit" to return to previous menu. Press t or u key to adjust the Vertical Position, press "Exit" key to return to previous menu. Press t or u key to adjust the value of the Pixel Clock, press "Exit" to return to previous menu. Press t or u key to adjust the degree of Phase, press "Exit" to return to previous menu. How to adjust your Monitor 49 Color sub menu User Preset: User may set the color balance of Red, Green and Blue. 50 How to adjust your Monitor OSD sub menu Press t or u key to adjust the Horizontal Position of the OSD, press "Exit" to return to previous menu. Press t or u key to adjust the Vertical Position of the OSD, press "Exit" to return to previous menu. Press t or u key to adjust the display time of the OSD, press "Exit" to return to previous menu. How to adjust your Monitor 51 Languages Sub menu 52 How to adjust your Monitor Recall sub menu Press t or u key to confirm Color Recall, press "Enter" to recall color settings, or press "Exit" to return to previous menu. Press t or u key to confirm Recall All, press "Enter" key to recall position and color settings, or press "Exit" key to return to previous menu. How to adjust your Monitor 53 Miscellaneous sub menu Input Select: Press t or u key to choose an input source. Sharpness: Press t or u key to adjust the degree of Sharpness. Display Information. 54 How to adjust your Monitor 9 Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) The image is blurred: Read the Installation/Application section, and then select the correct resolution, refresh rate and make adjustments based on these instructions. If not, optimize the image by working through the instructions in the Installation/Adjustment section It is normal for blurring to occur due to conduction losses in extension cables. You can minimize these losses by using an extension cable with better conduction quality or with a built-in booster. Does the blurring only occur at resolutions lower than the native (maximum) resolution? [. . . ]