User manual BENQ FP73E

[. . . ] FP73E LCD Color Monitor 17. 0" LCD Panel Size User Manual Welcome Copyright Copyright © 2006 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. 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 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. [. . . ] See How to adjust the screen refresh rate on page 20 for details. 12. In Windows 2000, click Close. This will close the BenQ FP73E Properties window and return you to the Advanced Display Properties window. 13. In Windows 2000, click OK. This will close the Advanced Display Properties window, and return you to the Display Properties window. Should you wish to do so, this is where you can change the screen resolution (area and color). See How to adjust the screen resolution on page 19 for details. Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 17 14. Click OK. This will close the Display Properties window, and if you made any changes to the screen resolution, Windows 2000 will prompt you for confirmation to effect the changes, and further confirmation to accept the changes. Click OK and Yes respectively. 18 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 5. How to adjust the screen resolution Due to the nature of liquid crystal display (LCD) technology, the screen resolution is always fixed. The best possible picture for your FP73E is achieved with a resolution of 1280 x 1024. This is called "Native Resolution" or maximal resolution ­ that is, the clearest picture. Lower resolutions are displayed on a full screen through an interpolation circuit. Image blurring across pixel boundaries can occur with the interpolated resolution depending upon the image type and its initial resolution. To take full advantage of LCD technology you should select the native resolution setting of 1280 x 1024. 1. Open Display Properties and select the Settings tab. You can open Display Properties by right-clicking on the Windows desktop and selecting Properties from the pop-up menu. 2. Use the slider in the `Screen area' section to adjust the screen resolution. Select the recommended resolution of 1280 x 1024 then click Apply. If you select some other resolution, be aware that this other resolution is interpolated and may not accurately display the screen image as well as it could do at the native resolution setting. 3. Close the Display Properties window. How to adjust the screen resolution 19 6. How to adjust the screen refresh rate You don't have to choose the highest possible refresh rate on an LCD display, because it is not technically possible for an LCD display to flicker. The best results are obtained by using the factory modes already set in your computer. There is a table with the factory modes in the specification section of this User's Manual: Supported PC Timings on page 36 You can choose 60, 70 and 75 Hertz, (but not 72Hz) for the native resolution of 1280 x 1024. 1. Double click the Display icon in Control Panel. From the Display Properties window, select the Settings tab and click the Advanced button. Select the Adapter tab, and select an appropriate refresh rate to match one of the applicable factory modes as listed in the specification table. Close the Display Properties window. 20 How to adjust the screen refresh rate 7. [. . . ] How do you use a VGA extension cable? Remove the extension cable for the test. If not, optimize the image by working through the instructions in the How to adjust the screen refresh rate on page 20 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? Read the How to adjust the screen resolution on page 19 section. Select the native resolution. Pixel errors can be seen: One of several pixels is permanently black, one or more pixels are permanently white, one or more pixels are permanently red, green, blue or another color. · · · Clean the LCD screen. [. . . ]