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      How to assemble your monitor hardware
    Adjusting the monitor angle
    For comfortable viewing of images on the screen,  you may tilt the monitor upward to 12 degrees 
    and downward to -5 degrees.
    6. Turn on the power.
    Connect the other end of power cable to the nearby 
    electric outlet.
    Picture may differ from product supplied for your 
    region.
    Turn on the monitor by pressing the power key.
    Turn on the computer too, and follow the instruc-
    tions in Section 4: 
    Getting the most from your 
    BenQ monitor on page 14
     to install the monitor 
    software.
     
    						
    							
    12  How to assemble your monitor hardware  
    Detaching the top-mount monitor shelf
    It’s easy to detach the top-mount monitor shelf from the monitor and no removal tool is needed. 
    Before you begin, take away all the items displayed or hung on the shelf. 
    Then, hold both sides of the sh elf assembly and gently pull the it  upward away from the monitor.
    Using the monitor wall mounting kit
    The back of your LCD monitor has a VESA st andard mount with 100mm pattern, allowing the 
    installation of a wall mount bracket. Before star ting to install a monitor wall mounting kit, please 
    read the precautions carefully.
    Precautions:
    •  Install your monitor and monitor mount ing 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 before disconnecting the cables from the LCD monitor.
    1. Remove the rear cover.
    Gently push the rear cover and rotate it counterclock-
    wise until the rear cover unlocks. The screw plate at 
    the back of the monitor could be revealed. 
    Keep the rear cover somewhere safe for future 
    storage.
     
    						
    							
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      How to assemble your monitor hardware
    2. Follow the instruction manuals of the wall 
    mount bracket you purchased to complete the 
    installation.
     
    						
    							
    14  Getting the most from your BenQ monitor  
    4. Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
    Monitors and USB hubs
    Your BenQ FP241VW LCD Monitor is a modern state-of-the-art device. It not only utilizes the 
    latest LCD display technology currently available  – it contains a built-in 2 port USB 2.0 hub. Using 
    only one USB 2.0 port on your computer (freeing the others up for other uses), the built-in hub 
    provides close, handy, easy-to-use access for your USB devices. You could use the USB hub to 
    plug-in your USB keyboard, USB mouse, and USB web ca mera all at the same time if you wish. Or 
    if you connect your keyboard and mouse directly to your computer, you could use the USB ports 
    on the monitor for connection to your digital camera, digital video camera, USB reader, USB 
    printer, USB memory stick, or any other USB device.
    What do I have to do?
    All you have to do, is connect the monitor cables as instructed in How to install your monitor 
    hardware of this User Manual, turn the co mputer and monitor on, then you’re ready to 
    Plug-and-Play with USB, Windows, and your Be nQ LCD Monitor’s USB hub. Windows XP and 
    later comes with integrated USB support. It wi ll automatically detect and identify your USB 
    devices, and install the necessary drivers for them to work. If your USB device was accompanied 
    by the manufacturer’s driver or custom software for the device, you need only point Windows in 
    the direction of that driver, and Windows will install it for you.
    How do I gain the most be nefit from my new monitor?
    To gain the most benefit from your new BenQ color LCD flat screen monitor, you should install 
    the custom BenQ LCD Monitor dr iver software as provided on the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM.
    The circumstances under which you connect and in stall 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  Microsoft Windows you are using, and whether 
    you are connecting the monitor and  installing the software onto a new computer (without existing 
    monitor driver software), or whether you are upgrad ing an existing installation (which already has 
    existing monitor driver software) with a newer monitor. 
    In either case however, the very next time you  turn on your computer (after connecting the 
    monitor to your computer), Windows will automatically recognise the new (or different) 
    hardware, and will launch its  Found New Hardware wizard. 
    Follow the wizard instructions until it asks you to select a monitor model. At that point, click the 
    Have Disk  button, insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM and select the appropriate monitor 
    model. Further details and step-by-step instruc tions for both an automatic (new) or upgrade 
    (existing) installation follow. 
    See:
    • How to install the monitor on a new computer on page 16 . 
    • How to upgrade the monitor on an  existing computer on page 17 
     
    						
    							
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    If you require a User Name and Password to login to your Windows computer, you must be logged on as 
    an Administrator or as a member of  the Administrators group in order to install the monitor driver software. 
    Furthermore, if your computer is connected to a network which has security access requirements, network 
    policy settings may prevent you from in stalling software on your computer. 
     
    						
    							
    16  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.
    If you are adding the BenQ LCD Monitor to an exis ting computer that has already had another monitor 
    connected to it (and has monitor driver software inst alled), you should not be following these instructions. 
    You should instead be following the instructions for How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer.
    1. Follow the instructions in  How to assemble your monitor hardware on page 9 . 
    When Windows starts, it will automatically detect the new monitor and launch the Found New Hard-
    ware Wizard . Follow the prompts until it displays the option to  Install Hardware Device drivers.
    2. Insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM into a CD drive on the computer.
    3. Check Search for a suitable driver for my device  option, and click Next.
    4. Check the option for  CD-ROM drives (uncheck all others) and click  Next.
    5. Look to confirm that the wizard has selected the correct name of your monitor as “BenQ  FP241VW” and click  Next.
    6. Click  Finish.
    7. Restart the computer.
     
    						
    							
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    How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer
    This instruction details the procedure for manual ly updating the existing monitor driver software 
    on your Microsoft Windows computer. It is curr ently tested as compatible (and recommended 
    only) for Windows XP and Window s Vista Operating System (OS). 
    The BenQ LCD Monitor driver for your model may well function perfectly with other versions of Windows, 
    however, as at the time of writing, BenQ has done no  testing of this driver on other versions of Windows 
    and cannot guarantee its operation on those systems.
    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 connected, and letting 
    Windows install the corresponding  driver files from the CD. You need only steer it in the right 
    direction.  
    See:
    • How to install on Windows Vista systems on page 18 .
    • How to install on Windows XP system on page 19
     
    						
    							
    18  Getting the most from your BenQ monitor  
    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 Control  window.
    5. Click the  Driver tab and the  Update Driver  button.
    6. Insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM into a CD drive on the computer.
    7. In the  Update Driver Software  window, select the option ‘ Browse my computer for driver 
    software ’.
    8. Click ‘ Browse’ and select  Driver > Windows Vista  > FP241VW  from the CD, and click the 
    Next  button.
    This will copy and install the appropriate monitor driver files to your computer.
    9. Click  Close.
    You do not need to restart Windows Vista, as the BenQ LCD monitor drivers will operate immediately 
    with no further action required by you. 
     
    						
    							
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    How to install on Windows XP system
    1. Open  Display Properties .
    The quickest shortcut to  Display Properties is through the Windows desktop. 
    Right-click the desktop and select  Properties from the popup menu.
    Alternatively, the Windows menu to  Display Properties is located in Control Panel . 
    In Windows XP version,  Control Panel is located directly under the main  Start menu item. 
    The menu options displayed will depend upon whic h type of view is selected for your system. 
    • Under the Classic view, click  Start | Control  Panel  | Display .
    • Under the Category view, click  Start | Control  Panel  | Appearance and Themes  | Change the 
    screen resolution .
    The  Display Properties  window will display.
    2. Click the Settings tab and the  Advanced button. 
    The Advanced Display Properties  window will display.
    3. Click the Monitor tab and select the ‘Plug and  Play Monitor’ from the list.
    If there is only one monitor in the list, it will already be selected for you.
    4. Click the Properties button. 
    The Monitor Properties  window will display. 
    If the driver provider is listed as BenQ, and the model matches that of your new monitor, the proper 
    drivers are already installed, and you need do nothing further. Cancel out of these property windows.
    However, if BenQ is not listed as the manufacturer, or the correct model is not currently shown, you 
    will need to continue with these instructions.
    5. Click the  Driver tab and the  Update Driver  button.
    The Hardware Update Wizard  will display. Follow the wizard instructions noting the steps below:
    6. Insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM into a CD drive on the computer.
    7. Check the option ‘Install from a list or specific location ’ and click Next.
    8. Check the option ‘ Search for the best driver in these locations ’ and also check ‘Search 
    removable media ’, then click Next.
    Please wait while the wizard searches for drives and the BenQ LCD Monitor CD inserted in step 6. 
    When completes, the wizard should have found and selected the BenQ driver on the CD appropriate to 
    your monitor model, in this case ‘BenQ FP241VW’  in the location ‘d:\Driver\Windows XP\FP241VW\
    BenQFP241VW.inf ’ or similar. 
    The drive letter for your CD drive may differ from  the example above depending upon your system – it 
    may be ‘D:’ or ‘E:’ or ‘F:’ etc.
    9. Select (single-click) the file named ‘ BenQ FP241VW’ on the CD, and click the  Next button.
    This will copy and install the appropriate monitor driver files to your computer.
    10. Click  Finish.
    This will close the wizard and return you to the  Monitor Properties window, now renamed  BenQ 
    FP241VW  Properties .
    11. Click Close, OK , and OK.
    This will close the  Display Properties windows. You do not need to restart Windows XP, as the BenQ 
    LCD monitor drivers will operate immediately with no further action required by you. 
     
    						
    							
    20  How to adjust the screen resolution  
    5. How to adjust the screen resolution
    Due to the nature of liquid crystal display (LCD) technology, the screen resolution is always fixed. 
    For the best display performance, please set the display resolution to 1920 x 1200 pixels with an 
    aspect ratio of 16:10. This is called “Native Resoluti on” 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 1920 x 1200 
    on your PC screen resolution setting as described be low. Be aware that not all PC video cards provide 
    this resolution value. If yours doesnt, check with the  video card manufacturers website for an updated 
    driver for your particular model PC video card which  supports this resolution. Software video drivers are 
    often updated and available for new hardware video re solutions. If necessary, you may need to replace 
    and update the PC video card hardware to be able to support the native resolution of the monitor.
    1. Open  Display Properties  and select the Settings tab. 
    Yo u  c a n  o p e n   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’ sect ion to adjust the screen resolution.
    Select the recommended resolution of 1920 x 1200 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. Click OK then  Ye s. 
    4. Close the  Display Properties  window.
    If your input source does not provide an image wi th a 16:10 aspect ratio, the displayed image may 
    appear stretched or distorted. To maintain the original aspect ratio, image scaling options can be 
    found in the “Display Mode” adj ustment. The image size is altered by the “Overscan” setting. 
    See 
    Display Mode on page 43 and Overscan on page 37 for more information.
     
    						
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