The field will contain something like,“D:\Driver”, or “E:\Driver”, or “F:\Driver”. 8. Click the OK button. This will return you to the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard. 9. Select (single-click) the file named BenQ FP241W, and click the Next button. 10. Click Next. This will copy the appropriate monitor driver files to your computer. 11. Click Finish. On Windows 2000, this will close the wizard and return you to the Monitor Properties window, now renamed ‘BenQ FP241W Properties’. Should you wish to do so, this is where you can change the screen refresh rate and other monitor properties to suit your needs. See How to adjust the screen refresh rate on page 25 for details. 12. In Windows 2000, click Close. This will close the BenQ FP241W 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 24 for details. 14. Click OK. 22 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 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. Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 23 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 FP241W is achieved with a resolution of 1920 x 1200. 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 1920 x 1200 on your PC screen resolution setting as described below. Be aware that not all PC video cards provide this resolution value. If your doesn't, check with the video card manufacturer's 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 resolutions. 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. 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 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 Yes. 4. Close the Display Properties window. 24 How to adjust the screen resolution 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 Manual: Supported PC Timings on page 44 You can choose 60, 70 and 75 Hertz, (but not 72Hz) for the native resolution of 1920 x 1200. 1. Double click the Display icon in Control Panel. 2. From the Display Properties window, select the Settings tab and click the Advanced button. 3. Select the Adapter tab, and select an appropriate refresh rate to match one of the applicable factory modes as listed in the specification table. 4. Click Change, OK, then Yes. 5. Close the Display Properties window. How to adjust the screen refresh rate 25 7. Picture optimization The easiest way to obtain an optimal display from an analog (D-Sub) input is to use the i key function. Press the i key to optimize the currently displayed image to the screen. When you connect a digital video output using a digital (DVI) cable to your monitor, the ikey and the Auto Adjustment function will be disabled, because the monitor will automatically display the best image. Please ensure that the connected graphic card on your computer is set to the native resolution of the monitor (1920 x 1200) when you use the ikey function. 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 gradient display. 1. Run the test program auto.exe from CD-...