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Table of Contents
Copyright ......................................................................................................................................2
Disclaimer .....................................................................................................................................2
Power Safety .................................................................................................................................2
Getting started .............................................................................................................................6
Getting to know your monitor ................................................................................................8
Front view.................................................................................................................................................... 8
Back view ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Input and output ports.............................................................................................................................. 9
Connection ................................................................................................................................................ 10
How to assemble your monitor hardware ........................................................................ 12
How to detach the stand and the base ............................................................................................... 19
Adjusting the monitor height ................................................................................................................ 21
Viewing angle adjustment ....................................................................................................................... 22
Rotating the monitor .............................................................................................................................. 23
Using the monitor wall mounting kit ................................................................................................... 25
Getting the most from your BenQ monitor ...................................................................... 26
How to install the monitor on a new computer .............................................................................. 27
How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer ................................................................. 28
How to install on Windows 10 system (selected models only) ................................................... 29
How to install on Windows 8 (8.1) system .......................................................................................30
How to install on Windows 7 system ................................................................................................ 31
How to adjust your monitor ................................................................................................. 32
The control panel..................................................................................................................................... 32
The S Switch .............................................................................................................................................. 33
Basic menu operation.............................................................................................................................. 34
Initial setup for playing games at 144 Hz ............................................................................................ 36
Picture optimization ................................................................................................................................ 38
Customizing the hot keys....................................................................................................................... 38
Setting up your own game mode ......................................................................................................... 38
Applying a suitable game mode automatically ................................................................................... 39
Downloading more game modes using Game Mode Loader ........................................................ 39
Adjusting display mode ........................................................................................................................... 40
Using Smart Scaling.................................................................................................................................. 40
Using Instant Mode.................................................................................................................................. 40
Activating VESA standard DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync (selected models only).......................... 40
Advanced control of your monitor from Display Pilot ................................................................... 41
Navigating the main menu ...................................................................................................... 42
Game Settings menu ............................................................................................................................... 43
Picture menu ............................................................................................................................................. 45
Display menu ............................................................................................................................................. 48
System menu ............................................................................................................................................. 51
