BenQ SJ4231 User manual

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Contents
Part I: Quick start guide 1
1. Please read these instructions 2
2. Package contents 2
3. Select and check your TV installed location 4
4. Connect the antenna cable 5
5. Connect the power cable 6
6. Activate the remote control 7
7. Watch the TV channels 9
Care and cleaning information 10
In the next part 10
Part II: User Manual 11
Getting to know your TV 12
Introduction 12
Input options 12
Analog TV source input 13
Composite Video (AV)/S-Video source input 13
Component Video input 13
Other Graphic input 13
Front View/Control Panel 14
Rear View 15
Getting to know the remote control 17
Using your remote control 20
Power on and standby 20
Power on the TV 20
Put the TV to standby mode 20
Switch inputs 20
Adjust the audio settings 20
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Adjust the volume 20
Mute Setting 21
Select TV/Video sound mode 21
Change Channels 21
Select channels directly 21
Change channels sequentially 21
Return to the previous selected channel 21
Select a picture mode 22
Freeze image on screen 22
Use the sleep timer 22
Display information for current input source 22
Adjust the aspect ratio 23
Connect to an Audio/Video 25
Connect to a Composite Video input 25
Connect to a S-Video input 26
Connect to a Component Video input 26
Connect to a PC input 27
Connect to a HDMI input 28
Connect to a DVI input (PC) 29
Connect to a DVI input (Video devices) 29
Connect to a Stereo audio Output 30
On-Screen Display (OSD) menu 31
OSD menu structure 31
Navigate the OSD menu 33
Picture menu 34
Sound menu 36
TV-Channel menu 37
Manual store 38
Program edit 38
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Name a program 38
Switch two program 39
Add/delete a program 39
Setup menu 40
PC menu 41
PC Setup menu 42
Reference 43
Copyright 43
Disclaimer 43
Battery safety notice 43
Dimension 44
Specifications 45
Supported PC/DVI input signal modes 46
Supported Component Video/ HDMI input
signal modes 46
Troubleshooting 47
TV Problems 47
Antenna Problems 49
Claim for RoHS Compliance 50
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SJ4231
Color LCD TV
Part I: Quick start guide
Welcome

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1. Please read these instructions
Thank you for purchasing this BenQ LCD TV. This TV
is a state-of-the-art flat LCD TV and will provide you
with years of wonderful visual experience. Please take a
few minutes to closely read these quick start instructions
before installing and using the TV.
What’s in the Quick Start Guide?
e first part of this manual, the Quick Start Guide, gives
you only the necessary information that helps you to set
up and put your TV in operation in a quickest way.
What’s in the User Manual?
e second part of this manual, the User Manual, details
the features and functions provided by your TV and
remote control, shows you how to connect your TV to
other devices, and provides its product specifications and
troubleshooting information for your further assistance.
The part also guides you through how to customise
the TV settings best suit for you and to your viewing
environment, helping you to gain the best viewing
experience from your TV.
2. Package contents
Unpack the package and check that all the following items
are included:
TV(x1) Remote Control (x1)
AAA Battery(x2)
Power Cable (x1)
is Manual (x1)
Composite Video(AV)
cable (x1)
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The actual items come with your TV, such as the power
cable, may look different from that illustrated depending
on where the TV was purchased.
If you find any item missing or damaged, contact your
dealer immediately for help. Please keep the product
documentation in a safe place for future reference.
is TV should be handled with care to avoid damaging
it, as well as the safty of yourself and anyone around it.
Here are some advices on how to handle the packaging:
• Recycle the cardboard carton.
• Keep the plastic bags away from young children and
babies.
• Keep the packaging for possible future transporting of
the TV.
• Make sure there is no accessary left in the packaging
materials before discard the packaging.
On the LCD screen, there is a very thin protective layer of
glass. Such layer is so fragile that can be easily scratched
and cracked. The liquid crystal substrate is also liable to
damage under excessive force or extreme temperatures.
Please handle with care.
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3. Select and check your TV installed location
To prevent potential damage and to increase the lifespan of the TV,
please install and operate the TV by following rules:
Do NOT place the TV on an uneven or unstable surface , or TV
and any thing around it may get damaged by accident.
Do NOT place the TV in a humid environment, such as a spa
room, or anywhere it could be easily splashed or sprayed with any
liquid, such as pool side and window side.
Do NOT place the TV near or above any heat source, such as
radiators, heaters, fuel stoves and other heat generating items
(including audio amplifiers).
Do NOT place the TV in direct sunlight or under spot light, or the
heat accumilated by such lights may damage the TV.Furthermore,
the reflection of such lights on the screen of your TV will make you
difficult to see the image.
Do NOT cover or block the vents and openings while the TV is on.
Place the TV in an open space with proper ventilation.
In the case that the TV will placed into a wall, you must leave
50-100mm of space both on top and bottom of the TV for proper
ventilation.
In the case of wall mounting, the mounting should be performed
by a qualified and experienced professional for safe installation.
Ensure the mounting bracket (optional) is a BenQ recommanded
one and horizentally fixed with supplied fixing-screws to the wall
body, not just to the wall render, lining or cladding. Do not just
glue the bracket to the wall.
In the case of wall mounting, allow at least 30mm of space between
the TV and the celling to allow the TV to be slided and fixed to the
bracket.
Follows all the warnings and cautions labeled on the TV.
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4. Connect the antenna cable
Connect the TV antenna cable from your TV antenna
system or Cable TV (CATV) to the TV IN on the back of
your TV. Check and make sure that the cable connections
are firmly in place.
• Poor signal receiption by the antenna will result in poor
picture and/or sound quality on your TV. To get the best
quality picture and sound, an outdoor TV antenna system
that is properly aligned will be required. Please consult with
an antenna specialist for the requirement.
• is TV has a built-in analog TV tuner, which allows the
connection from a traditional analog TV antenna system. To
receive digital TV programs, you will need to connect your
TV to an external digital TV tuner (decoder), or a digital set
top box (STB).
from your antenna or
CATV
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5. Connect the power cable
1. Take out the power cable from the packaging, plug one
end of the cable into the AC POWER IN on the back of
the TV (as shown below).
2. Connect the other end into an appropriate wall power
outlet, and switch on the outlet (if required). This will
put the TV into stanby mode with the power indicator at
button right of the screen lights in amber.
• e power cable and the outlet shown above may appear
different to yours depending on your region.
• Only use a power cable designed for your region. Never use
a power cable damaged or frayed. Never change the plug
head of your power cable. Be aware of overload when using
extension cords or multiple outlet power boards.
• ere are no user serviceable parts in this TV. Never
unscrew or remove any covers from it.
Warning: is TV has been engineered and manufactured
with the highest priority on safety, however, improper
handling or use can result in potential electrical shock or fire
hazard.
wall outlet
power cable
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6. Activate the remote control
1. Take out the remote control and
the batteries from their packaging.
2. Turn the remote control upside
down, and op en the batter y
compartment cover by using a
small coin or similarly object
to turn the cover 90° counter-
clockwise. e cover, with a spring
attached to it, will pop open.
3.Put the supplied batteries into the
compartment with their positive
and negative ends matched with
the (+) and (-) marks on the
compartment.
Note: e batteries supplied are for
you to operate the TV right out of
box and not for the long term use.
You should replace them with new
ones as soon as possible.
4. Replace the cover with the hinge
fit into the gap on the inner edge.
Press down the cover into position
with the thumb of the hand
holding the remote control.
5. With the cover being pressed
down, use a small coin or similarly
object to tur n the cover 90°
clockwise into the locking position
with your other free hand.
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Tips on using your remote control
• Point and aim the remote control
directly at the TV sensor window (below
the power indicator) when you press a
button.
• Keep your remote control in an area
within 30 degrees and 5 meters to the
sensor.
• Do not cover the sensor, nor place
objects between it and the remote
control to block the signal.
• Poor signal receiption by the antenna will result in poor picture
and/or sound quality on your TV. To get the best quality picture
and sound, an outdoor TV antenna system that is properly aligned
will be required. Please consult with an antenna specialist for the
requirement.
• is TV has a built-in analog TV tuner, which allows the connection
from a traditional analog TV antenna system. To receive digital TV
programs, you will need to connect your TV to an external digital
TV tuner (decoder), or a digital set top box (STB).
Test your remote control
Press the power/standby button (as shown
in Fig left). This shall turn on the TV with the
power indicator lights up in blue. If succeed,
proceed to “7. Watch the TV channels” in Page 9.
If fail, first check the power is available or not(e
power indicator should lights in amber.).Second
try to turn on the TV by pressing the power/
standby button on the TV. If the TV turns on,
the problem should be on the remote control. In
this case, please check the batteries and replace
them with new ones if necessary.
Press the power/standby button on the TV or
remote control once again.is shall turn off and
put the TV back to standby mode with the power
indicator turn into amber.
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7. Watch the TV channels
After tunning and saving the TV channels,
you can watch the TV channels by following:
• Press the ▲ or ▼ button (as highlighted in
Fig. le) on the remote control, or the ▲ CH
(Channel) or CH ▼ (Channel) button on the
TV to select the channel you want to watch.
• Also can enter the channel number to select
the channel directly. In this case you will use
the ten-keys on your remote control to enter
the number. For example, just press to
select channel 8.
• If want to enter a double-digit channel number,
first press the Channel Entry button, then
press the corresponding ten-keys buttons,
such as and to select the channel
28.
• The remote controll also provide you a
shortcut to return to the previous channel. Just
press the return button (as highlighted in
Fig. le), and the channel will be switched to
the previous one.
• Press the + or - button on the
controller, or the + VOL or VOL - button on
the TV to adjust the volume. In this case, a
volume indicator will be shown on the screen.
For more informaion about this TV and its
setup, please refer to the second part of this
manual, “USER GUIDE”.
This LCD TV has been designed to provide high resolution
display.To obtain the best display quality, connecting to a digital
signal source is recommended. In this case, you shall set the
output resoultion of the source to match your TV resolution,
and select a proper aspect ratio, such as “4:3” or “WIDE” when
you are watching traditional (analog) programs. For more detaild
information regarding the aspect ratio and how to set it, please
refer to the second part of this manual.
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Care and cleaning information
• Always turn off the TV before cleaning.
• Do NOT use cream, liquid, aerosol or spray cleaners. Use only
a slightly damp well wrung-out (drip-free) and lint-free, clean
so cloth and lightly wipe the TV.
• If necessary, use a pH-neutral liquid dish-washing detergent
diluted with water on a separate clean lint-free cloth to remove
oil or grease marks. Wipe over again with a clean dry lint-free
cloth to remove any smear marks.
• Under close examination and in certain circumstances, you
may notice that a few non-active pixels appear on the screen
as a fixed point of color. Please note that this does not affect
the performance of your product as it is usually not visible at
normal viewing distances.
• If the TV is not going to be used for an extended period of
time (like when you’re going away for holidays), it should be
switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet. You should
also consider removing the batteries from the remote control
(as they may leak).
• To prevent image persistence, static images should never be
displayed for more than two hours, and the aspect ratio should
be changed once for a while.
In the next part
You have reached the end of “Part I: Quick Start Guide”. By now,
you should have a clear idea on how to install, connect, turn
on, tune, and change the channels, as well as how to care and
maintain your TV.
Should you want to maximize your viewing experience, the
second part of this manual, “Part II: User Manual”, will be a
ideal reference. In the second part, we will describe how to
customise the TV settings to suit your preferences and viewing
environment, detail the features and functions of the TV and
the remote control, describe how to connect other devices,
and provide the product specifications and troubleshooting
information.
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SJ4231
Color LCD TV
Part II: User Manual
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Getting to know your TV
Introduction
is manual is divided into two parts: the Quick Start Guide;
and the User Manual. For the Quick Start Guide, see “1. Please
read these instructions” on page 2 for details.
In the second part, the User Manual, we will describe how
to customise the TV settings so that you can gain the best
viewing experience possible according to your preferences
and viewing environment. we also detail here the features
and functions of the TV and the remote control, show you
how to connect to other devices, and provide the product
specifications and troubleshooting information.
This LCD TV is a state-of-the-art flat wide-screen digital
display device. It has a built-in analog TV tuner that can
display the standard resolution analog television (TV or
ATV), the cable television (CATV), and the radio frequency
(RF) modulated video by connected these to its coaxial TV
tuner input socket.
The high quality wide-screen display can be obtained by
connecting to high definition digital video sources, such as
High Definition TV (HDTV) and High Definition DVD
(HDVD), but traditional analog video sources.
Input options
This TV can be connected to many kinds of TV, Video and
Graphic sources, and allows you to switch to any available
source at any time. You can press ENTER on the remote
control to switch sequentially among available sources.
There are many ports on the TV for analog TV, Video, and
Graphic inputs:
• Analog TV source input: Coaxial analog TV(PAL)input x 1.
• Video source input: S-Video input x 1, Composite
Video(AV) input x 1.
• Graphic source input: Component Video (YPbPr) input x 1,
HDMI x 1 and D-Sub input x 1.
You can just connect your necessary TV, Video, and Graphic
sources to your TV, and no need to connect all available
sources.
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Analog TV source input
You can connect an external VHF or UHF TV antenna, if
available, to the TV antenna input using an appropriate TV
coaxial cable. Instead, If you have and prefere cable TV, you can
connect your cable TV decoder box to the TV antenna input
using an appropriate TV coaxial cable. In both cases, just select
the “TV” as your input source to watch analog TV programs. For
more details, see “4. Connect the antenna cable” on page 5, and
“Switch inputs” on page 20.
Composite Video (AV)/S-Video source input
You can connect an external analog video device, such as VCR,
VCD or DVD players, to either the Composite Video (AV) or
S-Video inputs, and select the corresponding input as your signal
source to watch your analog channels. Specifically, choose “AV”
as your source for Composite Video inputs, and “S-Video” for
S-Video. For more details, see “Connect to a Composite Video
input” on page 25, “Connect to a S-Video input” on page 26,
and “Switch inputs” on page 20. You should connect your video
devices to the composite video input to gain the best resolution
image if such device support such connection.
Component video input
You can connect an external component video device, such as
external Digital TV (DTV) tunner, to the component video input,
and select “YPbPr” as your signal source to watch the received
video. For more details, see “Connect to a Component Video
input” on page 26 and “Switch inputs” on page 20.
Other Graphic input
You can connect a PC video card graphic source, such as a RGB
(D-Sub) video output, to your TV. Furthermore, if your PC
supports HDMI output, you can connect such output to the
HDMI input on your TV. Select either “PC” or “HDMI” to watch
the video. For more details, see “Connect to a PC input” on page
27, . “Connect to a HDMI input” on page 28, and and “Switch
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Front View/Control Panel
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NO. NAME Function
Enter Button • Highlight a control item in the OSD menu.
• Switch among the available signal sources.
▲ C H P r e v i o u s
Channel Button
Decrease the channel number by one when the
source is TV input, or select a control item in
the OSD menu.
CH ▼Next Channel
Button
Increase the channel number by one when the
source is TV input, or select a control item in
the OSD menu.
Menu Button Open or close the OSD menu.
VOL + Volume Up
Button
Increase the volume of the speaker, or adjust the
value of an item highlighted in OSD menu.
- V O L V o l u m e
Down Button Decrease the volume of the speaker, or adjust
the value of an item highlighted in OSD menu.
Power Button Power on or put the TV into standby mode.
Remote Control Re-
ceiver Receive request signals from the remote control.
Power Indicator Lights in blue when the TV is ON, and in amber
when in standby mode.
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Rear View
A B C D EFGH I J K
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NO. NAME FUNCTION
A
AC POWER IN (AC
Power Input)
Connect to a AC power source.See “5.
Connect the power cable”on page 6.
B
HDMI Input
Connect to the HDMI digital audio/video
output or DVI digital video output on
digital video devices.See “Connect HDMI
input” on page 28 or “Connect DVI input”
(PC/ VIDEO) on page 29.
C
VGA(PC Video In-
put)
Connect to the RGB video (D-sub) output
of PCs. See “Connect PC Input” on page
27.
D
Y PB PR (Component
Video Input)
Connect to the Component video (Y PB
PR) output of video devices. See“Connect
component video input” on page 26.
E
S-VIDEO Input
Connect to the S-Video output of video
devices. See“Connect S-Video input” on
page 26.
F
AV(AV Compositive
Video Input)
Connect to the Compositive video (AV)
output of video devices. See “Connect the
compositive video input”on page 25.
G
PC AUDIO IN(PC
Audio Input)
Connect to the audio output of PCs. See
“Connect PC input”on page 27.
H
YPBPR/DVI AUDIO
IN L/R(Component
Video/DVI Le/Right
Channel Audio Input)
Connect to the le/right audio chan-
nel output (for component video or DVI
output) of video devices . See “Connect
the component video input” on page 26 or
“Connect the DVI input”(PC/ VIDEO) on
page 29.
I
AV/SV AUDIO IN
L/R(AV/SV Le/
Right Channel Audio
Input)
Connect to the le/right audio channel
output (for compositive video or S-video
output) of video devices. See “Connect the
compositive video input” on page 25 and
“Connect S-Video input”on page 26.
J
AUDIO OUT L/
R(Le/Right Channel
Audio Output)
Connect to the audio input of audio devices.
is output is available at all purposes and
provides fixed level audio. See “Connect
stereo audio output” on page 30.
K
TV IN(Antenna/
CATV VTV Input)
Connect to TV antenna or CATV cables.
See “4. Connect the antenna cable” on page
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1. Power/standby
Press to power the TV on or put it to
standby mode. See “Power on and standby”
on page 20.
2. Input
Press to select an input source. See “Switch
inputs” on page 20.
3. Backlight
(Not available)
4. Information
Press to display the information about
current input. See “Display information for
current input source ” on page 22.
5. Sleep Timer
Press to set the automatic shut-down timer.
See “Use the sleep timer” on page 22.
6. Sound
Press to toggle among available TV sound
modes ( may vary from your TV sound
system). See “Select TV/Video sound mode”
on page 21.
7. Picture Mode
Press to select a preset picture mode. See
“Select a picture mode” on page 22.
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8. Audio
Press to select a suitable preset audio mode (available for all sources but
the TV input). See “Select a TV/Video audio mode” on page 21.
9. Mode
Press Mode to cycle between Teletext only and superim-posed on the
video image.
10. Index
Press index to go to the Teletext index page.