MSTAR ISP rent/buy/sell/trade [upgrade BENQ to V2 firmware]

[GitDat]

Mind if I use this little bit of magic once you are done with it Gitdat?

That's all up to LogicElite He's the key master hehe

[LogicElite]

No problem Godimas, Are you in US ?

@GitDat : The Unit has been sent, I'll provide you the tracking number soon by PM.

[Chief Blur Buster]

Mind if I use this little bit of magic once you are done with it Gitdat?

GitDat, when you do the upgrade, let me know if you think the Firmware Upgrade instructions need to be improved, based on your upgrade experiences. The ISP that LogicElite elite used, is slightly different from the one that I am using.

But so far, all four differently-designed ISP's have all worked (including the DIY version), especially if upgraded while the monitor is in Standby mode.

[GitDat]

Mind if I use this little bit of magic once you are done with it Gitdat?

GitDat, when you do the upgrade, let me know if you think the Firmware Upgrade instructions need to be improved, based on your upgrade experiences. The ISP that LogicElite elite used, is slightly different from the one that I am using.

But so far, all four differently-designed ISP's have all worked (including the DIY version), especially if upgraded while the monitor is in Standby mode.

Ok, I'm in the middle of doing the upgrades on all 3 monitors now. Everything is great except for the instructions on identifying buttons I've got a power button and 5 other buttons. I'm not sure which button is the "Enter" button other than the one on extra appendage unit with the scroll wheel.

I'm stuck on trying to turn the Burn In menu Off:

15. If your upgrade went successfully, your monitor will begin flashing solid colors in a burn-in test. To turn this off, turn off this mode by press the ENTER button and then RIGHT button on your Z-Series monitor to turn off burn-in mode.

What is the RIGHT button?! hehe

[GitDat]

Can't figure it out! HELP! I know it's going to be something stupid easy too I've tried hitting all of the buttons and nothing works, lol

[Chief Blur Buster]

What is the RIGHT button?! hehe

When you display the BENQ menu, and it labels the button for right-hand direction movement.
That button didnt work?

When you figure it out, please tell me how I should reword the instructions. I know my instructions are 90 percent good with some minor refinements needed, but there are so many Z series models, that it is hard to keep track of what to do on each model, to close the burn in menu.

Did the upgrade work while you were displaying stuff on the monitors, or only while the monitors were in standby mode? I want to doublecheck which works more reliably.

[GitDat]

What is the RIGHT button?! hehe

When you display the BENQ menu, and it labels the button for right-hand direction movement.
That button didnt work?

When you figure it out, please tell me how I should reword the instructions. I know my instructions are 90 percent good with some minor refinements needed, but there are so many Z series models, that it is hard to keep track of what to do on each model, to close the burn in menu.

Did the upgrade work while you were displaying stuff on the monitors, or only while the monitors were in standby mode? I want to doublecheck which works more reliably.

I can't get any menu at all no matter what button I press. The only time I get something is if I press the scroll wheel button and then it gives me the input selection menu (DVI, HDMI, etc.)

I'm installing the firmware without the monitors plugged into the PC. Only 1 of the 3 monitors came back with the burn-in mode upon completion of the update. I still can't figure out how to get into the service menu Maybe it's just me, lol

[GitDat]

I've got one monitor that just has the power button blinking on and off but I can't get it to do anything

The 2nd monitor just has a solid power light and won't do anything. *edit: no light, won't power on but I can reflash it all day long with PASS.

One monitor updated successfully

Not sure what to do with the 2 jacked ones. I've tried reflashing them but same deal.

[Chief Blur Buster]

Try this:
1. Unplug your monitor power for 10 seconds.
2. Plug in your monitor power with nothing connected (standby mode)
3. Plug in the VGA cable and flash the monitor while the monitor is in standby mode.

For the non-working power buttons, move all objects away from the power button, including adjacent monitors, and then try pressing the button. don't let bezels touch each other. Don't have any objects nearby when you plug in your monitor. If your setup VESA mounts the monitors, try tilting the monitor with the power button in front of the bezel of adjacent monitor, so there's no chance of peripheral reflection. The infrared sensors in the buttons are a bit funky about that even with reflections in a large 180 degree sphere around the buttons, so may become nonresponsive if there are nearby objects reflecting infrared light back into the buttons, including adjacent monitors touching the bezel that the buttons are along. They may auto-recalibrate when the monitor is plugged back in, so when plugging back in the monitor, make sure nothing is nearby the buttons (even adjacent monitors) including during flashing. I got my power button in a nonworking state because of this, even with V1, and it was unrelated to the flashing, but the moving-about of the monitors, simply caused objects to sometimes get nearby, and cause strange behavior with the power buttons.

[GitDat]

The Chief is working with me on getting my other 2 monitors working. Kudos to the Chief for ALL of his efforts!

For my working monitor on revision 2... WOW! Even 60Hz with strobing is extremely playable! This will come in handy for those more graphically demanding single player games so I can max out the settings on the triple monitors and enjoy all of the eye candy and still have smooth frame rates with the strobing Brightness is awesome now!