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Setting Up Your Monitor

Dell™ 1704FPT Flat Panel Monitor

  Connecting Your Monitor

  Using the Front Panel Buttons

  Using the OSD

  Setting the Optimal Resolution

  Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional)

Connecting Your Monitor

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions.

Using the Front Panel Buttons

Use the buttons on the front of the monitor to adjust the image settings. 

OSD menu / select	The Menu  button is used to open the on-screen display (OSD), exit from menus and sub-menus, and to exit the OSD. See Using the OSD
Input select	Use the Input Select button to select between two different video signals that may be connected to your monitor. NOTE: The floating 'Dell - self-test Feature Check' dialog appears  (against a black background) if the monitor cannot sense a video signal. Depending upon the selected input, one of the dialogs shown below will scroll continually.    or
Down (-) and Up (+)	Use these buttons to adjust (decrease/increase ranges) items in the OSD.
Auto Adjust	Use this button to activate automatic setup and adjustment. The following dialog appears on a black screen as the monitor self-adjusts to the current input: Auto Adjust In Progress Auto Adjustment button allows the monitor to self-adjust to the incoming video signal. After using Auto Adjustment, you can further tune your monitor by using the Pixel Clock (Coarse), Phase (Fine) controls in the OSD. NOTE: Auto Adjust does not occur if you press the button while there are no active video input signals or attached cables.
Power Button and Indicator	Use the  power button to turn the monitor on and off. The green light  indicates the monitor is on and fully functional. An amber light indicates power save mode.

Using the OSD

NOTE: If  you make an adjustment and then either proceed to another menu, or exit the OSD, the monitor automatically saves any adjustments you have made. If you make an adjustment and then wait for the OSD to disappear the adjustment are saved.

1. Push the MENU button to open the OSD system and display the main menu.

Main Menu for Analog (VGA) Input		Main Menu for Digital (DVI) Input
	or

2. Push the - and + buttons to move between the setting options. As you move from one icon to another, the option name is highlighted. See the table below for a complete list of all the options available for the monitor.
3. Push the MENU button once to activate the highlighted option. 
4. Push - and + button to select the desired parameter.
5. Push menu to enter the slide bar and then use the - and + buttons, according to the indicators on the menu, to make your changes.
6. Push the Menu button once to return to the main menu to select another option or push the Menu button two or three times to exit from the OSD.

Icon	Menu and Submenus	Description
	Exit	Select to exit the Main menu
	Brightness/ Contrast	Brightness adjusts the  luminance of the backlight. Adjust Brightness first, then adjust Contrast only if further adjustment is necessary. Push the + button to increase luminance and push the - button to decrease luminance (min 0 ~ max 100). Contrast adjusts the degree of difference between darkness and lightness on the monitor screen. Push the + button to increase the contrast and push the - button to decrease the contrast (min 0 ~ max 100). NOTE: When using DVI source, the contrast adjustment is not available
	Positioning: Horizontal Vertical	Positioning moves the viewing area around on the monitor screen. When making changes to either the Horizontal or Vertical settings, no changes occur to the size of the viewing area, the image shifts  in response to your selection. Minimum is 0 (-) and maximum is 100 (+). NOTE: When using DVI source, the Positioning option is not available NOTE: Horizontal and Vertical OSD positioning adjusts with respect to landscape (default) or portrait display rotation when used in conjunction with the  OSD rotation feature.
	Image settings: Auto Adjust   Pixel Clock (Coarse)   Phase (Fine)	Even though your computer recognizes your monitor on startup, the Auto Adjustment function optimizes the display settings for use with your particular setup. NOTE: In most cases, Auto Adjust produces the best image for your configuration.     The Phase and Pixel Clock adjustments allow you to more closely adjust your monitor to your preference. These settings are accessed through the main OSD menu, by selecting Image Settings.   Use the - and + buttons to make adjustments. (Minimum: 0 ~ Maximum: 100) If satisfactory results are not obtained using the Phase adjustment, use the Pixel Clock (course) adjustment and then use Phase (fine), again. NOTE: This function may change the width of the display image.  Use the Horizontal function of the Position menu to center the display image on the screen.   NOTE: When using  DVI source, the Image Settings option is not available.
	Color Settings                                                         Blue Preset Red Preset Normal Preset User Preset	Color Settings adjusts the color temperature, color hue, and saturation. The color hue is most noticeable in areas of white.     Blue Preset is selected to obtain a bluish tint. This color setting is typically used for text based applications (spreadsheets, programming, text editors etc.). Red Preset is selected to obtain a redder tint. This color setting is typically used for color intensive applications (photograph image editing, multimedia, movies etc.). Normal Preset is selected to obtain the default (factory) color settings. This setting is also the “sRGB” standard default color space. User Preset: Use the plus and minus buttons to increase or decrease each of the three colors (R, G, B) independently, in single digit increments, from 0 to 100.
	OSD Settings:   Horizontal Position     Vertical Position     OSD Hold Time     OSD Rotation     OSD Lock	Adjust the settings for the OSD, including the location, the amount of time the menu remains on-screen, and the rotation of the OSD. Position of the OSD: To adjust the horizontal position of the OSD, use the - and + buttons move OSD to the left and right. To adjust the vertical position of the OSD, use the - and + buttons move OSD down and up. OSD Hold Time: The OSD stays active for as long as it is in use. Adjust the hold time, sets the length of time the OSD remains ctive after the last time you pressed a button. Use the - and + buttons to adjust the slider in 5 second increments, from 5 to 60 seconds. OSD Rotation:  Rotates the OSD by 90 ° counter-clockwise. Adjust according to Rotating Your  Monitor  setction OSD Lock:  Controls user access to adjustments. When Yes (+) is selected, no user adjustments are allowed. All buttons are locked except the menu button. NOTE: When the OSD is locked, pressing the menu button takes the user directly to the OSD settings menu, with OSD Lock selected. Select No (-) to unlock and allow user access to all applicable settings. NOTE: You can also lock or unlock the OSD by pushing and holding the Menu button for 15 seconds.
	Language	Select to have the OSD display in one of five languages (English, French, Spanish, German or Japanese). NOTE: The change only affects the OSD, it has no effect on any software running on the computer.
	Audio (optional)	You can select to have the audio on or off when the monitor is power saving mode. Yes — enables audio No — disables audio (default) NOTE: When the Dell Soundbar is not properly connected to the monitor, the audio menu is not available.
	Factory Reset:	Reset the OSD menu options to  the factory preset values. Exit  — Select  to exit out of Factory Reset menu without resetting any OSD options. Position settings only — Change the settings for Image Position back to original factory settings. Color settings only — Change the Red, Green, and Blue settings back to their original factory settings and set  the default setting for  Normal Preset. All settings —  Change all the  user adjustable settings including color, position, brightness, contrast and OSD hold time  to the factory defaults. The language of the OSD does not change.

OSD Warning Messages

One of the following  warning messages may appear on the screen indicating that the monitor is out of sync.

This means that the monitor cannot synchronize with the signal that it is receiving from the computer. Either the signal is too high or too low for the monitor to use.  See Specifications for the Horizontal and Vertical frequency ranges addressable by this monitor. Recommended mode is 1280 X 1024 @ 60Hz.

NOTE: The floating Dell Self-test Feature Check dialog  appears on-screen if the monitor cannot sense a video signal.

or

Occasionally, no warning message appears, but the screen is blank, this could also indicate that the monitor is not synchronizing with the computer.

See Solving Problems for more information.

Setting the Optimal Resolution

1. Right-click on the desktop and click Properties.
2. Select the Settings tab.
3. Set the refresh rate to 60 Hz.
4. Set the screen resolution to 1280 x 1024 and ensure the refresh rate is still set at 60 Hz.
5. Click OK.

    If you do not see 1280 x 1024 as an option, you may need to update your graphics driver. 

If you have a Dell desktop computer you can do the following:

• Go to support.dell.com, enter  your service tag, and download the latest driver for your graphics card.

If you have a Dell portable computer:

• Go to support.dell.com, enter you service tag, and download the latest driver for your graphics card.

If you are using a non-Dell computer:

• Go to the support site for you computer and download the latest graphic drivers
• Go to your graphics card website and download the latest graphic drivers

Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional)

The Dell Soundbar is a four-speaker, two-channel speaker that can be attached to your monitor.  Located on the Soundbar are a: Rotary volume and on/off control to adjust the overall system level, a green LED for power indication, and two audio headset jacks.

Soundbar Attachment to the Monitor

NOTICE: Do not use the soundbar power connector with any other device.

1.	Attach the Soundbar by aligning the two slots on the Soundbar with the two tabs on the bottom of the monitor.
2.	Slide the Soundbar to the left until it snaps in to place.
3.	Plug in the power cord from the Soundbar in to the connector on the back of the monitor.
4.	Insert the green stereo plug from the Soundbar in to your computer's audio output connector.

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