Use the control buttons on the front of the monitor to adjust the characteristics of the image being displayed. As you use these buttons to adjust the controls, an on-screen menu system (OSD) shows their numeric values as they change.
A
MENU
The MENU button is used to open the on-screen display(OSD), exit from menus and sub-menus, and to exit the OSD.
See Accessing the Menu System.
B,
C
Minus and Plus
Use these buttons with the OSD to move the (highlighted) selection within menus and to adjust (decrease/increase ranges) items in the OSD.
Use this button to activate automatic setup and adjustment. The following dialog will appear 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 will not occur if you press the button while there are no active video input signals, or attached cables.
D,E
Power Button & Power Indicator
The Power button turns the monitor on and off.
The power indicator lights steady green. The LED is steady amber for
DPMS power save modes.
The floating 'Dell - self-test Feature Check' dialog will also appear on-screen (against a black background) if the monitor cannot sense a video signal. This pattern will scroll continually.
The Contrast function adjusts the degree of difference between darkness and lightness on the monitor screen.
Push the - button once to display the
Brightness/Contrast menu,
push the - or + button to select/highlight 'Contrast'.
Push the menu button to activate the adjustment slider.
Push the + button to increase the contrast;
push the - button to decrease the contrast (min 0 ~ max
100).
Press menu,- and menu again to exit or wait for the
window to automatically close.
Accessing the Menu System
With the menu off, push the MENU button to open the OSD system and display the main features menu.
A
Function icons
B
Main Menu
C
Menu icon
D
Sub-Menu name
E
Current resolution
Push the - and + buttons to move between the function
icons. As you move from one icon to another, the function name is highlighted
to reflect the function or group of functions (sub-menus) represented by that
icon. See the table below for a complete list of all the functions available
for the monitor.
Push the MENU button once to activate the highlighted function; then use the + and - buttons, according to the indicators on
the menu, to make your changes.
Push the Menu button once to return to the main menu to select another function or push the Menu button two or three times to exit from the OSD.
Icon
Menu Name and Sub-menus
Description
EXIT
This is used to exit out of the Main menu
.
Brightness / Contrast
The Brightness function
adjusts the luminance of the backlight of the flat panel.
Push the - button once to display the
Brightness/Contrast menu, and a second time to
select/highlight 'Brightness'.
Push the menu button to activate the adjustment slider.
Push the + button to increase brightness;
push the - button to decrease (min 0 ~ max 100).
Press menu,+ and menu again to exit or wait for the
window to automatically close.
Adjust Brightness first, then adjust Contrast only if further
adjustment is necessary.
The Contrast function adjusts the degree of difference between darkness
and lightness on the monitor screen.
Push the - button once to display the
Brightness/Contrast menu,
push the - or + button to select/highlight 'Contrast'.
Push the menu button to activate the adjustment slider.
Push the + button to increase the contrast;
push the - button to decrease the contrast (min 0 ~ max
100).
Press menu,- and menu again to exit or wait for the
window to automatically close.
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 will occur to the size of the viewing area....the image will simply be shifted in response to your selection/change.
Minimum is '0' (-). Maximum is '100' (+).
Image settings:
Auto Adjust
Pixel Clock(Coarse)
Phase(Fine)
Even though your computer system can recognize your new flat panel monitor on startup,
the 'Auto Adjustment' function will optimize the display settings for use with your particular setup.
Note: In most cases, 'Auto Adjust' will produce 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 adjust away interference. 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.
Color Settings:
9300K Preset
6500K Preset
sRGB Preset
User Preset
Color Settings adjusts the color temperature, color hue and saturation.
The color hue is most noticeable in areas of white.
9300K Preset is selected to obtain a bluish tint.
6500K Preset is selected to obtain a redder tint.
sRGB Preset: The term sRGB stands for "standardized Red, Green and Blue" color space.
The need for the development of an RGB standard has been based on the increasing
use of monitors and other RGB devices to display images, for example in web pages.
Using sRGB color space means that any calibrated monitor in a system which can
accept sRGB should then display the image with the same color balance as the original file,
ensuring consistency of presentation.
When selecting "sRGB", the brightness and contrast controls will be automatically
adjusted to a preset condition.
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'.
Note: Color temperature is a measure of the 'warmth' of the image colors (red/green/blue). The two available presets (9300 and 6500) favor blue and red accordingly. Select each one to see how each range suits your eye....or utilize the 'User Preset' option to customize the color settings to your exact choice.
OSD Settings:
Horizontal Position
Vertical Position
OSD Hold Time:
OSD Lock
Each time the OSD opens, it displays in the same location on the screen.
'OSD Settings' (horizontal/vertical) provides control over this location.
- and + buttons move OSD to the left and right.
- and + buttons move OSD down and up.
The OSD stays active for as long as it is in use. OSD Hold Time: Sets
the length of time the OSD will remain active 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 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 will take the user directly to the OSD settings menu, with 'OSD Lock' preselected on entry. Select No(-) to unlock and allow user access to all applicable settings.
Note: You can also lock or unlock the OSD by pushing the Menu
button for over 15 seconds.
Language:
Language sets the OSD to display in one of five languages (English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Japanese).
Note: The language chosen affects only the language of the OSD. It has no effect on any software running on the computer.
Factory Reset:
Reset controls return the settings to the factory preset values for the selected group of functions.
Exit is used to exit out of Factory Reset menu.
Position settings only ... changes the settings for Image Position back to original factory settings.
Colorsettings
only ... changes the RGB settings
back to their original factory settings and sets to the default setting of sRGB.
Allsettings ... all user adjustable settings are reset at one time.
With the OSD open, 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 will also be saved.
Exit leaves this submenu without resetting any values.
Position Settings Only resets the settings for horizontal/vertical Position.
Color Settings Only resets the Red, Green and Blue Color Control settings to
their original factory settings and sets to the default setting of sRGB.
All Settings returns your monitor settings to those that were set at the time of manufacture. This includes color, position, clock frequency, phase, language, brightness, contrast and OSD hold time.
Note: There is no "Undo" when you use the Reset
function. To return to the previous function settings, you must
adjust the functions again. Reset will set the clock and phase back to factory settings, activating auto adjust may be required and this will optimize the image for your system.
A warning message may appear on the screen indicating that the monitor is out of sync.
Cannot Display This Video Mode
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 will appear on-screen if the monitor cannot sense a video signal.
Occasionally, no warning message appears, but the screen is blank...this could also indicate that the monitor is not synchronizing with the computer.
