CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions.
or
1.
Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cable.
2.
Connect either the white DVI or blue VGA cables to the connectors on the computer and the monitor.
3.
Connect the USB cable that was included with your monitor to the computer and the upstream USB connector on the monitor. Once this cable is connected to the computer and the monitor, you can use the USB connectors on the monitor.
4.
Connect any USB devices.
5.
Connect the power cables
6.
Turn on your monitor and computer. If you do not see an image, push the input select button and ensure the correct input source is selected. If you still do not see an image, see
Troubleshooting your monitor.
Use the buttons on the front of the monitor to adjust the image
settings.
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 on 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
OSD menu / select
The Menu button is used to open
and exit the on-screen
display (OSD), and exit from menus and sub-menus. See
Using the OSD Menu.
Down (-) and Up (+)
Use these buttons to adjust (decrease/increase ranges) items in the OSD
menu.
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.
NOTE: If you change
the settings and then either proceed to another menu, or exit the OSD menu, the
monitor automatically saves those changes. The changes are also saved if you
change the settings and then wait for the OSD
menu
to disappear.
Push the MENU button to open the OSD menu and display the main menu.
Main Menu for
Analog (VGA) Input
Main Menu for
Digital (DVI) Input
or
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NOTE: Positioning and
Image Settings are only available when you are using the
analog (VGA)
connector.
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.
Push the MENU button once to activate the highlighted option.
Push - and + button to select the desired parameter.
Push MENU to enter the slide bar and 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
option or push the MENU button two or three times to exit from the OSD
menu.
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 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.
Even though your computer recognizes your monitor on startup, the Auto Adjustment function optimizes the display settings for use with your particular setup.
Select 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 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) and Phase (Fine) controls under Image Settings.
In most cases, Auto Adjust produces the best image for your configuration.
Image settings:
Pixel Clock (Coarse)
Phase (Fine)
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 Pixel Clock (Coarse) 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 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 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,
and move OSD to the left and right.
To adjust the vertical position of the OSD, use the
- and + buttons, and move OSD down and up.
OSD Hold Time:
The OSD stays active for as long as it is in use. Adjusting the hold time,
sets
the length of time the OSD remains 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 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
in 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
Reset to Factory Settings
menu without resetting any OSD options.
Position settings only — Change the settings for Image Position back to original factory settings.
Colorsettings
only — Change the Red, Green, and Blue settings
back to their original factory settings and set the default setting
for Normal Preset.
Allsettings — 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.
One
of the following warning messages may appear on the screen indicating that the
monitor is out of synchronization.
1. Analog Input
Cannot Display This Video Mode
Optimum Resolution 1280 x1024 60Hz
or
2.Digital Input
Cannot Display This
Video Mode
Optimum Resolution 1280 x1024 60Hz
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.
If you do not see 1280 x 1024 as an option, you may
need to update your graphics driver. Depending on your computer, complete one of
the following procedures.
If you have a Dell desktop or portable computer:
Go to support.dell.com, enter your service
tag, and download the latest driver for your graphics card.
If you are using a non-Dell computer (portable or
desktop):
Go to the support site for your computer and download
the latest graphic drivers.
Go to your graphics card website and download the
latest graphic drivers.
The Dell Sound Bar is a stereo two channel system adaptable to mount on Dell Flat Panel Displays. The Sound Bar has a rotary volume and on/off control to adjust the overall system level, a blue LED for power indication, and two audio headset jacks.
