Dell 1907fpv Users Guide

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NOTE: After placing   the monitor panel on a  soft cloth  or cushion,  complete  the following steps to  remove the stand.
1 .  Rotate the stand  to  allow access  to  the stand  release  button.
2 .  Press  the stand  release  button and  lift up  the stand  and  away  from  the monitor.
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Setting Up Your Monitor
Dell™ 1907FPV Flat Panel Monitor  Users Guide
  Connecting  Your  Monitor
  Using the Front Panel
   Using the OSD Menu
  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.
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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
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Using the Front Panel
Use  the buttons on the front of the monitor to  adjust  the image settings.  
The  Menu button is used to  open and  exit  the on-screen display  (OSD),  and  exit  from  menus  and  sub -menus. See  Usingthe OSD Menu.
 
						

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OSD menu /  select
Video input  selectUse  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     
Down (-) and Up  (+) Use  these buttons to  adjust  (decrease/increase ranges)  items  in the OSD menu.
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 Menu
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.
1 .  Push the MENU button to  open the OSD menu  and  display  the main menu.
 
						

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Main  Menu for  Analog (VGA)  Input Main  Menu for  Digital  (DVI) Input
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 NOTE:  Positioning  and  Image Settings are only  available  when  you are using  the analog  (VGA) connector.
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 menu.
Icon Menu and
Submenus Description
Exit
Select to  exit  the Main  menu.
Brightness/
ContrastBrightness adjusts the luminance of the backlight.
Adjust  
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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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Image settings:
Auto Adjust
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
NOTE:   In most cases,  Auto Adjust  produces the best image for your  configuration.
 
 
						

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Pixel Clock(Coarse)
 
Phase (Fine)The  Phase and  Pixel  Clock  adjustments allow you to  more  closely adjust  your  monitor to  your  preference. These settings areaccessed 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Color  Settings adjusts the color  temperature, color  hue, and  saturation.  
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Blue Preset
Red Preset
 
Normal  Preset
User PresetBlue  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,  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 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).
 
						

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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.
 
						

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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.
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.
DDC/CI  —   Enable  the DDC/CI control function.
DDC/CI (Display  Data Channel/Command Interface) allows  you to  adjust  the monitor parameters  (brightness, color  balance, etc)
via software applications  on your  PC.
Default is Enable. You  can  disable  this feature  by selecting  Disable.
For  best user  experience and  optimum performance  of your  monitor,  keep this feature  enabled.
NOTE:  If  user  select Disable,  display  Warning  message  box as below.  Select Yes disable  DDC/CI
and  return  to  Factory  Reset  menu.  Warning  message  time-out in 20  sec.
OSD Warning Messages
One  of the following warning  messages may appear on the screen indicating  that  the monitor is out of synchronization.