Dell 2707wfp Users Guide

							   
To connect your monitor to the computer, perform the following steps/instructions.  
l Turn off your computer, and disconnect the power cable.   
l Connect either the white (digital DVI - DyfRUWKHEOXHDQDORJ9*$\f display connector cable to the corresponding video port on the back of your computer. Do 
not use both cables on the same computer.   The only case in which both cables can be used is if they are connected to two different computers with appropriate 
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l Connect the upstream USB port (cable supplied) to an appropriate USB port on your computer .   
l Connect USB peripherals to the downstream USB ports (rear or side) on the monitor. (See  rear  or  bottom  view for details.)   
l Plug the power cables for your computer and monitor into a nearby outlet.   
l Turn on the monitor and computer.  
If your monitor displays an image, installation is complete. If it does not display an image, see  Solving Problems.   
l Use the cable holder on the monitor stand to neatly organize the cables.   
   
Using the Front Panel Buttons  
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 OSD 
shows their numeric values as they change.  
 
   1   AC power cord connector
2   DC power connector for Dell Soundbar
3   DVI connector
4   VGA connector
5   Composite video connector  
6   Component video connector  -  Y 
7   S - Video connector  
8   USB upstream port  
9   USB downstream ports  
10   Component video connector  -  Pb
11   Component video connector  -  Pr 
NOTE:   If your computer does not support the DVI connector, you can leave the cable unconnected or remove it.  
NOTE:   For USB peripherals already connected to your computer, changing the USB connection to your monitor is not necessary.   
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Input Source Select  
    Use Input Source Select button to select between  five  different video signals that may be connected to your monitor. 
1. VGA input   
2. DVI - D input   
3. S -  Video input   
4. Composite video input   
5. Component video input     
As you cycle through the inputs you will see the following messages to indicate currently selected input source. It may take 1 or 2 seconds for the 
image to appear.  
  OR  
						

							If either VGA or DVI - D input is selected and both VGA and DVI - D cables are not connected, a floating dialog box as shown below appears.
If either S - Video or Composite input is selected and both cables are not connected or the video source is turned off, the screen does not have an 
image. If any button is pressed (except power button), the monitor displays the following message:  
 
      OR
    
  OR  
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PIP / PBP Select   Use this button to activate PIP (Picture - in - Picture) / PBP (Picture - by - PictureyfPRGHVDGMXVWPHQW.
Pressing this button continually cycles the monitor through the following modes : OFF -- >PIP -- >PBP. You will see the following messages 
corresponding to the mode selected.  
 
 
       
 
   
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OSD Menu / Select   The MENU button is used to launch the on - screen display(OSD) and select the OSD Menu. See  Accessing the Menu System .
D   
 
Brightness/Contrast 
Hot Key    Use this button for direct access to the Brightness and Contrast control menu.   
D  
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Down ( - ) and Up (+)    Use these buttons for navigating  and adjusting the slider - bar(decrease/increase ranges) controls in the OSD.
E  
 
Auto Adjust   Use this button to activate automatic setup and adjust menu. The following dialog appears on a black screen as the monitor self - adjusts to the 
current input:   
 
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:   Auto Adjust will not occur if you press the button while there are no active video input signals or attached cables  
						

							   
Using the OSD  
Accessing the Menu System  
    
1.   Push the MENU button to launch the OSD menu and display the main menu.  
Main Menu for PC (Analog (VGA), Digital (DVI - D)) Input  
Or  
Main Menu for Non PC (Analog (VGA), Digital (DVI - D))  Input  
 
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 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.   Select the "back" option to return to the main menu or "exit" to exit the OSD menu.  
   F
 
Power button  
indicator)   The blue LED indicates the monitor is on and fully functional. An amber LED indicates DPMS power save mode. 
The Power button turns the monitor on and off.  
  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.  
    NOTE:  AUTO ADJUST is only available when you are using the analog (VGA) connector.  
Icon   Menu and Submenus   Description  
  EXIT   Select to exit the main menu.   
BRIGHTNESS 
CONTRAST   T his menu is to activate Brightness/Contrast adjustment.  
						

							 
 
 
 
  Back  
Brightness  
Contrast  
Exit Menu   Push    to go back to the main menu.
Brightness adjusts the luminance of the backlight.   
Push the   button to increase brightness and push the   button to decrease brightness (min 0 ~ max 100).   
Adjust Brightness first, and then adjust Contrast only if further adjustment is necessary.  
Push the   button to increase contrast and push the   button to decrease contrast (min 0 ~ max 100).   
The Contrast function adjusts the degree of difference between darkness and lightness on the monitor screen.  
Push   to exit the OSD main menu.
   
    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. 
   
 
   
      NOTE:  In most cases, Auto Adjust produces the best image for your configuration.  
  NOTE:  AUTO ADJUST option is only available when you are using the analog (VGA) connector.  
 
 
 
  INPUT SOURCE  
 
Back  
VGA  
DVI - D
S - Video The INPUT SOURCE menu is to select between different video signals that may be connected to your monitor.
Push   to go back to the main menu.
Select VGA input when you are using the analog (VGA) connector. Push   to select the VGA input source.
Select DVI - D input when you are using the Digital (DVI) connector. Push   to select the DVI input source.
Select S - Video input when you are using S - Video connector. Push    to select the S - Video input source.   
						

							 
 
 
 
  Composite
Component
Scan for Sources  
Exit Menu   Select Composite input when you are using composite video connector. Push   to select the composite input source. 
Select Component input when you are using component video connector. Push   to select the component input source. 
Push   to scan for available input signals.
Push   to exit the OSD main menu.
 
 
 
  
 
  COLOR SETTINGS  
BACK
Color Settings Mode  
(VGA/DVI - D )
Color Adjustment
  
 
  Color Settings adjusts the color setting mode and color temperature.  
There are different color setting sub - menus for VGA/DVI - D and Video input.  
Color setting submenu for VGA/DVI - D input
 
Push   to go back to the main menu.
To achieve the different color mode for PC and Mac .
PC Blue: PC Blue is selected to obtain a bluish tint. This color setting is typically used for text based applications (Spreadsheets, Programming, Text Editors etc.).
PC Red: 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.)
PC Custom: 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 (Blue and Red) favor blue and red accordingly. 
Select each one to see how each range suits your eye or utilize the Custom Color option to customize the color settings to your exact choice.
Color setting submenu for Video/DVI - HD input    
						

							  Color Format  
(Video/DVI - HD)  
Hue
 
 
Saturation
 
 
Color Reset
Exit Menu To achieve the different color domain for PC RGB and HD YPbPr (HD YPbPr is suitable for HD video playback over DVI. PC RGB is suitable for normal PC graphics display 
over DVI.)
This feature can make color shift of video image to green or purple. This is used to adjust for desired flesh tone color. Use 
makes video image shade into greenish  
makes video image shade into purplish  
 NOTE:  Hue adjustment only available for video input.
This feature can adjust the color saturation of the video image. Use   or  to adjust the saturation from 0 to 100 .
makes video image looks more monochrome   
makes video image looks more colorful   
  NOTE: Saturation adjustment only available for video input.
Return your monitor color settings to those that were set at the time of manufacture
Push   to exit the OSD main menu
 
 
 
 
 
   IMAGE MODES  
 
Standard  
Vivid  
Exit Menu   Image mode submenu  for Video input
Mode suitable for Video playback .
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Push   to exit the OSD main menu.  
  DISPLAY SETTINGS  
Display settings submenu  for VGA/DVI -  
						

							    
   
 
  
Back  
Wide Mode  
H Position  
V Position  
Sharpness  
Zoom  
Horizontal Pan  
 
   
Pixel Clock  
Phase  
 
Audio Option  
Display Info  
Display  
Exit Menu  
    Push   to go back to the main menu.
Adjust the image ratio as 1:1, aspect(16:10) or full screen.  
Use  the  and   buttons to adjust image left and right. Minimum is 0 ( - ). Maximum is 100 (+).  
Use  the  and  buttons to adjust image up and down. Minimum is 0 ( - ). Maximum is 100 (+).
This feature can make the image look sharper or softer. Use  or  to adjust the sharpness from 0 to 100 .
Use the Zoom function to zoom in to specific area of interest.  
Use  the and   keys to zoom in and out.  
After zooming in, the horizontal and vertical pan function allows you to pan the enlarged image left/right and up/down respectively. 
Use  the   and   buttons to adjust image left and right. Minimum is 0 ( - ). Maximum is 100 (+).    
Use the   and   buttons to adjust image up and down. Minimum is 0 ( - ). Maximum is 100 (+).  
The Phase and Pixel Clock adjustments allow you to 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  for best image quality.  
If satisfactory results are not obtained using the Phase adjustment, use the Pixel Clock (coarseyfDGMXVWPHQWDQGWKHQXVH3KDVHILQH\f, again.   
 NOTE:  Pixel Clock and Phase Adjustments are only available for VGA input.
To turn on or off Audio Power during Power Save mode.
All the settings related to this monitor.
Reset the image to the original factory setting. 
Push   to exit the OSD main menu.
 
    MENU SETTINGS 
   
						

							   
   
   
   
     
Back  
Language  
Menu Horizontal 
Position 
 
Menu Timer  
Transparency  
Menu Lock  
Factory Reset  
DDC/CI  
Exit Menu   Push  to go back to the main menu.
Language option to set the OSD display to one of five languages (English, Espanol, Francais, Deutsch, Japanese).
and   buttons move OSD left and right.  
 and   buttons move OSD up and down.  
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.  
This function is used to adjust the OSD background from opaque to transparent.
Controls user access to adjustments. When    is selected, no user adjustments are allowed. All buttons are locked except the menu 
  NOTE:  When the OSD is locked, pressing the menu button will take the user directly to the OSD settings menu, with 
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.    
Reset all OSD settings to the factory preset values. 
DDC/CI (Display Data Channel/Command Interface) allows your monitor parameters (brightness, color balance etc) to be adjustable via software on your PC. You can disable 
this feature by selecting Disable.   
Enable this feature for best user experience and optimum performance of your monitor.
Push   to exit the OSD main menu.
  PIP SETTINGS
 
   This function brings up a window displaying image from another input source.
 
PIP /PBP submenu when PIP/PBP OFF (main source is VGA/DVI - D 
input) PIP/PBP submenu when PIP/PBP OFF(main source is Video input)
      OR  
						

							   
OSD Warning Messages    
Back  
Mode  
When  PIP/PBP activated  
PIP/PBP Source  
PIP Position  
PIP Size  
PIP/PBP Contrast  
PIP /PBP  Hue/Tint  
PIP /PBP  Saturation  
Exit Menu   PIP/PBP submenu when PIP/PBP ON (main source is VGA/DVI - D 
input)                 PIP/PBP submenu when PIP/PBP ON (main source is Video input)
      OR
Push     to go back to the main menu.
There are  two modes: PIP (Picture in Picture)  and PBP (Picture By Picture)  
Use   and   to browse and   to select Off, PIP or PBP.  
When PIP /PBP is activated, select Swap to exchange the input source for the main screen and PIP/PBP window.
Select an input signal for PIP /PBP . (VGA/DVI/S - Video/Composite/Component)  
Use    and   to browse and   to select.
Select PIP window position.  
Use    and    to browse and   to select.
Select PIP window size.  
Use    and   to browse and   to select.  
Adjust the contrast level of the picture in PIP/PBP Mode.  
 reduce  the contrast  
 increas the contrast   
This function shifts the color of PIP/PBP  image to green or purple. This is used to adjust for desired flesh tone color.  
 shifts image color towards green  
 shifts image color towards purple  
Adjust the color saturation of PIP/PBP image.  
 makes the image look more monochrome  
makes the image look more colorful   
Push    to exit the OSD main menu.
When the monitor does not support a particular resolution mode you will see the following message :
 
   
						

							   
   
   
See  Solving Problems  for more information.   
   
Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional)  This means that the monitor cannot synchronize with the signal that it is receiving from the computer. See  Monitor Specifications  for the Horizontal and 
Vertical frequency ranges addressable by this monitor. Recommended mode is  1920 X 1200.  
   
You will see the following message before the DDC/CI function is disabled.   
 
   
When monitor enters Power Save mode, the following message appears :    
 
Activate the computer and wake up the monitor to gain access to the  OSD
 
If you press any button other than the power button one of the following messages will appear depending on the selected input:
VGA / DVI - D input       Video Input  
  OR  
In PIP mode, when the monitor does not sense the selected second signal input, one of the following messages will appear depending upon the selected input as 
long as the OSD screen is closed.    
    2. DVI - D     3. S - Video   4. Composite  
       
OR   
 
          
OR  
          
OR           
OR
               
If either VGA or DVI - D input is selected and both VGA and DVI - D cables are not connected, a floating dialog box as shown below appears.
  OR      
  NOTE:  When the cable is connected back to the input of the monitor, any active PIP/PBP window will disappear. Please enter PI P /PBP submenu to bring back the PIP/PBPwindow.
  NOTE:  The PIP/PBP functions can bring up a picture from a second image source. Thus you can watch images from 1 PC source (D - Sub or DVI) and 1 Video Source (Composite or S
functions will not allow for 2 PC sources or 2 Video sources to perform PIP/PBP.