Dell E1709w Users Guide

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Setting Up Your Monitor   
E1709W  Flat Panel Monitor   
 
1. Right - click on the desktop and click  Properties .  
2. Select the  Settings  tab.  
3. Select  Advanced .  
4. Identify your graphics controller supplier from the description at the top of the window (e.g. NVIDIA, ATI, Intel etc.).   
5. Refer to the graphic card provider website for updated driver (for example,  http://www.ATI.com  OR  http://www.NVIDIA.com  ).  
6. After installing the drivers for your Graphics...

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Operating the Monitor   
E1709W  Flat Panel Monitor Users Guide  
   Using the Front Panel Controls  
   Using the On - Screen Display (OSD) Menu  
   Setting the Optimal Resolution  
   Using the Tilt  
    
Using the Front Panel  
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 the numeric values of the characteristics as they change.  
   
Front...

Using the On - Screen Display (OSD) Menu  
 
Accessing the Menu System  
1. Push the MENU button to launch the OSD menu and display the main menu.   
 
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 
following table for a  complete list of all the options available for the monitor.   
3.   Push the   button once to activate the highlighted option.    
4.   Push  and   button to select the desired parameter....

Push the   button to increase brightness and push the   button to decrease brightness (min 0 ~ max 100).   
Contrast 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.  
 
   
    AUTO ADJUST   Even though your computer recognizes your monitor on...

 
When you select Video, you can choose Movie, Game, Sports, or Nature preset:  
l For playing a movie, choose Movie preset;   
l For playing a sport program, choose Sports preset;   
l For playing a game, choose Game preset;   
l For general picture or web or watch TV, choose Nature preset. You can adjust the Hue(Tint)/Saturation based on your 
preference.   
l Select Reset Color Settings to restore default (factory) Color settings.  
 
   Hue  
This feature can shift color of video image to green or...

  
   Horizontal Position  
Use  the   or  buttons to adjust image left and right. Minimum is 0 ( - ). Maximum is 100 (+).
   Vertical Position    
Use  the   or  buttons to adjust image up and down. Minimum is 0 ( - ). Maximum is 100 (+).
   Sharpness  
This feature can make the image look sharper or softer. Use   or  to adjust the sharpness from 0 to 100.
   Pixel Clock  
T he Phase and Pixel Clock adjustments allow you to adjust your monitor to your preference. These settings are accessed 
through the...

   
OSD Warning Messages    
  LCD Conditioning Helps reduce minor cases of image retention. Depending on the degree of image retention, the program may take some time 
to run. You can enable this feature by selecting Enable.  
 
   Factory Reset   Reset all OSD settings to the factory preset values. 
When the monitor does not support a particular resolution mode you will see the following message:
 
 
This means that the monitor cannot synchronize with the signal that it is receiving from the computer....

   
   
   
See  Solving Problems  for more information.  
Setting the Optimal Resolution  
To set the optimal resolution for the monitor:  
1. Right - click on the desktop and select  Properties .   
2. Select the  Settings  tab.   
3. Set the screen resolution to 1440 x 900.   
4. Click  OK .   
If you do not see 1440 x 900 as an option, you may need to update your graphics driver. Depending on your computer, complete one of the following 
procedures:  
l If you have a Dell desktop or portable...

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Setting Up Your Monitor   
 
E1709W  Flat Panel Monitor   
Setting the display resolution to  1440X900 ( Optimal)  
For optimal display performance while using the Microsoft Windows operating systems, set the display resolution to 1440 x 900 pixels by performing the 
following steps:  
1. Right - click on the desktop and click  Properties .  
2. Select the  Settings  tab.  
3. Move the slider - bar to the right by pressing and holding left - mouse button and adjust the screen...