Dell E170s Users Guide

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Setting Up Your Monitor   
 
Important instructions to set the display resolution to 1280x1024 (Maximum)  
For optimal display performance while using the Microsoft Windows ®  operating systems, set the display resolution to 1280x1024 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 the left - mouse button and adjust the screen...

 
   
   
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Setting Up the Monitor   
Users Guide  
   Attaching the Stand  
   Connecting the Monitor  
   Organizing Your Cables  
   Attaching the Soundbar (Optional)  
   Removing the Stand  
   
Attaching the Stand  
 
Remove the monitor cover and place the monitor on it.
1. Fit the two tabs on the upper part of the stand to the groove on the back of the monitor.   
2. Lower the stand so that the monitor mounting area snaps onto the stand.   
Connecting Your Monitor  
To connect...

1. Plug the power cables for your computer and monitor into a nearby outlet.    
2. Turn on the monitor and the computer.  
If your monitor displays an image, installation is complete. If it does not display an image, see  Solving Problems .    
Organizing Your Cables  
 
 
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Attaching the Soundbar (Optional)  
 
Removing the Stand...

 
   
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      NOTE: To prevent scratches on the LCD screen while removing the stand, ensure that the monitor is placed on a clean 
surface.     

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Solving Problems    
 
   Self - Test  
   Built - in Diagnostics  
   Common Problems  
   Product - Specific Problems  
   Troubleshooting the Dell™ Soundbar (Optionalyf   
   
   
Self - Test  
Your monitor provides a self - test feature that allows you to check whether your monitor is functioning properly. If your monitor and computer are properly 
connected but the monitor screen remains dark, run the monitor self - test by performing the following steps:   
1. Turn off...

 
4. Carefully inspect the screen for abnormalities.   
5. Press the  + (button 3)  key on the front panel again. The color of the screen changes to red.   
6. Inspect the display for any abnormalities.   
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to inspect the display in green, blue, and white colored screens.   
The test is complete when the white screen appears. To exit, press the  + (button 3)  again.   
If you do not detect any screen abnormalities upon using the built - in diagnostic tool, the monitor is...

    
   
Product - Specific Problems  
   
 l Perform monitor Self Test Feature Check and determine if these lines are also in self
l Check for bent or broken pins in the video cable connector.    
Synchronization Problems Screen is scrambled or appears 
torn l Reset the monitor to Factory Settings.  
l Perform Auto Adjust via OSD.  
l Adjust Phase and Pixel Clock controls via OSD.  
l Perform monitor Self Test Feature Check to determine if scrambled screen appears in self
mode.  
l Check for bent or...

   
   
Back to Contents Page   l Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e., portable CD player).   
Distorted Sound Other audio source is used. l Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.   
l Confirm that the audio line - in plug is completely inserted into the jack of the audio source. 
l Decrease the volume of the audio source.   
l Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar counter - clockwise to a lower volume setting. 
l Clean and reseat the audio line - in plug....