Dell E178fp Users Guide

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Setting Up Your Monitor  
 
  Connecting Your Monitor  
  Using the Front Panel Buttons  
  Using the OSD  
  Using the Dell™ Soundbar (Optionalyf  
Connecting Your Monitor  
 
1. Turn off your computer and unplug its power cable.   
2. Connect the blue (analog D - sub) display connector cable to the corresponding video port on the back of your computer. (The graphic is for illustration 
only. System appearance may vary).   
3. Connect the power cable for your display to the...

On Screen Menu/Display  (OSD)  
Direct - Access Functions  
Using the OSD  
Accessing the Menu System    
1. With the menu off, press the  MENU  button to open the OSD system and display the main features menu.    
Brightness/Contrast Hot 
Key    
B 
C  
 
-  and + buttons     Use these buttons to adjust (decrease/increase ranges) items in the OSD.   
NOTE : You can activate automatic scroll feature by pressing and holding either + or  -  button.  
C  
 
Auto Adjust   Use this button to activate...

 
2. Press the  -  and + buttons to move between the function icons. As you move from one icon to another, the function name is highlighted to reflect the 
function or group of functions (sub - menus) represented by that icon. See the table below for a complete list of all the functions available for the monitor.   
3. Press the  MENU  button once to activate the highlighted function. Press  - /+ to select the desired parameter, press menu to enter the slidebar   
then use the  -  and + buttons,...

  Phase If satisfactory results are not obtained using the  Phase  adjustment, use the  Pixel Clock  adjustment and then use  Phase  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.  
    Color 
Settings:   Adjusts the color temperature and saturation.  
 
    Normal 
Preset Selected to obtain the default (factory) color settings.  
    Blue Preset This color setting...

       
 
NOTE : When the OSD is locked, pressing the Menu button will take the user directly to the OSD settings menu, with OSD Lock 
preselected on entry. Select No( - ) to unlock and allow user access to all applicable settings. 
  Language:   Language sets the OSD to display in one of five languages (English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Japaneseyf.  
 
NOTE : The language chosen affects only the language of the OSD. It has no effect on any software running on the computer.  
  Factory 
Reset:...

Automatic Save  
With the OSD open, if you make an adjustment and then either proceed to another menu, or exit the OSD, the monitor automatically saves any adjustments 
you have made. If you make an adjustment and then wait for the OSD to disappear the adjustment will also be saved.  
OSD Warning Messages  
A warning message may appear on the screen indicating that the monitor is out of sync.  
This means that the monitor cannot synchronize with the signal that it is receiving from the computer. Either...

See  Troubleshooting  for more information.  
 
The Dell Soundbar is a stereo two channel system adaptable to mount on Dell Flat Panel Displays.   The Soundbar 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.  
   
Soundbar Attachment to the Monitor  
   1. Headphone connectors 
2. Power indicator 
3. Power/Volume control  

 
Back to Contents Page  1. Working from the rear of the monitor, attach the Soundbar aligning the two slots with the two tabs along the bottom rear of the monitor.
2. Slide the Soundbar to the left until it snaps into place.
3. Connect the Soundbar with the power brick.
4. Plug the power cables of the power brick into a nearby outlet. 
5. Insert the lime - green mini stereo plug from the rear of the Soundbar into the computers audio output jack.
NOTICE:  Do not use with any device other than Dell...