Dell E178wfp Users Guide
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Back to Contents Page Setting Up Your Monitor Connecting Your Monitor Using the Front Panel Buttons Using the OSD 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 power port on the back of the display. 4. Plug the power cables of your computer and your display into a nearby outlet. Your monitor is equipped with an automatic power supply for a voltage range from 100 to 240 Volt at a frequency of 50/60 Hz. Be sure that your local power is within the supported range. If you are unsure, ask your electricity supplier. 5. Turn on your display and computer. If your monitor displays an image, installation is complete. If it does not display an image, see Troubleshooting . 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. The following table describes the front panel buttons: CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, see the Safety Instructions. A MENU The MENU button is used to open the on - screen display (OSD), select function icons, exit from menus and sub - menus, and to exit the OSD. See Accessing the Menu System. B Use this button for direct access to the Brightness and Contrast control menu.
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 automatic setup and adjustment. The following dialog will appear on screen as the monitor self - adjusts to the current input: 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 and Phase controls in the OSD. Auto adjustment In Progress . NOTE : Auto Adjust will not occur if you press the button while there are no active video input signals, or attached cables. D Power Button & Indicator The Power button turns the monitor on and off. Function Adjustment Method Auto adjustment Use this button to activate automatic setup and adjustment. The following dialog will appear on screen as the monitor self - adjusts to the current input: 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 and Phase controls in the OSD. Auto adjustment In Progress NOTE : Auto Adjust will not occur if you press the button while there are no active video input signals, or attached cables. Brightness / Contrast With the menu off, press button to display the Brightness and Contrast adjustment menu. The Brightness function adjusts the luminance of the flat panel. Adjust Brightness first, then adjust Contrast only if further adjustment is necessary. + increase brightness - decrease brightness The Contrast function adjusts the degree of difference between darkness and lightness on the + increase the contrast - decrease the contrast
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, according to the indicators on the menu, to make your changes. 4. Press the MENU button once to return to the main menu to select another function or press the MENU button two or three times to exit from the OSD. A Function icons B Main Menu C Menu icon D Sub - Menu name E Resolution Icon Menu Name and Sub - menus Description EXIT This is used to exit out of the Main Menu. 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 gets shifted based on what you select. Minimum is 0 ( - ). Maximum is 100 (+). Image settings: Auto Adjust Even though your computer system can recognize your new flat panel monitor on startup, the Auto Adjustment function will optimize the display settings for use with your particular setup. NOTE Adjustment Pixel Clock The Phase and Pixel Clock adjustments allow you to more closely adjust your monitor to your preference. Select Image Settings in Use the - and + buttons to adjust interference. Minimum: 0 ~ Maximum: 100
Phase If satisfactory results are not obtained using the Phase adjustment, use the Pixel Clock adjustment and then use Phase again. NOTE display image on the screen. Color Settings: Adjusts the color temperature and saturation. Color Settings adjust the color temperature. Color Settings has the following options: Color Management : Color Settings Mode : You can choose between a Graphics and a Video mode. If your computer is connected to your monitor, choose Video. Color Presets: You can choose different color presets for different viewing modes. As soon as choose Graphics,you can choose Normal Preset, Red Preset,Blue Preset or User Preset. Select Red Preset for a warm color. Select Blue Preset for a cool color. You can adjust the monitor color using User Preset, R, G, B.Normal Preset mean color temperature 6500K. Select Blue Preset for a bluish tint. This color setting is used for text based applications (spreadsheets, programming, text editors, etc.). Select Red Preset for a reddish tint.This color setting is used for color - intensive applications (photograph image editing, multimedia, movies, etc.). Select Normal Preset for default 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. There are three video modes:Theater Preset ,Sports Preset, Nature Preset.
Select Theater Preset for playing a movie. Select Sports Preset for viewing sports. Select Nature Preset for general viewing. For general picture or web or watch TV, choose Nature Preset. User can adjust the Hue(Tint)/Saturation based on the preference. 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 User Preset option to customize the color settings to your exact choice. OSD Settings: Each time the OSD opens, it displays in the same location on the screen. OSD Settings (horizontal/vertical) provides control over this location. Horizontal Position - and + buttons move OSD to the left and right. Vertical Position - and + buttons move OSD down and up. OSD Hold Time: The OSD stays active for as long as it is in use. 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. NOTE : Default OSD hold time is 20 seconds. OSD Lock Controls user access to adjustments. When Yes (+) is selected, no user adjustments are allowed. All buttons, except Menu, are locked. 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.