Dell E1909w Users Guide

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Setting Up Your Monitor   
 
 
1. Go to  http://support.dell.com ,  enter your service tag, and download the latest driver for your graphics card.   
2. After installing the drivers for your Graphics Adapter, attempt to set the resolution to  1440x900  again.  
Back to Contents Page  NOTE:  If you are unable to set the resolution to 1440x900, please contact Dell™ to inquire about a Graphics Adapter that supports these resolutions.    

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Setting Up Your Monitor   
E1909W  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   
E1909W  Flat Panel Monitor Users Guide  
   Using the Front Panel Controls  
   Using the On - Screen Display (OSD) Menu  
   Setting the Optimal Resolution  
   Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional)  
   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...

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.   
Main Menu for Analog (VGA) Input  
 
or  
Main Menu for non Analog (non VGA) Input     
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.  
     
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Power   
  Use the Power button to turn the monitor on and off.  
   
The  Blue  LED indicates the...

 
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 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....

   
   
 
    
  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    Use the INPUT SOURCE menu to select between different video signals that may be connected to your monitor.
  
  VGA  
Select VGA input when you are using the analog (VGA) connector. Push   to select the VGA input source.
DVI - D
Select DVI - D input when you are using the Digital (DVI)...

 
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. If you want to restore default color settings, choose Color Reset;   
l Select Color Reset preset to restore default (factory) Color settings.  This...

  
   Horizontal P
osition  
Use  the   or  buttons to adjust image left and right. Minimum is 0 ( - ). Maximum is 100 (+).
   Vertical Posit
ion    
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...

   
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...