Dell E1912h Users Guide

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Setting Up Your Monitor   
E1912H  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 1366 x 768 again.  
Back to Contents Page    NOTE:  If you are unable to set the resolution to 1366 x 768, please contact Dell™ to inquire about a graphics adapter that supports these resolutions.    

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Setting Up Your Monitor   
E1912H  monitor   
 
In Windows XP:  
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. Please refer to the graphics card provider website for updated driver (for example,  http://www.ATI.com  OR  http://www.NVIDIA.com  ).  
6. After installing the drivers for...

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Operating the Monitor   
 E1912H  Monitor Users Guide  
   Using the Front Panel Controls  
   Using the On - Screen Display (OSD) Menu  
   PowerNap Software    
   Setting the Maximum Resolution  
   Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional)  
   Using the Tilt  
    
Power On the Monitor  
Press the   button to turn on the monitor.  
      
Using the Front Panel Controls  
Use the keys on the front of the monitor to adjust the image settings.   
             
Front panel Key...

Front panel Key  
Use the keys  on the front of the monitor to adjust the image settings.   
             
Using the On - Screen Display (OSD) Menu  
Accessing the Menu System  Front panel Key Description  
A  
Up  Use the Up key to adjust (increase ranges) items in the OSD menu.
B  
Down  Use the Down key to adjust (decrease ranges) items in the OSD menu.
C   
OK    
Use the OK key to confirm your selection.  
D  
Back     
Use the Back key to go back to the previous menu.   
  NOTE:   If you change the...

The table below provides a list of all the OSD menu options and their functions.   
 
2.  
Press the   and   buttons to toggle between options in the Menu. As you move from one icon to another, the option name is highlighted.   
3.  
To select the highlighted item on the menu press the   button again.   
4.  
Press the   and   buttons to select the desired parameter.   
5.  
Press the   button to enter the slide bar and then use the   or   buttons, according to the indicators on the menu, to make your...

  AUTO ADJUST   Use this key to activate automatic setup and adjust menu. The following dialog appears on a black screen as the monitor self
current input:   
   
 
 
    Auto Adjustment 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 (Coarse) and Phase (Fine) controls under Image Settings.  
 
    NOTE:   Auto Adjust does not occur if you press the button while there are no active video input...

 
   
l Standard : Loads the monitors default color settings. This is the default preset mode.   
l Multimedia : Loads color settings ideal for multimedia applications.   
l Text : Loads color settings ideal for text applications.   
l Warm : Increases the color temperature. The screen appears warmer with a red/yellow tint.   
l Cool : Decreases the color temperature. The screen appears cooler with a blue tint.   
l Custom Color : Allows you to manually adjust the color settings. Press the    and    keys...

 
Phase If satisfactory results are not obtained using the Phase adjustment, use the Pixel Clock (coarse) adjustment and then use Phase (fine), again.
 
Reset Display Settings   Select this option to restore default display settings.  
  OTHER SETTINGS   Select this option to adjust the settings of the OSD, such as, the languages of the OSD, the amount of time the menu remains on screen, and 
so on. 
   
Language   Allows you to set the OSD display to one of eight languages: English, Spanish, French,...

 
 
Factory Reset   Resets all OSD settings to the factory preset values .    
  PERSONALIZE   Select this option allows you to set two shortcut keys.   
 
   
 
Shortcut Key 1   User can select from Preset Modes, Brightness/Contrast, Auto Adjust, Aspect Ratio and set as shortcut key.   
 
Shortcut Key 2   User can select from Preset Modes, Brightness/Contrast, Auto Adjust, Aspect Ratio and set as shortcut key.     

   
OSD Messages    Reset Personalization   Allows you to restore shortcut key to the default setting.  
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  Monitor Specifications  for the 
horizontal and vertical frequency ranges addressable by this monitor. Recommended mode is  1366 x 768. 
 
You will see the following message before the DDC/CI...