Dell E198wfp Users Guide

							 After placing   the monitor panel on soft cloth  or cushion,  complete  the following steps to  remove the stand.
1. Place  the monitor on a  table.
2. Lift the stand  away  from  the monitor while  pressing the stand  release  button.
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Setting Up Your Monitor
Dell™ E198WFP  Flat Panel Monitor  Users Guide
  Connecting  Your  Monitor
  Using the Front Panel
   Using the OSD Menu
  Setting  the Optimal  Resolution
  Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional)
Connecting Your Monitor
CAUTION:  Before  you begin  any  of  the procedures in this  section, follow the  safety instructions.
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							1.Turn off your  computer  and  disconnect the power cable.
2. Connect either  the white DVI or the blue VGA cable  to  the connectors on the computer  and  the monitor.
3. Connect the power cable.
4. Turn on your  monitor and  computer. If  you do not see an image,  push the input select button and  ensure the correct input source is selected. If  you still do not see an
image,  see 
Troubleshooting your  monitor
.
Using the Front Panel
Use  the buttons on the front of the monitor to  adjust  the image settings.  
The  following table describes the front panel buttons:
Input selectUse  the Input Select button to  choose between  two different video  signals  that  may be connected to  your  monitor.
NOTE: 
The  floating  Dell  Self-test Feature Check dialog  appears  on a  black  background if the monitor cannot
sense a  video  signal. Depending upon the selected input,  one  of the dialogs  shown below  will scroll continually.
 
						

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OSD menu /  select The  Menu button is used to  open and  exit  the on-screen display  (OSD),  and  exit  from  menus  and  sub -menus. See 
Using
the OSD Menu.
Down (-) and Up  (+)Use  these buttons to  adjust  (decrease/increase ranges)  items  in the OSD menu.
Power Button and Indicator Use  the
 power button to  turn  the monitor on and  off.
The  Blue  light  indicates  the monitor is on and  fully functional. An amber light  indicates  power save mode.
 
Using the OSD Menu
NOTE:  If you change  the settings and  then  either  proceed to  another menu,  or exit  the OSD menu,  the monitor automatically saves those  changes.  The  changes are also
saved  if you change  the settings and  then  wait  for the OSD menu  to  disappear.
 
						

							1.  Push the Menu button to  open the OSD menu  and  display  the main menu.
Main  Menu for  Analog (VGA)  Input  Main  Menu for  Digital  (DVI) Input
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NOTE: Positioning  and  Image Settings are only  available  when  you are using  the analog  (VGA) connector.
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 table below  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 .  Push the MENU button once  to  return  to  the main menu  to  select another option or push the MENU button two or three times  to  exit  from  the OSD menu.
Icon Menu and
Submenus Description
Exit
Select to  exit  the Main  menu.
Brightness/
ContrastBrightness adjusts the luminance of the backlight.
Adjust  
Brightness  first, then  adjust   Contrast only  if further adjustment is necessary.
Push the  + button to  increase  luminance and  push the  - button to  decrease luminance (min  0 ~ max 100).
 
						

							Contrast  adjusts the degree of difference between  darkness  and  lightness on the monitor screen.
Push the + button to  increase  the contrast  and  push the  - button to  decrease the contrast  (min  0 ~ max 100).
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
shifts
 in response  to  your  selection.
Minimum  is 0 (-) and  maximum  is 100 (+).
  NOTE:  When  using  DVI source,  the Positioning  option is not available.
Auto Adjust Even though  your  computer  recognizes your  monitor on startup, the Auto Adjustment function optimizes the display  settings for use
with your  particular  setup.
Select to  activate automatic setup  and  adjustment. The  following dialog  appears on a  black  screen as the monitor self-adjusts to  the
current input:
Auto Adjust  In Progress
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.     In most cases,  Auto Adjust  produces the best image for your  configuration.
    NOTE:  When  using  DVI, Auto Adjust  is not available.
 Image
settings
The  Phase and  Pixel  Clock  adjustments allow you to  more  closely adjust  your  monitor to  your  preference. Select Image Settings in the
main OSD menu  to  access  these settings.Use  the 
- and   + buttons to  make  adjustments.  (Minimum:  0 ~ Maximum:  100)
 
						

							 
 
 Pixel Clock(Coarse)
 
Phase (Fine) If  satisfactory results  are not obtained  using  the Phase adjustment, use Pixel  Clock  (Coarse)  and  then  use Phase (fine), 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.
NOTE:  When  using   DVI source,  the Image Settings option is not available.
Color
Settings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blue Preset
Red Preset
Normal
Preset
User Preset Color  Settings adjust  the color  temperature.
Color  Settings has  the following options:
Color  Management : You  can  choose to  enable or disable  this option.
Color  Settings Mode  : You  can  choose between  a  Graphics and  a  Video mode. If  your  computer  is connected to  your  monitor,  choose
Graphics. If  a  DVD,  STB,  or VCR is connected to  your  monitor,  choose Video.
Color  Presets:  You  can  choose different color  presets  for different viewing modes.
You  can  choose either  Graphics or Video under Color  Settings Mode.
 
						

							As soon as choose Graphics,you can  choose Normal Preset,Multimedia Preset,Gaming Preset, Red Preset,Blue  Preset or User
Preset;
Select Gaming Preset for playing games in your  computer.Select Multimedia Preset to  view  media applications  such as photo,clip.......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.  
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.
 
						

							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.
 Advanced
Settings
Input Color
Format
  Choose the RGB option if monitor is connected to  a  PC or a  DVD using  a  VGA or a  DVI cable. Choose the YPbPr+  option if monitor is
connected to  a  DVD by a  YPbPr cable.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OSD
Settings
 
Horizontal
Position
 
Vertical
Position
 
OSD HoldAdjust  the settings for the OSD,  including the location,  the amount  of time the menu  remains  on the screen, and  the rotation  of the
OSD.
Position of the OSD:
To adjust  the horizontal position  of the OSD,  use the 
- and   + buttons,  and  move  OSD to  the left  and  right.To adjust  the vertical  position  of the OSD,  use the  - and   + buttons,  and  move  OSD down  and  up.
OSD Hold  Time:
The  OSD stays active for as long as it  is in use.  Adjusting the hold time,  sets  the length of time the OSD remains  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.