Dell E248wfp Users Guide

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Setting Up Your Monitor   
 
If you have a Dell  desktop or a Dell  portable computer with internet access  
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   1920x1200  again.  
   
Back to Contents Page  NOTE:  If you are unable to set the resolution to  1920x1200,  please contact Dell ™  to inquire about a...

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Setting Up Your Monitor   
 
If you have non Dell  desktop, portable computer, or graphic card  
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 graphic card provider website for updated driver (for example,   http://www.ATI.com  OR   http://www.NVIDIA.com  )....

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Operating the Monitor   
 
   Using the Front Panel Controls  
   Using the On - Scree Display (OSD) Menu  
   Setting the Optimal Resolution  
   Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional)  
   Using the Tilt  
Using the Front Panel  
Use the buttons on the front of the monitor to adjust the image settings.   
   
   
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Input Source Select   Use Input Source Select button to select between  two  different video signals that may be connected to your monitor. 
l VGA input   
l DVI -...

   
Using the OSD Menu  
1. Push the MENU button to open the OSD menu and display the main menu.   B
 
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 .
C
   
Brightness /Contrast 
Hot Key   Use this button for direct access to the Brightness and Contrast control menu.
C and D
 
Down ( - ) and Up (+)  Use these buttons to adjust (decrease/increase ranges) items in the OSD menu.
D
 
Auto Adjust   Use...

   
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...

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:  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.   
  Positioning:    Positioning moves the viewing area around on the monitor screen.
  Horizontal...

Color Settings Color Settings adjusts the color temperature.
Color Management Color Management is On by default. When Color Management is disabled, four modes are available: Normal Preset, Red Preset, Blue Preset, 
User Preset  
                          Color Management On   or Color Management Off      
 
Color Settings Mode   Under the model, you can choose Graphics or Video according to what the signal input is. If PC is connected to your monitor, please select 
Graphics; if DVD or STB or VCR is...

l Theatre Preset: Mode suitable for movie playback;    
l Sports Preset: Mode suitable for sports programme;   
l Nature Preset: Mode suitable for nature scenes. User can adjust the  Hue   (Tint)/Saturation based on the preference.      
Hue   This feature can make color shift of video image to green or purple. This is used to adjust for desired flesh tone color. Use  -  or + to adjust 
th e hue from 0 to 100 .  
-   makes video image shade into green ish    
+  makes video image shade into purplish...

  Language   Select to have the OSD display in one of five languages (English, French, Spanish, German, or Japanese).  
 
  NOTE :   The change only affects the OSD. It has no effect on any software running on the computer.  
Factory Reset: Reset the OSD menu options to  the factory preset values. 
 
Exit   Select to exit out of Reset to Factory Settings menu without resetting any OSD options.
Change the settings for Image Position back to original factory settings.
Color   settings only   Change the...

   
OSD Warning Messages  
One of the following warning messages may appear on the screen indicating that the monitor is out of synchronization.  
This means that the monitor cannot synchronize with the signal that it is receiving from the computer. Either the signal is too high or too low for the monitor to 
use.  See  Specifications  for the Horizontal and Vertical frequency ranges addressable by this monitor. Recommended mode is 1920 X 1200 @ 60Hz.   
Occasionally, no warning message appears, but the...