Dell Sp2309w Users Guide
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Back to Contents Page Appendix SP2309W Flat Panel Monitor Users Guide Safety Instructions FCC Notice (U.S. Only) and Other Regulatory Information Contacting Dell CAUTION: Safety Instructions For information on safety instructions, see the safety information that shipped with your monitor. FCC Notices (U.S. Only) and Other Regulatory Information For FCC notices and other regulatory information, see the regulatory compliance website located at www.dell.com egulatory_compliance . Contacting Dell For customers in the United States, call 800 - WWW - DELL (800 - 999 - 3355). Dell provides several online and telephone - based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: Back to Contents Page CAUTION: Use of controls, adjustments, or procedures other than those specified in this documentation may result in exposure to shock, electrical hazards, and/or mechanical hazards. NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. 1. Visit support.dell.com . 2. Verify your country or region in the Choose A Country/Region drop - down menu at the bottom of the page. 3. Click Contact Us on the left side of the page. 4. Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need. 5. Choose the method of contacting Dell that is convenient for you.
Back to Contents Page 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 2048x1152 again. Back to Contents Page NOTE: If you are unable to set the resolution to 2048 x 1152, please contact Dell™ to inquire about a graphics Adapter that supports these resolutions.
Back to Contents Page Setting Up Your Monitor SP2309W 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 adapter, attempt to set the resolution to 2048x1152 again. Back to Contents Page NOTE: If you are unable to set the resolution to 2048 x 1152, please contact the manufacturer of your computer or consider purchasing a graphics adapter that will support the video resolution of 2048 x 1152.
Back to Contents Page Operating the Monitor SP2309W Flat Panel Monitor Users Guide Power On the Monitor Using the Front Panel Controls Using the On - Screen Display (OSD) Menu Setting the Optimal Resolution Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional) Using the Tilt, Swivel, and Vertical Extension Using the Camera Power On the Monitor Touch the 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 Description A Preset modes Use the Preset modes key to choose from a list of preset color modes. See Using the OSD Menu . B Brightness / Contrast Use the Brightness / Contrast key to direct access to the Brightness and Contrast control menu. C Input source Use the Input source key to select different video signals that may be connected to your monitor.
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 D Menu Use the Menu key to open the on - screen display(OSD). E Exit Use the Exit key to exit on - screen display(OSD) from menu and sub - menus. 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 back main menu. NOTE: If you change the settings and then either proceed to another menu or exit the OSD menu, the monitor automatically saves the changes. The changes are also saved if you change the settings and then wait for the OSD menu to disappear. 1. Touch the key to open the OSD menu and display the main menu. Main Menu
The table below provides a list of all the OSD menu options and their functions. 2. Touch the and keys 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 touch the again. 4. Touch the and keys to select the desired parameter. 5. Touch the key to enter the slide bar and then use the or key, according to the indicators on the menu, to make your changes. 6. Select the to return to previous menu without accepting current settings or to accept and return to previous menu. Icon Menu and Submenus Description BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST Use the Brightness and Contrast menu to adjust the Brightness/Contrast. Back Touch to go back to the main menu. Brightness Allows you to adjust the brightness or luminance of the backlight. Touch the key to increase brightness and touch the key to decrease brightness (min 0 ~ max 100). Contrast Allows you to adjust the contrast or the degree of difference between darkness and lightness on the monitor screen. Adjust brightness first, and adjust contrast only if you need further adjustment. Touch the key to increase contrast and touch the key to decrease contrast (min 0 ~ max 100). Auto Adjust Use this key to activate automatic setup and adjust menu. The following dialog appears on a black screen as the monitor self adjusts to the 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 touch the key while there are no active video input signals or attached cables . Input Source Use the Input Source menu to select different video signals that may be connected to your monitor.
Push to go back to the main menu Select VGA input when you are using the analog (VGA) connector. Push to select the VGA input source. Select DVI - D input when you are using the digital (DVI) connector. Push to select the DVI input source. Select HDMI input when you are using the digital (HDMI) connector. Push to select the HDMI input source. Select Auto select to let the monitor search for available input signals. COLOR SETTINGS Use the Color Setting menu to adjust the monitor's color settings. Color setting mode submenu Back Touch to go back to the main menu. Input Color Format Allows you to set the video input mode to: l RGB : Select this option if your monitor is connected to a computer or DVD player using the HDMI cable or the HDMI to DVI adapter. l YPbPr : Select this option if your DVD player supports only YPbPr output. Mode Selection Allows you to set the display mode to: l Graphics : Select this mode if your monitor is connected to your computer. l Video : Select this mode if your monitor is connected to a DVD player. NOTE: Depending upon the Display Mode you select the Preset Modes available for your monitor change. Preset Mode Allows you to choose from a list of preset color modes. In the Graphics mode, you can set the color to the following preset values: l Standard : Loads the monitors default color settings. This is the default preset mode. l Multimedia : Loads color settings ideal for multimedia applications. l Game : Loads color settings ideal for most gaming applications. l Warm : Increase 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 (RGB) : Allows you to manually adjust the color settings. Touch the and keys to adjust the Red, Green, and Blue values and create your own preset color mode. l Custom (sRGB) : Allows you to manually adjust the color settings. Touch the and keys to adjust the Red, Green, and Blue values and create your own preset color mode. In the Video mode, you can set the color to the following preset values:
l Movie : Loads color settings ideal for movies. This is the default preset mode. l Game : Loads color settings ideal for most gaming applications. l Sports : Loads color settings ideal for sports. l Nature: Loads color settings ideal for nature. Hue Allows you to adjust the skin tone of the image. Use or to adjust the hue from 0 to 100. NOTE: Hue adjustment is available only in the Video mode. Saturation Allows you to adjust the color saturation of the image. Use or to adjust the saturation from 0 to 100. NOTE: Saturation adjustment is available only in the Video mode. Color Reset Resets your monitors color settings to the factory defaults. DISPLAY SETTINGS Use the Displays Settings menu to adjust the sharpness, dynamic contrast, response time, and zoom. Display setting mode submenu Back Touch to go back to the main menu. Wide Mode Allows you to change the image scale with various default settings. NOTE: Wide Mode is not available at video resolutions greater than 2048x1152. However, 16:9 and Fill will be available for video timing. Horizontal position Use the and keys to adjust image left and right (min 0 ~ max 100). NOTE: When using DVI or HDMI source, the Horizontal Position setting is not available. Vertical Position Use the and keys to adjust image up and down (min 0 ~ max 100). NOTE: When using DVI or HDMI source, the Vertical Position setting is not available. Zoom Allows you to zoom in to specific area of interest on your monitor. Use and keys to adjust the zoom from 0 to 100. NOTE: Zoom will reset to default after power cycling or after power save recovery. NOTE: Zoom default setting will be zero when using PC format (RGB color space) and 10 when using the video format from DVD players (YPbPr color space). Phase If satisfactory results are not obtained using the phase adjustment, use the Pixel Clock (coarse) adjustment and then use Phase (fine). NOTE: Pixel Clock and Phase Adjustments are only available for VGA input. Sharpness Allows you to increase or decrease the sharpness of the image. Use and keys to adjust the sharpness from 0 to 100. Dynamic Contrast The dynamic contrast helps get a higher contrast if you choose Game preset, Movie Preset, Sports Preset and Nature Preset. Use the key to enable the Dynamic Contrast adjustment. Use the key to disable the Dynamic Contrast adjustment. NOTE: Brightness control is disabled in Dynamic Contrast mode. Response Time Response time is the time required for an LCD pixel to change from fully active (black) to fully inactive (white), then back to fully active again. You can set the response time to: l Normal l Overdrive (default).
Display Reset Resets the monitors display settings to the factory defaults. AUDIO SETTINGS Use the Audio Settings to adjust the audio settings. Audio Setting mode submenu Power Save Audio Allows you to turn on or off the power to the audio during the audio power save mode. Default is On. On — Allows you to turn off the line - out to the sound bar during monitor standby. Off — Allows you to turn on the line - out to the sound bar during monitor standby. Reset Audio Setting Resets your monitor audio settings to the factory defaults. Exit Menu Touch to exit the OSD main menu and touch to accept changes. OTHER SETTINGS Back Touch to go back to the main menu. Language Allows you to set the OSD display to one of five languages: English, Espanol, Francais, Deutsch, or Japanese. Menu Transparency Allows you to adjust the OSD background from opaque to transparent. Menu Timer Allows you to set the time for which the OSD remains active after you touch a key on the monitor. Use the and keys to adjust the slider in 1 second increments, from 5 to 60 seconds. Menu Lock Controls user access to adjustments. When Lock is selected, no user adjustments are allowed. All keys are locked except NOTE: When the OSD is locked, touching the menu key takes you directly to the OSD settings menu, with OSD Lock pre on entry. Touch and hold key for 15 seconds to unlock and allow user access to all applicable settings. Key Sound Turns on or off the key sound. DDC/CI DDC/CI (Display Data Channel/Command Interface) allows a software on your computer to adjust the monitor display settings like the brightness, color balance etc. Enable (Default): Optimizes the performance of your monitor and provides a better customer experience. Disable : Disables the DDC/CI option and the following message appears on the screen.