Dell St2420l Users Guide

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Appendix  
 
   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 ships with your monitor.  
FCC Notice (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...

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Setting Up Your Monitor   
 
 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   1920x1080  again.  
   
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Setting Up Your 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 your Graphics...

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Operating the Monitor   
 
   Using the Front Panel Controls  
   Using the On - Screen Display (OSD) Menu  
   Setting the Maximum Resolution  
   Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional)  
   Using the Tilt  
   
Using the Front Panel  
Use the control buttons on the side 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 characteristics as they change.  
   
Using the...

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Main Menu for non Analog (non VGA) Input  
   
   
   
NOTE:  Auto Adjust is only available when you are using the analog (VGA) connector.    
2. Press 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 
for a complete list of all the options available for the monitor.  
3.  Press the    button once to activate the highlighted option.    
4.  Press the   and   buttons to select the desired parameter.   
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Brightness  
Contrast  
Back   Brightness adjusts the luminance of the backlight.   
Press the    button to increase the brightness and  Press the    button to decrease the brightness (min 0 ~ max 100). 
Adjust the Brightness first, and then adjust the Contrast only if further adjustment is necessary.  
Press the   button to increase contrast and press the    button to decrease contrast (min 0 ~ max 100). 
The Contrast function adjusts the degree of difference between the...

 
    VGA  
DVI - D
HDMI 
Back 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 HDMI connector.  Push    to select the HDMI input source.
Push  the  button   to go back to or exit the main menu.  
 
 
  
   
    Color Settings
Input Color Format  
Mode Selection  
Preset Modes  
VGA input
Standard...

Movie  
Game  
Sports  
Nature  
Hue  
Saturation  
Demo Mode  
Reset Color Settings  
Back   Mode suitable for movie playback.
Mode suitable for game applications.
Mode suitable for sports scenes.
Mode suitable for nature scenes.
This feature can make the video image color shift from green to purple. Use this feature to adjust the skin tone. Use 
 increases the green hue in the image   
 increases the purple hue in the image  
NOTE:  Hue adjustment is only available for video input.  
Allows you to...

 
   
    
     
Wide Mode  
Horizontal Position  
Vertical Position  
Sharpness  
Pixel Clock  
Phase  
Dynamic Contrast  
Reset Display  Setting  
Back   Adjusts the image ratio as 4:3 or full screen.  
NOTE:  Wide Mode adjustment is not required at maximum preset resolution 1920 x 1080.  
Use the  and   buttons to adjust image left and right. Minimum is 0 ( - ). Maximum is 100 (+).   
Use the  and   buttons to adjust image up and down. Minimum is 0 ( - ). Maximum is 100 (+). 
This feature can make the...

    Line Out Source  
 Audio 
Reset Audio Settings  
Back Select the source of the audio 
Turns the Audio Power on or off during power save mode.
Resets the audio settings to the original factory settings.
Push    to go back to or exit the main menu. 
 
  
    
    Other Settings   
 
Language 
Menu Transparency 
Menu Timer 
Menu Lock 
DDC/CI    
Language option to set the OSD display to one of 6 languages (English, Espanol, Francais, Deutsch, Simplified Chinese, Japanese).
Allows you to adjust the OSD...