Dell St2420l Users Guide
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Back to Contents Page 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 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: 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 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.
Back to Contents Page 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. Back to Contents Page NOTE: If you are unable to set the resolution to 1920x1080 , please contact Dell™ to inquire about a Graphics Adapter that supports these resolutions.
Back to Contents Page 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 Adapter, attempt to set the resolution to 1920x1080 again. In Windows Vista ® or Windows 7: 1. Right - click on the desktop and click Personalization . 2. Click Change Display Settings . 3. Click Advanced Settings . 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 Adapter, attempt to set the resolution to 1920x1080 again. Back to Contents Page NOTE: If you are unable to set the resolution to 1920x1080 , please contact the manufacturer of your computer or consider purchasing a graphics adapter that will support the video resolution of 1920x1080 .
Back to Contents Page 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 On - Screen Display (OSD) Menu 1. Press any key to launch the OSD menu and press to display the main menu. Main Menu for Analog (VGA) Input 1 - 2 Shortcut keys Use this button for direct access to the control menu that you define in the personalize menu. *The default settings are Preset Modes Select and Brightness/Contrast Select. 1 Preset Modes Select Use this button for different display preset modes on your monitor. 2 Brightness/Contrast Use this button to access the Brightness/Contrast control menu. 3 OSD Menu Use this button to open the On - Screen Display (OSD). See Using the OSD Menu . 4 Exit Use this button to exit the OSD menu. 5 Power button Use the power button to turn the monitor on and off. The white light indicates that the monitor is on and fully functional. An amber light indicates power save mode. 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.
Or 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. 5. Press the button to enter the slide bar and then use the and buttons, according to the indicators on the menu, to make your changes. 6. Press the button to return to the main menu or exit the OSD menu. Icon Menu and Submenus Description Brightness/Contrast Allows you to adjust the brightness and contrast.
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 darkest and lightest areas on the monitor screen. Press the button to go back to or exit the main menu. 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. NOTE: In most cases, Auto Adjust produces the best image for your configuration. Input Source Auto Select The Input Source menu is to used to select between different video signals that may be connected to your monitor. Scan for Sources. Push to scan for available input signals.
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
Multimedia
Game
Warm
Cool
Custom (RGB)
Video input Use the color settings to adjust the Image mode and color format.
Allows you to set the color format.
Allows you to set the display mode to Graphics or Video. If your computer is connected to your monitor, choose Graphics. If a DVD, STB, or VCR is connected to your monitor, choose Video.
Mode suitable for desktop applications.
Mode for multimedia applications, e.g., video playback.
Mode suitable for gaming applications.
Select warm mode to obtain a red tint. This color setting is typically used for color - intensive applications (photograph image editing, multimedia, movies, etc.).
Select cool mode to obtain a bluish tint. This color setting is typically used for text based applications (spreadsheets, programming, text editors, etc.).
Use the or buttons to increase or decrease each of the three colors (R, G, B) independently, in single
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 adjust the color saturation of the video image. Use or buttons to adjust the saturation from 0 to 100 makes video image looks monochrome makes video image looks colorful NOTE: Saturation adjustment is only available for video input. Vertically splits the screen into two segments. The left half of the screen in the normal mode and the right half of the screen is displayed in the color enhanced mode. NOTE: Demo Mode is only available for video input. Returns your monitor color settings to the factory default settings. Press the button to go back to or exit the main menu. Display Settings
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 image look sharper or softer. Use or to adjust the sharpness from 0 to 100 . The Phase and Pixel Clock adjustments allow you to adjust your monitor to your preference. These settings are accessed through the main OSD menu, by selecting Display Settings. Use the and buttons to adjust for best image quality. If satisfactory results are not obtained using the Phase adjustment, use the Pixel Clock (coarseyfDGMXVWPHQWDQGWKHQXVH3KDVH ILQH\f, again. Allows you to increase the level of contrast to provide sharper and more detailed image quality. Resets the display settings to the factory default settings. Press the button to go back to or exit the main menu. Audio Settings
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 background from opaque to transparent. OSD Hold Time: Sets the amount of time the OSD will remain 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. Controls user access to adjustments. When selected, no user adjustments are allowed. All buttons are locked except the NOTE: Lock function – Either soft lock (through OSD menu) or hard lock (Press and hold the button above power button for 10 sec) Unlock function – Only hard unlock (Press and hold the button above power button for 10 sec) DDC/CI (Display Data Channel/Command InterfaceyfDOORZV\RXUPRQLWRUSDUDPHWHUV EULJKWQHVVFRORUEDODQFHHWF\f to be adjustable using software on your computer. You can disable this feature by selecting "Disable". Enable this feature for best user experience and optimum performance of your monitor.