Dell U2711 Users Guide

 
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings  
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2009  
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   Package Contents  
   Product Features  
   Identifying Parts and Controls  
   Monitor Specifications  
   Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface  
   Card Reader Specifications     
   Plug and Play Capability  
   Maintenance Guidelines  
   
Package Contents  
Your monitor comes with all the items shown below. Ensure that you have all the items. If something is missing,  contact Dell .   
   
NOTE:  Some items may be optional and may not ship with your monitor. Some...

   
Product Features  
The  U2711   flat panel display has an active matrix, thin - film transistor (TFT), liquid crystal display (LCD). The monitor features include:  
■  27 - inch (596.74 x 335.66  mm) viewable area display (measured diagonally) .  
■  2560 x 1440  resolution, plus full - screen support for lower resolutions.   
■  Wide viewing angle (178°/178°yfDQGVXSHUEJUH\VFDOHWUDFNLQJPLQLPL]HVFRORUGHYLDWLRQVDWELDVHGDQJOHVRIYLHZLQJVLWWLQJVWDQGLQJRUPRYLQJVLGe - to -
side) which...

   
Back View  
 
 
 
 
   Front View Front panel controls
Label Description
1 - 3 Shortcut keys 
*The default settings are Preset Modes Select, Brightness/Contrast 
Select and Input Source  Select.  
1 Preset Modes Select
2   Brightness/Contrast Select
3   Input Source Select
4   OSD menu select 
5   EXIT
6   Power button (with power light indicator)
NOTE:  1~5 are capacitive touch sensor keys, which are activated by placing your finger on the blue LED.   
Label Description/Use
1 VESA mounting holes...

   
Side View  
  
Bottom View  
 
 
 
Bottom view  
     Left side
Label Description
1 Card reader. See  Card Reader Specifications   for more information. 
2 USB downstream ports
Label Description  

   
Monitor Specifications  
The following sections give you information about the various power management modes and pin assignments for various connectors for your monitor.  
Power Management Modes  
If you have VESAs DPMS compliance display card or software installed in your computer, the monitor automatically reduces its power consumption when not in 
use. This is referred to as Power Save Mode. If input from keyboard, mouse or other input devices is detected by the computer, the monitor will...

 
 
NOTE:  Pin 1 is at the top left.  
   
Composite Video Connector  
 
Luma composite chroma  
   
Component Video Connector  
 
 7   GND - G  
8   GND - B  
9   Computer 5V/3.3V  
10   GND - sync  
11   GND  
12   DDC data  
13   H - sync  
14   V - sync  
15   DDC clock  
Pin Signal Assignment Pin Signal Assignment Pin Signal Assignment
1 T.M.D.S. Data 2 - 9 T.M.D.S. Data 1 - 17 T.M.D.S. Data 0 -
2 T.M.D.S. Data 2+ 10 T.M.D.S. Data 1+ 18 T.M.D.S. Data 0+
3 T.M.D.S. Data 2/4 Shield 11 T.M.D.S. Data...

DisplayPort Connector  
 
   
HDMI Connector  
 3 Pr (Color differential signal)
Pin 
Number   20 - pin Side of the Connected Signal 
Cable  
1 ML0(p)
2 GND
3 ML0(n)
4 ML1(p)
5 GND
6 ML1(n)
7 ML2(p)
8 GND
9 ML2(n)
10 ML3(p)
11 GND
12 ML3(n)
13 GND
14 GND
15 AUX(p)
16 GND
17 AUX(n)
18 HPD
19 Re - PWR
20 PWR
Pin 
Number   19 - pin Side of the Connected Signal 
Cable  
1 TMDS DATA 2+
2 TMDS DATA 2 SHIELD
3 TMDS DATA 2 -
4 TMDS DATA 1+  
5 TMDS DATA 1 SHIELD
6 TMDS DATA 1 -
7 TMDS DATA 0+  

    8 TMDS DATA 0 SHIELD
9 TMDS DATA 0 -
10 TMDS CLOCK
11 TMDS CLOCK SHIELD
12 TMDS CLOCK -  
13 Floating
14 Floating
15 DDC CLOCK (SDA)
16 DDC DATA (SDA)
17 GROUND
18 +5V POWER
19 HOT PLUG DETECT
Flat Panel  Specifications  
   
Screen type   Active matrix  -  TFT LCD  
Panel type IPS
Screen dimensions   27 inches (27 - inch diagonal viewable image size)  
Preset display area:      
Horizontal   596.74  mm  (23.49 inches)
Vertical   335.66  mm (13.22 inches ) 
Pixel pitch   0.2331  mm  
Pixel per Inch...

Video display capabilities (Component playback)   480i/480p/576i/576p/720p/1080i /1080p 
Preset Display Modes  
The following table lists the preset modes for which Dell guarantees image size and centering:   
Display Mode   Horizontal Frequency 
(kHz)   Vertical Frequency 
(Hz)   Pixel Clock (MHz)   Sync Polarity (Horizontal/Vertical)  
VGA, 720 x 400   31.5   70.1   28.3   - /+  
VGA, 640 x 480   31.5   59.9   25.2   - / -  
VESA, 640 x 480   37.5   75.0   31.5   - / -  
VESA, 800 x 600   37.9   60.3...