Dell U2711 Users Guide

							 
2. Touch 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. Touch the   button once to activate the highlighted option.    
4. Touch  and   button to select the desired parameter.   
5.  Touch    to enter the slide bar and then use the    and   buttons, according to the indicators on the menu, to make your changes.   
6.  Touch   return to the main menu or   to exit the OSD menu.  
        NOTE:  Auto Adjust is only available when you are using the analog (VGA) connector.  
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.   
Touch the   button to increase brightness and touch the   button to decrease brightness (min 0 ~ max 100).   
Adjust Brightness first, and then adjust Contrast only if further adjustment is necessary.  
Touch the   button to increase contrast and touch 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.  
Touch   to go back to 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. This option is only available when you are using the analog (VGAyf 
connector.  
  Input Source   The Input Source menu is to select between different video signals that may be connected to your monitor.  
						

							 
 
 
 
 
    
Scan Sources  
VGA  
DVI - D 1 & 2
DisplayPort
HDMI
Component
Composite
Back Scan for Sources.  Touch   to scan for available input signals.
Select VGA input when you are using the analog (VGA) connector. Touch   to select the VGA input source.
Select DVI - D input when you are using the Digital (DVI) connector. Touch   to select the DVI input source.
Select DisplayPort input when you are using DisplayPort connector. Touch   to select the DisplayPort input source. 
Select HDMI input when you are using HDMI connector. Touch   to select the HDMI input source. 
Select Component input when you are using component video connector. Touch   to select the component input source. 
Select Composite input when you are using composite video connector. Touch   to select the composite input source. 
Touch  to go back to the main menu.
  Color Settings   
  Allows you to set the image mode and color format.
Image mode submenu  for VGA/DVI - D input    
						

							 
  
   
    Input Color Format  
Gamma  
Mode Selection  
Preset modes  
Graphics Format
Standard  
Multimedia 
Game  
Warm  
Cool 
Adobe RGB  
sRGB  NOTE:  Image modes are different between the VGA/DVI - D and Video inputs
Allows you to set the color format to:  
PC RGB - Suitable for normal PC graphics display over DVI  
HD YPbPr - Suitable for HD video playback over DVI.    
Allows you to set the color mode to PC or Mac.
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, eg 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.).
This mode is compatible with Adobe RGB (96% coverage ). 
Emulates 72% NTSC color.  
						

							    Custom color  
Video Format
Movie
Game
Nature
xv Mode  
Custom color  
Hue  
Saturation  
Reset Color Settings  
Back   Use the  or   button select Gain.  
l Gain: Select it to adjust input RGB signal gain level.   
6 axis adjustment can only be chosen by video mode.  
Mode suitable for movie playback. 
Mode suitable for game applications. 
Mode suitable for nature scenes. 
Suitable for xvYCC compliance source.
Use the  or   button select Gain, Offset, Hue and Saturation. 
l Gain: Select it to adjust input RGB signal gain level.   
l Offset: Select it to adjust RGB black level offset value to control your monitor base color.   
l Hue: Select it to adjust RGBCMY hue value inidividually.   
l Saturtion: Select it to adjust RGBCMY saturation value individually.   
This feature can make the video image color shift from green to purple. Use this feature to adjust the skin tone. Use   or 
 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   button 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.    
Returns your monitor color settings to those that were set at the time of manufacture.
Touch     to go back to the main menu.   
						

							   
 
      
  
    
   
   Display Settings  
 
Wide Mode 
Horizontal Position  
Vertical Position  
Sharpness  
Noise reduction  
Pixel Clock  
Phase  
Dynamic Contrast  
Display Info 
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 2560 x 1440.    
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 .
Improve the motion picture quality by reducing noise on image edge.
T he 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 
Image Settings.  
Use  th e   and   buttons to adjust for best image qua lity.  
If satisfactory results are not obtained using the Phase adjustment, use the Pixel Clock (coarseyfDGMXVWPHQWDQGWKHQXVH3KDVHILQH\f, again.   
   
NOTE:   Pixel Clock and Phase Adjustments are only available for VGA input.   
Allows you to increase the level of contrast to provide sharper and more detailed image quality.   
Displays the monitors current settings.
Resets the display settings to the original factory settings.
Touch     to go back to the main menu.
  Audio Settings Use the  Audio Settings  menu to adjust the audio settings.  
						

							 
 
      
Line Out Source
Audio Configuration
Reset Audio Setting s
Back Select the source of the audio input. (HDMI/DisplayPort)
Switches between 2.0 and 5.1 audio output.  
NOTE:  5.1 channel Dolby or DTS on the player is not available through DP or HDMI, there will be a warning message;  “ Unsupported 5.1 channel audio format. Please set the audio output on your audio player to Pulse
(PCM) if available. ”    
Resets your monitor audio settings to the factory defaults.
Touch  to go back to the main menu.  
 
  PBP Settings   
   
  This function brings up a window displaying image from another input source.  
Main Window Sub - Window  
HDMI   Component   Composite  
VGA
     
DVI
     
DisplayPort
     
PBP submenu when PBP OFF  
						

							       
      
  
Mode  
When PBP activated
PBP Source     PBP submenu when PBP ON
   
NOTE:  When using DVI source, the contrast adjustment is not available.
Use   and   to browse and   to select  Off  or  On .  
 
Select an input signal for PBP (HDMI/Component/Composite).
Adjust the contrast level of the picture in PBP Mode.    
						

							PBP Contrast  
Back   reduces the contrast  
increases the contrast   
Touch     to go back to the main menu. 
 
  
    
    Other Settings   
 
Language 
Menu Transparency 
Menu Timer 
Menu Lock 
Button Sound  
Power Save Audio
DDC/CI    
Language option to set the OSD display to one of eight  languages (English, Espanol, Francais, Deutsch, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian and Brazil 
Portuguese ).
Allows you to adjust the OSD background from opaque to transparent. 
OSD Hold Time: Sets the length of time the OSD will remain active after the last time you touched 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.  
NOTE:  When the OSD is locked, touching the menu button for 15 seconds will unlock and allow user access to all applicable settings. When the OSD is unlocked, 
touching the menu button for 15 seconds will activate the Menu Lock function.    
The monitor beeps everytime a new option is selected in the menu. This button enables or disables the sound.   
Turns the Audio Power on or off during power save mode.
DDC/CI (Display Data Channel/Command Interface) allows your monitor parameters (brightness, color balance etc) to be adjustable via software on your PC. You 
can disable this feature by selecting Disable.  
Enable this feature for best user experience and optimum performance of your monitor.   
						

							   
    LCD Conditioning  
Factory Reset  
Back         
If an image appears to be stuck on the monitor, select  LCD Conditioning  to help eliminate any image retention. Using the LCD Conditioning feature may take 
several hours. Severe cases of image retention are known as burn - in, the LCD Conditioning feature does not remove burn - in. 
 
 
Reset all OSD settings to the factory preset values.
Touch     to go back to the main menu. 
  Personalize   There are three shortcut keys on the front panel. Select one control menu for each shortcut key to allow direct access.