Use the control buttons on the front of the monitor to adjust the characteristics of the image being displayed. As you use these buttons to adjust the controls, an on-screen menu system (OSD) shows their numeric values as they change.
A
OSD menu / select
The MENU button is used to open the on-screen display(OSD), exit from menus and sub-menus, and to exit the OSD. See Accessing the Menu System.
B
Input select
Use Input Select button to select between two different video signals that may be connected to your monitor.
The floating 'Dell - self-test Feature Check' dialog will also appear on-screen
(against a black background) if the monitor cannot sense a video signal.
Depending upon the selected input, one of the dialogs shown below will scroll continually.
or
B, C
Down (-) and Up (+)
Use these buttons to adjust (decrease/increase ranges) items in the OSD.
C
Auto Adjust
Use this button to activate automatic setup and adjustment. The following dialog will appear on a black screen as the monitor self-adjusts to the current input:
Auto Adjust In Progress
Auto Adjustment
button 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), Phase (Fine) controls in the OSD.
Note: Auto Adjust will not occur if you press the button while there are no active video input signals, or attached cables.
D
Power Button & Indicator
The green LED indicates the monitor is on and fully functional. An amber LED indicates DPMS power save mode.
With the menu off, push the MENU button to open the OSD system and display the main features menu.
A
Function icons
B
Main Menu
C
Menu icon
D
Menu and Sub Menu name
E
Selected Input
F
Current and optimum resolution
Push the - and + buttons to move between the function
icons. As you move from one icon to another, the function name is highlighted
to reflect the function or group of functions (sub-menus) represented by that
icon. See the table below for a complete list of all the functions available
for the monitor.
Push the MENU button once to activate the highlighted function; Push -/+ to select the desired parameter,
push menu to enter the slidebar then use the - and + buttons, according to the indicators on
the menu, to make your changes.
Push the Menu button once to return to the main menu to select another function or push the Menu button two or three times to exit from the OSD.
Icon
Menu Name and Sub-menus
Description
EXIT
This is used to exit out of the Main menu
.
Brightness / Contrast
The Brightness function adjusts the luminance of the backlight of the flat panel.
Adjust Brightness first, then adjust Contrast only if further adjustment is necessary.
Push the + button to increase luminance;
push the - button to decrease luminance (min 0 ~ max 100).
The Contrast function adjusts the degree of difference between darkness and lightness on the monitor screen.
Push the + button to increase the contrast;
push the - button to decrease the contrast (min 0 ~ max 100).
Note: When using '2: Digital Input', the contrast adjustment is not available.
Positioning:
Horizontal Vertical
Positioning moves the viewing area around on the monitor screen.
When making changes to either the 'Horizontal' or 'Vertical' settings, no changes will occur to the size of the viewing area....the image will simply be shifted in response to your selection/change.
Minimum is '0' (-). Maximum is '100' (+).
Note: When using '2: Digital Input', the positioning adjustments are not available.
Note: Horizontal and Vertical OSD positioning adjusts with respect to landscape
(default) or portrait display rotation when used in conjunction with OSD rotation feature.
See OSD Settings for details.
Image settings:
Auto Adjust
Pixel Clock(Coarse) Phase(Fine)
Even though your computer system can recognize your new flat panel monitor on startup,
the 'Auto Adjustment' function will optimize the display settings for use with your particular setup.
Note: In most cases, 'Auto Adjust' will produce the best image for your configuration.
The Phase and Pixel Clock adjustments allow you to more closely adjust your monitor to your preference. These settings are accessed through the main OSD menu, by selecting 'Image Settings'.
Use the - and + buttons to adjust away interference. Minimum: 0 ~ Maximum: 100
If satisfactory results are not obtained using the Phase adjustment,
use the Pixel Clock (course) adjustment and then use Phase (fine), again.
Note: This function may change the width of the display image. Use the Horizontal function of the Position menu to center the display image on the screen.
Note: When using '2: Digital Input', the Pixel Clock and Phase adjustments are not available.
Color Settings:
Blue Preset
Red Preset
Normal Preset
User Preset
Color Settings adjusts the color temperature, color hue and saturation.
The color hue is most noticeable in areas of white.
Blue Preset is selected to obtain a bluish tint. This color setting is typically used for text based applications
(Spreadsheets, Programming, Text Editors etc.).
Red Preset is selected to obtain a redder tint. This color setting is typically used for
color intensive applications (Photograph Image Editing, Multimedia, Movies etc.).
Normal Preset is selected to obtain the default (factory) color settings.
User Preset: Use the plus and minus buttons to increase or decrease each of the three colors (R, G, B) independently, in single digit increments, from '0' to '100'.
Note: Color temperature is a measure of the 'warmth' of the image colors (red/green/blue).
The two available presets ('Blue' and 'Red') favor blue and red accordingly.
Select each one to see how each range suits your eye....or utilize the 'User Preset' option to
customize the color settings to your exact choice.
Each time the OSD opens, it displays in the same location on the screen.
'OSD Settings' (horizontal/vertical) provides control over this location.
- and + buttons move OSD to the left and right.
- and + buttons move OSD down and up.
The OSD stays active for as long as it is in use. OSD Hold Time: Sets
the length 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.
OSD Rotation: Rotates the OSD by 90 ° counter-clockwise.
Adjust according to your Display Rotation
'OSD Lock': Controls user access to adjustments.
When 'Yes' (+) is selected, no user adjustments are allowed. All buttons are locked except the menu button.
Note: When the OSD is locked, pressing the menu
button will take the user directly to the OSD settings menu, with 'OSD Lock' preselected on entry. Select No(-) to unlock and allow user access to all applicable settings.
Note: You can also lock or unlock the OSD by pushing the Menu
button for over 15 seconds.
Language:
Language sets the OSD to display in one of five languages (English, Español, Françis, Deutsch, Japanese).
Note: The language chosen affects only the language of the OSD. It has no effect on any software running on the computer.
Audio (optional)
Audio may be on or off when the monitor is 'Power Saving' mode.
With the OSD open, if you make an adjustment and then
either proceed to another menu, or exit the OSD, the monitor automatically saves
any adjustments you have made. If you make an adjustment and then wait for the OSD to disappear the adjustment will also be saved.
Exit leaves this submenu without resetting any values.
Position Settings Only resets the settings for horizontal/vertical Position.
Color Settings Only resets the Red, Green and Blue Color Control settings to
their original factory settings and sets to the default setting of Normal Preset.
All Settings returns your monitor settings to those that were set at the time of manufacture. This includes color, position, clock frequency, phase, brightness, contrast and OSD hold time.
Note: There is no "Undo" when you use the Reset
function. To return to the previous function settings, you must
adjust the functions again. Reset will set the clock and phase back to factory settings, activating auto adjust may be required and this will optimize the image for your system.
A warning message may appear on the screen indicating that the monitor is out of sync.
Cannot Display This Video Mode
This means that the monitor cannot synchronize with the signal that it is receiving from the computer.
Either the signal is too high or too low for the monitor to use. See Specifications for the Horizontal and Vertical frequency ranges addressable by this monitor. Recommended mode is 1280 X 1024 @ 60Hz.
Note: The floating 'Dell ~ self-test Feature Check'
dialog will appear on-screen if the monitor cannot sense a video signal.
Depending upon the selected input, one of the dialogs shown below will appear.
or
Occasionally, no warning message appears, but the screen is blank...this could also indicate that the monitor is not synchronizing with the computer.
button 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), Phase (Fine) controls in the OSD.
