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Dell 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide
Dell™ 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide
About Your Monitor Solving Problems
Product Features Troubleshooting Your Monitor
Identifying Parts and Controls General Problems
Monitor Specifications Product Specific Problems
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface Universal Serial Bus Specific Problems
Plug and Play Capability Dell™ Soundbar Troubleshooting
Maintenance Guidelines
Setting Up the Monitor Appendix
Attaching the Stand Safety yInstructions
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About Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP For Dell Flat Panel Monitor User'sGuide Back to Contents Page About Your Monitor Dell™ 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Product Features Identifying Parts and Controls Monitor Specifications Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface Plug and Play Capability Maintenance Guidelines Product Features The 1908WFP flat panel display has an active matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT), liquid crystal display (LCD). The monitor features include: ■ 19-inch wi
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About Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP For Dell Flat Panel Monitor User'sGuide 1. Input select 2. OSD menu/select button 3. Brightness & Contrast/Down (-) button 4. Auto-adjust/Up (+) button 5. Power button (with power light indicator) Back View Back View Back View with monitor stand Label Description/Use 1 VESA mounting holes (100mm) (Behind Use to mount the monitor. attached base plate) 2 Barcode serial number label Refer to this label if you need to contact Dell for technical support. 3 Security l
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About Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP For Dell Flat Panel Monitor User'sGuide 2 Dell Soundbar Connect the power cord for the Soundbar (optional). power connector 3 DVI connector Connect your computer DVI cable. 4 VGA Connect your computer VGA cable. connector 5 USB upstream Connect the USB cable that came with your monitor to the monitor and the computer. connector Once this cable is connected you can use the USB connectors on the side and bottom of the monitor. 6 USB Connect your USB devices. conne
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About Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP For Dell Flat Panel Monitor User'sGuide or Activate the computer and the monitor to gain access to the OSD. This monitor is ENERGY STAR®-compliant as well as TCO '99 / TCO '03 power management compatible. * Zero power consumption in OFF mode can only be achieved by disconnecting the main cable from the monitor. Pin Assignments VGA Connector Pin Number 15-pin Side of the Connected Signal Cable 1 Video-Red 2 Video-Green 3 Video-Blue 4 GND 5 Self-test 6 GND-R 7 GN
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About Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP For Dell Flat Panel Monitor User'sGuide 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 Shield 11 T.M.D.S. Data 1 Shield 19 T.M.D.S. Data 0 Shield 4 No Pin 12 No Pin 20 No Pin 5 No Pin 13 No Pin 21 No Pin 6 DDC Clock 14 +5V Power 22 T.M.D.S. Clock Shield 7 DDC Data 15 Ground (for +5V) 23 T.M.D.S. Clock + 8 No Connect 16 Hot Plug Detect 24 T.M.D.S. Clock - Universal Serial Bus (
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About Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP For Dell Flat Panel Monitor User'sGuide NOTE: The USB interface of the monitor works ONLY when monitor is powered ON (or in Power Save Mode). Switching your monitor OFF and then ON would re-enumerate its USB interface; attached peripherals may take a few seconds to resume normal functionality. Plug and Play Capability You can install the monitor in any Plug and Play-compatible system. The monitor automatically provides the computer with its Extended Display Ident
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About Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP For Dell Flat Panel Monitor User'sGuide VESA, 1280 x 800 61.6 59.81 83.5 +/- VESA, 1280 x 1024 64.0 60.0 135.0 +/+ VESA, 1280 x 1024 80.0 75.0 135.0 +/+ VESA, 1440x900 55.9 60 106.5 -/+ Electrical Specification Video input signals Analog RGB, 0.7 Volts +/-5%, positive polarity at 75 ohm input impedance Digital DVI-D TMDS, 600mV for each differential line, positive polarity at 50 ohm input impedance Synchronization input signals Separate horizontal and vertical
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About Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP For Dell Flat Panel Monitor User'sGuide Temperature: Operating 5° to 35°C (41° to 95°F) Non operating Storage: -20° to 60°C (-4° to 140°F) Shipping: -20° to 60°C (-4° to 140°F) Humidity: Operating 10% to 80% (noncondensing@5 to 35°C) Non operating Storage: 5% to 90% (noncondensing@-20° to 60°C) Shipping: 5% to 90% (noncondensing@-20° to 60°C) Altitude: Operating 3,657.6 m (12,000 ft) max Non operating 12,192 m (40,000 ft) max Thermal dissipation 256.08 BTU/ho
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Setting Up Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Back to Contents Page Setting Up Your Monitor Dell™ 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Attaching the Stand Connecting the Monitor Organizing Your Cables Attaching the Soundbar (optional) Removing the Stand Attaching the Stand NOTE: The stand is detached and extended when the monitor is shipped from the factory. 1. Fit the groove on the monitor to the two tabs on the stand. 2. Lower the monitor until it locks in
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Setting Up Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide or 1. Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cable. 2. Connect either the white DVI or blue VGA cables to the connectors on the computer and the monitor. 3. Connect the USB cable that was included with your monitor to the computer and the upstream USB connector on the monitor. Once this cable is connected to the computer and the monitor, you can use the USB connectors on the monitor. 4. Connect any USB devices. file:
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Setting Up Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide 5. Connect the power cables. 6. Turn on your monitor and computer. If you do not see an image, push the input select button and ensure the correct input source is selected. If you still do not see an image, see Troubleshooting your monitor. Organizing Your Cables After attaching all necessary cables to your monitor and computer, (See Connecting Your Monitor for cable attachment,) use the cable slot to neatly organize all cab
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Setting Up Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide NOTE: Do not use with any device other than Dell Soundbar. NOTICE: Soundbar Power Connector - 12V DC output is for optional Dell Soundbar only. Removing the Stand NOTICE: After placing the monitor panel on soft cloth or cushion, complete the following steps to remove the stand. 1. Rotate the stand to allow access to the stand release button. 2. Press the Stand release button and lift up the Stand and away from the monitor . B
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Setting Up Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Back to Contents Page Operating the Monitor Dell™ 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Using the Front Panel Controls Using the On-Screen Display (OSD) Menu Setting the Optimal Resolution Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional) Using the Tilt, Swivel, and Vertical Extension Rotating the monitor Adjusting the Rotation Display Settings of Your System Using the Front Panel Use the buttons on the front of the monitor t
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Setting Up Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Hot Key C and Use the Down and Up buttons to adjust (decrease/increase ranges) items in the OSD menu. D Down (-) and Up (+) D Use this button to activate automatic setup and adjustment. The following dialog appears on a black screen as the monitor self-adjusts to the current input: Auto Adjust Auto Adjustment allows the monitor to self-adjust to the incoming video signal. After using Auto Adjustment, you can further tune your
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Setting Up Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide 5. Press MENU 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 MENU button once to return to the main menu to select another option. 7. Press the MENU button twice or thrice times to exit from the OSD menu. Icon Menu and Submenus Description EXIT Select to exit the Main menu. BRIGHTNESS & CONTRAST Brightness adjusts the luminance of the backlig
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Setting Up Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Input Color Format You can adjust the OSD value through choosing either PC or MAC. Gamma You can choose Graphics or Video according to what signal input. If PC connect to your monitor,please choose Graphics; if DVD or STB or VCR connected to your monitor,Video is recommended. When you select Graphics, you can choose Desktop, Multimedia, Game, sRGB, Warm, Cool, or Custom preset; Color Setting Mode If you view media application
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Setting Up Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide DISPLAY SETTINGS: To adjust the horizontal position of the Image, use the - and + buttons, and move Image to the left and right. To adjust the vertical position of the Image, use the - and + buttons, and move Image down and up. This feature will help you to adjust character definition. Use the - and + buttons to make adjustments from 0~100. The Phase and Pixel Clock adjustments allow you to finely adjust your monitor to y
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Setting Up Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Display Reset Select this option to dispiay monitor information such as Source, Resolution and Optimum Resolution. Select this option to restore default display settings. OTHER SETTINGS: Select this option to adjust the settings of the OSD, such as, the location of the OSD, the amount of time the menu remains on screen, and the rotation of the OSD, and so on. Language Select this option to choose the languages (English
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Setting Up Your Monitor: Dell 1908WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Menu Timer Menu Lock Menu Rotation The OSD stays active for as long as it is in use. Adjusting the hold time, sets the length of time the OSD remains active after the last time you pressed a button. Use the - and + buttons to adjust the slider in 5 Audio Options second increments, from 5 to 60 seconds. Controls user access to adjustments. When Yes (+) is selected, no user adjustments are allowed
