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Dell 800F Series, 828FI Color Monitor User’s Guide
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E828fiW.book Page 2 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM Warnings, Cautions, and Notes Throughout this document, there may be blocks of text printed in bold type or in italic type. These blocks are warnings, cautions, and notes, and they are used as follows: WARNING: A WARNING indicates the potential for bodily harm and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. NOTE: A NOTE indicates
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E828fiW.book Page iii Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM Safety Instructions Please read and follow these instructions when connecting and using your computer monitor: • To help avoid damaging your computer, be sure the voltage selection switch on the power supply is set to match the alternating current (AC) power available at your location: — 115 volts (V)/60 hertz (Hz) in most of North and South America and some Far Eastern countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan — 230 V/50 Hz in m
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E828fiW.book Page iv Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM • High temperatures can cause problems. Don’t use your monitor in direct sunlight, and keep it away from heaters, stoves, fireplaces, and other sources of heat. • Unplug the monitor when it is going to be left unused for an extended period of time. • Unplug your monitor from the AC outlet before any service. Polish Center for Testing and Certification Notice The equipment should draw power from a socket with an attached protection circuit
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E828fiW.book Page v Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM Contents Overview of Your Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 Back Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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E828fiW.book Page vi Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM EN 55022 Compliance (Czech Republic Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-16 VCCI Class 2 Notice (Japan Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-16 Warranties and Return Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-16 Limited One-Year Warranty (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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E828fiW.book Page 1 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM ® Dell 800F Series, 828FI Monitor User’s Guide Overview of Your Monitor – + MENU EXIT ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ Front Panel 1. MENU / EXIT Use this button to open the on-screen display (OSD) or to exit out of an on-screen display. 2. – / + Use these buttons to adjust items in the on-screen display. 3. Brightness Use this button to access the brightness controls. 4. Contrast Use this button to access the contrast controls. 5. Use this button to choos
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E828fiW.book Page 2 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM 6. Power indicator This light glows green during normal operation. 7. Power button Use this button to turn the monitor on and off. ② ① Back Panel 1. Power port Connect the power cable here. 2. Signal cable Connect this cable to the video connector on your computer. ® 1-2 Dell 800F Series, 828FI Monitor User’s Guide
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E828fiW.book Page 3 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM Installation Connecting Your Monitor to a Computer ② ③ ④ 1. Turn off your computer and unplug its power cord. 2. Connect the blue signal cable to the blue video port on the back of your computer. 3. Connect the power cord for your monitor to the power port on the back of the monitor. 4. Plug the power cords of your computer and your monitor into a nearby outlet. 5. Turn on your computer and monitor. If your monitor displays an image, ins
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E828fiW.book Page 4 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM Maintenance of Your Monitor WARNING: To avoid risk of electric shock, do not disassemble the monitor cabi- net. The unit is not user-serviceable. User maintenance is restricted to cleaning as explained below: Unplug the monitor from the power outlet before cleaning. • To clean your antistatic screen, lightly dampen a soft, clean cloth with water or mild detergent. If possible, use a special screen cleaning tissue or solution suitable for th
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E828fiW.book Page 5 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM Adjusting Your Monitor Your computer monitor allows you to easily adjust the characteristics of the image being displayed. All of these adjustments are made using the control buttons on the front of the monitor. While you use these buttons to adjust the controls, an on-screen menu shows you their numeric values as they change. – + MENU EXIT ① ② ③ 1. The MENU / EXIT button opens and closes the on-screen menu. 2. The ---- /+ buttons allow
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E828fiW.book Page 6 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM Direct-Access Features The features described on this page can be accessed quickly, at the touch of one button. Once you are finished making adjustments to a feature, push the MENU / EXIT button to return to the Menu, then push MENU / EXIT again to turn off the menu. Brightness Follow these instructions to adjust the brightness of the moni- BRIGHTNESS 100 tor’s display. – + 1. With the menu off, push the “-- ” button. The bright- -- ness dis
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E828fiW.book Page 7 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM 2. Push the + button to move to the next icon or push the - - button to move - - back to the previous icon. As you move from one icon to another, the fea- ture name changes to reflect the feature or group of features represented by that icon. See the table below to view a complete list of all the features offered by this monitor. 3. Push the button once to select the adjustment function, then use the + and -- buttons to make your change
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E828fiW.book Page 8 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM Table 1-1. Menu Adjustments (continued) Icon Settings Degauss: Select this icon if you notice a DEGAUSS problem with inconsistent colors. This fea- YES NO ture removes unwanted magnetic fields that may build up on your monitor and distort the colors. Do not use this feature more than once within a 30-minute period. Note: The monitor may buzz momentarily, the image colors may change and the image will jiggle for a few seconds. These ef
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E828fiW.book Page 9 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM Table 1-1. Menu Adjustments (continued) Icon Settings Pinbalance: Select this icon when the sides PIN-BALANCE of the viewing area are bowed towards the 52 left or right. – + Vertical linearity: Select this icon when the V-LINEARITY 52 contents of the viewing area look “com- pressed” at the top or the bottom of the – + screen. Rotation: Select this icon when the entire ROTATION viewing area is tilted left or right. 52 – + Vertical moire:
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E828fiW.book Page 10 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM Table 1-2. Power-Saving Modes Power-Saving Function mode (EPA/NUTEK) Suspend Power-off Normal Standby mode Mode State Operation mode Position A1 Position A2 Horizontal Sync Active Inactive Active Inactive Vertical Sync Active Active Inactive Inactive Video Active Blanked Blanked Blanked Power Green Green Green Green Indicator Blinking Blinking Blinking (0.5 sec (1 sec interval) (2 sec interval) interval) Power 85W (max.) 55W Less than 15W
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E828fiW.book Page 11 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM Table 1-3. Troubleshooting Problems (continued) Symptom Corrective Actions Color is not uniform • Activate the Degauss feature using the OSD DEGAUSS menu • Adjust the color settings using the OSD COLOR menu. White does not look • Activate the Degauss feature using the OSD DEGAUSS white menu. • Adjust the color settings using the OSD COLOR menu. The colors are distorted • Activate the Degauss feature using the OSD DEGAUSS with dark or sha
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E828fiW.book Page 12 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM Specifications Table 1-4. Specifications Picture Tube. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 cm (15") full square type [35 cm (13.8") viewable] Flat face 90× deflection 0.28 Dot pitch Anti-reflection coating with Anti-electrostatic Medium short persistence phosphor Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horizontal: 30 kHz to 70 kHz (automatic) Vertical: 50 Hz to 120 Hz (automatic) Maximum Resolution . . . . . . .
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E828fiW.book Page 13 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM Pin Assignments Sync Type: Separate 15-Pin Side of the Signal Cable Pin No. 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 GND 5 DDC Return 6 GND-R 7 GND-G 8 GND-B 9 Reserved 10 GND-Sync/Self-Raster 11 GND 12 DDC Data 13 H-Sync 14 V-Sync 15 DDC Clock Display Resolution ® ® ® For optimal monitor performance while using Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT , set the display resolution to 800 x 600 as follows : 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Co
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E828fiW.book Page 14 Thursday, July 2, 1998 7:51 PM Regulatory Notices and Warranties Electric and Magnetic Fields Energy Efficiency The proper operation of the function requires a computer with VESA DPMS power management capabilities. When used with a computer equipped with VESA DPMS, the monitor is ENERGY STAR compliant. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice (U.S. Only) Class B Notice This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed a
