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Dell™ E178WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide
About Your Monitor
Front View
Product Specific Problems
Back View
Monitor Specific Troubleshooting
Side View
Common Problems
Bottom View
Product Specific Problems
Monitor specifications
Caring for your Monitor
Appendix
Using Your Adjustable Monitor Stand
FCC Notice (U.S. Only) and Other Regulatory Information
Attaching the Stand
CAUTION: Safety Instruction
Organizing Your Cables
Contacting Dell
Using the Tilt
Removing the Sta
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Back to Contents Page About Your Monitor Dell™ E178WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Front View Back View Side View Bottom View Monitor Specifications LCD Monitor Quality & Pixel Policy Caring for your Monitor Front View 1 Menu selection button 2 Brightness Contrast / Down(-) button 3 Auto-Adjust / Up(+) button 4 Power On/Off button with LED indicator Back View
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1 Security lock slot Attach a lock to secure your monitor. 2 Dell Soundbar mounting brackets Attach the optional Dell Soundbar. 3 Barcode serial number label Refer to this label if you need to contact Dell for technical support. 4 Regulatory rating label List the regulatory approvals. 5 Stand removal button Press to release the stand. VESA mounting holes ( 100mm - behind 6 Use to mount monitor. attached stand) 7 Cable holder Help organize cables by passing them through the holder. S
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Right side Left side Bottom View 1 AC power cord connector 2 VGA connector
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Monitor Specifications General Model number E178WFP Flat Panel Screen type Active matrix - TFT LCD Screen dimensions 17 inches (17-inch diagonal viewable image size) Preset display area: Horizontal 367.2 mm(14.46 inches) Vertical 229.5 mm(9.04 inches) Pixel pitch 0.255 mm x 0.255 mm Viewing angle Viewing angle 150° (vertical) typ, 160° (horizontal) typ(CR>10) Luminance output 250 cd/m ²(typ) Contrast ratio 600:1 (typ) Faceplate coating Anti-glare with hard-coating 3H Backlight 2 C
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Electrical The following table lists the electrical specification: Video input signals Analog RGB: 0.7 Volts +/-5%, 75 ohm input impedance Synchronization input signals D-sub: Detachable, Analog, 15pin, shipped attached to the monitor AC input voltage / frequency / current 100 to 240 VAC / 50-60 Hz / 1.5 A Max. Inrush current 120V: 30A (Max.) 240V: 60A (Max.) Physical Characteristics The following table lists the physical characteristics: Signal cable type D-sub: Detachable, Analog, 1
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functioning. The following table shows the power consumption and signaling of this automatic power-saving feature: Power Management Definition VESA's Mode Video H-sync V-sync Power Used Power Saving LED color ON Active Yes Yes maximum 40W 0% Green typical 34W Power Saving Blanked No Yes <=2W >80% Amber Blanked Yes No> <=2W >80% Amber Blanked No No <=2W >80% Amber Switch Off Blanked -- -- <=1W >80% Off NOTE: The OSD functions only in the normal operation mode. Otherwise one of the follow
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Plug and Play Capability You can install the monitor in any Plug and Play-compatible system. The monitor automatically provides the computer system with its Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) using Display Data Channel (DDC) protocols so the system can configure itself and optimize the monitor settings. Most monitor installations are automatic; you can select different settings, if required. LCD Monitor Quality & Pixel Policy During the LCD Monitor manufacturing process, it is no
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Back to Contents Page Appendix Dell™ E178WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide FCC Notice (U.S. Only) CAUTION: Safety Instruction Contacting Dell Your Monitor Set-up Guide FCC Notice (U.S. Only) and Other Regulatory Information For FCC Notice and other regulatory information, see the regulatory compliance website located at www.dell.com\regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Safety Instructions For information on safety instructions, refer to your Product Information Guide. Contacting
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Country Code: 54 toll-free: 0-800-222-0154 Technical Support City Code: 11 or toll-free: 0-800-444-0724 toll-free: 0-800-666-0789 Sales www.dell.com/aw Online Support la-techsupport@dell.com Aruba toll-free: 800-1727 Technical Support toll-free: 800-1729 Customer Service and Sales support.ap.dell.com Online Support support.ap.dell.com/contactus Technical Support toll-free: 1300 790 877 Technical Support for XPS computers only toll-free: 1300-655-533 Australia
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1-800-534-3142 Customer Service and Sales support.euro.dell.com Online Support 02 481 92 96 Technical Support for XPS computers only 02 481 92 88 General Support Belgium (Brussels) 02 481 92 95 General Support Fax International Access Code: 00 02 713 15 65 Country Code: 32 Customer Service 02 481 91 00 City Code: 2 Corporate Sales 02 481 92 99 Fax 02 481 91 00 Switchboard www.dell.com/bz Online Support la-techsupport@dell.com Belize 811-866-686-9880 Technical Sup
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Customer Service toll-free: 1-800-847-4096 Home/Home Office toll-free: 1-800-906-3355 Small Business toll-free: 1-800-387-5757 Medium/Large Business, Government, Education Hardware Warranty Phone Support Canada (North York, Ontario) toll-free: 1-866-398-8977 XPS Computers Only International Access Code: 011 toll-free: 1-800-847-4096 Computers for Home/Home Office toll-free: 1-800-387-5757 Computers for Small/Medium/Large Business, Government 1-877-335-5767 Printers, P
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toll-free: 800 858 2628 Large Corporate Accounts Key Accounts toll-free: 800 858 2999 Large Corporate Accounts North toll-free: 800 858 2955 Large Corporate Accounts North Government and Education toll-free: 800 858 2020 Large Corporate Accounts East toll-free: 800 858 2669 Large Corporate Accounts East Government and Education toll-free: 800 858 2572 Large Corporate Accounts Queue Team toll-free: 800 858 2355 Large Corporate Accounts South toll-free: 800 858 2811 Large Corpo
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www.dell.com/do Online Support la-techsupport@dell.com Dominican Republic 1-800-156-1834 Technical Support 1-800-156-1588 Customer Service and Sales www.dell.com/ec Online Support la-techsupport@dell.com Ecuador toll-free: 999-119-877-655-3355 Technical Support, Customer Service, Sales (calling or EEUU (512) 723-0020 (calling from Quito and Guayaquil only) from Quito) toll-free: 1-800-999-119-877-655-3355 Technical Support, Customer Service, Sales (calling from Guayaquil)
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Online Support tech_support_central_europe@dell.com 069 9792 7222 Technical Support for XPS computers only 069 9792-7200 Technical Support Germany (Frankfurt) 069 9792-7230 Technical Support at Home International Access Code: 00 0180-5-224400 Home/Small Business Customer Service Country Code: 49 069 9792-7320 Global Segment Customer Service City Code: 69 069 9792-7320 Preferred Accounts Customer Service 069 9792-7320 Large Accounts Customer Service 069 9792-7320 Public A
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International Access Code: 001 00852-3416 0906 Technical Support - Projectors, PDAs, Switches, Routers, etc. Country Code: 852 00852-3416 0910 Customer Service 00852-3416 0907 Large Corporate Accounts 00852-3416 0908 Global Customer Programs 00852-3416 0912 Medium Business Division 00852-2969 3105 Home and Small Business Division support.ap.dell.com Online Support Portable and Desktop Support support.ap.dell.com/ap/en/emaildell Portables, Desktop, and Peripherals E-mai
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1850 333 200 Home 1850 664 656 Small Business Ireland (Cherrywood) 1850 200 646 Medium Business International Access Code: 00 1850 200 646 Country Code: 353 Large Business Dell_IRL_Outlet@dell.com City Code: 1 Sales E-mail Customer Service 01 204 4014 Home and Small Business 1850 200 982 Business (greater than 200 employees) General 01 204 0103 Fax/Sales Fax 01 204 4444 Switchboard 0870 906 0010 U.K. Customer Service (dial within U.K. only) 0870 907 4499
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toll-free: 0120-981-690 Technical Support - Projectors, PDAs, Printers, Japan (Kawasaki) Routers 81-44-556-3468 Technical Support outside of Japan - Projectors, International Access Code: 001 PDAs, Printers, Routers 044-556-3490 Country Code: 81 Faxbox Service City Code: 44 044-556-3801 24-Hour Automated Order Status Service 044-556-4240 Customer Care 044-556-3344 Business Sales Division - up to 400 employees 044-556-3433 Preferred Accounts Division Sales - over 400 emplo
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PowerConnect, and PowerVault Country Code: 60 toll-free: 1800 881 306 (option 4) Customer Service City Code: 4 1 800 88 4432 24-Hour Automated Order Status Service toll-free: 1 800 888 202 Transaction Sales toll-free: 1 800 888 213 Corporate Sales www.dell.com/mx Online Support la-techsupport@dell.com 001-866-563-4425 Technical Support 50-81-8800 Sales or 001-800-888-3355 Mexico 001-877-384-8979 International Access Code: 00 Customer Service or 001-877-269-3383 Countr
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PowerEdge and PowerVault toll-free: 0800-335-540 New Zealand Technical Support for XPS computers only International Access Code: 00 Customer Service toll-free: 0800-289-3355 (option 3) Country Code: 64 Home and Small Business toll-free: 0800-941-128 (option 3) Business, Education, and Government toll-free: 0800-449-602 24-Hour Automated Order Status Service toll-free: 0800 441 567 Sales toll-free: 0800-289-3355 Home and Home Office toll-free: 0800-941-121 Small Business
