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Dell™ E198WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide
About Your Monitor Solving Problems
Front View Troubleshooting Your Monitor
Back View General Problems
Side View Product Specific Problems
Bottom View Troubleshooting Your Soundbar
Monitor Specifications
LCD Monitor Quality & Pixel Policy
Caring for your Monitor
Appendix
Using Your Adjustable Monitor Stand
FCC Identification Information
Attaching the Stand Safety Information
Organizing Your Cables Contacting Dell
Using the Tilt
Removing the Stand
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Back to Contents Page About Your Monitor Dell™ E198WFP 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. Input signal select button 2. OSD menu / Select button 3. Brightness and Contrast / Down button 4. Auto-adjust / Up button 5. Power On / Off button (with LED indicator) Back View
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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 lock slot Use a security lock with the slot to help secure your monitor. 4 Stand removal button Press to release the stand. 5 Regulatory rating label List the regulatory approvals. 6 Dell Soundbar mounting brackets Attach the optional Dell Soundbar. 7 Cable management hole Help organize cables by pla
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Left side Right side Monitor Specifications Power Management Modes If you have VESA's DPM™ compliance display card or software installed in your PC, the monitor automatically reduces its power consumption when not in use. This is referred to as Power Save Mode. The monitor automatically resumes functioning when the system detects input from the keyboard, mouse or other input devices.The following table shows the power consumption and signaling of this automatic power saving feature: VESA Modes
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15-pin D-Sub connector Pin Number Monitor Side of the 15-pin Side Signal Cable 1 Video-Red 2 Video-Green 3 Video-Blue 4 GND 5 Self-test 6 GND-R 7 GND-G 8 GND-B 9 DDC +5V 10 GND-sync 11 GND 12 DDC data 13 H-sync 14 V-sync 15 DDC clock 24-pin Digital-only DVI Connector Note: Pin 1 is at the top right. Pin Signal Assignment Pin Signal Assignment Pin Signal Assignment 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
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General Model number E198WFP Flat Panel Screen type Active matrix - TFT LCD Screen dimensions 19 inches wide(19-inch wide viewable image size) Preset display area: Horizontal 408mm / 16.1inches Vertical 255mm / 10.0 inches Pixel pitch 0.2835mm Viewing angle 160° (vertical) typ, 160° (horizontal) typ Luminance output 300 CD/m ²(typ) Contrast ratio 1000 to 1 (typ) Faceplate coating Antiglare with hard-coating 3H Backlight CCFL (4) edgelight system Response Time 5ms typical Resolution Horizont
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Electrical The following table lists the monitor electrical features: Analog RGB, 0.7 Volts +/-5%, positive polarity at 75 ohm input impedance Video input signals Digital DVI-D TMDS, 600mV for each differential line, positive polarity at 50 ohm input impedance Separate horizontal and vertical synchronizations, polarity-free TTL level, SOG (Composite SYNC on Synchronization input signals green) AC input voltage / frequency / current 100 to 240 VAC / 50 or 60 Hz + 3 Hz / 2.0A (Max.) 120V:30A (Max.
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Caring for your Monitor CAUTION: Read and follow the safety instructions before cleaning the monitor. CAUTION: Before cleaning the monitor, unplug the monitor power cable from the electrical outlet. To clean your antistatic screen, slightly dampen a soft, clean cloth with water. If possible, use a special screen-cleaning tissue or solution suitable for the antistatic coating. Do not use benzene, thinner, ammonia, abrasive cleaners, or compressed air. Use a slightly dampened, warm cloth to clea
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Back to Contents Page Using Your Adjustable Monitor Stand Dell™ E198WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Attaching the Stand Organizing Your Cables Using the Tilt Removing the Stand Attaching the Stand NOTE: The stand is detached when the monitor is shipped from the factory. 1. Place the stand on a flat surface. 2. Fit the groove on the back of the monitor onto the two tabs on the stand. 3. Lower the monitor so that the monitor mounting area snaps on/locks to the stand. Organizing Your C
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After attaching all necessary cables to your monitor and computer, (See Connecting Your Monitor for cable attachment,) use the cable hole to neatly organize all cables as shown above. Using the Tilt You can tilt the monitor to best fit your viewing needs. Removing the Stand
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After placing the monitor panel on soft cloth or cushion, complete the following steps to remove the stand. 1. Place the monitor on a table. 2. Lift the stand away from the monitor while pressing the stand release button. Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page Setting Up Your Monitor Dell™ E198WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Connecting Your Monitor Using the Front Panel Using the OSD Menu Setting the Optimal Resolution Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional) Connecting Your Monitor CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions. or
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1. Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cable. 2. Connect either the white DVI or the blue VGA cable to the connectors on the computer and the monitor. 3. Connect the power cable. 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 4. image, see Troubleshooting your monitor. Using the Front Panel Use the buttons on the front of the monitor to adjust the image settings.
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or or The Menu button is used to open and exit the on-screen display (OSD), and exit from menus and sub-menus. See Using the OSD Menu. OSD menu / select Use these buttons to adjust (decrease/increase ranges) items in the OSD menu. Down (-) and Up (+) Use the power button to turn the monitor on and off. The Blue light indicates the monitor is on and fully functional. An amber light indicates power save mode. Power Button and Indicator Using the OSD Menu NOTE: If you change the set
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1. Push the Menu button to open the OSD menu and display the main menu. Main Menu for Analog (VGA) Input Main Menu for Digital (DVI) Input or
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or NOTE: Positioning and Image Settings are only available when you are using the analog (VGA) connector. 2. Push 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 below for a complete list of all the options available for the monitor. 3. Push the MENU button once to activate the highlighted option. 4. Push - and + button to select the desired parameter. 5. Push MENU to enter the slide bar and then use
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Contrast adjusts the degree of difference between darkness and lightness on the monitor screen. Push the + button to increase the contrast and push the - button to decrease the contrast (min 0 ~ max 100). Positioning: Positioning moves the viewing area around on the monitor screen. Horizontal When making changes to either the Horizontal or Vertical settings, no changes occur to the size of the viewing area. The image Vertical shifts in response to your selection. Minimum is 0 (-) and maximum is
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Pixel Clock (Coarse) If satisfactory results are not obtained using the Phase adjustment, use Pixel Clock (Coarse) and then use Phase (fine), again. Phase (Fine) 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 DVI source, the Image Settings option is not available. Color Color Settings adjust the color temperature. Settings Color Settings has the following options:
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As soon as choose Graphics,you can choose Normal Preset,Multimedia Preset,Gaming Preset, Red Preset,Blue Preset or User Preset; Select Gaming Preset for playing games in your computer. Select Multimedia Preset to view media applications such as photo,clip....... Select Red Preset for a warm color. Select Blue Preset for a cool color. You can adjust the monitor color using User Preset, R, G, B.Normal Preset mean color temperature 6500K. There are three video modes:Theater Preset ,Sports Preset,
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Select Blue Preset for a bluish tint. This color setting is used for text based applications (spreadsheets, programming, text editors, etc.). Select Red Preset for a reddish tint.This color setting is used for color-intensive applications (photograph image editing, multimedia, movies, etc.). Select Normal Preset for default color settings. This setting is also the “sRGB” standard default color space. User Preset: Use the plus and minus buttons to increase or decrease each of the three colors (R,
