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Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide
Dell™ P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide
About Your Monitor
Setting Up the Monitor
Operating the Monitor
Solving Problems
Appendix
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not
followed.
WARNING: A Warning indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury o
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Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor Back to Contents Page Setting Up Your Monitor Dell™ P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor If you have a Dell™ desktop or a Dell™ portable computer with internet access 1. Go to http://support.dell.com, enter your service tag, and download the latest driver for your graphics card. 2. After installing the drivers for your Graphics Adapter, attempt to set the resolution to 1280x1024 again. NOTE: If you are unable to set the resolution to 1280x1024 , please contact Del
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Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor Back to Contents Page Setting Up Your Monitor Dell™ P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor If you have a non Dell™ desktop, portable computer, or graphics card 1. Right-click on the desktop and click Properties. 2. Select the Settings tab. 3. Select Advanced. 4. Identify your graphics controller supplier from the description at the top of the window (e.g. NVIDIA, ATI, Intel etc.). 5. Please refer to the graphics card provider website for updated driver (for example,
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Operating the Monitor:Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Back to Contents Page Operating the Monitor Dell™ P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Using the Front Panel Controls Using the On-Screen Display (OSD) Menu Setting the Maximum Resolution Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional) Using the Tilt, Swivel, and Vertical Extension Changing the Rotation of Your Monitor Using the Front Panel Controls Use the control buttons on the front of the monitor to adjust the chara
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Operating the Monitor:Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide 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 this button to launch Brightness/Contrast Menu. Brightness/Contrast Use this button to activate automatic setup and adjustment. The following dialog appears on a black scree
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Operating the Monitor:Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Accessing the Menu System NOTE:If you change the settings and then either proceed to another menu, or exit the OSD menu, the monitor automatically saves those changes. The changes are also saved if you change the settings and then wait for the OSD menu to disappear. Push the MENU button to open the OSD menu and display the main menu. 1. Push the MENU button to launch the OSD menu and display the main menu. Main Menu for Aut
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Operating the Monitor:Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide or NOTE: Auto Adjust, 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
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Operating the Monitor:Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide 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 shifts in response to your selection. Vertical Minimum is 0 (-) and maximum is 100 (+). NOTE:When using DVI source, the Positioning option is not available. Auto Adjust Even though your computer recogni
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Operating the Monitor:Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide NOTE:When using DVI source, the Image Settings option is not available. Color Settings Color Settings adjusts the color temperature, color hue, and saturation. The color hue is most noticeable in areas of white. Normal Preset Normal Preset is selected to obtain the default (factory) color settings. This setting is also the “sRGB” standard default color space. Blue Preset Blue Preset is selected to obtain a bluish
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Operating the Monitor:Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide OSD Hold Time OSD Hold Time: 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 second increments, from 5 to 60 seconds. OSD Rotation: OSD Rotation Rotates the OSD by 90 ° counter-clockwise. Adjust according to Rotating Your Monitor setction OSD Lock OSD Lock: C
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Operating the Monitor:Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide NOTE: The change only affects the OSD. It has no effect on any software running on the computer. Audio You can select to have the audio on or off when the monitor is in power saving mode. (optional) Yes — enables audio No — disables audio (default) NOTE: When the Dell Soundbar is not properly connected to the monitor, the audio menu is not available. Factory Reset: Reset the OSD menu options to the factory preset val
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Operating the Monitor:Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Exit — Select to exit out of Reset to Factory Settings menu without resetting any OSD options. Position settings only — Change the settings for Image Position back to original factory settings. Color settings only — Change the Red, Green, and Blue settings back to their original factory settings and set the default setting for Normal Preset. All settings — Change all the user-adjustable settings including color, position,
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Operating the Monitor:Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide DDC/CI (Display Data Channel/Command Interface) allows you to adjust the monitor parameters (brightness, color balance, etc) via software applications on your PC. Default is "Enable". You can disable this feature by selecting "Disable". For best user experience and optimum performance of your monitor, keep this feature enabled. NOTE:If user select "Disable", display Warning message box as below. Select "Yes" disable DDC/CI an
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Operating the Monitor:Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide or Occasionally, no warning message appears, but the screen is blank. This could also indicate that the monitor is not synchronizing with the computer. See Solving Problems Setting the Maximum Resolution To set the maximum resolution for the monitor: 1. Right-click on the desktop and select Properties. 2. Select the Settings tab. 3. Set the screen resolution to 1280 X 1024. 4. Click OK. If you do not see 1280 X 1024 as an o
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Operating the Monitor:Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide 1. Power/volume control 2. Power indicator 3. Headphone connectors Using the Tilt, Swivel, and Vertical Extension NOTE: This is applicable for a monitor with a stand. When the OptiPlex™ USFF 780/OptiPlex™ SFF 980 AIO Stand is bought, please refer to the respective AIO stand setup guide for set up instructions. Tilt/Swivel With the built-in stand, you can tilt and/or swivel the monitor for the most comfortable viewing angle.
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Operating the Monitor:Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide NOTE:Stand is detached and extended when the monitor is shipped from the factory. Vertical Extension Stand extends vertically up to 130mm. Changing the Rotation of Your Monitor Before you rotate the monitor, your monitor should either be vertically extended (Vertical Extension) or titled (Tilt) to avoid hitting the bottom edge of the monitor. file:///S|/SSA_Proposal/P170S_P190S/UG/operate.htm[7/8/2011 4:48:31 PM]
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Operating the Monitor:Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Back to Contents Page file:///S|/SSA_Proposal/P170S_P190S/UG/operate.htm[7/8/2011 4:48:31 PM]
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Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor Back to Contents Page Setting Up Your Monitor Dell™ P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor Important instructions to set the display resolution to 1280x1024 (Maximum Resolution) For optimal display performance while using the Microsoft Windows® operating systems, set the display resolution to 1280x1024 pixels by performing the following steps: 1. Right-click on the desktop and click Properties. 2. Select the Settings tab. 3. Move the slider-bar to the right by press
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Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Back to Contents Page Setting Up the Monitor Dell™ P170S/P190S 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: Stand is detached when the monitor is shipped from the factory. NOTE: This is applicable for a monitor with a stand. When the OptiPlex™ USFF 780/OptiPlex™ SFF 980 AIO Stand is bought, please refer to
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Dell P170S/P190S Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide cables on the same computer. Use both the cables only when they are connected to two different computers with appropriate video systems. Connecting the Blue VGA Cable Connecting the White DVI Cable NOTE: The Graphics are used for the purpose of illustration only. Appearance of the the computer may vary. After you have completed connecting the VGA/DVI cable, follow the procedure below to complete your monitor setup: file:///S|/SSA_Proposal/P170S_
