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User’s Guide Dell E241 4H Dell E241 4Hr Model No.: E241 4H/E2414Hr Regulatory model: E2414Ht[...]
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3 NOTE : A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer . CAUTION: A CAUTION indica tes potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A W ARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2013 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Informatio[...]
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4 5 Appendix .............................................. 49 WARNING: Safety Instructions ........................ 49 FCC Notices (U.S. Only) and Other R egulator y Information . . . . . . 49 Contacting Dell ................................. 49 Setting Up Y our Monitor ................................ 50 Setting the display resolution to [...]
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6 About Y our Monitor About Y our Monitor 7 ?[...]
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8 About Y our Monitor About Y our Monitor 9 (comes in the CD attached wit h the monitor). Back View • Security lock slot. • Stand lock. • Asset Management C[...]
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10 About Y our Monitor About Y our Monitor 11 Bottom View 1 2 3 4 5 5 Bottom view Label Description Use 1. AC power connector T o connect the monitor power cable. 2. Stand lock T o lock the stand to the monitor using a M3 x 6mm screw (screw not included). 3 DVI connector T o connect your computer to the moni- tor using a DVI cable. 4 VGA co[...]
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12 About Y our Monitor About Y our Monitor 13 Electrical Specifications Weight without stand assembly (For wall mount or VESA mount 3 .00 kg (6 .75 lb) considerations - no cables) Weight of stand assembly 1. 03 kg (2.27 lb) Video input signals Analog RGB, 0 .7 V olts +/-5%, positive polarity at 75 ohm input impedance Digital DVI-D TMDS, 600[...]
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14 About Y our Monitor About Y our Monitor 15 is pressed in Active-o mode, the following message will be displayed: Activate the computer and the monitor to gain access to the OSD . 6 GND-R 7 GND-G 8 GND-B 9 Computer 5V/3.3V 10 GND-sync 11 GND 12 DDC data 13 H-sync 14 V-sync 15 DDC clock DVI Connector NOTE: This monitor is ENERGY ST AR ?[...]
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16 About Y our Monitor Setting Up the Monitor 17 13 Floating 14 +5V/+3.3V power 15 Self test 16 Hot Plug Detect 17 TMDS RX0- 18 TMDS RX0+ 19 TMDS Ground 20 Floating 21 Floating 22 TMDS Ground 23 TMDS Clock+ 24 TMDS Clock- Plug and Play Capability Y ou can in[...]
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18 Setting Up the Monitor Setting Up the Monitor 19 Setting Up the Monitor Attaching the Stand NOTE: The stand is detached from monitor when it is shipped fr om the factory . NOTE: This is applicable for a monitor with a stand. When any other stand is bought, please refer to the r espective stand setup guide for set up instructions. T o att[...]
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20 Setting Up the Monitor Setting Up the Monitor 21 Attaching the Cable Cover Removing the Stand NOTE: T o prevent scratches on the L CD screen while r emoving the stand, ensure that the monitor is placed on a clean surface. NOTE: This is applicable for a monitor with a stand. When any other stand is bought, please refer to the r espect[...]
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22 Operating the Monitor Operating the Monitor 23 Operating the Monitor Using the Front Panel Controls Use the control buttons on the fr ont of the monitor to adjust the characteristics of the image being displayed. As you use these buttons to adjust the controls, an OSD shows the numeric values of the characteristics as they change. 3 Menu[...]
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24 Operating the Monitor Operating the Monitor 25 Front panel Button Description 1 Up Use the Up key to adjust (increase ranges) items in the OSD menu. 2 Down Use the Down key to adjust (decrease ranges) items in the OSD menu. 3 OK Use the OK key to conrm your selection. 4 Back Use the Back key to go back to the previous menu. Using [...]
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26 Operating the Monitor Operating the Monitor 27 Brightness Brightness adjusts the luminance of the backlight. Press the button to increase brightness and Press the button to decrease brightness (min 0 ~ max 100). NOTE: Brightness contr ol will be greyed out during “Screen dim” in PowerNap option when scr een saver is activated. Contra[...]
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28 Operating the Monitor Operating the Monitor 29 Color Settings Use the Color Settings menu to adjust the monitor’s color settings . Input Color Format Allows you to set the video input mode to. • RGB: Select this option if your monitor is connected to a computer or DVD player using the VGA and DVI cable or the HDMI to DVI adapter . ?[...]
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30 Operating the Monitor Operating the Monitor 31 Image Enhance Which can automatically sharpen images, enhance hues and boost color contrast. T o enhance image clarity. NOTE: Image Enhance is only available for Standard, Multimedia, Movie and Game mode. Hue This featur e can shift color of video image to green or purple. This is used to ad[...]
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32 Operating the Monitor Operating the Monitor 33 ENERGY SET TINGS Power Button LED Allows you to set the power LED indicator on or o to save energy . Reset Energy Settings Select this option to restore default Ener gy Settings. DISPLA Y SETTINGS Use the Display Settings to adjust image. Wide Mode Adjust the image ratio to Wide 16:9 , 4:[...]
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34 Operating the Monitor Operating the Monitor 35 OTHER SET TINGS Select this option to adjust the settings of the OSD , such as, the languages of the OSD , the amount of time the menu remains on screen, and so on. DDC/CI DDC/CI (Display Data Channel/Command Interface) allows your monitor parameters (brightness, color balance etc) to be adj[...]
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36 Operating the Monitor Operating the Monitor 37 OSD Warning Messages When the monitor does not support a particular resolution mode you will see the following message: LCD Conditioning Helps reduce minor cases of image r etention. Depending on the degree of image r etention, the program may take[...]
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38 Operating the Monitor Operating the Monitor 39 If you press any button other than the power button one of the following messages will appear depending on the selected input: If either VGA or DVI-D input is selected and both VGA and DVI-D cables ar e not connected, a floating dialog box as shown below appears. or See Solving Problems for[...]
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40 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 41 T roubleshooting CAUTION: Befor e you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the Safety Instructions Self- T est Y our monitor provides a self-test feature that allows you to check whether your monitor is functioning properly . If your monitor and computer are properly connected but the m[...]
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42 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 43 Common Problems The following table contains general information about common monitor problems you might encounter and the possible solutions. Common Symptoms What Y ou Experience Possible Solutions No Video/Power No pictur e • Ensure that the video cable LED o connecting the monitor and the comp[...]
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44 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 45 Horizontal/ V ertical Lines Screen has one or more lines • Reset the monitor to F actory Settings. • Perform Auto Adjust via OSD . • Adjust Phase and Pixel Clock controls via OSD . • Perform monitor self-test featur e check and determine if these lines are also in self-test mode. • Check for[...]
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46 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 47 Intermittent Problems Monitor malfunctions on & o • • • Ensure that the video cable connecting the monitor to the computer is connected properly and is secure. Reset the monitor to F actory Settings. Perform monitor self-test featur e check to determine if the intermittent problem occurs [...]
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48 T roubleshooting Appendix 49 The picture The picture • Due to dierent video formats (aspect does not fill cannot fill ratio) of DVDs, the monitor may display the entire the height or in full screen. screen. width of the screen • Run the built-in diagnostics. Appendix W ARNING: Safety Instructions NOTE: When choosing DVI-D mode, [...]
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50 Setting Up Y our Monitor Setting Up Y our Monitor 51 Setting Up Y our Monitor Setting the display resolution to 1920 x 1080 (maximum) For maximum display performance while using the Microsoft Windows operating systems, set the display resolution to 1920 x 1080 pixels by performing the following steps: In Windows XP ® : 1. Right-click on[...]
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52 Setting Up Y our Monitor Setting Up Y our Monitor 53 If you have non Dell desktop, portable computer , or graphic card In Windows XP ® : 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. NV[...]
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54 Setting Up Y our Monitor Setting Up Y our Monitor 55 3. Click Identify Monitors . Y ou may need to restart your system and repeat steps 1 to 3 if the system does not detect the added monitor . (b) For Windows ® 7 Connect the external monitor(s) to your laptop or desktop using a video cable (VGA, DVI etc.) and follow any of the be[...]
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56 Setting Up Y our Monitor Setting Up Y our Monitor 57 Method 2: Using the “Screen Resolution” menu 1. From the Start screen, select Desktop tile to switch to the Classic Windows desktop. (c) For Windows ® 8 Connect the external monitor(s) to your laptop or desktop using a video cable (VGA, DVI etc.) and follow any of the below setup [...]
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58 Setting Up Y our Monitor Setting Up Y our Monitor 59 (d) S e tting Display Styles For Multiple Monitor After the external monitor(s) have been set up, users can select the desired display style from Multiple displays menu: Duplicate, Extend, Show Desktop On. Duplicate these displays: Duplicate the same screen on two monitors with [...]
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60 Setting Up Y our Monitor Setting Up Y our Monitor 61 (iii) For Windows ® 8 (i) For Windows Vista ® Extend these displays: This option is recommended when an external monitor is connected to a laptop, and each monitor can display dier- ent screen independently to improve user c onvenience. The relative position of the screens can[...]
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62 Setting Up Y our Monitor Setting Up Y our Monitor 63 (iii) For Windows ® 8 (i) For Windows Vista ® Show desktop only on…: Display the status of a particular monitor . This option is typically chosen when the laptop is used as a PC so the user can enjoy a large external monitor . Most current laptops support main- stream resolutio[...]
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Change the appearance of your d i splays D i spla y. 1. Mobil• PC D is p lay RHolution: 1024 768 Orie ntation: lanci~ape Multople dosp l a ys: [ Show desl:t o p only o n 1 Duplicat• these displays • Yo u mus t se l ed Extend these dis Ia nal changes . Connoct t o a projector (or press the II key and tap P) Make t ext and other ftems larger [...]
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