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    Dell™ S2240T Monitor User’s Guide Model: S2240Tb March 2013 Rev. A00[...]

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    Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential dama ge to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. _______________ _____ Inform[...]

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    Contents | 3 Contents 1 About Y our Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Identifying Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Monitor Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 | Contents 5 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 FCC Notices (U .S. Only) and Other Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Setting Up Y our Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49[...]

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    About Y our Monitor | 5 1 About Y our Monitor Package Contents Your monitor ships with the components shown below. Ensure that you have received all the components and Contacting Dell if something is missing. NOTE: Some items may be optional and may not ship with your monitor. Some features or media may not be available in certain countries. NOTE: [...]

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    6 | A b o u t Y o u r M o n i t o r Product Features The Dell S2240T flat panel display has an active matr ix, Thin-Film Transistor (TFT), Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and LED backli ght. The monitor features include: • S2240T : 54 .6 cm (21.5-inch) viewable ar ea display (measured diagonally). 1920 x 1080 resolution, plus full-screen support for[...]

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    About Y our Monitor | 7 • Energy Save r feature for En ergy Star compli ance. • Security lock slot. • Capability to switch from wide aspect to standard aspect ratio while maintaining the image quality. • EPEA T silver Rating. • Arsenic -Fr ee glass and Mercury- Free for the panel on ly. • High Dynamic Contrast Ratio (8,000 ,000:1). • [...]

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    8 | About Y our Monitor Back V iew Side View Back View with monitor stand Label Description Use 1 VESA mounting holes (100 mm x 100 mm - behind attached VESA Plate) Wall mount monitor using VESA - compatible wall mount kit (100 mm x 100 mm). 2 Security lock slot Use a security lock with the slot to help secure your m onitor . 3 Regulatory rating la[...]

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    About Y our Monitor | 9 Bottom V iew *Headphone usage is not supported for the audio line out connector. Bottom view without monitor stand Label Description Use 1 Security lock slot Secure the monitor with a securi ty cable lock. 2 Audio Line-out Connect your speakers.* 3 USB upstream port Connect the USB cable that came with your monitor to the mo[...]

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    10 | About Y our Monitor Monitor Specifications Flat Panel Specifications *[S2240T] color gamut (typical) is based on CIE1976 (84%) and CIE1931 (72%) test standards. Resolution Specifications Model S2240T Screen type Active matrix - TFT LCD Panel type V A Screen dimensions 54 .6 cm (21.5-in ch diagonal viewable image size) Preset display area: • [...]

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    About Y our Monitor | 11 Supported Video Modes Preset Display Modes S2240T Electrical Specifications Model S2240T Video display capabilities (DVI & HDMI playback) 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080p Display Mode Horizontal Freq uency (kHz ) Ve rt i c a l Frequ ency (Hz) Pixel Clock (MHz) Sync Polarity (Horizontal/ Ve rt i c a l ) VESA, 720 x 400 31.5 70.1 [...]

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    12 | About Y our Monitor *Qualified Compatible AC/DC adapters. CAUTION: T o avoid damage to the monitor , use only the adap ter designed for this particular Dell monitor . Physical Characteristics AC/D C adapter* Input voltage/ frequency/current 100 V AC to 240 V AC / 50 Hz or 60 Hz + 3 Hz / 1.2 A (typical) Output voltage/ current Output: 12 VDC / [...]

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    About Y our Monitor | 13 Environmental Characteristics Power Management Modes If you have VESA's DPM™ compliance display card or so ftware installed in your PC, the monitor can automatically reduce its p owe r consumption when not in use. This is referred to as Power Save Mode *. If the computer detects input from the keyboard, mouse, or oth[...]

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    14 | About Yo ur Monitor The OSD functions only in the normal oper ation mode. When any button is pressed i n the Active-off mode, one of the following messages will be displayed: Activate the computer and t he monitor to gain access to the OSD. * Zero power consumption in OFF mode c an only be achieved by disconnecting the main cable from the moni[...]

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    About Y our Monitor | 15 Pin Assignments VGA Connector Input method Bare finger , thin gloves, conductive stylus T ouch point 10 touches with palm accommodat ion Response time 25 ms Output position resolution 25 PPI (minimum) T ouch method Fingers and thin gloves Support OS Windows 8 Certified Pin Number 15-pin Side of the Connected Signal Cable 1 [...]

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    16 | About Y our Monitor DVI Connector Pin Number 24-pin Side of the Connected Signal Cable 1T M D S R X 2 - 2T M D S R X 2 + 3T M D S G r o u n d 4 Floating 5 Floating 6D D C C l o c k 7D D C D a t a 8 Floating 9T M D S R X 1 - 10 TMDS RX1+ 11 TMDS Ground 12 Floating 13 Floating 14 +5 V/+3.3 V power 15 Self test 16 Hot Plug Detect 17 TMDS RX0- 18 [...]

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    About Y our Monitor | 17 HDMI Connector 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) prot ocols so th e system can configure itself and optimize the monitor sett[...]

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    18 | About Y our Monitor Universal S erial Bu s (USB) Interfac e This section gives you information about the USB ports that are available on the monitor. NOTE: This monitor supports High- Speed Cer tified USB 2.0 interf ace. USB Upstream Connector USB Ports • 1 upstream - back NOTE: USB 2.0 functionality re quires a USB 2.0-capable computer. NOT[...]

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    About Y our Monitor | 19 Maintenance Guidelines Cleaning Y our Monitor CAUTION: Read and follow the Safety Instructions before cleaning the monitor . WARNING: Before cleaning the monitor , unplug the monitor power cable from the electrical outlet. For best practices, follow the inst ructions in the list below while unpacking, cleaning, or handling [...]

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    20 | About Y our Monitor[...]

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    Setting Up the Monitor | 21 2 Setting Up the Monitor Attaching the Stand NOTE: The stand is attached when the monitor is shipped from the factory. 1 Attach the stand to the monitor . a. Place the monitor on a soft cloth or cushion. b. Pull the monitor stand arm upwards clear of the monitor . Connecting Y our Monitor WARNING: Before you begin any of[...]

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    22 | Setting Up the Monitor Connecting the HDMI cable Connecting the white DVI cable Connecting the blue VGA cable Use a screwdriver to tighten the VGA cable. CAUTION: The graphics are used for the pu rpose of illustration only. Appearance of the computer may var y.[...]

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    Setting Up the Monitor | 23 Connecting the USB cable After you have completed connecting th e DV I/VGA/HDMI cable, follow the procedures below to connect the USB cable to the computer and complete your monitor setup : 1. Connect the upstream USB port (cable suppl ied) to an approp riate USB port on your computer . (See Bottom Vi ew for details.) 2.[...]

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    24 | Setting Up the Monitor Removing the Monitor Stand NOTE: To prevent scratches on the LCD scr een while removing the stand, ensure that the monitor is placed on a soft, clean surface. NOTE: This is applicable for a monitor with a stand. When any other stand is bought, please refer to the respective stan d setup guide for the set-up instructions.[...]

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    Setting Up t he Monitor | 25 4. Mount the monitor on the wall by following the instructions that comes with the wall mounting kit. NOTE: For use only with UL-l isted wall mount bracket with minimum weigh t/load bearing capacity of 5 .88 kg.[...]

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    26 | Setting Up the Monitor[...]

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    Operating the Monitor | 27 3 Operating the Monitor Power On the Monitor Press the button to turn on the monitor. Using the Side Panel Controls Use the control buttons on the side of the mo nitor to adjust the characteristics of the image being displayed. As you use these butto ns to adjust the controls, an OSD shows the numeric values of the charac[...]

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    28 | Operating the Monitor Side Panel Button Use the buttons on the side of the monitor to adjust the image settings. 3 Menu Use the MENU button to launch the On-Scr een Display (OSD) and select the OSD Menu. See Accessing the Menu System . 4 Exit Use this button to go back to th e main menu or exit the OSD main menu. 5 Power (with power light indi[...]

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    Operating the Monitor | 29 Using the On- Screen Display (OSD) Menu Accessing the Menu System NOTE: If you change the settings and then eit her 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 an d then wait for the OSD menu to disappear. 1. Press the b[...]

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    30 | Operating the Monitor Main Menu for digital (HDMI) input NOTE: Auto Adjust is only available when you use the analog (VGA) connector. 2. Press the and buttons to move betw een the setting options. As you move from one icon to another , the option name is highlighted. See the following table for a complete list of all the options available for [...]

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    Operating the Monitor | 31 Icon Menu and Submenus Descripti on Brightness/ Contrast Use thi s menu to activat e Brightness/Contrast adjustment. Brightness Brightness adjusts the luminance of the backlight. Press the button to increase the brightness and press the button to decrease the brightne ss (min. 0 / max 100). NOTE: Manual adjustment of Brig[...]

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    32 | Operating the Monitor Auto Adjust Even though your co m puter reco gnizes your monitor on startup, the Auto Adjustment function optimizes the display settings for use with your particular setup. Auto Adjustment allows the monitor to self-ad just to the incoming video signal. After using Auto Adjustm ent , you can further tune your monitor by u[...]

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    Operating the Monitor | 33 Color Settings Use Color Settings to adjust the color setting mode. Input Color Format Allows you to set the video input mode to: RGB : Select this opt ion if your monito r is connected to a computer or DVD player using t he VGA and DVI cable. YPbPr : Select this option if your monit or is connected to a DVD player by YPb[...]

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    34 | Operating the Monitor Preset Modes When you select Preset Modes , you can choose Standard , Multimedia , Movie, Game , Te x t , War m , Cool or Custom Color from the list. •S t a n d a r d : Loads the monitor's def ault color settings. This is the default pr eset mode. •M u l t i m e d i a : Loads color settings ideal for mul timedia [...]

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    Operating the Monitor | 35 Saturation This fe ature can adjust the color saturation of the video image. Use or to adjust the saturation from '0' to '100'. Press to increase the monoch rome appearance of the video image. Press to increase the colorful appearance of the video image. NOTE: Saturation adjustment is availa ble only w[...]

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    36 | Operating the Monitor Pixel Clock The Phase and Pixe l Clock adjustments allow you to adjust your monitor to your preference . Use or to adjust for best image quality . Phase If satisfactory results ar e not obtained using the Phase adjustment, use the Pixel Clo ck (coarse) adjustment and th en use Phase (fine) , again. NOTE: Pixel Cl ock and [...]

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    Operating the Monitor | 37 Menu T ransparency Select this option to change the me nu transparency by pressing the and buttons (Minimum: 0 ~ Maximum: 100) . Menu T imer OSD Hold T ime : sets the length of time the OSD will remain active after the last time you pressed a butt on. Use or to adjust the slider in 1 second increments, from 5 to 60 second[...]

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    38 | Operating the Monitor NOTE: This monitor has a built-in feature to automatically calibrate the brightness to compensate for LED aging. LCD Conditioning Helps reduce minor cases of imag e retention. Depending on the degree of image r etention, the program may take so me time to run. Y ou can enable this feature by selecting Enable . Factory Res[...]

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    Operating the Monitor | 39 OSD Warning Messages When the Energy Smart or Dynamic Contrast feature is enabled (in these preset modes: Game or Movie ), the manual brightness adjustment is disabled. When the monitor does not support a partic ular resolution mode, you will see the following message: This means that the monitor cannot synchronize with t[...]

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    40 | Operating the Monitor When the monitor enters the Power Save mode, the following message appears: Activate the computer and wak e up the monitor to gain access to the Using the On- Screen Display (OSD) Menu . If you press any button other than the power button, one of the following messages will appear depending on the selected input: VGA/DVI-[...]

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    Operating the Monitor | 41 or It is recommended that you use the suppli ed power adapter. If not, you will see the message as shown below. See T roubleshooting for more information. Setting the Maximum Resolution To set the maximum resolution for the monitor: In Windows ® 7 and Windows ® 8: 1. For Windows® 8 only, select the Desktop tile to swit[...]

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    42 | Operating the Monitor If you are using a non-Dell comp uter (portable o r desktop): • Go to the support site for your computer and download the latest graphic drivers. • Go to your graphics card website an d download the latest graphic driver s. T ilting the Monitor NOTE: This is applicable for a monitor with a stand. When any other stand [...]

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    T roubleshooting | 43 4 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g WARNING: Before you begin any of the proced ures in this section, follow the Safety Instructions . Self- T est Your monitor provides a self-test feature that allows you to check whether your monitor is functioning properly. If your monitor a nd computer are properly connected but the monitor scre[...]

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    44 | T roubleshooting or 4. This box also appears during normal syst em operation, if the video cable becomes disconnected or damaged. 5. T urn off your monitor and reconnect the video cable; then turn on both your computer and the monitor . If your monitor screen remains blank after you use the previous pr ocedure, check your video controller and [...]

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    T roubleshooting | 45 3. Press and hold Button 1 and Button 4 on the side panel simultaneously for 2 seconds. A gray sc reen appea rs. 4. Carefully inspect the screen for abnormalities. 5. Press Button 4 on the side panel again. The co lor of the screen changes to red. 6. Inspect the display for any abnormalities. 7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to inspect[...]

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    46 | T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g Poor Focus Picture is fuzzy , blurry , or ghosting • Perform Auto Adjust via OSD . • Adjust the Phase and Pixel Clock controls via OSD . • Eliminate video extension cables. • Reset the monitor to Factory Setting s . • Change the video re solution to the correct aspect ratio (16:9). Shaky/Jitt ery Vid eo [...]

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    T roubleshooting | 47 To u c h P r o b l e m Safety Relat ed Issues Visible signs of smoke or sparks • Do not perform any troubleshooting steps. • Contact Dell immediately . Intermittent Problems Monitor malfunctions on & off • Ensure that the vi deo cable co nnecting the monitor to t he computer is connected properly and is secure. • R[...]

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    48 | T roubleshooting Product Specific Problems NOTE: When choosing DVI-D mode, the Auto Adjust function will not be available. Win 7 and Win 8 Calibration The cursor does not accurately follow your finger when you touch the screen • Enter control panel to choose t he T ablet PC settings. • Select Calibration. • Recalibrate your scr een follo[...]

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    Appendix | 49 5 Appendix WARNING: Safety Instructions WAR NING: Use of controls, adjustments, or proced ures other than those specified in this documentation may result in exposure to shock, electrical hazards, and/or mechanical hazards. For information on safety instructions, see the Product Information Guide . FCC Notices (U.S. Only) and Other Re[...]

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    50 | Appendix 2. Right-click on the desktop and click Screen Resolution . 3. Click the Dropdown list o f the Screen Resolution and select 19 20 x 1080 . 4. Click OK . If you do not see the recomm ended resolution as an opti on, you may need to update your graphics driver. Please choose the scena rio below that best describes the computer system you[...]