Dell W1900 User manual

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Dell™ W1900 LCD TV Display
Owner’s Manual
Model W1900

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your TV display.
NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the
problem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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November 2004 Rev. A01

Contents 3
Contents
1 About Your TV Display
Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Bottom View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Setting Up Your TV Display
Proper Location for Your TV Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting Your TV Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting Your Computer to the TV Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 Your Remote Control
Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using Your Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using Your TV Display With a Universal or Learning Remote Control . . . . . 22
4 Using the On-Screen Display
Using Your Remote Control With the OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting Your OSD Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Input Select Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Picture Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
PIP/POP/PBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4Contents
Channel Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sleep Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
OSD Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Teletext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5 Troubleshooting Your TV Display
Troubleshooting Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
OSD Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Remote Control Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the Self-Test Feature When Your TV Display is
Connected to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Problems When Using the TV Display as a Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6 Specifications for Your TV Display
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

About Your TV Display 5
About Your TV Display
Front View
1IR receiver Senses the signal from the remote control
2Power indicator light (LED) The light is blue when the TV display is on and amber when the
TV display is in power save mode
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Right Side View
1Power button Push to turn the TV display on and off. The power button is
blue when it is on and amber when it is in power saving mode.
2OSD menu button Push to enable the on-screen display (OSD)
3Volume button Push to decrease the volume
4Volume button Push to increase the volume
5Channel button Push to select the previous channel or navigate through
the OSD
6Channel button Push to select the next channel or navigate through the OSD
7Input Select button Push to display the Input Select menu
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Left Side View
1Composite out / Video out Connect a VCR
2Composite audio connector Use the audio connector if you have connected a device to
composite connector (AV1)
3Composite connector (AV1) Connect devices such as a VCR or DVD player
4S-Video connector (AV2) Connect devices such as a video game system or a VCR
5S-Video audio connector Use the audio connector if you have connected a device to
S-Video connector (AV2)
6Subwoofer out connector Connect a Subwoofer
7Headphone connector Connect headphones
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Bottom View
1Power connector Connect your power cord
2DVI audio connector (L / R) Use the DVI audio connector if you have connected a device
such as a DVD player to the DVI connector
3DVI connector Connect your computer or video devices such as a DVD player
4Audio connector for VGA or DVI Connect the audio cable from your computer to the TV display
5Component video and audio
connectors (AV3)
Connect devices such as a DVD player or cable TV box
6ANT/Cable Connect cable TV box or an antenna
7SCART connector (AV5) Connect devices such as a DVD player or VCR.
The SCART connector supports RGB in, composite video in,
composite video out, stereo audio in and stereo audio out.
8Component video and audio
connectors (AV4)
Connect devices such as a DVD player or cable TV box
9VGA Connect your computer
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Package Contents
NOTE: If you need additional cables, contact Dell.
Remote control
AAA batteries (2)
Composite video cable
Audio cables (2)
VGA cable

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DVI cable
Computer audio cable
S-Video cable
Documentation

Setting Up Your TV Display 11
Setting Up Your TV Display
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions
located in the Product Information Guide.
Proper Location for Your TV Display
Consider the following environmental factors when you are deciding where to put your TV display:
• Do not store or use the TV display in locations that are exposed to high heat, direct sunlight,
or extreme cold.
• Avoid moving the TV display between locations with extreme temperature differences.
For more information, see Specifications on page 39.
• Do not subject the TV display to severe vibration or high impact conditions. Do not place
the TV display inside a car trunk.
• Do not store or use the TV display in locations where the TV display would be exposed to
high humidity or dusty environment.
• Do not place the TV display in a location where water or other liquids could spill on or into
the TV display.
Connecting Your TV Display
Your TV display has four standard connectors that can be used to connect devices.
NOTE: Before you connect your TV display, ensure you have all the proper cables. Some cables may
come with the device you are connecting. For a list of cables that came with your TV display, see
Package Contents on page 9. To order additional cables, contact Dell.
Quality Cable and Connector When to Use
Good Coaxial (RF) carries the video and audio
from one cable. The coaxial connector is
labeled, ANT/Cable on your TV display. To
locate the connector, see page 8.

12 Setting Up Your TV Display
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Good Composite carries the video signal through
a single pin. If you are using a composite
video connector you also need to connect
composite audio connectors. To locate the
connector, see page 7.
Better S-Video splits the video signal into two
signals, black-and-white and color. To locate
the connector, see page 7.
Best Component splits the video signal into three
signals, two color and one black-and-white.
To locate the connector, see page 8.
Quality Cable and Connector When to Use

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Connecting Your Computer to the TV Display
Your TV display has two standard connectors that can be used to connect your computer.
NOTE: The type of connector you use depends on the graphics card your computer supports.
For additional information about graphic cards, see your computer documentation.
Quality Cable and Connector When to Use
Good
A standard graphic display system for
computers that uses an analog signal and
can support resolutions up to 1280 x 768.
Better
A digital signal that can support digital
and convert analog to digital. DVI can be
used for high resolution display and can
support resolutions up to 1280 x 768.

14 Setting Up Your TV Display
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Using the ANT/Cable (Coaxial) Connector
1 Turn off the TV display and unplug the power cord.
2 Connect the coaxial cable to the ANT/Cable connector of the TV display.
3 Plug in the power cord for the TV display and turn on the TV display.
4 Enter the on-screen-display (OSD) and select TV . For additional information about the Input
Select menu, see page 24.
Using the Composite Connector
1 Turn off the TV display and unplug the power cord.
2 Connect your device including the audio cables.
3 Plug in the power cords for the TV display and devices and turn them on.
4 Enter the OSD and select the AV1 (Composite) . For additional information about the Input
Select menu, see page 24.

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Using the S-Video Connector
1 Turn off the TV display and unplug the power cord.
2 Connect your device including the audio cables.
3 Plug in the power cords for the TV display and devices and turn them on.
4 Enter the OSD and select the AV2 (S-Video) . For additional information about the Input
Select menu, see page 24.
Using the Component Connectors
1 Turn off the TV display and unplug the power cord.
2 Connect your device including the audio cables.
3 Plug in the power cords for the TV display and devices and turn them on.
4 Enter the OSD and select the AV3 ( Component 1) or AV4 ( Component 2) . For additional
information about the Input Select menu, see page 24.

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Using the DVI Connector
NOTE: Only one connector can be used for a computer, either VGA or DVI.
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Turn off the TV display and unplug the power cord.
2 Connect the device.
3 Connect the white DVI cable and the audio cables.
If you are connecting a video device, use the audio connectors (red and white) or if you are
connecting a computer use the stereo connector (green).
NOTE: Some cable TV boxes may have DVI connectors, but do not support using a DVI connection.
For more information, contact your cable TV company.
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Plug in the power cords for the TV display and devices and turn them on.
5 Enter the OSD and select the DVI . For additional information about the Input Select menu,
see page 24.
Connecting a Video Device Connecting a Computer

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Using the VGA Connector
NOTE: Only one connector can be used for a computer, either VGA or DVI.
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Turn off the TV display and unplug the power cord.
2 Connect the blue VGA cable to your TV display and to your computer.
3 Connect the green audio cable to the connector on the TV display and to your computer.
4 Plug in the power cords for the TV display and devices and turn them on.
5 Enter the OSD and select the VGA . For additional information about the Input Select menu,
see page 24.
Using the SCART Connector
1 Turn off the TV and unplug the power cord.
2 Connect your device.
3 Plug in the power cords for the TV and devices and turn them on.
4 Enter the OSD and select the A V5 (SCART) . For additional information about the Input
Select menu, see page 24.

18 Setting Up Your TV Display
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Your Remote Control 19
Your Remote Control
Installing Batteries
Before you can use your remote control, install two-AAA batteries.
1 Slide open the battery cover.
2 Install the batteries. Make sure that you match the + and - on the batteries with the + and -
symbols in the battery compartment.
3 Replace the battery cover.

20 Your Remote Control
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Using Your Remote Control
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