Dell 2209WA - UltraSharp - 22" LCD Monitor User manual

Dell™2209WA Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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Model 2209WAf
August2009Rev.A03
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About Your Monitor
Setting Up the Monitor
Operating the Monitor
Troubleshooting
Appendix
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NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
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About Your Monitor
Dell™2209WA Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide
Package Contents
Your monitor ships with the components shown below. Ensure that you have received all the components and contact Dell if something is missing.
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Package Contents
Product Features
Identifying Parts and Controls
Monitor Specifications
Plug and Play Capability
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface
LCD Monitor Quality and Pixel Policy
Maintenance Guidelines
NOTE: Some items may be optional and may not ship with your Monitor. Some features or media may not
be available in certain countries.
lMonitor
lStand
lPower Cable
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Product Features
The 2209WA flat panel display has an active matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT), liquid crystal display (LCD). The monitor features include:
■22-inch (573.6 mm) viewable area display (Measured diagonally) .
■1680 x 1050 resolution, plus full-screen support for lower resolutions.
■Wide viewing angle to allow viewing from a sitting or standing position, or while moving from side-to-side.
■Tilt, swivel, vertical extension and rotate adjustment capability.
■Removable pedestal and Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) 100 mm mounting holes for flexible mounting solutions.
■Plug and play capability if supported by your system.
■Retractable label card allows convenient access to monitor serial number for technical support and easily hidden away providing label-free clean look.
■On-Screen Display (OSD) adjustments for ease of set-up and screen optimization.
■Software and documentation media includes an information file (INF), Image color Matching File (ICM), and product documentation.
■Security lock slot.
■Asset Management Capability.
■Capability to switch from wide aspect to standard aspect ratio while maintaining the image quality.
Identifying Parts and Controls
Front View
lVGA Cable (attached to the monitor)
lDVI Cable
lUSB up stream cable (enables the USB ports on the monitor)
lDrivers and Documentation media
lQuick Setup Guide
lSafety Information
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Back View
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Front View
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Label
Description
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Brightness & Contrast
2
Automatic adjust
3
Input source Select
4
Menu
5
Power (with power light indicator)
Back view
Back view with monitor stand
Label
Description
Use
1
VESA mounting holes (100mm x 100mm -
behind attached base plate)
Wall mount monitor using VESA compatible wall
mount kit (100mm x 100mm)
2
Stand removal button
Release stand from monitor.
3
Dell Soundbar mounting brackets
Attaches the optional Dell Soundbar.
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Security lock slot
Secures monitor with security cable lock
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Information mark
Help locating regulatory and barcode labels
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Cable management slot
Organizes cables by placing them through the
slot.
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Label Card View
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Side View
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NOTE: Monitor shipped with label card fully inserted in USB compartment. Pull out the label card to access
the barcode serial number label and regulatory rating label.
Rear View with label card pulled out
Front View with label card pulled out
Label
Description
Use
1
Regulatory label
Lists the regulatory approvals.
2
Barcode serial number label
To contact Dell for technical support.
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Bottom View
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Left view
Right view
Label
Description
Use
1
USB downstream ports
Connect your USB devices.
2
Label card
Provide clean monitor back view when reference
to labels is not required.
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Bottom view
Bottom view with monitor stand
Label
Description
Use
1
AC power cord
connector
Connect the power cable
2
DC power connector
for Dell Soundbar.
Connect the power cord for the soundbar (optional)
3
DVI connector
Connect your computer DVI cable
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VGA connector
Connect your computer VGA cable
5
USB upstream port
Connect theUSB cable that came with your monitor to the
monitor and the computer. Once this cable is connected you
can use the USB connectors on the side and bottom of the
monitor.
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USB downstream
ports
Connect your USB devices. You can only use this connector
after you have connected the USB cable to the computer and
USB upstream connector on the monitor.
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Monitor Specifications
Flat Panel Specifications
*[2209WA] color gamut (typical) is based on CIE1976 (83%) and CIE1931 (72%) test standards.
Screen type
Active matrix -TFT LCD
Panel type
e-IPS
Screen dimensions
22 inches (22-inch viewable
image size)
Preset display area:
473.76(H)X296.1(V)
Horizontal
473.76 mm (18.7 inches)
Vertical
296.1 mm (11.7 inches)
Pixel pitch
0.282 mm
Viewing angle
178°(vertical)typical
178°(horizontal)typical
Luminance output
300 CD/m²(typical)
Contrast ratio
1000 to 1 (typical), 3000 to 1
(typical Dynamic Contrast On)
Faceplate coating
Antiglare with hard-coating 3H
Backlight
CCFL (6 U-lamp) direct
backlight system
Response Time
6ms panel typical (Grey to
Grey)
Color depth
16.7 million colors
Color Gamut
83%*
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Appendix
Dell™2209WA Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide
Safety Instructions
FCC Notice (U.S. Only) and Other Regulatory Information
Contacting Dell
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WARNING: Safety Instructions
For information on safety instructions, see the Product Information Guide.
FCC Notices (U.S. Only) and Other Regulatory Information
For FCC notices and other regulatory information, see the regulatory compliance website located at www.dell.com\regulatory_compliance.
Contacting Dell
For customers in the United States, call 800-WWW-DELL (800-999-3355).
Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be
available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues:
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WARNING: Use of controls, adjustments, or procedures other than those specified in this documentation may result in exposure to shock,
electrical hazards, and/or mechanical hazards.
NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill,
or Dell product catalog.
1.
Visit support.dell.com.
2.
Verify your country or region in the Choose A Country/Region drop-downmenuatthebottomofthepage.
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Click Contact Us on the left side of the page.
4.
Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need.
5.
Choose the method of contacting Dell that is convenient for you.
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Setting Up Your Monitor
Dell™2209WA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 1680x1050 again.
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NOTE:
Ifyouareunabletosettheresolutionto1680x1050,pleasecontactDell™toinquireaboutaGraphicsAdapterthatsupportstheseresolutions.
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Setting Up Your Monitor
Dell™2209WA 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. Refer to the graphic card provider website for updated driver (for example, http://www.ATI.com OR http://www.NVIDIA.com ).
6. After installing the drivers for your Graphics Adapter, attempt to set the resolution to 1680X1050 again.
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NOTE: If you are unable to set the resolution to 1680x1050, please contact the manufacturer of your computer or consider purchasing a graphics adapter
thatwillsupportthevideoresolutionof1680x1050.
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Operating the Monitor
Dell™2209WA Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide
Using the Front Panel Controls
Using the On-Screen Display (OSD) Menu
Setting the Optimal Resolution
Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional)
Using the Tilt, Swivel, and Vertical Extension
Rotating the monitor
Adjusting the Rotation Display Settings of Your System
Using the Front Panel
Use the control buttons on the front 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.
The following table describes the front panel buttons:
Front panel Button
Description
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Brightness&Contrast
Use this button to directly access the "Brightness/Contrast" menu or to increase the values of the selected menu option.
2
Automatic
Adjust /Adjust Up
Use Auto Adjust to activate automatic setup/adjustment or to increase the values of the selected menu option.The following
dialog appears on a black screen as the monitor self-adjusts to the current input:
Auto Adjustment allows the monitor to self-adjust to the incoming video signal. After using Auto Adjustment, you can further
tune your monitor by using the Pixel Clock (Coarse) and Phase (Fine) controls under Image Settings.
NOTE: Auto Adjust does not occur if you press the button while there are no active video input signals or attached cables.
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Input Source
Select/Adjust Down
Use this button to select the input source or to decrease the values of the selected menu option. Use the Input source button
to select one of the two different video signals that may be connected to your monitor:
lVGA input
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Using the On-Screen Display (OSD) Menu
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Accessing the Menu System
1. Push the MENU button to launch the OSD menu and display the main menu.
Main Menu for Analog (VGA) Input
or
Main Menu for digital (DVI) Input
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If either VGA or DVI-D input is selected and both VGA and DVI-
D cables are not connected, a floating dialog box as shown below
appears.
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or
or
or
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Menu
Use the MENU button to launch the on-screen display (OSD) and select the OSD Menu. See Accessing the Menu System.
5
Power
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indicator)
Use the Power button to turn the monitor on and off.
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The Blue LED indicates the monitor is on and fully functional. An amber LED indicates DPMS power save mode.
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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.
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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
followingtable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 the and buttons, according to the indicators on the menu, to make your changes.
6.Select the "Menu/Exit" option to return to the main menu or exit the OSD menu.
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NOTE: AUTO ADJUST is only available when you use the analog (VGA) connector.
Icon
Menu and
Submenus
Description
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BRIGHTNESS
& CONTRAST
Use this menu to activate Brightness/Contrast adjustment.
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Brightness
Brightness adjusts the luminance of the backlight.
Push the button to increase brightness and push the button to decrease brightness (min 0 ~ max 100).
Contrast
Adjust Brightness first, and then adjust Contrast only if further adjustment is necessary.
Push the button to increase contrast and push the button to decrease contrast (min 0 ~ max 100).
The Contrast function adjusts the degree of difference between darkness and lightness on the monitor screen.
AUTO
ADJUST
Even though your computer recognizes your monitor on startup, the Auto Adjustment function optimizes the display settings for use
with your particular setup.
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NOTE: Inmostcases,AutoAdjustproducesthebestimageforyourconfiguration.
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NOTE: AUTO ADJUST option is only available when you are using the analog (VGA) connector.
INPUT SOURCE
Use the INPUT SOURCE menu to select between different video signals that may be connected to your monitor.
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VGA
Select VGA input when you are using the analog (VGA) connector. Push to select the VGA input source.
DVI-D
Select DVI-D input when you are using the Digital (DVI) connector. Push to select the DVI input source.
COLOR
SETTINGS
Use the Color Settings to adjust the color setting mode and color temperature.
There are different color setting sub-menus for VGA/DVI-D and Video input.
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Input Color
Format
Choose the RGB option if monitor is connected to a PC or a DVD using a VGA or DVI cable. Choose the YPbPr option if monitor is
connected to a DVD by a YPbPr to VGA or YPbPr to DVI cable or if the DVD color output setting is not RGB.
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Mode
Selection
You can choose Graphics or Video according to the input signal. Select Graphics if connecting a PC to your monitor; for connecting
DVD, STB or VCR to your monitor, Video is recommended.
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Preset Mode
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When you select Graphics, you can choose Standard, Multimedia, Game, Warm, Cool, or Custom (R,G,B);
lIf you view media application like photo, clip etc via PC, choose "Multimedia" preset;
lIf you play a game in PC, choose "Gaming" preset;
lIf you prefer a lower color temperature (5700K), choose "Warm" preset;
lIf you prefer a higher color temperature, choose "Cool" preset;
lCustom (R, G, B) Preset offers a range of 6500K colors;
lChoose "Standard" to utilize the panel native color format;
lSelect Warm preset for a reddish tint. This color setting is used for color-intensive applications (photograph image editing,
multimedia, movies, etc.)
lSelect Cool preset for a bluish tint. This color setting is used for text based applications (spreadsheets, programming, text
editors, etc.)
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Select Custom preset to increase or decrease each of the three colors (R, G, B) independently, in single digit increments, from 0
to 100.
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When you select Video, you can choose Movie, Game, Sports, or Nature preset:
lFor playing a movie, choose "Movie" preset;
lFor playing a sport program, choose "Sports" preset;
lFor playing a game, choose "Game" preset;
lFor general picture or web or watch TV, choose Nature preset. You can adjust the Hue(Tint)/Saturation based on your
preference. If you want to restore default color settings, choose Color Reset;
lSelect Color Reset preset to restore default (factory) Color settings. This setting is also the “sRGB”standard default color
space.
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Hue
This feature can shift color of video image to green or purple. This is used to adjust the desired flesh tone color. Use or
to
adjust the hue from '0' to '100' .
Push to increase the green shade of the video image
Push to decrease the purple shade of the video image
NOTE: Hue adjustment is available only for video input.
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Saturation
This feature can adjust the color saturation of the video image. Use or to adjust the saturation from '0' to '100'.
Push to increase the monochrome appearance of the video image
Push to decrease the colorful appearance of the video image
NOTE: Saturation adjustment is available only for video input.
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Demo Mode
To show side-by-side the effect of color enhancement
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Reset Color
Settings
Reset your monitor color settings to the factory settings.
DISPLAY
SETTINGS
Use the Display Settings to adjust image.
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Wide Mode
Adjust the image ratio as 4:3 or full screen.
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Horizontal P
osition
Use the or buttons to adjust image left and right. Minimum is '0' (-). Maximum is '100' (+).
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Vertical Posit
ion
Use the or buttons to adjust image up and down. Minimum is '0' (-). Maximum is '100' (+).
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Sharpness
This feature can make the image look sharper or softer. Use or to adjust the sharpness from '0' to '100'.
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Pixel Clock
T
he Phase and Pixel Clock adjustments allow you to adjust your monitor to your preference. These settings are accessed through the
main OSD menu, by selecting 'Image Settings'.
Use the or buttons to adjust for best image quality.
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Phase
If satisfactory results are not obtained using the Phase adjustment, use the Pixel Clock (coarse) adjustment and then use Phase
(fine),again.
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NOTE: Pixel Clock and Phase Adjustments are only available for "VGA" input.
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Dynamic
Contrast
Allowsyoutoincreasethelevelofcontrasttoprovidesharperandmoredetailedimagequality.
NOTE: 1. DCR works only in “video mode”and in the “game”color preset.
2.ThebrightnessfunctionalityisdisabledwhenDCRisactivated.
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Reset
Display
Settings
Select this option to restore default display settings.
OTHER
SETTINGS
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.
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Language
Language option to set the OSD display to one of seven languages (English, Espanol, Francais, Deutsch, Russian ,Simplified chinese
or Japanese).
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Menu Transp
arency
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Select this option to change the menu transparency by pressing or (Minimum: 0 ~ Maximum: 100).
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Menu Timer
OSD Hold Time: Sets the length of time the OSD will remain active after the last time you pressed a button.
Use the or buttons to adjust the slider in 5 second increments, from 5 to 60 seconds.
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Menu Lock
Controls user access to adjustments. When 'Lock' is selected, no user adjustments are allowed. All buttons are locked except the
menu button.
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