Dell SE1918HV User manual

Monitor Model: SE1918HV / SE2018HV / SE2018HR / SE2218HV
Regulatory Model: E1916HVf / E2016HVf / E2216HVf
Dell SE1918HV
Dell SE2018HV
Dell SE2018HR
Dell SE2218HV
User’s Guide

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of your computer.
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data if instructions are not followed.
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respective owners.
2019– 09 Rev. A03

Contents
About Your Monitor .............................5
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Identifying Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Monitor Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Flat-Panel Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Resolution Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Preset Display Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Environmental Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power Management Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Pin Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Plug and Play Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
LCD Monitor Quality & Pixel Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Maintenance Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Caring for Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setting Up the Monitor .........................19
Attaching the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting VGA Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Organizing Your Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Removing the Monitor Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Wall Mounting (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4 │
Operating the Monitor ..........................23
Power On the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Front-Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Front-Panel Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the On-Screen Display (OSD) Menu . . . . . . . . . . 24
Accessing the Menu System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
OSD Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Setting the Maximum Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
If you have a Dell desktop or a Dell portable computer with Internet
access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
If you have a non Dell desktop, portable computer, or graphics card . 50
Using the Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Troubleshooting ...............................52
Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Built-in Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Product-Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Dell Soundbar Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Appendix ....................................60
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
FCC Notices (U.S. Only) and Other Regulatory Information . 60
Contact Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

About Your Monitor │5
About Your Monitor
Package Contents
Your monitor ships with all the components shown below. If any component is
missing, contact Dell technical support. For more information see Contact Dell .
NOTE: Some items may be optional and may not ship with your monitor.
Some features or media may not be available in certain countries.
• Monitor
• Stand Riser
• Stand Base
• VESA™ Screw Cover
• Power Cable (varies with countries)
• VGA Cable
• Quick Setup Guide
• Safety and Regulatory Information

6 │About Your Monitor
Product Features
The Dell SE1918HV / SE2018HV / SE2018HR / SE2218HV at-panel display has
an active matrix, Thin-Film Transistor, Liquid Crystal Display and LED backlight. The
monitor’s features include:
•SE1918HV : 47.01 cm (18.51 in.) diagonal viewable image size, 1366 x 768
resolution, plus full-screen support for lower resolutions.
•SE2018HV / SE2018HR: 49.41 cm (19.5 in.) diagonal viewable image
size, 1600 x 900 resolution, plus full-screen support for lower resolutions.
•SE2218HV: 54.69 cm (21.53 in.) diagonal viewable image size, 1920
x 1080 resolution, plus full-screen support for lower resolutions.
•Tilt adjustment capability.
•Removable pedestal and Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) 100
mm mounting holes for exible mounting solutions.
•Plug and play capability if supported by your system.
•On-Screen Display (OSD) adjustments for ease of set-up and screen
optimization.
•Security lock slot.
•Asset Management Capability.
•CECP (for China)．
•RoHS compliant.
•Energy Gauge shows the energy level being consumed by the monitor in real
time.
•Analog backlight dimming control for icker free display.

About Your Monitor │7
Identifying Parts and Controls
Front View
1 Function buttons (For more information, see Operating the Monitor)
2 Power On/Off button (with LED indicator)
Back View
SE1918HV / SE2018HV / SE2018HR:
Back View with Monitor Stand

8 │About Your Monitor
SE2218HV:
Back View with Monitor Stand
Label Description Use
1 VESA mounting holes (100
mm)
To mount the monitor.
2 Regulatory rating label Lists the regulatory approvals.
3 Security lock slot Secures monitor with security lock
(security lock not included).
4 Barcode serial number label Refer to this label if you need to contact
Dell for technical support.
5 Cable management slot Use to organize cables by placing them
through the slot.
Side View

About Your Monitor │9
Bottom View
Label Description Use
1 AC power connector To connect the monitor power cable.
2 VGA connector To connect your computer to the monitor using
a VGA cable.
3 Dell soundbar mounting
slots
To attach the optional Dell Soundbar.
Monitor Specifications
Flat-Panel Specifications
Model number SE1918HV SE2018HV /
SE2018HR
SE2218HV
Screen type Active matrix - TFT
LCD
Active matrix - TFT
LCD
Active matrix - TFT
LCD
Panel Type TN TN TN
Viewable image
Diagonal 470.1 mm
(18.51 in.)
494.1 ± 0.02 mm 546.86 mm
(21.53 in.)
Horizontal
Active Area
409.8 mm
(16.13 in.)
(19.5 ± 0.05 in.)
432.0 ± 1.92 mm 476.64 mm
(18.77 in.)
Vertical Active
Area
230.4 mm
(9.07 in.)
(17.0 ± 0.08 in.)
239.76 ± 3.42 mm 268.11 mm
(10.56 in.)
Area 94417.92 mm2
(146.35 in.2)
(9.44 ± 0.13 in.)
102552.65 ± 1050
mm2(158.84± 1.56
in.2)
127791.95 mm2
(198.21 in.2)
Pixel pitch 0.30 x 0.30 mm 0.2712 ± 0.0012 x
0.2626 ± 0.0074 mm 0.248 x 0.248 mm

10 │About Your Monitor
Viewing angle:
Horizontal 90° typical 90° typical 90° typical
Vertical 65° typical 50° to 65° typical 50° to 65° typical
Luminance
output 200 cd/m² (typical)
Contrast ratio 600 to 1 (typical)
Display screen
coating Antiglare with hard-coating 3H
Backlight White LED edgelight system
Response Time 5 ms typical (white to black, black to white)
Color Depth 16.7 mil colors
Color Gamut 85 % (typical) **
Built-in devices N/A
** SE1918HV / SE2018HV / SE2018HR / SE2218HV color gamut (typical) is based on
CIE1976 (85 %) and CIE1931 (72 %) test standards.
Resolution Specifications
Model number SE1918HV SE2018HV /
SE2018HR
SE2218HV
Scan range
• Horizontal 30 kHz to 83 kHz (automatic)
• Vertical 56 Hz to 76 Hz (automatic)
Maximum preset
resolution
1366 x 768 at 60 Hz 1600 x 900 at 60
Hz
1920 x 1080 at 60
Hz
Electrical Specifications
Model number SE1918HV / SE2018HV / SE2018HR / SE2218HV
Video input signals Analog RGB: 0.7 Volts ± 5 %, 75 ohm input impedance
Synchronization input
signals
Separate horizontal and vertical synchronizations, polarity-
free TTL level, SOG (Composite SYNC on green)
AC input voltage /
frequency / current
100 VAC to 240 VAC / 50 Hz or 60 Hz ± 3 Hz / 1.0 A
(typical)