Dell UltraSharp U2412M User manual

Dell™ Ult raSha rp U2 4 1 2 M/ U2 4 1 2 MW h Monit or
User Guide
Setting the display resolut ion to 1920 x 1200 ( m axim um )
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N ot es, N ot ice s, an d Ca ut ion s
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Se t t ing Up Your M onit or
De ll™ Ult ra Sh a rp U2 4 1 2 M / U2 4 1 2 MW h M on it or
Se t t ing t he displa y r esolu t ion t o 1 9 2 0 x 1 2 0 0 ( m ax im um )
For m axim um display perform ance wit h Microsoft ®Windows®operat ing syst em s, set t he display resolut ion to 1 9 2 0 x
1200 pix els by perform ing t he following st eps:
I n Window s Vist a®, Window s®7, Windows®8, and Windows®8.1:
1. For Windows®8 and Windows®8.1 only, select t he Deskt op tile to swit ch to classic desktop.
2. Right - click on t he deskt op and click Scr e en Re solu t ion .
3. Click t he Dropdown list of t he Screen Resolution and select 1 9 2 0 x 1 2 0 0 .
4. Click OK.
I n Window s®10:
1. Right - click on t he deskt op and click D isp la y se t t in gs .
2. Click Ad va n ce d displa y se t t in gs .
3. Click t he dropdown list of Re solu t io n and select 1 9 2 0 x 1 2 0 0 .
4. Click Apply .
I f you do not see 1920 x 1200 as an opt ion, you m ay need t o updat e your gr aphics driver. Please choose t he scenario
below t hat best descr ibes the com put er sy st em you ar e using, and follow
1 : I f y ou h a ve a D ell™ de sk t op or a D e ll™ por t a ble com p ut e r w it h in t e rn e t a cce ss.
2 : I f y ou h a ve a n on D e ll™ d esk t op, p or t a ble co m p ut e r , o r g r ap hics ca r d.
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About Your M on it or
De ll™ Ult raSha rp U2 4 1 2 M/ U2 4 1 2 M W h M onit or Use r's Guide
Package Cont ent s
Product Feat ur es
I dent ifying Part s and Cont rols
Monit or Specificat ions
Plug and Play Capabilit y
Univ er sal Ser ial Bus ( USB) I n ter face
LCD Monit or Quality and Pixel Policy
Maint enance Guidelines
Pa ck a ge Cont ent s
Your m onit or ships wit h t he com ponent s shown below. Ensur e that you have r eceiv ed all t he com ponent s and cont act Dell if som et hing is m issing.
N OTE: Som e it em s m ay be opt ional and m ay not ship wit h y our m onit or. Som e feat ures or m edia m ay not be available in cert ain count ries.
N OTE: To set up wit h any ot her st and, please refer to t he respect ive st and set up guide for set up inst ruct ions.
Monit or
St and

Power Cable
VGA Cable
DVI Cable
USB upst ream cable ( enables the USB port s on t he m onit or)
Quick Set up Guide
Product and Safet y I nform at ion Guide

Pr oduct Fe at ur e s
The U2 4 1 2 M/ U2 4 1 2 MW h flat panel d isplay has an act iv e m at r ix , Th in- Film Transist or ( TFT) , Liquid Cry st al Display ( LCD) . The m onit or f eat u res inclu de:
■60 .9 6 cm ( 24 - inch) v iew able ar ea disp lay ( m easur ed diagon ally ) . 1 92 0 x 1 20 0 r esolu t ion, plus full - scr een su ppor t for low er r esolu t ions.
■Wide viewing angle to allow viewing from a sit t ing or standing posit ion, or while m oving from side - to - side.
■Tilt , sw iv el, ver t ical ex t ension and r ot at e adj ust m en t capabilit y.
■Rem ov able st and an d Video Elect r on ics St andar ds Associat ion ( VESA™) 100 m m m ount ing holes for flexible m ount ing solut ions.
■Plug and play capabilit y if suppor ted by your syst em .
■On - Screen Display ( OSD) adj ust m ent s for ease of set - up and scr een opt im izat ion.
■Energy Saver feature for Energy Star certified Monitor.
■Securit y lock slot .
■St and lock.
■Asset Managem ent Capabilit y.
■Capabilit y t o sw it ch from w ide aspect t o st andar d aspect rat io while m aint aining t he im age qualit y.
■EPEAT registered where applicable. EPEAT registration varies by country. See for registration status by country.
■Halogen Reduced.
■TCO Certified Displays.
I den t ifying Pa r t s a nd Con t rols
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Fr on t v ie w Fr on t p a ne l con t r ols
La b el D escr ip t ion
1Preset Modes ( def au lt , bu t configur able)
2Br ight ness & Con t rast ( default , bu t con figur able)
3Menu
4Exit
5Pow er ( w it h pow er ligh t indicat or )
Ba ck View

Ba ck v ie w Ba ck v ie w w it h m o nit or st a nd
La b el D escr ip t ion Use
1VESA m ount ing holes ( 100 m m x 100 m m - behind
at t ached VESA Plat e)
Wall m ount m onit or using VESA- com pat ible w all m ount k it ( 100 m m x 100
m m )
2Regulat ory label Lists t he regulat ory approvals
3St and r elease but t on Release st and fr om m onit or
4Bar code ser ial num ber label Refer to this label if you need to cont act Dell for t echnical suppor t
5Securit y lock slot Secures m onit or wit h secur it y cable lock
6Dell Soundbar m ount ing br acket s
At taches the optional Dell Soundbar
N OTE: Please r em ove the plast ic st rip covering t he m ount ing slot s befor e
affixing t he Dell Soundbar.
7USB downstream port s Connect your USB devices
8Cable m anagem ent slot Use t o or ganize cables by placing them t hrough t he slot
Side View

Le ft view Righ t v ie w
Bot t om Vie w

Bot t om v ie w Bot t om v ie w w it h m on it or st a n d
La b el D escr ip t ion Use
1AC power cor d connect or Connect the power cable
2 DC power connector for Dell Soundbar Connect the power cor d for t he soundbar ( opt ional)
3 DisplayPort connect or Connect your com put er DP cable
4 DVI connect or Connect your com put er DVI cable
5 VGA connect or Connect your com put er VGA cable
6 USB upst ream port
Connect t he USB cable t hat cam e w it h y our m onit or t o t he m onit or and t he
com put er. Once t his cable is connect ed , you can use t he USB connect or s on
the side and bot tom of t he m onit or
7 USB downstream port s
Connect your USB devices. You can only use t his connect or aft er y ou have
connect ed t he USB cable to t he com put er and USB upst r eam connect or on the
m onit or
8 St and lock feat ure To lock t he st and t o t he m onit or using M3 x 6 m m screw ( screw is not
provided)
M on it or Specifica t ions
Fla t Pa n el Spe cifica t ion s
Model U2412M/ U2412MWh
Screen t ype Act iv e m at rix - TFT LCD

Panel t ype I n- plane swit ching
Scr een dim en sions 60 .9 6 cm ( 24 - inches view ab le im age size)
Preset d isplay ar ea 51 8. 4 ( H) X 324 .0 ( V) m m
Hor izont al 51 8. 4 m m ( 2 0. 3 in ches)
Ver t ical 32 4. 0 m m ( 1 2. 7 in ches)
Pixel pit ch 0.27 m m
Viewing angle
17 8° ( v er t ical) t y pical
17 8° ( h or izon tal) t y pical
Lum in ance out put 30 0 cd/ m ² ( t ypical)
Con t rast r at io 1 00 0 t o 1 ( t y pical) , 2M t o 1 ( t y pical Dy nam ic Cont r ast On )
Faceplate coating Ant iglare wit h hard- coat ing 3H
Backlight LED edgelight syst em
Response t im e 8 m s gray - t o - gr ay ( typical)
Color dept h 16. 7 m illion color s
Color gam ut 82% *
* [ U24 12 M/ U24 12 MWh] color gam u t ( t y pical) is based on CI E19 76 ( 82% ) and CI E19 31 ( 7 2% ) t est st andar ds.
Re solu t ion Spe cif ica t ion s
Model U2412M/ U2412MWh
Horizontal scan range 30 kHz t o 83 kHz ( aut om at ic)
Ver t ical scan r ange 50 Hz t o 6 1 Hz ( aut om at ic)
Maxim um preset resolution 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz
Suppor t ed Vide o M ode s
Model U2412M/ U2412MWh
Video d isplay capabilit ies ( DVI & DP play back ) 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080p, 576i,
1080i

Preset Displa y Modes
U2412M/U2412MWh
Displa y Mode H or iz on t a l Fr e qu e ncy
( kH z )
V er t ica l Fr e qu en cy ( H z ) Pix e l Clock ( M H z ) Sy n c Pola r it y ( H or iz on t a l/ V er t ica l)
VESA, 720 x 400 31.5 70.0 28.3 - / +
VESA, 640 x 480 31.5 59.9 25.2 - / -
VESA, 800 x 600 37.9 60.3 40.0 + / +
VESA, 1024 x 768 48.4 60.0 65.0 - / -
VESA, 1280 x 1024 64.0 60.0 108.0 + / +
VESA, 1600 x 1200 75.0 60.0 162.0 + / +
VESA, 1680 x 1050 64.7 59.9 119.0 + / -
VESA, 1920 x 1080 66.6 59.9 138.5 + / -
VESA, 1920 x 1200 74.0 60.0 154.0 + / -
Ele ct r ica l Spe cif ica t ion s
Model U2412M/ U2412MWh
Video input signals
Analog RGB, 0.7 Volt s + / - 5% , posit ive polarit y at 75 ohm input im pedance
Digit al DVI - D TMDS, 600m V for each differ ent ial line, posit ive polarit y at 50 ohm
input im pedance
DP 1.1a signal input suppor t
Synchronizat ion input signals TTL lev els r eq uir ed an d separ at e sy ncs ( including Tr igger point s) , SOG ( Com p osit e
SYNC on green)
AC input
volt age/ frequency/ current 100 t o 240 VAC / 50 or 60 Hz + 3 Hz / 1 .2 A ( t ypical)
I nrush current 120 V : 30 A ( Max)
240 V : 60 A ( Max)
Physica l Cha r act e rist ics
Model U2412M/ U2412MWh
Con ne ct or t y pe 15 - pin D - subm iniat ure, blue connect or ; DVI - D, whit e connector; DP, black connector .
Sign a l ca ble t yp e
Digit al: det achable, DVI - D, solid pins, shipped det ached from t he m onit or
Analog: at tachable, D- Sub, 15pins, shipped det ached from t he m onit or

D im e nsion s ( w it h st a n d)
Heigh t ( ext en ded) 5 13 .5 m m ( 2 0. 22 in ches)
Heigh t ( com pr essed ) 39 8. 5 m m ( 1 5. 69 in ches)
Wid th 55 6. 0 m m ( 2 1. 89 inches)
Dept h 18 0. 3 m m ( 7 .1 0 in ches)
D im e nsion s ( w it h ou t st a n d)
Height 3 61. 6 m m ( 14 .24 in ches)
Wid th 55 6. 0 m m ( 2 1. 89 inches)
Dept h 64 .9 m m ( 2 .56 in ches)
St a n d dim en sio ns
Heigh t ( ext en ded) 4 00 .7 m m ( 1 5. 78 in ches)
Heigh t ( com pr essed ) 28 5. 7 m m ( 1 1. 25 in ches)
Wid th 27 9. 8 m m ( 1 1. 02 inches)
Dept h 18 0. 3 m m ( 7 .1 0 in ches)
W eigh t
Weig ht w it h packagin g 18 .2 3 lbs ( 8.2 7 k g)
Weig ht w it h st an d assem b ly an d cables 13 .7 3 lbs ( 6.2 4 k g)
Weight wit hout st and assem bly
( For wall m ount or VESA m ount consider at ions -
no cables)
8. 73 lbs ( 3. 97 k g)
Weig ht of st and assem bly 3. 87 lbs ( 1. 76 k g)
Front fr am e gloss 5. 0 gloss u nit ( m ax .) ( Black Fram e)
20 .0 gloss un it ( m ax .) ( Silv er Fr am e)
En vir onm e nt a l Ch ar a ct e rist ics
Model U2412M/ U2412MWh
Te m p e ra t u re
Operat ing 0 ° C t o 40 ° C
Non- operat ing St orage: - 20 ° C t o 60 ° C ( - 4 ° F t o 140 ° F)
Shipping: - 20 ° C to 60 ° C ( - 4 ° F t o 140 ° F)

H um id it y
Operat ing 1 0% t o 8 0% ( n on - con densin g)
Non- operat ing St or age: 5 % t o 9 0% ( n on - con densin g)
Sh ip pin g: 5% t o 9 0% ( n on - cond ensin g)
Alt it u de
Oper at ing 3, 04 8 m ( 10 ,0 00 f t ) m ax
Non - oper at ing 10, 66 8 m ( 35 ,0 00 ft ) m ax
Th er m a l dissip a t ion 245.66 BTU/ hour ( m ax im um )
12 9. 66 BTU/ hou r ( t ypical)
Pow e r M anage m ent M odes
I f you have VESA's DPM™ com pliance display card or soft ware inst alled in y our PC, t he m onit or can aut om at ically reduce it s power consum pt ion when not in use. This is r eferr ed t o
as Pow er Sav e Mode * . I f t he com put er det ect s input from t he keyboar d, m ouse, or ot her input dev ices, t he m onit or aut om at ically resum es funct ioning. The follow ing t able show s
t he power consum pt ion and signaling of t his aut om at ic power sav ing feat ure:
U2412M/U2412MWh
V ESA M od e s H or iz on t a l Syn c V er t ica l Sy nc V ide o Po w e r I nd ica t or
Norm al operat ion Act iv e Act iv e Act iv e Blue
Act iv e- off m ode I nact ive I nact ive Blank ed Am ber
Swit ch off - - - Off
Po w e r Co nsu m p t io n
68.40 W ( m axim um ) * *
27.55 W ( t y pical)
Less t han 0.5 W Less
than 0.5 W
En e rg y St a r
Pon
ETEC
Po w e r Co nsu m p t io n
14.03 W
44.33 kWh
The OSD w ill only funct ion in t he norm al oper at ion m ode. When any but ton is pr essed in Act ive- off m ode, one of t he follow ing m essages will be display ed:

Act iv at e the com put er and the m onit or t o gain access t o the OSD.
* Zer o pow er consum pt ion in OFF m ode can only be achiev ed by disconnect ing t he m ain cable fr om t he m onit or.
* * Maxim um pow er consum pt ion w it h m ax lum inance, Dell Soundbar, and USB act ive.
This docum ent is inform at ional only and r eflect s labor at or y perfor m ance. Your product m ay perfor m different ly, depending on t he soft ware, com ponent s and peripherals you or dered
and shall have no obligat ion t o updat e such inform at ion. Accor dingly, the cust om er should not rely upon t his inform at ion in m aking decisions about elect rical t oler ances or
ot herwise. No warrant y as t o accur acy or com plet eness is ex pressed or im plied.
Pin Assign m e nt s
VGA Con ne ct or
NOTE: This monitor is ENERGY STAR certified.
This product qualifies for ENERGY STAR in the factory default settings which can be
restored by “Factory Reset” function in the OSD menu. Changing the factory default
settings or enabling other features may increase power consumption that could
exceed the ENERGY STAR specified limit.
NOTE:
PON: Power consumption of On Mode as defined in Energy Star 8.0 version.
TEC: Total energy consumption in kWh as defined in Energy Star 8.0 version.

Pin
N u m b er
1 5 - p in Side of t h e Co nn e ct e d Sig na l Ca ble
1Video- Red
2 Video - Green
3 Video - Blue
4 GND
5 Self- test
6 GND- R
7 GND- G
8 GND- B
9 Com put er 5V/ 3.3V
10 GND- sync
11 GND
12 DDC dat a
13 H- sync
14 V- sync
15 DDC clock
D VI Con ne ct or

Pin
N u m b er
2 4 - p in Side of t h e Co n n ect e d Signal Ca ble
1TMDS RX2 -
2 TMDS RX2+
3 TMDS Ground
4 Float ing
5 Float ing
6 DDC Clock
7 DDC Dat a
8 Float ing
9 TMDS RX1 -
10 TMDS RX1+
11 TMDS Ground
12 Float ing
13 Float ing
14 + 5V/ + 3.3V power
15 Self t est
16 Hot Plug Det ect
17 TMDS RX0 -
18 TMDS RX0+
19 TMDS Ground
20 Float ing
21 Float ing
22 TMDS Ground
23 TMDS Clock+
24 TMDS Clock -
D ispla yPor t Con ne ct or

Pin
N u m b er
2 0 - pin Side of t h e Co nn ect e d Sign a l Ca ble
1 ML0( p )
2 GND
3 ML0( n )
4 ML1( p )
5 GND
6 ML1( n )
7 ML2( p )
8 GND
9 ML2( n )
10 ML3( p )
11 GND
12 ML3( n )
13 GND
14 GND
15 AUX( p)
16 GND
17 AUX( n)
18 HPD
19 DP_PWR Return
20 + 3.3V DP_PWR
Plu g and Pla y Capa bilit y

You can inst all t he m onit or in any Plug and Play - com pat ible syst em . The m onit or aut om at ically pr ovides t he com put er sy stem wit h it s Ext ended Display I dent ificat ion Dat a ( EDI D)
using Display Dat a Channel ( DDC) pr ot ocols so t he syst em can configur e it self and opt im ize t he m onit or set tings. Most m onit or inst allat ions are aut om at ic; you can select different
set t ings if desired. For m or e infor m at ion about changing t he m onit or set t ings, see Operat ing t he Monit or .
Un iv er sa l Se r ia l Bus ( USB) I n t erfa ce
This sect ion giv es you inform at ion about t he USB port s that are available on t he left side of y our m onit or.
N OTE: This m onit or support s High - Speed Cer tified USB 2. 0 in ter face.
Tr a nsf er Sp e ed D a t a
Ra t e
Po w er Con su m p t io n
High speed 48 0 Mbps 2. 5W ( Max , each por t )
Full speed 12 Mbps 2. 5W ( Max , each por t )
Low sp eed 1. 5 Mbps 2. 5W ( Max , each por t )
USB U pst r ea m Con ne ct or
Pi n N u m b e r 4 - pin Sid e of t h e Con n ect or
1DMU
2 VCC
3DPU
4GND
USB D ow n st r e a m Con ne ct or

Pi n N u m b e r 4 - P in Sid e o f t h e Sig na l Ca b le
1VCC
2DMD
3DPD
4GND
USB P or t s
1 upstream - back
4 downstream - 2 on t he back; 2 on t he left side
N OTE: USB 2.0 funct ionalit y r equires a USB 2.0- capable com put er.
N OTE: The m onit or 's USB int erface wor ks only when t he m onit or is on or in power sav e m ode. I f you t ur n off t he m onit or and t hen t ur n it on, t he at tached per ipherals m ay t ake
a few seconds t o resum e norm al funct ionalit y.
LCD M on it or Qu alit y a nd Pix el Policy
Dur ing t he LCD Monit or m anufact uring pr ocess, it is not uncom m on for one or m or e pixels t o becom e fixed in an unchanging st at e which ar e hard t o see and do not affect t he
display qualit y or usabilit y. For m ore inform at ion on Dell Monit or Qualit y and Pixel Policy, see Dell Support sit e at: su pp or t .d ell. com .
M aint ena nce Guidelines
Cle an in g You r M onit or
W ARN I N G: Re a d a n d fo llo w t h e sa fe t y in st r uct ion s b ef or e cle a n in g t h e m on it o r.
W ARN I N G: Be f or e cle a n in g t h e m on it or , u np lu g t h e m on it o r p ow e r ca b le f r om t h e e le ct r ica l ou t le t .
For best pr act ices, follow t he inst ruct ions in the list below w hile unpack ing, cleaning, or handling y our m onit or:
To clean y our ant istat ic scr een, light ly dam pen a soft , clean clot h wit h w ater. I f possible, use a special screen - cleaning tissue or solut ion suit able for t he ant istat ic coat ing. Do
not use benzene, t hinner , am m onia, abrasive cleaner s, or com pressed air .
Use a light ly - dam pened, warm clot h t o clean t he m onit or. Avoid using det ergent of any kind as som e det ergent s leave a m ilky film on t he m onit or.
I f you not ice whit e powder when you unpack y our m onit or, w ipe it off wit h a clot h.
Handle your m onit or w it h care as a dar ker - colored m onit or m ay scr at ch and show whit e scuff m arks m ore t han a light er - color ed m onit or.
To help m aint ain t he best im age qualit y on y our m onit or, use a dynam ically changing screen saver and t urn off your m onit or when not in use.