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Dell™ SP1908FP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide

 

Notes, Notices, and Cautions 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information in this document is subject to change without notice. 

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2006-

2007 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.

 

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Model SP1908FP  

July 2007 Rev. A01 

 

 

 

 

About Your Monitor 

Front View

 

Back View

 

Side View

 

Bottom View

 

Monitor Specifications

 

Cleaning Your Monitor

 

Using Your Adjustable Monitor Stand 

Attaching the Stand

 

Organizing Your Cables

 

Using the Tilt

 

Removing the Stand

 

Setting Up Your Monitor 

Connecting Your Monitor

  

Using the Front Panel

 

Using the OSD

 

Setting the Optimal Resolution 

 

Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional)

 

 

 

Solving Problems 

Troubleshooting Your Monitor

 

General Problems

 

Product Specific Problems

 

USB Problems

 

Troubleshooting Your Soundbar

 

 

 

Appendix 

Safety Information

 

FCC Notice (U.S. Only)

 

Contacting Dell

 

Your Monitor Setup Guide

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: 

A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. 

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.

Summary of Contents for SP1908FP

Page 1: ...s document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell Inc disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own Model SP1908FP July 2007 Rev A01 About Your Monitor Front View Back View Side View Bottom View Monitor Specifications Cleaning Your Monitor Using Your Adjustable Monitor Stand Attaching the Stand Organizing Your Cable...

Page 2: ...tor User s Guide Front View Back View Bottom View Side View Monitor Specifications Cleaning Your Monitor Front View Back View 1 Video input select 2 OSD menu select button 3 Brightness Contrast Down button 4 Auto Adjust Up button 5 Power button with power light indicator ...

Page 3: ...ndbar 5 Regulatory rating label List the regulatory approvals 6 Stand removal button Press to release the stand 7 Cable management hole Help organize cables by placing them through the hole 1 Power connector Insert the power cable 2 Dell Soundbar power connector Connect the power cord for the Soundbar optional 3 DVI connector Connect your computer DVI cable 4 VGA connector Connect your computer VG...

Page 4: ... with Dell Soundbar and USB active Active Active Active Green 75 W maximum Normal operation Active Active Active Green 35 W typical Active off mode Inactive Inactive Blanked Amber Less than 2 W Switch off Off Less than 1 W NOTE The OSD only functions in the normal operation mode One of the following messages appears when the menu or plus buttons are pressed when in Active off mode 1 Auto Detect An...

Page 5: ... T M D S Data 2 9 T M D S Data 1 17 T M D S Data 0 2 T M D S Data 2 10 T M D S Data 1 18 T M D S Data 0 3 T M D S Data 2 Shield 11 T M D S Data 1 Shield 19 T M D S Data 0 Shield 4 No Connect 12 No Connect 20 No Connect 5 No Connect 13 No Connect 21 No Connect 6 DDC Clock 14 5V Power 22 T M D S Clock Shield 7 DDC Data 15 Self Test 23 T M D S Clock 8 No Connect 16 Hot Plug Detect 24 T M D S Clock Th...

Page 6: ...ertical Frequency Hz Pixel Clock MHz Sync Polarity Horizontal Vertical VESA 720 x 400 31 5 70 0 28 3 VESA 640 x 480 31 5 60 0 25 2 VESA 640 x 480 37 5 75 0 31 5 VESA 800 x 600 37 9 60 3 49 5 VESA 800 x 600 46 9 75 0 49 5 VESA 1024 x 768 48 4 60 0 65 0 VESA 1024 x 768 60 0 75 0 78 8 VESA 1152 x 864 67 5 75 0 108 VESA 1280 x 1024 64 0 60 0 108 VESA 1280 x 1024 80 0 75 0 135 0 Electrical Video input ...

Page 7: ...5 mm Width 16 15 inches 410 1 mm Depth 7 17 inches 182 0 mm Dimensions without stand Height 13 31 inches 338 1 mm Width 16 15 inches 410 1 mm Depth 2 59 inches 65 9 mm Stand dimensions Height 12 66 inches 321 5 mm Width 10 26 inches 260 7 mm Depth 5 74 inches 145 7 mm Weight with packaging 15 11 lbs 6 86 kg Weight with stand assembly and cables 11 9 lbs 5 4 kg Weight without stand assembly For wal...

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Page 9: ... Worldwide Regulatory Compliance Environmental Affairs One Dell Way Round Rock TX 78682 USA 512 338 4400 CAUTION Safety Instruction Read and follow these instructions when connecting and using your computer monitor l To help avoid damaging your computer be sure that the voltage selection switch on the power supply for the computer is set to match the alternating current AC power available at your ...

Page 10: ...f the page or see the web addresses listed in the following table l support dell com support For specific web addresses for your country find the appropriate country section in the table below NOTE Toll free numbers are for use within the country for which they are listed NOTE In certain countries support specific to Dell XPS portable computers is available at a separate telephone number listed fo...

Page 11: ...t www dell com br BR TechSupport dell com Customer Service and Tech Support 0800 90 3355 Technical Support Fax 51 2104 5470 Customer Service Fax 51 2104 5480 Sales 0800 970 3390 British Virgin Islands Technical Support Customer Service Sales toll free 1 866 278 6820 Brunei Country Code 673 Technical Support Penang Malaysia 604 633 4966 Customer Service Penang Malaysia 604 633 3101 or toll free 801...

Page 12: ...mer Service Sales 0800 012 0231 Czech Republic Prague International Access Code 00 Country Code 420 Online Support support euro dell com czech_dell dell com Technical Support 22537 2727 Customer Service 22537 2707 Fax 22537 2714 Technical Fax 22537 2728 Switchboard 22537 2711 Denmark Copenhagen International Access Code 00 Country Code 45 Online Support support euro dell com Technical Support for ...

Page 13: ... Service Sales toll free 1 866 540 3355 Guatemala Online Support www dell com gt la techsupport dell com Technical Support Customer Service Sales 1 800 999 0136 Guyana Online Support la techsupport dell com Technical Support Customer Service Sales toll free 1 877 270 4609 Hong Kong International Access Code 001 Country Code 852 Online Support support ap dell com support dell com cn email Technical...

Page 14: ...55 Fax 02 575 035 30 Switchboard 02 577 821 Jamaica Online Support la techsupport dell com Technical Support Customer Service Sales dial from within Jamaica only 1 800 440 9205 Japan Kawasaki International Access Code 001 Country Code 81 City Code 44 Online Support support jp dell com Technical Support XPS computers only toll free 0120 937 786 Technical Support outside of Japan XPS computers only ...

Page 15: ...nternational Access Code 00 Country Code 52 Online Support www dell com mx la techsupport dell com Technical Support 001 866 563 4425 Sales 50 81 8800 or 001 800 888 3355 Customer Service 001 877 384 8979 or 001 877 269 3383 Main 50 81 8800 or 01 800 888 3355 or 001 866 851 1754 Montserrat Online Support la techsupport dell com Technical Support Customer Service Sales toll free 1 866 278 6822 Neth...

Page 16: ... dell com Technical Support Customer Service Sales toll free 1 866 464 4353 Singapore Singapore International Access Code 005 Country Code 65 NOTE The phone numbers in this section should be called from within Singapore or Malaysia only Online Support support ap dell com Technical Support XPS computers only toll free 1800 394 7464 Technical Support Dimension Inspiron and Electronics and Accessorie...

Page 17: ...l free 0080 160 1256 Customer Service toll free 0080 160 1250 option 5 Transaction Sales toll free 0080 165 1228 Corporate Sales toll free 0080 165 1227 Thailand International Access Code 001 Country Code 66 Online Support support ap dell com Technical Support OptiPlex Latitude and Dell Precision toll free 1800 0060 07 Technical Support PowerApp PowerEdge PowerConnect and PowerVault toll free 1800...

Page 18: ...free 1 888 977 3355 Higher Education toll free 1 800 274 7799 Printers Projectors PDAs and MP3 Players toll free 1 877 459 7298 Customer Service toll free 1 800 624 9897 Automated Order Status toll free 1 800 433 9014 Small Business toll free 1 800 456 3355 Medium and Large Business toll free 1 877 671 3355 State and Local Government toll free 1 800 981 3355 Federal Government toll free 1 800 727 ...

Page 19: ...ble 2 Connect either the white DVI or the blue VGA cables to the connectors on the computer and the monitor 3 Connect the USB cable that was included with your monitor to the computer and the upstream USB connector on the monitor Once this cable is connected to the computer and the monitor you can use the USB connectors on the monitor 4 Connect any USB devices 5 Connect the power cables 6 Turn on ...

Page 20: ...ing the input select button select the desired input to be tested either Analog Input or Digital Input Disconnect the video cable from the video card and the Dell Self test Feature Check dialogue box will appear if the display is operating correctly or or OSD menu select The Menu button is used to open and exit the on screen display OSD and exit from menus and sub menus See Using the OSD Menu Down...

Page 21: ...e green light indicates the monitor is on and fully functional An amber light indicates power save mode 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 Main Menu for Auto Detect Analog VGA Input Main Menu for Au...

Page 22: ...y available when you are using the analog VGA connector Icon Menu and Submenus Description Exit Select to exit the Main menu Brightness Contrast Brightness adjusts the luminance of the backlight Adjust Brightness first then adjust Contrast only if further adjustment is necessary Push the button to increase luminance and push the button to decrease luminance min 0 max 100 Contrast adjusts the degre...

Page 23: ...nce Select Image Settings in the main OSD menu to access these settings Use the and buttons to make adjustments Minimum 0 Maximum 100 If satisfactory results are not obtained using the Phase adjustment use Pixel Clock Coarse and then use Phase fine again NOTE This function may change the width of the display image Use the Horizontal function of the Position menu to center the display image on the ...

Page 24: ... time you pressed a button Use the and buttons to adjust the slider in 5 second increments from 5 to 60 seconds OSD Lock Controls user access to adjustments When Yes is selected no user adjustments are allowed All buttons are locked except the menu button NOTE When the OSD is locked pressing the menu button takes the user directly to the OSD settings menu with OSD Lock selected Select No to unlock...

Page 25: ...ditioning to help eliminate any image retention Using the LCD Conditioning feature may take several hours Severe cases of image retention are known as burn in the LCD Conditioning feature does not remove burn in Below warning message appears when you select Enable LCD Conditioning DDC CI Enable the DDC CI control function DDC CI Display Data Channel Command Interface allows you to adjust the monit...

Page 26: ...f you do not see 1280 x 1024 as an option you may need to update your graphics driver Depending on your computer complete one of the following procedures If you have a Dell desktop or portable computer Go to support dell com enter your service tag and download the latest driver for your graphics card If you are using a non Dell computer portable or desktop Go to the support site for your computer ...

Page 27: ...2 Power indicator 3 Headphone connectors 1 Working from the rear of the monitor attach the Soundbar aligning the two slots with the two tabs along the bottom rear of the monitor 2 Slide the Soundbar to the left until it snaps into place 3 Plug in the power cord from the Soundbar into the connector on the back of the monitor 4 Insert the lime green mini stereo plug from the rear of the Soundbar int...

Page 28: ... cable then turn on both your computer and the monitor If your monitor screen remains blank after you use the previous procedure check your video controller and computer system your monitor is functioning properly OSD Warning Messages One of the following warning messages may appear on the screen indicating that the monitor is out of synchronization CAUTION Before you begin any of the procedures i...

Page 29: ...els that are permanently off and this is a natural defect that occurs in LCD technology Brightness Problems Picture too dim or too bright l Perform monitor reset l Push Auto Adjust button l Adjust brightness contrast controls Geometric Distortion Screen not centered correctly l Perform monitor reset on Position Settings Only l Push Auto Adjust button l Adjust the centering controls l Ensure monito...

Page 30: ...Play some audio content on the computer i e audio CD or MP3 l Turn the Power Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to a higher volume setting l Clean and reseat the audio line in plug l Test the Soundbar using another audio source i e portable CD player Distorted Sound Computer s sound card is used as the audio source l Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user l Confirm that the au...

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Page 32: ...n the stand 2 Lower the monitor until it locks in to place on the stand Organizing Your Cables After attaching all necessary cables to your monitor and computer See Connecting Your Monitor for cable attachment use the cable hole to neatly organize all cables as shown above Using the Tilt With the built in pedestal you can tilt the monitor for the most comfortable viewing angle NOTE The stand is de...

Page 33: ...on 2 Lift the stand up and away from the monitor Back to Contents Page NOTE Stand is detached when the monitor is shipped from the factory NOTE After placing the monitor panel on a soft cloth or cushion complete the following step to remove the stand ...

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