Alienware AW3418DW, Troubleshooting Manual

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Alienware AW3418DW and AW3418HW
Monitor Troubleshooting Guide
Summary: Setting up and general
troubleshooting tips for your Alienware
AW3418DW or AW3418HW Monitor
Table of Contents:
1. Setting up the Game Enhance Mode
2. AlienFX Lighting Set up (Auto & Manual)
3. Downlight Control
4. Built-in Diagnostic Self-Test (BID)
5. Assembling the Cable Cover
6. Disassembling the Cable Cover
7. NVidia G-SYNC setup requirements
8. AW3418HW/DW High-frequency noise (Flicker) issue
9. Light leakage on four corners of the screen
10. Monitor will not wake when the monitor is set to sleep mode.
Setting up the Game Enhance Mode
The AW3418DW & AW3418HW displays support "Game Enhance Mode" which offers three
available functions to enhance your gameplay experience:

Timer
Allows you to disable or enable the timer at the upper left corner of the display. The timer
shows the time elapsed since the game starts. Select an option from the time-interval list
to measure your target game rate.

Frame Rate
Selecting On allows you to display the current frames per second when playing games.
The higher the rate, the smoother the motion appears.

Display Alignment
Activate the function to help ensure the perfect alignment of the video contents from
multiple displays.
Using the On-Screen Display (OSD) Menu: