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Dell™ P2010H Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide

 

Notes, Notices, and Cautions 

 

Information in this document is subject to change without notice. 

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Model P2010Ht  

May 2009 Rev. A00 

 

About Your Monitor

 

 

Setting Up the Monitor

 

 

Operating the Monitor

 

Troubleshooting 

 

Appendix

 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for P2010H

Page 1: ...ion Agency As an ENERGY STAR partner Dell Inc has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this 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 P2010Ht May 2009 Rev A00 A...

Page 2: ...mething is missing 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 l Monitor l Stand l Power Cable l VGA Cab...

Page 3: ... 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 Energy Saver feature f...

Page 4: ...e 1 VESA mounting holes 100 mm x 100 mm behind attached base plate Wall mount monitor using VESA compatible wall mount kit 100 mm x 100 mm 2 Stand removal button Release stand from monitor 3 Security lock slot Secures monitor with security cable lock 4 Dell Soundbar mounting brackets Attaches the optional Dell Soundbar 5 Information mark Help locating regulatory and barcode labels 6 Cable manageme...

Page 5: ...out the label card to access the barcode serial number label and regulatory rating label Back 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 ...

Page 6: ...er cord for the soundbar optional 3 DisplayPort connector Connect your computer DP cable 4 DVI connector Connect your computer DVI cable 5 VGA connector Connect your computer VGA cable 6 USB upstream port Connect the USB 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 7 USB downstrea...

Page 7: ...ion 1600 X 900 at 60 Hz Video display capabilities DVI DP playback 480p 576p 720p 1080p Display Mode Horizontal Frequency kHz Vertical 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 40 0 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 ...

Page 8: ...es 171 9 mm Dimensions without stand Height 11 32 inches 287 5 mm Width 19 07 inches 484 4 mm Depth 2 50 inches 63 5 mm Stand dimensions Height extended 14 20 inches 360 80 mm Height compressed 9 48 inches 240 80 mm Width 9 84 inches 249 90 mm Depth 6 77 inches 171 90 mm Weight Weight with packaging 14 76 lbs 6 71 kg Weight with stand assembly and cables 12 87 lbs 5 85 kg Weight without stand asse...

Page 9: ...he monitor Pin Assignments VGA Connector DVI Connector NOTE This monitor is ENERGY STAR compliant as well as TCO 03 power management compatible Pin Number 15 pin Side of the Connected Signal Cable 1 Video Red 2 Video Green 3 Video Blue 4 GND 5 Self test 6 GND R 7 GND G 8 GND B 9 Computer 5V 3 3V 10 GND sync 11 GND 12 DDC data 13 H sync 14 V sync 15 DDC clock ...

Page 10: ...RX1 11 TMDS Ground 12 Floating 13 Floating 14 5V 3 3V power 15 Self test 16 Hot Plug Detect 17 TMDS RX0 18 TMDS RX0 19 TMDS Ground 20 Floating 21 Floating 22 TMDS Ground 23 TMDS Clock 24 TMDS Clock Pin Number 20 pin Side of the Connected Signal Cable 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 ...

Page 11: ... your monitor USB Upstream Connector USB Downstream Connector USB Ports l 1 upstream back l 4 downstream 2 on back 2 on left side LCD Monitor Quality and Pixel Policy 19 Re PWR 20 PWR NOTE This monitor supports High Speed Certified USB 2 0 interface Transfer speed Data Rate Power Consumption High speed 480 Mbps 2 5W Max each port Full speed 12 Mbps 2 5W Max each port Low speed 1 5 Mbps 2 5W Max ea...

Page 12: ...suitable for the antistatic coating Do not use benzene thinner ammonia abrasive cleaners or compressed air l Use a lightly dampened warm cloth to clean the monitor Avoid using detergent of any kind as some detergents leave a milky film on the monitor l If you notice white powder when you unpack your monitor wipe it off with a cloth l Handle your monitor with care as a darker colored monitor may sc...

Page 13: ...lity 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 Back to Contents Page 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 c...

Page 14: ... 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 1600x900 again Back to Contents Page NOTE If you are unable to set the resolution to 1600x900 please contact Dell to inquire about a Graphics Adapter that supports these resolutions ...

Page 15: ...iption 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 1600X900 again Back to Contents Page NOTE If you are unable to set the resolution to 1600x900 please contact the manufacturer of your com...

Page 16: ...ic values of the characteristics as they change The following table describes the front panel buttons Front panel Button Description 1 Shortcut key PresetModes Use Preset Modes to set the display mode to Graphics or Video according to the input signal Select Graphics if you are connecting a computer to your monitor Select Video if you are connecting a DVD player STB or VCR player to your monitor 2...

Page 17: ... 5 Power with power light indicator Use the Power button to turn the monitor on and off The Blue LED indicates the monitor is on and fully functional An amber LED indicates DPMS 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...

Page 18: ...uminance 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...

Page 19: ...and color temperature There are different color setting sub menus for VGA DVI D and Video input Input Color Format Choose the RGB option if monitor is connected to a computer 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 Mode Selection You can choose Graphics or Video ...

Page 20: ...al for nature 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 Press to increase the green shade of the video image Press to increase the purple shade of the video image NOTE Hue adjustment is available only for video input Saturation This feature can adjust the color saturation of the vide...

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Page 27: ...rties 2 Select the Settings tab 3 Move the slider bar to the right by pressing and holding left mouse button and adjust the screen resolution to 1600 X900 4 Click OK If you do not see 1600x900 as an option you may need to update your graphics driver Please choose the scenario below that best describes the computer system you are using and follow the provided directions 1 If you have a Dell desktop...

Page 28: ... of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries ENERGY STAR is a registered trademark of the U S Environmental Protection Agency As an ENERGY STAR partner Dell Inc has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or ...

Page 29: ... monitor 3 Press the stand till it snaps into its place Connecting Your Monitor To connect your monitor to the computer 1 Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cable NOTE The stand is detached when the monitor is shipped from the factory WARNING Before you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the Safety Instructions Connect the blue VGA cable from your monitor to your compu...

Page 30: ...the same computer Use all the cables only when they are connected to three different computers with appropriate video systems Connecting the white DVI cable Connecting the blue VGA cable Connecting the black DisplayPort cable NOTE Do not connect the blue VGA the White DVI and the black DisplayPort cables to the computer at the same time All monitors ship with the VGA blue cable attached by default...

Page 31: ...ug the power cables for your computer and monitor into a nearby outlet 4 Turn on the monitor and the computer If your monitor displays an image installation is complete If it does not display an image see Solving Problems 5 Use the cable slot on the monitor stand to organize the cables Organizing Your Cables After attaching all necessary cables to your monitor and computer See Connecting Your Moni...

Page 32: ... output is for the optional Dell Soundbar only 1 Working from the back of the monitor attach the Soundbar by aligning the two slots with the two tabs along the bottom of the monitor 2 Slide the Soundbar to the left until it snaps into place 3 Connect the Soundbar with the DC power connector 4 Insert the mini stereo plug from the back of the Soundbar into the computer s audio output jack NOTE To pr...

Page 33: ... 2 Remove the stand 3 Use a screwdriver to remove the four screws securing the plastic cover 4 Attach the mounting bracket from the wall mounting kit to the LCD 5 Mount the LCD on the wall by following the instructions that came with the base mounting kit Back to Contents Page NOTE For use only with UL Listed Wall Mount Bracket with minimum weight load bearing capacity of 4 36kg ...

Page 34: ... disconnected or damaged 5 Turn off your monitor and reconnect the video 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 because your monitor is functioning properly Built in Diagnostics Your monitor has a built in diagnostic tool that helps you determine if the screen abnormali...

Page 35: ...in another room Missing Pixels LCD screen has spots l Cycle power on off l Pixel that is permanently off is a natural defect that can occur in LCD technology l Run the built in diagnostics Stuck on Pixels LCD screen has bright spots l Cycle power on off l Pixel that is permanently off is a natural defect that can occur in LCD technology l Run the built in diagnostics Brightness Problems Picture to...

Page 36: ...king USB peripherals are not working l Check that your monitor is turned ON l Reconnect the upstream cable to your computer l Reconnect the USB peripherals downstream connector l Switch off and then turn on the monitor again l Reboot the computer l Some USB devices like external portable HDD require higher electric current connect the device directly to the computer system High Speed USB 2 0 inter...

Page 37: ...ontrols L R to their midpoints l Clean and reseat the audio line in plug l Troubleshoot the computer s sound card l Test the Soundbar using another audio source i e portable CD player Low Volume Volume is too low l Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user l Turn the Power Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to the maximum volume setting l Set all Windows volume controls to their ...

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