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Dell™ E178FP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide
About Your Monitor Product Specific Problems
Front View Monitor Specific Troubleshooting
Back View Common Problems
Side View Product Specific Problems
Bottom View
Monitor specifications
Appendix
Caring for your Monitor
FCC Notice (U.S. Only)
CAUTION: Safety Instruction
Using Your Adjustable Monitor Stand
Contacting Dell
Attaching the Stand
Organizing Your Cables
Using the Tilt
Removing the Stand
Using the OSD
Connecting Your Monit
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Back to Contents Page About Your Monitor Dell™ E178FP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Front View Back View Side View Bottom View Monitor Specifications LCD Monitor Quality & Pixel Policy Caring for your Monitor Front View 1 Menu selection button 2 Brightness Contrast / Down(-) button 3 Auto-Adjust / Up(+) button 4 Power On/Off button with LED indicator Back View
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1 Security lock slot Attach a lock to secure your monitor. 2 Dell Soundbar mounting brackets Attach the optional Dell Soundbar. Refer to this label if you need to contact Dell 3 Barcode serial number label for technical support. 4 Regulatory rating label List the regulatory approvals. 5 Stand removal button Press to release the stand. VESA mounting holes ( 100mm - behind 6 Use to mount monitor. attached stand) Help organize cables by passing them through 7 Cable holde
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Right side Left side Bottom View 1 AC power cord connector 2 VGA connector Monitor Specifications
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General Model number E178FP Flat Panel Screen type Active matrix - TFT LCD Screen dimensions 17 inches (17-inch diagonal viewable image size) Preset display area: Horizontal 337.9 mm (13.3 inches) Vertical 270.3 mm (10.6 inches) Pixel pitch 0.264 mm x 0.264 mm Viewing angle Viewing angle 160° (vertical) typ, 160° (horizontal) typ Luminance output 300 cd/m ²(typ) Contrast ratio 800:1 (typ) Faceplate coating Anti-glare with hard-coating 3H Backlight 4 CCFLs backlight Response
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Video input signals Analog RGB: 0.7 Volts +/-5%, 75 ohm input impedance Synchronization input signals separate horizontal and vertical, 3.3V Cmos or 5V TTL level, positive or negative sync. AC input voltage / frequency / current 100 to 240 VAC / 50-60 Hz / 1.5A (RMS) Max. Inrush current 110V: 30A (Max.) 220V: 60A (Max.) Physical Characteristics The following table lists the physical characteristics: Signal cable type D-sub: Detachable, Analog, 15pin, blue connector, attached to the m
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ON Active Yes Yes maximum 40W 0% Green typical 34W Power Saving Blanked No Yes <=2W >80% Amber Blanked Yes No <=2W >80% Amber Blanked No No <=2W >80% Amber Switch Off Blanked -- -- <=1W >80% Off NOTE: The OSD functions only in the normal operation mode. Otherwise one of the following messages will appear depending upon the selected input. In Power SaveMode Press computer power button or any key on keyboard or move mouse Activate the computer and the monitor to gain access to the
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LCD Monitor Quality & Pixel Policy During the LCD Monitor manufacturing process, it is not uncommon for one or more pixels to become fixed in an unchanging state. The visible result is a fixed pixel that appears as an extremely tiny dark or bright discolored spot. In almost every case, these fixed pixels are hard to see and do not detract from display quality or usability. A display with 1 to 5 fixed pixels is considered normal and within competitive standards. For more information, see Del
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Back to Contents Page Appendix Dell™ E178FP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide FCC Notice (U.S. Only) CAUTION: Safety Instruction Contacting Dell FCC Notice (U.S. Only) FCC Class B This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction manual, may cause interference with radio and television reception. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digita
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contact an authorized dealer immediately. You can clean the monitor with a damp cloth when necessary, being sure to unplug the monitor first. l Place the monitor on a solid surface and treat it carefully. The screen is made of glass and can be damaged if dropped or hit sharply. l Locate your monitor near an easily accessible electric outlet. l If your monitor does not operate normally - in particular, if there are any unusual sounds or smells coming from it - unplug it immediately and cont
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0011 Technical Support Technical Support for XPS Country Code: 61 computers onlycomputers toll-free: 1300 790 877 only City Code: 2 Home and Home Office toll-free: 1300-655-533 Medium and Large toll-free: 1800-633-559 Business Small Business, Education, toll-free: 1800-060-889 Local Government Customer Service toll-free: 1300-662-196 Austria (Vienna) Online Support support.euro.dell.com tech_support_central_europe@dell.com International Access Code: 900 Technical Su
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(Penang, Malaysia) or toll-free: 801 1012 Transaction Sales 604 633 3101 (Penang, Malaysia) or toll-free: 801 1012 Canada (North York, Online Order Status www.dell.ca/ostatus Ontario) Online Support support.ca.dell.com International Access Code: AutoTech (automated toll-free: 1-800-247-9362 011 Hardware and Warranty Support) Customer Service Home/Home Office toll-free: 1-800-847-4096 Small Business toll-free: 1-800-906-3355 Medium/Large Business, toll-free: 1-800-387-5
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Accounts North Government and Education Large Corporate toll-free: 800 858 2020 Accounts East Large Corporate toll-free: 800 858 2669 Accounts East Government and Education Large Corporate toll-free: 800 858 2572 Accounts Queue Team Large Corporate toll-free: 800 858 2355 Accounts South Large Corporate Accounts toll-free: 800 858 2811 West Large Corporate toll-free: 800 858 2621 Accounts Spare Parts Colombia Online Support www.dell.com/co la-techsupport@dell.com Te
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fi_support@dell.com International Access Code: 990 Technical Support 0207 533 555 Customer Service 0207 533 538 Country Code: 358 Switchboard 0207 533 533 City Code: 9 Fax 0207 533 530 Sales under 500 0207 533 540 employees Sales over 500 0207 533 533 employees France (Paris) (Montpellier) Online Support: support.euro.dell.com Technical Support for XPS 0825 387 129 International Access Code: 00 computers only Home and Small Country Code: 33 Business City
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support.dell.com.cn/email International Access Code: 001 Technical Support – XPS 00852-3416 6923 computers only Country Code: 852 Technical Support – 00852-2969 3188 Dimension and Inspiron Technical Support – 00852-2969 3191 OptiPlex, Latitude, and Dell Precision Technical Support – 00852-2969 3196 Servers and Storage Technical Support – 00852-3416 0906 Projectors, PDAs, Switches, Routers, etc. Customer Service 00852-3416 0910 Large Corporate 00852-3416 0907 Accoun
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Business (greater than 1850 200 982 200 employees) General Fax/Sales Fax 01 204 0103 Switchboard 01 204 4444 U.K. Customer Service 0870 906 0010 (dial within U.K. only) Corporate Customer 0870 907 4499 Service (dial within U.K. only) U.K. Sales (dial within 0870 907 4000 U.K. only) Italy (Milan) Online Support support.euro.dell.com Home and Small International Access Code: 00 Business Technical Support 02 577 826 90 Country Code: 39 Customer Service 02 6
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institutions, and medical institutions Global Segment Japan 044-556-3469 Individual User 044-556-1657 Individual User Online 044-556-2203 Sales Individual User Real Site 044-556-4649 Sales Korea (Seoul) Online Support support.ap.dell.com Technical Support for XPS toll-free: 080-999-0283 International Access Code: computers only 001 Technical Support, toll-free: 080-200-3800 Customer Service Country Code: 82 Technical Support – toll-free: 080-200-3801 City Code: 2 Dimens
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Netherlands (Amsterdam) Online Support support.euro.dell.com Technical Support for XPS 020 674 45 94 International Access Code: 00 computers only Technical Support 020 674 45 00 Country Code: 31 Technical Support Fax 020 674 47 66 City Code: 20 Home/Small Business 020 674 42 00 Customer Service Relational Customer 020 674 4325 Service Home/Small Business 020 674 55 00 Sales Relational Sales 020 674 50 00 Home/Small Business 020 674 47 75 Sales Fax Relational Sa
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Sales St. Kitts and Nevis Online Support www.dell.com/kn la-techsupport@dell.com Technical Support, toll-free: 1-866-540-3355 Customer Service, Sales St. Lucia Online Support www.dell.com/lc la-techsupport@dell.com Technical Support, toll-free: 1-866-464-4352 Customer Service, Sales St. Vincent and the Online Support www.dell.com/vc Grenadines la-techsupport@dell.com Technical Support, toll-free: 1-866-464-4353 Customer Service, Sales Singapore (Singapore) NOTE: T
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Technical Support for XPS 77 134 03 40 International Access Code: 00 computers only Technical Support 08 590 05 199 Country Code: 46 Relational Customer 08 590 05 642 City Code: 8 Service Home/Small Business 08 587 70 527 Customer Service Employee Purchase 020 140 14 44 Program (EPP) Support Technical Support Fax 08 590 05 594 Sales 08 587 705 81 Switzerland (Geneva) Online Support support.euro.dell.com Tech_support_central_Europe@dell.com International
