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Dell™ E1909W Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide
About Your Monitor
Setting Up the Monitor
Operating the Monitor
Troubleshooting
Appendix
Notes, Notices, and Cautions
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.
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Back to Contents Page About Your Monitor Dell™ E1909W Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Package Contents Product Features Identifying Parts and Controls Monitor Specifications Plug and Play Capability Maintenance Guidelines Package Contents Your monitor ships with the components shown below. Ensure that you have received all the components and contact Dell if something is missing. NOTE: Some items may be optional and may not ship with your Monitor. Some features or media may not be
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l DVI Cable l Drivers and Documentation media l Quick Setup Guide l Safety Information Product Features The E1909W flat panel display has an active matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT), liquid crystal display (LCD). The monitor features include: ■ 19-inch (481.4 mm) viewable area display. ■ 1440x900 resolution, plus full-screen support for lower resolutions. ■ Wide viewing angle to allow viewing from a sitting or standing position, or while moving from side-to-side. ■ Tilt
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Front panel controls Front View Label Description 1 Menu 2 Adjust up/Brightness & Contrast 3 Adjust down/Automatic adjust 4 Select/Input source Select 5 Power (with power light indicator) Back View Back view Back View with monitor stand Label Description Use 1 Regulatory rating label Lists the regulatory approvals. 2 Security lock slot To help secure your monitor. 3 Barcode serial number label To contact Dell for technical support. VESA mounting holes (100mm) 4 To mount the moni
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Side View Left view Right view Bottom View Bottom view Label Description 1 AC power cord connector 2 DVI connector 3 VGA connector Monitor Specifications Flat Panel Specifications Screen type Active matrix - TFT LCD 19 inches (19-inch viewable image Screen dimensions size) Preset display area: 408.24(H)X255.15(V) Horizontal 408.24 mm (16.08 inches)
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Vertical 255.15 mm (10.05 inches) Pixel pitch 0.2835 mm 160° (vertical) typical, 160° Viewing angle (horizontal) typical Luminance output 300 CD/m²(typical) Contrast ratio 1000 to 1 (typical) Faceplate coating Antiglare with hard-coating 3H Backlight CCFL (4) edgelight system Response Time 5 ms typical Color Gamut 82%* *[E1909W] color gamut (typical) is based on CIE1976 (82%) and CIE1931 (72%) test standards.
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Back to Contents Page Appendix Dell™ E1909W Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Safety Instructions FCC Notice (U.S. Only) and Other Regulatory Information Contacting Dell CAUTION: Safety Instructions CAUTION: 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. For information on safety instructions, see the Product Information Guide. FCC Notices (U.S. On
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Back to Contents Page Setting Up Your Monitor Dell™ E1909W Flat Panel Monitor If you have a Dell™ desktop or a Dell™ portable computer with internet access 1. Go to http://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 1440x900 again. NOTE: If you are unable to set the resolution to 1440x900, please contact Dell™ to inquire about a Graphics Adapt
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Back to Contents Page Setting Up Your Monitor Dell™ E1909W Flat Panel Monitor If you have non Dell™ desktop, portable computer, or graphic card 1. Right-click on the desktop and click Properties. 2. Select the Settings tab. 3. Select Advanced. 4. Identify your graphics controller supplier from the description 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.c
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Back to Contents Page Operating the Monitor Dell™ E1909W Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Using the Front Panel Controls Using the On-Screen Display (OSD) Menu Setting the Optimal Resolution Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional) Using the Tilt Using the Front Panel Use the control buttons on the front of the monitor to adjust the characteristics of the image being displayed. As you use these buttons to adjust the controls, an OSD shows the numeric values of the characteri
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or or If either VGA or DVI-D input is selected and both VGA and DVI-D cables are not connected, a floating dialog box as shown below appears. or E 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. Power (with power light indicator) Using the On-Screen Display (OSD) Menu Accessing the Menu System NOTE: If you change the settings and then either proceed to
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NOTE: AUTO ADJUST is only available when you use the analog (VGA) connector. 2. Push the and buttons to move between the setting options. As you move from one icon to another, the option name is highlighted. See the following table for a complete list of all the options available for the monitor. 3. Push the MENU button once to activate the highlighted option. 4. Push and button to select the desired parameter. 5. Push MENU to enter the slide bar and then use the and buttons,
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NOTE: In most cases, Auto Adjust produces the best image for your configuration. NOTE: AUTO ADJUST option is only available when you are using the analog (VGA) connector. INPUT SOURCE Use the INPUT SOURCE menu to select between different video signals that may be connected to your monitor. VGA Select VGA input when you are using the analog (VGA) connector. Push to select the VGA input source. DVI-D Select DVI-D input when you are using the Digital (DVI) connector. Pus
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When you select Video, you can choose Movie, Game, Sports, or Nature preset: l For playing a movie, choose "Movie" preset; l For playing a sport program, choose "Sports" preset; l For playing a game, choose "Game" preset; l For general picture or web or watch TV, choose Nature preset. You can adjust the Hue(Tint)/Saturation based on your preference. If you want to restore default color settings, choose Color Reset; l Select Color Reset preset to restore default (factory) Color settin
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Horizontal P osition Use the or buttons to adjust image left and right. Minimum is '0' (-). Maximum is '100' (+). Vertical Posit ion Use the or buttons to adjust image up and down. Minimum is '0' (-). Maximum is '100' (+). Sharpness This feature can make the image look sharper or softer. Use or to adjust the sharpness from '0' to '100'. Pixel Clock The Phase and Pixel Clock adjustments allow you to adjust your monitor to your preference. These settings are accessed throu
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LCD Helps reduce minor cases of image retention. Depending on the degree of image retention, the program may take some time to run. Conditioning You can enable this feature by selecting "Enable". Factory Reset Reset all OSD settings to the factory preset values. OSD Warning Messages When the monitor does not support a particular resolution mode you will see the following message: This means that the monitor cannot synchronize with the signal that it is receiving from the comp
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If you press any button other than the power button one of the following messages will appear depending on the selected input: VGA/DVI-D input If either VGA or DVI-D input is selected and both VGA and DVI-D cables are not connected, a floating dialog box as shown below appears. or See Solving Problems for more information. Setting the Optimal Resolution To set the optimal resolution for the monitor: 1. Right-click on the desktop and select Properties. 2. Select th
