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Dell™ E1709W 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™ E1709W Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Package Contents Product Features Identifying Parts and Controls Monitor Specifications Plug and Play Capability LCD Monitor Quality & Pixel Policy Maintenance Guidelines Package Contents Your monitor ships with all the components shown below. Ensure that you have received all the components and Contact Dell™ if anything is missing. NOTE: Some items may be optional and
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Product Features The Dell™ E1709W flat panel display has an active matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT), liquid crystal display (LCD). The monitors features include: ■ Dell E1709W has a 17-inch (433.0 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 capability. ■ Removable pedestal and Video Electronics Standards Associatio
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Label Description Use 1 Barcode serial number label Refer to this label if you need to contact Dell for technical support. 2 Regulatory rating label List the regulatory approvals. 3 VESA mounting holes (100mm) To mount the monitor. 4 Security lock slot Use a security lock with the slot to help secure your monitor. Side View Left side Right side Bottom View Label Description Use 1 AC power connector To connect the monitor power cable.
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2 VGA connector To connect your computer to the monitor using a VGA cable. Monitor Specifications The following sections give you information about the various power management modes and pin assignments for the various connectors of your monitor. Power Management Modes If you have VESA's DPM compliance display card or software installed in your PC, the monitor automatically reduces its power consumption when not in use. This is referred to as Power Save Mode. If the computer detects
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Plug and Play Capability You can install the monitor in any Plug and Play-compatible system. The monitor automatically provides the computer with its Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) using Display Data Channel (DDC) protocols so that the system can configure itself and optimize the monitor settings. Most monitor installations are automatic. You can select different settings if required. Flat Panel Specifications Model number Dell E1709W Flat Panel Monitor Screen type Active ma
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Preset Display Modes The following table lists the preset modes for which Dell guarantees image size and centering: Display Mode Horizontal Frequency Vertical Frequency Pixel Clock (MHz) Sync Polarity (kHz) (Hz) (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 75.0 78.8 +/+ VE
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l Operating 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F) l Non-operating Storage: -20° to 60°C (-4° to 140°F) Shipping: -20° to 60°C(-4° to 140°F) Humidity l Operating 10% to 80% (non-condensing) l Non-operating Storage: 5% to 90% (non-condensing) Shipping: 5% to 90%(non-condensing) Altitude l Operating 3,657.6m (12,000 ft) max l Non-operating 12,192m (40,000 ft) max 256.08 BTU/hour (maximum) Thermal dissipation 119.5 BTU/hour (typical) LCD Monitor Quality & Pixel Policy During the LCD Mo
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Back to Contents Page Appendix Dell™ E1709W 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™ E1709W 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™ E1709W Flat Panel Monitor If you have a non Dell™ desktop, portable computer, or graphics 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.NVIDI
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Back to Contents Page Operating the Monitor Dell™ E1709W Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Using the Front Panel Controls Using the On-Screen Display (OSD) Menu Setting the Optimal Resolution 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 characteristics as they change. Front panel
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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 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 f
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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 the monitor screen. AUTO ADJUST Even though your computer recognizes your monitor on startup, the Auto
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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. l Select Reset Color Settings to restore default (factory) Color settings. Hue This feature can shift color of video image to gre
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Horizontal Position Use the or buttons to adjust image left and right. Minimum is '0' (-). Maximum is '100' (+). Vertical Position 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 throug
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LCD Conditioning Helps reduce minor cases of image retention. Depending on the degree of image retention, the program may take some time to run. 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 the following messages will appear depending on the selected input: If VGA cable is not connected, a floating dialog box as shown below appears. 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 the Settings tab. 3. Set the screen resolution to 1440 x 900. 4. Click OK. If you do not see
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Back to Contents Page Setting Up Your Monitor Dell™ E1709W Flat Panel Monitor Setting the display resolution to 1440X900 (Optimal) For optimal display performance while using the Microsoft Windows operating systems, set the display resolution to 1440 x 900 pixels by performing the following steps: 1. Right-click on the desktop and click Properties. 2. Select the Settings tab. 3. Move the slider-bar to the right by pressing and holding left-mouse button and adjust the screen resoluti
