Dell 1708fp Users Guide

NOTE: If  locked in the down  position,
  1.Push the monitor down,
  2.Press  the Lock  down  / release  button on the bottom  rear of stand  to  unlock  the monitor.
  3.Lift the monitor up  and  extend  the stand  to  the desired height.
NOTICE:  Before  relocating or moving the monitor to  a  different location,  make  sure  that  the stand  is LOCKED DOWN. To lock it  down, lower the height of the panel until it  clicks
and  is locked into place.
 

Removing the Stand
NOTE: After placing  the monitor panel on a  soft cloth  or cushion,  complete  the following steps to  remove the stand.
1 .  Rotate the stand  to  allow access  to  the stand  release  button.
2 .  Press  the stand  release  button and  lift up  the stand  and  away  from  the monitor.
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Setting Up Your Monitor
Dell™ 1708FP Flat Panel Monitor  Users Guide
  Connecting  Your  Monitor
  Using the Front Panel
   Using the OSD Menu
  Setting  the Optimal  Resolution
  Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional)
Connecting Your Monitor
CAUTION:  Before  you begin  any  of  the procedures in this  section, follow the  safety instructions.
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1.Turn off your  computer  and  disconnect the power cable.
2. Connect either  the white DVI or the blue VGA cables to  the connectors on the computer  and  the monitor.
3. Connect the USB  cable  that  was  included  with your  monitor to  the computer  and  the upstream  USB  connector  on the monitor.  Once this cable  is connected to  the
computer  and  the monitor,  you can  use the USB  connectors on the monitor.
4. Connect any USB  devices.  
5. Connect the power cables.
6. Turn on your  monitor...

NOTE: The  floating  Dell  Self-test Feature Check dialog  appears  on a  black  background if the monitor cannotsense a  video  signal. Using the input select button, select the desired input to  be tested either  Analog  Input or
Digital Input. Disconnect the video  cable  from  the video  card  and  the Dell Self-test Feature Check dialogue box
will appear if the display  is  operating  correctly.
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OSD menu /  select The  Menu button is used to  open and  exit  the on-screen...

Auto Adjust
Auto Adjustment  button allows  the monitor to  self-adjust  to  the incoming video  signal. After using  Auto Adjustment,
you can  further tune  your  monitor by using  the Pixel  Clock  (Coarse), Phase (Fine) controls in the OSD.
NOTE:  Auto Adjust  does  not occur if you press  the button while  there are no active video  input signals  or attached
cables.
 
Power Button and Indicator Use  the
 power button to  turn  the monitor on and  off.
The  green light  indicates  the monitor is on...

Main  Menu for  Analog (VGA)  Input Main  Menu for  Digital  (DVI) Input
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 NOTE: Auto Adjust, Positioning  and  Image Settings are only  available  when  you are using  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 table below  for a  complete  list
of all the options available  for the monitor.
3 .  Push the MENU button once  to  activate the highlighted option....

Push the + button to  increase  luminance and  push the  - button to  decrease luminance (min  0 ~ max 100).
Contrast  adjusts the degree of difference between  darkness  and  lightness on the monitor screen.
Push the  + button to  increase  the contrast  and  push the  - button to  decrease the contrast  (min  0 ~ max 100).
Positioning:
Horizontal
Vertical Positioning  moves the viewing area around  on the monitor screen.
When  making  changes to  either  the Horizontal  or Vertical  settings, no...

Phase (Fine) If  satisfactory results  are not obtained  using  the Phase adjustment, use Pixel  Clock  (Coarse)  and  then  use Phase (fine), again.
NOTE: 
This function may change  the width of the display  image.   Use  the Horizontal  function of the Position menu  to  center the
display  image on the screen.
NOTE:  When  using   DVI source,  the Image Settings option is not available.
Color
Settings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Normal
Preset
 
Blue Preset
Red Preset
User...

 
 
 
Horizontal
Position
 
Vertical
Position
 
OSD Hold
Time
  OSD
Rotation
OSD Lock
To adjust  the horizontal position  of the OSD,  use the - and   + buttons,  and  move  OSD to  the left  and  right.
 
To adjust  the vertical  position  of the OSD,  use the  - and   + buttons,  and  move  OSD down  and  up.
OSD Hold  Time:
The  OSD stays active for as long as it  is in use.  Adjusting the hold time,  sets  the length of time the OSD remains  active after the last
time you pressed a  button. Use  the...