Dell 2709w Users Guide
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type. These blocks are notes, notices, and cautions, and they are used as follows: Some warnings may appear in alternate formats and may be unaccompanied by an icon. In such cases, the specific presentation of the caution is mandated by regulatory authority. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc; Microsoft and Windows either registered trademarks or trademarks 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 their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. Model 2709Wb July 2008 Rev. A02 About Your Monitor Product Features Identifying Parts and Controls Monitor specifications Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface Card Reader Specifications Plug and Play Capability Maintenance Guidelines Setting Up the Monitor Connecting the Monitor Organizing the Cables Attaching the Soundbar (optional) Operating the Monitor Using the Front Panel Controls Using the On - Scree Display (OSD) Setting the Optimal Resolution Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional) Using the Tilt, Swivel and Vertical Extension Solving Problems Troubleshooting Your Monitor Common Problems Video Problems Product Specific Problems Universal Serial Bus (USB) Specific Problems Troubleshooting the Dell™ Soundbar (Optionalyf Card Reader Troubleshooting Appendix CAUTION: Safety Instruction FCC Notice (U.S. Only) and Other Regulatory Information Contacting Dell 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 the potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
Back to Contents Page Product Features Identifying Parts and Controls Monitor Specifications Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface Card Reader Specifications Plug and Play Capability Maintenance Guidelines Product Features The 2709W flat panel display has an active matrix, thin - film transistor (TFT), liquid crystal display (LCD). The monitor features include: ■ 27 - inch (583.7*365.5 mm) viewable area display. ■ 1920 x 1200 resolution, plus full - screen support for lower resolutions. ■ Wide viewing angle to allow viewing from a sitting or standing position, or moving side - to - side. ■ Tilt, swivel and vertical extension capabilities. ■ Removable pedestal and Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) 100 mm mounting holes for flexible mounting solutions. ■ Plug and play capability if supported by your system. ■ On - Screen Display (OSD) adjustments for ease of set - up and screen optimization. ■ Software and documentation CD includes an information file (INF), Image color Matching File (ICM), and product documentation. ■ Energy Saver feature for Energy Star compliance. ■ Security lock slot. Identifying Parts and Features Front View Front View Front panel controls Label Description 1 - 3 Shortcut keys *The default settings are Preset Modes Select , Brightness/Contrast Select and Input Source Select . 1 Preset Modes Select 2 Brightness/Contrast Select
Back View Side View 3 Input Source Select 4 OSD menu select 5 EXIT 6 Power button (with power light indicator) Label Description/Use 1 VESA mounting holes (100mm) (Behind attached VESA Plate) T o mount the monitor. 2 Connectors label To indicate the positions and types of connectors. 3 Service Tag label To contact Dell for express service. 4 Security lock slot T o help secure your monitor. 5 Dell Soundbar mounting brackets To attach the optional Dell Soundbar. 6 Barcode serial number label T o contact Dell for technical support. 7 Regulatory rating label Lists the regulatory approvals. 8 Cable management slot T o organize cables by placing them through the slot.
Bottom View Bottom view Left side Label Description 1 Card reader. See Card Reader Specifications for more information. 2 USB downstream ports Label Description 1 AC power cord connector 2 DC power connector for Dell™ Soundbar 3 DisplayPort connector 4 HDMI connector
Monitor Specifications The following sections give you information about the various power management modes and pin assignments for various connectors for your monitor. Power Management Modes If you have VESAs DPMS compliance display card or software installed in your computer, the monitor automatically reduces its power consumption when not in use. This is referred to as Power Save Mode. If input from keyboard, mouse or other input devices is detected by the computer, the monitor will automatically wake up. The following table shows the power consumption and signaling of this automatic power - saving feature: Activate the computer and wake up the monitor to gain access to the OSD . Pin Assignments VGA Connector 5 DVI connector - 1 6 DVI connector - 2 7 VGA connector 8 Composite video connector 9 Component video connectors 10 Audio out (rear) 11 Audio out (SUB/CTR) 12 Audio out (front) 13 USB upstream port 14 USB downstream ports VESA Modes Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync Video Power Indicator Power Consumption Normal operation Active Active Active Blue 160 W (maximum)* 105 W (normal)** Active - off mode Inactive Inactive Blanked Amber Less than 2 W Switch off - - - Off Less than 1 W * With Audio and USB ** Without Audio and USB NOTE: This monitor is ENERGY STAR ® - compliant as well as TCO 03 power management compatible. NOTE: Zero power consumption in OFF mode can only be achieved by disconnecting the main cable from the monitor. 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
Composite V ideo Connector 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 Pin Number 24 - pin Side of the Connected Signal Cable 1 TMDS RX2 - 2 TMDS RX2+ 3 TMDS Ground 4 Floating 5 Floating 6 DDC Clock 7 DDC Data 8 Floating 9 TMDS RX1 - 10 TMDS 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 -
Luma composite chroma Component Video Connector DisplayPort Connector Pin Number 3 - pin Side of the C onnected Signal Cable (Cable not included) 1 Y (Luminance signal) 2 Pb (Color differential signal) 3 Pr (Color differential signal) 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 19 Re - PWR 20 PWR
HDMI Connector Pin Number 19 - pin Side of the Connected Signal Cable 1 TMDS DATA 2+ 2 TMDS DATA 2 SHIELD 3 TMDS DATA 2 - 4 TMDS DATA 1+ 5 TMDS DATA 1 SHIELD 6 TMDS DATA 1 - 7 TMDS DATA 0+ 8 TMDS DATA 0 SHIELD 9 TMDS DATA 0 - 10 TMDS CLOCK 11 TMDS CLOCK SHIELD 12 TMDS CLOCK - 13 Floating 14 Floating 15 DDC CLOCK (SDA) 16 DDC DATA (SDA) 17 GROUND 18 +5V POWER 19 HOT PLUG DETECT Flat Panel Specifications Screen type Active matrix - TFT LCD Screen dimensions 27 inches (27 - inch diagonal viewable image size) Preset display area: Horizontal 581.76 mm (22.9 inches) Vertical 363.6 mm (14.30 inches ) Pixel pitch 0.303 mm Viewing angle 178 ° (VerticalyfW\SLFDO
Resolution Horizontal scan range 30 kHz to 81 kHz (automatic) Vertical scan range 56 Hz to 76 Hz Optimal preset resolution 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz Highest preset resolution 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz Video Supported Modes Video display capabilities (DVI playback) 480p/576p/720p/1080p (Supports HDCP) Video display capabilities (Composite playback) NTSC/PAL Video display capabilities (HDMI playback) 480i/480p/576i/576p/720p/1080i/1080p Video display capabilities (Component playback) 480i/480p/576i/576p/720p/1080i /1080p Preset Display Modes The following table lists the preset modes for which Dell guarantees image size and centering: Display Mode Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Vertical Frequency (Hz) Pixel Clock (MHz) Sync Polarity (Horizontal/Vertical) VGA, 720 x 400 31.5 70.1 28.3 - /+ VGA, 640 x 480 31.5 59.9 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 +/+ VESA, 1152 x 864 67.5 75.0 108.0 +/+ VESA, 1280 x 1024 64.0 60.0 108.0 +/+ VESA, 1280 x 1024 80.0 75.0 135.0 +/+ VESA, 1600 x 1 200 75.0 60.0 162.0 +/+ VESA, 1920 x 1200 74.5 60.0 154.0 +/ - Electrical The following table lists the electrical specification: Video input signals Analog RGB, 0.7 Volts +/ - 5ybRKPLQSXWLPSHGDQFH Digital DVI - D TMDS, 600mV for each differential line, 50 ohm input impedance HDMI, 600mV for each differential line, 100 ohm input impedance per differential pair DisplayPort, 600mV for each differential line, 100 ohm input impedance per differential pair Composite, 1 volt(p - p), 75 ohm input impedance Component: Y, Pb, Pr are all 0.5~1volt(p - p), 75 ohm input impedance Synchronization input signals separate horizontal and vertical, 3.3V CMOS or 5V TTL level, positive or negative sync. SOG (Sync on green) AC input voltage/frequency/current 100 to 240 VAC/50 or 60 Hz + 3 Hz/2.0A (Max.) Inrush current 120V: 40A (Max.) 240V: 80A (Max.) Physical Characteristics The following table lists the physical characteristics:
Connector type l D - sub: blue connector l DVI - D: white connector l DisplayPort: black connector l Composite l Component l HDMI Signal cable type l D - sub: Detachable, Analog, 15pin, shipped attached to the monitor l DVI - D: Detachable, Digital, 24pin, shipped detached from the monitor l DisplayPort: Detachable, Digital, 20pin, shipped detached from the monitor l Composite l Component l HDMI NOTE: The composite, component and HDMI cables are not included with the monitor. Dimensions (with stand) Height (Compressed) 451.9 mm ( 17.79 inches) Height ( Extended ) 541.9 mm ( 21.33 inches) Width 632.1 mm (24.89 inches) Depth 200.0 mm ( 7.87 inches) Dimensions (without stand) Height 413.9 mm ( 16.30 inches) Width 632.1 mm (24.89 inches) Depth 88.4 mm (3.48 inches) Stand Dimensions Height (Compressed) 306 mm ( 12.05 inches) Height (Extended) 396 mm ( 15.59 inches) Width 320 mm (12.60 inches) Depth 200.0 mm (7.87 inches) Weight with packaging 14.3 kg ( 31.53 lb ) Weight with stand assembly and cables 12.2 kg ( 26.90 lb ) Weight without stand assembly (For wall mount or VESA mount considerations - no cables) 8.3 kg ( 18.30 lb ) Weight of stand assembly 2.7 kg ( 5.95 lb ) Environmental The following table lists the environmental limitation: Temperature Operating 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F ) Nonoperating Storage: - 20° to 60°C ( - 4° to 140°F ) Shipping: - 20° to 60°C ( - 4° to 140°F ) Humidity