Display Controls and Indicators

A.

-/+ buttons

Decrease/increase the OSD bar value.

B.Up/down arrow buttons Select between OSD items and activates "Hot key" function for

brightness/contrast adjustment.

C. MENU button

Enter OSD operation mode, submenu, back to previous screen, and exit OSD.

D.Input selection button and Select an input mode among 1. D-sub, 2. DVI-D, 3. S-video and 4. Composite.

LED indicators

E. Auto Key

Automatically adjust vertical position, horizontal position, pixel clock and phase.

F.Power button and LED Turn the display on/off and indicate the status of power management. indicator

Driver Installation

Use the display CD to install the appropriate display driver for your operating system.

MicrosoftWindowsXP Operating System

To manually install or update the driver, perform the following steps:

1.Insert the monitor CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2.Click Start Æ Control Panel Æ Appearance & Themes and then click the Display icon.

3.In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced.

4.Click the Monitor tab, and then click Properties Æ Driver tab Æ Update Driver.

5.When the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box appears, choose “Install the software automatically,” and click Next> and then Finish to complete the installation.

6.Close the Display Properties window.

MicrosoftWindowsMillennium Operating System

To manually install or update the driver, perform the following steps:

1.Click StartÆ SettingsÆ Control Panel and then double-click Display.

2.In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced.

3.Click the Monitor tab, and then click ChangeÆ Specify the location of the driverÆNext.

4.When the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears, select “Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want,” and click Next>.

5.Insert the display CD into the CD-ROM drive, then click Have Disk

6.Type d:\ (change the drive letter to match your CD-ROM drive if it is not drive D) in the Copy manufacturer’s files from: box, then click OK.

7.Click Next>, Next>, and then Finish to complete the installation.

8.Close the Display Properties window.

MicrosoftWindows2000 Operating System

To manually install or update the driver, perform the following steps:

1.Click StartÆ SettingsÆ Control Panel and then double-clickDisplay.

2.In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced.

3.Click the Monitor tab, and then click PropertiesÆ DriverÆ Update Driver.

4.When the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears, choose “Search for a suitable driver for my device,” and click Next>.

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Dell 2000FP Color Display Quick Setup Guide

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Dell 2000FP setup guide Display Controls and Indicators, Driver Installation, Microsoft Windows XP Operating System

2000FP specifications

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