Dell 3008WFP manual

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Setting Up Your Monitor

Dell™ 3008WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide

If you have non Dell™ desktop, portable computer, or graphic card

In Windows XP:

1.Right-click on the desktop and click Display Properties.

2.Select the Settings tab.

3.Select Advanced.

4.Select the Adapter tab. The Adapter Type lists the graphics adapter on your system.

5.Download and install the latest drivers from the graphics card manufacturers web site.

(You can download drivers for your ATI/NVIDIA graphics card from: www.ATI.com/www.NVIDIA.com. )

6.Set the resolution to 1920x1200 for Analog input or 2560x1600 for Digital/Displayport input. In Windows Vista® or Windows 7:

1.Right-click on the desktop and click Personalization.

2.Click Change Display Settings.

3.Click Advanced Settings.

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.com ).

6.After installing the drivers for your Graphics Adapter, attempt to set the resolution to 1920 x 1200/2560 x 1600 again.

NOTE: If you are unable to set the resolution to 1920 x 1200/2560 x 1600, contact the computer manufacturer or consider purchasing a graphics adapter that will support the video resolution of 1920 x 1200/2560 x 1600.

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Dell 3008WFP appendix Click Change Display Settings Click Advanced Settings

Contents

Dell 3008WFP Flat Panel Monitor Users Guide About Your Monitor Solving Problems Front View Front panel controls Label Description Product FeaturesIdentifying Parts and Features Front View About Your Monitor Back View Side ViewLeft view Right view Label Description Monitor Specifications Power Management ModesBottom View Pin Pin Side of the Connected Signal Cable Number Pin Pin Side of the Connected Signal Number CablePin Assignments Pin Number 19-pin Side of the Connected Signal Cable Pin Number 20-pin Side of the Connected Signal Cable Video Connector Page Universal Serial Bus USB Interface Transfer speed Data Rate Power ConsumptionPin Number Pin Side Connector Pin Number Pin Side Signal Cable Card Reader Specifications Plug and Play CapabilitySlot Number Flash memory cards type MS PRO Flat Panel SpecificationsPage Visit support.dell.com Appendix Setting Up Your Monitor Click Change Display Settings Click Advanced Settings Using the Front Panel Operating the MonitorFront panel Button Input Source Select Description Accessing the Menu System Using the On-Screen Display OSD Menu Back Brightness Use this menu to activate Brightness/Contrast adjustmentIcon Menu Description Submenus Select to exit the main menu Back Auto Select DisplayPortComponent Video Composite Exit Menu Push to go back to the main menu VGA/DVI-D input Video input Hue Saturation Color Reset Exit Menu Menu Lock Audio Options Display Reset Exit MenuBack Language Menu Transparency Menu Timer Audio Configuration PBP Settings Reset Exit Menu Back Mode PBP Source Preset Modes Contrast Hue Saturation Exit MenuOSD Warning Messagess Video Composite Component Setting the Optimal ResolutionClick Change Display Settings VGA DVI-D 1 / DVI-D DisplayPort Vertical Extension Using the Dell Soundbar OptionalUsing the Tilt, Swivel, and Vertical Extension Tilt/Swivel Back to Contents Setting Up Your Monitor Dell 3008WFP Flat Panel Monitor Connecting Your Monitor Setting Up the Monitor Organizing Your Cables Removing the StandAttaching the Soundbar Attaching the Stand Back to Contents Common Symptoms What You Possible Solutions Experience Solving ProblemsMonitor Specific Troubleshooting Common Problems Video Problems Product Specific ProblemsCommon Symptoms What You Experience Possible Solutions Universal Serial Bus USB Specific Problems Troubleshooting the Dell SoundbarCommon What You Experience Possible Solutions Symptoms Troubleshooting the Card Reader Computer Management, click Disk ManagementClick Change Drive Letter and Paths