Setting Up the Monitor, Connecting Your Monitor

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Setting Up the Monitor

Dell™ 3008WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide

Connecting the Monitor

Organizing Your Cables

Attaching the Soundbar (optional)

Removing the Stand

Attaching the Stand

Connecting Your Monitor

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the Safety Instructions.

To connect your monitor to the computer perform the following steps/instructions:

•Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cable.

•Connect either the white (digital DVI-D) or the blue (analog VGA) display connector cable to the corresponding video port on the back of your computer. Do not use both cables on the same computer. Use both the cables only when they are connected to two different computers with appropriate video systems.

Connecting the white DVI cable

Connecting the blue VGA cable

Connecting the Displayport cable

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