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Setting Up the Monitor Dell™U2711FlatPanelMonitorUser's Guide
Connecting the Monitor
Organizing Your Cables
Attaching the Soundbar (optional)
Connecting Your Monitor
To connect your monitor to the computer perform the following steps/instructions:
lTurnoffyourcomputeranddisconnectthepowercable.
lConnect the USB uplink cable.
lConnect either the white (digital DVI-D) display connector cable, the blue (analog VGA) display connector cable, or the black DisplayPort cable to the
correspondingvideoportonthebackofyourcomputer.Donotuseall the cables on the same computer. Use all the cables only when they are
connectedtodifferentcomputerswithappropriatevideosystems.
Connecting the White DVI Cable and the USB uplink cable
Connecting the Blue VGA Cable and the USB uplink cable
Connecting the Black DisplayPort Cable and the USB uplink cable
After you have completed connecting the DVI/VGA/DisplayPort cable, follow the procedure below to complete setting up your monitor:
lPlugthepowercablesforyourcomputerandmonitorintoanearbyoutlet.
lTurn on the monitor and the computer.
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions.
NOTE: USB uplink cable connection enables USB ports and card reader on the monitor to work.
NOTE: Your monitor supports two DVI ports. You can choose the input source (DVI-D 1 or DVI-D 2) through the OSD menu's Input source select option.
NOTE: The graphics are used for the purpose of illustration only. Appearance of the the computer may vary.