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Setting Up the Monitor

Dell™U2711FlatPanelMonitorUser'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:
lTurnoffyourcomputeranddisconnectthepowercable.
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
correspondingvideoportonthebackofyourcomputer.Donotuseall the cables on the same computer. Use all the cables only when they are
connectedtodifferentcomputerswithappropriatevideosystems.
Connecting the White DVI Cable and the USB uplink cable
Connecting the Blue VGA Cable and the USB uplink cable
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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:
lPlugthepowercablesforyourcomputerandmonitorintoanearbyoutlet.
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.