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Back t o Cont ent s Page Se t t in g Up You r M on it or D e ll™ Ult r a Sh a r p U2 4 1 2 M / U2 4 1 2 M W h M on it or Se t t in g t h e displa y r e solu t ion t o 1 9 2 0 x 1 2 0 0 ( m a x im u m ) ®...
Pa ck a ge Con t e n t s Your m onit or ships wit h t he com ponent s shown below. Ensure t hat you have received all t he com ponent s and cont act Dell if som et hing is m issing.
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Power Cable VGA Cable DVI Cable USB upst ream cable ( enables t he USB port s on t he m onit or) Quick Set up Guide Product and Safet y I nform at ion Guide...
Pr odu ct Fe a t u r e s The U2 4 1 2 M / U2 4 1 2 M W h flat panel display has an act ive m at rix, Thin- Film Transist or ( TFT) , Liquid Cryst al Display ( LCD) . The m onit or feat ures include: ■...
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Fr on t vie w Fr on t pa n e l con t r ols La be l D e scr ipt ion Preset Modes ( default , but configurable) Bright ness & Cont rast ( default , but configurable) Menu Exit Power ( wit h power light indicat or)
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Release st and from m onit or Barcode serial num ber label Refer t o t his label if you need t o cont act Dell for t echnical support Securit y lock slot Secures m onit or wit h securit y cable lock...
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Le ft vie w R igh t vie w Bot t om Vie w...
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D e scr ipt ion AC power cord connect or Connect t he power cable DC power connect or for Dell Soundbar Connect t he power cord for t he soundbar ( opt ional) DisplayPort connect or Connect your com put er DP cable...
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Panel t ype I n - plane swit ching Screen dim ensions 60.96 cm ( 24 - inches viewable im age size) Preset display area 518.4 ( H) X 324.0 ( V) m m Horizont al 518.4 m m ( 20.3 inches) Vert ical 324.0 m m ( 12.7 inches) Pixel pit ch...
Pr e se t D ispla y M ode s U2412M/ U2412MWh H or izon t a l Fr e qu e n cy Ve r t ica l Fr e qu e n cy ( H z) Pix e l Clock ( M H z) Syn c Pola r it y ( H or izon t a l/ Ve r t ica l) D ispla y M ode ( k H z) VESA, 720 x 400...
D im e n sion s ( w it h st a n d) Height ( ext ended) 513.5 m m ( 20.22 inches) Height ( com pressed) 398.5 m m ( 15.69 inches) Widt h 556.0 m m ( 21.89 inches) Dept h 180.3 m m ( 7.10 inches) D im e n sion s ( w it h ou t st a n d)
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H u m idit y Operat ing 10% t o 80% ( non- condensing) St orage: 5% t o 90% ( non- condensing) Non- operat ing Shipping: 5% t o 90% ( non- condensing) Alt it u de Operat ing 3,048 m ( 10,000 ft ) m ax Non- operat ing 10,668 m ( 35,000 ft ) m ax...
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* Zero power consum pt ion in OFF m ode can only be achieved by disconnect ing t he m ain cable from t he m onit or. * * Maxim um power consum pt ion wit h m ax lum inance, Dell Soundbar, and USB act ive.
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1 5 - pin Side of t h e Con n e ct e d Sign a l Ca ble N u m be r Video - Red Video - Green Video - Blue Self- t est GND- R GND- G GND- B Com put er 5V/ 3.3V GND- sync...
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2 4 - pin Side of t h e Co n n e ct e d Sign a l Ca ble N u m be r TMDS RX2 - TMDS RX2+ TMDS Ground Float ing Float ing DDC Clock DDC Dat a Float ing TMDS RX1 - TMDS RX1+...
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2 0 - pin Side of t h e Con n e ct e d Sign a l Ca ble N u m be r ML0( p) ML0( n) ML1( p) ML1( n) ML2( p) ML2( n) ML3( p) ML3( n) AUX( p) AUX( n) DP_PWR Ret urn...
You can inst all t he m onit or in any Plug and Play - com pat ible syst em . The m onit or aut om at ically provides t he com put er syst em wit h it s Ext ended Display I dent ificat ion Dat a ( EDI D) using Display Dat a Channel ( DDC) prot ocols so t he syst em can configure it self and opt im ize t he m onit or set t ings.
During t he LCD Monit or m anufact uring process, it is not uncom m on for one or m ore pixels t o becom e fixed in an unchanging st at e which are hard t o see and do not affect t he display qualit y or usabilit y. For m ore inform at ion on Dell Monit or Qualit y and Pixel Policy, see Dell Support sit e at : su ppor t .de ll.com .
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Back t o Cont ent s Page Se t t in g Up t h e M on it or Dell™ UltraSharp U2412M/U2412MWh Monitor User's Guide At t aching t he St and Connect ing t he Monit or Organizing Your Cables...
Con n e ct in g t h e w h it e D VI ca ble Con n e ct in g t h e blu e VGA ca ble Con n e ct in g t h e bla ck D ispla yPor t ca ble CAUTI ON : The graphics are used for t he purpose of illust rat ion only.
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Do not use wit h any device ot her t han t he Dell Soundbar. N OTE: The Soundbar power connect or ( + 12 V DC out put ) is for t he opt ional Dell Soundbar only. To at t ach t he Soundbar: Working from t he back of t he m onit or, at t ach t he Soundbar by aligning t he t wo slot s wit h t he t wo t abs along t he bot t om of t he m onit or.
To rem ove t he st and: 1 . Place t he m onit or on a flat surface. 2 . Press and hold t he st and release but t on. 3 . Lift t he st and up and away from t he m onit or. W a ll M ou n t in g ( Opt ion a l) ( Screw dim ension: M4 x 10 m m ) .
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Using t he On - Screen Display ( OSD) Menu PowerNap Soft ware Set t ing t he Maxim um Resolut ion Using t he Dell Soundbar ( Opt ional) Using t he Tilt , Swivel, and Vert ical Ext ension Rot at ing t he m onit or...
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Ex it Use t he Power but t on t o t urn t he m onit or on and off. The blue LED indicat es t he m onit or is on and fully funct ional. An am ber LED indicat es power save m ode. Pow e r ( w it h pow e r ligh t in dica t or ) Usin g t h e On - Scr e e n D ispla y ( OSD ) M e n u...
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M a in M e n u for displa y ( D P) in pu t N OTE: Aut o Adj ust is only available when you use t he analog ( VGA) connect or. 2. Push t he but t ons t o m ove bet ween t he set t ing opt ions. As you m ove from one icon t o anot her, t he opt ion nam e is highlight ed. See t he following t able for a com plet e list of all t he opt ions available for t he m onit or. 3.
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5. Push t o ent er t he slide bar and t hen use t he but t ons, according t o t he indicat ors on t he m enu, t o m ake your changes. 6. Select t he but t on t o ret urn t o t he m ain m enu.
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Au t o Se le ct Push t o select Au t o Se le ct , t he m onit or will aut o det ect eit her VGA input or DVI - D input or DislpayPort input . Select VGA input when you are using t he analog ( VGA) connect or.
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Ga m m a Allows you t o set t he color m ode t o PC or MAC. Pr e se t M ode s When you select Pr e se t M ode s , you can choose St a n da r d , M u lt im e dia , M ovie , Ga m e , Te x t , Color Te m p. or Cu st om Color from t he list . St a n da r d : Loads t he m onit or's default color set t ings.
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H u e This feat ure can shift t he color of t he video im age t o green or purple. This is used t o adj ust t he desired flesh t one color. Use t o adj ust t he hue from '0' t o '100'. Press t o increase t he green shade of t he video im age.
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Aspe ct Ra t io Adj ust t he im age rat io t o Wide 16: 10, 5: 4 or 4: 3. H or izon t a l Posit ion t o adj ust t he im age left or right . Minim um is '0' ( - ) . Maxim um is '100' ( + ) . Ve r t ica l Posit ion t o adj ust t he im age up or down.
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La n gu a ge Language opt ions set t he OSD display t o one of t he eight languages ( English, Espanol, Francais, Deut sch, Brazilian Port uguese, Russian, Sim plified Chinese or Japanese) . M e n u Tr a n spa r e n cy Select t his opt ion t o change t he m enu t ransparency by pressing t he but t ons ( Minim um : 0 ~ Maxim um : 100) .
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ENERGY STAR® LCD Con dit ion in g Helps reduce m inor cases of im age ret ent ion. Depending on t he degree of im age ret ent ion, t he program m ay t ake som e t im e t o run. You can enable t his feat ure by select ing " Enable" . Restore all preset values to the factory default settings.
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N OTE: This m onit or has a built - in feat ure t o aut om at ically calibrat e t he bright ness t o com pensat e for LED aging. OSD W a r n in g M e ssa ge s When t he Energy Sm art or Dynam ic Cont rast feat ure is enabled ( in t hese preset m odes: Gam e or Movie) , t he m anual bright ness adj ust m ent is disabled.
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This m eans t hat t he m onit or cannot synchronize wit h t he signal t hat it is receiving from t he com put er. See Monit or Specificat ions for t he Horizont al and Vert ical frequency ranges addressable by t his m onit or. Recom m ended m ode is 1920 x 1200. You will see t he following m essage before t he DDC/ CI funct ion is disabled: When m onit or ent ers Power Save m ode, t he following m essage appears: Act ivat e t he com put er and wake up t he m onit or t o gain access t o t he OSD.
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OS support : Windows XP ( 32 and 64 bit s) , Vist a ( 32 and 64 bit s) , Windows 7 ( 32 and 64 bit s) Video int erface support : VGA and DVI only. The lat est version of t he PowerNap Soft ware can be downloaded from Dell's websit e. St eps t o download t he soft ware: 1 .
I f you have a Dell deskt op or port able com put er: Go t o support .dell.com , ent er your service t ag, and download t he lat est driver for your graphics card. I f you are using a non - Dell com put er ( port able or deskt op) : Go t o t he support sit e for your com put er and download t he lat est graphic drivers.
At t ach m echanism Headphone j acks Power indicat or Power/ Volum e cont rol Usin g t h e Tilt , Sw ive l, a n d Ve r t ica l Ex t e n sion N OTE: This is applicable for a m onit or wit h a st and.
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N OTE: The st and ext ends vert ically up t o 115 m m . The figure below illust rat es how t o ext end t he st and vert ically. Rot a t in g t h e M on it or Before you rot at e t he m onit or, your m onit or should be fully vert ically ext ended ( Vert ical Ext ension ) and fully t ilt ed (...
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I f you are using t he m onit or wit h a non - Dell com put er, you need t o go t he graphics driver websit e or your com put er m anufact urer websit e for inform at ion on rot at ing t he 'cont ent s' on your display.
Com m on Problem s Product Specific Problem s Universal Serial Bus Specific Problem s Dell Soundbar Problem s W ARN I N G: Before you begin any of t he procedures in t his sect ion, follow t he Safet y I nst ruct ions.
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Pixel t hat is perm anent ly off is a nat ural defect t hat can occur in LCD t echnology . For m ore inform at ion on Dell Monit or Qualit y and Pixel Policy, see Dell Support sit e at : su ppor t .de ll.com .
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Safet y Relat ed I ssues Visible signs of sm oke or sparks Do not perform any t roubleshoot ing st eps. Cont act Dell im m ediat ely. I nt erm it t ent Problem s Monit or m alfunct ions on & off Ensure t hat t he video cable connect ing t he m onit or t o t he com put er is connect ed properly and is secure.
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Confirm t hat t he audio line- in plug is com plet ely insert ed int o t he j ack of t he sound card. Set all Windows volum e cont rols t o t heir m idpoint s. Decrease t he volum e of t he audio applicat ion.
N OTE: I f you do not have an act ive I nt ernet connect ion, you can find cont act inform at ion on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product cat alog. D e ll pr ovide s se ve r a l on lin e a n d t e le ph on e - ba se d su ppor t a n d se r vice opt ion s. Ava ila bilit y va r ie s by cou n t r y a n d pr odu ct , a n d som e se r vice s m a y n ot be a va ila ble in you r a r e a .
2. Aft er inst alling t he drivers for your Graphics Adapt er, at t em pt t o set t he resolut ion t o 1 9 2 0 x 1 2 0 0 again. N OTE: I f you are unable t o set t he resolut ion t o 1920 x 1200, please cont act Dell™ t o inquire about a Graphics Adapt er t hat support s t hese resolut ions.
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