Dell M991 User Manual
Dell™ M991 Color Monitor
Quick Setup Guide
Safety Instructions
Observe the following safety guidelines when connecting and using your monitor:
• Be sure that your monitor i s electrically rated to operat e with t he AC power available in your location.
• Locate your monitor near an easily accessible electrical outlet.
• Place the monitor on a s ol i d surface and treat it carefull y. The screen can be damaged if dropped, s harpl y
hit, or touched with a sharp or abrasive implement.
• Put your monitor in a location with low humidity and a minimum of dust.
• Never use your monitor if the power cable has been damaged. Do not allow anything to rest on t he power
cable, and keep the cable away from where people coul d trip over it.
• Never insert anything metallic into the monitor openings. Doing so may create the danger of electric shock.
• To avoid electric shock, never touch the inside of the monitor. Only a qualified techni cian should open the
monitor’s case.
• Be sure to hold the plug, not the cable, when disconnecting the m oni t or from an electrical outl et.
• Openings in the monitor cabi net are provided for ventilation. To prevent overheat i ng, these openings
should not be blocked or covered. A l so, avoid using the monitor on a bed, sofa, rug, or other soft surface.
Doing so may block the ventilation openings in the bottom of the cabinet. If you put the monitor in a
bookcase or some other enclosed space, be sure to provide adequat e ventilation.
• Do not expose the monitor to rain or use it near water. If the monitor accidentally gets wet, unplug it and
contact an authorized dealer im mediately. You can cl ean t he exterior of the monitor with a damp clot h
when necessary, but be sure to unplug the monitor first.
• If your monitor does not operat e normally—in particular, if t here are any unusual sounds or smells coming
from it—unplug the m oni t or i mmediately and contact an authorized dealer or service center.
Connecting Your Monitor to a Comp uter
1. Turn off your computer and unplug your computer’s power cable.
2. Connect the blue connector of the monitor’s signal cable to the blue video connector on the back of your
computer. Tighten the c onnector screws finger-tight. Do not overtighten.
3. Fully insert the monitor power cable i nto the power port on the back of the monitor.
4. Plug the power cables of your computer and your monitor into a nearby electri cal outlet.
5. Turn on your computer and monitor. If the monitor does not di splay an image, refer to the t roubl eshooting
section of this guide.
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Monitor Controls and Indicators
1. Power button - Switches your monitor on.
2. "OK" button - When pressed it will take you to the Main OSD Menu controls.
3. Power Indicator - This light glows green during normal operation
4. Brightness hotkeys - Pressi ng either Left or Right arrow directly will adjust screen brightness
(BRIGHTNESS control bar will appear on screen).
LEFT and RIGHT buttons - These are also us ed f or adj usting other functions in t he Main OS D Menu of
your monitor.
5. Contrast hotkeys - Pressing either Up or Down arrow directly will adjust screen contrast (CONTRAST
control bar will appear on screen).
UP and DOWN buttons - These are also used for selecti ng other functions in the Main OSD Menu of your
monitor.
Driver Installation
Use the monitor CD to ins tall the appropriate monitor dri ver f or your operating system.
Microsoft
To manually install or update t he dri ver, perform the following steps:
1. Click
2. In the
3. Click the
4. When the
5. Insert the monitor CD into the CD-ROM drive, then click Have Di sk…
6. Type d:\ (change the drive letter to mat ch your CD-ROM drive if it is not drive D) in the
7. Click
8. Close the
Microsoft
To manually install or update t he dri ver, perform the following steps:
1. Click
2. In the
3. Click the
4. When the
5. Insert the monitor CD i nto the CD-ROM drive, type d:\ (change the drive letter t o match your CD-ROM
6. Close the
Windows
−−−−
Start
> Settings
Display Properties
Monitor
specific locat i on, so you can select the driver you want,” and click
manufacturer’s files from:
device,” and click
drive if it is not drive D) in the
complete the installation.
Update Device Driver Wizard
Next>, Next>
Display Properties
Windows
−−−−
Start
> Settings
Display Properties
Monitor
Update Device Driver Wizard
Display Properties
Millennium Operating System
−−−−
> Control Panel
window, click the
tab, and then click
, and then
tab, and then click
Next>
box, then click OK.
Finish
window.
2000 Operating System
−−−−
> Control Panel
window, click the
.
Copy manufacturer’s files from:
window.
and then double-click
Settings
!!!!
Change
to complete the installation.
Properties
Specify the location of the driver
dialog box appears, select “Display a li st of all the drivers in a
and then double-click Disp l ay.
Settings
!!!!
dialog box appears, choose “Search for a sui table driver for my
tab, and then click
tab, and then click
Driver
Display
!!!!
Update Driver
box, and click
Next>
.
Advanced
.
Advanced
.
Next>
.
!!!!
Next
Copy
.
and then
.
to
Finish
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