Dell M992 User Manual

Dell™ M992 Color Monitor
Quick Setup Guide

Safety Instructions

Observe the following safety guidelines when connecting and using your monitor:

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Be sure that your monitor is electrically rated to operate with the AC power available in your location.

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Locate your monitor near an easily accessible electrical outlet.

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Place the monitor on a solid surface and treat it c arefully. The screen can be damaged if dropped, sha rply hit, or
touched with a sharp or abrasive implement.

• Put your monitor in a location with low humidity and a minimum of dust.

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Never use your monitor if the power cable has been damaged. Do not allow anything to rest on the power ca ble,
and keep the cable away from where people could trip over it.

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Never insert anything metallic into the monitor openings. Doing so may create the danger of electric shock.

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T o avoid electric shock, never touch the inside of the monitor . Only a qualified technician should open the monitor's
case.

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Be sure to hold the plug, not the cable, when disconnecting the monitor from an electrical outlet.

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Openings in the monitor cabinet are provided for ventilation. To prevent overheating, these openings should not be
blocked or covered. Also, 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 adequate ventilation.

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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 immediately . You can clean the exterior of the monitor with a damp cloth when necessary, but be
sure to unplug the monitor first.

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If your monitor does not operate normally-in particular, if there are any unusual sounds or smells coming from it
unplug the monitor immediately and contact an authorized dealer or service center.

Connecting Your Monitor to a Computer

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 connector screws finger-tight. Do not overtighten.

3. Fully insert the monitor power cable into the power port on the back of the monitor.

4. Plug the power cables of your computer and your monitor into a nearby electrical outlet.

5. Turn on your computer and monitor. If the monitor does not display an image, refer to the troubleshooting section of
this guide.

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Monitor Controls and Indicators

1,2 Brightness and Contrast ( -

and + ) button

3 MENU button

4 Power indicator This light glows green during normal operation.
5 Power butt o n Use this button to turn the monitor on and off.

These buttons are direct access for the brightness and contrast and adjust
(decrease/increase ranges) items in the OSD.

This button is used with the OSD system to activate a highl ighted function for
adjustment.

Driver Installation

Use the monitor CD to install the appropriate monitor driver for your operating system.

Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System

To manually install or update the driver, perform the following steps:

1. Insert the monitor CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Click StartÆÆÆÆControl PanelÆÆÆÆ Appearance & Themes and then click the Display icon.

3. In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced.

4. Click the Monitor tab, and then click PropertiesÆÆÆÆ Driver tabÆÆÆÆ Update Driver.

5. When the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box appears, choose “Install the software automatically,” and click
Next> and then Finish to complete the installation.

6. Close the Display Properties window.

Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Operating System

To manually install or update the driver, perform the following steps:

1. Click StartÆÆÆÆSettingsÆÆÆÆControl Panel and then double-click Display.

2. In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced.

3. Click the Monitor tab, and then click ChangeÆÆÆÆSpecify the location of the driverÆÆÆÆNext.

4. When the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears, select "Display a list of all the drivers in a specific
location, so you can select the driver you want," and click Next>.

5. Insert the monitor CD into the CD-ROM drive, then click Have Disk.

6. Type d:\ (change the drive letter to match your CD-ROM drive if it is not drive D) in the Copy manufacturer's files
from: box, then click OK.

7. Click Next>, Next>, and then Finish to compl e te th e installat i on.

8. Close the Display Properties window.

Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Operating System

To manually install or update the driver, perform the following steps:

1. Click StartÆÆÆÆSettingsÆÆÆÆControl Panel and then double-click Display.

2. In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced.

3. Click the Monitor tab, and then click PropertiesÆÆÆÆ DriverÆÆÆÆ Update Driver.

4. When the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears, choose "Search for a suitable driver for my device,"
and click Next>.

5. Insert the monitor CD into the CD-ROM drive, type d:\ (change the drive letter to match your CD-ROM drive if it is
not drive D) in the Copy manufacturer's files from: box, and click Next> and then Finish to complete the
installation.

6. Close the Display Properties window.

Microsoft® Windows® 98 Operating System

Windows 98 automatically detects the new monitor and displays the
is not already installed.

1. Insert the monitor CD into the CD-ROM drive, and click Next> twice when the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog
box appears.

2. Click the CD-ROM drive box to install the drivers from the CD and then click Next>.

3. Confirm that the driver was found on the CD, and click Next> twice to install the driver.

4. Click Finish to exit the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box.

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Add New Hardware Wizard

dialog box if the monitor driver