Dell W1900 User Manual 2

Dell™ W1900 LCD TV Display

Owner’s Manual

Model W1900

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Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your TV display.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the

problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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October 2004 Rev. A01

Contents

1 About Your TV Display

Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Right Side View

Left Side View

Bottom View

Package Contents

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2 Setting Up Your TV Display

Proper Location for Your TV Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting Your TV Display

Connecting Your Computer to the TV Display

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3 Using Your Remote Control

Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using Your TV Display With a Universal or Learning Remote Control

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4 Using the On-Screen Display

Using Your Remote Control With the OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Selecting Your OSD Language

Input Select Menu

Picture Menu

Audio

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PIP/POP/PBP

Parental Control

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Contents 3

Closed Caption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Sleep Timer

OSD Setup

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5 Troubleshooting Your TV Display

Troubleshooting Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

General Problems

OSD Messages

Remote Control Problems

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Using the Self-Test Feature When Your TV Display is
Connected to Your Computer

Problems When Using the TV Display as a Monitor

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6 Specifications for Your TV Display

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4 Contents

About Your TV Display

Front View

1

2

1

1 IR receiver Senses the signal from the remote control
2 Power indicator light (LED) The light is blue when the TV display is on and amber when the

TV display is in power save mode

About Your TV Display 5

Right Side View

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1 Power button

2

3

4 Volume button Push to increase the volume

5 Channel button

OSD menu button Push to enable the on-screen display (OSD)

Volume button Push to decrease the volume

Push to turn the TV display on and off. The power button is
blue when it is on and amber when it is in power saving mode.

Push to select the previous channel or navigate through the
OSD

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5
4
3
2
1

6

7

Channel button Push to select the next channel or navigate through the OSD

Input Select button Push to display the Input Select menu

6 About Your TV Display

Left Side View

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5

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1 Composite out / Video out Connect a VCR
2 Composite audio connector Use the audio connector if you have connected a device to

composite connector (AV1)

3 Composite connector (AV1) Connect devices such as a VCR or DVD player
4 S-Video connector (AV2) Connect devices such as a video game system or a VCR
5 S-Video audio connector Use the audio connector if you have connected a device to

S-Video connector (AV2)

6 Subwoofer out connector Connect a Subwoofer
7 Headphone connector Connect headphones

About Your TV Display 7

Bottom View

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2

4

6

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1 Power connector Connect your power cord
2 DVI audio connector (L / R) Use the DVI audio connector if you have connected a device

such as a DVD player to the DVI connector

3 DVI connector Connect your computer or video devices such as a DVD player
4 Audio connector for VGA or DVI Connect the audio cable from your computer to the TV display
5 Component video and audio

connectors (AV3)

6 ANT/Cable Connect cable TV box or an antenna
7 Component video and audio

connectors (AV4)

8 VGA Connect your computer

Connect devices such as a DVD player or cable TV box

Connect devices such as a DVD player or cable TV box

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8 About Your TV Display

Package Contents

NOTE: If you need additional cables, contact Dell.

Remote control

AAA batteries (2)

Power cord

Composite video cable

Audio cable

About Your TV Display 9

VGA cable

DVI cable

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Computer audio cable

S-Video cable

Documentation

10 About Your TV Display

Setting Up Your TV Display

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions

located in the

Product Information Guide

Proper Location for Your TV Display

Consider the following environmental factors when you are deciding where to put your TV display:

• Do not store or use the TV display in locations that are exposed to high heat, direct sunlight,
or extreme cold.

• Avoid moving the TV display between locations with extreme temperature differences. For
more information, see Specifications on page 39.

• Do not subject the TV display to severe vibration or high impact conditions. Do not place the
TV display inside a car trunk.

• Do not store or use the TV display in locations where the TV display would be exposed to
high humidity or dusty environment.

• Do not place the TV display in a location where water or other liquids could spill on or into
the TV display.

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Connecting Your TV Display

Your TV display has four standard connectors that can be used to connect devices.

NOTE: Before you connect your TV display, ensure you have all the proper cables. Some cables may

come with the device you are connecting. For a list of cables that came with your TV display, see
Package Contents on page 9. To order additional cables, contact Dell.

Quality Cable and Connector When to Use
Good Coaxial (RF) carries the video and audio

from one cable. The coaxial connector is
labeled, ANT/Cable on your TV display. To
locate the connector, see page 8.

Setting Up Your TV Display 11

Quality Cable and Connector When to Use
Good Composite carries the video signal through

a single pin. If you are using a composite
video connector you also need to connect
composite audio connectors. To locate the
connector, see page 7.

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Better S-Video splits the video signal into two

signals, black-and-white and color. To locate
the connector, see page 7.

Best Component splits the video signal into three

12 Setting Up Your TV Display

signals, two color and one black-and-white.
To locate the connector, see page 8.

Connecting Your Computer to the TV Display

Your TV display has two standard connectors that can be used to connect your computer.

NOTE: The type of connector you use depends on the graphics card your computer supports.

For additional information about graphic cards, see your computer documentation.

Quality Cable and Connector When to Use
Good

A standard graphic display system for
computers that uses an analog signal and
can support resolutions up to 1280 x 768.

Better

A digital signal that can support digital
and convert analog to digital. DVI can be
used for high resolution display and can
support resolutions up to 1280 x 768.

Setting Up Your TV Display 13

Using the ANT/Cable (Coaxial) Connector

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1

Turn off the TV display and unplug the power cord.

2

Connect the coaxial cable to the ANT/Cable connector of the TV display.

3

Plug in the power cord for the TV display and turn on the TV display.

4

Enter the on-screen-display (OSD) and select TV. For additional information about the Input
Select menu, see page 24.

Using the Composite Connector

1

Turn off the TV display and unplug the power cord.

2

Connect your device including the audio cables.

3

Plug in the power cords for the TV display and devices and turn them on.

4

Enter the OSD and select the
Select menu, see page 24.

14 Setting Up Your TV Display

AV1 (Composite)

. For additional information about the Input