Dell P2412H-HF, User Manual

Page 1: ...crosoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries and ATI is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc ENERGY STAR is a registered trademark of the U S Environmental Protection Agency As an ENERGY STAR partner Dell Inc has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy effici...

Page 2: ... Inc is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc Microsoft and Windows are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries and ATI is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc ENERGY STAR is a re...

Page 3: ...djust the screen resolution to 1920 x 1080 4 Click OK In Windows Vista or Windows 7 1 Right click on the desktop and click Personalization 2 Click Change Display Settings 3 Move the slider bar to the right by pressing and holding the left mouse button and adjust the screen resolution to 1920 x 1080 4 Click OK If you do not see 1920 x 1080 as an option you may need to update your graphics driver Pl...

Page 4: ... that you have received all the components and contact Dell if something is missing NOTE Some items may be optional and may not ship with your monitor Some features or media may not be available in certain countries NOTE To set up with any other stand please refer to the respective stand setup guide for setup instructions NOTE P2412H monitor is BFR PVC free Halogen free excluding external cables P...

Page 5: ...Power Cable VGA Cable DVI Cable USB upstream cable enables the USB ports on the monitor Drivers and Documentation media Quick Setup Guide Product and Safety Information Guide ...

Page 6: ... if supported by your system On Screen Display OSD adjustments for ease of set up and screen optimization Software and documentation media includes an information file INF Image Color Matching File ICM PowerNap software application and product documentation Energy Saver feature for Energy Star compliance Security lock slot Stand lock Asset Management Capability Capability to switch from wide aspec...

Page 7: ...Front view Front panel controls Label Description 1 Preset Modes default but configurable 2 Brightness Contrast default but configurable 3 Menu 4 Exit 5 Power with power light indicator Back View ...

Page 8: ...tory approvals 3 Stand release button Release stand from monitor 4 Barcode serial number label Refer to this label if you need to contact Dell for technical support 5 Security lock slot Secures monitor with security cable lock 6 Dell Soundbar mounting brackets Attaches the optional Dell Soundbar 7 USB downstream ports Connect your USB devices 8 Cable management slot Use to organize cables by placi...

Page 9: ...Left view Right view Bottom View ...

Page 10: ...m port Connect the USB cable that came with your monitor to the monitor and the computer Once this cable is connected you can use the USB connectors on the side and bottom of the monitor 6 Stand lock feature To lock the stand to the monitor using M3 x 6 mm screw screw is not provided Monitor Specifications Flat Panel Specifications Model P2412H P2412H HF Screen type Active matrix TFT LCD Panel typ...

Page 11: ... Response time 5 ms black to white typical Color depth 16 7 million colors Color gamut 81 P2412H P2412H HF color gamut typical is based on CIE1976 81 and CIE1931 72 test standards Resolution Specifications Model P2412H P2412H HF Horizontal scan range 30 kHz to 83 kHz automatic Vertical scan range 56 Hz to 76 Hz automatic Maximum preset resolution 1920 x 1080 at 60 Hz Supported Video Modes Model P2...

Page 12: ...als Analog RGB 0 7 Volts 5 positive polarity at 75 ohm input impedance Digital DVI D TMDS 600mV for each differential line positive polarity at 50 ohm input impedance Synchronization input signals Separate horizontal and vertical synchronizations polarity free TTL level SOG Composite SYNC on green AC input voltage frequency current 100 to 240 VAC 50 or 60 Hz 3 Hz 1 2 A typical Inrush current 120 V...

Page 13: ...mm 11 02 inches Depth 180 3 mm 7 10 inches Weight Weight with packaging 16 76 lbs 7 62 kg Weight with stand assembly and cables 13 60 lbs 6 18 kg Weight without stand assembly For wall mount or VESA mount considerations no cables 8 89 lbs 4 04 kg Weight of stand assembly 3 81 lbs 1 73 kg Front frame gloss 5 0 gloss unit max Black Frame 20 0 gloss unit max Silver Frame Environmental Characteristics...

Page 14: ...ter detects input from the keyboard mouse or other input devices the monitor automatically resumes functioning The following table shows the power consumption and signaling of this automatic power saving feature P2412H P2412H HF VESA Modes Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync Video Power Indicator Power Consumption Normal operation Active Active Active Blue 50 W maximum 21 W typical Active off mode Inact...

Page 15: ...ble from the monitor Maximum power consumption with max luminance Dell Soundbar and USB active Pin Assignments VGA Connector Pin Number 15 pin Side of the Connected Signal Cable 1 Video Red 2 Video Green 3 Video Blue 4 GND 5 Self test 6 GND R 7 GND G 8 GND B 9 Computer 5V 3 3V 10 GND sync 11 GND 12 DDC data 13 H sync 14 V sync ...

Page 16: ... the Connected Signal Cable 1 TMDS RX2 2 TMDS RX2 3 TMDS Ground 4 Floating 5 Floating 6 DDC Clock 7 DDC Data 8 Floating 9 TMDS RX1 10 TMDS RX1 11 TMDS Ground 12 Floating 13 Floating 14 5V 3 3V power 15 Self test 16 Hot Plug Detect 17 TMDS RX0 18 TMDS RX0 ...

Page 17: ...st monitor installations are automatic you can select different settings if desired For more information about changing the monitor settings see Operating the Monitor Universal Serial Bus USB Interface This section gives you information about the USB ports that are available on the left side of your monitor NOTE This monitor supports High Speed Certified USB 2 0 interface Transfer Speed Data Rate ...

Page 18: ...d then turn it on the attached peripherals may take a few seconds to resume normal functionality LCD Monitor Quality and Pixel Policy During the LCD Monitor manufacturing process it is not uncommon for one or more pixels to become fixed in an unchanging state which are hard to see and do not affect the display quality or usability For more information on Dell Monitor Quality and Pixel Policy see D...

Page 19: ...not use benzene thinner ammonia abrasive cleaners or compressed air Use a lightly dampened warm cloth to clean the monitor Avoid using detergent of any kind as some detergents leave a milky film on the monitor If you notice white powder when you unpack your monitor wipe it off with a cloth Handle your monitor with care as a darker colored monitor may scratch and show white scuff marks more than a ...

Page 20: ...e upper part of the stand to the groove on the back of the monitor 3 Press the stand till it snaps into its place Connecting Your Monitor WARNING Before you begin any of the procedures in this section follow the Safety Instructions To connect your monitor to the computer 1 Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cable Connect the blue VGA cable from your monitor to your computer NOTE If yo...

Page 21: ...am USB port cable supplied to an appropriate USB port on your computer See bottom view for details 2 Connect USB peripherals to the downstream USB ports side or bottom on the monitor See side or bottom view for details 3 Plug the power cables for your computer and monitor into a nearby outlet 4 Turn on the monitor and the computer If your monitor displays an image installation is complete If it do...

Page 22: ...ith the DC power connector 4 Insert the mini stereo plug from the back of the Soundbar into the computer s audio output jack Removing the Stand NOTE To prevent scratches on the LCD screen while removing the stand ensure that the monitor is placed on a soft clean surface NOTE This is applicable for a monitor with a stand When any other stand is bought please refer to the respective stand setup guid...

Page 23: ... stand 3 Use a Philips crosshead screwdriver to remove the four screws securing the plastic cover 4 Attach the mounting bracket from the wall mounting kit to the monitor 5 Mount the monitor on the wall by following the instructions that comes with the wall mounting kit NOTE For use only with UL Listed Wall Mount Bracket with minimum weight load bearing capacity of 4 04 kg Back to Contents Page ...

Page 24: ... Tilt Swivel and Vertical Extension Rotating the Monitor Adjusting the Rotation Display Settings of Your System Using the Front Panel Use the control buttons on the front of the monitor to adjust the characteristics of the image being displayed As you use these buttons to adjust the controls an OSD shows the numeric values of the characteristics as they change The following table describes the fro...

Page 25: ... Power with power light indicator Use the Power button to turn the monitor on and off The blue LED indicates the monitor is on and fully functional An amber LED indicates power save mode Using the On Screen Display OSD Menu Accessing the Menu System NOTE If you change the settings and then either proceed to another menu or exit the OSD menu the monitor automatically saves those changes The changes...

Page 26: ...or Main Menu for digital DVI input ...

Page 27: ...e list of all the options available for the monitor 3 Push the button once to activate the highlighted option 4 Push and button to select the desired parameter 5 Push to enter the slide bar and then use the and buttons according to the indicators on the menu to make your changes 6 Select the button to return to the main menu Icon Menu and Submenus Description Brightness Contrast Use this menu to a...

Page 28: ...nt of Brightness is disabled when Energy Smart or Dynamic Contrast is switched on Contrast Adjust Brightness first and then adjust Contrast only if further adjustment is necessary Push the button to increase contrast and push the button to decrease contrast min 0 max 100 The Contrast function adjusts the degree of difference between darkness and lightness on the monitor screen ...

Page 29: ...NOTE In most cases Auto Adjust produces the best image for your configuration NOTE Auto Adjust option is only available when you are using the analog VGA connector Input Source Use the Input Source menu to select between different video signals that may be connected to your monitor Auto Select Push to select Auto Select the monitor will auto detect either VGA input or DVI D input VGA Select VGA in...

Page 30: ...olor setting sub menus for VGA DVI D and Video input Input Color Format Choose the RGB option if the monitor is connected to a computer or a DVD using a VGA or DVI cable Choose the YPbPr option if monitor is connected to a DVD by a YPbPr to VGA or YPbPr to DVI cable or if the DVD color output setting is not RGB ...

Page 31: ...ads color settings ideal for movies Game Loads color settings ideal for most gaming applications Text Loads brightness and sharpness settings ideal for viewing texts Warm Increase the color temperature The screen appears warmer with a red yellow tint Cool Decreases the color temperature The screen appears cooler with a blue tint Custom Color Allows you to manually adjust the color settings Press t...

Page 32: ... adjustment is available only when you select Movie or Game preset mode Saturation This feature can adjust the color saturation of the video image Use or to adjust the saturation from 0 to 100 Press to increase the monochrome appearance of the video image Press to increase the colorful appearance of the video image NOTE Saturation adjustment is available only when you select Movie or Game preset m...

Page 33: ...Position Use or to adjust the image up or down Minimum is 0 Maximum is 100 NOTE Horizontal Position and Vertical Position adjustments are only available for VGA input Sharpness This feature can make the image look sharper or softer Use or to adjust the sharpness from 0 to 100 Pixel Clock The Phase and Pixel Clock adjustments allow you to adjust your monitor to your preference Use or to adjust for ...

Page 34: ...t Display Settings Select this option to restore default display settings Other Settings Select this option to adjust the settings of the OSD such as the languages of the OSD the amount of time the menu remains on screen and so on Language Language options set the OSD display to one of the eight languages English Espanol Francais Deutsch Brazilian Portuguese Russian Simplified Chinese or Japanese ...

Page 35: ...gy Smart To turn on or off dynamic dimming The dynamic dimming feature automatically reduces the screen s brightness level when the displayed image contains a high proportion of bright areas Power Save Audio To turn on or off Audio Power during Power Save mode DDC CI DDC CI Display Data Channel Command Interface allows your monitor parameters brightness color balance and etc to be adjustable via t...

Page 36: ...t Reset all OSD settings to the factory preset values Personalize Users can choose a feature from Preset Modes Brightness Contrast Auto Adjust Input Source Aspect Ratio or Menu Rotation and set it as a shortcut key ...

Page 37: ...ture to automatically calibrate the brightness to compensate for LED aging OSD Warning Messages When the Energy Smart or Dynamic Contrast feature is enabled in these preset modes Game or Movie the manual brightness adjustment is disabled ...

Page 38: ...eans that the monitor cannot synchronize with the signal that it is receiving from the computer See Monitor Specifications for the Horizontal and Vertical frequency ranges addressable by this monitor Recommended mode is 1920 x 1080 You will see the following message before the DDC CI function is disabled ...

Page 39: ... box as shown below appears When monitor enters Power Save mode the following message appears Activate the computer and wake up the monitor to gain access to the OSD If you press any button other than the power button one of the following messages will appear depending on the selected input VGA DVI D input ...

Page 40: ...d This software provides Power Saving mode for your monitor The Power Saving mode lets users set the monitor to Screen Dim or Sleep when your PC enters the screen saver mode 1 Screen Dim the monitor dims to a minimum brightness level when the PC is in the screen saver mode 2 Sleep the monitor enters the sleep mode when the PC is in the screen saver mode ...

Page 41: ...downloaded from Dell s website Steps to download the software 1 Go to http www support dell com 2 Select Monitor Drivers under Drivers and downloads tab 3 Select your Monitor Model PowerNap Application 4 Download and install the application Enhanced Menu Rotation Software Enhanced Menu Rotation is embedded within the PowerNap software allowing you to pivot the monitor screen from the OSD menu The ...

Page 42: ...the latest driver for your graphics card If you are using a non Dell computer portable or desktop Go to the support site for your computer and download the latest graphic drivers Go to your graphics card website and download the latest graphic drivers For instructions about how to download the PowerNap software see PowerNap Software Setting the Maximum Resolution To set the maximum resolution for ...

Page 43: ... a Dell desktop or portable computer Go to support dell com enter your service tag and download the latest driver for your graphics card If you are using a non Dell computer portable or desktop Go to the support site for your computer and download the latest graphic drivers Go to your graphics card website and download the latest graphic drivers Using the Dell Soundbar Optional The Dell Soundbar i...

Page 44: ...ht please refer to the respective stand setup guide for set up instructions Tilt Swivel With the stand attached to the monitor you can tilt and swivel the monitor for the most comfortable viewing angle NOTE The stand is detached when the monitor is shipped from the factory Vertical Extension NOTE The stand extends vertically up to 130 mm The figure below illustrates how to extend the stand vertica...

Page 45: ...Rotating the Monitor Before you rotate the monitor your monitor should be fully vertically extended Vertical Extension and fully tilted Tilt up to avoid hitting the bottom edge of the monitor ...

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Page 47: ...g the monitor with a non Dell computer you need to go the graphics driver website or your computer manufacturer website for information on rotating the contents on your display To adjust the Rotation Display Settings 1 Right click on the desktop and click Properties 2 Select the Settings tab and click Advanced 3 If you have an ATI graphics card select the Rotation tab and set the preferred rotatio...

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Page 49: ...og blue connector cables from the back of computer 3 Turn on the monitor The floating dialog box should appear on screen against a black background if the monitor cannot sense a video signal and is working correctly While in self test mode the power LED remains green Also depending upon the selected input one of the dialogs shown below will continuously scroll through the screen or 4 This box also...

Page 50: ...n using the built in diagnostic tool the monitor is functioning properly Check the video card and computer Common Problems The following table contains general information about common monitor problems you might encounter and the possible solutions Common Symptoms What You Experience Possible Solutions No Video Power LED off No picture Ensure that the video cable connecting the monitor and the com...

Page 51: ...ostics NOTE When using DVI D input the Pixel Clock and Phase adjustments are not available Synchronization Problems Screen is scrambled or appears torn Reset the monitor to Factory Settings Perform Auto Adjust via OSD Adjust Phase and Pixel Clock controls via OSD Perform monitor self test feature check to determine if the scrambled screen appears in self test mode Check for bent or broken pins in ...

Page 52: ...e not working Check that your monitor is turned ON Reconnect the upstream cable to your computer Reconnect the USB peripherals downstream connector Switch off and then turn on the monitor again Reboot the computer Some USB devices like external portable HDD require higher electric current connect the device directly to the computer system High Speed USB 2 0 interface is slow High Speed USB 2 0 per...

Page 53: ...knob on the Soundbar counter clockwise to a lower volume setting Clean and reseat the audio line in plug Unbalanced Sound Output Sound from only one side of Soundbar Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user Confirm that the audio line in plug is completely inserted into the jack of the sound card or audio source Set all Windows audio balance controls L R to their midpoints Clean an...

Page 54: ...mpliance Contacting Dell For customers in the United States call 800 WWW DELL 800 999 3355 NOTE If you do not have an active Internet connection you can find contact information on your purchase invoice packing slip bill or Dell product catalog Dell provides several online and telephone based support and service options Availability varies by country and product and some services may not be availa...

Page 55: ...pport dell com enter your service tag and download the latest driver for your graphics card 2 After installing the drivers for your Graphics Adapter attempt to set the resolution to 1920 x 1080 again NOTE If you are unable to set the resolution to 1920 x 1080 please contact Dell to inquire about a Graphics Adapter that supports these resolutions Back to Contents Page ...

Page 56: ... set the resolution to 1920 x 1080 again In Windows Vista or Windows 7 1 Right click on the desktop and click Personalization 2 Click Change Display Settings 3 Click Advanced Settings 4 Identify your graphics controller supplier from the description at the top of the window e g NVIDIA ATI Intel etc 5 Refer to the graphic card provider website for updated driver for example http www ATI com OR http...