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Preset Modes

When you select preset modes, you can choose standard, 
multimedia, movie, game, paper, warm, cool, or custom 
color from the list.

 

∞ Standard: Loads the monitor's default color settings. 

This is the default preset mode.

 

∞ Multimedia: Loads color settings ideal for multimedia 

applications.

 

∞ Movie: Loads color settings ideal for movies.

 

∞ Game: Loads color settings ideal for most gaming 

applications.

 

∞ Paper: Loads brightness and sharpness settings ideal 

for viewing text. Blend the text background to simulate 
paper media without affecting color images. Applies to 
RGB input format only.

 

∞ Warm: Increases 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 the 

 and 

 buttons to adjust the three colors 

(R, G, B) values and create your own preset color mode.

Brightness / Contrast

Display

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Preset Modes

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Input Source

Color

Standard

Multimedia

Movie

Game

Paper

Warm

Cool

Custom Color

 Dell SE2417HG                                                                                                       Energy Use

            Resolution: 640x480, 60Hz  

Maximum: 1920x1080, 60Hz  

Summary of Contents for SE2417HG

Page 1: ...Model No SE2417HG SE2417HGR Regulatory model SE2417HGc User s Guide Dell SE2417HG SE2417HGR ...

Page 2: ...s 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 registered trademark of the U S Environmental Prote...

Page 3: ... quality and pixel policy 10 Maintenance guidelines 10 Setting up the monitor 11 Connecting the stand 11 Connecting your monitor 12 Organizing cables 13 Disconnecting the monitor stand 14 Operating your monitor 15 Power on the monitor 15 Using the front panel controls 15 Using the on screen display OSD menu 17 Setting up your monitor 29 Using tilt 30 ...

Page 4: ...ices U S Only and other regulatory information 36 Contacting Dell 36 Monitor specifications 37 Flat panel specifications 37 Resolution specifications 37 Supported video modes 38 Preset display modes 38 Electrical specifications 38 Physical characteristics 39 Environmental characteristics 40 Power management modes 40 Pin assignments 42 ...

Page 5: ... below Ensure that you have received all the components and Contacting 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 Monitor Stand riser Stand base Power cable varies by country VGA cable ...

Page 6: ...GA and dual HDMI connectivity Fast 2ms panel response time 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 and product documentation Dell Display Manager Software in the CD shipped with the monitor Energy Saver feature for Energy Star compliance Security cable slot Capabilit...

Page 7: ...scription 1 Function buttons For more information see Operating your monitor 2 Power on off button with LED indicator NOTE For displays with glossy bezels the user should consider the placement of the display as the bezel may cause disturbing reflections from surrounding light and bright surfaces ...

Page 8: ...ses stand from monitor 2 Security cable slot Secures monitor with security lock security lock not included 3 Barcode serial number label Refer to this label if you need to contact Dell for technical support 4 Cable management slot Uses to organize cables by placing them through the slot Back View without monitor stand ...

Page 9: ... TPV SE2416Hc 㐔㷡㢬 ڕ TOP VICTORY ELECTRONICS FUJIAN CO LTD 㥐㦤㣄 ڕ TPV Electronics Fujian Co Ltd 080 200 3800 Consumo de energía XX X Wh Consumo de energía en modo de espera X XX Wh X X X X X X X X 䊂 XXXXXX 5 6 4 2 3 1 Bottom view without monitor stand Label Description Use 1 Power port Connect the power cable 2 Line out port Connect external speakers sold separately 3 Regulatory label Lists the regu...

Page 10: ...ce guidelines Cleaning your monitor WARNING Before cleaning the monitor unplug the monitor power cable from the electrical outlet CAUTION Read and follow the Safety instructions before cleaning the monitor For best practices follow the instructions in the list below while unpacking cleaning or handling your monitor To clean your anti static screen lightly dampen a soft clean cloth with water If po...

Page 11: ...s are applicable for connecting the stand that shipped with your monitor For setting up any other stand see the documentation that shipped with it To attach the monitor stand 1 Place the monitor on a soft cloth or cushion 2 Insert the tabs on the upper part of the stand in to the grooves on the back of the monitor 3 Press down the stand till it snaps into place 2 3 ...

Page 12: ...ables to the computer at the same time It is recommend to route the cables through the cable management slot before you connect them to the monitor To connect your monitor to the computer 1 Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cable 2 Connect the VGA HDMI cable from your monitor to the computer Connecting the VGA cable Connecting the HDMI cable sold separately ...

Page 13: ...Setting up the monitor 13 Organizing cables Use the cable management slot to organize the cables connected to your monitor ...

Page 14: ... screen while removing the stand ensure that the monitor is placed on a soft and clean surface To remove the stand 1 Place the monitor on a soft cloth or cushion 2 Use a long and thin screwdriver to push the release latch 3 After the latch is released remove the stand away from the monitor 2 3 2 ...

Page 15: ...ollowing table describes the front panel buttons Front Panel Button Description 1 Shortcut key Preset Modes Use this button to choose from a list of preset modes Shortcut key Brightness Contrast Use this button to directly access the brightness contrast menu Menu Use the menu button to launch the on screen display OSD and select the OSD menu See Accessing the OSD menu Exit Use this button to go ba...

Page 16: ...tes it is in power save mode OSD controls Use the buttons on the front of the monitor to adjust the image settings 1 2 3 4 Front Panel Button Description 1 Up Use the up button to increase values or move up in a menu 2 Down Use the down button to decrease values or move down in a menu 3 OK Use the OK button to confirm your selection in a menu 4 Back Use the back button to go back to the previous m...

Page 17: ...ast Auto Adjust Input Source Color Display Energy Menu Personalize Others Resolution 640x480 60Hz Maximum 1920x1080 60Hz Dell SE2417HG Energy Use 75 75 2 Press the and buttons to move between the setting options As you move from one icon to another the option is highlighted 3 Press the button once to activate the highlighted option 4 Press and button to select the desired parameter 5 Press and the...

Page 18: ...the luminance of the backlight Press the button to increase the brightness and press the button to decrease the brightness min 0 max 100 NOTE Manual adjustment of brightness is disabled when dynamic contrast is switched on Contrast Adjust the brightness first and then adjust the contrast only if further adjustment is necessary Press the button to increase the contrast and press the button to decre...

Page 19: ...g appears on a black screen as the monitor self adjusts to the current input Auto Adjustment in Progress Auto adjustment allows the monitor to self adjust to the incoming video signal After using auto adjustment you can further tune your monitor by using the pixel clock coarse and phase fine controls under display settings NOTE Auto adjust does not occur if you press the button while there are no ...

Page 20: ...1920x1080 60Hz Auto Select Select auto select to scan for available input signals VGA Select VGA input when you are using the analog VGA connector Push to select the VGA input source HDMI Select HDMI input when you are using the HDMI connector Push to select the HDMI input source Color Use color to adjust the color setting mode Brightness Contrast Display Energy Menu Personalize Others Preset Mode...

Page 21: ...text Blend the text background to simulate paper media without affecting color images Applies to RGB input format only Warm Increases 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 the and buttons to adjust the three colors R G ...

Page 22: ...age to green or purple This is used to adjust the desired flesh tone color Use or to adjust the hue from 0 to 100 Press to increase the green shade of the video image Press to increase the purple shade of the video image NOTE Hue 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 sat...

Page 23: ...ure 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 buttons to adjust for best image quality Minimum is 0 Maximum is 100 Phase If satisfactory results are not obtained using the phase adjustment use the pixel clock coarse adjustment and then use phase ...

Page 24: ... time the menu remains on screen and so on Brightness Contrast Energy Personalize Others Auto Adjust Input Source Color English 20 20 s Unlock Display Language Transparency Timer Lock Reset Menu Menu Dell SE2417HG Energy Use Resolution 640x480 60Hz Maximum 1920x1080 60Hz Language Language options set the OSD display to one of the eight languages English Spanish French German Brazilian Portuguese R...

Page 25: ...Auto Adjust Input Source Color Display Menu Personalize Shortcut Key 1 Preset Modes Shortcut Key 2 Brightness Contrast Reset Personalization Dell SE2417HG Energy Use Resolution 640x480 60Hz Maximum 1920x1080 60Hz Shortcut Key 1 User can select one of the followings preset modes brightness contrast auto adjust input source aspect ratio to set the shortcut key 1 Shortcut Key 2 User can select one of...

Page 26: ...n 640x480 60Hz Maximum 1920x1080 60Hz LCD Conditioning Helps reduce minor cases of image retention Depending on the degree of image retention the program may take some time to run To start LCD conditioning select Enable Brightness Contrast Energy Personalize Auto Adjust Input Source Color Display Menu Others Enable Disable LCD Conditioning Dell SE2417HG Energy Use Resolution 640x480 60Hz Maximum 1...

Page 27: ...ease change your input timing to 1920x1080 60Hz or any other monitor listed timing as per the monitor specifications This means 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 Before the DDC CI function is disabled the fo...

Page 28: ...ct If VGA or HDMI cable is not connected a floating dialog box as shown below appears The monitor will enter Power Save Mode after 5 minutes if left at this state Dell SE2417HG No VGA Cable The display will go into Power Save Mode in 5 minutes www dell com support monitors Dell SE2417HG The display will go into Power Save Mode in 5 minutes www dell com support monitors No HDMI1 Cable Dell SE2417HG...

Page 29: ...80 4 Click OK If you do not see 1920 x 1080 as an option you may need to update your graphics driver Depending on your computer complete one of the following procedures If you have a Dell desktop or portable computer Go to www dell com support enter your computer s 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 s...

Page 30: ...30 Operating your monitor Using tilt The stand shipped with your monitor supports tilt upto 5 degree forward and 21 degree backward 5 21 ...

Page 31: ...he monitor 2 Disconnect all video cables from the monitor This way the computer doesn t have to be involved 3 Turn on the monitor If the monitor is working correctly it detects that there is no signal and one of the following message appears While in self test mode the power LED remains white Dell SE2417HG No VGA Cable The display will go into Power Save Mode in 5 minutes www dell com support moni...

Page 32: ...self test mode 1 5 2 3 4 To run the built in diagnostics 1 Ensure that the screen is clean no dust particles on the surface of the screen 2 Unplug the video cable s from the back of the computer or monitor The monitor then goes into the self test mode 3 Press and hold button 1 and button 4 simultaneously for 2 seconds A gray screen appears 4 Carefully inspect the screen for abnormalities 5 Press b...

Page 33: ...atio Shaky jittery video Reset the monitor to Factory Settings Factory Reset Check environmental factors Relocate the monitor and test in another room Missing pixels Cycle power on off Pixel that is permanently Off is a natural defect that can occur in LCD technology For more information on Dell Monitor Quality and Pixel Policy see Dell Support site at www dell com support monitors Stuck on pixels...

Page 34: ...st feature check Ensure that the video cable connecting the monitor to the computer is connected properly and is secure Check for bent or broken pins in the video cable connector Wrong color Change the Color Setting Mode in the Color Settings OSD to Graphics or Video depending on the application Try different Preset Modes in Color settings OSD Adjust R G B value in Custom Color in Color settings O...

Page 35: ...ked If yes press and hold the button above the power button for 10 seconds to unlock For more information see Lock No input signal when user controls are pressed Check the signal source Ensure the computer is not in standby or sleep mode by moving the mouse or pressing any key on the keyboard Check if the video cable is plugged in properly Disconnect and reconnect the video cable if necessary Rese...

Page 36: ...Contacting Dell To contact Dell for sales technical assistance or customer service issues 1 Go to www dell com contactdell 2 Verify your country or region in the Choose a Country Region drop down list at the bottom of the page 3 Select the appropriate service or support link based on your requirement or choose the method of contacting Dell that is convenient for you Dell provides several online an...

Page 37: ...cal horizontal 160 degrees vertical typical 170 degrees horizontal typical Luminance output 300 cd m typical Contrast ratio 1000 to 1 typical 8 000 000 to 1 Dynamic Contrast Faceplate coating Anti glare with 3H hardness Backlight LED light bar system Response time 2 ms typical G to G Color depth 16 7 million colors Color gamut CIE 1976 84 CIE 1931 72 Resolution specifications Model SE2417HG SE2417...

Page 38: ... 5 VESA 1024 x 768 48 4 60 0 65 0 VESA 1024 x 768 60 0 75 0 78 8 VESA 1152 x 864 67 5 75 0 108 0 VESA 1280 x 1024 64 0 60 0 108 0 VESA 1280 x 1024 80 0 75 0 135 0 VESA 1600 x 1200 75 0 60 0 162 0 VESA 1920 x 1080 67 5 60 0 148 5 Electrical specifications Model SE2417HG SE2417HGR Video input signals Analog RGB 0 7 Volts 5 positive polarity at 75 ohm input impedance HDMI 1 4 600mV for each different...

Page 39: ...mm 7 08 in Dimensions without stand Height 330 10 mm 13 00 in Width 555 20 mm 21 86 in Depth 55 mm 2 17 in Stand dimensions Height 178 00 mm 7 01 in Width 250 00 mm 9 84 in Depth 179 90 mm 7 08 in Weight Weight with packaging 6 48 kg 14 29 lb Weight with stand assembly and cables 4 51 kg 9 94 lb Weight without stand assembly no cables 3 40 kg 7 50 lb Weight of stand assembly 0 67 kg 1 48 lb Front ...

Page 40: ...maximum 85 32 BTU hour typical 58 01 BTU hour Power management modes If you have VESA s DPM compliance display card or software installed in your PC the monitor can automatically reduce its power consumption when not in use This is referred to as Power Save Mode If the computer detects input from the keyboard mouse or other input devices the monitor automatically resumes functioning The following ...

Page 41: ...on the software components and peripherals you ordered and shall have no obligation to update such information Accordingly the customer should not rely upon this information in making decisions about electrical tolerances or otherwise No warranty as to accuracy or completeness is expressed or implied The OSD functions only in the normal operation mode When any button is pressed in the Active off m...

Page 42: ...nments 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 15 DDC clock ...

Page 43: ... 2 T M D S Data 2 Shield 3 T M D S Data 2 4 T M D S Data 1 5 T M D S Data 1 Shield 6 T M D S Data 1 7 T M D S Data 0 8 T M D S Data 0 Shield 9 T M D S Data 0 10 T M D S Clock 11 T M D S Clock Shield 12 T M D S Clock 13 CEC 14 Reserved N C on device 15 SCL 16 SDA 17 DDC CEC Ground 18 5V Power 19 Hot Plug Detect ...

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