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  • Page 1

    Dell™E178WFPFlatPanelMonitorUser'sGuide Notes, Notices, and Cautions Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type. These blocks are notes, notices, and cautions, and they are used as follows: Some warnings may appear in alternate formats and may be unaccom[...]

  • Page 2

    Back to Contents Page About Your Monitor Dell™E178WFPFlatPanelMonitorUser'sGuide Front View Back View Side View Bottom View Monitor Specifications LCD Monitor Quality & Pixel Policy Caring for your Monitor Front View Back View 1 Menu selection button 2 Brightness Contrast / Down( - ) button 3 Auto - Adjust / Up(+) butto[...]

  • Page 3

      Side View 1 Security lock slot Attach a lock to secure your monitor. 2 Dell Soundbar mounting brackets Attach the optional Dell Soundbar. 3 Barcode serial number label Refer to this label if you need to contact Dell for technical support. 4 Regulatory rating label List the regulatory approvals. 5 Stand removal button Press to release the st[...]

  • Page 4

    Right side Left side Bottom View  1 AC power cord connector 2 VGA connector[...]

  • Page 5

    Monitor Specifications General Model number E178WFP Flat Panel Screen type Active matrix - TFT LCD Screen dimensions 17 inches (17 - inch diagonal viewable image size) Preset display area: Horizontal 367.2 mm (14.46 inches) Vertical 229.5 mm (9.04 inches) Pixel pitch 0.255 mm x 0.255 mm Viewing angle Viewing angle 150 ° (vertical) typ, 160 ° (hor[...]

  • Page 6

    Power Management Modes If you have VESA's DPMS compliance display card or software installed in your PC, the monitor automatically reduces its power consumption when not in use. This is referred to as Power Save Mode. If input from keyboard, mouse or other input devices is detected by the computer, the monitor automatically resumes Electrical [...]

  • Page 7

    functioning. The following table shows the power consumption and signaling of this automatic power - saving feature: Activate the computer and the monitor to gain access to the OSD . Pin Assignments VGA Connector The following table shows pin assignments in the VGA connector:  Power Management Definition VESA's Mode Video H- sync V- sync Po[...]

  • Page 8

    Plug and Play Capability You can install the monitor in any Plug and Play - compatible system. The monitor automatically provides the computer system with its Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) using Display Data Channel (DDC) protocols so the system can configure itself and optimize the monitor settings. Most monitor installations are aut[...]

  • Page 9

    Back to Contents Page Appendix Dell™E178WFPFlatPanelMonitorUser'sGuide FCC Notice (U.S. Only) CAUTION: Safety Instruction Contacting Dell Your Monitor Set - up Guide FCC Notice (U.S. Only) and Other Regulatory Information For FCC Notice and other regulatory information, see the regulatory compliance website located at www.d[...]

  • Page 10

    Country Code: 54 City Code: 11 Technical Support toll - free: 0 - 800 - 222 - 0154  or toll - free: 0 - 800 - 444 - 0724 Sales toll - free: 0 - 800 - 666 - 0789 Aruba Online Support www.dell.com/aw la - techsupport@dell.com Technical Support toll - free: 800 - 1727 Customer Service and Sales toll - free: 800 - 1729 Australia (Sydney) Internat[...]

  • Page 11

    Customer Service and Sales 1- 800 - 534 - 3142 Belgium (Brussels) International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 32 City Code: 2 Online Support support.euro.dell.com Technical Support for XPS computers only 02 481 92 96 General Support 02 481 92 88 General Support Fax 02 481 92 95 Customer Service 02 713 15 65 Corporate Sales 02 481 91 00 Fax 02 481 9[...]

  • Page 12

    Canada (North York, Ontario) International Access Code: 011 Customer Service  Home/Home Office toll - free: 1 - 800 - 847 - 4096 Small Business toll - free: 1 - 800 - 906 - 3355 Medium/Large Business, Government, Education toll - free: 1 - 800 - 387 - 5757 Hardware Warranty Phone Support  XPS Computers Only toll - free: 1 - 866 - 398 - [...]

  • Page 13

    Large Corporate Accounts Key Accounts toll - free: 800 858 2628 Large Corporate Accounts North toll - free: 800 858 2999 Large Corporate Accounts North Government and Education toll - free: 800 858 2955 Large Corporate Accounts East toll - free: 800 858 2020 Large Corporate Accounts East Government and Education toll - free: 800 858 2669 Large Corp[...]

  • Page 14

    Dominican Republic Online Support www.dell.com/do la - techsupport@dell.com Technical Support 1- 800 - 156 - 1834 Customer Service and Sales 1- 800 - 156 - 1588 Ecuador (calling from Quito and Guayaquil only) Online Support www.dell.com/ec la - techsupport@dell.com Technical Support, Customer Service, Sales (calling from Quito) toll - free: 999 - 1[...]

  • Page 15

    Germany (Frankfurt) International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 49 City Code: 69 Online Support tech_support_central_europe@dell.com Technical Support for XPS computers only 069 9792 7222 Technical Support 069 9792 - 7200 Technical Support at Home 069 9792 - 7230 Home/Small Business Customer Service 0180 -5- 224400 Global Segment Customer Service 0[...]

  • Page 16

    International Access Code: 001 Country Code: 852 Technical Support - Projectors, PDAs, Switches, Routers, etc. 00852 - 3416 0906 Customer Service 00852 - 3416 0910 Large Corporate Accounts 00852 - 3416 0907 Global Customer Programs 00852 - 3416 0908 Medium Business Division 00852 - 3416 0912 Home and Small Business Division 00852 - 2969 3105 India [...]

  • Page 17

    Ireland (Cherrywood) International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 353 City Code: 1 Home 1850 333 200 Small Business 1850 664 656 Medium Business 1850 200 646 Large Business 1850 200 646 Sales E - mail Dell_IRL_Outlet@dell.com Customer Service  Home and Small Business 01 204 4014 Business (greater than 200 employees) 1850 200 982 General [...]

  • Page 18

    Japan (Kawasaki) International Access Code: 001 Country Code: 81 City Code: 44 Technical Support - Projectors, PDAs, Printers, Routers toll - free: 0120 - 981 - 690 Technical Support outside of Japan - Projectors, PDAs, Printers, Routers 81 - 44 - 556 - 3468 Faxbox Service 044 - 556 - 3490 24 - Hour Automated Order Status Service 044 - 556 - 3801 C[...]

  • Page 19

    Country Code: 60 City Code: 4 PowerConnect, and PowerVault Customer Service toll - free: 1800 881 306 (option 4) 24 - Hour Automated Order Status Service 1 800 88 4432 Transaction Sales toll - free: 1 800 888 202 Corporate Sales toll - free: 1 800 888 213 Mexico International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 52 Online Support www.dell.com/mx la - tech[...]

  • Page 20

    New Zealand International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 64 PowerEdge and PowerVault Technical Support for XPS computers only toll - free: 0800 - 335 - 540 Customer Service Home and Small Business Business, Education, and Government 24 - Hour Automated Order Status Service  toll - free: 0800 - 289 - 3355 (option 3) toll - free: 0800 - 941 - 12[...]

  • Page 21

    Country Code: 48 City Code: 22 Sales 57 95 999 Customer Service Fax 57 95 806 Reception Desk Fax 57 95 998 Switchboard 57 95 999 Portugal International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 351 Online Support support.euro.dell.com Technical Support 707200149 Customer Service 800 300 413 Sales 800 300 410 or 800 300 411 or 800 300 412 or 21 422 07 10 Fax 21[...]

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    Transaction Sales toll - free: 1 800 394 7412 Corporate Sales toll - free: 1 800 394 7419 Slovakia (Prague) International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 421 Online Support support.euro.dell.com czech_dell@dell.com Technical Support 02 5750 8303 Enterprise GOLD 02 5750 8308 Business Support 02 5750 8301 Customer Service 420 22537 2707 Fax 02 5441 832[...]

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    International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 46 City Code: 8 Relational Customer Service 08 590 05 642 Home/Small Business Customer Service 08 587 70 527 Employee Purchase Program (EPP) Support 020 140 14 44 Technical Support Fax 08 590 05 594 Sales 08 587 705 81 Switzerland (Geneva) International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 41 City Code: 22 Onlin[...]

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    U.K. (Bracknell) International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 44 City Code: 1344 Online Support support.euro.dell.com dell_direct_support@dell.com Customer Service Online support.euro.dell.com/uk/en/ECare/form/home.asp Sales  Home and Small Business Sales 0870 907 4000 Corporate/Public Sector Sales 01344 860 456 Customer Service  Home an[...]

  • Page 25

    Your Monitor Set - up Guide To view PDF files (files with an extension of .pdf ), click the document title. To save PDF files (files with an extension of .pdf ) to your hard drive, right - click the document title, click Save Target As in Microsoft ® Internet Explorer or Save Link As in Netscape Navigator, and then specify a location on your ha[...]

  • Page 26

    Back to Contents Page Setting Up Your Monitor Dell™E178WFPFlatPanelMonitorUser'sGuide Connecting Your Monitor Using the Front Panel Buttons Using the OSD UsingtheDell™Soundbar(Optional) Connecting Your Monitor 1. Turn off your computer and unplug its power cable. 2. Connect the blue (analog D - sub) display co[...]

  • Page 27

    On Screen Menu/Display (OSD) Direct - Access Functions Using the OSD Accessing the Menu System 1. With the menu off, press the MENU button to open the OSD system and display the main features menu. Brightness/Contrast Hot Key B C - and + buttons Use these buttons to adjust (decrease/increase ranges) items in the OSD. NOTE : You can activate automat[...]

  • Page 28

    2. Press the - and + buttons to move between the function icons. As you move from one icon to another, the function name is highlighted to reflect the function or group of functions (sub - menus) represented by that icon. See the table below for a complete list of all the functions available for the monitor. 3. Press the MENU button once to activat[...]

  • Page 29

    Phase If satisfactory results are not obtained using the Phase adjustment, use the Pixel Clock adjustment and then use Phase again. NOTE :Thisfunctionmaychangethewidthofthedisplayimage.Usethe'Horizontal'functionofthe'Position'menutocenterthe display image on the s[...]

  • Page 30

    Select Theater Preset for playing a movie. Select Sports Preset for viewing sports. Select Nature Preset for general viewing. For general picture or web or watch TV, choose Nature Preset. User can adjust the Hue(Tint)/Saturation based on the preference. NOTE : 'Color temperature' is a measure of the 'warmth' of the image colors [...]

  • Page 31

    Language: LanguagesetstheOSDtodisplayinoneofthefivelanguages(English,Español,Français,Deutsch,Japanese). NOTE : The language chosen affects only the language of the OSD. It has no effect on any software running on the computer. Factory Reset: Factory Reset returns the settings to the factory preset [...]

  • Page 32

    Automatic Save With the OSD open, if you make an adjustment and then either proceed to another menu, or exit the OSD, the monitor automatically saves any adjustments you have made. If you make an adjustment and then wait for the OSD to disappear the adjustment will also be saved. OSD Warning Messages A warning message may appear on the screen indic[...]

  • Page 33

    Soundbar Attachment to the Monitor Back to Contents Page 1. Headphone connectors 2. Power indicator 3. Power/Volume control 1. Working from the rear of the monitor, attach the Soundbar aligning the two slots with the two tabs along the bottom rear of the monitor. 2. Slide the Soundbar to the left until it snaps into place. 3. Connect the Soundbar w[...]

  • Page 34

    Back to Contents Page  Product Specific Problems Dell™E178WFPFlatPanelMonitorUser'sGuide  Monitor Specific Troubleshooting  Common Problems  Product Specific Problems  Monitor Specific Troubleshooting  Self - Test Feature Check (STFC) Your monitor provides a self - test feature that allows you to check [...]

  • Page 35

    Product Specific Problems l Adjust Phase and Clock controls through OSD l Perform monitor reset l Check environmental factors l Relocate and test in another room Missing Pixels LCD screen has spots l Cycle power on - off l These are pixels that are permanently off and is a natural defect that occurs in LCD technology Stuck - on Pixels LCD screen ha[...]

  • Page 36

    Back to Contents Page No Input Signal when user controls pressed No picture, the LED light is green. When press "+", " - " or "Menu" key, the message " No input signal " will appear. l Check the signal source Make sure the Computer is not in power saving by moving mouse or pressing any key on the keyboard. l [...]

  • Page 37

    Back to Contents Page  Using Your Monitor Stand Dell™E178WFPFlatPanelMonitorUser'sGuide Attaching the Stand Organizing Your Cables Using the Tilt Removing the Stand Attaching the Stand 1. Place the stand on a flat surface. 2. Fit the groove on the back of the monitor onto the two teeth of the upper stand. 3. Lower the[...]

  • Page 38

    After attaching all necessary cables to your monitor and computer, (See Connecting Your Monitor for cable attachment,) use the cable holder to neatly organize all cables as shown above. Using the Tilt With the built - in pedestal, you can tilt the monitor to best suit your viewing needs. Removing the Stand After placing the monitor panel on a soft [...]

  • Page 39

    Back to Contents Page NOTE: To prevent scratches on the LCD screen while removing the stand, ensure that the monitor is placed on a clean surface.[...]