Maintenance Of Your Flat Panel Display; Monitor Self Test; Figure 1-5. Monitor Self Test Screen - Dell 1700 User Manual

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Maintenance of Your Flat Panel Display

WARNING: To avoid risk of electric shock, do not disassemble the monitor cabi-
net (except for gaining access to the cable connectors as described on page 3).
The unit is not user-serviceable. User maintenance is restricted to cleaning as
explained below:
Unplug the monitor from the power outlet before cleaning.
• To clean your flat panel display screen, lightly dampen a soft, clean cloth with water or
mild detergent. If possible, use a special screen cleaning tissue or solution suitable for
the antistatic coating.
• To clean the monitor cabinet, use a cloth lightly dampened with a mild detergent.
• Never use flammable cleaning material to clean your flat panel display or any other
electrical apparatus.

Monitor Self Test

Your monitor provides a self test feature which allows you to check if your monitor is func-
tioning properly. If your monitor and computer are properly connected but the monitor
screen remains dark and the power indicator is blinking, use the following steps to perform
the monitor self test:
1. Turn off both your computer and the monitor.
2. Unplug the video cable from the computer or video card.
3. Turn on the monitor.
If the monitor is functioning properly, you will see a white box with a red border and
black text inside stating:

Figure 1-5. Monitor self test screen

The three boxes inside the border are red, green and blue. Failure of any of the boxes
to appear indicates a problem with your monitor. This box will also appear during nor-
mal operation of your system if the video cable becomes disconnected or damaged.
4. Turn off your monitor and reconnect the video cable; then turn on both your
computer and monitor.
If your monitor screen remains blank after using the above procedure, check your
video controller and computer system; your monitor is functioning properly.
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