If The Display Is Difficult To Read - Dell Latitude D400 User Manual

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If the display is difficult to read

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D J U S T T H E B R I G H T N E S S
adjusting the brightness.
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O V E T H E S U B W O O F E R A W A Y F R O M T H E C O M P U T E R O R M O N I T O R
If your external speaker system includes a subwoofer, ensure that the subwoofer is
at least 60 cm (2 ft) away from the computer or external monitor.
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L I M I N A T E P O S S I B L E I N T E R F E R E N C E
lights, halogen lamps, or other appliances.
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O T A T E T H E C O M P U T E R T O F A C E A D I F F E R E N T D I R E C T I O N
Eliminate sunlight glare, which can cause poor picture quality.
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D J U S T T H E I N D O W S D I S P L A Y S E T T I N G S
Windows XP
Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.
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Click Appearance and Themes.
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Click the area you want to change or click the Display icon.
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Try different settings for Color quality and Screen resolution.
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Windows 2000
Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
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Double-click the Display icon and click the Settings tab.
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Try different settings for Colors, Screen area, and Advanced Settings.
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you still have a display problem, but the display is not completely blank, run the
Video device group in the
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Messages."
— See
"Adjusting Brightness" for instructions on
— Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent
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— If no error message appears and
Dell Diagnostics. Then contact
" — If an error message appears, see
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Dell.
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