Figure 1-4. Connecting Your Monitor To A Workstation - Dell 1700 User Manual

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Figure 1-4. Connecting Your Monitor to a Workstation

1. Turn off your computer and unplug its power cord.
2. Pull the cable covers off the back of your monitor. Grasp the top of the
stand cover (a) and pull the cover out then up to remove it. Using both
hands, release the tab on each side of the hinge cover (b) then pull the
cover out and off the monitor.
3. Connect the signal cable to the 13W3 connector (1) on the back of your
monitor. Connect the other end of the cable to the video port on the back of
your workstation.
4. Connect the power cord for your monitor to the power port on the power
adapter.
5. Secure the power adapter cord and the signal cable(s) under the metal
prong.
6. Make sure all connections are secure and replace the stand and hinge cov-
ers. Carefully insert the three tabs along the top of the hinge cover (b) into
the slots on the back of the monitor. Push the hinge cover onto the monitor
and make sure that the two side tabs connect with the back of the monitor.
Insert the two tabs along the bottom of the stand cover (a) into the slots in
the stand base while making sure that the power adapter cord and the sig-
nal cable(s) emerge through the cutout at the bottom of the stand cover.
Push the stand cover onto the back of the monitor and make sure that the
tabs along both sides of the stand cover snap into place.
7. Plug the power cords of your computer and your monitor into a nearby
outlet.
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