Dell P780 Customer Service

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Connecting Your Monitor to a Computer

1. Turn off your computer and unplug its power cable.
2. Connect the monitor blue connector of the signal cable to the blue video port on the back of your computer. Be sure to tighten jack screws finger
tight. Do not over tighten.
3. Fully insert the power cable into the power port on the back of the monitor.
4. Plug the power cables of your computer and your monitor into a nearby outlet.
5. Turn on your computer and monitor. If the monitor does not display an image please go to the troubleshooting section of this guide.
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Driver Installation

When prompted by the Operating System for the monitor drivers, insert
the CD and select the CD-ROM as the disk containing the drivers.
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WINDOWS 98
• Windows 98 will auto-detect the new monitor and start the "Add New
Hardware Wizard" if the drivers are not already installed. Click the NEXT
button to search for drivers. Check the CD-ROM drive box to install the
drivers off the CD-ROM and click NEXT. Confirm Windows found the driv-
ers on the CD-ROM and click NEXT again to install the drivers.
• To manually install or update the driver, click on START, SETTINGS,
CONTROL PANEL, DISPLAY, SETTINGS tab, ADVANCED, MONITOR
tab, CHANGE. This will start the "Update Device Driver Wizard." Follow
the same steps as the "Add New Hardware Wizard" above.
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WINDOWS 95
• To determine the Windows 95 version, right click on the "My Computer"
icon on the desktop and select "Properties." The version number is listed
under the "System" section.
• Version4.00.950A - Click on START, SETTINGS, CONTROL PANEL,
DISPLAY, SETTINGS tab, CHANGE DISPLAY TYPE, CHANGE, HAVE
DISK, type the CD-ROM drive letter in the box and click OK.
• Version4.00.950B - Click on START, SETTINGS, CONTROL PANEL,
DISPLAY, ADVANCED PROPERTIES, MONITOR tab, HAVE DISK, type
the CD-ROM drive letter in the box and click OK.
Before contacting Customer Service, please
refer to the User's Guide on CD-ROM.
Quick Set-up
Monitor Controls and Indicators
1. Resets the adjustments to the factory settings.
2. Adjust the picture brightness. Operate the v/V buttons when adjusting
other OSDs.
3. Displays the MENU OSD.
4. Adjust the contrast. Operate the B/b buttons when adjusting other
OSDs.
5. Turns the monitor on and off. The indicator lights up green when the
monitor is on.
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