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Dell 2408WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide

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Setting Up the Monitor

Dell™ 2408WFP Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide

Attaching the Stand

Connecting the Monitor

Organizing Your Cables

Attaching the Soundbar (optional)

Removing the Stand

Attaching the Stand

NOTE: The stand is detached when the monitor is shipped from the factory.

Place the stand on a flat surface and follow these steps to attach the monitor stand:

Fit the groove on the back of the monitor to the two tabs on the upper part of the stand.
Lower the monitor so that the monitor mounting area snaps on to or locks on to the stand.

Connecting Your Monitor

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions.

To connect your monitor to the computer perform the following steps/instructions:

Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cable.
Connect either the white (digital DVI-D) display connector cable, the blue (analog VGA) display connector cable or the black DisplayPort cable to the corresponding video port on the back of your computer. Do not use all the cables on the same computer. Use all the cables only when they are connected to different computers with appropriate video systems.

Connecting the white DVI cable

NOTE: Your monitor supports two DVI ports. You can either choose DVI-D 1 or DVI-D 2 via source select button.

Connecting the blue VGA cable

Connecting the black DisplayPort cable

NOTE: The Graphics are used for the purpose of illustration only. Appearance of the the computer may vary.

After you have completed connecting the DVI/VGA/DisplayPort cable, follow the procedure below to complete your monitor setup:

Plug the power cables for your computer and monitor into a nearby outlet.
Turn on the monitor and the computer.
If your monitor displays an image, installation is complete. If it does not display an image, see Solving Problems.
Use the cable management slot on the monitor stand to organize the cables.

Organizing Your Cables

After attaching all necessary cables to your monitor and computer, (See Connecting Your Monitor for cable attachment,) use the cable management slot to neatly organize all cables as shown above.

Attaching the soundbar

1.	Working from the rear of the monitor, attach Soundbar by 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 with the DC power connector.
4.	Insert the mini stereo plug from the rear of the Soundbar into the computer's audio output jack.

NOTICE: Do not use with any device other than Dell Soundbar

NOTE: Soundbar Power Connector +12V DC output is for optional Soundbar only.

Removing the Stand

NOTE: To prevent scratches on the LCD screen while removing the stand, ensure that the monitor is placed on a clean surface.

Complete the following steps to remove the stand:

Rotate the stand to allow access to the stand release button.

Press and hold the stand release button.

Lift the stand up and away from the monitor.

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