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Controls and Indicators : Dell M770 Color Monitor User's Guide
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Controls and Indicators : Dell™
M770 Color Monitor User's Guide
Overview
• OSD Menu System • Adjusting OSD
• Reset Feature • Automatic Save
• OSD Warning Messages
Overview
Front Panel
Use the control buttons on the front of the
monitor to adjust the characteristics of the image being displayed. As you use these
buttons to adjust the controls, an on-screen display (OSD) shows their numeric values as
they change.
1.  Power Button - Use this button to turn the
monitor ON and OFF.
2. Power Indicator - This light glows green
during normal operation.
3. MENU - Use this button to open the
On-Screen-Display (OSD) and activate a function on the Screen Display (OSD).
4. (down direction in menu and/or increase
specified function)
a. Use this button to choose an item in the
On-Screen-Display, then press .
b. Use this button to adjust items in the
On-Screen-Display (OSD).
5. (up direction in menu and/or decrease
specified function)
a. Use this button to choose an item in the
On-Screen-Display, then press .
b. Use this button to adjust items in the
On-Screen-Display (OSD).
6.  Brightness - Use this button
to access the brightness control.
7.  Contrast - Use this button to
access the contrast control.
Rear Panel
1. Power Port - Connect the power cable here.
2. Signal Cable - Connect this cable to the
blue video connector on your computer.
OSD Menu System
SIZE & POSITION
Adjustments of zoom, horizontal position,
horizontal size, vertical position, vertical size:
Main Menu
- Press , to access OSD menu.
- By default, the select bar will be on
"Size & Position".
- Press , to access the "Size &
Position" 2nd level menu. Use / to select the function you want to adjust.
2nd Level Menu
- Press , then use / button to adjust.
- Press , to save adjusted value and return
to 2nd level menu.
- Press or / to select other functions.
- Press again to exit OSD or / to
select other functions.
3rd level menu
ZOOM
 
HORIZONTAL POSITION
 
HORIZONTAL SIZE
 
VERTICAL POSITION
 
VERTICAL SIZE
 
GEOMETRY
Adjustments of rotation, pincushion,
trapezoid, balanced pincushion, parallelogram:
Main Menu
- Press , to access OSD menu.
- Use/ button to move the bar to
"GEOMETRY".
- Press to access the "GEOMETRY"
2nd level menu. Use/ button to select the function you want to adjust.
- Press , then use / button to adjust.
2nd Level Menu
- Press , to save adjusted value and return
to 2nd level menu.
- Press or / to select other functions.
- Press again to exit OSD or / to
select other functions.
- The adjusted parameters are automatically
saved and the OSD menu will disappear if no button is pressed within the time you selected
on OSD TIMER (e.g. 10 seconds).
3rd Level Menu
ROTATION
 
PINCUSHION
 
BALANCED PINCUSHION
 
TRAPEZOID
 
PARALLELOGRAM
 
COLOR TEMPERATURE
Main Menu
- Press , to access OSD menu.
- Use/ button to move the bar to "COLOR
TEMPERATURE".
- Press to access the "COLOR
TEMPERATURE" 2nd level menu. Use/ button to select the different colors. The
screen color will change with the selection..
- Press , to enter your chosen selection.
2nd Level Menu
- Press
 , to save adjusted value and return to 2nd level
menu.
- Press or/ to select other functions.
- Press again to exit OSD or / to select other
functions.
- The adjusted parameters are automatically
saved and the OSD menu will disappear if no button is pressed within 10 seconds.
3rd Level Menu
USER 1
- Use / button to choose user 1 or user 2, then press
to activate select 3rd level. Use/ button to choose the color you want to align.
- Press and use / button to choose
"SAVE & EXIT TO MAIN MENU" or "RECALL".
USER 2
- Use / button to the function you need, then press to
activate the item you selected and use / button to adjust it.
- Press and use / button to choose
"SAVE & EXIT TO MAIN MENU" or "RECALL".
ADVANCED CONTROLS
Main Menu
- Press , to access OSD menu.
- Use / button to move the bar to "ADVANCED
CONTROLS".
- Press to access the "ADVANCED CONTROLS" 2nd
level menu. Use/ button to select the function you want to adjust.
2nd Level Menu
- Press , then use/ button to adjust or
enter 3rd level menu.
- Press , to save adjusted value and return
to 2nd level menu.
- Press or / to select other functions.
- Press again to exit OSD or / to
select other functions.
- The adjusted parameters are automatically
saved and the OSD menu will disappear if no button is pressed within the time you selected
on OSD TIMER (e.g. 10 seconds).
3rd Level Menu
- In "POWER SAVING ON" condition, the
monitor will automatically reduce its power when not in use. When input from keyboard or
mouse is detected, the monitor will automatically "wake up".
- Press to change to "POWER SAVING
OFF".
The monitor will not switch itself into power
saving states.
LANGUAGE
OSD TIMER
MOIR�
By adjusting H/V moir�, one can reduce or
eliminate wavy or elliptical patterns that may occur at certain resolutions/applications.
- Use/ button to choose "H" or
"V".
- Press then use/ button to adjust.
- Press to choose "SAVE & EXIT TO
MAIN MENU" or "RECALL".
Note: Too large values for H/V moir� will
make the screen appear fuzzy.
MONITOR STATUS
Main Menu
- Press to access OSD main menu.
- Use/ button to move the bar to "MONITOR
STATUS".
- Press to access the 2nd level menu.
2nd Level Menu
- The monitor will display the current video
mode resolution/frequency and the monitor serial number.
2nd Level Menu
- In case of new mode, only frequency will show.
DEGAUSS
Main Menu
 
- Degauss will temporarily distort the screen.
- Degaussing should be activated after you have
changed the orientation of your monitor.
EXIT OSD
Main Menu
- Press to EXIT main menu.
RESET
Main Menu
2nd Level Menu
- Use / button to move the bar to "RESET".
- Press to access the RESET menu.
- Use / to select NO or YES. "NO" will show
the screen with current settings, "YES" will show the screen with factory
default settings.
- Press to save your choice and exit main
menu.
"Reset" will :
- Recall factory preset values for current video
mode.
- Recall default values for contrast and
brightness.
- Set color temperature at default 9300�K.
- Set language at English.
What if you get lost in OSD tree
structure?
Pressing several times will bring you back at
main menu "EXIT OSD". You may then use/ to select other functions, or press again to
exit OSD.
Automatic Save
Whenever you open the OSD and allow
an adjustment window to remain on screen without pressing any button within
the time you selected on OSD timer (e.g. 10 seconds), the OSD menu will disappear,
and the monitor will automatically save any adjustments you have made. These
changes are saved into a user area in the monitor. User areas are reserved according
to the signal frequency of your computer. The monitor can save adjustments for
up to eight user modes. It has ten preset modes, one for each signal frequency,
as listed in Preset Display Modes.
If you have made no adjustments, the
on-screen menu disappears and the monitor does not save anything.
To exit without saving the changes you have
made, select the "RECALL" menu item and press .
OSD Warning Messages
Warning messages indicating that the monitor
is out of sync may appear on the screen. Sometimes, no warning message appears but the
screen is blank, which could also indicate that the monitor is out of sync.
See Troubleshooting
for more information.
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