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Solving Problems: Dell™ 3007WFP Flat Panel Monitor i

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Solving Problems

Dell™ 3007WFP Flat Panel Monitor

  General Problems

  Product Specific Problems

  USB Problems

  Troubleshooting Your Soundbar

 

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


General Problems

The following table contains general information about common monitor problems you might encounter.

COMMON SYMPTOMS

WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

No Video/ Power LED off No picture or monitor is dead
  • Check connection integrity at both ends of the video cable.
  • Ensure the monitor and computer are plugged in to a working electrical outlet. Connecting Your Monitor
  • Ensure power button is depressed fully.
No Video/ Power LED on No picture or no brightness
  • Increase brightness controls.
  • Perform monitor self-test feature check.
  • Check for bent or broken pins.
  • Re-boot your computer and monitor.
Poor Focus Picture is fuzzy, blurry, or ghosting
  • Eliminate video extension cables.
  • Perform monitor reset.
  • Lower video resolution or increase font size.
Shaky/Jittery Video Wavy picture or fine movement
  • Perform monitor reset.
  • Check environmental factors.
  • Relocate and test in other room.
Missing Pixels LCD screen has spots
  • Cycle power on-off.
  • These are pixels that are permanently off and is a natural defect that occurs in LCD technology.
Brightness Problems Picture too dim or too bright
  • Perform monitor reset.
  • Adjust brightness controls.
Horizontal/Vertical Lines Screen has one or more lines
  • Perform monitor reset.
Sync Problems Screen is scrambled or appears torn
  • Perform monitor reset.
  • Start in the "safe mode".
LCD Scratched Screen has scratches or smudges
Safety Related Issues Visible signs of smoke or sparks
  • Do not perform any troubleshooting steps.
  • Monitor needs to be replaced.
Intermittent Problems Monitor malfunctions on & off
  • Ensure monitor is in proper video mode.
  • Ensure video cable connection to computer and to the panel is secure.
  • Perform monitor reset.


Product Specific Problems

SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Unable to view any image / Only 2560 x 1600 resolution is available. Blank image or low resolution display
  • Ensure that the recommended graphics card that supports Dual DVI out is installed.
Unable to view Brightness OSD while adjusting brightness of the monitor Monitor brightness changes however no OSD appears
  • If you are using a Microsoft® Windows® operation system, install application tool provided in the CD. See installing the Utility Tool (Microsoft® Windows® Operation System) for more information.
Cannot adjust the monitor with the buttons on the front panel No change in monitor brightness settings
  • Turn the monitor off and unplug the power cord. Then plug the power cord back and turn the power on.

USB Problems

SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
USB port is not working USB peripherals are not working
  • Check that your monitor is powered ON.
  • Reconnect the upstream cable to your computer.
  • Reconnect the USB peripherals to downstream connector. 
  • Turn off and then turn on the monitor again.
High Speed USB 2.0 interface is slow. High Speed USB 2.0 peripherals working slowly or not at all.
  • Check that your computer is USB 2.0 compatible.
  • Verify USB 2.0 source on your computer.
  • Reconnect the upstream cable to your computer.
  • Reconnect the USB peripherals to downstream connector. 


Troubleshooting Your Soundbar

COMMON SYMPTOMS

WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

No Sound No power to Soundbar - the power indicator is off.
(built-in DC power supply. i.e. 3007WFP )
  • Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to the middle position; check if the power indicator (green LED) on the front of the Soundbar is illuminated.
  • Confirm that the power cable from the Soundbar is plugged into the monitor.
  • Confirm that the monitor has power.
No Sound Soundbar has power - power indicator is on.
  • Plug the audio line-in cable into the computer's audio out jack.
  • Set all Windows volume controls to their maximum.
  • Play some audio content on the computer (i.e. audio CD, or MP3).
  • Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to a higher volume setting.
  • Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.
  • Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e. portable CD player).
Distorted Sound Computer's sound card is used as the audio source.
  • Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.
  • Confirm that the audio line-in plug is completely inserted into the jack of the sound card.
  • Set all Windows volume controls to their midpoints.
  • Decrease the volume of the audio application.
  • Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar counter-clockwise to a lower volume setting.
  • Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.
  • Troubleshoot the computer's sound card.
  • Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e. portable CD player).
Distorted Sound Other audio source is used.
  • Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.
  • Confirm that the audio line-in plug is completely inserted into the jack of the audio source.
  • Decrease the volume of the audio source.
  • Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar counter-clockwise to a lower volume setting.
  • Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.
Unbalanced Sound Output Sound from only one side of Soundbar
  • Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.
  • Confirm that the audio line-in plug is completely inserted into the jack of the sound card or audio source.
  • Set all Windows audio balance controls (L-R) to their midpoints.
  • Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.
  • Troubleshoot the computer's sound card.
  • Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e. portable CD player).
Low Volume Volume is too low.
  • Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.
  • Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to the maximum volume setting.
  • Set all Windows volume controls to their maximum.
  • Increase the volume of the audio application.
  • Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e. portable CD player).


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