Page 2 - About Your Monitor; Package Contents; Product Features
Back to Contents Page About Your Monitor Dell™ S1709W Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Package Contents Product Features Identifying Parts and Controls Monitor Specifications Plug and Play Capability Maintenance Guidelines Package Contents Your monitor comes with all the items ...
Page 3 - Identifying Parts and Controls; Front view
■ Dell S1709W has a 17-inch (431.8 mm) viewable area display. ■ 1440x900 resolution, plus full-screen support for lower resolutions. ■ Wide viewing angle to allow viewing from a sitting or standing position, or while moving from side-t o-side. ■ Tilt capability. ■ Removable pedestal and Video Electr...
Page 5 - Monitor Specifications; Power Management Modes; Pin Assignments
Monitor Specifications The following sections give you information about the various power management modes and pin assignments for various connectors of your monitor. Power Management Modes If you have VESA's DPM compliance display card or software installed in your PC, the monitor automatically ...
Page 6 - Resolution Specifications
Plug and Play Capability You can install the monitor in any Plug and Play-compatible system. The monitor automatically provides the computer with its Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) using Display Data Channel (DDC) protocols so that the system can configure itself and optimize the moni...
Page 7 - Electrical Specifications; Preset Display Modes
Electrical Specifications Highest preset resolution 1440 x 900 at 60 Hz Model number Dell S1709W Flat Panel Monitor Video input signals Analog RGB: 0.7 Volts +/-5%, 75 ohm input impedance Synchronization input signals Separate horizontal and vertical synchronizations, polarity-free TTL level, SOG (...
Page 8 - Maintenance Guidelines; Caring for your Monitor; Environmental Characteristics
Maintenance Guidelines Caring for your Monitor For best practices, follow the instructions in the list below while unpacking, cleaning, or handling your monitor: l To clean your antistatic screen, slightly dampen a soft, clean cloth with water. If possible, use a special screen-cleaning tissue or ...
Page 9 - Appendix; Contacting Dell
Back to Contents Page Appendix Dell™ S1709W Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide CAUTION: Safety Instruction FCC Notice (U.S. Only) and other regulatory information Contacting Dell CAUTION: Safety Instruction For information on safety instructions, see the Safety information that ships with your monito...
Page 10 - Setting Up Your Monitor
Back to Contents Page Setting Up Your Monitor Dell™ S1709W Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide If you have a Dell™ desktop or a Dell™ portable computer with internet access 1. Go to http://support.dell.com, enter your service tag, and download the latest driver for your graphics card. 2. After install...
Page 11 - If you have non DellTM desktop, portable computer, or graphic card
Back to Contents Page Setting Up Your Monitor Dell™ S1709W Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide If you have non Dell™ desktop, portable computer, or graphic card 1. Right-click on the desktop and click Properties . 2. Select the Settings tab. 3. Select Advanced . 4. Identify your graphics controller sup...
Page 12 - Operating the Monitor; Using the Front Panel
Back to Contents Page Operating the Monitor Dell™ S1709W Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Using the Front Panel Using the OSD Menu Setting the Optimal Resolution Using the Dell Soundbar (Optional) Using the Tilt Using the Front Panel Use the buttons on the front of the monitor to adjus...
Page 13 - Using the OSD Menu
Using the OSD Menu 1. Press the button to open the OSD menu and display the main menu. 2. Press the Ù and Ú buttons to move between the setting options. As you move from one icon to another, the option name is highlighted. See the table below for a complete list of all the options available for th...
Page 17 - OSD Warning Messages
OSD Warning Messages The following warning messages may appear on the screen indicating that the monitor is out of synchronization. This means that the monitor cannot synchronize with the signal that it receives from the computer. Either the signal is too high or too low for the monitor to use. S...
Page 18 - Setting the Optimum Resolution; Using the Tilt
Occasionally, no warning message appears, but the screen is blank. This could also indicate that the monitor is not synchronizing with the computer. See General Problems for more information. Setting the Optimum Resolution 1. Right-click on the desktop and select Properties . 2. Select the Settings ...
Page 20 - Setting the display resolution to 1440X900 (Optimal)
Back to Contents Page Setting Up Your Monitor Dell™ S1709W Flat Panel Monitor Setting the display resolution to 1440X900 (Optimal) For optimal display performance while using the Microsoft Windows operating systems, set the display resolution to 1440 x 900 pixels by performing the following steps: ...
Page 22 - Setting Up the Monitor; Attaching the Base; Connecting Your Monitor Using a VGA Cable
Back to Contents Page Setting Up the Monitor Dell™ S1709W Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Attaching the Base Connecting Your Monitor Organizing Your Cables Attaching the Optional Dell Soundbar Removing the Base Attaching the Base Connecting Your Monitor Connecting Your Monitor...
Page 23 - Organizing Your Cables; Attaching the Optional Dell Soundbar
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 Optional Dell Soundbar Removing the Base 3. Connect the power ca...
Page 25 - Troubleshooting; Troubleshooting Your Monitor; Built-in Diagnostics
Back to Contents Page Troubleshooting Dell™ S1709W Flat Panel Monitor User's Guide Troubleshooting Your Monitor General Problems Product Specific Problems Troubleshooting Your Soundbar Troubleshooting Your Monitor Self-Test Feature Check (STFC) Your monitor provides a self-test fea...