Users Guide

About your monitor | 17
Power management modes
IfyouhaveVESA’sDPM-compliantvideocardorsoftwareinstalledinyourPC,the
monitorcanautomaticallyreduceitspowerconsumptionwhennotinuse.Thisis
referredtoaspowersavemode*.Ifthecomputerdetectsinputfromthekeyboard,
mouse,orotherinputdevices,themonitorautomaticallyresumesfunctioning.The
followingtableshowsthepowerconsumptionandsignalingofthisautomaticpower
savingfeature.
VESA
modes
Horizontal
sync
Vertical
sync
Video Power
indicator
Power
consumption
Normal
operation
Active Active Active White 90W(maximum)**
32W(typical)
Active-off
mode
Inactive Inactive Off White
(Glowing)
Lessthan0.3W
Switchoff - - - Off Lessthan0.3W
PowerConsumptionP
on
28.17W
TotalEnergyConsumption(TEC) 87.62 kWh
TheOSDoperatesonlyinthenormaloperationmode.Ifyoupressanybuttoninthe
active-offmode,thefollowingmessageisdisplayed:
Dell 27 Gaming Monitor
S2721DGF
No DP signal from your device.
Press any key on the keyboard or move the mouse or wake it up.
If there is no display, press the monitor button again to select the correct
input source.
*ZeropowerconsumptioninOFFmodecanonlybeachievedbydisconnecting
theACmainscablefromthemonitor.
**Maximumpowerconsumptionwithmaximumluminance,andUSBactive.
Thisdocumentisinformationalonlyandreflectslaboratoryperformance.Yourproduct
mayperformdifferently,dependingonthesoftware,componentsandperipherals
youorderedandshallhavenoobligationtoupdatesuchinformation.Accordingly,the
customershouldnotrelyuponthisinformationinmakingdecisionsaboutelectrical
tolerancesorotherwise.Nowarrantyastoaccuracyorcompletenessisexpressedor
implied.
ActivatethecomputerandthemonitortogainaccesstotheOSD.
NOTE:
P
on
: Power consumption of On Mode measured with reference to Energy
Star test method.