Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Operating the Monitor
- Operating your monitor
- About your monitor
- Setting up the monitor
- Operating your monitor
- OSD warning messages
- Troubleshooting
- Self-test
- Built-in diagnostics
- Common problems
- Product-specific problems
- Monitor specifications
- Flat panel specifications
- Resolution specifications
- Supported video modes
- FreeSync Graphic Card Support List
- Preset display modes
- Electrical specifications
- Physical characteristics
- Environmental characteristics
- Pin assignments
- Appendix
Troubleshooting | 37
Synchronization
problems
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Reset the monitor to Factory Settings (Factory Reset).
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Perform monitor self-test feature check to determine if the scrambled
screen appears in self-test mode.
∞
Check for bent or broken pins in the video cable connector.
∞
Restart the computer in the safe mode.
Safety related issues
∞
Do not perform any troubleshooting steps.
∞
Contact Dell immediately.
Intermittent problems
∞
Ensure that the video cable connecting the monitor to the computer is
connected properly and is secure.
∞
Reset the monitor to Factory Settings (Factory Reset).
∞
Perform monitor self-test feature check to determine if the intermittent
problem occurs in self-test mode.
Missing color
∞
Perform monitor self-test feature check.
∞
Ensure that the video cable connecting the monitor to the computer is
connected properly and is secure.
∞
Check for bent or broken pins in the video cable connector.
Wrong color
∞
Change the Color Setting Mode in the Color Settings OSD to Graphics or
Video depending on the application.
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Try different Preset Modes in Color settings OSD. Adjust R/G/B value in
Custom Color in Color settings OSD.
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Change the Input Color Format to RGB or YPbPr in the Color settings
OSD.
∞
Run the built-in diagnostics.
Image retention from
a static image left on
the monitor for a long
period of time
∞
Set the screen to turn off after a few minutes of screen idle time.These can
be adjusted in Windows Power Options or Mac Energy Saver setting.
∞
Alternatively, use a dynamically changing screensaver.
Video ghosting or
overshooting
∞
Change the Response Time in the Display OSD to Fast or Normal
depending on your application and usage.