Dell S2319HS Monitor Users Guide - Page 52

Common, Symptoms, What You, Experience, Possible Solutions, Auto Adjust, Preset Modes, Color

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Common Symptoms Geometric Distortion Horizontal/ Vertical Lines Synchronization Problems Safety Related Issues Intermittent Problems Missing Color Wrong Color What You Experience Possible Solutions Screen not centered correctly • Reset the monitor to factory settings. • Auto Adjust through OSD. • Adjust horizontal & vertical controls via OSD. Screen has one or more lines • Reset the monitor to factory settings. • Perform Auto Adjust via OSD. • Adjust Phase and Pixel Clock controls via OSD. • Perform monitor self-test feature check and determine if these lines are also in self-test mode. • Check for bent or broken pins in the video cable connector. • Run the built-in diagnostics. Screen is scrambled or appears torn • Reset the monitor to factory settings. • Perform Auto Adjust via OSD. • Adjust Phase and Pixel Clock controls via OSD. • Perform monitor self-test feature check to determine if the scrambled screen appears in selftest mode. • Check for bent or broken pins in the video cable connector. • Restart the computer in safe mode. Visible signs of • Do not perform any troubleshooting steps. smoke or sparks • Contact Dell immediately. Monitor malfunctions on & off • Ensure that the video cable connecting the monitor to the computer is connected properly and is secure. • Reset the monitor to factory settings. • Perform monitor self-test feature check to determine if the intermittent problem occurs in selftest mode. Picture missing color • Perform monitor self-test. • 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. Picture color not • Change the settings of the Preset Modes in the good Color menu OSD depending on the application. • Adjust R/G/B value under Custom. Color in Color menu OSD. • Change the Input Color Format to PC RGB or YPbPr in the Color menu OSD. • Run the built-in diagnostics. 52 | Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting
Common
Symptoms
What You
Experience
Possible Solutions
Geometric
Distortion
Screen not
centered
correctly
Reset the monitor to factory settings.
Auto Adjust
through OSD.
Adjust horizontal & vertical controls via OSD.
Horizontal/
Vertical Lines
Screen has one
or more lines
Reset the monitor to factory settings.
Perform
Auto Adjust
via OSD.
Adjust Phase and Pixel Clock controls via OSD.
Perform monitor self-test feature check and
determine if these lines are also in self-test mode.
Check for bent or broken pins in the video cable
connector.
Run the built-in diagnostics.
Synchronization
Problems
Screen is
scrambled or
appears torn
Reset the monitor to factory settings.
Perform
Auto Adjust
via OSD.
Adjust Phase and Pixel Clock controls via OSD.
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 safe mode.
Safety Related
Issues
Visible signs of
smoke or sparks
Do not perform any troubleshooting steps.
Contact Dell immediately.
Intermittent
Problems
Monitor
malfunctions on
& off
Ensure that the video cable connecting the monitor
to the computer is connected properly and is
secure.
• Reset the monitor to factory settings.
Perform monitor self-test feature check to
determine if the intermittent problem occurs in self-
test mode.
Missing Color
Picture missing
color
Perform monitor self-test.
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
Picture color not
good
Change the settings of the
Preset Modes
in the
Color
menu OSD depending on the application.
Adjust R/G/B value under
Custom. Color
in
Color
menu OSD.
Change the
Input Color Format
to PC RGB or
YPbPr in the
Color
menu OSD.
Run the built-in diagnostics.