Dell Inspiron 2500 Solutions Guide - Page 33

Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display, Colors, Screen area, Settings

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If the display is difficult to read AD J U S T T H E BR I G H TN E S S - See the Tell Me How help file (see page30) for instructions on adjusting the brightness. M O V E T H E S U B W O O F E R A W A Y F R O M T H E C O M P U T E R O R M O N I T O R - If your external speaker system includes a subwoofer, ensure that the subwoofer is at least 60cm (2 ft) away from the computer or external monitor. EL I MI N A T E P O S S I BL E I N TE R FE RE N C E- Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights, or halogen lamps to check for interference. R O TA TE TH E C O M P U TE R TO FA C E A D I F FE R E N T D I R E C TI O N - Eliminate sunlight glare, which can cause poor picture quality. RE S TO R E TH E R E CO M ME N D ED S E T TI N G S - Restore the original resolution and refresh rate settings. See the Tell Me How help file for instructions on changing the resolution. To access the help file, see page30. A DJUST W INDO WS DISP LA Y SE T TING S Windows XP 1 Click t he Start button and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Appearance and Themes. 3 Click t he area you want to change or click the Display icon. 4 Try different settings for Colors and Screen area. Windows Me and Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Displayicon and then click the Settings tab. 3 Try different settings for Colors and Screen area. S o l v i n g P r o b l e m s 33

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Solving Problems
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If the display is difficult to read
A
DJUST
THE
BRIGHTNESS
—
See the
Tell Me How
help file (see page30) for
instructions on adjusting the brightness.
M
OVE
THE
SUBWOOFER
AWAY
FROM
THE
COMPUTER
OR
MONITOR
—
If
your external speaker system includes a subwoofer, ensure that the subwoofer is
at least 60cm (2 ft) away from the computer or external monitor.
E
LIMINATE
POSSIBLE
INTERFERENCE
—
Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent
lights, or halogen lamps to check for interference.
R
OTATE
THE
COMPUTER
TO
FACE
A
DIFFERENT
DIRECTION
—
Eliminate
sunlight glare, which can cause poor picture quality.
R
ESTORE
THE
RECOMMENDED
SETTINGS
—
Restore the original resolution
and refresh rate settings. See the
Tell Me How
help file for instructions on
changing the resolution. To access the help file, see page30.
ADJUST
WINDOWS
DISPLAY
SETTINGS
Windows XP
1
Click t he
Start
button and then click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Appearance and Themes
.
3
Click t he area you want to change or click the
Display
icon.
4
Try different settings for
Colors
and
Screen area
.
Windows Me
and Windows 2000
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Control Panel
.
2
Double-click the
Display
icon and then click the
Settings
tab.
3
Try different settings for
Colors
and
Screen area
.