Dell Inspiron 8600c Owners Manual - Page 97

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ADJUST THE WINDOWS DISPLAY SETTINGS - 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Click Appearance and Themes. 3 Click the area you want to change or click the Display icon. 4 Try different settings for Color quality and Screen resolution. S E E " E R R O R M E S S A G E S " - If an error message appears, see page 94. If only part of the display is readable CONNECT AN EXTERNAL MONITOR - 1 Turn off your computer and connect an external monitor to the computer. 2 Turn on the computer and the monitor, and adjust the monitor brightness and contrast controls. If the external monitor works, the computer display may be defective. Contact Dell (see page 139). Scanner Problems C H E C K T H E P O W E R C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N - Ensure that the scanner power cable is firmly connected to a working electrical power source and that the scanner is turned on. C H E C K T H E S C A N N E R C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N - Ensure that the scanner cable is firmly connected to the computer and to the scanner. U N L O C K T H E S C A N N E R - Ensure that your scanner is unlocked if it has a locking tab or button. RE I N S T A L L T H E S C A N N E R D R I V E R - See the scanner documentation for instructions. So l vi n g Pro b l em s 97

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Solving Problems
97
If only part of the display is readable
Scanner Problems
A
DJUST
THE
W
INDOWS
DISPLAY
SETTINGS
—
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Appearance and Themes
.
3
Click the area you want to change or click the
Display
icon.
4
Try different settings for
Color quality
and
Screen resolution
.
S
EE
"E
RROR
M
ESSAGES
"—
If an error message appears, see page 94.
C
ONNECT
AN
EXTERNAL
MONITOR
—
1
Turn off your computer and connect an external monitor to the computer.
2
Turn on the computer and the monitor, and adjust the monitor brightness and
contrast controls.
If the external monitor works, the computer display may be defective. Contact
Dell (see page 139).
C
HECK
THE
POWER
CABLE
CONNECTION
—
Ensure that the scanner
power cable is firmly connected to a working electrical power source and that the
scanner is turned on.
C
HECK
THE
SCANNER
CABLE
CONNECTION
—
Ensure that the scanner
cable is firmly connected to the computer and to the scanner.
U
NLOCK
THE
SCANNER
—
Ensure that your scanner is unlocked if it has a
locking tab or button.
R
EINSTALL
THE
SCANNER
DRIVER
—
See the scanner documentation for
instructions.