Dell XPS Gen 2 Owner's Manual - Page 47

If the screen is difficult to read, Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display, Settings

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SWAP THE POWER CABLES - Swap the computer and monitor power cables to determine if the power cable is defective. TEST THE VIDEO EXTENSION CABLE (IF USED) - If you are using a video extension cable and removing the cable solves the problem, the cable is defective. TEST ANOTHER MONITOR - If another monitor is available, connect it to the computer. CHECK THE DIAGNOSTIC LIGHTS - See page 49. If the screen is difficult to read CHECK THE MONITOR SETTINGS - See the monitor documentation for instructions on adjusting the contrast and brightness, demagnetizing (degaussing) the monitor, and running the monitor self-test. MOVE THE SUBWOOFER AWAY FROM THE MONITOR - If your speaker system includes a subwoofer, ensure that the subwoofer is at least 60 cm (2 ft) away from the monitor. MOVE THE MONITOR AWAY FROM EXTERNAL POWER SOURCES - Fans, fluorescent lights, halogen lamps, and other electrical devices can cause the screen image to appear "shaky." Turn off nearby devices to check for interference. ROTATE THE MONITOR TO FACE A DIFFERENT DIRECTION - Eliminate sunlight glare, which can cause poor picture quality. ADJUST THE WINDOWS® DISPLAY SETTINGS - 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Click Appearance and Themes. 3 Click Display and click the Settings tab. 4 Try different settings for Screen resolution and Color quality. Solving Problems 47

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Solving Problems
47
If the screen is difficult to read
S
WAP
THE
POWER
CABLES
—
Swap the computer and monitor power cables to determine if the power cable
is defective.
T
EST
THE
VIDEO
EXTENSION
CABLE
(
IF
USED
) —
If you are using a video extension cable and removing the cable
solves the problem, the cable is defective.
T
EST
ANOTHER
MONITOR
—
If another monitor is available, connect it to the computer.
C
HECK
THE
DIAGNOSTIC
LIGHTS
—
See page 49.
C
HECK
THE
MONITOR
SETTINGS
—
See the monitor documentation for instructions on adjusting the contrast
and brightness, demagnetizing (degaussing) the monitor, and running the monitor self-test.
M
OVE
THE
SUBWOOFER
AWAY
FROM
THE
MONITOR
—
If your speaker system includes a subwoofer, ensure that
the subwoofer is at least 60 cm (2 ft) away from the monitor.
M
OVE
THE
MONITOR
AWAY
FROM
EXTERNAL
POWER
SOURCES
—
Fans, fluorescent lights, halogen lamps, and
other electrical devices can cause the screen image to appear "shaky." Turn off nearby devices to check
for interference.
R
OTATE
THE
MONITOR
TO
FACE
A
DIFFERENT
DIRECTION
—
Eliminate sunlight glare, which can cause poor
picture quality.
A
DJUST
THE
W
INDOWS
®
DISPLAY
SETTINGS
—
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Appearance and Themes
.
3
Click
Display
and click the
Settings
tab.
4
Try different settings for
Screen resolution
and
Color quality.