About Your Monitor 13
Monitor Specifications
The following sections give you information about the various power
management modes and pin assignments for the various connectors of
your monitor.
Power Management Modes
If you have VESA’s DPM compliance display card or software installed in your
PC, the monitor automatically reduces its power consumption when not in
use. This is referred to as Power Save Mode. If the computer detects input
from keyboard, mouse, or other input devices, the monitor automatically
resumes functioning. The following table shows the power consumption
and signaling of this automatic power saving feature:
VESA
Modes
Horizontal
Sync
Vertical
Sync
Video
Power
Indicator
Power
Consumption
Normal
operation
Active Active Active White 170 W (Maximum)**
80 W (Typical)***
Active-o
mode
Inactive Inactive Blank Glowing
white
Less than 0.3 W
Switch o - - O Less than 0.3 W*
* Zero-power consumption in OFF mode can only be achieved by
disconnecting the main cable from the monitor.
** Maximum power consumption with max luminance and contrast.
*** Typical power consumption with OSD default setting, audio and USB
inactive.
The OSD will only function in the normal operation mode. When any button
except power button is pressed in Active-off mode, the following messages
will be displayed:
Dell
C5517H
There is no signal coming from your computer. Press any key on the
keyboard or move the mouse to wake it up. If there is no display, press
the monitor button now to select the correct input source on the
On-Screen-Display menu.