Troubleshooting | 75
Common
symptoms
What you
experience
Possible solutions
Safety related
issues
Visible signs of
smoke or sparks
•Do not perform any troubleshooting steps.
•Contact Dell immediately.
Intermittent
problems
Monitor
malfunctions on
and off
•Ensure that the video cable connecting the
monitor to the computer is connected properly
and is secure.
•Resetthemonitortofactorysettings.
•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
•Try dierent Preset Modes in Color settings
OSD.
•Adjust R/G/B value under Custom Color in Color
menu OSD.
•Change the Input Color Format to RGB or
YCbCr in the Color settings OSD.
•Run the built-in diagnostics.
Image retention
from a static
image left on
the monitor for
a long period of
time
Faint shadow
from the static
image displayed
appears on the
screen
•Set the screen to turn o after a few minutes
of screen idle time. These can be adjusted in
Windows Power Options or Mac Energy Saver
setting.
•Alternatively, use a dynamically changing
screensaver.