Dell E2418HN User manual

Regulatory model: E2418HNb

User‘s Guide

Dell E2418HN

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2019 – 09 Rev. A04

Contents

About Your Monitor ..................................... 5

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Identifying Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Monitor Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Plug and Play Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Maintenance Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting Up the Monitor.................................. 18

Attaching the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Organizing Your Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Removing the Monitor Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Wall Mounting (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Operating the Monitor .................................. 22

Power On the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using the Front-Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using the On-Screen Display (OSD) Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Setting the Maximum Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using the Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Troubleshooting ....................................... 39

Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Built-in Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Product-Specific Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Dell Soundbar Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Appendix ..............................................48

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

FCC Notices (U.S. Only) and Other Regulatory Information . . . . . . 48

Contact Dell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

About Your Monitor 5

About Your Monitor

Package Contents

Your monitor ships with all the components shown below. Ensure that you have

received all the components and Contact Dell if anything is missing.

NOTE: Some items may be optional and may not ship with your monitor. Some

features or media may not be available in certain countries.

•Monitor

•Stand Riser

•Stand Base

•VESA™ Screw Cover

•Power Cable (varies by country)

•HDMI Cable

•VGA Cable (Europe, Middle East,

Africa, and Japan)

6About Your Monitor

•Quick Setup Guide

•Safety and Regulatory Information

Product Features

The Dell E2418HN flat-panel display has an active matrix, Thin-Film Transistor, Liquid

Crystal Display and LED backlight. The monitor’s features include:

• 60.5 cm (23.8 inches) diagonal viewable image size, 1920 x 1080 resolution, plus

full-screen support for lower resolutions.

• Tilt adjustment capability.

• Removable pedestal and Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) 100 mm

mounting holes for flexible mounting solutions.

• Plug and play capability if supported by your system.

• On-Screen Display (OSD) adjustments for ease of set-up and screen optimization.

• Security lock slot.

• Asset Management Capability.

• CECP (for China).

• Energy Gauge shows the energy level being consumed by the monitor in real time.

• Optimize eye comfort with a flicker-free screen.

• The possible long-term effects of blue light emission from the monitor may

cause damage to the eyes, including eye fatigue, digital eye strain, and so on.

ComfortView feature is designed to reduce the amount of blue light emitted from

the monitor to optimize eye comfort.

About Your Monitor 7

Identifying Parts and Controls

Front View

1 Function buttons (For more information, see Operating the Monitor)

2 Power On/Off button (with LED indicator)

Back View

Back View with Monitor Stand

Label Description Use

1 VESA mounting holes (100

mm)

To mount the monitor.

2 Regulatory rating label Lists the regulatory approvals.

3 Security lock slot Secures monitor with security lock

(security lock not included).

4 Barcode serial number label Refer to this label if you need to contact

Dell for technical support.

5 Cable management slot Use to organize cables by placing them

through the slot.

8About Your Monitor

Side View

Right Side

Bottom View

Label Description Use

1 AC power connector To connect the monitor power cable.

2 HDMI connector To connect your computer to the monitor using

a HDMI cable.

3 VGA connector To connect your computer to the monitor using

a VGA cable.

4 Dell soundbar

mounting slots

To attach the optional Dell Soundbar.

About Your Monitor 9

Monitor Specifications

Flat-Panel Specifications

Model number E2418HN

Screen type Active matrix - TFT LCD

Panel Technology In-Plane Switching Technology

Aspect Ratio 16:9

Viewable image

Diagonal 604.7 mm (23.8 inches)

Horizontal Active Area 527.04 mm (20.75 inches)

Vertical Active Area 296.46 mm (11.67 inches)

Area 156246.27 mm2(242.18 inches2)

Pixel pitch 0.2745 x 0.2745 mm

Pixel per inch (PPI) 93

Viewing angle

Horizontal 178° typical

Vertical 178° typical

Brightness 250 cd/m² (typical)

Contrast ratio 1000 to 1 (typical)

Display screen coating Anti-Glare with 3H hardness

Backlight White LED edgelight system

Response Time 5 ms (gray to gray - fast mode)

8 ms (typical - normal mode)

Color Depth 16.7 million colors

Color Gamut CIE1976 (87 %) *

Built-in devices N/A

Connectivity 1 x HDMI 1.4, 1 x VGA

Border width (edge of

monitor to active area)

17 mm (Top/Left/Right)

18 mm (Bottom)

10 About Your Monitor

Adjustability

Height adjustable stand N/A

Tilt -5° to 21°

Swivel N/A

Pivot N/A

Dell Display Manager

Compatibility Yes

Security Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately)

* Color gamut (typical) is based on CIE1976 (87% NTSC) and CIE1931 (72% NTSC) test

standards.

Resolution Specifications

Model number E2418HN

Scan range

• Horizontal 30 kHz to 83 kHz (automatic)

• Vertical 50 Hz to 76 Hz (automatic)

Maximum preset

resolution

1920 x 1080 at 60 Hz

Supported Video Modes

Model number E2418HN

Video display

capabilities (VGA &

HDMI playback)

480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p

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