Dell UltraSharp 42.51" 4K Monitor User Manual

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| Troubleshooting

Common
symptoms

What you
experience

Possible solutions

Intermittent
Problems

Monitor
malfunctions on
& off

• Ensure that the video cable connecting the

monitor to the computer is connected properly
and is secure.

• Reset the monitor to factory settings.
• 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 different 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 off 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.

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