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Dell 1901FP Problem
Hello!
I have a Dell 1901FP that sometimes shows a "lock" symbol right in the middle of the screen. It also goes black with the Auto Adjusting message floating around. Othertimes it works fine. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Regards,
Emil
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Posted September 6th, 2007 21:00
Hi Chris!It was connected to the VGA port of the video card. Just as a test I tried connecting the DVI to DVI cable after removing the VGA-VGA cable, and it was worse.So, when the VGA only is connected it gives a "2 Digital Input Self Test Feature Check" and the 4 color bars show up. This has been going on for the last two and a half years, and this is the first he tells me about it. Don't ask. :-) As we are a university, we buy everything with 3-year warrenty. It may have been under warrenty then, but I highly doubt it is now.When the DVI is connected it sort of shuts down the monitor.Removed the lock symbol by follwoing the manual instructions.Regards,
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Posted September 7th, 2007 11:00
hbcsc153,
Since your connected to VGA #1, and 2 Digital Input Self Test Feature Check appears, that is just the monitor saying I am not getting a DVI signal. You are toggling the B Input Select button to VGA?
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Posted September 7th, 2007 12:00
Hi Chris!I know what you are saying. But, we are not even touching the buttons in front. It is doing it by itself.Regards,Emil545
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Posted October 3rd, 2007 13:00
hbcsc153,
Connect it to the DVI. Press and hold down the Menu button down for 15 seconds. Any difference?
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Posted January 3rd, 2008 16:00
The OSD Lock can be Locked or Unlocked by holding the OSD menu button (A) for
15 seconds after powering the monitor on.This information was buried and VERY difficult to find.
Never seen this behavior before.Note: You can also lock or unlock the OSD by pushing the Menu button (A)
for over 15 seconds.<ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell>
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Posted September 6th, 2007 02:00
To what port on the video card is the monitor connected? Only one should be connected at a time?
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