On the front panel, press and hold Button 2 on the front panel for 5 seconds. A gray screen appears. Press Button 3 or Button 4 to highlight Factory Reset option in the menu and press Button 5 to select. When you notice screen abnormalities like distortion, clarity, horizontal or vertical lines, color fade etc., it is always a good practise to isolate the monitor by running the Built-In Diagnostics. Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s hardware team, covering at various times printers, scanners, projectors, storage, and monitors. I currently focus my testing efforts on 3D printers, pro and productivity displays, and drives and SSDs of all sorts.

A few permanently bright or dark pixels are considered normal by industry standards. The exact number of pixels allowed varies depending on the monitor. see Dell Monitor Quality and Pixel Policy for more details. Press Button 3 or Button 4 to highlight Model Number or Firmware Version option in the menu and press Button 5 to select.Dell U4919DW monitor uses a curved IPS panel, the corners of the screen may appear slight yellowish or pinkish, especially when viewing in dark room. This is normal IPS panel behavior and typically does not affect the overall viewing performance.

Turn off your monitor and reconnect the video cable: then turn on both your computer and the monitor. Use the buttons at the bottom of the monitor to access the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu of the monitor. To access the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu, press Button 5 ( Figure 1) at the bottom of the monitor.Ensuring that your Dell monitor is setup properly - assembling the monitor stand and setting up the monitor ergonomically, connecting the cables and organizing them, will only help make the viewing experience the best it possibly can be.