How to get into Dell Monitor Service Menu and Built-in Diagnostic Mode. Service Menu Explanation

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[georgedvali]

well Dell S2721DGFA service menu opens after this : turn off power button, then push 1 and 3 buttons together, then without releasing them turn on power button, then push last button and blue menu should appear, power button light should turn on and off if you enable service menu, interesting what FS2 and MAX settings mean, first goes as high as 844, second 255, i think they control HDR maximum brighness levels

[yogeshbhati]

My Monitor shows "Input Source:" on pressing any button all the time. I want to access OSD Menu but nothing seems to work.

[gregsmith]

Worked on my Dell U2518D. To display service menu connect DP/HDMI and turn on PC.
1. Turn off montor.
2. Press both the first button and the second button on left at same time, and then press the power button
3. Let go of all buttons.
4. Press the fiist button on left.

To display diagnostics (burnin). Disconnect signal cable or turn off PC then perform same procedure.

[alejandroperez]

Worked on my Dell S2721QS, bought with 240h of use from Amazon for 220€.

[vaclavtrpisovsky]

By the way, if you held the first (left or topmost) two buttons on startup, you are in Service Mode already before you press button 1 to enter the Service Menu, and your monitor will stay in Service Mode until you power-cycle it normally. This disables most OSD (other than menus), including the annoying 5-minute timer before entering Power Save Mode on older Dell monitors, it will just sleep instantly when signal is lost. To keep your monitor in Service Mode, you have to press the two buttons along the Power key on _each_ cold startup - however, there is not much point to not just keep it in standby at the around 0.05 W consumed by the dim LED.
Other people reported that turning off "ESLogo" in Service Menu will disable the timer persistently but that didn't work on my monitor (P2412h). Another option to get rid of the wait is to turn on Energy Smart Mode, but that also enabled the annoying automatic backlight intensity, which can be mitigated by setting the backlight to 0 anyway, or maybe (untested!) turning off dynamic contrast "DCR" in the service menu if the monitor has that option.

[j.lietka]

Have you run across a Dell monitor (ST2410b) that, when plugged in, connected to a good PC, the screen only comes on briefly, and a kind of electrical burning (no smoke or flames - not that cool!)? But a noticeable electronics burning smell? What component could cause this? I have not opened the monitor up. Thank you 🤓

[xeonace]

Hello mister, can you help me? I have a DELL P2419H and it prints no DP signal, can't access the OSD, I tried pluging in an HDMI cable and it don't recognize the cable, after the monitor prints no DP signal it goes to sleeping mode, I have no idea what to do

[GraphicManInnovations]

that was super helpful, however why there is almost zero info on the different selections on that menu, on top of that they really differ from model to model, some selections are so strange and does not represent anything standard, hope u can mention some of them, thanks

[R.Juarez-Yuen]

Hi - This is helpful. Do you know if the monitor is factory reset - does it also reset the timer?

[mygiguser]

Mine U2718Q doesn't recognize anything on HDMI anymore, and now i am out of warranty.

[Techie_ASMR]

hey.. do you know how to get this menu on Dell ultrasharp U2413 monitor? it a monitor with touch buttons. so you can't activate 1 and 2 touch buttons without pressing the menu button 1st. Please help!!!

[Ccmdduu]

Bro what is the hdmi cable for and where do I connect it ?

[erreache]

did this on my P2719H and now it has lost the functionality of built-in USB ports, any ideas how to get them working again?

[bluesalamander]

Got an old Dell E207WFPc monitor that shows kind of blurred vertical, contrasted lines from top to bottom, especially in dark backgrounds. They are across the entire screen at random spacings, and some wider than others. In different terms, the blurry vertical lines appear slightly lighter than the black background—kind of grayish. On an orange background, they appear as a lighter orange tint but are harder to see. Any ideas on the problem?

[UltimatePerfection]

Thanks, works as described on SE2219H. Had it for a while and there was some burnin (the burn in mode seemed to fix it). Is 2266H a good time? Also does it count up while in stand-by (I usually leave it in standby as the power button is quite a bit recessed compared to the menu buttons and harder to press, so when I turn off my computer, I just let it go to standby).

[thefok]

Hi, after turning it off and on, the changes are cleared, can I save them completely?

[ndlebop]

I have a U2721DE. It keeps cycling the RBG colors and I can't get to the settings screen. I've plugged and unplugged the HDMI and plugged/unplugged the display.

[viclair]

That's very help of you . Thanks!

[MrVeekz]

Changes are undone after turning off monitor, any way to save them definitely?

[adminmovie]

I bought dell p2413 monitor for like $60. manufacred year is 2015. it has backlight hour usage of like 13700hrs. should l replace it with a less backlight hour usage one?