How do you unlock dell monitor to turn down brightness need it unlocked - Dell UltraSharp 1708FP 17' LCD Flat question. Have a 16' dell flat screen monitior. The display are very dim,and make for hard viewing. Then you should be able to adjust the brightness of the monitor, assuming that the backlight is working properly. Hope this helps. Your Dell monitor features menu buttons on the front of it that allow you to adjust it to your personal preference. If you think an image is too soft or too sharp, you can change the sharpness. If you think the colors are off, you can alter the saturation of each color until you get the result you want. A one year old monitor shouldn't be losing it's brightness. You should try it on another system to see if it looks any better and if you really do have a problem return it under warranty. You can adjust the brightness with your video card settings, but first what it the make and model of your monitor as most do have the controls to adjust brightness.
I am trying to adjust the brightness (lower it) on my Dell monitor. The problem is that after pressing the brightness/contrast button on the monitor it seems that I am then required to make the adjustment useing a Dell keyboard with its - and + keys. I didn't like the black keyboard when I first got it and gave it away to continue using my old IBM white keyboard. Is there now another way to adjust the brightness on my monitor other than searching for another Dell keyboard?
The automatic brightness is just too bright for me and is killing my eyes at night. You are a genius and I feel like a dope. That combination worked perfectly.
It seems like I tried every combination but that, including every key on the keyboard, every button on the monitor, behind the monitor, etc. The trick was to hold the menu button down while pressing the plus or minus buttons. Why didn't instructions tell me that?
The monitor brightness is adjusted down now and is much more comfortable. I am much indebted for the help.I dont think I can contribute to the technical part of this site, but perhaps sometime I will see something off track that I will be able to shed some light on.Again, thank you for your help.