I just bought a Dell u2412m monitor A05 and it's working perfectly, I calibrated with Spyder3Elite and the colors and experience is awesome. However, I experience some issue with it.
When connected to the Dell soundbar AX510 using the DC output from the monitor, the problem is that when the monitor is closed, or it's in power save (stand by) the soundbar power is OFF ! So I can't listen to music with the monitor closed, which is an issue, I would have to buy a DC adaptor and then it's the same as buying external speakers... Is there a way (setting, factory setting) to keep the soundbar working with the monitor off or in stand by ?
Also, when using the monitors USB hub ports and when connecting the mouse and keyboard, when the monitor again is turned of or in stand by, the hub power is down, so they stop working. This is really really frustrating especially when in stand by, cause I can't move the mouse or press a key to get off stand by.
So, is there a way to keep the hub port powered in stand by (power save) or when the monitor is off (but plugged in) ???
Ok, I found and option in settings called "Power save audio" that when turned "Off" the soundbar won't close on power save. But I would still like to use the soundbar when the monitor is off.
As well for the USB hub, it seems that in power save it stays active, but when the monitor is closed, the USB hub is down.
So, do I have to turn on the monitor so I can use the soundbar and the USB hub ? Or there are some settings that I can adjust...
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Posted September 26th, 2012 08:00
_michael_,
That is all by design. If you turn the monitor off, everything plugged into is also off. There is no workaround for this.
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