diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index dccf7a443e..01044aa28f 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -1930,13 +1930,14 @@ Directory to save the JPEG files
 .PD 1
 .
 .TP
-.B \-monitor-dotclock <dotclock\ (or\ pixelclock) range> (fbdev and vesa only)
-Look into etc/\:example.conf for further information and in
-DOCS/\:HTML/\:en/\:devices.html#video-dev.
+.B \-monitor-dotclock <range[,range,...]> (fbdev and vesa only)
+Specify the dotclock or pixelclock range of the monitor.
 .TP
-.B \-monitor-hfreq <horizontal frequency range> (fbdev and vesa only)
+.B \-monitor-hfreq <range[,range,...]> (fbdev and vesa only)
+Specify the horizontal frequency range of the monitor.
 .TP
-.B \-monitor-vfreq <vertical frequency range> (fbdev and vesa only)
+.B \-monitor-vfreq <range[,range,...]> (fbdev and vesa only)
+Specify the vertical frequency range of the monitor.
 .TP
 .B \-monitoraspect <ratio>
 Set aspect ratio of your monitor or TV screen.