Dell C8621QT User Manual

Dell C8621QT
Dell Display Manager
User’s Guide

Model: C8621QT
Regulatory model: C8621QTt

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your computer.

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2020 – 03

Rev. A00

Contents

Overview .........................................4

Using the Quick Settings Dialog........................5

Setting Basic Display Functions........................6

Assigning Preset Modes to Applications .................7

Organizing Windows with Easy Arrange..................8

Managing Multiple Video Inputs.......................10

Restoring Application Positions ....................... 11

Applying Energy Conservation Features ................12

Other Shortcut Keys ...............................13

Attach DDM To Active Window (Only Window 10) .........14

Troubleshooting ...................................15

Contents | 3

Overview

Dell Display Manager is a Microsoft Windows application used to manage a display or a group of
displays. It enables manual adjustment of the displayed image, assignment of automatic settings,
energy management, window organization, image rotation, and other features on selected Dell
displays. After installed, Dell Display Manager runs each time the system starts and places its
icon in the notication tray. Information about displays connected to the system is available when
hovering over the notication-tray icon.

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NOTE: Dell Display Manager uses DDC/CI channel to communicate with your

display. Ensure that DDC/CI is enabled in the menu as below.

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Brightness/Contrast

Input Source

Color

Display

Audio

Menu

Personalize

Others

Display Info

DDC/CI

HDMI CEC

LCD Conditioning

Firmware

IP Address

Service Tag

Reset Others

Factory Reset

On

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4 | Overview

Using the Quick Settings Dialog

Clicking Dell Display Manager’s notication tray icon to open the Quick Settings dialog box.
When more than one supported Dell displays are connected to the computer, a specic target
display can be selected using the menu. The Quick Settings dialog box enables convenient
adjustment of the display’s brightness, contrast, resolution, window layout, and so on. You can
select Manual Mode or Auto Mode, and the screen resolution can be changed.

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The Quick Settings dialog box also provides access to Dell Display Manager’s advanced user
interface that is used to adjust basic functions, congure auto mode and access other features.

NOTE:

Feature Function Description

Quick DDM
Access

Quick key to
call up DDM UI

Control
individual
display in
multiple
display setup

• Ctrl+Shift+D

• Use Page Up/Page Down key or click on “>” to ip

through all Easy Arrange layouts.

• From dropdown box to select display, selected display
has Dell logo shown.

• Perform display self-test feature check.

• Move DDM UI to the display to be controlled.

• Press Ctrl+Shift+D to bring up the miniUI under the

mouse pointer.

Using the Quick Settings Dialog | 5