Dell P2721Q User Manual

Dell 27 Monitor - P2721Q

Dell Display Manager

User’s Guide

Model: P2721Q Regulatory model: P2721Qf

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better use of your computer.

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2020 - 09

Rev. A00

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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 ............................... 12

Attaching DDM to active windows (only Windows 10) 14

Applying Energy Conservation Features ................... 15

Other Shortcut Keys ............................................... 15

Troubleshooting ..................................................... 16

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Overview

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

Alternatively, you may launch DDM by right-clicking on the desktop background to select Dell Display Manager from the desktop menu.

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

your monitor. Ensure DDC/CI is enabled in the menu as below.

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Using the Quick Settings Dialog

Clicking Dell Display Manager's notication tray icon opens the Quick Settings dialog box. When more than one supported Dell monitors are connected to the computer, a specic target monitor can be selected using the menu. The Quick Settings dialog box enables you to easily adjust the brightness, contrast, resolution, window layout, and so on. You can select Manual Mode or Auto Mode, and the screen resolution can be changed.

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.

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NOTE:

Feature Function Description

Quick DDM Access

Quick key to call up DDM UI

Control individual monitor in multiple monitor setup

• Ctrl+Shift+D

• Use Page Up/Page Down key or click on “>” to flip through all Easy Arrange layouts.

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

• Perform monitor self-test feature check.

• Move DDM UI to the monitor to be controlled.

• Press Ctrl+Shift+D to bring up the miniUI under the mouse pointer.

Setting Basic Display Functions

Select Manual Mode that enables you to manually select a preset mode or select Auto Mode that applies a preset mode based on the active application. An on-

screen message displays the current preset mode whenever it changes. The selected monitor’s Brightness and Contrast can also be directly adjusted from the

Basic tab.

NOTE: When multiple Dell monitors are connected, select “Enable display matrix control” to apply brightness, contrast and color presets controls to all monitors.

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