Overview Dell Display Manager 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 selected Dell monitors. After installed, Dell Display Manager runs each time when the system starts and places its icon in the notification tray.
Using the Quick Settings Dialog Clicking Dell Display Manager’s notification tray icon opens the Quick Settings dialog box. When more than one supported Dell monitors are connected to the computer, a specific target monitor can be selected using the menu. The Quick Settings dialog box allows you to easily adjust the brightness, contrast, resolution, window layout, and so on.
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Control • Select the monitor from the dropdown box. individual • If more than one monitor is connected to your display in computer, an icon appears on the selected multiple monitor for a second so you know which moni- display setup tor you have selected.
The selected display’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.
Dell Display Manager is pre-configured for many popular applications. To add a new application to the assignment list, simply drag the application from the desktop, Windows Start Menu or elsewhere, and drop it onto the current list.
Organizing Windows with Easy Arrange Easy Arrange helps you to effectively organize your application windows on the desktop. You first choose a pre-defined layout pattern which suits your work, then you just need to drag the application windows into the defined zones. Press “>” or use Page Up/Page Down key to find more layouts.
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Select “Span multiple monitors” to enable this feature. You need to align your monitors properly to make it effective. Dell C3422WE There are other advanced usage of Easy Arrange. Refer to table below.
Managing Multiple Video Inputs The Input Manager tab provides convenient ways for you to manage multiple video inputs connected to your Dell monitor. It makes it very easy to switch between inputs while you work with multiple computers. All video input ports available to your monitor are listed. You can give each input a name as you like.
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If you want to use the split screen function, click PIP / PBP to select the window size to be split, and then press the save key to use the PIP / PBP function. If you want to use the KVM function, click KVM, enter the number of PCs you want to connect to, and then press NEXT.
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Also,The PIP / PBP function can be used in this interface. Then click Finish to complete your options. Managing Multiple Video Inputs...
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NOTE: DDM communicates with your monitor even when the monitor is displaying video from another computer. You can install DDM on the computer you frequently use and control input switching from it. You may also install DDM on other computers connected to the monitor. Managing Multiple Video Inputs...
Restoring Application Positions DDM can help you restore application windows into their positions when you reconnect your computer to the monitor(s). You can quickly access to this feature by right- clicking on DDM icon in the notification tray. If you choose “Auto-restore window layout”, your application windows’ positions are tracked and remembered by DDM.
Applying Energy Conservation Features On supported Dell models, an Options tab is available that provides PowerNap energy conservation options. You can choose to set the display’s brightness to the minimum level, or to put the display to sleep when the screensaver is activated.
Other Shortcut Keys You can define the shortcut keys for quick access to the following DDM functions: • Program shortcut key: to quickly open the Quick Settings dialog box. • Easy Arrange MRU shortcut key: to quickly apply the 5 recently used window layouts.
Attach DDM To Active Window (Windows 10 only) DDM icon can be attached to the active window you are working on. Click on the icon for easy access to below features. Feature Function Description Attach DDM to Change preset or •...
Click on the icon, DDM shows a more detailed error message. Please note that DDM only works with Dell-branded monitors. If you are using monitors from other manufacturers, DDM doesn’t support them. If DDM is unable to detect and/or communicate with a supported Dell monitor, please take the following actions to troubleshoot: 1.
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DDM may not work with the following monitors: • Dell monitor models earlier than year 2013 and D-series of Dell monitors. For more information see www.dell.com/support/monitors. • Gaming monitors using Nvidia-based G-sync technology • Virtual and wireless monitors do not support DDC/CI •...