User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Copyright
- Disclaimer
- Product support
- Power safety
- Getting started
- Getting to know your monitor
- How to assemble your monitor hardware
- Getting the most from your BenQ monitor
- How to adjust your monitor
- The control panel
- 5-way controller and basic menu operations
- Working with the hot keys
- Hotkey Puck G2 and its basic operations
- Adjusting Display Mode
- Choosing an appropriate color mode
- Working with two video sources (KVM Switch)
- Video source selection in PIP mode
- Video source selection in PBP mode
- Connecting multiple monitors (Thunderbolt™ 3 daisy chaining)(PD2720U / PD3220U)
- Working with HDR technology
- Working with two color settings on the same image (DualView)
- Navigating the main menu
- Troubleshooting
72 Navigating the main menu
HDR Demo
(PD2720U /
PD3220U only)
(Works only if the input content is HDR-compatible)
When the function is activated, all color modes are available
for a comparison between HDR and non-HDR image
representation. See HDR Demo options and HDR function
availability (PD2720U / PD3220U only) on page 74 for more
information.
If this function is activated and a non-HDR mode is selected, the
input HDR content may be represented inappropriately.
• ON
• OFF
Auto Switch Once enabled, the specific port will be in the input auto
select loop. Otherwise, it can only be selected by input select
or by hot key.
Available only when KVM Switch > Video Input is set to None.
• DP Auto
Switch
• HDMI Auto
Switch
Ergonomics Smart
Reminder
Decides to display the pop-up message that
reminds you to rest your eyes.
• ON
• OFF
Time
Interval
(min.)
Sets the interval of the reminder message. • 20
• 40
• 60
• 80
• 100
Duration
(sec.)
Sets the time the reminder message lasts on
the screen.
• 5
• 10
• 15
• 20
• 25
Power Awake
(PD2720U /
PD3220U only)
If this function is disabled, the Thunderbolt™ 3 / USB ports
are not supplied with power while the monitor is in standby
mode.
To keep supplying power to the Thunderbolt™ 3 / USB ports
in monitor’s standby mode, change the setting to ON.
• Thunderbolt
3
• USB
USB-C
Configuration
(PD3420Q
only)
Sets the refresh rate of the input video via USB-C™ port.
The USB transmission speed changes accordingly due to
USB-C™ technology limitation. See Options for data transfer
via USB-C™ (PD3420Q only) on page 74 for more
information.
• USB 3.1 Gen
1
• USB 2.0
USB-C
Awake
(PD3420Q
only)
If this function is disabled, the USB-C™ port is not supplied
with power while the monitor is in standby mode.
To keep supplying power to the USB-C™ port in monitor’s
standby mode, change the setting to ON.
• ON
• OFF
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