Dell C8618QT Dell Display Manager User’s Guide Model: C8618QT Regulatory Model: C8618QTt
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Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Using the Quick Settings Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Setting Basic Display Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Assigning Preset Modes to Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Applying Energy Conservation Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Organizing Windows with Easy Arrange . . .
Overview Dell Display Manager is a Windows application used to manage a display or a group of displays. It allows manual adjustment of the displayed image, assignment of automatic settings, energy management, window organization, image rotation, and other features on select Dell displays. Once installed, Dell display manager runs each time the computer starts and its icon is placed 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 model is connected to the system, a specific target display can be selected using the menu provided. The Quick Settings dialog box allows convenient adjustment of the display’s brightness and contrast levels. You can manually select a preset mode or enable automatic selection of a preset mode depending on the active application.
Setting Basic Display Functions A preset mode for the selected display can be manually applied using the menu on the Basic tab. Alternatively, Auto Mode can be enabled. Auto Mode causes your preferred preset mode to be applied automatically when specific applications are active. A message momentarily appears on the screen showing the selected preset mode. The selected display’s brightness and contrast can also be directly adjusted from the Basic tab.
Assigning Preset Modes to Applications The Auto Mode tab allows you to associate a specific preset mode with a specific application, and apply it automatically. When Auto Mode is enabled, Dell Display Manager automatically switches to the corresponding preset mode whenever the associated application is activated. The preset mode assigned to a particular application may be the same on each connected display, or it can vary from one display to the next.
Applying Energy Conservation Features On supported Dell models, an Options tab is available to provide PowerNap energy conservation options. When the screensaver activates, the display’s Brightness can automatically be set to minimum level or the display can be put to sleep in order to save additional power.
Organizing Windows with Easy Arrange Some Dell models feature Easy Arrange, which allows the selected display’s desktop to be organized into various predefined or custom window layouts. When Easy Arrange is enabled, windows can easily be repositioned and resized automatically to fill specific regions within a window layout. To get started with Easy Arrange, choose a target display and select one of the predefined layouts. The regions for that layout are displayed momentarily on the display.
To use the custom layout, select the custom layout icon. To delete the currently saved custom layout, close all windows on the desktop and then click the Save link in Easy Arrange.
Troubleshooting If DDM cannot work with your display, DDM will show below icon in your notification tray. Click on the icon, DDM shows a more detailed error message. Please note that DDM only works with Dell branded displays. If you are using displays from other manufacturers, DDM doesn’t support them. If DDM is unable to detect and/or communicate with a supported Dell display, please take below actions to troubleshoot: 1.
• Some early models of DP 1.2 displays, it may be necessary to disable MST/ DP 1.2 using the display OSD If your PC is connected to the Internet, you will be prompted with a message when a newer version of DDM application is available. It is recommended to download and install the latest DDM application. You may also check for new version by right clicking on DDM icon while pressing and holding ‘shift’ key.
