Dell 24 Monitor - P2421D Dell Display Manager User’s Guide Model : P2421D Regulatory model : P2421Dc
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Contents Overview........................................................ 4 Using The Quick Settings Dialog....................... 5 Setting Basic Display Functions........................ 7 Assigning Preset Modes To Applications........... 9 Organizing Windows With Easy Arrange........... 10 Managing Multiple Video Inputs....................... 13 Restoring Application Positions....................... 14 Attach DDM To Active Window (Only Window 10) ..........................................................
Overview Dell Display Manager is a Windows application used to manage a monitor or a group of monitors. It enables manual adjustment of the displayed image, assignment of automatic settings, energy management, image rotation and other features on selected Dell models. After installation, Dell Display Manager will run each time the system starts and will place 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 model is connected to the system, a specific target monitor can be selected using the menu provided. The Quick Settings dialog box enables convenient adjustment of the monitor’s brightness and contrast levels. You can select Manual Mode or Auto Mode, and the screen resolution can be changed.
NOTE: Feature Function Quick DDM Access Quick key to call up DDM UI. Control individual monitor in multimonitor setup Description Ctrl+Shift+D Use page up/down key or click on “>” to flip through all Easy Arrange layouts. From dropdown box to select monitor, selected monitor has Dell logo shown. Move DDM UI to the monitor to be controlled. Press Ctrl+Shift+D to bring up the mini UI under the mouse pointer.
Setting Basic Display Functions You can 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.
Dell P2421D 8 | Setting Basic Display Functions
Assigning Preset Modes To Applications The Auto Mode tab enables you to associate a specific Preset Mode with a specific application, and apply it automatically. When Auto Mode is enabled, Dell Display Manager will automatically switch 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 monitor, or it can vary from one monitor to the next.
Organizing Windows With Easy Arrange On supported Dell monitors, the Easy Arrange tab enables you to easily arrange the open windows in one of the predefined layouts by dragging them in the zones. Press “>” or use Page Up/Page Down key to find more layouts. To create a custom layout, arrange the open windows and then click Save. To get started with Easy Arrange, choose a target monitor and select one of the predefined layouts. The regions for that layout are displayed momentarily on the monitor.
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.
There are other advanced ways for the usage of Easy Arrange. Please refer to table below. Feature Function Description Enhanced Easy Arrange Custom layouts Save and name 5 customized Easy Arrange patterns. 5 MRU (mostrecently-used) layouts On the fly partition resizing Configure x*y patterns. Press Ctrl+Shift+Home to cycle among the last 5 MRU layouts. Hold down Ctrl while resizing current Easy Arrange layout to adjust the size and numbers of cells in a layout.
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. Please save your changes after editing.
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 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. DDM automatically puts the application windows into their original positions when you reconnect your PC to your monitor(s).
If you want to go back to a favorite layout after you have moved the application windows around, you can first “Save current window layout” and later “Restore saved window layout”.
You may use monitors with different models or resolutions in your daily routine, and you may apply different window layouts on them. DDM is able to know the monitor you have reconnected and restore application positions accordingly. In case you need to replace a monitor in a monitor matrix configuration, you can save the window layout before replacement and restore the layout after a new monitor is installed. NOTE: You should keep your applications running in order to benefit from this feature.
Attach DDM To Active Window (Only Window 10) 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 Active Window (only Window 10) Change preset or snap to different partitions DDM icon attached to active window and user can easily switch window position, change color preset mode, and associate auto preset mode.
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 monitor’s brightness to the minimum level, or to put the monitor to sleep when the screensaver is activated.
Troubleshooting If DDM cannot work with your monitor, 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 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 below actions to troubleshoot: 1.
4. Remove any docking stations or cable extenders or converters between the monitor and the graphics port. Some low-cost extenders, hubs or converters may not support DDC/CI properly and can fail DDM. Update the driver of such device if the latest version is available. 5. Restart your system. DDM may not work with below monitors: ∞∞ Dell monitor models earlier than year 2013 and D-series of Dell monitors.
