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- Page 1 Dell G2422HS Monitor Dell Display Manager User’s Guide Monitor Model: G2422HS Regulatory Model: G2422HSb...
- Page 2 WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 2022 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Overview ........4 Using the Quick Settings dialog ....5 Setting basic display functions . -
Page 4: Overview
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 selected Dell monitors. Once installed, Dell Display Manager runs each time the system starts and can be easily accessed from the Windows notification tray. -
Page 5: Using The Quick Settings Dialog
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 monitor is connected to the computer, a specific 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. -
Page 6: Setting Basic Display Functions
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. -
Page 7: Assigning Preset Modes To Applications
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. -
Page 8: Organizing Windows With Easy Arrange
Organizing windows with Easy Arrange Easy Arrange enables 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. Click on > or use Page Up/Page Down key to find more layouts. - Page 9 If you are using multiple similar monitors in an array or matrix, Easy Arrange layout can be applied across to all the monitors as one desktop. Select Span multiple monitors to enable this feature. To make it effective, you need to ensure that the grouped monitors have the same resolution and are physical arranged properly.
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Page 10: Managing Multiple Video Inputs
Managing multiple video inputs The Input Manager tab provides convenient ways for you to manage multiple video inputs connected to your Dell monitor. This makes it easy to switch between inputs while working with multiple computers. All video input ports available to your monitor are listed. You can give each input a name. -
Page 11: Restoring Application Positions
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. -
Page 12: Attaching Ddm To Active Windows (Windows 10 Only)
Attaching DDM to active windows (Windows 10 only) In Windows 10, you can add the DDM shortcut icon to the toolbar region of active windows. To activate this feature, right-click on the DDM icon in the notification tray and choose Attach to active window from the opened menu. Once you right-click the icon in the toolbar, a quick menu of DDM appears, displaying options under Auto Mode and Easy Arrange for you to easily make adjustments. -
Page 13: Applying Energy Conservation Features
Applying energy conservation features The Options tab provides PowerNap energy conservation options and allows you to customize keyboard shortcuts. In the upper pane, you can set the monitor's brightness to the minimum level, or to put the monitor to sleep when the screensaver is activated. Other shortcut keys You can define the shortcut keys for quick access to the following DDM functions: •... -
Page 14: Troubleshooting
5. Restart your computer. DDM may not work with the following monitors: • Dell monitor models earlier than year 2013 and D-series of Dell monitors. You can refer to Dell Product Support websites for more information │... - Page 15 • Gaming monitors using NVIDIA-based G-sync technology • Virtual and wireless displays do not support DDC/CI • Some early models of DP 1.2 monitors, it may be necessary to disable MST/ DP 1.2 using the monitor OSD If your computer is connected to the Internet, you will be prompted with a message when a newer version of DDM application is available.