Dell S2318HN User manual

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Dell Display Manager User’s Guide

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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

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Troubleshooting .......................... ..............

4| Overview

Overview

Dell Display Manager is a 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 select Dell monitors. Once installed, Dell

display manager runs each time the computer starts and its icon is placed in

the notiﬁcation tray. Information about monitors connected to the computer

is displayed when you hover the mouse pointer over the notiﬁcation tray icon.

NOTE: Dell Display Manager needs to use DDC/CI channel to communicate

with your monitor. Please make sure DDC/CI is enabled in the menu as

below.

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Brightness / Contrast

Energy

Personalize

Resolution: 1920x1080, 60Hz

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Auto Adjust

Input Source

Color

Display

Others

Audio

Enable

Disable

DDC/CI

LCD Conditioning

Reset Other

Factory Reset

Using the Quick Settings Dialog | 5

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 allows convenient adjustment of the monitor’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.

The Quick Settings dialog box also provides access to Dell display manager’s

advanced user interface, which is used to adjust basic functions, conﬁgure Auto

Mode, and access other features.

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6| Setting Basic Display Functions

Setting Basic Display Functions

A preset mode for the selected monitor 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 monitor’s brightness and contrast can also be directly adjusted

from the Basic tab.

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Assigning Preset Modes to Applications | 7

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 monitor, or it can

vary from one monitor to the next.

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.

NOTE: Preset mode assignments targeting batch ﬁles, scripts, and

loaders, as well as non-executable ﬁles such as zip archives or packed

In addition an option can be enabled that activates the Game preset mode when

a Direct3D application is run in full-screen mode. To override this behavior for

Mode. Applications present in the assignment list take priority over the general

Direct3D setting.

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8| Applying Energy Conservation Features

Applying Energy Conservation Features

On supported Dell models, an Options tab is available to provide PowerNap

energy conservation options. When the screensaver activates, the monitor’s

Brightness can automatically be set to minimum level or the monitor can be put

to sleep in order to save additional power.

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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. Make sure the video cable is properly connected to your monitor and

your PC, especially the connectors should be firmly inserted into

position.

2. Check the monitor OSD to ensure DDC/CI is enabled.

9| Troubleshooting

3.Make sure you have the correct and latest display driver from the graphics

vendor (Intel, AMD, NVidia, etc.). Display driver is often the cause of DDM

failure.

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. You can refer to Dell Product Support websites for

more information

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 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.

10| Troubleshooting

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