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Model : P2421D
Regulatory model : P2421Dc

Dell 24 Monitor - P2421D

Dell Display Manager
User’s Guide

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Summary of Contents for P2421D

Page 1: ...Model P2421D Regulatory model P2421Dc Dell 24 Monitor P2421D Dell Display Manager User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...r loss of data if instructions are not followed WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Copyright 2020 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 2020 02 Rev A00 ...

Page 3: ...ic 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 17 Applying Energy Conservation Features 18 Troubleshooting 19 ...

Page 4: ...ime the system starts and will place its icon in the notification tray Information about monitors connected to the system is always available when hovering over the notification tray icon Dell P2421D Standard 2019 05 03 3 56 PM NOTE Dell Display Manager uses DDC CI channel to communicate with your monitor Ensure that DDC CI is enabled in the menu as below Menu DDC CI Display Others Personalize Del...

Page 5: ...get 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 Dell P2421D The Quick Settings dialog box also provides access to Dell Display Manager s advanced user interface which is used to adjust Basic functions config...

Page 6: ...l Shift D Use page up down key or click on to flip through all Easy Arrange layouts Control individual monitor in multi monitor setup 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 ...

Page 7: ...reset 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 NOTE When multiple Dell monitors are connected select Enable display matrix control to apply brightness contrast and color presets controls to all monitors ...

Page 8: ...8 Setting Basic Display Functions Dell P2421D ...

Page 9: ... 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 for batch files scripts loaders and non executable files such as zip archives or...

Page 10: ...ut are displayed momentarily on the monitor Next drag an open window across the monitor While the window is being dragged the current window layout is displayed and an active region gets highlighted as the window passes over it At any time drop the window into the active region to place the window in that region Dell P2421D To create a custom window layout size and position the windows maximum 10 ...

Page 11: ...ndows With Easy Arrange 11 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 Dell P2421D ...

Page 12: ...sed layouts Press Ctrl Shift Home to cycle among the last 5 MRU layouts On the fly partition resizing Hold down Ctrl while resizing current Easy Arrange layout to adjust the size and numbers of cells in a layout Newly formed Easy Arrange pattern is saved into the Easy Arrange icon position Hold down Ctrl while clicking on a modified layout icon to restore it to default layout Easy Arrange layouts ...

Page 13: ... You can give each input a name as you like Please save your changes after editing You can define a shortcut key to quickly switch to your favorite input and another shortcut key to quickly switch between two inputs if you often work between them HDMI DP Active DP Dell P2421D NOTE DDM communicates with your monitor even when the monitor is displaying video from another computer You can install DDM...

Page 14: ...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 ...

Page 15: ...oring Application Positions 15 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 ...

Page 16: ...o 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 DDM does not launch applications ...

Page 17: ...ly 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 Shortcut key trigger On a running app window press Ctrl Shift Ins also triggers the attached DDM menu Move app window among Easy Arrange cells Send the app window to previous next Easy Arrange cell Move app ...

Page 18: ...vation 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 Dell P2421D ...

Page 19: ... 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 andyour PC especially the connectors should be firmly inserted into position 2 Check the monitor OSD to ensure DDC CI is enabled 3 Make sure you have the correct and latest display driver fr...

Page 20: ...eries of Dell monitors You can refer to Dell Product Support websites formore 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 ...

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