Dell C3422WE User manual

Model: C3422WE
Regulatory model: C3422WEt
Dell C3422WE Curved
Dell Display Manager
User’s Guide

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make
better use of your computer.
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2020 – 12
Rev. A00

Contents
Overview .........................................4
Using the Quick Settings Dialog........................5
Setting Basic Display Functions........................7
Assigning Preset Modes to Applications .................8
Organizing Windows with Easy Arrange..................9
Managing Multiple Video Inputs....................... 11
Restoring Application Positions .......................15
Applying Energy Conservation Features ................16
Other Shortcut Keys ...............................17
Attach DDM To Active Window (Windows 10 only).........18
Troubleshooting ...................................19
Contents | 3

4| Overview
Overview
Dell Display Manager 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. After installed, Dell Display Manager
runs each time when the system starts and places its icon in the notification tray.
Information about monitors connected to the system is available when hovering over
the notification-tray icon.
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NOTE: Dell Display Manager uses DDC/CI channel to communicate with
your monitor. Ensure DDC/CI is enabled in the menu as follows.
LCD Conditioning O
DDC/CI On
Exit
24/27/34 Monitor
Input Source
Color
Brightness/Contrast
Display
PIP/PBP
Personalize
Others
Menu
USB
Audio
Display Info
Firmware
Service Tag
Reset Others
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 monitors are connected to the computer, a
specific target monitor can be selected using the menu. The Quick Settings dialog
box allows you to easily adjust the brightness, contrast, resolution, window layout, and
so on. It also allows you to enable automatic switching between preset modes or to
select a preset mode manually.
The Quick Settings dialog box also provides access to Dell Display Manager’s
advanced user interface that is used to adjust basic functions, configure auto mode
and access other features.
NOTE:
Feature Function Description
Quick DDM
Access
Quick key to
call up DDM UI
• Ctrl+Shift+D
• Use Page Up/Page Down key or click on “>” to
ip through all Easy Arrange layouts.

6| Using the Quick Settings Dialog
Control
individual
display in
multiple
display setup
• Select the monitor from the dropdown box.
• If more than one monitor is connected to your
computer, an icon appears on the selected
monitor for a second so you know which moni-
tor you have selected.
• Perform monitor self-test feature check.
• Move DDM UI to the monitor to be controlled.
• Press Ctrl+Shift+D to bring up the miniUI under
the mouse pointer.

Setting Basic Display Functions | 7
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
display’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.

8| Assigning Preset Modes to Applications
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 another.
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 les, scripts, loaders, and non-
executable les such as zip archives or packed les, are not supported.
You can also configure the Game preset mode to be used whenever a Direct3D
application runs in full-screen mode. To prevent an application from using mode, assign
a different preset mode to it.

Organizing Windows with Easy Arrange | 9
Organizing Windows with Easy Arrange
Easy Arrange helps 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. 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.
For Windows 10, you can apply different window layouts for each of the virtual
desktops.
If you often use Windows snap feature, you can select “Hold down the SHIFT key to
enable zone positioning”. This gives Windows snap priority over Easy Arrange. You
will then need to press the Shift key to use Easy Arrange positioning.

10 | Organizing Windows with Easy Arrange
If you are using multiple 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. You need to align your monitors properly to make it effective.
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There are other advanced usage of Easy Arrange. Refer to table below.
Feature Function Description
Enhanced
Easy Ar-
range
Custom lay-
outs
• Save and name 5 customized Easy Arrange pat-
terns.
• Congure x*y patterns.
5 MRU (most-
recently-used)
layouts
• Press Ctrl+Shift+Home to cycle among the last 5
MRU layouts.
On the y par-
tition resizing
• Hold down Ctrl while resizing current Easy Ar-
range 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 modied layout
icon to restore it to default layout.
Easy Arrange
layouts for
portrait mode
• Portrait mode Easy Arrange icons are presented
when monitor is rotated.
NOTE: An application may require a minimum eective resolution for its
application window. Such application may not t in an Ease Arrange zone if
the zone is smaller than the required window size.