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    USER GUIDE
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    DRAGON CENTER for Gaming NOTEBOOK 2
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    Contents About DRAGON CENTER 5 DRAGON CENTER Basics 6 Main Screen...6 Information Bar...6 Main Menu...7 Sub Menu...7 Game Optimization 8 Gaming Mode...8 Gaming Mode Option 8 How to Add Games into Gaming Mode 9 How to Remove Games from Gaming Mode 10 How to Enable Gaming Mode 11 User Scenario
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    System Info...43 Microsoft APP...44 Battery Master...45 Calibrating Battery 45 Backup...46 Notices...47 Copyright...47 Revision History...47 4 Contents
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    to control special features. ∙∙Set the charging method and calibrate the battery. ∙∙Backup system. ⚠⚠Important THE SOFTWARE FEATURES IN THIS USER GUIDE VARY BY PRODUCT. THE SCREENSHOTS FOR THE UI IN THIS USER GUIDE ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY AND THE ACTUAL UI DESIGN MAY VARY. About DRAGON CENTER 5
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    DRAGON CENTER Basics Main Screen ⚠⚠Important The screenshots for the UI in this user guide are for reference only and the actual UI design may vary. Main Menu Information Bar Sub Menu Information Bar Operation Panel Display System Profile Picture/
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    Main Menu Home My Device Support Tools Setting Sub Menu Collapse Button DRAGON CENTER Basics 7
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    Game Optimization The Gaming Mode feature will optimize the computer system, monitor, cooler and other peripherals to provide the best gaming experience. Gaming Mode Select Gaming Mode in the sub menu to enter Gaming Mode control panel Gaming Mode switch Refresh software list button Applications
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    How to Add Games into Gaming Mode Click Add Game button. Then select the game's .exe file. Add Game button Add Game button Game Optimization 9
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    How to Remove Games from Gaming Mode 1. Click Remove Game icon. Remove Game button 2. When prompted, click Yes button to confirm this deletion, or click Cancel button to cancel this process. 10 Game Optimization
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    How to Enable Gaming Mode You can enable the Gaming Mode to adjust settings for System Performance, True Color, Nahimic, Mystic Light and Game Highlights while playing the game. 1. Select the installed game icon in Home > Gaming Mode. 2. Check Gaming Mode Options. 3. Turn on the switch for the game
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    User Scenario Selecting User Scenario The DRAGON CENTER has default scenarios and customized preset options. 1. Go to Home > User Scenario. 2. Select one of the options. ▪▪Extreme Performance - A configuration that boosts the highest possible performance for AAA games, and enables overclocking (You
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    OC Options In the lower right corner of Extreme Performance, click the setting OC Options. icon to open Click to set OC Options Overclocking CPU Only GT models with K-SKU CPU have this function. Adjust the frequency of each CPU core Enable/Disable Cooler Boost feature Save changes Discard
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    Overclocking GPU This function is only available for 1050 GPU or higher. Adjust the frequency of Core Clock Adjust the frequency of VRAM Clock Enable/Disable Cooler Boost feature Save changes Discard changes Default values 14 User Scenario
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    General Settings You can enable/disable some general settings in this panel. ⚠⚠Important The features in the General Settings vary by product. Windows Key - Click to enable or disable the Windows key on the keyboard. Switch Key - Click to switch the Windows key and the Fn key on the keyboard. WebCam
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    Monitor Monitor feature provides a custom hardware monitor gadget to display the system status. Select Monitor in the sub menu to enter Monitor page Click to clean up the disk Click to free up memory 16 Monitor
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    events which occurs in games, and saves the captured videos in your local folder. Gameplay display zone Display certain event clips Supported games displayed in the drop-down list Setting Video timeline Auto captured event clips Game video record list ⚠⚠Important Game Highlights feature
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    How to Share Game Highlights to Social Media Game Highlights feature supports uploading videos directly to social media, such as YouTube, Twitter, and Discord. Options to open files in the folder and to directly share clips to social media 18 Game Highlights
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    How to Remove Game Highlights You can choose to delete game highlight video which includes several clips or to remove one single game highlight clip from the whole game video. Click here to remove the game highlight video Click here to remove the game highlight clip Game Highlights 19
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    Installing MSI Companion Before you enable Game Highlights function, you should install MSI Companion first. 1. Go to Home > Game Highlights. 2. When a prompt window appears, click Download MSI Companion app. Click here 3. Execute MSI Companion-Installer.exe, and click Next to continue the process.
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    5. After finishing MSI companion and Overwolf Installation, click Launch to activate MSI companion. How to Activate MSI Companion You can activate MSI companion by one of the following methods: ∙∙Open Overwolf in System Tray, and click MSI Companion . ∙∙Press ctrl + tab in games to open Overwolf,
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    Setting MSI Companion After activating MSI Companion app, you will see a pop-up window displaying detailed settings for Quick Settings, System Monitor, and Audio Monitor. On Quick Settings tab Linked to User Scenario setting in Dragon Center Linked to True Color setting in Dragon Center Adjust
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    On System Monitor tab Turn on System Monitor to display system performance in games Select the system performance you want to display on the screen Turn on to save log files for system monitoring You can choose one from these two display ways, it will show an in-game overlay with the pattern you
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    How to Discover MSI Companion 1. Go to Home > Game Highlights. 2. When a prompt window appears, click Discover MSI Companion app. Click here 24 Game Highlights
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    Setting Game Highlights ∙∙Select Game Highlights in the sub menu, click setting . Click here ∙∙Adjust settings for Games, Capture, and Storage. On Games tab On/Off Game Highlights Game Highlights 25
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    On Capture tab Adjust hotkey settings for manual capture On Storage tab Select Auto Manage/ Manual Manage for file size and disk space settings 26 Game Highlights
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    True Color With True Color function, you can adjust the best screen gamma, saturation, brightness and contrast settings for your eyes. The Ture Color feature supports games in windowed mode. Select True Color in the sub menu to enter True Color control panel Select the quick screen color option True
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    Mystic Light Mystic Light feature allows you to control LED light effects of MSI & partner products. For some earlier products, you can go to product download page to download the applicable LED control software. ⚠⚠Important The Mystic Light feature is only available when MSI Gear devices are
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    ∙∙ Device synchronization - In this section, you may synchronize LED light effect to your devices. ▪▪All synchronization - Click the big chain icon on the left side of all the devices. Click the big chain icon ▪▪To synchronize devices - Click the chain icon above device icon. When the chain icon
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    the sliders to adjust the LED light effect switching speed and light brightness. Please note that these functions will only be available if your device supports it. 30 Mystic Light
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    Voice Command Mystic Light allows you to use your voice to change LED effects. ⚠⚠Important The Voice Command feature is only available for the Notebook with the Per Key RGB keyboard or connected to MSI Gear devices. To start Voice Command, you need to install Windows 10 Speech Voices. 1. Go to
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    How to Control Mystic Light via Voice Command (GameGear is not installed) Go to Home > Mystic Light. Click Voice Command switch in the upper right corner, and then you can change the LED style by saying Hey Lucky. Enable Voice Command Click to open the list of Hey Lucky commands 32 Mystic Light A
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    How to Control Mystic Light via Voice Command (GameGear is installed) Go to Home > Mystic Light, click setting in the upper right corner. Enable Voice Command and then you can change the LED style by saying Hey Lucky. Click here Enable Voice Command A list of Hey Lucky commands Click to open the
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    provide visual color feedback on Philips Hue and Nanoleaf depending on what is happening in games. To use Ambient Link, you need to follow the instructions below to complete the link setup. ⚠⚠Important The Ambient Link feature is only available for the Notebook with the Per Key RGB keyboard or
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    Ambient Link Control Panel Game Mode and Ambient Mode can only be activated one at a time in the Ambient Link control panel. ∙∙ Game Mode tab Click to synchronize/ nonsynchronize the game Synchronization main switch Click to access the game control panel Back Select Game Event, color and
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    ∙∙ Ambient Mode tab Preview the effect ON/OFF background light & music Click to select an effect as background light Apply changes Drag the slider to adjust light brightness ∙∙ Ambient Link tab Click to detect devices Click to switch to Philips Hue and Nanoleaf Status indicator Click to Re-
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    Noise Cancellation The AI-powered noise cancellation is trained through a deep neural network (DNN), the model is generated with more than 500 million data, simulates the way the human brain works. When a sound is heard, the model automatically recognizes and separates the vocal sound from
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    & Android phone, tablet, or Chromebook into the most advanced extra display, and offers unparalleled performance and display quality. Duet Display Instructions Click to open the Duet Display introduction window Click to review the screen profile for 5 seconds Screen Profiles Hotkey Setting iOS
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    Create a New Screen Profile 1. Connect to a second display. 2. Click the New button. 3. Enter the name of this new profile and click the Apply button. 4. Drag through the portion of the display you want to capture. 5. Click the Next Segment button to set maximum 3 segments. 6. Click the Done button.
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    This panel allows you to control MSI's gaming gear and supported third-party devices. ⚠⚠Important The Gaming Gear feature is only available when MSI Gear devices are connected. Select Gaming Gear in the sub menu to enter Gaming Gear menu Supported devices will be displayed here. Click to enter the
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    Product Registration Register your MSI product to get exclusive updates, quicker service and product support. Select My Device in the sub menu to register your product Login to your MSI account on this My Devices tab. If you don't have
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    drivers automatically. Some software/ drivers will be installed automatically after downloading, please follow the instructions of the installer. To use Live Update: 1. Connect your computer to the internet. 2. Go to Support > Live Update. Click to scan the system Select which item you want to
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    file, and then click Save. To send the serial number to MSI online customer service: 1. Go to Support > System Info. 2. Click Content Transfer button in the upper right corner. 3. Follow customer service's instructions, and enter 5-digit encryption code. System Information Click to send the serial
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    APP The Microsoft App feature detects installed drivers and displays a relative Microsoft application download links. To install Microsoft App: 1. Go to Support > Microsoft App. 2. Click the Get it from Microsoft icon on the right side of the item. 3. Download and install the application
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    Calibration every 3 months to have the best battery life. 1. Go to Tools > Battery Master. 2. Click the Battery Calibration icon. 3. Follow the instructions on the Battery Calibration screen to connect to the power adapter, install the battery and close the other windows. 4. Click Start. Battery
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    Backup Backup utility designed to backup the recovery image to a USB flash disk or ISO files. They can be used to recover the system to manufacturer's default settings when it is needed. ⚠⚠Important Usage of this application on any product with no authorization may be prohibited. Select to create a
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    Notices The MSI logo used is a registered trademark of Micro-Star Int'l Co., Ltd. All other marks and names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners. No warranty as to accuracy or completeness is expressed or implied. MSI reserves the right to make changes to this document without
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USER GUIDE