BenQ EW2780 User Manual - Page 29

Enabling HDR function, Enabling HDR-emulated mode, HDR: On, Color, HDR Mode, Cinema HDRi, Color Mode

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1. Make sure a FHD/4K HDR player is ready. Players with the following names and resolutions are supported. Note that the 4K content on a FHD monitor get resized and is displayed at 1920 x 1080. Commonly used names for FHD/4K (may vary by manufacturer) FHD, 4K, 4K Ultra HD, UHD, UHD 4K, Ultra HD, 2160p Supported resolution or modes 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz Commonly used names for HDR10 (may vary by manufacturer) HDR Premium, High Dynamic Range, HDR, Ultra HD Premium 2. Make sure HDR content is available. Content may come from a FHD/4K player. 3. Make sure the player and the monitor have been connected via an appropriate cable: • the provided HDMI / DP / DP to mini DP cable / USB-C™ cable (if available) • an HDMI cable that is HDMI High Speed or HDMI Premium certified (for models with HDMI inputs) • a DP / DP to mini DP cable that is DisplayPort compliance certified (for models with DP inputs) • a certified USB-C™ cable with DisplayPort Alternate Mode capability (for models with USB-C™ inputs) Enabling HDR function If the instructions in Working with HDR technology on page 28 are followed and the input content is HDR-compatible, the OSD message HDR: On is displayed on the screen. This means your content player and content are HDR-compatible and the HDR function is properly enabled. The monitor is following the ST2084 standard to process the HDR content. Press the HDRi hot key to bring up the HDR settings and select from the list. Alternatively, go to Color > HDR Mode for selection. Enabling HDR-emulated mode If the connection is complete and no OSD message is displayed, this means the content player and/or the content are not HDR-compatible. The monitor stays to the color mode recently chosen for non-HDR content. You can manually enable HDR-emulated mode by selecting Cinema HDRi or HDR from HDR Mode. Input source HDR content Non-HDR content Availability of HDR Mode options OSD message Cinema HDRi HDR OFF HDR: On N/A Cinema HDRi HDR HDR: Emulated Availability of Color Mode options All Color Mode options are not available. All Color Mode options are available. How to adjust your monitor 29

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How to adjust your monitor
1.
Make sure a FHD/4K HDR player is ready. Players with the following names and resolutions
are supported. Note that the 4K content on a FHD monitor get resized and is displayed at
1920 x 1080.
2.
Make sure HDR content is available. Content may come from a FHD/4K player.
3.
Make sure the player and the monitor have been connected via an appropriate cable:
• the provided HDMI / DP / DP to mini DP cable / USB-C™ cable (if available)
• an HDMI cable that is HDMI High Speed or HDMI Premium certified (for models with HDMI
inputs)
• a DP / DP to mini DP cable that is DisplayPort compliance certified (for models with DP inputs)
• a certified USB-C™ cable with DisplayPort Alternate Mode capability (for models with USB-C™
inputs)
Enabling HDR function
If the instructions in
Working with HDR technology on page 28
are followed and the input
content is HDR-compatible, the OSD message
HDR: On
is displayed on the screen. This
means your content player and content are HDR-compatible and the HDR function is properly
enabled. The monitor is following the ST2084 standard to process the HDR content.
Press the HDRi hot key to bring up the HDR settings and select from the list. Alternatively, go
to
Color
>
HDR Mode
for selection.
Enabling HDR-emulated mode
If the connection is complete and no OSD message is displayed, this means the content player
and/or the content are not HDR-compatible. The monitor stays to the color mode recently
chosen for non-HDR content. You can manually enable HDR-emulated mode by selecting
Cinema HDRi
or
HDR
from
HDR Mode
.
Commonly used names for
FHD/4K
(may vary by manufacturer)
FHD, 4K, 4K Ultra HD, UHD, UHD 4K, Ultra HD, 2160p
Supported resolution or modes
1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
Commonly used names for
HDR10
(may vary by manufacturer)
HDR Premium, High Dynamic Range, HDR, Ultra HD
Premium
Input source
Availability of
HDR
Mode
options
OSD message
Availability of
Color Mode
options
HDR content
Cinema HDRi
HDR
HDR: On
All
Color Mode
options are
not available.
Non-HDR
content
OFF
N/A
All
Color Mode
options are
available.
Cinema HDRi
HDR
HDR: Emulated