Dell U4924DW Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide
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- Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 1
Dell Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac User's Guide - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 2
indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. Copyright © 2022 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. 2022 - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 3
Display and Peripheral Manager 7 Using the Quick Settings dialog 8 Launching Dell Display and Peripheral Manager . . 10 Adjusting the brightness and contrast 11 Setting the monitor display mode 12 Organizing windows with Easy Arrange 13 Using Application Window Snap 15 Using the Webcam 16 - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 4
software, monitor and webcam firmware 29 Updating DDPM software 29 Updating the monitor firmware 30 Updating the webcam firmware 32 Improve DDPM 33 Troubleshooting 34 Dell monitors and webcams not supported by Dell Display and Peripheral Manager 34 Unable to detect supported Dell monitor or - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 5
used to manage a monitor or a group of monitors or webcams. Dell Display and Peripheral Manager allows manual adjustment of the displayed features are only available on monitors or webcams that support those features. Refer to your monitors or webcams user guide for information about which features - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 6
Peripheral Manager Browse for your monitor or webcam model name, or type it in at https:// www.dell.com/support. Download Dell Display and Peripheral Manager for Mac from the list of downloads, and install it on your Mac. You can also visit https://www.dell.com/support/ddpm and download the software - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 7
to Others in your monitor's On-Screen Display menu and ensure that the DDC/CI feature is enabled. When launching Dell Display and Peripheral screen instructions to enable Screen Recording and Accessibility. NOTE: Screen Recording and Accessibility privileges must be granted in order for Dell Display - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 8
Quick Settings dialog box. When multiple Dell monitors are connected to the computer, you can select any monitor from the drop-down menu. The commonly-used features, such as configuring the monitor: • Resolution • Brightness and Contrast • Presets (auto or manual mode) A list of recently-used - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 9
model name on the screen to indicate the physical screen selected. • Press Ctrl + Shift + D to bring up the Quick Settings dialog box of the monitor where the mouse pointer is currently located. Select webcam when more than one webcams are connected • When more than one webcams are connected to - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 10
Peripheral Manager Launch the Dell Display and Peripheral Manager by one of the following methods: • Right-click on the DDPM icon on the status bar and select Open Dell Display and Peripheral Manager.... • Click DDPM icon from the Quick Settings Dialog box. 10 │ Launching Dell Display and Peripheral - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 11
brightness, contrast and color presets controls to all connected supported monitors. NOTE: "Enable display matrix control" is active when multiple monitors are connected Single monitor connection user interface Multi-monitor connection - Enable display matrix control Adjusting the brightness and - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 12
is selected as the active window. Manual Mode • Select the preset mode manually from the user interface. NOTE: Preset Mode assignments for batch files, scripts, shortcuts, and non-executable files such as zip archives or packed files, are not supported. 12 │ Setting the monitor display mode - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 13
Organizing windows with Easy Arrange The Easy Arrange menu simplifies the applications window organization on the monitor. To use it: 1. Select any of the predefined layout to virtually divide the screen and then click Save to save the layout as custom layout. Setting the monitor display mode │ 13 - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 14
after five seconds when the mouse left button is released. Easy Arrange layouts for portrait mode • Portrait mode Easy Arrange icons are presented when monitor is rotated. NOTE: If an application window cannot fit in the zone defined by Easy Arrange, the application may not display properly. NOTE - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 15
such that user can snap their application conveniently to the respective monitor and zone in the latest three recently used Easy Arrange layout. can enable this feature by one of the following methods: • Launch Dell Display and Peripheral Manager, go to Easy Arrange menu, and select Application - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 16
Using the Webcam Configuring Webcam Feature Function Description Camera selection and preview Camera selection Preview window • Select the connected cameras. • View camera images in real time. Zoom • Zoom in and zoom out camera preview. Webcam Camera Control Preset • You can select a preset - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 17
of your choice. The user interface is simple and intuitive to achieve this. NOTE: AI Auto Framing and HDR features are available on all supported Dell Displays and Dell Webcams connecting to the Mac using any type of USB cable except for the following models that must be connected to the Mac using - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 18
your Dell monitor. This makes it easy to switch between inputs while you work with multiple computers. All video input ports available to your monitor are name. Save your changes after editing. NOTE: Refer to your monitor user guide for available inputs. Assign shortcut keys for quick access to your - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 19
Selecting PIP/PBP mode 1. Click on the PIP/PBP mode... (Picture-in-Picture/Picture-by-Picture) icon to enable the split screen function on supported models. 2. Select a target window size to split the screen to suit your need. Managing multiple video inputs │ 19 - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 20
up the KVM For monitors that supports KVM feature, click on the KVM wizard icon and follow the on-screen wizard flow to set up the devices connecting to the monitor. The on-screen wizard flow is illustrated in the following screenshots. 1. Select the number of sources your monitor is connected to - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 21
3. Select a preferred partition. Managing multiple video inputs │ 21 - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 22
4. Click Finish to save and exit KVM wizard. NOTE: Dell Display and Peripheral Manager communicates with your monitor even when the monitor is displaying video from another computer. You can install Dell Display and Peripheral Manager on the computer you frequently use and control input switching - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 23
Applying energy conservation features On supported Dell models, PowerNap energy conservation options are available in Others menu. You can choose to set the brightness of the monitor to the minimum level, or to put the monitor to sleep when the screen saver is activated. Applying energy conservation - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 24
Color Management This feature provides the optimum color experience by matching the color space of the monitor with the International Color Consortium (ICC) profile. On the supported Dell models, Color Management options are available under Others menu. You can choose Automatically adjust the - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 25
Profiles drop-down list, and select Other.... 2. Select the profile (.icm file) you wish to apply. 3. DDPM will apply the corresponding color preset to your monitor OSD. Color Management │ 25 - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 26
Other shortcut keys Assign shortcut keys for quick access to commonly-used features. Feature Shortcut Keys Function Description Program shortcut key • Quick access to open the Quick Settings dialog box. Easy Arrange MRU shortcut key • Cycle through the 6 recently-used window layouts. PIP - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 27
and Peripheral Manager can help you restore application windows into their positions when you reconnect your PC to the monitor(s). Access this feature by right-clicking on Dell Display and Peripheral Manager icon in the notification tray. If you choose Auto-restore window layout, your application - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 28
routine, and you may apply different window layouts on them. Dell Display and Peripheral Manager registers 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 - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 29
is available. It is recommended to download and install the latest DDPM application, and monitor or webcam firmware. Updating DDPM software You can check for new DDPM version by right clicking on Dell Display and Peripheral Manager icon. Click Update in Settings to update the DDPM software or - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 30
file. After download is complete, a dialog box appears to prompt for confirmation. Follow on-screen instruction to disconnect all other monitors before clicking Yes. 2. The DDPM will close, and Monitor Firmware Updater Utility will appear after you confirm to update firmware. Click Update to start - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 31
3. After the update is complete, click Close to exit Monitor Firmware Updater Utility and reboot the monitor. Updating DDPM software, monitor and webcam firmware │ 31 - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 32
Updating the webcam firmware Webcam firmware version can be found in Help dialog. Webcam firmware can be upgraded in Settings dialog. You can click Update to download and update Dell Webcam firmware immediately. 32 │ Updating DDPM software, monitor and webcam firmware - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 33
Improve DDPM Check the Help Dell improve its product and services automatically if you consent to provide diagnostic and usage data to Dell server automatically. This data will help to improve Dell products and services. Improve DDPM │ 33 - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 34
2018 • macOS earlier than 10.14 Unable to detect supported Dell monitor or webcam If Dell Display and Peripheral Manager is unable to detect and/or communicate with a supported Dell monitor or webcam, please take following actions to troubleshoot: 1. Make sure the video cable or USB upstream cable - Dell U4924DW | Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac Users Guide - Page 35
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 Dell Display and Peripheral Manager. Update the before re-connecting it to the computer. 7. Restart your system. Troubleshooting │ 35
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