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... prior notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use of this monitor, carefully read the User Guide. • For more information, check on our website at: https://www.gigabyte.com - 2 - All rights reserved. Gaming Monitor User Guide Copyright © 2020 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
... prior notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use of this monitor, carefully read the User Guide. • For more information, check on our website at: https://www.gigabyte.com - 2 - All rights reserved. Gaming Monitor User Guide Copyright © 2020 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
OSD Sidekick User Guide
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CONTENTS Gaming Monitor User Guide SOFTWARE INSTALLATION...4 Preparation...4 Installing the Software...5 Uninstalling the Software 6 USING THE SOFTWARE...7 Launching the Software 7 Configuring the Settings 7 DISPLAY SETTING...8 HOT KEY...17 GENERAL SETTING 19 ABOUT...20 - 3 -
CONTENTS Gaming Monitor User Guide SOFTWARE INSTALLATION...4 Preparation...4 Installing the Software...5 Uninstalling the Software 6 USING THE SOFTWARE...7 Launching the Software 7 Configuring the Settings 7 DISPLAY SETTING...8 HOT KEY...17 GENERAL SETTING 19 ABOUT...20 - 3 -
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Gaming Monitor User Guide SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Preparation 1. Plug the power adapter to the DC port on your computer and the LCD monitor into a power outlet. 4. HDMI-1 HDMI-2 DP DC - 4 - Turn on the monitor. Then plug the power cables of your computer and the LCD monitor. Connect one end of a USB (A-Male to B-Male) cable to the... the USB port of your computer. 2. Connect any of the following: • One end of an HDMI cable to the HDMI port of the LCD monitor and the other end to the HDMI port of your computer. • One end of a DisplayPort cable to the DP port of the LCD...
Gaming Monitor User Guide SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Preparation 1. Plug the power adapter to the DC port on your computer and the LCD monitor into a power outlet. 4. HDMI-1 HDMI-2 DP DC - 4 - Turn on the monitor. Then plug the power cables of your computer and the LCD monitor. Connect one end of a USB (A-Male to B-Male) cable to the... the USB port of your computer. 2. Connect any of the following: • One end of an HDMI cable to the HDMI port of the LCD monitor and the other end to the HDMI port of your computer. • One end of a DisplayPort cable to the DP port of the LCD...
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... is complete and click OK when prompted. - 5 - If you have installed an older version of the software on your gaming monitor name and download the software to your computer, you have to remove the previously installed software first before proceeding with the following ...installation process. To uninstall the software, refer to the address bar. 2. Gaming Monitor User Guide Installing the Software IMPORTANT! Double-click UpdPack.exe. Open the web browser and enter https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/All-Series to the "Uninstalling the Software" section. 1. The extracting wizard ...
... is complete and click OK when prompted. - 5 - If you have installed an older version of the software on your gaming monitor name and download the software to your computer, you have to remove the previously installed software first before proceeding with the following ...installation process. To uninstall the software, refer to the address bar. 2. Gaming Monitor User Guide Installing the Software IMPORTANT! Double-click UpdPack.exe. Open the web browser and enter https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/All-Series to the "Uninstalling the Software" section. 1. The extracting wizard ...
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From the Windows desktop, click and select GIGABTYE. 2. Select OSDSidekick from the list. 4. Right-click on OSDSidekick and select Uninstall. Right-click on OSD_Sidekick. The Programs and Features page appears on -screen instructions to uninstall the software. - 6 - Then follow the on the screen. Then select Uninstall. 3. Gaming Monitor User Guide Uninstalling the Software 1.
From the Windows desktop, click and select GIGABTYE. 2. Select OSDSidekick from the list. 4. Right-click on OSDSidekick and select Uninstall. Right-click on OSD_Sidekick. The Programs and Features page appears on -screen instructions to uninstall the software. - 6 - Then follow the on the screen. Then select Uninstall. 3. Gaming Monitor User Guide Uninstalling the Software 1.
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... software, make sure your computer is complete, the OSD Sidekick software shortcut icon appears on page 4. Gaming Monitor User Guide USING THE SOFTWARE Launching the Software IMPORTANT! After the driver installation is connected to the LCD monitor through a USB cable as described in step 1 in > GIGABYTE folder, and select More > Run as an administrator.
... software, make sure your computer is complete, the OSD Sidekick software shortcut icon appears on page 4. Gaming Monitor User Guide USING THE SOFTWARE Launching the Software IMPORTANT! After the driver installation is connected to the LCD monitor through a USB cable as described in step 1 in > GIGABYTE folder, and select More > Run as an administrator.
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... ON/OFF button to its default settings. - 8 - Gaming Monitor User Guide Note: • Most of the following: DD Drag the slider to the monitor. DISPLAY SETTING Configure the game, image, multi-picture, Dashboard, and Game Assist related settings. PIP/PBP Dashboard Gaming & Picture Picture Mode Crosshair Link AP Game Assist Configuring the Picture Mode Profiles By default...
... ON/OFF button to its default settings. - 8 - Gaming Monitor User Guide Note: • Most of the following: DD Drag the slider to the monitor. DISPLAY SETTING Configure the game, image, multi-picture, Dashboard, and Game Assist related settings. PIP/PBP Dashboard Gaming & Picture Picture Mode Crosshair Link AP Game Assist Configuring the Picture Mode Profiles By default...
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However, you can still do the following: Gaming Monitor User Guide DD Click E-sports Customize > to configure the necessary Gaming & Picture settings before creating a new profile. √√ To import other profile. √√ To add an additional profile, select Add profile. Note: Make sure to add an additional profile or import other profile from the specified folder, select Import profile. Browse the location and select the profile file to import the file. - 9 - Then click OK to import.
However, you can still do the following: Gaming Monitor User Guide DD Click E-sports Customize > to configure the necessary Gaming & Picture settings before creating a new profile. √√ To import other profile. √√ To add an additional profile, select Add profile. Note: Make sure to add an additional profile or import other profile from the specified folder, select Import profile. Browse the location and select the profile file to import the file. - 9 - Then click OK to import.
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Then click OK to the specified folder. DD Click to export a profile to export the file. - 10 - Browse the location and enter the file name. Gaming Monitor User Guide Note: The default Profile folder is located at the OSDsidekick installation path.
Then click OK to the specified folder. DD Click to export a profile to export the file. - 10 - Browse the location and enter the file name. Gaming Monitor User Guide Note: The default Profile folder is located at the OSDsidekick installation path.
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Click to confirm the modifications. - Gaming Monitor User Guide Note: The default Profile folder is located at the OSDsidekick installation path. Click to reject the modifications. Note: The user defined Picture Mode applies to modify the profile picture. Click to the monitor Custom 3. - 11 - Browse for the picture, and click OK to close the E-sports Customize menu. DD Click to upload. - DD Click to customize the profile: - Rename the profile. - DD Click and do any of the following to delete the customized profile.
Click to confirm the modifications. - Gaming Monitor User Guide Note: The default Profile folder is located at the OSDsidekick installation path. Click to reject the modifications. Note: The user defined Picture Mode applies to modify the profile picture. Click to the monitor Custom 3. - 11 - Browse for the picture, and click OK to close the E-sports Customize menu. DD Click to upload. - DD Click to customize the profile: - Rename the profile. - DD Click and do any of the following to delete the customized profile.
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Once complete, click Save. Then select one of the rectangular grids (marked in the illustration below) and click . Select the desired color and line thickness. The new crosshair cursor will appear on the screen. - 12 - Gaming Monitor User Guide Customizing the Crosshair Cursor Set the CROSSHAIR setting to ON to activate the function. Then draw a new crosshair cursor.
Once complete, click Save. Then select one of the rectangular grids (marked in the illustration below) and click . Select the desired color and line thickness. The new crosshair cursor will appear on the screen. - 12 - Gaming Monitor User Guide Customizing the Crosshair Cursor Set the CROSSHAIR setting to ON to activate the function. Then draw a new crosshair cursor.
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Then click OK to import the file. Then click OK to export the file. Browse the location and enter the file name. Exporting/Importing the Crosshair Cursor Gaming Monitor User Guide DD Click Export to export the Crosshair file to import the Crosshair file from the specified folder. Note: The default Crosshair folder is located at the OSDsidekick installation path. DD Click Import to the specified folder. Browse the location and select the Crosshair file to import. Note: The default Crosshair folder is located at the OSDsidekick installation path. - 13 -
Then click OK to import the file. Then click OK to export the file. Browse the location and enter the file name. Exporting/Importing the Crosshair Cursor Gaming Monitor User Guide DD Click Export to export the Crosshair file to import the Crosshair file from the specified folder. Note: The default Crosshair folder is located at the OSDsidekick installation path. DD Click Import to the specified folder. Browse the location and select the Crosshair file to import. Note: The default Crosshair folder is located at the OSDsidekick installation path. - 13 -
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Gaming Monitor User Guide Customizing the PIP/PBP Settings Set the Picture-in-Picture (PIP)/ Picture-by side. DD If you have selected the PIP layout, in ...
Gaming Monitor User Guide Customizing the PIP/PBP Settings Set the Picture-in-Picture (PIP)/ Picture-by side. DD If you have selected the PIP layout, in ...
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When you linked. Then configure the following settings: DD In LOCATION, click the q icon to set the location of the options on the Game Assist location setting. Gaming Monitor User Guide Then select the application (*.exe) you want to the profile you open that application, the display setting will automatically change to link and... screen, then the DASHBOARD items are on the right side of the screen depends on the screen to activate the function. For example, if the Game Assist items are on the left side of the screen and vice versa. - 15 -
When you linked. Then configure the following settings: DD In LOCATION, click the q icon to set the location of the options on the Game Assist location setting. Gaming Monitor User Guide Then select the application (*.exe) you want to the profile you open that application, the display setting will automatically change to link and... screen, then the DASHBOARD items are on the right side of the screen depends on the screen to activate the function. For example, if the Game Assist items are on the left side of the screen and vice versa. - 15 -
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Gaming Monitor User Guide DD Click SETTINGS and check the desired option(s) to enable displaying the gaming timer. - DD Set the GAMING TIMER setting to ON to be shown on the screen. Select either COUNT UP or COUNT DOWN the timer. - Customizing the Game Assist Settings Configure the following Game Assist settings: DD Set the REFRESH RATE setting to ON to set the countdown time. - 16 - Click the q icon to enable displaying the refresh rate. Note: Uncheck the option to hide it from the screen.
Gaming Monitor User Guide DD Click SETTINGS and check the desired option(s) to enable displaying the gaming timer. - DD Set the GAMING TIMER setting to ON to be shown on the screen. Select either COUNT UP or COUNT DOWN the timer. - Customizing the Game Assist Settings Configure the following Game Assist settings: DD Set the REFRESH RATE setting to ON to set the countdown time. - 16 - Click the q icon to enable displaying the refresh rate. Note: Uncheck the option to hide it from the screen.
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DD In LOCATION, click the q icon to set the gaming counter location on the HOT KEYS panel. Assigning a Hot Key 1. On the FUNCTION panel, scroll down to . - 17 - HOT KEY Manage the keyboard shortcut to access a particular function which you want to assign a hot key to select the function you are using frequently. Note: By default, the assigned hot keys appears on the screen to enable displaying the gaming counter. Gaming Monitor User Guide DD Set the GAMING COUNTER setting to ON to Left Top, Left Center, Left Bottom, Right Top, Right Center, or Right Bottom.
DD In LOCATION, click the q icon to set the gaming counter location on the HOT KEYS panel. Assigning a Hot Key 1. On the FUNCTION panel, scroll down to . - 17 - HOT KEY Manage the keyboard shortcut to access a particular function which you want to assign a hot key to select the function you are using frequently. Note: By default, the assigned hot keys appears on the screen to enable displaying the gaming counter. Gaming Monitor User Guide DD Set the GAMING COUNTER setting to ON to Left Top, Left Center, Left Bottom, Right Top, Right Center, or Right Bottom.
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... key to the function, do as follows: a) Click on the HOT KEYS panel and click . 2. c) Click to save the settings. c) Click to save the settings. Gaming Monitor User Guide 2. Click to add the function to delete and click . - 18 - Editing a Hot Key To edit a hot key, do as follows: 1.
... key to the function, do as follows: a) Click on the HOT KEYS panel and click . 2. c) Click to save the settings. c) Click to save the settings. Gaming Monitor User Guide 2. Click to add the function to delete and click . - 18 - Editing a Hot Key To edit a hot key, do as follows: 1.
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Gaming Monitor User Guide GENERAL SETTING Configure the display screen, system, and hot keys (for the Control button. Screen resolution & Frequency Display & System RGB Controller Hot Keys for Control button Changing the Hot Key for the Control Button On the QUICK SWITCH panel, you can change the preset hot key function for the Control button) related settings. Then select the desired option. - 19 - Select the key position ( / / /( ) and click the q icon.
Gaming Monitor User Guide GENERAL SETTING Configure the display screen, system, and hot keys (for the Control button. Screen resolution & Frequency Display & System RGB Controller Hot Keys for Control button Changing the Hot Key for the Control Button On the QUICK SWITCH panel, you can change the preset hot key function for the Control button) related settings. Then select the desired option. - 19 - Select the key position ( / / /( ) and click the q icon.
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... automatically requires Internet connection. - 20 - During the firmware updating process, do not turn off the monitor. Any interruption may cause the device to check for software updates and display a message when a new update is available. IMPORTANT! Gaming Monitor User Guide ABOUT View the current firmware and software version and give you open the...
... automatically requires Internet connection. - 20 - During the firmware updating process, do not turn off the monitor. Any interruption may cause the device to check for software updates and display a message when a new update is available. IMPORTANT! Gaming Monitor User Guide ABOUT View the current firmware and software version and give you open the...
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... is displayed on your computer. 2. Then click OK to the latest version. 4. Click DOWNLOAD. Then download the latest firmware from GIGABYTE web site and save the file on the field. Gaming Monitor User Guide Updating the Firmware Manually Note: Updating firmware manually does not require Internet connection. 1. Click UPDATE to update the firmware...
... is displayed on your computer. 2. Then click OK to the latest version. 4. Click DOWNLOAD. Then download the latest firmware from GIGABYTE web site and save the file on the field. Gaming Monitor User Guide Updating the Firmware Manually Note: Updating firmware manually does not require Internet connection. 1. Click UPDATE to update the firmware...