BenQ PD2720U User Manual - Page 48

Scenario A: Working with two computers and one monitor, KVM Switch, Video Input, System, Power Awake

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2. Press the 5-way controller to bring up the hotkey menu, and select the main menu. (Menu) to access 3. Go to KVM Switch > Video Input. 4. Change the setting according to your scenario. • For Scenario A: Working with two computers and one monitor on page 48, select the video input just connected. When USB Upstream under KVM Switch is selected, the display and USB control change from Thunderbolt™ 3 (PD2720U / PD3220U) / USB-C™ (PD3420Q) to the other connected video input. • For Scenario B: Working with two computers and two monitors on page 49 and Scenario C: Working in PBP mode on page 49, select None. This is because two video inputs are displayed simultaneously and require no switch. The None option will switch USB control only. If None is selected from KVM Switch > Video Input for Scenario A: Working with two computers and one monitor and USB Upstream is selected for KVM Switch, the screen does not display anything from the second source as there is none. You cannot control the current display (from Thunderbolt™ 3 or USB-C™, depending on your purchased model) either as the keyboard and mouse control has been switched away. In this case, select a video input manually from Input > Signal Input. • After the second source has been set properly from KVM Switch > Video Input, you can go to KVM Switch > Auto Switch and turn on the Auto Switch function. Once enabled, if USB or Thunderbolt™ 3 (PD2720U / PD3220U) / USB-C™ (PD3420Q) cable is disconnected, the USB input source and the control will be switched to the other computer automatically. • The KVM Auto Switch might not switch video and USB signals simultaneously if None is selected from KVM Switch > Video Input. In this case, select a video input manually from Input > Signal Input. Scenario A: Working with two computers and one monitor Thunderbolt™ 3 cable or PC 1 / PC 2 Video cable USB-C™ cable PC 1 PC 2 1. Establish cable connection as instructed in Connect the PC video cable on page 12. 2. Go to System > Power Awake > USB and select ON. 3. Set up the second video source as instructed in Setting up the second video source for KVM Switch before use on page 47. 4. Go to KVM Switch and switch between Thunderbolt 3 (PD2720U / PD3220U) / USB-C (PD3420Q) and USB Upstream. If one of the custom key is set for KVM Switch, press the custom key to switch. 48 How to adjust your monitor

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48
How to adjust your monitor
2.
Press the 5-way controller to bring up the hotkey menu, and select
(
Menu
) to access
the main menu.
3.
Go to
KVM Switch
>
Video Input
.
4.
Change the setting according to your scenario.
• For
Scenario A: Working with two computers and one monitor on page 48
, select the video input
just connected. When
USB Upstream
under
KVM Switch
is selected, the display and USB
control change from Thunderbolt™ 3 (PD2720U / PD3220U) / USB-C™ (PD3420Q) to the other
connected video input.
• For
Scenario B: Working with two computers and two monitors on page 49
and
Scenario C:
Working in PBP mode on page 49
, select
None
. This is because two video inputs are displayed
simultaneously and require no switch. The
None
option will switch USB control only.
Scenario A: Working with two computers and one monitor
1.
Establish cable connection as instructed in
Connect the PC video cable on page 12
.
2.
Go to
System
>
Power Awake
>
USB
and select
ON
.
3.
Set up the second video source as instructed in
Setting up the second video source for
KVM Switch before use on page 47
.
4.
Go to
KVM Switch
and switch between
Thunderbolt 3
(PD2720U / PD3220U) /
USB-C
(PD3420Q) and
USB Upstream
. If one of the custom key is set for
KVM
Switch
, press the custom key to switch.
If
None
is selected from
KVM Switch
>
Video Input
for
Scenario A: Working with two computers and one
monitor
and
USB Upstream
is selected for KVM Switch, the screen does not display anything from the second
source as there is none. You cannot control the current display (from Thunderbolt™ 3 or USB-C™, depending
on your purchased model) either as the keyboard and mouse control has been switched away. In this case, select
a video input manually from
Input
>
Signal Input
.
• After the second source has been set properly from
KVM Switch
>
Video Input
, you can go to
KVM
Switch
>
Auto Switch
and turn on the Auto Switch function. Once enabled, if USB or Thunderbolt™ 3
(PD2720U / PD3220U) / USB-C™ (PD3420Q) cable is disconnected, the USB input source and the control
will be switched to the other computer automatically.
• The KVM Auto Switch might not switch video and USB signals simultaneously if
None
is selected from
KVM
Switch
>
Video Input
. In this case, select a video input manually from
Input
>
Signal Input
.
PC 1
PC 2
PC 1 / PC 2
Thunderbolt™ 3
cable
Video cable
USB-C™
cable
or