Working With Hdr Technology - BenQ EW Series User Manual

Working with HDR technology

• Your monitor supports HDR10 technology.
• The information regarding HDR-compatible devices and content in this document is most up-to-date at the
time of publication. For the latest information, contact your device manufacturer and content provider.
To enable HDR function, you need to have a compatible player and content.
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)
Supported resolution or modes (EW3280U / EW2780U) 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz
Commonly used names for
HDR10
(may vary by manufacturer)
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 (for models with USB-C™ inputs)
Enabling HDR function
If the instructions in
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 on the remote control (EW3280U) or the HDRi hot key (EW2780U / EW2780Q)
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
FHD, 4K, 4K Ultra HD, UHD, UHD 4K, Ultra HD, 2160p
(EW2780Q) 2560 x 1440 @ 60 Hz
HDR Premium, High Dynamic Range, HDR, Ultra HD
Premium
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