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  • Page 1 GAMING MONITOR O S D S i d e k i c k...
  • Page 2 OSD Sidekick Installation Guide Copyright © 2018 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    OSD Sidekick Installation Guide CONTENTS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ......................4 Preparation..........................4 Installing the Software ....................5 Uninstalling the Software ....................7 USING THE SOFTWARE ......................8 Launching the Software ....................8 Configuring the Settings ....................8 DISPLAY SETTING ....................9 HOT KEY ........................15 GENERAL SETTING ....................17 ANC ..........................

  • Page 4: Software Installation

    OSD Sidekick Installation Guide SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Preparation Connect one end of a USB (A-Male to B-Male) cable to the USB port of the LCD monitor and the other end to the USB port of your computer. Connect any of the following: •...

  • Page 5: Installing The Software

    OSD Sidekick Installation Guide Installing the Software IMPORTANT! If you have installed an older version of the software on 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 “Uninstalling the Software”...
  • Page 6 OSD Sidekick Installation Guide Click Install to start the software installation process. The software installation may take a few minutes. When the installation is complete, click Finish to exit the setup wizard. - 6 -...

  • Page 7: Uninstalling The Software

    OSD Sidekick Installation Guide Uninstalling the Software and select GIGABTYE. From the Windows desktop, click Right-click on OSD_Sidekick. Then select Uninstall. The Programs and Features page appears on the screen. Select OSDSidekick from the list. Right-click on OSD_Sidekick and select Uninstall. Then follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall the software.

  • Page 8: Using The Software

    OSD Sidekick Installation Guide USING THE SOFTWARE Launching the Software IMPORTANT! Before launching the software, make sure your computer is connected to the LCD monitor through a USB cable as described in step 1 in “Preparation” on page 4. After the driver installation is complete, the OSD Sidekick software shortcut icon appears on the desktop.

  • Page 9: Display Setting

    OSD Sidekick Installation Guide ON/OFF D Click the button to enable or disable the function. D Click the icon to select the available option. • All the changes will be applied directly to the monitor. DISPLAY SETTING Configure the game, image, multi-picture, Dashboard, and Game Assist related settings.
  • Page 10 OSD Sidekick Installation Guide Note: Make sure to configure the necessary Gaming & Picture settings before creating a new profile. D Click to rename the profile name. to reset the preset Picture Mode profile to its default D Click settings. Note: The customized profile settings cannot be reset.
  • Page 11 OSD Sidekick Installation Guide Customizing the Crosshair Cursor Set the CROSSHAIR setting to ON to activate the function. Then select one of the rectangular grids (marked in the illustration below) and click Select the desired color and line thinkness. Then draw a new crosshair cursor.
  • Page 12 OSD Sidekick Installation Guide Customizing the PIP/PBP Settings Set the Picture-in-Picture (PIP)/ Picture-by-Picture (PBP) setting to ON to activate the function. Select any of the following items to configure the PIP/PBP settings: D Click PBP to display the screen image from two sources side by side. D Click PIP to display the screen image from the main source on the full screen and the second source in a sub window.
  • Page 13 OSD Sidekick Installation Guide Customizing the Dashboard Information Set the DASHBOARD setting to ON to activate the function. Then configure the following settings: D In LOCATION, click the icon to set the location of the options on the screen to Up or Down. Note: The DASHBOARD location on the right side or on the left side of the screen depends on the Game Assist location setting.
  • Page 14 OSD Sidekick Installation Guide Customizing the Game Assist Settings Configure the following Game Assist settings: D Set the REFRESH RATE setting to ON to enable displaying the refresh rate. D Set the GAMING TIMER setting to ON to enable displaying the gaming timer.

  • Page 15: Hot Key

    OSD Sidekick Installation Guide HOT KEY Manage the keyboard shortcut to access a particular function which you are using frequently. Note: By default, the assigned hot keys appears on the right panel. Assigning a Hot Key On the left panel, scroll down to select the function you want to assign a hot key to.
  • Page 16 OSD Sidekick Installation Guide Editing a Hot Key To edit a hot key, do as follows: Select the function on the left panel and assign a new hot key: a) Click on one or more modifier key(s): ALT, SHIFT, and/or CTRL. b) Click on the symbol field and enter any desired symbol.

  • Page 17: General Setting

    OSD Sidekick Installation Guide GENERAL SETTING Control Configure the display screen, system, and hot keys (for the button) related settings. Display & System Hot Keys for Control button RGB Controller Changing the Hot Key for the Control Button On the right panel (QUICK SWITCH), you can change the preset hot key Control function for the button.
  • Page 18 OSD Sidekick Installation Guide Configuring the LED Pattern On the RGB CONTROLLER, click SETTING. The RGB FUSION software opens. Select the desired LED color and adjust its respective Speed and Brightness settings. Note: For more information, refer to the documentation that is included with the RGB FUSION software.

  • Page 19: Anc

    OSD Sidekick Installation Guide With the Active Noise-Cancelling (ANC) function, it helps to reduce the unwanted ambient sounds when you are using the headphones or microphones. Configuring the Noise-Cancelling Setting On the Noise-Cancelling level option, select the desired setting. Specifying the Microphone Position On the right panel (Position), set the microphone position based on its actual placement to ensure the best sound quality.

  • Page 20: About

    OSD Sidekick Installation Guide ABOUT View the current firmware and software version and give you options to update the latest version. firmware IMPORTANT! During the updating process, do not turn off the monitor. Any interruption may cause the device to malfunction. Updating the Software Automatically Click LIVE UPDATE to check and automatically update software when a new version is available.
  • Page 21 OSD Sidekick Installation Guide Updating the Firmware Manually Note: Updating firmware manually does not require Internet connection. Click DOWNLOAD. Then download the latest firmware from GIGABYTE web site and save the file on your computer. Click BROWSE. Then select for the firmware file (*.bin) and click OK. The firmware file is displayed on the field.

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