HP DreamColor Z32x: How to Manage Input Settings (HDMI, DP, USB-C)

Accessing and Navigating Input Settings

• 🖱️ To begin managing input settings, click the button on the bottom right corner of the monitor's back panel, and then click it again.
• ➡️ Scroll down to the 'Input' option and select it to access the input menu.

Manual Input Selection and Auto-Switch

• 🔌 You can manually switch between HDMI, DisplayPort, and USB-C video inputs.
• ⚠️ If you manually select an input like USB-C video and there's no signal, you can switch back to a connected input like HDMI.
• ⚡ The auto-switch input feature allows the monitor to automatically select the active port when connected to a laptop or PC.

Advanced Input Detection and DisplayPort Modes

• 🚦 DP hot plug detection offers options for 'low power' or 'always active' to manage how the monitor detects DisplayPort connections.
• 💻 Hot plug initiate allows you to choose whether to inform the OS when input source or color presets are switched, with specific options for macOS.
• ⚙️ The DisplayPort mode can be set from 1.1 to 1.4, with an exclusion for 1.3.

USB-C Configuration and Settings Reset

• 📦 USB-C MST configuration allows you to set options like USB 2.0, 60 Hz, and resolution.
• 🔄 At the bottom of the input menu, you can find the option to reset input settings to their defaults.