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LG Monitor – How to Use Dual Controller & Picture-by-Picture

  • Operation

At a Glance

Dual Controller is an application designed for users who often use more than one system. With Dual Controller software, users can share a single keyboard/mouse across a set of systems (Windows/MAC).

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How to Download Dual Controller:

1Head to the LG Electronics support website's Software & Drivers section.

2On the search bar enter your model number and select the appropriate result.

Select your product predictive search field on LG.com

3Scroll down to the resulting product page and download the installer.

Screenshot of Software Drivers page showing download link

How to Use PBP Function

1Use the joystick button and enter the menu and then move the joystick to move to PBP.

Joystick button menu with PBP highlighted

2Select the PBP and toggle it On.

PBP toggled on

Change Main PC

1After clicking the icon at the right bottom of the PC, run the dual controller.

Dual Controller icon pressed from the Windows Quick Access Menu

2To change the execution mode, right click on the tray icon in the task bar and select Main PC, Sub PC.

  • Dual Controller requires that the main PC and the sub PC are both connected to the same network.
  • One main PC among PCs connected to the same network can search for a max of 5 sub PCs.
Run as sub PC Mode menu option selected

Controlling the Sub PC

1Before selecting the Dual Controller option window, activate the PBP function for the monitor.

The PBP function is used to display the screens for two inputs at the same time on its own.

2After pressing the joystick at the bottom of the monitor, enter the menu and then move the joystick to move to PBP and activate PBP by setting it to [On].

Before you can use the PBP function, one of the two inputs must be connected via HDMI.

PBP Toggled on

3Select the option menu on the Dual Controller screen. You can enable auto execution of the dual controller function when the PC is booted, and also change the locations of main/sub PC.

4You can set special keys to enable use of the control device while moving quickly between the main and sub PC. You can set a key used to transmit files/text to the background of your PC.

The max size of transmitted file is 2GB.

Max file size is 2gb

5If you need additional help words for the dual controller, then click the question mark at the right top of the screen. You can easily search for or view the list of dual controller function related questions or help words.

Jump link menu screenshot

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