Users Manual
Yourcomputersupportsamaximumvideoresolutionofupto1920x1200(withanexternalmonitorattached
toyourcomputerthroughaMiniDisplayPorttoVGAadapter),providedthattheexternalmonitoralso
supportsthatresolution.Fordetails,refertothemanualprovidedwiththeexternalmonitor.
Youcansetanyresolutionforeitherthecomputerdisplayortheexternalmonitor.Whenyouusebothatthe
sametime,theresolutionofbothisthesame.Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplay,you
canseeonlypartofthescreenatatime.YoucanseeotherpartsbymovingtheimagewiththeTrackPoint
pointingdeviceoranotherpointingdevice.
Youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,orbothintheDisplay
Settingswindow.
Connectinganexternalmonitor
Toattachanexternalmonitor,dothefollowing:
1.ConnecttheexternalmonitortotheminiDispalyPortconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoan
electricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingFn+F7.Thisenablesyoutoswitchbetweenviewing
outputontheexternalmonitor,thecomputermonitor,andbothmonitors.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreen
resolution.ClicktheDetectbutton.
Notes:
•Donotchangethedisplayoutputlocationwhileamovingpictureisbeingdrawn,forexample,while
playingamovieoragame,orviewingabusinesspresentation.Closetheapplicationbeforechangingthe
displayoutputlocation,orchangethedisplaymodebeforeyouopenanMPEGletoplay.
•IfyouareattachinganexternalmonitorthatsupportsonlyVGAmode(640x480resolution),donotview
outputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitor.Doingsowouldcausetheexternalmonitor
screentobescrambledandtheoutputnottobedisplayed;inaddition,itcouldcausedamagetothe
screen.Usetheexternalmonitoronly.
•IftheexternalTFTmonitoryouconnecthasananaloginterface,ickersorripplesmightappearonsome
displays,suchastheshutdownscreenoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisiscausedbytheexternal
TFTmonitor,andcannotbexedbyadjustingtheexternalTFTmonitororthecomputersidesettings.
Settingtheexternalmonitortype
Tosetyourexternalmonitortype,dothefollowing:
1.ConnecttheexternalmonitortotheMiniDisplayPortconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoan
electricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.
4.SetResolution.
5.ClickAdvancedSettings.
6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtoensurethatthemonitortypeiscorrect.
Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwiseproceedwiththefollowingsteps.
7.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.
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