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Connectinganexternaldisplay
Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.ThewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtotheHDMI,
VGA,orminiDisplayPortconnectorbyacable.ThewirelessdisplaycanbeaddedthroughtheWi-Dior
Miracastfunction.
Connectingawireddisplay
Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.
1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchastheVGA
connector,miniDisplayPortconnector,orHDMIconnector.
2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.
3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.
Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,dothefollowings:
ForWindows7:Right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickScreenresolutionDetect.
ForWindows10:Right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickDisplaysettingsDetect.
Connectingawirelessdisplay
Note:Touseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupportthe
Wi-DiorMiracastfeature.
ForWindows7
StarttheIntel
®
Wi-Diprogram.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplayinthelistandfollowtheinstructions
onthescreen.
ForWindows10
Dooneofthefollowing:
OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay
allprograms,andthenclickSettingsDevicesConnecteddevicesAddadevice.
ClicktheactioncentericonintheWindowsnotificationarea.ClickConnect.Selectthedesired
wirelessdisplayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Formoreinformation,seetheWindowshelpinformationsystems.
Choosingadisplaymode
Youcandisplayyourdesktopandappsonthecomputerdisplay,theexternaldisplay,orboth.Tochoose
howtodisplaythevideooutput,pressthedisplay-modeswitchingkeyandthenselectadisplay
modeyouprefer.
Therearefourdisplaymodes:
Disconnect:Displaysthevideooutputonlyonyourcomputerscreen.
Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeDisconnect,PCscreenonly,Computeronly,or
Disconnectprojector.
Duplicate:Displaysthesamevideooutputonbothyourcomputerscreenandanexternaldisplay.
Extend:Extendsthevideooutputfromyourcomputerdisplaytoanexternaldisplay.Youcandragand
moveitemsbetweenthetwodisplays.
Projectoronly:Showsthevideooutputonlyonanexternaldisplay.
Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeProjectoronlyorSecondscreenonly.
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