Operation Manual

ConsiderationsforattachingaDVImonitor
ConnecttheDVImonitortotheexpansionunit,andturnitonbeforeyouturnonthecomputer.Otherwisethe
systemcannotrecognizetheDVImonitor.IftheoptionforenablingtheDVImonitorintheDisplayProperties
windowisnotdisplayed,tryclosingthewindowandopeningitagain.Iftheoptionstillisnotdisplayed,make
surethattheconnectorofthemonitorisattachedrmly,andrepeattheprocedureforattachingthemonitor.
UsingtheMiniDisplayPortconnector
YourcomputerhasaMiniDisplayPortconnector,adigitaldisplayinterfaceforconnectiontovarious
externaldevices,suchasCRTmonitors,LCDmonitors,projectors,orevenhigh-denitiontelevisions.This
compactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadaptersthatcanplugintoDVI,VGA,or
HDMIconnectors.
TheMiniDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputersupportsaudioaswellasvideostreaming.
Settingupapresentation
Todisplayinformationandmakepresentations,youcanattachadataprojectortoyourcomputerthrough
theVGAconnectoronyourcomputer.
Note:Itmaytakeseveralsecondsbeforetheprojectordisplaystheimage.Ifyoudonotseeyourdesktop
displayedafter60seconds,trypressingFn+F7toswitchbetweendifferentdisplayoutputlocations.
Yourprojectormighthaveoneormoreaudio-inputconnectors.Toprojectsound,youwillneedtoattachthe
comboaudiojackonyourcomputertotheseconnectors,usinganaudiocable(commerciallyavailable).
UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction
YourcomputersupportsafunctionnamedtheExtenddesktopfunction.WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,
youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Youalsocandisplaydifferent
desktopimagesoneachmonitor.
ConsiderationsforusingtheExtenddesktopfunction
•WhenanapplicationusingDirectDraworDirect3Displayedinfull-screenmode,itisshownonlyonthe
primarydisplay.
•IfyouwanttoshowDOSfull-screenwhileintheExtenddesktopmode,onlytheprimarydisplayshows
DOS;theotherdisplayisblackedout.
•IfyourcomputerhastheIntelgraphicscard,youcandesignatetheotherdisplayastheprimarydisplay
bydoingthefollowing:
1.PressCtrl+Alt+F12.TheIntelGraphicsandMediaControlPanelwindowopens.
2.SelectAdvancedModeandclickOK.
3.ClickMultipleDisplay.
4.Selectthedesireddisplayastheprimarydisplay.
EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction
ToenabletheExtenddesktopfunction,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.PressFn+F7,thenselectExtend.
Tochangetheresolutionandcolorqualityforeachmonitor,dothefollowing:
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