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7.4. Connecting an External Monitor
The Notebook has two Mini Display ports (
17, 18
) as well as an HDMI port (
16
) for
an external monitor.
Shut down your Notebook correctly.
Plug the external monitor’s signal cable into the Mini display port on the Note-
book (
17, 18
). Alternatively, you can use the digital HDMI connection (High Defi-
nition Multimedia Interface) (
16
) to transmit picture and sound signals.
Connect the external monitor to the mains and switch it on.
Now switch your Notebook on.
Once the operating system has loaded, the external monitor will be detected. A
number of options are available. You can access these as follows:
Run the
Desktop App
.
Move the mouse pointer into the top right or bottom corner of the display and
click
Settings
.
Then click
Personalisation
.
In the dialogue box, first select the
Display
option and then
Project to a second
screen
.
Press the
+ P
buttons at the same time to open this menu quicker.
Under
Project to a second screen
choose from the following options:
−
PC screen only
−
Duplicate
−
Extend
−
Second screen only
