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External Display
1
Power off your computer.
(
⇒
Operating Instructions
"Starting Up/Shutting Down")
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Do not connect or disconnect devices while the computer is in standby or
hibernation mode.
2
Connect the external display.
Connect the external display to the external display port (A) on your computer.
3
Turn on the external display, then turn on your computer.
After Windows starts up, the screen is displayed on both the internal LCD and the
external display.
It is possible to change the setting to display only on the external display or on both
the internal LCD and the external display with
Fn
+
F3
.
4
Set your external display.
Select [start] - [Control Panel] - [Appearance and Themes] - [Display] - [Settings] -
[Advanced] - [Monitor] and make the monitor settings. When a monitor that does
not conform to the Plug & Play standards is connected, select [Properties] from
[Monitor], and select [Driver] - [Update Driver] to update the driver.
NOTE
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The display destination after resuming from hibernation mode or after restarting may
differ from the display destination before entering hibernation mode or before
restarting.
When changing the display destination after Windows has started, do not press any
keys or press the power switch until the display destination has changed completely.
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When the display destination of the screen is switched using
Fn
+
F3
after the
[Command Prompt] screen is set to "Full Screen", the display destination returns to
the destination before switching if an "Exit" is input and the [Command Prompt] screen
is closed. This can also happen if the "Full Screen" is canceled via an
Alt
+
Enter
command. Press
Fn
+
F3
again.
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When the external display is used alone, set the number of colors, resolution, or
refresh rate to suit the external display. These settings are separate from when the
internal LCD is used alone or with an external display simultaneously.
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When using simultaneous display with the internal LCD and an external display, some
videos, such as DVD video or MPEG, may not be played back smoothly.
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If a picture is not displayed properly, lower the level of [Hardware acceleration] in the
following menu.