Fujitsu A531 External monitor remains blank, External monitor is blank or the image is unstable

	Troubleshooting and tips
The external monitor remains blank
Cause	Troubleshooting
Monitor is switched off.	► Switch the external monitor on.
Power saving has been activated (monitor is	► Press any key to continue.
blank).
Brightness is set to dark.	► Adjust the brightness of the monitor.
Screen output is set to the notebook’s LCD	► Press the key combination to switch the
screen	screen output, see "Key combinations",
	Page 25.
The external monitor’s power cable or data	► Switch off the external monitor and the
cable is not connected properly.	notebook.
	► Check whether the power cable is plugged
	properly into the external monitor and into
	the power socket.
	► Check whether the data cable is properly
	connected to the notebook and the external
	monitor (if it is plugged in with a connector).
	► Switch on the external monitor and the
	notebook.

The external monitor is blank or the image is unstable

Cause	Troubleshooting
The wrong external monitor has been selected	► Terminate the application program in
or the wrong screen resolution has been set for	Windows by pressing	Alt	+	F4	. If the
the application program.	fault persists after closing the program, use
	the key combination for switching the screen
	output (see "Key combinations", Page 25) to
	switch over to the notebook’s LCD screen.
	Change the following setting:
	► Set the screen resolution: Set the screen
	resolution as described in the documentation
	for your operating system.
	► Select monitor: Select monitor 1 or 2 as
	described in the documentation for your
	operating system.

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