HP Dv6-7020us manual Connecting an Hdmi TV or monitor

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Connecting an HDMI TV or monitor

To see the computer screen image on a high-definition TV or monitor, connect the high-definition device according to the following instructions.

To connect an HDMI device to your computer, you need an HDMI cable, sold separately. To connect a high-definition TV or monitor to your computer:

1.Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI port on the computer.

2.Connect the other end of the cable to the high-definition TV or monitor.

3.Press f4 to alternate the computer screen image between 3 display states:

●View the screen image on the computer.

●View the screen image on the external device (TV or monitor).

●View the screen image simultaneously on both the computer and external device. Each time you press f4, the display state changes.

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