Notes:
•Donotchangethedisplayoutputlocationwhileamovingpictureisbeingdrawn,forexample,while
playingamovieoragame,orviewingabusinesspr esentation.Closetheapplicationbeforechangingthe
displayoutputlocation,orchangethedisplaymodebeforeyouopenanMPEGletoplay.
•IfyouareattachinganexternalmonitorthatsupportsonlyVGAmode(640x480resolution),donotview
outputonboththecomputerdisplayandthee xternalmonitor.Doingsowouldcausetheexternalmonitor
screentobescrambledandtheoutputnottobedisplayed;inaddition,itcouldcausedamagetothe
screen.Usetheexternalmonitoronly.
•IftheexternalTFTmonitoryouconnecthasananaloginterface,ickersorripplesmayappearonsome
displays,suchastheshutdownscreenofWindows.ThisiscausedbytheexternalTFTmonitor,and
cannotbexedbyadjustingtheexternalTFTmonitororthecomputersidesettings.
Settingthemonitortypes
Tosetyourmonitortype,doasfollows:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector ,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical
outlet.
2.T urnontheexternalmonitor.
3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.
4.SetResolution.
5.ClickAdvancedSettings.
6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtomakesurethatthemonitortypeis
correct.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwisedoasfollows.
7.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.
8.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethepassword
orprovideconrmation.
9.ClicktheDrivertab.
10.ClickUpdateDriver.
11.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.
12.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
13.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotndyourmonitorinthelist,stopthe
installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.
14.Aft erupdatingthedriver,clickClose.
15.ClickOK.
Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.ClickAdvanced
Settings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.
Considerationsforattachinganexternalmonitor
•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatissupplied
withthecomputer,andtheMonitorINFlethatissuppliedwiththeexternalmonitor.
•Ifyousetaresolutionhigherthantheresolutionyouareusingonthepanel,anduseapanelthatdoesnot
supportthatresolution,takeadvantageofthevirtualscreenfunction,whichenablesyoutodisplayonlya
partofthehigh-resolutionscreenimageyourcomputerproduces.Y oucanseeotherpartsoftheimage
bymovingthescreenwiththeTrackPointorotherpointingdevice.
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