9.SelecttheResolutionandColorsofthesecondarydisplay.
10.Settherelativepositionoftheeachmonitorbydraggingitsicon.Youcansetthemonitorsinany
relativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.
11.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.
ForWindowsXP:
1.Attachthecomputertoanexternalmonitor.
2.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPropertiestoopentheDisplayPropertieswindow.
3.ClicktheSettingstab.
4.ClicktheMonitor-2icon.
5.SelecttheExtendmyWindowsdesktopontothismonitorcheckbox.
6.ClicktheMonitor-1icon(fortheprimarydisplay,thecomputerdisplay).
7.Selectthescreenresolutionandcolorqualityoftheprimarydisplay.
8.ClicktheMonitor-2icon(fortheexternalmonitor).
9.Selectthescreenresolutionandcolorqualityofthesecondarydisplay.
10.Settherelativepositionoftheeachmonitorbydraggingitsicon.Youcansetthemonitorsinany
relativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.
11.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.
•Problem:Displayswitchingdoesnotwork.
Solution:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,disableit,andchangethedisplayoutputlocation.If
aDVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying,stoptheplayback,closetheapplication,andthenchangethe
displayoutputlocation.
•Problem:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,youcannotsetahigherresolutionorhigherrefresh
rateonthesecondarydisplay .
Solution:Changetheresolutionandthecolordepthtolowersettingsfortheprimarydisplaybydoing
thefollowing:
ForWindows7:Changetheresolutiondepthtolowersettingsfortheprimarydisplay.Refertothe
“Solution”for“TheExtenddesktopfunctiondoesnotwork”above.
ForWindowsVista:UsingtheDisplaySettingswindow,changetheresolutionandthecolordepthto
lowersettingsfortheprimarydisplay.T olaunchtheDisplaySettingswindow,refertothe“Solution”for
“TheExtenddesktopfunctiondoesnotwork”above.
ForWindowsXP:UsingtheDisplayPropertieswindow,changetheresolutionandthecolordepthtolower
settingsfortheprimarydisplay.TolaunchtheDisplayPropertieswindow ,refertothe“Solution”for“The
Extenddesktopfunctiondoesnotwork”above.
•Problem:Thescreenpositionontheexternalmonitorisincorrectwhenthatmonitorissetforahigh
resolution.
Solution:Sometimes,whenyouuseahighresolutionsuchas1600x1200,theimageisshiftedtoleft
orrightonthescreen.Tocorrectthis,rstmakesurethatyourexternalmonitorsupportsthedisplay
mode—thatis,theresolutionandtherefreshrate—thatyouhaveset.Ifitdoesnot,setadisplaymode
thatthemonitorsupports.Ifitdoessupportthedisplaymodeyouhaveset,gotothesetupmenuforthe
monitoritselfandadjustthesettingsthere.Usuallytheext ernalmonitorhasbuttonsforaccesstothe
setupmenu.Fordetails,seethereferencemanualforthemonitor.
Audioproblems•Problem:WaveorMIDIsounddoesnotplaycorrectly .
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