Advanced Configuration
8 Choose Monitors in the Control Panel. Within the Monitors Setup screen you will see two center squares. They represent the internal display and the external monitor or projector. Each square has a number. The number 1 represents the primary display and the number 2 represents the secondary display.
9 The primary display square (1) contains a small menu bar. Drag this
| square to the secondary display square (2). You may also need to drag |
| the Happy Macintosh icon onto the desired monitor. To see the Happy |
| Macintosh icon, hold down the Option key while the Monitor’s Control |
| Panel is open. This change will switch the primary display (1), to the |
| secondary display (2), activating the external video port and sending |
| video to the projector. |
| Note: You may need to restart the Macintosh PowerBook for the changes |
| to take effect. |
Macintosh | The PowerBook 1400 uses the “Monitors and Sound” Control Panel. |
PowerBook 1400 | When the Macintosh PowerBook computer recognizes a second monitor or |
| projector, the “Monitors and Sound” Control Panel contains an Arrange |
| button. |
| To use the Mirroring feature: |
| 1 Click on Arrange. A window below it shows an icon representing each |
| monitor. |
| 2 Drag one icon on top of the other. |
Macintosh | The PowerBook 3400 and G3 have a standard DB9/15 VGA connector |
PowerBook 3400 | built into the backplane for an external video monitor or projector. It is |
and G3 | capable of resolutions up to 1024x768. There is no Video Mirroring |
| Control Panel. The mode of display called Simulscan can only display |
| 800x600 at 60Hz (refresh rate) simultaneously. If the external monitor |
| has any other resolution or refresh rate, the external monitor will be the |
| only display available. |
Activating the | Most laptop computers have a method for activating the VGA external |
Laptop External | video port. |
Video Port | To activate the VGA port on |
| |
| use the function (Fn) key on the computer’s keyboard with one of the |
| regular function keys (for example, hold down the Fn key while pressing |
| F12). Some laptop computers need to be rebooted to allow the computer |
| to check for an attached external monitor, and then activate the external |
| port. |
| The following table describes, by computer manufacturer, how to activate |
| the external video port. Some manufacturers have several models that |
| require different activation methods; those methods are listed. |
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