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Getting Started

Using external display devices

3Turn on the external device.

Your computer will automatically detect the external display device and activate a screen with display options.

4Select the settings you desire and click Apply.

5Click OK.

Connecting an HDMI-compatible television or VCR/DVD player

(Available on certain models)

To connect an HDMI-compatible television or VCR/DVD player to the computer:

1Connect one end of an HDMI cable (not included with your computer) to the HDMI Out port on the side of your computer, and then connect the other end of the cable to your television. Refer to the manual that came with the television for more information.

Your computer will automatically detect the external display device and activate a screen with display options. Choose the settings you desire and click Apply. Then click OK.

Directing the display output when you turn on the computer

Once you have connected an external display device, you can choose to use the internal display only, the external device only, or both simultaneously.

NOTE

Some modes are only available with the appropriate device attached

 

and turned on.

 

 

The quickest way to change the display output settings is to use the display hot key (Fn + F5):

1While holding down Fn, press F5 repeatedly, pausing between each press, until the setting you want takes effect.

This hot key cycles through the settings in the following order:

❖Built-in display only

❖Built-in display and external monitor simultaneously

❖External monitor only

❖Built-in display and TV (or other external video device) simultaneously