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Expansion Options

Using an external monitor

 

 

 

Refer to the documentation provided with the monitor for the location of its video-in port.

2Connect the other end of the video cable to the video-out port on the computer.

3Connect the monitor’s power cable to a live electrical outlet.

4Turn on the external monitor.

5Set the display mode by pressing Fn + F5, or by changing the Display Properties settings. For more information, see the next section.

Directing the display output when you turn on the computer

Once you’ve connected an external display device, you can choose to use the built-in display panel only, the external device only, or both simultaneously. The quickest way to change the display output settings is to use the display hot key (Fn + F5):

1Press Fn and F5 simultaneously.

2While holding down Fn, press F5 repeatedly 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 (only when in dual controller mode)

❖TV (or other external video device) only