TECRA A11/S11, Satellite Pro S500

External monitor

Please also refer to Chapter 3, Hardware, Utilities and Options, and to the documentation supplied with your monitor for further information.

Problem

Procedure

Monitor does not

After confirming that the monitor’s power switch is

turn on

on, you should check the connections to make sure

 

that the power cord/adaptor is firmly connected to

 

the monitor and to a working power outlet.

No display

Try adjusting the contrast and brightness controls

 

on the external monitor.

 

Press the FN + F5 hot key in order to change the

 

display priority and ensure that it is not set for the

 

internal display only.

 

Check to see if the external monitor is connected.

 

When the external monitor is set as the primary

 

display device in extended desktop mode, it will not

 

display when the computer wakes up from Sleep

 

Mode if the external monitor has been disconnected

 

while in Sleep Mode.

 

To keep this from happening, do not disconnect the

 

external monitor while the computer is in Sleep or

 

Hibernation Mode.

 

Remember to turn off the computer before

 

disconnecting the external monitor.

 

When the display panel and an external monitor are

 

set to clone mode and they are turned off by the

 

timer, the display panel or the external monitor may

 

not display when turned on again.

 

If this occurs, press FN + F5 to re-set the display

 

panel and external monitor to clone mode.

Display error

Check that the cable connecting the external

occurs

monitor to the computer is firmly attached.

 

If you are still unable to resolve the problem, contact

 

your reseller, dealer or service provider.

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