User's Manual

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7.Settheresolutionforthemaindisplay.
8.ClicktheMonitor-2icon(fortheexternalmonitor).
9.Setthescreenresolutionforthesecondarydisplay.
10.Settherelativepositionofeachmonitorbydraggingitsicon.Youcansetthemonitorsinanyrelative
position,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.
11.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.
Problem:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,youcannotsetahigherresolutionorhigherrefresh
rateonthesecondarydisplay.
Solution:Changetheresolutionandthecolordepthtolowersettingsforthemaindisplay.Refertothe
solutiontotheaboveproblem.
Problem:Displayswitchingdoesnotwork.
Solution:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,disableit,andchangethedisplayoutputlocation.If
aDVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying,stoptheplayback,closetheapplication,andthenchangethe
displayoutputlocation.
Problem:Thescreenpositionontheexternalmonitorisincorrectwhenthatmonitorissetforahigh
resolution.
Solution:Sometimes,whenyouuseahighresolutionsuchas1600x1200,theimageisshiftedtoleftor
rightonthescreen.Tocorrectthis,rstensurethatyourexternalmonitorsupportsthedisplaymode
(theresolutionandtherefreshrate)thatyouhaveset.Ifitdoesnot,setadisplaymodethatthemonitor
supports.Ifitdoessupportthedisplaymodeyouhaveset,gotothesetupmenuforthemonitoritself
andadjustthesettingsthere.Usuallytheexternalmonitorhasbuttonsforaccesstothesetupmenu.For
details,seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththemonitor.
Audioproblems
Problem:WaveorMIDIsounddoesnotplaycorrectly.
Solution:Ensurethatthebuilt-inaudiodeviceisconguredcorrectly.
1.Movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click
SettingsControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSoundDeviceManagerSound,videoandgamecontrollers.
3.EnsurethattheRealtekHighDenitionAudioisenabledandconguredcorrectly:
Problem:Recordingsmadeusingthemicrophoneinputarenotloudenough.
Solution:EnsurethattheMicrophoneBoostfunctionisturnedonandsetbydoingthefollowing:
1.Movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click
SettingsControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSoundSoundRecordingMicrophonePropertiesLevels.
3.IncreasethemicrophonevolumebymovingtheMicrophoneBoostsliderright.
4.ClickOK.
Note:Fordetailsaboutcontrollingvolume,refertoyourWindowsonlinehelp.
Problem:Avolumeorbalanceslidercannotbemoved.
Solution:Theslidermightbegrayedout.Thismeansthatitspositionisxedbythehardwareand
cannotbechanged.
Problem:Thevolumeslidersdonotstayinplacewhensomeaudioapplicationsareused.
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