Administrator Guide
18 | System Settings
Color Depth-
All supported color depths for your monitor will be listed in
this dropdown box.
Enable Screen Blanking-
Checking this box will reveal two timeout
values for screen blanking and suspend time.
Once you are finished, press the
Apply
button for the changes to take effect. If
you selected
Auto-Detect
for the screen resolution, then the change in
resolution will occur on next reboot. Otherwise, all other display changes will
take effect immediately.
Dual Monitors
This section describes how to set up and configure dual monitors (OptiPlex
FX170 only).
1
While the unit is turned off, attach both monitors to the thin client.
2
Turn on the thin client.
3
Upon bootup, the display will be mirrored on both monitors.
4
From the DeTOS Desktop, select
DeTOS
Control Panel
.
5
Click the
Display
icon on the left-hand side of the
Control Panel
, under
System.
6
You will be presented with display settings for
Color Depth
and
Screen
Blanking
options. These settings apply to both monitors associated with
the DVI-1 (bottom) port and the LVDS1 represents the DVI-2 (top) port.
7
To adjust specific properties for each monitor, click the
Monitors
button
along the top of the
Control Panel
. You will then be presented with the
names of the two monitors attached to the terminal. The exact names will
vary depending on how they are detected on that particular terminal. For
an OptiPlex FX170 thin client, the VGA1 port is typically associated with
the DVI-1 (bottom) port and the LVDS1 represents the DVI-2 (top) port.