User's Manual

Troubleshooting and tips
The LCD screen is difficult to read
LCDscreenLCDsc reen
Cause Troubleshooting
Reflected glare ► Turn the notebook or alter the tilt of the LCD
screen.
► Increase the brightness of the screen.
The external monitor remains b
lank
Monitor
Cause Troubleshooting
Monitor is switched off. ► Switch the external monitor on.
Power s aving has been activated (monitor is
blank).
► Press any key to continue.
Brightness is set to dark.
► Adjust the brightness of the mo
nitor.
Screen output is set to the notebook’s LCD
screen
► Press the key combination to s w
itch the
screen output, see "
Key combin
ations",
Page 45.
The exte rnal monitor’s power
cable or data
cable is not connected proper
ly.
► Switch off the extern al monitor and the
notebook.
► Check wh ether the pow er cable is plugged
properly into the external monitor and into
the power socket.
► Check whether the data cable is properly
connected to the notebook and the external
monitor (if it is plugged in with a connector).
► Switch on the external mon itor and the
notebook.
The external monitor is blank or the image is unstable
ScreenMonitor
Cause Troubleshooting
The wrong external monitor h as been select ed
or the wrong screen resolution has been set for
the application program.
► Terminate the application program in
Windows by pressing
Alt
+
F4
.Ifthe
fault persists after closing the progra m, use
the key combination for switching the screen
output (see "
Key combinations", Page 45)to
switch over to the notebook’s LCD screen.
Change the following setting:
► Set the screen resolution: Set the screen
resolution as described in the documentation
foryouroperatingsystem.
► Select monitor: Select monitor 1 or 2 as
described in the documentation for your
operating system.
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